Need help setting up... - Droid Incredible Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Ok, so I've been trying to get a good build going so far, and right now I'm running SkyRaider 3.5 with some blend of SkyRed and Berzerker's themes (both red) made by james_pnut (sorry if I misspelled it), and the Incredikernel #18. So far, I am not noticing a great batter life (oh, and I have the 2150 battery as well). If anyone has a known-working setup in terms of ROM and kernel that will significantly bolster my battery life, that'd be great. I've been playing around with stuff for a few weeks and have had no real luck.
Thanks!
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Anyone? Lol. I just flashed back to the stock HTC kernel and am seeing some improvement, which is good. Are there better kernels though? In terms of battery life I mean.
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the uber desire z rom with ziggy's beta kernel...
its super fast and you should def see some nice batt life... it is the new sense(which can be customized on the fly thx 2 htc hub app)
the kernel that comes with it is ok but i think it still eats you batt alive so thats why you should do ziggy's. also try cfs first then bfs... see which you like better
Desire Z:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=861285
Ziggy:
http://ziggy471.com

K thanks! I'll need to charge my phone first before I do it. Also, it says wipe all data; are we including SD card data in that? Because I don't understand how Clockwork would still be there if you wiped it (plus I want my backups to still be there just in case). Any advice on that?
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i had good battery life on skyraider with king or ziggy's kernel.. i'd get quad scores of about 1550..
i have since switched to nils dezire z rom with ziggy's and am still getting excellent battery life and i've got my highest quad so far, 1826.. oc'd at 1.11 stable

NO you don't need to wipe the SD Card, just wipe the cache partition and dalvik cache before flahsing the Kernel.

Ok, thanks! When I read "wipe all data", I assumed it meant a factory reset. Thanks for saving me from that!
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New Dinc user coming from a DX. What's the best Rom & kernel for battery life

As the post states I'm coming from a rooted dx. I had pretty sick battery life and I know I'm going to take a hit on the dinc.
I've tried a few roms and haven't done much with kernels. Any suggestions or tips so I can make it through the day.
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Aosp roms are supposed to get better battery life and I like the invisiblek kernels I'm sure I typed that name wrong but I'm on my phone.
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I've tried just about every Rom out there for the incredible and I've found that the Super-Z Rom with the included Ziggy kernel is hands down the best Rom. The battery life/battery charge rate is absolutely outstanding. Additionally, the Rom itself is the fastest I've tested. With it slightly overclocked you can hit mid 1800 benchmark scores. Needless to say, this is my every day Rom and I don't see myself changing for a while. Probably not until I get a new phone actually.
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I Just lou's senseless rom with this #4 kernel. a whole day with heavy use, and 2 with medium use
Warm TwoPointTwo RLS5 with the ziggy kernel that comes with it. Heavy use on the stock battery from 8:30 am until 6:30 pm and I'm at 66%
Thanks for the suggeations. Are you guys using the stock battery. I was using a few today and the battery went from 90 to 45 in just a few hours of playing around. Are there any special settings that i should stop. Ive also read about underclocking?
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I'm on the stock battery. It's a stock flash of Warm RLS5, except for the transparent titlebar mod and the Warm3 boot animation. It's truly excellent.
No lie, OMGB 6 and invisiblek 28 are awesome on battery life. Only problem is some apps aren't compatible with Gingerbread yet, so if you use a lot of emulators, then you might want to go with MIUI (better than most imho).
IISiDeK1CKII said:
No lie, OMGB 6 and invisiblek 28 are awesome on battery life. Only problem is some apps aren't compatible with Gingerbread yet, so if you use a lot of emulators, then you might want to go with MIUI (better than most imho).
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Not to threadjack or anything, but is there a way to get MIUI an apps drawer?
I also enjoy MIUI. It's rather good for battery life.
PGleo86 said:
Not to threadjack or anything, but is there a way to get MIUI an apps drawer?
I also enjoy MIUI. It's rather good for battery life.
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Adw launcher. Although the no app drawer has grown on me. Im using the MIUI au 1.1.7 with the built in #27 kernel and getting amazing battery life!!!!
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yeah, launcherpro does the same thing, but the MIUI experience is weird with a drawer... lol
IISiDeK1CKII said:
yeah, launcherpro does the same thing, but the MIUI experience is weird with a drawer... lol
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Heh i figured it is, but I like drawers MIUI does get good battery though, even on stock kernel for me

Helpp! Terrible battery life...

So I've had my evo a couple months and just realized how bad my battery is compared to people on here. Some people I've seen can go more then 24hrs without charging, id like to know how?
Basically I charge my phone all night wake up at 7 go to school (don't get great service if that matters) I might have the screen on and texting/internet about only 25% of the day. Then by the time I get home at 3 im around 20-30 percent? I'm running miui rom i also have my email refresh to never, have setcpu to the lowest when screen off and screen brightness usually 50%. Also I'm using the stock battery but going to buy the gallios 2000mah or whatever from ebay.
Sorry for writing a book i just need better battery. I've seen threads everywhere about this but I just want to hear everyone's tips. Thanks
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yours just like me, my phone is on 8 hours (while inm at school duh ) and i say i use it for about 2 hours while im at school. i use a sense rom (AOSP roms give me horrible signal) and when i leave school im about 90%-96% . i use SBC kernel and give it 3 days to settle in you wont see the battery life instantly. try it out
Thanks. Will an sbc kernal work on miui? I've never used a kernal...do u just installed them like roms? If so what data do I wiped? Sorry for all thames questions.
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I reccomend the savaged zen HAVS CFS kernel...I'm on stock battery on CM7 nightlies / with WiMax, and I have had my phone unplugged since 8am, and still have 48% left...I'm able to go about a whole day.
http://mirror.munkibizness.com/
I also have a question on kernels while we are talking about them. Is there a certain way to install them or do i just install the zip through the boot screen? I installed the newest ziggy kernal, dated nov 24th but didnt notice a change in battery life. Any help?
teh roxxorz said:
I reccomend the savaged zen HAVS CFS kernel...I'm on stock battery on CM7 nightlies / with WiMax, and I have had my phone unplugged since 8am, and still have 48% left...I'm able to go about a whole day.
http://mirror.munkibizness.com/
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Thanks. That kernal will work with miui correct? And I just wipe cache and davkic or whatever right not battery stats? Then installed it like a rom?
Edit: I went to that site but I don't understand which one I download? Sorry I'm a new to this
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jc8081 said:
Thanks. That kernal will work with miui correct? And I just wipe cache and davkic or whatever right not battery stats? Then installed it like a rom?
Edit: I went to that site but I don't understand which one I download? Sorry I'm a new to this
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Download the 8th one from the bottom
its named :
Savaged-Zen-V0.0.5-CFS-HAVS-SBC-WiMAX-Froyo-Signed.zip
and yes it works on miui clear cache and dalvik cache and flash the bad boy. you might see bad battery life for hours or day but kernel has to get use to the ROM it will start to work out. and once your phone gets to 100% on battery it is still charging
Is that the same for all kernels? They take time to adjust to the rom? Or just the kernel you are recommending right now?
All kernels take a couple days for the to "set in."
Ya that's the reason I want it I let my phone charge overnight to 100. So with this rom it will keep charging all night? If so ur saying it won't work in the morning if i install it tonight?
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yea im with the guy who said somethin about sbc i use my phone through out school facebook angry birds lil zenonia here and there texting use the nike boom app when i go to 24 after practice and i come home at 6:30 ish with still 46% battery and unplugged at about 5 am
Thank you very much, I guess I'll give this rom a week or two see if it works out. Thanx for the help guys.
But u cant get sbc on miui right? Bc im in love with miui lol
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jc8081 said:
But u cant get sbc on miui right? Bc im in love with miui lol
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You can use SBC on MIUI, I'm using the one posted in this thread already, works great.
Can someone link me to the sbc kernal I would use on miui? I'm new and don't really understand which one to choose
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jc8081 said:
Can someone link me to the sbc kernal I would use on miui? I'm new and don't really understand which one to choose
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1. Boot into recovery
2. Wipe cache and dalvik cache
3. Flash your current MIUI rom (I've had the best results flashing kernels this way)
4. Flash the kernel.
5. Boot
6. Drain your battery low and boot into recovery and wipe batt stats.
7. Boot back up and let it die.
8. Charge to full.
Savaged-Zen CFS SBC Froyo
http://mirror.munkibizness.com/dl.php?id=26
What hardware do you have? If you have an 003 or 004 you may have issues with the screen waking up with this kernel. If so, flash the Savage 1.6 CFS SBC http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18860340/Savage-Kernel-v1.6-CFS-HAVS-WiMAX_SBC.zip.
Set your setcpu profile to conservative. You'll get the best battery life that way.
I'd recommend downloading Battery Monitor from the Market and putting the widget on your homescreen. When the mAh drops into the teens, your battery is full.
eventer289 said:
1. Boot into recovery
2. Wipe cache and dalvik cache
3. Flash your current MIUI rom (I've had the best results flashing kernels this way)
4. Flash the kernel.
5. Boot
6. Drain your battery low and boot into recovery and wipe batt stats.
7. Boot back up and let it die.
8. Charge to full.
Savaged-Zen CFS SBC Froyo
http://mirror.munkibizness.com/dl.php?id=26
What hardware do you have? If you have an 003 or 004 you may have issues with the screen waking up with this kernel. If so, flash the Savage 1.6 CFS SBC http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18860340/Savage-Kernel-v1.6-CFS-HAVS-WiMAX_SBC.zip.
Set your setcpu profile to conservative. You'll get the best battery life that way.
I'd recommend downloading Battery Monitor from the Market and putting the widget on your homescreen. When the mAh drops into the teens, your battery is full.
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Thanks but how do I know what hardware I have sorry I'm a noob lol
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jc8081 said:
Thanks but how do I know what hardware I have sorry I'm a noob lol
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It's under hardware info of about phone. You can only see it on a sense rom.
teh roxxorz said:
I reccomend the savaged zen HAVS CFS kernel...I'm on stock battery on CM7 nightlies / with WiMax, and I have had my phone unplugged since 8am, and still have 48% left...I'm able to go about a whole day.
http://mirror.munkibizness.com/
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Im planning to go back to http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=935275 CM7-GX4(EX+4G), is that the same one you are using, if so, are you using another kernel then the one suggested? If so which, because I also only get about 10 hours on cm7, I want to use this on my main evo. Miui 1-14 is the one i use for my ipod evo it last 45-50 hours on avg.
Just to jump in real quick, I am using Myn warm 2.2 and the battery life is amazing and I don't even use a different kernel than stock. I'm talking twelve hours easily with heavy use
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Cyano 7 RC battery life?

I recently flashed to cyano 7 RC. Ever since its seemed to me my battery life has been lower than with stock. This is contrary to the Roms reputation so I'm curious if anyone else has had a similar experience.
I'm using the stock kernel mostly because I don't feel familiar enough with kernels to experiment yet.
Any advice would be great.
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I have been experiencing the same, although I have noticed my screen off battery is significantly improved. I've been running the nightlies for RC1 and every build the battery life can be a hit or miss with the stock kernels
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9364847&postcount=1
chad's kernels for GB are AWSOME for battery life. remember to enter settings/cynogenmod/performance and set the cpu to smartass and the min to 128 and you should notice a huge differance.
also i like to wipe the delik cache right before flashing a new kernel. good luck
kidhudi said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9364847&postcount=1
chad's kernels for GB are AWSOME for battery life. remember to enter settings/cynogenmod/performance and set the cpu to smartass and the min to 128 and you should notice a huge differance.
also i like to wipe the delik cache right before flashing a new kernel. good luck
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I'm interested in knowing more about Kernel changes but so far I've been unable to find any comprehensive tutorials. Many of the stickies here at XDA assume a certain level of prior knowledge.
Its as simple as flashing a mod, just download, boot into recovery or install via rom manager, wipe data/cache.
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Coming from someone that's been running Cyanogenmod 7 since 2-3 weeks before nightlies, and someone who doesn't charge their phone at night, I feel I have a little room to talk here. I am currently running the incredakernel by Chad. It has givin me the best balance of battery life and performance that I could possibly find (and I have tried all 2.3 compatible kernels, and some 2.2 kernels) I'm not saying he has the one and only good kernel, though it works great for me.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=848453
Smartass Govenor
128-1036 clock settings
Don't use Setcpu or anything. Smartass has a screen off built in so it gets amazing battery life. I've tried several, and found the best was not using it at all. Some say conservative gives better battery, and I can say that's false on all of my testing. One last thing. Every phone is different, and everyone's taste is too. This is not the only option, but my personal, opinion. Good luck
Skrillex1 said:
Its as simple as flashing a mod, just download, boot into recovery or install via rom manager, wipe data/cache.
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If something goes wrong with a kernel flash clockwork will still function right? That is to say that clockwork does not rely on the kernel at all?
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k4el said:
If something goes wrong with a kernel flash clockwork will still function right? That is to say that clockwork does not rely on the kernel at all?
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Correct... easy as pie

Your opinion needed

I cannot run a undervolted kernel on my evo for some reason, it doesn't play nice. I liked tiamat on my previous evo, was the only one I ran. while I have tiamat running i have about a minute before it reboots. My question is can I use vipermod to restore voltages to stock/stable. If so what voltage should I enable. I'm useing an extended battery 3500, if that makes a difference. Also if that's not possible what kernel do u recommended I flash to get better battery life?
Edit: trying savage 221
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What ROM/kernel combo do you have? how are you flashing them? Are you making sure to pair sense kernels with sense ROMs and AOSP kernels with AOSP ROMs?
I've been sticking with stock Wich is cyan, On miui. I did some home work and it looks like salvage has stock volts by default. Lol yes I'm keeping aosp kernels on aosp roms
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stinky_pinky said:
I've been sticking with stock Wich is cyan, On miui. I did some home work and it looks like salvage has stock volts by default. Lol yes I'm keeping aosp kernels on aosp roms
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Sorry, it may sound like a retarded question for me to ask. But you'd be surprised at how many people are running sense and flash an AOSP kernel, or vice versa. It's always nice to get the obvious issues out of the way in order to focus on what the real cause is.
MIUI is one of the ROMs I've never really used. Make sure your battery is calibrated. That should help a bit with battery life. I'm using Savaged Zen on mine with CM7 and it works amazingly well. As far as the undervolting issue.....I am not too sure as to what is causing that.
What method do you use to calibrate. I've never done that. All I've ever done is wipe battery stats
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Charge battery to 100%, enter recovery, wipe battery stats, let phone COMPLETELY discharge (till it turns off), then recharge to 100% again and use normally.
Cool thanks
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Bring 2.2 kernels for gingerbread please!

What's with the gingerbread kernels? IMO they suck! I try different Roms & slap a chop suey or freedom on it and i get the same results... Battery drain like hell... I only get 4-7 hours depending how much I use it but with a 2.2 froyo rom I can get 13-16 hours with a 2.2 kernel. What gives? No SBC for gingerbread? I like sense but also like aosp because I can use Tiamat 3.3.7 (excellent by the way). Is there a way to remove CIQ from a 2.2 froyo rom? Otherwise I'll stay with aosp.
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Yes I believe there is a app and a script you can use
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4-7 hours is about what i got with my evo 4g. my best life was with CyanogenMod and even then it was still like 9 hours at most. also remember to give at least 2 days before jumping to a new rom because it takes a little while for the battery to adjust as well as a full cycle is needed for optimal life. one more thing to mention is its a good idea to wipe battery stats after flashing a new rom to help it get adjusted to the new settings. well i hope this helps you get the best battery life out of your evo and merry christmas!
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4-7 hours is about what i got with my evo 4g. my best life was with CyanogenMod and even then it was still like 9 hours at most. also remember to give at least 2 days before jumping to a new rom because it takes a little while for the battery to adjust as well as a full cycle is needed for optimal life. one more thing to mention is its a good idea to wipe battery stats after flashing a new rom to help it get adjusted to the new settings. well i hope this helps you get the best battery life out of your evo and merry christmas!
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I know all about how to calibrate a battery... but ty & Merry Christmas
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