Just wondering if kernel source is out? or how come there isnt to many kernels out there. New to OG, but haver had MANY androids before it.
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Any suggestions as to the best Kernel for CM Nighlies?
bburkhar said:
Any suggestions as to the best Kernel for CM Nighlies?
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I've tried them all and the only difference is that with Koush's kernels the built in wifi tether works. Besides that I have not noticed anything different.
I think the built in is just fine these days.
Keeping in mind that i dont overclock, I think the built in kernel is the fastest (34's according to linpack) and most stable whilst KK's BFS #2 is the least stable.
When it comes to battery charge/drain... I have no clue.
I really wish we had more kernel devs. KK is busy with his sammy and no one else is making kernels for us that use the new tech i see in the other forums.
I just wanted to start a discussion about kernels for our phone. Obviously the stock kernel for our phone is the .35 kernel. Before I traded in my EVO I was running the .38 kernel. I know that Linux was releasing new kernels every so often and the developers such as Toast would port them over and make them compatible with the EVO. I thought I read somewhere that Linux was not going to develop new kernels anymore, possibly someone could confirm that. So if thats the case what happens? Will android use the same kernels forever? What would be the possobility of our phones being able to use some of the newer kernel versions? As I write this Bybby323 is getting really close to having a fully functional AOSP kernel for our phones and I think development is really going to pick up. Maybe this will open the door for some different kernel versions for our phones.
All I know is that the Linux kernel isn't going to stop any time soon.
http://www.kernel.org/
Too many operating systems/devices (such as Android) use, or better yet, depend on the Linux kernel. Remember, it's an open source thing - not just one guy behind a desk. Many multi-million dollar companies use Linux for everything, from storing data to government websites and so on, they would be willing to invest if Linux needed money (this probably wouldn't happen, but you get me.)
In regards to ETAs, I have no clue. But just know that support for neither Android, or the Linux kernel isnt stopping anytime soon.
stangdriverdoug said:
I just wanted to start a discussion about kernels for our phone. Obviously the stock kernel for our phone is the .35 kernel. Before I traded in my EVO I was running the .38 kernel. I know that Linux was releasing new kernels every so often and the developers such as Toast would port them over and make them compatible with the EVO. I thought I read somewhere that Linux was not going to develop new kernels anymore, possibly someone could confirm that. So if thats the case what happens? Will android use the same kernels forever? What would be the possobility of our phones being able to use some of the newer kernel versions? As I write this Bybby323 is getting really close to having a fully functional AOSP kernel for our phones and I think development is really going to pick up. Maybe this will open the door for some different kernel versions for our phones.
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the reason is Android 2.3 shipped with 2.6.35, similarly Android 2.1, 2.2, and 4.0 ship with 2.6.29,2.6.32,3.0 respectively.
I dont see the point in doing all of that work when ICS should ship on the GS2 soon with Linux 3.0
And no, Linux is far from dead
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Are there any advantages/disadvantages for using a stock kernel vs a custom kernel? Thanks for the responses.
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Stock kernel usually does'nt clock over 998MHz and you are'nt able to over or undervolt the kernel for better battery life.Also on custom kernels there are more governor options(smartass,etc.).Custom kernels can go up to 1118MHz sometimes higher,depends on the CPU.
Diablo67 said:
Stock kernel usually does'nt clock over 998MHz and you are'nt able to over or undervolt the kernel for better battery life.Also on custom kernels there are more governor options(smartass,etc.).Custom kernels can go up to 1118MHz sometimes higher,depends on the CPU.
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I am aware of those differences. Basically, I'm wondering why I see so many people wanting to use a stock kernel (especially the one in the new OTA) and I was wondering why. Like what are the advantages of using the stock kernel over a custom kernel? Is it more stable? Are there any other things I may not be thinking of that would make a stock kernel a better choice? Thx again!
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I would think stock kernels to be smoother because they are designed for that particular rom/build,when a custom kernel is designed to run on different roms/builds,then when roms are updated or changed,the custom kernel does'nt,unless changed by the developer,hence the lag and FC's.I hope thats the answer you were looking for.
Custom kernels are made universal for several devices and roms. Although they yield benefits over stock, sometimes they can be unstable on certain setups. like mentioned above stock is made specifically for said device bout somewhat limited, though very stable
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Diablo67 said:
I would think stock kernels to be smoother because they are designed for that particular rom/build,when a custom kernel is designed to run on different roms/builds,then when roms are updated or changed,the custom kernel does'nt,unless changed by the developer,hence the lag and FC's.I hope thats the answer you were looking for.
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Naturesretard said:
Custom kernels are made universal for several devices and roms. Although they yield benefits over stock, sometimes they can be unstable on certain setups. like mentioned above stock is made specifically for said device bout somewhat limited, though very stable
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Thanks clicked for both of you. Reason I ask is because I am running the new radios that were released with the newest OTA and wanted to know what to look for when I finally give the new kernel a try. Has anyone used the new kernel HTC released with the OTA yet? Has anyone a comparison they could share? Thanks.
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Thanks for the info.
Its been a while since I have got a chance to update to a new ROM for my ET4G. In fact, the last ROM I had on my phone was Unnamed, which I still think is a great ROM, just outdated. Currently I'm running Mijjahs ICS Blend v5.1, but I cannot find any kernels on this forum that allow you to OC. Did I miss something? I found a kernel on Androidforums called "Zedomax" but I didn't recall seeing it on this forum. Has anyone else used it? I would be dumbfounded to find that it is not possible to OC in any kernel yet for my phone. Someone please give me a head's up.
I haven't had much experience with Zedomax, but I've heard that it is really old. If you want to OC with GB, use Gunslinger. As for ICS, I'm not aware of any kernels that OC yet but I'm not a big OC'er anyways so I wouldn't know the best.
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I haven't had much experience with Zedomax, but I've heard that it is really old. If you want to OC with GB, use Gunslinger. As for ICS, I'm not aware of any kernels that OC yet but I'm not a big OC'er anyways so I wouldn't know the best.
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Gunslinger...THHHHAAATS what I was using before. For some odd reason I got that confused as a kernel for my old Epic 4G. I'm spoiled by Team Venum's ICS roms now man, but I am disappointed to see that there has been no kernels released yet for OC'ing on the ICS platform. I just hope there are some in the making. I'm not sure if I'm really up to going back to GB.
We will not be able to overclock ICS rom such as Blendz 5.1 until source is released. i did hear though that some people were able to overclock to 1.45 using tegrak on the ics leak roms
Guys, i am thinking on getting this phone to replace my nexus 5 but i can see there are not lots of options for custom kernels.
Do we have the source code for the kernel and drivers? I ask this because i had a galaxy s3 once and we never got access to the samsung source codes, and because of that we never got a good hardware acceleration and stuff.
I guess my real question is, do we have good kernels and custom roms for this phone? or are we limited because of lacking source code?
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You have two kernels at the moment.
Rins for Kitkat and ChuppaChops for Lollipop.
For AOSP roms there is no kernel.
And yes, there is good roms available.
DelBoy said:
You have two kernels at the moment.
Rins for Kitkat and ChuppaChops for Lollipop.
For AOSP roms there is no kernel.
And yes, there is good roms available.
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Do you know about kernel sources? Only two kernels is way less than we have for the Nexus 5 for instance.
Looks like there may be some kind of limitation there...
luizffgarcia said:
Do you know about kernel sources? Only two kernels is way less than we have for the Nexus 5 for instance.
Looks like there may be some kind of limitation there...
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You can find sources here: https://www.lg.com/global/support/opensource/opensourceList?types=ALL&search=d855
You can not compare Nexus 5 with G3. Nexus is one year here while G3 was completely locked until a month ago.
Ah! That is why then!
Do you think its safe to say that now the devs have no limitations for the G3?
I would say yes.
Right now is a pause because we have Lollipop available and devs are moving to Lollipop so it will take some time to get newest ROMs for it.
But there is already great ROMs.
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Guys, i am thinking on getting this phone to replace my nexus 5 but i can see there are not lots of options for custom kernels.
Do we have the source code for the kernel and drivers? I ask this because i had a galaxy s3 once and we never got access to the samsung source codes, and because of that we never got a good hardware acceleration and stuff.
I guess my real question is, do we have good kernels and custom roms for this phone? or are we limited because of lacking source code?
Thanks
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You will start to see more custom kernels as the devs move more towards Lollipop. We are in an odd transitional phase of shifting focus from KitKat to Lollipop, so a lot of work is being done to get this new OS running well. We should see more custom kernels as development continues, but you may not notice as many KitKat kernels as you wanted to see. Hopefully you stick with the G3 and we're glad to have you here in our community!