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[kyan31]

Thanks Paul for the awesome kernel. It works wonders on my ROM

P.s. Which kernel is better, release #7 or release #19?

Edited by kyan31, 20 January 2013 - 04:54 PM.

[PaulMilbank]

#7 is newer and potentially better. Just need testing and feedback on it to see if it has been an improvement on #19. Zram should now work and it has a couple of other tweaks.

[gaijyn1981]

Can I install #7 in cm9 R6?

[PaulMilbank]

No, it is for stock roms only. Update 11 now up with wheatley and lagfree governor.

[dejan.m]

Release #7 does not have zram enabled. MemoryInfo sad that kernel doesn't have swap file enabled. Please can you check it?

Edited by dejan.m, 21 January 2013 - 08:11 AM.

[gaijyn1981]

So I should install 11?

[Combat Gerbil]

Just to clarify for us of the not so tech minded.. (have flashed roms on Android tablets but not main phone ...yet) no data will be lost when flashing the Kernel...
BTW running stock ICS B952..

[dejan.m]

You are right, no data will be lost when flash this kernel.

[Combat Gerbil]

Excellent... might just give this a try... don't want to frell up the phone..

[dalyer]

gaijyn1981, on 21 January 2013 - 08:19 AM, said:

So I should install 11?

As far as I know (and according to the first post) this kernel (and all versions of it to date) is for stock/stock based ROMs only.

[PaulMilbank]

Yep, I am ignoring any questions about whether this works in CM..X now. It does not, but if you want to flash it, go for it, you probably won't get a hard brick, just a soft one requiring you to reinstall from recovery.

[papanatas]

Im lost with kernel numbers,7,19,11,etc,which is the best?

[PaulMilbank]

Newest kernel is #11. Sorry, first post is getting messy, will tidy it up.

[kyan31]

I'm will add #11 to lightning ROM and see how it works. Thanks again.

[PaulMilbank]

dejan.m, on 21 January 2013 - 08:10 AM, said:

Release #7 does not have zram enabled. MemoryInfo sad that kernel doesn't have swap file enabled. Please can you check it?

You need to enable and set it up with a script. It will not be enabled just because it is in the kernel.

[PaulMilbank]

kyan31, on 21 January 2013 - 10:53 PM, said:

I'm will add #11 to lightning ROM and see how it works. Thanks again.

No problem. Let me know how it goes. I think this new one has less force closes and pretty good battery life. Seems to be working well on my phone.

[Higgy69]

Hi,

I have been doing some benchmarking using Infusion as my base.  A question, has 1.19GHz OC been removed? I only have 1.15 & 1.228GHz.

1.228GHz gave me a freeze requiring a battery pull, then during a benchmark I got a reboot.  I usually run @ 1.19GHz  so I can't do a like-for-like comparison.

Initial benchmarking (@ 1.15GHz) was quite a bit lower than #19 Kernel, although after a reboot I think you need to let the phone settle for say 5mins as I think background tasks were still running?

So far we have (I did a number of tests on the same settings so there might be a couple of scores in some cases):

Kernel #19 @ 1.19GHz - Smart Ass2   - s/o    = 4117 (notes - my original benchmark score)

Installed Kernel #11

Kernel #11 @ 1.228GHz   - Interactive X  - s/o    = 3068 (notes - I ran benchmark quite quick after a reboot)
Kernel #11 @ 1.15GHz     - Interactive X  - s/o    = 3226
Kernel #11 @ 1.228GHz   - ondemand    - s/o    = forced a reboot during benchmark

Reinstalled Kernel #19

Kernel #19 @ 1.19GHz - Interactive X  - s/o    = 2780? (notes - I ran benchmark quite quick after a reboot)
Kernel #19 @ 1.19GHz - Smart Ass2   - s/o    = 3908 / 3932
Kernel #19 @ 1.19GHz - Performance - s/o    = 3870

Hope it helps?  Because my phone does not like 1.228GHz and 1.15GHz is lower than 1.19, I have gone back to Kernel #19.
If 1.19GHz can be added to new Kernel then I can try more tests.

[PaulMilbank]

I can add 1.19 ghz back in for the next one. I can also doublecheck the smartass2 settings in the new kernel match the old settings. Geno changed a lot in the freq settings in his kernel so I can look at going back to my old freq settings too.

[Higgy69]

Cheers.  It would be nice to have 1.19GHz option back.

[PaulMilbank]

Updated yesterday and 1.19ghz is back now.