HUGE DRAIN after applying OMJ 2.2 ROM - EVO 4G General

I did unrEVOked 3.21 and applied OMJ's 2.2 netarchy kernel ROM.
I am not sure what my battery life was at this point but I was now on 2.2 after using eclair 2.1 for so long.
I wanted to go to the new stock kernel so reupdated to OMJ's stock kernel 2.2 ROM. I also added back the Sprint TV Widget.
Ever since, I have noticed a MAJOR drop in battery life. I usually get 30-40 hours on a single charge. Now I'm down to about 10. It is REALLY screwed up.
I have CWM backups of all of the phases, including my 2.1 ROM.
I might experiment rolling back if nobody else has any better ideas on how to debug?
I am using ATK but I make ATK kill itself so it is only there to help me kill procs. I noticed QIK and FRING seem to run all the time now whereas they didn't before I updated them. Not sure if that is related. TOP app shows me nothing special but system_server taking up most of the CPU like maybe 6% peaking while idling. Otherwise I just can't figure it out!! I used to be the one bragging about how awesome my battery has been (running original OTA1 which let me still use unrEVOked 1.0 to get simple root all this time). I am finally on 2.2 and I'm disappointed with battery life now. WiFi is WAY better but that is about it. :\ My Nexus One does not suffer from 2.2 battery blues.. It is doing great!

Same here, I upgraded last week from ota1 to stock 2.2 with unrevoked and battery life OS alot less. I also have the same problem as you with apps continually being restarted even though I killed them or force stop. I installed autostarts to help control apps when system events occur, which helps.

If I backup with TB and do a wipe/flash to some other ROM you think I could just restore from TB and be up and running again?

Yes. That's how I go between Roms. TB just restores apps. The free version forces u to click install for each app. The donate version is one click install.

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Going to install Fresh 3.2.0.0

Hi all,
I'm going to install fresh's 3.2.0.0 for my EVO. I'm wondering if someone can confirm the steps below:
(currently rooted 2.1)
Backup via titanium
Nandroid Backup
Clear Cache(s)
Add Fresh3.2.0.0.zip from root of SD Card
download Titanium and reload my backup
I've done this with CM and it works great, but I don't understand the signed/unsigned portion and want to make sure I understand the steps for this ROM.
Thanks in advance
That's just about the gist of it, only thing you didn't specify is you will want to be sure and wipe data along with cache and dalvik
cool, thanks for the quick reply!
Any idea how many people experience slow data rates with 3.2.0.0? That's my only concern at this point. Everything else seems legit.
I have been using it for the past two days.great battery life so far.I put it on my wifes phone today and think it is best to reinstall the apps from scratch rather than use titanium.I has some issues with using the backed up data.
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afreed1 said:
I have been using it for the past two days.great battery life so far.I put it on my wifes phone today and think it is best to reinstall the apps from scratch rather than use titanium.I has some issues with using the backed up data.
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I installed it yesterday while at work. This morning I unplugged at 6:30 and by 7:30 I was down to 67%. I immediately restored back to Evio and can't decide if I should try it again or not.
Pao23 said:
I installed it yesterday while at work. This morning I unplugged at 6:30 and by 7:30 I was down to 67%. I immediately restored back to Evio and can't decide if I should try it again or not.
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That's not the rom, it's something on your end. I get an average of 14-20 hours with the 2.2 fresh roms.
wuclan48 said:
That's not the rom, it's something on your end. I get an average of 14-20 hours with the 2.2 fresh roms.
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Thanks for the vote of confidence....all I did was install it. No apps, no tweaking, nothing.
You do know we're talking about Fresh 3.2 right? As in the donation only rom? Not 3.1.0.2 which I get just fine battery life out of.
It's a completely different kernal then the 3.1's. I have no justification for it, all I know is I had nothing on my phone, took a freaking shower and got my kids ready, got in my car and looked down to see the drain.
Pao23 said:
Thanks for the vote of confidence....all I did was install it. No apps, no tweaking, nothing.
You do know we're talking about Fresh 3.2 right? As in the donation only rom? Not 3.1.0.2 which I get just fine battery life out of.
It's a completely different kernal then the 3.1's. I have no justification for it, all I know is I had nothing on my phone, took a freaking shower and got my kids ready, got in my car and looked down to see the drain.
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Ah well, I've never used those kernels. I always use netarchy. So, maybe I'm talking out of my ass but I'd still wager, a rewipe and reinstall might make a difference. I've just never had an issue with his Roms and it would shock me if he fell off like that all of a sudden.
OP, I haven't tried any of flipz's work on the EVO so I can't speak about it from experience.
All I can say is after much consideration I have officially become a fan of cyanogenmod. I do a lot of tweaking to get things the way I like but it's well worth the time and effort.
To anyone who doesn't get great battery life there are ways to identify rogue apps, don't want to derail the thread, but if you are sure you don't have any apps keeping your phone awake 100% of the time, and you're not spending a lot of "time without signal" and you still aren't getting great battery life then please do yourself the favor of using Juice Defender. I was reluctant to jump on the bandwagon but WOW. I consistent get 26+ hours on one charge. It basically DRASTICALLY reduces sleep time battery drain, which gives you more up time usage and lengthens the window of time before you have to recharge, and it does this without impacting performance. I'm sorry this sounds like a commercial for Latedroid but I'm just so amazed I can't help but mention it..
wuclan48 said:
Ah well, I've never used those kernels. I always use netarchy. So, maybe I'm talking out of my ass but I'd still wager, a rewipe and reinstall might make a difference. I've just never had an issue with his Roms and it would shock me if he fell off like that all of a sudden.
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No, and I don't think he fell off either. He and his testers are getting day and a half batteries off the new Kernal. Like I said, I have no explanation, and it was not meant as a reason not to check it out.
I have no idea why, but my phone has seemed to be a quick battery drainer no matter what since the beginning. Should I be blaming my 002 build? Maybe.
Pao23 said:
I have no idea why, but my phone has seemed to be a quick battery drainer no matter what since the beginning. Should I be blaming my 002 build? Maybe.
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Mine too, but i use it heavily... Leaving IM and such running etc.... But heres the thing, you should AT LEAST be able to get a very very good battery life when you are NOT using it.
If you can't charge your phone the night before, leave it unplugged overnight, and still have 85-95% in the morning, something is busted and you need to uber-wipe...or start running logs and figure out what is doing it....Make sure you have the latest recovery agent too, the earlier ones don't seem to be wiping cache correctly (leading to pri never getting updated, but that's for a different thread).
Really the reason people are excited about this rom/kernel is because battery drains slower even when you ARE using it. Light usage (not having an IM client running all the time) will yield you a solid day on this rom no question.
I got 12 hours of fairly heavy use yesterday and had about 15% left. I was using the latest Fresh 2.1 before with fresh-toast. I found with the 2.1 ROM and kernel, that ATK helped with battery life. I was also using Setcpu and slowing the processor down as the battery ran down.
With 3.2.0.0, I am not using ATK or Setcpu and got good battery life. I did a clean install of all apps and settings when I loaded the ROM. I think that using Titanium caused problems as some of the apps changed and the data that was saved did not play nicely with the updated apps.
I tried a rush job on my wife's phone and used the Titanium backup but ended up reinstalling everything cleanly on her phone because it was acting flaky.
Most of the time, when I have had really fast battery use, it is because some app is acting up and using a lot of CPU cycles or radio. I try to limit the number of apps on the phone to what I actually use to avoid problems.
you should be fine with that, but since it is a new release, i would limit the amount of backups you restore.
Liamfm said:
Hi all,
I'm going to install fresh's 3.2.0.0 for my EVO. I'm wondering if someone can confirm the steps below:
(currently rooted 2.1)
Backup via titanium
Nandroid Backup
Clear Cache(s)
Add Fresh3.2.0.0.zip from root of SD Card
download Titanium and reload my backup
I've done this with CM and it works great, but I don't understand the signed/unsigned portion and want to make sure I understand the steps for this ROM.
Thanks in advance
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OP, let me know if Titanium Backup works for you. It wouldn't work at all for me on Fresh 3.2.0.0. I just went back to CM6.
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OP, let me know if Titanium Backup works for you. It wouldn't work at all for me on Fresh 3.2.0.0. I just went back to CM6.
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I used titanium after flashing 3.2 and had no problems. I only restore apps though, not data.
3.2 working great here, i'm at 14h 37m today with moderate usage and I leave FB, Twitter, News, Google etc... on to sync and also leave 4g on all day because I seem to be finding 4g all over the place lately. No complaints at all.
I have to say that I'm getting incredible battery life with this new ROM, and Pandora is back to sounding great too.
I had no problems with Titanium BK. I restored apps and data. Facebook was the only one I found that didn't come back. Had to d/l a version from market.
I was fully charged last night. Obviously it's just been sitting overnight, but I have news, FB, Twitter, and 2 mail programs on push. I'm at 50% at 12h 18m since unplugged.
So far great battery life!
Pao23 said:
I installed it yesterday while at work. This morning I unplugged at 6:30 and by 7:30 I was down to 67%. I immediately restored back to Evio and can't decide if I should try it again or not.
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Yes you should. The new kernel on Fresh has been yielding the best battery life out there, period. It's pretty unanimous.
those that have issues with Titanium back up I have posted several times what i do i have personally NEVER had an issue using it.
first if you are moving from an ASOP to sense or vice versus or from a 2.1 to sense and vice versus .. do not restore all system settings. I ussually dont recomend restoring all system settings unless you are restoring to the same rom.
you can normally restore apps + apps data though with out to many problems (the exception is setcpu if you have a kernel with diffrent oc settings).
So what i normally do is d a batch install all apps + data. I go in and uncheck setcpu. Restore all the apps. once that is finished i go to the back up and restore tab and go down and have it restore set cpu with out app data so that it will re-detect. i also have it restore my contacts and sms info from the settings files.
this will get you all your apps backed up contacts known wifi points and sms back with data. this procedure is a little more difficult then simply a single batch restore but it is much faster then reinstalling all apps manually or losing app data for those apps that need it.
sorry to simi hijack the thread but thought i would share my method. again i have not once had an issue using this method i also flash roms a LOT in my opinion.

Advice on going from 2.2.2 back to 2.2.1

Hi,
ever since last week when I updated to 2.2.2, my battery life has been crap. In the half hour it takes me to get ready and drive into work, the battery goes down to 60%. with 2.2.1 it was like 98% so something is messed up.
Nothing else has changed, no new apps.
I did the froyo update manually so I sort of know the mechanics of the process but I'm just wondering if I need to go back to stock and then to froyo and then the updates or if I can just download the 2.2.1 image and update with it.
thanks,
I have the same problem :/
Obvious answer but have you tried a factory reset? I would take a stab at it before using more aggressive solutions.
Failing that you can flash a stock rom using the passimg.zip method and OTA back up but at some point you will be back on 2.2.1 and getting nagged to update to 2.2.2 again.*
*It could be that i'm using the European varient of the firmware but i've not had the best of luck flashing back to older versions (It's a long story). Suffice it to say, every method failed at some stage so i flashed a 2.2.2 stock/custom ROM instead.
I'm getting consistent 20hrs+ to 30% running CM7 nightly. Can understand wanting to keep it simply stock and CM7 is pre alpha but my battery performance is about double.
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HTCinToronto said:
I'm getting consistent 20hrs+ to 30% running CM7 nightly. Can understand wanting to keep it simply stock and CM7 is pre alpha but my battery performance is about double.
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Did I understand you correctly? You could only get 10 hours of your battery on stock rom?! And is there really a positive difference in CM7 battery performance? I know that some people (including me) had problems with that on CM6 so in my eyes CM is not the most battery efficient rom. Just curious..
About OP's battery problem. My N1 no different than before 2.2.2 update. Battery life seems the same. +1 for factory reset.
Cheers!
it could be time to root and go cutom
I had the same problem
And found out that it was google syncing (which i could not fix whatever i did). I wiped everything and started again.
This fixed it, however here are some tips to get good life on the nexus.
(This worked for me and saw my nexus 1 last 1.5 - 2 days before getting to 30%)
1: goto dial pad and do the *#*#info#*#* under phone set it from WCDMA to GSM perfered
2: Always use wifi where you can, wifi uses less battery than 3G, (this was a major saving in battery power for me) Set your wifi to always on (even when the screen is off). The 2 main places you spend most of your time is at home and work, set it up for those places and you will see your battery lasting a crap load
(my battery went from a drain of 7% a hour down to 2-3% by doing this).

So, is 2.2 on the Fascinate better than 2.1?

I haven't read too much praise about the 2.2 update. My impression right now is it's just nice to have the latest and greatest even though nothing really stands out.
So what do you like about 2.2 vs 2.1? Give me a reason to go through the process of flashing 2.2
My opinion so far: Not ready for prime time.
The recent drops of EA28 (Eclair DL09 Dailer Fix) and EB01 (FroYo update of unknown content) tell me that DL30 will not be the final release. My personal usage backs that up.
My main problem with stock DL30 is the battery life. It's quite frankly horrible for me. Even using tasker to adjust some things that should help save battery life, I can't get through the day without hitting the charger. I could go all day and end up plugging in for the night with anywhere from 35-60% left on my battery depending on what time I went to bed and how much I messed with my phone during the day.
I'm currently restoring my DL09 nandroid backup so I can wait it out.
If you need a reason, then dont flash 2.2?
With kernels and roms that support them yet to come, I dont find that much difference between 2.2 and 2.1.
Some people experience horrible battery life, others better or same (my battery is better with 2.2). Some experience a lot of different problems once they changed to 2.2 while others people experienced 0 problems.
I don't think anyone here should really be saying too much about how 2.2 works on the Fascinate (sans the people with EB01- possibly). The DL30 version is, quite apparently, a very rough version with lots of problems, so not an accurate portrayal of Froyo (and Kaosinate, I believe, is still running an older kernel with v4... and no JIT).
Just find stuff comparing Android 2.1 with Android 2.2, that isn't phone specific, to see why 2.2 will be better once our roms & kernels have a chance to mature. Anything Fascinate specific, at this point in time, will be highly implementation-specific, and not a good representation of 2.2.
DL09 - Stocke 2.2 leak - Superdark Rom
Exchange feature - company requires Android 2.2 Roms to use company email (+1)
GPS - Does not lock as fast with 2.2 (-1)
Flash (+1)
getting ready to test app2sd on 2.2 - should work (+1)
if you have to ask - do not flash
AlexDeGruven said:
My opinion so far: Not ready for prime time.
The recent drops of EA28 (Eclair DL09 Dailer Fix) and EB01 (FroYo update of unknown content) tell me that DL30 will not be the final release. My personal usage backs that up.
My main problem with stock DL30 is the battery life. It's quite frankly horrible for me. Even using tasker to adjust some things that should help save battery life, I can't get through the day without hitting the charger. I could go all day and end up plugging in for the night with anywhere from 35-60% left on my battery depending on what time I went to bed and how much I messed with my phone during the day.
I'm currently restoring my DL09 nandroid backup so I can wait it out.
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I've been doing a lot of my own investigations on EB01, and found something interesting about WIFI battery usage. First, there are lots of posts that tell you to change the WIFI sleep policy to "When screen turns off" or "Never when plugged in" in order to get back to DL09 type WIFI battery performance. However, even when I did this, I still lost lots of battery with WIFI enabled and phone inactive (screen off). I found that going into Location & security and disabling "Google location services" makes a big difference. With this disabled, I now get the extremely slow battery loss (< 1% / hr) when phone is inactive and WIFI enabled. Of course, if WIFI sleep policy is set to "Never", the power consumption goes way up. Note, in all cases, I'm leaving "Mobile data" enabled. Now then, GPS is another issue. Whenever I enable that, even though I have no background apps or active apps using GPS, it still drains the battery in a way DL09 never did. That I don't know how to solve.
Its awesome
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onemotodroid said:
DL09 - Stocke 2.2 leak - Superdark Rom
Exchange feature - company requires Android 2.2 Roms to use company email (+1)
GPS - Does not lock as fast with 2.2 (-1)
Flash (+1)
getting ready to test app2sd on 2.2 - should work (+1)
if you have to ask - do not flash
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My GPS is fine. The phone isn't as snappy as it was with the custom kernels on 2.1 though, and 2.2 is still buggy. Both issues are Samsung's fault, not our devs, though.
What it boils down to is that if you want flash, you have to upgrade. If you want your phone to run super fast and stable then stay on DL09 with custom kernels until FroYo matures.
Hyatt updated this morning. Everything seems better so far. Battery seems at least a little better. Gps locks just as fast if not a little faster. Overall everything seems to be far more fluid and faster.
Came from blackhole latest dl09 to superclean 2.3 eb01.
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It's nice having Flash again. And I see apps in the Market that I couldn't on 2.1. And it's noticeably faster in day to day use. At the same time, it can also be "choppy". I can't wait for custom kernels to fix this.
2.2 is great... especially when combined with a Voodoo kernel. The only thing that I miss about 2.1 is Voodoo sound and maybe slightly better battery life.
Also having access to Flash and Adobe Air apps is great.
Just put EBO1 on my phone yesterday. For me the changes to the stock theme are almost reason enough. Just a lot of small ways they have toned it down a little bit. Plus lots of little ways it works better or you get more options.
I installed it to get better at flashing, and wanted more experience with different ROMS before OTA is released. I'm glad I did EBO1.
Today I'm going to start playing with it, loading accurate battery stuff like that and will most likely try super clean in the next day or so.
But if you are happy with your phone and there is no Froyo feature you want, then no there is no strong reason not to wait for OTA.
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shorto85 said:
2.2 is great... especially when combined with a Voodoo kernel. The only thing that I miss about 2.1 is Voodoo sound and maybe slightly better battery life.
Also having access to Flash and Adobe Air apps is great.
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Ditto on all that. Coming from DL09 Super Clean with Voodoo, EB01 Super Clean without Voodoo was horribly laggy. After reinstalling Voodoo though, EB01 SC is flying! The few remaining lag points I used to have are now gone, such as the entering the helicopter view in LauncherPro, waking the phone up (pretty much instant on now, used to be a few second lag), etc. Also, the theme I installed added a ton of fancy animations, and I haven't noticed any lag on any of them. Whatever CPU enhancements Froyo brings are definitely an improvement.
The only real problem I have is noticeably reduced battery life (can still make it through a day at least, most of the time anyway). Oh, and I'm definitely missing the Voodoo sound driver. I had to crank the EQ in PowerAmp way up to compensate, and it's just not the same, since that increases audio distortion to audible levels.

Those who use stock 2.2.1 only and never apply lagfix/kernels.Pls share your opinion

I really wanted to know how well does 2.2.1 stock firmware such as JS5/JS3 performs nowadays.I read alot posts saying that lag fix is no longer needed in 2.2.1..how well is the battery life without applying the lagfix and kernels? and the performance? Is that really ok we don't apply lagfix or any other kernels on 2.2.1 anymore? so for those who never apply lagfix or kernels on 2.2.1..would you mind sharing how well does your sgs perform? in terms of battery life and performance? Is the sgs on stock 2.2.1 performs not much difference from a lagfixed sgs?
Completely stock 2.2.1 JPY on XEU. No lag at all I can notice except for the Market which for some reason seems to hang for a few seconds but I presume that is the app as it doesn't happen anywhere else. Battery last 1-1 1/2 days on full charge light to medium use.
Stock JS5, flashed with Odin, lost all settings in this progress, but it works perfect since 4 days. Battery life and overall performance improved over JPY.
Personally I see no need to switch to a mod/non-stock firmware. Also, I only needed root once, when the gSensor calibration data got stuck and I needed to delete a special file.
2.2.1 JPY - JS5
On 2.2 (stock) it was a touch laggy, so I used OCLF.
On 2.2.1 its actually faster with OCLF disabled and uninstalled, particularly so on boot....
This also means no worries when the OTA 2.3 update is available in some 8 weeks, no possibility of losing everything in a crashed filesystem incompatibility problem.
YMMV
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2.2.1 JPY - JS5
On 2.2 (stock) it was a touch laggy, so I used OCLF.
On 2.2.1 its actually faster with OCLF disabled and uninstalled, particularly so on boot....
This also means no worries when the OTA 2.3 update is available in some 8 weeks, no possibility of losing everything in a crashed filesystem incompatibility problem.
YMMV
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OCLF is DATED man. Never even touch it with a barge pole. For those looking for STOCK PDAs to use, check my signature.
PS : I personally feel Modded ROMs are overstuffed & way too bloated. But that's ME.
PS2 : Many people use Modded ROMs for their ability to change the top bar with battery mod & some such things, I use ADWLauncher & with a flick of my finger, the top bar disappears.
Use BattStatt for percent charge remaining & charging mode display, you have hundreds of apps & widgets to help you out.
I feel that you don't need custom rom or kernel's if you are satisfied how it works and looks.
But if you want more speed and less battery drain you need a custom kernel.
Also if you want to change the look you also need to use a custom rom.
People that's say you don't need lagfix has never use them or can't see the different.
With the latest stock firmware the gap between them has shrink, but it still different.
**DamianGTO Ultimate kernel V1. 350MB Ram. 600HZ. all ext2. Js5**
I use stock 2.2.1 JPY and it's fast enough for me, no noticeable lag, basically if the phone was released with the current ROM the term lag-fix wouldn't have existed. I use LauncherPro with other battery apps which provide enough customisations for my needs.
I previously used voodoo on 2.2
My observation, made me believe that there is no need to have any lagfix with 2.2.1, everything loads fine and smooth, a big change. No problem with market even. Only lag, I experienced was because of app but not OS problem.
Battery life: with light use, I get 2 days complete and with medium use, I get 1 & 1/2 day with full (I don't how to define it but I did a lot with phone for example played game for 2 hrs.) use its last at least 12-16 hrs. I did many tests so I am sure. Not bad though.
If you like how it works then there is no reason to change that.
Its big different from 2.1 when I did get the phone. You needed a lagfix then.
But now the phone is good without it.
But you still get alot more out of the phone when you start with custom stuff.
You cant ignore that and when you have crossed that line you never want a stock phone anymore.
But I have full respect if you don't want to custom the phone..
**DamianGTO Ultimate kernel V1. 350MB Ram. 600HZ. all ext2. Js5**
Used lagfix with 2.1. Didn't bother with lagfix under 2.2 and it was horrible. With 2.2.1 though, it's faster than with the old lagfix. Running stock 2.2.1 now.
As has been said, lag fixes wouldn't have been invented for Galaxy S if everything worked as quickly as it does under 2.2.1. They finally got it right.
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I've been using 2.2.1 for ages, am on JS5 now. Recently I install Supercurio's Stock + Voodoo kernel that just gives the EXT4 lag fix without everything else. The phone IS quicker with EXT4, though battery use seems a bit heavier, I'll need a few more days to confirm that. Overall I was happy with stock 2.2.1 and only installed the mod kernel out of curiosity to see what EXT4 file system would do to the phone. I'm in two minds whether to keep it or remove the EXT4 and flash back to the stock kernel. I'd say it's up to you, if you are happy with your phone then keep it stock but if you are at all curious, try out a modded kernel to see, you can always go back to stock if you don't like it!
hmmm..so it seems performance did really improved alot since 2.1...do u guys thinks its ok if applying speedmod by enabling all the tweaks but without changing to EXT4 will have a batter battery life as EXT4 is well known for its battery drainage. As I know speedmod has lots of tweak including battery life tweaks.but the thing is it has sharpness fix and 500hz.i believe it sure use much more battery juice than the stock 2.2.1, well maybe a little? lol..so how do u guys think about this? [stock2.2.1+speedmod tweaks,without lagfix vs stock2.2.1(purely stock)]..lets take stock's battery as a margin bcos i think stock will have the best battery life isnt it since no mods at all.
I feel lagfix (ext4) is still noticeably faster than stock rfs. You notice it much more if you disable all windows animations (i.e. without window animations masking the real speed)
My phone is on JPY 2.2.1 with no mods at all, although I had lag on 2.1 there is no appreciable lag on my present standard set-up.
I normally charge my phone overnight, every night, but when I forget, which I do at least once a week, I end up with 42% battery at 08:00 on the second day, after 24 Hrs, which lasts me until the evening, say 18:00 when I recharge.
The only exception to that battery life, is if I am in a poor signal area for 2g, when I sometimes have problems getting 16hrs out of a charge.
mine is stock 2.2.1 jpy with a few system apps removed and a few custom system apps (ie customized framework.. with icon changed i did myself) and a customized version of twlauncher with transparency and landscape enabled.. also modified wifi with adhoc enabled..
i was not using lagfix but my other i9000m phone before it died/flakey again needed lagfix so tried it for awhile.. (this one is i9000t)
now using speedmod kernel and tried the ext4 lagfix and it is very stable and slightly faster.. same benchmarks about 14 linpack and 1340 or so quadrant. but things are slightly smoother and certain things such as bring up the entire app list or gallery is definately faster (bsically io bounded things)
been using it for over a month with no adverse issues.
flash JPY with odin....very smooth with quadrant 1100 no lag fix needed. battery life almost 2 days with moderate usage. No problem at all until now!
does lag fix improve gaming performance? no?

Thanks XDA

I want to start off by saying that I am a NOOB at this rooting and custom ROM stuff. I was getting ready to toss this Vibrant in the trash when I said to read up on rooting, follow the steps provided, and install a custom rom. XDA you have saved my phone. I want to thank all of you who provide all of the support here. I installed Bionix 1.3 and I am in shock at this phone now. GPS actually works in real time. The phone is superfast as well. The only issue I have is that I can't surf the web or check FB without my battery draining like 3-5% in a ten minute span. Its crazy. Battery does well in standby mode. Extremely well as a matter of fact. not sure why it drains so quickly when I actually use it. I have wiped the battery stats and done the battery cycle. Overall still love the new look. Keep em coming.
Glad you found a new appreciation for your phone through xda. As we all did.
Your issue is with the kernal used in 1.3. The OverStock kernel. I've had the same issue. Great life in standby 1% an hour vs on a vanilla kernel + voodoo 3-4% an hour drain. Whenever I have my screen on battery drain is insane. 30% increase with the screen on vs how it norally would be. I would recommend flashing ka7/kb1 + voodoo kernel. That should fix it right up.
2 things
Check and make sure there are not background apps engaged when using those apps (sounds like there may be)
Also if you want you can buy a 4g battery it is 1650 mah that will help. But I use my phone alot and Battery really not an issue anymore.
check your background apps see what is not necessary to run.
i believe Team Whiskey removed the OverStock kernel and replaced it with the regualar VooDoo kernel in Bionix-V 1.3.1....
Maybe you should try that....
I'm using Categorically Worthless kernel on Binix-V 1.3.1 and my battery life is great
I must say THANKS as well. Tried rooting yesterday but something went wrong, was on official 2.2 and couldn't get 3e-2e fix to work. Nearly bricked phone. Searched xda. Now rooted with Bionix v (not tw version). Loving this speed. Battery isn't an issue since I have a spare w/charger.
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Go to team whiskey's website,register,go to forums look for shory's files near top of page download kb1+voodoo kernal and flash it w/clockwork ...that will overwrite the over clock kernal and give you much better battery life or you can just flash bionix 1.3.1,personaly i like 1.3 and i just switch back and forth between kb1 and overstock it only takes about 20 seconds to flash
Bionix-V 1.3 w/a Splash of Color
Thanks for the response everyone. Will flashing the kernel wipe everything? I will be doing a backup though clockwork anyway. I was just wondering..... Thanks.
moeluv09 said:
Thanks for the response everyone. Will flashing the kernel wipe everything? I will be doing a backup though clockwork anyway. I was just wondering..... Thanks.
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No, it will just overwrite the kernal files, so your sd card and all that should be fine, but go ahead and get in the habit of making backups regularly. Trust me, it can happen.

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