Database Users

FreeKernel Feedback (Bootloader bypass) UPDATE:VIDEO

Please post all feedback/comments to do with the FreeKernel here
DO NOT SPAM THE BOOTLOADER CRACKING THREAD, IT IS FOR DEVELOPERS ONLY.
zdzihu said:
The bootloader has been bypassed using the kexec/miniloader method
We are able to boot custom kernels now!
Anyway... this is the first release of the fully working custom kernel (flashable via xRecovery). I haven't had much time to work on it so it's kind of proof-of-concept. Tested for 48h without any problem (not even a reboot).
FreeKernel-alpha1:
http://www.mediafire.com/?d8v914keiqsmc3n
This is the alpha version of custom 2.6.29 kernel based on the SE sources. I do not plan to work on this release anymore - it is just for testing purpose. From today on I'll start to port SE stuff to the latest (GBread) kernel.
Changes:
- removed 32 fps cap
- implemented netfilter (Droid wall, native USB/wifi tethering etc.)
- undervolted to 0.950mV to save battery
- don't remember what else I did, I bet something nasty
- super ugly boot logo!
Requirements:
- baseband .52 + the relevant kernel
- clean 2.1 ROM, compatibile with .52 baseband (e.g. .504)
- working xRecovery
Please note I am not responsible for any damage this software may cause to your device! Use it at your own risk!
There is absolutely no support for this alpha release!​
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
So, if you want to test this new kernel, please keep in mind it is only compatible with stock 2.1 firmwares (.504 and above) that are compatible with baseband 52.
It is only for testing purposes, and any feedback for this alpha kernel is purely for the benefit of others, Z is not and will not be supporting this version, do not expect it to be ready for daily use!
Please post your results and how you get on with the kernel.
Video of FreeKernel
http://vimeo.com/21838810
does anyone know how to embed it?
I tested the kernel on baseband .46 on TripNMIUI 0.3.2, and the removal of the FPS cap is incredible, the phone is so much smoother and fluid it is unbelievable - it is like having a new phone. I noticed the screen feels a lot more responsive aswell!.
Obviously it is not at all compatible with the ROM, there is no radio and there are frequent reboots, but just a taster in terms of things to come
Apologies for the poor video, but I think its enough to get the general gist of the smoothness

Tried custom kernel just for kicks on trips miui 3.2...bb 54 and up super unstable no network/wifi tons of reboots....
bb 52 and bb49 no network but wifi IS working no sd card mount though
gonna test other roms aswell....

For install custom kernel to be need xrec by Z not from flashtool.
All works, clean install bb 2.0.46 and 2.0.A.0.504.
Dont problems.
I done back to my custom rom way xrec and flashed the patch bb.49, nothing problem.
cheers

this will not work on bb .46 i have tried and failed. no network at all. have tried on several roms... only eternity roms are working on this kernel on bb .52....
supposedly it is suppose to work with bb .49 have not tested on this bb so i cant say for sure.
guaranteed on .52 build 504...
results on quadrant show fps cap has been removed.
overclock is not possible but undervolting is
colors have not yet changed but should upon release of other custom kernels

Can I brick my x10 with this or only bootloop it (because bootloop is fixable with SEUS)

will this work with freex10 and can anyone give me a link to the main thread where zdhihu posted this? i can't find it. thanks.

PlayGunsta said:
Can I brick my x10 with this or only bootloop it (because bootloop is fixable with SEUS)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
You can't brick it as you only flash some files to the system, and you should still be able to access xrecovery if it bootloops

THIS IS ONLY USABLE WITH STOCK 2.1 ON. 52 BASEBAND!!!
This is a test kernel not meant as anything more than a proof of concept. There is absolutely no reason to flash this unless you are personally working on making your own custom kernels. This kernel is not even an alpha release, it will never be developed or supported. If you choose to flash it just to toy around don't whine about functionality.
When custom kernels are available anything the hardware is capable of and drivers can be written for will be possible. Everyone needs to calm down and quit asking the same questions over and over.
Sent from my X10i using XDA Premium App

Have uploaded a video, does anyone know how to embed it in the post?

Thanks for the video!

a2ha said:
Thanks for the video!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
no problem

BTW. will it work on Freex10?

a2ha said:
BTW. will it work on Freex10?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
No. Z posted it in the bootloader cracking thread. This is only meant for stock 2.1 FW on. 49-.52 BB and is not functional for daily use. This is only meant as a test if you want a stable new kernel its still going to take a little while.
Sent from my X10i using XDA Premium App

a2ha said:
BTW. will it work on Freex10?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
It won't work with any ROM 100% - its just designed for testing, you won't be able to use it for daily use yet.
If you just want to try it out, its possible it will boot up on freex10 and you will see the effects of not having a FPS cap - but it is unlikely the majority of things will work, like radio etc. as it is meant for stock 2.1 roms.
If you do want to try it, make a backup on xrecovery first

I dont know what you have xD
What do you mean with "its not ready for dayly use" ?
I use it now since yesterday afternoon and everything works perfect!
I had no random reboots and everything is very smooth!
My Battery lost 1 % with stable 1 Ghz (playing around and testing).
So not be scared! flash it!

Whitecookie said:
What do you mean with "its not ready for dayly use" ?
I use it now since yesterday afternoon and everything works perfect!
I had no random reboots and everything is very smooth!
My Battery lost 1 % with stable 1 Ghz (playing around and testing).
So not be scared! flash it!
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
As in its only supported by the stock 2.1 ROM, and if you run into any problems with it, its not being supported so you won't get a fix

so for example if i install this kernel on my freex10, how can i remove it later if i have problems with it?

a2ha said:
so for example if i install this kernel on my freex10, how can i remove it later if i have problems with it?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Create a backup on xrecovery before installing it, and then when you need to go back just restore it

Hey . Is this really working cos owain in ours minipro forums said its only first april joke, and we cant yet load custom kernel. Is there any difference between x10 bootloader and minis ??? How long it will take to do a fully working roms , softs to ours xperias ???
Sent from my X10minipro using XDA App

@ Whitecookie:
Do you use the .504 2.1 ROM?
Does someone if it works with 2.0.2 (the ROM which Eminence V1.2 is based on) works 100% with this kernel?

[Q] why are you flashing unstable ROMS? (please read)

hello all i recently joined xda because i bought samsung galaxy 3. now as i have been looking for the rom threads in developement section i noticed that i cant post there so i read couple of rom threads and i was stunned. as i see there are 4 main rom makers, lastatious, kyrillos, apocalyps and greenmod. but when i first watched lastatious rom thread i saw that there are MANY problems in lastatious 1.8 also the same thing happened in apocalyps thread, people complain about the rom and they say it crashes/freezes a lot and some even say that they have flashed their phone with the same rom over and over again (like atleast 5times) and still they complain... but when i watched kyrillos and greenmod rom thread people said that they are almost bug free, even tough that greenmod rom is in beta it looks like its far more stable than apocalyps. and as i see it kyrillos rom is more stable than lastatious(and it isnt in beta) but most of the people will flash their rom with unstable lastatious or apocalyps... why? and if the rom wont work they will flash it again and again... why? why wont you use almost bug free roms instead of crashing/freezing rom? as i see it lastatious and apocalyps are the most downloaded and favorited roms but they are also very unstable roms... and this post was not a hate post to the great rom developers out there, i just dont get it... please reply to my post
p.s this was too big first post right?

Hmm... I don't know (about the unstable ROM flashing) p.s that was quite big post but it doesn't matter p.p.s yes you need 10 posts to post on Dec section

jazux said:
Hmm... I don't know (about the unstable ROM flashing) p.s that was quite big post but it doesn't matter p.p.s yes you need 10 posts to post on Dec section
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
dec? you mean dev? ok thanx for clearing that up

filumbro said:
dec? you mean dev? ok thanx for clearing that up
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
yeah i mean dev thanks for clearing that up

I myself do it to help the developer by testing his ROM and all of It's features, and then report results to the dev. Seeing as I've got very minimal skills or brain to contribute in the development I see it as the least I can do.

i tryed some. kyrillos did with every reboot a factory reset? i couldnt install apps and my phone got really hot i flashed it twice.. i tryed apocalypse but i got a softbrick when i rebooted my phone? I flashed back to indroid everytime becouse that one worked perfectly but when greenmods v1.0 is ill flash that one. it has 1% battery mod and it has neon theme that i like (sorry for my english)

Lestatious 1.7 worked bug-free.
Lestatious 1.8 has some minor issues with the kernel and Data2SD.
I'd still say Lestatious is the best ROM for me!
Sent From My 1.3GHz Galaxy 3 Lestatious V2 ACID (Build 1.8)

It's the urge to stay on the cutting edge and also the psychology of greener grass. I'm taking more of a backseat now as opposed the first few weeks of having the phone.

why flash unstable / beta ROMs? If you mean mindless flashing ('WOW, cool name, let's flash!!!') then I don't know
but if you want to help with development, testing, reporting bugs, contribute somehow, then it is perfectly justified

Apocalypse is in beta stage and of course it may have some bugs but will be fixed untill the final release.
Lestatious i think its a stable rom but v1.8 has an alpha version kernel which is not as stable as beta or final.
My rom has also an alpha version kernel with some freezes rarely.
I havent tried GreenMod but it seems that its nice rom

kyrillos13 said:
I havent tried GreenMod but it seems that its nice rom
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
thanx
Sent from my GT-I5800 using XDA App

I use Kyrillos because it's very fast and without A2SD+ I wouldn't have enough space for my apps...
And I also think that Kyrillos is mostly stable

kyrillos13 said:
Apocalypse is in beta stage and of course it may have some bugs but will be fixed untill the final release.
Lestatious i think its a stable rom but v1.8 has an alpha version kernel which is not as stable as beta or final.
My rom has also an alpha version kernel with some freezes rarely.
I havent tried GreenMod but it seems that its nice rom
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I flashed your rom 4.1 directly from DDJP2 with the hope that the camera and the faceobook touch site would open. But still it has the camera bug. So i changed to Stock european version new release. XWJPF and i like it.
Though its has the camera bug and facebook touch site wont open. Do you have any solution for this???
DDJP6>DDJP2>Kyrillos 4.1>XWJPF
Will be waitng for your reply soon.

people flash unstable roms because they want to support the developer and test out some of the newer features of the rom. if nobody tests them, how are they gonna stamp out the bugs? unless you want to stick to the boring stock g3.
unstable as it is, its not like any real damage is done. whatever happens, you can just reflash it. no biggie

ayancold said:
I flashed your rom 4.1 directly from DDJP2 with the hope that the camera and the faceobook touch site would open. But still it has the camera bug. So i changed to Stock european version new release. XWJPF and i like it.
Though its has the camera bug and facebook touch site wont open. Do you have any solution for this???
DDJP6>DDJP2>Kyrillos 4.1>XWJPF
Will be waitng for your reply soon.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I think that you have a hardware problem with your camera. I had problem with it only on Apocalypse beta 3 OC. With any other rom camera working good.
Sent from my GT-I5800 using XDA Premium App

cop1976 said:
I think that you have a hardware problem with your camera. I had problem with it only on Apocalypse beta 3 OC. With any other rom camera working good.
Sent from my GT-I5800 using XDA Premium App
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I dont think so because it was working perfect on my Stock eclair DDJG6. But after upgraing i am having this prblm. My camera is working perfect but if the location is enabled and if i dont have lock on my position my camera would force close if a click a photo. But if its turned off it works flawlessly. And in FROYO their isnt any option for turning off Geo-tagging.
Do you have any solution for this prblem..or a most stable ROM that doesnt have any prblm.
DDJG6>DDJP2>Kyrillos 4.1>XWJPF

I dont have a solution because like i said before for me camera working good on every froyo rom except apocalypse beta 3 oc.
Sent from my GT-I5800 using XDA Premium App

ayancold said:
I dont think so because it was working perfect on my Stock eclair DDJG6. But after upgraing i am having this prblm. My camera is working perfect but if the location is enabled and if i dont have lock on my position my camera would force close if a click a photo. But if its turned off it works flawlessly. And in FROYO their isnt any option for turning off Geo-tagging.
Do you have any solution for this prblem..or a most stable ROM that doesnt have any prblm.
DDJG6>DDJP2>Kyrillos 4.1>XWJPF
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Did you try settings -> location & security -> uncheck "use wireless networks". GPS is also not necesarry.

kyrillos13 said:
Apocalypse is in beta stage and of course it may have some bugs but will be fixed untill the final release.
Lestatious i think its a stable rom but v1.8 has an alpha version kernel which is not as stable as beta or final.
My rom has also an alpha version kernel with some freezes rarely.
I havent tried GreenMod but it seems that its nice rom
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
hi
i think u got ur answers here
but i have been using kyrillos13 recent rom and its quite stable and good for me
i think its more what one wants if ur a basic user like me its ok. IF u are a heavy user that is u want LWP gps & blah blah then yes u would have many problems
and no matter how good the rom is overclocking is always gona give u the problem because the manufacture has a reason why he has made the phone for a certain speed we try to boost it very very high then their will be a problem
somewhere i read that a +10to 15% is ok but guys here boost it like double so ur bound to get problems

Well basically we all like to stay on the current situation...coz if u miss out on sumthing ull get thrown behind eons...so its better to stay updated here on xda!
Plus checking out alphas betas n oder stable ROMs is quite fun...u get a look of what oder smart-brained dev did to ur fone frm a piece of junk to a heavenly piece!...Happy Flashing!

cm9/icecream development

has development of this been stopped for the xperia x8? as every thread ive been able to find has a dead link or the version hasn't been update for a few month and still has massive bugs with it such as no camera and lots of other problems

There is nAa's MiniCM9 which is an ics, uploaded two weeks ago.Camera is the only issue, but it seems it has been solved and we wait for the update.
You must use nAa's ICS kernel if you want to use this.I recommend it, it's a good and smooth rom.

Vicky26 said:
There is nAa's MiniCM9 which is an ics, uploaded two weeks ago.Camera is the only issue, but it seems it has been solved and we wait for the update.
You must use nAa's ICS kernel if you want to use this.I recommend it, it's a good and smooth rom.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
+1. The rom is stable fast and battery friendly, if you don't use the camera it's a good rom, wait for it to update, if you can't live without cam.
Updates are not as frequent, but miniCM itself is not fully complete, not to mention the x8 port.

can anybody give me a link to it as cant find it with a search
nevermind found it now
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1575094

dosent look like i can use it on my phone anyway if it needs a different kernel as i cant unlock the bootloader seeing as through my phones 11w36

chrisc323 said:
dosent look like i can use it on my phone anyway if it needs a different kernel as i cant unlock the bootloader seeing as through my phones 11w36
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There's an ICS for stock kernel developed by DevStaffAndroid. You may try that.

thanks a lot

[Q] stable ROMs

which is the stable ROM for defy+ for Daily usage....plz do rply
thanks in Advance

coolshahabaz said:
which is the stable ROM for defy+ for Daily usage....plz do rply
thanks in Advance
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Didint test CM 9s myself , coz i jumped from Stock to 2ndboot immediately CM 10 Cyanogen, but from what i can read - mostly all 4.0.4 are stable now.
CM 10s are also stable enough, used all versions of Cyanogen by Quarx from 2013 - suggest , if you decide to go that way to start with 0409 ROM. It has pretty good battery management, and no WiFI dropouts..All in all good choice..And no ringtone bug too.
If you get no WiFI and or no mobile signal - check FIRST aeroplane mode - it tends to boot with it on.
Just turn it off - and all works.
Cheerz

raven34 said:
Didint test CM 9s myself , coz i jumped from Stock to 2ndboot immediately CM 10 Cyanogen, but from what i can read - mostly all 4.0.4 are stable now.
CM 10s are also stable enough, used all versions of Cyanogen by Quarx from 2013 - suggest , if you decide to go that way to start with 0409 ROM. It has pretty good battery management, and no WiFI dropouts..All in all good choice..And no ringtone bug too.
If you get no WiFI and or no mobile signal - check FIRST aeroplane mode - it tends to boot with it on.
Just turn it off - and all works.
Cheerz
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
thx buddy i've installed latest CM10 and running well too....
at the start i got wi-fi problem, wi-fi is not starting but after tweaking the baseband all started well....
now the thing is that I can not overclock my cell stcuk on 1GHz stcok frequency....
anyone here plz suggest me what should i do to get overclocked CPU...
FURTHER
is that franco kernel updater will able to update the kernel???

coolshahabaz said:
thx buddy i've installed latest CM10 and running well too....
at the start i got wi-fi problem, wi-fi is not starting but after tweaking the baseband all started well....
now the thing is that I can not overclock my cell stcuk on 1GHz stcok frequency....
anyone here plz suggest me what should i do to get overclocked CPU...
FURTHER
is that franco kernel updater will able to update the kernel???
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Think that read here on forums that SetVsel won't work well with CM10s..and tends to crash the thing ...look it up, not sure about it where i read it. If ur using it - try with something else. Also , read about developers pages - they are doing something wtih 3+ kernel but still very experimental.. check Quarx pages ull find all kinds of it there.

wajkiui 3.1.27 (gb) seems very stable, more than any other rom i tried including stock. second best would be stock (imo)

gsd99mg1 said:
wajkiui 3.1.27 (gb) seems very stable, more than any other rom i tried including stock. second best would be stock (imo)
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
But, its based on 2.3.7 , isn't it? My guess was we are talking about CM10 4.1.2...All 4.0.4 are fully stable and thats CM9. Your talking about CM7 if im not mistaken, and that's way old. For that to put on defy plus - you can leave stock..

raven34 said:
But, its based on 2.3.7 , isn't it? My guess was we are talking about CM10 4.1.2...All 4.0.4 are fully stable and thats CM9. Your talking about CM7 if im not mistaken, and that's way old. For that to put on defy plus - you can leave stock..
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
cm9/10 seemed too slow to me. stock is somewhat better but nowhere near gb-based miui. and the subject thread does not mention cm10. to me, the improvements of cm10 in terms of features do not make up for the loss in speed.

Crash/freeze/reboot in games :(

Hello there ,
I'm pretty new on this scene . I just installed CM12.1 latest release + alucard kernel and everything is fine and smooth until I play games (easy puzzle games) . I get random crashes (game quit) and freezes then reboot . First time I tought is happening because of my undervolted profile on Stweaks but I restored default settings + reflashed ROM (wiped everything) and I still have this problem .
The phone runs flawless antutu benchmark and other CPU benchmarks , also stress tests but when it comes to games it crashes in max 10 minutes of playing .
Does someone has any clue about what could go wrong ? The kernel ? The CM12.1 ? or both ?

First, wrong section.
Second, maybe you should try another rom. Alucard kernel can be flashed on any CM12.1 based rom.

GDReaper said:
First, wrong section.
Second, maybe you should try another rom. Alucard kernel can be flashed on any CM12.1 based rom.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
do you think alucard would work on those GPE untouched roms ? 5.1.1 ?

Dragoss91 said:
do you think alucard would work on those GPE untouched roms ? 5.1.1 ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
I don't think he updated the kernel for 5.1 GPE.
Also, there were battery drain problems on the 5.0 GPE kernel version.

GDReaper said:
I don't think he updated the kernel for 5.1 GPE.
Also, there were battery drain problems on the 5.0 GPE kernel version.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
oh , I see
by the way , is it possible to get those settings from cyanogenmod on gpe ? I mean original settings where i had buttons , status bar and lots of settings wich lacks in gpe .

Dragoss91 said:
oh , I see
by the way , is it possible to get those settings from cyanogenmod on gpe ? I mean original settings where i had buttons , status bar and lots of settings wich lacks in gpe .
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
There are currently 2 GPE roms. Both are discontinued. One is untouched and the other has small modifications, which give you those settings you look for. You could also use xposed.

I tought I fixed this but it seems not , when I tried to play a game today I got a crash and reboot
I tried GPE but is kinda crap , a lot of bugs and much less settings than CM12.1
I would like to try another kernel for CM12.1 .... so far I used only alucard kernel because it seems to be the most popular , is there a stable kernel like this one ?

Dragoss91 said:
I tought I fixed this but it seems not , when I tried to play a game today I got a crash and reboot
I tried GPE but is kinda crap , a lot of bugs and much less settings than CM12.1
I would like to try another kernel for CM12.1 .... so far I used only alucard kernel because it seems to be the most popular , is there a stable kernel like this one ?
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
None that will give you better performance.
You might want to try KT kernel (For CM12 or below).
Or Googy-Max kernel (CM12 and 5.0 GPE or below).

No fix so far , tried several roms + kernels .... even stock cyanogen 12.1 rom without any kernel or tweak got this problem . It must be a hardware issue , I'm gonna sell it tomorrow , never mess with samsung again .

Dragoss91 said:
No fix so far , tried several roms + kernels .... even stock cyanogen 12.1 rom without any kernel or tweak got this problem . It must be a hardware issue , I'm gonna sell it tomorrow , never mess with samsung again .
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Samsung are not that bad. My 20+ year old Samsung TV still works perfectly fine to this day, and it never had any issues.

GDReaper said:
Samsung are not that bad. My 20+ year old Samsung TV still works perfectly fine to this day, and it never had any issues.
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
Yeah , right but it's 20 years old technology wich was infinite better and more durable than all these smart cr*ps nowadays .
Anyway , I am 99% sure it was a hardware problem because I flashed cyanogen without any kernel or modification and still had that problem so I changed to a Sony Xperia Z2 , bye Samsung ... 4eva .

Dragoss91 said:
Yeah , right but it's 20 years old technology wich was infinite better and more durable than all these smart cr*ps nowadays .
Anyway , I am 99% sure it was a hardware problem because I flashed cyanogen without any kernel or modification and still had that problem so I changed to a Sony Xperia Z2 , bye Samsung ... 4eva .
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
are you restoring these games from a backup ? if you are I'd suggest before you go selling your phone try deleting the data of one of these games and then uninstalling it. make sure it's a game that you don't mind losing your progress on if that's stored on your device !
I've had problems myself with games not running correctly from one rom to another (even to the point of knocking out my Wi-Fi connection whenever I play it)... removing it completely and installing it fresh from the store helps, so give that a go before you try something more drastic.
haha, didn't read that entire reply before posting, too late then @Dragoss91

3mel said:
are you restoring these games from a backup ? if you are I'd suggest before you go selling your phone try deleting the data of one of these games and then uninstalling it. make sure it's a game that you don't mind losing your progress on if that's stored on your device !
I've had problems myself with games not running correctly from one rom to another (even to the point of knocking out my Wi-Fi connection whenever I play it)... so give that a go before you try something more drastic.
haha, didn't read that entire reply before posting, too late then @Dragoss91
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
mate , I tried literally everything , installing FRESH ROM with fresh games with everything fresh , nothing helped

Dragoss91 said:
mate , I tried literally everything , installing FRESH ROM with fresh games with everything fresh , nothing helped
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
enjoy your Z2 then I guess...

3mel said:
enjoy your Z2 then I guess...
Click to expand...
Click to collapse
thank you