Stock with Franco:
Will it work? Will it give the same benefits as CM 10.1?
Will OTA work? If I sideload OTA will I have to reflash kernel?
CM 10.1:
If I flash new ROM/update ROM, will kernel stay?
Thanks,
Yes the kernel will work. The kernel and rom in CM10.1 is obviously different to stock and francos so im not sure how they compare - try both yourself ?
Im not sure about OTA. I would just flash a AOSP stock ROM every time there is an update just in case if you want to stay on stock.
If you flash a new ROM no the kernel will not stay you have to flash the kernel again as CM10.1 (like most ROMs) comes with its own kernel that will overwrite your current one.
I've been wanting to ask this about faux's kernel since I'm having the (very common) msm_hsic_host wakelock issue. Since we're on the subject: does anyone have a suggestion for the most stable, closest to stock, AOSP ROM?
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I've been searching the forums to see if there is a custom kernel that you can flash over the stock rom. My friend did this to his motorola droid so that he could overclock the processor, so I assume someone has developed a similar kernel for the hero. Is this possible/does this kernel exist? I am aware that there are custom roms that allow for overlocking, but all I really want is a custom kernel.
Pick any kernel you want as far as I understand it. Of course, make a Nandroid first, then flash the new kernel. If you have any major problems with it, you can just restore the Nandroid, which will return you back to the stock kernel. I am about to embark on this same journey myself tonight. I'm going to use this one here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=705074 . Good luck to you in your endeavors.
Do the popular roms like cyanogen nightly and hyperdroid come with a kernel in the flash or do they just leave the kernel intact?
if i upgrade my rom version from say nightly X to nightly Y do i need to reflash the kernel each time?
No the rom comes with the kernel build in.
Hi everyone
I have a rooted stock Galaxy S4 I9505 (4.4.2) and TWRP installed. For the last few weeks, my phone had a lot of kernel wakelocks which I couldn't stop. This could be fixed by installing a new kernel, right? I wanted to try that anyway.
I think I read the relevant FAQs, but this is my first time flashing a kernel, so just to be sure I have a few questions:
Does anyone have experience with the KT-GSG4 kernel? Do all custom kernels have the basic functions of stock kernels (plus some features), or will I lose some functionality?
Can I just flash the kernel, without changing the stock rom and keeping my files/settings etc.? If I do something wrong, can I just restore via nandroid backup?
Do I just have to go into TWRP recovery, click install, choose the kernel zip file, install it, wipe caches and reboot?
Thanks a lot!
Ktoonsez is a great kernel dev. So the kernel should be fine.
A custom kernel generally offers more customizability. I don't know what features you might from stock kernel you might lose.
If the kernel is for touchwiz, then you can probably flash it on a touchwiz rom. Just make sure it is for the same android version.
I haven't flashed any kernels on a stock touchwiz rom so I can't tell you the flash procedure. It may be different from custom roms due to knox and other stuff.
I was thinking of switching to a cm based rom and was wondering what rom you guys would recommend? Also, should i just use the kernel that comes with it or flash a different kernel?
cm12.1 blisspop..
Which kernels work on Lineageos? I'm interested in flashing vegito but I'm unclear if it works? It says to flash over only stock kernel, which lineageos doesn't have, but would it work if I flash stock kernel of lineageos first, then flash vegito?
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Which kernels work on Lineageos? I'm interested in flashing vegito but I'm unclear if it works? It says to flash over only stock kernel, which lineageos doesn't have, but would it work if I flash stock kernel of lineageos first, then flash vegito?
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ElementalX, vegito and quark kernels should work on Lineage OS without issue (though still check their respective pages!)
By flashing only over the stock kernel, the instructions usually mean only flash over the kernel that originally came with the ROM. I imagine it's a bit confusing given the Motorola ROM kernel is also regarded as the stock kernel, but in this case, the 'stock kernel' refers to whatever kernel the ROM you flashed came with. (As an aside, don't try to flash the Motorola kernels on custom ROMs...)
Lineage OS, as with other custom and stock (Motorola) ROMs come with their own kernel included, which you replace when you flash the custom kernel. A reason for requiring that you flash over the stock (originally coming with the ROM you've flashed) kernel only appears to be because custom kernels modify the ram disk of the kernel, which other custom kernels will be incompatible with and may lead to random issues. The stock (in this case, the original ROM kernel) is clean and has no modified ram disk, so should be stable, and thus suitable for flashing a custom kernel.
If you have the original Lineage OS kernel already, then you can flash vegito in TWRP. I'd recommend taking a TWRP backup of your system and of your boot partition before flashing. The boot partition should contain your kernel as it was, so if it's clean, you can revert back from vegito by flashing the boot partition backup. And the system backup is just in case anything happens!
Alternatively, a dirty flash of your current Lineage OS build may flash an original kernel if you don't have one already.