http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1908269
I found this and was curious if anyone has tried it with the N7 and gotten any noticeable gains in speed or battery life?
I have flashed it on my stock N7, I haven't seen any speed improvements, but the other features are nice
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It's working good u need to try it
I stay away from `mods' like that.. If I have to set time aside to read the laundry list and not be distracted from the `marketing' associated with it then I don't want it on my device.
Just placebo and fluff. I'd stay away from it as well.
I'm not much into over clocking or under volting and all that stuff, I just want a smooth kernel, without connection issues, and bug free as possible.
I only usually change I/O and governor's, which is already available on my current kernel and ROM so that's fine.
Any suggestions?
Oh, and works with AOKP
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There is no "best kernel", its not a competition. Search in the Development Thread and try them out. Then choose what suits you best in terms of performance/battery.
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There is no "best kernel", its not a competition. Search in the Development Thread and try them out. Then choose what suits you best in terms of performance/battery.
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OK, you obviously took my question out of context, let alone did you even read my question? I did search in the development thread, or else I wouldn't post this question. Out of other peoples user experience, I want to know what kernel was best for them, excluding the over clocking and undervolting features. And BTW, I'm not looking for battery specs as every user is different.
What kernel are you using at the moment? And why is it the best for you?
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iAndropple said:
OK, you obviously took my question out of context, let alone did you even read my question? I did search in the development thread, or else I wouldn't post this question. Out of other peoples user experience, I want to know what kernel was best for them, excluding the over clocking and undervolting features. And BTW, I'm not looking for battery specs as every user is different.
What kernel are you using at the moment? And why is it the best for you?
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Oh sorry then I must've misunderstood it.
I am using Francos r51 kernel. Because.. eeerm .. the batterylife is just amazing without sacrificing performance.
These "Best kernel" threads usually get closed. Just giving you fair warning. I'm using Harsh kernel. It's great.
*obligatory there is no best kernel statement*
For 'normal' users I would recommend intersectRaven's kernel. Requires almost no user intervention - you can of course change governor and I/O scheduler - and is easily as fast as stock in performance but with much better batter.
All my opinion of course, yours may differ.
Currently I'm running AOKP with faux which is giving me the best battery life I've ever had. About 5-6 hours of screen on time!
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4 different answers, 4 different kernels
All of them....
try the motley kernel. its rock solid with great performance and battery life without messing with any settings
Whatever works best for you and you can only tell by trying them all.
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My vote is on faux.
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If you're a normal user, then why do something abnormal by flashing a custom kernel? There's always a trade-off. You might gain a bit of battery life, but you're more than likely to gain a bit of quirkiness. Furthermore, some kernels like Faux's overwrite system files, whereas other kernels like Franco's use a different ramdisk. This may cause problems if you subsequently flash a kernel that replaces only the zImage (kernel) and which assumes that the ramdisk is stock.
there is no best kernel , all of those are good
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If you're a normal user, then why do something abnormal by flashing a custom kernel? There's always a trade-off. You might gain a bit of battery life, but you're more than likely to gain a bit of quirkiness. Furthermore, some kernels like Faux's overwrite system files, whereas other kernels like Franco's use a different ramdisk. This may cause problems if you subsequently flash a kernel that replaces only the zImage (kernel) and which assumes that the ramdisk is stock.
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That's like saying "if your a normal user, why do something abnormal such as flashing a custom ROM?"
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That's like saying "if your a normal user, why do something abnormal such as flashing a custom ROM?"
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You took the words right out of my mouth.
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I like this topic, I was actually looking for it.
I'm not an advanced user, I learnt pretty well how certain things about android work (i.e. I've used custom roms since I first started using a smartphone) but I know little to nothing about other stuff, like custom kernels.
Now... let's say that I'm not comfortable messing around too much with aspects of the kernel that I don't fully understand...
- Would you suggest a reasonably simple custom kernel that you believe is better then stock even if you don't mess around with it very much? (to me, and I believe according to iAndropple too, this is not a topic about "the best kernel")
- Would you suggest to stick with stock?
- Should I search for guides on YT or on the Internet so that I can have a better comprehension of how a kernel works, what is relatively safe to tweak and what is not?
That's like saying "if your a normal user, why do something abnormal such as flashing a custom ROM?"
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I tend to agree with this statement, one has to try and learn, but maybe floepie is right, using a custom kernel is not the same as using a custom rom, and could be dangerous.
I know noobs like myself can be annoying, but I'm just seeking for advice and trying to learn new things here, any answer is welcome.
Thanks for the responses guys, and I'm just getting used to custom kernels, so I just want a low user based kernel, so I can learn my ways from there. I LEARNED how to flash ROMS and ADB stuff, but I didn't learn custom kernels "yet" to a full extent.
Hope you guys get what I'm saying
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[KERNEL][UV][Linux 3.4.26] Harsh Kernel build Jan-22 - PGM
as describe by the dev himself " I am just sharing what I have made for myself as my daily driver." this is the best kernel imho. Link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2048739, i have tried motley's, franco's but still the best kernel for me is Harsh's.
So I have a nexus 4 and I want to root it and put on a custom ROM and kernel but I want something that will look like stock but I can have things like pie and maybe halo. I wouldn't mind some speed and battery life improvements also. So I was wondering what should I get?
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best rom/kernel threads are not allowed on xda. there is no best rom/kernel, there is only whats best for YOU. you have to try them out, find out whats best for you and your device. all our devices react differently, and we all have differing needs. try them out, only then you will find out whats best for YOU.
There is only a couple mods that I want in my Rom
-Performance/Battery Tweaks
-Linaro (possibly, not quite sure of it's advantages)
- Extended Power menu (preferably with an option to boot into recovery on the main power menu)
-720p Recording (I can apply this mod myself if needd)
-No sound modifications (for instance the clicking/tapping difference in Purity ROM)
- Battery Tweals/Conservation
I was looking at this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2053133
Or pretty much just going back to stock, I am not familiar with Linaro at all, so any recommendations would be helpful. From what I have read, all it is is optimized libraries and code fixes, but since installing Purity ROM, my battery life seems horid. I am waiting for the battery life to die so I can recharge it to 100% before I make a judgement on that though.
Just flash and play. Only you can decide what is right for you. Please do not depend on us to choose.
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Just flash and play. Only you can decide what is right for you. Please do not depend on us to choose.
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This. Read and make your own decision.
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Read to compare features then try a few. Closed. We don't allow comparison threads
Ive been searching these forums for about a month about the s4 which I now own. I used to have a samsung infuse and was very active on the xda infuse forums. When rooting that phone infuse users lost a lot of features like mhl hdmi, hi res cam etc. With rooting the s4 what is lost? From what I can find it seems like only the air gesture features are lost. What else is lost and is it that way on all the roms. I want to root this device but not if I lose things like bluetooth or cam. I maybe can deal with no air gesture things. Thanks in advance. Sorry if this is answered I have tried to find as much info as possible before posting here.
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If you stick with stuff in the Android dev (stock based ROMs with TW) section and not the Original dev, you won't loose anything. Just pick one that keeps that stuff, or has a flashable add on for it. Some remove it to keep the ROM lite if the dev feels not many use the feature.
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