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Just got my nexus s!

Hi just got my nexus s and flashed miui. And so far I'm loving it. Can anyone recommend me good kernels?
Thanks
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Yea I went through lots of phone and loving this nexus s.
I usually trade phone.
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Strange, but this is exactly the same thing I did lol.
The moment I got home with my Nexus, I immediately flashed MIUI.
Currently I'm on stock 2.3.7 with Wallet. (I've been wowing everyone at McDonalds and Best Buy with that lol)
I came from the dev failure that was, the Epic 4G.

Matrix or netarchy. I personally use matrix it gives me awesome battery life. But they're different for everyone so you will just have to try them out and see which one works for you.
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Trinity. for speed/performance or for battery life, and everything in between. theres a version for all

Apocalypse Talon. Snappy, great battery life. Using it with Cyanogen 7.1. Your mileage may vary.
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Welcome to world of nexus s!
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hugo87 said:
Matrix or netarchy. I personally use matrix it gives me awesome battery life. But they're different for everyone so you will just have to try them out and see which one works for you.
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Hi, recently got a NS too. What is your battery life and type of usage? What governor have you set?

simms22 said:
Trinity. for speed/performance or for battery life, and everything in between. theres a version for all
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+1 certainly the best kernel for miui.
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Congrats on your new nexus s. Great device.
As for kernels...well from my experience, i would say netarchy all the way for stability and performance combo. Never had any problems with his kernels. Its got all the usual features such as voltage control, voodoo controls etc. Very stable.
Trinity has been good for some but ive found it too unstable more often than not.
Havent really tried the matrix kernels so cant really say.
Have fun!
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Franco kernel is good for cm7 and matr1x kernel is good for almost any rom
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I use CM7 Nightly Build#229 (Best build yet) with Matr1x Kernel. But i agree that Trinity is the best Kernel for MIUI.

I highly recommend franco's kernel with custom UV settings and the lazy governor. Netarchy has been on hold recently but looks like it might be back in business soon.

try NSCollab ROM + matr1x or franco's kernel
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themacro said:
I highly recommend franco's kernel with custom UV settings and the lazy governor. Netarchy has been on hold recently but looks like it might be back in business soon.
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how do you undervolt on franco's kernel? what undervolt settings do you use?

waterface said:
Hi, recently got a NS too. What is your battery life and type of usage? What governor have you set?
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I have 58% left after 1 day of normal usage with Matr1x kernel with ondemand enabled. I underclocked it to 800Mhz. That's enough to do my everyday stuff. When I game, I put it higher.

Hey EP, long time no see. I just traded my SGS4G for a NS so I guess I'll Be seeing you around. I went with cm.
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golmar88 said:
Hey EP, long time no see. I just traded my SGS4G for a NS so I guess I'll Be seeing you around. I went with cm.
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Long time no see!
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Got one yesterday and very good. Better than my old Epic.

Best kernel for battery life?

Hi all
I'm currently running Cyanogenmod with faux's kernel and getting pretty good results, just wondered what other people are using to get great battery life?
Thanks in advance
Sam
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No such thing as a best kernel. Some phones like certain kernels more than others. Experiences vary.
If you're looking for kernel suggestions I'd go with Franco or Trinity by morfic (Google to find his kernel as it isn't on xda).
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This is really subjective and is something you would need to test out on your own to get any solid answers since there's so many factors that could affect the outcome.

Thank you but it was just to see what others recommend. I've heard good things about the matrix kernel
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Also when using those kernels download the app trickster mod it'll let you customize the kernel settings but don't touch anything you don't understand because you might mess something up. Franco and morfic have paid apps that customize their kernel but trickster is a free alternative until you commit to one kernel
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Franco or Matrix...But while using Franco Ive seen a big difference in battery and thats just my experience with it but like the others say just try em out and see wats best for you my friend..

alewis2k12 said:
Franco or Matrix...But while using Franco Ive seen a big difference in battery and thats just my experience with it but like the others say just try em out and see wats best for you my friend..
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Agreed. Franco really knows what he's doing, no offense to the other developers. Morfic is another good developer.
Wasn't a huge fan of matrix on the Nexus S. Just my personal opinion (don't attack me because I prefer one kernel over another!)
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zephiK said:
Agreed. Franco really knows what he's doing, no offense to the other developers. Morfic is another good developer.
Wasn't a huge fan of matrix on the Nexus S. Just my personal opinion (don't attack me because I prefer one kernel over another!)
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+1 to that...

alewis2k12 said:
+1 to that...
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Nothing against math kid but (not saying he does this) but there are some shady developers or Rom cookers who say they added their secret special tweaks to boost speed or performance. I don't believe it because it's placebo. If there's no proof in the source then it doesn't exist.
Franco actually says what he did, and you can see it in the results. Plus he's very adamant about replying to feedback as long as it's not a silly question like "can I under volt using this kernel???" There's a reason why he has 20k thanks
But either way enough of my rant. Hope op finds a kernel he likes. I'd start using the most popular kernel out there and use it for a couple of days. If you aren't satisfied then try another. Satisfied but want to see if you can do better? Go ahead and try. They're all free anyways, the beauty of xda
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samwebbo1990 said:
Thank you but it was just to see what others recommend. I've heard good things about the matrix kernel
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I'm using the Matr1x 3.0 kernel I love it but my brother gets battery life on trinity. So like others said its phone specific.
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Thank you for all your replies, I might give Franco's kernel ago. I'll be surprised if I get better battery life than I currently do on faux's because Franco's doesn't support undervolting
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alewis2k12 said:
Franco or Matrix...But while using Franco Ive seen a big difference in battery and thats just my experience with it but like the others say just try em out and see wats best for you my friend..
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I agree. I've tried both, they're efficient but I prefer the franco kernel

samwebbo1990 said:
Thank you for all your replies, I might give Franco's kernel ago. I'll be surprised if I get better battery life than I currently do on faux's because Franco's doesn't support undervolting
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Franco doesn't support undervolting because,
I answered that the last page. UV comes when I think its a good time for it. I do my own thing, not follow what other people do on their kernels.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35067141&highlight=undervolt#post35067141
I really don't care much about undervolting, I think in the end its more placebo than anything. Sure it might help a little bit, but not as much as users think it does. Aggressive cpu frequency management, core management, now thats where true savings come from in my opinion.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35379848&highlight=undervolt#post35379848
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I don't really undervolt my phone and have pretty good battery life as it is. I didn't undervolt on my Galaxy Nexus either because it had something called Smart Reflex undervolted for you when necessary. more info @ http://www.ti.com/dsp/docs/dspcontent.tsp?contentId=52746#a18
---- Franco isn't saying that there won't be UV support but as of right now he's focused on other things and will add it when it becomes more stable. And I agree with him on the second part about there are other parts of the kernel that can be worked on to have better battery life rather than just having people UV as the solution (for now).
Edit: there's a reason why his thread on GN has Views: 4,859,042 http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p163/gbd270/views_zps2644eff7.jpg

Even there's no UV on his r14, this kernel is very stable and I've a (very) good battery life

I really appreciate all your responses, so what settings do you recommend for best battery life on Franco's kernel?
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Out of the box settings work just fine.
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zephiK said:
Out of the box settings work just fine.
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On your phone they do they sucked on mine. I went from 2 to 2 1/2 hours to 4 because of a kernel.
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If takes a couple of recharges for the kernel to come into effect. Have to give if a few days for your phone to get used to it.
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zephiK said:
If takes a couple of recharges for the kernel to come into effect. Have to give if a few days for your phone to get used to it.
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If u are talking to me Ive had my phone since Thanksgiving I gave it 3 weeks before I flashed a custom kernel. My stock kernel never got any better. U got a awesome stock phone I wish I had the same luck.
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A suggestion would be to add a poll and let people vote on the different kernels.
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what is most popular kernel right now?

That is the most popular kernel right now?

Not only popular, but also bug free and stable along with good battery life ^
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Most popular seems to be faux, Franco, and bricked. Also Trinity is getting a lot of attention too.
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I'm getting much better battery life than stock with Franco's kernel. I haven't tried any other kernel yet and I don't want to get into changing voltages and clock speeds etc. Franco kernel is flash and forget. I'm using the CodefireX SR1 rom.

Franco !!

Sn4x said:
I'm getting much better battery life than stock with Franco's kernel. I haven't tried any other kernel yet and I don't want to get into changing voltages and clock speeds etc. Franco kernel is flash and forget. I'm using the CodefireX SR1 rom.
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The only real flash and forget kernel is IntersectRaven's. Bare bones and full of awesome. Faster than stock kernel, and better battery life. Also stable as a rock. My last up time was 100+ hours.
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Go to Original Dev forum and look for kernel thread on the first page, that's your answer.
You have to try them to decide for yourself.

kyokeun1234 said:
Most popular seems to be faux, Franco, and bricked. Also Trinity is getting a lot of attention too.
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I'd say those are the big 4. But try things out and see what you like

richteralan said:
Go to Original Dev forum and look for kernel thread on the first page, that's your answer.
You have to try them to decide for yourself.
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That doesn't mean it's most popular. Just means someone replied. Instead, look for number of posts and views on each kernel thread. It's Franco
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Best stock-like ROM?

I'm looking for a ROM that is mostly stock + optimizations. I'm not interested in the other apps and tools that other ROM's install. Can anyone recommend one for me?
Thanks.

RasbeanJelly has all the criteria you're looking for.

This is like the third "best ROM" thread I see today. Do you people even bother reading before posting?
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Minco v7
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Stock ROM + Franco kernel. The end.

lannister80 said:
Stock ROM + Franco kernel. The end.
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Stock + faux
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android88 said:
RasbeanJelly has all the criteria you're looking for.
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I can't speak for or against Rasbeanjelly but what I can say is that it's not definitely the best ROM since that's a completely subjective question (which is why the quoted post is worded as saying it fits criteria, not that it's the best).
@op Threads like this are pointless because you can receive multiple different replies and the only way to decide for yourself would be to try them all out anyway so the entire thread would be redundant. Not only this, but it's offensive to devs to say that someone else's ROM is better than theirs.
EDIT: Well it seems my point about different replies has been proven by the two above posts.

Rasbean both variations vanilla or normal, or SaberMod currently one of the fastest if not fastest roms around.
But just try them out and see what works best for you plenty of good roms about.
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Bit paranoid about battery

I like custom roms, but i like battery life even better.
Im now on Omega v3.1 from indie. But i dont know if Custom Roms are better, worse or actually the same in battery life?
I always flash a rom, check it out for about a day, and if im dissapointed i flash another. But last week i heard a thing that if you let the Rom settle for a week or so, the battery life gets better and better?
Can someone help me out a bit Thanks!!!:cyclops:

ramon.nmgn said:
I like custom roms, but i like battery life even better.
Im now on Omega v3.1 from indie. But i dont know if Custom Roms are better, worse or actually the same in battery life?
I always flash a rom, check it out for about a day, and if im dissapointed i flash another. But last week i heard a thing that if you let the Rom settle for a week or so, the battery life gets better and better?
Can someone help me out a bit Thanks!!!:cyclops:
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If you want to have a better battery you need custom kernel

jaythenut said:
If you want to have a better battery you need custom kernel
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What kernel do you suggest than?
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ramon.nmgn said:
What kernel do you suggest than?
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Faux or lean
Saber is very good but camera not working

ramon.nmgn said:
...I always flash a rom, check it out for about a day, and if im dissapointed i flash another. But last week i heard a thing that if you let the Rom settle for a week or so, the battery life gets better and better?...
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never really cared for "settleing" the phone but i have noticed if you keep using the rom/kernel combo for a while battery does get better..however most ppl here dont use roms for long so from my experience the first 2 to 3 full cycles are enough to see how the rom is performing
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If you want to have a better battery you need custom kernel
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not necessarily.. i have seen ppl get better battery life on stock kernels and also so seen ppl get other get better battery on custom kernels so "better" is always subjective cuz no 2 phones are alike, so everyone will get different results
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What kernel do you suggest than?
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tried both lean and faux and both worked pretty good on my phone.. i felt lean was giving me a lttler better battery but faux was a little smoother compared to lean.. so i would reccomend you try both adn see which one works better for you :good:
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...Saber is very good but camera not working
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i wouldnt recommend trying tmo kernels on the n9005.. Imoseyon was actually gonna keep both tmo adn n9005 same but then i think he found some difference in the soruce thats why he made a different version for the n9005 and a different version for the n900t

I stick with stock. Does it helps if i use the samsung feature powersaving?
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Also don't forget to wipe your battery cache. I've been using the Battery Calibration application from the market to do that. Just follow the instructions from within the app. Requires root.
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What about faux kernel, improves battery life and stable functionality?
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