Why are there no custom kernels? - Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers

Hi
This is NOT a hurry up devs thread of any kind or anything like that. I can't develop myself and I really appreciate all the hard work the devs on this forum are doing.
I'm just curious why the rom development is so active, while the kernel development is completely dead (at the time being). I also had the S6 and I found it different there.. The kernel devs was pretty damn active.
Is it normal that the rom development start right away and kernels after a few months? Also, is it because there is no need for it anymore cause of system-less root? I think I read somewhere that you needed a custom kernel before that, but now you can root and run custom roms on stock kernel.
I just love custom kernels, as those can really speed up the phone and improve battery life

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Tab kernel updates?

I would really like to see a few more custom kernels made for the GSM USA tablets. I know guys make them and work on them for free and on their own time, but it seems that these kernels have come to a complete stop. I have used MoDaCo custom kernel and was very impressed. I hope to see some more.
Thanks to all who make these ROMS and kernels.

[Q] What's your ROM of choice?

I just got my Note 3 and I'm wondering what ROMs I should give a spin.
I tend to like MIUI roms as I had on my note 1, but also paranoid android is really fast and unbloated, I was also wondering what ROMs conserve multiwindow and s-pen features, maybe only samsung based ROMs have those. So yeah, what ROMs do you guys deem worthy?
Try them and see for your self.
I'm on Alliance 4.3, great battery, super smooth, I'm not going to update KitKat anytime soon.
Some are on 4.4 KitKat, they can maybe say a few words.
Why is ROM development so stumped? I thought I'd have TONS of ROMs to choose from like on my Note 1
E-Chan42 said:
Why is ROM development so stumped? I thought I'd have TONS of ROMs to choose from like on my Note 1
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Most important is that the roms and kernels that are out there are all very good You have sammy based roms, AOKP/AOSP and CM11, what more do you want? Plus you have Xposed framework to modify what you want.
I'm with CEPi - I run Alliance, Lean kernel and Philz Touch recovery. As stated it is a 4.3 based ROM so you'd need to see what your phone is as stock. If you're on 4.3, keep in mind if you go KK (4.4) you will be unable to come back. Also if your 4.3 is vMJ7 or above, you WILL blow the Knox counter by rooting, Custom ROM'ing or custom recovery.
If you're on KK already then you are restricted to the KK ROM's - like CEPi I can't comment on them as I see no reason to install a new ROM when Alliance is fast, stable & great battery.
Used X-note, now testing FlexKat.
The entire Dev section consists of roms of someone's choice. Ofcourse, some people prefer a certain rom, some don't. At the end, it is entirely up to you to decide what you like, and this can only be achieved by trying them yourself.
If you need a starting point, most rom's can be classified into two categories, aosp-based and touchwiz-based. You can try one or two on either side to see which category your preference falls in, and then try out some other options in that category.
On that note, thread closed as we do not allow such type of threads here, since they often snowball into heated arguments over personal preference.
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[Q] Rom and Kernel choise

Hello,
A long time a go i had a s3, with several roms, especialy to downscale the processor, customizing and for better battery life.
after all the knox **** and some phone's further, i now have a s5
which kernel + rom do you prefer and why?
is there a thread where all the roms and kernels are compared?
already much thanks for your help
greetings jordy
jordycoelen said:
Hello,
A long time a go i had a s3, with several roms, especialy to downscale the processor, customizing and for better battery life.
after all the knox **** and some phone's further, i now have a s5
which kernel + rom do you prefer and why?
is there a thread where all the roms and kernels are compared?
already much thanks for your help
greetings jordy
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on xda you're not allowed to make a thread on which roms the best or which kernel is the best but i would say stay on stock kernel and use a custom firmware thats not too bloated. flash a kernel if you need to change android se to be permissive or you need the extra battery train most roms come with their own kernel anyway

Rooting and keeping with the stock kernel

It's month now when SGS6E+ is out in the wild and we don't have many devs in the comunity so far... I greately appreciate the only custom kernel we have, but what about just rooting, and keeping stock at the same time? Pure stock and root.
I still can't find any solution for such a basic need: a stock rooted kernel. You can say: hey there is one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/s6-edge-plus/development/auto-rooting-stock-kernels-s6-edge-plus-t3194607/
..but when I went thru the comments... so many issues... Why?
Truely speaking, i tried to compile my own kernel, but... I'm a noob and only achieved to set up the environment: ubuntu... all the needed packages... but then I noticed there were no newest sources for G928F on samsung site....G928FXXU1AOH4. Even if they were available, I would rather fail building it
Any ideas?

What rom, whether stock, custom and kernel do you use and why.

Not a slagging of match about which custom rom is best as devs spend hour's cooking and testing roms for us. Just want people to share what rom they're using and why. It might be useful if we mention the very things that attract us to the various roms. This will help new users to pin point a rom if they prefer the same things. For me what matters apart from anything else is a rom and kernel that is blazing fast and I don't care at all about the battbNot a slagging of match about which custom rom is best. Just want people to share what lollipop custom rom they're using and why. It might be useful if we mention the very things that attract us to the various lollipop roms, for instance am on cataclysmic due to the smart radio mostly which is the main reason am attracted to cataclysmic and code blue kernel, because this combination offers me the best performance. I have previously used franco kernel, but since it hasn't been updated for a while, code blue is the way for me battery. I am still new to s6 edge so cannot share much yet but once I have found a rom and kernel combination that gives me the power and fluidity I require will then share.
Im using the renegade rom because it has some features that my original G925P stock rom doesnt like smart manager. I cant use it on my phone without flashing a rom. And It has funny/cool on/off boot animations.
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