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Siyah Gingerbread kernel (v2.x)

interesting to see .13 is coming with bundled apps.

Seems our discussion about kernels reaching a plateau was relevant, and "extras" are now being bolted on now as the main areas of update.
 
Should have fun testing it etc. But could be difficult due to the snow as Ironass is prob snowed in from the office(Pub)
 
Siyah v2.6.12 is up! :D

"because I could not finish the scripts and xan is still working on VC app, I released v2.6.12 with all code changes of v2.6.13 but without the OTA and config apps.

Changelog:

fixed BTHID issues (thanks to Entropy512)
updated SIO scheduler (thanks to Miguel Boton) and set it as default i/o scheduler once again.
some wifi driver changes to prevent wlan_rx wakelocks preventing the device to sleep
new cpuidle driver from galaxytab (thanks to Entropy512)
reverted top-off current back to default
some hotplug, gpu and cpu threshold changes
 
This is becoming tedious! :D
I'm sure gokhan and Simone do this on purpose!
I'll download it but I will stick with testing neak 1.3.3, seeing as I did download it first after all! :)
 
Looks as though 2.6.12 is a stop gap en route to gokhanmoral's, piece de resistance, Siyah 2.6.13.

I don't mind sticking with N.E.A.K. 1.3.3 for the time being in that case. :)
 
ironass said:
Looks as though 2.6.12 is a stop gap en route to gokhanmoral's, piece de resistance, Siyah 2.6.13.

I don't mind sticking with N.E.A.K. 1.3.3 for the time being in that case. :)
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Looks like he's releasing them in 2's!

I am going to be quiet on this thread for a while since Siyah isn't on ICS yet. I don't think I can go back to GB now. Blast this amazing new Android!
 
It's all gone very quiet on the Siyah front. In fact, gokhanmoral doesn't seem to have made any posts since the 7th Feb. on his xda forum.

No release since v2.6.12 on the 5th Feb: Siyah v2.6.13 is still cooking. No bad thing though, as it gives time to thoroughly run the current crop of kernels to see how they perform.
 
ironass said:
It's all gone very quiet on the Siyah front. In fact, gokhanmoral doesn't seem to have made any posts since the 7th Feb. on his xda forum.
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He's currently got an important work project occupying most of his time. He warned that it might be a few weeks until .13 is released because of this.
 
[FONT=&quot]I had a big scare with my phone: when I looked at it, I found it was off and very warm having been more than 50% charged this morning. It would not turn on.
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[FONT=&quot]I tried a colleague’s charger. When plugged in, it first showed the battery charge logo with a picture of a battery with a red cross through it.[/FONT]
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[FONT=&quot]I then tried my colleague’s battery and the phone seemed to start (although I just loaded into recovery mode not fully). [/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]Then I put my battery back and charged again – this time it showed the battery charge logo with an exclamation mark. After a while, the exclamation mark disappeared.[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]It has turned on ok now and seems to be charging. Fingers crossed no permanent damage was done.

I'm running 2.6.11 with Cyanogenmod 7.1 and LP6 modem (underclocked and undervolted).

Anyone come across this before? Any idea what could cause this and what I could do to prevent it happening again?

EDIT: I've upgraded to 2.6.12 and LPH modem in case it's a bug in the 2.6.11 kernel or LP6 modem.
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2.6.13 Change Log Posted on Siyah Blog:






Changelog:
  • fixed decoding issues because of the new cpuidle driver (thanks to Entropy512)
  • set default I/O scheduler to deadline
  • reverted lots of code back to v2.6.9 (based on the user experience, it is the best version until now)
  • completed universal config interface implementation (the app will be posted when it is finished. the implementation at the kernel side is ready)
  • this will be the last GB kernel release of SiyahKernel.
Hopefully we will see Siyah for ICS soon! I like the ICS OS but the batterylife is just horrible compared to GB. Hopefully we will see this improved soon!
 
And interestingly, 2.6.13 will be the last ever GB version.

Can someone enlighten me on the new VC with this? How is it installed, what extra does it give etc. I've not been keeping up to date with Siyah for a long while since I converted over to the NEAK side.
Will the new VC ONLY work on this latest Siyah?
 
I don't think it's quite finished yet but when it is it will be releases on the market. Not sure if it's going to be an update to the existing vc or if it's going to be a separate app. I think it will be open for all kernels to use but I'm not sure if they are compatible with the advanced features at the moment.

Did that actually help? I've just seemed to throw in some more questions instead of really answering.
 
My understanding of this is that the features of the new vc will be made available to other devs to allow it to work with their kernels if they choose. But since the neak team are developing their own app they are not going to do this.
 
Hawker said:
And interestingly, 2.6.13 will be the last ever GB version.

Can someone enlighten me on the new VC with this? How is it installed, what extra does it give etc.
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As mentioned elsewhere, it's not going to be a replacement for VC. It will be a free app that provides a user-friendly means to alter the kernel config file, effectively replacing at least some of what currently has to be done via init.d scripting.

I've had a quick look at the default.profile file for .13 and the following are available for adjustment:

Governor, scheduler, second-core state and threshold settings, GPU voltages, frequencies and threshold settings, display brightness settings, touchscreen sensitivity, deepsleep_buslevel and _cpulevel, smooth_offset, _step and _target, CPU power-saving mode settings, and logging on/off.

Any custom frequency and voltage tables required will still have to be set via VC or boot script.
 
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