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Root Your favorite kernel and why

Again thanks. So no kernel let's 1 CPU core sleep and turns it on once its need? Or do all the apps, roms and kernels report the wrong status? Only modster kernel shows both CPU cores as active but none never sleep.
 
sounreal said:
Again thanks. So no kernel let's 1 CPU core sleep and turns it on once its need? Or do all the apps, roms and kernels report the wrong status? Only modster kernel shows both CPU cores as active but none never sleep.
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The stock kernel lets it sleep like it should.

Your devs are performance happy ;)
 
sounreal said:
Again thanks. So no kernel let's 1 CPU core sleep and turns it on once its need? Or do all the apps, roms and kernels report the wrong status? Only modster kernel shows both CPU cores as active but none never sleep.
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My kernel in combination with dual cpu app, lets you disable cpu 1 completely.
 
OverByter said:
Just go here : Anthrax Development - Home of the first custom shooter ICS kernel
That's the one that most people use but there are actually a few different kernels available for our phone from Chad so you might wish to look around and do some research to see what fits you the best. That one is sort of a generic in that it works for both CDMA and GSM versions of the Evo as well as the Sensation.
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Is there a reason to use the CDMA specific kernel? I haven't really been able to find a ton of helpful information there.
 
musolff92 said:
Is there a reason to use the CDMA specific kernel? I haven't really been able to find a ton of helpful information there.
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I believe that the "universal" base gets updated more frequently. But hey, it takes all of a minute to flash kernels so just play around and see what happens and preferred for you.
 
sounreal said:
JMZ your kernel is the only one that works the way I think a kernel should work. One core sleeps until its needed.
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While I am a full supporter of jmz's work as my previous posts confirm, this statement is just not correct. Chad's Anthrax kernel when properly configured also has that capability.
 
JMZ kernel is really great....speed when needed and battery saver when sctlreen is off. I get through a 14 hour day and usually have 1/3 to 1/2 left.
 
OverByter said:
While I am a full supporter of jmz's work as my previous posts confirm, this statement is just not correct. Chad's Anthrax kernel when properly configured also has that capability.
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What's to properly configure? You flash it and its gonna work or not. Why have it any other way? What's the benefit to battery life and performance having it any other way? I don't get why that would not be the default mode.
 
You can't max both battery life and performance. Any kernel is going to try to compromise to find the point at which that developer thinks is best.

There are plenty of configurations/tweaks the end user can do to make changes to the developers stock setup
 
sounreal said:
What's to properly configure? You flash it and its gonna work or not. Why have it any other way? What's the benefit to battery life and performance having it any other way? I don't get why that would not be the default mode.
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If users didn't want to tweak and customize settings none of us would be here because we would all still be using the VM stock rom!:p
 
sounreal said:
What's to properly configure? You flash it and its gonna work or not. Why have it any other way? What's the benefit to battery life and performance having it any other way? I don't get why that would not be the default mode.
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Because leaving your overclocking at 1.7 as a daily driver instead of just for benchmark use is just foolish, you wont have any difference in daily use except for poor battery life and more random reboots. Battery life and performance are at odds with one another, thus my statement about proper configuration.
 
My point was by design the chip is made to put one or both cores to sleep the second they are not needed so why would anyone set up a kernel to "default" to anything but that. Having the kernel default to both cores always on or default to just one core on is point less to me. JMZ's kernel like I said was the 1st one that I noticed to work the way I think a kernel should.... when my goal is battery life and performance.
 
sounreal said:
My point was by design the chip is made to put one or both cores to sleep the second they are not needed so why would anyone set up a kernel to "default" to anything but that. Having the kernel default to both cores always on or default to just one core on is point less to me. JMZ's kernel like I said was the 1st one that I noticed to work the way I think a kernel should.... when my goal is battery life and performance.
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I understand what your saying, but it still comes down to a matter of opinion. You proved it yourself by saying "like I said...I noticed...I think...when my goal is..."
 
phw8558 said:
I understand what your saying, but it still comes down to a matter of opinion. You proved it yourself by saying "like I said...I noticed...I think...when my goal is..."
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well we have 1GB of ram so why don't we stop sending power to some of the ram chips so we can save on battery life and loose performance?
 
I don't understand why some people need to overclock their phones on to high levels like 1.7ghz. Why do you need all that horsepower? I leave mine on 1ghz and leave the second core off. It's undervolted and has an extended battery. I get 2 days of constant use, 1 day of extreme use, And 3 for light use. :)
 
sounreal said:
well we have 1GB of ram so why don't we stop sending power to some of the ram chips so we can save on battery life and loose performance?
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SuperAfnan said:
I don't understand why some people need to overclock their phones on to high levels like 1.7ghz. Why do you need all that horsepower? I leave mine on 1ghz and leave the second core off. It's undervolted and has an extended battery. I get 2 days of constant use, 1 day of extreme use, And 3 for light use. :)
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That's why God made vanilla AND chocolate! ;)
 
I'm a huge fan of the GPL that makes Android and the modding community possible and legal, so my favorite kernel is anything but Anthrax.
 
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