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Root [Kernel][GB] KoumaKernel 2.5

The~Skater~187 said:
There is a script I got off xda, that has helped my battery significantly. You can find the link in the op for honeybread. It the build.prop, and init.d tweaks.
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Not too worried about it. Like I said it wasn't anything too substantial, probably because I'm running ctmod with very minimal syncing going on and I'm notusong anything that keeps. A background thread active. My post was just a report on my experience. Thanks kouma and hroark for all your hard work.
 
Koumajutsu said:
What speed is your SDcard? If it's pretty slow, then you'll definitely get plenty of lag. 1.2 definitely isn't a best fit for everyone kernel. I know I have an 8gig class 2 card, I have it split 4gigs for vfat, and 4 gigs for ext4. Though it's a class 2 (2mb/sec), it still runs pretty snappy for me
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Sorry it took so long to get back up with you about this, but its a class 4.
I just bought a class 10 sd card so ill see how that goes.
And mine didn't even run pretty snappy.
 
PhoneMan93 said:
Sorry it took so long to get back up with you about this, but its a class 4.
I just bought a class 10 sd card so ill see how that goes.
And mine didn't even run pretty snappy.
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I have a 16gb class 10, with a 1gig ext partition and I have found that setting your sdcache to 1024 helps the lag issue. I tried with the sdcache set to 512 and it was even worse than with it being set at 2048, not sure why. But just a little something to take into mind.
 
I have a 32 gig class 10 card and have seen considerable lag. I used Sd booster to set it from 2048 to 1024 and it seems more responsive but there is still intermittent lag happening
 
The~Skater~187 said:
I have a 16gb class 10, with a 1gig ext partition and I have found that setting your sdcache to 1024 helps the lag issue. I tried with the sdcache set to 512 and it was even worse than with it being set at 2048, not sure why. But just a little something to take into mind.
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When I installed it this time I did it a little different, I did a factory reset and then the sd-ext format, I guess the factory reset helped because it runs 200% better than before on the same sd-card and same partition, but I still can't wait till I get my class 10 card
 
I havn't been able to get all the lag out of mine either, though its much better with this last version. Also using class 10, but a 16 gigger.

**EDIT**

Wondering if it isn't a size issue, just used MiniTool, created a Primary Fat32 @ 2048, and an EXT 4 Primary @ 2048 and it seems fine with no lag, will continue to test.

**EDIT AGAIN**

Strike that, after installing some apps, its getting a hint of lag again.

** SIGH... EDIT **

Seems to be Go Launcher, it doesn't seem to like this kernel. After removing it, the phone blazes. Simple fix, I don't need Go Launcher, and I do need the extra space. ;)
 
Kouma is there anyway to determine which version of the kernel is installed? I'm trying to determine if the 1.3 kernel was installed successfully.
 
Go to about phone I think that Kouma updates this with his kernels

I am on CM7 But this is an example

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Running CTMod 2.5 with the unofficial hroark13 KK1.3 -- Kernel version just says: "2.6.35.7" and nothing else. Dunno about the official ones released by Koumajutsu.
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DarkJedi said:
Running CTMod 2.5 with the unofficial hroark13 KK1.3 -- Kernel version just says: "2.6.35.7" and nothing else. Dunno about the official ones released by Koumajutsu.
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Yeah I'm getting the same thing. Don't know if it's running or not. I also can't seem to test if the EXT A2SD that was incorporated in 1.2 and 1.3 is working either.
 
Sorry, I did not mean to open a can of worms. Kouma well have to answer that question. Maybe he has not updated the screen yet and you are running the kernel.

It is just less confusing if it is updated. I don't know how much work it takes to do it.

I ASSUME that he does because he is a professional and does excellent work.

But he is also very busy and we are fortunate when he has time to contribute his talents.

EDIT

I forgot that this is unofficial from Hroark. He did not want to sign Koumas kernel. Again that is an assumption and I could be wrong.

I apologize for creating confusion.
 
I haven't put out a kernel that has been compiled from source yet. When I do, I;ll update the kernel string. As of right now, the KK1.3 that is floating around is KK1.2 that Hroark ran a strip utility on the device drivers to remove unnecessary strings from the .ko files to make them nice and tiny. It says 1.2 on the boot splash because Hroark did not change it.
 
Koumajutsu said:
I haven't put out a kernel that has been compiled from source yet. When I do, I;ll update the kernel string. As of right now, the KK1.3 that is floating around is KK1.2 that Hroark ran a strip utility on the device drivers to remove unnecessary strings from the .ko files to make them nice and tiny. It says 1.2 on the boot splash because Hroark did not change it.
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instead of posting an unofficial 1.3 i should have just zipped up the modules and gave them to kouma, and let him release it


sorry for the confusion
 
hroark13 said:
instead of posting an unofficial 1.3 i should have just zipped up the modules and gave them to kouma, and let him release it


sorry for the confusion
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naw, you shoulda just told me that I could have done better, gave me a hint and made me work it out for myself. That's how a sensei is supposed to teach, right? :D
 
wyelkins said:
Go to about phone I think that Kouma updates this with his kernels

I am on CM7 But this is an example

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stock or ctmod based roms are not gonna show the second part of the kernel version



on CM7 it does

the hroak13 is my Linux login name and the hroark13-d is the Linux workstation name

we are limited on what we can make the first part of the kernel string say

because we can not compile the FSR or RFS modules
(my new CM7 kernel; does not include RFS, I did not include them)


we can edit them with a hex editor and change them, but we can not change the length of the "vermagic" string


for my latest .14 kernel I took the 2 FSR modules from the TASS kernel that had this string

vermagic=2.6.35.7-perf-CL787041

and with hex editor changed it to

vermagic=2.6.35.14-SAM-SPH-M820


as you can see they have the same number of characters

you then have to make sure the kernel zImage you compile has the exact string

I did this by editing the make file like this


VERSION = 2
PATCHLEVEL = 6
SUBLEVEL = 35
EXTRAVERSION = .14-SAM-SPH-M820
NAME = Yokohama
 
I'm waiting on my 8Gig class 10 to come in, I can't wait, its working wonderful for me and I only have a class 4 I'm sure that class 10 will work wonders lol
 
Koumajutsu and hroark13,
Please accept my thanks for your work. I understand the time to work on these things is no small amount (I'm a developer for living). I understand hroark13's desire to keep confusion down by not releasing unofficial packages. However, I would say that these forums are clearly not a commercial support site for whatever gets posted. Everyone is on their own to read, reread, and then re-reread everything involved in whatever they plan to do to their phone. It was clear that the "unofficial kk1.3" was just that... an experimental unofficial kernel. Hence why I've continued to be very clear in my postings where and what my kernel is... "hroark13's unofficial KoumaKernel 1.3"

Again, thanks to you both and to everyone else who has helped participate as testers and advisers.
 
Koumajutsu said:
naw, you shoulda just told me that I could have done better, gave me a hint and made me work it out for myself. That's how a sensei is supposed to teach, right? :D
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i did not even know how to strip the modules until the day that i released them


i am still a noob myself, no where near a sensei, unless you want me to teach you how to be a lazy slob, that is one thing I have Mastered and their are few in the world who can beat me at it
 
hroark13 said:
i did not even know how to strip the modules until the day that i released them


i am still a noob myself, no where near a sensei, unless you want me to teach you how to be a lazy slob, that is one thing I have Mastered and their are few in the world who can beat me at it
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I wish there was a 'Like' button.
 
I got my new class 10 sd card today.
I pluged it in and installed the kernel
It was so fast i did'nt think the kernel installed right, but it shows i have 102mb used and 813mb free, thanks so much for the kernel.
My sd card was onlt 20 including s&h from amazon.com
heres the link
 
Added a 1.4 version. I wanted to put out 1.4 from 2.6.35.14 source but I was taking too long :)

BTW, don't try the super secret mod with CTMOD 2.5, it somehow fubar's the home button
 
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