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Root Kernel Issues on Stock Rom

dagger576

Newbie
Hey guys. I'm currently running a stock rom on my Evo. I decided I'd try and see if I could eek more battery life out of it by changing the kernel. I've tried this before and it didn't pan out well. I don't remember for sure, but I believe I tried using a Netarchy kernel and afterwards the phone wouldn't stop rebooting. After two cycles it would actually boot up, but within 30 seconds would restart on its own.

I restored with nandroid and pretended the whole sordid affair never happened.

This time, I tried using Kernel Manager lite. I decided on Netarchy ToastMod 4.3.4-446-cfs-havs-more yet again and I'm having the exact same issue. The only twist, this time, is that I recently formatted my SD card and because I'm n00b completely forgot to make a nandroid bckup.

That said, I guess I have a couple questions:
Anyone have any guesses why the netarchy kernels aren't working?
Aside from Netarchy, are there any custom Sense kernels that are worth trying? If not, do I just need to hunt down the stock kernel or are there multiple versions of that too?

And finally, the million dollar question:

I can still access the file system via USB through clockwork recovery, right?
 
you can access your sd card in recovery, need to adb to access system...

we need to know what rom you are on. just give us the rom, software, radio, hboot info and whether you can get to recovery or not, we will help you from there...
 
Sorry, I'm still sort of new to this...

I'm running the stock evo rom, 2.2... Which, now that I read that I suddenly have the sinking feeling I saw something about the netarchy kernel only working with v2.3. My radio PRL is 2.15_003 And Hboot is 2.10
 
Sorry, I'm still sort of new to this...

I'm running the stock evo rom, 2.2... Which, now that I read that I suddenly have the sinking feeling I saw something about the netarchy kernel only working with v2.3. My radio PRL is 2.15_003 And Hboot is 2.10

netarchy toast mod should do very well with 2.2, but not with 2.3. they have not come out with a new kernel based off the current ota kernel that just came out. here is a guide that may help you decide what kernel is right for you: [GUIDE]
 
Thanks for the link. I went ahead and upgraded to 2.3.3 using the thread above and that seems to have gotten me stable again.
 
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