Root Kernel Q/A for the Optimus V.

[RoujinKarma]

Hey everyone, I got more questions; like always! This time I'm generally curious about possible kernels. Now I was reading about a few in the sticky, and I have some general questions if someone doesn't mind filling me in.

How does one install a kernel?
What kinds of Kernels are there? What does each one offer?
What is the highest kernel version available for the Optimus?
What is the highest kernel version that a Gingerbread rom can take?
What can installing a new kernel do?
Where is the best place to look and find kernels?
Which kernels do you recommend?

And if anyone is wondering; I want to know this because I would like to updated my kernel from 2.6.32 to something a bit more modern; Running Harmonia 2.

Thanks in advanced!

 

[JerryScript]

As of right now, there are no kernels I'm aware of that are ready for being used as a daily driver, and are above .32

There is porting work for a .35 kernel being done by tdm, but he is finding it to be a bigger project than imagined, so don't expect anything anytime soon.

 

[RoujinKarma]

As of right now, there are no kernels I'm aware of that are ready for being used as a daily driver, and are above .32

There is porting work for a .35 kernel being done by tdm, but he is finding it to be a bigger project than imagined, so don't expect anything anytime soon.

*Face desk* I totally forgot u need to recompile your modules every time you do a kernel update. Shame they dnt hand over the driver source codes for the phone :/.

 

[JerryScript]

Yep, that's our biggest issue. For example, I'm still tearing apart the latest security update in an attempt to figure out how to get the Voice button to work properly. I've grep'd the hell out of lge's kernel source, and I'm still at a loss. They used a stripper to remove all comments, in a vain attempt to hide email addresses (but they left them in plain sight in the build.prop ). Without comments, it's a haystack.

 

[RoujinKarma]

Yep, that's our biggest issue. For example, I'm still tearing apart the latest security update in an attempt to figure out how to get the Voice button to work properly. I've grep'd the hell out of lge's kernel source, and I'm still at a loss. They used a stripper to remove all comments, in a vain attempt to hide email addresses (but they left them in plain sight in the build.prop ). Without comments, it's a haystack.

I would doubt it, but im more then sure their needs to be a library call to a hardware device... try looking for that maybe?

 

[JerryScript]

I would doubt it, but im more then sure their needs to be a library call to a hardware device... try looking for that maybe?

It's handled by the kernel (I think), but something is not normal. In logcat, the switch is initially unknown, then something else handles it. I'm leaning towards a service, but we don't have LGE's source for several binaries that could be involved.

The entire IHO team is stumped on this one, and heasets without mics, the last two major bugs left in IHO. If you have any ideas, feel free to check out our various repositories and post your suggestions.

 

[RoujinKarma]

It's handled by the kernel (I think), but something is not normal. In logcat, the switch is initially unknown, then something else handles it. I'm leaning towards a service, but we don't have LGE's source for several binaries that could be involved.

The entire IHO team is stumped on this one, and heasets without mics, the last two major bugs left in IHO. If you have any ideas, feel free to check out our various repositories and post your suggestions.

Will do