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So is axura up on any other sites?

I finally got axura running beautiful with awesome battery life on the cog kernel and was wondering if anyone knows if its being developed some where else?
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I don't know if it's somewhere else or not been looking too. I am interested in getting the cog kernal on rc1, care to help?
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beazie0885 said:
I don't know if it's somewhere else or not been looking too. I am interested in getting the cog kernal on rc1, care to help?
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Do you have auxura loaded on your phone? Someone in that thread posted clockwork flashable cog 2 kernal on the auxura thread like a day ago
I have both files, auxura and cog kernal although I an not using the kernal as of now. Just not sure how I would go about posting them and if it is allowed to post auxura
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1.flash a clean version of axura if you haven't already
2.Disable lagfix in recovery
3.reboot
4.put the cog kernel on the sd card
5.reboot to recovery
6.intall the kernel zip.
7.reboot
8.enjoy
its as easy as that and will provide some of the best battery life you have ever seen!
If I was to vague let me know and if you need the file pm me with your email so I can send it your way.

davwman said:
1.flash a clean version of axura if you haven't already
2.Disable lagfix in recovery
3.reboot
4.put the cog kernel on the sd card
5.reboot to recovery
6.intall the kernel zip.
7.reboot
8.enjoy
its as easy as that and will provide some of the best battery life you have ever seen!
If I was to vague let me know and if you need the file pm me with your email so I can send it your way.
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I did a straight Odin with the new Cog Kernel (no OV/UV) onto my AXURA RC1. Not problems at all.

I thought I also might add that I'm running the oc version and have experienced zero freezes from start to finish! I see no need to ever flash another rom, but everyone is different.

Thanks so much, will get on it when I get home! Appreciate it yall!
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No problem! Unforyunately axura died way too early because of immaturity. Axura is simply the best rom in my opinion

i guess i must have been sleeping
what exactly happened to axura and hansmith?

bames said:
i guess i must have been sleeping
what exactly happened to axura and hansmith?
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Basically master shut everything down because someone In the vibrant section disrespected him
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So us captivate users have to suffer because of one idiot, thats ghe way everything in life goes
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Axura < Assonance
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okay just got home and downloaded the new kernel, unfortunately, my battery is at about 42 percent. kernel flashing is probably something i should do at full charge right? oh and i totally agree about this being the best damn rom ever and no need for another one... EVER!!! Seriously hope master decides to come back with his ball so we can keep playing the game, if ya catch my drift...

flash at 100% = best bet have fun!

Whats the best cogkernel to put on as far as battery goes? just booted up with the new OC CogKernel2 and the battery is draining like crazy!! I did flash with a full battery, so something isnt right, im losing about 1% every minute or two. also setcpu back to 1ghz because ive never had any luck with overclocking (phone freezes everytime i use an oc version). and still draining like mad. anyone have any ideas, or the non oc version? maybe i'll recalibrate battery in the morning and wipe batt stats as well? any ideas appreciated. i may just have to start over ::

It's only fair for other XDA users to have access to an already released version in my opinion; here is my personal backup link at fileserve.
http://www.fileserve.com/file/ZbHPhdp

I'm not expert but I flashed the oc CogKernel2 yesterday, then recalibrated my battery. It's been off the charger for at least 13.5 hours and it's sitting at 85% right now. It should also be noted that I only used it a little last night, then a little this morning; so about 7 of the 13.5 hours it was just sitting while I slept. That said, what I'm seeing is much better than what I saw with RC1 and the original kernel. In about the same time and usage on the original kernel it easily had dropped to 70% or just below.

yea i must have had a bad flash, because when i woke up this morning the phone had turned itself off and wouldnt boot up. or would boot and freeze. dont have any idea what the deal is, but just now reflashed rc1 and about to swap to the non oc kernel and see if i have any luck. i just wish i could use oc/uv and be stable dammit!!!! just not fair.... lol

If you guys haven't seen it yet, Hans posted a "support only" thread in the dev section of the forum.

yep, been posting in there too. thanks bro

Dragon ROMs, direct to ext4 install, voodoo5

What is this? It's an experimental ROM install setup that avoids the use of RFS entirely. The install basically pre-voodoo's your phone. If you know you want voodoo, this is faster than installing then doing voodoo, but it's a little more complicated. Not much, but be warned. It avoids the use of RFS durring install completely, so no RFS corruption to worry about.
The ROM itself is mostly untouched. The kernel is my Dragon Kernel, i9k based, so it will eat your battery (froyo only, eclair is better as we have source). I can get about 12 hours out of it. Buy a charger.
The new version is a 1-click install. It installs the kernel, reboots into it, then auto-installs the ROM. I tested it coming from JFD without issues.
These are based on voodoo5 beta code. Curio is releasing voodoo5 stable here soon, and I'll post an updated no-wipe kernel flash for that.
The ROMS are Team Whiskey Obsidian, Onyx, and Fusion. I changed the install procedure and the kernel out, the rest is as they made it. I take no credit for the ROM. Please post bugs here however, so I can make sure they are ROM bugs before letting TW know about them. I'm running the Onyx version as my daily driver. There has been some private beta testing, and they seem stable, but do have Odin handy just in case. I have installed over the top of various ROMs, but the safest way is probably to come from JFD just to be sure.
ALL THESE ROMS WIPE. NO, I WON'T CHANGE THAT.
Obsidian V5b: http://www.tabbal.net/files/Dragon-Obsidian-Installer-v1.0.zip
Onyx 4.2: http://www.tabbal.net/files/Dragon-Onyx-Installer-v1.0.zip
Fusion Final: http://www.tabbal.net/files/Dragon-Fusion-Installer-v1.0.zip
NOTE: THESE INSTALL VOODOO. ALL THE USUAL VOODOO PRECAUTIONS APPLY, IF FLASHING SOMETHING, DISABLE IT FIRST.
The latest voodoo stuff seems to play nicer and I have flashed things from clockwork without bricking, but just be warned.
Updates:
Kernel with the stable voodoo5 release. Should work with any froyo ROM, does not wipe.
http://www.tabbal.net/files/Dragon-Kernel-Voodoo-v2.0.zip

I can conform that these are indeed working. And they work beautifully. I'm evening thinking about going back to some voodoo love.
Love your work ttabbal.
"if you amplify everything, nothing is heard"

Hmmm...cool. Might have to try this with Axura 2.1.

geoffcorey said:
I can conform that these are indeed working. And they work beautifully. I'm evening thinking about going back to some voodoo love.
Love your work ttabbal.
"if you amplify everything, nothing is heard"
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Curious! So what's the true (RFS free) Quadrant score for Vibrant?

Can we have just a kernel flash that will convert all the partitions? supercurio's i9000 flash doesn't wipe the data, it simply tars it and then untars it back once the conversion is done to each partition. Thanks for the hard work.

dasunsrule32 said:
Can we have just a kernel flash that will convert all the partitions? supercurio's i9000 flash doesn't wipe the data, it simply tars it and then untars it back once the conversion is done to each partition. Thanks for the hard work.
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The post is about the ROMs, but yes, the kernel update I'm about to post will convert an existing system to ext4 on reboot with the just released voodoo5 stable code.
It's the custom kernel I reference in the OP. If you want more than about 12 hours off charger, don't install it. I'm going to look at Eugene's recently posted source to see if I can implement whatever he did to get the kernel sleeping better, but no promises. And reports are kind of mixed last time I looked at it anyway.
When Samsung gets around to releasing source, we can do better. Till then, give me a patch or don't complain about it.

ttabbal said:
The kernel update I'm about to post will convert an existing system to ext4 on reboot with the just released voodoo5 stable code.
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Nice. I'll hold off trying this with Axura 2.1 until this posted, then. A battery life of 12 hours is fine in exchange for what Voodoo will provide in return.

ttabbal said:
The post is about the ROMs, but yes, the kernel update I'm about to post will convert an existing system to ext4 on reboot with the just released voodoo5 stable code.
It's the custom kernel I reference in the OP. If you want more than about 12 hours off charger, don't install it. I'm going to look at Eugene's recently posted source to see if I can implement whatever he did to get the kernel sleeping better, but no promises. And reports are kind of mixed last time I looked at it anyway.
When Samsung gets around to releasing source, we can do better. Till then, give me a patch or don't complain about it.
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Sweet, thank you.

i flashed this on obsidian v5 beta w/ jk6 modem and it running like a champ. however, you were right about the battery life
thanks for posting it before hand. i appreciated.

Love the new kernel would u consider an overlook version? Eugene 1256 is so snappy but it corrupts data. That speed plus voodoo is crazy fast. Real 2000 + quadrant.
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Froyo Kernel on Eclair?
ttabbal,
I did not know that a Froyo kernel could be backward compatible to Eclair. Is that the case, given that your Dragon 2.0 incorporating Voodoo 5 Stable will work with Bionix Fusion?
Please help me to understand this.
More to the point, I am on Bionix 1.9.1. Would Dragon 2.0 w/Voodoo 5 Stable work on my setup?
Thanks,
Bruce

Would love to use this, however i cant seem to get anything to install from the market no matter what i do. My TitaniumBackup restores just fine(apps only). Ive ODIN'd back to JFD twice but still nada. Ill try starting from JI6 and see if it helps.

dbacchus said:
Curious! So what's the true (RFS free) Quadrant score for Vibrant?
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So I'm running ttabbal's latest kernel, 2.0, and just ran a quadrant. It gets 1564 as the score. Now, this isn't just from voodoo alone, he's done a few speed tweaked which will bump up the score. But it's snappy as hell.
"if you amplify everything, nothing is heard"

Just put this in my phone and its works fine I'm running axura 2.1 works fine but u will see a second boot up screen the benchmark test is not that high I got in the 2500 with the oclf inthe market download but can't do that one anymore it tells me I have one installed already but over all its smooth

Don't worry about benchmarks, they are easy to fool in a high level system like Android. Cyanogen managed to get something stupid like 10k out of Quadrant.
This setup isn't for being a benchmark queen. It's targeted at a couple things I deem important. Multitasking smoothness/performance, and a test of direct-to-ext4 install. The no-wipe voodoo kernel is really intended to be used as part of the whole, but like I said, it should work with any froyo. Note: NOT ECLAIR. If there is more demand for an eclair version, I'll consider updating my eclair ramdisk as well.
As for the market, couldn't say. It's NOT the rom/kernel though. The market is a finicky thing and sometimes just doesn't work. It's usually the server side or the app itself that has an issue though. There's also an update to Market for Froyo, it seems to be more stable. You should get it downloaded automatically after running for a while. To check, look at an app description, you should have a new tab "Related".
When I've had market problems, I fire up my Wife's G2 on a stock rom (not even root) and she does too, so it's not anything I, or anyone other than Google, can control.

Does anyone know whether the Dragon Kernel that works with any Froyo ROM available from the OP supports use of a BootAnimation.zip?
UPDATE: Thanks geoffcorey for the info!
Tried on Axura 2.1 with larger nand. Flashed, rebooted, converted with no issues and is running very well so far. Haven't been successful getting Voodoo to run before now.
Thanks to TW, ttabbal, Supercurio, et al.

epakrat75 said:
Does anyone know whether the Dragon Kernel that works with any Froyo ROM available from the OP supports use of a BootAnimation.zip?
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yes, it supports bootanimation.zip

So I can flash this kernel over my setup on Axura 2.1 and it'll move everything over? What are the dangers? If for some reason it didn't boot up is there a way to recover without Odin?
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joe.kerwin said:
So I can flash this kernel over my setup on Axura 2.1 and it'll move everything over? What are the dangers? If for some reason it didn't boot up is there a way to recover without Odin?
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I did this very thing in my post #16 above yours. Go for it! Remove any other lag fixes you may have though. I had none installed so I didn't have to do that. PERFORM A NANDROID backup and optionally copy to a computer before flashing the kernel to be safe. Restoring the Nandroid backup won't restore the kernel though.
The dangers are minimal if you backup. Permanently bricking the phone is unlikely. You may soft brick but you probably won't. PLUG IN AND DON'T TURN OFF THE PHONE UNTIL THE "TW" LOGO DISAPPEARS! Around this time, you will hear a voice say voodoo has been activated.
I believe the conversion process may attempt to revert the changes it tried to make in the event of an unsuccessful conversion. If reversion is successful then you should again have access to CWM to flash back to any rom you have stored on your phone. Use nandroid to restore your data and your back to normal.

joe.kerwin said:
So I can flash this kernel over my setup on Axura 2.1 and it'll move everything over? What are the dangers? If for some reason it didn't boot up is there a way to recover without Odin?
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Heimdall... Um if you cant get into download mode perhaps you shouldn't flash experimental things.
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[Q] Do I really need a custom ROM?

So what I have done to date on my Captivate.
1. Updated to latest Froyo 2.2 using Kies
2. Loaded .NET and etc
3. Rooted using SuperOneClick. Thanks ShortFuse
4. Titanium Backup. Thanks Joel
5. Android Central Sideload Wonder Machine. Thanks Android Central
6. Captivate Toolbox. Thanks Bay_wolf
7. Installed wireless tether 2.0.7 Thanks harald.mue, ulfada
8 Pimped my Captivate- Thanks systoxity, nbs11, and other XDA developers.
Now I'm to the point to ROM or not to ROM. Everything is working great. Further I am hesitant about the possibility of bricking my phone. Should I go for it? What ROM to use? What program to get ROM on phone?
Many thanks in advance.

majsig said:
So what I have done to date on my Captivate.
1. Updated to latest Froyo 2.2 using Kies
2. Loaded .NET and etc
3. Rooted using SuperOneClick. Thanks ShortFuse
4. Titanium Backup. Thanks Joel
5. Android Central Sideload Wonder Machine. Thanks Android Central
6. Captivate Toolbox. Thanks Bay_wolf
7. Installed wireless tether 2.0.7 Thanks harald.mue, ulfada
8 Pimped my Captivate- Thanks systoxity, nbs11, and other XDA developers.
Now I'm to the point to ROM or not to ROM. Everything is working great. Further I am hesitant about the possibility of bricking my phone. Should I go for it? What ROM to use? What program to get ROM on phone?
Many thanks in advance.
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This isn't development...

majsig said:
So what I have done to date on my Captivate.
1. Updated to latest Froyo 2.2 using Kies
2. Loaded .NET and etc
3. Rooted using SuperOneClick. Thanks ShortFuse
4. Titanium Backup. Thanks Joel
5. Android Central Sideload Wonder Machine. Thanks Android Central
6. Captivate Toolbox. Thanks Bay_wolf
7. Installed wireless tether 2.0.7 Thanks harald.mue, ulfada
8 Pimped my Captivate- Thanks systoxity, nbs11, and other XDA developers.
Now I'm to the point to ROM or not to ROM. Everything is working great. Further I am hesitant about the possibility of bricking my phone. Should I go for it? What ROM to use? What program to get ROM on phone?
Many thanks in advance.
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It really just comes down to if you like your Captivate the way it is. If you aren't happy with the performance you get from it then try a few out. I recommend Cognition for a stock like experience and Serendipity for the most stable and kept up to date ROM.

This really doesn't belong in this section. It should have been posted in the General or the Q&A sections.
Well what you have done in all those steps, other then Titbu is actually done in one step by flashing a rom.
If you pay attention to the steps your risk of bricking is minimal. Just read all the rom threads and see which one floats your boat. Cognition 4.1.1 is a very stable rom. Firefly is another stable rom. You might like Fusion also as that and Cog are based off the curren kcb1 release from att.
You will need odin 1 click to return to stock. You will have to download Rom Manager and install Clockwork recovery. That puts an update.zip on your phone that boots you into recovery mode so you can flash a rom. Once you put clockwork on the phone its best to copy the udate.zip to your comp or to an ext sd card so you can just move it over after you flash back to stock when you updated roms.
First and foremost is read as much as you can before doing anything.

Thanks for the brief input. It was not my intent to post in the wrong forum. I'll repost in the Q/A.

Pm a mod and have them move it instead of double posting.

sparker366 said:
Well what you have done in all those steps, other then Tibu is actually done in one step by flashing a rom.
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10 char

The answer is Yes.

like they said above you could have done by flashing but you would still need root and rom manager first which if you already have 2.2 means flashing a kernel via .tar which used to mean odin but now we have neldars app. so it's not really one step, even on 2.1 noone is doing signed .zips that run in 2e recovery so you still need to root and install cwmrecovery.
basically roms have some nice features like getting rid of tw mms which many versions of have bugs and timing errors that can cause double messages or incorrect order of messages or in some cases messages to the wrong contact, if you dont have that issue now flashing a rom with tw mms may cause it or it may not. aosp mms is safer but only works with samsung lockscreens on some roms, watch for that if you like the puzzle piece functionality. but there may be many enhancements like removed bloat(unless you like the samsung bloatware) minfree tweeks, mobile ap which may be more stable than using an app for wifi hotspot, plus random shortcuts ect.ect. many of these things you can do but some are features of the base rom and require flashing, 2.2.1 baseroms are smoth as butter, especially the ones from china and 2.2.1 kernels will make the phone benchmark better.
then there is kernels which you can flash now without the rom, kernels can make the phone feel smoother and the screen brighter and better colors and add volume to the headphone amp which i dont recommend because mine clips at anything above the stock setting. also there is undervolt and overclock ect... i would recomend maybe a speedmod kernel or glitterballs work, some galaxy s phones can not exceed 1.2 ghz i dont know of anyone that cant overclock but for me 1.2 is 100% stable 1.28 is 90% stable 1.3 is about the same maybe a bit more stable and 1.4 is about 30% stable i can do it but need to be really carefull about what's running and for how long, not really usable. kernels other than glitterballs mat cause your phone to die while charging but i here the sucker punch kernel has a lower occurrence of that than past kernels. speed mod is not overclock and is safe and makes a big difference!
then there is modem.bins and gps. the two are related. if you have good gps now flashing a modem.bin can make that go away and vise/versa there isn't any rules as to what works/doesn't because every phone is different. but other than gps you need to match a captivate rom to a captivate modem. this is because on north american captivate roms changing the modem and kernel to a non captivate version will disable bluetooth calling.
then there is hsupa, it's a bit over rated in a good service area, my isp gives me about the upload bandwith at home that i get without hsupa, my home internet is fine for browsing but im not hosting any files. on the otherhand it may help in lower service areas somewhat or if you tether multiple devices. to enable huspa you need a non north american captivate rom and kernel and modem.bin, you need to decide if that is important and at a slight risk of losing some gps performance as it is so inconsistent it is hard to tell what may or may not work for you.

Moved to Q&A as not android development

I love di11igaffs roms and espyel roms they are better than stock froyo hands down id flash u wont be sorry
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Best sgs cm7 kernal for battery life! NOOB.

Can anybody point me to the best battery saving kernal for the sgs with cm7. And exactly how to install it as I'm new to android and having abit of trouble with it. Thanks
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liamwalsh said:
Can anybody point me to the best battery saving kernal for the sgs with cm7. And exactly how to install it as I'm new to android and having abit of trouble with it. Thanks
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There is not an easy answer. Some people have the best battery life from the stock kernel though most say that better battery life can be found on one of the custom kernels.
Now that Bilboa1 has gone off to the SGS II, that means either the Platypus kernel or the Glitch kernel. Both of the two have strengths and weakness so read through their threads a bit to get an idea. Most importantly, both allow Undervolting which can really improve battery longevity but requires some experimenting to find the right levels for you.
All I can suggest is spend a day with each one, and stick with the one that works best for you in terms of both speed and performance.
Make sure you download the one that is set up for the Nightly you are running...and remember that just because the current version of Platypus is best for you, doesn't mean that with the next Nightly, the Glitch version won't be better for you. CM7 rewards the person who experiments and understands that their phone's software is a fluid, living thing.
As for how you flash one, it is quite easy. Stock is built into each nightly, so to get back to it, just reflash the Nightly. Also remember that each Nightly will therefore force you back to stock, and you will need to wait for the kernels to be updated and released, usually a few hours after the Nightly hits Sourceforge.
1) Download the kernel of your choice (or all of them) and the Cleaning zip (links on the kernel threads)
2) Place it on your internal SD card (using Root Explorer or just flash it from the directory it is downloaded to).
3) Boot into Recovery.
4) Select Flash Zip from SD Card
5) Flash the Cleaning Zip.
6) Flash the kernel
7) Reboot
See, not so bad.

+1 cant add anything to that to make it better.
finding the right kernel and maybe a little undervolting is the only way (for now)

Thanks for the advice, So at the moment im on Cm7 11052011 and the latest is 15052011. How do i get to that without having to set up from new again when i get there? Will my phone be how it is now once i reflash it?

I installed Platypus on 20110509 (SGS I9000 international) and it kind of broke everything (boot and recovery not working anymore)
I had to reflash a stock-kernel with odin to fix it.
Coming from a stock 2.2.1-ROM with Speedmod-kernel, the batterylife was kind of demotivating
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liamwalsh said:
Thanks for the advice, So at the moment im on Cm7 11052011 and the latest is 15052011. How do i get to that without having to set up from new again when i get there? Will my phone be how it is now once i reflash it?
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As long as you don't use the "INITIAL"-zips you should be fine.

[Q] Stock 2.3.6, ODIN, and Flashing CWM 6.0.5.0

Hello! First timer here to flashing and custom ROMing and have read as much as I possibly can but need some clarification before I proceed.
Background:
Let my family borrow my iPhone 4S while they travel so I'm using this SGH-T679. I have to stay in touch with them via Viber, Skype, and Hangouts (using GVPhone for Google Voice calls). After installing those apps the phone slowed down to a crawl and became a very frustrating experience;
the specs at this time were Android 2.3.5 and Baseband T679UVKJ1, stock and unrooted.
After reading that T-mobile released 2.3.6, I followed the upgrade instructions here;
now the specs are Android 2.3.6 and Baseband T679UVLK2, stock and unrooted.
For awhile I thought it was going well, but now I'm back to having frustrating experiences. It seems like memory management is terrible.
Desire:
I wonder if one of the KitKat roms will help alleviate some of the memory issues and better support the communication apps I need. Any advice? Or should I go with a custom Gingerbread or ICS ROM?
I'm leaning towards CyanogenMod 11 20140714-UNOFFICIAL by jfbs (however I also see a thread for CM11 by cars1189 but I can't figure out the difference, maybe question for a different thread).
[Q]:
I understand the first step is to install a Recovery. In the ROM thread the options are listed as:
CWM 6.0.5.0 md5sum: 4bfb28bcf29dc04243df246860f24940
Recovery for flashing in Odin CWM 6.0.5.0 md5sum: b5856bd395248af1c74dac8b92cd258e
So can I just transfer "Odin CWM 6.0.5.0" to root of device and install via powering on the phone and entering stock recovery by pressing & holding Power + Volume-Down?
When the phone was on 2.3.5, Power + Volume-Down and Power + Volume-Up (ODIN Download Mode from what I understand) yielded different modes. But now on 2.3.6, only Power + Volume-Down yields any kind of recovery option. That's why I'm wondering if installing CWM via stock recovery still holds for Android 2.3.6.
Appreciate you reading and thanks for your help!

ZHXS said:
Hello! First timer here to flashing and custom ROMing and have read as much as I possibly can but need some clarification before I proceed.
Background:
Let my family borrow my iPhone 4S while they travel so I'm using this SGH-T679. I have to stay in touch with them via Viber, Skype, and Hangouts (using GVPhone for Google Voice calls). After installing those apps the phone slowed down to a crawl and became a very frustrating experience;
the specs at this time were Android 2.3.5 and Baseband T679UVKJ1, stock and unrooted.
After reading that T-mobile released 2.3.6, I followed the upgrade instructions here;
now the specs are Android 2.3.6 and Baseband T679UVLK2, stock and unrooted.
For awhile I thought it was going well, but now I'm back to having frustrating experiences. It seems like memory management is terrible.
Desire:
I wonder if one of the KitKat roms will help alleviate some of the memory issues and better support the communication apps I need. Any advice? Or should I go with a custom Gingerbread or ICS ROM?
I'm leaning towards CyanogenMod 11 20140714-UNOFFICIAL by jfbs (however I also see a thread for CM11 by cars1189 but I can't figure out the difference, maybe question for a different thread).
[Q]:
I understand the first step is to install a Recovery. In the ROM thread the options are listed as:
CWM 6.0.5.0 md5sum: 4bfb28bcf29dc04243df246860f24940
Recovery for flashing in Odin CWM 6.0.5.0 md5sum: b5856bd395248af1c74dac8b92cd258e
So can I just transfer "Odin CWM 6.0.5.0" to root of device and install via powering on the phone and entering stock recovery by pressing & holding Power + Volume-Down?
When the phone was on 2.3.5, Power + Volume-Down and Power + Volume-Up (ODIN Download Mode from what I understand) yielded different modes. But now on 2.3.6, only Power + Volume-Down yields any kind of recovery option. That's why I'm wondering if installing CWM via stock recovery still holds for Android 2.3.6.
Appreciate you reading and thanks for your help!
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install cwm via odin, Jfbs posted link for odin pc app that is needed to do it in one of his rom ops i believe in the same op as the rom your are pondering on upgrading to. either way you need the odin files and usb drivers. as far as a rom with better memory and faster performance well any kk rom will do that or for older roms cars1189 CM Mass OP as cm10 and 10.1. reason being the new hybrid ion/pmem. compared to the old stock pmem based. now if you want battery battery life and even faster performance use a oc kernel and use an app like performance control to change the voltage and cpu frequency settings to your liking you can check my op in gen section for our phones for more details and guide for it.
EDIT yes the files are in the that rom op you mentioned 3 post down xD

I'm not a dev but from my experience with Viber, I have learned that this app uses a lot of memory. I have stopped using it for awhile cuz it was using over 30mb of my ram. So the best advice I have for you is not to install apps that you won't use often. Just use the strict minimum. For the memory management I also use Greenify to put asleep any app I'm not using often. This app in my case doesn't use over 5mb of ram but saves me over 50mb of memory when needed. But just be wise when selecting which apps to put asleep. I also use NovaLauncher as it is faster then any other I've tried and it's not hard on memory cache. Also other adive like @TripFX said, any KitKat rom can help you with memory management and performance. Me i use the lastest build of CM11 by @cars1189 with the Christopher oc kernel.
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I'm not a dev but from my experience with Viber, I have learned that this app uses a lot of memory. I have stopped using it for awhile cuz it was using over 30mb of my ram. So the best advice I have for you is not to install apps that you won't use often. Just use the strict minimum. For the memory management I also use Greenify to put asleep any app I'm not using often. This app in my case doesn't use over 5mb of ram but saves me over 50mb of memory when needed. But just be wise when selecting which apps to put asleep. I also use NovaLauncher as it is faster then any other I've tried and it's not hard on memory cache. Also other adive like @TripFX said, any KitKat rom can help you with memory management and performance. Me i use the lastest build of CM11 by @cars1189 with the Christopher oc kernel.
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Another advice also is to avoid modding too much your user interface cause for a phone like this it will make it slower, from my experience. Hope I could help! . (All these suggestions are from experiences i had and that helped me better manage my phone performances.) ?

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install cwm via odin, Jfbs posted link for odin pc app that is needed to do it in one of his rom ops i believe in the same op as the rom your are pondering on upgrading to. either way you need the odin files and usb drivers. as far as a rom with better memory and faster performance well any kk rom will do that or for older roms cars1189 CM Mass OP as cm10 and 10.1. reason being the new hybrid ion/pmem. compared to the old stock pmem based. now if you want battery battery life and even faster performance use a oc kernel and use an app like performance control to change the voltage and cpu frequency settings to your liking you can check my op in gen section for our phones for more details and guide for it.
EDIT yes the files are in the that rom op you mentioned 3 post down xD
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Hey! So I wanted to post an update about my experience...
After realizing the reference to Odin is actually a PC application, I decided to just install via Samsung Recovery.
Unfortunately from Power Off, pressing the Power + Volume Up buttons did not start recovery.
I had to use the method from the XDA Exhibit Wiki:
Pull the battery from your phone.
Connect phone to your pc via usb.
Press & hold Volume-up
Insert battery
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It's weird because on stock 2.3.5 I was able to start recovery from Power Off, but after OTA 2.3.6 baseband T679UVLK2 it no longer works. I wonder if flashing baseband T679UVLG3 or flash2stock will get back that ability. Anyway, I might try that later, right now it's setup with what I need.
I flashed CM11 by jfbs and it's working quite smoothly. Even when free memory drops below 100MB it works well. Amazing what a ROM change can do
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I read your OC and UV to perfection safely and easy guide !!! and I'm definitely bookmarking it for future exploration. Sometimes the battery gets so warm that I'm more comfortable leaving it in stock settings for now.
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I'm not a dev but from my experience with Viber, I have learned that this app uses a lot of memory. I have stopped using it for awhile cuz it was using over 30mb of my ram. So the best advice I have for you is not to install apps that you won't use often. Just use the strict minimum. For the memory management I also use Greenify to put asleep any app I'm not using often. This app in my case doesn't use over 5mb of ram but saves me over 50mb of memory when needed. But just be wise when selecting which apps to put asleep. I also use NovaLauncher as it is faster then any other I've tried and it's not hard on memory cache. Also other adive like @TripFX said, any KitKat rom can help you with memory management and performance. Me i use the lastest build of CM11 by @cars1189 with the Christopher oc kernel.
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Another advice also is to avoid modding too much your user interface cause for a phone like this it will make it slower, from my experience. Hope I could help! . (All these suggestions are from experiences i had and that helped me better manage my phone performances.) ?
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Appreciate your tips. You're right about Viber and communication apps, they're all using between 20-30MB each, but I need them so I'm leaving them on for now.
I'll definitely have to check out Greenify.
Also appreciate your tip about NovaLauncher, as I witnessed a few niggling issues with Trebuchet Launcher upon initial boot up after flashing the ROM.
I've limited my UI customization based upon your advice, I just have one page for apps and Google Now page to the left (I initially installed BaNkS GApps Minimal 4.4.4 but then flashed on top GApps Minimal GoogleSearch and AOSP Calendar Sync Addonas I was missing typing by voice and calendar events).
Do you know if there is a post/thread where I can find out the difference between kernels available for this phone?
I see for CM11 by cars1189 that there is ADC/Linaro Kernel and Christopher K^Kernel, but I can't find a comparison between the two.
Thinking of Future: Is it ok to dirty flash CM11 by cars1189 over CM11 by jfbs, or is formatting everything recommended?
Thanks for the replies fellas!

as far as basebands go that jfbs posted. either will work and there really isn't i a difference between the 2 and flashing either one should cause any harm to you phone that i'm aware of as i have personally tried both on same phone.
personally i never dirty flash but thats just my preference. however dirty flashing cross rom authors i would definitely do a clean install even devs would agree with that.
as far as warm battery you could undervolt it without overclocking to reduce the temp more so then how much temp increase you get from upping the frequency. So no matter what i would find my cpu's lowest stable voltage as it will give you longer battery life and lower temps. as long as your stable voltage is under 1.200mhv however i haven't heard anyone not be able to use 1.100mhv at stock frequency. how ever i would still start from stock voltage 1.2mhv and lower by 0.025mhv (1.175) test it out for a bit open and close and so forth. then lower it again by same about. and do so for each frequency below what set max frequency for.

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as far as basebands go that jfbs posted. either will work and there really isn't i a difference between the 2 and flashing either one should cause any harm to you phone that i'm aware of as i have personally tried both on same phone.
personally i never dirty flash but thats just my preference. however dirty flashing cross rom authors i would definitely do a clean install even devs would agree with that.
as far as warm battery you could undervolt it without overclocking to reduce the temp more so then how much temp increase you get from upping the frequency. So no matter what i would find my cpu's lowest stable voltage as it will give you longer battery life and lower temps. as long as your stable voltage is under 1.200mhv however i haven't heard anyone not be able to use 1.100mhv at stock frequency. how ever i would still start from stock voltage 1.2mhv and lower by 0.025mhv (1.175) test it out for a bit open and close and so forth. then lower it again by same about. and do so for each frequency below what set max frequency for.
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Ok, Clean Install it is.
As far as App + App Data Backup & Restore is concerned when flashing a new ROM, I have read about a variety of methods.
Method 1:
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Meaning, no need to Wipe Data. So all of your Downloaded Apps + Data will still be on the phone after flashing new ROM.
Method 2:
Wipe Everything.
Flash New ROM and Gapps.
Advanced Restore of Data and Cache Partitions via Recovery.
Method 3:
Wipe Everything.
Flash New ROM and Gapps.
Restore Apps + Data via program like Titanium Backup, ES File Explorer, etc.
I like the idea of Method 1, but I think you recommend Method 3?
What is your current ROM + Kernel setup if you don't mind me asking?
I think I may undervolt using the same settings from your OC and UV Guide. I figure it's the same phone, processor, etc.

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Ok, Clean Install it is.
As far as App + App Data Backup & Restore is concerned when flashing a new ROM, I have read about a variety of methods.
Method 1:
Meaning, no need to Wipe Data. So all of your Downloaded Apps + Data will still be on the phone after flashing new ROM.
Method 2:
Wipe Everything.
Flash New ROM and Gapps.
Advanced Restore of Data and Cache Partitions via Recovery.
Method 3:
Wipe Everything.
Flash New ROM and Gapps.
Restore Apps + Data via program like Titanium Backup, ES File Explorer, etc.
I like the idea of Method 1, but I think you recommend Method 3?
What is your current ROM + Kernel setup if you don't mind me asking?
I think I may undervolt using the same settings from your OC and UV Guide. I figure it's the same phone, processor, etc.
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I've had an issue in the past (Being builds of cm11) doing that but not during aoip days and had gapp issues. regardless of the 3 methods. as far as backing and restoring user apps+data. use es file explorer to copy apks to either sdcard. then connect phone to pc and make a new folder on desktop then copy all the apks and data to that folder. then after doing complete clean install and setting up the phone the way like it ( mods, advance settings, oc, uv, etc. then copy back over to sdcard then move the apks back to the original directory you pulled it from. However im just super cautious as it could have just be a fluke bug in cm11 that may have already been fixed. but as far as back up it which ever works best for you.
private testing mahdi build with rom. still using the settings that are in oc/uc guide. as far as kernels my phone does much better with jfbs stock rom kernels as they already have oc/uc support by default and has a much high user ram space that is stable. jfbs roms i think are for the more advance users that like to tweak everything where cars1198 is better for the everyday user. Hence why i use jfbs roms and wife uses cars1198 roms.

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private testing mahdi build with rom. still using the settings that are in oc/uc guide. as far as kernels my phone does much better with jfbs stock rom kernels as they already have oc/uc support by default and has a much high user ram space that is stable. jfbs roms i think are for the more advance users that like to tweak everything where cars1198 is better for the everyday user. Hence why i use jfbs roms and wife uses cars1198 roms.
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Thanks for all the great info you've been providing!
Which Kernel is she using with cars1198's CM11? ADC/Linaro Kernel, Christopher K^Kernel, jfbs?
Judging from the last few pages of jfbs' CM11 OP, it doesn't appear he will update any longer

ZHXS said:
Thanks for all the great info you've been providing!
Which Kernel is she using with cars1198's CM11? ADC/Linaro Kernel, Christopher K^Kernel, jfbs?
Judging from the last few pages of jfbs' CM11 OP, it doesn't appear he will update any longer
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K^Kernel hm and as far as jfbs it's hit and miss as far as newer roms and so forth go. Im not in a rush as he has done more than enough for our device and for free along with helping lots of users including but not limited to rude users. So expect him to do what he think is best and if someone doesn't like it they can just deal with it. I'm happy with the phone even as is. I mean this phone is uberly outdated hardware wise and has been really stressed to it limits even beyond anything rom before kitkat roms came out. However that's not to mention it prolly wouldn't have been possible without arco86, adc team, and others. So when/if he does i'm grateful for what he gives us. same for cars1198 and other devs on this site. Not saying anything bad about you but just giving a short version of where things are at.
FYI most people here on xda just prefer you either clicking the thanks button if you the post was useful or if it a bug related then logcats and brief description of the problem and wait patiently for someone who knows to either A) if dev - fixes it or asks for more info. B) if other user- tries to help you out if possible. Also as always even it something isn't to your liking the it would be wiser and nicer to post something like "Hey I really don't like X if you don't mind can you do X. If you are to busy or like X the way it is, that is fine and thank you for helping the community and good luck on you project."

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K^Kernel hm and as far as jfbs it's hit and miss as far as newer roms and so forth go. Im not in a rush as he has done more than enough for our device and for free along with helping lots of users including but not limited to rude users. So expect him to do what he think is best and if someone doesn't like it they can just deal with it. I'm happy with the phone even as is. I mean this phone is uberly outdated hardware wise and has been really stressed to it limits even beyond anything rom before kitkat roms came out. However that's not to mention it prolly wouldn't have been possible without arco86, adc team, and others. So when/if he does i'm grateful for what he gives us. same for cars1198 and other devs on this site. Not saying anything bad about you but just giving a short version of where things are at.
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Totally agree with you on all points. I'm very happy with the current state - I'm not planning to move to another ROM anytime soon. The way I see it, most of the monthly updates appear to be incremental changes, and not something that will radically alter the core functionality of the phone.
It's amazing development still happening for this 3 year old device.

Alright! Looks like @ZHXS you've found all the answers you needed.
I'm using the latest CM11 build by @cars1189. I don't remember what the difference between both kernels in cars' thread is, but I definitely know that the Christopher kernel is for OC and UV because it is the kernel i'm using right now. I will check it out again and come back at you when I find out.
For flashing one ROM over the other one I have done it many times (I don't know if it is fine or not but from the replies I think that it's not recommended) but i didn't encounter any trouble. Just but sure to nandroid before you flash on top. Also if it is an update of the same ROM you are running, it shouldn't cause any trouble in the future. The only thing is that if you had Xposed framework activated before the update, after the update you will have to reactivate it again because with an update of the ROM, Xposed framework gets deactivated. Also I would recommend a nandroid before the update just in case. :good:
Also for the launcher, I have just found out that the home launcher of the Z3 has been ported and I tried it out. And I got to say, it is definitely faster than NovaLauncher in my phone. It takes less more time to go back when I press the home button from anywhere I'm in the phone. It doesn't have too much tweaks and personalisation like NovaLauncher, but hey with this phone the simpler the faster. The only down side with this launcher is that there is an empty spot under the dock that creates a waste of screen space. Here is one of my screenshot:
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The thread author said that he(she, I don't know) is working on it so we might see a fix for it. But if you want to check it out, here it is: http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/port-xperia-z3-home-7-0-0-14-t2868655
That's all I had to say, happy to help you if you have any other question that I can answer.

I tested both kernels and it turns out that the ADC kernel looks like just a regular kernel. I had to do the flashing of the kernels on the 7-7-14 build because the ADC kernel was not available for the 8-28-14 build, and for the replies in the thread, the kernels for the 7-7-14 build and previous builds are not compatible with the 8-28-14 build. But I flashed it on the 7-7-14 build it did not show me any OC or UV settings and options. But I think that there is something else about this kernel that I don't know the presence of. But the Christopher kernel showed me OC and UV options so this kernel is definitely for OC and UV. There are also different versions of the Christopher kernel so you can check them out if you want.
And also the Xperia Z3 launcher port has been updated! The empty space under the dock has been removed. Looks like this now.
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If you want to check it out make sure to download the Home-superuser-nonav.apk . It's done by @Sahaab (just wanted to s/o him)

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I tested both kernels and it turns out that the ADC kernel looks like just a regular kernel. I had to do the flashing of the kernels on the 7-7-14 build because the ADC kernel was not available for the 8-28-14 build, and for the replies in the thread, the kernels for the 7-7-14 build and previous builds are not compatible with the 8-28-14 build. But I flashed it on the 7-7-14 build it did not show me any OC or UV settings and options. But I think that there is something else about this kernel that I don't know the presence of. But the Christopher kernel showed me OC and UV options so this kernel is definitely for OC and UV. There are also different versions of the Christopher kernel so you can check them out if you want.
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Wow @theking1st, going above & beyond testing the kernels! Thanks for the info man.
I'm kind of eager to OC now since after adding Google Search it's a bit slower again. I think I'll do that tonight, start fresh.:good:

ZHXS said:
Wow @theking1st, going above & beyond testing the kernels! Thanks for the info man.
I'm kind of eager to OC now since after adding Google Search it's a bit slower again. I think I'll do that tonight, start fresh.:good:
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besides the oc and uc there they both use different optimizations and default kernel tweaks. Personally i like having the oc and uv option. you can make it run faster then stock while having lower temps and longer battery life as well as faster charging wile the phone is actually on. Powered off its the same no matter what ya do as far as how fast it charges. also if your fine with the speed i;d still recommend undervolting as you can run at stable at lower mv then stock. How low you can goes varies from person to person but in general im sure you can run 1.2GHZ @ 1.150mv compared to stock 1ghz @ 1.200mv. if ya can go lower stable then kudos for getting a lucky kudos for getting a decent made chip. follow my oc/uv guide in the gen section if your new to it and you will be just fine and safely.