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[Q] Ace Problems Battery and ROM

hi there,
i have some problems with my phone. the battery drains very fast. like i receive a sms and leave it there untouched for 2 hours and the battery drains from 100% to about 60%
Another problem is that i get force close on almost every app. facebook, go sms and so on. and the respond time is very slow. like SLOW
Thank for reading. i hope that there will be replies
Samsung Galaxy Ace - CM7 by FAT

Use zimage 1.5 kernel did u wipe before flashing?
the Mafia aka KASE ARe For TroLLing

zaqwankira said:
Use zimage 1.5 kernel did u wipe before flashing?
the Mafia aka KASE ARe For TroLLing
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ya, will try it

Have you applied any patches ??

maybe i think you should flash back your rom again..

sax0406 said:
Have you applied any patches ??
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i dont think so but anyway, i am now using Apocalypse ROM by itasoulas

Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread. I've manage to figure out (not really figure, more like a hunch/guess) what went wrong. its the kernel.
now im using Apocalypse ROM [Firekernel OC] by itasoulas

Im really sorry but I dont understand any of the tech stuff posted here, but what I do know is that my 1 yr old battery on my Ace is like worth 3 minutes of calls now (only)!!!
Pls help. Should I get a new battery instead?
Thanks!

DCTopTeam said:
Im really sorry but I dont understand any of the tech stuff posted here, but what I do know is that my 1 yr old battery on my Ace is like worth 3 minutes of calls now (only)!!!
Pls help. Should I get a new battery instead?
Thanks!
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Obviously, yes!
~~~when I say,'HENSHIN',u better run~~~

Hey,Check how much you have clocked your phone at and the governer
Settings>CyanogenModSettings>Performance(press OK for the warning)>CPU Settings;If the governor is ONDEMAND, change it to Smartassv2 and increase Min value to 245. I use Apocalypse and my battery life is awesome(check the attachments).
Second lower your screen brightness simple yet effective. also increase the Max value in the CPU settings to 902 for zero lag.Also set the network to only 2G if you dont want your 3G on all the time.This saves lot of battery life too.
Press Thanks If I helped

GabanBajaHitam said:
Obviously, yes!
~~~when I say,'HENSHIN',u better run~~~
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DCTopTeam said:
Im really sorry but I dont understand any of the tech stuff posted here, but what I do know is that my 1 yr old battery on my Ace is like worth 3 minutes of calls now (only)!!!
Pls help. Should I get a new battery instead?
Thanks!
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DCTopTeam - u can check the physical battery condition whether is bloated (feels expanded), this is an indicator that the battery is about to die

Flash a kernel, i recommend The ace kernel beta 4, it is discontinued, but has no bugs, a long battery life included

TJ_Ahluwalia said:
Hey,Check how much you have clocked your phone at and the governer
Settings>CyanogenModSettings>Performance(press OK for the warning)>CPU Settings;If the governor is ONDEMAND, change it to Smartassv2 and increase Min value to 245. I use Apocalypse and my battery life is awesome(check the attachments).
Second lower your screen brightness simple yet effective. also increase the Max value in the CPU settings to 902 for zero lag.Also set the network to only 2G if you dont want your 3G on all the time.This saves lot of battery life too.
Press Thanks If I helped
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902 seems high... that might drain the battery faster. i don't go higher than 825.

DuckyDawn said:
hi there,
i have some problems with my phone. the battery drains very fast. like i receive a sms and leave it there untouched for 2 hours and the battery drains from 100% to about 60%
Another problem is that i get force close on almost every app. facebook, go sms and so on. and the respond time is very slow. like SLOW
Thank for reading. i hope that there will be replies
Samsung Galaxy Ace - CM7 by FAT
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I used a small trick to disable fast dormancy and it increased my battery life considerably. Check this link here Disable Fast Dormancy to increase battery life

Best battery oriented ROM?

Hello guys. I would like to hear some suggestions regarding this. So far I've tried CM7 and emanoN, but both of them drain like hell (specially CM7). Please avoid usual recomendations (turn off data, bluetooth, wireless and all those basic tips).
If there's an app, script or tweak that helps, please share it with me! My priority is battery life, above everything else.
Hope to get some replies! Thanks in advance

Skipping all the basic tips, I suggest you use a pure source-kind of rom. Something like the MOre rom or Pure CM7 by mebitek or kittenlinux, another one is GingerMod. Battery lives one those roms are so far one of the most cheered for. CM9 Beta 7 also had incredible battery life, although the link is probably gone already as mirroring is not allowed by Maclaw. As for the scripts, some mini users find these annoying and just a piece of cr*p, but as for me, I really made sure that it wasn't just a placebo effect. SlaidyBoost v2.3 works well and am happy with the performance and battery life boost that comes with it.

wtfshouldidonow said:
Skipping all the basic tips, I suggest you use a pure source-kind of rom. Something like the MOre rom or Pure CM7 by mebitek or kittenlinux, another one is GingerMod. Battery lives one those roms are so far one of the most cheered for. CM9 Beta 7 also had incredible battery life, although the link is probably gone already as mirroring is not allowed by Maclaw. As for the scripts, some mini users find these annoying and just a piece of cr*p, but as for me, I really made sure that it wasn't just a placebo effect. SlaidyBoost v2.3 works well and am happy with the performance and battery life boost that comes with it.
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Thanks for your comment! What about this one?

That one was originally made to improve battery life when you use wifi most of the time for browsing the net or such, but I can see that other tweaks have been added for an overall change, and based on the comments there, some users found their minis slow down a bit. Although I haven't tried it yet, it's best if you would simply flash the rom you chose to use, boot it up and set up the settings you want initially, then reboot to recovery, make a backup of that rom, then start experimenting with various scripts found here in XDA that is compatible with our mini. If you don't like the results, then simply restore the backup you made earlier. I'll try that script you told me about if I have the time, though.

Chaurigol said:
Thanks for your comment! What about this one?
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No, that ****ty script doesn't work.
I recommend you the stock ROM if you want battery life.

Stock samsung rom has the best battery life. But, on official CM7 with 604MHz for max, 122MHz for min and ondemand cpu governor, i'm having good battery life, can't complain at all. Haven't tried stock rom for ages, maybe my current setup is even better

domcale said:
Stock samsung rom has the best battery life. But, on official CM7 with 604MHz for max, 122MHz for min and ondemand cpu governor, i'm having good battery life, can't complain at all. Haven't tried stock rom for ages, maybe my current setup is even better
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Thanks man, but I don't think CM7 is the best option when looking for long battery life. I'm going to try de stock based ones and decide if any of them if better than the actual stock rom. Andro-ID, emanoN and GingerMod are apparently the most popular ones. Regarding the others, MORe is discontinued, so I wouldn't go for it, same as the one from kittenlinux. I'll give CyanMobile and mebitek's a try too! Trying GingerMod right now.

CM7.2 is draining battery fast because at default it's using Lil'GV2 governor which is veery agressive regarding CPU frequency! When you set it to ondemand it's much better. It costs you nothing to try it out if you haven't, stock rom is just too ugly and slowish when not rebooted regulary

domcale said:
CM7.2 is draining battery fast because at default it's using Lil'GV2 governor which is veery agressive regarding CPU frequency! When you set it to ondemand it's much better. It costs you nothing to try it out if you haven't, stock rom is just too ugly and slowish when not rebooted regulary
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Installed GingerMod (smartassV2 governor) and overnight battery dropped 35%. That is definitely not normal, and happened with the other ROMs too! Can anyone help me identify the problem?
Edit: BTW, the phone is two weeks old, and when I first bought it I didn't experience this huge drain.

Chaurigol said:
Hello guys. I would like to hear some suggestions regarding this. So far I've tried CM7 and emanoN, but both of them drain like hell (specially CM7). Please avoid usual recomendations (turn off data, bluetooth, wireless and all those basic tips).
If there's an app, script or tweak that helps, please share it with me! My priority is battery life, above everything else.
Hope to get some replies! Thanks in advance
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if u want good battery backup try andro-id ..it gives better backup then stock rom ..
http://yagyagaire.blogspot.in/2012/04/andro-id-v331-for-galaxy-mini-gt-s5570.html

domcale said:
Stock samsung rom has the best battery life. But, on official CM7 with 604MHz for max, 122MHz for min and ondemand cpu governor, i'm having good battery life, can't complain at all. Haven't tried stock rom for ages, maybe my current setup is even better
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TBH stock rom didn't work for me well especially regarding battery life. CM 7.2 official 710MHz/245MHz ONDEMAND battery lasts and lasts and phone is faster. Couldn't ask for more considering mini is entry level android phone for some time :good:

Chaurigol said:
Installed GingerMod (smartassV2 governor) and overnight battery dropped 35%. That is definitely not normal, and happened with the other ROMs too! Can anyone help me identify the problem?
Edit: BTW, the phone is two weeks old, and when I first bought it I didn't experience this huge drain.
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why dont u recallibrate battery after flashing ROMs:
1. Use app battery callibration from store, the developper is Nema i think.

Thanks, but I do that regularly, and as far as I'm concerned that doesn't improve battery life, just the accuracy of the % shown.

Chocobread with antutu battery saver is amazing I don't charge my phone one and a half day and still the battery is at 20 I love this life ... battery life.
Sent from my GT-S5570 using XDA

This is my personal use only, but I have share to my friends:
iCUSTOM DXKT6
for screenshoot:
click HERE
But that's in Indonesian language.
Hope u're suitable with iCUSTOM DXKT6.

orieoke said:
This is my personal use only, but I have share to my friends:
iCUSTOM DXKT6
for screenshoot:
click HERE
But that's in Indonesian language.
Hope u're suitable with iCUSTOM DXKT6.
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I appreciate it, but I'm not really familiar with indonesian language. Thanks anyway!

I think stock official CM 7.2 ROM does not contain the kernel. Can anybody please confirm?
On the pc, most of power management is by the kernel. Guess here too, we should look at kernel rather than the rom.?
I may be wrong though.

So, OP, which ROM did you settle for?

boaxfux said:
So, OP, which ROM did you settle for?
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Still trying them. I'd say Andro-ID is the best until now! Unfortunately it doesn't support many languages, including mine (spanish).

Chaurigol and wtfshouldidonow, I saw you commented about my project. My project was created specially to achieve a good-battery life. I cannot guarantee that your phone will have great battery life, but you can give a try. Also, you can try my mod with Adrenaline Engine. If you want to try my mod, try to use my edited Adrenaline Engine (which will work with my battery mod):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27664110&postcount=75
My phone (which is now bricked from suspicious reasons) had a great battery life, about 2-4 days.

[Q][PORT][REQ] To Expert DEVS, Please..

first, i am sorry for requesting the expert devs or anyone else, to port this Kernel.. as this is a very battery friendly kernel in my galaxy ace.
this kernel is actually done for the Nexus S, but i see no more development in Nexus S section.. or the expert devs can please make a kernel that focused in battery life ? thanks before..
link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591052

kevintangi said:
first, i am sorry for requesting the expert devs or anyone else, to port this Kernel.. as this is a very battery friendly kernel in my galaxy ace.
this kernel is actually done for the Nexus S, but i see no more development in Nexus S section.. or the expert devs can please make a kernel that focused in battery life ? thanks before..
link : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591052
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Have you tried the current custom kernels?
I am using SpeedMod 3-9 and it has an excellent battery life - on heavy usage (internet, emails, ebook reading, messaging and phone calls) I reach the end of the day with at least 30% left - and I am talking about heavy use - around 4-5 hours.
For me this is more than enough.
But I am using "ondemand" CPU governor. If I change to "powersave" the battery consumption will be even lower, I think.
My suggestion to you - give it a try - our beloved Note is one of the best in battery tests - and with these tricks it is even better!

dhuewes said:
Have you tried the current custom kernels?
I am using SpeedMod 3-9 and it has an excellent battery life - on heavy usage (internet, emails, ebook reading, messaging and phone calls) I reach the end of the day with at least 30% left - and I am talking about heavy use - around 4-5 hours.
For me this is more than enough.
But I am using "ondemand" CPU governor. If I change to "powersave" the battery consumption will be even lower, I think.
My suggestion to you - give it a try - our beloved Note is one of the best in battery tests - and with these tricks it is even better!
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You even can reduce power by using a single collar wallpaper.
For black take a picture in bl&white in the lowest resolution with the lens covered with your finger.
You can select this picture as background.
If you like an other single collar you can do it with a paper of your choice

dhuewes said:
Have you tried the current custom kernels?
I am using SpeedMod 3-9 and it has an excellent battery life - on heavy usage (internet, emails, ebook reading, messaging and phone calls) I reach the end of the day with at least 30% left - and I am talking about heavy use - around 4-5 hours.
For me this is more than enough.
But I am using "ondemand" CPU governor. If I change to "powersave" the battery consumption will be even lower, I think.
My suggestion to you - give it a try - our beloved Note is one of the best in battery tests - and with these tricks it is even better!
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really ? i'm using that for one day, with heavy use of emails, texts, and watching CCTV in my office with 3G always + wifi = end up 10% in 6 P.M from 7 A.M. and one more thing, i love live wallpapers, so i use Koi wallpaper, and auto brightness.. i thought that with 2500 MAh battery it would last more than 1 days of heavy use... you know, i seldom use that in my house, but very heavy user in the office, no games.

bump, how about this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257497 ? more kernels = more choices for users

there is already a ton of custom kernels for the note, Surely you havent tested them all ?
99% of battery drain is down to the user ! anyone will confirm this, You should look a bit deeper into your configuration.
start from a full wipe, test several kernels and try all of the Governors & Schedulers, Use something like 'better battery stats' for precise information of which apps use most power, fiddle with settings like auto-sync, wifi off when sleeping, data network deactivated when not in use ect ect.
1 day battery life is about the average for the average user, This is a powerful device with a massive screen and 2 CPU's, you cant expect the stock battery to last forever, Maybe consider an extended battery ?

azzledazzle said:
there is already a ton of custom kernels for the note, Surely you havent tested them all ?
99% of battery drain is down to the user ! anyone will confirm this, You should look a bit deeper into your configuration.
start from a full wipe, test several kernels and try all of the Governors & Schedulers, Use something like 'better battery stats' for precise information of which apps use most power, fiddle with settings like auto-sync, wifi off when sleeping, data network deactivated when not in use ect ect.
1 day battery life is about the average for the average user, This is a powerful device with a massive screen and 2 CPU's, you cant expect the stock battery to last forever, Maybe consider an extended battery ?
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Tons ? You gotta be kidding me.. i tested goku, speedmod, notecore. I believe speedmod is just a bit better, but not yet satisfied me. full wipe in ics roms is a troublesome work . Now i use lulzactive governor, sio scheduler, underclock to 800 MHz but still :/ . Extended battery ? Seems a good idea...
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kevintangi said:
Tons ? You gotta be kidding me.. i tested goku, speedmod, notecore. I believe speedmod is just a bit better, but not yet satisfied me. full wipe in ics roms is a troublesome work . Now i use lulzactive governor, sio scheduler, underclock to 800 MHz but still :/ . Extended battery ? Seems a good idea...
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For the usage you described, it seems that no modern smarphone would handle it - maybe the Moto Maxx, with its huge battery - but it is not in the league of the Galaxy Note.
But, instead of going to an extended battery solution, which would make your Note heavy and thick, you could go for a "spare battery" solution. And you can find plenty of good quality batteries+charger for less than $20 on Ebay - this should solve your problems entirelly.

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For the usage you described, it seems that no modern smarphone would handle it - maybe the Moto Maxx, with its huge battery - but it is not in the league of the Galaxy Note.
But, instead of going to an extended battery solution, which would make your Note heavy and thick, you could go for a "spare battery" solution. And you can find plenty of good quality batteries+charger for less than $20 on Ebay - this should solve your problems entirelly.
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well yes im searching for extended battery with a capacity of 4000 MAh or bigger. and also, i'm using all of the battery tweaks available for android devices. but still havent sastisfied me

For an extended battery the general opinion seems to be that Mugen 5400mAh rules.
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Zamboney said:
For an extended battery the general opinion seems to be that Mugen 5400mAh rules.
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Mugen and seidio
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oh yes, i heard that thunderbolt script by pikachu01 is said to improve performance n battery life ? is that working with note ? thanks before..

kevintangi said:
i'm using that for one day, with heavy use of emails, texts, and watching CCTV in my office with 3G always + wifi = end up 10% in 6 P.M from 7 A.M. and one more thing, i love live wallpapers...
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Well you have said it all and given your own answer in your post - you are a heavy user and there are no scripts on xda that will give you additional battery unless you bring 2 or 3 stock batteries with you.
Extended battery is a bit too big in my opinion and will make the Note really too bulky, but if you don't mind the size this is definitely the way to go to have more juice by the end of the day.

Question regarding Devil Kernel...

Hi guys, the Devil Kernel has a governor called Powersave does that really help extend battery life?

xxxmike86xxx said:
Hi guys, the Devil Kernel has a governor called Powersave does that really help extend battery life?
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Yea, it will, but it may be laggy and slow from time to time.
Check this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1369817

BlueFlame4 said:
Yea, it will, but it may be laggy and slow from time to time.
Check this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1369817
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This explains why my SGS is slow as hell on Powersave...which governor would you recommend?
thanks for the help!:victory:

xxxmike86xxx said:
This explains why my SGS is slow as hell on Powersave...which governor would you recommend?
thanks for the help!:victory:
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OnDemand, Conservative or SmartassV2 are a good compromise regarding speed and battery. Your battery will discharge a bit faster ofc but your phone will be smoother as well. Use CoolTool for live statistics of the CPU frequency.
Just play around a bit with the settings and use the link I posted above for help. If you want to know anything, feel free to ask me
There are several other settings on kernel side which affect speed and battery life.
Sent from my Gameboy Color

BlueFlame4 said:
OnDemand, Conservative or SmartassV2 are a good compromise regarding speed and battery. Your battery will discharge a bit faster ofc but your phone will be smoother as well. Use CoolTool for live statistics of the CPU frequency.
Just play around a bit with the settings and use the link I posted above for help. If you want to know anything, feel free to ask me
There are several other settings on kernel side which affect speed and battery life.
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Thank you so much!!! I'm gonna be honest and say I am a n00b and I won't really understand the statistics...or change the frequency manually...
Can I run SetCPU with all the kernels or just use the Kernel's governors (like Devil's let you choose a governor).
P.S - Tried the SmartassV2 looks okay to me a bit laggy though...

xxxmike86xxx said:
Thank you so much!!! I'm gonna be honest and say I am a n00b and I won't really understand the statistics...or change the frequency manually...
Can I run SetCPU with all the kernels or just use the Kernel's governors (like Devil's let you choose a governor).
P.S - Tried the SmartassV2 looks okay to me a bit laggy though...
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Yeah, SetCPU can be run with any kernel. You can download the devil kernel app on Google Play to set everything, so SetCPU is redundant.
Statistics are quite obvious - the phone should hit min. frequency as soon as possible on the one hand and it shouldn't lagg on the other hand Lazy governor is good as well.
Btw: You are here to learn something so it's absolutely okay if you ask questions. That "noob-excuse" is kinda lame cuz you read and study the stuff by asking others /reading topics Everyone has to learn to succeed.
Anyways, ask me if you got questions
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It slows down a bit your phone but battery does improve.

[Q] CM9.1 + Kernel Hydracore = Battery issues

Hello,
I started using CM9.m then I've found out about Kernel, and discovered Hydracore, a great kernel BTW, but I've realized that it had some battery issues:
1. It heats a LOT and it's the STD version, no OC;
2. While I'm using it, the screen is on, the battey just DRAIN, like in 3 hours I'm totally discharged;
3. When I use for a little while longer, like 15 minutes, the battery drain as usual (a lot), then when I stop the battery "charge" again. Like, if I stop use in 9% a few minutes later I find the Note with 11%, without even conecting to a power source;
4. The transitions are more fluid, does that has some relation with butter project?
5. Has anyone a battery saver Kernel, like Speedmod, for CM9.1?
Here goes a Screenshot that shows the "issue".
Can anyone explain?

Change governer and scheduler.
For me lulzactive and noop does the job.
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sahilarora2003 said:
Change governer and scheduler.
For me lulzactive and noop does the job.
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Does that save battery? Where I can see what wich governor do?

provettirodolfo said:
Does that save battery? Where I can see what wich governor do?
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Yes of course.
Download setcpu from playstore. It will do the job for you.
Sent From My Flavoured Juicy AOKP JB.