[TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW**
 

Hey all,

This is a shiny new test kernel from none other than WisTilt2 and jonpry.

***NOTE***

The new acoustic code is in this kernel. If you're not running a system image that supports the new acoustic code, you will lose all sounds! This includes in call audio, speakerphone, everything!!

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They have been working hard on getting a new codebase out, and this is a result of their work.

Note - things are going to be broken in this kernel. Most things from .27 will work, the second post will serve as a list of confirmed broken things & workarounds if they exist. Initially I'd like to see what people report, so let me know! If you report a issue that is listed in the next post, put your flamesuit on, you're asking for it.

This kernel is RHOD only. It may boot other devices, but they are untested. Run at your own risk!

This kernel also requires some changes to haret & the startup.txt, which I will outline below.

Steps:

1. Download the alternate haret version (attached). I have found that this alternate version will boot other 'normal' kernels, but you must use this haret to boot this kernel.
2. Add this line to your startup.txt (I added it after the set initrd line):
3. Download the kernel from the .39 (autobuild service), replace as you normally would, and boot!

Currently the autobuild only has the 'newest' kernel. Development/commits onto this kernel will be frequent, so the newest kernel might have issues - there'll be a history of old kernels soon ;).

WisTilt2 just added kernel 3.0 to the autobuild - this is a newer kernel, but the code isn't nearly as stable, so I would recommend sticking to .39 for testing at the moment!

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel Testing **NEW**
 

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel Testing **NEW**
 

DEVELOPERS ONLY

Now that's out of the way...

There is a public git repo for .39, assuming you want to see the action live!

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

Wohoo finally ive been following wistilt and jonpry in the irc logs just waiting for this to come out specially after all the gushing praise for all the speedyness of it

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

Took the words right outa my mouth. It's GO time baby!!!


Edit: I'm hitting the same "no data" snag as you guys with hyc ril and f22 rootfs. I'll play more tomorrow, but I've gotta be up in a few hours. Can't test much without data. Great work though guys. I'm psych'd about these wispryc22 builds! Any updates to break the stagnant forums are good things.

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

Ok i first tried a brand new frx6 with f22 rootfs + hyc ril but it froze in the boot process (something about a partion not being available ) so i thought i was over reaching and retried it again but this time just a simple frx06 no mods besides the new kernal ,haret and that line in startup ofcourse and it took a long time to boot ( but then again it was crating a whole new data file ) but it started up looked good and fast.

Then i signed into google and the shit has hit the fan it it slowed down and finally froze screen is on power key wont work nonw of the keys work kbd light is off.

Will restart and retry again

btw phone is Rhod400 (sprint phone)

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

ok deleted that try and again clean build (with all the needed stuff for this kernal test)

boot up ani was blazing fast in it animation but took a little time , but again first start with a clean build so its expected
Didnt try to sync with my gmail account as i wanted to play with it without worry about that damn thing crashing ( which i suspect was because of that multiple downloads occurring while syncing contacts problem its always had)
Screen switching was fast menu was scrolling nice
Powered off the screen waited 3 seconds and pressed power on again took around 3 seconds screen turned on but was still blank then half a second later the lock screen came on then it shut off again.
I then let it stay powered off for a bit pressed power on screen powered on blank, half a second later showed lock screen and was able to unlock.

Ok experimenting i am able to consistently have it slow power on when i dont wait for the green indicator to come on ( ie i press power off and while its still showing orange i press power on again it takes 4-5 seconds to actually power on doing that blank screen thing) So no pressing power on power off quickly.

also the green indicator comes on preety quickly usually within a few seconds(sometimes faster sometimes slower)

( i will add more as i go along so will edit this post instead of making multiple posts )
Was feeling cocky so went to setting to setup my gmail account and it slowed to a crawl even before i tried signing in afterwords it just froze up i though well let me give it a chance and it did finally give on of those force close screen which i tried clicking wait but it only registerd the press half a minute later. Screen powered off indicator is orange , keyboard lights up on extending it but screen wont power on

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

Hey guys,

Seems there are transient issues with CDMA devices. I spoke with the powers at be (jonpry & WisTilt2) and they concur. Fixes are in the works, but in the meantime I added a caveat for CDMA devices.

It is odd, the thing ran really well for me at first, then just slowly blew itself into little pieces. A couple of times I booted without service, and it actually ran fan-freakin-tastic. So it's definitely a CDMA-specific issue... I'll keep this thread updated with details!

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

Thanks arghhhh for the update and @ jonpry n wistilt yes we have high expectations we see what your are capable of u just have to belive in urselves :P (i just saw thid viral vid of a kid who learned how to ride his bike so tht phrase stuck btw yes im an irc ghost cant develop but i like to see the devs at work )

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

Thanks for the threads. I've been following the .39 xda thread, and honestly, it's a fun read.

I've been toying around with how to boot into airplane modem as I assume the above comment means just going into airplane mode after boot isn't enough to avoid implosion.

When I was in airplane mode on last power down, it boots the next time without trying to connect. Was that your approach? I'm thinking of test driving .39 this weekend to see if I get any better results with one dictionary app that doesn't like my current setup.

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

Hi all, there is a new kernel up on the 39 autobuild that could fix the slowness/not working on CDMA devices. I don't have one, or even a data plan for that matter, so let me know how it does.

Thanks

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

Thank you! Tryin it out now...

Update - at first I went with an old data.img. Not sure if it was an app or what, but the thing was dog slow and just wouldn't work right. Eventually it locked up HARD - no backlight on the kbd...

So I figured I would try a new data.img - only been up maybe 20-30mins, but so far it's great! Connected to data, seems to be working well. Now to restore all my apps and see if it blows up...

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

Trying this baby out on a brand new clean build, so far so good, decent data, now in the process of setting it all up again with Titanium backup. Will let you know how it goes. On another note, just got my music beta invite, won't work on any "phones" I've had connected, hyc's builds, stock FRX06, nada nothing. Any thoughts?

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

Kinda OT but you need the new Music app. Probably need to download it from the Market.

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Quick OT comment: I tried, tried on the phone and from the website, it was a nogo. I'll keep trying.

Back OT. Setting the phone up, rebuilt w/ TB and while in the midst of the backup received a phone call, got caught in a loop and the annoying ringtone I have wouldn't stop, phone kept ringing but never saw who called, was never able to answer, phone just basically froze. Had to reboot to winmo to get it to stop. Happened again a little while ago when DL'ing another app. I know it was a phone call because of the ringtone I've set, unless something else randomly picked that ring at random. I've never had that happen that I can think of where while DL'ing something (or using data for that matter) where I've received a phone call and wasn't able to answer, but I can't say that it was just related to the kernel.

Other than that this has been pretty stable and quick.

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

Heh, I had the same thing happen to me. I was restoring thru TB, and a phone call came in... however the ring tone only went off once, and I did indeed miss the call.

I know Android is meant to multitask, but I have a feeling our phones aren't up to the task. I wonder how native Android phones handle it with low hardware... If the phone is workin hard, there has to be a way to prioritize the phone call/app.

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

Priorities don't mean squat if the CPU is busy in the MMC device driver. But not sure how it's able to get a ringtone started if it's already too busy. Something else is misbehaving...

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Is there anything you can recommend as to how to figure out what's causing it? It seems to get caught in a loop and only a reboot can fix it. Which logs should I try to get if I can hook it up to my pc w/ adb and re-create it?

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

Use rpierce99's logging app, it grabs most of the logs so you don't have to guess which one to grab.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1123129

And use my dmesg, it's a lot more readable: http://highlandsun.com/hyc/FRX06+/dmesg

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

Bear with me for a second.... I have rpierce99's logging app, but to recreate the problem I will have to start doing a backup and then make a phone call to the phone then do a reboot, will his app work in this situation i.e. will it give me enough time to get all of those things going to recreate the issue? I didn't think so, I assumed it took a look at the immediate processes but didn't go on for 1-2 minutes, but then again I'm a noob at this which is why I'm asking.

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No the app is very much a snapshot of the current moment the button is pressed, you would somehow have to run the app after the problem occurred for it to be useful in any way.

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That's kinda what I figured. I'll see if I can figure it out but each time it's happened it needed a reboot to get working again, it gets completely borked and won't do squat.

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

I'm guessing you are running stock RIL. Detule has had good luck with hyc's RIL1 if you want to try that and see if the problem persists.

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

Correct - .39 has been rock solid for me in the last 24 hrs on a partitioned build with some changes to the file system. As it is, I have put it through the paces with multiple market downloads, adb installs/pull/push though I don't think I ever received a phone call during those times.

If you are running the stock ril - ditch that crap as soon as possible. I am currently on hyc's ril1 dated 04-12 with the standard f22 rootfs. Soon I will try to migrate to ril2 + f22&hyc rootfs, unless someone shares a negative experience with that setup and this kernel.

Not sure if it's because of the file system changes to my partitions, but I am really enjoying .39. The screen behavior alone is worth the upgrade.

Thanks jonpry and WisTilt2, this rig is really great.

Caveat: Haven't tested wifi or BT.

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

It's running ril1 w/ standard F22 rootfs w/o hyc's stuff (from 4/19 I believe), but I'll load up ril2 in a bit, but I'm not on a partitioned build so we'll see how that works. But other than getting a call while rebuilding w/ titanium BU all has been well. No other tweaks, i.e. BT, audio, etc and also haven't tried out wifi.

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

Acoustic is integrated into the latest autobuild. So to get sound you will need a system that supports it such as hyc's FRX06+. This will also bring RIL2. Still working on bluetooth.

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

Heck yes. I've been itchin to try out the newest hotness in the new acoustic stuffs. Thanks jonpry!

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

hyc = sneaky bastard :twisted: =D> i had to tab to the link, for the life of me i couldnt find it

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

My case: was running FRX06 without problems. Then, following instructions to replace hare, add a line to startup, replace zImage and modules.

First boot, dead at text screen.
Second boot, dead at animation.
Third boot, success, but no service, no sound.

Any ideas? Thanks.

Sprint tp2

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

Well the first two boots, no clue. Third boot, sounds like you're running an image without the new acoustic changes. Stick to .27 kernels unless you have a system image that has the new acoustic stuff.

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

Thanks for your reply. But still sort of confused. How to get the system image with new acoustic stuff?

UPDATE: replaced the .39 module with the .27 one, same here.

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

Just making sure you *really* wanted it... ;)

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

Wha? Don't swap modules. That's useless, you'll just end up breaking things like wifi. No one told you to swap around modules - they are closely tied to the kernel, so they much complement eachother.

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

So, how to get this kernel (or any other) working? any instruction available? Thanks.

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

Stick to the autobuild service. This thread assumes you know how to replace a kernel, so if you don't read Incremental Updates. These kernels are for testing, and assume you know what you're doing. If you don't, please don't use them.

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Thank you very much!

Update: one more question. I read through the FAQ for xdandroid project, it says

"there's an additional bug that is RHOD400/500 specific (worldphone in GSM mode only!!!) - if you are using a kernel after 1253 (aka 20110210_213850) the radio will shut off with the screen, causing missed calls, messages, etc. Stick to 1253 if you're using a RHOD400/500 worldphone as a GSM device until the issue is resolved. "

It seems the 20110210_213850 is kind of old. I'm using the sprint tp2, so, what is the newest kernel without this issue I should use ? Thanks.

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

I don't know about for the .39 kernels, but I believe 1327 in the autobuild for .27 kernels may have a fix from HYC for 400/500 fixing that. I haven't tried it, but it might help.

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

For the record, emwe fixed it. Also yes, the newest .27 autobuild has this fix in it. I have no clue if this bug effects .39, but that reminds me... I need to update the FAQ!

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

Sorry about giving the wrong credit :mrgreen:

Re: [TESTING] .39 Kernel **NEW** 6/7/11
 

Any kernel can make the 3.5mm headphone jack work on Sprint TP2 so far? I'm curious about it.