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[Epic 4G Android Development] RealTic:
I'm starting to wonder if my gpu is messed up. I am running starskyrom and was averaging a score of 2500 when I was using the nubernel kernel. Recently I reinstalled the rom and flashed this shadow kernel. I absolutely love it. The only problem I'm having is now I'm only getting a score of 2250 on quadrant. Is this normal? Any way I can bump that up without overclocking?

Sent using StarskyROM via Shadow Kernel v1.0.2 OC, UV+
[Epic 4G Android Development] RealTic:
Use rom manager and set permissions. That should fix your force closes.

Sent using StarskyROM via Shadow Kernel v1.0.2 OC, UV+
[Epic 4G Android Development] RealTic:
I did notice that this kernel has a "yellow" fade to the whites the first time you start it up. Now that I adjusted it, the screen looks 20 times better than stock. Simply amazing kernel this is.

Sent using StarskyROM via Shadow Kernel v1.0.2 OC, UV+
[Epic 4G Android Development] :
When I used noop/conservative on 1.0.1 @100-1000

I would have 70% usage at 100

When I run the same settings now on 1.0.2

it's like 60% at 400

I've noticed this with all the settings on 1.0.2

the lower frequencies seem to be used less

I gotta go back to 1.0.1 for the battery life I was getting

only reason that sucks is because 1.0.2 has the frequency deactivation fixed, the 600mhz step is icky...

Thanks for the bomb ass kernel bro!
[Epic 4G Android Development] BigOnes69:
This is running great on Starsky ROM. I set the colors fairly quickly no problem. I have the screen resolution uped to 200 and the colors and clarity are fantastic. You have to turn off the auto brightness adjustment and set it manually. That is the only drawback I can see.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bbelos:
Interesting. I will use those settings today and see what results I get. you don't have anything else new installed/flashed that could be running in the background do you?
[Epic 4G Android Development] Zeinzu:
Quadrant scores don't mean much. In fact sometimes lower scores will see smoother overall performance and fps. I prefer smoothness and steady fps over having the "top score".
[Epic 4G Android Development] kidFromBigD:
Agree: Don't care about Quadrant scores. For me, the phone has to be stable and battery life to the moon and back. I'm currently using 'powersave' voltage control setting, no over- or under-clocking, max 1000MHz, and the phone performs well. With all this, plus Outlook e-mail synching during the working hours, WiFi on at home, 3G everywhere else, this has been a great choice.

Running the latest 1.0.2+ under ACS 5.5 ROM and it's as smooth as it can be.

Keep up the good work!
[Epic 4G Android Development] Gavisann:
Reading though the last few pages, a lot of people have blue set really high. I tried a few of them and white was a light blue. I played with the settings and I think I found what works best for my eyes.

I am running 1.0.2 with sio/smartassV2 100-1200 all UVed to -50. I'll come back and a week and report whats happening.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Zeinzu:
My "updated" setting have colors popping out very nicely and has my colors as accurate as can be.

Something to note. Some white backgrounds "have" a blueish tint, it's not the screen, so it's accurate. I've compared some of these "off white, blue white, and greys" against actual white.

Voodoo profile v1

Color modifier

164

214

264

Gamma table

-30

-20

-10
[Epic 4G Android Development] Sherrillface:
Love it

the extension of my brain
[Epic 4G Android Development] Soldier_Rocks_08:
Need help where do i get smartass v2/ noop and voltage control and what settings are you guys using and difference between oc/uv and none oc/uv
[Epic 4G Android Development] stilesja:
Voltage control is in the market. Smartassv2 / snoop are settings within voltage control.
[Epic 4G Android Development] :
Dude, powersave setting is so laggy, I want to run it but I can't deal with the laggyness

It never clocks over 100 lol
[Epic 4G Android Development] SenseiSimple:
Powersave is inverse from Performance while performance locks the cpu at top clock speed, Powersave does the opposite. The Performance governor, has some bugs so shouldn't be used, likewise, powersave has limited application except if you NEED to make your phone battery last a long time in an emergency for example.
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
I greatly enjoy this kernel and highly recommend it. Unfortunately, my testing thus far has been on 1.0, so I cannot speak to how 1.0.2 may differently affect performance yet. However, I do not over or underclock, and my speeds and battery life are amazing... and a good kernel always contributes to that!

:D
[Epic 4G Android Development] hayzooos:
This is true, but the kernel itself needs to have the governors and IO schedulers in place for them to be active in VC. Just thought I would add that in there in case the guy tries a different kernel and those options aren't present anymore.
[Epic 4G Android Development] runngwlf:
I am loving this kernel, so fast and smooth on my phone. I am curious though, I still would like to be able to use a wiimote on my phone and I really don't want to run cm7. I know that to use the wiimote the phone needs to support the l2cap protocol. In reading, I see that it IS possible to add this support at the kernel level. Anyone know if this could be added to Shadow?
[Epic 4G Android Development] bbelos:
I will look into it. Can you elaborate? You mean using the wiiremote to contol the phone or would you be using the phone as a wiiremote? Sorry, but I don't have a wii myself. If anyone else has something to add to this thought in the meantime, please post.
[Epic 4G Android Development] SenseiSimple:
Probably to control, like when playing n64oid... i can confirm this works in CyanogenMod (on a nook color), hadn't even thought about it for our phones though, interesting.
[Epic 4G Android Development] runngwlf:
To control the phone with a wiimote. There are lots of apps out there but none of them seem to work on the epic simply because it doesn't support the l2cap protocol because they did not add that the the bluetooth stack. L2cap can be added on linux via kernel on kernels like 2.6 and higher, but I don't know about android. I would love to be able to play emulators with a wiimote, it would be the last thing I am missing on my epic now, have Hulu plus, netflix, just need my games and I will be totally happy for another year, until I upgrade lol.

Thanks for at least considering it.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bbelos:
ShadowKernel v1.0.3 & v1.0.3+OC/UV

Sorry for needing another release so soon after the last, but I had to fix up my init.d script support. SleeperROM users (and possibly other ROMs) this should fix the issues that popped up with the release of SleeperROM-v1.0.11, specifically sanim.zip symlink creation, USB debugging, etc.

If you don't use any custom init.d scripts (scripts in /system/etc/init.d) there's no need to update. But if you use custom init.d scripts now (check with your ROM) or in the near future, you should update to v1.0.3.

Download ShadowKernel-v1.0.3

Download ShadowKernel-v1.0.3+OC
[Epic 4G Android Development] The Root:
Is this a better safe then sorry thing? Don't think I use custom scripts... Maybe I do... Better flash to be safe. :)
[Epic 4G Android Development] bbelos:
Flashing even if you don't use any scripts will ensure they function correctly in the future if you add any. The only thing updated with this release is the position in the boot process that the scripts get called (moved init.d scripts to end). If you have no scripts, this version should be identical to v1.0.2.
[Epic 4G Android Development] The Root:
Nothing has come out lately. Even a placebo was fun.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Devtodi:
Where is performance governor? How do we reverse the effects?
[Epic 4G Android Development] bbelos:
You can change the selected governor with the Voltage Control app or similar. If you haven't manually changed the governor, then you should be alright. It uses Ondemand by default.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Devtodi:
I don't use voltage control at all but still have lousy quadrant scores with 3.30 ninja and shadow 1.0.3
[Epic 4G Android Development] stilesja:
I have scored over 4000 on quadrant and I have scored 1750. Phone was not 100%+ faster at 4000. That tells me its a BS number right there. No amount of explaining this will ever convince everyone but its really not representative of the actual performance of your phone. Until samurai 3.3.0 came out the 3.x kernel gave me about 800 points more than this one but this one was smooth and that one ran all jittery and laggy.
[Epic 4G Android Development] :
Only thing I changed is I moved to GO Launcher... not sure if that is the issue, guess I could put the other launcher I used when I got bomb battery life and test...
[Epic 4G Android Development] :
Is this normal?

The system at 90%
[Epic 4G Android Development] The Root:
Yes. Mine is currently at 75%
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
[...]

Changelog:

v1.0.3

- Fixed: Order of kernel bootup commands to cooperate properly with certain custom init.d scripts.

[...]

Damn you... I just built 1.0.2 into my latest rom! I guess I'll have to send them this way to get the latest kernel... :rolleyes:
[Epic 4G Android Development] kidFromBigD:
You guys are correct - laggy as hell. I've since moved to 'conservative' with no undervolting, min=100, max=800MHz. Much better overall performance. I've learned my lesson, LOL.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bbelos:
Sorry :p

i just flashed your rom and don't see any immediate issues. Still wouldn't hurt to update but I think your scripts might be compatible to run with v1.0.2.
[Epic 4G Android Development] G.I.Geoff:
epic kernel, but it started out super laggy and, then went to smooth after thirty minutes. Reverse entropy>.>

/sig

"What kinda phone do you have?" "Epic." "I see that! And I want one, so what's the name?" "epic." "no, I know your phone is epic, what kind of phone is it?!" "legendary?"
[Epic 4G Android Development] jeffro18:
I ran thunderhawk 3.3 rc with 1.0.2+oc since release with no issues on 2 phones. I will be flashing 1.0.3 with the official release version of thunderhawk.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bbelos:
I have slightly rephrased my statement. It sounded like i originally said you'd be better off with v1.0.2, but I meant that it looked like randomrom should work with either version. Still best to upgrade to v1.0.3 to be safe. :)
[Epic 4G Android Development] jeffro18:
I knew what you meant. I have been following this thread closely. I just figured I would let you know all versions of your kernel played nice with the test build of thunderhawk 3.3. Thanks for your part in making my phone stable. I have been very pleased with this kernel.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Soldier_Rocks_08:
What is the difference between the two please explain. Thank you just now really want to figure out the difference..
[Epic 4G Android Development] zman519:
OC is over clockable
[Epic 4G Android Development] Soldier_Rocks_08:
What one do you recommend for revival rom by marcus
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
I linked it in my rom's thread. For the forseeable future I'm sticking with this as my "official" kernel.

-Sent from my Random Epic.
[Epic 4G Android Development] seoulseek80:
hmm any ideas why I'm getting soft reboots. reverted back to stock then odined ei22 and flashed Hawk 3.3 and flashed 1.3 shadow.

What setting are most people using. I didn't experience any reboots with the first version of the kernel.
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
Stock settings for me.

-Sent from my Random Epic.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Soldier_Rocks_08:
My phone at about 20% battery life starts turning the phone off and saying that there is no more battery life left anyway to fix this and I don't know how you guys are getting 15 hour of use with medium to heavy use I unplugged my phone at 11 am and now its 216pm and I'm already down to 71%
[Epic 4G Android Development] Zeinzu:
Might need to calibrate your battery for the early shutdown issue. From what your showing that's 3hrs 15mins, is your screen on/phone in use that entire time or most of it? Cause if your only down to 71% after 2-3hrs of screen on time that sounds like pretty normal battery life.
[Epic 4G Android Development] eigerzoom:
i'm getting soft reboots on marcusant rom on the original voodoo color kernel

so entirely unrelated

however i mention it here because, one, i noticed it brought up

i also have been having bluetooth pairing issues

i figure its a universal issue with some code that was created

the rom was strong for at least 2-3 weeks before i started having these issues.

i'm moving on to the tortel mtd ei22 build

i may try restoring marcusant rom under mtd and see if problems persist

we shall see how it plays out
[Epic 4G Android Development] fastmikey1969:
Are there rumors of v1.04? Any hints of what's in store?

There's so much active development of the Epic, I'm finding it hard to keep track of what my phone likes and doesn't like!
[Epic 4G Android Development] jeffro18:
I can neither confirm nor deny having seen some form of 1.0.4 with a focus of better stock voodoo color settings.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Zeinzu:
I'm so glad this kernel doesn't see an update every single damn day or week. It's only updated with things that are important, instead of being the damn daily testing ground. Would love to see this kernel remain something reliable to stick with, as it's the best kernel out there for the Epic, period.
[Epic 4G Android Development] zman519:
I love this kernel. I'm still on 1.0.1 I was wondering also if I should just wait a week or so if 1.0.4 is in the workshop being tweeked. I was testing other things on my phone over .2 & .3 so I didn't want to throw another variable on it.

Sent from the Drivers Seat of my Suby txting and Driving doing 100MPH+ in a school zone! Ha.
[Epic 4G Android Development] DroidApprentice:
I've been very happy with this kernel, including the color adjustment (not interested in OC or UV experiments). For the first time this + GB allows me to run my phone for days without needing a reboot.
[Epic 4G Android Development] KennyG123:
Nice! Nor any knowledge of the defaults being so good you may not need the Voodoo Control app...nope, know nothing about that either.
[Epic 4G Android Development] flastnoles11:
Your opinion... I do not see it as the best and I love that other kernel devs are pushing the limits and letting us be the testers... it says flash at your own risk for a reason!!! Not all kernels work the same for everybody... samurai has been flawless for me while this one doesn't play nice. In no way am I talking down on this kernel. Its great, just not for my phone...
[Epic 4G Android Development] The Root:
I agree. The prior poster does a disservice to actual testers. These kernels are early release, but have fun working into a day odining back to stock multiple times as tweaks are tried over a weekend. A kernel isn't relased to testers without a conscious decision. It sure as hell isn't released into to wild without a level of stability that can be only guaranteed by a small sample size of people who know how to fix things fast. Yes the community is a test community at times but people put their phones at risk for low gratitude. Please realize you get what devs feel is safe within what they can control.
[Epic 4G Android Development] flastnoles11:
Oh trust me I do realize this. Earthbound puts time into compiling/testing his kernels before he puts them out. And if something goes wrong when I flash and I mess up my phone its on me not him... just trying to say that nobody can say this is the best or that is the best because that is called an opinion and what works for you may not for the next... I have had incredible stability with EVERY ONE of the samurai kernels to date. I do not mind the constant releases because I know that he is striving to be unique and is putting in things that we, the community, have requested! I flash my phone at least twice a day between my own rom and theme to others built by the devs here and have no problem going to odin if something messes up... Ok done ranting! Happy flashing everyone!
[Epic 4G Android Development] stilesja:
Has anyone else gotten the whistle while running this kernel? Had it happen twice now. Once while playing angry birds and another time just after getting a text message. Kind odd. I had this a long time ago with early cm7 kernel but there it happened anytime the phone made a sound. This is much more sporadic. Like two times in a week of use. I am using legendary 2.1 rom by the way. I haven't had it happen on other kernels though just this one.
[Epic 4G Android Development] The Root:
Sorry, not you, meant Zeinzu, but lost the post. I agreed with you.
[Epic 4G Android Development] Zeinzu:
Why am I being trolled for posting my "opinion" about "this" kernel in "this" kernel's thread? Did I down talk anything? Or simply state that one of the things I like about this kernel and dev is what I stated previously?
[Epic 4G Android Development] The Root:
not being trolled, debating. Why do you not like the fact that multiple versions are released for people to try? This phone is finicky as f. We have always known it. I loved Samurai but it stopped working right on my phone and Shadow did, but that doesn't mean there aren't people on every version. I'm willing to talk out things. I just get worried when there's an implication that devs are getting overzealous or reckless.

You spoke down when you used damn at every inflection of your description of your butthurt.
[Epic 4G Android Development] flastnoles11:
Realized that after I posted...
[Epic 4G Android Development] Zeinzu:
I just find the development method/aim with this kernel/dev to be more refreshing, more reasonable, and more stable. "I" find this kernel to be the best which is why "I" use it and am posting that "here". I'm not over in the Samurai thread bashing earthbounds kernel.
[Epic 4G Android Development] AproSamurai:
First I would like to thank you. :) I have incorporated your changes for Voodoo Color into my own personal CM kernel. So I thank you again.

And also, I'd like to direct people here for "settings" from the NS

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1002090

Hope it helps :)
[Epic 4G Android Development] presumedsublime:
Color is amazing! I don't think I can go back! Any plans to undervolt? Also seems laggy with SwiftKey. Great job!
[Epic 4G Android Development] eigerzoom:
nobody has been able to do it yet for the epic

so i'll throw it out there in your thread

thought it sounded like worthwhile feature set

BLN Mod / BLN Control

regardless thanks for your contribution to the epic
[Epic 4G Android Development] socos25:
So I installed without doing a full wipe. So far very good. I haven't seen the slowdowns I've been getting with Samuari, but in all fairness my phone has only seen light use since I installed it.

Loving the Voodoo color too!
[Epic 4G Android Development] MoSeriouS:
Hi, I was curious if you'd be willing to share your "personal CM kernel".....? If not cool, thx anyway, but if so can u say if it wrx with Miui too?
[Epic 4G Android Development] bbelos:
I have actually attempted the BLN mod already but I don't have it working yet. I can boot the phone, the BLN control app detects it but as soon as the screen goes off, the phone locks up. So I might take another shot at it next.
[Epic 4G Android Development] bbelos:
Yes, undervolting is on my list. I can try installing swiftkey to try it but swype has no lag that I can tell.
[Epic 4G Android Development] thomasskull666:
Awesome!!!! Definitely trying this out asap, good stuff man glad to see someone picking this up. Kernel development is a lot of fun, so much to be improved upon :-)

And to whoever asked before, Voodoo Color is enhancements and modifications by supercurio to gamma values in the code for Samsung's mDNIe and the s3cfb (specifically tl2796) screen driver.

Feel free to ask if you need help with anything!
[Epic 4G Android Development] thomasskull666:
It's been a long time since I tried the BLN mod myself (probably like 6 months), but iirc I had some issues similar to this. It's definitely going to take some reworking for this phone, so hopefully you can make more significant progress on it than I did! :-)
[Epic 4G Android Development] AproSamurai:
And at a later time yes, I've some things I need to do before I share it. But I may just include it with Xboxfanj's MIUI but not yet. And yes, it's a dual kernel for CM7 and MIUI as well as EXT4 and RFS as well as nubecoders governors and schedulers. It's not any different than his kernel except the inclusion of Voodoo Kernel, I'm only a beginning kernel/hacker/tweaker. Much more talented kernel developers lol, I'm sure they'll add it in. :)
[Epic 4G Android Development] bbelos:
Thanks, I was trying to focus on being clean with all the commits. And starting from the beginning, including the features I want is most of the fun :)
[Epic 4G Android Development] b16flybye:
Thank you thank you and spank you for this! I could only tinker with render settings on cyanogen until this kernel came along. This not only can make your phone look cool and stand out, but battery life can be increased as well!
[Epic 4G Android Development] tbob18:
Great job! Voodoo color is absolutely wonderful, I can finally calibrate my screen properly and at the lowest brightness there is no more purple tint in blacks/greys (it was very, very noticable on this test). :D

I am using Tegrak to UV and battery life has been great so far, has been draining about .5-1% per hr on wifi (screen off), which is much better than what I was experiencing on Samurai and is similar to what I experienced on nubernel.
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
Everybody loves choices! :D
[Epic 4G Android Development] mjben:
Thanks. Love the voodoo color- the screen sounds awesome!

sent from my secret underground bunker
[Epic 4G Android Development] RandomKing:
I second this! It'll take a little longer to see how ram usage fairs among other potential issues... but it looks good(literally) so far!
[Epic 4G Android Development] lcovel:
BOOM!!!, Seems nice and smooth!. Voodoo Color,,,,my first experience with it and I'm impressed. I can do with out overclocking as long as it looks and runs this nice! Gonna be keeping my eye on your work.
[Epic 4G Android Development] socos25:
Initial thoughts:

1. Love the vooodoo color!

2. Very snappy.

3. After 13 hours of running no reboots or slowdowns yet. Smooth!
[Epic 4G Android Development] snargledorf:
I would be glad to test and report back. Thus far (two days) I have had no reboots using toadlife's kernel with wifi and dpram fixes where I used to be pretty daily (Sometimes multiple times a day).

Will flash and report back soon.
[Epic 4G Android Development] jeffro18:
This looks very interesting. I may have to run this on my phone later and keep toadlife's on the ol' lady's phone. I do love choices!
[Epic 4G Android Development] flastnoles11:
Defenitely not "trolling" you. You kind of just made it seem as though the other kernel devs are being reckless. I am sure none of the devs have put out anything they haven't tested first! If you make comments like that be prepared for people to respond. Just remember what works best for you may not for everybody else. I love the simplicity that this kernel is but again I will say it does not play nice with my phone while samurai has never been a problem for me. None of them have caused any problems!
[Epic 4G Android Development] flastnoles11:
Much better comment. When you say things like " this is the best kernel for our phone. Period!" it stops being your personal opinion! Everyones phone isn't your phone and I have said it before and will say it again, what your phone agrees with mine may hate! I love what this kernel has to offer and would love to try it out but it doesn't last more than 30 minutes without lagging and howlingg at me with the same setup that I use on samurai...
[Epic 4G Android Development] The Root:
It's all resurrecting Twilight vs Genocide vs Vision, etc ad endum. kernels will be kernals will be colonels. They'll all work as they do on your rig.