yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] andynroid:
INTERACTIVE @ 1.6 GHz = Governor Configuration !!

:)Since the Kernel Are the Creations By Our Mentor, arco68..I Decided to Set the Governor Based on 'INTERACTIVE'...Now Running at 1.6GHz.....:p

Will share with you later on my findings :)

Congratulations...the GUI Quality Is Just 'ASTONISHING' :eek:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] andynroid:
Rio.....Was It Not...fender90's...???? :) :).....NVM Congratulations to Both n Co. ...!
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] cowithgun:
Thanks! I am sure many like the 14 toogles. :D
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] cowithgun:
Interactive? Actually I remember arco68 made some changes to Interactive governor in ICS... I didn't update that in GB kernel... so... use at own risk (always!).

Temple Run just released for Android! Get it free from Play.

Here is blurry cam of Temple Run on Bionic2 ROM, all default (1.4ghz, OnDemandX) with VSync On+Triple buffering. Running smooth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5PlqEHDcMLU
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Rio Saputro:
Sorry there are blue icon on them -_-"

I miss that part from photoshop

Try this..
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] oktavianno:
cannot extract file with 7zip or hjsplit :(
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] andynroid:
Nope you just have to flash in recovery without wipe n format etc.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sgilmans:
I think I brick my phone........ :( yesterday with Bionic cow 2 I got some FC issue so I decided to flash to V4 cow rom, everything is fine until this morning I found that my phone show no network service, so I do a network search, then I tap on the operator on the screen , then the phone freeze and boot loop on samsung logo.

I've try to flash it using odin but after finish I still get boot loop ... anyone can provide some guild for how to save my phone ??? Thanks in advance..
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] andynroid:
In CWM Recovery....wipe all folders empty under mount n storage except the location where the ROM is located....N most important of all..fix permission....then only flash the ROM...n no usage of TB.

Ur phone is not bricked...:)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] yewsiong:
No restore from TB.

Then is there anyway to get back my previous app+data?:confused: don't feel like install all apps again and again...
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sgilmans:
Cant get in to CWM bro.... once I put on the battery, the boot loop start....
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] snwman:
You will prob have to flash a stock rom again using odin and then go through rooting it and them flashing cwm on it then try again on another rom.

@andyroid why do you have to fix permissions. I never did this on any rom and never had a problem, since i started using your way to falsh a rom(Wipe everything under mount/storage in cwm) and never restore anything from tb.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] andynroid:
Fix permission....just something learnt from IrishPanCake n years of flashing ROMs...:(
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sgilmans:
Hi Bro... My prob is, I only able to boot into download mode, and I've already flash the stock rom, but the phone just not start up, when I pull out the USB cable, Boot Loop start...going on and on.... :(
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] snwman:
Try leaving out the battery for awhile 30minutes , and try again. Sounds like a silly myth but some people says it works...
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sgilmans:
Tried ... no luck ....
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] snwman:
Dont know man, may ask one of the experience lads, THE E, qzem and kerzaplanes and irishpancake
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] irishpancake:
Have you read Rio's thread, linked in post in other thread??

You may need to return under warranty.....unfortunately !!

I will check link and post ASAP.....the good news is that Sammy is accepting there is a main board problem !!!

Edit: link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1506765
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sgilmans:
Noted with many thanks for all the tips and help... you guys are great.

will send the device back to sammy in a couple of days .... still outstation for the moment
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] :
Have you tried entering stock recovery and wipe data/cache?... That usually fixes bootloops.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pmeler:
I tried the OC ROM, it seems that CowPanel doesn't work. I try to disable zram but after reboot the status still ON.

Is it really CowPanel 2? I look into AndroidManifest.xml and it stated "org.cowithgun.panel 1.0"
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sgilmans:
Hi Bro.. Any guild on how to do that ?? coz my phone only can boot into Download mode. I've try almost "everything" using odin . but no luck .. :(
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] :
Have you tried entering stock recovery? You can do it there.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] juhn300308:
Alrdy flashed , thanks to CWG , this ROMS is just awesome ....;)

there is a question , which option in cow panel is better for normal use ?

Fast / Smooth ??

ON / Off Zram ??

Sorry i'm just wondering which is the best.......:D
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] andynroid:
Fast....will be speedy n responsive but CRT Screen Off Animation will be a bit distorted...:).....coz too fast :)

Smooth....you will notice a better GUI experience n CRT (as above) is definitely better....:)

ZRAM depending on what you are running...I would suggest to try out first....On or Off...It is something like VirtualMemory.

A quick demo on running a 3D Game....TempleRun as shared by CWG via YouTube. :).....below....
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] andynroid:
CWG's post somewhere above.....

'Temple Run just released for Android! Get it free from Play.

Here is blurry cam of Temple Run on Bionic2 ROM, all default (1.4ghz, OnDemandX) with VSync On+Triple buffering. Running smooth.'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=5PlqEHDcMLU
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] juhn300308:
@andynroid

thanks for the advices , look like Smooth / Off Zram is running well on my device ~ :)

Excellent while playing TempleRun .....Wondering our device able to play SixGun onot....anyone tried ??
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] cowithgun:
If there is zram option, it is CowPanel2.0. About the zram status, it will always point to "On" every time you start it. Likewise for "Vsync", always point to Fast. Those are the preferred setting. However the setting will not change until you click Apply and reboot.

In other word, if you Turn On zRam, then reboot. zRam is already in effect, regardless what is shown in CowPanel.

You can manually check if zRam is On by this command:

cat /sys/block/zram0/disksize

If it is not returning 0, it's running.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Rio Saputro:
Hi Bro..

I have some suggestion for zram script and change the zram location, maybe you can try it

echo $((100*1024*1024)) > /sys/block/zram0/diskzise
mknod /dev/zram0 b 253 0
mkswap /dev/zram0
swapon /dev/zram0

Will have stability on collecting cache

Regards
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] yewsiong:
I tried. It got a bit lag.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] juhn300308:
running in smooth mode :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] yewsiong:
I think is because of the zram on. :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] utingbato:
is it possible to flash I8150DXLC1 radio firmware even im using other custom rom? thanks sorry for dumb question..
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pmeler:
Thank's... I'll look into it.

Another Question :

- Is the OC kernel support UnderVolting? SetCPU and Voltage Control doesn't show UnderVolting tab, which (they say) means that the kernel doesn't support it.

- How can I change the Governors to OnDemand without using third party app. Same people say to edit init.qcom.post_boot.sh, but direction from the maker itself would be best :D
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] juhn300308:
I've encounter a little problem , Battery can't fully charged , issit normal ??
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pmeler:
PERFECT answer!

For Daily use (call, sms, internet browsing) I turn OFF ZRAM, because with ZRAM ON the battery will drain (a little :confused:) faster.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] frnt:
really? my battery does drain faster, and i have enabled zram. i haven't tried disabling it though.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] yewsiong:
What do u mean cant fully charge? maintain at 100% after removing charger?:confused:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] needya:
I don't know if this is the right answer, but as far as I experience, after the "100% unplug charger" notification popped out and I unplugged the charger, the battery immediately becomes 99%. :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] andynroid:
That is normal....:)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pmeler:
Actually I change the governor to ondemand (using SetCPU) and turn OFF ZRAM (by manually edit init.qcom.post_boot2.sh and remark the zram creation instruction), and my battery last looonger than the initial ROM settings.

Observe the CPU Spike with SetCPU or Voltage Control and you'll notice the difference between different setting you make
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] snwman:
I dont get the big issue over the battery. Since i flashed the rom i got over 50 hours on the battery. Thats usings wifi when im at work and some 3g browsing, playin games like angry birds space and tank hero and calls and texts and listening to music alot. I wouldnt expect any smartphone to get much more than 3 days out of the battery imo.

I use ondemandx 1.4mhz to 245mhz and then screen off i use 1024mhz to 245mhz..

Normally i test it the battery will drain about 20% with just calls and texts per day
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] cowithgun:
The "mknod /dev/zram0 b 253 0" is no longer necessary since the device node is already created in kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] cowithgun:
If you are using I8150DXLC1 based (custom) ROM, it should be 100% compatible.

If not, I am not 100% sure. :D I did a bit of checking, the libsec-ril.so (the radio layer interface library) also have been updated in I8150DXLC1 (compare to I8150DXLA2).

It may still work, but not recommended.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] cowithgun:
Yes, the kernel is undervolting. But you cannot use end userland code to change it. It's fixed in the kernel.

Yes, you can edit in init.qcom.post_boot.sh, under the ""GT-I8150" tag. But you also need to change the other 2 files:

init.qcom.post_boot2.sh

init.qcom.post_boot3.sh

Otherwise, if you use CowPanel to change zram option, your CPU Governor will be reset back to OnDemandX.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] cowithgun:
OnDemandX should give you better battery life. It is OnDemand + Early Suspend API. I have tested it, it give me better battery life.

In theory, zRAM should save you tiny bit of battery because it help you cache more stuff in the memory; less killing app by low memory killer, less loading from disk.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] yewsiong:
We need to install the radio firmware manually right? It has not been included in Cow V7 ROM?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pmeler:
Really :confused: my battery won't last a day

---------- Post added at 01:25 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:26 AM ----------

May be you're right. Previously I set 122 Mhz to 1024 Mhz, using OnDemandX every 2s or 3s the freq is always jump to 1024 Mhz, while using OnDemand it stays idle on 122 Mhz for 8s to 10s. So I thought the more often the CPU switch to the higher freq the more it reqires power right?

And then the I tried 245 Mhz to 1024 Mhz (following snwman setting, altough I still don't believe that his battery last for 50 hours :D), and OnDemandX spike is almost the same with OnDemand.

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EDITED:

According to [REF] Battery Drain Benchmarks, "The most power saving governor is Ondemand"

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To my knowledge zRAM is used to increase performance by minimizing paging on disk which is slower. But zRAM is compressed, so.. every data access to or from zRAM requires compress or decompress process by the CPU. The more CPU work the more it consume power.

I don't know... may be I'm wrong.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] yewsiong:
From the thread u showed, OndemandX is not included in the comparison. There is no doubt that Ondemand is the best/balanced governor for general usage, that's why most of the stock ROMs are using it as default. The "best" governor will depends on your personal usage anyway.

Hey Cow,

The latest ROM with face unlock has just been released. Will you update Cow V7 with it? haha~:)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pmeler:
ooo I fail to check that :p!
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] snwman:
@pmeler... It will happen. I work as a carpenter by trade so i dont be on the phone 24/7. I might get about 20 messages a day and maybe 5 phone calls to the mobile.The rest on the landline. And in total playin games i wouldn pass a hour(Mass Effect 3 takes my time on the ps3:D) Wifi i use it more just to update stuff and check on here every so often. Im not a heavy phone user bu any means. But when i want to i can drain it in half aday like yesterday.

But 2days out of a smartphone is respectable imo
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] blloewy:
I've already download the ROM non OC.

Extract it with 7 zip and make it to zip file by using winzip.

Then I renamed it to update.zip

But when I tried to install zip from sd card on CWM recovery V5..5.0.4 the result was failed.

It said that installation aborted.

Why this is happen?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] yewsiong:
The way u did to make zip file was wrong.

U should right click extract the .7z.001 ONLY as .002 will be extracted automatically with it. Then u get a flashable zip file now.;)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] shaifeyna:
can anybody help me to:-

- Deodexed

- Zipaligned

- make internal sdcard as external sdcard

- use cowithgun kernal

without use cowithgun or another custom rom...

i want to make it to stock rom (I8150DXLC1)..

plezzz... :o
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pmeler:
Use SEARCH on this forum, you'll find it all (except how use cowithgun kernal, I haven't search it yet)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] yewsiong:
for the cow kernel, it is fairly easy.

1) Download the kernel which is the boot.img (extract the it from Bionic Cow V7 zip file)

2) Download the Wifi module which is the dhd.ko (extract it from the Bionic Cow V7 zip file, under system/etc/wifi/)

3) Copy both files into your phone

- adb push boot.img /sdcard/download/

- adb push dhd.ko /sdcard/download/

4) Flash to your phone

- adb shell

- su

- dd if=/sdcard/download/boot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p8

5) Copy dhd.ko to /system/etc/wifi/ via Root Explorer.

6) Reboot.

remember to do a Nandroid backup 1st.

All the rest can be done by using dsixda kitchen.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] drei4stein:
If I've already flashed I8150DXLC1 stock rom with ODIN before installing cow7 rom, I don't need to flash this radio part again, right?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] ganesh8586:
chk ur baseband if changed to DXLC1
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pmeler:
what is the advantages/features of cow kernel (not cow rom)?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] yewsiong:
The cow kernel is based on acro's GB kernel. It is fast and stable. Besides, cow has added other governors to the kernel such as OndemandX, smartassV2 and minmax.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] cowithgun:
On top of that, here are list of things as I recall it:

- Compiled with linaro gcc 4.6.2. (compare to stock on 4.4.3)

- Added Simple I/O scheduler

- Overclockable to 1.8ghz

- Undervolting that save more battery

- More RAM (358mb) compare to stock 351mb

All the goodies from arco68's kernel:

- 2.6.35.14 vs 2.6.35.7 (stock)

- newer graphic driver

- triple buffering

- zram

- smaller kernel with many zip algo, etc

- many many many enhancement and bug fix that i took for granted:

https://github.com/arco/samsung-kernel-ancora/commits/gingerbread/
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] wiseless:
Ok, stupid question on the way:

Regarding this radio update, mine (from Brazil) is I8150BVJKJ4. Using this radio update will kill my ability to use the phone, well, as a phone?

Is there a way to backup the original baseband files from my phone for flashing it back in case things go wrong?

Thanks!
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] TuxBrothers:
I use the normal min max settings, with ondemandx,however after a deep sleep of my phone ondemandx did not wake anymore.

so im switching to smartassv2 for now.

Rom is running very fluid right now! :)

Sent by my Droid :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] reidzeibel:
kernel please, the memory optimization is inside it, right? :D

Sent from Ridwandroid-2.3.6 : 1804 MHz OC & Customized I8150DXLA2 Stock ROM w/ Cowithgun's kernel & Zeppelinrox V6 Script
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] falqon:
Thanks for your great hard work cow :), I will download both of them :D
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] cowithgun:
My bad! It was my OC zip, will re-upload a new link!
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] cowithgun:
Ohh! Is that on Performance CPU Governor? Look a bit low for this ROM. :p
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] cowithgun:
Memory optimization is not in the kernel... :p But i will upload the kernel later today. Made a toopid mistaken in the OC zip.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pinkyunki:
1. Usually bootanimstion is inside system/media. To be sure let CWG answer this.

2. Crt effect got too fast since this rom is damn fast.

3. It's because ur phone 3g signal is unstable. It's just the theme
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] reidzeibel:
Awww, and then how to manually integrate the memory optimization? some links maybe? :D
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Orishaz:
Downloading... xD

Pls can someone tell if the Portuguese language is included in this ROM?

Thx
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] SyzwnFrzRdz:
Min is also 1.4GHz. MinMax governor. I'll benchmark again. :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] SyzwnFrzRdz:
Cow,

I only got 4002. I used MinMax governor when benchmarking. Why is it so low? :(

Another thing, you're saying the memory optimization isn't included in the non-OC ROM? :confused:

Anyway, how can i disable the sound of boot animation? Sound is annoying as the screen is blank and shows nothing. :(
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Orishaz:
I have the same problem :( anyone????
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] cowithgun:
OnDemandX is one of the most tested CPU Governor so far. I use this on daily basis, have no encounter 'dead-on-wake-up' issue like this. :D Not sure what is wrong but thanks for reporting it.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] cowithgun:
Nope, no Portuguese, I am sorry, it was based on a Malaysian ROM.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] SyzwnFrzRdz:
After extracting both parts, highlight all the files, right-click on them and add to a zip file. And you're set! :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] SyzwnFrzRdz:
My score using OnDemandX governor. Still low. :confused:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] cowithgun:
Try use "Performance" CPU Governor during benchmarking. Remember to set it back to whatever your favourite later. Post your Antutu score here too. I'd like to check which part is slow.

Memory optimization is in both ROM. But neon optimization is not done on kernel. I was tempted to do it, but I saw this:

http://lists.linaro.org/pipermail/linaro-dev/2011-May/004348.html

In nutshell, the benefit of neon optimization in kernel is unknown yet.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] cowithgun:
Sorry about the problem. I made a toopid mistake in the zip. First page is now updated with the correct zip.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] cowithgun:
It is not slow, considering that it is on 1.4ghz. At 4k Antutu score, it is better than any ROM out there. :D (Except ICS)

But you should try set to "Performance" CPU Governor in SetCPU, run the benchmark again. You will be surprise. :p Post your screen shot here.

Remember to change your CPU governor back after benchmark.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] SyzwnFrzRdz:
My new Antutu score! :D Yeehaw!

Btw Cow,

After booting up, boot animation doesn't appear but there is sound of it. How can i turn it off? Thanks. :)

Your Bionic ROM is AWESOME! :cool:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] yewsiong:
Does anyone has the problem with OndemandX? It works normally most of the time, but after few days, it becomes laggy even after rebooting. This is very weird.

Edit: I set max as 1401 while min as 245. when it becomes laggy, i found the frequency stuck at 245.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sebastianwfh:
Hi, after flashing cow ROM

The internal and external sd had been swapped

Will removing the sd card from the phone will have side effect?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] yewsiong:
Yes, those apps stored on your "internal sd card" will not work after removal.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] snwman:
Just switch it back to stock format.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sebastianwfh:
What about the ROM?

I needed to hand over the phone to someone else

I intend to wipe the phone and take out the sd card for other phone

Will it break the ROM?

Sorry, how to switch our you meant flashing back to stock?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] yewsiong:
1st thing, do u wan to keep your ROM? if you want to wipe everything, just boot in to CWM recovery and wipe data and cache the use Odin to flash a stock ROM.

If you wan to keep the ROM but remove the swap. Just get a copy of vold.fstab from normal ROM w/o swap and replace the one in ur device via root explorer. It is under system/etc/.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] snwman:
No you need the original copy of the vold.fstab file that is found on the stock rom. And switch it with the one on the rom you are using now
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sebastianwfh:
Wanted to keep the ROM. will do it to swap it
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pmeler:
THANKs for the answer! I'm still trying to figure out why all the custom rom draining battery faster on my phone, and some people say the kernel might have something todo with it (ie: 65 fps hack); or the -semi-tranparent part of the theme, that why I asked what changes you made to the kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] andynroid:
Just to add using WiFi or 3G ?

If the signal is week or fluctuating it may eat up the battery fast cause it is always searching for the network..

Any apps killer apps in used ?

o_O Sent From My Ancora ICS CM9
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] alcllee:
Am I the only 1 who use this rom will auto restart few times a day??
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] snwman:
Flash the rom again and dont restore anything on the phone. Just download all your apps from the market and should be fine..
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] cowithgun:
If it's still laggy after reboot, my guess is some app that was installed recently.

May be the OnDemandX has been tweaked by an application. You can configure OnDemandX just like OnDemand and set something like the up_threshold to make it more or less responsive. If you suspect the freq just wont move up, check this:

cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpufreq/ondemandx/up_threshold

It should be 90 or less. This is the threshold to determine if OnDemandX should change the freq. 90 = if the cpu utilization is more than 90%, change freq. You can change to to lower value to make it more responsive. You also may refer to init.qcom.post_boot.sh on how to configure other value in OnDemandX.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] pmeler:
I assume this was addressed to me. no Apps Killer, WiFi always off, 3G only when I want to use it. Just configuring the phone setting for abut 1-2 minutes MY battery would drain 2%-3% (with brightness 0). No offence, I still think cow rom is the BEST among other custom rom, I just trying to figure out why.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] wiseless:
Ok guys, so I will rephrase my question:

Regarding the radio update I8150DXLC1, does it work only on Asia? If I use it here in Brazil will I screw up my phone?

Thanks! :D
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] juhn300308:
i'm facing a problem for twice , when i using message , it suddenly pop out FC and the phone unable to reboot (stuck at the SGW white screen ) , until i wipe date and make a factory reset then the only it can boot back......anythings that i've doing wrong ? Anyone else facing the same problem ? :(
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sgilmans:
Just in case ... please read this ----> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1506765
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] jeromie:
Whenever i watch youtube in a small screen there is a tearing problem especialy while im watching and scrolling down to read comments at d same time. i dont know what could be d problem. im also experiencing so much lag. why is that? please help.. I already used the smooth tripple buffering thing but its still d same.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] Deathmax:
Anyone else with a issue where all the background processes that sync FC out of nowhere?
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] MIKE PH:
Do a full wipe and reflash the rom, dont restore from back ups and try to read above post by sgilmans:) been using this oc rom since its released, using 1.8max 1.2 min ondemandx with zram off and buffering on, didnt face any issues:)