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[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] QeneX:
But main problem is boot, as I've mentioned before. (Smultron)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] sulkie:
I should have been more precise i guess. Touchscreen was greatly improved several FXP revisions back, but since I use low DPI settings, I still sometimes get unresponsivness at the bottom of the screen. Best example is the seek bar of the song in the stock CM music player. If you were using standard DPI settings the seek bar would have been much bigger and assumingly there would be no responsivness issues.

And the resonsivness is exactly the same with the Rage kernel.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] strykme:
WOW, great kernel! doubled by battery life.:)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] alejandroelmej:
:))

:) can anyone please give me the link on mediafire for fxp 112 for sk17i? sorry for writting this on this thread but if I ask it on the fxp thread everyone will attack me =/ I mean the ROM package
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] isoladisegnata:
confirm..:-)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] strykme:
I am in the same boat, but no need to worry about the fxp download links..

check this out, direct from cyanogenmod....I have not tried the ROM.. use it at your own risk...

http://download.cyanogenmod.com/?device=mango
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] greenAlgae:
Actually the touch is still registered in the bottom area when the phone is rotated counterclock-wise. I can still scroll up sms or any list in apps if I start the touch BELOW the border of touchscreen and then slide up. And you can also see it in app like kids paint, it still draw a line when you touch it up from the bottom of the phone in that position. BUT when you slide up the notification then it just wouldn't respond, unless you touch it PRECISELY in the border of touchscreen. That is why I thought it was not kernel-related. Also because I don't use fxp kernel for months ;)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] sulkie:
Pretty much. I tried it some time ago in one of those apps which just register the touch points on the screen and it works perfectly. Yet, in certain rotations and certain contexts it can be unresponsive.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] greenAlgae:
Touchscreen is fixed, thanks to darkfrmr here. And thanks to mauritzius for pointing me in the right direction for the fix.

Revision 2 of the kernel for Mini Pro / sk17i can be downloaded here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?bs1243u4zc0dibh

Revision 2 for Mini / st15i needs to be tested first, for the touchscreen and the boot problem fixes. Anyone who volunteer to test it please send me pm, I'll give you the download link.

The test version below is taken down, because of this revision.

I suppose the problem is that after flashing the kernel, the phone wouldn't boot at all. It vibrates and the screen light up, but no boot logo or anything. Is that right?

It also happened to my sk17i before, when there's something wrong in the boot image.

I made a test version of the kernel for st15i here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?2he283ux2yb09x7

For mini owners who have boot problem and want to test this, please download and flash it.

Please keep in mind that this is test version and you are doing this at your own risk. If the phone won't boot then just flashback fxp kernel and it should work again.

For those who have no problems using the kernel for mini in the OP, please wait for testing result. Unless you're willing to volunteer to test it too ;).

Feedbacks are welcome. And for those that can't post here because of low post count, you can send me pm.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Snoopo:
great one! kernel also works with cm 7.2 RC1 R113

although I don't like OCing it seems in rev2 on sk17i I cannot choose cpu frequencies in cm... but I dunno if this is CM issue or kernel. and I don't mind :D

Maybe I shortly switch to original cm7 kernel to check this... but possibly some other is faster.

hey offer you kernel to fxp now... it's really fixing the drain issue :D

greets!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] greenAlgae:
Thanks for your info on 113. I can't download it yet, not because problem with ul.to, but because of bandwidth problem ( being throttled down by my ISP due to data usage over limit :( ). I might skip it and wait for 114 instead next week when my bandwidth is restored.

Fyi, I already communicate with fxp about power drain difference in the kernels, but i guess i made a wrong assumption about what in the source that cause it. Anyway, the main thing is that i already inform them, and hopefully they look into it and find the fix that suits everyone in the near future :)

I believe and really hope they will :).

But we must remember, they are currently working on 2 versions of ROM (cm7 and cm9) and provide them for something like 11 different devices. So I guess we must be patient.

best regards...

P.s. Maybe it's fixed in this 113?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] yudhi.94:
guys you can download from ul.to using rapid8 and jdownloader :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] greenAlgae:
I can download it from ul.to just fine. But the bandwidth is so low that it would take more than 4 hours to complete :(, whereas it used to be 20-30 minutes.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] QeneX:
No, that's not right. Phone normally turns on, logo appears, but after phone lights up (I mean 100% brightness, when it is possible to boot to recovery) it reboots. Sometimes it boots normally, but rarely.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] greenAlgae:
Would you be interested in testing new rev for smultron? To see if it solve the bootloop problem or not? If you would, send me a pm.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] QeneX:
I hope that it's not problem of my hardware, but all other kernels are working fine for me.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] greenAlgae:
Revision 2 for mini / smultron / st15i can be downloaded here. Link in the OP has been updated. Thanks to wucinac, lunatic2nuts, QeneX, and josie87 for testing and feedbacks.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] greenAlgae:
I notice a marked improvement in FXP114 kernel regarding battery life in my mini pro. If anyone experiencing problem with this Rage kernel (like broken features or apps force closing) in fxp cm7, then I would suggest to use the fxp kernel instead.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Snoopo:
Yeah but it still would lose a comparison with the/your rage one :P
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RobinVdBroecke:
I can't overclock my kernel over 1Ghz on Xperia Mini Pro using this kernel.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] DeeJayAhmed:
Will It Work On Official CM7 For Xperia Mini??
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] greenAlgae:
I suppose so :). I didn't do any direct comparison, but battery monitor widget still shows that fxp kernels consumes a bit higher power. But it has already improved compared to past releases, and i think the difference of battery drain between this kernel and fxp kernel is not as much as it used to be :)

Do you mean that you overclock over 1GHz and it become unstable?

I can overclock it to 1.4GHz, but i would run it only for a couple of minutes. And i do it very rarely, mostly just to see the improvement in benchmark score. I really can't say anything about overclocking stability in long running.

Does the fxp kernel works for you? If it does and you really need the extra speed, then I suggest you to use that instead. I think it has quite good battery life too now.

Do you mean the release on the cyanogenmod website? Frankly, i don't know. I haven't had time to use the rom or to look into the kernel source. I think if the kernel version and the localversion string is the same as fxp release, then this kernel might work. If it's different, then there's a chance it won't work or the modules can't be loaded and things like wifi won't work. I don't think i can recommend this kernel to use with that rom, because i haven't had any experience using it.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RobinVdBroecke:
When I want to select the maximum CPU speed there are no options to choose from, so it remains at 1Ghz. On the fxp kernel I could adjust the maximum.

I only need the extra speed for games like GTA or backstab that are sometimes laggy.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] greenAlgae:
I will check it out. Currently i'm testing rage 2.7 update from DuMOHsmol. And with fxp114 in my mini pro, i can set cpu frequency all the way up to 2Ghz using no-frills cpu app 1.22 like screenshot below (of course i never tried it beyond 1.4GHz like i wrote before ;) ).

What fxp release are you using and what overclocking apps have you tried? Have you updated the no-frills cpu app?

OR

If you want to test the 2.7 update for minipro with me, then send me a pm :). DuMOHsmol posted that it might improve the gpu performance by increasing gpu ram from 2MB to 4MB. But i want to know how's the battery life first before i share the updated kernel :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] greenAlgae:
I think I found the cause of the problem. This kernel lacks sysfs interface to scaling_available_frequencies. That is the file /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_available_frequencies doesn't exist. So the cyanogenmod setting can't detect available frequencies, but apps like no-flills cpu control still able to detect and set the cpu frequencies.

I have made a change in 2.7, so it can be set through cyanogenmod setting like the screenshot below. It is still being tested, and if all goes well then i will upload it in a couple of days.

Before:

After:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Dare{D}evil:
Hello greenAlgae , if you can put up your version of the kernel on git then everyone who can test will test it on their devices and then you can release the kernel here ?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] greenAlgae:
Hello DD.

Your idea about git is great, but there are 2 things that i still consider. First, I made very little changes to the original rage kernel source, and what i change i posted on the first post. Further changes also will be posted and so far it's still not much. Second, my internet connection is still a bit unreliable and limited.

But i appreciate your suggestion and will definitely consider it for the future. Thank you :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Snoopo:
Sadly the FXP 115 CM7.2 Kernel for sk17i still has too many kernel wake locks (see kernel wake lock section especially there "msm-i2c" count! - your port mostly has _no_ kernel wake locks - in attachment) and so suffers more power than this rage one. So you may have to still port it :P
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] greenAlgae:
I always admire your attention to details and numbers Snoopo :)

I'm only saying that the difference between this kernel and FXP kernel, in term of battery life, is not as much as it used to be. Personally I think FXP kernel battery life is already acceptable for my daily usage. Using FXP kernel after 114/115, I don't have to plug my phone to charger everytime i go to bed at night for fearing the battery would be empty when i sleep ;).

Of course, I still get back to Rage because it still could give a couple more hours of battery life ;), but the point is that the difference is not as significant as using FXP kernel releases 05x or 10x anymore. And I'm happy about that :)

Well, we'll just see for a couple more FXP releases, I hope it will bring more improvement :)

P.S. I'm still waiting for your modifying zip that you told me about :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RobinVdBroecke:
I still have the same issue in 2.7. I also can't select any other governor than ONDEMAND

Also WIFI is not working. I will try to flash stock WLAN modules.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Snoopo:
Guy, this Kernel is only for FXP CM7.2 ROM, not for stock ROM nor its mods neither for CM9.

Use the original Rage Kernel for Stock and its mods.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] greenAlgae:
Can you issue these 2 commands in the terminal emulator and see the output:

cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_available_frequencies

and

cat /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_available_governors

The result should be like screenshot below

If it's not, then there's something wrong, and you might have to re-flash the kernel.

About wifi, please don't flash stock wlan modules. It will not work because:

the local version string is different (this kernel has the same local version as FXP)

it will be overwritten by /etc/init.d/10cpmodules at boot time. Please check if you still have this script file in init.d folder. If you happen to delete it, you might have to copy it back from the FXP zip.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] strykme:
@greenAlgae,

Is it possible for you to port this kernel for Ray?

Many thanks.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Dare{D}evil:
I have been testing the 2.7 kernel since yesterday and the battery drain is high.

The phone stays awake all the time.

I am attaching my better battery stats log and another screenshot from a friends phone and you can see the phone is awake for a long time.

Awake (): 16 h 56 m 40 s (61000 s) Ratio: 99.6%
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] greenAlgae:
I can try, but i cannot guarantee it will work. But would you mind if i ask why you want to use this kernel?

Anyway, if i am to compile a kernel for ray, then i would need the boot.img from fxp to get the ramdisk. You can upload it somewhere and send me the link by pm.

It seems this is what caused your phone awake for 15+ hours:

GpsLocationProvider (Android System): 15 h 34 m 59 s (56099 s) Count:1187 91.6%

Is the gps on? Would you try to disable/freeze google maps (or similar app using gps service) when not in use and see if it helps?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] motorazrv3:
Any chance to get this kernel ported to work with our coconut (wt19i) devices?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Dare{D}evil:
Yeah i actually tried that..its a fresh copy of cm7.2.0 think i'll post this on the fxp thread and see whats going on...

thanks again
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Snoopo:
This looks like you need a battery recalibration.

But to know: There seems to be a bug in rom: If you have had gps enabled and used and then disable it... drain is faster.... just reboot and keep gps off ad you will be fine...

i am also trying to find out by testing if this assumption is true... :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] greenAlgae:
If you want to post in fxp thread, i think it would be better if you try it with fxp kernel first. Just to see if the problem persist in their kernel too. Because if the problem only happens with this kernel, then I don't think it would be wise to ask about it there.

Do you happen to know if it happens to all gps apps or just google maps?

Btw, your mod file works well & the result looks great. Thanks :)

Fyi, my intention when i open this thread is to share kernel that i used for my mini pro and also for devices that have many similarities to it i.e mini/smultron. Thanks to jakobxxl, now i know active also share much similarities to mini/minipro, and i will post the link to kernel for active later.

But for other devices (live or ray), i don't think i have enough time and resources to 'maintain' it if i share it in this thread or in ray dev section. Of course, you can send me pm and then we'll communicate further about that :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Dare{D}evil:
Thanks, i am recalibrating the battery now.

I guess there is a bug in the rom as Snoopo said, I did disable gps when i flashed the rom.

Removed gmaps and a restart,that did solve the problem,now i see no awake time/gps usage like before.

Thanks for the input from both of you.

Btw Snoopo , let us know if indeed there is a bug since it wasnt just me,i tried it on another minipro with fresh cm7.2.0 and it was on his too..
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] strykme:
Your kernel for cm7 has way better power management (I am also the owner of mini pro and there is a big difference during the deep sleep. Your kernel uses about 5% during the night and cm close to 20%) . I am away for a few days, will try to upload when I get back. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] greenAlgae:
I don't know if it would behave the same in ray. We can only try, just hope i would have enough time to do it ;)

I can confirm that i got the same problem. After enable gps and using Maps or other gps-related apps, GpsLocationProvider start keeping the phone awake even if the gps turned off. The temporary workaround is to disable gps and reboot the phone like Snoopo said.

I'm using FXP115 kernel now, and it seems it doesn't have the same problem. Will investigate more about this later.

Update:

Got back to rage 2 hours ago to see if the problem would occur again, but this time there's no excessive wakelock from gps. Turned on the gps, used maps, then turned it off again, and after that GpsLocationProvider wakelock time also stopped, phone goes to sleep as usual & battery drain is back to its usual state. So, I still don't exactly know what could trigger this issue.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Dare{D}evil:
Cool, so it wasn't just me...also the kernel is working good..i had about 5% battery drop in the night but been 24hrs since charged and i still have about 45% battery left with much voice and sms usage.So that's a good sign.

nice work with porting the kernel!!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mauam:
How to apply the patch for kernel v2.7(changes-from-original-rage-source.zip)

Someone please tell me how?:)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mdfzhi:
I'm guessing that is the sourcepatch to be apply on rage kernel source and to be compiled. If u no dev, just a plain user that only want things to just works then that sourcepatch is not for you.

Btw @greenAlgae, is there any chance to get this kernel for lww too?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mauam:
Ok,thanks man.:)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] greenAlgae:
Yes, the patch is for the source code. Not for the kernel or the rom :)

I will send you pm about this later. Kind of busy at the moment ;)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mdfzhi:
pm received. i replied back with a little bit of favour to ask. hope u can help in that matter :o
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mauam:
Thanks a lot for v2.8, you're the man.:)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] greenAlgae:
You're welcome :). Just beware, it might cause higher battery drains than v2.7 :rolleyes:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] cerilla:
Makasih gan kernelnya, mantap nih ;)

Same here, getting less than 1% of battery drain every hour is really good.

Keep up the good work, dude
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] greenAlgae:
Thanks for trying this kernel :). Anyway, will you post only in english later? Not that my english is really good, mind you ;). Just trying to avoid being warned by mod :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] cerilla:
Sure, i'll keep that in mind ;)

Any plan for porting Rage Kernel to CM9?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] greenAlgae:
Sorry, no plan for that yet :rolleyes:. I don't really have time to build and test kernel for another rom ;).
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mauam:
10 hours idle without airplane mode only 4%, it's just awesome for me. You're my personal Jesus:D. Keep up your good work.:)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Snoopo:
Hi.

I can confirm grenAlgaes words:

Idle drain is much better in 2.8 but if you use it (like listening to music) it drains much faster. I also have the feeling if I sit in the tram, read news pages and listen to music with 2.8 the battery went warm...

Also betterBatterystats makes weird pictures: when using the juice runs down. but only "awake" and "screen" on are the "drain masters".

I currently switched back to 2.7 to compare better... let's see. But it seems for my usage 2.7 seems to be the better choice. Thanks a lot!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ilovehello:
Question for Mauam & Snoopo :)

You use CM7 fxp 117 or oldest version ?

Finally, you prefer rage 2.8 or 2.7 ? Me, I feel an identical consumption with my ST15i.

Thanks for your response... :):)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] rerenznz:
can i use this on my live with walkman?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] greenAlgae:
No, you can't. For the reason that i wrote at the end of #87 post, i don't share kernel for lww in this thread. If you want kernel for lww, just send me pm and we can communicate further.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] rerenznz:
message sent. :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Snoopo:
I use fxp 117 - almost the newest.

As Kernel I use 2.7 as I often listen to music and 2.8 drains battery faster if the cpu has to do something.

If you mostly IDLE your phone then you will be better using 2.8 :)

Depens on your usage.

But well: I just made it by feeling. If I get sad I will do "hermetic tests" :) (by using a benchmark-tool and noting the drain :D)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] PoedelPCS:
wondering what someone does with a smartphone when it's idling wild the whole day *G*

I make calls, Internet with 3G, Bluetooth Headset all the day and leave the day with 30-40% depending on what I am doing in the evening.

Anyway I have to charge it every day.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Snoopo:
yeah. battery killers are:

- 3g

- bluetooth

- display

- (3d) games

so if you use all you're very well with 60%-70%.

CHarging every day is usual for mini and mini pro. others have bigger batteries where you can expect a little more.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ilovehello:
Thanks for your feedback Snoopo !

I think the 2.7 is best for me too. I'm still on fxp115. I will test fxp117.

But I confim : 3G & display are best battery killers..... !
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] edwarddd:
on the xperia mini pro the principal killer of the battery is the keyboard ligths its ever on.

Make the test touch a button of menu or back, and extend a little of the keyboard and look ;)

Any solucion for this
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Snoopo:
most ppl speak of battery consumption while idling... and there is no keyboard light, of course.

it could be fixed if we would have autobrightness but this CM7.2 for our sk17i doesn't have :/ (then sensors could br configured to keep the keyboard off if there is no need.

anyway this is not that drain fact. also: this is an off-topic, as this is a kernel thread :D