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[Galaxy S II General] basaran76:
5.10.0 (25.07.2013)

- reorganize Backup and Restore menu:

* remove stock CWM Advanced Restore function

* move choose backup format to Misc Nandroid Settings menu

- add Misc Nandroid Settings option to disable nandroid size progress

- nandroid size progress is now disabled by default for specific phones (i9505)

- merge cm-10.1 changes:

* remove useless Fix Permissions menu
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
PhilZ v5.10.0:

Very good battery life in night use.

PhilZ v5.10.0 (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): Battery loss of 0,40% per hour, Awake: 1,3%

Nearly the same as for previous version.

BTW, second run in AnTuTu: 9137

EDIT:

Here is a screenshot for the battery life:
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
PhilZ v5.10.0:

Very good battery life in mixed usage too.

PhilZ v5.10.0 (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): Battery loss of 1,25% per hour, Wifi: 10,7%, Awake: 11,8%, Screen: 10,5% => loss*(1-screen): 1,12%

It's slightly worse than for previous kernel version, but I had a missed phone call ... usually nobody calls me.

So it would probably be a little bit better under "normal" conditions.

I will repeat my tests on this kernel before flashing and testing a new one.

Here are some screenshots:
[Galaxy S II General] MangeH73:
Does that mean that your results in mixed usage is usually without any phone calls?
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Yes, my normal usage is very light.

No phone calls. No SMS. No fm radio. No game playing. No GPS. No bluetooth.

Only WhatsApp. Email (three accounts). Internet/ rss feeds. Google calendar.
[Galaxy S II General] MangeH73:
Ok *lol* mixed use of a phone is without phone calls.. . Than I guess that I should not be that sad when I have worse results than you. Light use for me is 20-30 min phone call in one day....
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
With more (heavy) usage, I would have worse battery life too.

But this is my normal usage.

I have another phone for making calls.
[Galaxy S II General] NoRulesForMe:
FYI if you use phone calls and It_ler not don't make it as a big deal. If you have 20 to 30 min. Phone Calls it's equivalent to 20 to 30 mins. Screen time too... just add it to your result Bro

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[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
PhilZ v5.10.0:

Played a little bit with my settings (Xposed framework and some modules) ... and enjoyed my phone some days.

Now preparing the re-tests for PhilZ v5.10.0.

BTW, thrid run in AnTuTu: PhilZ v5.10.0 (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): 9929
[Galaxy S II General] j1gga84:
What about Dorimanx 8.35 ? ;)

Regards
[Galaxy S II General] minidou-77:
I don't know why you test every single Philz version because the only changes are made in the recocery so it doesn't impact us on android ...

I understand that sometimes the kernel base change when there is a new one available but still you test many times the same base.

BTW your work is very great and a good indicator for all of us on stoxk roms ;)
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
As soon as I am confident enough ... I will flash latest Dorimanx kernel.

Will finish my current tests and create a nandroid backup first.
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
I like stock/PhilZ kernel.

And I always come back to it to verify my battery test results.

This is my "base" for comparing with other/custom kernels.

And (except of Dorimanx) there are not so many new kernels/kernel versions for our phone (and stock ROM).

So I re-check on PhilZ kernel instead of waiting for new kernel versions.
[Galaxy S II General] Emre9110:
I think u may test 8.14 on lsw too it is very battery friendly and very very stable. But it it is a little bit old :laugh:
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
I've been on PhilZ for the last few weeks, just changed to dorimanx 8.35 yesterday, so far so good, amd my phone feels noticeably more responsive and snappier.

Too early to tell on battery.
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Retest PhilZ v5.10.0:

Good battery life in night use.

PhilZ v5.10.0 (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): Battery loss of 0,48% per hour, Awake: 1,5%

It's slightly worse than on previous battery test.

Oh ... 100% wifi on (but not running), so Better Wifi On/Off hasn't turned off wifi completely.

That could be the reason for the slightly higher battery consumption.

Let's check the battery life in mixed usage before continuing with new kernel tests.

EDIT:

Added a screenshot:
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Retest PhilZ v5.10.0:

Very good battery life in mixed usage.

PhilZ v5.10.0 (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): Battery loss of 1,24% per hour, Wifi: 14,0%, Awake: 11,6%, Screen: 9,9% => loss*(1-screen): 1,12%

It's slightly better than on first run.

Here are some screenshots:
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
Hey It_ler, i just wondered what are the benefits of using better wifi app rather than just setting wifi to turn off on screen off in settings?

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[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
I'm not quite sure.

I see that when setting the wifi policy in system settings to keep wifi on when phone is sleeping to "Only when plugged in" = turn off wifi when unplugged, that wifi is on all the time, but wifi running time is reduced.

The switching time when you turn off the screen is about 1-3 minutes till wifi is "disabled" (wifi toggle is still on).

When using Better Wifi On/Off app you can specify more settings, such as the switching/delay time. It is normally set to a few seconds, so that wifi will be turned off quickly after you turned off the screen.

And Better Wifi On/Off app really turns off wifi, so that wifi on and running time is equal and reduced. And both are lower than the wifi running time when using the system's wifi policy only.

That can lead to a slightly better battery life with Better Wifi On/Off app IMO.

Maybe the higher wifi on time can also lead to some additional wakelocks or the system's wifi policy generates some alarms to check the conditions.

But I have no evidence for my "theory" yet.

I will try another night use battery test with Better Wifi On/Off app running in foreground to avoid that it will be "killed".
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
Thanks mate, out of interest is better wifi app always in running apps and how much memory is it using or is it in cached apps?

In fact, why don't i just try myself :rolleyes:;)

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[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Usually it only runs as background app and don't use much memory.

You can check it (like I do) in BBS, if it generates much wakelock or alarms ... on my phone this is not the case.
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
I just installed and cleared running apps and cleared RAM and this is what mine says:eek:

If it stayed like that it would arguably use more battery than it saves.

But lets say for arguments sake it didn't use anything, even then it would only be good if data was turned off too as swapping to data uses more battery for most people.

I'll try it out for a couple of days to see if i notice anything:thumbup::)

Edit, Ok, after reboot its only using 3.6MB (now 4.1MB) in running apps still though:thumbup:

Jumps to 22MB and stays there if app is opened!

Would be great for you to do your test with and without it, thats the only way we'll know for sure;)

What does "disable processing" do?

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[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
It disables the processing of the rules defined in the app completely.

So it's a kind of on/off toggle for the app.

BTW I have better battery life with mobile data than with wifi ... With my mobile provider and at my location.
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Re-retest PhilZ v5.10.0:

Still good battery life in night use - with Better Wifi On/Off app controlling wifi state.

PhilZ v5.10.0 (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): Battery loss of 0,44% per hour, Awake: 1,3%

It's better than with system's wifi policy only, and only slightly worse than for previous kernel versions.

Maybe I am ready for testing new kernels?!
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Retest Phil v5.08.5:

Very good battery life in night use.

PhilZ v5.08.5 (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): Battery loss of 0,39% per hour, Awake: 1,2%

It's slightly better than for v5.10.0 ... maybe an indicator that the stock rooted XWLSW kernel is a little bit better (battery wise) than the stock rooted XWLSY kernel?!

Maybe it's just a "normal" variation = noise?!

I will check it's battery life in mixed usage, but I think it's just a normal variation and there is no significant difference in battery life for both kernel versions.

EDIT:

Added a screenshot:
[Galaxy S II General] demontager:
Sorry if i posting in wrong thread, but seems no dedicated thread for Siah kernel.

Guys I got question regarding nfs and cifs support on Siah kernel. Is someone has success to get it working ? All modules loaded

# lsmod

nfs 135780 0 - Live 0xbf18b000

lockd 61571 1 nfs, Live 0xbf176000

sunrpc 161956 3 nfs,lockd, Live 0xbf119000

cifs 244467 0 - Live 0xbf0ab000

dhd 401246 0 - Live 0xbf01d000

j4fs 68987 1 - Live 0xbf00b000 (P)

Si4709_driver 25062 0 - Live 0xbf000000

but still error

busybox mount -t nfs -o proto=tcp,port=2049 192.168.1.222:/home/dem/test /mnt/nfs

mount: mounting 192.168.1.222:/home/dem/test on /mnt/ntfs failed: Invalid argument

Currently has SG2 on Omegav24 with SiyahKernel S2-v6.0beta5
[Galaxy S II General] Many40:
Hi,

I'm using Siyah kernel but never needed to use these protocols so have no experience on that. However you wrote "but seems no dedicated thread for Siah kernel" - are you sure ;) :

1.

Siyah development thread

2.

Siyah discussion thread

- non-dev related aspects (more suitable for your case IMO)

Someone there who uses these modules may help you.
[Galaxy S II General] demontager:
Yes, sorry thanks for help!
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Retest PhilZ v5.08.5:

Excellent battery life in mixed usage.

PhilZ v5.08.5 (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): Battery loss of 1,16% per hour, Wifi: 9,8%, Awake: 10,9%, Screen: 9,7% => loss*(1-screen): 1,05%

It's even slightly better than my best results for other stock/PhilZ kernel versions.

Maybe the stock XWLSW kernel is a little bit better integrated into a stock-based XWLSW ROM.

Here are some screenshots:
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
All my test and re-tests with rooted stock / PhilZ kernel are made now.

I am still having about the same battery life as before.

So I think I am ready to flash a new custom kernel.

Thinking about Dorimanx v8.35 ... have to create a "fresh" nandroid backup before ... just in case.
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
Yes please do try 8.35, would love to see your results!
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Dorimanx v8.35:

Just flashed Dorimanx v8.35 kernel on my XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8.

It is stable and smooth on my phone. But not as smooth as stock/PhilZ kernel.

Everything seems to work fine (custom boot animation, camera, video recording, Gallery, wifi, bluetooth, etc.), but the live thumbnails in video player are black.

Now preparing my battery tests.

EDIT:

I just had to uninstall and reinstall latest version of STweaks app. My "old" STweaks app always had FCs after first boot.

Now it's working fine.
[Galaxy S II General] umair42:
Apolo 4.9 is released :D
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Grrr ... now I've just flashed Dorimanx kernel ... so I will finish my tests for Dorimanx v8.35 first before testing the new Apolo kernel.
[Galaxy S II General] umair42:
No problem :)
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Dorimanx v8.35:

Very good battery life in night use.

Dorimanx v8.35 (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): Battery loss of 0,44% per hour, Awake: 1,3%

Although I had a "unusual" partial wakelock of my calendar app/widget ... so the kernel might have an even better battery life under "normal" conditions.

Let's wait for its battery life in mixed usage.

EDIT:

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[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
Is Dorimanx still missing RAM It_ler?

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[Galaxy S II General] minidou-77:
I have 786 Mo with LSN ;)
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Me too ... 786 MB with Dorimanx v8.35 on XWLSW.

BTW, first run in AnTuTu: Dorimanx v8.35 (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): 10064
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Dorimanx v8.35:

Fantastic battery life in mixed usage.

Dorimanx v8.35 (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): Battery loss of 1,14% per hour, Wifi: 10,1%, Awake: 11,0%, Screen: 10,0% => loss*(1-screen): 1,03%

Only Apolo v4.8b had a slightly better battery life on my phone.

Maybe on a second or third battery cycle, I could get same battery life with Dorimanx v8.35.

Very good performing kernel on my phone :good:

Here are some screenshots:
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
As the battery life in second battery cycle of Dorimanx v8.35 was not better than on the first run, I will skip further tests and flash a new kernel.
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Apolo v4.9:

I just flashed Apolo v4.9 (English CWM) kernel on my XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8.

Regular version seems to run stable and very smooth on my phone.

Everything works fine (wifi, bluetooth, custom boot animation, battery charging animation, camera, video recording, Gallery, live thumbnails in video player, etc.).

Preparing battery tests now.
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
One thing i've found whilst using Siyah beta4 is that its much better on battery when listening to music with Viper +PowerAmp.

On Philz it was draining very fast, i'm positive its to do with 100Mhz steps on Siyah.

On Philz it was jumping between 200 - 500 & 800Mhz where as on Siyah it stays pretty constant 400Mhz with dropsto 300 & 200Mhz.

Just saying:)

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[Galaxy S II General] j1gga84:
Dorimanx 9.36 with huge updates is out but Dori declared it as beta ;)

Regards
[Galaxy S II General] Many40:
:thumbup::)

For this I love kernels with 16 freq steps - doing the same as on the phone with classic kernel, it often stays on lower frequencies.
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Apolo v4.9:

Very good battery life in night use.

Apolo v4.9 regular (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): Battery loss of 0,42% per hour, Awake: 0,7%

It's nearly the same as for Apolo v4.8b (light) ... but with a fantastic deep sleep ratio (99,3%). Best deep sleep I ever had on my phone so far.

EDIT:

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[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Apolo v4.9:

Amazing battery life in mixed usage.

Apolo v4.9 regular (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): Battery loss of 1,07% per hour, Wifi: 10,3%, Awake: 10,9%, Screen: 10,3% => loss*(1-screen): 0,96%

It's the best battery life in mixed usage on my phone.

I will keep this kernel on my phone for a while to check that everything is stable.

On previous kernel version, I had some issues with other than light versions.

But this time, regular seems to run perfectly on my phone :fingers-crossed:

EDIT:

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[Galaxy S II General] Hopper8:
Awesome work in this thread lt_ler. I never really understood the value of what you're doing here... Until now, I've flashed NeatROM 4.8 on a friend's phone. As I'm no longer on Neat, I don't keep up with stock based kernels as much. Based on your experience, I'm going to go flash Apolo 4.9 regular on their phone, and leave it. Currently I have them on Dorimanx 8.32 as I love Dori's work for a kernel for custom ROM, but seems there's better options for stock based ROM's. Keep it up! :good:
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Apolo v4.9:

First run in AnTuTu: Apolo v4.9 (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): 9800

Although it has a little bit lower score in AnTuTu compared to Dormanx v8.35, it feels subjectively a little bit smoother.
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
New Apolo looks good, might have to try it.

Is it only Siyah and Dori that have 100Mhz frequency steps?

Did you not test Siyah beta4 It_ler?

You must test it mate, its good and Many40 swears by it;)

Beta5 doesn't have 100Mhz steps.

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[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
I tested SiyahKernel v6.0b4 ... but on older ROM.

It had good battery life ... I think a little bit better than v6.0b5.

Maybe I will do a test with it on my current ROM.

Now I stay on Apolo v4.9 for a while :D
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
You!

Stay on a kernel for a while? :eek:

Aaah, you must mean for like 24 long hours:D

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[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
I don't know how long I can stay on the same kernel :confused: ... will create a nandroid backup of my current system. And so I can come back to it if I want to.

BTW, I didn't say that I will stay on this kernel for a long while ;)

P.S.:

Second run in AnTuTu: 10332.
[Galaxy S II General] Hopper8:
lt_ler, may I ask why you test so many? You say in the OP that your aim is to "find the best-balanced kernel/ROM combination for good performance (smoothness) and long battery life".... It seems that you have found a couple of outstanding kernels/combinations. Or do you simply enjoy testing a new kernel every few days? I'm not criticising, just wondering :D

When I find an outstanding combination, I'm inclined to keep it for a few weeks.. Then I will nandroid, flash something new, and if it surpasses what I'm on, I keep it. If not, I revert back. Is what you do just a sped-up version of that?

Edit: delete some off-topic info.

Edit2: :eek: just read that your username is an upper-case 'i', not a lower-case 'L' :eek: and what it means. I always thought it was 'Lt' for Lieutenant. There you go, learn something new every day ;)
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
I was also impressed at the deep sleep performance on Apolo. I pit my phone on standby on flight mode for 11 hours yesterday and it only dropped 1%...

Incredible. I just wish that the battery charging animation bug would be fixed once and for all, its super annoying.
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Yes, capital "i" and small "L" are looking the same in some fonts.

I never feel like "I have the best system right now" ... as soon as new ROM and kernel versions are available, I think "Maybe the new version is even better than the one I have now".

So I don't stay very long a special kernel/ROM combination.

But this is independent of this thread ... ;)
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
I checked it three times. So far the battery charging animation works fine. Even with the phone connected to the charger when shutting down :fingers-crossed:

Will observe this as long as I am on this kernel and report back, if I get the battery charging animation issue again.
[Galaxy S II General] olyloh6696:
Thanks for that. Looking forward to any results!
[Galaxy S II General] :
Just wanted to inform you that dori has got a new beta kernel (9.36v3). Thought you might be interested:);)

Edit: oh I'm so stupid, of course i meant 8.36v3
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
Anyone tried it yet?

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[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Already downloaded but not (yet) flashed.

I really want to stress Apolo v4.9 regular more. Can't believe that it's stable on my phone.
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Retest Apolo v4.9 regular:

Even slightly better battery life on second run.

Apolo v4.9 regular (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): Battery loss of 0,40% per hour, Awake: 1,0%

Still stable ... not a single issue so far :fingers-crossed:

Here some screenshots:
[Galaxy S II General] umair42:
Yeah i'm running it for about 14 hours.It is stable on neatrom and battery life is also good.I undervolted cpu(-50 on all cpu steps) to save battery.Didn't noticed any lag or freezes or SOD's.

Deep sleep is also great.Only lost 1% battery overnight.
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
Given Apolo 4.9 a test first.

Seems smooth, using regular version but i still don't understand why the voltages aren't set until you set them in Apolo Configurator?

eg. I flash regular version, go to configurator and toggle "regular" in the voltage settings and they drop down.

Surely it shouldn't move at all because i flashed regular version?

It was the same with lite version.

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[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Haven't changed anything this time.

Maybe that is the reason why regular version is stable on my phone.

Pedestre says that the voltages are correct, even if the displayed values change.
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
Wierd! What is the point in having an app that shows wrong voltages?

Does it do the same on yours then?

I should have checked in a different app first actually.

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[Galaxy S II General] pedestre:
Maybe if you read the Apolo thread OP, you'd see the point.

It's easier to write this kind of things here and not to bother in trying to find out in the right place.

Cheers
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
Yep, my bad, just read it:o

Thanks:thumbup::)

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[Galaxy S II General] Addicted2Speed:
I can confirm that Deep Sleep in v4.9 is better than previous 4,8b "Regular" and "Light" versions :D
[Galaxy S II General] kata19:
Hi all. This is my second battery cycle with vivekrom superlight rom and this great Kernel. Really good job thanks :thumbup:;)

Inviato dal mio GT-I9100 con Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
How much screen on time?

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[Galaxy S II General] kata19:
Less than 2 hour:good:
[Galaxy S II General] zonehack:
lol that's s***t, i get 5 hours 39 mins screen ontime with the same kernel.. (apollo 4.9 regular)
[Galaxy S II General] lionsmatara:
Hi dear all friends.

Im Amila from sri lanka. I haven't any wifi network. I always connect wcdma (H+)

Some people say here them got more than 5h screen time.

But,

I couldn't go 3h of screen time.

Whats the problem I had. Im used linked2SD and greenfy donated. As bob bro guide.

Wanamlite 16.6

Apolo 4.9 extreme v2.(row/zzmove)

Please help.

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II General] -Grift-:
Have you used BBS to check for wakelocks? Quite certain that there is something messing with your phone :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S II General] kata19:
I'm very happy for your so many free time to spend with your phone ;) Fortunally i use my gs2 only for call people for send messages and sometime for find news on internet. When i'm in holyday i can made about 22 hour for day with SCREEN and TELEPHONE OFF:good:

Life is beeter because is various:cool:
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
Try NeatROM mate. NeatROM

Look in my signature at battery tips, use as many as you can, if you follow it properly you should see a big difference.

It will take maybe 2 hours to do everything first time but you could just do a few per day.

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[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Everyone has a different usage.

It's ok.

So don't argue against each other.
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
As -Grift- already suggested, please install and use Better Battery Stats (BBS) to find unwanted battery drainers on your phone.

You can post your BBS dumpfile in the BBS thread and ask for help.

On the other hand, you are on mobile data connection all the time ... maybe it's a modem issue.

So it could be worth a try to get and flash the latest modem for your country/region. And check if you have better battery life with it.
[Galaxy S II General] It_ler:
Re-retest Apolo v4.9 regular:

Fantastic battery life during the night.

Apolo v4.9 regular (XWLSW NeatROM Lite v4.8): Battery loss of 0,33% per hour, Awake: 1,0%

I think I've found a kernel to stay on for a while :victory:

Here is a screenshot:
[Galaxy S II General] bobdoblo:
Hi It_ler, i'm currently testing if Fast Dormancy makes much of a difference to battery/wakelocks.

My provider (3UK) does support it but i'd always turned it off.

I've now put it back on, what exactly should i be looking for in BBS mate?

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[Galaxy S II General] Many40:
Observe "secril_fd-interface" wakelock mate mainly but also any significant changes to the others (mobile network related).