yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] GrayJack:
Same as custom kernels - just to make the life more complicated with the aim to make it easier ;)

What about these blobs - where are they? Maybe I can extract them from original rom and make some recovery zip to flash?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
They are part of the graphics driver solution. In fact it is a bunch of libraries that come with the rom and communicate with the graphics driver in the kernel.

In the Samsung Mali world, if these libraries and the driver implemented in the kernel differ too much in version, it will not work and we see exactly the effect you have. This is an artificial block, because many times it would still work together fine, just Samsung cuts that already by their stupid (ok, semi-stupid) check.

And yes, you can extract them from a stock image (your firmwares stock image) and flash them. They are located under /system/lib. Just to locate the right ones could be a bit challenging. I would copy the complete /system/lib folder over again, that should work always (unless you patched libs with Lucky Patcher, which is something I don't know).

But... you have a PM.

Andi

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] GrayJack:
I do not patch libs - apps only :)

And no - your PM unfortunately did not help :(
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
Allright, it was worth a try.

Then I would say you have three choices:

- install your rom over and patch your stuff again

- try to copy the /system/libs folder back

- or stick with other kernels that work for you.

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] GrayJack:
OK, thanks.

Do you have an idea which libs correspond to mentioned mali blob?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] ZaneZam:
I couldn't have explained it better my lord :) but I saw that post here too late otherwise I would have been able to safe u 5 minutes :)

normally that mali driver mess issues are leading to a black screen AFTER the Samsung logo (when boot animation starts) so that can't be the case here.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] putti71:
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[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
What kernel are you talking about?

My kernel does not work with Synapse and never will.

So I think you are in a wrong thread...

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] putti71:
Sorry, it was my fault. I wanted to ask zanezam and somehow ended in the wrong thread. BTW it's AEL kernel I am using and I was used to zmove under your kernel for S3.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] cKenny:
Found the root cause.

After several test, it is found that the problem come from screen mode, and nothing to do with kernel.

Default screen mode (Adapt Display) for back-to-n00t ROM having problem with some 3D games.

To fix the fc problem, just switch to any other screen mode will do.

:good:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] ayoubij:
Thanks boeffla for v7.6 for 4.4.4 roms !
[Galaxy S III Android Development] ZeeX:
How do I find out my chip's ASV level?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
Overview screen of Boeffla-config shows it.

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] ZeeX:
Is there a reference sheet where I can find out more about ASV numbers?

Mine turned out to be 5

Thanks by the way
[Galaxy S III Android Development] rp158:
Just to confirm, also for [MENTION=4900664]dkionline[/MENTION]: 5.8 runs fine with NCS 13.0 OA2 (what else)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
There is no reference sheet available. Basically the only thing this ASV number decides is about what voltages your device will use for CPU.

The voltage table is in the kernel code. But for sure it does not mean anything for 99% of the people.

There is not really more mystery about this number.

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] GrayJack:
By the way - yes, looks like the problem is not as easy as expected. I have extracted all /system/libs from original stock rom and corresponding files via recovery. Then I compared them on PC. The only difference was in /system/libs/egl:

libEGL_mali.so
libGLES_android.so
libGLESv1_CM_mali.so
libGLESv2_mali.so

(egl.cfg from this place was not changed)

So I have cleaned kernel stuff using above mentioned script and restored all files to original via recovery (including restoring permissions of course).

Anyway I was not able to install Boeffla kernel though - the symptoms are the same.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
Interesting, then some more stuff is broken/patched/changed.

Don't ask me what :)

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] GrayJack:
OK, I will install a stock ROM as you recomended and try to install Boeffla again. I didn't patch/break anything in /system, but whatever.

Will see how it helps.

P.S. Does your kernel support root/xposed/busybox? This is actually the only modification at system level I have made, maybe it causes issues?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] ExTrEmEe:
read a change log, you will see that internal busybox and root(supersu) are updated to latest version, so they are supported. Also don't know how related are kernel and xposed, xposed can be installed on almost any ROM.

I'm using all of this, and everything works great.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
Of course. All supported.

Root and busybox even comes with the kernel for people that want to use it.

Just xposed of course not (I am a big xposed opponent :)

But it is supported too, as it is not dependet no kernel at all.

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] ExTrEmEe:
Hi [MENTION=947981]Lord Boeffla[/MENTION],

i know that TouchWiz DVFS will kick frequencies down when CPU temp hit 65C(or something like that), but can it mess up governor scaling or anything with this kernel, i mean slow it down somehow?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
Not likely. Thermal throttling kicks in at higher temperatures. And I even slightly increased these threshold to higher temperatures in my kernel here.

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] ExTrEmEe:
Thanks for fast answer :D Yes, i know about kernel thermal throttling, but when dvfs is enabled, and i stress cpu and monitor freq, when it goes around 65C, freq drop to 800mhz, when it's disabled it will go up to 89 i think, then thermal throttling kicks in.

But i don't know will it mess governor scaling or anything else.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Phantogenic:
Have been a long time follower and lurker.

Have been running your kernel in tandem with a number of stock and custom roms, namely Blekota's Note4 rom and ARHD.

Updated to 7.6 this morning and have been losing my network status regularly, also GPS will not locate when using navigation, have reset, wiped and still no luck.

Have flashed a stock rom via odin in the hopes that it will reset everything, however am now stuck in a bootloop at the samsung logo, fortunately I can still access recovery and download so will try a few options and see what works.

Please note that I'm not pointing the finger at your kernel as the cause of the modem dropping out, but it's coincidental with flashing the update (which I downloaded via the config app and then flashed)..

Cheers,

Linz
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
I honestly can't give you a definitive answer. I would need to investigate that in the code. But can be some limitation kicks then in.

You know you are us a ported rom with an as-experimental kernel?

Expect all sort of weird issues here.

These ports are nice technology demonstrations, but in my opinion will never reach 100% stability. If you want full stability guaranteed, use 4.3 official firmware.

Just btw... Never had modrm drop outs here. Modem is not even a kernel function.

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Phantogenic:
That's what I thought - I've never had any issues with any versions of your kernel in the past, in fact I've had the best battery life and performance since originally using them, I very rarely keep the stock kernel. It's just coincidental that it's occurred just after I updated.

But thanks for your reply, it just means a lot of work sourcing the cause, first step usim slot.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] viktor92:
Very weird. I'm running again Back to n00t v9 and always flash the latest kernel (now the Uber version, the better one from my experience) and never had a single problem.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] towertim:
Generally, I don't like xposed either, but there is one critical module which makes xposed mandatory for me and many others: XPrivacy.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
That's why I like the CM based roms so much, they have this included (and much simpler to use in my opinion) as standard functionality.

Especially xprivacy is - wrongly configured - many times lot of work for me. People think Boeffla-Config can be cut of Internet. And later on they wonder why they never get new apps installed nor notified of new kernels. This causing people to run on old app and kernel combos unneccessarily. Just an example on how especially xprivacy makes my life hard. And as many people have not a lot of clue how to use this module, this is very often the case and the reason I really would like to ban it if I just could :)

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Hawaiihemd:
I can understand your frustration on this matter, but it's clearly not the tools fault. The problem is people's ignorance... on a wide scale, not only with xposed. We should ban that, if we just could... [/OT]
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
I never said the tool is the issue. The issue is, it is too powerful for >90% of the users.

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] towertim:
True. Reading documentation is mandatory for a tool like that and many people don't have the patience. :(

This is also a frustrating problem for the friendly XPrivacy developer who tirelessly answers even the most ignorant questions in his xda thread - mostly by pointing to XPrivacy's well written online documentation and FAQ section.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] 2be3_80:
@ Lord Boeffla

About thermal things. I would like to ask about safe temperatures for soc and battery.

When I play not so heavy IMO boom beach for 20-30 minutes temperature of soc reaches about 65 degrees, and when playing WoT Blitz for more that 30-40 minutes soc reaches 65 or more and battery about 50 degrees (it's usually on charger) , is it safe?

I'm not on zzmove - optimal governor, on pegasusq was i think the same, or even it reached those temperatures faster IMO.

Can this temperature be somehow reduced or it isn't necessary?

Edit : 15 minutes of boom beach and cpu/batt: 69/50
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
Fully uncritical.

Thermal throttling starts with 90 c when I remember correctly.

So you still have lots of buffer.

The s3 is not an ideal gaming device, just a side info.

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] ZaneZam:
u could try to use the zzmoove game profile, it has its own thermal throttling and was made to react such a "overheating" ;)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] 2be3_80:
@up

I tried and seen no difference with game profile. IMO optimal was a little bit cooler.

Maybe I will give another try to game profile and observe, thanks
[Galaxy S III Android Development] ilnessuno4691:
Guys which config advise me for performance/battery with boeffla config on the blekota note 4 lite?

Sent by a crapsung S3
[Galaxy S III Android Development] ayoubij:
Zzmoove performance with 1 device 300mb ram is working amazingly good with this rom
[Galaxy S III Android Development] ilnessuno4691:
THX for the answer but sorry i haven't understand, zzmoove ok and then? anyway i have the s3 with 1gb ram
[Galaxy S III Android Development] ayoubij:
Yes also turn on zram as i said 300mbs 1 device, in boeffla settings
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Wasim625:
So i just flashed the new update of the kernel 7.6 its been one complete day with it now.

Everything else is good. But the fone now kind of stucks when someone calls me. Plus it also feels "stucky" when i wake it up from deep sleep i-e screen off and then back on after some 30 40 minutes.

Anyone else having this or type of this problem??
[Galaxy S III Android Development] viktor92:
All fine here...
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Wasim625:
[MENTION=6606870]Fuzzzy3[/MENTION]3 here is the kernel thread i use. I told u about.

Please flash carefully there are 3 different types kernels for 3 different types of androids.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] hansonchen:
Why are you cross posting in 3 threads to inform the other person? PM him would've been more proper
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Dhanabalan:
Hey hero's, am new to kernel tweaking stuffs so can anyone pls share me the kernel tweak settings for battery /performance? I'm on blekota note4 lite rom. Thnx in advance :)

Using boffela 7.6
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
Guys, I am on a business trip the next 5 days now. Away from my development box. I will follow the thread and answer questions with delays. However I cannot provide any new builds during the next 5 days.

Enjoy the free time ?

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Wasim625:
Dude i did pm him he was unable to find the threads so i have to inform him like that.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] medostar00:
[MENTION=947981]Lord Boeffla[/MENTION]

Thanks for v7.6 for 4.4.4 roms
[Galaxy S III Android Development] mahe.:
Hi Andi,

How power save mode restrict hardware. We have lots of profile in config.. Let say i am using zz with battery.. Will enabling or disabling CPU performance checks will restrict more or it will not have any effects on hardware. Same goes for screen output option also. will enabling/disabling screen output will have any impact(i think we can reduce GPU performance by GPU Freq profile rit)? even after doing more customization in config profile..
[Galaxy S III Android Development] shegeloaf:
Can someone please upload me a Kernel Cleaner.?

Or point me in the right direction.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] ayoubij:
Search the threads for "mega wipe" it basically formats all your phone so you will need a rom to flash afterwards from the memory card. But this is the cleanest solution
[Galaxy S III Android Development] shegeloaf:
Okay please give me a kernel cleaner. Upload a zip if u can.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] WhiteTitane:
I couldn't read 1200 pages so didn't see if someone else posted the same question...

Would it be possible to ad a "threshold" value?

i.e. let the phone manage the current it draws but forbit it to go below 466 mA.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
A lot is possible. I would need to check that in detail, however as said many times: no new features anymore in my s3 kernels.

Kernels are out of active development and only are maintained to keep them running.

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] carlo67:
philz touch for GT-I9305T ?

hi

does this work with S3 I9305T with I9305XXUFNI3_I9305DBTFNI3_DBT version 4,44 ?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] MysteryIII:
Is the "Trim" function lost in latest Boeffla-Config App?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] matt1966:
No need to trim Android 4.3 and above.

Its doing it itself while inactive.

Its still there for older Android versions.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
As Matt already answered... Not lost but by purpose removed for roms greater than 4.2.

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] GrayJack:
Sorry for late respond - I have been waiting for XXUGOC1, but now I can confirm that simple mali blob was not the only reason.

Now after updating to stock firmware I was able to install latest Boeffla and everything works fine.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] sassinapoli:
Any chance to see Boeffla Kernel on this MIUI Rom?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3096573

Thx Andi aka Lord Boeffla.

By xiaomi fan
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
Extremely unlikely.

1. My kernels are end of active development.

2. I contacted miui team long time ago, they never responded back. So they were not interested, hence I also lost interest in it.

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] sassinapoli:
Ok Lord Boeffla.

Thx for reply.

If you change your opinion i'll be Very Happy. :D

Best Regards God of Kernel! :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] arminbih:
I went back to your kernel but got E: Unable to mount '/preload now i can't boot the phone any solution?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
What did you use before? Maybe did you try something with f2fs?

Somehow your preload partition seems corrupted. I saw AGNI released a preload formatting tool somewhere. Maybe that helps.

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] arminbih:
I can only boot with his kernel can u link that tool or something this is really stupid and frustrating
[Galaxy S III Android Development] arminbih:
I am sticking to boeffla unitl the rest of my life
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
I don't remember anymore where I have seen it. Maybe you should just ask in his thread...?

Wise decision. Lol. Just kidding...

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
*** Absence notice ***

Hi guys,

I will be going on a business trip, followed by a vacation weekend from tomorrow morning onwards till Sunday night.

While I will try to read and follow as good as possible, please accept delays when answering questions.

Also please note, I will not have access to my build environment, so I will not be able to provide any new kernels etc. during the next 5 days.

Thanks for understanding

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andreskafe:
Is normal this very low ram free on v6.2 in QS ROM NL1?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
http://www.androidcentral.com/ram-what-it-how-its-used-and-why-you-shouldnt-care

Android always tries to occupy as much ram as possible up to a certain extent.

The S3 has generally not enough ram anymore for todays requirements, this is a general issue. But apart of that, I consider it normal.

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] PiniponSelvagem:
With Blekota's S5 Lite for S3 you can have about 350mb ram free... But its true that Android uses too much unessesary ram, and when you need that space for an other app, ex: game, it lags cuz its "deleting" that part of the ram to place new stuff that you requested.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] animehawk82:
Hey guys i need help

I flashed boeffla kernel 7.6 on my s3 running with dn4 rom based 4.4.4

After I applied a kernel profile of a user I am getting this message everytime I switch on or reboot my phone.

CAUTION: kernel settings were note properly loaded (maybe a soft reboot or a hot reboot) Please reboot to fix this issue!!!

I can only fix this by soft rebooting my phone. Anyone know what the problem can be?

Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
Yes, 99,99% a script in init.d does not finish properly, so the kernel cannot startup correctly and load the settings.

If you check in boeffla-kernel.log, you see where the execution ends and can pinpoint the guilty script.

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] ClaudioIT:
Best kernel ever :cool:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] daniel.mota:
Yes, great kernel!

However, the lmk values that the config app gives me when pressing reset seem way too low (24, 31, 38, 48, 55, 67).

Can someone tell what are your default values?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
The app takes the defaults from the latest ramdisk included in the kernel.

It is in a way defined in the rom I use for it, Cm12.1 by Justarchi/Moster.

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] daniel.mota:
Yes, I know that's how the app works.

I've passed my S3 to my wife, and she prefers stock roms, so I've put stock 4.3 on it.

But I had to increase the lmk to the double of those defaults I mentioned before, and now it is running great. Before it lagged a lot, because of low available ram, I think.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
Ok, could be. Maybe I should make sure in the ramdisk it always puts something standard in. Will think about it.

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Giowi:
I have installed the latest apk but i have this error.see screenshot.View attachment 3385634 I have Samsung S3 4.4.2 qs-rom
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
Just start the app again and let it auto-update.

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] viktor92:
I've installed latest QS rom (released today) and I can't believe how fast it is, and I like its mix of classic and S5 style. I should see how good it's with the battery, but I think this is the fastest rom I ever tried, TW or CM.

Of course I'm using Boeffla 6.6 Uber 6.0 :D:good:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] kovle:
What is better to flash first, ROM or kernel?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
First rom, then kernel.

Other way round does usually not work as rom overwrites the kernel again.

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Warren_Orange:
Just a quick question.

When I installed the kernel and app selinux strict was ticked. When I reboot it is no longer ticked. Is this normal?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
No.

Either you configured in Boeffla Config settings menu to start with selinux set to permissive (note the switch on Boeffla-Config first page is for quick toggling but not sticky), or you have another app/script installed that switches the selinux status after start.

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] G00fY2:
I know this post is somewhat old, but you find it via search function. Since there are not many reports regarding wireless charging, I want to give my feedback.

I bought a decent Qi charger and a wallcharger with 2000mA to power it (those Qi chargers need stronger wallcharger then standard S3 one). In addition I bought a cheap wireless charging receiver, which is specified to 600mA output. Since the official Samsung S4 Qi backcover delivers 650mA, I adapted this value in the Boeffla app.

What I can say is that all settings working flawless (I also set ignore unstable power and safety margin). Wireless charging rate is fast (Boeffla app shows me 650mA). So its a increase by nearly 40% compared to stock value! Even though charging by cable is of course faster, imo this kernel is a must have when using Qi charger.:):good:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Warren_Orange:
Hi.

'start with selinux permissive' is ticked. So I should be all good?

Cheers.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
Yes, that explains it.

But you can untick it if you don't use weird software that requires permissive mode (permissive mode is not standard in Android 5!)

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] odwaidar:
I'm running Blekota S5 Lite v12 android 4.4.2 and using Boeflla kernel v6.6 what do u think guys are the best settings to use for better performance and better battery life
[Galaxy S III Android Development] viktor92:
You can't have both, always there is a compromise, so you have to choose...
[Galaxy S III Android Development] odwaidar:
Ok, So what settings are best for better performance ?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
There is a dedicated thread for configuration questions here on xda.

Suggest you ask there and try some of the predefined setups you can download there...

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] viktor92:
I'm using lulzactiveq with profile "tunable" where I've changed some values for quicker frequency ramp up, and deadline as scheduler, with OC to 1.6 ghz. For me it's the best performing combo.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] robikewl:
Hi,

I have been using JustArchi's and now arter97's CM12.1 roms. I installed the kernel 4.0-alpha7 few days ago, I appreciate improved sound quality.

The issue I am facing now is that- when a call comes in the phone starts ringing, but the screen takes about 10 secs to come up making accepting calls a hit-or-miss.

Please find attached logcat.

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Android Development] rp158:
[MENTION=1905717]robikewl[/MENTION]: that's a general S3-LP-item and not solvable by kernel (btw: this is the thread for TW-base).

You can reduce the build.prop variable ro.telephony.call_ring.delay=0, but imo there's no significant change.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
Configuration? Especially what about governor, frequencies and voltages?

This is not a new topic.

Andi