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[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] NovaSlim:
Answers are Yes and Yes I believe(reboot might be needed for some features but you don't need to go into Aroma installer).
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] silvertrain78:
It's true. Wish I could say otherwise.

Rooted stock 5.1.1, adblocking by Adaway.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] flar2:
Sorry, but version 4.0 is virtually the same as stock, but with added features. There's no way.

Not only that, but I've never had a single freeze on chrome on any version of this kernel, which leads me to believe that it is something about the user's setup.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] AndresOrue:
Using official bliss 3.4 rom and this amazing kernel and I have not a single freeze in chrome neither. All working great!!!!

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] Citizen_Snips:
No freezes here either. I use chrome all the time as well. FWIW I am running EOS ROM and it pairs nicely for me. Great battery life & performance. I really like the app too.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] farsight73:
Ok thanks..!!!

For you flair.. I'd purchased the app..
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] mattbta:
I bought the app again but am having a hell of a time getting settings to stick. Uninstalled app and edited /etc/elementalx.conf and they started sticking again. Not sure what's up, but that is my experience.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] j0hnh0lmes:
Yep. Had some today also. Don't have the issue with faux kernel.

What did you change from default settings?

[MENTION=4684315]flar2[/MENTION] agreed. I had chrome freezes today and think it might be my setup.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] silvertrain78:
The only kernel setting I changed was S2S left or right

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Whether it's the kernel, Chrome itself, or some other user setting I don't know. But it's good to hear that most users aren't experiencing it
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] hooliganx:
Guys... Chrome isn't part of this kernel. Honestly, never had any problem here. Stop blame kernel. [emoji113][emoji61]

n5slim.ezio84.may.31layeredslim.gapps.may.26

elementalx.4.00rd.2.26v4a.2.3.4twrp2.8.6.1

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[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] madrigal77:
I had constant chrome freezes. Switched to code blue, and haven't had a single one since. So yeah, it's the kernel. That said, I haven't tried 4.0 yet. I'll give it a go next time my Rom is updated.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] flar2:
I don't want to hear about it until you try version 4.0.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] PainfulLover:
Please stop whining about the efing chrome. There are a lot of alternatives that are, in my opinion, better. If you're that attached to google, use opera, it's chromium based.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] Primokorn:
You could also take the opportunity to switch to another browser! :)
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] yanleites:
[MENTION=4684315]flar2[/MENTION], What about Android M support ?
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] t3al:
How about some reading and searching?
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] yanleites:
How about answering as a normal human being?
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] t3al:
Here, let me go back a few pages since you can't

http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5...lx-n5-0-44-t2519607/post61101191#post61101191
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] fbf2201:
This is not a spoonfeed forum, but actually a developer forum.

Reading before posting is the rule.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] magnamentis:
i wrote a very detailed explanation as to how it's possible that an app misbehaves with one kernel but not with another and still it's not the kernels fault. let me use another, perhaps a bit exotic example to make the point again: take to kinds of engines, a huge low revolution ship diesel of a certain age and a most sophisticated formula1 engine.

now you throw a stone into the ship diesel an see what happens, it could eventually work for years like that, while if you let enter a dust particle into the formula1 engine it will eventually explode. so now, is it the fault of the most accurate engine or is the the dust particle to blame?

chrome is the dust particle (or the stone depending ) and this kernel is the optimized engine, while stock kernel is the ships diesel. LOL only reasons why other kernels don't allow the chrome freeze is because they are not fine tuned. they come with a huge leeway to each side and eventuality. now if you want that no problem, but still chrome remains the dust particle so don't blame the excellent engine (kernel) but place the right filters to avoid the particle to enter which in this case can either be to tweak the kernel a bit as long as the problem exists or replace chrome.

the fact that all with problems don't even try to use kernel tweaking apps to adjust the kernel settings ( governors, schedulers, read-ahead and many more possibilities to get rid of lags )

tells that either you prefer to blame others instead of do some own work and input or you have no idea but then i'd stay stock and again stock. custom kernels are more for people with an above average talent to deal with electronics :)
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] sjknight413:
Or in shorter, less self indulgent and less egotistical terms;

It isn't the kernel.

Sent from my Cataclysm + ElementalX powered Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] BabboDemonio:
I have always set the same options and before 4.00 I've often experienced Chrome issues. After installing 4.00 no more freezes (at least for now)

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What you are suggesting is not acceptable because you are saying to avoid the problem, not to solve it
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] j0hnh0lmes:
What a bunch of children on this forum.

First, reporting an issue and complaining about one are two different things. Second, I clearly stated I believe its MY setup, I did not blame the kernel, ROM, or Yetis. Third, grow up people.

I'll be tweaking chrome, the ROM, and kernel settings the next few days to iron this out.

My initial setup:

Cata ROM. EX kernel.

None standard kernel settings:

1958 max CPU

1036 screen off

-675 uv (global)

Fiops 512 readahead

Westwood TCP
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] R!pper:
Good Kernel testing sice yesterday :)
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] GBP85:
That's a pretty normal human response. The rules of XDA even tell you to do this.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] magnamentis:
this is the kernel thread and since it's not the kernels fault but a chrome problem he is right. talking about the kernel it's to avoid the problem, talking about chrome it's to solve the problem, which belongs to the appropriate thread and not here. or how does anyone explain that it's only chrome which has problems. if chrome would be not from google but from a small dev all of you would long ago have jumped ship (replaced chrome ) and write angry bad reviews in google play i'm sure. think about it.

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perhaps you were not meant ? and yes undervolting is for the sake of playing around rare if any benefits but huge potential for trouble, who is undervolting is basically not meant to report anything before going back to standars voltages, except in undervolting thermal and battery threads eventually.

further you can try higher readahead, i tested that thoroughly and 2000-3000 gave me best results, albeit intermittent, means with best reasult i mean let's say 80% of testruns, while in 20% of the testruns other values have provided equal or better results. i think 80% is good enought for

individual choice.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] globus243:
Support for Keepass2 USB Keyboard Plugin

There is a way for the Kernel to emulate a keyboard when the device is plugged into an USB port.

I think that's a neat feature and wanted to ask if you could add it (if possible). Other Kernels for the Nexus 5 seem to integrated this as well:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2551441

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2527130

https://github.com/pelya/android-keyboard-gadget/tree/master/nexus5-hammerhead-android-5.0
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] BabboDemonio:
Then how do you explain that with other kernels such as code blue Chrome doesn't freeze? Or the fact that with 4.00 I personally noticed that Chrome doesn't freeze anymore?
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] j0hnh0lmes:
Thanks for the tips. I'll try less UV. Already bumped up RA and tweaking ramp values.

On a side note I think it may possibly also be websites not playing nice with chrome. As I've only noticed the stuttering on one or two web sites that are coded for mobile access. However the mobile coding is horrendous.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] magnamentis:
READ i explained that above starting with the words "how is it possible that .........

and you see this is the problem here, no read, no own initiative, just blaming and making assumptions the way of least resistance at the costs of the smalller ( small dev against big G )

but the no read problem is the worst, this thread is full of posts about chrome freeze and as long as the majority doesn't have them it is user space and as long as it's only chrome it's chrome ( part of user space ) but this is my last one on the matter. all is said and against dyslexia there is no cure.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] BlazeForth:
Its not user space. I have tried almost every kernel. I had chrome freeze with every kernel except code blue. But now latest ex4.00 works great and no chrome freezes anymore. ?✌
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] BabboDemonio:
I'm basing my assumptions on what I personally observe. From version 4.00 Chrome doesn't freeze anymore. What changed? Chrome? No, it's the same version as before. This fact makes me think that the problem could be the kernel, and I said could, not is. On the contrary you seem sure that the problem is not related with the kernel, and this is what I can't understand. If you are so sure tell me why the problem is gone with 4.00.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] NJGSII:
Yep, Chrome is functioning just fine. Had to come back to this kernel after using that developer preview. It was nice, but too many of my apps werent working on it which is understandable. It's definetely got some potential. Always been a fan of this kernel. Too bad you don't do the S6.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] nestoor23:
[MENTION=4684315]flar2[/MENTION], when you do this, does this process erased the internal storage (photos, music, documents...)? Thank you!
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] DroidIt!:
Sorry to say but I think you might have the dubious distinction of being one of VERY few guys with Chrome problems now. I would check your setup, fill wipe, maybe try a different ROM as if you're on cm try moving to AOSP or vice versa. I've not seen almost no other reports of chrome freezes in any of Flar's N5, N6, or N7 threads. ;)
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] sempot:
Clean these shiity posts please dear mod.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] Stryder5:
Use report button, or they might not see the posts
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] flar2:
It will not wipe. That's why I do this manual method, because I don't want my internal storage wiped.

If you do the automatic factory install (from script) it WILL wipe your internal storage, because it flashes an image over the /data partition.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] amir7777:
Hey, just wondering. Is anyone using the 4.00 with the latest cm 12.1 nightly? I get lags and I don't know why
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] cocchiararo:
LAgs where?

I am using it with CM12.1, not latest tho.

I started using it after i noticed that the phone was getting slower after a while with no reboots.

The kernel made no difference on that, i belive, but it is a ROM issue.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] d1n0x:
Silky smooth here on 05/02 nightly.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] castaway1:
im not sure if its kernel issue but pretty often when i wake up screen it stay black navbar and statusbar is there i can push buttons roll down notifications but screen is still black some glitches time to time..reboot fix it. I have this on two different ROMs but same kernel.Anyone else?
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] Stryder5:
No such problems here. Did you change any kernel settings on installation? Or use any kernel apps? If so, what settings did you change? I'm using slim and it works fine with this kernel. And which kernel version?
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] castaway1:
clean flash, no customs, all default, no app for kernel control,. NX ROM (LMY48B) kernel 4.00. I set fast charge while installation. Im not sure if it is kernel but two separate ROMs same results same kernel.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] cocchiararo:
I was wondering, the default io scheduler and readahead value are for EXT4, right?

I think i remember that back iin the 2.0* times, when i was using elementalX with F2FS, row or FIOPS with 512 or 1024 was recommended.

HAs that changed?
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] silvertrain78:
Prior to my report of Chrome freezing I had manually clean-flashed the 5.1.1 factory image (including userdata). Booted into stock recovery, factory reset, set up & restore apps from Play Store. Flash TWRP, SuperSU 2.46, BusyBox, etc. I don't touch CM with a 10 ft pole, and haven't used any custom ROM for months.

Wish I wasn't "that guy," and fortunately [MENTION=4684315]flar2[/MENTION] 's efforts have been successful for the vast majority of users. I also had freezes w/Hells kernel. With stock or Code Blue it doesn't happen.

We all use whatever works for our personal preferences. I recognize that I'm an outlier, and that my experience shouldn't reflect poorly on the kernel. The quality of EX speaks for itself, and always has.

And with that, I have nothing more to contribute to the discussion.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] DroidIt!:
:) No worries. Sounds like you're trying to take the right route and eliminate any possible influencers that you might have for poor chrome performance. Maybe flar or someone else can chime in with any possible settings that you might try in the ex app to get chrome going smoothly for you. Maybe you should try a custom ROM. I've found the most stable and reliable IMO :) are slim, chroma and probably aosip. Maybe try giving one of those a shot and see how you fare. Nothing to lose eh? ;)
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] a0b1c2:
Hi everyone,

I've been on Slimkat for quite a while and I'm looking to move to lollipop 5.1.1. I'm still on ElementalX-N5-1.13.

With flar2's recent announcement of 4.00, I thought I'd try lollipop 5.1.1 I was thinking of CM/CAF but I see it's not supported on ElementalX. I searched the thread and it seems some people may be using CM 12.1. Just not CAF. Is this true?

I also couldn't find on the thread if there's a general idea when ElementalX would be available on CM/CAF. I did pay for ElementalX so it'd be nice if I could continue to use it. More because the benefits are evident.

Any recommendations on a 5.1.1 ROM which works great with ElementalX?

Thanks a lot!

-pablo
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] AndresOrue:
I am using latest official bliss rom 3.4 and works like a charm [emoji4]

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] magnamentis:
Yes true !

You're asking for ETA, you know ?

now you're even demanding for ETA ! you pay for what you get at the time of purchase the purchase does not come with any claims for future development.

there is no best but my favorites are blisspop 3.4 & resurrection remix 5.4.6
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] a0b1c2:
Great news. As I didn't see a specific call-out on the first post for CM, it wasn't clear so it's good to know.

and

I'm sorry you misunderstood my post. What I'm getting at is I'd like to use what I paid for.

Additionally I like what I've read about CAF so it'd be nice to be able to make use of those kernel merges. If anyone knew whether CAF was within the next three months say, then I might go with CM/CAF and wait for ElementalX to be ported (as I said, I'm partial to ElementalX). OTOH, at the far end of the spectrum, if ElementalX and CM/CAF were never going to happen because CM/CAF is somewhat non-static, then it helps me decide whether to consider CM/CAF at all.

Yes, I never asked for a best, simply a recommendation. :) ... for example, one might respond "avoid ROM chicken feet because it's a battery drain for all activities and it has problems with any gapps I've installed"

Excellent. Thank you.

-pablo
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] cocchiararo:
As far as i know, you paid for a kernel managing app, the kernel itself is free.

On another subjetc, CM/caf had random reboots and/or sleeps of death for me, so i went to normal CM.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] magnamentis:
it's considered rude and as to using what you paid for, you did not pay for a CAF version and you can use the app for most of the kernels like you can other kernel tweaking apps.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] enryfantasy:
[MENTION=4684315]flar2[/MENTION]. About the Rom installation without loosing data. How do you backup the apps? That's my hardest pain. All the other data are stored online so... but apps and smses not.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] infatality:
Titanium backup?
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] a0b1c2:
I glanced at the project's github (see https://github.com/flar2/ElementalX-N5) and I'd say ElementalX is quite a nifty project. It's far more than say [MENTION=4684315]flar2[/MENTION] building a wee GUI and echo'ing values to the corresponding /proc kernel tunables. With that in mind, this is why it may make sense to wait for CM/CAF 12.1 to stabilize before doing a port.

Thank you for sharing your experience with CM/CAF. I appreciate it. I'm still on the fence. I might try it without ElementalX and compare it with CM + ElementalX, then try Bliss. I see Bliss is a cyanogenmod based ROM. I've tried to stay away from such ROMs because I have felt they'd be slightly behind the curve but perhaps I need to re-think my position. The CM team is quite amazing at getting tasks done so why not leverage their good work. Hmmm. More to think about.

Cheers,

-pablo

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[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] deltatyger:
For me, the chrome lag went away after I disabled it and reenabled it. So far had been good.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] flar2:
There will be no CAF version. A CAF version would be a completely different kernel, going in a direction that goes against the philosophy of ElementalX. In the past I had a CAF version because it was required for cm, and I only had to add a few patches to make it work.

CAF is always changing and sometimes unstable, it is the bleeding edge. ElementalX aims for daily driver stability with many features not in the stock kernel. I would be willing to bet that you would not be able to tell the difference between CAF and nonCAF in a "blindfold" test, the benefits of bleeding edge driver updates do not outweigh the costs of potential instability and obscure things breaking.

The EX Kernel Manager app works with anything, you can use it with cyanogenmodCAF or other kernels.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] NovaSlim:
Why Not SlimLP 5.1.1? It is running really well with EX for me and Slim Recent is going to come back soon(Slim Pie just returned).
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] cocchiararo:
You are wrong about the "blindfold" test, just because CM/CAF currently has features that are not in normal CM (ok, i can only think about ambient display, which i disabled when i tested it), and random reboots and SODs... so it is easy to spot the difference XD

PS: i am just kidding, and at the same time, i wanted to point out that nowadays, it is not JUST bleeding edge drivers, but other bleeding edge stuff on top.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] a0b1c2:
I'm all for stability. Given you're a kernel person (and I'm not), and I want stability, I'll avoid CAF. I /very/ much appreciate your opinion.

Cheers,

-pablo

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Oh ... :highfive: .. thanks [MENTION=5281524]NovaSlim[/MENTION]. I do like Slimkat and when I popped EX on it, it is the cat's meow!

Thx!

-pablo
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] RusherDude:
[MENTION=4684315]flar2[/MENTION] one doubt: it's me or this v4 lags some on web verticall scrolling? for example happens me on firefox. Tested going back to v2.14 and I don't have any of those lags, yet returning to v4 brings back the problem some times (seems random tho..). Did you get more reports on this?
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] GorfDroid:
You will probably have to increase the touch boost frequency.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] flar2:
Its the same governor and everything, should be the same. And I haven't noticed anything.

It's likely that something was going on in the background and its just temporary.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] DroidIt!:
The one reason I don't use cm ROMs is you can't use the theme engine. Every cm based ROM I've ever tried after applying a theme I get system UI crashes. IMO cm theme engine is broken and that was their one real claim to fame and it doesn't work in my experience.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] infatality:
Well.. Not in my case so far.. [emoji16]
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] thereal_bigjake:
I'm guessing your SELinux was set to enforcing and not permissive.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] Citizen_Snips:
I use this kernel with EOS ROM myself & my Selinux mode is enforcing. I get a SystemUI error every once and a while when I reboot, but not every time. Other than that, everything themes properly & runs fine.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] jatinkhatri:
I'm using EX 4 App ( just purchased) .... Is there any option to increase ring volume ...???

Thanks
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] boonsattha:
I re-flash 5.1.1 LMY48B and then flash EX 4.00 in TWRP recovery.

At the end it stated "fail" but after reboot its shown as attached screenshot.

Am I succeed flash EX 4.00 ???
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] sjknight413:
Increase speaker gain in the sound menu. Set it to around 6.

Sent from my Cataclysm + ElementalX powered Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] jatinkhatri:
OK... I thought its for speaker phone .... When you are on call ... Does it increases ringtone as well ... ?
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] kamild_:
I suppose that the latest Cyanogenmod nightly is compatible with ElementalX as long as I downloaded the ROM from "hammerhead" section, not "hammerheadcaf"?
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] d1n0x:
Yes
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] sjknight413:
Yes, it increases the general volume system wide.

Sent from my Cataclysm + ElementalX powered Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] shevich:
[MENTION=4684315]flar2[/MENTION] can you fix the system ui crash that happens when flashing some roms like euphoria or chroma

read somewhere it is about a torch commit..guess you know more about it than I
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] flar2:
ElementalX grabs the entire existing ramdisk, so it can't be something in there.

If it is a commit to the actual kernel, then could someone please point me to the commit?

I do have to say I'm getting really annoyed by constant incompatibilities introduced by custom Roms. Actually, it's not that bad on this phone. Nexus 6 is a nightmare though.
[Nexus 5 Original Android Development] Hatshipuh:
Device froze and rebooted during game play.

EuphoriaOS, Elementalx 4.00, stock settings except 1024 read ahead.

Last_kmsg attached. Tz_error?