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[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
Hi, yes it does work with art I am using it and have used per app modes without trouble. There must be somethimg else wrong. What's your exact set up?
[Android General] le_81:
Sorry for multiple posts but still have issues with the per-app mode and would like to know if this is as expected or if I need to do something.

Would really like to increase performance for some specific apps.

Running: Nexus 5;

franco r32,

Cataclysm (12dec),

rooted
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
Try clearing Franco app data and reboot
[Android General] le_81:
I have tried that several times without no success
[Android General] HenryDCase:
I had trouble with my set on boot options sticking. Removing and reinstalled SuperSU and cleared FKU data solved all my issues. Might be worth your try.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Android General] le_81:
Tried that but same issue..

But I just realized that I'm setting the max value a bit too high? I set 3ghz as max, but that is perhaps a bit too much? I mean the cpu has normal speed to 2,23ghz, hasn't it?

I just thought the given options should work for my Nexus 5...
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
Yes that might be why.... Your CPU can't handle that much over clock, or short on MV for the value. Personally I think the stock 2.2ghz is more than enough and no app needs that much processing power to be usable
[Android General] le_81:
Is there any risk (of damage) of setting CPU speed too much, as I did, and getting several reboots the last day?

Sorry for some newbie q's...
[Android General] gundamboy:
Has anybody here modified their GPU or CPU Clock/settings to improvve gaming performance?

I recently downloaded Dungeon Hunter 4 and it lags, but never lagged on my S4 :(

Thakns in advance!
[Android General] Shano56:
Does it lag on stock? Some apps might not yet be optimized for kitkat
[Android General] Krunk83:
I have a nexus 5, when I open the free fku app it says my device is not compatible. What gives?

I have Franco r13 installed.

Edit: uh Nevermind. Derp!

NeXus5
[Android General] JazzMozz:
Since this is the n00b section (in order not to spoil the dev thread (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2508284), I take the opportunity to post a n00b question question:

Will flashing this kernel influence receiving and installing OTA Android updates? Or does flashing kernels have nothing to do with OTA updates?

I am thinking of flashing the Franco kernel. After reverting back to stock recovery, will I be able to still receive and install OTA updates?

Appreciate your replies.
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
Your phone will download OTA but it won't install with a different kernel installed. You need 100% stock system and kernel with the matching boot loader and radio. The updater script in the update checks for these and fails if any one thing doesn't match. I'll add this to OP thanks.

Yup device support for n5 hasn't been added yet. I did mention that in the op :)
[Android General] namartlu:
May I ask why this and most kernels don't work with cm based ROMs? And will it change in the future?
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
Cyanogen often makes changes in the ram disk or use different drivers than stock / aosp and ROMs based off cyanogen pull their commits from their github and sources so they don't have to work on these things them selves so those rom devs can work on their features. Cyanogen have a tendency of doing things in their own way. To my knowledge CM roms only work with their shipped kernels. As for future compatibility no one knows, Franco said he will consider adding support in the future. It depends on the changes required I guess. Franco will always make things to be compatible with stock / aosp and he is part of the paranoid android team now so that's a good choice for a rom if you wanted a suggestion
[Android General] bartimeus:
Another noob question here, the app is only required for updating and managing the kernel, right? I could flash the kernel from recovery and it would work fine without the app, it would just be stuck with the default values, correct?
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
You only need the app if you feel genourous enough to want to donate to Franco for his work he has put in for his kernel. The app its self just manages the configurable settings and acts as updater and back up feature for kernels. You don't need it to download the kernel you can follow the links and flash it manually. If you don't have the app you won't be able to make changes without learning how to make a script for a specific function.
[Android General] chakra:
great app. :P
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
Off Topic ;)
[Android General] 75markus:
well done, this thread will surely be a great help for new users !
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
Thanks. Be sure to forward lesser experienced users to this thread if you feel their content isn't required in the main thread.

I will allow off topic in this thread for general kernel / app related chitter chatter too :)
[Android General] ajaffarali:
Maybe a good idea would be to add a paragraph on what a custom kernel does and what Franco is good for.
[Android General] 75markus:
yeah, of course i will !

another idea for your OP, you could add some kernel facts, like francos custom hotplup instead of mpdecison, stock voltages ...
[Android General] cobyman7035:
just for other newbs and novices, if u don't like FKU app, theres two other apps that will change ur CPU/kernel settings

fauxclock and trickster mod

i use all three lol :good:
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
Those are alternatives yes, not a good idea to have all 3 together on your system to do different stuff use just one. Iv seen people having issues using more than 1.
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
I'll see what I can do in a bit about those ☺
[Android General] namartlu:
thanks for the explanation. What has changed in N5 or Kitkat? On N4, I am used to mix and matching various ROMs and kernels without any issues...
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
I don't know about 4.4 or n5 but I do know on the n4 and 4.3 there were issues with GPU drivers which is why there ended up being that big mess with the two different versions of 4.3 JWR and JRS or something like that. Cyanogen were using drivers which were some form of property of Quallcomm not the aosp ones. Then everyone started pulling from CM git and ended up as one bug mess
[Android General] samdal:
Yes, there is, your chip might for example overheat. Have you lowered CPU again and it still reboots?
[Android General] le_81:
The phone rebooted immediately when opening the app that was set with the new per-app mode, so I don't think that there were any overheat problem.

I was wondering since it was rebooting, which is obviously not a good thing.

Now, when running on normal cpu level, everything works as usual..

But, as I mentioned, just got curious if my "playing" has caused any damage...
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
No it won't have damaged your phone if it still works but just don't set anything on boot until you are sure its stable. Like I mentioned you really don't need to over clock you will only waste your battery and increase heat levels which in turn will increase the chance of being thermal throttled limiting your CPU to lower speeds anyway.
[Android General] samdal:
As long as it is working on normal settings, there should be no damage. Your CPU does simply not handle higher CPU frequency and reboots as a safe mechanism.
[Android General] tjpallares:
I was just looking at your settings to get an idea of what I should do to my settings, but I think I noticed that you have an extra zero for the highspeed_freq.

Not sure if you noticed already. But figured it might he helpful if you didn't.

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Just wanted to give my thoughts about testing the UV by setting the min/max at the same frequency. Like what was said, sometimes you could UV a frequency unusually low, like 1.5ghz could be UV to 650mV and everything will seem fine.

I think the reason it does this is because it does not have to scale to any other frequency. Once it does scale to another frequency, it will crash.

I've been UV my devices for a few years now, and I'm not sure why the frequency change would matter, But from my experience, it does.
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
Bump and on page 23 settings post you can download my nexus 5 screen profile
[Android General] DerItaliener:
I'm sorry to ask but for me this thread has only 8 pages, could you maybe provide a link to the post? :) I'd like to try your settings. =)

Gesendet von meinem Nexus 5 mit Tapatalk
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
I don't know why 8 pages are show for you I make it 39. Here's the link anyway http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=48709010 . At the time being I don't have any prefered cpu settings since r32 iv just been using defaults. My voltage settings and colour profile are there still and a few other misc things :)
[Android General] DerItaliener:
Thank you, it's page 5 for me, I just guess you're using only 10 posts per page, didn't think of that earlier. Sorry =)

Gesendet von meinem Nexus 5 mit Tapatalk
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
Yes that would explain it and your welcome. The link is also in my sig if you want to find it again I do update it.
[Android General] imablackhat:
Trying to find your color profile. Says links gone
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
Appolagies, link now fixed
[Android General] baedaa:
I tried the Kernel yesterday and here's what I found kinda strange

only 2 cores were active, even when there was a high load on my cpu. this may be a display error, but I couldn't really find out.

max cpu frequency was set to 1600mhz, and even under high load it did not go up any further. Is this intended?

I did no settings on my own, everything default

edit: the color selector in the paid app also did not work with my nexus5. I don't know if it really is compatible with the phone already but I remember someone posting about that great kernel/app feature on his n5
[Android General] Lowresolution:
Hi ,

Been using the kernel for some time now ! . Very satisfied with the results. Thought of buying the Kernel app for the per app mode feature . Here is my feedback .

* I am a heavy viber user , i set the frequency to around 600 mhz for viber. Which works as well . But the transition is not smooth.Also the messege the per app mode is enabled is a bit annoying as well

I am on version R31
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
You should use a higher CPU speed if it lags then and also update to r32
[Android General] Ben36:
What settings effect the scrolling smoothness in apps like Tapatalk and Facebook etc please?
[Android General] Sn00ky:
Clocked at 2.6Ghz, performance mode, max GPU for me :D No lag at all in FB. I haven't tried lower settings yet to see where is the point it starts to lag.

Sent from my Nexus 7
[Android General] nitramus:
Has anyone been able to charge the phone while using usb otg at the same time?
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
Defaults are fine for me, maybe try boosting input boost or lowering 1st level hot plug by 10

Sorry never tried
[Android General] Peanuts.:
I was wondering if anyone else has come across this issue I currently have.

When I create a Per-app mode profile. E.g max CPU frequency 1036mhz.

My max CPU frequency in CPU Manager is then stuck on 1036mhz. Even though I had set it on 2265mhz. No apps are running to trigger the Per-app mode.

When I change the max CPU frequency, in CPU Manager back to 2265mhz. The Per-app mode profile then doesn't work when I enter an app.

Sorry if this sounds confusing as it's a bit hard to explain.
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
So your describing using a per app mode to limit the CPU speed for some thing and when you exit the per app mode is continued? Really don't know other than clear fku data and reboot
[Android General] Peanuts.:
Yep. That's right.

Ok I'll give that a go. I've only tried just reboot so far but doesn't seem to fix it.

Thanks for you help
[Android General] xator91:
What do u think?
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
That's pretty decent
[Android General] xator91:
It's stock what i can do for increase it?
[Android General] whitedragonz83:
Remove Facebook to regain ~2%. Do you have the new 4.1.32 Google Play Services? It helped me ~5%.
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
Have a look at reducing input boost, increase hot plug level and maybe fine tune the interactive tunables a little. Look at apo wake locks, location settings, Google now, screen brightness. I could list things for ever until your smart phone is no longer smart haha
[Android General] Ben36:
Yea works fine for me. Was just wondering what settings affect it. Lol
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
Updated settings post page 23
[Android General] subie44:
FKU Color Controls not working

I just purchased the FKU app in the play store and I am unable to use the Color Control options. I receive the following message:

"This functionality is not available for your device. May be or may not be available in the future, depends on Kernel support which is not trivial."

Running stock 4.2.2 with r32 kernel. I have had some success loading profiles into the Display Control app, but have not had any luck getting the profiles to work on reboot.

Any suggestions?

All I have tried was wiping dalvik/cache and uninstalling, reinstalling FKU.
[Android General] Empty Hand:
That functionality is only in the beta version of FKU. Check out the OP and look at the subheading "Beta Programme". Instructions are there.
[Android General] subie44:
Still experiencing same issue after becoming a tester through the OP steps.

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I'm all set now, just had to wait a few minutes to update the FKU app in thr Play store
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
I have recently (as in this evening) updated the op to reflect you need to be a beta tester to use colour profiles in fku and linked to the colour display app thread too. Also if you find app dates slow try a reboot to refresh Google servers findings to your device
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
Updated OP colour profile section for nexus 5 heavily
[Android General] EarlZ:
Just wanna clarify it, do I need to rename the .txt or not because of these 2 conflicting steps

EDIT:

Where can we get the profile that was incorporated on the r14 kernel, I want to start wit that as my base line as the colors are already close to perfect. The whites are good but I'll see if I cant get even better whites
[Android General] detdett:
No
[Android General] EarlZ:
Okay, now we just need the color profile that franco placed on his last kernel that had the color changes.
[Android General] nerotix:
How can I load the color settings in the app? I have a notepad.txt file, where do I place it on my sdcard so I can load it?

Thanks!
[Android General] detdett:
Read the op
[Android General] nerotix:
Yeah I apologize, didn't even bother to look further then my own nose.. Found it now :) Got a nice profile, one that franco recommended, not sure who made it, but i think it was ginger or vormer or something.
[Android General] EarlZ:
I wanted to try usb fast charge and turn off logcat so i disabled logcat and enables usb fast charge, ticked apply on boot then rebooted the phone, it only saved the apply on boot but not the actual settings..
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
You can keep the text extension if you wanted. There is no profile

Iike r14
[Android General] EarlZ:
It would be nice if we could get the values franco used so we can start from there...
[Android General] reS28raM:
Many thanks, great work. :)

Seen I am now in the beta programme so I cannot test it myself anymore, can you please confirm the Display Control app only need a compatible kernel to work, no need to subscribe to the G+ group? Just want to be more then sure in the case I have to suggest its use on my national-language forum. A yes or no will suffice. ;)

Keep up with the great work! :)
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
Franco got the blue tint that r14 had by changing a timer of something, the interface we have no replaces that as it was bad practice and no one really fully understands it.

The display control app will work with r32 and r33 kernels (maybe more) and its there's a free version for xda users which is the same as the paid one on Google play store. You dont need to join anything else, just the knowledge to download and install and apk
[Android General] reS28raM:
Seen the comment Franco posted in its own thread, you can use the profile "insanity" as a starting point. I did it myself and I am happy with the result, strong whites and contrast. I think it is the base for all samoled profiles.
[Android General] EarlZ:
I'll give that a try..
[Android General] EarlZ:
Whites are good, as good as it was on the r14 but the saturation on the color is a little to high and some images/pics/icons now appear a bit darker
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
There's loads to try, I have uploaded all the profiles posted to my drop box, link in my sig and OP
[Android General] phanitej:
I followed the link in the OP to register for beta but it gives me an error 404. What else can i do to be able to test the beta version of the app on my device?
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
Its there in order of what you need to do. Pay for the application, join the fku g+ community then sign up for the early releases through the last link.
[Android General] phanitej:
Thanks a lot. Found the problem. Not sure why i was not in the G+ community all this while. I thought i joined it long ago. Dint realise as i follow the updates on the community directly through a bookmark. Joined it today ad it worked.
[Android General] Peanuts.:
Ok. I've done some I investigating and this issue is a strange one.

I did the clear FKU data & reboot.

Problem still exist. Then I noticed that if the FKU app is active (meaning it showing in my Recent Apps) the Per App Mode works flawlessly. But if I swipe to close the FKU app from the Recent Apps. The Per App Mode doesn't work.

In saying that, there have been times when the Per App Mode worked without FKU in recent apps. But mysteriously stopped again.

If it helps I'm using stock rom. So I'm a bit confused on what else to try
[Android General] Ben36:
Franco stated in his kernel thread, if you're using per app mode don't swipe anything away as you'll lose the links between the app and fku
[Android General] HenryDCase:
FKU starts a service that enables per app modes. Swiping out if recents kills an app but also kills all services attached to said app. Solution, don't swipe FKU out of recents, also don't Greenify.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Android General] Peanuts.:
Thanks for the explanation guys. Your help is much appreciated :good:
[Android General] prasannathani:
[MENTION=1240506]thegingerbreadman[/MENTION] ashamed to ask...but do you have your current settings posted on this thread?
[Android General] gee2012:
If you would have looked in the man`s signature you would have found this https://www.dropbox.com/s/101jhangn82s1c8/The_Gingerbread_Man_V3.

Quoted the [MENTION=876618]gingerbreadman[/MENTION]:

Download the file you want to your phone, use file editor to remove the .txt extension and place the file in Internal storage\franco.kernel_updater\color_profiles\ . Then using the Franco app you can load any profile you have in that location. Turn the screen off and on to successfully load it. You can set on boot without any worry of any damage but remember you need to turn the screen off and on again after rebooting to load the profile which is set on boot.
[Android General] HenryDCase:
His Kernel settings are in his signature.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
Yes, thanks guys. In my sig and somewhere on page 23 of thus thread
[Android General] The Gingerbread Man:
Updated settings post page 23 with a new colour profile from me and updated a couple of things I forgot about
[Android General] b_rangel29:
Install

I have been searching all over and am interested in using the franco kernel, but cannot find a detailed instruction on how to install if you are already running a custom rom with their kernel provided. I am still relatively new to the custom rom world so i like to use a step by step installation process. Is there a said installation page? From what I have read you can flash a kernel from recovery, which I am most comfortable with in my limited experience, but am not sure as to the exact process of doing so. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Android General] jb0ne:
Sounds like you should be using the FKU app to do it. Buy it, it's worth the price of a cup of coffee. Then load it, back up your current kernel, then click the current franco kenerl and click "auto-flash". Voila, it does it ALL for you. It's SO simple it's impossible to mess up.
[Android General] b_rangel29:
I read about this install method and seems simple. Would you recommend this over flashing from recovery? Is there a lot more steps involved this way? I like to learn about where all these things are going as I download and how it works, so flashing from recovery is the most familiar way for me. Using installed apps always kind of gives me a little apprehension as its all pretty much automated.
[Android General] jb0ne:
Yes. I would recommend this over flashing from recovery. That's just unneccessary tbh. FKU puts them in a folder called something like franco_kernel/kernel_backups. Not sure as I don't have my phone handy but it's totally obvious from a file manager. It will also download them and boot you into recovery and flash them that way if you prefer. Yes, I used to only flash kernels from recovery, now I don't bother, the app really does work just fine. Flashing a kernel is a VERY simple operation...and honestly, you asked for a simple way to do it and that's the way to do it. You're kind of contradicting yourself...

Edit: Anyway to answer your original question...download the kernel .zip you want from the OP. Boot into recovery. Flash the file. That's it!!
[Android General] b_rangel29:
Well, I just tried to buy his app from the play store and its telling me theres an error from the server and wont download. Thats why i prefer to flash from recovery with a zip file, i just dont know the specifics on how to do so. Thats what what i meant by simple was a download a zip from pc to recovery, I shouldve been a little more specific. Now I guess its wait and see if this app will install....

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If I have already downloaded his kernel zip file to my pc, would i copy to internal storage, flash zip, then just reboot? Or do i need to wipe, flash rom, gapps, add ons....etc... I guess what i am looking for is a 123 list on how to flash the kernel. (trust me, ive been looking all over for one)

Just saw you edit. Cool, i will just flash the zip for now. I bought his app so i can juse that to update as well.
[Android General] jb0ne:
Yes, so just download the zip from the link in the OP, boot into recovery, and flash. No wipes, no gapps, no drama. Wouldn't hurt to make a nandroid backup before, just in case. And the first time I *would* wipe dalvik but I don't know if that's even necessary. Supposedly going from one franco version to another you don't need to, but since you're changing from a different kernel it wouldn't hurt and might help.

Once you're comfortable and decide you like the kernel, then go for it in the app - have you managed to get it downloaded and installed?
[Android General] maksud_ans:
How to flash Franco kernel my nexus 5?my mobile rooted and latest cwm and running officially 4.4.2 odex