yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 5 General] newbieandroid:
I have been running these drivers for a week now. Right away I noticed a decrease in heat from the phone. Usually when I watch 2-3 hours of Hulu or Netflix my phone's screen would be hot to the touch. The phone just gets slightly warm now when using for a long period of time with the screen on.

Of course I ran synthetic benchmarks but I would say the scores are higher because the phone stays within thermal limits before throttling occurs.

I was planning on upgrading to the M8 but these drivers made my week. I will be using this until the Motorola Ara is released.

Thank you!
[Nexus 5 General] a5pe4:
Haha man dead trigger 2 graphics don't load after I flashed the update. Oh well I'll still try it out I guess
[Nexus 5 General] r0cky0790:
I thought it was just me who felt like this. #SameExperience
[Nexus 5 General] Jwizzled:
Great update to the drivers! Experienced slightly more fluid experience (though the hammerhead is one of the most fluid devices on the market regardless) and less heat when using CPU/GPU intensive apps. Loving it!
[Nexus 5 General] Aircondition:
After installing franco kernel anad GPU drivers I got 21480 score in AnTuTU instead of 26640. Great!
[Nexus 5 General] :
Hi,

Instead of the overall score in Antutu it's only the GPU part that could be interesting and mostly the 3D score...

Without any more details it means nothing...

About 5 000 points less in the overall score, it's not only due to the GPU part in Antutu... Compare only the 3D score, before/after flashing them to see if there is a change or not.

Check your CPU settings and thermal throttling...

And in general UI? Games?

:)
[Nexus 5 General] Aircondition:
I notice it swittches governor profile from "performance" to "save battery" while benchmarking. Any way to disable this?
[Nexus 5 General] :
CPU or GPU governor for performance :confused:

Whatever for the GPU or CPU, the performance governor is not to "save battery" (the max freq is used all the time, CPU or GPU so no it's not to save battery)... Choose your governor, apply and you're good. In Franco kernel for the GPU you have Interactive and Performance governor, for the CPU you have the same and now Ondemand...

I don't know how you setup your device but it seems something is wrong to me..., I don't know what app you use, etc...

You should take a look here: FAQ Franco Kernel & FKU Learner Lounge.

And before running a bench let your phone cool down...
[Nexus 5 General] Aircondition:
I installed floating CPU monitor and I see it decrease to around 1500 Mhz when benchmarking even if I set governor to performance. Is this because of thermal throttling or aggressive power saving by franco kernel? I'm gonna try let it cool down.

As someone said here earlier Dead Trigger 2 isn't working with this new graphics driver.
[Nexus 5 General] :
This...

Yes, already reported :)
[Nexus 5 General] Aircondition:
I just installed a CPU temperature monitor and was shocked to see that while benchmarking in AnTuTU temperature got above 80 C.

Throttle temperature is set at 60 C by default no wonder why my score is that bad.

Now I'm gonna put it in the freezer and re-run after 1 hour.
[Nexus 5 General] Citizen_Snips:
I'm sure I just took that wrong, but DO NOT leave your phone in the freezer for 1 hour. You'll ruin it. Once it starts to get back to room temperature condensation will build up inside the phone and will fry it.

I read that people "freeze"their phones for benchmarks, so I tried it once. I didn't let it sit in my freezer for more than 10 minutes and by the time I took it out, there were some pretty serious issues with my screen. I'd go to a different screen (i.e. hit the home button) and the screen wouldn't change. Like the pixels were actually frozen stuck or something. After about a minute the screen started working normally again, but the entire time I had to continually wipe the screen with paper towels to dry the condensation that kept happening on the screen.

I'd recommend using the refrigerator over the freezer, personally.

Edit: Or you can just change your thermal settings so it isn't throttling so aggressively.
[Nexus 5 General] :
It's not really the thread for this, you already asked in the bench thread..., read here also: http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/general/nexus-5-user-benchmark-thread-added-t2506965/page42, there is some info.
[Nexus 5 General] baySF:
Do I need to flash this every time I update my ROM and Kernel? I usually do a factory reset along with dalvik wiping and system wiping before updating my ROM/Kernel to a newer version.
[Nexus 5 General] :
Hi,

Kernel nope, rom yes, even with a dirty flash, so you need to reflash them :)
[Nexus 5 General] lolote:
Well isn't good for me

Without update

Dalvik 22,344

Art 23,902

With update

Dalvik 22,183

Arte 21,975
[Nexus 5 General] :
Hi,

Sorry but... and?

In what bench???

If it's Antutu:

Just random numbers that we even don't know where they are come from... :confused:

Give relevant info, post results of a 2D/3D bench app or at least if it's a bench like Antutu only the GPU part is useful, not the overall score. Keep in mind that all benches results have some fluctuations due to different factors.

And like above, what about UI or games?
[Nexus 5 General] Aircondition:
I've benchmarked in Ice Storm Unlimited and it says my score is lower than expected. I got 16465 graphics score and average is 17694.

Physics test gave 30 FPS instead of 43 (i know, thermal thottling on CPU).

Either the GPU is throttling itself down or new drivers are performing worse actually.

I will have to re-run test with old drivers now.
[Nexus 5 General] richard_cantwell:
Hey guys, are the new drivers going to be integrated with a new release of android e.g. 4.5 lollipop or whatever they call it? Or at some other point, I mean generally... are they ever going to be released officially?
[Nexus 5 General] :
Hi,

How could we know???

But feel free to ask directly to Qualcomm: https://developer.qualcomm.com/contact or also here: https://developer.qualcomm.com/forum.
[Nexus 5 General] vin4yak:
Only Qualcomm/Google can answer that for you. ATM, all these patches are BETA patches and while they do fix some issues, they do break few other things :p
[Nexus 5 General] richard_cantwell:
hi guys, thank you. I don't know how could you know :D I thought that maybe it's a known thing and I just didn't know it...
[Nexus 5 General] :
Yes, in this case surely not the last from the 03/31 they released :D, because:

There will be again new drivers, for sure for a new Android update/version and even for 4.4.2 they could released another update...

:)
[Nexus 5 General] :
GPU drivers update

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[Nexus 5 General] :
Revert zip file

I just noticed something, the drivers update from Qualcomm add a lib "libllvm-qcom.so" in /system/vendor/lib which is not present on stock rom.

And the revert to stock zip file in the OP doesn't delete this lib file, so I have updated the revert flashable zip (updater-script) to delete this lib in case you want go back to stock GPU drivers (KOT49H).

I also deleted this lib file with the last update, it was just to test, and nothing wrong. Curious to know what this lib does exactly :confused:

Download link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/erbuz04dt9nr37w/Adreno_Drivers_revert_KOT49H.zip.

gxfdgxfgdf3YmhBbms/edit?usp=sharing[/url].

:)
[Nexus 5 General] alen1901:
Is this still experimental? I mean, only for development like until now.

Sent from Pure Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] :
Hi,

Yes, always a "developer preview"...

:)
[Nexus 5 General] Co.Tibi:
Can I flash the same drivers on a Nexus 7 2013 WiFi, or are they only for the Nexus 5?
[Nexus 5 General] :
Hi,

Nope, they are in a different flashable zip file from the Qualcomm "package" so don't flash the one for the Nexus 5 on your Nexus 7..

EDIT: the paths for the files are not the same, check your PM...
[Nexus 5 General] Co.Tibi:
Thank you
[Nexus 5 General] kronflux:
[MENTION=5645126]caspboy[/MENTION],

Looks like the drivers have been updated today. I downloaded them myself, but I thought you'd want to update the thread. :)
[Nexus 5 General] Pawelss:
hey, sorry for being lazy and not reading through the entire thread but... can you perhaps post the link to the newest update?
[Nexus 5 General] alen1901:
Damn. I hoped this would be stable ones. :p thanks.

Sent from Pure Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] drawde40599:
I'd imagine stable ones will come in/with the update from Google 4.4.3.....
[Nexus 5 General] rmlsalta:
Flashed.. No issues on Cataclysm and ART Runtime.. :D
[Nexus 5 General] Co.Tibi:
I have flashed the updates on both on my Nexus 5 and on the Nexus 7 II wifi and on both I have scored lower numbers than with previous adreno drivers. What gives?
[Nexus 5 General] climhz:
New driver seems to fix issue with Deadman Cross game, it used to have a lot of black item with 31-03 driver
[Nexus 5 General] :
Hi,

Try something: delete the "libllvm-qcom.so" lib file in /system/vendor/lib, reboot and see. I don't even know why or how, but since I deleted this lib file my scores are better (coincidence? But I ran a bunch of benches...), I have about 9 700-9 800 points in Antutu for the 3D graphics score...

This lib file is not present on stock and AOSP rom and is added with the drivers update. I don't know what this lib file does... :D

Make a Nandroid backup first, delete the right file... and only for the N5 (and maybe it could break something else? At least nothing for me for what I have tested...). If you notice an issue restore your Nandroid or reflash the drivers.
[Nexus 5 General] big_bum:
I moved it too and I got less FPS, but higher score in Antutu.
[Nexus 5 General] :
Hi,

Lower FPS in... games, another GPU bench?

I tested with the GPU part only in Antutu. In any case it doesn't affect the general UI, for me. Weird this "libllvm-qcom.so" lib file, it affects in some way something... :confused:
[Nexus 5 General] big_bum:
Lower FPS in Antutu, but higher score. The UI runs great. I'll leave the system without that library, it doesn't influence the phone in a negative way.
[Nexus 5 General] :
Ok, I didn't noticed lower FPS in Antutu, in the last part of the 3D test (yes, obviously where the FPS are shown :D) there is a moment I can see 60.1 FPS... Another bench dedicated only to the 2D/3D test could be better than the one in Antutu, GFXBench or 3DMark?

Maybe another good test will be to see with and without this lib file in games and FPS Meter for example...

But like you, and for my use, I keep this lib file deleted and all is perfect.
[Nexus 5 General] big_bum:
I got 596 points and 9.6 fps in Manhattan from GFXBench without the llvm lib and 635 points and 10.2 fps with the lib installed.

I guess it's better to leave it installed?
[Nexus 5 General] :
It seems that in GFX the difference is really small and can be explained also by the "normal fluctuations" of a bench result, not necessarily due to the "libllvm-qcom.so" lib file.

But it's up to you, maybe it needs more test, if you use more this bench, keep the lib file if you have better result.

At least for me, for now, I keep it deleted, I have no time to test in another benches, so it's right I have a feedback only for the graphic test in Antutu which is better without the lib.

Thanks for the test :)
[Nexus 5 General] noncsidudi:
how can?

Hello,

How can I check, that installation was successful?
[Nexus 5 General] :
Hi,

If you have no error in recovery then all is fine, you can also compare the MD5 for the libs...

EDIT: and for example in Antutu/Device Info/GPU Version is now v66 with the update from the 04/17.
[Nexus 5 General] Nintonito:
I think the performance loss is more or less due to certain driver functions being fixed. As a rest benchmarks are now properly testing the GPU. In other words, these news scores are more accurate. Only question is, will flashing this file affect otas?
[Nexus 5 General] :
Hi,

Yes, take a look here: http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/general/info-nexus-5-ota-help-desk-t2523217. You will need at least to flash the restore zip file. And this one: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51988065&postcount=279, not the ones in the OP (waiting the OP to be updated for the new GPU drivers and the restore zip file, I guess [MENTION=5645126]caspboy[/MENTION] is busy).
[Nexus 5 General] andreasha:
Just flash stock system.img before sideloading ota
[Nexus 5 General] hanschke:
does I understand it right that the latest beta is not hammerhead only and I can take it for grouper too:confused:
[Nexus 5 General] :
Hi,

The flashable zip here is only for the N5, that's all. In the package from Qualcomm the other devices "officially" supported are "deb-flo-mako" and they are in a different flashable zip file (different paths for the files)... If you want to flash this on your Grouper, it's at your own risk.
[Nexus 5 General] iamnotkurtcobain:
I tried the nexus 4 ones on the S4 with Google Play Edition Rom but phone has black screen after the Samsung logo.. Funny thing is it works perfectly on cm11.

I even changed the files manually in the GE rom zip. Same black screen.

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[Nexus 5 General] :
Another way to see if all is flashed correctly, other than what I've posted above, using Terminal app, type:

cd /system/vendor/lib/egl && strings libEGL* | grep Date

The code above is modified to work for the N5 (the path is not the same as in the link bellow).

Source: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=52042853&postcount=296
[Nexus 5 General] hanschke:
I will wait. I can tell you that the Nexus 7 dont will boot after flashing the driver. Flash the rom again and all work fine :)
[Nexus 5 General] vertas2:
i flashed the driver via trwp and it says flashing was successful. But antutu gpu info shows the driver is v53..it was already v53 before flashing. whats wrong?
[Nexus 5 General] :
Hi,

I guess you have flashed the one in the OP?

The last drivers from the 04/17 are here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51984250&postcount=278 (the OP is not yet updated).

Or you can also install OS Monitor from the Play Store, open the app and go to the "Message" tab and see the Adreno-EGL details, you should see the Build date: 04/15/14 for the last update (easier than type tht line above in terminal).
[Nexus 5 General] vertas2:
edit: Hammer_Of_The_Gods thank you very much. i see the build date 04/15/14 in OS monitor. its okay now :)
[Nexus 5 General] Elluel:
Thanks for this :)
[Nexus 5 General] keai4le:
flash on carbon rom and subwaysurf didn't work well,some picture don't show.
[Nexus 5 General] Ryanrioz:
Hmm. try to flash last drivers fr. OP n see

Send my signature phone via XDA-Premium with bad grammars
[Nexus 5 General] :
Hi,

Why not flash the last update? The OP is not updated yet...

You have a link to the last update from the 04/17 just 3 posts above...
[Nexus 5 General] Elluel:
"Fix a crash in the Tumblr app" lol it made it crash so much more now.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] braders2k:
So is it worth flashing the latest? Will it actually make any difference?
[Nexus 5 General] jonup:
Most ROMs out there already have this implemented in one shape or form by now. Unless you are running very old ROM, I wouldn't bother.
[Nexus 5 General] caspboy:
updated op, sorry, ive been moving:o
[Nexus 5 General] edwinpang:
Do most custom kernels include this patch?
[Nexus 5 General] momomok:
it is user-space driver, a ROM-side thing, so most likely no
[Nexus 5 General] Ryanrioz:
yeah i've been flash for long time ago, buddy

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[Nexus 5 General] teh_g:
Do I need to flash this again with every ROM update? Seems like I might need to...
[Nexus 5 General] :
Hi,

Yes you need to reflash them each time you update your rom, even after a dirty flash (unless your rom includes them).
[Nexus 5 General] SunamY:
Sry wrong thread

send from my OMNIfied Hammerhead with the power of Trinity 5
[Nexus 5 General] :
Hi,

What are you talking about??? :eek: :confused:

It's not a kernel, please read the OP.

Well, wrong thread I guess...
[Nexus 5 General] simms22:
i linked him to your post with the latest driver, in the trinity thread. he probably just posted back in the wrong thread when he had both open :)
[Nexus 5 General] djixon:
Work on others smartphones with kk?
[Nexus 5 General] Elluel:
Doubt it.

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 General] :
Hi,

Qualcomm say:

And you should specify about what other devices you think...
[Nexus 5 General] iamnotkurtcobain:
They work perfectly on my S4 with cm11, LG G pad 8.3 with cm11 and Moto G with official 4.4.2

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---------- Post added at 11:11 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:11 AM ----------

Like I said. Working on S4, LG Pad and Moto G.

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[Nexus 5 General] :
The thing it's the Nexus 5 thread and if it turns like for the Dalvik and Bionic patches thread...: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=52347694&postcount=1504 (why not create a thread for the devices you tested?).

Yes they could work on another devices, I only quote what Qualcomm specify to avoid other users to test on a device they even don't know the hardware they have, flash them on xx or xy devices then they will complain here (and there is a thread for the Nexus 4)...
[Nexus 5 General] Ntress:
Hi, i'm using Carbon Rom and I dont know, should i flash this drivers?

will it give me a change in the battery \ smooth?
[Nexus 5 General] :
Hi,

About battery life, not sure there will be any kind of change..., for me no.

About smoothness, maybe... Why not testing by yourself and see? Make a Nandroid backup first and then share your feedback :)

Again keep in mind that these drivers are a developer preview and Qualcomm says "This release is intended only for developers, and does not meet our customer release quality", they can break something else (mainly about games).

You can also take a look at the changelog: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=51984250&postcount=278.

If you should flast them or not..., if all is fine for you with this rom and if you ask, maybe not :cool:
[Nexus 5 General] AppleInc:
If you read this thread than you can see not one person that flashed it benefits from this. Don't expect your phone to fly out of the window.

As Google said it's for developers to mess with.

If you're a flashoholic than feed your need.
[Nexus 5 General] Ntress:
Actually I already made a nandroid backup and flashed the drivers but I couldn't notice the change and this is the reason for my question..
[Nexus 5 General] :
Ok...

Then why asking if you should or should not flash them since you have already flashed them :confused:

You will not see a huge difference in day to day use and I would say in general UI, it's more about some fixes (and little improvements in games maybe). It's more some "background stuff" so you will not see a huge improvement in all your phone... :D
[Nexus 5 General] jonup:
Because your ROM have them implemented already. Read your ROMs changelog. It's all in there
[Nexus 5 General] Citizen_Snips:
You expect people to read to find their answers?! This is XDA! They're going to blindly enter the topic and ask a question that's been asked 1,000 times already without searching. xD
[Nexus 5 General] TheLastSidekick:
Also this is XDA. I'm pretty sure if you're on XDA you're more than likely rooted and want the latest and greatest bleeding edge for your Nexus 5. I flashed this myself, I was getting weird shuttering but I'm not sure if it's also because of the kernel so I'm trying new kernels and I'll report back. If I had to take a small guess as to anything it did do it probably made my battery life slightly better.

The stuttering did not happen often enough to be annoying. Just like on an occasional browser close, or opening Snapchat.
[Nexus 5 General] XperianPro:
So these are latest?
[Nexus 5 General] :
Hi,

Yes, nothing new for now from Qualcomm...
[Nexus 5 General] Saqib Nazm:
Please keep other device questions/ discussions to your own device forums
[Nexus 5 General] Deoy:
nice

Working on the newest mahdi with elelemtalX. Drastically less heating. But that might be because this time I've kepy thermal throttling stock, and i experience no lags what so ever, on art. Maybe they do help a bit... Hard to tell, but daily use is a bit better. Thanks!
[Nexus 5 General] :
GPU drivers update 05/30

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[Nexus 5 General] simms22:
thanks :)
[Nexus 5 General] lichti1901:
Thanks a ton!! :highfive:
[Nexus 5 General] :
Thanks for this! This is the first time i update the GPU drivers? Can I simply flash the zip? I am running lichtis rastakat and Trinity. Whats the benefit of running the latest driver? Will it only improve performance or battery as well?

Thanks?

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[Nexus 5 General] :
Hi,

Just flash the zip in recovery, yes. Make a Nandroid backup first just in case.

As far as I know [MENTION=2998612]lichti1901[/MENTION] should update its rom soon with this GPU drivers update then...

The last drivers contain improvements and fixes but they are still a developer preview, maybe there are some improvements here and there, maybe not or they could break something else (mainly in games)...

You will not see a huge jump in performance nor in battery life... Test and see.

EDIT: a reminder for those who want to know if they are correctly flashed, type in terminal:

cd /system/vendor/lib/egl && strings libEGL* | grep Date

You should see the date:

05/12/14

.
[Nexus 5 General] Medel-Silver:
New zip compatible with ext4 & f2fs

https://www.dropbox.com/s/4yaw6gdpmf69cf6/UPDATE-adreno-drivers-n5-may-30.zip
[Nexus 5 General] Zaturaba:
Hi developers

I just use stock rom no root no kernel.

Is there any benefit to install this?
[Nexus 5 General] :
Hi,

Please read two post above yours (or just the previous page)...:

[MENTION=5645126]caspboy[/MENTION], I guess you are busy, but when you have time the 05/30 update is here: http://forum.xda-developers.co2&postcount=346 (in case you missed my post, you have the mention) ;)
[Nexus 5 General] simms22:
yes. you dont need root to flash it, but you do need a custom recovery as it wont flash in the stock recovery.
[Nexus 5 General] ParkerParker:
Back up current rom and give it a try, worst case, you have to restore (5mins).. After flashing use this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53041116 to see if it was successful [emoji1] (worked perfect on slimsaber)
[Nexus 5 General] caspboy:
OP Updated, sorry for not being around as much - less time for hobbies:(
[Nexus 5 General] El Daddy:
I cleaned up the thread a bit.

Remember, this thread is only for the Nexus 5. If you have another device, ask your question in the appropriate thread.

Also, if you want to talk benchmarks, there is a thread on that: http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/general/nexus-5-user-benchmark-thread-added-t2506965

Thanks,

El Daddy
[Nexus 5 General] Ieatnoobs:
Do the new drivers require a custom ROM? Current running a rooted stock version of KitKat.
[Nexus 5 General] simms22:
na, stock will do just fine.
[Nexus 5 General] ramdyc:
May 30th version slowed my phone down like crazy. I'm on Cataclysm, ElementalX, and ART.
[Nexus 5 General] rachanta:
I flashed the drivers using link from OP about 12+ hours ago on an AICP based f2fs ROM that I build on my own. No problems so far, though I am not sure of the benefits.
[Nexus 5 General] gamer.11:
320? the N5 has a 330! the OP should change the first post! :p
[Nexus 5 General] :
Hi,

What do you mean exactly by "slowed my phone down like crazy" :confused:, and keep in mind a thing from Qualcomm:

No issue here on Purity rom, and you are the first and only one to report this since I posted them...

[MENTION=5002187]gamer.11[/MENTION], well done! :D
[Nexus 5 General] Macbook386:
hello everyone,

first i want to say sorry for the noob question.

can i flash this zip via adb like i can manually install an ota or other rom, or do i need a custom recovery ??

i have nexus 5 everything stock, not rooted

thanks in advance
[Nexus 5 General] Elluel:
Custom recovery