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[Galaxy S III Android Development] Mostafa Wael:
okay here you are, notice that my settings may be biased towards performance somehow:

CPU Idle Mode: AFTR+LPA

CPU governor: Zzmoove

CPU scaling: 100 --> 1600 MHz "if you want some more battery life, do not overclock, i just don't care about the battery now ;) :p "

Zzmoove profile: Zzmoderate

Internal storage scheduler: bfq

external storage scheduler: noop

Internal and external storage read-ahead are kept as default: 256/512

Dynamic Fsync: on

sdcardFS: on

sharpness tweak is enabled

enabled vnswap0 for AOSP from the misc tab

hope they produce some good battery life results :D

As for the gaming performance, i tested with NFS MW and it was fine, but it could be made much smoother if we had some GPU control. I request arter97 to take a look on psndna88's GPU threshold setting, where you can decide whether GPU jumps to higher frequencies aggressively or tend to use the lowest possible frequency. it is not overclocking the GPU, but it is controlling the attitude of the GPU when given certain load

i tested with Archi and Boeffla, they were slightly smoother when gaming, as they have an extra fifth 533 MHz step, here in arter97 kernel, it went into some rare stutters.

But, the positive side is, the Game is kept unkilled for relatively a longer time than Archi Kernel, courtesy of the better vnswap0

i had a call, and was keeping sync in background while playing NFS MW, and when i finished my call, the game was still unkilled. In ArchiKernel, the call popup came up quicker, but when returning to the game, it was killed and restarted! In boeffla kernel it was kept also unkilled. So that is a very good point here in arter97 kernel and i admire it :good:

As for general performance, arter97, Archi's and Boeffla kernel were all similiar. maybe Boeffla was a tad slower, as it is compiled with the stock GCC 4.7 for stability, but if you like boeffla that much and want to spice it up somehow, download the Linaro version by ZaneZam.

Bottom Line, the 3 kernels are awesome, just pick the one that suits you after testing it!!

for me, arter97 is awesome, as i do not game so much and gaming quality is fine here, Archi kernel and Boeffla kernel may be better in this area as they have GPU control

Maybe gamers will like Archi Kernel a bit more, but i repeat, arter97 kernel does good in gaming!! No offense here!

Of course simple games are easily biten by any of the above kernels

Battery life can not be tested by me now, thanks to the whopping 7000 mAh Zerolemon ;)

Enjoy your day

ROM used in test: Temasek CM12 V4.5 maintained by arter97

RAM Memory adjustments applied: 2*200 MB zRAM for Archi and Boeffla, 512 MB vnswap0 enabled for AOSP ROMs in arter97

Game used: NFS MW (Asphalt is not my favorite honestly, i feel it a bit of cartoonish, plus i like some hot cop chase :D )

CPU governor used: Zzmoove- game

CPU frequency: 1600 MHz
[Galaxy S III Android Development] ICavalera:
Tried to install this kernel on slimkat 9 and got stuck on boot. Reverted to my backup.

Did I made something wrong?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Mostafa Wael:
it is slimkat issue, try with official CM11 nightly and see if the phone is stuck at boot or not....
[Galaxy S III Android Development] deepfaith:
Hi all, can I flash the roms on Galaxy S III I9305 on my shv-e210L after flashing this?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] noypitoits:
KABAYAN! are you asking if you can flash a 9305 rom on your e210l?

as far as I know you can not! you might softbrick your device! look for a right rom for your device then you can use this kernel if it is supported! can't help you coz Im using e210k.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Chief_Death:
Is there is a way to keep atweaks settings when reflashing/updating kernel?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] ICavalera:
But the OP says that support slimkat.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] fsm:
In my mount and storage panel, no "toggle f2fs <-> ext4 migration" displayed, why?

My recovery is arter97-recovery-4.0-beta5-philz_touch_6.59.0.zip
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Gokulbalram:
Go to format>Custom format. There you shall find it.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] deepfaith:
i got no signal , no baseband and imei after flashing the kernel. I'm using s3 LTE korean variant (shv-e210L).

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Thanks. It's really hard to find a compatible 4.4.4 custom rom for my device. I flashed the kernel but baseband and imei lost. So I just go back to stock rom. :(
[Galaxy S III Android Development] arter97:
All I can say is that you've got a cursed device.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] deepfaith:
haha. thanks sir. It is really cursed :D
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Mostafa Wael:
[MENTION=4898097]arter97[/MENTION] latest beta5 is making my phone irresponsible and slow as hell on temasek v4.5

I don't know why

I tried turning on/off vnswap and sdcardFS but nothing changed

Phone freezes and is unable to operate two applications simultaneously, it just kills the other "if two large apps" or freezes when switching

4.0-beta4 worked much faster and smoother, but it had memory leaks I guess as its ramdisk is not updated

Please take a look in that, please

Thanks :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] omek07:
Hey dont listen to him.

If you want to share it share it , if you dont want to share it then dont.

i hope to share it :)

lol
[Galaxy S III Android Development] arter97:
It's a group decision, guys.

We're going to release our Korean ROM first and foremost until anything else happens.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] dheeraj (dhlalit11):
Been using this kernel for a while, dont have any problem like this
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Erik1805:
Found it. Greenify was everytime asking for premissions. Granted that and problem is gone.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] nainaabd:
This is the problem why sometimes developers gets pissed off and stop developing.Becozz of one member the whole comunity loss good developer.:(
[Galaxy S III Android Development] cloudx720:
I apologize, bit harsh I'm sorry.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] faddys123:
I installed this kernel everything was but I reverted back to yank kernel for the zram feature but now my wifi doesn't work?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] RibozoM:
Hello everyone, i flashed this kernel and it made my s3 amazingly fast. First of all thanks for this great kernel. But i have a little question. When i increased CPU speed to 1800 MHz, sometimes phone reboots randomly. Is it just because my CPU cannot handle this speed or is there any other reason for this reboots. Because 1704MHz works really good.

Thank you
[Galaxy S III Android Development] XeLLaR*:
Its because your phone handle it. You shouldnt consider to set 1800MHz again. Its just 96MHz. Doesnt make a big difference in performance :good:

Im wondering if someone could upload this kernel on a different hoster, the download takes 1 hour from the current host.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] RibozoM:
So why my phone reboots if my phone can handle 96MHz? I don't understand :confused:

And you are right, it doesn't make difference in performance but i just want to know the reason of reboots

Sorry
[Galaxy S III Android Development] arter97:
Kernel page updated with MEGA mirror for faster download.

http://iencoder.co.kr/android/s3_kernel.htm

Sorry!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] opoi63:
Depends on the luck of the chip on your phone, some Exynos 4412 push 1800mhz, others do not and wall at low frequancy.

If in this kernel arter add voltage control and gpu control is perfect.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] arter97:
Your phone's CPU can't handle it.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] XeLLaR*:
It depends on the load put on the system. Maybe your CPU can handle 1800MHz for 2-3 minutes (on load) but not 4 minutes (and this is where the reboot happens). The higher frequency also needs a higher voltage, that might be too much for the cpu.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] arter97:
Remove /system/lib/modules/dhd.ko and re-install yank555.lu's kernel.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] XeLLaR*:
The download is still coming from your FTP
[Galaxy S III Android Development] RibozoM:
Thank you for reply. Once XeLLaR* said "Its because your phone handle it." i was confused but now everything clear :good:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] arter97:
Refresh the page.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] XeLLaR*:
Still only the link to your FTP

Edit: Had do wipe browser coockies/cache now i get the MEGA link
[Galaxy S III Android Development] RibozoM:
Now its mega
[Galaxy S III Android Development] deepfaith:
hi all, I successfully flash arter97 kernel on my shv-e210L by trying all over again. Is it necessary to switch to f2fs before continuing to flash custom roms? My problem is I tried all arter97's recovery on my device but I can't switch to f2fs. Thanks

hi this is the error I got:

ext4 <-> f2fs conversion enabled

E: format_volume: mkfs. f2fs failed on /dev/block/mmcblk0p8

E: could not mount / data to setup / data/media path!

E: could not format /cache (f2fs)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Dejv98:
Hi!

I play a lot of challenging games such as Modern Combat 5 or Real Racing 3 What settings do you recommend that the game went smoothly and without lag. I am also depends on a fast system.

Please settings for performance and speed system :)

I use Rom : Blekota Note 4 ( Base Rom : back-to-noot ) android 4.4.4

Kernel version : beta 5

And another question: Is the kernel suitable for gaming?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Celesica:
Hi. I wanted to try this kernel out because it's highly recommended. I'm currently using Boeffla tho, but questions first:

1. Does this kernel have a 'settings profile' like Boeffla, in which I couldbjust switch profiles for settings?

2. If there is, can I automate it using Tasker? I switch profiles in Boeffla at a specific time of the day - it's automated

3. Can you suggest a setting for battery + performance, but more on battery..

Thanks a lot!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Stevemann:
Quote:

Originally Posted by Stevemann

Ok- so does Arter97 have a similar function that will make Apps use the ExtSD card for data storage? That's really the key feature for me...

Thanks.

I don't think so

Ok - I will ask a different question then:

Using the normal Arter97 kernel, multiboot and ROM installation, for each ROM (primary) and (secondary) where do the apps (in each ROM partition) write/read their data from? I assume from the External SD card as this is the safest location that persists after full wiping the S3?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] snakeboy1011:
Whats the best I/O scheduler and governor for this kernel and what should I put for min and max in cpu? ( I want the best performance, not that bothered about battery. Thanks in advance
[Galaxy S III Android Development] kazuya_kun:
Well i use "bfq" scheduler with 256 Buffer for Internal Memory, and "noop" with 512 Buffer for external memory (you can also use "bfq" for external). performance wise "row" would be also a good option. Min for CPU is 100 mhz. If you can use it without freezes. For Maximum CPU freq, you have to test for yourself. If your CPU can handle it, use 1800 mhz together with some undervolting. I did the same (well right now i use Boeffla with 1,7 Ghz OC, because Actual kernel version does not work with SlimKat...... [MENTION=4898097]arter97[/MENTION] any way to fix this?). If you want to know how to OC your CPU properly to the highest freq possible, search for the usual OC Threads in the Forum. OR here: http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s3/general/guide-galaxy-s3-cpu-gpu-overclocking-t1827635

greetings kaz
[Galaxy S III Android Development] snakeboy1011:
Ok thanks a lot bro;)

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Also what voltage did you put 1800mhz at to get it working because at the minute, mine keeps freezing:D
[Galaxy S III Android Development] kazuya_kun:
well you have to test for yourself. I dont bothered using higher voltages. I even used lower voltages. Just Test for yourself. usually put an extra of 25 mV on it and then more and more until it is stable. But not more then 75 to 100 mV, because you can Toast your CPU if you are unlucky. But in my opinion you should start with 1500 mhz and slowly go up, because otherwise you can damage your phone or lose data. Always keep a backup of your device!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Mostafa Wael:
anybody facing strange freezes when using this kernel?

this is crazy as hell!!!

what happened??? i don't know

it just freezes and refuses to do a single response, and RAM goes full with just two apps opened

also this ****ing "mmcqd/0" process appears all the time and it is always reported as the "most resource-intensive" process for 90% of the time, if not all of the time!!!

please [MENTION=4898097]arter97[/MENTION] look at this ..... PLEASE!!

S.O.S

if dropping multi-boot support will help with this, then make it!!

EDIT: well i don't know how is this logical, but beta4 performs better than beta5

i am using it now

pegasusqplus 100 --> 1600 MHz

Touchwake enabled and vnswap enabled, rest is stock settings

and LMK is 72/80/88/96/104/112

everything is fine now :good:

but i thought that beta5 should be better :rolleyes: :confused: :eek:

EDIT2: Now using Lulzactiveq (tweaked) and it is smooth and fast now

but again, how is beta4 performing better than beta5 for me??

maybe sdcardFS from S5 lollipop source is not doing well with the S3 ??
[Galaxy S III Android Development] arter97:
So beta 4 doesn't have that mmcqd bug?

The major things changed on beta 5 is reverting back to pegasusq & revamping defconfig.

Let's see which is causing that problem of yours..
[Galaxy S III Android Development] george stamatos:
I have this problem also. I m on beta 4 for now
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Mostafa Wael:
Bad news, beta4 hangs and freezes also, but after some time (8 hours)

I suspect the ROM to be the problem, as I am now on boeffla linaro 3.0-alpha6a and after some time I get poor multitasking also

I will try to reflash the ROM cleanly, but first I will download latest temasek v5.5 and then flash the 4.0-beta5 and see

Maybe the problem just evaporates away :D

But in all means, Boeffla linaro can make my phone usable, but 4.0-beta5 just freezes the phone once it boots up

4.0-beta4 is OK, but after some time it freezes also

Huhh I don't know why this happened ??

I tried reinstalling the ROM, but nothing happened :(
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Mostafa Wael:
I think it is CM problem, will try to download nameless ROM 2.0 20150118 release and see how is the situation.

If it does not happen, then it is CM-related bug

As I am now using boeffla kernel 3.0-alpha6a linaro and "mmcqd/0" appears in cooltool as the most resources intensive process for quite some time, but no freezes

I thought installing clean CM 12 beta 8 will help, but it looks like it doesn't :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Mostafa Wael:
Well here is what I got.

I cleanly installed nameless 2.0 latest release (20150118) to see what is going on.

--> stock built in kernel

RAM was OK, filling normally but, I also noticed this wicked mmcqd/0 appearing to be the most resources intensive app for most of the time, specially when opening an app or switching between apps opened and kept in the recent

--> arter97 kernel v4.0-beta5

It was terrible once I flashed it, sorrily! Lags and freezes from the instant it booted up, and I even was unable to launch the apps, as they hang on a white/black screen

--> arter97 kernel v4.0-beta4 (vnswap0 is OFF)

It was Mich better than beta5, really! But it wasn't that perfect, as the phone seems to struggle hardly to keep just two apps running simultaneously, and it sometimes hanged on a black screen while launching an app like facebook. Performance was competitive with stock kernel

--> arter97 kernel v4.0-beta4 (vnswap0 is ON)

Well it sounded to be better in multitasking, but the phone was slower in overall, and I needed to clear the RAM frequently, and it even started to hang so I rebooted the phone.

--> Boeffla kernel 3.0-alpha6a

It was smoother than any of the above choices, maybe stock kernel was as smooth as it, and arter97 kernel v4.0-beta4 (vnswap0 off) was on par with it, and multitasking was better, but also it starts to lag after some time also, but honestly-speaking, it makes my phone more "usable"

But, zRAM is filled up quickly in an abnormal way. I know I am a damn multitasker :D, but I was not using so much apps. Maybe only 3 or 4

--> Conclusion:

In all of the above situations, "mmcqd/0" appeared frequently, specially when launching an app, even with stock kernel. But, arter97 kernel v4.0-beta5 freezes a lot, where 4.0-beta4 was bareable (with or without vnswap0), whereas Boeffla kernel was better and better, although zRAM was ridiculously filled quickly, therefore some lags where seen.

--> solution

Stay on stock kernel till this problem is figured out :D

ROMs used: CM12 beta8, temasek v5.5, nameless ROM 2.0

Kernel setup is the same across all the situations. Zzmoove-optimal 200-1600 MHz and zRAM was 2*200

Hope something is figured out :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] arter97:
The only major change made with beta 5 is this - https://bitbucket.org/arter97/arter97-i9300-release/commits/5a7c1633de04ff54bf9ef4710ec31591f7ff6a41

, which I reverted it just now for beta 6.

Hopefully it can fix those nasty issues :(
[Galaxy S III Android Development] andip71:
... or just do not use any zRam, zSwap, whatever.

They are never solutions, only work arounds for not state-of-the-art memory size of the s3 anymore.

Andi
[Galaxy S III Android Development] arter97:
Damn right.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Mostafa Wael:
I damn agree now :angel:

Using boeffla kernel with only 100 MB zRAM on 4 devices and it is smooth and fast as before.

But there is a hit in the multitasking side, I really felt the 1 GB RAM limit we, as S3 owners, have..

I really feel how lovely and great a 2 GB+ RAM Android phone is :D

Imagine the upcoming 4 GB RAM ??

It will be a really huge jump for me :victory:

I will grab the first 4 gigs RAM phone "which is either Samsung galaxy S6 (edge) or the Xperia Z4"

Anyways, back to the topic.... :angel:

Tomorrow I will have another go with 4.0-beta4 without zRAM

[MENTION=4898097]arter97[/MENTION] I have a question, I saw in the 4.0-beta5 changelog, if I have a good memory, that the ramdisk was updated. Does that mean that beta4 had the memory leak bug? Or is it a total different aspect ?

And i have a little request, can you push a little alpha release with the "deconfig" commit reverted prior a beta release ?

Thanks for cooperation.

Hope we can tale down this wicked bug.....:fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] drmjp93:
What about this [MENTION=5060769]Mostafa Wael[/MENTION]? Heheh, running smooth only after having zram on. Bofella here.

Do you do this much multitasking? [emoji3]
[Galaxy S III Android Development] cangcan:
may I ask what rom are you using? recents and status bar looks cool :laugh:
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Mostafa Wael:
I do such a multitasking but in full screen w/o floating windows

BTW, when has such a goodie arrived to the lollipop world ??

TeamUB made it in the last 19/1/2015 release ?

"Continue in private chat please :o :angel: ;) "
[Galaxy S III Android Development] senthilaca:
+1

Please share with us..
[Galaxy S III Android Development] drmjp93:
Team UB rom

This are actual apps open, this is not a recent menu, all are floating windows, and i have resize them just to show name of apps. This isn't much , u can open too many apps on one another and make Them divide into any quadrant.

Like touchwiz multiwindow but resizeable.

I will message you on HO
[Galaxy S III Android Development] senthilaca:
Thanks.. Will try it out.. :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Mostafa Wael:
i really hate my phone :mad:

i have rolled back to ArchiDroid 1.7.18, the most stable and optimized stock ROM for our old S3

and i have applied hardswap of 64 MB on /cache and on /preload to have some extra memory

i think this is the best choice now!!

i have some thoughts that all these problems are due to our NAND and internal hardwares being so old and is getting worn out due to heavy usage over very long time...

So i will keep things stock for now

and will test kernels tomorrow!!

what i notice now is, system being a lot snappier
[Galaxy S III Android Development] arter97:
Version 4.0-beta6 is now live!

4.0-beta6

f2fs updated to the latest mainline Linux

Durpy defconfig changes removed

SHV-E210S_KK_Opensource_Update2.zip merged

Hybrid support for different HWC implemented

(Fixes camera initialization issues)

MobiCore disabled for AOSP

(Memory optimizations)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] george stamatos:
Yes ! Know we are talking ! So far no lags, fast, stock settings. Thanks arter97 ( one more time ) !!
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Mostafa Wael:
since i left the lollipop world (yeah i know some people may call me a dumb person :o ) and went back to stock Sammy ROMs, can you confirm that it is working correctly ??

i will be back to arter97 kernel v4.0-beta6 and test it with the AD 1.7.18 ROM and see :cool:

thanks [MENTION=4898097]arter97[/MENTION] for pushing the beta6 :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] george stamatos:
Unfortunately after a while freezes came back on CM12. On blekota no problem so far
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Mostafa Wael:
so it is AOSP problem

i have tried with 3 different set of LMKs, with 3 different ROMs (temasek CM12 v5.5, Archi's CM12 20150117, nameless 2.0 20150118) and with stock kernel, arter97 kernel v4.0-beta4, arter97 kernel v4.0-beta5 "vnswap is ON/OFF", boeffla kernel 3.0-alpha6a "zRAM on & off"

and it is the same problem. Smooth at first, but then it lags and freezes and RAM cranks up too high!!! and even with zRAM/vnswap it fills up tremendously high with no reason!! Maybe memory leaks are still present, and we need Google to solve it properly, in its own way
[Galaxy S III Android Development] ninekaw9:
This Team UB ROM based on Lollipop or Kitkat?

I'm considering to install Team UB Rom based on Lollipop.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] hansonchen:
Obviously you're asking in the wrong place. This is arter's kernel thread. Head over to dedicated Q&A for uber rom for your answer.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=57770302
[Galaxy S III Android Development] mda120:
Yes, I also think that memory leaks are still present. In my case, I was using archi's cm12 and I tried to play the game Injustice (which runs fine on cm11). This is what happened:

1. With stock kernel: After playing the tutorial, the game suddenly closed.

2. Then I changed to arter kernel b5 and enabled vnswap. This time, the phone froze and I was forced to reboot.

3. I flashed boeffla and enabled zram with 4 devices and 800mb. I was able to play the game for about 1 hour but then it closed, again.

It seems that it doesn't matter how much ram your device has or if you have vnswap/zram enabled., the phone will end up crashing. My question is: is this the lollipop memory leak that nexus users talk about? Wasn't it already fixed by cm12 and on temasek's cm12?
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Arthedes:
I'm sorry ive been out of the game for a while but, what happens if:

1) you install this kernel when you have a custom rom installed. Will it only change the kernel and nothing else?

2)you flash a new rom when you ahve this kernel installed. Will it overwrite the kernel with whatever kernel is baked in the rom?

Thanks :)
[Galaxy S III Android Development] mda120:
1) Yes.

2) No. If you want to uninstall this kernel, wipe system first, then flash rom.
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Arthedes:
Thank you!

So if i 'dirty flash' a rom, i wont have to reinstall arters kernel if i want to keep it?

Sent from my GT-I9300
[Galaxy S III Android Development] Arthedes:
Does this work with any rom?

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I seem to be getting a constant 70-95% cpu load with this kernel installed and the device gets very warm.