[Galaxy S 5 Android Development (Snapdragon)] bud7dha:
I had Philz recovery after installing arter97's rom, but on the second day, Philz went poof, and I was back to the stock recovery - I don't know how it happened; it was just gone.

If you install arter97's rom over stock E1 firmware without flashing Lolliwiz first, you'll be left with the stock kernel, which is not permissive - just a word of caution to those who might not realize it.

Odin 3.10.6 is what I used.

No, I was comparing stock E1 firmware (odexed) with arter97's modified stock E1 firmware (deodexed) mainly to check battery life. Both had Lolliwiz r6 installed. When I lost Philz recovery, I went through the whole process from installing stock E1 with Odin and then arter97's rom with Odin; however, I forgot to flash lolliwiz, noticed the stock kernel, and started over again.

With stock E1 firmare greenify can only work in root mode without experimental features, because they are dependent on the xposed framework which cannot be installed on a TW lollipop based odexed rom. Arter97 designed a modification to the xposed framework and apk to work with a TW lollipop based deodexed rom only. There is no way to compare greenify with experimental features on both roms. If anything, arter97's rom should have the advantage due to its ability to accommodate xposed and allow greenify's experimental features to work. The alternative argument might be that greenify's experimental features, such as deep hibernation don't work as intended. If those features work, and so does arter97's unofficial xposed framework and application, then logic would dictate his rom should see better battery life on average, provided both roms support the same number of applications and see a similar workload over the same time frame. That said, there are way too many variables to make the conditions exactly the same for each rom - not to mention the deodex vs. odex issue on initial boot and reboots after clearing dalvik/ART cache. Besides, my short use with either rom doesn't even come close to passing scientific rigor. Furthermore, usage varies and two days really don't constitute a long enough window to compare them. All that I was stating is that I didn't notice any improvement in battery usage in arter97's rom over plain stock, both with lolliwiz r6 installed. Regardless of the rom, I've always found greenify to help prolong battery life.

I think that any decent custom kernel is preferable to a stock kernel, as the latter is not set to permissive to allow tweaks. A stock Samsung kernel is always set to strictly enforced and cannot be modified significantly (if at all) to enhance performance or conserve energy. I see no reason to compare them. :p

The main point of my post was to: 1) warn people who wish to try arter97's rom to make sure they have lolliwiz flashed before installing his rom to avoid the mistake I made. and 2) to point out that the difference between the stock E1 firmware and arter97's E1 (deodexed) rom seemed negligible to me unless you're determined to stay with a TW5 based rom and like to use the xposed framework with its various modules.

If you want TW5 and xposed, then arter97's rom is the only way to go for our g906's. If you don't care about xposed, then stock firmware should suffice. In both cases, I would choose to flash the lolliwiz kernel rather than stay with the stock vanilla kernel. ;)

Hope that helps clarify my previous post. As for my preferences, I hate bloat and am not a huge fan of TW, but the lack of video calling and other bugs keep me from flashing unofficial CM12 mods. IMO a stable AOSP rom runs faster, has better battery life, and is way more customizable than any TW rom I've ever dealt with. But, our options are limited with the g906, and I'm not a developer. So, I'll have to live with TW until I learn to cook a rom myself, someone offers a stable enough alternative, or I get a different device. Peace.

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Unfortunately, no. This kernel is specific to the (Korean) g906 variant only.

Perhaps try http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/orig-development/kernel-amplitude-kernel-0-1-klte-t3018492

or http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/development/arter97-kernel-galaxy-s5-t3056324