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[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] bobby janow:
Thanks, been waiting for this. I flashed the J build and I'm fully stock, unrooted now via OTG stick flashing SuperSU. Can I install this kernel the same way (well I know I can) but also is this your supported way to install and have this kernel running correctly. Knowing there is the V and J image out there is it compatible with both? TIA
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] franciscofranco:
I don't really understand the question. Just flash it through recovery.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] Seanbest:
Works fine without the March update so far.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] yanleites:
Some one tried it on Android N ?
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] bobby janow:
Recovery doesn't work normally on the J build. It can't decrypt the SD card. Only way is either sideload or otg.

edit: flashed from OTG and it's working just fine. Will now install fku and run it through the paces. Cooler color still works too just in case anyone was curious.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] Jonathan_m84:
Works great with CM13 release 9/3
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] noolis:
Yes,i tried with sideload,bootloop

Also with sideload superSU,again bootloop
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] LBN1:
Zram Question?

Is there any way to disable Zram on R6 or R5? I went back to using R3 because it does not have Zram enabled. I am a paid user of the FKUpdater App, but don't see a toggle for it there; if I missed it in that App, apologies but would appreciate being pointed to that option.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] franciscofranco:
There's something odd with this device, with ZRAM disabled there are a lot of re-draws, so I left it enabled. I haven't tested it again with this new build. I will.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] haibane:
For everyone having issues with TWRP, there is a new version that fixes the issues with the latest release. https://dl.twrp.me/bullhead/
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] LBN1:
Thanks. Just fyi, if you are talking about screen re-draws, I don't have that issue on r3. I am on the current Chroma rom build.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] franciscofranco:
You don't, but we had a numerous people reporting that issue. What's your grip with ZRAM? I think it's useless too, but if users were having issues there's no point in disabling it.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] LBN1:
No big deal, just agree that it seemed useless to me too. I'll be going to your r6 release anyway, so thanks for your work!
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] revanmj:
Seems to be working fine with CM13 nightly from 10th March and vendor image from MMB29V.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] franciscofranco:
Time to update to the newer build :p
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] Aetos7:
Hi. I just bought the phone. Can I flash directly r6 over stock Rom? Thanks!
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] revanmj:
I've read that there are issues when using CM with different fingerprint than vendor image and they haven't updated to MHC19J yet :)
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] Mayex:
Does this kernel force encryption? I flashed this kernel right after flashing my clean rom installation and now I'm surprised that my phone is encrypted. No I don't want to be "protected" by encryption, and I'd like not to be forced to. Any ideas what forced encryption? I'm on stock J but flashed via zip posted on xda.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] schaggo:
No, it should not force encryption. I ran it unencrypted ever since.

If you were encrypted though, your device will stay encrypted. Did you run unencrypted before?
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] Mayex:
Yes, I wasn't encrypted before. I've had unencrypted since I bought 5x, then I flashed J via Google nexus image and it was still unencrypted. And just yesterday I flashed clean J rom via zip from xda + Franco and then I did clean bootup. Now I see it's encrypted.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] dpj52190:
confirming r6 3/6/16 working on MMB29V.

Setup:

flash google factory images

flash twrp 2.x.x (latest 2 series)

flash cata mod (latest)

flash franco kernel r6
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] linqdesires:
that would be a great shot.

fku have a great RGB control onboard. should be nice setting a day and a night profile, with start/end hours, which switch automatically.:good:
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] dave2775:
Is the Cataclysm dev still developing his mod elsewhere or did he stop completely?
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] dpj52190:
nope he stopped completely
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] pkadavid:
Prior to R6, the settings on the cooler/warmer slider under color control would stick after a restart. Although the slider is where I left it, the temperature is reset after a restart.

Can anyone else replicate?

I'm on the newest stock update without any other mods other than root and FK.

Thanks!
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] Molitro:
Francisco, good man, the changelog page seems to have some mistake.

Can still be read, but obviously harder than intended.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] marsaltito:
Did someone try r6 with latest CM13 ? And what app i can use for control of franco Kernel ?

ps. Just got N5x , waithing for usb to root device , new sim and looking around for rom and kernel to install . :)
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] Mayex:
Flash Chroma + franco. Best combo for me. But if you look for specific cm features you wont find it in croma.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] rebretz000:
Franco, any chance you'll implement the the mystery changes from the 6P Kernel into the 5X kernel?
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] crafty35a:
Aren't they already included? From the changelog: "Merged?*the latest Kernel patches from MHC19J."
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] rebretz000:
Nope. not those ones. He released an experimental r14 for the 6P with mystery changes. Last I looked he did not mention what they were.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] oc2:
Yes, we need a update to kernel 3.18 because with this the root exploit is fixed.

Thx
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] :
It's very simple,FK must insert this commit: https://github.com/android/kernel_common/commit/4a5a45669796c5b4617109182e25b321f9f00beb into FK N5X Kernel Source
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] kaijura:
FYI, OmniROM 6.0.1 March 30 2016 +FK r6 + SuperSU 2.65 ends up in bootloop from a clean format (full emmc nuke, not just wipe). I'm speculating it may have to do with the issues mentioned previously above.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] Chris0706:
Sorry to ask, but where can I find the brightness table settings? Didn't find it in the App nor in Display settings (DU 6.0.1).

I think my display stays to bright at all levels (but especially on lowest) with auto brightness, compared to stock kernel. Sucking my battery empty
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] franciscofranco:
r7 is up and running!
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] suku_patel_22:
Just loved to N5X from N6 and I am amazed at the smoothness of this thing once decrypted and running franco. Just WOW!!

Not sure if kernel needs to be fixed or the app, but the intent is com.franco.kernel.BALANCE and not com.franco.kernel.BALANCED.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] franciscofranco:
Yeah, fixed already on my local build, will go out as a new beta soon. Thanks :)
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] Skar3:
Waiting for some feedback, it's stable? works well on Pure Nexus?
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] Silvers91:
Gonna flash the new build after I flash the latest factory image, I'm excited :D
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] franciscofranco:
Why wouldn't it be stable?
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] Skar3:
I'm new on nexus 5x! :)
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] rebretz000:
Franco kernel is always stable. Ran them on the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7(2013), Motorola Nexus 6, Huawei Nexus 6P, and now the LG Nexus 5X.

It's always been reliable.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] franciscofranco:
Welcome!
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] suku_patel_22:
As I said earlier, it's freaking smooth for me. Just try it.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] suku_patel_22:
Is power save actually working? I don't feel a difference in normal usage to balanced. [emoji7] [emoji12]

Loving it so far. [emoji7] [emoji7] [emoji7] [emoji7]
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] franciscofranco:
Yup, it's working. You can check your cpu frequencies are capped. If you don't notice any difference you might as well use it, it'll provide you some nice battery savings.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] shindiggity:
Any chance to add gestures to this great kernel?
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] jmudrick:
Try reflashing with TWRP 3.02 and format data again, root with SuperSu 2.71. For me retained decryption and Android Pay is working.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] franciscofranco:
Nope. It's been my rule number 1 - no gestures. The amount of things that can go wrong including increased drainage etc - FK is known for being a great battery improvement from stock - that can't go tarnished.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] shindiggity:
Gotcha, wasn't sure so I thought I'd ask ?
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] franciscofranco:
How is r7 running for ya'll?
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] pkadavid:
Great so far on stock. I just upgraded this morning, but battery life is looking good so far. Based on what another user said, I've had it set to only Power-Saving all day. I'm not a gamer, but from just doing the usual FB, email, Words with Friends, etc., I have not noticed a single difference between Power-Saving and Balanced other than even better battery life.

Happy to provide more specific feedback if you have something you'd like tested.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] revanmj:
Good on CM 13, really fast :)
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] gerbig:
The only issue I'm having (not related to r7, it's running great so far) is that I can't set the io scheduler on boot in fku. I set it to row and set it on boot, but when I reboot it's back on cfq.

Thanks for the awesome kernel and the 5X update!
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] dickenam:
Same, I heart BFQ so much and I've never gotten it to stick on reboot. Happened across app/kernel versions so I have just learned to love the CFQ.

Additionally, this kernel rules. Due to the comments here, I'm now running PowerSave mode exclusively and I cannot tell the difference either.

#BravoFranco
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] punkeroso:
To me it seems a bit more fast and less battery addicted!

Many many thanks for your great jod Francisco!!
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] suku_patel_22:
Facking awesome
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] pletpetplet:
Im getting bad battery life with r7 not sure why...around 15-17% per hour SOT :/ stock kernel settings.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] CerB:
i am not a android guru, but pretty sure it aint something with this kernel :angel::angel:
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] jmudrick:
Tremendous FF. Was getting 5 hours SOT over my day on stock , looking like easily 6 on r7. Haven't noticed any performance issues thus far.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] zurih:
Runs great under CM13. Fast, smooth & stable. No complains here :good:
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] franciscofranco:
You do realize that's almost 7 hours of SoT right?
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] jmudrick:
R7=More than 6hrs SOT over 16 hr day even with a bloody terrible cellular connection. Happy days.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] th3g1z:
r7 is awesome. Good job!
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] c_brown93:
New to 5X, running PN + ElementalX right now. Can I flash R7 over the top?
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] granets:
I think you can, but I wouldn't if I were you.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] franciscofranco:
You can, but I would flash stock boot.img first, I don't know what flar2 changes on his ramdisk.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] shindiggity:
So just to clarify there is no need to dirty flash the Rom again, just flash the boot.img that came with the Rom then custom kernel right.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] Keasby:
Yes, you can extract the Boot.img from your zipped rom and flash it with twrp before flashing r7
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] dumbhorse:
I dirty-flashed PN and then flashed r7 over it. All is fine so far after a days use.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] shindiggity:
That's what I thought, so ramdisk is in boot.img?
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] dumbhorse:
6hrs+ of SOT on balanced. :good: trying out power-saving now.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] franciscofranco:
Yes.

:good:
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] shindiggity:
You've been making great kernels since my Galaxy Nexus!!!!!
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] franciscofranco:
I'm trying :)
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] suku_patel_22:
Wonder how people manage 6 hrs SOT. It's never been more than 4 for me on any device

Guess I need to get one of those devices with 5000mAh batteries [emoji12]
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] jmudrick:
It's been said a million times, people use their devices differently. SOT comparisons are mostly useful in comparing your own times where usage is consistent. I almost never make phone calls or do gaming, I wouldn't expect similar battery usage to a person who does.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] Fille84:
After a while when i've played a game like for example subway surfers the high perf cluster scales down to 633MHz for some reason which makes the game choppy. I guess it has to do with thermal throttle, but its weird because in kernel settings thermal threshold is set to 55, and the temp is not close to 55 its more like 40 at most. Someone who can help me out with this? Its not kernel related actually I have noticed this on all kernels I've tried and specially with a game like subway surfers.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] shindiggity:
Disable msm thermal and cite control.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] th3g1z:
[MENTION=3292224]franciscofranco[/MENTION] is there a way I can set a color profile via terminal command? Ultimately I want to set color profile based upon time of the day and I don't think there's a way I can do that via FKUpdater app currently.. (though would be a welcome addition ;) ).

Alternatively however I assume I can set it somehow via terminal and schedule it to change via Tasker or maybe even just a shell script.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] tlxxxsracer:
What app is being used to control kernel settings? Want to give this a try. If I'm running elementalK, do i need to flash my rom first and then flash fk?
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] rebretz000:
Either dirty flash ROM or extract the boot.img and flash it, then flash Franco.

Franco has his own kernel contract app. There's the free version and the paid version.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] piotrus22:
hey guys - do i need to be rooted for this to work correctly? or is it enough to be on unlocked bootloader with customer recovery to flash it and replace the stock kernel?

---------- Post added at 01:24 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:19 PM ----------

one more thought - I've always wondered how is it that devs are able to create things like this kernel to increase battery life and the manufacturers don't. I mean, understand that they probably have thresholds for performance vs. battery consumption etc. that they try to target - but based on reading the posts in this thread performance is not sacrificed at all while battery life is increased. Just hard to believe that an army of engineers can't come up with kernels like this to ship with the phone when a handful of devs can... curious what ex-engineers or techs or devs have to say about this...
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] franciscofranco:
That threshold is the limit before the big cluster shuts down both cores offline. Trust me, if they were offline the game would be almost unplayable and those cores need to be throttled down, otherwise your phone will be a portable microwave. My suggestion is fire up the Power-saving perf profile, although clocks are way down the phone won't be able to throttle so often.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] pkelly517:
Root is not needed if you are completely pleased with default settings and never want to tweak anything.

OEMs deliver a kernel that won't result in tech support calls. No random reboots. Code deals with the entire gamut of hardware variables (cpu binning and such). It's terribly conservative.

Kernel devs want to push the envelope to see what the hardware can do. They give hooks into the kernel to let users tweak away. Power users will go beyond normal tweaks.

I bought FKU shortly after I bought my Galaxy Nexus. I've used it on my N4, N5, N7, N10 and now N5X. There have been more than a few releases that gave me reboots. There have been far more that improved my device.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] piotrus22:
thanks - so is it safe to say I should experience an improvement in battery life with stock settings or has it been your experience that they require further tweaks in ROM to see the benefit?
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] jmudrick:
"Stock" settings are already tweaked and best place to start. Better battery for me without further mods.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] franciscofranco:
There's no way to automate color profiles. You can change colors through terminal commands yes, but that's app agnostic.

First your rom's boot.img, then FK.

You don't need to be rooted, you only need an unlocked bootloader + custom recovery.

That's a bit hard to explain and takes a little guessing too. Delivering these things for hundreds of thousands of users is harder than it may seem here on XDA.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] linqdesires:
input_boost_freq has a dropdown selector with frequencies. but this set only one freq for all cores. should it be an input text instead? or maybe a double selector: one for big and one for little CPU?
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] franciscofranco:
Working on it for 14.2.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] TheLastSidekick:
I'll admit that R7 is running heaps better, using stock March release however. Haven't had a chance to update to April quite yet. (as I clean wipe and backup my data to a pc first)
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] suku_patel_22:
Why a clean wipe when upgrading stock?
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] rebretz000:
Every once in awhile I completely wipe my phone and start fresh.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] suku_patel_22:
[MENTION=334712]francisco[/MENTION]f_1990 Had my first reboot on this device. Logs below.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B367Vothe28iZ2d6T3BaNFV0LXc/view?usp=docslist_api
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] Passi0509:
I´ve got the purenexus rom with the elementalx kernel. is it possible to flash this kernel over that?
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] :
1- Flash stock boot.img

2- Flash latest FK Kernel
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] joakimbo:
Ok, so I got my N5X a week ago. Flashed PN and EX kernel straight away. Have tried to tweak the kernel back and forth during the last days. I'm quite satisfied with the battery life (~4hours SOT), but after 48hours uptime the phone is starting to lag more and more (choppy animations, 2-3sek before apps open etc). I'm considering switching to franco r7. Anyone else who have experience from these two kernels and could come with some suggestions? Would appreciate it a lot. Thanks
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] dumbhorse:
A dirty flash of purenexus and then flashing franco did the trick for me.

I tried EX briefly before switching to franco and I prefer franco because it feels more stable with better battery. I didn't quite get the hang of tweaking with EX and I get ~6hrs SOT on franco's balanced profile. Trying out power-saving now and my phone still runs smooth and seems to land around 6-8hrs of SOT.

As said I only tried EX briefly so I won't say too much. But franco seems to suit my needs.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] yanleites:
Is R7 works with Android N Preview 2?
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] :
No,it's based on latest MM source so,this kernel doesn't work with latest N Dev Prev
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] tab1tab:
Thanks *_*

Got 6.36 hours of SOT without any compromise with performance.

That is amazing. Thanks for this awesome kernel.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] ronma1:
Hello,

I have nexus 5x latest stock with root and twrp recovery, how to install the kernel? just flash it?

Thanks in advance!
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] suku_patel_22:
Yes
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] vispo60:
Hi, for me the same. All stock, root and unlocked bootloader, TWRP 3.0.0.1, Marshmallow 6.01. Can I flash it directly?

Thx
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] kojak1989:
Yes.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] klaymaniaf:
WOW How did you do that? What settings? Pls explain!
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] tab1tab:
In performance profile, I use "power saving" and also I use greenify to hibernate apps. Thats all.

Rest the magic done by this awesome kernel.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] franciscofranco:
OMG r8 is up!

Sent from franco.Kernel updater (http://goo.gl/MtECP5)
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] Shyciii:
Which program can I use power saving mode? I use kernel adiutor, but nothing.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] klaymaniaf:
You should use The kernel app, called FKUpdater. I think!!?

The name of the app is obvious not so good.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] Shyciii:
I downloaded FKUpdater, but nothing option. Hmm, only pay version.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] franciscofranco:
Yes, it's paid.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] Entr0py612:
Feature ?

Does this kernel have swipe nav bar to sleep fuction ?
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] khanjui:
You can use alternative apps too. Kernel Auditor for example.

Franco, changelog link doesn't work btw.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] Shyciii:
The base problem is the profile loading. The third party app doesnt contains franco kernel profiles.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] khanjui:
Then you need to buy, like I did. He deserves it anyways.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] franciscofranco:
Nope.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] franciscofranco:
Should be working now, thanks!
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] JJHunterx:
So what are these mysterious N preview changes?!?!?
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] philneo2:
Thanks a lot for this great kernel can i flash it with cm 13?

;)
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] joakimbo:
Great, thanks. Tried tweaking EXK now for a weak, and can't say I'm all satisfied. With ghost pepper I get too much lagg/slowdowns, and with butterfly-profile it's better, but with only 3-4hrs SOT.

What apps are you using? I don't expect to get more than 5hrs with all my facebook messenging, instagram and snapchat, even with franco. For sure I will try. I'll give EXK a few more days first.
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] khanjui:
"ALL ROMS"

Do you know what it means?
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] philneo2:
just to be sure

sorry for inconvenience!
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] tlxxxsracer:
Loving the rom! glad i switched and bought your app :) thanks for the work

Any changes for extra battery savings anyone can provide?
[Nexus 5X Original Android Development] khaledtaleb:
bootloop on N preview 2 :/