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[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] m4_aqua:
Hello, I really appreciate the kernel you have designed. I installed version V6 but there are problems with the battery. I rebooted the phone normally when it was about 40% re-started, abnormally the system turned on very quickly and showed 100% charge. I restarted it directly because it could damage the device, it was normally turned on.

As I read in other comments, there are problems with charging and battery. I wanted to make a request from you, I am currently using v5a version, but there is no problem except video recording. V5a version will only fix the problem of the video and publish it. At least we will use it until the final version is fully stabilized.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] valyo_bg:
Regarding video recording, like workaround, you can use different app for Camera, then with kernel 5/5a you will be able to record video without rebooting of phone. I test this one http://https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...amera_mx&hl=bg Camera MX and work perfect for both - to take pictures and to record video clips.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] AndyPhoenix9879:
Report to me if this does any miracle to the video recording crash

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4nj3MjAx2wIN2l1b2NHVGlaeXM/view?usp=sharing

Also I tried 1.63GHz - you might see crashes when doing Antutu (might)
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] valyo_bg:
Camera is working properly with version 7 of kernel now, thank you, I made several video clips, all is OK :) .
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] CactusPie:
Any fix for battery issues with the new WiFi module? This is literally the only thing that keeps me from updating from v5.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] valyo_bg:
I don't have any issue with battery from v3 to v6 of kernel (except for v5a, there is small battery drain) and if using of wifi is disabled for settings->locations (gps only) there is no problem with showing of battery drain by wifi. I will test several days v7 and will report how is battery life.

In the past I made some tests, with stock kernel and non-rooted device - if wifi is enabled for location (high accuracy) then it show that wifi make battery drain, but in fact if you calculate current for each app in battery manager will see that battery's capacity become more than 3000mah :) , so this mean that way for calculating of percents for each app/module by battery manager is wrong and there is no battery drain. Of course using of wifi, bluetooth and GPS for high accuracy location will need more battery. So I suppose that showing of wifi drain inside battery manager is just Android 6 bug. Many users after upgrade to Android 6 report over internet for this wifi draining, for different phones even if location is stopped but wifi is enabled for it.

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Thank you again for your efforts to create good working kernel for our phones :) . As I wrote in my previous post - camera bug is resolved in v7, I was able to create successfully several video clips.

Unfortunately test version of v7 of kernel is unstable for me (E2363), almost on each incoming call my phone freeze and do self reboot. Even after rebooting stay on boot loop with Sony logo, so only way to start it is to complete power off phone and then power on.

[MENTION=5689354]AndyPhoenix9879[/MENTION] , is it possible to compile kernel v5 (not v5a!), like v5.5 for example with only difference resolving of camera bug? Also to compile this "v5.5" like zip file with included wlan module inside. Kernel v5 is very robust and stable and compiling of v5.5 without camera bug will be a good point for starting of next version.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] AndyPhoenix9879:
[MENTION=6829223]valyo_bg[/MENTION] Set the max frequency for the big cluster to 1.61GHz. Seems like 1.63GHz is too much.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] mindblower01:
After flash v7 and wipe dalvik/cache ,my phone reboots constantly,back to v5 :mad: 2303
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] valyo_bg:
Done [MENTION=5689354]AndyPhoenix9879[/MENTION] , finally max frequency is set to 1.612 GHz via Kernel Adiutor. I was able to manage this only with old kernel v5, because with new test kernel v7 my phone freeze randomly. After setting of lower frequency I install again test kernel v7 and clear cache and dalvik.

Next problem was booting of phone - It's a very difficult, because setting of new frequency of CPU 1.61GHz by Kernel Adiutor will be done when phone boot successfully, but before this phone is starting with CPU 1.63GHz and run very unstable - boot loop occur several times., during boot animation, then on screen "Android Optimizing Applications" - on each 2 apps for optimizing phone freezes and reboot. I try to wait with power off phone for 10 minutes between each start, but this not helps. To resolve this problem again v5 kernel was applied and when phone finally boot with all optimized apps I install back v7 of kernel.

So now I'm with kernel v7, CPU frequency 1.61GHz and will see how is stability of this kernel and will report back.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Don Rich:
Version shows kernel unavailable
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] valyo_bg:
My phone did self reboot with v7 of kernel and then stuck on boot loop - animation then reboot. I try to leave it for 30 minutes OFF, but this not helps. Even downgrading of kernel to v5 and v3 with clearing of cache and dalvik not help. From 20 minutes with kernel v5 I see only animation on screen and phone wont boot. So what to do to boot successfully, I will appreciate any advice?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] valyo_bg:
To resolve the problem with my phone I was need to wipe data and to reinstall Android Rom. So now I'm back "online", but with kernel v5. Hopefully [MENTION=5689354]AndyPhoenix9879[/MENTION] will fix problem soon with kernel v7 :) .
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] CactusPie:
For anyone who wants to revert to the old pronto_wlan.ko module, here is the file extracted from PexoRom 1.0. It's compatible with v5 of the kernel and earlier, but it unfortunately doesn't work with v6 and v7.

https://mega.nz/#!uEFlHRDJ!APAHL8x16YQQGpZ9N2JW3J349MEMD7RpCJhTTGtqA_A

The file goes to /system/lib/modules/pronto but you need to mount your system directory with read/write permissions
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Anurag009:
V6 WIFI Low Connectivity

Hey brother the wifi is working but connectivity is too low.My E2363 can't even catch signal from my router which is just in same room.This problem came up after updating to V6.Everything else is superb:good::good:::svetius::svetius:
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] GeXeH:
I get bootloop at Sony logo on v7 :( Reverting back to v5a
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] valyo_bg:
There is new version of kernel that [MENTION=5689354]AndyPhoenix9879[/MENTION] will publish soon when testing is finished. This new kernel is stable, phone run very smoothly, battery life is good and video recording work with original Sony app. So wait little bit for new kernel :) .
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] armivzla:
Excellent! Thanks for the updates and the development that have life to this phone!

I hope soon the new update

Thanks and greetings from Venezuela
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] valyo_bg:
All credits for development are for [MENTION=5689354]AndyPhoenix9879[/MENTION] and people's from first page :)
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] GeXeH:
Perfect, look forward to trying it - godspeed [MENTION=5689354]AndyPhoenix9879[/MENTION]

Just flashed the official v7 from the OP and I can confirm that the kernel is stable and video recording works! Thank you to everyone who has put in the hard work to make this kernel what it is today, it's rock solid!
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] mindblower01:
Everything is working great with v7, thx for your work Andy [emoji108]

E2303
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] valyo_bg:
I can confirm, with new kernel v7, E2363 work perfect :) .
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] dagger1:
V7 is working fine on my E2306. (Interactive governor). Pitty to see that many features were pulled back, but hope at least v7 will be stable for everyone.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Luumumba:
is there a way installing v7 without twrp?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] muody:
Dowload the .zip, extract v7.img file of it. Now you can flash that .img with Flashtool.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Luumumba:
And what do with the wlan.ko file?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] AndyPhoenix9879:
Manually put it in /system/lib/modules and set permission to rw rr (not in ../modules/pronto). Why would you not use TWRP though?:confused:
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Luumumba:
i am just too lazy to install twrp, and did not need it so far.

Thank you for your help.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] AndyPhoenix9879:
Version 8 can wait. Let's continue the 7 series!

What's new in 7a?

EXPERIMENTS! ie tryna-get-OTG-to-work, tryna-see-what-that-GPU-tweaks-really-do, tryna-see-how-ok-the-new-ZRAM-is, etcc..

What's new in 7e?

GPU enhancements!

Updated cluster plug!

Optimization!

Vibrator intensity control fixup! (somewhat)

Brighter display at around the mid levels!

etc..
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] emrewan:
I wish tap two wake added
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] GeXeH:
Just flashed 7e on my 2303, seems stable to me. I assume 7e is the latest stable version and 7a is for potential new features [MENTION=5689354]AndyPhoenix9879[/MENTION]?

Thanks again for your great work, I'm considering NOT upgrading my mobile next year as you've sparked a new life into my mobile.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] AndyPhoenix9879:
Yes, 7e > 7a. Enjoy!
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] malg220:
The Sky Melon V7e works, but damages Settings, says setting has stopped :(
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] valyo_bg:
No problem with settings, I use E236e model of M4.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] jimakhs:
I love this kernel

but that Sound Control that is re added is causing but mic quality in calls .
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Ahateon:
I have UB rooted E2303 on stock kernel. Can I flash v7e via TWRP or first flash earlier version via flashtool?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] GeXeH:
No problems experienced with 7e on my 2303. Settings and mic in call both work great.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] ivy.lally:
Hi, how is undervolting applied here in your ROM?

Has user any control on exact values of voltages? As we know every chip has its unique individual values to yet work with, many power savings would come from their individual tuning.

In fact my main interest is about battery preservation rather than speed, think Aqua E2303 is fast and reactive enough and don't want to tamper with its thermal fragility.

How to get most of your ROM without turning on OC?

Aqua-M4 E2303, modded MarshMallow

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However there's no folder path in my system like /etc/init.d

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Probably there is some bug, can't set lower GPU frequency than 550MHz to execute on boot (through KernelAuditor).

Also, setting lower frequencies in real time is mistaken: if set 465 then it is set 550, if set 400 then ít is set 440.

How reliable is this settings?

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[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] muody:
You can flash the newest version of the kernel.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Ahateon:
Thanks
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Madnightkid422:
There is a problem in gpu about 550 and when playing phone gets too hot in v7e revert back to v7
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] AndyPhoenix9879:
Undervolting is done on the msm8939.dtsi file - there's no control by the user on it. There exists another kernel built specifically for battery life - Foy Kernel.

For me personally, the performance is suboptimal. The phone can handle the OC dam fine (hell, my phone's thermal performance is the exact same if not better than the stock!). There exists an app somewhere that'll make the phone support init.d - forgot the link lol..

Ah I see, thanks! Will fix it in next update
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] ivy.lally:
Hi again, is Foy better for battery than your kernel (especially after some tuning)? In fact the Melon has undervolting unlike Foy.

And also your Melon has ArchPower, PowerSuspendMode, and maybe some else - how do they compare to each other?

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[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] AndyPhoenix9879:
Foy Kernel is undervolted lol.

I like performance, I kept them all disabled (except power suspend - suspends power to certain parts of the phone thus battery savings. But ey! At least I gave you the option to enable those power saving options). Foy kernel has a lot of commits geared towards battery life without affecting the performance.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] vinay:
It's crashes alot of time dude..

Try to make it stable.. It's unusable for me..

Just flashed 7a today and phone crashed like 4/5 times by now.. Like not even an hour ago..

It's alot smoother tho..

Keep up the great work..

(I,ve tested on E2363)
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] AndyPhoenix9879:
Ah, have you tried wiping cache and dalvik cache? Huge thanks again btw for the dtbtool commands lol
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] vinay:
I forgot to try wiping cache/dalvik... But idk if it can make enough difference to prevent crashes.. Btw its not crashing anymore since I flashed older version skymelon-7

(Too without wiping cache/dalvik)

If it's just me having crashes then maybe problem from my side..

Anyway thanks for the quick response and kernel aswell...
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] CactusPie:
v7e works well for me so far. No crashes, settings work, battery problems from v6 seem to be fixed as well. Liveboot stopped working again, but well, can't have everything ;) Overall it seems to be the best version of the kernel so far, I can finally update from v5. Thanks for your hard work!
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] GeXeH:
Try 7e and see how it compares :)
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] ivy.lally:
How to understand it, has Foy some features your ROM hasn't, even after careful customization?

And are they very essential for the battery indeed?

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[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] AndyPhoenix9879:
No no, I did not made any ROM. You gotta be able to differentiate ROM and kernel (triggering the hell out of me).

My kernel doesn't do bad at battery life - it's bad only when you compared it to Foy Kernel. I did try to gear my kernel towards being battery friendly but only to some extent (I like performance). You can customize the tune able parts of the kernel via Kernel Adiutor. Low CPU frequency = better battery life. Idle faster towards minimum frequency = better battery life. Turn the on those ARCH power, etc... = improves battery life. Low screen brightness = better battery life.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] ivy.lally:
Yes,I know the difference between ROM and kernel, just mistaken, forgive me ;)

And after these tunings is your kernel at the same level of power saving as Foy, or Foy has some more tweaks you haven't included in your kernel for some reason?

Excuse me for bothering you with this inquiry but I've already tried your kernel with these tunings but following your suggestion, switched to Foy (and now work on it), and the Ampere app seems to show Foy consumes more current than tweaked Melon.

However maybe Ampere shows just part of the truth, what do you think?

Aqua-M4 E2303, modded MarshMallow
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] malg220:
The 3 versions of Sky Melon V7, Cause "settings has been stopped", I have m4 aqua e2306 with Pexo ROM V2 ​
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] AndyPhoenix9879:
Well... Checking his recent commits he added a butt ton of battery friendly commits which I ignored cuz they kinda affects the performance.. the one here in xda is quite outdated but I still do believe it is still a better battery performer...

As for that Ampere app, I have no idea :silly: it may be telling the truth or not.

When dani decides to release his latest kernel, do check it out. It looks lit :cool:. As for now - use whichever kernel that you want.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] AndyPhoenix9879:
Oh well, guess you'll have to use stock ROM
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] malg220:
Thank you, I will continue to be tester of your project :highfive:
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] ivy.lally:
And one question on your kernels screen minimal brightness, please. Is it real LED based brightness diminishing (which as the only one could save power) or just dark coloring for eye convenience?

Asking so because some programs regulating brightness automatically seem confused (e.g. Lux-Auto-Brightness).

In fact regulating brightness on low levels is very tricky now, e.g. the system slider hardly can see the lowest values. And that's why seeking other means of fine grain adjusting lowest brightnesses, could you recommend any nice apps for it? :)

Aqua-M4 E2303, modded MarshMallow
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] vinay:
Sorry my bad..

I had crashes on 7e not 7a.. I haven't tried 7a yet..
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] armivzla:
From where could you download a stock version that works correctly with v7e? regards
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] GeXeH:
Use Flashtool to download and flash the correct ROM for your variant.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] ivy.lally:
And you [MENTION=5689354]AndyPhoenix9879[/MENTION] would you expose voltage controls to the user space, so anyone could oneself find the most optimal minimal voltages for the individual chip at hand?

It would make breakthrough in achieving the least power consumption possible, wouldn't it?

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[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Ahateon:
Anyone know how enable init.d?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] AndyPhoenix9879:
I went ahead and look for that app I used: http://d-h.st/Eh5

Yes - if I knew how.

It's really the LED being dimmer and not just any filter. Idk any apps to recommend - is it not dim enough (hell you can dim it further by sliding down all the RGB values in the Screen option in Kernel Adiutor to 0)
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] ivy.lally:
I meant how to more precisely dim screen LEDs at lowest levels? (As now the acquired extra low values are too densely situated on the slider)

Aqua-M4 E2303, modded MarshMallow
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Ahateon:
App says I have no root. LOL
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] ivy.lally:
A propos screen brightness, I've come across the app PowerToggles in which you can set precise arbitrary brightness levels to switch tapping a widget, it works well!

Aqua-M4 E2303, modded MarshMallow
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] ivy.lally:
And where is msm8939.dtsi file, in kernel's ramdisk maybe? And could you somehow enable user to edit it?

Aqua-M4 E2303, modded MarshMallow
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] vinay:
Don't u feel 700mhz gpu is bit too much overclocked.. Lol it sounds frying type to me

550mhz is what it is designed to run at.. We don't overclock gpu,s much..
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] vinay:
It's is in dt.img of kernel

Or we can say in source code of kernel..

User can't edit it lol..

It's has to be edited in source code..

And if u just mean to say u want voltage controls

Then it's a whole different thing.. But I don't think it's easy to add.. As much as it is to undervolt in kernel source...
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] AndyPhoenix9879:
I understand your concern, but I've yet to experience any problems with the 700MHz GPU overclocking. It seems to be running quite well with minimal heating issues (fairly speaking the thermal 'feels' the same with or without the overclocking lol).
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] AndyPhoenix9879:
For those who just installed SkyMelon 8, please re-install again. The GPU somehow wasn't utilizing higher frequency for 3D rendering... Should be fixed now with the new link ( https://goo.gl/OTHOnb ).
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] CactusPie:
Testing v8 now, thank you! Any chance you could add BFQ I/O scheduler in the next version? :)

EDIT: I might be wrong, but it seems like the battery takes longer to charge now. Possibly the USB quick charge has been disabled?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] ivy.lally:
Hi, what have you changed in this v8 it drains more current than v7e (with the same kernel settings)?

Indeed v7e is quite more power saving than Foy kernel, and about v8 can't say this

Please help to identify very parameters responsible for it to set up in KernelAuditor.

Aqua-M4 E2303, modded MarshMallow
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] m4_aqua:
I'm using v8 right now, and I have the same problem. I measure the charge rate with an application, reaching a maximum of 400 mAh

EDİT : I also wanted to turn off the phone, after I pressed the power button on the power menu, the phone waited a while and the screen was black and the phone was shaken. I wanted to turn it back on but I could not turn it on, it did not react to any key. As a last call, I turned off the phone with the help of a needle at the bottom of the charger. Then when I tried to open it ...
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] AndyPhoenix9879:
From what I've read, BFQ isn't ideal.. As for the charging time, that seems weird - I'll do a check on mine

Why don't you use the phone for the day and see the Screen On Time, that'll give us a much better view of the battery performance

You left me in a suspense lol "then I tried to open it ...". What happened after that?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] flinchout:
hello, where i can get recovery for e2353, since mine is broken can't flash zip on recovery. thanks
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] AndyPhoenix9879:
https://xdaforums.com/m4-aqua/general/root-twrp-sony-xperia-m4-aqua-t3503369
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] m4_aqua:
Sorry, I guess it's wrong lol. Then it turned on :laugh:
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] niteone:
Guys give me settings dor battery life i only play clash royale ?
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] ivy.lally:
Also need this, phoning, browsing internet, emailing etc, battery is the most important.

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[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] valyo_bg:
I just test power off/on - everything is OK, on E2363.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] m4_aqua:
This problem came after 7v, now I use 7a. I've already tested it again, it's not closed yet. I reset it with the "power + unmute" key combination, then it turned on. I do not know, I did not understand. Maybe it's about my system. Also I use E2303 stock rom. In addition, Xposed is loaded, I'm sure it would be interesting..
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] valyo_bg:
Ok, I use v8, no problems at all.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] GeXeH:
v8 works great for me, another fantastic release.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] dagger1:
V8 working perfectly on my e2306. Battery does seem to last longer and feels super smooth with Ironactive. Thanks so much for your work!
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] senator m95:
After installing sm8 Wifi not working in PexoRom2
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] CactusPie:
Is there anything specific we need to do to get USB OTG to work? I tried connecting different things using a powered OTG cable, but it doesn't seem to work. I know it was an unconfirmed feature, just asking if I'm missing anything :)
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] Anurag009:
[MENTION=5689354]AndyPhoenix9879[/MENTION]

Hey buddy plese can u do something with volte support.
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] malg220:
Install this patch by EHSAN™ Works with Sky Melon V8 :)

Patch Settings Pexo Rom V2

"Don't Forget Wipe cache and Dalvic-Cache, for First Boot Need 20Min."

[IMG="Pexo Rom V2 + Sky Melon V8"]http://i.imgur.com/KmoxDPd.png[/IMG]
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] 8hodgsonkh:
My M4 logic board broke last year so i bought a OnePlus3 but I missed my M4 so I literally just fixed it today (old board was bl perma locked but this one isnt) So when i get it unlocked I'll intalled this kernel and post back results soon. Pretty excited havent been able to do much with this phone :D
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] AndyPhoenix9879:
Honestly I have no idea how to get it to work :silly:

I'm not sure if VoLTE support is via kernel... Don't think so
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] AndyPhoenix9879:
Wise choice with the OnePlus 3!
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] 8hodgsonkh:
Thank you! :p Literally the first thing i did was unlock it and install a custom kernel xD
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] senator m95:
Still wifi not working even with this patch and Wiping cache and Dalvic-cache
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] AndyPhoenix9879:
Extract the zip file, obtain the wlan.ko file and place it in /system/libs/modules/

Set permission to rw r r and then reboot your phone. That should do the trick (the .zip file should've done this automatically)
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] senator m95:
I did this but not worked also i tried wlan.ko from sm v6 and not worked out.

wifi just working with v6.zip
[Sony Xperia M4 Aqua] AndyPhoenix9879:
The wlan.ko must be from the zip file of SkyMelon 8, any wlan.ko modules used from other versions won't work. Your case is quite special, revert back to stock ROM and reflash SkyMelon 8 - see if that helps. It might as well be the ROM causing this.