yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[EVO 4G Android Development] Land Master:
Apps2SD

As I said I would, I conducted some experiments attempting to get the Kernel working with Apps2SD on the Fresh 1.01 ROM. While I have nothing positive to report, I felt it at least behooved me to post what I did. Hopefully it may help others in some fashion.

I was running the 3.6.4 Gen Pop Kernel and research in the Fresh Thread (and here) stated that this combination resulted in continuous Boot Loops.

The first thought that came to mind was if everyone was using a Class 6 SD Card as outlined in the Apps2SD FAQ. I figured I would give that a go. FYI, believe it or not, Target has a nice 8GB Lexar Class 6 card that comes with a USB caddie for $34. Wish I would have started there instead of traveling 45 minutes to Frys to pickup one up that the web site said "in Stock" which wasn't. But I digress.

So....

1. Installed New SD Card.

2. Partitioned 32MB Swap & 896MB EXT2

3. Converted EXT2 to EXT 3

4. Reboot

So far so good...No boot loop...but then:

C:\android-sdk-windows\tools>adb shell
# a2sd check
a2sd check
[ ] Apps2SD is launching...
[ ] Starting Darktremor Apps2SD
Version 2.7.5 Preview Fix 4a
[ ] Starting Darktremor Apps2SD in check mode
[ ] Running Apps2SD Check Program.
[ ] Searching for Mount Point...
[*] Mount point /system/sd located.
[ ] Checking for ext partition
[X] Ext partition found, but not mounted.
Your rom may not be setup to run Apps2SD.
Check with your rom developer if the boot image
is programmed to run Apps2SD.

Your partition may be using an EXT4 partition,
but your rom may not support EXT4. Repartition
your SD card to use EXT2 or EXT3.

[ ] Setting File System Ready property to 1.
#

Rebooted into recovery and wiped the EXT Partition: Same Issue

Rebooted into Recovery and Repaired EXT Partition: Same Issue

Attempted to flash "freshtoast-bfs-uv-oc-fps2" Kernel : Stuck on White HTC Screen

Restored nandroid, Attempt to Flash "fresh-evo-1-kernel" : Stuck on White HTC Screen.

Now, I will admit that my attempts at flashing the Kernels were half-assed. I did not wipe at all. Doing so would have probably allowed me to boot, but in all honesty I see myself eventually moving over to the Cyanogen ROM.

So to summarize:

I was able to avoid the Boot Loop but did not successfully get Apps2SD configured/running. I did NOT attempt to turn off the Dalvik Tweak as mentioned earlier in the thread because this was suggested as an attempt to avoid the boot loop which was not encountered. Perhaps if it did start (mount the EXT), it would have looped. I don't know.

Sorry I didn't really accomplish anything. I was able to recover from the scary situation of some frozen White Screens. This $hit still scares the crap out of me every time I flash something.

Hopefully someone can make some good out of it. I'm up to trying some additional steps if someone wants to direct me.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mawst95:
OTA stock ROM. Overclocked to 1.15ghz

5 touch points

stable

50-51 FPS +/-6

On 3.6.4 I was getting 54 +/-5

(both on performance mode)

Not concerned with that minor drop-off if HDMI is working (haven't tested it yet). I don't use HDMI but obviously having everything working is ideal. Nova 003
[EVO 4G Android Development] dpilcher:
Great Job on the update using the 3.7.1 for DC

Removed EVOswitch

Novatek 0003

avg=52fps

stdev=4.08

Overclocked to 1114MHz

Damage 3.2.3 Performance on DCC

Riptide9 ColorNClear Theme
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
OpenVpn

Thanks to the op - kernel is working awesome.

Need some help getting openvpn working.

Have busybox/openvpn installer/openvpn settings.

1st couple times I ran that with this kernel got 'linux ifconfig failed could not load'; now when connecting it just unchecks the config profile.

Anyone have this working & what did you do?

Thanks! :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] JustinChase:
are you overclocking or undervolting?
[EVO 4G Android Development] akiradavis:
Seems I am having trouble with 3.7. 1. I use Fresh 1.0.1 and I flashed right over the previous kernal release. I ended up being stuck at 30 fps again. I downloaded Nova switch and set it to 410 (I know very low) but now my fps won't drop below 30 fps. You devs are great. Thanks.
[EVO 4G Android Development] netarchy:
New Revision: 3.7.2

Notes for 3.7.2

- Tweaked Nova settings in the interests of making sure everyone with a nova panel benefits from the fps fix
[EVO 4G Android Development] AssassinsLament:
Download the new version 3.7.2, it should work better.
[EVO 4G Android Development] wizkidsf:
I installed the latest update, and it seems to be working, but it broke 4g and Wifi for me. Running DC 3.2.3
[EVO 4G Android Development] donnieblasko:
Also broke Wifi for me (not in a 4g area so couldn't test that). I'm running Stock + this kernel, and that's it. Reflashed back to 3.7.1 for now.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Smac7:
thank you very much. the newest kernal actually does work for me.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rjmjr69:
yipyip breaks wifi as well as 4g and hdmi using dmage 3.2.3 and superuser permission on 2.2
[EVO 4G Android Development] netarchy:
New Revision: 3.7.2a

Notes for 3.2.7a

- Gave the monster holding wifi and 4g hostage a spanking (read: wifi/4g should be fixed)
[EVO 4G Android Development] rjmjr69:
Let me take you up on this and give it a shot lol... Not sure if its just me but last revision broke superuser?

Wifi and 4g work going to test hdmi once this show is over

And yes HDMI does work actually looks allot better this time around and scrolling is much smoother.

I always wipe both cache's I think that helps allot

Woops more importantly i am getting on average 55fps and 5stev

Thanks this is awesome love it
[EVO 4G Android Development] netarchy:
Shouldn't have messed with superuser at all, I flashed the zip myself as first test and it's workin for me ;D *knocks on wood and waits for Moore's law to kick in*
[EVO 4G Android Development] MILH0U5E:
No 4g for me still... not sure if its this kernel or fresh 1.0.1... but I can't get it to connect at all.
[EVO 4G Android Development] netarchy:
Try wiping cache/dalvik cache and reflashing the kernel, it should definitely be working unless there's something going on with your rom install
[EVO 4G Android Development] knives of ice:
Will this work with the cynogen roms?
[EVO 4G Android Development] netarchy:
Not likely, but on the plus side cyanogen mod includes the fps fixes from this kernel in its default kernel.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Knight2011:
On 3.6.4 my avg was 54 but on 3.7.2a my avg is 50.

I tried evo switch and it just makes It worse.any help would be great

Thanks
[EVO 4G Android Development] stangdriverdoug:
I just flashed version 3.7.1 last night and I'm getting a consistent 54 fps and overclocked stable to about 113,500. Good Kernel.
[EVO 4G Android Development] shad0w77:
regarding 4g...

is one of the symptoms experienced by a "broken 4g" is the connection reconnects just when it says "obtaining ip address from Sprint" and just loops over and over? This happened to me in an unofficial 4g spot near me and was wondering if it's the kernal, rom, or security on the towers. I tried deleting the tree.xml too.....
[EVO 4G Android Development] bigbiff:
I get that until I reboot sometimes. I think it happens on the stock ROM too. I want to follow http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=726877 to see if it fixes this issue.
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
LOLOL...I have to say that for Eclair builds this is the only kernel I'll use now....

~Jasecloud4
[EVO 4G Android Development] hibby50:
i am only hitting from 42-45 on dc 3.2

EDIT: actually its more like 41 with 14.54 stdev... :/ novatek 02
[EVO 4G Android Development] Calkulin:
That's the trade-off of fixing the HDMI, you will lose a couple of fps
[EVO 4G Android Development] Unknownforce:
Not sure if anyone else had a similar issue, but I installed the latest 3.7.2a on my nova 0002 EVO and it gave me HORRIBLE screen responsiveness. I kept having to double press things and sometimes when I would swipe up it would click somewhere along where i swiped and do something I didn't want it to do... it was absolutely horrid. I went back to 3.6.4 for now.
[EVO 4G Android Development] scriptx:
I flashed 3.7.2a this morning (from 3.7.1) and had WiFi enabled. I noticed my battery was already at 75% after only 30 minutes on this kernel, and found the device to show 100% wake time (100% wifi). I've disabled the radio for now, and will try rebooting/etc later. Anyone else? All else is great.. still 50+fps average, hw0002, nova running FreshRom+netarchy+JIT.
[EVO 4G Android Development] netarchy:
Try changing your profile in dconfig. Some of the profiles such as the more battery conserving ones have a side effect of affecting how quickly the cpu scales based on load. This has a big effect on performance and fps.
[EVO 4G Android Development] hibby50:
Thanks man workin great now
[EVO 4G Android Development] grouse130:
I installed this last night. I am running it on Baked Snacks v.9.6. I unplugged my phone at 4:30 this morning and I am still at 97% battery and I am getting 50+ fps on Gears. Great Work!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] seankent4uf:
Have had Wifi issues with earlier versions and just flashed 3.7.2a. Unfortunately, still experiencing the following issues:

- Toggling Wifi through widget, settings, or holding power button doesn't turn it on

- 4G working great, but not shutting off when attempting Wifi activation

I am running the stock 1.47 ROM, hardware build 003 with Nova panel and getting great FPS (52-54 consistently). Not experiencing any other issues.

Any ideas?
[EVO 4G Android Development] krizno:
Works great for me getting 52 on performance

"evo you look good won't you back that nand up, damn that rom is fine won't you back that nand up, dude that's a sweet theme won't you back that nand up, what a cool lock screen won't you back that nand up"
[EVO 4G Android Development] RavenII:
I normally don't like to chime in even when I notice something slightly off...but at the risk of sounding like a vagina...anyone having issues with downloading from the market?
[EVO 4G Android Development] bigbiff:
No issues for me, updated some apps this morning.
[EVO 4G Android Development] pmootrey:
3.7.2a fixes WiFi, however 4g is still broke. Keep up the good work.
[EVO 4G Android Development] seankent4uf:
Except that I have working 4G, and can't get wifi to turn on.
[EVO 4G Android Development] kevank:
I had issues last night and this morning. I disabled background sync under settings -- accounts and then reenabled background sync. That fixed it.

K
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
OpenVpn

3.7.2.a fixed openvpn crash. It now connects to vpn server but doesn't tunnel, still get isp external ip.

Same .conf file works fine on other pcs.
[EVO 4G Android Development] unvivid:
Zero issues thus far with the kernel. Just want to say thanks for including a compiled tun.ko!

VPNC is working fine for me
[EVO 4G Android Development] krizno:
My wifi and 4g work I'm having an issue with the dolphin hd its probably dolphin its self though

"evo you look good won't you back that nand up, damn that rom is fine won't you back that nand up, dude that's a sweet theme won't you back that nand up, what a cool lock screen won't you back that nand up"
[EVO 4G Android Development] huynhc:
have you tried rebooting? i had the same issue till i rebooted ad it works fine now (wifi for sure but i live in a non-really-supported area yet for 4g (los angeles))
[EVO 4G Android Development] RavenII:
Tried that, no go...but at least I found out how to get the Accounts and Sync to stop FC'ing...haha...
[EVO 4G Android Development] zone23:
3.7.2a

HDMI: Not Tested Yet

Novatek 0002

avg=51fps

stdev=11.90

1000 iterations

Overclocked to 1152MHz

OMJ's HTC EVO 2.1 v1.7
[EVO 4G Android Development] krizno:
Good call I swore I rebooted ha ha thanks

"evo you look good won't you back that nand up, damn that rom is fine won't you back that nand up, dude that's a sweet theme won't you back that nand up, what a cool lock screen won't you back that nand up"
[EVO 4G Android Development] GrooGrux:
Awesome

I have a Epson panel and this just made my day. I was running the on on thread 711964 for some time. And I was happy with all but my frame rate. And, then I found this. I am getting 53 with 4stdev consistently. Actually, my rates seem to better with setcpu in ondemand mode. About 1fps on average higher and a slightly lower sdev.

Fresh 1.0.1 Sense, Epson, rocking this kernel.
[EVO 4G Android Development] a5ehren:
52 fps average, std dev 11 on 002 Novatek. Running Fresh 1.0.1.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dudleyfire:
Any word on getting youtube HQ working?
[EVO 4G Android Development] psych2l:
Has anybody tried outputting through hdmi to their computer monitors? Can't seem to get it to work.
[EVO 4G Android Development] acrh2:
Any idea how to fix this on an Epson panel?
[EVO 4G Android Development] luisrcastillo:
How's everyone battery life? For some reason, my battery life keeps getting worse with every new update. Lasting about 6 hours with moderate use. I used to last a whole day before. I'm not OC or doing anything crazy.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bigbiff:
I found System Panel / Task Manager to be very helpful in diagnosing issues with the battery. DCUpdater killed 4 straight hours at a 100% yesterday so I banned it. :D
[EVO 4G Android Development] boost happy:
Work great untill i restart my phone then it loses overclocking & FPS fix, like all I still have left is superuser permission.. wtf? If I flash the rom again with unrevoked it worsk untill I restart the phone again
[EVO 4G Android Development] mongoose8p:
yeah restarting my phone kills fps fix too why is that
[EVO 4G Android Development] boost happy:
yeah, you should of lost your ability to overclock over 998 at the same time right?
[EVO 4G Android Development] seankent4uf:
Verified WiFi will work, but must disable 4g first. If 4g is active, toggles for WiFi have no effect.
[EVO 4G Android Development] nuformzdesign:
nova panel

Senseless ROM

overclocking, wifi, and 4g work

I'm getting 51-54 fps with stdev around 9 consistently.

Rebooted to make sure it all still works and it does, wonderfully.
[EVO 4G Android Development] masbirdies:
I'm afraid to move from 3.7.1

This is the best I've seen my Evo run. Great battery life, never loses FPS on boot, 53/6.65 is my 2d scores. Pretty great when coupled with Fresh Baked's Rom
[EVO 4G Android Development] fazzmanic:
Mine doesnt seem as good as when it was just Fresh 1.0.1 as well.

I'm overclocked to 1113 but have profiles in place that should help more when the screen is off, etc. Coupled with the undervolt i figured it would come out in the wash. However i guess thats not the case... more like 2 steps forward for undervolt and profiles, 3 steps back for overclock and fps.

I guess we can't have our cake and eat it too. bummer.
[EVO 4G Android Development] skantman69:
45 fps and stdev of 13

Sent on my Sprint EVO using 4G speed
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
Running newest .2a

NOVA 002

just flashed everything with new wipe:

damage deodex latest

radio - wimax

google talk off

sense widgets removed

have no apps installed except fps2d

everything synced

3 cycles maxed out at around 48 @ 9.xx

i will setcpu and check back
[EVO 4G Android Development] exSD:
003 Nova

stock rom

unrevoked3

3.7.2a

avg = 49, stdev = 11.34

Excellent work
[EVO 4G Android Development] cj2132:
52 fps stdev 4.68 with latest kernel on fresh 1.0.1
[EVO 4G Android Development] AssassinsLament:
All Nova's should be around 53fps. If you're getting 40s, try setting performance with setCPU.

setCPU isn't a requirement though, but it depends on the ROM you're using, as some roms are set to be battery friendly, so they bring down the fps some.

I run stock everything, and just removed apps I don't need, and I can get 53fps.
[EVO 4G Android Development] appzattak:
Hey all, I'm running fresh 1. 0. 1, with alouysious latest theme. I flashed this kernel and my phone git stuck on the fresh splash, just reboot the splash over and over. So I tried wiping cache and dalvik cache and same thing happens. Anyone got any helpful ideas of what I should do to get this to work.
[EVO 4G Android Development] neilkarunatilaka:
I just loaded up 3.7.2a on Baked Snack V9.7

I'm getting 50/11.83 :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] Calkulin:
I just noticed this,

This kernel includes a script to move the dalvik-cache to the rarely used cache partition, so it ends up freeing up about 80MB from the data partition. But for those that have busybox installed to the xbin folder, like me, it won't work as the init.rc calls for the busybox to be installed in the bin folder, so this zip will symlink it to the bin so the scripts(including the zipalign script) run correctly.

If the fix zip errors out, use the install zip because it probably means your running a ROM that doesn't have busybox already
[EVO 4G Android Development] neilkarunatilaka:
Find the stock kernel from the fresh rom and flash that?

I'm not sure tbh. :o
[EVO 4G Android Development] appzattak:
I'm able to restore my nand. Backup and am working, but I would like to try this kernel
[EVO 4G Android Development] Calkulin:
Can someone running this kernel please test to see if they also have this bug.

Reboot and run linpack then turn off the screen for 15+ minutes then benchmark again and see if the results are the same or almost half of what they were before

Also make sure you don't get any notifications or calls during the sleep time as it needs to sleep that much for the bug to happen
[EVO 4G Android Development] neilkarunatilaka:
Well I tested it, and for me it seems like its working fine, showing the same numbers averaging around 6.6-6.9 MFLOPS everytime.

So I'm not sure :o
[EVO 4G Android Development] netarchy:
New Revision: 3.7.3

Notes for 3.7.3:

- Adjusted the behavior of the speed scaling governor to give better performance out of the box for people that don't use setcpu or overclock widget

- Made adjustments to the general population build in the interests of making it compatible with Apps2SD by request.(Damage control users should have already been unaffected)
[EVO 4G Android Development] SilentSummer:
Been gone for a couple of days. Can I flash 3.7.3 directly over 3.6.3?

Keep up the good work!
[EVO 4G Android Development] appzattak:
running fresh 1.0.1 and just tried this and it sticks at the white htc evo 4g screen....
[EVO 4G Android Development] funcrusher:
Same here.

Running BakedSnack 9.7
[EVO 4G Android Development] Calkulin:
v3.7.3 doesn't boot for me
[EVO 4G Android Development] netarchy:
Ok, a problem snuck in with the dalvik tweak in the general pop build, working on it, bear with me. If you need to, you can pull the battery or you can do an adb reboot recovery to get back into recovery, and flash 3.7.2a.

The bug monster does not like me today.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bigheadwillie:
im having a strange problem with 3.7.2a.

It worked fine for a few hours. I was gettign 52fps std dev 12.

Now all of a sudden i am capped at 30fps again.

I did not reboot or make any major changes. the only thing i changed was that i went from helix launcher back to sense.
[EVO 4G Android Development] appzattak:
take your time....nand backup is my friend
[EVO 4G Android Development] foueddyf:
Same here and I did the usual cache and dalvin cache clearing before the flashing.

EDIT: oops didn't see that netarchy is already aware of this =P
[EVO 4G Android Development] netarchy:
Working on a fix, go back to 3.7.2a for now, apologies for the inconvenience.
[EVO 4G Android Development] foueddyf:
It's all good, take your time, no worries about it :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] netarchy:
Bugfix Revision: 3.7.3b

Notes for 3.7.3b

- Killed that damn bug monster that decided yet again to sneak into one of my builds. Bad monster! No cookie.
[EVO 4G Android Development] funcrusher:
Thank you!
[EVO 4G Android Development] netarchy:
For the sake of convenience, I'll blame the mechanic that ripped me off yesterday as the source of the bug monster ;D
[EVO 4G Android Development] Hannoo:
Way worse battery life with the kernel

Guys,

I am getting way worse battery performance with the kernel, (maybe 12 hours instead of 16 hours+ with normal usage, need to test more for accurate numbers)

I know this is an expected result of the higher fps, but I am starting to think to go back to 30fps stock ROM, however I am going to loose smoothness that I got used to for past two days now :(

Anyone has a fix?, is it normal for that significant battery life drop?, maybe HTC did the right thing after all to cap the phone to 30fps to save battery life.

PS: I just rooted my phone couple of days ago, running stock rooted OTA ROM, and currently 3.7.2a kernel, haven't tried 3.7.3b yet
[EVO 4G Android Development] netarchy:
There are a number of things that could be contributing. Yes the kernel breaks the fps cap, but it ALSO enables overclocking, and overclocking will eat more power than stock speeds if you do it a lot. (Hint: If you're not using setcpu or overclock widget to set the min/max speed allowed, you're overclocking by default)

Also consider how often you're using the phone. An often played with phone because the fps is sweet will not last as long as a more idle phone that isn't played messed with as much ;D

To put it in perspective, juiceplotter estimates my battery at about 24hours on a full charge based on my average usage patterns (and I play with my phone a fair amount as you might guess).
[EVO 4G Android Development] freeza:
ooo Apps2SD support! Can anyone verify that Apps2SD is working with the latest update? :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] Hannoo:
First of all: great work :cool:

I am not using setcpu of any overclock widget, so that explains a little bit of why the battery life got was worse, I will check that out,

Thanks for the prompt reply :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] chazglenn3:
Learn something new every day! I had no idea that I was overclocking by default. I thought that installing SetCPU was required to speed up the processor.
[EVO 4G Android Development] Westibone:
According to setcpu, I am running pretty hot at 101.3 F. I am using Fresh 1.0.1 and the latest 3.7.3b. Max freq is set to 998000, so I'm really not even pushing it. How hot is too hot??
[EVO 4G Android Development] Shyfe:
installed this an hour ago. it's working great.
[EVO 4G Android Development] appzattak:
installed the 3.7.3b, it now get's to the fresh (1.0.1) splash screen boot it just repeats that over and over and over ......so I guess this kernel does not work for the latest fresh rom.
[EVO 4G Android Development] chazglenn3:
Not so fast. I am using Fresh 1.0.1 and the latest 3.7.3b kernel and it has been working flawlessly. It isn't the kernels fault...
[EVO 4G Android Development] TMartin:
v3.7.3b worked fine for me. I use your deodex'd updare.zip as a base.

Sent from my HTC Evo 4G!
[EVO 4G Android Development] appzattak:
Ok, so tell me how your setup is and what you did ???

As I said, I have the fresh 1.0.1 which was installed with a data wipe of everything, then I restored my apps from Titanium backup, then I installed the latest aloysious theme. things I recently have installed are openvpn binary and a tun.ko file. Then tried to isntall this kernel, first was the one before today's releases, which did the same thing. I also tried wiping cache and dalvik cache and then flashing this kernel and stilll no joy...I gues I can just try and wipe everything again, flash the kernel and then see how that goes. Also I do use Apps2Sd if that matters...
[EVO 4G Android Development] Hax0rpunk:
I have the latest kernel installed but under software information it displays 2.6.29-netarchy-toastmod
[EVO 4G Android Development] chazglenn3:
I just flashed this latest kernel over the 3.7.2 that I had earlier. Nothing special. I don't have any theme installed or binariers, or tun.ko files. Just Fresh ROM 1.0.1 and this kernel.
[EVO 4G Android Development] chazglenn3:
The second line should read "natas@64bit-evil #3
[EVO 4G Android Development] Hax0rpunk:
Yes it does, but the version numbers do not match, is this correct?
[EVO 4G Android Development] dbolot1:
Performance has gotten worse, went from 54-56 to 32. Any one else?

Setup DC 3.2.3 + natas@64bit-evil #3