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[EVO 4G Android Development] jimbobtexas:
Thank you, Captain Obvious. ;)

The exact steps that I follow for pretty much any change, particularly the flashing of a kernel.

As for my issue with Handcent, it doesn't work on my Evo with the v0.0.9 kernel. I suppose I mis-spoke saying it's the kernel at the root of the issue, but this fact remains: when I flash that kernel, Handcent stops working. When I revert back to my prior kernel, Handcent works fine.

I'm not picking on the kernel, I simply asked if anyone else had experienced the same thing, in hopes that I could zero in on the problem. So far, I've seen a couple who have both and are fine. If anyone has a problem, I'd like to know about it. That's all.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mwielgosz:
I've been meaning to build a nonsbc version of the kernel for everyone who wants it. Not that I would actually use it, but it would take a lot of overhead off of the devs. Recently I've been consumed with my fix for the stock mms app adding the ability to slit messages and just haven't had time.

That being said, if by the time I get home from work (which is usually late) no one else has compiled one, ill post one on here.
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
That would be cool. I had planned on doing it too, but don't have any machines (virtual or not) setup for compiling (I.E. no *nix installs). While it doesn't take long, and only 1/2 a brain to setup Ubuntu for install... if you already have a working environment ... have at it :)

I've never specifically built for the Evo before either, so I'd have to give it a brief looking at for drivers (wlan, etc). I built HTC HeroC kernels till my computer melted, but that was over 6 months ago, and of course different hardware.

p.s. if its the same/similar process as HeroC, I'll also need to pull a copy of the CM7 repo... never fun.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rob_z11:
I really appreciate hardwork people who has been putting to develop these superior kernels which are extremely battery efficient.

That being said, here is what happened to me when I used both of your kernel SavagedZen-0.0.9-BFS-HAVS-WiMAX-GB-signed.zip and SavagedZen-0.0.8-CFS-HAVS-WiMAX-GB-signed.zip for Wimax version gginggerbread-6.

I flashed gginggerbread-6, and everything appeared to be working ok including GPS. Last night, I downloaded both of your kernel BFS and CFS to see which will work better for my situation as I am looking to maximize the battery usage.

Last night, I wipe cache and dalvik, and created Nandroid backup of my gginggerbread-6.

Then I flashed BFS kernel, and it installed, and everything was working really good with incredible battery efficiency.

I left work, and turned on GPS, and it found my location, and got my direction, but when I started driving home, cursor/indicator of your current postion won't stay up with my current position.

I booted again in recovery, wipe cache and dalvik and installed the CFS kernel, everything booted up fine, and still same gps symptoms.

That was enough for me to play with kernels, and I wanted to go back to my nandorid backedup ROM to restore Gingerbread-6 with stock kernel.

I rebooted into recovery, and when I tried to restore using recovery, it asked me that I have to use ADB to recover my nandroid backup.

Can someone tell me what these kernel installation could have done with my nandroid backup/restore or screw with my recovery?

I was able to establish ADB to my phone, and was successfully restored my gingerbread-6.

Questions for the experts:

Do we know if Google Navigation works with these kernels?

What could cause my copy of backup that I have to have ADB to restore?
[EVO 4G Android Development] bwcorvus:
Google maps works fine for me. Maybe try the gps fix from cm 7 tread.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mwielgosz:
Yea my computer is a pure Linux box with the cm 7 repo and everything you would need to build anything. If everyone can wait until later tonight, ill get it posted.
[EVO 4G Android Development] bwcorvus:
Am i the only one that just backs up and flashes the kernel? Only if i have problems do i do anything else (rarely happens and even after doing your method the problem will still be there, meaning it wasn't from the method)???
[EVO 4G Android Development] rob_z11:
Yes, GPS works well with stock kernel which comes with gingerbread-6, and I came from fresh rom 3.5.1, and have done the gps fix.
[EVO 4G Android Development] BlueHarford:
the 2.3.2 mms app does this i think... wait till we get our rom repo up, and develop!!! :-)
[EVO 4G Android Development] taadow1030:
Same here... maybe they know something we don't?:confused:
[EVO 4G Android Development] taadow1030:
This is my first time flashing an SBC Kernel. So far, I still get the quick 10% drop (and then it keeps dropping).
[EVO 4G Android Development] jimbobtexas:
From my own experience, I've seen messages like this when 1) the SDcard was low on space or 2) when the SD card had file problems. Mounting the card as a device and running chkdsk fixed the latter; deleting old, large files fixed the former.
[EVO 4G Android Development] rob_z11:
Would you remove the sdcard from the phone or do USB connect, and run chkdsk. Never had that problem before.
[EVO 4G Android Development] jimbobtexas:
If you can run chkdsk, it doesn't matter how the system sees it. I've done it with USB, and also taken the card out and done it on the pc.
[EVO 4G Android Development] thedarksavant:
You are not the only one. I only flash the kernel when a new version comes out, or flash a new CM7 then the kernel if a new CM7 comes out. I've never just reflashed a ROM just to get a new kernel (unless flashing the ROM was the only way to get the kernel).
[EVO 4G Android Development] paranoid android85:
same here. i always just flash the kernel if thats the only thing im changing. ive never had a problem. if i do a new nightly i flash rom first then kernel
[EVO 4G Android Development] teh roxxorz:
Tis the exact same process I, and most others use.
[EVO 4G Android Development] BlueHarford:
Website

Is back up... what a PITA... but its back :-)

gerrit and gitweb is back

forum is being worked on... should be upgraded and online tonight.
[EVO 4G Android Development] -viperboy-:
Go into recovery, wipe battery stats, let the phone die and fully charge. That will help your battery life tremendously!
[EVO 4G Android Development] mrvirginia:
alright, so now that i've got some more detail, the issue with the charging is still there. after wiping batt stats, it works. but as soon as you unplug it from the UBS cable and plug it back in, it won't keep charging.

i'm running the SavagedZen-0.0.9-CFS-HAVS-WiMAX-GB kernel with nightly #4. so they're not playing well with each other. going to try BFS again, even though the performance was lacking imo. if i still have that issue, i'll try .8. and then if i STILL have that issue, i'm going back to nightly 1.

just wanted to let everyone know

oh, also, this issue happens whether you're plugging it into a computer or a wall charger. so it has nothing to do with the computer. it's def the kernel and nightly build not working together

edit: now wiping batt stats isn't even working so i can mount my sd card. having to pull it out of the phone and put it directly into my computer. glad i have adapters for this! :eek:

edit: same issue with BFS. is anyone else having issues like this???
[EVO 4G Android Development] MikeOD:
I was running V9 CFS on Nightly #2 with success, just changed to nightly #4 and reinstalled the kernel...everything seems fine so far, but it has only been about a half hour.

I'll keep my eye on it the first few times I plug it in...but I'm hoping it'll be fine.

I don't understand people who worry about leaving SBC on the charger too long...they don't understand what SBC is doing.

I'll plug my phone in tonight when I go to bed, and I'll also turn on battery monitor widget...I turn it off when it's not charging as I don't really care about logging the history all day long.

When I wake up, I'll look at what it did...it slowly drops to the point where it will alternate between 0 and 2 ma pretty much indefinitely, and the temperature basically stays right at room temp...then I unplug it and go to work...it sits on 100% for quite a while, and slowly drops down through the 90% range as I use it...with stock charging...the phone pretty much drops from 100 to 90 in like...3 or 4 minutes off the charger, and then slowly drops the rest of the way from there.

It doesn't matter if I put it on the charger at 11 pm and take it off at 5 am, or put it on at 2 am and leave it on there until almost noon on the weekends (when I'm home if I sleep in and then forget to take the phone off the charger until someone texts or calls)...it's never hurt it. However, what DOES matter...is leaving it ON the charger long enough for it to actually get to that 0-2 ma back and forth...it takes quite a bit of time to get from 10 to 8 to 6 to 4 to 2...and if you pop it off the charger before it gets there, it drops from 100% pretty quickly (like 99-98% within minutes) because it wasn't charged all the way.
[EVO 4G Android Development] tom1l21:
I use setcpu so I can have a "screen off" profile @368Mhz. How does the savagedzen governor handle screen off states? Is setcpu saving any battery at all or should I just use cm7 settings and not use setcpu?
[EVO 4G Android Development] BlueHarford:
I dont have this issue. try rebooting, if that doesnt work re-flash. we use the same code thats in v8... verbatim...
[EVO 4G Android Development] mrvirginia:
prob about to go back to my nandroid of nightly 1. had no issues there.
[EVO 4G Android Development] MikeOD:
Is your phone close to having a full charge? SBC can be a little finicky with allowing the charger to turn on if the battery is close to 100% when you plug it in.

Mine's at 68% right now, and I just plugged it into the USB and it started charging. When it gets to 75% or so, I'll unplug it, use it for a few minutes and plug it back in...I expect it to start charging again, but I will let you know.

For the record, CM 7 nightly #4, CFS GB #9 kernel, hardware 0002.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mrvirginia:
no dude, no where NEAR a full charge. about where you're at, 69%. if i turn the phone completely off, the charge light comes on. so it's something with when the phone is on. i don't know enough about kernel's to diagnose the problem. going to go to .8 for CFS/BFS and see what happens. if i get same results, i may re-flash CM7 #4 and start all over again. if i STILL get same results, lol, then i'm done with trying to get that to work and def going back to my backup.

i don't have all night to tinker around with this. Dragon Age 2 is currently downloading on my PC so that's where my time needs to be spent! haha
[EVO 4G Android Development] MikeOD:
I think it's something else running on your phone...I charged it up to 72%, then unplugged it from USB (plugged right into this laptop), used it to check facebook for a bit, texted a friend...battery % came down a little...plugged it back in, and it's now charging again, battery monitor widget shows it drawing current.

Phone has been on the entire time.

Also, I don't have any idea what Dragon Age 2 is.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mrvirginia:
i'm running nothing different than what i've always been running. i always load the same apps on my device. only new app is the battery monitor widget.

so yeah, trying .8. if that doesn't work, i'm reflashing and trying again.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mrvirginia:
yeah these kernels aren't ready for nightly #4 guys.

loaded SavagedZen-0.0.8-CFS-HAVS-WiMAX-GB and the charging light stayed on...but permanently. meaning it's still on right now even though it's unplugged. and the shock symbol and charging animation is all there. going back to my nandroid! will wait for updates with the kernels.
[EVO 4G Android Development] tom1l21:
I'm on #4 with no issues whatsoever running 0.9 cfs
[EVO 4G Android Development] mrvirginia:
i'm happy for ya. but that's not the case for me. and someone else had the exact same issue. so i'm not alone.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mrvirginia:
well, went back to nandroid and still same issue so now i don't know wtf is going on. about ready to just toss my phone and go buy something new. this is ridiculous.

going to nandroid to a stock ROM i have on here and see what happens

edit: i've determined it's an issue with my device. it will no longer charge while on. so it's screwed. awesome.
[EVO 4G Android Development] MikeOD:
I disagree...it's perfectly fine on my phone with the nightlies...something else is going on, maybe you tweaked some settings somewhere that we didn't?

I agree.

Humor me. Make a nandroid of your phone...wipe EVERYTHING, factory reset data, cache, dalvik, battery, rotate...everything.

Install CM7 Nightly #4, and then flash v9 GB CFS before you even boot out of recovery...power up the phone, and see if you still have the problem...don't install anything, don't tweak anything...then start installing stuff and see what happens from there...I really don't think your problem is the kernel or the nightly.

You have a known good nandroid that you want to restore to, so I guess you can even skip that step...just start with the wipe...then when you're done, if it's charging ok, start putting your apps and whatnot back on, it doesn't take long...if it's not charging ok, go back to your nandroid.
[EVO 4G Android Development] MikeOD:
See...I told you it wasn't the kernel or the nightly.

Wipe EVERYTHING and start over, you've got something bungled up on there...if that doesn't fix it...you've got a hardware problem.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mrvirginia:
i always wipe everything. it's a hardware issue. pretty pissed...
[EVO 4G Android Development] gbrazell:
I just had this same problem ..I took it back to sprint and they confirmed it was port failure ...but I did get a new evo ..
[EVO 4G Android Development] mrvirginia:
lol well unfortunately, mine is a launch model so i won't be getting a new one. thanks for letting me know what the issue was, though. i'll be sure to mention that to them
[EVO 4G Android Development] Beezy43:
Ok I am trying to build a kernel myself using a guide I found here

http://htcevohacks.com/htc-evo-hacks/how-to-build-your-own-htc-evo-4g-android-kernel/

But I get to the step where it says edit Makefile, but where is this Makefile? everytime I try to do it, it creates a brand new file, I am super confused, can anyone shed a bit of light on this for me?

I'm running Ubuntu 10.10
[EVO 4G Android Development] aimbdd:
my charging light did that too.. i pulled the battery, and it fixed itself.
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
You might be in a bit over your head. Have you ever compiled a Linux kernel before?
[EVO 4G Android Development] NyghtGT:
Allright guys, the forum and site are currently back up...

I THINK the forums are working right...if not just report it in a thread or something.
[EVO 4G Android Development] BiddingWar:
in that order?
[EVO 4G Android Development] dkdude36:
i see the forum is now up, but dont see any remove sbc tutorial.

btw, can anybody suggest a distro of linux (if it is needed for this) that isnt ubuntu based? anything ubuntu based cant boot on my imac (then again i might be doing it wrong). havent tried debian based yet, but i'll keep trying.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mwielgosz:
It does now:

Git merge:

https://github.com/CyanogenMod/andr...mmit/519b3ca187d9252da796f395af688f66bd29c2dc

Thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=962405
[EVO 4G Android Development] xhazyx:
ubuntu is debian based....
[EVO 4G Android Development] dkdude36:
well, i'm a little bit screwed then aren't i...

/curses apple and steve's faciest ways\
[EVO 4G Android Development] xhazyx:
lol...

i would recommend something, but i don't know crap about linux. I'm sure someone here will be glad to help you get started with some other distro
[EVO 4G Android Development] BlueHarford:
Savaged-Zen forum

Its still being developed but go and sign up for a username and create your profile now!!!

Once its live we'll unlock the threads.

http://forum.savaged-zen.org
[EVO 4G Android Development] Lento10:
Congratulations to the Team, Looking forward to testing it.
[EVO 4G Android Development] aimbdd:
signed up!:D
[EVO 4G Android Development] BlueHarford:
Btw it's on tapatalk enabled up
[EVO 4G Android Development] bwcorvus:
Signed up.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mwielgosz:
Awesome, signed up. Looking forward to your new development and forums.
[EVO 4G Android Development] BlueHarford:
RE-Read

Please re-read updated OP
[EVO 4G Android Development] nosfanatic2006:
Registered!
[EVO 4G Android Development] nikcers:
question?

just wondering if this is going to be compatible with [ROM][WIP][ALPHA 2] - Wimax for CyanogenMod 6.1.2! ?

right now this is my current daily driver, but alas as of now toast is the only kernal, as he is probably equivalent to probably about 3.5 genius', there are 5 of you so it should make this interesting lol :D , good to know there are people with the interests you guys have, makes guys like me have it easy, i get to upgrade my phone every month! just showing my appreciation.

-Nick
[EVO 4G Android Development] luisrcastillo:
We will include the kernel changes to support wimax in AOSP made by toast. Unless there are new changes that we are not aware of, it should work.
[EVO 4G Android Development] INebilim:
downloaded prealpha, registered on forums.

flashing with MIUI now...
[EVO 4G Android Development] bbedward:
The kernel has all of the latest wimax updates in it, and the driver is selected in the defconfig so you should be good to go.
[EVO 4G Android Development] twiz0r:
Is the site down or is it just me...

Swyped from my cyanogenized and gingerbreaded EVO
[EVO 4G Android Development] INebilim:
can i flash this with MIUI 1.14?
[EVO 4G Android Development] luisrcastillo:
You can. I'm actually testing the latest alpha with MIUI. The one in the OP needs the gsensor fixed so there won't be landscape mode.

We will most likely release a fully functional beta tonight or tomorrow morning.
[EVO 4G Android Development] INebilim:
sounds good, well if that whats wrong with it. landscape mode is not a deal breaker for me.
[EVO 4G Android Development] luisrcastillo:
Yeah. This thing is running beautifully on MIUI. I have never seen MIUI and ads e run so nice and smooth on my evo.
[EVO 4G Android Development] INebilim:
what MIUI build are you running?

sorry if this is a redundant question, this kernel includes the same WiMAX capabilities as those included in Team WIN's mod. therefore i should notice high speeds on MIUI??
[EVO 4G Android Development] Justin.G11:
Are you guys using Caulkin's script so the davlik auto-clears when you format the kernel or should we wipe all cache manually first?
[EVO 4G Android Development] Justin.G11:
If you're referring to the 3G speed increases I think thats a result of tweaking the cm6.1.2 kernel whichhad a known speed problem on some phones. As this is a fresh-built ROM it's hard ot say how speeds will compare.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dkdude36:
first i just need to find that remove sbc tutorial. is it up yet? i dont see it...
[EVO 4G Android Development] -viperboy-:
Yup!

10char
[EVO 4G Android Development] NyghtGT:
No it is not up yet...

You could always run a virtual machine (which is what I may end up doing) and compile the build from that, I think.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mwielgosz:
I don't see why any distribution of linux would fail to boot on a mac as long as you download and burn the correct iso. I've been using Ubuntu for about a year now although I do miss my complex but awesomely optimized Gentoo linux. Also, look into Fedora or OpenSUSE for distributions.

Or, if you don't want to go through the hassle of learning linux AND learning how to compile a kernel on linux, you can wait until I get finished building a nonSBC version of the CFS 0.0.9 kernel. :cool: (although I definitely push you to install a linux distribution and get used to it and it's commands if you ever want to do any kind of development or compiling for Android. IMO, Linux is BY FAR superior to ANY other OS)
[EVO 4G Android Development] dkdude36:
i have tried to install linux, and will try again, but it just doesnt look like its happening. i burn to the dvd correctly, partition free space, and boot to the cd, but i never get past the first few blurry messages. i dont think it is properly connecting to the hardware.

on the brighter side, PLEASE SEND ME THE NOSBC ONE WHEN IT IS DONE PLEASE!!!
[EVO 4G Android Development] mwielgosz:
I FINALLY got the noSBC kernel to start compiling properly.

I do NOT plan on testing it before I release it. If you want to use this kernel, please standby for a few while it builds. Then you can flash it and let everyone know if it works properly and what not. Have a known working kernel somewhere on your sdcard to flash if it will not boot.

Will update when finished building.
[EVO 4G Android Development] dkdude36:
fantastic news. Count me in to test it out. what exactly did you do? And what kernel did you base it from? Cfs?
[EVO 4G Android Development] mwielgosz:
I disabled the TRICKLE switch and just built everything else as default (besides adding -noSBC to the end of the kernel version)

It's building from the current sources from the SZ git which seem to be labeled 0.1.0

And it's the CFS version as this seems to be what most have been requesting.

Just pray I don't run into any more build errors as they can be pesky and frustrating lol
[EVO 4G Android Development] EndlessDissent:
You should go to http://www.distrowatch.com/. It has info on almost every distro made. You can search by any criteria (processor architecture, window manager, which distro it's based on, etc.), and you can find the perfect distro.

Also, since it's an imac, make sure you're getting the right distro for the processor. If it's an older imac, you'll need a ppc distro, otherwise you'll need an intel distro.
[EVO 4G Android Development] mwielgosz:
Ok, it's finally done. Sorry it took hours longer than anticipated.

I ended up flashing it and it boots. Please test to ensure SBC is removed as I won't be actually using this kernel.

Making a flashable zip for a first timer is a PITA lol

Happy flashing!

See http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=11588313&postcount=1516
[EVO 4G Android Development] Beezy43:
I have not, but I can follow directions pretty good...

One has to start somewhere right?

I have compiled before in the terminal, just not a kernel, I just want to get the compiling process down and eventually I want to be able to remove sbc from these kernels and make a flashable zip, i know Rome wasn't built overnight so I am not expecting immediate success, and yes I do know there was another user who made a flashable zip of this kernel w/o SBC, I just would like to learn to do this myself...

I followed the tutorial all the way up to editing the makefile, but there is no makefile in the directory I was working in. I searched through all the directories that were extracted from the tar that contained the compiler and I couldn't find it.

I just need to know where the makefile is, or if anyone knows a better tutorial they could point me to...
[EVO 4G Android Development] :
OP updated, but no downloads yet... why must you teaseeeeeeeeeee :D

buildbot needs some lovin' maybe? :)
[EVO 4G Android Development] mwielgosz:
The Makefile is in the root working directory of the kernel. Don't change the values in it though as it just messes things up. Once you have the kernel configured the way you want it (either by editing .config or with 'make menuconfig') use this command to build:

ARCH=arm CROSS_COMPILE=/path/to/compiler/arm-eabi-4.4.0/bin/arm-eabi- make

If you ever were to download the CM repos, you would have the compiler as well in those directories. There is a newer version of the compiler (4.4.3) but I was having issues with it and 4.4.0 just worked. Maybe I forgot to 'make clean'
[EVO 4G Android Development] halorin:
Yeah. They do this every release. It gets old super quick.