[Q] Kernel Manager

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I'm running Adrynalyne's Das BAMF 1.4 with his 4.3a Kernel. I just downloaded the Kernel Manager app and i'm curious if I should first boot into CWM, clear the dalvik cache, then reboot and install the new 4.4.2 Kernel in Kernel Manager or will Kernel Manager give me the option to clear the dalvik/cache when I click "Download & Flash Kernel"?

Any help would be appreciated.


Also, i'm not sure i'm 100% clear on the dalvik cache vs regular cache. I thought I had an understanding, but I want to be sure i'm taking all the right steps when installing new Roms and Kernels.

I see an option in CWM (under Advanced) to "Wipe Dalvik Cache." Is this the only necessary step when installing a new Rom/Kernel? The way i've been doing it is is by doing a factory reset, then clearing Dalvik Cache, then installing Rom, then installing the Kernel.

Are these the right steps? Is there anything else I should be doing?


Thank you XDA, i was only recently introduced to Android and XDA, but I'm starting to learn ADB (manually rooted my phone and have pushed files to SD Card, still learning all the possibilities). This forum is awesome.

ask him yourself. click the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...69&postcount=7 and then click on web chat towards the bottom. adrynalyne was in the chat.

I was going to ask this same question :P

Originally Posted by BurnOne77

I was going to ask this same question :P

Well, after a little Googling, I found that if you click the "Menu" button when you're in Kernel Manager, then click "Advanced Options," you'll be given the option to have Kernel Manager clear both the caches when you flash the new Kernel.

So we should be cool using this approach. Cheers

Dalvik cache is for Google's Dalvik Virtual Machine (their way of implementing a Java-to-bytecode).