[REF] Github repo for SGH-I777 kernel source

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Inspired by supercurio's move away from tarballs at http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1054738 and my own successes with the Infuse community at http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1185796 (man I need to update that thread...), I've put up the Samsung tarball on github for your forking pleasure.

github is a vastly superior way to manage kernel sources than putting up source tarballs of kernel releases.

Right now the source tree is a raw unmodified import of the Samsung Open Source Center's tarball. Chances are likely it needs some cleanup to get into a good buildable state, just like the Infuse source drops did.

Rather than importing a cleaned up tarball, I believe it's best to do a straight import, so the cleanup process is documented in git commits.

The repo is located at: https://github.com/Entropy512/linux_kernel_sgh-i777

A repo for the initramfs based on the stock initramfs dump is at https://github.com/Entropy512/initramfs_sgh-i777

I may be getting a GS2 tomorrow - it depends on if my local AT&T store is willing to give me any sort of deal via my corporate discount (probably not) and on the return policy. I'm really borderline as to whether the GSII is worth $549 to come from the Infuse.

yes it is. 21 hsdpa+ and dual core should be worth it.

Originally Posted by mrRobinson

yes it is. 21 hsdpa+ and dual core should be worth it.

Infuse has the high speed HSPA too. GS2 has smaller screen and a worse headphone amp, which offsets the benefit of dual core. Even a 1.2 GHz single core is pretty snappy. Google Wallet support is going to be the make or break for me. Unfortunately it's sounding like AT&T will break it to do their own thing.

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Here we go again...

1GB > 512MB
2 cores > 1 core

Those are the two selling points for me.

Originally Posted by kletiz

1GB > 512MB
2 cores > 1 core

Those are the two selling points for me.

Actually the Infuse has 640MB, which is enough, but yeah, the dual core A9 and TouchWiz 4 are nice.

The answer would be clear if it were a choice between the two devices on contract subsidy.

However, it's "Is it enough of a step up from the Infuse to justify $549" - For me, not unless Google Wallet support is there (I have a Citi PayPass-enabled card, so the only thing I'm missing is the phone side of GW support). However with AT&T backing Isis this seems like it may not happen.

This is getting offtopic though... We should take the discussion of whether it's enough of a step up to General.

Successfully dumped the stock zImage, which means stock initramfs.

Now to get my kernel tree cleaned up and buildable, then to integrate clockworkmod from codeworkx's template.

I botched the kernel repo name. It should have been linux_kernel_sgh-i777, but was inux_kernel_sgh-i777. This has been fixed but if you cloned it, your remotes are probably screwed up.

Updates - kernel:
Cleaned up cruft from Samsung's tarball and set up .gitignores
Added easy-build script
Minor defconfig changes, mostly to support easy-build and also to generate smaller kernels
Integrate codeworkx's cpuidle fix patch (Assume this is valid for the GSII as it's in generic kernel code)

Updates - initramfs:
Attempt to integrate clockworkmod from codeworkx's template. (Tested - works as long as you use Home/Back instead of Power for selections)