[KERNEL]{S} Advanced Stock ICS Kernel Build 17 [08/12/12]

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Advanced Stock ICS Kernel for Xperia S

Here is a kernel based on the Stock ICS kernel with some features which come from DoomLord's GB kernel.


Features

• autorooting
• CWM recovery (with reboot recovery support)
• init.d support (thanks DoomLord)
• TUN/TAP driver

Download links

• Build 17 (Fastboot)
• Build 17 (CWM)
• Build 16 (Fastboot)
• Build 16 (CWM)

Prerequisites

• An unlocked bootloader: Tuto here.
• A stock ICS ROM (6.1.A.0.452 to 6.1.A.2.55). Don't expect this kernel to work with CM9/10.

How to flash

For elf files :
Read DoomLord's guide
You just have to replace kernel.elf by the name of the downloaded kernel in the flash command (eg : ics4.elf)

For zip files:
Flash the zip file from the recovery


Changelogs
Build 17 (08/12/12) :

• Merge 6.1.A.2.55 kernel sources
• Autodetect rom version in default.prop based on build.prop
• Updated recovery, adbd and busybox (JB version)

Build 16 (01/11/12) :

• Random reboot issue probably fixed (patch from CM10 kernel, thanks Kali)
• Rom version increased to 6.1.A.2.50
• Updated recovery, adbd and busybox (JB version)
• SD card mounted by default in recovery
• Vibration at boot removed, only led and backlight now

Build 15 (05/09/12) : Increase ROM version in default.prop from 6.1.A.0.452 to 6.1.A.2.45

Build 14 :

• New MMC driver (from codeaurora) : it fixes issue while formatting partitions in CWM
• Wifi module built from source (in the ramdisk)
• Updated recovery
• Disable again hardware clock

Build 13 :

• Backup / Restore fixed with dedupe
• Backlight enabled in CWM
• Better "reboot recovery" handling in adbd / busybox and recovery

Build 12 :

• Updated recovery
• Hardware clock correctly saved (from CM9 kernel)

Build 11 : Go back to GCC 4.4 (fix artifacts with camera preview)
Build 10 :

• Kernel built with GCC 4.6
• Several autoroot fixes (Superuser app pushed just once and correctly removed in /data)
• Working reboot recovery command (with adb too)
• Updated su (3.1.1) and Superuser (3.1.3)
• A bunch of new command included in the new busybox (ifconfig, wget, vi, and many more !)

Build 9 :

• Kernel built from sources
• TUN/TAP driver included (for VPN)

Build 8 : Fix mass storage in CWM
Build 7 : Fix MTP
Build 6 : Key mapping in CWM fixed
Build 5 :

• New recovery built from latest CM9 sources
• Fixed generation of md5sum with nandroid
• Increased font size in CWM
• Boot partition backup and restore
• New adbd built from CM9 sources (fixed an issue with hardcoded sh path in /system)

Build 4 :

• Correct su binary
• Don't wait 3 sec if /cache/recovery/boot exists

Build 3 :

• Leds and vibrator at startup fixed

Sources

Ramdisk sources
Kernel sources

Credits

• DoomLord : many thanks to him for its kernel and all his scripts.
• championswimmer and sminki for their help
• FreeXperia team for their work on CM

makes it perfectly start does not make any errors
greetings and thanks

yes it boots!

(maybe you can help with my Question here )

Hey, I also have tested several times to include recovery, but withut succes, didn't get any further then a booting kernel without recovery or vibration and LED on to enter recovery but no entering recovery and kernel that doesn't boot.

Please pm me if you want to work together, I saw your kernel is from ICX team? I know nick very well so I'd would be a pleasure to work with you too

Originally Posted by sminki

yes it boots!

(maybe you can help with my Question here )

for this question and any other other question similar to this

head here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1659584

it has menu driven process to extract and repack kernel.elf (ramdisk also can be extracted and packed )

Welcome Champ, good to see you mate.


I will leave the thread here as knowing you, you will have a kernel ready for us in a few hours.

thanks for the test guys... so now i'm diving into including recovery....

good to know i could pull off kernel.elf editing in my first attempt lol

@colossus if not in hours, then definitely within 1 or 2 days

EDIT :

can someone send me the kernel.elf from FXP122 cm9 ??
will save me the time to download the whole ROM

This is sweet, good job!!

Originally Posted by john9

This is sweet, good job!!

Only a few files to edit now
We'll keep you updated

Sent from my LT26i using XDA

Originally Posted by championswimmer

btw if anyone wishes to do this before me,
this diffstats should help you
https://github.com/championswimmer/x...7403fb6f0c79e9
it shows how doomlord added recovery to gb kernel..

cool.. well that's a hell of a lot easier than the manual route I was taking. This was my goal, but for personal rather than pseudo "xda glory" as I'm working with DooM's stuff I didn't feel right posting it without his permission, but he's probably too busy to care

go for it championswimmer