[KERNEL][AOSP/TW][27 Dec] War Kernel r3 // colder than ever

[GeeckoDev]

Great to see some more work being done on this Geecko, thank you!

http://irclog.whitequark.org/teamhacksung/2014-02-17

I don't like being watched like this

EDIT:

More details about what I'm trying to do :
- Backport ION kernel from Insignal 3.4 (it's compiling now). It's a mandatory requirement for the framebuffer driver, also the hardest part in my mind. Will totally break the camera stuff
- Disable UMP and use older r3p2-01rel0 Insignal Mali binaries which are using dma-buf instead (easy to merge in theory, it's also required)
- Use s3cfb framebuffer driver from Insignal with dma-buf support
- Finally switch to this [email protected]@@@cking hwcomposer that will do wonders (the pull request is ready to merge since months)

Nexus 10 grade graphics stack for our Exynos 4 devices. Even better than what's shipped in the stock firmware.

 

[GuestK00219]

I like to watch

Sent from my GT-N7000 using Tapatalk

 

[AA1973]

Go Geecko Go ? ?
Good luck ??

Sent via GALAXY NOTE N7000 // KitKat

 

[NoteboyTech]

I don't like being watched like this

EDIT:

More details about what I'm trying to do :
- Backport ION kernel from Insignal 3.4 (it's compiling now). It's a mandatory requirement for the framebuffer driver, also the hardest part in my mind. Will totally break the camera stuff
- Disable UMP and use older r3p2-01rel0 Insignal Mali binaries which are using dma-buf instead (easy to merge in theory, it's also required)
- Use s3cfb framebuffer driver from Insignal with dma-buf support
- Finally switch to this [email protected]@@@cking hwcomposer that will do wonders (the pull request is ready to merge since months)

Nexus 10 grade graphics stack for our Exynos 4 devices. Even better than what's shipped in the stock firmware.

Sounds cool...
Go ahead...
Give this legend a new life...

Sent from my GT-N7000 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

 

[ricardowec]

Can't believe that people like you, are making our Note 1, one of the most successful and long-lasting Android development platforms ever.

This gets better every day and cant wait to grab your new baby.

Go Gecko, thank you much

Sent from my Android device

 

[daedric]

I don't like being watched like this

EDIT:

More details about what I'm trying to do :
- Backport ION kernel from Insignal 3.4 (it's compiling now). It's a mandatory requirement for the framebuffer driver, also the hardest part in my mind. Will totally break the camera stuff
- Disable UMP and use older r3p2-01rel0 Insignal Mali binaries which are using dma-buf instead (easy to merge in theory, it's also required)
- Use s3cfb framebuffer driver from Insignal with dma-buf support
- Finally switch to this [email protected]@@@cking hwcomposer that will do wonders (the pull request is ready to merge since months)

Nexus 10 grade graphics stack for our Exynos 4 devices. Even better than what's shipped in the stock firmware.

ION... ION is a major PITA. The camera subset will have to be re-written (or ported if available) to work with ION correctly. That's being attempted on the Tenderloin... it's comming through but slowly...

Question, will this in theory enable all the requirements for Project butter ?

 

[nigi73]

I love you so much!
Another year without upgrading - more money for photography.

 

[chasmodo]

Thanks a million for your efforts, @GeeckoDev

New ION cherry picks, compiles and flashes fine for me.

However, I have the same camcorder/video playback problems 4412 devices are supposed to have: video preview works on first tap, camcorder apparently records, you can stop the recording, but when you try to play back your video none of the players can start it, they all hang. When you restart the camcorder, you get a black unresponsive screen.

Also, Gallery, QuickPic and MX Player are unable to play most of the movie files, they just hang.

Flashed and tested first on Asylum, then on stock official Omni with no cherry picks or any other alterations, the end result is the same.

Logs: http://asylumrom.com/Asylum/Asylum-Roms/KitKat-4.4/Temp/ION_lolcat_kmsg_dmesg_20140218.zip

 

[GeeckoDev]

Thanks a million for your efforts, @GeeckoDev

New ION cherry picks, compiles and flashes fine for me.

However, I have the same camcorder/video playback problems 4412 devices are supposed to have: video preview works on first tap, camcorder apparently records, you can stop the recording, but when you try to play back your video none of the players can start it, they all hang. When you restart the camcorder, you get a black unresponsive screen.

Also, Gallery, QuickPic and MX Player are unable to play most of the movie files, they just hang.

Flashed and tested first on Asylum, then on stock official Omni with no cherry picks or any other alterations, the end result is the same.

Logs: http://asylumrom.com/Asylum/Asylum-Roms/KitKat-4.4/Temp/ION_lolcat_kmsg_dmesg_20140218.zip

So this issue is not related to my change?

Do not cherry-pick new ION yet, it's useless alone. We need all the changes to see some serious improvements :
- in the kernel: new ION (done), UMP disabled (done), new s3c-fb framebuffer driver (i'm merging it right now)
- in userspace: new hwcomposer (done), new gralloc (blob to merge), updated libsecion (todo, i'm using libion.so from Manta in the meantime), Mali blobs supporting dma-buf

Basically the graphics stack is ENTIRELY new.

 

[chasmodo]

So this issue is not related to my change?

All the abovementioned camcorder/video playback problems emerged immediately after I cherry picked the ION commit, compiled and flashed the kernel.

Do not cherry-pick new ION yet, it's useless alone.

Well, I got an email invitation to review the commit, so I cherry picked ION to test it like a good boy.

EDITED: I'd have cherry picked it even without the invitation, because your commit message says:

Running well on n7000.

 

[nigi73]

So this issue is not related to my change?

Do not cherry-pick new ION yet, it's useless alone. We need all the changes to see some serious improvements :
- in the kernel: new ION (done), UMP disabled (done), new s3c-fb framebuffer driver (i'm merging it right now)
- in userspace: new hwcomposer (done), new gralloc (blob to merge), updated libsecion (todo, i'm using libion.so from Manta in the meantime), Mali blobs supporting dma-buf

Basically the graphics stack is ENTIRELY new.

And I thought that you lost interest in developing for note

 

[GeeckoDev]

Small update, the merging process for the framebuffer driver is WAY harder than I initially thought. By that I mean that I have currently no clue on how to achieve this, so I will spend my free time documenting myself on the issue. It's the very last step toward improved graphics, if I understood everything correctly, though, so things are still looking bright!

Another thing, @Azeazezar is willing to send me a partially broken Galaxy Note for FREE. This is simply awesome. I need more hardware as my Note is my one and only phone, so when I'm developing my phone becomes inoperant for days in the worst case scenario. This one has a cracked screen and lacks IMEI, but it is still usable as a development platform. I wish I had also more models (i9100, i9300, n7100) so I could be more efficient at testing (heh, one can dream :angel. Thanks again !! :good:

 

[seanp25]

I wish I had also more models (i9100, i9300, n7100) so I could be more efficient at testing (heh, one can dream :angel.

Would you accept Paypal donations towards a i9100?

 

[GeeckoDev]

Would you accept Paypal donations towards a i9100?

Yeah I guess, but the most important would be an Exynos 4412 device. Galaxy Note and i9100 are actually quite similar.

 

[Azeazezar]

@Azeazezar is willing to send me a partially broken Galaxy Note for FREE. This is simply awesome. I need more hardware as my Note is my one and only phone, so when I'm developing my phone becomes inoperant for days in the worst case scenario. This one has a cracked screen and lacks IMEI, but it is still usable as a development platform. I wish I had also more models (i9100, i9300, n7100) so I could be more efficient at testing (heh, one can dream :angel. Thanks again !! :good:

Its going our with the post tomorrowNow.

 

[gvoima]

Yeah I guess, but the most important would be an Exynos 4412 device. Galaxy Note and i9100 are actually quite similar.

If you could get your hands on a device of your own choosing. One that is not so expensive (let's say around 100 €?).
I could donate something towards that. A working composer would be awesome even if I'm getting a new phone, but something for my tab (gtab 7.7).

If it needs to be an exynos 4412 device. That would be a Note 2 or a SGS 3?

 

[pSyCh¤_O_O]

Sorry to bother:

Can someone please tell me what group my phone is?
I can only see a <4>
Does that mean im grupo D?
Is that group older or newer?

 

[GeeckoDev]

Its going our with the post tomorrowNow.

Holy [email protected], that's awesome. You are not sending the box as is, do you ? I mean, someone will steal it before I get my hands on it...

EDIT: actually it's my birthday today, it's a nice present you are giving, haha!

 

[GeeckoDev]

If you could get your hands on a device of your own choosing. One that is not so expensive (let's say around 100 €?).
I could donate something towards that. A working composer would be awesome even if I'm getting a new phone, but something for my tab (gtab 7.7).

If it needs to be an exynos 4412 device. That would be a Note 2 or a SGS 3?

The cheapest one

 

[Azeazezar]

Holy [email protected], that's awesome. You are not sending the box as is, do you ? I mean, someone will steal it before I get my hands on it...

EDIT: actually it's my birthday today, it's a nice present you are giving, haha!

Its is gone already. And yes its in that box. Have some faith in humanity.

Happy birthday!