[Kernel][grus] Kowalski Kernel [ beta: XXX - stable: r1.9.3 ]

[vecino]

Yeah yeah Grus sleeps like after three days of party. I am very pleased with him. Thanks @pengus77

 

[pengus77]

Beta Release [ b1.5d ]

Hey guys,
been able to do some work on the kernel even while on holiday LOL. Everything should work fine, I've been using it for a couple days now. Let me know if all is good on your side too

* Version 1.5d beta - Download here

* Lowered CPU min-latencies for wakeups during GPU usage
* Disabled SMACK and INTEGRITY
* Force IRQ affinity to one set of CPUs
* Disable user space ability to change CPU latencies for PM
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As usual, have fun

 

[eagle*23*]

better batterie life compared with okita kernel ?

 

[vecino]

@pengus77: All is ok.
@eagle*23*: It's hard to say. Try both and choose the better one for you.

 

[vecino]

I am satisfied.

 

[pengus77]

Ok guys,
finally releasing the 1.5 stable version. Here the highlights of this version, that of course includes all the fixes of beta 1.5d

Aside from merging 4.9.187 from upstream, this version is again compliant with the VTS / VINTF checks, so no more nagging android warning message at boot

Download here

* Merged Linux v4.9.187 from upstream
* Fixed K-LAPSE upper bounds and drafted a "saner" default target
* Reinstated VTS / VINTF compliancy
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As usual, have fun

 

[eagle*23*]

solved..

 

[fereidooni]

Ok guys,
finally releasing the 1.5 stable version. Here the highlights of this version, that of course includes all the fixes of beta 1.5d

Aside from merging 4.9.187 from upstream, this version is again compliant with the VTS / VINTF checks, so no more nagging android warning message at boot

Download here

* Merged Linux v4.9.187 from upstream
* Fixed K-LAPSE upper bounds and drafted a "saner" default target
* Reinstated VTS / VINTF compliancy


As usual, have fun

Thanks for your hard work

Really like your project

But i have question

Can you optimize this kernel for miui !? Because we don't have a daily driver AOSP Based rom yet imo

I'm miui hater but it seems the best option for now


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[pengus77]

Thanks for your hard work

Really like your project

But i have question

Can you optimize this kernel for miui !? Because we don't have a daily driver AOSP Based rom yet imo

I'm miui hater but it seems the best option for now

Hey there, I spent quite some time removing most of xiaomi stuff from the kernel. I'm not planning to reinstate it sorry. The things that won't work on miui are fod with screen off (unless you enable double tap to wake) and the xiaomi specific gestures. If you can live without them you can flash this kernel

 

[fereidooni]

Hey there, I spent quite some time removing most if xiaomi stuff from the kernel. I'm not planning to reinstate it sorry. The things that won't work on miui are fod with screen off (unless you enable double tap to wake) and the xiaomi specific gestures. If you can live without them you can flash this kernel

I understand
I like fod but i like your kernel more than fod
Let's rock :laugh:

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[vecino]

@fereidooni:

It's a bad idea. I'm very happy that Kowalski's kernel is ONLY for AOSP based rom. @pengus77 cuted a lot of waste what miui needs and now he will return it? Not really. I don't think you know what you want. Use perfect Otika kernel for miui.

AOSP should therefore be clean and remain so.

 

[elpaablo]

Can you optimize this kernel for miui !? Because we don't have a daily driver AOSP Based rom yet imo

What's wrong with crDroid? Sure, it has a few bugs that possibly will never be solved, but the core functionalities are all working. WiFi, LTE, Bluetooth, GPS, calls, fingerprint, face unlock, camera (both Gcam and ANX), everything is working. I 'm using the ROM for a few weeks and I hadn't had a single crash. Performance is very close to xiaomi.eu. So, stability, functionality, performance and 2 good custom kernels that work flawlessly with the ROM. I don't know if it'll ever get much better than this...

 

[vecino]

Hey there, I spent quite some time removing most of xiaomi stuff from the kernel. I'm not planning to reinstate it sorry. The things that won't work on miui are fod with screen off (unless you enable double tap to wake) and the xiaomi specific gestures. If you can live without them you can flash this kernel

Yes! We do not want s*it miui stuff. :good:

 

[fereidooni]

@fereidooni:

It's a bad idea. I'm very happy that Kowalski's kernel is ONLY for AOSP based rom. @pengus77 cuted a lot of waste what miui needs and now he will return it? Not really. I don't think you know what you want. Use perfect Otika kernel for miui.

AOSP should therefore be clean and remain so.

I'm using okita right now and it's good
But cr droid + Kowalski it's really better than any combination but cr droid it's not stable for now

So i think I'm stay here for now with okita and miui
Thanks anyway

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---------- Post added at 08:34 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:31 AM ----------

What's wrong with crDroid? Sure, it has a few bugs that possibly will never be solved, but the core functionalities are all working. WiFi, LTE, Bluetooth, GPS, calls, fingerprint, face unlock, camera (both Gcam and ANX), everything is working. I 'm using the ROM for a few weeks and I hadn't had a single crash. Performance is very close to xiaomi.eu. So, stability, functionality, performance and 2 good custom kernels that work flawlessly with the ROM. I don't know if it'll ever get much better than this...

Which version u using?
I have real problem with gps, status bar crashing
App crashing
Something weird happened with messanger apps (laggy)
And few Little bug

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[vecino]

I'm using okita right now and it's good
But cr droid + Kowalski it's really better than any combination but cr droid it's not stable for now

So i think I'm stay here for now with okita and miui
Thanks anyway

Is better bacause is clear and crDroid is rock stable. Only you have problem with specific app. It's not fair to say it's not stable.

 

[elpaablo]

Which version u using?

I'm using the latest version, on top of eea stable and the latest vendor + firmware. But of course other people may be experiencing problems. I also have some minor issues that others that don't use a dual sim setup don't have. But the core fuctionalities are all ok.

 

[fereidooni]

I'm using the latest version, on top of eea stable and the latest vendor + firmware. But of course other people may be experiencing problems. I also have some minor issues that others that don't use a dual sim setup don't have. But the core fuctionalities are all ok.

Can you explain me how to flash cr droid ?
Myabe i do something wrong

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[Voodoojonny]

I'm using the latest version, on top of eea stable and the latest vendor + firmware. But of course other people may be experiencing problems. I also have some minor issues that others that don't use a dual sim setup don't have. But the core fuctionalities are all ok.

I have two mi 9 se using crdroid since it got released. Never had problems, gcam slowes down sometimes and until the latest releases of kowalski and cr I had drain problems. Right now I have a perfect bb and everything's snappy and working perfect! This combination is stable!

 

[elpaablo]

Can you explain me how to flash cr droid ?
Myabe i do something wrong

Well, according to what is said here in the forum, flashing latest vendor and installing latest firmware is enough. Or flash crDroid on top of xiaomi.eu. I tried the first and I coudn't reboot to system (got stuck on crDroid logo). I didn't wipe system, so maybe that was because of that, I don't know. But here's what I've done.

1 - Flash latest stable eea rom (10.2.9) with mi flash tools.
2 - Flash redispade twrp with fastboot.
3 - Reboot to recovery and format data + factory reset. (If you can't reboot to twrp, flash vbmeta with fastboot)
4 - Reboot to recovery, transfer crDroid + gapps from pc to phone and install them.
5 - Reboot to system. (If you can't reboot to system, flash vbmeta with fastboot)
6 - Reboot to twrp and install magisk + faceunlock.zip.

That's what I've done. It happened to me, in several installs to try different roms, that I had to flash vbmeta to boot to system. It also happened once that I had to flash vbmeta to be able to reboot to recovery.

 

[pengus77]

Kowalski Kernel b1.6a

Hey guys,
just pushed a new beta release to github

Main points:

* Merged Linux v4.9.188 from upstream
* Reverted an old commit in F2FS that was considered harmful
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As usual, the phone exploded? melted? bursted into flames? you've been warned, dragons ahead