[Kernel][Sony5.x][Z5C]Zombie[12.11.16]

[zacharias.maladroit]

Thanks. I will add Z5 support with the next Kernel release.

I did some experiments to achieve a pretty "vanilla" kernel with some specific features & fixes added

(to track down potential high battery consumers and do some experiments),

unfortunately without success so far ...


You wrote that the kernel wouldn't even boot once you started to attempt to build for Android MM - I ran into the same issue,

you still have in mind what was the absolute minimum to get the kernel working ?

I've seen that there were some issues with the dtb files & the un/compressed creation of the Image.gz-dtb kernel image,

so far each kernel I tried (quite a few) wouldn't boot and only go into recovery.

(the initramfs I used contains the recovery script capability, so if it doesn't boot it on some occasions boots into twrp)


I used the build procedure outlined by the README_Xperia file and that used on the forks/modifications on AndroPlus' kernel,

but booting the bare kernel or e.g. your tree wouldn't work

any ideas ?

 

[Tommy-Geenexus]

I did some experiments to achieve a pretty "vanilla" kernel with some specific features & fixes added

(to track down potential high battery consumers and do some experiments),

unfortunately without success so far ...


You wrote that the kernel wouldn't even boot once you started to attempt to build for Android MM - I ran into the same issue,

you still have in mind what was the absolute minimum to get the kernel working ?

I've seen that there were some issues with the dtb files & the un/compressed creation of the Image.gz-dtb kernel image,

so far each kernel I tried (quite a few) wouldn't boot and only go into recovery.

(the initramfs I used contains the recovery script capability, so if it doesn't boot it on some occasions boots into twrp)


I used the build procedure outlined by the README_Xperia file and that used on the forks/modifications on AndroPlus' kernel,

but booting the bare kernel or e.g. your tree wouldn't work

any ideas ?

Apply this commit. Use the uncompressed Image and append dtb's via dtbtool. This works 100%.

 

[Tommy-Geenexus]

Guys, i want to inform you that i'll stop the development of this Kernel and leave XDA.

It was a pleasure to be here and contribute since 2013, but unfortunatly the community has changed, in a negative way.
I can no longer bear that, and thus, i'll quit. Thanks to all those supporting me, keep it up.

PS: I sold my Z5C for a Samsung Galaxy S7.
If anybody wants to take this project over, hit me up.

 

[Marco20]

Guys, i want to inform you that i'll stop the development of this Kernel and leave XDA.

It was a pleasure to be here and contribute since 2013, but unfortunatly the community has changed, in a negative way.
I can no longer bear that, and thus, i'll quit. Thanks to all those supporting me, keep it up.

PS: I sold my Z5C for a Samsung Galaxy S7.
If anybody wants to take this project over, hit me up.

I guess i can understand this step...

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[zacharias.maladroit]

Apply this commit. Use the uncompressed Image and append dtb's via dtbtool. This works 100%.

Thank you very much I'll give it a whirl !

Guys, i want to inform you that i'll stop the development of this Kernel and leave XDA.

It was a pleasure to be here and contribute since 2013, but unfortunatly the community has changed, in a negative way.
I can no longer bear that, and thus, i'll quit. Thanks to all those supporting me, keep it up.

PS: I sold my Z5C for a Samsung Galaxy S7.
If anybody wants to take this project over, hit me up.

I hope you didn't get much (or any) hate, pressure or annoyance via PM, etc.

It's a shame to see you go - your work is of clear value to the community

In general however I'd say it's more like the extremes are stronger,

the good is stronger - but also the negative got stronger,

sometimes it's getting (nearly) unbearable but I take it as a kind of litmus test to grow since I work in the field with people,

also one thing that can add to the pressure is if you have a high demand of yourself and your work and aren't easily satisfied to always push further.

I'm more and more learning to let go and then say "enough is enough" and take a timeout for myself (days, weeks, etc.),

having and setting up boundaries for yourself when to stop is clearly of help.

Not sure whether changes in your personal life prompted this decision (also) but I wish you all the best and that you may find hobbies, occupations that are at least equally gratifying
(I know this does at times)

I guess i can understand this step...

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+1

 

[Tommy-Geenexus]

I guess i can understand this step...

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Thank you very much I'll give it a whirl !




I hope you didn't get much (or any) hate, pressure or annoyance via PM, etc.

It's a shame to see you go - your work is of clear value to the community

In general however I'd say it's more like the extremes are stronger,

the good is stronger - but also the negative got stronger,

sometimes it's getting (nearly) unbearable but I take it as a kind of litmus test to grow since I work in the field with people,

also one thing that can add to the pressure is if you have a high demand of yourself and your work and aren't easily satisfied to always push further.

I'm more and more learning to let go and then say "enough is enough" and take a timeout for myself (days, weeks, etc.),

having and setting up boundaries for yourself when to stop is clearly of help.

Not sure whether changes in your personal life prompted this decision (also) but I wish you all the best and that you may find hobbies, occupations that are at least equally gratifying
(I know this does at times)




+1

Caught y'all

Did you guys really think i'd sell my Z5C for a Samsuck Phone?
L00FL1RPATS1ADX succeeded.

Oh, and thanks for the kind words.

@zacharias.maladroit
This patch fixed bcl errors for me: https://github.com/Tommy-Geenexus/android_kernel_sony_msm8994_suzuran_6.0.x/commit/5c5f8d6cf111d167b54a875bb1f9c2b6638e48c2
May need a revisit, but for now, it seems to do the job.

 

[zacharias.maladroit]

Lol - priceless

Just saw the April 1st on your thread and remembered - hm, what if that was inspired by that day/month :good:

 

[oshmoun]

Caught y'all

Did you guys really think i'd sell my Z5C for a Samsuck Phone?
L00FL1RPATS1ADX succeeded.

Oh, and thanks for the kind words.

is it too pompous to say i knew because your hangouts activity didn't reflect the same intent?

 

[Marco20]

Caught y'all

Did you guys really think i'd sell my Z5C for a Samsuck Phone?
L00FL1RPATS1ADX succeeded.

Oh, and thanks for the kind words.

@zacharias.maladroit
This patch fixed bcl errors for me: https://github.com/Tommy-Geenexus/a...mmit/5c5f8d6cf111d167b54a875bb1f9c2b6638e48c2
May need a revisit, but for now, it seems to do the job.

Oh boy

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[langeveld024]

@Tommy-Geenexus
Lol I almost sold my Z5 because of this too[emoji14]

Sent from my E6653 using XDA-Developers mobile app

 

[Tommy-Geenexus]

is it too pompous to say i knew because your hangouts activity didn't reflect the same intent?

Glad you kept quiet, but believe me, you can't conclude much based on my Hangouts activity

@Tommy-Geenexus
Lol I almost sold my Z5 because of this too[emoji14]

Sent from my E6653 using XDA-Developers mobile app

I knew this would make an impact, thus i stood corrected as early as possible to prevent stuff like this from happening

 

[TheEndHK]

DEL....

 

[Marco20]

Thanks for your input. The Z5 series is doing bad, it's just the Sony's fault. I won't surprise the general feedback on community is negative especially when the z1c/z3c was excellent and still doing good nowadays. Are you real get a S7?

Already said, it was just a april-joke

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[TheEndHK]

Already said, it was just a april-joke

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Long time have not been here, didn't notice it was April fool....

 

[Marco20]

Long time have not been here, didn't notice it was April fool....

No problem

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[Tommy-Geenexus]

@TheEndHK

You are (partially) right, the Z5 series comes with a whole bunch of flaws.
Just yesterday i discovered that my cam lens seems marginally misaligned, and i noticed slight blur on the left side.
This however is not a big issue, as most in here seem to have much worse blur issues.

Regardless, the whole package the Z5C delivers is decent, and i do like the Phone, despite the flaws.

The new phone generation fails to impress me. I can't see myself buying any other phone this or even next year.
The technological progress is at a halt in some areas (e.g. semiconductor branch), and the market is saturated.

The smartphone market has to change, like the Sony (CEO i think) said it. It's lacking innovation.
I'm eager to see how things will be in the future, but at the current stage, nothing is worth considering.

 

[featzhang]

No twrp support?

 

[civicsr2cool]

No twrp support?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64772436&postcount=77

 

[Gecc]

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=64772436&postcount=77

It doesn't seems to work since MM.
I tried to boot twrp 3.0 with fastboot with this kernel, but my Z5C stay blocked at boot with yellow light.

 

[civicsr2cool]

It doesn't seems to work since MM.
I tried to boot twrp 3.0 with fastboot with this kernel, but my Z5C stay blocked at boot with yellow light.

You were able to on lollipop? The only way I can get to recovery from this is to hot boot it in flash tool.