[Team Kernelizers][How To][SPR]KT747 Kernel Tweaks

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About​
Welcome to Team Kernalizers's SPRINT Thread. This thread will attempt to teach you and show you how to maximize the performance and battery life of your GS3 and GS4 running the KT747 kernel by Ktoonsez.

In this thread, you will learn everything you need to know about Governors, I/O Schedulers, Underclocking (UC), Overclocking (OC), Undervolting (UV) and the KTweaker application. We will also provide you with pre-configured tweaks to use.

This is a friendly support community. You can post your benchmarks, battery stats, feedback and settings. We will also help troubleshoot any problems that you may encounter while using this kernel and our tweak packages.

Rules​
Please consider these rules before using this thread:
1. Follow XDA Forum rules (http://forum.xda-developers.com/announcement.php?f=1712)
2. There will be NO FLAMING, NO SPAMMING, NO HARRASMENT of any kind. These will not be tolerated. You have been warned!
3. Search the thread first before asking questions. Most likely, your question may have been answered already.
4. If you are stuck and need help, DO NOT post comments like "this is not working". It will be ignored. You must provide necessary information like ROM Type (AOSP/TW), Kernel Version, OC, UV ...etc. You get the picture. The more you provide the better we can help
5. Please allow time for the team to find an answer if we can’t figure it out we know enough people to help us out finding a answer thank you
6. Be Patient :) We have our own personal lives outside of here. Allow the team some time to find answers. We will do our best to help.
7. If you post screenshots, you are allowed a maximum of 3 screenshots.
8. Keep posts/threads on-topic
By post in this thread, you are agreeing to the above rules.
Members​

  • Galaxys3Man30
  • mw86
  • GTOJIM
  • Ramondal
  • clothednblack1
  • RErick
  • chinkybean
  • daniel4653
  • steelers_exe
  • crazymook
  • castle_bravo
  • luis86dr
  • MorphiousGX
  • rawintellect
  • LuigiBull23
  • TexasEpic4G for awesome banners he makes for us!!!!!
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Other Supported Devices​
AT&T Samsung Galaxy SIII : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2144004
Sprint Samsung Galaxy SIII: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2032956
T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy SIII: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2207286
Verizon Samsung Galaxy SIII: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2201555

Thanks​

ktoonsez - For giving us this amazing kernel and the plethora of options available with it. His thread his here Make sure to thank him!
AT&T: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1756776
Sprint: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1800576
T-Mobile: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1871946
Verizon: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1853816
All of the Team Kernelizers members for their tweaks and dedication and help
All of the testers, and followers
All of the ROM developers out there for making our phones fun to use

And of course our Friendly Forum Moderator:
kennyglass123

Disclaimer​
Team Kernalizers members, Ktoonsez, and ROM developers are not responsible for bricked devices or any other device issues you experience as a result of using information in this thread.

Every phone is different, especially since it was found that we have slow, nominal, and fast variations.
Tweaks provided are extremely experimental and should be avoided by beginners and people who have important responsibilities tied to the usage of their phone.

You Have Been Warned: Use of any information, tweaks and applications in this thread at your own risk. You assume full responsibility for your own actions.

Reporting Tools​
Huge thanks to MorphiousGX for our live report form. Please report battery usages at these links.
We will use this information to help make better adjustments to our tweaks. It will collect the necessary information to make sure people compare apples to apples*

You can also view results after you submit, and filter on any of the questions asked (i.e. Tweaker's name, governor, release date..etc).

The form can be found here*https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1-uz...3jPpg/viewform
The results can be viewed here*https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...Xc&usp=sharing

If you have any feedback (good or bad) please feel free to let MorphiousGX know he maintains it and you all should thank him.

Team Kernelizers Proudly Presents​
TK Mod 2.4​


Download​

Features​

  • Bin File Rename
  • Individual renaming of the following bin Files for battery savings:
  • gsiff_daemon
  • mpdecision
  • qosmgr
  • smd
  • smdexe
  • Renames bin files with .bak
  • Bin File Restore
  • Individual restoring of the following bin files:
  • gsiff_daemon
  • mpdecision
  • qosmgr
  • smd
  • smdexe
  • Restores bin files to their original state.
  • Mods
  • KT747 Bootanimation Fix:
  • Use only if bootanimation is broken. Usually occurs on TW Roms.
  • Team Kernelizers TouchWiz Build Prop Tweaks
  • Team Kernelizers AOSP Build Prop Tweaks
  • Restore of Original TouchWiz Build Prop
  • Restore of Original AOSP Build Prop
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Changelog​
Located in TKMod zip​


Contest Splash Screens​

You now have access to all Team Kernelizers Contest Splash Screens in one zip!
1st Place Splash Screen:

2nd Place Splash Screen:

3rd Place Splash Screen:

4th Place Splash Screen:

5th Place Splash Screen:

6th Place Splash Screen:

7th Place Splash Screen:

8th Place Splash Screen:

9th Place Splash Screen:

10th Place Splash Screen:

11th Place Splash Screen:

Stock Splash Screen: Reverts to Original Splash Screen.



Thanks from luis86dr​

  • Edgehood for answering all my questions about Aroma! Thanks buddy!
  • steelers_exe for his awesome splash screen for Aroma Installer.
  • RErick for his build prop updater script & for providing Splash Screen zips.
  • mw86 for his build prop tweaks.
  • GMan for testing and helping me. Also for providing mirrors!
  • decimalman for making the build prop script work!
  • Ktoonsez for such a awesome Kernel and inspiring us to do what we do.
  • Everyone who helped with testing!
  • Team Kernelizers for being so damn awesome!


Known Bugs​
Splash Screens will only work on TouchWiz
Working on finding out the cause of these issues. Please report bugs in either of the Team Kernelizers threads.
This is still in Beta, more is yet to come!!!!!!

Kernel Information​
General Installation Instructions (for both TW and AOSP):​
1. Download correct version of kernel for your device and rom. This is important as you may brick your phone is you use the wrong version.
2. Flash kernel using your preferred recovery
3. Do the following AFTER installing the kernel and BEFORE you reboot your phone:
a. Clear cache
b. Clear dalvik
c. Fix Permissions
4. Reboot your device.
TW Specific Kernel Instructions:
(can be used with AOSP too)​
There are some files on your TouchWiz phone that need to be renamed in order to maximize the battery life of your phone. There has been some debate on whether or not this is necessary, but for now we would recommend renaming these files to ensure that there is no chance of excessive battery drain.

Part 1:
These steps are only necessary on TouchWiz ROMs, however you can also do this on AOSP as well:
1. You must have ROOT. You will need to have a root enabled file explorer on your phone (ES File Explorer works very well and you can get it from the play store (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.estrongs.android.pop&hl=en). When you get it, open it up and go the the settings and scroll all the way down until you see the Root Settings. Go in there and enable ALL of the root settings.
2. After that is done, navigate to your root folders using the Folder Up icon at the top. Once you are in your root folders, navigate to /system/bin and locate the following files. You will need to rename them with a ".bak" at the end of the filename
gsiff_daemon --> gsiff_daemon.bak
mpdecision --> mpdecison.bak
qosmgr --> qosmgr.bak
smd --> smd.bak
smdexe --> smdexe.bak
Renaming these files will not harm your phone. Many users rename these files every time they flash a rom, and no damge is done.
Also, some ROMs come with these files renamed or deleted entirely, so if you don’t find a file, don’t be alarmed.
You have to do this every time you flash the ROM and/or Kernel.
If you feel uncomfortable doing this yourself, you can use the TK-MOD (see Downloads section) and it will handle this for you.


Part 2:
Stopping mpdecision from being called:
1. Open terminal emulator and type the following code:
su
2. When terminal emulator asks for root permission hit 'Grant' or 'Allow'.
3. At the # prompt type:
stop mpdecision
Using Rom Toolbox (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.liberty.toolbox) we will make a script that will stop mpdecision from being called at each boot so you don't need to use terminal emulator each time
1. Open Rom Toolbox and scroll down to the Scripter option
2. In the scripter, click the “+” button in the top right corner, then select 'Create'
3. Type a name for our new script, lets call it “stop mpdecision”
4. In the commands enter the following text:
#!/system/bin/sh
stop mpdecision
5. Hit the disk icon to save it
6. Select the script that you just created and a dialog box should pop up, select set at boot
Were done here

AOSP Specific Kernel Instructions:​
When coming from a 3.0 Kernel to a 3.4 Kernel there is a new method with kernel updates. Skipping these steps will cause phone instability, due to some bad data left behind. This is a flaw in the Android OS, not the application. You must follow the instructions below (Thanks ktoonzs for the new method of the ktweaker app)
1. Go to Settings on the phone
2. Go to app manager then all apps
3. Scroll down to ktweaker app n open it
4. Once open hit FORCE STOP and then hit CLEAR DATA
5. Reboot and flash your new update of ktoonzs kernel
6. Repeat steps 1-4 in the above “General Installation” section
You should be good to go after that

Resources & Useful Links​

 
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Here you will find all of our tweaks to the kernel. We are providing these pre-configured settings as a means to assist S4 users with further improving their overall experiences on this already beast of a phone or to simply use as a baseline to work upon tweaking further. Please Keep in mind that results will always vary per device regardless on the settings being used. Apply what works best for you and your phone. We're here to help eachother out and with more options comes better experiences for everyone running the KT-SGS4 kernel. Big thanks to ALL who have contributed!




Download links will include the specified profile(s) as well as an "Adjustments" file. The "Adjustments" file is just for easy view of all changes made to a profile compared to stock settings.

1. Download the file(s) to your phone. In case of .bin files, optionally rename the file(s) as .txt
2. Copy ONLY the profile(s) (DO NOT copy the "Adjustments" file) to /sdcard/KTweaker folder using a file Manager of your choice.
3. Open Ktweaker app and click on "Restore Prefs from sdcard".
4. The file you just copied should be listed there. Choose the one you want to apply.
5. After applying, make sure the "Set options on boot" setting on the main menu of KTweaker has a little green text bellow confirming that the settings will be applied upon reboot.
6. Profit!


Balanced Bull: Reloaded (updated: 11~15~13)

These settings are very special to me as they were my very first, dating back to the Galaxy S3, and has gained an incredible amount of feedback. It has become notable for it's fairly smooth interface and amazing battery life. If this stacks up to your standards then I encourage you to use it!

https://copy.com/6DYYijYNqifx



Nightmare To Remember

This will likely become your beautiful, never ending nightmare.. It offers a unique balance between battery and performance but unlike Balanced Bull, it is slightly more performance oriented due to the more aggressive scale up to max CPU. However, only 2 cores will be used for the majority of the time so you can still enjoy a nice buttery smooth interface with just enough juice to last you through the day. :)

https://copy.com/qWU6AIeeAUyd



Bless The Child v3 (updated: 10~25~13)

Based on Ktoonservateq and aimed towards battery. This is specifically for all the battery hungry users out there wanting to conserve as much power as possible. So don't expect the BEST but rather decent performance out of this one.

https://copy.com/CZdfHiaZEOAu



Feed The Machine

The exact opposite of Bless the Child. This is a performance oriented option for all hardcore users. If battery isn't a priority for you then this is a great option.

https://copy.com/xWpFNDtIsQHe



Day Of Reckoning

Very similar to Nightmare To Remember but is aimed slightly more towards battery without deteriorating much of the performance. It is based off the Pegasusq governor.

https://copy.com/vynBURHcsOUl



Dead By April v2.2 (updated: 11~15~13)

This profile attempts to bring some of the best battery life possible to your device. It is similar to Bless The Child but takes things a step further . It now focuses more on snappiness but still maintains it's well known battery conservation. It manages to maintain a smooth ui for your average daily use.

https://copy.com/9k0rfu4iWKiO



Project Icarus by @mamba720027

So some may wonder why the name "Icarus",why not Hyper Performance or Deadly Good Battery.
Well the reason and to begin explination,short history.
Icarus is a greek mythology who is seen today as a mythical pioneer that tried to conquer the skies.
I like that mythology cause it kinda corresponds to my own saying "fly high or fall hard" which means to aim high or fail trying. So their you have it folks and thus the profile name "Icarus".

And onto explination of each profiles.

The first is "Performance" which is catered for straight out performance with also good battery performance.
This one is for when u dont give a rats flying balls about battery really and just want everything super fast and smooth. But you maybe surprise of battery performance. I recommend everyone try this profile first. My current favorite :D

The second is "Conservative" this is for those seeking performance but also better battery performance than the first.
This one is the middle man or lady as u may want to refer to it. It gives the best of both worlds,performance and battery. So if the first leave you stranded then fear not, this is the one to turn too :cool:

The third is "Kamikaze" which means "god wind". It either knocks the daylight out of your Galaxy S4 due to its high undervolteing and mean intent on Battery Performance but still snappy.
This one the undervolting is of my personal voltage table that runs stable for me with other tweaks. If it runs successfully for anyone else then battery performance may be great.
This one is for those that likes the thrill of trying something new and unsure if it will work :p
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https://copy.com/dbSIz



Undisputed 3 (updated: 12~11~13)

This is a universal performance setup in which combines the essential elements of other profiles by providing equal battery life, speed, performance, and stability to bring the ultimate experience to your device.

https://copy.com/H0FUiELjgegB



ECLIPSE v2 (updated: 10~25~13)

This is a performance oriented option where great battery life is also expected to intervene. This not only will bring an incredibly stable, smooth, and snappy feel to your device but will also benefit towards longer lasting battery so you can love and enjoy your phone the way you were meant to. :)

https://copy.com/fgFWgW30IE38



Asking Alexandria

Another battery driven profile in which focuses on saving as much juice as possible while also maintaining stability and providing an extremely snappy feel to your phone. It is quite possibly one of the smoothest and snappiest battery saving profiles available.

Why Asking Alexandria?
It's named after yet another one of my top favorite metalcore bands and I chose this because Alexander The Great basically ruled the world at one point and "Alexandria" is the female equivalent to that name, which has become known to mean the "one who comes to save warriors".
"Asking" was an addition to the title name as an indication in the sense that we are all asking Alexandria what she can really do to our phone.

https://copy.com/71YlyrO7WWqc



Project Daylight v2 by @mamba720027 (updated: 12~23~13)

Day Light is focused mainly on battery conservation. I felt that its useless if its not smooth and lags alot so I add performance into the mix createing a profile that offers both while its first and foremost goal "battery performance" is still preserved and not diminish. This profile is yet unique and on a different level from my early release of "Icarus" :)

The contents are 3 profiles unique in their own way, "Daylight", "Daybreak" and "Experimental" along with a "Extra" folder containing wallpapers I created on our S4 for fun while testing :D:p . Kind of gives me some inspiration and sense of feel of what my objective is.

Daybreak is a crossbread profile of my Icarus Performance profile and Daylight. Its simply utilizing the performance power behind Icarus Performance profile while useing Daylight profile governor settings as its core to boost battery performance :)

The experimental profile is heavily undervolted/Underclocked with tweaked scheduler and governor. I taught if some of you could run it stable then it may produce great or mix results ;)
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https://copy.com/QK7LMmtp44sU



What Lies Beneath

This is an extreme battery performance setup in which essentially transforms your quad-core device into a dual core device.

Why "What Lies Beneath"?
You'll find that during light to moderate operations the cpu remains at lower frequencies for an extended period of time and will only jump to max when needed. Although it's clocked at a max of 1.3ghz it maintains a surprisingly smooth and snappy feel to your device at such low frequencies. This is where battery life is also expected to come in to play as well.

https://copy.com/PXAKKLMFdNDU



Ktoonsified v2 (updated: 12~23~13)

This profile was put together by none other than the BOSS himself, @ktoonsez! This is a performance oriented option in which also offers a great deal of battery life. Haven't tried these settings yet? then what are you waiting for!! Load em up and be prepared for one of the smoothest and snappiest experiences ever!

https://copy.com/4l4JOq9iSPQy



Sleeping Dragon by @mamba720027 (updated: 12~23~13)

Sleeping Dragon V2 Single Core
This is a single core profile aimed at consumeing the least battery for a time when you will be away from home or at work and away from the charger. It was a profile i played with at first as i did not expect it to mount as much with apps and system UI needing a right amount of performance from a CPU to meet todays tasks in performance. In the end i was able to tame the dragon and make it work as best as possible to achieve its goal

Sleeping Dragon V1 Quad-Core
This is the counter part of Sleeping Dragon V2 but with many tweaked parameters to make it a fully functional 4 Core base profile in hopes to achieve close or same battery performace as its single core entity. Unfortunately i still am not sure if it measures up but what i know from previous test with settings @Stock it hold its own in battery department. I am pleased with the results although i would wish to see some light usage results from users.I must give credits to Luigi for useing parts from his Balanced Bull Script, and Undisputed 3 Script and part from my Crimson Dragon Script. I am pleased to present users with this 4 Core or Quadcore profile :)
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https://copy.com/hr1vhwiX7ux8



Smooth Operator v3 by @mamba720027 (updated: 12~23~13)

This profile utalize all 4 cores on demand and serves as being a balance between battery and performance. Its as smooth as possible and utalize the full cpu power while operateing sensibly in governor scaleing.
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https://copy.com/R9Ldl



Hydra

Eclipse and Kamikaze clash with one another in this hybrid profile (BIG thanks to @mamba720027 for the amazing work done on Kamikaze!). This is perfect for those who favor one or both of these profiles. With the merging of some of the essential performance and battery elements of each profile as well as a few minor adjustments, this one also stands as it's own profile and it flies!.

https://copy.com/p2BLOBe4bb3X



Ghost Rider by @galaxys3man30

this setup can benchmark on 1890,1944 and 1998 and its been really good on battery even thou its a performance setup think im going to call it ghost rider cuz its a sleeper yea it shows good battery life but behind that is the raw performance that is on demand when needed.
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https://copy.com/gEFAiosVLBqI



*Stardust v2* by @mamba720027 (updated: 12~7~13)

This Profile I put together is based on the "AbyssplugV2" governor.
Everything is tweaked and the profile can run by itself or either use the "smooth operator V2" Script or Luigi's "Hydra" Script.
Both are found in Post#8 of the OP. The choice is yours.
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https://copy.com/siLoOsdy3FKp



Crimson Dragon by @mamba720027

This is a profile that i put together from a lost in the thread Dual Core profile "Lazy Dragon". What was suppose to be a V2 Update of it turned into a 4 Core profile and something totally new, Crimson Dragon. This profile is a variable of Performace and keeping things balance. Its very smooth on TW and produce great results on AOSP as well threw testing and feedback. Please enjoy this new addition :good:
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https://copy.com/1OBdtbnfDE9M
 
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Yessss Galaxyman I've been waiting for this since the kernel came out!

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Lol ive just been lazy was waiting to see if we could get tk mod up n going first but just couldnt wait any longer basically alot of the s3 mods and such will work on the s4 but not all of them

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Love all the info you guys gave I just have a quick question....I am running Ktoonesz kernel but not the 747 I am running his GS4 kernel for sprint (not sure if they the same) But my question is...I renamed the bin files and made a script for mp decision following ur instrustions...will I be safe even if not on exact kernel u mentioned but am on Ktoonesz kernel?

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jbarresi19 said:
Love all the info you guys gave I just have a quick question....I am running Ktoonesz kernel but not the 747 I am running his GS4 kernel for sprint (not sure if they the same) But my question is...I renamed the bin files and made a script for mp decision following ur instrustions...will I be safe even if not on exact kernel u mentioned but am on Ktoonesz kernel?

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Its ok buddy its the same kernel I still have to do more editing to my op buddy but your good with everything in thread buddy

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OMFGGG.... CAN TODAY GET ANY BETTER?!?! New update MF9, PLUS the Team Kernelizers thread that I've been so patiently waiting for has finally also come here now too!! Damn, I better buuy some lotto tickets today because it's been a great day and I've been awake for less than an hour!
 
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@galaxys3man30 what would you recommend for a good battery+performance (equal for each) Governor and Scheduler?

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Try this setup its been nice for me its has great balance

http://db.tt/UOVMZpMM
Im sure you what to do with it just place tge download in the ktweaker folder in your files n then restore it in the ktweaker app

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Thanks man. I'm going to Los Angeles for vacation. So I cant always be charging my phone and stuff.. And my phone will be my computer while on vacation lol , so I need some battery+performance together!

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Jul 19, 2013 at 9:44 PM
Joe0113 said:
Thanks man. I'm going to Los Angeles for vacation. So I cant always be charging my phone and stuff.. And my phone will be my computer while on vacation lol , so I need some battery+performance together!

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Lol I know how that feels buddy have a safe trip n hope the setup is as good for as it has been for me buddy

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