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Favorite ROMS and kernels

Just curious about what ROMS and kernels people have liked best so far.
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Right now I am devoted to using the Das_BAMF series of ROMs as well as the kernel by Adrynalyne. I find it works very well for what I need.

I like debloated stock personally, using my own kernel.

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Right now I am devoted to using the Das_BAMF series of ROMs as well as the kernel by Adrynalyne. I find it works very well for what I need.
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me too. staying with this until CM7 comes out.

I'll definitely be switching to cyanogenmod when it is complete, much prefer it to anything else.

Das_BAMF, perfect for me so far.

Das BAMF as well with the 1.76ghz kernel. It's a beast.

boLTEd 0.3. Drods 1.8 kernel running like a champ.
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Virusrom, testing out several kernals using adrynalyne 2.0 ATM. Liking it. Better battery life than running OC'd all the time. Bolts still quick at 768mhz. Mo Batry!
Tbolt - VirusRom_rc1b2-drod1.8ghz

Das bamf with the newest kernel 1228 on CPU perfect light OC.
Tbolt seems even more snappy, battery seems to be better also with smartass CPU setting.
My first Android my first ROM and kernel and I could not be happier.

Ive been rocking Virus Rom also for like a week. Extremely solid rom with Adrenalines 2.0 kernel.

chrisjm00 said:
boLTEd 0.3. Drods 1.8 kernel running like a champ.
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Running boLTEd .35 and the 1.8 kernel, drod is a solid dev. I was with him on the dx. And will stick with him on the thunderbolt. If you want speed and stability drod and b16 is where it will likely be.
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nerozehl said:
Right now I am devoted to using the Das_BAMF series of ROMs as well as the kernel by Adrynalyne. I find it works very well for what I need.
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Amen to that.
1.3.2 with the 1.2ghz smartass kernel is a dream.

Perfect storm and drods 1.5 kernel. I got liquid sense on the sdcard but Havnt tried it. I'm probably the only person who likes recent apps in the pulldown lol. Kinda limits my Rom choices.
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ok, ya i have tried most of the roms and i really like bamfs rom, i have tried the 1.8 ghz kernel and 1.2 right now. i'm just interchanging the kernels with roms right now to find a good combo of speed and battery, but i'm definitely going to get cm7 when its released

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I am testing this now, praying the BFS scheduler finally gives me a lag free CM7 experience. Is the minmax governor a better performer than smartass?

I prefer x99's smartass, I think he just tweaked it recently on his github. I think minmax is a older govenor. I also get better battery life with the smartass
I just added minmax for testing purposes and to have more governor options

Thanks for the update will test over the weekend.
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Nice, well I tested it to the max for a whole day using gps navigation, wifi, 4g, pretty much everything lol. Data connection also seems better as well.

Soo far everything is working good. My wifi works perfect which I couldn't get to work with x99's kernel no matter how I tried flashing it including a full wipe.
What speed does this kernel boot at? Is there any way you can implement any of Scary's goodies into your kernel? I liked that his let's you do 184 min. Also any way to go higher than 1.5 ghz as I like using 1.8 at times. What is the sleep max on say ondemand etc. Anyway your gonna do undervolting?
Anyway thanks for the kernel and the hard work!
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Is this undervolted at all sparksco?

fifedogg said:
Soo far everything is working good. My wifi works perfect which I couldn't get to work with x99's kernel no matter how I tried flashing it including a full wipe.
What speed does this kernel boot at? Is there any way you can implement any of Scary's goodies into your kernel? I liked that his let's you do 184 min. Also any way to go higher than 1.5 ghz as I like using 1.8 at times. What is the sleep max on say ondemand etc. Anyway your gonna do undervolting?
Anyway thanks for the kernel and the hard work!
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yes as soon as my team member get's back from vaction we'll be working on things like that. So the kernel can be worked on more
I basicly pushed this kernel out as soon as I had it working perfectly

After an hour or so of testing I have experienced no launcher or messenger app lag, whatever you did here its working for me.. I wonder if its the BFS? Do you know if bcnice aosp kernel used this too? His kernel is the only other like this that performed so well..

PaulB007 said:
After an hour or so of testing I have experienced no launcher or messenger app lag, whatever you did here its working for me.. I wonder if its the BFS? Do you know if bcnice aosp kernel used this too? His kernel is the only other like this that performed so well..
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yes I do think it's bfs. I noticed how well the animations and graphics are so smooth. If I went back to none bfs I don't think I'd like it haha
Not sure about bcnice has it

Don't install this kernel version over the latest nightly, some things like wifi seem to not be working. I'll work on a updated version as I really want to stay up-to-date haha

Updated kernel but I have to remove bfs due to compatibility issues

Soo far everything is running great. I have no issues running 1.8ghz at all if I'm using ondemand governor.
How much did you undervolt? Meaning is it kinda like scary's or more like Bc's or X99's.
Thanks for making a great kernel. Everything works for me perfect.
1 request... Can you add 184mhz like Scary had? My phone saves lots of battery when I use it.

Awesome kernel!!!! Very smooth and I as well have no issues oc'ing to 1.8ghz... Great job man, keep it up!!!! Thank you!!!
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fifedogg said:
Soo far everything is running great. I have no issues running 1.8ghz at all if I'm using ondemand governor.
How much did you undervolt? Meaning is it kinda like scary's or more like Bc's or X99's.
Thanks for making a great kernel. Everything works for me perfect.
1 request... Can you add 184mhz like Scary had? My phone saves lots of battery when I use it.
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Thanks yes I will add the 184mhz for min. The uv is much like x99percents settings but I'll uv it more don't worry
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sparksco said:
Thanks yes I will add the 184mhz for min. The uv is much like x99percents settings but I'll uv it more don't worry
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Your the man
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This is running well on on the latest shiftdeck rom. Fixed some minor video issues (lag) I was having with other kernels. Nice work!
<Blaze One>

This kernel is nice and fast on Shift Deck ROM but it seems to be a little rough on my battery. I've only been using it for about 4 hours, so maybe with some tweaking I can get it back up to par. Really enjoying the speed though.. Appreciate the great work.
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Is their an update for Cyanogenmod 7 everyday? From what I see the numbers change everyday...and I download 37 zip Cyanogenmod and I don't really see a difference so I restored all my files.
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MzSantiago said:
Is their an update for Cyanogenmod 7 everyday? From what I see the numbers change everyday...and I download 37 zip Cyanogenmod and I don't really see a difference so I restored all my files.
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Most of the changes in the nighties you are not going to notice a whole lot. The biggest changes are changes in the kernel. This kernel was built of the latest nightly kernel just a couple of days ago so it should be compatible with all the nightlies unless they mess with the kernel some more. But cyanogen just tweeted that we will have a rc soon So I'd just wait until then. Also I'm going to take a look at the stock ota update and see if I can hack the kernel and rom for us to intall without the latest hboot

What's the best ROM and kernel combination?

I have the nexus s 4G. I'm most worried about speed and battery life!
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I think i'll be getting the TUV Trinity kernel... now which rom?

GPA17 with the included kernel. Pete's stuff is always amazing and this is no exception.
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exzacklyright said:
I have the nexus s 4G. I'm most worried about speed and battery life!
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this will give you a good idea
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1251669&highlight=short+review+cm7
heavy games from gameloft where used as test base

All ROMS and Kernel work differently on every phone ... some people have problems running Trinity and some people have problems running Ma1trix(I hope i spelt it correctly) anyways i don't mean to offend any of the devs but it depends on phone to phone
My Nexus runs smoothly with Nscollab .41 with TrinityEUV kernel (0.88 GHz) =]
Also Bugless Pete's GPA17 with the stock kernel which is btw Pete's own =]
and finally MIUI with TrinityUV android flavored kernel (1.0 Ghz) =]
to find out which one works best on your device you have to install and check them yourself
Hope i helped

There are no "problems" with Matr1x.
You just need to tweak the voltages and find something that works for you....

As a fresh NS user, I wanted something similar to stock + added notification bar toggle + kernel with BLN & Voodoo sound. Found this combo with TSM Pool party 1.3 ROM, which is based on Pete's work and his kernel. Works excellent:]

CM7 RC1 + T144 or TEUV if I feel like saving battery

mathkid95 said:
There are no "problems" with Matr1x.
You just need to tweak the voltages and find something that works for you....
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Very true, I initially thought my phone doesnt work with matrix, Then i figured how to undervolt my phone and change profiles in set CPU, Now phone works great with matrix.
Really like TEUV though, but found it lagging a bit in high graphics games,.

Yeah Haha, have you tried version 7.5?
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saranyan said:
Very true, I initially thought my phone doesnt work with matrix, Then i figured how to undervolt my phone and change profiles in set CPU, Now phone works great with matrix.
Really like TEUV though, but found it lagging a bit in high graphics games,.
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idk, it feels sluggish sometimes, even when i find good settings, when i update it kinda goes back to being sluggish. sluggish is good tho. better than stock

What do you mean? What governor r u using? Try changing governors
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mathkid95 said:
There are no "problems" with Matr1x.
You just need to tweak the voltages and find something that works for you....
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:| I didn't mean any disrespect i just meant to say that every ROM and Kernel combination works differently ...

True!
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Best *Gingerbread* kernel.

I'm not feeling ics,.. so being a caveman living in the olden days of gingerbread, I'd like to know what you guys think is the best kernel. And post a link, because I have no computer and xda search sucks on the app. I need performance .. I'd like to be able to play games like shadow gun and gta 3, that aren't optimized for my phone (using chainfire of course) the best they possibly can. I've heard alot of good about Franco's, but I'm on matr1x right now. Thanks guys
PS. I'd like something with ezekeels mods. A gingerbread GLaDOS seems like it'd be perfect.. thanks again
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Here's the list sorted by my preferences:
* franco.Kernel build 8 DEC is my daily driver. Fast. Smooth. Comes with almost every features in GLaDOS. The preset Voodoo Color settings is also pretty sweet.
* GLaDOS 1.12 is packed with all Ezekeel's mods. It is very stable though IMHO is not as smooth as franco's. It supports Voodoo Color as well, but there is no preset in the kernel. The bootscreen is also pretty cool Unfortunately, there is no link to GB version in the OP anymore.
* Matr1x - You're already using it. (Sorry I was confused between this and Trinity in the first place because their names are both related to The Matrix >_<) Full with mods and tweaks for performance. Fast and very stable. For me, it's performance is very close to franco's.
* Peter Alfonso's 2.6.35.14 kernel is one of the most stable kernel I've tried. If you don't want deep idle, touch wake, etc. This one will give you stability, battery life, and performance with the feel of nearly stock kernel.
* Trinity Comes with pre-configured UV/OC of your choice. There's nothing wrong with it. I just don't like its bootscreen and the 666 thing in build number
NOTE: Other kernels that are not listed here means I haven't tried it yet. Not that it's not good or anything

Could you give me the link yo Franco's..? And does Franco's support the proton voltage app
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The links to each kernel are in my first post. Just click on the kernel names.
I use NSTools to config the mods/OC/UV but I guess Proton Voltage should also work fine

The only one with the link is peters
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Bumper.
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michaelg117 said:
The only one with the link is peters
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You could be a tad less lazy and click on the links suksit gave you. Franco has a link to his GB kernel near the end of the first post.
Ezekeel does not support GB anymore, but if you search the thread with the search tool (oh my!) you'll easily find more than one link to it uploaded by members.

Sorry but I'm too poor for a computer, and search on the xda app is complete crap -.-
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Most kernels are taking the step to ICS,
But for Gingerbread, I should go for Peter Alfonso's kernel (most stability, nice battery life).
If you want some more performance, go for SG-11UV of steve.garon, this was my daily driver on Gingerbread,
because I needed BLN, BLX, etc, and it comes with a standard 1,1GHz overclock.
I have no time to upload links, so sorry for that.
Greets from The Netherlands!

suksit said:
Here's the list sorted by my preferences:
* franco.Kernel build 8 DEC is my daily driver. Fast. Smooth. Comes with almost every features in GLaDOS. The preset Voodoo Color settings is also pretty sweet.
* GLaDOS 1.12 is packed with all Ezekeel's mods. It is very stable though IMHO is not as smooth as franco's. It supports Voodoo Color as well, but there is no preset in the kernel. The bootscreen is also pretty cool Unfortunately, there is no link to GB version in the OP anymore.
* Matr1x - You're already using it. (Sorry I was confused between this and Trinity in the first place because their names are both related to The Matrix >_<) Full with mods and tweaks for performance. Fast and very stable. For me, it's performance is very close to franco's.
* Peter Alfonso's 2.6.35.14 kernel is one of the most stable kernel I've tried. If you don't want deep idle, touch wake, etc. This one will give you stability, battery life, and performance with the feel of nearly stock kernel.
* Trinity Comes with pre-configured UV/OC of your choice. There's nothing wrong with it. I just don't like its bootscreen and the 666 thing in build number
NOTE: Other kernels that are not listed here means I haven't tried it yet. Not that it's not good or anything
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Thank you for your post my friend. This will be my guide on NS GB Kernels

Franco's has been the best for me
http://androtransfer.com/franciscofranco/Nexus_S/
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Previously franco's, but now that updates have stopped I use Lynx kernel.

[Q] recommended kernel ?

HI guys
Im currently using MIUI US Rom ver 2.4.6 with stock kernel. can anyone recommend me a fast and stable kernel compatible with this rom?
Will these do the trick?

I've heard only good things about Trinity, but I stopped using MIUI a long time ago, it's pretty outdated at this point.

I personally use the Trinity kernel when running MIUI but some prefer Faux123's kernel. It tends to be you choose which ever one is the most stable for your phone as not all are created equal. The other thing to note is that if you flash the kernel straight from morfic it will cause you to loose the ability to set themes and keep them after a reboot.
I have the modified Trinity Kernels that you can get to try and they both are flashable from CWM and have the theme fixes.
They are both found here >>Trinity Kernel<<
If you want to know the difference between them go to morfics thread and the explanations are there.

thanks for the elaborated explanation and the Trinity builds. but what stability lose am i to experience? i flashed 4 hours ago ELP build and i have no problems with the themes.

You aren't necessarily going to experience stability issues. It is just a possibility you could. If you aren't then you will be fine.
I do suggest that you get setcpu so you can set the clock speed to the 1.1ghz that the kernel wants to default to but the os pushes it down to 1.0. But it is not a nessecity.
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The Destroyer
I would use The Destroyer16. I've seen many MIUI G2x's run stable and decent battery life (with a little UV) with this kernel. Plus 1.6ghz max will rip benchmark scores like crazy. Only good for gb 2.3.7 MIUI IMO. You can find it in the huge Trinity thread under g2x development.

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I would use The Destroyer16. I've seen many MIUI G2x's run stable and decent battery life (with a little UV) with this kernel. Plus 1.6ghz max will rip benchmark scores like crazy. Only good for gb 2.3.7 MIUI IMO. You can find it in the huge Trinity thread under g2x development.
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dont do this unless you know what your doing. it works on any CM7 based rom, but its very unstable and really only used for testing and benchmarking.

Klathmon said:
dont do this unless you know what your doing. it works on any CM7 based rom, but its very unstable and really only used for testing and benchmarking.
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Agreed.

Faux 49 kernel. Amazing battery life.
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stormageddon said:
I personally use the Trinity kernel when running MIUI but some prefer Faux123's kernel. It tends to be you choose which ever one is the most stable for your phone as not all are created equal. The other thing to note is that if you flash the kernel straight from morfic it will cause you to loose the ability to set themes and keep them after a reboot.
I have the modified Trinity Kernels that you can get to try and they both are flashable from CWM and have the theme fixes.
They are both found here >>Trinity Kernel<<
If you want to know the difference between them go to morfics thread and the explanations are there.
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Both zip don't work
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Both zip don't work
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They should work fine. I have been using them myself and others have used it with no problems.
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