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I recently rooted my galaxy sl using amit bagaria's universal cf root. After rebooting, the wifi wasn't switching on (it gave me an error message). So I googled it an found a solution. I flashed the bam kernel v14 (google it) and the wifi is working properly. Now, apparently the bam kernel v14 is not compatible with cm and i cannot flash any cm rom. Is that how it is supposed to be? How can i fix this? Thanks for all the help

rohit_6 said:
I recently rooted my galaxy sl using amit bagaria's universal cf root. After rebooting, the wifi wasn't switching on (it gave me an error message). So I googled it an found a solution. I flashed the bam kernel v14 (google it) and the wifi is working properly. Now, apparently the bam kernel v14 is not compatible with cm and i cannot flash any cm rom. Is that how it is supposed to be? How can i fix this? Thanks for all the help
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The wifi problem is because you were on a value pack for 2.3.6, and if you root the device you can't use wifi unles you use bam kernel.
About CM, every ROM includes it's own kernel, so if you flash Dhiru's CM10 for example, this will come with it's own kernel and will install it automatically when you install the ROM. There are kernels for each Rom, so beware when you install a kernel on your Rom, first check if it's compatible. I think that's what you read about bam kernel, that is only compatible with Gingerbread.
PS: Please be more specific on the title next time

salaesp said:
The wifi problem is because you were on a value pack for 2.3.6, and if you root the device you can't use wifi unles you use bam kernel.
About CM, every ROM includes it's own kernel, so if you flash Dhiru's CM10 for example, this will come with it's own kernel and will install it automatically when you install the ROM. There are kernels for each Rom, so beware when you install a kernel on your Rom, first check if it's compatible. I think that's what you read about bam kernel, that is only compatible with Gingerbread.
PS: Please be more specific on the title next time
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Alright.....now for example I want to flash Dhiru's CM10, how do I go about doing it? The normal way....with Odin? Just flash it PDA??

rohit_6 said:
Alright.....now for example I want to flash Dhiru's CM10, how do I go about doing it? The normal way....with Odin? Just flash it PDA??
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No, you have to flash it using CWM. Please follow the installation instructions given in CM10 from dhiru:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1868074
You are on stock rom, so follow the stock rom steps. You can skip the root step if you already rooted it.
As an advice, I suggest you make a /efs folder backup. This folder from your phone keeps a lot of information about it. I had some problems with 3g and stuff, and recovering it helped me. Before doing anything please read some threads about flashing this device.
Good luck!

Frozen Sensation

I have a problem - my sensation won't boot up with any rom, it freezes on white screen with HTC letters....|
How it has happened : I have installed Hyper Nonsense rom, phone was working. Then i downloaded sultan kernel for ics/jb aosp, and some addon package added to the rom's thread. i have installed sultan kernel, then addons and tried to boot up without success. So i wiped data, cache+dalvik, installed back ARHD 6.8.0 and it does not boot up. Please, help if You can ;p

shadal said:
I have a problem - my sensation won't boot up with any rom, it freezes on white screen with HTC letters....|
How it has happened : I have installed Hyper Nonsense rom, phone was working. Then i downloaded sultan kernel for ics/jb aosp, and some addon package added to the rom's thread. i have installed sultan kernel, then addons and tried to boot up without success. So i wiped data, cache+dalvik, installed back ARHD 6.8.0 and it does not boot up. Please, help if You can ;p
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Hi,
Are you s-on/off?
What recovery?
What is your hboot?
Locked/unlocked?
Did you make a nandroid?

malybru said:
Hi,
Are you s-on/off?
What recovery?
What is your hboot?
Locked/unlocked?
Did you make a nandroid?
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s-off, ext4 recovery, hboot 1.27.000, unlocked, no i did not make nandroid backup.

Hyper nonsense is sense base. You installed the wrong kernel for it. Try the sense base sultan kernel. Not the aosp sultan kernel
Try this version of sultan, it's sense base
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2079851
Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda app-developers app

flashed sense version, but still freezes on htc screen. i have noticed weird thing -> after sultan sense kernel was installed and aroma has closed, the reboot request appeared, and recovery DID NOT reboot, it usually did. after a while it moved further and phone freezed on htc screen

shadal said:
flashed sense version, but still freezes on htc screen. i have noticed weird thing -> after sultan sense kernel was installed and aroma has closed, the reboot request appeared, and recovery DID NOT reboot, it usually did. after a while it moved further and phone freezed on htc screen
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You can try using a different recovery like TWRP. Back when I was S-ON and using 4ext, I got a lot of problems because 4ext was really glitchy (the problem you're experiencing is one of the problems I got with 4ext). Anyway, the way to fix this is to get the boot.img file from the hypernonsense ROM .zip file, reboot your phone to the bootloader, select fastboot, plug your phone into your computer, and flash the boot.img file using fastboot. Instructions in further detail on how to do this can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1752270
If you have any questions on what to do then feel free to ask.
Sultan
PS: My AOSP kernel boots on Sense based ROMs but not everything works correctly or well (ex: USB doesn't work). Also, the problem you're having is not the kernel's fault.

Great thanks! I believed it is the end... I've got last question. Why performance gov is not recommended? Are there better settings to make my phone not miss a single UI animation frame ? ;p

shadal said:
Great thanks! I believed it is the end... I've got last question. Why performance gov is not recommended? Are there better settings to make my phone not miss a single UI animation frame ? ;p
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Mainly because performance burns a lot of power and produces a lot of heat. I'll remove the "not recommended" flag from it in the next release. A good governor for a smooth UI is Lagfree.

cm10.1 with custom kernel

Sorry if this has already been asked before. If you already have a custom ROM with stock kernel, and now you want to install a custom kernel, would you just boot into custom recovery then flash it on top of the existing ROM just like flashing Gapps? or do you have to wipe the ROM first, flash the kernel then ROM after that? Here's another question. Custom ROMs come with their own kernels, would my custom kernel get overwritten when I upgrade my ROM to a newer version (for example from cm10.1-20130226 to cm10.1-20130309?

k20- said:
Sorry if this has already been asked before. If you already have a custom ROM with stock kernel, and now you want to install a custom kernel, would you just boot into custom recovery then flash it on top of the existing ROM just like flashing Gapps? or do you have to wipe the ROM first, flash the kernel then ROM after that? Here's another question. Custom ROMs come with their own kernels, would my custom kernel get overwritten when I upgrade my ROM to a newer version (for example from cm10.1-20130226 to cm10.1-20130309?
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Correct just copy the kernel to your sdcard clear cache in recovery and flash away.

I tried your ROM and rebooted twice and still looking good. Hope it'll still survive after the 3rd reboot. However, I notice some delay before the first ring back, probably due to weak signal in my area. I'll try more at different locations in the next few days to see how it goes. I really appreciate your contribution and all coders with TeamChopsticks who have nailed down the root cause of audio loss in the cm10.1 nightlies for skyrocket.

I'm having problem with Carbon ROM. My video doesn't playback I only see purple screen. However taking pictures is fine but both the qualities are low. I already set to HD. I flashed AOKP from toyes and REVOLT they had no problems with the video.
sent from Skyrocket

[Q] Flashing Kernels

My apologies if this has been answered before -
1.) Should I flash a new kernel for my HOX? I am s-off, bootloader unlocked and running Viper XL 3.2.6.
2.) I know it is not absolutely necessary (flashing the kernel that is), but what are the advantages? what are the pitfalls should I be aware of?
3.) I am a relative noob so I don't think I'll be UV, OC or any of that cool stuff. So is stock better?
4.) Is there a thread out here where I can read about flashing kernels?
Thanks.

1:NO
2:None [edit] unless you flash aosp to sense kernel, visa versa.
3:matters of opinion
4:how did you achieve s-off and not know how to flash stuff?
Sent from my HOX w/CM10.1 4.2.2 s-off

Haha.. i know how to flash stuff.. it is just about the kernels.. and i wanted to read about kernels and such. not how to flash them..
thanks for the answers though

Flashing kernels is just like flashing anything else: Have a backup, clear cache/dalvik, and flash away.
The only thing to be aware of is that Sense roms need a Sense kernel, and AOSP roms need an AOSP kernel, and never the twain shall meet.
S-off removed the need to flash in fastboot that exists with 2.20 and later bases. The only reason to flash one now is because you want features in a custom kernel.
Custom kernels are "better" in the sense that you can do more with your phone, but they usually not as stable as stock, depending on how hard you push them.

Since I am not going to UV, OC etc, I guess it is better to stick with stock.
Thanks Elvis

sriramll said:
Since I am not going to UV, OC etc, I guess it is better to stick with stock.
Thanks Elvis
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Keep in mind stability has as much to do with your phone as what kernel you pick. Some phones can't take overclocking or undervolting at all without losing stability; others (like mine) can run flat out without any problems. Only way to find out is to try it.

I'd definitely recommend looking into the ElementalX kernel. For me, it's increased my battery tremendously and it's also been a good bit smoother.

is there a way to go back to stock kernel? I guess flashing the rom again?

sriramll said:
is there a way to go back to stock kernel? I guess flashing the rom again?
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You can extract the boot.img from the rom you flashed and flash that. This will be the stock kernel from that particular rom.
If you're using Viper, there's an option for flashing stock kernel within the viper installer so no need to worry about extracting or reflashing the whole rom.

N5 won't boot

I got my N5 yesterday
unlocked bootloader
running TWRP
can flash and setup any rom
CAN NOT GET ANY KERNEL TO BOOT (using CM types when available, latest try was running sylentprofet minimal}
not sure what is going on, probably something small that I am missing.
tried:
faux
franco
N3o
ElementalX
Sorry if it is a simple fix. Did try to search but no real results that helped

If you're running cm look for CAF kernels.

As stated above, the problem started when you flashed, faux, franco kernel. Elementalx has a version which is compatible to CM Roms but need to read well. I heard of some people having problems after flashing franco, where another kernel wouldn't boot after franco.
Do a clean Rom installation, boot the phone with the stock CM kernel, then try to flash Chaos kernel and see how it does

thanks
why do we now have to use a particular type of kernel now?
Thank you guys for the assistance I booted my AOKP rom then flashed chaos with no issues, I knew it was something simple. :victory:

orvon.freeman said:
why do we now have to use a particular type of kernel now?
Thank you guys for the assistance I booted my AOKP rom then flashed chaos with no issues, I knew it was something simple. :victory:
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Glad you got it working
A quick search returned this from faux. more CAF info available around:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=46098546&postcount=15393