Best Kernel for JB roms? (Vicious JB v3)

**Bleezy** · 07-03-2012, 11:34 AM

Hey Guys -

I am currently running the Vicious Jelly Bean v3 with the stock kernel. I was using Franco's #210 kernel but battery life was terrible and I dont need to overclock as I am only texting, browsing and dual core 1.2ghz is plenty fast.

What kernels are you guys using on your JB roms?

Thanks!

**dmmarck** · 07-03-2012, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by BleezyD

Hey Guys -

I am currently running the Vicious Jelly Bean v3 with the stock kernel. I was using Franco's #210 kernel but battery life was terrible and I dont need to overclock as I am only texting, browsing and dual core 1.2ghz is plenty fast.

What kernels are you guys using on your JB roms?

Thanks!

Trinity here...

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**Bleezy** · 07-03-2012, 11:38 AM

How is the battery life on that? I think at this point, battery life is my # 1 priority without affecting the smoothness of JB.

**dmmarck** · 07-03-2012, 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by BleezyD

How is the battery life on that? I think at this point, battery life is my # 1 priority without affecting the smoothness of JB.

For that, i'd recommend the 1344 version. The overclocked ones (1536 - 1689) suck down battery power and are a bit unstable.

For me, 1344 is the perfect balance.

**j.glik14** · 07-03-2012, 12:35 PM

Originally Posted by dmmarck

Trinity here...

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Where can I get a link to that kernel.? I'm not finding the Jelly Bean discussion.

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**dmmarck** · 07-03-2012, 12:53 PM

Originally Posted by j.glik14

Where can I get a link to that kernel.? I'm not finding the Jelly Bean discussion.

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The kernel post is post 4 in my guide. Check the info box for trinity. It's either the first or second link.

**dalmi** · 07-03-2012, 03:33 PM

Brand New to Android Central and to android hacking, was just wondering is Vicious Jelly Bean v3 stable enough to use as a daily driver?

**Nakrohtap** · 07-03-2012, 03:56 PM

Originally Posted by dalmi

Brand New to Android Central and to android hacking, was just wondering is Vicious Jelly Bean v3 stable enough to use as a daily driver?

I have been using Vicious V2 since it came out with no issues.

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**MRW1215** · 07-03-2012, 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by dmmarck

For that, i'd recommend the 1344 version. The overclocked ones (1536 - 1689) suck down battery power and are a bit unstable.

For me, 1344 is the perfect balance.

Is version 14 okay, or is 13 more stable? Don't remember where, but I thought I saw something about problems with 14. Maybe I'm wrong, though, can't remember.

**dmmarck** · 07-03-2012, 05:30 PM

Originally Posted by MRW1215

Is version 14 okay, or is 13 more stable? Don't remember where, but I thought I saw something about problems with 14. Maybe I'm wrong, though, can't remember.

If you go nuts with 14...ie get the 1689 one...it's unstable. I'm on the 1344 one and it's awesome.

**MRW1215** · 07-03-2012, 05:51 PM

Alright, gonna give Trinity a try, because running Jelly Belly 1.6 (then 1.8), my battery's been draining pretty quickly, especially compared to when I was on AOKP. Hoping changing kernels fixes that. Also, is there any way to get rid of the Trinity boot screen? Didn't really want a different boot screen. :/

**dmmarck** · 07-03-2012, 06:01 PM

Originally Posted by MRW1215

Alright, gonna give Trinity a try, because running Jelly Belly 1.6 (then 1.8), my battery's been draining pretty quickly, especially compared to when I was on AOKP. Hoping changing kernels fixes that. Also, is there any way to get rid of the Trinity boot screen? Didn't really want a different boot screen. :/

Yes. On your computer, unpack the ROMs zip; find bootanimation.zip. Put that on your phone (like downloads or something). Move that to data/local. That'll override the trinity boot ani.

**scorpiodsu** · 07-03-2012, 07:58 PM

Originally Posted by MRW1215

Alright, gonna give Trinity a try, because running Jelly Belly 1.6 (then 1.8), my battery's been draining pretty quickly, especially compared to when I was on AOKP. Hoping changing kernels fixes that. Also, is there any way to get rid of the Trinity boot screen? Didn't really want a different boot screen. :/

I switched to trinity after reading this thread and gotta say the battery life has been improved a lot over the stock kernel.

**Nakrohtap** · 07-03-2012, 09:21 PM

Originally Posted by dmmarck

Yes. On your computer, unpack the ROMs zip; find bootanimation.zip. Put that on your phone (like downloads or something). Move that to data/local. That'll override the trinity boot ani.

I thought it was /system/data. I didn't care for the Trinity boot animation either and went back to stock. I searched for the instructions (because I can't remember when I do it so infrequently) and it worked for me. Is there more than one way to skin a cat?

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**dmmarck** · 07-03-2012, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by Nakrohtap

I thought it was /system/data. I didn't care for the Trinity boot animation either and went back to stock. I searched for the instructions (because I can't remember when I do it so infrequently) and it worked for me. Is there more than one way to skin a cat?

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Yes. Putting stuff in /data/local will override anything within system/media (and other folders as well). Sorta like with Jelly Belly, there's an eri.xml file in /data (go check with Root Explorer). That's how you get your Verizon Wireless at the bottom. If you delete that, it reverts to the normal one which is contained within the framework.apk.

**bbudnick5001** · 07-03-2012, 09:31 PM

Originally Posted by MRW1215

Alright, gonna give Trinity a try, because running Jelly Belly 1.6 (then 1.8), my battery's been draining pretty quickly, especially compared to when I was on AOKP. Hoping changing kernels fixes that. Also, is there any way to get rid of the Trinity boot screen? Didn't really want a different boot screen. :/

The nexus 7 boot ani is pretty sweet, check it out

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**MRW1215** · 07-03-2012, 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by bbudnick5001

The nexus 7 boot ani is pretty sweet, check it out

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That just the glowing multicolored X boot animation? I kinda miss the original GNex boot animation, but I don't hate the glowing X.

**dmmarck** · 07-03-2012, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by MRW1215

That just the glowing multicolored X boot animation? I kinda miss the original GNex boot animation, but I don't hate the glowing X.

Nah the Nexus 7 one has a bunch of X's doing crazy things, not the glowing colored X.

**elvisgp** · 07-03-2012, 10:16 PM

Originally Posted by dmmarck

If you go nuts with 14...ie get the 1689 one...it's unstable. I'm on the 1344 one and it's awesome.

What's so bad about the jb14 kernel? I'm on the 1344 one and it's pretty stable so far.

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**dmmarck** · 07-03-2012, 10:19 PM

Originally Posted by elvisgp

What's so bad about the jb14 kernel? I'm on the 1344 one and it's pretty stable so far.

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Oh no JB14 is fine at that level. If you get the higher one--1689, notably, it's all sorts of unstable ATM.

I'm on the same one you are on. I believe there will be an update tonight as well, so fingers crossed!

**Bleezy** · 07-04-2012, 03:17 AM

Originally Posted by scorpiodsu

I switched to trinity after reading this thread and gotta say the battery life has been improved a lot over the stock kernel.

How long have you been on trinity? I'm glad to hear its better then stock because I've been running the stock kernel for 2 days now and it seems to go quick. Its an improvement over Franco's, in my opnion, but not like it was on stock ICS for me.

**dalmi** · 07-04-2012, 03:49 AM

So, since I messed up my phone last time I flashed this could anyone tell me what to do? I flashed the trinity kernel after flashed the vicious Jelly Bean v3 and my phone got stuck in a boot loop, was that a fluke or should I try again?

Thanks in advance!

**oxymoron** · 07-04-2012, 07:37 AM

I was on JB14 with the 15xx max, but I don't do much that justifies that clock... so I flashed back to JB13 with the 13xx max.

I didn't have much luck with Franco's JB kernels either. They seemed to extract my butter. Stock was better, and Trinity is even better.

And yes, more than one way to skin a cat. You can change boot ani's just swapping files in root explorer. It's faster than unpacking zips... but dm's a nerd, and he enjoys doing things differently... IE, bricking his phone a couple times a week so he can make updated guides on how to unbrick, LOL

Dear karma, please ignore my previous statement. Thanks homie.

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**dmmarck** · 07-04-2012, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by dalmi

So, since I messed up my phone last time I flashed this could anyone tell me what to do? I flashed the trinity kernel after flashed the vicious Jelly Bean v3 and my phone got stuck in a boot loop, was that a fluke or should I try again?

Thanks in advance!

Unless you didn't do all of your wipes, it sounds like a fluke.

**scorpiodsu** · 07-04-2012, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by BleezyD

How long have you been on trinity? I'm glad to hear its better then stock because I've been running the stock kernel for 2 days now and it seems to go quick. Its an improvement over Franco's, in my opnion, but not like it was on stock ICS for me.

I installed yesterday around 1PM and just battery just had more juice than normal by the time I got home with the same use. Also just notice things like while I'm checking RSS feeds, facebook and twitter the battery isn't like a "countdown" as it was on stock. Of course I'll get a much better idea over the next couple days but I have notice some things being a little better.