DI01 and Stupid Fast

[DroidXcon]

Ok so i was looking at DJ05 and from the description list it doesnt see like it has anything that i want over the current stock rom i have. I was considering just changing the Kernel to Stupid fast.

Is there any real reason besides the little tweaks to switch to DJ01 that i am over looking. And has anyone done that Stock rom and Stupid fast Kernel.

And since i only need to wipe the partition and the Dalvik will i lose my layout or data from the roms end?

 

[joebob2000]

Do you mean DJ05 instead of DJ01?

 

[Sta11i0n]

I'm assuming the typo you're making is the 1, not the J, along with DI01 being official from Verizon for a few months now so you'd already have it. So you must be questioning DJ05. I'm also going to assume again you're referring to the list of DJ05 fixes from XDA ([RELEASE] DJ05 rom, kernel, radio) which does have many desirable advantages over DI01. Most notably being GPS lock times being considerably better. To most, including myself, that's enough reason to get it.

As far as changing your kernel, you can do that at any point, just make sure you get one to make your ROMs update version. If you stay with DI01, and get StupidFast, you'd need v1.23. If you get DJ05, you'd obviously need a DJ05 kernel like StupidFast v1.54 or later.

Whenever you flash new ROM's it's highly recommended that you backup everything then do a full data wipe before installing it (these are options given to you if you're using ROM Manager), thus you would have to reset your settings and anything else that is not remotely backed up. The simplest way to restore everything after a new ROM install is with Titanium Backup. You can back up all your apps and user data with it, which it stores on your SD card. After flashing your new ROM of choice, go back to the market and download Titanium again, and restore from there. It's also much more convenient due to the batch feature it has, which allows you to restore everything in one big operation versus downloading all your apps individually from the market again.

On a final note, you also mentioned Dalvik, which is a program cache area for running your apps. In order to make access times faster, the dalvik-cache is the result of dalvik doing an optimization of the running program. Therefore, clearing it doesn't actually effect the apps and data on the phone, but it's more of a temp folder. It's similar to the prefetch files in Windows.

 

[joebob2000]

There is the original DJ05 kernel available, no need to use stupidfast...

The reason I want to point that out is because I just experienced an epic failure of stupidfast... I had been receiving a stream of work emails, so the BLN kept popping up which is fine. But then I got a phonecall, and at once I realized what someone else meant when they said there were "BLN noise issues"...

If the BLN is active and you take a call, it will sound like you are in a helicopter (the caller will hear it too)... So why not just take a quick second to check the email and get rid of the BLN you say? Oh ok so I pull the phone away from my head and the screen turns on... for exactly 2 seconds. I cant drag the notify bar down fast enough and the screen is asleep... So i hit the power button to wake the screen up... oh ok now it wants me to pattern-unlock the screen! ok so 2 seconds to hit the pattern and then drag the noti..... ugh I'm not fast enough! meanwhile the caller is wondering why the heck they hear this constant whirring and tapping and swiping noise in the background. Finally I managed to get the notify bar down and checked the email and my phonecall could commence.

Sorry stupidfast, too epic. Back to the stock DJ05; BLN (and to a lesser extent Stupidfast thanks to the annoying screen-off during call bug) isnt ready for primetime.

 

[Sta11i0n]

Where did you find the stock DJ05 kernel? The one from the XDA release is still JT's.

As far as the noise goes, that only happens when you have a notification while on a call and using BLN. You can either just clear the notification while in the call, and it will instantly clear the noise, or just not use BLN at all. Any new BLN enabled kernel still requires another app like BLN Control to use the feature. Just having the kernel alone won't change anything with it.

I'm also not familiar with any "screen off during call bug." Can you please elaborate?

 

[joebob2000]

Where did you find the stock DJ05 kernel? The one from the XDA release is still JT's.

As far as the noise goes, that only happens when you have a notification while on a call and using BLN. You can either just clear the notification while in the call, and it will instantly clear the noise, or just not use BLN at all. Any new BLN enabled kernel still requires another app like BLN Control to use the feature. Just having the kernel alone won't change anything with it.

I'm also not familiar with any "screen off during call bug." Can you please elaborate?

So the "1212_Test" kernel is a JT creation? I knew there was a reason I liked it...

Take a call, move the phone away from your head, watch the screen light up, then try to do something. In about 2 seconds the screen will go black again. I have seen the issue discussed with custom kernels a lot. The stupidfast one did it to me, and I wasnt happy with the battery life anyway so I reverted back to the 1212_test kernel. This kernel doesnt do it at all.

The BLN needs a lot of work. It needs to turn off when you're on a call, this is so simple I am shocked no one thought of it. I could write a book on how much better the notifications in Android could be in general (admittedly, it would be mostly me bantering wistfully about my old blackberry) but that's scope creep.

 

[Sta11i0n]

Odd. I haven't experienced any ill effects with my current, or past versions of StupidFast. I never run test versions for this reason though. They do tend to be a bit buggy. I still wouldn't be blaming StupidFast over any others for these particular issues though.

 

[joebob2000]

Odd. I haven't experienced any ill effects with my current, or past versions of StupidFast. I never run test versions for this reason though. They do tend to be a bit buggy. I still wouldn't be blaming StupidFast over any others for these particular issues though.

I was running the "100% stable" non test stupidfast Dj05 kernel... I may do a little more digging into remediation but like I said the battery life of stupidfast was underwhelming so I have little inclination to go back.

 

[Sta11i0n]

Kinda makes me wonder if I should go test out JT's again. I've been very happy with the battery life with StupidFast, but if it can be better, then that's better right?

 

[joebob2000]

Kinda makes me wonder if I should go test out JT's again. I've been very happy with the battery life with StupidFast, but if it can be better, then that's better right?

I only have a grand total of 2.5 days worth of data, but so far the "1212_test" kernel does a lot better on my battery than stupidfast DJ05.

Edit: yesterday with stupidfast was battery murder, it was flat dead by ten... Today back on the jt kernel its 11pm and I have 40% still...

 

[DroidXcon]

OK im officially on DJ05