[Q] Problems Installing Kernel with JK2 - Vibrant Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Okay, so tried the Vibrant OC UV Kernel so I can overclock my Vibrant, but I get stuck in boot loop everytime. This is what I did;
-Installed Eugene's ROM 2.2 JK2 using Odin3 v1.7- Worked fine.
-Installed ROM Manager
-Flashed Recovery using ROM Manager
-Download "Vibrant OC UV Kernel v1.0"(which is a zip file) on PC and moved it to root of SD card
-Reinserted SD card into Vibrant and used ROM Manager to Reboot in Recovery Mode
-In Recovery I, selected reinstall packages, selected choose zip from sd card, selected external sd, selected "Vibrant_OC_UV_Kernel_v1.0.zip"
Now I don't know what I'm doing wrong but every time it finishes it gets stuck in a boot loop. The only thing I can think of is what JAC said about kernels:
NOTE:For compatibility with all phones this does not automatically OC to 1.2Ghz per Unhelpfuls idea as not everyone can handle 1.2Ghz. Use a user script in the init.d folder with
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
echo 1200000 >/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_max_freq
or setCPU to OC the Kernel to 1.2Ghz. 9.8MFLOPS is about what these CPU's average in Linpack at this speed. I've had it in the 10's and that may be coming back as another option.
Download the Overclock script here and make sure you put it in the /system/etc/init.d folder (right click and save with no extension for Windows users)
Anybody have any ideas?

dverrette said:
Okay, so tried the Vibrant OC UV Kernel so I can overclock my Vibrant, but I get stuck in boot loop everytime. This is what I did;
-Installed Eugene's ROM 2.2 JK2 using Odin3 v1.7- Worked fine.
-Installed ROM Manager
-Flashed Recovery using ROM Manager
-Download "Vibrant OC UV Kernel v1.0"(which is a zip file) on PC and moved it to root of SD card
-Reinserted SD card into Vibrant and used ROM Manager to Reboot in Recovery Mode
-In Recovery I, selected reinstall packages, selected choose zip from sd card, selected external sd, selected "Vibrant_OC_UV_Kernel_v1.0.zip"
Now I don't know what I'm doing wrong but every time it finishes it gets stuck in a boot loop. The only thing I can think of is what JAC said about kernels:
NOTE:For compatibility with all phones this does not automatically OC to 1.2Ghz per Unhelpfuls idea as not everyone can handle 1.2Ghz. Use a user script in the init.d folder with
Code:
#!/system/bin/sh
echo 1200000 >/sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_max_freq
or setCPU to OC the Kernel to 1.2Ghz. 9.8MFLOPS is about what these CPU's average in Linpack at this speed. I've had it in the 10's and that may be coming back as another option.
Download the Overclock script here and make sure you put it in the /system/etc/init.d folder (right click and save with no extension for Windows users)
Anybody have any ideas?
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are you using the unnofficial rom? or the old froyo that doesent brick?
if your using the old one (Froyo that doesent brick) you might consider updating to Macnut R13 or The Unofficial.
and you might want to use a more up to date kernel as well.
I'm not familiar with the kernel you posted either... thats not Jac's kernel is it?
if so, it wont work with 2.2 roms.
I'd try one of eugene's if your on his rom. (make sure its a 2.2 kernel first though)
you may want to re-odin beforehand though just in case.

Im still fairly mew to this so how would I know if I have The Unofficial or Froyo that does not brick? This is what's in my settings,
Firmware 2.2
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App

Baseband: T959UVJK2
Kernel: 2.6.32.7
Build: FROYO.UVJK2
Sent from my SGH-T959 using XDA App
Also this is the MD5 file I use with Odin, "Eugene_2E_JK2_Froyo.tar.md5"
So the question remains if this is the unofficial or the froyo that doesn't brick?

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[RELEASE] BareBones Kernel TEST20 w/ BLN + Voodoo color fix

What is BareBones?
Barebones is a regular 2.6.29 kernel with a optimized configuration by me, it features BackLightNotifications by neldar and Voodoo Color fix by supercurio
Does it have Voodoo Lag Fix?
At this time, no. But it is planned for the future.
What testers say about this kernel:
WillisD - "test9 seems as fast as having voodoo"
daboss - "its super fast!!!"
THIS IS NOT THE FINAL BUILD, THERE MAY BE BUGS!
Disable voodoo
Backup in CWM
Run Zip in CWM
enjoy
oh wow, can this be flashed over the current voodoo kernels.
ilestdevil said:
oh wow, can this be flashed over the current voodoo kernels.
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later versions will, this version requires that you remove voodoo lag fix.
Been following along in irc. Good job man, thanks
Is there already steps on how to go back to a stock kernel just in case?
daveydingus said:
Is there already steps on how to go back to a stock kernel just in case?
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Yep, check the stickies
When you say remove the voodoo lagfix, can this be done the easy way, i.e. creating the "remove_lagfix" file in the voodoo folder and then flashing with clockwork, or do we have to use adrynalyne's method with an odin restore before we can flash this kernel?
starscream84 said:
When you say remove the voodoo lagfix, can this be done the easy way, i.e. creating the "remove_lagfix" file in the voodoo folder and then flashing with clockwork, or do we have to use adrynalyne's method with an odin restore before we can flash this kernel?
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You can just do the disable_lagfix way, then flash this
phoenx06 said:
You can just do the disable_lagfix way, then flash this
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Thanks so much for the reply gonna try this out now!!
OK...so here are install instructions for this kernel....
People currently running a voodoo kernel:
1. Create a disable_lagfix file in /sdcard/voodoo
2. Reboot phone, this will take forever!!!! Wait it out.
3. Let phone boot back to normal. You can delete disable_lagfix file AFTER you flash this kernel, but it's not necessary.
4. Download the test20 to sd card.
5. Reboot into cwm recovery
6. Choose "Install zip from sd card"
7. Choose "Select zip from sd card"
8. Navigate to file and select it. Once done, reboot and enjoy.
**If you do not have a voodoo kernel running, then start at step 4.
***ALWAYS remember to do a nandroid backup before modding your phone.
working great so far. love the notifications and it does seem about as snappy as with voodoo installed.
Any chance we can do a rebuild and compile tun support in... Would love some openvpn goodness on this phone
rubyninja said:
Any chance we can do a rebuild and compile tun support in... Would love some openvpn goodness on this phone
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ill add it to the next version
so since this doesnt use voodoo if i install it and then dont like it i can go back to stock without having to worry about the issues that having voodoo cause when trying to remove it(such as needing to go through the process of unistalling voodoo and what not?)
Right on man! keep up the good work
I've tried to install test9 and test20 but when I do I get stuck at the Samsung logo. I waited about 15 minutes each time to see if anything would happen, but alas, nothing did. I've already disabled Voodoo so that can't be the problem. Any ideas?
So what is it, disable_voodoo or disable_lagfix? You have 2 different things in your instructions. =)
tats_06 said:
OK...so here are install instructions for this kernel....
People currently running a voodoo kernel:
1. Create a disable_voodoo file in /sdcard/voodoo
2. Reboot phone, this will take forever!!!! Wait it out.
3. Let phone boot back to normal. You can delete disable_lagfix file AFTER you flash this kernel, but it's not necessary.
4. Download the test20 to sd card.
5. Reboot into cwm recovery
6. Choose "Install zip from sd card"
7. Choose "Select zip from sd card"
8. Navigate to file and select it. Once done, reboot and enjoy.
**If you do not have a voodoo kernel running, then start at step 4.
***ALWAYS remember to do a nandroid backup before modding your phone.
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geeknik said:
So what is it, disable_voodoo or disable_lagfix? You have 2 different things in your instructions. =)
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It's disable_lagfix
Instructions fixed. Sorry.
not sure if this is working for me. is there anyway to tell if i am using this kernel? the color still seems blue-ish to me.

[ROM] Flashable eMMC dual boot ROMs (Froyo, Honeycomb, Eclair, CM7)

I've created a few flashable zip files to ease the eMMC dual boot setup. You can flash them using Clock Work Recovery.
Warning: Only specially packaged flashable dual boot ROMs like the ones I packaged below will flash to dual boot partition. Other flashable zips will overwrite your default boot.
Seems there is a problem flashing the zips from CWM on SD. See this post for a workaround, or use CWM on eMMC.
Just a word on booting into recovery. With the dual boot u-boot.bin, I have changed the button combo to VOL UP + VOL DOWN for recovery. So if you want to go to recovery, remember this is the key combo you need to hit. Not Power + n.
1. Prepare dual boot - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20480343/prep-dualboot-0.1.zip
Flash this zip file will setup the dual boot partitions. If your NC is already setup using my previous dual boot script, there is no need to flash this again.
Note 1 - This does a resize of your /media partition. You data on /media should be intact. If you want to be safe, backup your /media before flashing.
Note 2 - /media partition will be resized to about 3.9 GB. If your existing data on /media is more that 3.9GB, you won't be able to flash this.
2. Remove dual boot - http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20480343/remove-dualboot-0.1.zip
If you want to revert to stock, simply flash this file.
3. Dual boot ROMs
Now the dual boot ROMs. These will be flashed to the dual boot partitions (partition 9 and 10) on eMMC. Hold 'n' button while powering up to boot into dual boot ROM.
My modified u-boot.bin based on B&N 1.2 source - Seems previous version is having compatibility issues with 2.6.32 kernel. This is updated base on B&N 1.2 source. Flash using CWM. It only overwrites the u-boot.bin on boot partition. Boot message should show "(multi)U-Boot v0.3 loading..." after flashing this zip.
Flashable dual boot Nookie Froyo v0.6.8
Flashable dual boot Honeycomb Preview v04
Flashable dual boot HC v04 with gapps - credit goes to pauljohnson75
Flashable dalingrin's 1.1GHz OC kernel for dual boot HC - credit goes to dalingrin for the oc kernel, and pauljohnson75 for creating the dual boot flashable
Flashable zip to move your stock Eclair to dual boot partition v02 - This is not really a ROM strictly speaking. To avoid infringing B&N IP, no file from stock ROM is included in this zip. Scripts in this zip simply copies your stock ROM partitions and make the necessary adjustment to ramdisk. After flashing this, you will have an identical ROM setup on your dual boot partition. You are free to do whatever to your default ROM. For example, you can flash other ROMs to overwrite your default ROM. You will still be able to boot into stock eclair by holding 'n' button. Only thing to note is if the other ROMs you flash overwrites u-boot.bin, you will lose the dual boot capability.
Flashable dual boot CM7 nightly (cm_encore_full-22)
Note 1 - You can flash this using CWM 3.0.0.5. Newer version of CWM not required.
Note 2 - This will convert secondary /system and /data partitions to ext4. They will not be compatible with other dual boot ROMs any more. You need to flash remove-dualboot-0.1.zip, then prep-dualboot-0.1.zip, before flashing other dual boot ROMs.
Note 3 - This will wipe your dualboot data partition.
Link not longer working
unknown.soul has packaged dalingrin's OC kernels for dual boot. Get them below. thanks unknown.soul
Eclair
Froyo
CM7
Honeycomb
Also gapps
Google Apps
Credits
cicada for Nookie Froyo. My update scripts are also based on his NF flashable.
deeper-blue for Honeycomb.
cm7 dev team for porting CM7 to NC
other xda developers who have contributed to NC community.
Holy Crap! How am I supposed to get any REAL work done today?
This is crazy awesome. I'm downloading everything right now. i will let you know how it goes.
Thank you!!!
Wow, this makes dual booting so much easier! thanks man!!
For real though, I have a deadline today and you come along and release this! You sir are awesome!!! Gonna flash it right now and then hopefully I can get some work done.
I see CM7 was just released. Would I be able to flash this to my dual boot partition?
racks11479 said:
For real though, I have a deadline today and you come along and release this! You sir are awesome!!! Gonna flash it right now and then hopefully I can get some work done.
I see CM7 was just released. Would I be able to flash this to my dual boot partition?
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Normal flashables will flash to default partitions. That will overwrite your default boot OS. I have to package these flashable zips specifically to flash to dual boot partition. They are not compatible.
rookie1 said:
Normal flashables will flash to default partitions. That will overwrite your default boot OS. I have to package these flashable zips specifically to flash to dual boot partition. They are not compatible.
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Yeah, I'd figured as much.... was hoping and wishing that under some miracle way it would have been possible. Thank you again for your hard work on this. It's pretty much made my day.
This is awesome downloading now. Are these just the base Roms or do they include any of the Google apps?
No gapps included.
get it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=917660
Is it possible to overclock this? If so, how?
racks11479 said:
No gapps included.
get it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=917660
Is it possible to overclock this? If so, how?
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how does one push gapps and oc kernel in context of dual bootsetup?
rookie1 said:
I've created a few flashable zip files to ease the eMMC dual boot setup. You can flash them using Clock Work Recovery.
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If I want to use this but keep oc 1100 for both froyo and eclair how do i do that. also if I want to install gapps on the froyo part of dual boot what mount commands do i need to push it to right place in adb?
Canadoc said:
If I want to use this but keep oc 1100 for both froyo and eclair how do i do that. also if I want to install gapps on the froyo part of dual boot what mount commands do i need to push it to right place in adb?
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Not sure about the overclocking. I would really like to know how as well.
But with gapps. I didn't use adb. I just placed the unzipped gapps folder on my sdcard and installed it through terminal emulator in dev tools on my nook.
su
mount -o remount,rw /system
cp -r /sdcard/gapps/system/* /system
exit
Thats about it!
racks11479 said:
Not sure about the overclocking. I would really like to know how as well.
But with gapps. I didn't use adb. I just placed the unzipped gapps folder on my sdcard and installed it through terminal emulator in dev tools on my nook.
su
mount -o remount,rw /system
cp -r /sdcard/gapps/system/* /system
exit
Thats about it!
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thanks will try this
what type of quadrant scores u getting on 800?
Just ran a quadrant of 969.
racks11479 said:
Not sure about the overclocking. I would really like to know how as well.
But with gapps. I didn't use adb. I just placed the unzipped gapps folder on my sdcard and installed it through terminal emulator in dev tools on my nook.
su
mount -o remount,rw /system
cp -r /sdcard/gapps/system/* /system
exit
Thats about it!
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Can we access sdcard from either booted rom?
I flashed the NF one, and yes I'm able to mount and access my sdcard
Did anyone have any problems installing? I followed the instructions and I can get Nook Honey to boot but Nookie Froyo gets stuck at the Android_ screen, before the OS actually starts loading. I've tried reverting back to stock and starting over, and still no luck. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Awesome
Not sure how I did this but I didn't do a wipe or any formats before I installed all three zips. I installed all three at once from inside clockwork. Anyway my nookie froyo that I had setup perfect is still there just like I left it inculding the overclocked kernel. And if I hold down the n key and boot it boots right into Honeycomb not sure how I did this but its awesome. Thanks rookie1, now I just need to get gapps onto Honeycomb.
For oc kernels remember the file name is uFImg for the second boot. For those of you pushing an OC kernel to the alternate boot.
pauljohnson75 said:
Not sure how I did this but I didn't do a wipe or any formats before I installed all three zips. I installed all three at once from inside clockwork. Anyway my nookie froyo that I had setup perfect is still there just like I left it inculding the overclocked kernel. And if I hold down the n key and boot it boots right into Honeycomb not sure how I did this but its awesome. Thanks rookie1, now I just need to get gapps onto Honeycomb.
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Why did you flash all 3 zips? You can only install one ROM on the new partition. I believe that this doesn't touch your original setup at all. It only flashes the rom on the new partition that was created.
Ok if someone can please help.
I have dual boot set up with eclair as stock boot and my n boot gives me froyo.
used titanium backup and have my froyo mostly back up and running though some apps caused soft reboots during the reinstall from TB.
Froyo seems to be running fine with what is installed so far. Flash is workig but since only getting quadrants in the 900-960 range it is kinda choppy. Was hoping there was a way to get the oc kernel onto the froyo boot as it is still present on the original eclair boot. The only real advantage for me of Froyo is that it should be faster and flash. But since it is not overclocked.....
Any ideas how to get the froyo oc kernel to the right place?

[Q] How to Install Custom Kernal

Just picked up three Gtablets yesterday, and immedialty loaded up Vegan 5.1; my question is how do I go about changing the kernal in order to overclock? I went over to this thread
[Kernel] 2.6.32.38 - OC-UV-VFP_FP (1.400GHZ) - Gtab/Zpad (Update 4/20/11);
and started reading up on it, but it gets to be a little confusing. Also, I see no guides on how to install a custom kernal. Do I just do it in CWM
I went to this link http://droidbasement.com/db-blog/, and it says to flash zip through recovery, but there are a ton of files on that site; than it says
To use one of the kernel modules:...do a bunch of stuff.
I am a bit confused here as to what I need to do to get a custom kernal with Vegan 5.1.1; Can someone point me in a direction?
VEGAn 5.1 is Froyo (Android 2.2) based, so you want to download this kernel from that page:
ViewSonic Gtab/Malata Zpad (Froyo):
boot-cm_2632.38-oc-uv-xtra-vfpv3_fp-042011.zip
Download: boot-cm_2632.38-oc-uv-xtra-vfp_fp-042011.zip
As to how to install it, you just flash it in clockwork mod, the same way you installed VEGAn 5.1 on your tablet (place the file on the "sdcard", go into clockwork mod, go to install zip from sdcard, then choose to install the kernel file).
For the stuff about the kernel modules, it requires knowledge of how to use adb shell, which is a little bit complicated, so I wouldn't worry about it. The modules aren't necessary, they just add a few additional functions and settings to the kernel. You'll still be able to overclock without installing the modules. Hope this helps.
Modules without ADB
Not that it matters completely, but you can push modules to the kernel without using ADB. If you have Root Explorer, you can mount the correct subdirectory as RW, copy the files there, then use terminal emulator to chmod and insmod per Pershoot's other instructions.
raphenucleus said:
VEGAn 5.1 is Froyo (Android 2.2) based, so you want to download this kernel from that page:
ViewSonic Gtab/Malata Zpad (Froyo):
boot-cm_2632.38-oc-uv-xtra-vfpv3_fp-042011.zip
Download: boot-cm_2632.38-oc-uv-xtra-vfp_fp-042011.zip
As to how to install it, you just flash it in clockwork mod, the same way you installed VEGAn 5.1 on your tablet (place the file on the "sdcard", go into clockwork mod, go to install zip from sdcard, then choose to install the kernel file).
For the stuff about the kernel modules, it requires knowledge of how to use adb shell, which is a little bit complicated, so I wouldn't worry about it. The modules aren't necessary, they just add a few additional functions and settings to the kernel. You'll still be able to overclock without installing the modules. Hope this helps.
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Thanks for the quick reply....I feel like a noob.....do I need to wipe before or after install? And what program do you prefer for overclocking? And what settings?
michaeljwestii said:
Not that it matters completely, but you can push modules to the kernel without using ADB. If you have Root Explorer, you can mount the correct subdirectory as RW, copy the files there, then use terminal emulator to chmod and insmod per Pershoot's other instructions.
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What are the benefits to the kernels?
PhilPan said:
Thanks for the quick reply....I feel like a noob.....do I need to wipe before or after install? And what program do you prefer for overclocking? And what settings?
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When flashing new kernels, it's recommended to wipe the cache partition and wipe the dalvik cache before flashing the new kernel. I do this every time to be safe, but I don't know how important it really is. I've forgotten to do it on occasion and didn't notice any problems.
I use setcpu to set the cpu range and also use it to turn down the max cpu to 216 MHz when the screen is off to save battery. The range I use is 216 to 1000 MHz. I don't overclock, because I've found it to be fast enough without it and overclocking can decrease your battery life. But I'd say try out various frequency ranges and see what you like the best.
would nvflashing back to stock 3588 FW change the kernals back to original?
yes, flashing any rom will flash the kernel for that rom.

[Q] thinking of updating to streakdroid

so I have read tons of forums and i think i may have read too many and now I have gotten myself all confused, and i honestly am not evens sure where to start. can i go directly to steve's 1.9, anyone who can give me pointers it would be greatly apprieciated, even if it is just pointing me to one post that will work for me.
Well I went from dells 2.2.2 rom to streakdroid 1.9.0 without any problem s at all, although I did keep baseband 351 wether that makes a difference going staright from dells rom??
It is super fast,quadrant score of 2368 with an overclock to 1.19
I chose:
Dpi of 160
Stage ui
Perfmod.........no problems here
Dells bios
Vol boost
Sent from my Dell Streak using XDA App
I did exactly the same as the user above and it worked a treat. I'd hold off of the 2.0 though at the moment. I have problems where the phone won't even boot at the moment.
HTH.
Paul.
i am also currently running the stock 2.2.2 and have baseband 351 so i guess i can just do the same as you.
so just follow these steps and i should be fine?
1.Download update-1.9.0.zip
2.Place Zip file into Root of SD Card
3.Make a text file and type in the options you would like to chose as shown above.
4.Save file under SDCard>install.txt
5.Boot into StreakMod or Clockwork Recovery
6.Select Update from Zip File > Select Zip File From SD Card > update-1.9.0.Zip
7.Wait for installation.
8.First Boot may take longer than a normal boot. Things are being installed, stuff is being generated. Patience.
9.Enjoy.
pretty straightforward, after the 1st time, every time after that is easy. was worth it thou. using rebel sim for unlock.
Note that you dont need to have a dpi line if you want to leave it at stock. If you aren't prerooted you can also flash superuser.zip and install busybox from the market to make things easier. I ended up doing this because the softroot on boot wasn't quite working for me.

Using kernel manager

I'd like to use kernel manager to flash kernels, since its easier to do it from within android, with a GUI. I've downloaded imnuts' 100uv voodoo kernel, and after unzipping, it says "failed to create new boot image", so I guess the zimage is failing. Any help is appreciated.
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I had the same problem. I just used kernel manager to download the kernel. Then manually booted to cwm recovery and flashed it manually. Worked fine.
Just apply zip and point it to your sdcard / kernel-manager / imnuts

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