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Root [KERNEL] Plague kernel for the Huawei Mercury M886/C8860

PlayfulGod

Extreme Android User
Jan 28, 2011
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DISCLAIMER: This is a CUSTOM' ROM! Use at YOUR OWN RISK!!! By using this ROM, you understand that that I am not liable for any or all consequences of using this ROM. If you don't know what you're doing, DON'T TRY IT. Use at your own risk!



  • Developer: Playfulgod
  • Description: Custom kernel for the Huawei Mercury M886/C8860
  • Version: v1.0



Well folks, finally some goodies worth having for the Huawei Mercury. This is for Gingerbread!!!


Added Goodness



  • Overclocking up to 1.9Ghz
  • Interactive governor
  • Smartass2 governor
  • Lagfree governor



What doesn't work



  • cpu boots @1.9Ghz on first boot, but sticks after setting with a CPU app.



Requirements



  • Must be rooted
  • Will need a CPU Control app (ROM Toolbox & System Tuner are nice ones
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How to install



  • Have drivers installed
  • Download & unzip file attached below
  • Installs same as cwm
  • boot phone into download mode (pink screen), from power off, hold volume +/- and power
  • Connect USB Cable
  • Open Nautilus with root privileges (have seen it posted that Windows Explorer works too, but I cannot confirm this)
  • Look for the partition with 252MB and has images & Music
  • Open images
  • drag and drop the unziped boot.img and ok to overwrite old one.
  • Pull battery, re-insert battery and boot as normal.

Downloads




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