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Root another speed question

Actually, some early versions of VillainROM for the Hero shipped without a default kernel. The idea was for the user to choose from a selection that had been painstakingly optimised for different min/max frequency ranges. Of course, if said user didn't bother reading the release notes fully they might miss this important detail, with predictably traumatic results. :eek:
 
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i heard about badass

I believe you're thinking of the "smartass" cpu_governor that is included in several recent kernels. It first appeared courtesy of Erasmux in his FlyKernel, and FlyKernel-12a (the most recent) is probably as good a choice as anything.

will my phone last another 19 mounths

Provided you don't run it overclocked it at the limit of stability 24/7, then I'm pretty sure that any problems that do arise won't be due to the kernel.
 
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