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Root Simple question - How to install new kernels?

zoidberg28

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Apr 19, 2010
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Hi team,

I always have gotten great help here - and for all the talk of wiping dalvik and other caches, I haven't found a straight forward guide for now to prepare my phone for installation of a new kernel.

I've been on skyraider awhile, and put King BFS 4 on. I'd like to go to the new BFS 5 and see if it improves the battery life.

Can someone point me toward a simple guide of how to prepare the phone for a new kernel? I know how to install it. What caches need to be wiped? Can it be done through clockwork? I've already done the nandroid backup.

Thanks!
 
Not to high-jack this thread or anything but I was about to post something similar. I already installed my first kernel and didn't wipe dalvik. is it to late or can i wipe it now?


also what about the battery stats? are we supposed to wipe them also?


P.S. what happens when you don't wipe the dalvik? I'm using the hydra kernel under-volt and haven't noticed any better batt life. I'm actually experiencing worse life(but it's only day 2)
 
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Not to high-jack this thread or anything but I was about to post something similar. I already installed my first kernel and didn't wipe dalvik. is it to late or can i wipe it now?


also what about the battery stats? are we supposed to wipe them also?


P.S. what happens when you don't wipe the dalvik? I'm using the hydra kernel under-volt and haven't noticed any better batt life. I'm actually experiencing worse life(but it's only day 2)

If you didn't wipe dalvik oh boy :p JK

If it runs fine I wouldn't worry about it this time around. I would start doing it from now on though. I think it's a safety measure.

As for battery stats it doesn't hurt and probably a good idea with a new kernel. It's under advanced in CMR as well as dalvik cache. Just make sure your battery is fully charged with a bump before you wipe battery stats. That's what I do, but there are 2 schools of thought on this one. gl!
 
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