Root GingerVillain 1.8

[amlothi]

I've been using GV since 0.7 and I could count the number of random restarts I've had on one hand.

What kernel are you using?
Try an SVS if you're using HAVS.

Are you using custom vdd? If so try increasing your minimum voltages

Overclocking? Try using standard voltage range of 245-998

I'm using Set CPU but I am only using the default detected speeds. I didn't set anything manually. I'm using the default kernel. Never changed it.

Which one would you recommend and how do I get it?

 

[Hadron]

The default kernel is the GV SVS one, which should be the most compatible of the GV kernels. So to be explicit, your speed range is 245-998? And do the restarts generally happen when the phone is idling, or when it's been running intensively, or really no pattern?

It's possible that your phone is less tolerant of undervolting than most, and that even the default voltage levels go too low. In this case you might want to use the sysfs interface to raise the minimum voltages slightly above the default (especially if crashes tend to happen when idle).

Or you could try one of EViollet's kernels (available via Villain Setup). If your phone is suffering random restarts I'd generally recommend SVS, but as it sounds like you are using SVS already you could just try both and see.

 

[amlothi]

When I autodetect speeds in setCPU is shows 245000 to 1113600. Should I lower the max speed? Is that possibly the cause?

I have had 4 restarts that I can specifically recall the circumstances in the last month. 2 happened while surfing the web using the browser (in one case I was watching streaming video, so probably working the CPU hard). One happened when I was trying to type an email using the default mail program. One happened when the phone was not being used and it was off and in my pocket. (I felt the vibration when it rebooted and thought it was a message.)



FWIW, I am not on GV1.8. I didn't stay there long because it seemed to have problems on my phone where apps just weren't connecting or working correctly. I rolled back to 1.6. All of these reboots have been while on 1.6.

 

[SUroot]

Try another kernel like Hadron suggested.

Reboot whilst doing stuff usually means overclocked too high. Whilst idle, voltage too low

 

[steved1987]

I just installed 1.8 on my g2. First I flashed the rom and backed up then installed the zip. When I rebooted the villainrom opener looked different but everything still reads v2.3.1 and it says gingervillain 1.4. Any ideas or suggestions?

 

[kewlbuddy]

but this gingervillain 1.8 is for desire

 

[Hadron]

When I autodetect speeds in setCPU is shows 245000 to 1113600. Should I lower the max speed? Is that possibly the cause?

So you are using the full range of speeds possible with that kernel. Anything above 998 is overclocked. 1113 isn't usually a problem, but handsets differ so reducing this slightly is one thing to try. If you try an Eviollet kernel don't push the max all the way up, because they will let you go all the way to 1190, which many phones can't handle. I'd certainly not try anything higher than 1113 until you know you are stable at that speed.

If it's 4 reboots in 2 months it may take a while before you know for sure if a fix works though.

 

[steved1987]

but this gingervillain 1.8 is for desire

Oh shit. Ididnt even notice that it was just the initial search option on google

 

[shkk]

Yep. Using it for half a day. No problems noticed
from 0086-it.com about cheap phones

 

[amlothi]

Try another kernel like Hadron suggested.

Reboot whilst doing stuff usually means overclocked too high. Whilst idle, voltage too low

So you are using the full range of speeds possible with that kernel. Anything above 998 is overclocked. 1113 isn't usually a problem, but handsets differ so reducing this slightly is one thing to try.

If it's 4 reboots in 2 months it may take a while before you know for sure if a fix works though.

Thanks both. I will try changing the speed in set CPU slightly and see how that goes for a while. If I still have problems, I'll try another kernel.

I just noticed that my screen off profile had a minimum speed set lower than the 245 (not sure why, I don't remember setting that). So I bumped that up to 245 and I bumped down the max speed 1 click.

 

[Hadron]

Ah, I'd forgotten that GV kernels allow 128 these days. You prob set that to save power - I used to use that profile with the Eviollet kernels. These days I don't use a profile at all.

 

[matttye]

Never again will I try out a new ROM on a work night. I tried out MIUI last night, decided I didn't like it but was too tired to move back to GV, so I had to get up early this morning and ended up leaving my house 3 minutes before my bus was due

Only one I can see me switching for is Oxygen but happy with GV for now.

 

[Markhypnos]

Anyone elses camera going mental and force closing?

 

[turbohobbit]

My camera's ok. Sorry.