The kernel is a central component of most computer operating systems. It acts as bridge between applications and the hardware and also manages the systems's resources.

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l2_hsic prevents my device from Deep Sleep. How to fix it?

I have installed BetterBatteryStats and CPU SPY, because I noticed that I had a faster than normal battery consumption when the tab was left alone. I made a 30 mins test Wifi OFF, Flight Mode On, ...
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Android 2.2 Galaxy S SGH-T959 kernel update with netfilter

I can't seem to find a kernel update for this phone that would include netfilter. Does anyone know a different way to install netfilter on this phone?
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LorDModUE - How to configure

I have installed Lordmodue* to under volt my android device by downloading the .zip, booting into recovery mode, browsing the sdcard and selecting the .zip file. The install was successful and under ...
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get wireless tools in Android devices?

i see this link about enable wireless tools on android. but i can't understand the way he follow to enable tools on what terminal or adb shells for the device or on linux platform !! also from ...
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Samsung S2 kernel change

On my Samsung Galaxy S2, I have Android 4.0.4 running with Kernel 3.0.15-1114882. I need to change to kernel 3.015-1157945 or 3.015-1056084 . Is this possible? If yes How?
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How to change the display refresh rate of an android device

I am creating a custom ROM for my android device (MT6577 + ICS 4.0.4).The base ROM I'm using is the stock ROM of the device. My device's display refresh rate is pre-configured at 30Hz. Now, I want to ...
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Does Cyanogendmod Kernel support loop devices?

Since I am failing to mount a Nandroid image and since I have read that the Kernel needs to support loop devices for that I need to know if anybody has managed to mount a loop device on CM7 or ...
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Updating Siyah Kernel to 1.9.1 on Galxy SIII i9300 ends in black screen after Siyah logo

I currently run Siyah 1.8.9 Kernel with CM 10.1 nightly (20130218), and I've tried to flash Siyah 1.9.1 with both Odin (PC) and through CM recovery. Both ways end up with a black screen after the ...
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How to find PHYS_OFFSET value for mkbootimg

As i was following instructions here. I found a problem that my /proc/config.gz does not contain CONFIG_PHYS_OFFSET setting. But my /proc/iomem contains 40000000-5bffffff : System RAM. What value i ...
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Upgrading Kernel

I am somehow confused about the kernel and how it plays out. I have a couple of questions: Let's assume my device kernel reports its kernel as 3.0.8 (using uname -r). How can I figure out what ...
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rmt_storage keeps polling and spam logcat

In logcat I can see rmt_storage keeps doing something every 2/3 seconds I/rmt_storage(15279): rmt_storage open success I/rmt_storage(15279): rmt_storage shared memory ioctl success ...
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Boot custom kernel via phone

I can currently boot a custom kernel (without flashing it) for test purposes by using fastboot on my computer via: cmd> fastboot boot customkernel.img Which works great. I've found great kernels ...
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Cannot turn on LG GT540 due to kernel panic

I cannot turn on my LG GT540. When I try to turn it on it displays a message which says: Linux Kernel Panic Process swapper (pid : 1 ) What does this mean? How can I fix it?
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Sound on Power-On

I want a sound to be played when the user presses the power button, Since I am customizing Android for Visually Challenged people this feature might let them know if the tablet has actually powered on ...
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What is the method to debug Android kernel from booting in tablet?

I have to test a custom Android build on a tablet and I need to know the method to debug the Android kernel from booting in the tablet? The tablet has only a screen, 2 USB ports and an HDMI port.
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Can I separate device node names by driver in ueventd, like UDEV can in Linux?

I'm setting up a carpc solution running as USB host with two slave devices; a USB modem and an UART I-BUS communications device. My problem per se is that both these devices eventually show up as ...
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Andoid can't detect MeeGo file system

I have Asus EeePc laptop in which there is two drive partition first of 246Gb second of 4Gb The first drive have MeeGo OS and other drive contain Android x86 OS for asus. The Problem is that ...
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Compiling ICS Kernel for Galaxy S3 with USB Gadget Drivers (HID Gadget)

Im not sure if this is more of a stack overflow question but ill see how we go here first. I have been trying for the past few days to compile my own kernel for the GS3 (without any modifications ...