yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Desire General] stankyou:
That's a generic copy/paste reply. Desire is obsolete and will not get further updates from HTC no matter how comparable the hardware is to recently released "low end" models.

HTC Desire users are decreasing in numbers and will continue the downward trend since people are upgrading to new models anyway. The most logical thing for any manufacturer is support those that are using and will be using these new models. There is no point right now for HTC and its developers put their resources on a device where the user base is on a decline.

I believe that the reason we got a half baked official upgrade to Gingerbread is not only because of hardware limitations, it was because there were really putting more effort in developing for new models at the time.

If you bought Desire early in the game, I believe you can say that you got your money's worth. If you got your Desire late in the game, then yeah it sucks. :D
[Desire General] olyloh6696:
True, they sent that to me when I asked about my Desire S.

Sent from my HTC Desire S
[Desire General] erklat:
Why is it half baked? Slow, lots of bugs, constant fcs, something else? Maybe you know something that I don't?
[Desire General] olyloh6696:
They basically just took Gingerbread, and dumped the old sense on top of it... no new sense 2.1 even or anything..

Sent from my HTC Desire S
[Desire General] erklat:
Does that mean that all other aosp roms are half baked too? Or that Froyo roms were all the same?
[Desire General] stankyou:
The execution is. The whole won't update-will update saga. If it wasn't for the public outrage that followed their initial decision, that Gingerbread RUU wouldn't even be completed for release in my opinion. :p
[Desire General] erklat:
Might be. But that doesn't change the fact the update was done, and was done right, regardless of what enraged public has to say.
[Desire General] stankyou:
Yup and in a way that move to release the update made me stick to the brand. I just hope they don't screw up the updates of future devices.. at least for their flagship phones.
[Desire General] jamsh:
ICS

Why not root and install ICS - HERE

It's like having a new phone!
[Desire General] Flying Scotsman:
It's a shame that the amount of phones HTC's churning out as of late affects older models. Has it something to do with the GPU of the desire being too old to handle it properly?
[Desire General] dschibril:
@jamsh, it's a beta you are aware of that right? better stay with 2.2 imho
[Galaxy S I9000 General] sam razzy:
My uncle has two phones vibrant and captivate... he is planning to give me the one phone... can I know which is the best among both??

Can I flash the Rom from i9000 to vibrant or captivate??? Pls help me to get this answer
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] }{Alienz}{:
Hi all,

I have been really upset with the choppy scrolling performance on our phone. It is a bug Supercurio found immediately upon using our phone and one sadly no dev has fully fixed yet.

Well, good news. I've been testing a ton of different ROMs and kernels and I have found that the Skyrocket kernels are PERFECTLY smooth in scrolling. Why? I do not know.

I tested Da_G's CM7 kernel with my T-mobile SGS2 and it worked. Now, not only did it work but it works perfectly. Everything works including data (4G), calls, etc. There is only 1 bug and that is because it is a Skyrocket kernel---Automatic orientation (if you turn it on) is exactly 90 degrees off. Easy fix though I think.

Other tested ROMS and Kernels:

Kernels:

Bullet (all versions)---very choppy but amazing on battery

Synergy (all versions)---very choppy but also really good on battery

Faux123's kernels---Newest version of Faux's kernel incorporates Skyrocket drivers and FIXES the 2D choppiness. Currently it is the only T989 kernel to be fully smooth

Mr.X CM7's kernel---choppy but amazing battery and 2D Quadrant scores (I got 760s with it)

Da_G's Skyrocket CM7 kernel---BUTTER smooth, everything except Auto-rotation works despite being a Skyrocket kernel

ROMS:

Stock 2.3.5---VERY choppy

Stock 2.3.6---Slightly less choppy but still pretty choppy

Juggernaut 4.0, 3.7, 3.5---ALL pretty choppy, 4.0 is likely the best since its based on 2.3.6

Beastmod 4.0, 4.2---ALL pretty choppy

Domination 2.0---EXTREMELY choppy...I don't know why even since it's 2.3.6 but my testing proved it was one of the worst in scrolling choppiness

CM7 by slayher (for T-Mo SGS2)--Butter at times and choppy at others.

CM7 for Skyrocket (Alpha 4)---Choppy if T989 kernel is used, BUTTER if Skyrocket kernel (Da_G's kernel) is used.

I believe ROMS have little effect on the choppiness. They do contribute a tiny amount but I do believe the kernels are what dictate whether scrolling is smooth or not.

Moral of the story, T-mo SGS2 Kernel devs, please either build from the source for Skyrocket or see what that kernel has that is different from ours because it is MUCH MUCH SMOOTHER than any of our kernels.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] XAviierG:
Cause us skyrockets users are raw ;) haha but ill try and see how to fix your guys rotation problem. Busy trying to build a new cm7 miui and AOSP with members for the skyrocket
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] }{Alienz}{:
If you could port Da_G's kernel by incorporating a 90-degree Auto-rotation fix, it would be bomb. Everything else works and it is sooo smooth.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kabuk1:
Would you mind linking to the exact kernel you used? I never use auto-rotate & I'm dying to get rid of this choppiness.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] }{Alienz}{:
Certainly. Make sure you are running CM7 though.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1398512

Use the AT&T CM7 v4 version. Get into Clockwork, flash, and reboot. It doesn't have a boot logo, don't be alarmed.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kabuk1:
I certainly am :D Which version did you use though, AT&T or Rogers?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] }{Alienz}{:
AT&T like I said in my post above.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kabuk1:
Ah... derp, I'm special. Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] tweak.:
Hello fellow Colorado-an!

Just to clarify- the moral of your post is: using the Skyrocket's CM7 ROM & Da_G's Skyrocket kernel on the T989 you have 0 choppiness?

I'm just unsure of which ROM you're using (ours or Skyrocket's)

Thanks.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] }{Alienz}{:
Correct. Use the Skyrocket CM7 or ours (doesn't matter but ours has more bugs. The Skyrocket CM7 with that kernel has NO bugs if you keep the GPS on).
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Longcat14:
Yep, true, somehow, GPS on our kernel keeps audio working and no bugs, dunno how, but don't ask me.

Also, the orientation thing is because our accelerometer is flipped upside down, that's why it flipped differently for you.

I'll ask Da_G if he can revert the fix he did in the kernel, then upload a version for you guys, since our kernels seem to work better for you.

Also, if someone doesn't mind, flash a T-Mo ROM, then a Skyrocket kernel (don't worry, I've flashed T-Mo SGS II kernels before, only thing that breaks is the rotation), and see if that fixes any 2D lag you have.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kabuk1:
Wait- we can flash the skyrocket version of cm7? Like without modifying it of anything?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Individ3:
Hmm glad this ROM & kernel combo is working for you!

I myself have used several of the roms and kernels you mentioned also and have found that the stock rooted Telus T989D ROM by Mr X + the synergy kernel are not only the fastest imo, but I get 0 choppiness and almost 2 days of battery life on normal to heavy usage.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mrcojocaru:
I tried to flash da g's cm7 kernel with beastmod 4.2,and with gingersnap v0.3 beta. Neither worked. I got a black screen after the first Samsung logo.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] JoeCool85:
Check out the new kernel faux made...should be posted at the end of his thread
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] XAviierG:
Cm7 kernel is for cm7
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mrcojocaru:
Ok sorry for my noobishness, I had no idea..don't really use cm7. I just flashed dagkernal .42 on gingersnap 0.3. Its amazingly smooth but I had to turn off auto rotation because its working backwards. Which is a kernel with good battery life and is smooth on skyrocket?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] crookshanks:
I think all the Skyrocket kernels are going to result in rotation issues. I flashed a Skyrocket rom and one of our kernels and it works fine.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] HRodMusic:
I called in sick for work today this shows up.. should have a fun day lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SGS2X:
Just tried the dag 4.2 rogers kernel with juggernaut 4.1 and I can really notice a difference.. not that benchmark's matter, but I'm got 7154 on AnTuTu on the first try clocked at 1.78 and getting 4600+ on quadrant at the same clock lol

Let's see how the battery is on this tho. Jug 3.7 + bullet 2.9 was giving me amazinggg battery life but last night i went to sleep with it being 45% and woke up with 5% lol maybe the governor changed to performance or something idk

EDIT - After around 20 mins of use, I can confidently say that my phone is now BUUTTTEEERYYYY smooth :D :D :D I used to get lag/stutter during screen transitions and everything, now I'm using the Sphere effect on Go Launcher (one of the ones that usually cause the most stutter) and it couldn't be any more buttery smooth lol

Thanks for finding this :) The only issue is the auto-rotation but once that's fixed, this will be amazing lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mrcojocaru:
nice!! I'm gonna try it out.

Everyone should post different rom/kernel combos that work for them.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Longcat14:
It seems that Da_G's .42 kernel fixes all the lag problems. Unfortunately, I don't know how to fix the rotation...
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] joser24:
I have faux ultimate... Awesome battery and not as choppy....
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
I'm using faux's kernel I get good battery life and smooth for me.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] HRodMusic:
might wait until the rotation thing is fixed =D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Rekzer:
Waiting for a rotation fix then ill switch to! Im sure once its figured out their roms can be easily ported over more regularly to..or so i hope.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kaizasoshi:
Running Da_G's .42 with the latest Bombarider..and phone feels A LOT SNAPPIER!!! Ran quadrant before running Faux latest and was averaging 3600, after flashing Da_G's now i'm averaging 4500...very fast! No lag at all! Will report back with battery drain. DAMN..this thing almost feels to FAST!! Nice find Alienz!

EDIT: Using SETCPU, clocked at 180900 max-384000 min Lagfree

Battery drain has been awesome! After heavy use in the last 20 mins, battery only drained 3%
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] HRodMusic:
what is the rotation thing? is it really that bad?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kaizasoshi:
I just turned mines off ;) its not really a big deal though.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] HRodMusic:
oh i see, not bad could i flash that over beastmod? or do i need cm7?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SGS2X:
When auto rotation is on, the screen is sideways when the phone is facing up and it's up when the phone is sideways.. it's because the Skyrocket's accelorometer is upside down. If you leave auto-rotation off, it works fine
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] FiveOhFox:
Has anyone tried swapping the legacyhardware.so files out with ours to fix the rotation problem? What about any other files inside of the boot.img?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] manekineko:
Seems weird talking about smoothness without talking about what CPU governor you're using.

When testing all those kernels I assume you just used the default governor? Those can make a huge difference and I wonder if the difference is as simple as what default governor Skyrocket ROMs are using.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kaizasoshi:
Im sure it'll be no problem. NANO backup, just in case. I always wipe cache before and after flashing a new kernel. Running like a champ on Bombarider!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mrcojocaru:
I think that the only one that wont work is the cm7 kernel... unless maybe with our cm7 rom? I tried and I got black screened

I know you're busy with your rom, but would you have time to try? I would, but I dont know the last thing about that stuff. I could test them for you.

edit: or if you flash it with the skyrocket cm7 rom, as discussed a few pages back
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kaizasoshi:
This is the one I used http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1343220 The AT&T .42
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] }{Alienz}{:
I tested each kernel with all available governors it offered. I took the best one out of those got my results (ignoring performance ofc)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Vinsane:
Which one would be best for BeastMod. 4.2?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] SGS2X:
I always try all the governors.. performance gives less stutter (but still noticeable stutter) but using performance all the time would make the phone overheat and would kill battery life
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Judging from kernel description higher quadrant scores and faster smoother. It is using bfs. Kernels like faux's are using noop.

The other kernels are using either cfs or deadline or or Vr. I do not feel like checking all the kernels and what they are using.

Bfs will give the user the best interaction (example swiping home screens for an example) BFS has been reported to improve responsiveness on light-NUMA (non-uniform memory access) Linux mobile devices and desktop computers with fewer than 16 cores.

You take a hit at battery life though using it. It really is not at all the best overall performance for your device. If your a power user and you have a lot of background apps running etc bfs won't be the best for you. All phones are different as well so it may or not run the best for you.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] ArcticWolf91:
This is why I'm glad the Skyrocket got released. We can all benefit from each other. :)

I think I'll wait until someone fixes the rotation issue and then give this a try.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] GreggoryD502:
I'd like to know this also.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mrcojocaru:
Experiment my friends! Find what you like best.you won't get bricked lol
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] New_here:
I gotta a question about this. I am very interested in trying new kernels, but if I do not like it, do I just wipe davlik, cache and flash a new kernel using CWM? Would repeating this process cause any problems? like kernels overlapping or whatnot?

is there a way to back up my stock kernel so I can flash back to it if i am not happy with any of these kernels?

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] GreggoryD502:
You can just keep your original kernel on your sd card and reflash it if you want to go back.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Longcat14:
Go ahead and post on Da_G's kernel thread, and ask him if he can compile a version for you that fixes rotation, I'm sure he won't mind, because for him, that's probably like a 2 minute thing. xD

EDIT: Also, has anyone had problems with SoD on our kernels? I have problems with SoD (specifically on Da_G's kernel), but it seems like not everyone does.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] New_here:
Where is the stock rom usually stored on the phone? I read that nandroid backup does not back up your kernel. Is there any way to grab your stock kernel from your phone because I have tried searching for a T989D stock kernel, and the only link I found on xda forums for it is dead.

One more question and this one may be a bit odd, but I read ppl are using Beastmod and bomb roms with the .42 kernel, but can the same .42 kernel be used with a stock ROM?

Thanks
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] HRodMusic:
}{Alienz}{, whats the battery like with this kernel? and what do u recommend would work best for beastmod?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] XAviierG:
Try this one for beastmod

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1343220

Make a nandroid
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] bkaltec:
I'm stunned. Da G's cm7 kernel is awesome. Even smoother than synergy heavily overclocked :( Sucks the auto rotate is screwed, but I guess we can't ask for much as this is still an alpha build of cm.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] HRodMusic:
thx i flashed this couple mins ago, battery seems like its dropping 1% every 5 mins or so =/
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] XAviierG:
Give it time to settle in let it die charge it all the way and calibrate the battery
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] HRodMusic:
will do, i def feel a diff, so much smoother on transitions! btw are u using any OC scripts?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] }{Alienz}{:
Well, on CM7 with the Skyrocket kernel I got 14 hours today. Mind you though I used my phone a lot....2 hours and 50 minutes screen on time.

Played 2 racing games for half hour, texted, 2 calls, and a live wallpaper. I haven't calibrated the battery yet though so it should improve from that. My guess...around 18 hours probably when it settles.

You can use any Samsung-based kernel with Beastmod.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] HRodMusic:
been messing around with the gyroscope and horizontal calibration settings under display settings, working on a temp fix for the rotation issue =D

---------- Post added at 09:20 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:19 AM ----------

i might just go cm7, give it a shot for a while, do u leave your gps on the whole time?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] XAviierG:
Naw nothing at all
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] HRodMusic:
update on the battery, its really not bad at all, been testing for the past 2 hours and only dropped about 10%
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Longcat14:
Hmm... I know Da_G has a heavy GPU OC on the kernel (from stock speeds to 300MHz), could that be it?

If you guys have a GPU OC on your kernels, then I have no idea what's up..
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] cwalker0906:
fauxs new kernal 74b is based of skyrocket source..choopiness is gone and none of the issues of skyrocket kernals. the link is on the last pages of his thread. i dont go off quadrent numbers as its not effective for dual core but my phone has never been smoother
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] pyraxiate:
Ok so im on jugs 4.1 testing the kernel. The interesting thing is quadrant scores are a full 1000 points power , yet , the UI feels so much smoother. Ill continue testing and will report back :-)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Longcat14:
The only issue was screen rotation.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] knickfan5745:
Can somebody please answer these two questions?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] XAviierG:
Yes you can without problems just screen rotation, and use this one

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1343220
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] knickfan5745:
Thank you +1.

But your link still has two choices. Att/Rogers.

Also, what is the general consensus on Tmob Darkside CM7 vs this SkyRocket CM7?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] GreggoryD502:
Use the att version. Let me know it works for you!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Vinsane:
Let us know how it works out for you. I'm in Faux 007 ultimate right now.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] }{Alienz}{:
I believe Faux123 incorporated the 2D fix from the Skyrocket kernels. Yay.

Quoting the changelog of the latest kernel from him: "Cherry-picked SkyRocket's MDP drivers updates!"

So that about fixes that. We finally have a smooth T989 kernel for stock Samsung-based ROMs. Hope you guys enjoy it.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] :
Before you guys flash other kernels. Why don't you guys try changing the kernel i/o scheduler. To see if the performance increased. To change it use Voltage Control or No Frills from market.

Or init.d script: echo "scheduler-name" > /sys/block/mmcblk0/queue/scheduler
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] GreggoryD502:
Fauxs 07 kernel was horrible on battery life for me? 10% hour drain not using the phone. I haven't tried his new one with the skyrocket additions.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] HRodMusic:
Has there been a fix for the rotation?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Mrcojocaru:
Is this true for everyone?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] kabuk1:
So I've been using the Skyrocket CM7 & Da G's kernel & they're doing pretty good. I don't use auto-rotate so that's not a problem, except in Gallery & Youtube. I do watch a lot of Youtube so I'm hoping the rotation bug gets fixed soon but other than that, this is pretty damn cool!
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] HRodMusic:
Same here, youtube and funny jokes i use alot, and its stressing me out hahah, i hope theres a fix soon =D i cant be to hard, wish i knew about editing kernels =/

---------- Post added at 11:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:16 PM ----------

quick update so i decided to go back to juggernaut 4.1, and when i flashed it my auto rotation seems to be inverted, like it messed it up, any ideas on how to fix?
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] HRodMusic:
issue fixed, i dont know why but juggernaut dont have the calibration setting for horizontal, had to flash beastmod go into settings and walla recalibrated and fixed =D
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] prech:
Took me a bit of browsing to find the link, so here it is for those interested in faux's updated kernel:

http://rootzwiki.com/topic/10953-ke...-savingdec-17/page__view__findpost__p__336809
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] rUsTyRuSs:
If you are running cm with day_y'all kernel you can half ass fix rotation by going to settings, cm settings, display and check only 0° and 90° rotations. Not really a fix, but it works (kind of)
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] Estimated Prophet Hawk:
I've never flashed a kernel and am also worried about flashing ROMs for Telus and Rogers. Will they work with T-Mobile? I've heard that flashing kernels wrong can brick your phone.

Am I just worrying too much?

Also. I'm running Dewizzed because I detest TouchWiz and the T-Mobile bloatware so much that I didn't even want to deal with freezing/uninstalling it, lol. I've found the battery life to be horrific on Dewizzed. I get 8-12 hours with minimum to moderate usage.

Anyway. I've been a little confused on this thread and really want to flash a buttery smooth battery efficiant ROM with this kernal and just want to be sure to do it correctly. Does anyone have a link to the process. I'd also like to use the "fix" for Auto-Rotate.

Sorry if I'm being redundant, but all of these issues are covered in various parts of this thread and it'd be nice to have it all in one place.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-T989] peconaut:
I hope he does cause I was using the Skyrocket Room but switch due to the rotation issue

Sent from my SGH-T989
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] Shawno7:
I know there are a lot of Sense based Roms out there for this device, and i was just wondering which rom you guys preferred. I've had some pretty good experiences with SkyRaider Zeus 1.3 and also Virtuous. What are some of your thoughts and opinions on these roms and others?
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] faehsemc:
I loved Skyraider on my OG dinc, but for some reason not a fan if Zeus. It is extremely stable, but just not for me. I'm a big fan of nitsuj's gingerbangsense with the 3.0 patch, or even andybonesstock with the same patch. Both work amazing and are stable in my experience. As far as 3.5, Newts hd is pretty solid
[Verizon Droid Incredible 2] HypostaticOnion:
Even more solid for sense 3.5 ROMs is Mikrunny. Most solid ROM I've ever used.

Sent from my Mikrunny'd Superphone using Forum Runner