yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Inspire 4G] labarbacoa:
I'm still getting stuck on "Searching for GPS" for a few minutes. However, after i got the lock I restarted the GPS and the second time was locked significantly faster. Still had to wait about a minute though, but its better and won't affect my device usage at all.
[HTC Inspire 4G] existz:
Yea...theres probably not much we can do about that, it will probably take a minute or so regardless... I'm just hoping the prebuilt lib helps with those that lose a lock after 5-10 min
[HTC Inspire 4G] existz:
So it looks like HTC finally released Android v4.0 kernel sources for DesireHD .., at least thats what HTC Dev shows...but its still a 2.6.35 kernel :( I haven't had time to look at it yet

http://www.htcdev.com/devcenter/downloads/P10
[HTC Inspire 4G] Rapscallion16:
That sounds like great news, but how will this help the development of the ROM at all, especially since you're planning a move to the 3.0 kernel?
[HTC Inspire 4G] SupremeBeaver:
It's a typo by HTC. That is the source for the Sense 3.0 update, ie still Gingerbread.
[HTC Inspire 4G] existz:
Honestly, probably not much.. even if we stick with 2.6 kernel, since we already got most things kernel related working. I havent had a chance to look at the source yet, but we might (might being keyword) be able to fix a couple small things. But we was hoping if/when HTC released kernel sources that it'd be 3.0, but its only a 2.6.35.10 kernel (our current kernel is 2.6.35.14)..
[HTC Inspire 4G] existz:
Are we positive? File name shows ace-ics-crc-2.6.35-a375925
[HTC Inspire 4G] SupremeBeaver:
The folks here agree it's a mistake

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1886297&page=2
[HTC Inspire 4G] existz:
Hmm.., Id say we need to wait to see if HTC confirms. I do notice that the memory values used for spade (ace) is the same as whats used in Saga 3.0 kernel (and in aospX for 720p recording) for ICS..(these were different with Gingerbread). So im a little skeptical both ways, but its possible its for ICS...but who knows with HTC anymore
[HTC Inspire 4G] Synthetic.Nightmare:
Even if it is a 2.6 ics kernel, what more could we take from it that we don't already get from the 3.0/caf/other sources that we already have and use? Also I finished up bringing us inline with vidc but I'm gonna update our msm_fb and rotator, test, and if all goes well I'll push those commits (Oh and I've backported zram and zcache from the saga 3.0 kernel and added an extra governor + snappy compression as well if you wanna check that out)
[HTC Inspire 4G] existz:
Yea, that was my point with it only being a 2.6 kernel, ...there's not much that we are gonna gain from it, if any thing at all since we already got most things working on 2.6..but depending on if certain HTC drivers were updated, we might be able to fix a few small bugs (probably just ace specific)...but I still haven't got to dig into the source yet to see if we can use anything.

As of right now I'll probably stay away from zram/zcache "officially" ..I use to use zram/zcache on my SGS 2.6.35 kernel and at least with the 2.6 version of zram, it use to cause a few issues (ie memory leak after long up time) ..and also with us having 768 of memory, it hasn't really became an issue to have to use zram...at least not enough to introduce new issues.

But let me know how vidc goes
[HTC Inspire 4G] Zeee:
Flashed and GPS is working great. No problems, GPS working all the time.
[HTC Inspire 4G] young440:
I just flashed the GPS zip and it seems to be working. I took a couple ten minute drives with navigation and it never lost GPS signal. I didn't notice it locking on any faster or being any more accurate though. But mine was always good in those regards.
[HTC Inspire 4G] MikhailM1:
GPS zip

Flashed the GPS test zip - it works well on my DHD. Until now it would not find any satelittes. Now it takes about a minute, but it does find them and establishes the location. Have not used it long enough to see if it looses them. Using navigation, the system warned me about loss of satelitte location, but that was because I moved in doors.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Chump Change:
I'm having a problem with video. If I record a video longer than 2:25 it will not let me play it back. I have asked on the Q&A forum but no one had replied. Is this normal and if not should I wipe again and reflash? Thanks for any help and this is by far the best ROM I have used. Awesome work.
[HTC Inspire 4G] young440:
I've never noticed this but you're right. I have to use mxplayer to get it to play. The regular gallery player won't do it
[HTC Inspire 4G] existz:
Full wipe and see if it happens on a completely clean install (nothing else installed or any data/apps restored..etc.. Flash inspiremod if your on an Inspire though). If it continues then post a logcat on the Issue Tracker, there's already a ticket open for Camera issues, so just post it in there (no need to open a new one). But I don't have this issue, plays fine for me after a 5min video I recorded.
[HTC Inspire 4G] existz:
Just wanted to give an update on next release... sorry its taking so long, im shooting for a MR1 release, so that means more testing and making sure I can get every possible bug squashed before releasing. Ive also got a few optimizations added, Ive got the VM test in 0xdroid down from 43xx-44xx to 41xx, and also added -O3 to a few libs through out the source. So with these changes I need to make sure it doesnt introduce any new issues. Im hoping I can get everything added/fixed that I want for the first MR release done by sometime this week, so hopefully Ill have an update by then...Just need a little bit more time to make sure its as solid as possible

Also SyntheticNightmare has increased the handset volume a little for Glacier, so ill look into trying his values for Spade and see if it helps increasing in-call volume some...Once i verify theres no distortion or anything ill get another test kernel posted
[HTC Inspire 4G] SupremeBeaver:
existz what do you make of the idea of porting the USB audio drivers to your kernel?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Raza Qadri:
Dude take your time we just want a solid Rom that can be our daily driver.

Can you please tell me what's o3

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If no then sorry
[HTC Inspire 4G] existz:
I would need source code for it.

O3 is a GCC compiler optimization used when compiling the source code. O3 gives more optimizations by putting emphasis on speed over size (Os).

http://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Optimize-Options.html

I already use O3 on arm cflags, but currently thumb cflags is built using Os... I was unable to build all thumb cflags with O3 because it introduced heavy memory usage, so Im having to add it to certain packages that benefit from it the most (ie.. skia, dalvik, sqlite..etc)..
[HTC Inspire 4G] SupremeBeaver:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1788759

http://www.derkernel.com/

Kernel and source here. They are for the Galaxy Nexus running ICS and the Nexus 7 running JB. I know the JB kernel definitely has USB audio, but not sure on the ICS one.
[HTC Inspire 4G] existz:
Ill look into it, but im not sure what all needs to be done...the main problem isnt ICS vs JB, its backporting it from a 3.x kernel to 2.6
[HTC Inspire 4G] SupremeBeaver:
Ah hadn't thought about that. Hopefully something can be done.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Shimmty:
Bluetooth

I was trying to connect my inspire to my macbook air, but after i confirm that the security numbers are the same, the macbook says not connected, while the phone says it is connected and let's me unpair. however, the bluetooth icon on the phone doesn't light up. ive tried mutiple times but it won't connect... im really stumped:confused:
[HTC Inspire 4G] snak3ater:
MR1 sounds awsome.. By the way for me this rom was MR the moment 720p recording got fixed :)
[HTC Inspire 4G] sarichter:
Awesome work... beyond the bugs already stated, ROM runs beautifully!
[HTC Inspire 4G] P00t:
I seriously cant wait for mr1!
[HTC Inspire 4G] SupremeBeaver:
Anybody ever have the launcher redraw itself after coming out of an app? It happens a little too often although it only takes like 2 seconds for it to load.

I just want to know if this is common or am i alone.
[HTC Inspire 4G] kennypow3rs:
Happened to me multiple times with stock. I used apex launcher free to stop it.
[HTC Inspire 4G] asimriz:
WOW !!!!!!

Amazing rom !!!!!!!! Flashed ICS for the first time... Loving it... Superb work, Dev !
[HTC Inspire 4G] foccacia:
Dun understand what u mean but I experienced apps opening up themselves when I unlock my phone. I m sure I had the apps closed before I locked the phone. But when I unlocked it, the browser or some other apps is there looking at me
[HTC Inspire 4G] sahively:
I'm quiet in here but I've been around a while. Just want to say this rom is great and I've tried them all. Easily as stable as any other I've tried.
[HTC Inspire 4G] foccacia:
Quiet could means problem free n that is a good sign. But I feel the signal is a little weak n battery drain a little high for this rom. But what is the avg battery drain for ics rom?
[HTC Inspire 4G] sahively:
Tough to say. I purchased my Inspire the day it was released so my battery is about 80 in battery years. I've had better life on one of my previous roms but that was around the turn of the year. The inspire has too small a battery anyway.
[HTC Inspire 4G] sarichter:
Those Mugen batteries seem to have pretty good life.
[HTC Inspire 4G] warus1:
I thought I was the only one with the bad GPS issues.. just had a bout with the GPS not working right before I read this message.. flashed the zip and I picked up 8 sats in less than 8 seconds.. excellent work.. thanks :D
[HTC Inspire 4G] Largamelion:
Exact same thing happens to me on Nik 's Project X ROM, so it 's not just this ROM. Usually it 's the browser but I 've seen other apps do it too.
[HTC Inspire 4G] 9m2bal:
Sadly it doesn't work for me :(

---------- Post added at 03:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:50 PM ----------

The stock launcher works fine for me, no redraw issue. Maybe you can try this two launcher for ICS; Apex & Nova. I'd tried both of it, and seems Apex more faster than Nova, with less memory usage. Have a try.
[HTC Inspire 4G] SupremeBeaver:
The stock launcher is the one that constantly redraws. I should mention it doesn't always happen, but mainly when i come out of a heavy application.

I have tried those launchers in the past. They didn't seem as smooth as Trebuchet.
[HTC Inspire 4G] overjoy71:
Hi guys

I am a new boy on the block, just wanted to say Existz has done a fab job on this rom. So far, it is smooth and everything just works.

I agree with SupremeBeaver, there is a little redraw delay when coming out of heavy applications but it isn't too bad for everything else this rom does.

Love the Rom, Existz!
[HTC Inspire 4G] 9m2bal:
How to use this OTA updater since it's provided in br7.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Raza Qadri:
It can be used to download new releases

If I helped you press thanks

If no then sorry
[HTC Inspire 4G] Synthetic.Nightmare:
If you open it once an update is available, it will give you the option to download the latest version. The installation is basically done by ota updater for you after the download is complete.
[HTC Inspire 4G] playerjunglejosh:
So you don't lose data? Like apps and stuff..jw
[HTC Inspire 4G] existz:
It gives you the option to install after downloading...also it gives the option to wipe cache/dalvik cache before it installs...which does not wipe your data. But on certain releases a full wipe is required, in which case you would need to manually reboot into recovery and wipe data and flash. The OTA updater app used in aospX is a modified version by me (so do not ever update this app), its modified to be ran from Settings, along with a few other things I tweaked specifically for aospX. The original app had issues wiping data from the options menu, so I removed it for now. Once I get it figured out then I will add it back and you will then have the option to wipe data from the app instead of having to manually reboot into recovery.

Also, since the app uses push notifications, when there is an update it will notify you (last version had some issues with this, I'm not sure if it was a server issue or something from one of my modifications to the app, so I will have to see how next release goes and possibly make some changes to get push working again)..or you can simply go into the app via Settings and it will automatically check for an update
[HTC Inspire 4G] orangeirwin:
Quick question. My son lost his phone so I am going to root my old Inspire for him and install a new rom, I did not see anything listed as not working in the initial post. I just want to be sure it is mostly functional before flashing it for him and I do not have time to go through 5k+ posts.

Thanks in advance.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Papa Luigi:
I have used this as my daily ROM since the beginning of this year. The current version is exceptional with good GPS, average battery life (1 hour talk time daily, 10-20 texts, screen-on time about two hours, some games, gets me through the day), functioning camera, etc. And great support here in the forum! Pull the trigger and install this ROM.
[HTC Inspire 4G] orangeirwin:
Thanks a ton, will get on this tomorrow once I figure out rooting this thing, my One X was simple so hopefully it isn't too difficult.
[HTC Inspire 4G] sarichter:
I second this... this ROM could easily be considered an RC. Very stable.
[HTC Inspire 4G] Synthetic.Nightmare:
Fortunately for you, you don't need to read through 5k+ posts. The OP references this helpful little link HERE. That has every bug this may potentially have, fixes, possible explanations as to why it's happening... basically all that a user of this rom can ask for in terms of bug control. :]
[HTC Inspire 4G] orangeirwin:
I understand but I was more trying to solicit opinions from users on the stability of the rom not just rely on the issues log.
[HTC Inspire 4G] divhandyman:
Best Rom

I will Agree with everyone else, of all the many Roms I have flashed in the last year I have not had one yet that is as stable as BR7 I use as a daily driver on my inspire. I will be flashing my wife's Inspire as well she has too many issues with cm7.
[HTC Inspire 4G] WordsworthESP:
That's just how things work here. There are plenty of devs here with full time jobs, wives and children and they make time to develop, so it's not a bad idea to take a bit of time to read through the last 5-10 pages to get a better idea of the most recent release's stability.

Otherwise, you'll just have to trust what you've already been told. It's probably the most stable ICS ROM to date, and far better than the stock Gingerbread ROM, unless your son wants the all-inclusive Facebook experience that HTC Sense provides.

This is, essentially, pure ICS... as Google intended. The only two things that prevent me from using this as my daily ROM is 1) it's ICS, and I've become addicted to Jelly Bean and 2) it's meant to be a pure, AOSP experience, where I tend to prefer a bit more customizability. That'd said, when it comes to performance and stability in an ICS ROM - this is, hands down, the finest.

Sent from my Inspire 4G w/codefireX
[HTC Inspire 4G] foccacia:
What is so different abt JB n ICS rom?
[HTC Inspire 4G] Rapscallion16:
I'd switch to Jelly Bean in a second if it was anywhere near as stable and fully built as this ROM. I actually prefer AOSP, as it is the experience Google intended us to have. I'd love Project Butter and Google Now on my phone, but until JB development reaches the level of stability that this ROM has, this will continue to be my daily driver. Also, by the time JB becomes stable enough, I'm sure Key Lime Pie will already have been announced. :/
[HTC Inspire 4G] Raza Qadri:
Here you go

http://www.android.com/about/jelly-bean/
[HTC Inspire 4G] WordsworthESP:
When in doubt, remember, Google is your friend.

http://m.engadget.com/2012/06/28/android-4-1-jelly-bean-review-a-look-at-whats-changed-in-googl/

I disagree completely. While aospX is extremely stable, to be honest most of the issues with JB ROMs are due to issues with the still brand new 3.0 kernel, which ICS itself should be using. Existz has done an amazing job adapting ICS to the 2.6 kernel, but realistically that's where most of the stumbling, and the excelling has and will occur with these 4.x ROMs. Trust me, if Existz moved to the 3.0 kernel tomorrow, there'd be a host of new bugs as everything had been retooled to work with the old kernel.

The JB ROMs are absolutely stable, with small bugs here and there, the 0917 release for CMX/CFX was HUGE. The only thing JB ROMs are missing are what I like to call "perfectionist ROMs" like this one. They're using the community as alpha/beta testers by releasing nightly or multiple times a week to help with testing, which I have no issues with, as they've never claimed for these to be fully working. They are very stable and functional, however.

That's why I absolutely cannot wait until Existz tries his hand at 4.1, but I can understand why he doesn't want to drop aospX and leave all his hard work behind. It's his baby, after all.

Sent from my Inspire 4G w/codefireX
[HTC Inspire 4G] thachtunganh:
Agree with the comment above!
[HTC Inspire 4G] foccacia:
tks for the links. i wanted to have a JB rom as a daily rom n keep trying again n again but i still got the nomedia bug. i m so so sick of this nomedia bug n m deciding to get a new sd card.
[HTC Inspire 4G] existz:
They have gotten Google Now working on ICS... I use it personally and it works good. Synthetic Nightmare has the link in his OP, just check his post for the link to Google Now... (fyi we use armv7)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1684835
[HTC Inspire 4G] ~wolverine~:
Here's another link for "Google Now" for ICS.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1747224
[HTC Inspire 4G] existz:
Yea I had started working on using 3.0 kernel a while back...I had everything but the known BT not working at the time (has since been fixed).. but that was around the time we got 720p working on 2.6. IMO it wasn't worth switching at the time just to introduce more/new bugs...plus the 3.0 kernel showed a significant drop in performance compared to our current kernel (around 2000ms difference in 0xdroid VM test....and linpack showed a small drop as well). But I do plan on switching at some point, but where we are close to a MR1 release I just don't see losing performance + new bugs for basically no gain in return...since most/all things now work on 2.6 . Plus we have back ported a few things already from the 3.0 kernel to 2.6...I'm also working on switching to bcmdhd wifi module from 3.0, instead of the older bcm4329 module we use now.

But as you mentioned, most of the issues with JB is due to the freshly new 3.0 kernel. So once all those things are ironed out it should eliminate a lot of the known issues with JB.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ai6908:
Does that module support all channels? I know 3.0 does not support all WiFi channels...hope you dont run into that issue...:D
[HTC Inspire 4G] tonylee000:
As I understand it the 3xx kernal was required for ics roms, but you have rewritten and backported to make it work with the 2.6 kernal. If swapping to the new 3 kernal will introduce new/more bugs what else would it introduce as a benefit to make you want to bother continuing looking at changing to 3?
[HTC Inspire 4G] orangeirwin:
Thanks for all the comments. I went ahead and flashed this rom and it is pretty fantastic. I was actually pleasantly surprised how easy this phone was to root and unlock compared to my One X (running CM 10.)
[HTC Inspire 4G] WordsworthESP:
I'm actually a bit surprised to hear that performance is lost with the 3.0 kernel. In your estimation would you say that is from the kernel itself or the human error (trial and error?) aspect of porting a kernel that isn't originally for that device?

I guess what I'm asking is do you think if HTC themselves released the 3.0 kernel for the Inspire/DHD performance would suffer as well?

Sent from my Inspire 4G w/codefireX
[HTC Inspire 4G] Raza Qadri:
Even if HTC gaved us 3.0 it would be no help as this rom is aosp that is not meant for our device. Porting to 3.0 will only bring bugs as we have to work on many things from the scratch

If I helped you press thanks

If no then sorry
[HTC Inspire 4G] young440:
Would the decrease in performance be due to the vsync and triple buffering?
[HTC Inspire 4G] WordsworthESP:
No offense bud, but you're not a developer and I'd like to get proper input from someone who actually has experience developing with the 3.0 kernel.

You're just recounting what you've been told, and rather poorly at that. I read his post, but that doesn't indicate whether the issue is using the 3.0 kernel itself or if it was caused by issues from the porting of the kernel. I don't think you have any more knowledge than I do on the subject. No offense intended, I'd just rather hear from a bit more knowledgeable source.

If you believe HTC (which I haven't decided if I do or not) the problem was less of how well the kernel/ICS/Sense combination would work, but more an issue of repartitioning of data, which the casual user (majority) wouldn't go for. I personally am unsure of how well it would perform with the Sense package, but maybe it would run fine with the proper kernel and RUU. It's all speculation at this point, considering it's not going to happen.

Sent from my Inspire 4G w/codefireX
[HTC Inspire 4G] snak3ater:
I had an impression that all of us are here to help each other out.Sharing our knowledge with others should always be appreciated no matter if we already know about that thing.I know there was some communication problem but still he tried to help having no idea that people already are aware of that stuff.

Now Lets wait for Existz to say something about kernel 3.xx:)
[HTC Inspire 4G] existz:
Problem was mainly the 3.0 kernel itself,...but you have to remember we have been working on this 2.6 kernel since gingerbread. So its had time to be highly optimized and fine tuned...where as 3.0 kernel (at the time source was first released) it was mainly a stock 3.0/HTC kernel (as far as optimizations). Which all of this was expected since stock HTC kernels usually uses no/stock optimizations. So good news is, 3.0 kernel still has a lot of room left to be tweaked (compiler flags..etc).
[HTC Inspire 4G] WordsworthESP:
Interesting, thanks.

That's why I wanted existz's response, Razi was misinformed. I'm not a dev, so I tend to not answer questions I don't really know the answer to, obviously that's where he and I differ. I realize he was trying to help, but it's not helping if it's incorrect.

Sent from my Inspire 4G w/codefireX
[HTC Inspire 4G] snak3ater:
Its almost been a month since BR7 was released.BR8/MR1 surely taking some time. Currently this rom is perfect. I am just curious to see what new changes this new release would bring.

I can smell something special being cooked out there :D
[HTC Inspire 4G] Bad.Fish:
Actually that was me farting. My bad bro:thumbup:
[HTC Inspire 4G] Raza Qadri:
Btw existz answer was same

If I helped you press thanks

If no then sorry
[HTC Inspire 4G] existz:
Yea, its taking me a little longer than i expected. Theres been a few changes to a few different things, so im having to test a lot of various tasks to make sure nothing new is introduced..etc. Plus there were some new changes from CAF I added the other day, so that prolonged things as well. But as long as nothing new pops up in the next couple days ill get a release out, since Im shooting for MR1 release i am making sure its as stable as possible.

But so far heres a hint of what will be in MR1

- Added some CAF optimizations to bionic/libm

- Added prebuilt GPS lib from official 2.50.405.2 release

- Added -O3 compiler optimizations to libskia, libdex, libsqlite

- Updated G-sensor driver in kernel to those from vivo ics source

- Some updates from CodeAurora (display, framework, libstagefright, vidc)

- Plus a lot of other various fixes/optimizations through out the source

- Tons of updates from AOSP (browser, chromium, dalvik, Mms, skia, Webkit..etc)