yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[HTC Sensation] firenrescue:
Change APN

I Change your APN from (epc.tmobile.com) to (internet2.voicestream.com) and copyed over the rest of the other setting from the epc APN and report back this worked for me:victory:
[HTC Sensation] mspt:
Also noticed that something has changed in the last 2 releases, the ROM keeps freezing when apps are opened? Almost as if android can't close the apps efficiently? Still with out a doubt the best job ROM out.. ;)
[HTC Sensation] MIGhunter:
What APN is this?

Did you try the APN change from above?

btw if you guys want Albinoman to release a new stable version tonight, hit the donate button and give him $10,000. If about 10 of us do that, we'll hit what good developers make and he'll be obligated to fix it. :D
[HTC Sensation] firenrescue:
Alter-net T-Mobile data services (APN)
[HTC Sensation] nicknc:
Yeah, APN switches worked for me temporarily in the past. Problem would always return after a day or two. If you think about it, epc.tmobile.com is the default APN for how many stock Android phones out there?

Customer support would be lit up if they were having this scale of problems with their APNs.

I seriously doubt your issue was with the APN.

If the problem comes back, don't rule out the SIM card-- only thing that worked for me long term (and still works).
[HTC Sensation] extrem0:
For those complaining about gray signal bars, check if you installed gapps.
[HTC Sensation] StuartTheFish:
It's got nothing to do with gapps.
[HTC Sensation] nicknc:
Could also be firewall issue. My school blocks whatever port Google Talk uses, which causes grey wifi and mobile data (logically) when I am connected there.

That's how I found out Google Voice apparently uses that same port-- kept missing texts.
[HTC Sensation] scm_crash:
This is the reason everything is slow/laggy? I have to restore back to March at this point, but I'll try a full wipe when I have some time.
[HTC Sensation] topgeardave:
Hmm weird, try doing a speed test using the speed test app. If it works fine, it seems like a network issue to me
[HTC Sensation] albinoman887:
ok before i waste my time with a full build here is a test kernel

reverted mpdecision

set readahead to 128 (default)

reverted downstream commit about forcing gpu clock to go one freq at a time

let me know how the results are

http://goo.im/devs/Albinoman887/pyramid/ChronicKernel-dev-0412.zip
[HTC Sensation] bxlegend:
Sometimes it does which is why it was mentioned. All you had to day was, "Gapps is installed. Still have issue."
[HTC Sensation] ema0185:
Albinoman can i ask you to add SmartAssV2 governor to your kernel?
[HTC Sensation] acplayer:
I tried changing this APN and still either Edge or no data at all. I even tried my wife's sim card and still nothing. I want my data back :(
[HTC Sensation] blackchad:
can i get a link to the 3/31 download please? harder than i thought to find through searching. thanks guys
[HTC Sensation] 69gm:
I redid a fresh install and lo and behold it started working again. I could've sworn I flashed gapps but with all the dirty updates I've been doing recently, I could've missed it!

At any rate, thanks for the reminder to try that! :good:
[HTC Sensation] lovendsuicide:
Page #806
[HTC Sensation] Skipjacks:
The infamous t mobile data bug came back immediately after doing a full wipe and clean install.

I dont believe thats a coincidence. Especially since that has happened before.

(HTC denying that this is an issue is why this pos phone is the last htc product i will ever buy)

This phone is by far the most infuriating electronic device I have ever owned. I swear I don't understand how I haven't smashed it with a hammer yet with as mad as it makes me. If it wasnt for devs like Albino that keep making the software great for this crappy hardware Id have smashed this thing into smithereens months ago.
[HTC Sensation] acplayer:
Skipjacks, I've had no data at all since April 9, when I installed the April 7 build. I'm assuming you're still without data?
[HTC Sensation] nicknc:
Did you get it resolved?

The only thing that worked for me was to send multiple MMS to myself.

The last time it happened, I went into the T-Mobile store, showed it to them and, like I said before, asked for a new SIM. Swapped SIMs and data instantly worked. This was after rebooting it, clearing cache/dalvik, flashing ROM, before going into the store.

It could be a ROM issue, but I had this problem

frequently

and was stunned that a new SIM fixed it right there.

For what it's worth, the original SIM I had was a little more yellowed, so perhaps there's a heat issue.

Aside from tower issues due to upgrades in my area, I have not had this problem in four months. Try a

new

SIM.

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Skipjacks, I just came across your thread from last September when you were working on this problem, and it reminded me that I used to have this problem frequently when crossing county lines (I commute about 60 miles every day)-- to the point that I often would not have data when in Charlotte. When I left Charlotte, data would kick back on.

I think you were right then about tower hand-off issues, but am convinced there's something this phone or AOSP is doing to the SIM cards.

My wife's phone has only had this issue once or twice ever, and she's on same ROM, same phone, same cell provider (TMOUS)-- but newer SIM card.
[HTC Sensation] Skipjacks:
Yup. I haven't had the bug in a month. Then all of a sudden I did the full wipe tonight and it was back instantly on first boot.

A full wipe has triggered the issue before, too. That has to be a clue in this thing.
[HTC Sensation] starbuck79:
Really don't understand, why people have soo many bug's and problems with the new update. First delect all user data, clean cache and dalvik cache, then flash new Rom. I try 07/04 and 11/07 and no problems... in Rom 11/07 install sultan kernel and set cache of SD to 128kb.
[HTC Sensation] nicknc:
Man, I'm sorry to hear it's back then. Just curious, are you S-OFF, and how?

Maybe the wire trick does cause some level of sensitivity in the phone. For some reason, I'm thinking I did revolutionary S-OFF on my wife's phone.

Most AOSP guys are S-OFF, I'd reckon, so perhaps there's some false correlation there.
[HTC Sensation] starbuck79:
Îf you buy another you will say the same thing :)

I had many android phones but this one is the best i ever had. The big problem it's the lock of the operators. I buy a free SIM from HTC.
[HTC Sensation] dkephart:
Anyone else tried the dev kernel Albinoman posted? It is super smooth for me!
[HTC Sensation] Skipjacks:
I s-offs long before the wire trick came around.

The phone has the blinking data issue on T Mobile's network natively, even on the original Stock Sense. But HTC and T Mobile patched it on Sense, then worked together to adamently deny there was ever a problem. T Mobile even had a notice about it on their website in 2011, then deleted all traces of it. There's still a screen shot floating around somewhere showing the website admitting the problem.

Like I said I've had it happen a couple times after full wipes. I'd wonder if the change of Android ID might have something to do with it, but then I've also had it pop up on existing installs without any changes made. Even without ROM updates.
[HTC Sensation] egg_n_ham:
Guys pls enlighten me...

I flashed sultan and i chose SD buffer readahead 2048kb, as i read somewhere that 2048 is the optimal size to have speed from sd card.

So shld i choose 128kb or 2048kb?

My SD card is a normal class 4 micro sd 32gb.
[HTC Sensation] lovendsuicide:
Yes, testing it right now and it's working great, I also notice the speed improvement ;)

Sent from my HTC Sensation
[HTC Sensation] xrepo:
Amen

Well said, I wouldnt buy another HTC product even if it was the new nexus 5 about to come out. No support, No software updates, and Never expect help from HTC
[HTC Sensation] Igneo676:
Awesome! No more black screens for me! Thanks!
[HTC Sensation] piyush_soni:
[Noob Question alert]

Guys, do we have to remember something special while flashing a kernel or we do it just like we install new ROMs or other flashable zips from the 4ext recovery?

Thanks.
[HTC Sensation] dkephart:
The tradition is to wipe dalvik & cache.

If you are S-ON use Smartflash.
[HTC Sensation] dadanepal:
Just flash it like you do a ROM.
[HTC Sensation] Bowlinglarry:
Working great for me no problems so far
[HTC Sensation] 69gm:
Fresh install, new kernel from Albino and my phone is flying! Yes after fresh install, the phone lagged pretty bad. Now with his latest kernel, definite speed improvement! Thanks for your latest hard work! So do you think you got it figured out what was causing the problem?
[HTC Sensation] tdimarzio:
Great news everyone - 4/11 + clean install (wipe everything but SD card) + latest Chronic dev kernel = pretty fricken smooth ROM with no apparent lag. @Albino - Your theory that the majority of the lag had to do with dirty flashing was correct according to my experience. Ya know ... I've been dirty flashing for months and never had a single problem but I knew one day it was gonna cause a problem, and it finally did. The clean install path is a lot more work (which is why no one, including me, wants to do it) but I feel comfortable saying it's pretty much required when going from anything earlier that 4/7. After the clean install performance was mostly restored but not 100% even when manually setting readahead to 128KB with system tuner. I/O intensive operations felt laggy. However, the dev Chronic kernel completed the puzzle. Unfortunately, since you changed a few things at the same time in the dev kernel it's difficult to say which piece (128KB readahead, mpdecision, GPU clock stepping) or combination of the pieces was magic combo. I think we've already established that readahead should be 128KB and that will be changed in the next build but then you've got to decide if you're going to go ahead and revert the mpdecision and GPU clock stepping. If you want to provide a dev kernel with just the 128KB readahead change I can test it and let you know if all still seems well.

One final point, the 2D graphics performance is really, really good with 4/11. Better than I've ever seen it since CM9. Where before I had to run performance gov to get silky smooth 2D graphics in side scrollers like Rayman Jungle Run and Jetpack Joyride, now it's smooth even with the default clocks and ondemand gov. This is truly a big improvement. OK, that's enough praise for now :)
[HTC Sensation] Kendrick84:
4/11 Works fine after a day of use. I cleared cache and delvik, without a wipe from 4/07.
[HTC Sensation] Tobbyax:
Lags solved by the last kernel

Thanks Albinoman, it solved the problem, for my part.

Situation: Formated everything but the sdcard, installed your last ROM (April 11), restauring apps (but not system settings) with Titanium. Changed SD cache with System Tuner to 128. Was having described issue.

Test cases, after a recent boot:

Launching Chrome, browsing the web during 10-15 secs, and the system becomes totally unresponsive. Push the Home button needs at least 30 secs to really quit and get a normal desktop.

Launching Google maps, in the menu, choosing «Available offline» (not sure of the English translation) makes the same kind of unrpesponsiveness than with Chrome.

Solution: dirty installed your last kernel (without doing any wipe), all the test cases are solved. And obviously, other lags have gone.

Thanks again! :)

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I have to admit after I have tried a clean install, a part of the lags went off, you must be right.

But, for my part, I prefer to do univocal test cases, than to base my conclusions on a general feeling. So I couldn’t give a sharp conclusion about clean installs. ;)
[HTC Sensation] dr.bono:
hello

hello I wanted to point out that the frequency of the processor is always at maximum 1566 MHz with all applications off
[HTC Sensation] Krasus:
+1

Also, any chance we get intellidemand governor? I remember it was much better than badass. Sultan Kernel contains it, but for some reason even at low settings it was consuming my battery really fast.
[HTC Sensation] moryoav:
With the latest 4-11 build I still had lags like many of you here describe. Following one of the posts here, I tried flashing latest beta of sultan kernel and that totally solved the problem for me.

By the way, the bug with the distorted phone calls still exists in latest build...

Thanks for the wonderful rom though, despite a few problems, I think it's still the best there is...
[HTC Sensation] Jorgo-Bo:
Latest dev. kernel solves almost all problems for me. No more lags. Feeling is like on 31.3.build.

There was no need for full wipe. Just flashed and wipe dalvik and cache.

Thanks for the great work again.
[HTC Sensation] r#ch:
with this version of your kernel, the phone is flying! no lag so far (and i didn't do a fullwipe)

----

yesterday i had a reboot with your previous version of your kernel:

3.0.72-ChronicKernel-linaro-g4db28bb (albinoman887@Linux-U56E) (gcc version 4.7.3 20130205 (prerelease) (crosstool-NG hg+default-67df47c6ccd0 - Linaro GCC 2013.02 - Cortex-A8) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Thu Apr 11 05:12:36 PDT 2013

i'll add the last_kmsg, it might help you to figure out the reason.

all in all i would like to thank you for your outstanding work :)
[HTC Sensation] Jorgo-Bo:
I can not confirm that the frequency state stucjs on highest. Here my states :
[HTC Sensation] mspt:
Installed the kernel and I have had great results so far..running apps don't appear to be crashing and ROM is a lot better. Thanks
[HTC Sensation] dr.bono:
you can put the link to the kernel please. thanks
[HTC Sensation] Jorgo-Bo:
Look on goomanager or scroll two pages back. Albinoman887 posted the link already two times.
[HTC Sensation] rebar71:
I hate to say it, but I have gone back to the 3/31 build. I skipped 4/7 because of the feedback. 4/11 was fine for a day, but today the reported lag hit bad. Couldn't stand it anymore. 3/31 is rock solid and smooth.
[HTC Sensation] extrem0:
Did you try the new kernel?

It's supposed to fix lags.

Page 810 or http://goo.im/devs/Albinoman887/pyramid/ChronicKernel-dev-0412.zip

And I confirm that it's much smoother with this kernel.
[HTC Sensation] mihai2xk:
Same problems, same solution...
[HTC Sensation] hz319:
Guys, Does flashing the kernel Albiono linked to fix the camera crash?

EDIT: Guys flashing the test kernel Albino provided fixes everything on the April 11th build. Chrome is smooth again and the camera isn't crashing. So far so good!! I did a dirty flash over 31st build and then flashed the kernel after wiping the cache and dalvik cache.
[HTC Sensation] DroidBois:
Is there any consensus on the best build?
[HTC Sensation] Bonanazsman:
Fort the moment build 20130331 is stil the most stable and fastest for me.

Now im running the 20130411 with newest kernel albino provided. It runs smooth, but not as smooth as build 20130331 on my device.
[HTC Sensation] ziaulh.ch:
Multi tasking has been really bad for last several builds... Cant even use 3 apps at a time! With 4/11 is even worse!

Available mem is somewhere near 200 and after a day use its below 130 mb. Not good. It was fantastic in first couple of builds. Later its getting worse with each build.
[HTC Sensation] hz319:
Try flashing the test kernel Albino linked to...

http://goo.im/devs/Albinoman887/pyramid/ChronicKernel-dev-0412.zip
[HTC Sensation] henrik.dk:
Yes. the new kernel helps.

The only black screen I have is the first launch of the launcher.

It took a minute to see the home screen. I am using nova launcher without stock launcher.

Probably it took time for launcher to do the initialization.

Apart from that, everything is fine. chrome is fine.

Thanks
[HTC Sensation] StuartTheFish:
Just trying the 4/11 build again with that new test kernel to see if it's better. Dirty flashed by the way since I don't have time to do a clean install at the moment.
[HTC Sensation] piyush_soni:
The test kernel is really fast! All the lag is gone, and from what I feel, it is faster than 31st march or some previous builds! (Haven't done any formal tests though)

Edit: And I haven't even wiped everything. Just cleared cache and dalvik cache and flashed the test dev kernel.
[HTC Sensation] Orange_Fox:
Hello, mates, few days ago I got some black lines in the middlre of tge screen. I installed this Rom, may it be caused by the system or it caused by the external influence? May it be a broken pixels?

Some photos of the screen.

Sorry for my bad English, I study it at this time.

Sent from my Galaxy S3. OF.
[HTC Sensation] okgnew:
The new test kernel (ChronicKernel-dev-0412.zip) is working very well.

All lag is gone.

Now let's see if it will affect the battery life...
[HTC Sensation] mspt:
Noticed after installing the new kernel it has stopped all the non responsive behavior but I have notice that the Google speech search no longer works.. Is that just me?
[HTC Sensation] hz319:
Voice search and voice commands are working for me.
[HTC Sensation] StuartTheFish:
Perfectly fine for me too.
[HTC Sensation] Sleepy!:
Totally agree about the 2D graphics performance. :D

But loading the launcher is laggy, and so is the keyboard.

Clean flash d8dnt exactly help with the lag, though.

Flashing the new kernel now. ;)
[HTC Sensation] StuartTheFish:
The new kernel seems to have fixed everything for me, even when I did a dirty flash of the rom. No lags in chrome, keyboard doesn't freeze up, camera doesn't struggle to refresh the display or cause crashes any more, etc.
[HTC Sensation] Sleepy!:
Those are dead pixels my friend.

That's hardware failure, not caused by the ROM.

Sent from my HTC Sensation on CM10.1
[HTC Sensation] moonroy:
Fixed it by removing my Exchange-account and re-adding it. It started to sync.
[HTC Sensation] moryoav:
Same here. Actually flashed latest test kernel on top of the latest beta Sultan kernel.

Everything works fine now.
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
Those dead pixels can be removed

I dropped my phone couple of times and I got much bigger lines than you had.

I searched for a solution and I got weird solution. And i tried it and it worked well.. I mean perfectly well

What you need to do is.. Remove battery, sim and sdcard.. Then wrap a plastic bag tightly on to your phone and keep the phone in freezer over night around 7-8 hrs I mean (make sure the plastic cover is wrapped tightly so that no water enters)

And once done take back the phone.. Clean up any moist and let it settle until it goes to room temperature.. Then put back the stuff on it.. and see its magic
[HTC Sensation] ziaulh.ch:
I did! My comment stays after flashing it. Try multitasking.

BTW whats the setting in keyboard which shows mistyped words in red underline and then shows words suggestion by clicking red underlined word?

Edit: got spell checker. Nv
[HTC Sensation] roccatkone:
Are you joking or is it true? I've got a tiny line of about 2 pixels on my display since I've got the phone. I never sent it back, because I didn't want to be without a smartphone. :D

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I'm not quite sure, whether albinoman has read this. This could lead to a more stable build!
[HTC Sensation] Sleepy!:
I don't think Ganesh is joking...

He's not known to troll, afaik. :rolleyes:

Why don't you do a google search on 'How to remove dead pixels' yourself, and see?
[HTC Sensation] earlgrey_44:
Retried flashing over the 3/31 install (wipe cache and dalvik) with 4/11, AND the new kernel.

Previously noticed speed improvements are there, no bad behavior 12 hours in. Looks good so far.:good:
[HTC Sensation] ganeshp:
Nope im not joking

I told you I used the fix twice on my device

Here are couple of threads if you don't believe me

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1927709

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1706978

Btw: small tip you need to make sure not a single line or dot doesn't remain(keep the phone in freezer as many hours as necessary) Other wise when you use the phone the lines will get bigger again

Edit: also Google "dead pixels freezer xda" and you can see lots of threads with everyone having success with this solution
[HTC Sensation] nocturnoz:
You could try OpenSensation2 CM10.0 by TamCore. He included PDROID and it's a damn good ROM...but it's CM10.0 :)
[HTC Sensation] maydayind:
leave the phone at least a day in roomtemprature befor inseeting battery to avoid condensation wich whil give u water damage.

this trick also work somtimes on harddiskdrives

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is it posible to get pdroid working with this rom.

and is it to mutch to ask for that albinoman887' include it?
[HTC Sensation] ziaulh.ch:
Check your pm
[HTC Sensation] albinoman887:
new build posted. all that really changed is it has the beta test kernel, a proper changelong and i synced with upstream

Oh and to the complainers saying how did this rom go down hill so fast? we wouldn't be making progress if we didnt come across bugs..... I mean i could just re-compile the same thing every night and put a different number on it if you want that :P no but in all seriousness , bumps in the road WILL happen. especially with a big update like these were. i mean look at the changelog. complete kernel rebase, and the reason i did this was because people are finally starting to pay attention to our kernel and a lot of patches from different sources are starting to pop up. the old kernel, would not take any of those patches cleanly and would require a lot of extra effort. like the jb vidc drivers, they patch cleanly now. before i had a zillion conflicts

sorry not trying to rant, but this should be just a known fact when downloading any update. Anyways, lets hope thats all behind us now
[HTC Sensation] D00mSlayer:
This dev will seriously get somewhere one day. Such amazing work. Cheers.
[HTC Sensation] Sleepy!:
The new build plus new kernel are smooth as heck....

This is the way this ROM should be.

Love it. :D

Thanks a LOT, Matt. :thumbup::)

My only complaint is that it seems to be eating up the battery. :(

I have a brand new Anker... Less than 10 days old, so its not the battery that's at fault here...

Just got 1 hour of screen on time on 3G, with 40% drained away...

My frequencies are topped out at 1250 MHz, governor is lagfree, and screen brightness is reasonably low.

On the 31st build, I used to get 1hr 45 mins to 2 hrs by the time the battery drained to 60%.

The gap is a reboot that I did.

Sent from my HTC Sensation on CM10.1
[HTC Sensation] ferrao_malchom:
Totally agree to this and flamers are always there...so to all flamers...use this ROM or lose it...quit nagging...instead help by post what errors or probs u have so that it can be solved...don't expect everything to be perfect...even the world we live in is not perfect....
[HTC Sensation] tdimarzio:
Agree 100%. Some of those previous comments were not constructive at all. This is a work in progress and there will be bugs from time to time. Fortunately, we've got a strong community of support (us) and a committed dev/maintainer (you) :)

People who are expecting perfection with every build have the wrong expectations.
[HTC Sensation] albinoman887:
sometimes when you reboot it really messes it up, especially when flashing, I always plug my device in before i reboot and flash to keep the scale correct. but keep an eye on it. there was an update to the battery driver in the kernel i forgot to put in the changelog. so could be that but not sure. Also i've done so many builds now i dont remember, can someone tell me what the composition.type= build prop setting is in the Mar 31 build? if its dyn then MAYBE the gpu setting is causing more battery usage. but if you switch to dyn with 413 it will break video OSD. theres another patch for that i left out because i was narrowing down lag issues. so yeah knowing what it was set to in mar31 would help. cuz these are the only two changes that could effect battery life
[HTC Sensation] farajn:
debug.composition.type=dyn
[HTC Sensation] GallusLongus:
"debug.composition.type=dyn" in Mar31 Build