yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
I can confirm that the viewfinder gives you somehow bad quality. after taking it. you can realise its sharper than u thought.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mikylucky:
However now I'm on deedwar's 20140824 with clean flash, so I can do some testing
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
Good! :good::good: let us know later

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So i managed to take shots again and here is the result.

Camera PA

Camera FV-5 (APP)

As you can see. Camera of PA does perform quite well on this shot. Camera of PA isnt that bad after all. For me. Those two pictures were zoomed in from a photo. And just took a screenshot from it. Camera FV-5 isnt sharp and vibrant like the Camera of PA does. Compare the sharpness of the hand of Mama marry as well. What do u guys think?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] thivanka77:
I have the same issue,

I first dirty flashed got the issue, then clean flashed thinking it would be fine but still the same issue is there.

Also there is a problem with Google + FC. im using banks minimal g apps

Any idea how to fix this ? :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
Clean flash
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] thivanka77:
Tried (read the post please), 5 times now :crying:

cant revert to old version since kernal is updated.

for now force disabled google + and manually put in swiftkey through apk.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] deedwar:
If it is fc there might be an update to Google play services that needs updating I find Google maps or hangouts will force it to update
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mikylucky:
I made it doing like this, give it a try:

1. Wipe /system, /data, /cache

2. Flash ROM

3. Boot phone

4. Re-boot phone entering in Recovery

5. Install GApps

6. Boot phone
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] PunchUp:
[MENTION=1171001]deedwar[/MENTION] these changes will be available in today's official build?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] deedwar:
Not this week. My sources are very messed up so once I tidy them up I will push them across.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
Do u know why the animations of PA roms in our device is so slow and laggy? Carbon rom has much faster and smoother animation but uses the same kernel. What is wrong with it?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] deedwar:
No idea. I personally don't notice it even with using PA on the nexus and then using it on my hikari I don't see it. But I have never been to picky to be honest.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
You can see it clearly at going to app drawer|Closing app drawer and going to Quick panel setting (Flip animation)

Dont know if u saw my video about this. But i posted it here earlier already
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] PunchUp:
[MENTION=4884137]xDroidZz[/MENTION] lower all the 3 animation scales in developer options. You might feel better. I use 0.75x
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] thivanka77:
Problem is without a keyboard cant log into the google account:o

Thanks :good:

Finally got it to work.

Well the 6th time is the charm lol :laugh:

Although i have no idea what went wrong though.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mikylucky:
Same for me...I called it "magic" lol
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mirhl:
You don't need to reboot to flash gapps.

Just flash them alongside the rom
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mikylucky:
I know but in that way the GApps kept crashing
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] m1st3r1:
wow. the camera is good. though i rarely use it :D

so. what other bugs that it (might) has? does the voip work? and how much ram it has? does anyone using it with ART?

thanks for answering. i really want to try this rom. :)

and for repartitioning, it will stick until you flash stock ftf using flashtool. i think it's a must if u using ART
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mikylucky:
Ram is 732Mb
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
Voip Works.

Bugs hmm... not encountered one yet....

Ram: 732

Not running it with ART. not ment for our devices also.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] saumil007:
ART works fine as stated by [MENTION=5169817]bamboohao[/MENTION]
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
then i guess i should try ART as well :eek:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] saumil007:
Yeah.. But clean flash it and then enable
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
will try it next time. thanks for the info. people said there isnt much big difference in terms of speed.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] saumil007:
Idk about that because I've not tried it since I use Xposed ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mirhl:
You don't need clean flash either
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
Did you tried ART as well on Xperia S?

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Great Battery Management this time [MENTION=1171001]deedwar[/MENTION] :good:

i always go home normally with %1 Battery life on Kitkat Roms. and i was on 1512Mhz ondemand. :highfive:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tebra:
VoIP do not work with Facebook messenger app
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
i use only viber thats why. :silly:

[MENTION=1171001]deedwar[/MENTION] can i replace those camera blobs from your test build to Carbon? if yes how? dont worry i will still support your work :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mithab:
In the previous versions, ART made my phone crawl clean flash or not. Is it smooth in the latest test build?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Axeller:
With ART and 4.5 BETA2 my Xperia S is veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery slow..

I'm came back to DALVIK :crying:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] yunamunchy:
sean harry, u pinoy? hahahahaha

Sent from my LT26i
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] someone755:
ART IS UNSTABLE SOFTWARE

PA doesn't officially support it and neither does CM (the software off legacy PA is based off). Even Google specifically states that it is unstable and you shouldn't expect it to run!

So stop whining because nobody cares about ART. Why? Because it's unstable and unsupported!

It's there for software developers, not for the end user (which you are and shouldn't be using it).
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mirhl:
ART is NOT bugged nor unstable

And it's meant for developers as in "unlocking bootloader is meant just for software developers"

Been running on various rom (carbon, openSEMC, parnoid) for months

I can't really understand what's your problem in here

The only thing youay face is some lag the first time you open each app after you switch to it.. But nothing more

Besides, it can be toggled at any time. It is just a matter of how apk are compiled (thus dalvik-cached)

And if there have been ever some software incompatibility, they were all fixed back in december or january, at most
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] someone755:
My problem is people friggin the floop out over stuff that isn't supported by the people that make the ROM that they use.

From the Wikipedia article on ART:

"Technology preview" in this case meaning experimental (call it alpha or beta or whatever, point is that it isn't final software).

From the source.android.com page on ART:

Note the key word, experimentally.

A few words later and you're welcomed with this:

Meaning that even Google themselves don't support it. Why? Because it's

unstable

and not final software.

It's meant for software developers and testers, not the end-user.

Again, my issue with this isn't ART itself but the last few posts being solely about how ART runs (or better, doesn't run) on a device owned by an end-user.

You can argue that people don't have any issues with it.

Okay, but people here say it doesn't work and that just proves what Google has been saying -- that it is risky and experimental, not ready for primetime (just like the L Previews which reviewers have been bashing into the ground because they obviously don't understand the principle of "experimental" and "developer previews," but that's another story).
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mirhl:
Well, android L developer previews are completely different things

Anyway, ART is

no more

developer only stuff since google improvements introduced in android 4.4.1 and the tweaks the few apps which had problems received

Aaand besides what is turning up my nose is that curiously the only users which have problems are... how could I call them.. newbies

I mean I could even accept somebody telling me: "the program X does not work with art"

But you can't say the rom is not even booting with it or that it just lags as hell. Because rom is still this and the phone is still the same

I can't really believe ahead of time compilation is the reason for all those problems
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
Please dont stalk me on facebook. i look ugly. No official build for today mr.deedwar?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] yunamunchy:
im pinoy too and i didnt even stalk you on facebook , atleast there are still filipinos using this device

Sent from my LT26i
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
kent labo does too. which build r u using now?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] deedwar:
system/lib/libcald_pal.so

is the file you need to replace. The other camera blob should be the right one because they mixed the 2 up.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nomorefree:
Beta3-20140826

I see 4.5 beta3 version is uploaded. Should I update to this version, is there any open issue? I'm using beta2.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
the other camera blob? which one?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] deedwar:
There were 2 files, the file that you need to replace that i just gave you and the one that is already the .96 version that you dont need to replace.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
ah great thanks :) !! trying official build later...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mikylucky:
In last deedwar test build I noticed a slow GPS fix. Am I the only one?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
i dont really see a difference in terms of network/wifi/gps between Stock and 4.4.4 roms.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mikylucky:
I usually play Ingress, and today I played for the first time with deedwar's test build. The GPS fixed slowly and wasn't as accurate as the official Beta2
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
i only use GPS for maps thats why.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
Okay! this kernel is by far the best of all other kernel that i used in your PA :) Great battery and performance! Great Job :good: :good:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] m1st3r1:
Thanks for answering.

Even though ART is experimental, unstable, the kitkat roms (for xs) has it and it awesome in some rom (aosp and cm), hence i asked the question :)

And I've seen the 1.25 in deedwar repo. Might be the latest version is coming.

Thanks.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] scorpion.poison:
can any body upload or mirror the rom to other server , i have a problem in downloading , i tried 3 time , its reach 99% , and stops!!

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can any body upload or mirror the rom to other server , i have a problem in downloading , i tried 3 times , its reach 99% , and stops!!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
dont post it twice lol..

Which one are u talking about? Official or Test build?

Well i prefer u to use Official build which u can find here: THIS LINK TO AWESOMENESS!!/
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] wxl104:
Which screen shot works for the new official build? anyone knows?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
just a question at [MENTION=1171001]deedwar[/MENTION].

Will our device not get the same brightness as stock did? Like VERY Bright. I just realised it earlier when i was outside in a sunny day. and i needed to cover my phone so that i can see what im texting...... its okay if this is the brightest display that you can give us cuz everything is stable now (use it also only outside when if its VERY BRIGHT.).

And compared also my brother's Xperia Arc Running CM11 and its same as bright as stock did.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Linktodevil:
Hello, This ROM is stable enough for daily use?

If yes, which is more stable version.

I have not time to test ROMs. Currently I have a stock firmware with root, but I would like to try this ROM.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
JUST TEST EVERYTHING!! LIKE I DO!!

Nah just kidding, it is stable for daily use. go check the latest official build which you can find above (link).
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ahmadshuib:
latest official build is pa_nozomi-4.5-BETA3-20140826.zip right? i just confiuse with pa_nozomi-4.45-20140729.zip because of 'BETA" words. but i look at the release date.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
yes of course lol.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] yunamunchy:
im on stock based miui , i have some minor problems though , the phone is blazing fast you can check my problem at the chinese rom , no one replied though :(

Sent from my LT26i
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mikylucky:
I can confirm! On wi-fi the battery seems may last forever! 4h and went off only by 20%.

Yesterday I used the phone with mobile data on and sync on, with a medium usage it lasted more than 5h
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mithab:
I'm using the 1.24 kernel with beta 2 and I also noticed HUGE battery life improvement :D

Also, the beta 3 still contains the old kernel right? This official release is mostly bugfixes
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mirhl:
I believed xperias' weird auto-brightness bug had been fixed lot of times ago

Use this to fix it nevertheless. Minimum brightness is raised, but so does maximum

[MENTION=1171001]deedwar[/MENTION] I tried to search on github.. I found this and this.. even though I don't think they are the commit I used to remember fixed the issue last year

Nevertheless, I tested my sister's xperia V and it's fixed there and afaik it has our own austriamicrosystems 3676 sensor too

And while I have your attention, I don't know if you had noticed your new camera wrapper still applies the wrong white balance when using flash (i.e. purple tint)

EDIT: other info regarding also. Possibly still valid for our phones
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] real_sl4cker:
Is there no updater script to restore previous system apps (GApps, SuperSU ...) after update installation?

I'm new to Sony devices (unlocked and rooted my GFs Xperia S some weeks ago) and installed the OTA update today. After the reboot I noticed that GApps were missing. Went to CWM and flashed them but all settings (GEL setup and Google accounts) were gone. Restored the Nandroid backup and flashed the PA update, GApps and SuperSU, now everything is fine again.

Am I supposed to flash everything again after installing ROM updates? Do other ROMS have updater scripts included or is this no common thing for Xperia S ROMs?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] inception107:
working well.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kuba22277:
Is there a possibility to add multi-core frequency changing in Evolve kernel?

It was in the 20140819 build, with the "rebase" kernel, so i think it's not impossible; why did the feature disappear in Evolve 1.24+ ?

Other than that, I love it, everything's great :D:D:D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
Wow it really worked :) i read about this but thought it wont work :P Strike my question deedwar :D

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Great that im not the only one experiencing it :D

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then i would suggest u to use this rom (PA) which is blazing and stable also
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] yunamunchy:
what is the version of the kernel this time? evolve 1.24?

Sent from my LT26i
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
[ROM] [4.4.4] [OFFICIAL] Paranoidandroid 4.5

1:24 is the best of all other kernels that i used. said that earlier before already.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] inception107:
sometimes sony logo appears on the screen and also black screen and fezzes the phone.i have to reboot .
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
Eh....... Which build are you even using? :silly:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] inception107:
Latest build 4.5.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
Official build? if yes. it still uses the old kernel. maybe thats why.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] inception107:
and one more bug is in task switcher .when i open task manager is shows the apps in broken manner.like distorted.

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yes oficial build .Where i can get the kerna that suits this version.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
Read stuff about the ''disorted broken manner'': FIX Here.

Kernel: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=55034392&postcount=2975

I think u know already how to flash ''boot.img''
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] inception107:
how to flash kernal?? its boot.img.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
Google it......:good:

Well at least you can press the thanks button ......... (ONLY IF U WANT)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mirhl:
fastboot flash boot boot.img

or

flashify
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
thank you hahahaha
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] inception107:
Is there any way of using Sony Stock Camera App .because in it we get to use ISO but it in this camera app there is nothing. help me if someone can??
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
No. go find other camera app
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] preo1:
I've flashed the new kernel and got the wi-fi problem.. so i downloaded the module bcm4330.ko that you posted and pasted it in system/lib/modules but the wi-fi still doesn't work.. any solution?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
im sure u didnt set the permission right. After that REBOOT!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] preo1:
Nope, I have. I pasted it, wiped cache and dalvik, and the permission is set right.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
Going to try it myself now lol since i didnt tried it on the latest Official build LOOL!! :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] preo1:
Ok! Thanks and let me know ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
Well its working for me. You can see when im lying or not. there are date and time when i captured those pictures. and you can also see the PA Version.

dont know what you did wrong but its working on my device. im going back to carbon Lol.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] preo1:
Mmmh.. can't you provide a zip to flash instead of the module itself? Maybe that way it will work
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
:silly: i dont know how to do that. (im noob) but it should really work...... you just did really something wrong....
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] bamboohao:
It's just the same... Whether you replace it yourself or people provide a zip, what it does is just copy and replace and set permission.... If you're sure you did everything right and its not working then it wouldn't work if you flash it too
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
Yep:cyclops: This guy is right!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] preo1:
Ok lol :D

I will try to understand what the hell gone wrong
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
Yea let me know if you found the problem. :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Android Tz:
Which governor settings is good for battery life in this kernel?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
im using interactive which i read is the best of all governors to use to save battery. Running at 1512Mhz MAX and 384Mhz MIN.

are you using the kernel already? in which build are you on ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Android Tz:
I am still on 4-5 Beta2.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
Then its time to update. And try the kernel if you want.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] preo1:
Is it possible that I downloaded a wrong module? Maybe I've downloaded the one for the Carbon.. can you please link me the module?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
No they are the same lol. i just put it as carbon cuz i like it so hahaha :cowboy:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Android Tz:
I have just flash the kernel, the wifi doesnt seems to work!.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
You have to put the Wifi module in to System/Lib/modules and set the right permission just like the picture shows in the previous page.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Android Tz:
Yes I have set the permissions to rw-r-r--, still it doesnt work!.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
Did u even reboot?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] preo1:
At least I'm not the only one ^^
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
thats strange..........

Well what i did was this.

1.Took the Boot.img out of the Latest PA Test build

2.Replaced the boot.img it in PA Latest Official Build.

3.Boot it up

4.replaced the module.

5.reboot.

done.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] preo1:
And what I did was:

1. flash the latest officila PA build via OTA

2. download and flash via fastboot the boot.img of the evolve 1.24+

3. replace the module and set permissions

4. reboot (wiping cache and dalvik)

5. done. but wi-fi still doesn't work :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
Flashing via fastboot is slightly the same as replacing it. but dont know why it still wont work on your devices.....
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] PunchUp:
Just wait for 5 more days and you'll have 1.24 in the official build
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
:good: thats a workaround also :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] preo1:
Oooooooooooook
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Android Tz:
Ok
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mikylucky:
I found another small bug in deedwar's test build. Wi-fi priority doesn't work

Once more: on Chrome, when I try to share a link, the first time the app crashes, the second time all goes ok
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] powerup90:
Hey guys I recently upgraded my PC from win 7 to 8 ,I can't install fastboot /adb drivers any fix???
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] someone755:
Get Flashtool's drivers.

Or get one of them quick-install packages, they've worked for me on 8.1 numerous times.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] saumil007:
[MENTION=1171001]deedwar[/MENTION] please add dt2w so i can enable it from trickster mod.. I'm really in need for that.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Gold_Phenix:
Dt2w?

LT26i tap from Poland
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] someone755:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=dt2w
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] yunamunchy:
its working on me

Sent from my Xperia S
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
What is working?

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Well for me DT2W isnt really that important. and i dont think our device supports those drivers that makes dt2w enable in our device. since its OLD and one more thing. the kernel is pretty much stable already. and deedwar should take time to rest and needs time to spend with his family
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mirhl:
[MENTION=4884137]xDroidZz[/MENTION]

it's not something related to the age of the phone. My backup htc explorer (2011 600MHz phone) supported dt2w s2w and even another acronym I can't remember

If we are lucky it should be easily achievable with a little adjustment in the touch xmls. Otherwise I guess drivers would need a revamp, but nothing too crazy

Chances touch controller does not support the feature aren't 0, but I would say "very unlikely"

Anyway.. yes, the devs should take some rest (if he hasn't done it yet)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xDroidZz:
since you said that. my hope on dt2w is alive now lol.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Draconius007:
Alright .... Ditched my Xperia S for a few days but my love for our phone brought me back. [MENTION=1171001]deedwar[/MENTION] You are a genius and your contribution towards our phone has been extremely well received. The ROM's are beautiful and awesome. Now with this Latest Official build another bug from 4.5 Beta 1 has come back. As earlier [MENTION=5144005]bob_ch[/MENTION] had said in this thread about sound disappearing after a few phone calls and only way to bring sound back was to reboot. i have used the test build as well as the latest official build 4.5 Beta 3. Now i have the same problem. I received a call, the sound was working fine ... but after i called a friend , after hanging up the sound from the system stopped working which included the volume adjustment sound, the music and notification - ringer sounds ... In call audio still works. Eagerly awaiting a reply !:D Thanks !:victory: