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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] taka_mass:
I experienced a same issue (phone process force crash after receiving call). I also did clean flash as suggested but problem remains. My environment is

"Update from previous version > Over flash with the latest version (problem occurs here) > Wipe everything (Data/System/Cache) > Flash the latest ROM/Gapps > Restore "Data Only" (problem occurs again).

Only concern I have is that I "Restore Data Only" with the latest ROM. Maybe I should have regressed if error occurs before restoring data (with clean flash) but at least with my current condition, there is crash when receiving a phone call.

I'll run a few more tests. Thanks!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
don't restore data using recovery, try using titanium backup
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tmahmood:
I faced the similar problem after upgrading to the latest version. after I wiped data, without restoring the problem was fixed.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] bloodyhell619:
I'm on 4.4.251 and I don't think I have flashed a kernal since cm10
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] bloodyhell619:
Ok look I just installed 4.4.278 to see if doing a full wipe would fix the phone crash issue (which hopefully it did! thnx again MrGezz) and when I did a full wipe the problem came back, so after a while of trying to figure out what the heck I did last time :)) I got it fixed again.

Do all of these step by step and tell me if it works ;

-install the 4.4.278 build

-do a data cache dalvik wipe

-do NOT install "gapps proper art" yet

-when rom launches select to trebuchet, select always, then as I said before go to BeanStalk Options -> Display and Animations -> uninstall reinstall xposed

-go to "BeanStalk init.d scripts" select all of them except 1, 4, 5

-try to some how open the wifi setting ( enble airplane mode and stuff like that and every once in a while it might not crash and will come up ) go to the advanced settings select a region, doesn't matter which one, I just chose Europe, disable the wifi optimization

-now reboot into recovery go to advanced and fix permissions

-now install gapps proper art and reboot

everything should be ok now, it worked for me hope it works for you
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] safereg:
Thank u so much . Soon I will try and report if it works or not
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] safereg:
another thing : I'm on xperia's default kernel , do you recommend me to use boot.img in the zip file or other kernel?

and also do I have to use gapps proper art ? cant I use the gapps that MrGezz put in the first post ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] taka_mass:
OK, I'll try it with Titanium backup. Thanks!

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OK, as MrGeez suggested, I'll try with no Data restore and use Titanium backup instead. Thanks!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] bloodyhell619:
Yw, well it would surely be best to flash the one in the zip.

I don't think it matters, but try it with the proper art one just to be sure, get the rom working first then you could probably flash the one in the first page over it afterwards, if you see it necessary.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] safereg:
thank u . tomorrow I will try and report here

and also do I have to always enable air mode to be able to use wifi ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] taka_mass:
Update: Phone process won't crash if using Titanium Backup. I thought it's good opportunity to wipe everything, then only restore App+Data with Titanium. I did not restore system data or settings. It took much longer but everything back to work as LIGHTING FAST again!! :good:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] safereg:
Hi

Wow can't believe!

Anything is working lightning fast...

Thank you [MENTION=316652]Boody[/MENTION]hell for your recommendations

Thank you [MENTION=5031348]MrGezz[/MENTION] for your AWESOME rom ...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] bloodyhell619:
Yw

No
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
BeanStalk-4.4.285

BeanStalk-4.4.285

-sync with latest beanstalk repos

-change ro.sf.lcd_density=320 to ro.sf.lcd_density=240

bugs

-pop up that asking for reboot on each start up (just ignore the warning and don't click restart)

please submit your bug report with logcat attached,DON'T PM me to report bug, post it here. , read the rules if you can't post at development section ,

- (> READ THE XDA RULES HERE <)

- (Why the 10 post limit?)

- (Are you new to XDA? Or just feel like it? NEW USERS GUIDE)

please!! don't be lazy to read above thread,
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] grvhack:
Fip action and Blacklist not working in the Phone app.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] safereg:
Hi MrGezz

thank you alot for your awesome work .:good::good:

I have a question : Is theere any way to build and inject a new time zone in the rom ? (or modify an existing one)

the only solution that I found for time and date problem (that resets after restarting the phone)(only for time problem) is adding a new timezone in settings (or modify an existing one) that if select that tz , the time would be correct even after restart . (but yet I dont have any Idea about date problem.)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
which version you're using?? can you give me a screenshot of your "about phone"..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] safereg:
I'm using version 278

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the problems that I have faced with this version (and all other versions) :

1 - camera : sometimes when pressing video record button , nothing happens and the icon remains circle and recording doesnt start . (normally , it should start recording and the icon turns to square.)

2 - Playing videos : sometimes when playing recorded video's,the phone's screen gets black and I have to restart phone .

3 - time and date resets on every restart .

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these are my screenshots and logcat :

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logcat : http://www.up2www.com/uploads/03_14logcat.zip
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
thanks for the logcat , try updating to BeanStalk-4.4.285 (clean install) , then test if the problem still persist.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] safereg:
ok.Can I use titanium backup to restore my apps ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
of course you can :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] safereg:
and also another question :

I have done the steps that bloodyhell shared here because my wifi didnot work (currently I'm on 4.4.278 and by doing those steps , my wifi problem fixed .).Can those steps cause the camera problems that I face ? Do you have these camera problems too ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
Nope, I don't think those step were causing the problem you have now, and yea currently I don't face the issues except for lagfix doesn't work on the current rom.. :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] safereg:
ok . thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] parthv21:
M also on 278 n facing all these problems!!! Plus in my case the video is not getting recorded properly and only audio is getting recorded and when played the screen stays blank also the ROM has become a lot laggy and Facebook app has stopped functioning properly and the cell freezes a lot compared to previous versions

These problems have suddenly cropped up after this ROM installation could it be cause of oc kernel???
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
I don't sure it because of oc, in 278 I also face the same problem with the camera ,but in newer version , so far I don't face big issues..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] parthv21:
Is the cam problem solved??
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] safereg:
[MENTION=5582087]parthv21[/MENTION] : I'm using 285 . seems the problem is solved .

[MENTION=5031348]MrGezz[/MENTION] : Now I'm on 285 , time and date problem exists.after doing the steps that bloodyhell shared here , my wifi got worked (before doing them it was not working . then , I recommend : you make those steps to be activated by default in next version so that wifi would be working with no problem from the begining :) .) '

also : How to create a new timezone or edit an existing one in version 285 (to solve time problem) ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] twent4:
Did a completely fresh install of 285, followed steps from a couple of pages ago (init.d scripts, xposed reinstall), WIFI still fails to connect to my home WPA2 access point. After "authenticating..." it just goes back to "saved". Any idea?

I installed PA gapps and the phone doesn't have a simcard, but don't think that should affect WIFI at all.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
try make another tethering connection from any other phone and you can connect to the other connection
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] twent4:
Thanks for the suggestion, unfortunately it didn't work. It connects to the AP i create with my other phone but does the same thing with my router (which I've rebooted, and it has 2 other devices connected to it). Any other ideas?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
what do you mean " It connects to the AP i create with my other phone but does the same thing with my router (which I've rebooted, and it has 2 other devices connected to it)" ? you're confusing me ..

so you're saying that your phone(xperia ion) can connect with the connection(tethering) that you have make with the other phone ? and also your router ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] twent4:
Sorry, by "same thing" i meant as before, it gives me the Authorizing notification when connecting to the router then goes back to Saved. But connects to tether AP just fine.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
can you tell me what the step you have done when flashing beanstalk-4.4.285?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] twent4:
TWRP -> Advanced Wipe -> Everything except SD/ExtSD -> Install ROM.

Boot up once.

TWRP -> Flash PA mini Gapps -> Boot up system. Found Wifi problem -> Perform steps in post 264

As far as I can tell it's working ok, but since i don't have connectivity to anything i can't really check if apps will work. I also don't have ART running, but again, it's such a strange issue that it just does not want to connect to one router which was working fine before i did a wipe/reflash.

Also: how to change the overall (not per-app) DPI?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
I'm lost now, I doesn't experienced the issues and I doesn't use the step from bloodyhell619 either
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] parthv21:
The camera app crashes every time I open it... And all other camera apps from play store are also crashing... But the camera is working fine when I use it to click and send pics in WhatsApp or messenger... Any idea how to solve this?

I did a clean flash of 285 ... And the. Noticed this happening...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] safereg:
I have a problem pretty similar to that...

[MENTION=5031348]MrGezz[/MENTION] : how to edit or create a new timezone
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] parthv21:
Is u r camera app also crashing ?

Or u just want to change the time zone??
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] safereg:
I'm using stock PA-Gapps . just sometimes when I want to record a video , I touch recording button and nothing happens (no recording) but I have not faced crash or fc problem upto now.

and also when I restart date and time settings just reset to factory . Do you have this problem ? But as I said if I create a new timezone or modify an existing one with the help of my dear borther [MENTION=5031348]MrGezz[/MENTION] , the time problem would be solved at all ...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
no , I don't know.

try clearing camera data and force stop it anda the reboot , check if problem still persist..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] parthv21:
Camera still crashing !!!!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
new version is up

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_J3Id1pjpK-YUNuVmM4UEI1MU0/edit?usp=sharing

this one is compile with a number of patch to compile the ROM with Strict Aliasing , -O3 CFLAG and linaro toolchain , finally I managed to compile and ensure the ROM boot while applying the patch :silly:. for the moment , I have some problem with cm11 and PAC man rom that prevent me from releasing them but I think I managed to solve the problem, and BTW enjoy this release :D:cowboy:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] parthv21:
Will this solve the cam problem???? :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
I don't know, but it will increase performance and battery.. haha
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] parthv21:
Any idea how I can solve the camera crashing problem??
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
try upgrading and do a full wipe (data,cache,system) and don't restore your data before testing the camera.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] taka_mass:
parthv21, I started having same problem, my camera kept on dying on me for last few weeks. I remember that happened since I switch between video and photo, and cannot get camera working anymore after that crash.

Now, I use other Camera Apps such as "Google Camera (Google Official, takes photo & video)" and "HD Camera ULTRA (photo only but more detailed manual settings)". I don't expect the quality of photo from my cell phone so I cannot tell if they're as good as the Camera app came with BeanStalk ROM but they pics seems OK (to me) and it surely won't crash ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] parthv21:
for me other camera apps are also crashing... like google camera...

but here is what i found out...when i wiped everthing and installed the latest version of this rom it worked perfectly camera was also working....then i installed gapps from paronoid android and it started crashing again...so i wiped data again and it solved the crashing for some time...but now again the camera is crashing... is the gapp not compatible with the recent builds of this rom??? should i try downloading and flashing the latest gapps from paronoid android???
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
yea, try the latest ..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] taka_mass:
No more "Not Waking Up with First Attempt" symptom

MrGeez,

Thanks for the great ROM again! What I confirmed so far with the 5/12 build:

- Device wakes up instantly or in a second

It used to be like if you leave it like 30 min and let it sleep, it won't come back immediately. You need to press the power button several times to wake it up but it seems fixed with this ROM!!

- I got snappy responses again with this ROM

I need to use few more weeks to confirm but at least it's very fast and stable for few days of use so far :)

- Camera Still Crashes (maybe OK with full wipe)

I posted my comment above but I substitute the ROM stock camera with "Google Camera" and "HD Camera Ultra", then they are working OK.

Thanks for the awesome work!! I feel like that I got Xperia Z2 now :victory:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
great to hear that, I'll be using same patch for the later release

but, sorry to hear that issues , do you use gapps ?? which gapps?? old or new version??
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] taka_mass:
I used the Gapps Mini version from February, so I tried the one just released yesterday, 5/13/2014 but still no luck. I guess the full wipe still needed but camera is not that important to me so I'll stick with the 3rd party cameras a while.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] parthv21:
cam still crashing

for me after a full clean flash and installing the latest gapps full modular pack (the 240 mb one)....still camera app is crashing... and also 3rd party camera apps are crashing...also after installing the latest gapps messenger also stopped working... :( now m gonna flash u r pacl man rom.. lets see how it works... :|

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edit: messenger is working..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
try using micro modular pack, I'm using that pack without problem
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
will think about that , maybe I'll ask for optimumpro's help . But wait for a while , my internet connection kinda slow now , I'm not able to upload the newer version PAC rom that I have just compile :crying:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
yeah, it should be no problem if you do that, but if problem still persist , do a full wipe including the system , and don't forget to wipe your data.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] grvhack:
Low Volume Problem

Im Experiencing low volume,, there si no increase in volume after 60%, volume at 60% and 100% appears to be same no significant gain,, waiting for a volume boost mod
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] parthv21:
I am using PAC man ROM... On that ROM.also the default camera and Google camera was crashing... Fortunately MX camera is working...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] bloodyhell619:
I just updated to 285 today and everything is working perfectly fine, wifi working fine, and everything fast as lightning, I installed the full gapps and the camera is working fine, on 278 it did crash but very very rarely. It hasn't at all crashed on 285 for me yet.

Try to install the 278 release and make sure that you do every single step I said exactly as I said, as stupid as it may look!

make sure you do a full wipe! and make sure you fix permissions from recovery and everything then if things get fixed flash 285 over it and just do a delvic cache wipe and everything should be fine

Volume level has no problem. At 60% you should get a safety warning msg and when you choose ok it lets you increase volume above 60%. the warning msg comes again after every reboot but you could probably disable it from settings somewhere.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
try disabling the "safe headset volume" at settings>sound>volume
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sathisharchian:
I have no issues with camera...both stock and Google camera works fine......

This rom works smooth on my ion.....some times there is no display is off when i get calls in locked situation.... Other than that everything works perfect for me...and the custom wallpaper for lock screen is not working..... Its a minor issue....this rom is the best cm rom......thanks for this rom....

some times no ringtone or vibration is coming when i get calls.....after rebooting the phone everything works fine..this happens most of the time....can u suggest if i had done any changes in settings...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] safereg:
I found something :

If you wanna get wifi working on this rom : just after a clean install , when the phone boots up , NEVER TRY TO OPEN WIFI !!!

first do the steps that bloodyhell shared here , then activate airplane mode afterall try opening wifi
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] taka_mass:
I just performed the full wipe and found out what is causing the Camera Crash. It's not full wipe or version of Gapps, as long as I set the location of saving photo to "External SD", then Camera crashes. As soon as it crashes, you cannot re-set the file path to internal because camera crashes too soon. That's may be why Google Camera (only allow to save on Internal Memory) does not crash.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] boloksbongas:
Just trying to find out.

I know this might sound like a stupid question to many already here, but i opted out of the ROM a few months ago even tho i didnt have so many issues with the ROM.

just want to confirm. is the HDMI, Radio now working here? and also are there now more video codecs here because as i can remember, there used to be a limited number of video files supported initially

Thanks In Advance.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
For the HDMI , I can't confirm , because I don't have any cable . For radio, I don't use it. And for the codec , I haven't notice anything as for the codec limitation.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mouhaboo:
hi everyone

hi mr.geez

now I haven't been here for a while because of my exams

I'm using .278 version and about to update to the latest release

one thing is the date and time bug ... every time I reboot my phone the date goes back to 1970 except for when I leave the wifi on and reboot.....

the phone seems to adjust the date and time using the internet connection by itself ( by the way I've set my phone settings to automatic date and time and automatic timezone)

but when I am outdoor with friends and there is no wifi connection I face the same issue , even i wifi is on ( no intenet ) ,

does anyone of you know how to fix it

one more question to ask is :

which rom is better ... this one or PAC rom ?? in terms of performance and personalization ???

( thanks mr.geez again for your hard work and for being there for our ions ) :)

thanks :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] taka_mass:
Lag fix method from Xperia Z, will it work for ion?

Does anyone have idea if this method works for ion as well?

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z/general/fix-4-4-lags-xperia-z-t2767303

It will replace "Dalvik" and "Bionic" related library to be optimized for Qualcomm processor.

If I can revert back by full backup, I may want to try it out over the weekend...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mouhaboo:
hi..... I have flashed the latest version today.... it doesnt' seem to support overclocking like the previous one.

too bad because I was setting my cpu to 1720 mhz and it was very smooth with no heating issues.

does anyone here know how to overclock the cpu on this version??

thx
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] bloodyhell619:
HDMI still doesn't work which is the only remaining downsize to this ROM, the phone goes into a reboot loop as soon as an HDMI cable gets connected.

Do you think there would be any hope of HDMI any time soon ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
I have done exactly everything as you said [MENTION=5049872]bloodyhell619[/MENTION] and everything seems fine. Should I check everything except 1,4,5 in beanstalk init.d scripts again in this 285 version ?

Also is there any necessity of xposed framework ? I don't use any app supporting xposed framework. Does the ROM needs xposed framework ? If not can I delete it using system app remover in beanstalk options ? I don't like xposed framework as it in fact uses ram that cannot be stopped or cannot be seen in running apps
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
Yes , you can remove xposed framework , there is no harm on doing it..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
Thanx [MENTION=5031348]MrGezz[/MENTION] for your reply. BTW any hope for incall/invoice call recorder ? Am really waiting for it
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
New Slimkat build ?

BTW [MENTION=5031348]MrGezz[/MENTION] any hope for new SLIMKAT build from new sources ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
I will try when I have time

I kinda lazy to build slimkat, you can do it by yourselves thou.. :good:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
how to improve battery life

[MENTION=5031348]MrGezz[/MENTION] can you help me out how to improve battery life ? I tried beanstalk init.d scripts but it get unchecked at next reboot. I set CPU governor at on demand and reduced CPU speed up to 1080 MHz. Still there is a drain of 1% battery every minute when I text someone or browse in 2g network with minimal screen brightness
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
For the script , install busybox installer from the playstore , and replace the preinstalled busybox , and the script problem will be no more..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
Thanx it worked for me. Btw what runtime do you use ? Dalvik or ART ?

Here is a screenshot of my battery use
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
I'm using art
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
I tried to change runtime from dalvik to ART and got bootloop. I did a fresh install and changed runtime beginning itself to ART before installing any apps. [MENTION=5031348]MrGezz[/MENTION] can't we change runtime in between after install of 3rd party user apps?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
Yes we can , and it will stay at bootlogo for the first boot , just wait .. :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
No,in fact It kept on booting and in fact I waited around 6-8times booting hoping it might get fixed but didnot
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
seems the ART is broken because I forgot to include art patch,
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tmahmood:
1. Battery life is very bad, 10hr standby life, original ROM had 35hr, on heavy usage it dies very fast. :(

2. Crushes and restarts randomly