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[INFO] Vote to get Cyanogen Mod Support

Vote here for the HTC Sensation to get Cyanogen Mod Support:
http://twtpoll.com/r/hsrsfj
Please share this poll. If we can get the dev to get a HTC Sensation we'll get CM on the phone.

If the bootloader is locked as tightly as the Incredible S, then it's going to take a lot more than a dev with a phone to get CM on your device...

Going to take jesus christ and a lot of redbull.
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Yes, if, but we don't know that yet. Look at the Thunderbolt. It can be done.
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Looks like Sensation pretty much won the poll already.

http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/forum/169-htc-desire-hd-htc-inspire/
So why is this so hard? If it's already out for the DHD, the chances are it will make it to the Sensation.

The encryption methods on Thunderbolt, Incredible S & Sensation are heavier than on the Desire HD first of all.
A hack for the Thunderbolt was found based on a downgraded leaked firmware that could be flashed as a means to achieve S-OFF. A similar approach was tried already for the Incredible S, but so far it has failed.
I suggest poking around the Incredible S Development forum if you want to stay updated on the prospects of hacking the Sensation too.

http://twitter.com/cyanogen/status/59403297395716097
@bradaparker we're gonna support the G2X. not sure about sensation yet because of the signed boot crap.

Got my vote
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nomisunrider said:
http://twitter.com/cyanogen/status/59403297395716097
@bradaparker we're gonna support the G2X. not sure about sensation yet because of the signed boot crap.
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That's Cyanogen himself, he doesn't like Sense UI. But others members will support Sensation.
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I don't know if it is just me but I'll buy sensation for sense 3.0 so having cyanogen doesn't makes "sense" imho. Cyanogen can be seen installed on low end devices and having it on sensation will make it look the same as low end devices. If I want cyanogen, I'll buy another one. Maybe desire or something cheaper. Just my opinion. No offense.

sub0min0us said:
I don't know if it is just me but I'll buy sensation for sense 3.0 so having cyanogen doesn't makes "sense" imho. Cyanogen can be seen installed on low end devices and having it on sensation will make it look the same as low end devices. If I want cyanogen, I'll buy another one. Maybe desire or something cheaper. Just my opinion. No offense.
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You're right, I buy HTC Sensation for Sense UI 3.0. But for people that like AOSP CM7 will give them choices.
PS Look like Samsux troll are out in force.... hahahaha funny as hell.
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sub0min0us said:
I don't know if it is just me but I'll buy sensation for sense 3.0 so having cyanogen doesn't makes "sense" imho. Cyanogen can be seen installed on low end devices and having it on sensation will make it look the same as low end devices. If I want cyanogen, I'll buy another one. Maybe desire or something cheaper. Just my opinion. No offense.
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Well, if you like Sense 3.0, then leave it on! No one forces you to install CM! I like the possibilities of individualising your phone with Cyanogen Mod!

sub0min0us said:
I don't know if it is just me but I'll buy sensation for sense 3.0 so having cyanogen doesn't makes "sense" imho. Cyanogen can be seen installed on low end devices and having it on sensation will make it look the same as low end devices. If I want cyanogen, I'll buy another one. Maybe desire or something cheaper. Just my opinion. No offense.
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Ehh everyone is different. Personally i feel sense, even in its old version, was pretty bloated. Now in its crazy 3d implementation it is even more so. I buy a device based on if its supported by cm7.
Its from my damn phone!!!

Damn, this is almost a deal breaker. I was really looking forward to this being supported by Cyanogen. Not that they still wont. I own a N1 and been running Cyan from the begining. I am not looking forward to an LG phone. It scares me. HTC builds quality phones. I hear a bunch of things about the Gx2 but if its cyan software, it may solve some issues. This phone looks so damn good tho

i wanna CM on HTC Sensation too.
how its going ?

Ask charansingh, he's on the board too.
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I'd like CM on it too. Love the sensations hardware but sense looks a bit dated and bloated to me now.

I have tried most of the UI's. Sense, by far, is the heaviest and most restrictive one. From the standard 16 apps 4x4 screen configuration to the inability to adjust certain widgets to smaller sizes. Therefore, Sense is gone for me anyway. I would welcome the mod support if I get one.

my Sensation is crying for the CM
any news ?

HTC Desire S - Beats by Dr Dre

Hi,
I have a question:
Can be used on the "Desire" S a Sense of Transportation Romz XE can be drawn without the Beats by Dr. Dre from the Romz software and integrate it into the "Desire" S Romz.
My English is not so good. Sorry

TyRies1987 said:
Hi,
I have a question:
Can be used on the "Desire" S a Sense of Transportation Romz XE can be drawn without the Beats by Dr. Dre from the Romz software and integrate it into the "Desire" S Romz.
My English is not so good. Sorry
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Rumour has it this has recently been ported over to the Desire HD from the Sensation XE ROM (I do not know how successful it is though), so I suppose it is only a matter of time until it arrives here on the DS forums.
I am also looking forward to this day!

Not sure about usefullness of it...

Wait Wait
OK can i use a Sensetion Rom for the Desire S

TyRies1987 said:
OK can i use a Sensetion Rom for the Desire S
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you can't flash a rom from the sensation section, but if it was ported you could use it. But we do already have the sensation rom ported. Virtuous unity is the one that comes to mind but there is a whole list of sense 3.0 roms, even sense 3.5.
Also, i always thought beats was more of a hardware thing. On the HP touchpad, it has beats but when you turn it off there is no difference whatsoever (possible marketing gimmick) although the sound on the touchpad is crystal clear
found something from desire hd section:
http://www.mediafire.com/?382u5cyyy8a1fpa
It's a beats audio flashable zip taken from this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17639297#post17639297
I would assume it's desire hd only but not sure
If you check the thread there's also a lot more you can see.

WOW! intersteing find!
there are like 10 avaliable zips for it... which to choose?
not gonna flash yet though, dont want a non-bootable [hone. will wait for a desire s version. any brave man up to try it though?

Sensation and Sensation XE Really the same?

Hi guys
since yhesterday been reading all the posts and threads regarding the sensation xe
Apart form using pyramid3d rom i felt as if the roms designed are a step lower than stock rom. I have a samsung galaxy s2 and have had many android phones so i do know abit. Even though i still found it confusing in original section.
Iv been reading reviews and emailed HTC according to the reviews and HTC the XE is hardware 1.5 and not software overclocked and from what iv been told are slightly different. Plus i noticed that the audio beats on most roms is not as good as the stock XE rom closest i got is pyramid.
Devs prob know better than all of us would realli appreciate if some of the experts who have been here for a while to clarify this once and for all.
Thanks for Reading guys.

chwads2k8 said:
Hi guys
since yhesterday been reading all the posts and threads regarding the sensation xe
Apart form using pyramid3d rom i felt as if the roms designed are a step lower than stock rom. I have a samsung galaxy s2 and have had many android phones so i do know abit. Even though i still found it confusing in original section.
Iv been reading reviews and emailed HTC according to the reviews and HTC the XE is hardware 1.5 and not software overclocked and from what iv been told are slightly different. Plus i noticed that the audio beats on most roms is not as good as the stock XE rom closest i got is pyramid.
Devs prob know better than all of us would realli appreciate if some of the experts who have been here for a while to clarify this once and for all.
Thanks for Reading guys.
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Honestly, i'm not a dev, but as i know in hardware part original Sensation and XE one are the same. The difference is in CPU speed, but chipset is the same and in original sensation CPU speed is just underlocked with sofware to 1.2 Ghz.

Which part of this question is to do with the development of a ROM? Same rules apply to the normal Dev forum - it's for ROM threads only. Questions go in Q&A or General

how awesome is the development for the sensation right now?! :D

it seems every single day at the moment there is a new rom in the dev section, having a sensation seems to be finally paying off.

Theres nothing really new, just sense 3.x with practically nothing extra, IMHO. Only seen 1 AOSP ROM (yikes)
Glad you're more optimistic then me lol
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Apart from the new MIUI rom...everything has been the same.

Im only waiting for the sources from htc then sense will be so great
no need for aosp

It's as Awesome as it has always been! Hang out in the Development section with our talented chefs for a while..you'll get the real picture!!

I think once source is out its going to get way better. I can't wait for official cm9 and virtuous Quattro.
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Well it's been amazing if not great. Hey at least our devs keep their ROMs updated, right?

Sensation-al! said:
Theres nothing really new, just sense 3.x with practically nothing extra, IMHO. Only seen 1 AOSP ROM (yikes)
Glad you're more optimistic then me lol
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I agree with the OP...
There's more than just Sense 3.x. There's plenty of Sense 4 ROMs now too which are very nice indeed

Ok I am I missing something or has every post in this thread missed something? Development is not just making custom ROMs. Don't get me wrong custom ROMs are great but with Qualcomm releasing the driver binaries for the Adreno 2xx Snapdragon processors., and the work being done on making the Sensation unbrickable. The Sensation is on the path to be a very valuable development device which means it is going to be open to loads of development. I would even dare say it has a capability to reach some of the level of development that the HD2 has. The driver binaries is enough on it's own as it opens up the possibility of custom bootloaders and booting of different OS's on the Sensation, I mean we do have S-off, and a official unlock from HTC Dev. Either one of these can be compared to HSPL for the HD2, without it non of the thing achieved on the HD2 would have every happened. Then you have the unbrickable work being done, this will make developers really want it because they know they have somewhat of a earth net and can revive the Sensation if they make a mistake and have to revive it. Even the legendary HD2 has never reached this status......

T-Macgnolia said:
Ok I am I missing something or has every post in this thread missed something? Development is not just making custom ROMs. Don't get me wrong custom ROMs are great but with Qualcomm releasing the driver binaries for the Adreno 2xx Snapdragon processors., and the work being done on making the Sensation unbrickable. The Sensation is on the path to be a very valuable development device which means it is going to be open to loads of development. I would even dare say it has a capability to reach some of the level of development that the HD2 has. The driver binaries is enough on it's own as it opens up the possibility of custom bootloaders and booting of different OS's on the Sensation, I mean we do have S-off, and a official unlock from HTC Dev. Either one of these can be compared to HSPL for the HD2, without it non of the thing achieved on the HD2 would have every happened. Then you have the unbrickable work being done, this will make developers really want it because they know they have somewhat of a earth net and can revive the Sensation if they make a mistake and have to revive it. Even the legendary HD2 has never reached this status......
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HD2 is capable of WM, WP, Android, Ubuntu....far more than just Android on the Sensation. But I can see your point.

the_scotsman said:
HD2 is capable of WM, WP, Android, Ubuntu....far more than just Android on the Sensation. But I can see your point.
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Yeah this is why I said some of the level of development. The HD2 can boot almost OS thrown at it. But I do see a real possibility of custom booloaders for the Sensation. And when you have a custom bootloader the next step is booting different OS's.

Go take a look at the G2x dev forum. Wow. Its empty.

Do we have a sense rom with Face Unlock?

TopazUser1 said:
Do we have a sense rom with Face Unlock?
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All of the ics roms have that.
Guys, I'm gonna give you a little teaser... There are some thoughts of getting Ubuntu on that baby...
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I like that idea ))))
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I heard Microsoft is adding support for dualcore in wp7. Maybe htc will release a WP with similar specs as the sensation and we may get a WP7 port ? I don't think it's likely anymore though :/
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fr0zenblood75 said:
I heard Microsoft is adding support for dualcore in wp7. Maybe htc will release a WP with similar specs as the sensation and we may get a WP7 port ? I don't think it's likely anymore though :/
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Even if they do I can't see a port happening, like the Nexus One and Desire have the same chip as the Mozart, HD7 and a few others IIRC but those two haven't had ports AFAIK.

we need a license to run wp7 which we dont have

dexter93 said:
All of the ics roms have that.
Guys, I'm gonna give you a little teaser... There are some thoughts of getting Ubuntu on that baby...
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You mean natively (as in booting straight to Ubuntu) or within Android? I use BackTrack 5 in Android, it was a fun ride but I have a Galaxy Tab 10.1 anyway so meh. If its native though, that would be awesome.
Also to the guy that I didn't feel like quoting who mentioned that multiple OSes on the Sensation in his mild rant; we would barely even have much of a chance to do such a thing. The closest we could do is Boot 2 Gecko, since the drivers are pretty much cross compatible. The Galaxy S II has it.

dmcb123 said:
we need a license to run wp7 which we dont have
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That didn't stop the HD2 users

[Q] [NOOB Q] z710a vs. z710e vs. ?

I've just won a used HTC Sensation z710a (Bell) on eBay! I've been using an Acer Liquid E for 1.5 years, so I've never had to deal with any of this confusion with these "submodels".
As I understand it, the T-Mobile phone is the z710e, and the Bell one is the z710a, and these phones are exactly the same except for the HSDPA frequencies. Are there certain mods that can only be used with one submodel and not the other? I'd love a specific answer for each of ROMs, kernels, radios, etc.
I've also seen some posts about "firmware". With respect to the Sensation (and maybe all Android phones), is this referring to something different than the ROM? If so, again, is it submodel-specific?
If the answer to the above Q's is NO (i.e., z710a vs. z710e doesn't matter), what about mods for the Sensation XE?
Thanks for the help!
Edit: I know about SuperCID, I'm asking if there'll be any problems even with SuperCID.

skittleys said:
As I understand it, the T-Mobile phone is the z710e, and the Bell one is the z710a, and these phones are exactly the same except for the HSDPA frequencies. Are there certain mods that can only be used with one submodel and not the other? I'd love a specific answer for each of ROMs, kernels, radios, etc.
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From what I have found here on the forums, no, there is no submodel specifc ROMS etc. like what you are worried about. There are differences between the sensation and the sensation xe, but only in terms of ROMS.
skittleys said:
I've also seen some posts about "firmware". With respect to the Sensation (and maybe all Android phones), is this referring to something different than the ROM? If so, again, is it submodel-specific?
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Firmware is what is used to run the ROMS if you want to put it that way. The latest version of android - Icecream sandwich (ICS) - requires certain firmware to run, a different firmware to gingerbread. Firmware is dependant on your CID, not model, but if you're super CID'd then any 3.32 firmware will do.
skittleys said:
If the answer to the above Q's is NO (i.e., z710a vs. z710e doesn't matter), what about mods for the Sensation XE?
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ROMS can be based on the Sensation or the Sensation XE. The only difference is the XE has beats audio and runs it's cpu at 1.5GHz, while the non-XE at 1.2GHz.
Custom ROMS however give you the choice of running your cpu at 1.5 if you want, even on a standard sensation device (as the cpu chips are exactly the same). Mods and other themes are based on the ROM you chose to install (i.e. ARHD or Insertcoin), not hardware as there is no real difference between xe and non-xe devices.
I have a standard sensation running an xe version of ARHD 6.5.5. with my cpu at 1.5GHz. no problems to report yet, so i can assume you're good to go!

Thanks for all the info!