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Revolution HD: ICS vs. Sense and recent releases

I'm trying to avoid having to read through 50,000 posts because the ARHD thread has gotten a bit unweildy...
I'm currently running ARHD 3.6.5.
As you can tell it's been a while since updating and honestly I was waiting around for a stable ICS remix.
At any rate can anyone clue me in on where the scene is at? I see there's different versions of ICS available for ARHD; are they worth while, daily drivers or should I just update my sense ARHD to the current version?

mike1986 said that the current base used for 6.2.1 XE might be close to final. I'm using 6.2.1 XE as a daily driver, without issues.
If you flash this ROM make sure you also flash the correct firmware.

Thanks for the reply.
Did you install the 1.2 or 1.5Ghz version and/or is there a noticeable difference in performance AND battery life? I'm more interested in battery honestly. I'm not much of a power user and I don't stream or watch videos on this really.
Also, is a Super Wipe necessary?

OKors said:
Thanks for the reply.
Did you install the 1.2 or 1.5Ghz version and/or is there a noticeable difference in performance AND battery life? I'm more interested in battery honestly. I'm not much of a power user and I don't stream or watch videos on this really.
Also, is a Super Wipe necessary?
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Definitely if you're coming from Gingerbread.

Battery life on ICS sense is amazing for me compared to GB literaly get almost double the batterylife . It sucks though cuz I feel that sense 3.0 is way smoother and faster so I switched back till a new leak is released. Everyone says that sense 3.6 is faster and smoother than 3.0 though :/
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fr0zenblood75 said:
Battery life on ICS sense is amazing for me compared to GB literaly get almost double the batterylife . It sucks though cuz I feel that sense 3.0 is way smoother and faster so I switched back till a new leak is released. Everyone says that sense 3.6 is faster and smoother than 3.0 though :/
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Yep on extreme sensation with sebastians undervolted and unlocked kernel sense 3.6 feels faster like never before
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thelegendarylegends said:
Yep on extreme sensation with sebastians undervolted and unlocked kernel sense 3.6 feels faster like never before
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Really ?? I tried that too somethings are smoother but some I feel aren't ,like the notification drawer stutters a lot for example. Do you have that ??
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fr0zenblood75 said:
Really ?? I tried that too somethings are smoother but some I feel aren't ,like the notification drawer stutters a lot for example. Do you have that ??
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My notification bar is smooth alrite with this kernel, Sebastian is the best
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I just made this post regarding ARHD 6.1.0 on another thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22012993&postcount=6

(Q) Going from virtous inquisition to cm9

Hello everyone.
I would like some feedback from people like me that are running v.i. 4.0.3 that have flashed the new cm9 4.0.4
Do you find it as good as v.i. any major bugs or antthing else i should know before i flash.
Thank you!

I was using VI for while but now I am sold on CM9. VI is basically geared for the people who wanted AOSP ICS but weren't content to use a buggy build like Quattro or TripNDroid. Now that it is getting pretty damn stable and we have BT and 1080p, I don't really see any reason to remain on VI if you're an AOSP-type guy.
Besides, it has a lot of extra features VI doesn't have.

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I was using VI for while but now I am sold on CM9. VI is basically geared for the people who wanted AOSP ICS but weren't content to use a buggy build like Quattro or TripNDroid. Now that it is getting pretty damn stable and we have BT and 1080p, I don't really see any reason to remain on VI if you're an AOSP-type guy.
Besides, it has a lot of extra features VI doesn't have.
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I move back and forth because I need wifi tethering. My Internet provider has been flaky lately and I need to be online. If it weren't for that, I'd be on cm9 fully. It just like VI but snappier!
Matt

sergeybrin said:
I was using VI for while but now I am sold on CM9. VI is basically geared for the people who wanted AOSP ICS but weren't content to use a buggy build like Quattro or TripNDroid. Now that it is getting pretty damn stable and we have BT and 1080p, I don't really see any reason to remain on VI if you're an AOSP-type guy.
Besides, it has a lot of extra features VI doesn't have.
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Which ROM are you using? I'm on VI and would like to give CM9 a try. I've found 2 so far - "Sharpy STRPT" and "Opensensation"
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I too want to try cm9 out. Which one are you guys on?

I've mainly used opensensation, haven't tried Sharpy STRPT

Pixa241 said:
I too want to try cm9 out. Which one are you guys on?
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I just flashed OpenSensation. No problems yet. Its only been 5 mins however. Haven't tried STRPT yet. Gonna see how I feel after a week.
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i havent tried cm9 yet because you cant superwipe and that really makes me nervous. What exactly did u guys do before flashing?

I still use Senseless roms cause CM9 is only marginally faster and the AOSP camera is just terrible. You can't refocus video (yet?) while recording, so hopefully you're not recording any moving objects.

The cm9 it's much faster and more responsive I am using it now and love it I switch back and fourth from ordroid
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vseslija said:
i havent tried cm9 yet because you cant superwipe and that really makes me nervous. What exactly did u guys do before flashing?
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I installed thru 4EXT Recovery. Made sure I had the correct firmware, downloaded OpenSensation and the GAPPS (Google apps pack) placed both on my SD card. Backed up my current ROM. Wiped phone, data and dalvik cache. Flashed Opensensation, flashed GAPPS and rebooted phone. No problems so far. It is slightly more responsive and allows you to set your Ghz for speed or battery life. The AOSP camera does suck though...
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Little_Ducky said:
I installed thru 4EXT Recovery. Made sure I had the correct firmware, downloaded OpenSensation and the GAPPS (Google apps pack) placed both on my SD card. Backed up my current ROM. Wiped phone, data and dalvik cache. Flashed Opensensation, flashed GAPPS and rebooted phone. No problems so far. It is slightly more responsive and allows you to set your Ghz for speed or battery life. The AOSP camera does suck though...
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I'm on virtuous inquisition. I should have he right firmware already on right and i can just flash opensensation and gapps or do I need to reflash the same firmware again
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Pixa241 said:
I'm on virtuous inquisition. I should have he right firmware already on right and i can just flash opensensation and gapps or do I need to reflash the same firmware again
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Yeah, you should already have the correct firmware. Just remember to backup, and do a wipe. Then flash the ROM THEN the GAPPS. your should be golden.
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id use cm9 if i could keep htc camera and music player

Virtuous is great because it looks like aosp, but retains the owny camera.
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better to stay @VI
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namila007 said:
better to stay @VI
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Whilst I liked CM9 quite a lot, I agree with this statement.
I personally found CM9 smooth, but not quite as responsive as VI. And yes, the ICS camera app does not even get close to HQ camera in terms of quality.
VI is great at the moment, just wouldn't mind having the screen off animation added
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Sgt.Incontro said:
Whilst I liked CM9 quite a lot, I agree with this statement.
I personally found CM9 smooth, but not quite as responsive as VI. And yes, the ICS camera app does not even get close to HQ camera in terms of quality.
VI is great at the moment, just wouldn't mind having the screen off animation added
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I personally think CM9 is more responsive, no HTC bloatware added. The AOSP camera is slightly worse as it has the large grey margin on the side, but then again, I do like the Panorama function, the refocusing sound is also a lot better than the one on Sense

I must admit that I'm a bit disappointed after trying CM9. It is way slower than my Desire HD with CM7. CM7 is great, blazingly fast, and lets you put the launcher entirely in the RAM. There's close to zero possibilities yet, with CM9. Not many options for tweaking, etc.
The stability is horrible, too. I flashed it 30 minutes ago, and it has already crashed three times, even though I wiped everything before the flash.
Not quite fit for use, yet.

[Q] Phone freezing on camera standby

I just recently S-off, rooted, and put ARHD on my sensation. When im using my camera then while still in camera go to lock my phone, when i try to unlock my phone it seems my phone is frozen, like its turned off, without any power. I have to take the battery out to get it to power up again.
Anyone know what the problem is?

if you have custom kernel and it downclocks during screen off that happens. Happens to me before also. I guess the camera uses much of the cpu resources, not sure... that happens to me when i set the cpu to lower clock speed at screen off.

AndroidNeophyte said:
if you have custom kernel and it downclocks during screen off that happens. Happens to me before also. I guess the camera uses much of the cpu resources, not sure... that happens to me when i set the cpu to lower clock speed at screen off.
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I havent messed with any custom kernals.

still looking for answers...
Is this something that everyone running ARHD GB are experiencing?

el7145 said:
still looking for answers...
Is this something that everyone running ARHD GB are experiencing?
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What kernal did you choose when installing?
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adamgaltress said:
What kernal did you choose when installing?
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I chose the 1.5 OC and sony engine

el7145 said:
I chose the 1.5 OC and sony engine
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Since you are arhd gb rom I believe you are on faux kernel. Faux gb kernels have his own implemented system which does not allow you to turn off your screen while in camera. try to avoid doing that and you are all good. Or simply move on to ics. Its about time
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Similar issue with freezing but on ics and instead of doing it for camera it does it when I normally lock phone..Any suggestions? Havent messed with kernel either..running opensensation

sickorwuut said:
Similar issue with freezing but on ics and instead of doing it for camera it does it when I normally lock phone..Any suggestions? Havent messed with kernel either..running opensensation
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Some kernels/apps downclock and change governor when screen goes off, if setcpu is doing it, superuser may not grant it permission for another few seconds when you try to turn on, causing it to lag, easy fix is if you just locked and want to unlock screen then press power button 3 times, will turn on instantly
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remus82 said:
Since you are arhd gb rom I believe you are on faux kernel. Faux gb kernels have his own implemented system which does not allow you to turn off your screen while in camera. try to avoid doing that and you are all good. Or simply move on to ics. Its about time
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you sure about that?...my kernel is faux 004u and i didn't have any problems locking the phone and unlocking it while camera is open or may this prob is in 003m edition i guess which comes with 6.6.2

remus82 said:
Since you are arhd gb rom I believe you are on faux kernel. Faux gb kernels have his own implemented system which does not allow you to turn off your screen while in camera. try to avoid doing that and you are all good. Or simply move on to ics. Its about time
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Thanks for the answer. I did a search in the faux kernel thread and confirmed the same thing. I guess the HTC camera has its own power management system which interferes with the faux PM

OllieArmageddon said:
Some kernels/apps downclock and change governor when screen goes off, if setcpu is doing it, superuser may not grant it permission for another few seconds when you try to turn on, causing it to lag, easy fix is if you just locked and want to unlock screen then press power button 3 times, will turn on instantly
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Wow! Really? I'm going to try this next time but I'm starting to think this is a battery issue any suggestions on how to fix battery?

HTC Sensation 4G CPU gets really hot.

My Sensation is running OrDroid 9.0.0 Sense 4.0 Rom. It gets warm/hot when using simple apps like facebook, messaging, Youtube, etc... I had this problem since last year too. I got my Sensation since August of last year.
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Darkpeanutz said:
My Sensation is running OrDroid 9.0.0 Sense 4.0 Rom. It gets warm/hot when using simple apps like facebook, messaging, Youtube, etc... I had this problem since last year too. I got my Sensation since August of last year.
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Don't do gpu over clock then.. That will cool down your device a bit.. Also.. Try some under volting the kernel (there is a uv mod.. You can use that) .. It prevents heating a bit too
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I'm not overclocked though. I'm on the standard frequency, 1.2Ghz. I'm also on bricked kernal if that helps. What does decreasing the voltage do, or what voltage should I have?
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Darkpeanutz said:
I'm not overclocked though. I'm on the standard frequency, 1.2Ghz. I'm also on bricked kernal if that helps. What does decreasing the voltage do, or what voltage should I have?
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You should try that for yourself because not every device can handle every voltage decreasing the voltage makes that there is not so much electricity going trough the CPU you save battery and your battery is not overheating so fast
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Thanks. I installed UV mod, the CPU still gets warm, but not as hot as it used to be. I'm going to try the experimental if it works better.
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Darkpeanutz said:
Thanks. I installed UV mod, the CPU still gets warm, but not as hot as it used to be. I'm going to try the experimental if it works better.
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Alternativley you could try another launcher
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Darkpeanutz said:
I'm not overclocked though. I'm on the standard frequency, 1.2Ghz. I'm also on bricked kernal if that helps. What does decreasing the voltage do, or what voltage should I have?
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Mine did too with both stock and ARHD roms. Thought its the battery getting getting warm for the longest time but it turned out to be CPU/GPU. I'm using Viper S now and do not overclock CPU/GPU. Works well and heat is down significantly. Still gets warm occasionally (GPS, Browser, Google Now) but not as much and battery last longer.

I tried Vipers S Rom but everything ran VERY choppy and what govner do you recommend to get that cold GPU/CPu effect?

Darkpeanutz said:
I tried Vipers S Rom but everything ran VERY choppy and what govner do you recommend to get that cold GPU/CPu effect?
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When you try different ROMs and have query ask in the right ROM forum. You'll have a better chance for a right answer.

There isn't a tremendous amount of things you can do to bring down the temperature significantly. As everyone said, under volting, and under clocking can do a little bit.
It isn't a big problem, because it shouldn't pass, from what I remember, 43-46 degrees Celsius. Of course it will vary with what your doing, playing games will make it hotter, especially if you are in a hot environment.
Don't worry too much about it.
Lucas

Lucas.Childers said:
There isn't a tremendous amount of things you can do to bring down the temperature significantly. As everyone said, under volting, and under clocking can do a little bit.
It isn't a big problem, because it shouldn't pass, from what I remember, 43-46 degrees Celsius. Of course it will vary with what your doing, playing games will make it hotter, especially if you are in a hot environment.
Don't worry too much about it.
Lucas
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Well, what I'm saying is that when I use facebook, it gets really hot.

ROM Suggestion

Excuse me guys. I'm new here and i want to know your rom you are using just so i can choose rom for me. Please let me know alright
Because there are too many rom in this sensation and with the size file it is hard to download and try them all.
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Try Elegancia but wait for the 3.4.0 update which look promising,
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Any other suggestions?
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I'm using HyperNonSense by SpIder. If you want pure and light AOSP ICS - go for it

karolisdirma said:
I'm using HyperNonSense by SpIder. If you want pure and light AOSP ICS - go for it
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It really depends on how you use your phone, what you want, etc...
If you're a tmobile user and need wifi calling then the jellybean ROMs are a bad choice for instance..
In short you really can't ask what's the best ROM and get a useful answer without telling people what you need and expect..

MS Gray Man said:
In short you really can't ask what's the best ROM and get a useful answer without telling people what you need and expect..
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That's right. It's kinda very invidual thing and just after a long searching and trying you can choose which ROM fits you the best. :good:

hey there
am currently stuck at the ViperS ROM with Sebastian FM kernel besides a 128mb zram.
these two are quite gud for me n does suffice for a nearly professional use.
gaming, multitasking, listening 2music, browsing web, overclocking ur cpu n etc. lag free.......
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I really come to slight performance but almost the rest depends on the battery. What i meant about performance is as long as i can play games without lag / slight lag is fine.
Can anyone recommend that kind of rom? If you can include the kernel and mods to
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Odp: ROM Suggestion
Try Elegancia with pyd-x kernel. Super fast and smooth, great battery life also. Plus very nice tweaks.
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