[Discontinued][ROM] CM10.2 with Ion and 3.0 kernel [Mar 21, 2014]

Notable features:

• Uses ION memory allocator for audio, display, video playback, etc. (ION everything except for camera)
• CAF KitKat ION drivers
• CAF KitKat framebuffer drivers in kernel
• CAF Jellybean 4.3 display HAL
• Hardware vsync
• No Maps 7 glitches, Google Chrome glitches, Browser glitches, Gmail glitches, etc.
• Uses ION memory allocator
• Uses the newest Adreno (graphics) libraries and firmware available for our platform (these are designed for Android 4.2; they are MR1 libraries)
• MTP
• 16:9 camera resolutions
• Removed many hacks designed for old graphics
• Adreno libraries version: AU_LINUX_ANDROID_JB_VANILLA_04.02.02.060.051
• Uses a minimalistic kernel patched for AOSP from scratch by me (Sultan kernel Pure)
• Kernel is based off of SebastianFM's Overclocked kernel v1.5.2 (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1424345)
• Updated RIL to 4.0.0056HMQ (thanks to Noobel)
• HTCZ715E's WiFi region code fix (region code will no longer reset to USA after a reboot)

Installation:
It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED to do a standard full wipe (factory reset, system, cache) if you are coming from a different ROM, then install gapps for Android 4.3. If you're coming from a CM10.1 ROM then it is possible to dirty flash this ROM over your current setup and install gapps for 4.3 without wiping anything, HOWEVER, if you encounter ANY issues with this setup then I will not help you fix them. I will only listen to your issues if you do a full wipe before installing this ROM for the first time. When there is an update available it is OK to dirty-flash the update.

Common Problems and Solutions:
1. Problem: The ROM isn't booting! It's stuck on the CyanogenMod boot animation.
Solution: Try updating your recovery to the latest version available. If 4ext isn't working then flash the newest version of TWRP, do a full wipe, and flash the ROM. If you're S-ON then flash the boot.img through fastboot while you're at it.

2. Problem: My SD card isn't working!
Solution: Re-align your SD card by rebooting to recovery (4ext) and using 4ext's built-in tool to do so. I don't believe this issue plagues long-time users of TWRP.

Source:
Sultan kernel Pure (cm-10.2/cm-11.0 branch): https://github.com/sultanxda/sultan-kernel-pyramid-pure
Device tree (cm-10.2 branch): https://github.com/sultanxda/android_device_htc_pyramid
Common MSM8660 device tree (cm-10.2 branch): https://github.com/sultanxda/android_device_htc_msm8660-common
Vendor files (cm-10.2 branch): https://github.com/sultanxda/android_vendor_htc
My local manifest (cm-10.2 branch): https://github.com/sultanxda/Android

Credits (in no particular order):


Downloads:
ROM: http://goo.im/devs/sultanxda/Pyramid_CM10.2
Gapps: http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20130813-signed.zip
Kernel-only updates/kernel standalone installer: http://goo.im/devs/sultanxda/Sultan_kernel_Pyramid_Pure

Mirror:
ROM: http://d-h.st/users/sultanxda/?fld_id=22646#files
Gapps: http://d-h.st/Dyf
Kernel-only updates/kernel standalone installer: http://d-h.st/users/sultanxda/?fld_id=33670#files

Changelog:

Mar 21, 2014:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Changed default Bluetooth name from HTC MSM8660 to HTC Sensation
*Lowered default vibration intensity from 100% to 80%
*Switched to Dalvik-cache settings used for 512MB RAM devices (instead of settings for 1024MB RAM devices)
*Cleaned up init.d script
*Cleaned up useless junk in many places
*Enabled Qualcomm BSP (better graphics)
*Added new ION audio libraries
*Fixed MTP on Winblows computers
*Removed mass storage option from Settings
*Added back software rendering
*Added ivanich's ION audio fix (speaker is louder with less distortion)

Kernel:
(included in ROM) Sultan kernel Pure v1.2.1:
*Reduced GPU bus bandwidth back to stock values
*Reduced FSB bandwidth back to stock values

Sultan kernel Pure v1.2.0:
*Fixed random reboots caused by new ION drivers
*Ported ION audio drivers from Team-SennyC2 3.4 kernel (thanks to SebastianFM for these drivers)
*Ported ION qdsp6v2 audio from Team-SennyC2 3.4 kernel
*Removed old PMEM audio

Sultan kernel Pure v1.1.0:
*Ported much newer CAF KitKat ION drivers (these are the same ION drivers used in Team-SennyC2 3.4 kernel)
*Ported newer PMEM driver from 3.4 kernel
*Ported newer MSM memory driver from 3.4 kernel
*Fixed flashlight turning off when screen turns off (thanks to Johnnyslt)

Mar 14, 2014:
Kernel only:
Sultan kernel Pure v1.0.6:
*Cleaned up some display parameters
*Fixed black screen when trying to resume display from sleep
*Fixed long delay when turning screen on
*Added very small updates to GPU driver from CAF
*Added back 177MHz 3D GPU frequency
*Disabled 2D GPU cores

Mar 10, 2014:
Kernel only:
Sultan kernel Pure v1.0.5:
*Fixed booting issue in v1.0.4 (stuck at HTC splash) on some devices
*Reverted to Linux 3.0.16 (better stability; see http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=50987527&postcount=3144)

Sultan kernel Pure v1.0.4:
*Ported newer framebuffer drivers from CAF msm-kk_2.7_rb1.27 (these are the exact same framebuffer drivers in the Team-Senny 3.4 kernel)
*All display-related issues should be fixed (ex. the long delay when waking the device from sleep)
*Added fastcharge from Yank555
*Added qdsp6v3 audio

Sultan kernel Pure v1.0.3:
*WiFi issue should now be gone (I rebooted 10-20 times and WiFi still worked)

Mar 5, 2014:
Kernel only:
Sultan kernel Pure v1.0.2:
*Fixed derp in v1.0.1 that froze the phone when playing videos (thanks to Johnnyslt for pointing out my derp)
*Removed WiFi signal hack
*Cleaned up GPU frequencies (removed 177MHz 3D GPU frequency)
*Attempted to fix WiFi not starting at boot sometimes (WiFi switch stuck in 'off' position)

Mar 2, 2014:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Truly fixed stability issues (such as systemui force closing all the time)
*Fixed boot animation not appearing 100% of the time
*Added support for MTP
*Enabled MTP by default
*Updated to CAF Jellybean 4.3 display HAL
*Enabled hardware vsync
*Enabled MDP retire fence
*Added back CRT animation
*Fixed front-facing camera camcorder resolutions
*Reduced speaker max gain to reduce distortion at high volumes
*Cleaned up and added panel undervolt feature to included 89z_kernel init.d script
*Fixed /data partition encryption (thanks to bastei) (NOTE: to encrypt your /data partition you must first shrink it by 16KB)

Kernel:
Brand-new kernel:
(included in ROM) Sultan kernel Pure v1.0.1:
*Fixed booting issue (stuck at HTC splash) on some devices (thanks to Ivanich)
*Fixed touchscreen issues (thanks to bradsh1/SebastianFM)
*Disabled Sweep2Wake by default
*Lowered Ondemand 2nd phase freq from 1134MHz to 1080MHz
*Fixed battery drain caused by frequent hotplugging by MPdecision

Sultan kernel Pure v1.0.0:
*Based off of SebastianFM's 3.0.16 Sense Overclocked kernel v1.5.2 (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1424345)
*Patched from scratch to work with AOSP by me
*Contains CAF KitKat framebuffer drivers (with hardware vsync enabled)
*Contains no placebo patches or dirty cherry-picks (very minimalistic kernel)
*Patched to Linux 3.0.101 with all conflicts resolved by hand for better stability
*Better performance than my old (r57) kernel
*Ported CAF msm-jb_chocolate power-management architecture
*Ported CAF msm-jb_chocolate USB gadget drivers
*Contains my KitKat framebuffer driver port, vidc patches, etc.
*Very solid (much more stable than my old r57 kernel)
*Unmounting and remounting SD card does not require a reboot anymore

Jan 30, 2014:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Fixed stability issues
*Fixed black screen issue in Subway Surfers and other apps while using new MR1 Adreno libs (big thanks to Google and Johnnyslt for finding this)
*Enabled QCOM bionic optimizations

Kernel:
(This changelog covers changes between r52-r54)
Kernel version r54 (current version):
*Completely re-mapped RAM to fix many stability issues
*Fixed all camera stability issues as a result of the re-map
*Fixed all video playback stability issues as a result of the re-map
*Fixed stability issues in video controller
*Disabled UKSM by default (due to high battery drain)
*Added mpdecision updates from mrg666
*Increased CPU voltages
*Compiled with the Jan 2014 release of Christopher83's Cortex-A8 optimized Linaro GCC 4.7.4 toolchain
*Userspace now has 530MB of RAM
*Fixed MEMTYPE_SMI_ION range

Kernel version r53:
*545MB of RAM (17MB increase)
*Increased audio heap size

Kernel version r52.5:
*Kernel is now compiled with GCC 4.7 instead of GCC 4.8
*Kernel is now much, much more stable due to GCC 4.7
*Kernel is now compiled with the December 2013 release of Christopher83's Cortex-A8 optimized Linaro GCC 4.7.4 toolchain
*Increased default display voltage from 2.7v to 2.85v (only a 250mV undervolt now instead of a 400mV undervolt)
*Removed CRT hack used for Android 4.1

Kernel version r52:
*Added display voltage control interface
*Added possible display undervolt by up to 700mV undervolted
*Added display undervolt option to Aroma (advanced configuration mode only)
*Switched back to old Pyramid framebuffer drivers (I'm not a magical unicorn; I don't have an AUO panel so I can't fix the new framebuffer drivers for AUO panels)
*Increased ION writeback heap size by 5MB
*Increased ION multimedia heap size by 5MB (should fix any video playback issues)
*Userspace now has 528MB of RAM

Jan 4, 2014:
Kernel:
Kernel version r51:
*Removed SmartassV2 governor
*Removed CFQ and V(R) I/O schedulers
*Ported newer framebuffer drivers from CAF msm-ics_chocolate branch

Jan 4, 2014:
ROM:
*Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
*Fixed gremlin in the display HAL (someone decided to put a copy of ion.h in there called ion_msm.h, instead of inheriting ion.h from the kernel )
*gralloc: Use 3 frame buffers
*Fixed sweep2wake not being disabled during calls

Kernel:
(This changelog covers changes between r48-r50.5)
Kernel version r50.5:
*Fixed minor lags in camcorder and video playback
*Fixed glitch when waking up the device
*Synced framebuffer drivers with stock HTC VilleC2 kernel
*Upgraded rotator driver to CAF msm-jb_chocolate
*Kernel should now boot on devices with an AUO panel

Kernel version r50:
*Added framebuffer drivers from VilleC2
*Fixed graphical glitches with VilleC2 framebuffer drivers (the glitches from the 12/25 build)
*Retained HTC's MDP gamma color enhancement with the new framebuffer drivers
*Imported bluetooth stack from Nexus 7 2012 KitKat kernel (tegra-android-tegra3-grouper-3.1-kitkat-mr1)
*Increased ION surfaceflinger heap size by 5/8MB
*Increased WiFi voltage back to stock 2.9v (was previously 2.6v)

Kernel version r49:
*Fixed memory-map reboots
*Userspace now has 540MB of RAM (we should've never had that extra 10MB)
*Undervolted display by 400mV (my phone's display could handle a 700mV UV so 400mV should be fine for everyone. Thanks to scverhagen for the idea)
*Fixed VPN on 4.4

Kernel version r48.5:
*Switched back to old framebuffer and panel drivers (this fixes the display glitches)
*HTC's MDP gamma color enhancement has been restored
*Increased ION multimedia heap size by 1MB
*Forced MDP core clock rate of 267MHz
*Increased WiFi voltage from 2.4v back to 2.6v (someone reported that their WiFi broke on builds after 12/10)

Kernel version r48:
*Added newer framebuffer drivers from VilleC2 (x999 thanks to dominos_liberty and SebastianFM for this)
*Much smoother graphics due to new framebuffer drivers
*Fixed some bugs in the memory map
*Fixed low RAM bug; userspace now has 550MB of RAM instead of 515MB

12/24/2013:
ROM:
Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
Media HAL: Use ION for decoder
Display HAL: Enabled ION memory allocator
Upgraded Adreno (graphics) libraries to the newest available for our platform
Adreno libraries version: AU_LINUX_ANDROID_JB_VANILLA_04.02.02.060.053
Significantly smoother graphics
Fixed video controls not showing up in video players
Camera, camcorder, and video playback all working (thanks to Blefish for his PMEM ADSP gralloc hack, and johnnyslt & paulb-nl for help with video playback)
Fixed all glitches (no more Maps 7 glitches, random Browser glitches, etc.)

Kernel:
Kernel version r47:
Fixed video playback without breaking camcorder (thanks to help from johnnyslt and paulb-nl )
Implemented ION multimedia heap
Implemented separate ION SMI region for video playback
Video playback uses ION SMI memory and camcorder uses PMEM SMI memory (memory type is switched on-the-go depending on what is requested)
Allocated ION heaps with static base addresses for greater stability
Amount of RAM for userspace has gone down from 575MB to 515MB due to implementation of ION SMI
Ported newer video controller from upstream CAF msm-jb_chocolate
Removed all modules (WiFi and CIFS are now built into the kernel image)
Removed module-loading support (greater security, Google does this, and no need for modules anymore)
Added back 192MHz frequency step
Decreased default max CPU frequency from 1566MHz to 1404MHz
Decreased default min CPU frequency from 384MHz to 192MHz
Decreased WiFi voltage from 2.6v to 2.4v
Increased MDP core clock rate from 200MHz to 267MHz
Increased MSM rotator clock rate from 160MHz to 200MHz

11/17/2013:
ROM:
Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
Removed graphics hacks that we don't need (we're using newer graphics )
Graphics are smoother as a result of the above change

Kernel:
Kernel version r45:
Reverted some CAF input driver imports (should hopefully fix the freezes)

11/1/2013:
ROM:
Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
Removed a VOIP flag that probably broke VOIP
Dex files are back on the /cache partition
ROM built with Android 4.4_r1 (KitKat) tools

10/31/2013:
ROM:
Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
Fixed MMS which was broken in the last build
Audio-visual framework is now using correct media headers (camera may be more stable now)

Kernel:
Kernel version r44.5
Fixed WiFi-related random reboots
Thermald: increased mid trip point from 77C to 78C for better consistency
Many thermald fixes:

• Thermald: fixed issue where thermald would restore the same frequencies to both cores (this was an issue for those of you who set a different max frequency for each core in the Aroma installer)

• Thermald: multiple fixes for greatly increased stability (some fixes are not listed here)

• Thermald: fix issue where thermald would throttle you to 384MHz if it was told that your phone was 275 times hotter than the core of the sun (now if thermald detects a temperature over 1000C then it will poll the temperature sensor until it gets a temp less than 1000C)

• Thermald: in an emergency situation your CPU's max frequency will be reset to 1566MHz

• Thermald: fix rare issue where your CPU's max frequency would be reset to 1944MHz

10/26/2013:
ROM:
Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
Fixed force close when switching between front and rear camera
Mms: Allow images up to 1200 x 1600 in size to be sent
Re-enabled a flag for VOIP

Kernel:
Kernel version r44
Read the changelog between r41.5 and r44 here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=35167553&postcount=2

10/18/2013:
ROM:
Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
Fixed Viper4Android (credit: Metaiiica)

Kernel:
Kernel version r41.5
Net-related reboots should now be gone
Switched back to cubic TCP congestion algorithm
Fixed 1080P video
Now has 600MB of RAM instead of 603MB

10/17/2013:
ROM:
Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
Switch to generic CyanogenMod power HAL
Replaced the 89kernel init.d script with a new init.d script

Kernel:
Kernel version r41
Increased 593MB of RAM to 603MB
Added back many Android binder fixes and enhancements
Added back old net subsystem from r30 in an attempt to fix random reboots (WiFi hotspot still works)
Removed net scheduler (net now uses simple FIFO scheduling)

10/10/2013:
ROM:
Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
Android 4.3.1
Fixed Torch turning off when the screen is turned off (credit: Johnnyslt)

Kernel:
Kernel version r37
Imported input and Android drivers from CAF (this should hopefully fix some random reboots and enhance stability)
Added Bluetooth stack from CAF JB_3.2.1 (CAF 3.4 kernel) (credit: Johnnyslt)

10/7/2013:
ROM:
Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes
Fixed phone crash when taking a picture with flash enabled (credit: dhiru1602)
Fixed video playback (derp )

Kernel:
Kernel version r35
Added CAF (Code Aurora Forum) GPU driver (should be smoother and not reboot or cause hangs)
Switched from GCC 4.8.2 to GCC 4.7.4 to compile the kernel (should be more stable)
Imported power driver from CAF (credit: mrg666)

10/6/2013:
ROM:
Latest upstream CyanogenMod changes (quite a few changes)
T-Mobile Visual Voicemail should be working now
VOIP applications should be working now
Added @HTCZ715E's WiFi region code fix (region code will no longer reset to USA after a reboot)
Fixed hiccups when listening to music while the screen is off (credit: Johnnyslt)
Misc. fixes/changes

Kernel:
Kernel version r34
Updated to Linux 3.0.99
High battery drain during idle should be fixed
Screen freezes due to GPU driver should be fixed
Added back qdsp6v3
Added some audio enhancements

Old changelogs

Reserved for probably FAQ or build instructions

xeloni said:

Nice One Android1-7
Good luck for a working camera !
I know you will do it ^^

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There is nooooooo way I'm smart enough for that

szotaa said:

You think that kernel 3.4 ported by SebFM would give us working camera here?

Wysyłane z mojego HTC Sensation za pomocą Tapatalk 2

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Not sure because his camera fix might require some libs to be changed and that would be a pain on AOSP. We'll see when he releases it.

Noobel said:

Great, Sultan!

Please list all benefits of using ion with his rom.

Thanx.

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Read through this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2078504

And if I didn't have something to make it different from Albinoman's CM10.1 ROM then posting it would be a waste Personally, the ROM feels a lot faster and smoother with ION

commencal661 said:

I'd reckon MHL and LPA working... What else?

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Pretty sure those things require other (presumably kernel) things in order to work so they're probably still broken.

Sent from my HTC Sensation using xda app-developers app

szotaa said:

Correct me if I'm wrong but at the very beggining of kernel deving for Sensation we also had only Sense kernel and we had to make it work for AOSP and we made it and it is working. So now if we had ported 3.4 we could make it work on aosp too.


Wysyłane z mojego HTC Sensation za pomocą Tapatalk 2

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That's why I said we'll see when he releases it

XxXPachaXxX said:

Oh cool rom! How goes the camera?
Congratulations friend!

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Camera does not work of course Hopefully it'll work on AOSP with Sebastian's 3.4 kernel