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[Q] Help! New to this thing here.

Any Xperia x8 pro out there?
I new and got this xperia x8.
1.Please recommend what things(firmware or what ever it is you put on a phone) to put for this phone. i might get the wrong ones and end up destroying my phone. please.
2.must have apps and stuff put on this phone. sorry but i'm just a pretty little noob for asking this stuff.
3. THANK YOU! and please dont get angry at me cause im just a noob(SOB)

First thing you must do is read the "all things root" in the Q&A section. It's an introduction to phone hacking. Do that stuff see ROM reviews and always use the search tool. There is a thread about must have apps. Have fun!

Chris95X8 said:
First thing you must do is read the "all things root" in the Q&A section. It's an introduction to phone hacking. Do that stuff see ROM reviews and always use the search tool. There is a thread about must have apps. Have fun!
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Thats a perfect answer, i would recommend GingerDX. I have tried nearly every rom on xda and found that 1 to be the best, especially for a new user as its smooth and ready to run, no real need for any modules as the dev DX has included everything you need. If you want a cm6(2.2 Froyo) rom then Floyo by Racht and Froyobread by Doixanh(DX) are pretty flawless. Good luck and remember to hit the thanks button on previous post by Chris.

hy..
i have been using x8 since 3 weeks ago, first day i bought it, i was scared to do something like rooting and using custom ROM. but now, i'm geek to try each custom rom LOL. i recommend you use froyobread 23b first, because its low of bugs, i also recommend you to use stok ROM for 1 - 2 days to ensure your device works properly, rooting may makes your waranty void, do it in your own risk

alphine.zzz said:
hy..
i have been using x8 since 3 weeks ago, first day i bought it, i was scared to do something like rooting and using custom ROM. but now, i'm geek to try each custom rom LOL. i recommend you use froyobread 23b first, because its low of bugs, i also recommend you to use stok ROM for 1 - 2 days to ensure your device works properly, rooting may makes your waranty void, do it in your own risk
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PC Companion will repair your device and remove all traces of root.
Froyobread 23b is a great rom but GingerDX is Full Ginger now with the camera and i find it faster.

I recomend you.U´ll read something about root,then using Xrecovery and than....Roms.But it´s easy.

What does rooting do?
And what does roms do?
What do modules do?
Thanks
Do you recommend doixanh's Gingerbread?

Pororo said:
What does rooting do?
And what does roms do?
What do modules do?
Thanks
Do you recommend doixanh's Gingerbread?
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Rooting allows access to parts of the system not allowed normally.
Roms are customized version of android, eg, Rom on your phone is Android 2.1, Froyobread is 2.2 and GingerDx is 2.3. Sony Ericsson will not update us above 2.1 so we must rely on Devs, also Devs roms tend to be better than SE.
Modules are for things like overclock and multitouch along with others. A module can be added to a rom after it has been flashed, eg, x8 comes with 2 types of screen hardware, 1 is capable of real multitouch whereas the other is only fake multitouch. When you figure out what type of hardware you have then you can add the module you need.
GingerDx is stable, i have a few bugs but nothing that will affect everyday use.
I also recommend Kuyadroid as its fast and less updates to worry about.
Always backup current rom in xrecovery and rename the folder to what the rom is, eg, Kuya.backup or GingerDx.backup, this will allow you to set up each rom as you like and then choose whichever suits you best.

alphine.zzz said:
hy..
i have been using x8 since 3 weeks ago, first day i bought it, i was scared to do something like rooting and using custom ROM. but now, i'm geek to try each custom rom LOL. i recommend you use froyobread 23b first, because its low of bugs, i also recommend you to use stok ROM for 1 - 2 days to ensure your device works properly, rooting may makes your waranty void, do it in your own risk
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and make sure you BACKUP 1st before using custom ROM.. this IMPORTANT!!

If you´re using xrecovery, I would recommend you to backup twice, because it can happen that your /data partition isn´t backed up correctly.
This can also happen to your /system folder, because after I had installed the first custom ROM, Floyo 0.15, on my phone, I didn´t like the UI and the Launcher at first and restored my original SE 2.1.
But it dind´t have the market and all of my downloaded apps anymore, so I had to stay on Floyo.
So, better backup twice, if you have enough free space on your SD.

okay Thanks guys for your help now im on GingerDX v007.
BTW How do i put modules on my phone? I wanted to have multitocuh on my x8 too but i dont know how to put modules. coudnt find a tut. thanks
My phone i think is using cypress. HELP

How many MIUI releases are there!!

Hi!!
I have been planning to switch to MIUI for a long time now, however I have a few questions before I start. I must add I have tried a Galnet release before, however I decided to revert back to Darky's ROM.
Now I see there are a lot of MIUI releases floating out there and thats whats confusing me.
How many types of MIUI releases are there in all
I found the following.
MCG 5.1
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=992251
(However this seems to be a very old one)
MIUI MCGv7.6
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=13372250&postcount=10049
(Is this a new version of MCG v5.1 or is there a totally different ROM, also is this latest or is there a new version of this as well)
MIUI 1.9.16: Nothing Fancy V7
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1241509
Galaxy S I9000 MIUI.us presents MIUI 1.9.16 Pure English
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118682
I'm guessing there are more, coz i remember seeing atleast a couple of more threads.
Now are these all same releases varying only by version numbers or are these totally different ROMS cooked by different Chefs.
If yes, then which one is the best one or in other words the most good looking and stable.
Also, can these be flashed directly on a GB rom without going back to Froyo, coz i remember the last MIUI i tried, it didn't require a FROYO flash.
Please help, I really really want to try this out however i'm currently tearing my hair out, coz i can't understand which one is the one that I should try.

There is only one MIUI, and its Chinese, The ones you see are 'remixed' versions of MIUI
If you are wanting to try MIUI i would suggest GalnetMIUI, I know you have tried this before, But the latest releases have been epic, in terms of speed, stability, and battery life.
There is no longer battery drain with MIUI, its the same as any other ROM, dependant on the users usage..
MCG MIUI is/was Mambo, Currydude, Galnet.
MIUI gets updated every friday, Then the ROM Chefs that 'remix' it have to translate it to english and add their uniqueness. I know for sure Galnet does this, As for the others im not so sure..
And finally YES !! you can flash this over a GB ROM. Galnets MIUI is android version 2.3.5 and requires GB bootloaders in order for it to run smoothly.
MIUI is a great ROM and i have followed it for months now, I have flashed other ROMs but always go back to MIUI within 1-2days.
Which ever version you choose im sure you wont be disappointed

Official miui updates every friday. Look here :hffp://miuiandroid.com/.
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk
Sent from my GT-I9000 using Tapatalk

Thanks dude!!
This thread was helpful and even the remixedMIUI versions are a must to do the job as we have got many stock modded roms!!!

azzledazzle said:
There is only one MIUI, and its Chinese, The ones you see are 'remixed' versions of MIUI
If you are wanting to try MIUI i would suggest GalnetMIUI, I know you have tried this before, But the latest releases have been epic, in terms of speed, stability, and battery life.
There is no longer battery drain with MIUI, its the same as any other ROM, dependant on the users usage..
MCG MIUI is/was Mambo, Currydude, Galnet.
MIUI gets updated every friday, Then the ROM Chefs that 'remix' it have to translate it to english and add their uniqueness. I know for sure Galnet does this, As for the others im not so sure..
And finally YES !! you can flash this over a GB ROM. Galnets MIUI is android version 2.3.5 and requires GB bootloaders in order for it to run smoothly.
MIUI is a great ROM and i have followed it for months now, I have flashed other ROMs but always go back to MIUI within 1-2days.
Which ever version you choose im sure you wont be disappointed
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Thanks a lot dude!! That helps... I'll probably give Galnet a shot... I didn't have a very good experience last time around.. Hopefully it will be worth the effort this time...
Also, any tips before flashing this rom?? or should i just restore factory settings and flash it via CWM...

exjc1986 said:
Thanks a lot dude!! That helps... I'll probably give Galnet a shot... I didn't have a very good experience last time around.. Hopefully it will be worth the effort this time...
Also, any tips before flashing this rom?? or should i just restore factory settings and flash it via CWM...
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Yes thats all you need to do.
Make sure its an absolute clean install, I would format cache, dalvik cache, Internal sd card, then top it off with a factory reset. (im obsessed with super clean installs)
Make sure you backup your apps though !!!

azzledazzle said:
Yes thats all you need to do.
Make sure its an absolute clean install, I would format cache, dalvik cache, Internal sd card, then top it off with a factory reset. (im obsessed with super clean installs)
Make sure you backup your apps though !!!
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I just did a clean install of MIUI 1.9.23 and I must say i'm very very impressed, there have been tons of improvements in this release... I was gonna try out Galnet but it seems their site is down for maintenance, so I just gave this a shot... By the looks of it, i'm gonna stick with this one for a long time... ;-)

exjc1986 said:
I just did a clean install of MIUI 1.9.23 and I must say i'm very very impressed, there have been tons of improvements in this release... I was gonna try out Galnet but it seems their site is down for maintenance, so I just gave this a shot... By the looks of it, i'm gonna stick with this one for a long time... ;-)
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awesome !!
Once i tried MIUI i never turned back. As i said before ive tried other ROMs but i just cant live without MIUI

[Q]Froyo / CM7 Speed vs Camera?

Let me start by saying Thank you to any developer making these things possible. I'm enjoying my phone more then before!
We get used to take fast pictures on our phone's... For every little nonsense...
It's a thing we expect on our phones we buy these day's.
I am having issues with CM7 to get the camera working and i saw somewhere they have removed the camera from their rom.
Now, Froyo has the cam working but the speed of my phone is very slow with Froyo. I like CM7 for it's simplicity and speed and ofc it's way better then that crappy stock rom that come's with the X8.
Now for my questions;
Why did Cyanogenmod remove support for the camera?
Why does it work in Froyo and not in Cyanogen?
And, if possible, could i speed up Froyo by overclocking or tweaks?
Froyo cant run some of my app's like swiftkey x for example...
Do i have to make a choice between speed/camera?
Thank you!
(sorry for bad grammar, English isn't my first language .)

Why did Cyanogenmod remove support for the camera?
The CyanogenMod by FreeXperiaTeam is being built from sources, which means they are writting all drivers from nothing, not just modifying them from some other ROMs. As Sony Erricson didnt gave FXP camera drivers so they couldnt finish up that ROM. They also droped a support for our X8 as well as for X10 mini/pro because of their old hardwer.
Why does it work in Froyo and not in Cyanogen?
Froyo that our X8 has is also custom ROM based on CyanogenMod but version 6. For a long time we hadnt had working camera on Gingerbread based ROMs. The thing is developers used patched Stock 2.1 drivers in Froyo and that wasnt possible until our great dev Doixanh managed to patch that drivers to work on 2.3 (Gignerbread) as well.
And, if possible, could i speed up Froyo by overclocking or tweaks?
Of course you can. But I would sugest you to install GingerDX by Doixanh. It is fully working and really smooth CM7 ROM and it will even run on stock kernel.
Froyo cant run some of my app's like swiftkey x for example...
Probably because they are not compatible. Using older versions might solve that problem.
Do i have to make a choice between speed/camera?
GingerDX.

Godra said:
Why did Cyanogenmod remove support for the camera?
The CyanogenMod by FreeXperiaTeam is being built from sources, which means they are writting all drivers from nothing, not just modifying them from some other ROMs. As Sony Erricson didnt gave FXP camera drivers so they couldnt finish up that ROM. They also droped a support for our X8 as well as for X10 mini/pro because of their old hardwer.
Why does it work in Froyo and not in Cyanogen?
Froyo that our X8 has is also custom ROM based on CyanogenMod but version 6. For a long time we hadnt had working camera on Gingerbread based ROMs. The thing is developers used patched Stock 2.1 drivers in Froyo and that wasnt possible until our great dev Doixanh managed to patch that drivers to work on 2.3 (Gignerbread) as well.
And, if possible, could i speed up Froyo by overclocking or tweaks?
Of course you can. But I would sugest you to install GingerDX by Doixanh. It is fully working and really smooth CM7 ROM and it will even run on stock kernel.
Froyo cant run some of my app's like swiftkey x for example...
Probably because they are not compatible. Using older versions might solve that problem.
Do i have to make a choice between speed/camera?
GingerDX.
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Thank you, sir!
I've just installed GingerDx v022-update.zip as a custom zip over CM7. Camera has small problems but that isnt a big issue. Menu is fast enough.
Even swiftkey is working on Ginger while i got massive error's using it with Froyo.
I think ill stick to GingerDx. Thanks for the info!

[Q] Looking for a stable custom ROM. What should i choose?

I promised a friend of mine that I will help him get a more stable ROM for his OB because he doesn't know anything about flashing or anything root related really and the stability of the stock ROM is, well, pathetic. I haven't seen any android phone until now which gives random crashes and freezes with a stock ROM.
So, I really need your opinions on the stability of the various custom ROMs that have been developed for the p970. Doesn't matter if they're based on CM.

there is Marvel rom, Zeus rom and many stable ones
but i would advice you go zeus

it's more helpful to tell him why you advice zeus..
i went almost immediately to a custom rom with my OB so i can't realy compare with the stock rom.
Zeus is my favorite, for my daily use it's is very stable.. i haven't got any problems but the only things i use is wifi, 3g, some browsing, sms, calling.. just the usual stuff. i'm not a very active user.
The things i like the most about zeus is the fact he realy improves the phone's ability. without giving in on stability.
With zeus you get great performance increase and stabilty.
I tried CM one time and it gave me nothing but problems.. instability like i had never seen before.. sudden reboots within a few hours.
maybe it's better now but why change something that's realy good, so i will stick to Zeus.
I can't tell you much about other roms because i haven't tried them very long.

if like you said its for your friend who is not really experimental well i would actually advice to flash marvel since its basically stock, but slightly modded, or if you really want to try zeus but want it to be almost foolproof you can try with the v3, i personally used the v3n (had probs with v4 & v5 and went back to v3) for the longest of time w/o any or with the least issues, prada/ supressed rom is also good but bluetooth is an issue (i think) delphin ive not tried...miui i havent tired it for very long so cant say much... there was gabwerkz echelon but for now its been TD, sapphire have not tired it long enough to comment much, wont recommend cm for now as i believe it would require quite abit of tinkering around....
or if you dont mind using froyo.... then nova is prolly the best best for most stable
but then again this is just my opinion.....

Or cook one on your own, or just flash the software available for you, then root it, take titanium backup, uninstall all the crap you dont need, maybe add a cust kernel of sergey, make/take a custom theme, another launcher, add another lockscreen and you already have your own custom ROM.
Have fun

Zaihanzainal said:
prada/ supressed rom is also good but bluetooth is an issue (i think)
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SUPRESSED is a fully functional 100% working 135 MB ROM. no Bluetooth or any problems. very close to stock albeit without the bloatware.
and of the PRADA ROM port, i have fixed the BLUETOOTH to make it fully functional.
just need sometime to upload the ROM.
and SAPPHIRE ROM is also 100% problem free.
however, my PERSONAL fav is Zeus. it's a great one.

Hee sorry abt that bro.....
Sent from my LG-P970 using xda premium

I would personally suggest you go with Zeus over Marvel, Both are great ROMs ofcourse ,however i had more available ram which could give us an edge when trying to play games..and the thing tat i liked abt Marvel is that it is totally custamizable

Thanks a lot for your feedback guys!

hiHIhi
There's a lot of ROM for you to choose... i guess all of the replied above made you some choice, for me i recommend you the Zeus if u want OC, gaming and better performance, I personally choose Marvel is because a lot of customization to be made, include various boot animation, launchers and widget to decide which to install =)

For stability choose zeus
Wanna do a lot of mod choose psycho36's selfkang8 + huexxx 4.1 kernel

I did use CM7.2 date 4.21 for a day and it seem it work better at night, when I don't use it for call but whenever a call is coming through it will just restart itself.

Well I ve been trying every rom, and i have decided that marvel and zeus are the best ones, i d recomend you to try both

[Q] Are CM7 roms fullly functional?

Tonight I'm getting a new LG O2X, and I've been reading about roms and stuff. I decided to install the CM7 Kang RC1 with Etana OC kernel, but first I'd like to know if I'm going to miss features like the front camera in skype/tango, or if the app "LG Touch LED Notifications" will work, which looks very useful because of the lack of a notification led.
If that kind of features don't work, I'll probably stick to a stock based rom. Thanks in advance!

No. To have perfect combo between stock and CM7 I use Hybrid ROM.
But 1080p playback is not working for me. Anyone knows why? On stock rom (2.2.2) i worked i think.

this one?
You mean this one?

I kinda have the same question, adding something else: how's the support for the Tegra video card? If we go out of the stock rom do we lose any performance over graphics and stuff?

Unless you run a modded kernel that allows OC; there isn't much of a difference between stock and CM when it comes to performance gains (+- since stock has a lot of crap that tend to slow down the device, but can be removed of course).

Temasek's CM7.2 UNOFFICIAL Build + IronkrnL 48MB RAM hack - everything is fully functional.

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Temasek's CM7.2 UNOFFICIAL Build + IronkrnL 48MB RAM hack - everything is fully functional.
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I installed that rom, build 100 and everything is working perfectly I installed ETaNa kernel just because I read people recommending it but I'm still not sure about what the kernel does besides allowing overclock (which I haven't done because I haven't felt it's necessary). Any other advantages?

Just want to confirm, Temasek knows his ****! : )
I was at first rather careful with ROM's and installed CM7 stable (1 year old ROM) on my LG 2x, just to see how it will work. After few months of good use (everything working just great) I suddenly couldn't enable data & 3G networks on the device. Then battery started to show weird issues, like phone will turn on itself and show that it's charging.
10 minutes I go I gave it leap of faith and installed latest Temasek's CM7 RC2-102, MIND BLOWN. Not only it works OOB without ANY issues, fixing the battery and data problem, installation just UPDATED my current ROM to Temasek's build, which means I didn't lose any settings, apps or ANYTHING.
Just install Temasek's builds, you won't regret it.
BTW, how to donate to Temasek, I couldn't find DONATE button?
Cheers!

mnlth said:
Just want to confirm, Temasek knows his ****! : )
I was at first rather careful with ROM's and installed CM7 stable (1 year old ROM) on my LG 2x, just to see how it will work. After few months of good use (everything working just great) I suddenly couldn't enable data & 3G networks on the device. Then battery started to show weird issues, like phone will turn on itself and show that it's charging.
10 minutes I go I gave it leap of faith and installed latest Temasek's CM7 RC2-102, MIND BLOWN. Not only it works OOB without ANY issues, fixing the battery and data problem, installation just UPDATED my current ROM to Temasek's build, which means I didn't lose any settings, apps or ANYTHING.
Just install Temasek's builds, you won't regret it.
BTW, how to donate to Temasek, I couldn't find DONATE button?
Cheers!
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Thank you.
No one rom is perfect. Soon you will find something not working or something u don't like. Overall cm7 is a very good rom.
Btw I don't ask for donations so u wont see any donation link.
Thanks.

everything is fully functional on cm7 since the fm radio was fixed (and that was a LONNNNGGG time ago)
only things that can be glitchy are the completely NEW features them devs are makin up
and no you dont loose any kind of graphics performance or w.e when going to cm.
yes, front camera also works...

Well, I think video calls don't work, as that is a function of the stock telefone app, but I might be mistaken.

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not only you dont lose, but you also gain... best stock rom+best stock kernel vs best cm7 rom+best cm7 kernel cm7 wins everytime by a big difference, and in graphics some cm7 combos even boost your fps's a bit

Go for Django Manouche stock rom, all works, crap LG apps gone and aroma installer, if cm temasek