first i have a w8 with 12w02 and i see a lot of roms with stock kernel but all of them (as i know) based on CM, so i really miss sony's apps like alarm, clock...
guys pls tell me a rom is a ported from xmini, lww... so we both have ginger bread and sony's apps
tks
But they are good roms, just try. As i know its not possible to port from 2011 devices. Cause they are armv7, x8 is armv6
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Try the old (but good ) GingerCruzt rom. This have SE look, and use some original SE app. Up to 8.4 it works on stock kernel (the latest 8.5 require custom kernel). And some xgin roms use some SE apps (widgets, contacts app, etc) around version 5.6-6.0. These roms is abandoned, and hard to find working download link. Unfortunatelly only these old hybrid solutions exist (cm7 + some SE apps) for stock kernel. If you lucky, maybe in the android development section you can find newer stock based roms what contains original SE apps (I not follow every rom threads), but do not want too much, these roms usually contains only SE launcher, timescape, some original widgets, dialer/contacts, xperia themed message app, 50-90% xperia look, and some apps what have modified UI to look similar to the SE apps.
Try semc Debrand by achotjan little buggy but stable and workable, does require custom kernel tho
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jmorrisson84 said:
Try semc Debrand by achotjan little buggy but stable and workable, does require custom kernel tho
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unfortunately, the op's date is 12wXX. so unlocking his bootloader is a huge risk.
@op: i understand your preference for sony's stock apps. but there are a lot of nice alternatives for them. if you don't want that, stock rom is pretty good (considering the situation).
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ScatteredHell said:
But they are good roms, just try. As i know its not possible to port from 2011 devices. Cause they are armv7, x8 is armv6
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ok but can we use gb apps from 2011 devices with w8/x8 ?
pilu1978 said:
Try the old (but good ) GingerCruzt rom. This have SE look, and use some original SE app. Up to 8.4 it works on stock kernel (the latest 8.5 require custom kernel). And some xgin roms use some SE apps (widgets, contacts app, etc) around version 5.6-6.0. These roms is abandoned, and hard to find working download link. Unfortunatelly only these old hybrid solutions exist (cm7 + some SE apps) for stock kernel. If you lucky, maybe in the android development section you can find newer stock based roms what contains original SE apps (I not follow every rom threads), but do not want too much, these roms usually contains only SE launcher, timescape, some original widgets, dialer/contacts, xperia themed message app, 50-90% xperia look, and some apps what have modified UI to look similar to the SE apps.
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Try semc Debrand by achotjan little buggy but stable and workable, does require custom kernel tho
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unfortunately, the op's date is 12wXX. so unlocking his bootloader is a huge risk.
@op: i understand your preference for sony's stock apps. but there are a lot of nice alternatives for them. if you don't want that, stock rom is pretty good (considering the situation).
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i tried to unlock boot loader but when clicked msm7227_whatever.bat it's failed lol
and now i think unlock bl for what, it's still arm v6 and it's still slow, i just need a viber and walkman device so better to stay away from risk )
tks you guys all, i'll try these roms.
i tried to ub my phone few days ago and got a hard brick
but luckily it's under warranty, so now i've got 11w21 hurayyyyyyyy
I guess u got lucky Now i guess u can unlock your phone's bootloader. For custom rom with sony look and feel i would recommend Gingercruzt 8.1/8.5 for stock kernel and 8.5 for custom kernel
killerassassin said:
I guess u got lucky Now i guess u can unlock your phone's bootloader. For custom rom with sony look and feel i would recommend Gingercruzt 8.1/8.5 for stock kernel and 8.5 for custom kernel
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Wtf????????
That's 12w02
Don't post anything you're not sure...
wanna thank xda? here
Gogeta said:
Wtf????????
That's 12w02
Don't post anything you're not sure...
wanna thank xda? here
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Gogeta not 12w02.He have bricked the device and give it to warranty.Now he have 11w21,so i think it's safe to unlock the bootloader.
przemek4113 said:
Gogeta not 12w02.He have bricked the device and give it to warranty.Now he have 11w21,so i think it's safe to unlock the bootloader.
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Oops
wanna thank xda? here
przemek4113 said:
Gogeta not 12w02.He have bricked the device and give it to warranty.Now he have 11w21,so i think it's safe to unlock the bootloader.
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how we can check it??? i also hard bricked my phone when trying to unlock my boot loader long time ago and got my phone and i didn't sure
Sony replaced it with old kernel or something
ORIGINALLY UNDER THE BATTERY IS 12W03! and can i take the risk again???
please help.i will jump to the sky if unlocking is succeed
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how we can check it??? i also hard bricked my phone when trying to unlock my boot loader long time ago and got my phone and i didn't sure
Sony replaced it with old kernel or something
ORIGINALLY UNDER THE BATTERY IS 12W03! and can i take the risk again???
please help.i will jump to the sky if unlocking is succeed
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I don't know...About the risk i think that it would be better if you won't unlock your bootloader,because you don't know what date of manufacturing you have, and it's not with old kernel.This is the date of manufacturing the motherboard.
@voncount from who you know that you have 11w21 ?
I think GingerCruzt or XGin..
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My girlfriend has the X8, while I use the GNex. I have experience in flashing serveral devices. Her X8 is stuck at Android 2.1 (or maybe even 2.2), but it won't set up a google account, which means that she has no access to the play store. Usually I just send her the APKs and install them by hand, but this is no real solution.
So I want to flash a custom rom, but she doesn't know android very well.
Looking for this:
-stable (want to flash it once and leave it there)
-everything has to work (wifi/gps etc)
-not so deep options that will confuse her
-german language
-2.3.x
Are there custom roms, which have the same stock UI? She doesn't know what a drawer is or even the existence of other launchers. However this is not necessary.
MiniCM7-2.2.1 rom and Alfs-CM7 v8a kernel...
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Search for jonnytrashmetals semc ROM in dev section
Sent from my X8 using XDA
Why does everyone's girlfriend has a X8???
Press THANKS if I tried to help..
Try the Xperience 6.2 nAa kernel ROM. It's stable and fast.
Never had any bugs with it.
Try HeroDroid....
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Why does everyone's girlfriend has a X8???
Press THANKS if I tried to help..
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Because they use "SGS3, HTC One X, Galaxy Note,GNexus ...". It seems that only girlfriends has X8
Godra said:
Because they use "SGS3, HTC One X, Galaxy Note,GNexus ...". It seems that only girlfriends has X8
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LOL...
Even my girlfriend has a.....
Wait!!!!!
I dont have a girlfriend
gingerxperia v 21b stable and everything work , I use this rom about 5 month before upgrading to IcecreamSandwich
download here
PrimeHD 8 the best and stable
I loved the new jellybean....anybody can import it for stock rom of x8 as I don't want to unlock boot loader and flash custom kernels....
Plz...help...
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I loved the new jellybean....anybody can import it for stock rom of x8 as I don't want to unlock boot loader and flash custom kernels....
Plz...help...
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it so hard work in stock....
Hard but possible
Kinger KH said:
it so hard work in stock....
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But you are the experts ,,,programmers ...I know it's hard but not impossible.....
GDX v30
Akdrose said:
But you are the experts ,,,programmers ...I know it's hard but not impossible.....
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If u don't want to unlock bootloader or flash custom kernel just try gingerdx v30 which hav jelly bean theme.
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Akdrose said:
But you are the experts ,,,programmers ...I know it's hard but not impossible.....
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If u don't want to unlock bootloader or flash custom kernel just try gingerdx v30 which hav jelly bean theme.
You dont want or you cant unlock ze bootloader ?
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Buy a new phone. x8 is too old for jellybean.
Im not sure you could accept the bug if anyone can do it
I already got an i-device.......but still want that
androidnerd2 said:
Buy a new phone. x8 is too old for jellybean.
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nyahahahaha dont be mad dude, i know it hurts but thats a fact jajajaja :runaway
Should try jbmp great ROM need to flash ROM though
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i also like it and requested before for ICS for stock!
thats nearly possible i tried ICS for stock but its really BUGGY! and LAGGY!
if someone continue the work they could deliver a great ICS ROM for stock users
who can't unlock bootloader! like us
People here are just ...imposibruu , You can`t run ics or jb on stock ,it has lower ram than custom kernels and most important stuff that are on custom kernels are missing , simply you can`t , deal with
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I'm amazed the mods have even left this open - the very idea is ridiculous.
CtrlAltDelIrl said:
I'm amazed the mods have even left this open - the idea is very ridiculous.
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FTFY
wanna thank xda? here
but it is not impossible to be ported to xperia x8 with stock kernel would not work properly because the stock kernel has many limitations, custom kernel is not smooth but for an everyday use.
hopefully the xda can carry large jelly bean for stock
excuse my bad English
The drivers,modules and other things required to run Jelly Bean Roms cannot be supported by the Stock kernel.Remember that it was made for Eclair after which 5 versions of Android have come out.From ICS onwards the Android versions will be too difficult to support on the Stock Kernel.I am not saying its impossible but it will lag a lot and many functionality which we can get in Custom Kernels will be lost.Also bugs will be in-numerous. Our device has only 168MB of ram and the Jelly Bean Rom(even ICS) is too large for our device.Thats why most of the people still use Gingerbread,cause its light weight and fast and a lot of Bugs have been fixed.When Key Lime Pie come out the MiniCM10 project MAY BE discontinued and many of the Jelly Bean bugs wont get fixed.Just like what happened to Honeycomb.So I will advice you to stick with Gingerbread or maybe ICS and dont go above it even on Custom Kernels.
This is only my opinion.
Hello There!
So i just got my new xperia Z from my company and it is for two years and i had to pay for it anyway.
I have choosen this one cause i knew its a good phone and have loads of devs, and i didnt check if there is any aosp for locked bootloader i was sure, and i thought i can unlock mine anyway.
I was about to unlock my bootloader and i saw i cant do it i googled for 3-4 hours , and there is no way to unlock it even if you pay for it or something.(T-mobile hungary )
At the moment there is no AOSP rom for locked bootloader.
Here is my question : Sony updates this phone really fast, almost as AOSP or 1-2 months i see some good devs making sony custom roms for our device, Can any of you make AOSP only pure cyanogenmod thaths all i need. I'm Sick of the bloatware that sony has in their roms.
I just boot up my phone and half the memory gone.
Are the sony built kernels and custom roms kernels so different? Is it ompossible to make an AOSP rom ?
I would love to see one , i will definately use it and test it for bugs.
I know **** about android development (or any other) but i will get into because i dont want to use ****ty sony roms for 2 years
Cheers!
Viktor
There is no way to get AOSP on a locked device. Is not only that the kernels are different, but the thing is locked bootloaders only run signed Sony kernel.
If memory is your main concern, flash a debloated, stripped down version of Sony's roms.
DrKrFfXx said:
There is no way to get AOSP on a locked device. Is not only that the kernels are different, but the thing is locked bootloaders only run signed Sony kernel.
If memory is your main concern, flash a debloated, stripped down version of Sony's roms.
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yea but we should build an aosp rom for the sony kernel or is it that hard?
in theory its very possible but what will you really gain?
You will have to use pretty much all original binary blobs, and will end up with some framework changes.
is there anything specific in an aosp build that you want?
the Z has one of the most closest none GPE roms around as it is..
as others have said why not just debloat or install a debloated rom?
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in theory its very possible but what will you really gain?
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I've mentioned this before but it never went anywhere, if Sony's AOSP kernel is signed then what stops it being put in an ftf to be flashed, and if that was possible would that not open the way to getting locked down bootloaders unlocked?
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I've mentioned this before but it never went anywhere, if Sony's AOSP kernel is signed then what stops it being put in an ftf to be flashed, and if that was possible would that not open the way to getting locked down bootloaders unlocked?
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It looks to me that Sony haven't provided anything for the AOSP kernel but the sources via their AOSP website (I could be wrong, but I don't see any kernel images on their github, only sources).
In that case, anyone wanting to use it has to build it themselves, therefore it will have to be signed by whoever builds it.
So, if everything I said is correct, then it's no use for getting this running on locked bootloaders.
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It looks to me that Sony haven't provided anything for the AOSP kernel but the sources via their AOSP website (I could be wrong, but I don't see any kernel images on their github, only sources).
In that case, anyone wanting to use it has to build it themselves, therefore it will have to be signed by whoever builds it.
So, if everything I said is correct, then it's no use for getting this running on locked bootloaders.
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Agreed. Now if we could figure out the Sony keys, or someone leaks them, it is a different story.
nikc0069 said:
Agreed. Now if we could figure out the Sony keys, or someone leaks them, it is a different story.
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I think either situation is highly unlikely.
I don't think it's at all possible to "figure out" keys. If it was, the security wouldn't be very.....secure.
As for leaks from Sony, has this ever happened, for any device in their history?
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kingvortex said:
I think either situation is highly unlikely.
I don't think it's at all possible to "figure out" keys. If it was, the security wouldn't be very.....secure.
As for leaks from Sony, has this ever happened, for any device in their history?
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No I don't think it has. You never know when someone might make a mistake, but I'd agree it isn't something to hold out hope for. Kexec or similar is the best bet, otherwise no AOSP for the locked bootloaders!
fards said:
in theory its very possible but what will you really gain?
You will have to use pretty much all original binary blobs, and will end up with some framework changes.
is there anything specific in an aosp build that you want?
the Z has one of the most closest none GPE roms around as it is..
as others have said why not just debloat or install a debloated rom?
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Hey!
I use one of the debloated rom i gues (monxified)
and i open the process list :
device usage
overheat control
warrantytimeservice
small apps manager
smart search my xperia
location based wifi
semc cnap provider
theese are the useless running apps
so useless installed apps list :
i was able to start to write the list but it will take like 30 minutes
anyway FXP rom size 246 mb + gapps 88mb 334 mb
monxified rom : 545 mb existenze ultra 741mb excelzius 643 mb and thoose megabytes mostly sony bloatware
can u point me to a rom that doesnt have theese inside?
cheers,
Viktor
fulii said:
Hey!
I use one of the debloated rom i gues (monxified)
and i open the process list :
device usage
overheat control
warrantytimeservice
small apps manager
smart search my xperia
location based wifi
semc cnap provider
theese are the useless running apps
so useless installed apps list :
i was able to start to write the list but it will take like 30 minutes
anyway FXP rom size 246 mb + gapps 88mb 334 mb
monxified rom : 545 mb existenze ultra 741mb excelzius 643 mb and thoose megabytes mostly sony bloatware
can u point me to a rom that doesnt have theese inside?
cheers,
Viktor
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Flash any AOSP/CM based ROM from here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2088
Drummerjed said:
Flash any AOSP/CM based ROM from here - http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2088
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And that is exactly what he can't do, as he can't unlock the bootloader... All those ROMs need a custom kernel...
Felimenta97 said:
And that is exactly what he can't do, as he can't unlock the bootloader... All those ROMs need a custom kernel...
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Oops, didn't realise he was the OP
Why didn't you buy one which could be bootloader unlocked?
As i said its from my company and my company is a child company of the Hungarian T mobile so im ****ed anyway
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My Xperia Z with 100% stock firmware and lots of extra apps only has 1 GB of RAM in use. That's the advantage of having 2 GB of RAM, you don't have to worry about memory usage. So just chill out and enjoy your awesome phone
AOSP would ruin a lot of the nice features and design of this phone anyway.
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Just to let you guys know, it is possible to run AOSP Roms on locked Bootloaders. I was running CM10 on my Razr (XT910) and Motorola Devices where always locked untill the HD.
Just have an look, what these Guys meanwhile rockin' on this locked Device
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39998592
It was an long way to crack Motos Bootloader, but there're some Bad Ass Devs and they kicked Motos Ass
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yea and there were good working stock based roms, even dualboot etc with locked bootloader. but here somebody said it before no dev will bother about locked bootloaders if the device can be unlocked for the 70% of the Z users, and razr couldn't be unlocked.
anyway monixified is a great rom its fast and etc but i miss cyanogenmod features like theme chooser and nice weather on the lockscreen
so anyone doing this? or nope?
well you can always remove them yourself with titanium or a root file browser ? remember to backup rom/apps first, as there can be consequences from removing system apps.. alternately try googling for sony stock sys apps that are safe to remove
Hello guys,
I'm kindda new with this thing about upgrade my software phone. Im wondering about wich could be the latest stable version of androind i can install in my Xperia X8.
Here some details about my phone:
Model Number:
E15a
Frimware version:
2.1-update 1
Baseband version:
M76XX-TSNCJOLYM-53404015
Kernel Version:
2.6.29
[email protected] #1
Build number:
2.0.1.A.0.47
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I hope u can help with this one, i know there is the latest version of android 4.4, but im sure i cant install by now that version. Thank you for advance.
Greetings,
Erick
You can install
2.2- fastest and most stable
2.3.7- stable but less speed than 2.2
4.0.4- worst, unstable, slow (but good UI)
4.1.2-much slower than 2.3,stable(best UI)
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Gogeta said:
You can install
2.2- fastest and most stable
2.3.7- stable but less speed than 2.2
4.0.4- worst, unstable, slow (but good UI)
4.1.2-much slower than 2.3,stable(best UI)
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Thank you for ur fast answer so my choice must be 2.2? If thats the answer what guide stable should i follow? Can u give me some guides than i can follow? I will be very thankfull.
CoericK said:
Thank you for ur fast answer so my choice must be 2.2? If thats the answer what guide stable should i follow? Can u give me some guides than i can follow? I will be very thankfull.
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Read the top threads in general and Q&A section
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And the method of installing a specific rom is given in their respective threads
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install 2.3.7
CoericK said:
Thank you for ur fast answer so my choice must be 2.2? If thats the answer what guide stable should i follow? Can u give me some guides than i can follow? I will be very thankfull.
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No offense gogeta but 2.2 is not supported by some apps. 2.3.7 is supported by almost all apps. It is very stable. almost as fast 2.2 . Difference is there but not much if you don't go into specifics.
BTW @Gogeta which rom & kernel are you using?
tsinghxda said:
No offense gogeta but 2.2 is not supported by some apps. 2.3.7 is supported by almost all apps. It is very stable. almost as fast 2.2 . Difference is there but not much if you don't go into specifics.
BTW @Gogeta which rom & kernel are you using?
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I never said anything about app compatibility
I'm using primeHD + naa 14
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I never said anything about app compatibility
I'm using primeHD + naa 14
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ok sorry.
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I never said anything about app compatibility
I'm using primeHD + naa 14
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I love primeHD . it is flawless
Right now using minicm7 with Oxydo ZCF 04 kernel (nAa kernel has low battery life, I think )
my camera doesn't click photos. plz help.
The reason I switched from primeHD 10 was when I multitasking problem.
I use opera mini. I have unstable Wi-Fi connection. and when I put opera mini in background to connect again , I lose all websites in tabs. (at Max 1 or 2 ). If you know what fix for this, I can happily go back to primehd10.
Prime hd was my first rom on my x8 with naa kernel the most fastest rom... now i m using mini cm7 bcoz prime hd is older if its updated then it would be best rom ever for x8... i recommend u to try prime hd and mini cm7 and stick to any one....
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Gogeta said:
I never said anything about app compatibility
I'm using primeHD + naa 14
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tsinghxda said:
ok sorry.
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I love primeHD . it is flawless
Right now using minicm7 with Oxydo ZCF 04 kernel (nAa kernel has low battery life, I think )
my camera doesn't click photos. plz help.
The reason I switched from primeHD 10 was when I multitasking problem.
I use opera mini. I have unstable Wi-Fi connection. and when I put opera mini in background to connect again , I lose all websites in tabs. (at Max 1 or 2 ). If you know what fix for this, I can happily go back to primehd10.
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vineeth15 said:
Prime hd was my first rom on my x8 with naa kernel the most fastest rom... now i m using mini cm7 bcoz prime hd is older if its updated then it would be best rom ever for x8... i recommend u to try prime hd and mini cm7 and stick to any one....
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So guys what should i install?
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So guys what should i install?
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It really depends on what you need.
2.2 is fastest, but it's really outdated. If you have a locked bootloader, then froyo may be your best choice.
2.3, though itself outdated, is still supported by many apps (though you can argue that most of those apps support 2.2 as well).
4.0, i can't say since i never liked ics and only tried a few roms for a bit.
4 1 is tye most updated android version we have right now. Some say it's too slow, but i personally don't think so. Our phone does have very limited ram, but you can either limit your apps installed, use a class 10 sdcard for swap (i prefer zram though), or add some tweaks.
For 2.2 i personally like froyobread and froyopro.
2.3 is gdx (dx's) and minicm 7.
For 4.1 i use yair's rom.
Edit: most people would say gb is the go-to rom regardless if you have a locked bl or not. I suggest you try gb first. :thumbup:
JB all the way for me
Best for X8
hie,
our X8 is a great device , our great developers have made all Android OS to run on it:good : .
but,according to my experience , x8 works best on GB(Android 2.3). its is very stable on GB . Froyo(Android 2.2) is also nice but nowadays there are many apps that require minimum android version of 2.3 . On the other hand ICS & JB(Android 4.0+) are great fr their looks and UI but our X8 just works on 600Mhz processor and 0.25gb ram,therefore JB is not stable and lags a lot on X8.
Conclusion:- You will get best performance and stability on GB for your X8.
adneon0 said:
hie,
our X8 is a great device , our great developers have made all Android OS to run on it:good : .
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We have 4.2, 4.3, and kitkat on x8?
cascabel said:
We have 4.2, 4.3, and kitkat on x8?
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still not.. but hope somebody ports it.. :silly:
cascabel said:
It really depends on what you need.
2.2 is fastest, but it's really outdated. If you have a locked bootloader, then froyo may be your best choice.
2.3, though itself outdated, is still supported by many apps (though you can argue that most of those apps support 2.2 as well).
4.0, i can't say since i never liked ics and only tried a few roms for a bit.
4 1 is tye most updated android version we have right now. Some say it's too slow, but i personally don't think so. Our phone does have very limited ram, but you can either limit your apps installed, use a class 10 sdcard for swap (i prefer zram though), or add some tweaks.
For 2.2 i personally like froyobread and froyopro.
2.3 is gdx (dx's) and minicm 7.
For 4.1 i use yair's rom.
Edit: most people would say gb is the go-to rom regardless if you have a locked bl or not. I suggest you try gb first. :thumbup:
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Oh ok thank you so ur advice is upgrade to 4.1? And what happens if its too slow, there is any option to go back to 2.1 or 2.2? Also how can i know if my bootloader is blocked or not, i mean i bought it in a store so i guess is blocked. Can u give me some guide or tutorial than i can follow?
Thank you.
adneon0 said:
hie,
our X8 is a great device , our great developers have made all Android OS to run on it:good : .
but,according to my experience , x8 works best on GB(Android 2.3). its is very stable on GB . Froyo(Android 2.2) is also nice but nowadays there are many apps that require minimum android version of 2.3 . On the other hand ICS & JB(Android 4.0+) are great fr their looks and UI but our X8 just works on 600Mhz processor and 0.25gb ram,therefore JB is not stable and lags a lot on X8.
Conclusion:- You will get best performance and stability on GB for your X8.
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oh ok i see but im kidda new on this about upgrade the phones, bootloader blocked or unblocked , so there is any tutorial than i can use to upgrade to GB android 2.3?
Thank you for ur answer.
CoericK said:
Oh ok thank you so ur advice is upgrade to 4.1? And what happens if its too slow, there is any option to go back to 2.1 or 2.2? Also how can i know if my bootloader is blocked or not, i mean i bought it in a store so i guess is blocked. Can u give me some guide or tutorial than i can follow?
Thank you.
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If you didn't get your phone 2nd-hand, you probably have a locked bootloader. Don't worry. There are roms for locked bootloaders. Personally, i prefer gingerdx for gb. Froyobread or froyopro for froyo. As long as you don't try to unlock your bootloader if your manufacturing date is 11w29 and up, then the risk is minimal. Search a little and you'll find guides on how to flash roms and/or unlock your bootloader. Good luck. Just read and search and you're safe.
As long as you don't hard brick your phone tryingvto unlock your BL OR flash a wrong kernel you should be safe. Just search a bit. :thumbup:
Here's a good place to start: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=17378137
My advice is read, read, search, and understand.
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If you didn't get your phone 2nd-hand, you probably have a locked bootloader. Don't worry. There are roms for locked bootloaders. Personally, i prefer gingerdx for gb. Froyobread or froyopro for froyo. As long as you don't try to unlock your bootloader if your manufacturing date is 11w29 and up, then the risk is minimal. Search a little and you'll find guides on how to flash roms and/or unlock your bootloader. Good luck. Just read and search and you're safe.
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@cascabel
firsr of all thanks for your advices/suggestions.
i am also new here and have same ques as OP.
bt i hv a W8 e16i.
So my ques is whatever you said for x8 is applicable for w8 also ?
or you would like to advice/suggest me something other than this.
Thank u.
Ui
vpvsa11 said:
@cascabel
firsr of all thanks for your advices/suggestions.
i am also new here and have same ques as OP.
bt i hv a W8 e16i.
So my ques is whatever you said for x8 is applicable for w8 also ?
or you would like to advice/suggest me something other than this.
Thank u.
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100% same
I'm also a W8 user
wanna know more about me? click here
Gogeta said:
Ui
100% same
I'm also a W8 user
wanna know more about me? click here
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I have both x8 and w8. w8 is 11w48 with cypress, x8 is unlocked with synaptics. :banghead::banghead::banghead: just my luck.
I WAS WONDERING HOW I CAN FLASH THE SONY'S STOCK KERNEL ON A CUSTOM ROM LIKE CYANOGENMOD AND AOKP
BECAUSE ALL THE OHER KERNELS HAVE REALLY BAD BATTERY LIFE
IS THERE A WAY TO RUN CYANOGENMOD ROM ON SONYS STOCK KERNEL ???
I LUV THE SONY STOCK ROM BECAUSE OF ITS BATTERY,BUT I ALSO LUV CYANOGENMOD BECAUSE OF ITS CUSTOMIZATION AND LOOKS
PLEASE LET ME KNOW, IM STUCK GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN SONY'S FIRMWARE AND CYANOGE
First, here are steps in turning off caps lock:
http://www.wikihow.com/Turn-Off-Caps-Lock
Secondly, please search before you post.
Thirdly, if somehow you just can't find what you're looking for:
No, you can't use Sony's kernel on CM11 based ROMs.
You can flash Doom's advanced stock kernel which is just Sony's stock kernel with added recovery via recovery if you want to switch back to stock-based ROMs. It is found in Doomkernel thread, please search for it.
Even we would really like to see AOSP/CM/MIUI on stock kernel, there's no luck...
But...
There are some projects trying to build MIUI on stick kernel so join them and try to help...
..hehe.. Here are steps for turning off caps lock...haha....good one...
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great help
tomascus said:
first, here are steps in turning off caps lock:
http://www.wikihow.com/turn-off-caps-lock
secondly, please search before you post.
Thirdly, if somehow you just can't find what you're looking for:
No, you can't use sony's kernel on cm11 based roms.
You can flash doom's advanced stock kernel which is just sony's stock kernel with added recovery via recovery if you want to switch back to stock-based roms. It is found in doomkernel thread, please search for it.
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first, i would turn off the caps lock key if i could, its broken
second, if u cant answer the question right, dont bother trying
third, thanks for the little help anyways
hassanman1997 said:
first, i would turn off the caps lock key if i could, its broken
second, if u cant answer the question right, dont bother trying
third, thanks for the little help anyways
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Hey, at least I helped instead of telling you to search yourself like you should all the time. Is everything working fine now?
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tomascus said:
Hey, at least I helped instead of telling you to search yourself like you should all the time. Is everything working fine now?
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yea, thanks for that
and no, i couldnt get anything
its just that th custom roms for xperia z1 dont have the same battery llife as the sony's stock rom
thats all
hassanman1997 said:
I WAS WONDERING HOW I CAN FLASH THE SONY'S STOCK KERNEL ON A CUSTOM ROM LIKE CYANOGENMOD AND AOKP
BECAUSE ALL THE OHER KERNELS HAVE REALLY BAD BATTERY LIFE
IS THERE A WAY TO RUN CYANOGENMOD ROM ON SONYS STOCK KERNEL ???
I LUV THE SONY STOCK ROM BECAUSE OF ITS BATTERY,BUT I ALSO LUV CYANOGENMOD BECAUSE OF ITS CUSTOMIZATION AND LOOKS
PLEASE LET ME KNOW, IM STUCK GOING BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN SONY'S FIRMWARE AND CYANOGE
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CM,PAC other custom roms need custom kernel only..
there are no chances they work on stock kernel....
stock based roms only work on stock kernel
so in conclusion
is there any custom rom out there for xperia z1 that has a really good battery life ?