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Will custom roms be available eventually?

I'm kind of a rookie when it comes to this, I've only ever put a custom rom on a phone that was 3 years old and I know this phone is only weeks since release!
But will custom roms eventually be made for this?
Can I even root my device? I can't seem to able to find a guide for it...

cdcmlms said:
Can I even root my device? I can't seem to able to find a guide for it...
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Unfortunately, the only way to root the SP (At this moment) it's unlocking the bootloader and flashing an auto rooting kernel. There are 2 kernels for the SP, one has CWM recovery.
I'm waiting for a PACman ROM, they are awesome

I don't have the device, would love to support it though
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getting a new SP in few days....iam really excited to contribute to this forum

I do not know how or when...
But if you support the developer, definitely we can get the answer quicker. See here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2305397

sandy7 said:
getting a new SP in few days....iam really excited to contribute to this forum
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Oh my goodness! Sandy7 ur here again! i used ur ROMS for my LWW and they were epic I'm really glad that ur here and we both got an SP :highfive:
Can't wait for the custom roms btw, i can test ur ROMs
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krabappel2548 said:
I don't have the device, would love to support it though
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Hope u get one device soon! ur works on XS was good!

spurgeonjudah said:
Oh my goodness! Sandy7 ur here again! i used ur ROMS for my LWW and they were epic I'm really glad that ur here and we both got an SP :highfive:
Can't wait for the custom roms btw, i can test ur ROMs
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Hope u get one device soon! ur works on XS was good!
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I'm working on preparing everything for CarbonRom
- device_sony_huashan: Device configuration files for Xperia SP
- device_sony-viskan-common: Board configuration files for Xperia SP board
I'm still in exams at university, so I don't have time to start editing the kernel sources at the moment, hopefully cm will pus their sources soon so I can start and see if I made my files good
For people that also want to build a source based rom:
These sources are not usable without edited kernel sources for Xperia SP!!

What do you guys think the chances are that the SP gets a CM10.1 release? And will it be official or unofficial?
I'm on the fence whether to get this phone or not, and this is the deciding factor for me.

It is hard to say what will/not happen as this device is new and only just been rooted if you don't open bootloader.
For true custom roms you need kernels and that needs unlocked bootloader.
Personally I don't care much for custom roms I am happy on stock but with mods that might come along...
Just wait and see what others bring when Xperia z gets 4.2.2 then the ports will start.
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zolaisugly said:
It is hard to say what will/not happen as this device is new and only just been rooted if you don't open bootloader.
For true custom roms you need kernels and that needs unlocked bootloader.
Personally I don't care much for custom roms I am happy on stock but with mods that might come along...
Just wait and see what others bring when Xperia z gets 4.2.2 then the ports will start.
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There are few mods from XZ can be use for our XSP. I tested on XSP C5303 .257 and everything run smoothly )))
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2303245
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2322936
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2238599

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ZL noob needs advice

Hi there people!
My name is Andreas from Germany and I just sold my Xperia S for a ZL. For the last few months I was stuck with combo of Nature Xperia Rom and Doom Kernel cause of incredible battery Life. Now Ive opened up my BL and wondered what ROM/Kernel Combo to choose for ZL since Ive found no real advice in the threads. Even If its worth trying KK Rom instead of 4.3 based?!?!
Any Advices?? Thank You!

Hey German Dude, I think this thread match better with the q&a forum
You have to find your own best Rom yourself, someone like stock because Bravia and remote, some like cm because the customisation options and always stay latest android. Since you have unlocked bootloader you can try every rom you can found here in zl section.
I'am a flashaholic, I flash new rom near every 5 days.
If you need help, don't be shy and ask
Regards SafiXS
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Hey German Dude,
Kai here
The best 4.4 ROMs in my eyes are carbon & Luiquidsmooth.
CM has regular updates, lineup Linaro mod CM is supposed to be extremely optimised on the hardware, maybe it's the best way to go.
I am waiting (and hoping) for Sailfish OS and currently using simple CyanogenMod 10.2 (android 4.3). It's really easy going. Fast, smooth, stable, statisfying
Greetings
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For stock experience try eXistenZ by niaboc79 with 78Kernel by Gustavo RD78. Very good battery life.
Doom Kernel didn't work properly for me.

BlechMann said:
Hi there people!
My name is Andreas from Germany and I just sold my Xperia S for a ZL. For the last few months I was stuck with combo of Nature Xperia Rom and Doom Kernel cause of incredible battery Life. Now Ive opened up my BL and wondered what ROM/Kernel Combo to choose for ZL since Ive found no real advice in the threads. Even If its worth trying KK Rom instead of 4.3 based?!?!
Any Advices?? Thank You!
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Bro Adding to the same topic. I wanna use Kitkat ROM. Will be unlocking bootloader soon. Which is stable most and faster ROM CM or CM bases. and I have another question Xperia Camera features are great. so what would you guys suggest. i have been used to rooting and all that stuffs. so is it worth changing ROM from Stock to CM. only two things are stopping me IR and Camera . now that IR is working with some App on CM. Im really confused

!! Request !! - CUSTOM KERNEL FOR AOSP/CM BASED ROMS

Dear Devs,
I request you all for More Custom Kernels for CM/AOSP Based ROMs, as I know we have awesome PK but still more options will be Nice!!
Thanks in Advance.
Dear CM/AOSP users please add +1 to the post if you like my Request and requiring the same.
Thanks

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some new stock based kernel make me so happy too!
I missed grate doomLord :crying: . my kernel super hero from my first Xperia x10 till now!

smart8bits said:
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some new stock based kernel make me so happy too!
I missed grate doomLord :crying: . my kernel super hero from my first Xperia x10 till now!
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for Stock ROM - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2801620
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Custom kernel for CM11 with OC enabled would be great too.

abbychauhan said:
for Stock ROM - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2801620
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I saw that bro and use it for my .108 from beginning but this kernel has some issue and for this reason this is not my favorite kernel and I use it just beacuse there is no any way but that!

smart8bits said:
I saw that bro and use it for my .108 from beginning but this kernel has some issue and for this reason this is not my favorite kernel and I use it just because there is no any way but that!
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I can feel ur pain, as I was looking at Samsung N3 Threads both Z1 and N3 was released at almost same Month but there was lots of Custom Kernels and Stuff, that made me think if N3 is batter phone then Z1 in regards of Development? Also its been two days I have created this Thread as I can see there is not much love for CM/AOSP ROMs specially Custom Kernels for CM/AOSP.

abbychauhan said:
I can feel ur pain, as I was looking at Samsung N3 Threads both Z1 and N3 was released at almost same Month but there was lots of Custom Kernels and Stuff, that made me think if N3 is batter phone then Z1 in regards of Development? Also its been two days I have created this Thread as I can see there is not much love for CM/AOSP ROMs specially Custom Kernels for CM/AOSP.
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I totally agree with you but Im an Xperia fan and love my phone and grate Xperia developers. in years ago I have an X10 and I cant forget Xperia development and developers that start there! I saw FXP, DoomLord, Bin4ry and many others in an incredible race of development! I have so much sweet memories from that amazing days! every day XDA has a new rom for that every day we have a bunch of mods there and I hope Z1`s developers bring some sweet gift for all of us soon!

smart8bits said:
I totally agree with you but Im an Xperia fan and love my phone and grate Xperia developers. in years ago I have an X10 and I cant forget Xperia development and developers that start there! I saw FXP, DoomLord, Bin4ry and many others in an incredible race of development! I have so much sweet memories from that amazing days! every day XDA has a new rom for that every day we have a bunch of mods there and I hope Z1`s developers bring some sweet gift for all of us soon!
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I agree too.. Hopefully soon
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abbychauhan said:
I agree too.. Hopefully soon
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I think the most important problem for the z1 developments section is a lot of z1's owner have locked bootloader, this is why a lot of people have stock roms ( or stock kernel based) and they dont use custom room. I have locked bootloader, with status allowed NO and i'm having a lot of problems for unlock it.
Regards!

germa89 said:
I think the most important problem for the z1 developments section is a lot of z1's owner have locked bootloader, this is why a lot of people have stock roms ( or stock kernel based) and they dont use custom room. I have locked bootloader, with status allowed NO and i'm having a lot of problems for unlock it.
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Yes ur right.. I see still so many people who can unlock bootloader but don't know why still on LB.. Except for the people who can't unlock there bootloader
Also so many people on Stock due to the love of Sony Camera
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abbychauhan said:
Yes ur right.. I see still so many people who can unlock bootloader but don't know why still on LB.. Except for the people who can't unlock there bootloader
Also so many people on Stock due to the love of Sony Camera
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So, you think the love to Sony Camera is a obstacle?? This problem could have solution, i saw a post with the sony apps port for CM roms. this could be a way to attract users to custom rom.
Regards!

germa89 said:
So, you think the love to Sony Camera is a obstacle?? This problem could have solution, i saw a post with the sony apps port for CM roms. this could be a way to attract users to custom rom.
Regards!
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I have checked that and tested it too.. It have all other Sony Apps except Sony Camera i.e, Superior Auto and Manual
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abbychauhan said:
I have checked that and tested it too.. It have all other Sony Apps except Sony Camera i.e, Superior Auto and Manual
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yes! that mod dose not work! but why change stock rom? is there any problem whit it?
I know that the CM based is smaller and smoother but I think our Z1 has enough resources to spend for some nice prestige whit stock rom! and in another hand whit stock rom you can answer the next call when your phone ringing for sure!

smart8bits said:
yes! that mod dose not work! but why change stock rom? is there any problem whit it?
I know that the CM based is smaller and smoother but I think our Z1 has enough resources to spend for some nice prestige whit stock rom! and in another hand whit stock rom you can answer the next call when your phone ringing for sure!
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There's no problem but CM has its own things and Stock has its own.. Personally I like CM over Stock
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abbychauhan said:
There's no problem but CM has its own things and Stock has its own.. Personally I like CM over Stock
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thats the reason of why I want multiboot working whit pimped kernel on CM11!

smart8bits said:
thats the reason of why I want multiboot working whit pimped kernel on CM11!
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Good then do it
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So less +1's.. Humnm.. Thats why no one is interested for Developing Custom Kernels for AOSP / CM
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Lol i think +1 mean like your post ).
Ps: +1

abbychauhan said:
So less +1's.. Humnm.. Thats why no one is interested for Developing Custom Kernels for AOSP / CM
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Maybe it's because the developers has prefer to buy another flagship like samsung s4 or htc m8 ... I think...
But for me the main problem is the locked bootloader. xD. Also i have to recognise the stock rom is wonderfull.

custom rom for xperia sp

hi all,
i js have a simple question....
i dont wana mess a lot with my xperia sp though i can install cm11 latest
once i installed it ,my phone signal n imei gone,bt then i reinstall my stock rom and it came back n worked fine
now all knows that ther is some lag in xperia sp 4.3 update
so wat u suggest guys......
i am a lil negative abt custom rom bcoz sony has a lot features like stamina,glove n all,
well i dunno that much so i ask u guys, tell me if cm is best for me then first of all ..how to install it.
and if stock works good them send me a link of modded stock rom so i wont get any lag.
well i hv to tell u that i can do evey thing to get smoothness on the fone,if cm11 is smooth tell me eays to get gloce mod n stamina with this too.
plz no suggestions for any other custom rom. only cm11 or stock rom will be appreciated .

These kind of threads are not really allowed here
But to answer:
ExistenZe is a good Stock Based Custom ROM...
I still use fully Stock and I have no issues whatsoever
~~ Regards

why u only want to try cm11 or stock?
PA and PAC are faster than cm and u get great battery life.
Im right now on PA and I tried cm11 many time but it always lag.
if u want a fast stock based rom, then try eXistenZ Ultra.

mrjraider said:
These kind of threads are not really allowed here
But to answer:
ExistenZe is a good Stock Based Custom ROM...
I still use fully Stock and I have no issues whatsoever
~~ Regards
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Hello Sir
I have a problem can you please help me out with it
Please have a look at the problem, my humble request sir please.
Here this thread : - Problem with bootloop on Xperia SP

Tech N You said:
Hello Sir
I have a problem can you please help me out with it
Please have a look at the problem, my humble request sir please.
Here this thread : - Problem with bootloop on Xperia SP
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You could just @ myname in your thread instead of this...
~~Regards

mrjraider said:
You could just @ myname in your thread instead of this...
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My sincere apologies.
Actually I was really confused and very pissed so didn't know what to do and suddenly saw you online at this thread so quoted you here

ironshadow2 said:
why u only want to try cm11 or stock?
PA and PAC are faster than cm and u get great battery life.
Im right now on PA and I tried cm11 many time but it always lag.
if u want a fast stock based rom, then try eXistenZ Ultra.
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Hey,i m new here actually,
I 4think u used a lot tweaks or custom roms ,i used cm11,i really hate it,i searched on forum ,i got many roms in which xperianze and existenultra and pacman are kindaa interesting,
Simply i want a fast kitkat for my xperia sp,bt i want no bug,i hate wen smthing wont work when needed,
Help me,u may used many roms,wat u find perfect?
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Sam spancer said:
Hey,i m new here actually,
I 4think u used a lot tweaks or custom roms ,i used cm11,i really hate it,i searched on forum ,i got many roms in which xperianze and existenultra and pacman are kindaa interesting,
Simply i want a fast kitkat for my xperia sp,bt i want no bug,i hate wen smthing wont work when needed,
Help me,u may used many roms,wat u find perfect?
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U can try existenzultra for best,or liquidsmooth maybe...

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Sam spancer said:
Hey,i m new here actually,
I 4think u used a lot tweaks or custom roms ,i used cm11,i really hate it,i searched on forum ,i got many roms in which xperianze and existenultra and pacman are kindaa interesting,
Simply i want a fast kitkat for my xperia sp,bt i want no bug,i hate wen smthing wont work when needed,
Help me,u may used many roms,wat u find perfect?
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PA and pac are perfect roms. Very fast with great battery life .pac for more.features and PA for better ram management.
I'm currently using a stock rom because I'm bored of kitkat roms.

K,if u say so,i try
Tell me wat i download,pa or pac,what will be better between both
And one more thing,i like xperia features like stamina ,camera n many more,what abt features,cant i get those with pa or pac,n i think may be i cant,then r these rom really much more faster then existenze i m using right now?
I m asking bcoz i hv not a lot time to check both,i js want ur suggestiin,what u say ?
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Best ROM for LBL?

Hello!
I searched all the forum, but i didn't find much ROMs.
I wanted to ask, what do you think, which ROM is the best now for LBL XSP?
I Found CM 12.1, CM 12, and so on.. Someone please can give me some advice what to use or try?
(Now i use bagyusz's CM 12 ROM. It's a bit slow. )

Diverti said:
Hello!
I searched all the forum, but i didn't find much ROMs.
I wanted to ask, what do you think, which ROM is the best now for LBL XSP?
I Found CM 12.1, CM 12, and so on.. Someone please can give me some advice what to use or try?
(Now i use bagyusz's CM 12 ROM. It's a bit slow. )
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cm12.1 not for lbl try cm11 lbl that is very god and stable http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735975:D

ireaper4592 said:
cm12.1 not for lbl try cm11 lbl that is very god and stable http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735975:D
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Thank you for your suggestion!
Also you are not right beacuse there's also CM 12.1 for LBL http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-sp/development/xperiasp-locked-bootloader-lbl-t3300095

candy 5 with helium v5 kernel
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Diverti said:
Thank you for your suggestion!
Also you are not right beacuse there's also CM 12.1 for LBL http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-sp/development/xperiasp-locked-bootloader-lbl-t3300095
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that does not work as it has to many problems with it ie people saying sim error so u cant use as daily driver

ireaper4592 said:
that does not work as it has to many problems with it ie people saying sim error so u cant use as daily driver
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I know, that's why i opened this thread. Thanks for all the suggestions!
hamed24 said:
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It's not for locked bootloader..

Diverti said:
It's not for locked bootloader..
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You should unlock Bootloader if want use any ROM ,UBL ROMs isn't good
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hamed24 said:
You should unlock Bootloader if want use any ROM ,UBL ROMs isn't good
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I can't, you should read the comments, my bl unlock allowed: no.

There are basically two good LBL roms for Xperia SP: One running Android 4.4.2 and one running 5.0. The first one is just right - it doesn't hang up once per every hour, has no problem with switching from WiFi to mobile data and is basically perfect for a daily driver. Unlike te 5.0 one. Everything works and it's quite snap as well, but random hangups while trying to unlock the screen and problem with mobile data make it worse than 4.4.2 one.
4.4.2: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735841
5.0: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-sp/development/xperiasp-locked-bootloader-lbl-t2947194
BTW: At 5.0, mobile data start to work again after switching airplane mode on and off and I'm not sure whether the hangups could be caused by my overclocking settings (rather not).
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Oh, sorry, this is the 5.0 ROM I was talking about:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-sp/development/resurrection-remix-5-0-2-lollipop-lbl-t3170211
But check the other one as well, looks promising.

Wagierek said:
There are basically two good LBL roms for Xperia SP: One running Android 4.4.2 and one running 5.0. The first one is just right - it doesn't hang up once per every hour, has no problem with switching from WiFi to mobile data and is basically perfect for a daily driver. Unlike te 5.0 one. Everything works and it's quite snap as well, but random hangups while trying to unlock the screen and problem with mobile data make it worse than 4.4.2 one.
4.4.2: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735841
5.0: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-sp/development/xperiasp-locked-bootloader-lbl-t2947194
BTW: At 5.0, mobile data start to work again after switching airplane mode on and off and I'm not sure whether the hangups could be caused by my overclocking settings (rather not).
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Oh, sorry, this is the 5.0 ROM I was talking about:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-sp/development/resurrection-remix-5-0-2-lollipop-lbl-t3170211
But check the other one as well, looks promising.
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Thank you very much