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[Q] General question about Sony open source strategy

Hello,
does Sony fully publish its kernel sources? Are all Sony hardware drivers open source? Thus, can you or any other developer get the source code for Sony´s kernel and hardware sources? Or do you depend on Sony closed source drivers to get the hardware running like camera, GPS, wifi and stuff? I´m just curious how supportive Sony is to the community.
Thanks!

papperlapapp said:
Hello,
does Sony fully publish its kernel sources? Are all Sony hardware drivers open source? Thus, can you or any other developer get the source code for Sony´s kernel and hardware sources? Or do you depend on Sony closed source drivers to get the hardware running like camera, GPS, wifi and stuff? I´m just curious how supportive Sony is to the community.
Thanks!
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Yes..
There is a reason why Sony has been voted the OEM of the year 3 years on the trot by XDA.
Its because they are the most supportive of our community (Working with XDA devs and even giving them phones) and kernel sources are open sources.
Just goto the sony development site and download any/all of the sources you want.

[Dev] Porting maru os to Sony Xperia ZR?

Dear developers,
first of all I would like to thank you all for your great work and keeping our Sony Xperia ZR alive.
A few weeks ago I came across the terrific project maru os. So far it only exist for a few devices but it looks very promising. It literally turns the phone into a desktop PC while having android and Linux running on it.
I am not a programmer myself and sadly are not able to offer any help but it would be great if somebody with the skills and experience would feel encouraged to port maru os to the ZR. As far as I know the ZR is capable of mhl and therefore would be a great candidate for maru os.
At the moment somebody is working on the sony Xperia z3. Maybe it could be helpful for the development.
As I am a new member I actually can't post links to the project page, github repository or some great YouTube videos. But I suppose a search engine of your choice will help you
Looking forward for some thoughts and ideas

What does the community think? Would Maru OS be something you would be personally interested?
I wrote a PM to Daedroza and he seemed generally interested in the project but made at the same time clear that he is at the moment occupied with lineage 14.1. He might be able to port maru os in a few months.
Happy to see some thoughts of other ZR users.

Here are some links for those interested in the project:
Maru OS Webpage:
https://maruos.com/#/
Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iF7yK7HAyVM
(Germany only)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_eiNFRLJMQ
Github:
https://github.com/maruos/maruos
Google Groups:
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/maru-os
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/maru-os-dev
Interview with the main dev at Latenight Linux:
https://latenightlinux.com/late-night-linux-episode-11/
Enjoy! Happy watching and reading

Dear folks,
one very talented dev of Maru os is asking at the moment the community to which device he shall port next (he ported already to the G4 and HTC 10). There might be a chance that if enough ZR users upvote our device we might see it come alive.
Please show your interest in this thread:
https://groups.google.com/forum/m/#!topic/maru-os-dev/8Lzi1KnYyzI
Thanks and have a nice day

I see it is supported in official LOS builds too , and this is great .
My question is if you flash Lineage OS 14.1 ( https://download.lineageos.org/dogo ) into your Xperia ZR , does MHL cable works to display over HDMI ?
In another words , have you tested that using Lineage OS , you have image over HDMI ?

dianxxyyzz said:
I see it is supported in official LOS builds too , and this is great .
My question is if you flash Lineage OS 14.1 ( https://download.lineageos.org/dogo ) into your Xperia ZR , does MHL cable works to display over HDMI ?
In another words , have you tested that using Lineage OS , you have image over HDMI ?
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As far as I am concerned mhl is only working in the stock ROM. Another ZR user reported the non working mhl as well in the lineage 14.1 thread.
Only for your information, as this thread looks very lonely I just got in the last hour some more replies from people who are ready to test

Project Treble for XZ1 Compact

I was just surfing random android stuffs on internet and eventually found the "Project Treble"!!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/project-treble
After then I installed the app known as "Project Treble" in app store, this app tells you if your device is capable for this project or not. And good thing for us that XZ1 Compact is supported.
I have unlocked my bootloader, so there is no chance for getting any OTA updates.
Well, I was never worried about not getting OTA updates because XZ1 Compact is already a year old and sony will eventually stop rolling the updates after sometime, but unlike sony, Project Treble seems more promising for regular security updates and many more other things that sony will probability never provide.
As for example look at this thread : https://forum.xda-developers.com/pr...device-development/rom-aosp-extended-t3821934
Here you can see that they are providing kernel 4.9, while we, who are still on kernel 4.4 even after latest pie update.
And this also : https://www.xda-developers.com/google-test-android-q-project-treble-gsi/
Keeping all these apart, I just wanted to ask if any XZ1 Copmact user has tried this "Project Treble" or not??
And if yes then please share your reviews here.
Thanks in advance.
Cheers

There's various posts about Project Treble in this device's forum. I'll leave the searching for you.

I didn´t try with the latest Pie firmware yet.
With Android 8.0 as base I was able to run almost every Treble-ROM based von Android 8.1, Android 9.0 bootloops. May be it is working together with the latest Pie rom as well.

SkyHigh76 said:
I didn´t try with the latest Pie firmware yet.
With Android 8.0 as base I was able to run almost every Treble-ROM based von Android 8.1, Android 9.0 bootloops. May be it is working together with the latest Pie rom as well.
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Thank you very much for your valuable reply.
Can you please suggest good stable ROM that has working camera and VOLTE ?

Unbounded said:
Thank you very much for your valuable reply.
Can you please suggest good stable ROM that has working camera and VOLTE ?
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Because project treble doesnt affect the stock rom functionality you must do the same as if you were on stock. Install drm fix and Magisk in twrp and permissive kernel patch via Magisk when in Android.
I suggest AOSP from the creator himself or resurrection Rom.
I have got no idea about Volte

[ROM][TEST BUILDS][UNOFFICIAL] JohnGL4's test builds for Samsung Galaxy S5.

Code:
* Your warranty is now void. *
* I am not responsible for bricked devices and I am also not responsible for not working SD slot or anything that is related to those ROMS. (Not hardware issue)
* Backup before you install it. Note that some ROMS still have bugs.
* Report me if those bugs exists, and don't blame at me.
Introduction
The following ROMs that I compiled are ROMs that test your favorite ROMs without compiling yourself.
Download
AndroidFileHost
Notes/FAQs
Other variants of klte isn't tested yet, test it at your own risk and I will only test /e/, so other Roms will require you to try it out.
Work/Might work on:
klte
kltedv
ROMs List:
Eelo (/e/) Pie
Superior OS Pie
(More coming soon!)
FAQ:
Q: Should I backup the ROM?
A: Yes, those builds are testing ROMs and are not 100% working.
Q: I am not on klte, should I test it on kltexxx?
A: You can, but backup before testing. As it might cause a software-brick or hardware-brick.
Q: I want to request a ROM!
A: Comment your ROMs you want to be in Samsung Galaxy S5. Just don't spam the thread.
Q: I want to support your compilation!
A: You can donate to me, servers are very expensive and I need one good server to make more compilation for you guys to test! (Donations are only accepted through Bitcoin/Altcoin, for privacy issues.)
Donate:
Bitcoin: 1RVLwcudFY3TqXFDaM34rQrmq1HHBqKfp
(Admins/Mods move this thread to the United Development section of Samsung Galaxy S5.)

Coming today.
(Edit: uploaded)

OfficialJohnGL4 said:
Coming today.
(Edit: uploaded)
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Hi mate,
Very excited you are building. Thank you.
I currently have N, O and P Eelo builds I have been testing for my S5 kltedv device. (I did not build them).
So far they are awesome!! No fault found.
I'm very happy to test your builds. Generally klte builds work well with kltedv variants.

waiting to Superior OS Pie

Oh, I got accepted as a ROM maintainer of /e/! Wow!

OfficialJohnGL4 said:
Oh, I got accepted as a ROM maintainer of /e/! Wow!
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Congratulations mate. Excited to see more of your work. Your latest e build is working great ?

New Eelo build coming today.
NOTE: IF YOU INSTALLED THE TEST BUILD AND WANT TO UPGRADE TO THE UNOFFICIAL BUILD, DO A CLEAN FLASH!

OfficialJohnGL4 said:
New Eelo build coming today.
NOTE: IF YOU INSTALLED THE TEST BUILD AND WANT TO UPGRADE TO THE UNOFFICIAL BUILD, DO A CLEAN FLASH!
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g900i
Formated and then advanced wiped.
Flashed today's build. Setup easily.
Installed Trebuchet launcher and a few other changes.
Flashed Lineage addonsu 16.0 for root access.
Running nice :good:

Great Rom, buttery smooth & battery friendly. Thank you.

eelo ROM
What about the Qualcomm tentacles? mentioned here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=80516351&postcount=2367
Does those builds belong to your project?, cause I couldn't find a related thread to those ones!
https://androidfilehost.com/?w=search&s=-UNOFFICIAL-klte.zip&type=files&sort_by=date&sort_dir=DESC
Everything I've read so far about the eelo ROM sound very promising. :good:

Anikscha said:
What about the Qualcomm tentacles? mentioned here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=80516351&postcount=2367
Does those builds belong to your project?, cause I couldn't find a related thread to those ones!
https://androidfilehost.com/?w=search&s=-UNOFFICIAL-klte.zip&type=files&sort_by=date&sort_dir=DESC
Everything I've read so far about the eelo ROM sound very promising. :good:
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I think the builds that you mentioned here are from a different developer. I am only going off the basis that the ROM here is official and those are unofficial. I may very well be wrong though.

Sorry for a long time I haven't uploaded a build, my laptop broke and there is nothing to fix it.
However, don't lost hope, I might get a new computer this year.

Any news?

[EOL][SODP][ROM][LineageOS][XZ2, XZ2C, XZ3] LineageOS 17.1

Central project page
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-xz2/development/rom-lineageos-17-1-t4044653

18.06.2020
june security patch level
oemv8 support
and any other sodp open source changes since my last build
fixes for charger, battery, sleep (sideeffect working bluetooth audio) and more!
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13.07.2020
july security patch level
oemv9c support
and any other sodp open source changes since my last build
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Wait for the OEMv9c release
Don't use it with OEMv9b

Is my SODP based LineageOS Port still needed or are the users moved to PixelExperience or the stock based LineageOS which both are official and receive OTA updates?
If yes, I will EOL the SODP based LineageOS port and focus on other stuff.

So xz2 got official Lineage os.Can we expect also for xz3?

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So xz2 got official Lineage os.Can we expect also for xz3?
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Sadly to get an official LOS based on stock it is needed to own the XZ3 as a hardware.
Is my LOS port really needed?
Then we need to find a solution, I would like to focus on a single rom where a version for the xz2/xz2c/xz3 is needed and the xz2/c part is now replaced by the official supported & stock based LOS.
Just because I like variety and hate to reinvent the where if I build unofficial builds for a ROM where an official support exist.
There is also AOSP and the official Pixel Experience with OTA updates.

24.08.2020
Since we have now an official LineageOS based on stock, this ROM would be double work.
So I stop the LOS port.
(Sadly unless a dev owns a XZ2P or XZ3 these phones won't be supported in the official stock based LineageOS)
The only difference between the stock and SODP editions are:
SODP will get GCAM support later and has camera2API level 3.
stock will never support GCAM apps and has the limited stock camera2API level.
SODP uses a 4.14 kernel and probably get mainline support later.
stock uses the stock 4.9 kernel and will probably be there forever.
SODP targets to use as much open source as possible.
And LiveDisplay doesn't work in my SODP version.
PS: After the September exams in the new semester I look for a ROM replacement for the sake of diversity.
It's good to have a choice and with the available official supported SODP based Pixel Experiment, we have a ROM which sadly forces you to use the full GAPPS (Google Apps package).
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MartinX3 said:
Central project page
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-xz2/development/rom-lineageos-17-1-t4044653
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Hi martin, i wanted to ask should i buy this phone? I want a gaming beast but can be rootable, has roms, kernels and it seems this one has very lengthy and dangerous process to do so? What r ur regards on this

max gokue said:
Hi martin, i wanted to ask should i buy this phone? I want a gaming beast but can be rootable, has roms, kernels and it seems this one has very lengthy and dangerous process to do so? What r ur regards on this
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I think it's still good to buy.
I bought the asia 6GB ram edition.
In the future it will be part of the mainline kernel, so it won't need closed source vendor drivers anymore, which makes it future proof.

Hello Sir,
I have sony Xperia zx3. Model SOV39 (japanies rom) updated to official android 10.
Kindly help me with the following things.
Please give me step by step. How to proceed with to install a custom rom which is very stable(everything working) because i will do it only once. I need a pixel based custom rom because i want to have the unlimited storage option in it... . To store my photos... And also working gcam for best photos.. and a stable room with good performance and battery life.
Also kindly tell me which custom recovery will be best for my phone and best safe way to flash it to my phone and also safe way to unlock my phone's bootloader.... Kindly provide step by step procedure according to my requirements... I will be very thankful to you...