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[Q] Xperia V - SOD, software or hardware?

Hi,
do we know if the SOD problems are software or hardware related? ( Was gonna link to the SOD thread at Sony, but cant because of few posts. But google "Xperia V random freeze in standby" and your there..)
I am about to send my phone in for service, but since this will propably take a couple of weeks im hoping a software fix would be released.

laaw said:
Hi,
do we know if the SOD problems are software or hardware related? ( Was gonna link to the SOD thread at Sony, but cant because of few posts. But google "Xperia V random freeze in standby" and your there..)
I am about to send my phone in for service, but since this will propably take a couple of weeks im hoping a software fix would be released.
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should be software problem.
if u were to flash a custom rom, the number of SOD is very little, or dont have.

chunlianghere said:
should be software problem.
if u were to flash a custom rom, the number of SOD is very little, or dont have.
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Anyone that can confirm that SOD problems disappeared on custom rom?
And if so, which rom?

I set the minimal CPU speed to 486 MHz and it helps.
Sent from my LT25i using xda app-developers app

phhuang said:
I set the minimal CPU speed to 486 MHz and it helps.
Sent from my LT25i using xda app-developers app
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So you had SOD, set min cpu and it helped?
Which firmware version?
How frequent was the SOD?
How long without?

I use the latest JB rom. I got 1~2 SoD per day before minimal CPU setting change. Now it stands well for more than two days without SoD. The Wifi is on. Maybe my good luck but worth trying.
laaw said:
So you had SOD, set min cpu and it helped?
Which firmware version?
How frequent was the SOD?
How long without?
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with Wifi off and stock ROM, I'm now on 9 days without SoD.
Though my old Ion on the older ROM has never rebooted even once...

Rashkae said:
with Wifi off and stock ROM, I'm now on 9 days without SoD.
Though my old Ion on the older ROM has never rebooted even once...
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Wifi of is not an option. Like a sportscar without an engine, but nice to get solid indications that WiFi actual is the problem. Seems like it would be fixable by software then, if only Sony care to take action.

Hmmm... a SoD again. :crying:
phhuang said:
I use the latest JB rom. I got 1~2 SoD per day before minimal CPU setting change. Now it stands well for more than two days without SoD. The Wifi is on. Maybe my good luck but worth trying.
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laaw said:
Anyone that can confirm that SOD problems disappeared on custom rom?
And if so, which rom?
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From my experience using Xperia V Stock ROM Singapore FTF Jelly Bean for 3 weeks, I must say that it is the best ROM I ever used for my Xperia V. Better than my stock ROM Malaysia ICS version. Give it a try and feel it.
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Using Xperia V - Bootloader Locked - Non-rooted - Stock ROM Singapore FTF JB - about a month using Xperia V from Malaysia

wantp_LT15i said:
From my experience using Xperia V Stock ROM Singapore FTF Jelly Bean for 3 weeks, I must say that it is the best ROM I ever used for my Xperia V. Better than my stock ROM Malaysia ICS version. Give it a try and feel it.
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Using Xperia V - Bootloader Locked - Non-rooted - Stock ROM Singapore FTF JB - about a month using Xperia V from Malaysia
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Did you have SOD issues on the Malaysia ICS?
If so, how frequent?
And what more what excatly do you mean with best rom?
No SOD? Less SOD?

laaw said:
Did you have SOD issues on the Malaysia ICS?
If so, how frequent?
And what more what excatly do you mean with best rom?
No SOD? Less SOD?
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I don't have any problem regarding SOD with my Malaysia stock ROM ICS. But battery drains really fast and really hot even I do not use it (standby mode). Solution: Flash Singapore Stock ROM JB and walla

wantp_LT15i said:
I don't have any problem regarding SOD with my Malaysia stock ROM ICS. But battery drains really fast and really hot even I do not use it (standby mode). Solution: Flash Singapore Stock ROM JB and walla
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This thread is about the SOD( "Sleep of Death") problems that some users have experienced on their Xperia V.
With the purpose of figuring out if this is a hardware( need to get phone replaced) or software( can be fixed by update).
So if you never had any issues with the SOD on your phone, on either ICS or JB, the information about which rom you think is the best do not help with the question asked in this thread. Please read before posting...

laaw said:
This thread is about the SOD( "Sleep of Death") problems that some users have experienced on their Xperia V.
With the purpose of figuring out if this is a hardware( need to get phone replaced) or software( can be fixed by update).
So if you never had any issues with the SOD on your phone, on either ICS or JB, the information about which rom you think is the best do not help with the question asked in this thread. Please read before posting...
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I just give my opinion. If this method helped other users fixing their SOD, who knows. I suggested to my friend that have SOD problem (Stock ICS Malaysia) to flash his Xperia V with Stock ROM Singapore, and he has no problem with SOD until now (a week of usage).
Just give it a try.

phhuang said:
Hmmm... a SoD again. :crying:
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Have you tried a factory reset? When I had this issue on my Xperia TL, (before I rooted it and installed XperimenT) I uninstalled a ton of apps and disabled the ATT apps. It was doing the SOD every night. I would go through any recent apps you've installed and delete/disable them. If that doesn't work do a factory reset and _slowly_ reinstall apps. I think this is a case where something is interfering with Sony's stock firmware.

for those still having SOD, maybe u can try this. not sure it helps or not. because before i install jellybean, i review the code in build.prop first. so that is why it didnt happen on me for 2 weeks. well, i test it out yesterday.
use either ES file explorer or Root explorer, go to system -> build.prop.
find this line dalvik.vm.heapsize=36m, put a # in front of it to disable this code.
it could be because there is another similar code, thus conflict. u can find another similar line at the bottom of build.prop.
hope it helps!

chunlianghere said:
for those still having SOD, maybe u can try this. not sure it helps or not. because before i install jellybean, i review the code in build.prop first. so that is why it didnt happen on me for 2 weeks. well, i test it out yesterday.
use either ES file explorer or Root explorer, go to system -> build.prop.
find this line dalvik.vm.heapsize=36m, put a # in front of it to disable this code.
it could be because there is another similar code, thus conflict. u can find another similar line at the bottom of build.prop.
hope it helps!
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Does SOD happen again until now ?

maxwux said:
Does SOD happen again until now ?
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no more.

chunlianghere said:
no more.
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WOW :good:
I will try it.
thanks.

maxwux said:
WOW :good:
I will try it.
thanks.
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News? My gf needs a new phone. How to find a fix soon.

Gyroscope not working ZL 4.3(101) & 4.4 (230)

This problem appeared in 101 ROM when i tried to used photospere. the mosaic would never align to start the image. So i tried photo 360 to check this. same problem. i checked the gyrocope in service menu. it keeps on rotating even its kept in the stable most place.
so i thought it was a hardware issue, however when i verified the same in 4.3 (569) rom it was perfectly stable. gyrocope would move according the position of the phone. This is where i could conclude that this was a software issue.
And now in 230 (4.4) this problem still exist.
I even verified it with CM 11 ROMS. i didnt have any problem in gyroscope.
Now, is there a way to fix this. as per one of the post this was a kernel problem. if this is a kernel problem what are the things that are needed to fix this. as in any libs or files that may be able to fix this issue. please comment below.
Can the files from CM rom be used to fix this issue?
Please verifiy the same in Xperia Z. you can test it in service menu. gyroscope- if its stable when the phone is stable- you have nothing to worry
Note: i have done PCC repair like so many time so it doesnt really wont. so suggest something else.

Anyone Tested??? Please let me know

coolrevi said:
This problem appeared in 101 ROM when i tried to used photospere. the mosaic would never align to start the image. So i tried photo 360 to check this. same problem. i checked the gyrocope in service menu. it keeps on rotating even its kept in the stable most place.
so i thought it was a hardware issue, however when i verified the same in 4.3 (569) rom it was perfectly stable. gyrocope would move according the position of the phone. This is where i could conclude that this was a software issue.
And now in 230 (4.4) this problem still exist.
I even verified it with CM 11 ROMS. i didnt have any problem in gyroscope.
Now, is there a way to fix this. as per one of the post this was a kernel problem. if this is a kernel problem what are the things that are needed to fix this. as in any libs or files that may be able to fix this issue. please comment below.
Can the files from CM rom be used to fix this issue?
Please verifiy the same in Xperia Z. you can test it in service menu. gyroscope- if its stable when the phone is stable- you have nothing to worry
Note: i have done PCC repair like so many time so it doesnt really wont. so suggest something else.
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Work fine on KitKat. Try to flash .569 ftf and then test it.

neoxx3m said:
Work fine on KitKat. Try to flash .569 ftf and then test it.
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I have tested in all the ROMs, this problem happens only in 101 and 230.

coolrevi said:
I have tested in all the ROMs, this problem happens only in 101 and 230.
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You have Xperia ZL, this is Xperia Z section, i didn't see that. Please post in ZL section.

neoxx3m said:
You have Xperia ZL, this is Xperia Z section, i didn't see that. Please post in ZL section.
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yea bro. earlier i had seen someone posting similar problem in Z. which was fixed by flashing custom kernel. and no one replies there in ZL forum so posted here.

coolrevi said:
yea bro. earlier i had seen someone posting similar problem in Z. which was fixed by flashing custom kernel. and no one replies there in ZL forum so posted here.
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On my XZ there is no problem, tried it. What is when you enter service menu - gyroscope?

St.Jimmy90 said:
On my XZ there is no problem, tried it. What is when you enter service menu - gyroscope?
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yes do you see a rubik cube like image which should move only when the phone moves. if that happens, yo phone has no problem. if that moves even when the phone is in stable position then yo phone has the problem i mentioned.

coolrevi said:
yes do you see a rubik cube like image which should move only when the phone moves. if that happens, yo phone has no problem. if that moves even when the phone is in stable position then yo phone has the problem i mentioned.
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Mine works as it should

Mine has tiny amounts of drift in the service test menu (almost unnoticeable), but I just tried and I'm able to capture photospheres without difficulty.
Sent from my C6603 using Tapatalk

kingvortex said:
Mine has tiny amounts of drift in the service test menu (almost unnoticeable), but I just tried and I'm able to capture photospheres without difficulty.
Sent from my C6603 using Tapatalk
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What might be the problem here.. I mean it works perfectly well in CM 11 and all the roms prior to 101. im all out of options here

I have no ideas, to be honest. It seems software related if it works for you in earlier roms, but others here are having no problems running the same software version as you. It may be down to a driver supplied by Qualcomm, but it doesn't seem as simple as that.
Sent from my C6603 using Tapatalk

kingvortex said:
I have no ideas, to be honest. It seems software related if it works for you in earlier roms, but others here are having no problems running the same software version as you. It may be down to a driver supplied by Qualcomm, but it doesn't seem as simple as that.
Sent from my C6603 using Tapatalk
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if its the driver problem is it possible to extract the same from earlier roms so that i can use it in Kitkat. currently im on 569. If so what are the files that needs to be extracted.

Thread closed, wrong section, moreover, duplicate thread exists on ZL section..

[Q] Should I downgrade to 4.3?

I had enough with bugs of 4.4.2
But I never used the 4.3 before, I just bought it new
Should I downgrade? Does 4.3 have bugs?

Try it and see.
I find 4.4.2 rock stable. You say it has bugs.
So no one can tell you, that's the beauty of android. try it yourself and see what you are happy with

gregbradley said:
Try it and see.
I find 4.4.2 rock stable. You say it has bugs.
So no one can tell you, that's the beauty of android. try it yourself and see what you are happy with
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Well i am using the latest (14.3.A.0.757) one and I have bugs like;
*Sound delay in few games
*Wifi connectivity is low
*Wifi drops sometimes for no reason
It is not that stable or the problem just with my phone

dnzdeniz said:
Well i am using the latest (14.3.A.0.757) one and I have bugs like;
*Sound delay in few games
*Wifi connectivity is low
*Wifi drops sometimes for no reason
It is not that stable or the problem just with my phone
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I know the bugs you are having, I read the other thread you created about it.
Like I said, its your choice....try and it and see

gregbradley said:
Try it and see.
I find 4.4.2 rock stable. You say it has bugs.
So no one can tell you, that's the beauty of android. try it yourself and see what you are happy with
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gregbradley said:
I know the bugs you are having, I read the other thread you created about it.
Like I said, its your choice....try and it and see
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I will going to flash another countrys firmware, maybe that can make difference

dnzdeniz said:
I had enough with bugs of 4.4.2
But I never used the 4.3 before, I just bought it new
Should I downgrade? Does 4.3 have bugs?
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Personally I've been using android 4.3 on my Xperia Z and it was much smoother for me than kitkat now on Xperia Z1.
So downgrading is a good option, I would do it too, but the viper4android isn't fully supported on 4.3 ROMs.

Maybe using some Custom Roms will solve all your problems?
As I wrote in some threads Evo4 for Z1 is stable as a rock I never had problems with it.

Camera crashes
Kyouran said:
Maybe using some Custom Roms will solve all your problems?
As I wrote in some threads Evo4 for Z1 is stable as a rock I never had problems with it.
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Does anyone experienced lag and phone crash and random reboots, or when ever I take too many pictures with it?
I tried custom roms like RomAur 8.0, currently I am on rooted stock. But it still does crash and reboot itself.
I bought phone when it was on 4.3 and I never had any crashes then, so now I am also thinking to downgrade it. Any recommendations?

visualizer2k said:
Does anyone experienced lag and phone crash and random reboots, or when ever I take too many pictures with it?
I tried custom roms like RomAur 8.0, currently I am on rooted stock. But it still does crash and reboot itself.
I bought phone when it was on 4.3 and I never had any crashes then, so now I am also thinking to downgrade it. Any recommendations?
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Yep, I have that. Although it's not been crashing when using camera on 761 yet.
But it has crashed once when using mxplayer and once when browsing the movies.
The "camera not available" pops up aswell from time to time.
I tried 4.3 and it never rebooted. Still touchscreen issues though.
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(Q)flickering screen?

i came from 4.3 ,,,,wiped everything and flashed lollipac > but my screen is flickering every one second maybe and i hated that .... i wiped everything then i flashed vanir latest build and the problem still exist the screen is flickering (on 4.3 i didn't had this problem) any solution or fix please ?
thanks in advanced :good:

flash- said:
i came from 4.3 ,,,,wiped everything and flashed lollipac > but my screen is flickering every one second maybe and i hated that .... i wiped everything then i flashed vanir latest build and the problem still exist the screen is flickering (on 4.3 i didn't had this problem) any solution or fix please ?
thanks in advanced :good:
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Did you try flashing stock FTF to find out if the problem lies in your hardware or is it a software problem?
My best guess is a hardware one I am afraid.
Quote me back if you expect a reply.
Good Luck

Hnk1 said:
Did you try flashing stock FTF to find out if the problem lies in your hardware or is it a software problem?
My best guess is a hardware one I am afraid.
Quote me back if you expect a reply.
Good Luck
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no no ....i tried that but that happen to me only in costume kernels and ROMs...and it is not me only ....many users have this problem too

flash- said:
no no ....i tried that but that happen to me only in costume kernels and ROMs...and it is not me only ....many users have this problem too
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Can you please try a STOCK rom and tell me that ? If many people are complaining about it after a specific kernel/Rom, I assume this is a software issue which would be only fixed by a developer who is working on that particular rom/kernel.
Good luck

Hnk1 said:
Can you please try a STOCK rom and tell me that ? If many people are complaining about it after a specific kernel/Rom, I assume this is a software issue which would be only fixed by a developer who is working on that particular rom/kernel.
Good luck
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... i tried a stock rom and it"s working great ...only on costume roms and kernels this happen and that is my problem
anyway thank you for answering my friend

flash- said:
... i tried a stock rom and it"s working great ...only on costume roms and kernels this happen and that is my problem
anyway thank you for answering my friend
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This confirms the problem is with custom ROM and your hardware is perfectly fine! This could be due to irregular regulation of power in your ROM/ kernel. Have you undervolt it a lot or something like that especially GPU?

Hnk1 said:
This confirms the problem is with custom ROM and your hardware is perfectly fine! This could be due to irregular regulation of power in your ROM/ kernel. Have you undervolt it a lot or something like that especially GPU?
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no i didn't touch any thing with these settings ....do you suggest any thing about them?

flash- said:
no i didn't touch any thing with these settings ....do you suggest any thing about them?
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Developer of the ROM can in this case. You can change them manually too but I don't suggest it

Still no solution for "No sound in earpiece while calling"?

Its been 2-3 years and there's still no solution for this bug. No sound in earpiece while calling. I have to use loudspeaker, or headphone or Soundanout app which isn't perfect anyway, has some bugs.
I tried almost all roms including official roms as well but it doesn't work. But it doesn't seem to be a hardware issue as soundabout can solve the problem somehow.
But if its a software issue then why do other roms (custom or official) fail to solve the problem?
Any thoughts?
Thanks

till stock 4.2.2 I had no problem. faced this problem first in LP

Geekn0ob said:
till stock 4.2.2 I had no problem. faced this problem first in LP
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And what about now? is the issue still there?

ShiShTuBaBu said:
And what about now? is the issue still there?
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yep, still there...

Geekn0ob said:
yep, still there...
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did u try to go back to 4.2.2 and see if the issue is gone?

ShiShTuBaBu said:
did u try to go back to 4.2.2 and see if the issue is gone?
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yeah, i did... no problem in 4.2.2

Geekn0ob said:
yeah, i did... no problem in 4.2.2
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any link for 4.2.2 rom?

ShiShTuBaBu said:
any link for 4.2.2 rom?
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http://xperiafirmware.com/8-firmware/33-sony-xperia-z-c6603

hmm..
I never had this issue in stock rom on any android version (4.3 JB to 5.1.1 LP)
but sometimes face this problem on alpha or beta MM custom rom.
if you face this problem on stock rom, maybe its a hardware failure

Zerikwan said:
hmm..
I never had this issue in stock rom on any android version (4.3 JB to 5.1.1 LP)
but sometimes face this problem on alpha or beta MM custom rom.
if you face this problem on stock rom, maybe its a hardware failure
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I am thinking the same now. because recently I flashed miui 7 rom. and in that rom it was always showing that my headphone is connected though I didn't connect headphone.
so it might be any fault in my headphone jack. though this headphone connected notification wasn't shown any other roms.

Geekn0ob said:
http://xperiafirmware.com/8-firmware/33-sony-xperia-z-c6603
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couldnt find any download link bro

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_d8uWGbkaetcWlTTVNTX1lmMTg/edit

Geekn0ob said:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_d8uWGbkaetcWlTTVNTX1lmMTg/edit
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Thanks, I will try this rom. and let you know the result.