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[Build Indexes] - Don't ask which build is best -- choose for yourself based on the features you desire!
Android ROM Build DATABASE
SimonNWalker is maintaining a great graphic that showcases the feature sets of the latest and greatest android builds ("roms" if you prefer) for the G1 / ADP. Check here to see "which is best" and try them out for yourself.
Android Revisions: Android ROM updates
Sir Savant is maintaining another build database. This web app allows for sorting / filtering / etc
Google Docs Build Spreadsheet - View and edit build info
[Guides/Tutorials/Info]
In the beginning... There was ROOT
This is a fabulous place to start. The original post gives lots of good definitions, history, and an excellent overview of most things going on here.
SPLs for DREA100 & DREA110 (Orig, Eng, Hard)
Contains information and downloads for SPLs (Secondary Program Loader) for the Dream. A modded SPL is instrumental in restoring from backup, preventing a brick, applying builds designed for foreign markets, etc.
Nandroid v2.0 - Full NAND backup and restore tool
In-depth discussion of your best friend whilst modding your android device. A good Nandroid backup regimen will pay dividends to keep you up and running.
Basic adb/root commands for noobs
Using ADB and terminal commands for your Android phone.
Surviving a Data Wipe / Update (Reduces Force Closes, too!)
Save (most of) your data while switching between builds (wipes are not your enemy!!)
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Modded recovery and boot images
SDSPLIT repartition your SDcard on phone (w/o a PC) - NOW handles > 2G FAT!!!
An easy way to re-partition your SD card without a PC.
LucidREM's Latest JF mod scripts
The swiss army knife of build customization
Auto-lucid script by tehseano
Let's fix that SPL Pay attention too post 3
Report in here if your phone is unresponsive after applying the 1.33.2005 SPL released by Haykuro. If you can get into Recovery or the SPL bootloader screen (three skateboarding androids), this is not you.
ROM guide for HTC Dream
T-Mobile G1 User Guides/Manuals
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If your phone is stuck at your splash screen (most likely a big white "G1")...if you you think something is broken...if you otherwise think you have a brick, post here instead of starting a new thread and any online members will do everything they can to help you out. (Reading as much as possible of these threads before posting will give you lots of insight as well!!)
Benchmark your build (apps thread)
[HOW TO]
Root, Hack, and Flashing your G1/Dream
A detailed how to that goes above and beyond to not only tell you what to do, but why you should do it. The OP also has tons of links to lots of really informative topics. A must read for anyone new to the scene.
UNROOT, get phone to STOCK firmware
Reverting back to stock firmware.
New and improved Apps to SD(more stable, more powerful, etc)
The latest tutorial on how to get apps to SD.
Convert and mount ext2 sd partition ( /system/sd ) to ext3
Tools and instructions to add journaling to your ext sd card partition (apps2sd, etc). trust me, journaling is a good thing!
Register the G1 without a sim or data plan
Increase Max Volume -- Automated, no reboot needed
ADB for Dummies Supported Operating Systems Drivers and SDK
Get Home Auto Rotate on JFv1.51
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Create and edit "recovery" and "boot" .img files -- this thread is not for splash images.
Custom SPLASH Image
Replace that G1 splash logo that displays when your device turns on.
Alternative way to creating a SPLASH image
View Man Pages in terminal / adb shell
Mount SD card in recovery via adb
Use ash as your login shell
Set up compcache - Compress a portion of your system memory to effectively increase capacity
Ported Hero Programs:
HTC Camera
HTC Music
***Developer Links***
Developers - Instead of maintaining a list of builds, I've changed this list to include links to your publications (blog, twitter, main release thread, etc.) let me know when / if you want these modified or if any should be added -- I'm sure I've missed some of you!
JesusFreke's Blog
Haykuro's Blog
TheDudeOfLife's google code page
Cyanogen's Twitter
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justanothercrowd's twitter
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This index will be updated as needed.
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Hello,
Thought I'd share the updated How To's we have up on the site. All complete with easy to follow videos for newbies.
How To Setup ADB -
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/06/how-to-set-up-adb-usb-drivers-for-android-devices/
How To Load a Theme -
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/15/how-to-load-a-theme-on-an-android-phone/
How To Flash a New Recovery Image -
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/15/how-to-flash-a-new-recovery-image-if-you-are-already-rooted/
How To Switch to a Different SD Card (for use with Swap, Hero ROMs, etc.) -
http://theunlockr.com/2009/10/15/ho...-android-when-using-swap-hero-and-or-apps2sd/
How To Backup/Restore Your Android Phone -
http://theunlockr.com/2010/02/06/how-to-backup-and-restore-your-android-phone/
Acer Liquid How Tos -
How To: Root the Acer Liquid -
http://theunlockr.com/2010/03/16/how-to-root-the-acer-liquid/
How To: Load a Custom ROM on the Acer Liquid -
http://theunlockr.com/2010/03/31/how-to-load-a-custom-rom-on-the-acer-liquid/
How To: Unroot the Acer Liquid -
http://theunlockr.com/2010/03/31/how-to-unroot-the-acer-liquid/
Hope these help people! Enjoy!
For a list of all our How To's (w Videos) sorted by Phone go here -
http://theunlockr.com/how-tos/android-how-tos/
nice guide
Root Acer Liquid Help
Hi there,
I am able to Flash the ROM but not able to Root the phone.How can I do it??Thanks in advance.
Install malez recovery and you will be able to root your phone
Sticked
Remove this post
APPS2SD
any guide on how to apply apps2sd on a standard acer bin/rom ?
i mean a step by step guide on partitioning the SD, copy files from
eprom 2 sd etc....
thanks !
this need an update to latest available solutions
unlockr is a few months behind in updates
Great info thow
CombBar v.1
This is a simple and clean honeycomb loading bar. Light and fast @1.1mb
Animated loading bar - loads in - loads out
Holds on a classy Android image
You'll need to unpack the bootanimation.zip from the archive attached below. If you don't have an ACER Iconia, but still want to try this out, it should work on any cousins of the a500 running HC @1280x800: eg Eee Pad etc. Use at your own risk, however.
Want something a little more jazzy!? You have three more Boot Animations to choose from here:
Acer a500 Boot Animation [v.Clean, v.ACER & v.Full]
And one more here: Android [GEARS] Boot Animation
I welcome any feedback. If you're not an XDA member, sign-up already!
If you like my work, consider a donation. More to come - wallpapers, icons, boot animations - themes.
[CombBar v.1]
bootanimation
by gammaRascal
for xda members & guests
Please do not redistribute without permission. Point your friends to this XDA thread to download
Want a custom Boot Animation for your ROM? Contact me!
i cant seem to find the data/local, can you show me a step by step on how to get this to work? thanks a lot
If you're not rooted, you'll need to load it on your tablet via adb. Of which, there is plenty of information through searching here on XDA or Google.
wow cool boot animation,im going to download this now
If u dont know what to do @ the weekend a version with only The doid an the spinning wheels would be nice. That means without this glow / zoom effect.
First of all i would like to say a massive thanks to:
- Cj360 for the epic Jelly bean Rom
- Cosmicdan for his awesome kernel
- Lupus as well for his awesome kernel
- And everyone else who made this Rom possible, I thank all of you !!
So now with the intro, I'm new to the forum and i shall be testing different Rom's and kernels and giving feedback mainly on the Xperia play R800i and the Xperia x10 mini pro U20i, recently I've been trying a lot of different Rom's and i stumbled acrossed this JB slim Rom (For the Xperia play) and i was extremely impressed with its performance. The interface is simply stunning, blazing fast and built firmly compared to other ICS and JB Rom's.
Here are some of the specs i gathered from my phone's settings
- Operating system, 4.1.2 Android Jellybean
- Model Number, R800i
- Slim version, Slim-3.1.0-20130202-2346-UNOFFICIAL
- GSM ( Note GSM Version is for UK only)
- Kernel Version
2.6.32.9-Turbo_v3.1 [email protected], #66
- Rooted (Built within the kernel, Both Cosmicdans and Lupus)
[ I have attached some screen shots of this Rom ]
If you have an Xperia play i would highly suggest trying this out, as it is one of the best I've seen on xda:
Here is the link to the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975851
Installation Guide [For people who do not know how to install anything]
DISCLAIMERS
Before you start anything, I'm not responsible for any: Bricked devices, dead SD cards, boot-loops, etc (You know the drill). You do this of your own free will
Ok with all the serious chat aside lets begin. Firstly you will need the following:
- Unlocked boot-loader -----> Follow this guide from Sony:
http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/
- Flash tool -------> Get that from here:
http://androxyde.github.com/
- The Slim-bean Rom -----> Download slim-bean in Second post, pick GSM or CDMA depending on where you are:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975851
Below are two links i found showing all countries that use GSM and CDMA, hope it helps ! (If your still confused do a little bit of research !)
GSM -----> http://www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html
CDMA -----> http://www.cdg.org/worldwide/index.asp - The kernel -----> Get either Lupus or CosmicDans turbo kernel (There both epic!)
Lupus kernel from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1861970
Turbo Kernel from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1817548
- AND A VERY IMPORTANT THING YOU MUST HAVE IS ..... patience's
Ok if you have everything lets start the guide (Note: Make sure everything is done on windows 7, as its easier than older versions of windows)
1. Before we do anything make sure that you have a unlock boot-loader and you have a downloaded the following files:
- The Rom itself ---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975851
- The Google apps -----> http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip
- The Kernal -----> I did Turbo Kernal http://www.mediafire.com/?ncgvp2qcuns9m (NOTE: PICK ZEUS as that is the code name for Xperia play)
- Flash tool -----> http://androxyde.github.com/
- Fast boot Package -----> http://db.tt/B5vG1ynM
- R800i_4.0.2.A.0.62_phoenixvendor.ftf ------> https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3UZttldr317Zm4xRnQ2WkRFbHM/edit?pli=1
2. Preparing your phone, make sure that you usb debug mode on and file transfer to MSC and allow unknown applications. Next you must connect your phone to your computer or laptop via usb, and open up flashtool and remember to install the drivers, they are located in C:\Flashtool\drivers and install the xperia play driver, fastboot driver and flash mode drivers. (MAKE A BACKUP OF ALL YOUR FILES IF YOU HAVE TO)
3. Go into flash-tool and select flash (Its a lightning sign) and then press flash and open up the directory where you downloaded the R800i_4.0.2.A.0.62_phoenixvendor.ftf and flash it. Wait a few secs or minutes depending on your computer/ laptops speed, then a dialog will open telling you to shutdown your phone so shutdown and wait until its completely off. Now connect the end cable to your Xperia play and hold the back button and connect your USB into the computer and wait for it to flash. This can take some time and you must keep hold of the back button until its completed. After completion it will ask for you to unplug the USB and turn on your phone so do so, then it will launch up the Sony sign and it will pretty much look like the original firmware you had before. Now moving on, once booted up you must skip all settings and wait for the phone to fully load once the set up is done go back to setting and make sure again that USB debug mode is on, unknown sources is enabled and it is in MSC mode. (Note for CDMA R800x users you don not need to flash the R800i_4.0.2.A.0.62_phoenixvendor.ftf )
4. Now connect the usb to the computer/laptop and place the Rom and Gapps onto your sdcard (Make a folder called Custom Rom). and then disconnect the usb after thats done.
5. Now this is were it can get complicated, so please pay attention. You must now shutdown the phone and disconnect it from the computer. Extract the fast boot package (Note: i would recommend to do this all on windows 7) and place it on desktop. Now drop the kernal you downloaded into the same folder (In this case i picked Turbo kernal, so i place it in the same folder). And holding the SHIFT KEY + RIGHT CLICK will open up a little menu (like when you right click anyway) and so you click on open command prompt here (CMD). ok now you type in the following code (In this case the turbo kernal) :
Fastboot flash boot boot_zeus_turbo-v3.1.img
Now it will say waiting for device so you now have to have you xperia play of and hold the search button and plug your usb back in then it will start transferring the kernel onto your xperia play, wait until it has finished and then disconnect your phone and boot it up.
6. You should see the sony sign and the Turbo sign underneath at this point you have to keep press the volume down button -
and then you will enter into a screen where it shows slot 1, 2, 3 and 4. So press slot 1 and then it should say: Boot, TWRP recovery, change slot and Tweaks and mods. So press recovery and then you will come to a screen with different options. First you need wipe data so goto wipe and do a factory reset and then go back and wipe dalvik cache and go back again and wipe cache.
7. Now you must go back and press install and it will show you, your sd card so now you must go to the folder that you name 'Custom rom', like i said before and now install the slim rom, it will ask you to swipe to install so do so and then restart your phone !!. (WARNING DO NOT INSTALL GAPPS STRAIGHT AFTER INSTALLATION OF ROM, INSTALL ROM AND THEN REBOOT AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE FLASHING GAPPS).
8. So now you have rebooted your phone, you should see after the sony sign, the world 'Slim bean' flashing. Wait a bit for it to boot up and then fill out the basic installation form.
9: restart the phone and install Gapps through recovery but do NOT WIPE DALVIK CACHE OR CLEAR CACHE OR FACTORY RESET, just install the gapp zip the same way you installed the rom in 'Custom Rom' folder and then restart.
10. you should have google apps now but the screen might look very small at first and so to fix this press: Menu button> System settings> Interface> Genral UI > LCD density and follow the steps. (This fixes issues with the screen and allows you to use apps like Facebook)
11. The final step of course is to enjoy your new Jelly Bean 4.1.2 Rom and Remember to thank everyone who made this Rom possible!!
So all in all i would highly recommend this, if you currently hold a Xperia play and your fed up with gingerbread then try this out, you won't be disappointed !!
Did i miss anything, if so reply back and i'll do my best to answer your question.
- EpicAsianGuy
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My Device's
Xperia Play: Jelly Bean [Slim Rom] - Android 4.1.2
Turbo Kernel by cosmicdan
Unlocked Boot Loader
Model R800i
Xperia x10 mini pro: Unlocked boot-loader
Model U20i
Slim Rom - Android 4.1
nAa JB kernel
Please respect everyone in the forum, follow the rules and be friendly ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Re: [JB] Slimbean for Xperia play Review (Thanks to; cj360, cosmic dan and lupus)
This is a rather good guide. You might want to change the title. By saying "review" it could give the impression that you were just giving your opinions on the ROM. I used this guide to put slimbean on my Play and i found it easy to follow and understand. However, transferring my apps and data is such a pain:banghead:. I bought TB Pro as well but it tends to hang which leads to frustration as i have to go through the process of which apps i want restored and which ones i don't again and again. It's quite tedious and slow. Anyone know how to make it work "properly" or an alternative?
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using xda app-developers app
It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
Thanks for the reply
UndisputedGuy said:
This is a rather good guide. You might want to change the title. By saying "review" it could give the impression that you were just giving your opinions on the ROM. I used this guide to put slimbean on my Play and i found it easy to follow and understand. However, transferring my apps and data is such a pain:banghead:. I bought TB Pro as well but it tends to hang which leads to frustration as i have to go through the process of which apps i want restored and which ones i don't again and again. It's quite tedious and slow. Anyone know how to make it work "properly" or an alternative?
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using xda app-developers app
It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
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Thank you for the reply
I look forward to make more installation guides for people in the xda community and i agree i think i should change the title from 'Review' to 'Installation' (My bad sorry ). This is my first installation guide and i'm very happy that you were able to use it and install the slim Rom, as for the apps i think if you have a Google account anyway you should be able to backup your apps from your previous firmware e.g. Gingerbread. I think if you go to Play store then press menu and go to 'My apps' you should be able to see apps installed and previous apps installed if you swipe to the right (However you have to install them individually). I know how you feel though I've been trying different Roms and every time i find myself re-installing and backing up a lot of data, but for now i'm not sure if there is fix or an alternative for TB pro. But i would suggest backing them up manually for now via play store, until there is a way to do it all at once. But nevertheless I will try my best to give installation for all different roms (Hopefully for all phones), making it simpler and helpful for people to understand. Currently i'm studying in college but when i have time i will post different Rom installation guide, but for now thank you.
- Epic Asian Guy
Re: [JB] Slimbean for Xperia play Review (Thanks to; cj360, cosmic dan and lupus)
Thank you for the guide
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using xda app-developers app
It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
UndisputedGuy said:
Thank you for the guide
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using xda app-developers app
It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
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Not a problem at all dude, I'm here to help everyone and i will try my best
can u upload to another link for the - R800i_4.0.2.A.0.62_phoenixvendor.ftf ------> https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3UZ...bHM/edit?pli=1
i cant download this via IDM...its sucks dwnloading via normal firefox dwnloader since its 231mb ftf files
ive try searching/googling...there's 1 on 4shared but its not resumable...dwnload always stops at 80%...
andydidacus said:
can u upload to another link for the - R800i_4.0.2.A.0.62_phoenixvendor.ftf ------> https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3UZ...bHM/edit?pli=1
i cant download this via IDM...its sucks dwnloading via normal firefox dwnloader since its 231mb ftf files
ive try searching/googling...there's 1 on 4shared but its not resumable...dwnload always stops at 80%...
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uploading now, not sure if IDM works with devhost but if it doesn't then get some1 else to mirror it as i have s%&£ upload speed
Odp: [JB] Slimbean for Xperia play Guide (Thanks to; cj360, cosmic dan and lupus)
Good guide, noob friendly. I was just about to whine but I haven't found anything useless here although just edit the first post with flashing kernel via flash tool as it's much quicker and easier for everybody.
And it's called kernEl not kernal
Wysłane z mojego R800i za pomocą xda premium
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andydidacus said:
can u upload to another link for the - R800i_4.0.2.A.0.62_phoenixvendor.ftf ------> https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3UZ...bHM/edit?pli=1
i cant download this via IDM...its sucks dwnloading via normal firefox dwnloader since its 231mb ftf files
ive try searching/googling...there's 1 on 4shared but its not resumable...dwnload always stops at 80%...
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It's a great hosting, no captcha, no waiting, full speed. Just download it without IDM...
Wysłane z mojego R800i za pomocą xda premium
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EpicAsianGuy said:
Currently i'm studying in college but when i have time i will post different Rom installation guide, but for now thank you.
- Epic Asian Guy
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Well don't get me wrong but all you actually have to change are just few lines in the thread and the title of the thread... Seriously, it's good that you've created such guide but come on, creating like 10-20 threads for different roms which doesn't actually differ much in the installation process? Come on, it's just bad...
Wysłane z mojego R800i za pomocą xda premium
i followed ur guide..when im istalling the slim rom swipe it then fialed..why is that?? pls specified which version of slim rom pleaseeeeeeeee
great guide but it doesn't really need to be specific to this one rom.
Sent from my R800i using Tapatalk 2
fma965 said:
great guide but it doesn't really need to be specific to this one rom.
Sent from my R800i using Tapatalk 2
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i know..but which version does he actualy flashed...i never see any of custom rom for xperia that has md5 checksum...u know ive been posting a lot.. and i dwnloaded a lott and redwonload a lot and i tried flashing a lott custom rom following thier guidance including this 1 but all failed..missing files etc $%^&$%%^%*$%^&*
why is there no MD5 CHECKSUM ON THE ROM...only kernels ive seen have MD5 C_SUM
How would I revert back?
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using xda app-developers app
It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
Thank you for the guide it works awesome!!, I has tested it for a week and some times the phone restart by it self, have you heard about it?
cabrera_drt said:
Thank you for the guide it works awesome!!, I has tested it for a week and some times the phone restart by it self, have you heard about it?
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Yeah thats a common problem though ive never had it myself but its not going to be fixed because theyre working on a new rom 4.2.2
Sent from my Xperia Play (r800x)
UndisputedGuy said:
This is a rather good guide. You might want to change the title. By saying "review" it could give the impression that you were just giving your opinions on the ROM. I used this guide to put slimbean on my Play and i found it easy to follow and understand. However, transferring my apps and data is such a pain:banghead:. I bought TB Pro as well but it tends to hang which leads to frustration as i have to go through the process of which apps i want restored and which ones i don't again and again. It's quite tedious and slow. Anyone know how to make it work "properly" or an alternative?
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using xda app-developers app
It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
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I like Appextractor from AppsbyAndy. It lets you extract your apps from a nandroid backup. It's not perfect, sometimes apps are missing, but I like it WAY better than TIBU. The only thing I use TiBu for anymore is removing system apps I don't want.
swing4thefence said:
I like Appextractor from AppsbyAndy. It lets you extract your apps from a nandroid backup. It's not perfect, sometimes apps are missing, but I like it WAY better than TIBU. The only thing I use TiBu for anymore is removing system apps I don't want.
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Thanks, it's likely that I'll check it out
Sent from my ASUS Transformer Pad TF300T using xda app-developers app
It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice.
Awesome rom; but with a big flow
EpicAsianGuy said:
First of all i would like to say a massive thanks to:
- Cj360 for the epic Jelly bean Rom
- Cosmicdan for his awesome kernel
- Lupus as well for his awesome kernel
- And everyone else who made this Rom possible, I thank all of you !!
So now with the intro, I'm new to the forum and i shall be testing different Rom's and kernels and giving feedback mainly on the Xperia play R800i and the Xperia x10 mini pro U20i, recently I've been trying a lot of different Rom's and i stumbled acrossed this JB slim Rom (For the Xperia play) and i was extremely impressed with its performance. The interface is simply stunning, blazing fast and built firmly compared to other ICS and JB Rom's.
Here are some of the specs i gathered from my phone's settings
- Operating system, 4.1.2 Android Jellybean
- Model Number, R800i
- Slim version, Slim-3.1.0-20130202-2346-UNOFFICIAL
- GSM ( Note GSM Version is for UK only)
- Kernel Version
2.6.32.9-Turbo_v3.1 [email protected], #66
- Rooted (Built within the kernel, Both Cosmicdans and Lupus)
[ I have attached some screen shots of this Rom ]
If you have an Xperia play i would highly suggest trying this out, as it is one of the best I've seen on xda:
Here is the link to the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975851
Installation Guide [For people who do not know how to install anything]
DISCLAIMERS
Before you start anything, I'm not responsible for any: Bricked devices, dead SD cards, boot-loops, etc (You know the drill). You do this of your own free will
Ok with all the serious chat aside lets begin. Firstly you will need the following:
- Unlocked boot-loader -----> Follow this guide from Sony:
http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/
- Flash tool -------> Get that from here:
http://androxyde.github.com/
- The Slim-bean Rom -----> Download slim-bean in Second post, pick GSM or CDMA depending on where you are:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975851
Below are two links i found showing all countries that use GSM and CDMA, hope it helps ! (If your still confused do a little bit of research !)
GSM -----> http://www.worldtimezone.com/gsm.html
CDMA -----> http://www.cdg.org/worldwide/index.asp - The kernel -----> Get either Lupus or CosmicDans turbo kernel (There both epic!)
Lupus kernel from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1861970
Turbo Kernel from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1817548
- AND A VERY IMPORTANT THING YOU MUST HAVE IS ..... patience's
Ok if you have everything lets start the guide (Note: Make sure everything is done on windows 7, as its easier than older versions of windows)
1. Before we do anything make sure that you have a unlock boot-loader and you have a downloaded the following files:
- The Rom itself ---> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1975851
- The Google apps -----> http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip
- The Kernal -----> I did Turbo Kernal http://www.mediafire.com/?ncgvp2qcuns9m (NOTE: PICK ZEUS as that is the code name for Xperia play)
- Flash tool -----> http://androxyde.github.com/
- Fast boot Package -----> http://db.tt/B5vG1ynM
- R800i_4.0.2.A.0.62_phoenixvendor.ftf ------> https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3UZttldr317Zm4xRnQ2WkRFbHM/edit?pli=1
2. Preparing your phone, make sure that you usb debug mode on and file transfer to MSC and allow unknown applications. Next you must connect your phone to your computer or laptop via usb, and open up flashtool and remember to install the drivers, they are located in C:\Flashtool\drivers and install the xperia play driver, fastboot driver and flash mode drivers. (MAKE A BACKUP OF ALL YOUR FILES IF YOU HAVE TO)
3. Go into flash-tool and select flash (Its a lightning sign) and then press flash and open up the directory where you downloaded the R800i_4.0.2.A.0.62_phoenixvendor.ftf and flash it. Wait a few secs or minutes depending on your computer/ laptops speed, then a dialog will open telling you to shutdown your phone so shutdown and wait until its completely off. Now connect the end cable to your Xperia play and hold the back button and connect your USB into the computer and wait for it to flash. This can take some time and you must keep hold of the back button until its completed. After completion it will ask for you to unplug the USB and turn on your phone so do so, then it will launch up the Sony sign and it will pretty much look like the original firmware you had before. Now moving on, once booted up you must skip all settings and wait for the phone to fully load once the set up is done go back to setting and make sure again that USB debug mode is on, unknown sources is enabled and it is in MSC mode. (Note for CDMA R800x users you don not need to flash the R800i_4.0.2.A.0.62_phoenixvendor.ftf )
4. Now connect the usb to the computer/laptop and place the Rom and Gapps onto your sdcard (Make a folder called Custom Rom). and then disconnect the usb after thats done.
5. Now this is were it can get complicated, so please pay attention. You must now shutdown the phone and disconnect it from the computer. Extract the fast boot package (Note: i would recommend to do this all on windows 7) and place it on desktop. Now drop the kernal you downloaded into the same folder (In this case i picked Turbo kernal, so i place it in the same folder). And holding the SHIFT KEY + RIGHT CLICK will open up a little menu (like when you right click anyway) and so you click on open command prompt here (CMD). ok now you type in the following code (In this case the turbo kernal) :
Fastboot flash boot boot_zeus_turbo-v3.1.img
Now it will say waiting for device so you now have to have you xperia play of and hold the search button and plug your usb back in then it will start transferring the kernel onto your xperia play, wait until it has finished and then disconnect your phone and boot it up.
6. You should see the sony sign and the Turbo sign underneath at this point you have to keep press the volume down button -
and then you will enter into a screen where it shows slot 1, 2, 3 and 4. So press slot 1 and then it should say: Boot, TWRP recovery, change slot and Tweaks and mods. So press recovery and then you will come to a screen with different options. First you need wipe data so goto wipe and do a factory reset and then go back and wipe dalvik cache and go back again and wipe cache.
7. Now you must go back and press install and it will show you, your sd card so now you must go to the folder that you name 'Custom rom', like i said before and now install the slim rom, it will ask you to swipe to install so do so and then restart your phone !!. (WARNING DO NOT INSTALL GAPPS STRAIGHT AFTER INSTALLATION OF ROM, INSTALL ROM AND THEN REBOOT AT LEAST ONCE BEFORE FLASHING GAPPS).
8. So now you have rebooted your phone, you should see after the sony sign, the world 'Slim bean' flashing. Wait a bit for it to boot up and then fill out the basic installation form.
9: restart the phone and install Gapps through recovery but do NOT WIPE DALVIK CACHE OR CLEAR CACHE OR FACTORY RESET, just install the gapp zip the same way you installed the rom in 'Custom Rom' folder and then restart.
10. you should have google apps now but the screen might look very small at first and so to fix this press: Menu button> System settings> Interface> Genral UI > LCD density and follow the steps. (This fixes issues with the screen and allows you to use apps like Facebook)
11. The final step of course is to enjoy your new Jelly Bean 4.1.2 Rom and Remember to thank everyone who made this Rom possible!!
So all in all i would highly recommend this, if you currently hold a Xperia play and your fed up with gingerbread then try this out, you won't be disappointed !!
Did i miss anything, if so reply back and i'll do my best to answer your question.
- EpicAsianGuy
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My Device's
Xperia Play: Jelly Bean [Slim Rom] - Android 4.1.2
Turbo Kernel by cosmicdan
Unlocked Boot Loader
Model R800i
Xperia x10 mini pro: Unlocked boot-loader
Model U20i
Slim Rom - Android 4.1
nAa JB kernel
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I loved the performance of the rom. True jb feel with amazing customization tweets. Checked high end game FIFA12. Works great.
But the rom ultimately is useless for me until you come up with a gamepad and touch pad fix.
WE HAVE XPERIA PLAY. But without the gamepad working; gives such an ordinary feel. sorry.
PLEASE REPLY.
thanks for the guide, very usefull for me..:good:
jeetbudhwani said:
I loved the performance of the rom. True jb feel with amazing customization tweets. Checked high end game FIFA12. Works great.
But the rom ultimately is useless for me until you come up with a gamepad and touch pad fix.
WE HAVE XPERIA PLAY. But without the gamepad working; gives such an ordinary feel. sorry.
PLEASE REPLY.
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I am with you on that.gamepad+touchpads support=perfect jb rom.
Sent from my R800i using xda app-developers app
Thank you so much :good:
Hello, I have a stock XOOM WiFi (Wingray) and have been looking at installing a custom ROM. I am doing it for fun, knowledge, and to hopefully get a little better performance out of my XOOM.
I currently use my xoom for Web Browsing, XBMC, and Sling Player...
I have been searching the Web and this Forum for information on how i can do this, step by step but i am lost. I know that i have to do the following:
1.Unlock Boot loader (Lord AIO Tool, was unsuccessful which is why i started the thread to post useful links after i succeed.)
2.Modify the Recovery Partition.
3.BigPart
4.Install Custom ROM (Based on whatever Android Ver / Kernel)
I am running Mac OSX 10.8, have a windows VM, and access to a windows laptop if needed.
*EDIT*
Results: I used my Windows Laptop and started to have some success with the Lord AIO Tool. i dont see why the VM wouldn't work, but i had given up on the VM thinking it may have cause a problem.
Steps Needed:
1. Download Motorola Fastboot Drivers:
https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/88481
2. Download ADP Tool (or Install Android SDK and add appropriate locations to your System Path)
ADP Tool: (Awesome)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
Android SDK:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
3. Download Lord AIO Tools: (also, Awesome)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1468298
4. Download the ROM you need. I used OMNI 4.4.2 (Also needed Big Part, and this too is Awesome)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2593757
Big Part:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2506997
5. Download Super User Root zip file.
6. Format an microSD Card FAT32 and copy over the following files:
TeamWin Recover Partition
TeamWin Recovery Partition Big Part (only needed for ROMs that need larger partition.
Super User
OMNI ROM (or whatever ROM you want)
GApps (one of the Google Apps. I used the gapps-wingray-kk-20131223.zip)
7. Follow Instructions for Lord AIO Tool installation and then do the following:
Run the tool and unlock the boot loader (enter option 03, not 3, but 03)
When done you need to install The recovery partition, i used TeamWin RP. (This is option 09 in the Lord AIO Tool)
Then i rebooted into recovery mode and was in the TeamWin RP menu. From there i Flashed the BigPart, then ROM, then Gapps, and then the Super User to Root.
I think there is an option to Root from the Lord AIO Tool, but i dont think i used it at all.
I was trying stuff all day and when it's all said and done I think that's basically what i did, things didnt always work on the first try and i had some trouble mounting the microSD in the Recovery Partition.
I put this here to hopefully give people new to the game a run down of what to do. i did a lot of searching yesterday and was spinning my wheels. and some of the old threads i found were quite technical and had dead links. (not necessarily from XDA) It's not a Step by Step for the XOOM but will hopefully get people who are late to the game a good start.
tonycajjo said:
Hello, I have a stock XOOM WiFi (Wingray) and have been looking at installing a custom ROM. I am doing it for fun, knowledge, and to hopefully get a little better performance out of my XOOM.
I currently use my xoom for Web Browsing, XBMC, and Sling Player...
I have been searching the Web and this Forum for information on how i can do this, step by step but i am lost. I know that i have to do the following:
1.Unlock Boot loader (Lord AIO Tool, was unsuccessful which is why i started the thread to post useful links after i succeed.)
2.Modify the Recovery Partition.
3.BigPart
4.Install Custom ROM (Based on whatever Android Ver / Kernel)
I am running Mac OSX 10.8, have a windows VM, and access to a windows laptop if needed.
*EDIT*
Results: I used my Windows Laptop and started to have some success with the Lord AIO Tool. i dont see why the VM wouldn't work, but i had given up on the VM thinking it may have cause a problem.
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I use the Lord AIO Tool on desktop Windows 8.1 and when I ran the Set_Up.bat as Admin, it say file is missing. Not sure what i did wrong.
cat2115 said:
I use the Lord AIO Tool on desktop Windows 8.1 and when I ran the Set_Up.bat as Admin, it say file is missing. Not sure what i did wrong.
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i did not need to run as Admin, possibly cause the user was already admin. i had issues when i ran as admin... that's one thing i forgot to add above. (I ran it on Win7 32-Bit)
2. Download ADP Tool (or Install Android SDK and add appropriate locations to your System Path)
ADP Tool: (Awesome)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2588979
Android SDK:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
also, try moving LAIOT to C:\ if not already there.
after you install ADP tool you may have to reinstall LAIOT, delete the files and just start over using the setup.bat
Stuck on step seven
I will be very grateful of any help stuck on step seven it says too many parameters
floydme said:
I will be very grateful of any help stuck on step seven it says too many parameters
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what part of step 7? my step 7 is pretty broad.
tonycajjo said:
what part of step 7? my step 7 is pretty broad.
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After running setup bat on the second return key hit I I get too many parameters message
Perfect (step by step)
Followed this step by step, utilizing this process as well as the individual threads regarding each part (Big Part Partitioning, LORD AIO Tool-with file folder placed on "C" drive, etc.) and worked like a charm.
This thread should become sticky and placed at the very top for Xoom Rooting guide.
Stingray Xoom
kamikazebeats said:
Followed this step by step, utilizing this process as well as the individual threads regarding each part (Big Part Partitioning, LORD AIO Tool-with file folder placed on "C" drive, etc.) and worked like a charm.
This thread should become sticky and placed at the very top for Xoom Rooting guide.
Stingray Xoom
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good stuff, glad it helped.
floydme said:
After running setup bat on the second return key hit I I get too many parameters message
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can you write explicitly what the error says, and when you hit "enter" the second time what are you exactly hitting enter to?
also include a bit of info on what OS you are using, where you have stuff installed, and so on.