do we need chainfire 3d? - Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

who tried using chainfire 3d?
does it really work on our arc?
big difference oh no difference at all..

Ive had a couple of games (sorry dont remember which) that worked much better after installing Chainfire.

does this app need root ?

Yes requires root. I wish to know how many people have used this. Ive read certain games dont work with it installed
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Any testers who have tried it already??

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[Q] Help please. No gamepad or camera after CM7

Hey guys, so I just installed Cm7 on my r800x play, it was a pain, but I finally got it. Everything on there seems to be working fine except the gamepad and camera. All of the Xperia Play Optimized apps that I have won't work with the gamepad. The arrows still work but those work in any game. The camera also doesn't work but I was told there was some patch to fix that. Does anyone know how to fix the gamepad? I can probably get the camera myself.
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Just wondering, is over clocking to 6ghz safe?
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You're kidding right?
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Seegee123 said:
Hey guys, so I just installed Cm7 on my r800x play, it was a pain, but I finally got it. Everything on there seems to be working fine except the gamepad and camera. All of the Xperia Play Optimized apps that I have won't work with the gamepad. The arrows still work but those work in any game. The camera also doesn't work but I was told there was some patch to fix that. Does anyone know how to fix the gamepad? I can probably get the camera myself.
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Just wondering, is over clocking to 6ghz safe?
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6ghz :| ? You could possibly fry your phone in less than a second haa!
I wouldnt advice you to go past 1.5Ghz
LOL clearly means 1.6
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Yea sorry about that I did mean 1.6 lol. But now I went back to the stock rom and Im using DoomLord's 2ghz kernel. Is that safe?
It's not safe, you'll end up getting your phone. 1.6 is probably the best threshold.
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lol!
Logseman said:
It's not safe, you'll end up getting your phone. 1.6 is probably the best threshold.
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You could probably get away with it, with some serious undervolting. (If you CPU can handle the stress).
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[Q] Will Gingerbreak(root) work on my xperia play r800i?

Title, I don't want to mess up my xperia play, and I could probably back up my files(which i plan to do if I use FreeXperia root anyways) I want to use this over a few others, just because it is so much easier to use, it looks like. But anyways, any feedback would be helpful =D
fatalblur said:
Title, I don't want to mess up my xperia play, and I could probably back up my files(which i plan to do if I use FreeXperia root anyways) I want to use this over a few others, just because it is so much easier to use, it looks like. But anyways, any feedback would be helpful =D
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Lol. Gonna need to know what version android your on. 2.3.4 or lower?
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It should but always backup before anything. I used Doomlords root and was very easy. As long as u have 2.3.3 or 2.3.4
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ZergRush one-click is the way to go.
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I used zerg rush to and it worked perfect

Getting Xperia Play! What should I know?

First thing, sorry for not searching but I'm going to br busy over the coming week or two with school and tests so please, I would be very grateful.
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What are the main things I should know about the Xperia Play?
(In terms of Rooting and Bootloader Unlocking etc)
I'm coming from an Xperia 8 and I'm not a n00b at Android hacking so I can take a lot in.
Also, is there any bug in the Play that I should know about? I'm hoping that by the time I get mine (2 weeks) it will. Come shipped with ICS.
If not, I can use PCC ....right?
Thanks guys,
Really looking forward to joining the R800i community.
Anything guys?
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Go with it! :beer:
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It probably won't come with ICS. However, if you unlock your bootloader (free using Sony's official method if you have an R800i) we have an official ICS beta from Sony. It's perfectly stable for everyday use. There are also a few roms based on it.
We can't flash kernels from recovery so get used to using fastboot. It's actually pretty simple.
Be aware that the gamepad doesn't work properly in non-stock based roms - CM7 for example. Sony's stock rom is actually quite good anyway once you've de-bloated.
Other than that it's just another Android phone really
Michealtbh said:
It probably won't come with ICS. However, if you unlock your bootloader (free using Sony's official method if you have an R800i) we have an official ICS beta from Sony. It's perfectly stable for everyday use. There are also a few roms based on it.
We can't flash kernels from recovery so get used to using fastboot. It's actually pretty simple.
Be aware that the gamepad doesn't work properly in non-stock based roms - CM7 for example. Sony's stock rom is actually quite good anyway once you've de-bloated.
Other than that it's just another Android phone really
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Thanks for your reply
Yea, don't worry. I'm used to flashing kernels and backups in Flashtool from my X8 , so fast boot shouldn't be too hard, but I'll have have to learn more about it as we don't have that over on the X8....
Also, its a bit of a bummer that the game pad doesn't work on custom ROMs :/
But just as a matter of interest, does the game pad work on the ICS Beta and can the game pad or
down arrow be used for scrolling on web pages?
And I'm also very surprised that Sony have given access to a Boot loader Unlocking tool!
Anyway, thank you very much for your reply.
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not sure about the other questions although you can use the down/up button on the gamepad to scroll through pages
IrishStuff09 said:
Thanks for your reply
Yea, don't worry. I'm used to flashing kernels and backups in Flashtool from my X8 , so fast boot shouldn't be too hard, but I'll have have to learn more about it as we don't have that over on the X8....
Also, its a bit of a bummer that the game pad doesn't work on custom ROMs :/
But just as a matter of interest, does the game pad work on the ICS Beta and can the game pad or
down arrow be used for scrolling on web pages?
And I'm also very surprised that Sony have given access to a Boot loader Unlocking tool!
Anyway, thank you very much for your reply.
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Gamepad works fine on the official beta, although some games don't perform as well as they do in GB.
Yes, D-pad can be used for scrolling web pages
If I were you I'd flash the Sony beta ICS with the Sony kernel. Unless you like games, then I'd flash the latest Gingerbread ROM. Emulators (especially PSXperia) work better with GB.
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MilkyJoePD said:
If I were you I'd flash the Sony beta ICS with the Sony kernel. Unless you like games, then I'd flash the latest Gingerbread ROM. Emulators (especially PSXperia) work better with GB.
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Ah, OK thanks
And if I happen to get an R800i model, where can I unlock its bootlader, as MicaelBH said Sony have a free unlocking tool.
Also, I'm hoping that the Xperia Play can be rooted in flash tool..right?
Again, I really appreciate your answers.
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IrishStuff09 said:
Ah, OK thanks
And if I happen to get an R800i model, where can I unlock its bootlader, as MicaelBH said Sony have a free unlocking tool.
Also, I'm hoping that the Xperia Play can be rooted in flash tool..right?
Again, I really appreciate your answers.
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It's right here http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/
Thanks xRegrets.
Got my Play today, will be setting it up tomorrow.
Glad to be with you guys! I'm not a freaking ''troller'' so don't worry
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My warning to you: the slider ribbon cable tends to break easily. Don't fiddle with the slider and only open it when you're actually playing games.
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Sonic 4 episode 2 on gs2

Is there a way get it to run on our phones?
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donsh00tmesanta said:
Is there a way get it to run on our phones?
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Ya I love that game. All you have to do is get off ICS. I love that game and GTAIII.But for some reason a LOT of games don't work on ICS.Thats the main reason I went back to GB. I have a lot of kids and they always wanna play them. Right now I'm on MIJJA 3.0 and it rocks. Since he updated the last el29 version it has all ICS animations, boot animation, CWM, plays all the gaming apps and no worries about bricking. Plus, all modems work with all ROMS and kernels. I'm on FD16 modem now. I'm currently trying to get some help making an AOSP lock screen mod for it. Ive already posted a crt mod for it. I really don't see b what the big deal is with ICS. Its really not all that better. We'll see what happens after source comes out. Oh and I got Sonic 2 running on my phone right.now.. He he he
chain fire?
is it safe?
timmetal6669 said:
Ya I love that game. All you have to do is get off ICS. I love that game and GTAIII.But for some reason a LOT of games don't work on ICS.Thats the main reason I went back to GB. I have a lot of kids and they always wanna play them. Right now I'm on MIJJA 3.0 and it rocks. Since he updated the last el29 version it has all ICS animations, boot animation, CWM, plays all the gaming apps and no worries about bricking. Plus, all modems work with all ROMS and kernels. I'm on FD16 modem now. I'm currently trying to get some help making an AOSP lock screen mod for it. Ive already posted a crt mod for it. I really don't see b what the big deal is with ICS. Its really not all that better. We'll see what happens after source comes out. Oh and I got Sonic 2 running on my phone right.now.. He he he
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donsh00tmesanta said:
chain fire?
is it safe?
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I presume you're talking about triangle away by chain fire. I would say if you are on a ICS kernel and ROM that there is a chance since it messes with the boot loader but on ICS, give it a shot. I used it on FD02 and had no problems. Removed the triangle PERMANENTLY(i really couldn't tell you how) and reset my binary count to 0. i gotta warn you though do. NOT use it on .GB YOU WILL BRICK IF ON GB.
if i use chainfire it will brick it?
im on gb right now
o no i meant chainfire3d lol
i got a jig off amazon after i got the eptouch
donsh00tmesanta said:
if i use chainfire it will brick it?
im on gb right now
o no i meant chainfire3d lol
i got a jig off amazon after i got the eptouch
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Ooh my bad the above post i was posting to your other thread about sonic 2. Lol i have no idea about chain fire 3d.
Jigs don't work after eg30 tho. You would have to flash the eg30 boot loader. Calculin posted one somewhere. I can post it if you can't find it with xda/google search bar above.
donsh00tmesanta said:
if i use chainfire it will brick it?
im on gb right now
o no i meant chainfire3d lol
i got a jig off amazon after i got the eptouch
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Chainfire 3d is safe, I've used it on gb and ics both w no problems whatsoever
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themisterwilson said:
Chainfire 3d is safe, I've used it on gb and ics both w no problems whatsoever
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Same here works fine I use it to play Street Fighter IV!!!!
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krazy_smokezalot said:
Same here works fine I use it to play Street Fighter IV!!!!
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ugh damn StreetFighterIV, i had it installed and running great... but i friggin bricked that phone and it was on the internal sd, and now i cant seem to find the damn game again. Oh well, my son confiscated my phone when i had it installed anyhow lol
how do you get chainfire to work ? I installed it and the plugins on my s2 but the menu screen is black.
Same here
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donsh00tmesanta said:
Same here
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Well, it doesn't just *work*, you have to change some of the per app settings\individual app settings... something along those lines, I'm pretty sure for street fighter it was qualcomm. But for alot of games you have to set it to nvidia.
You can set it to use one of the plugins for everything in general, but i'd advise using the per app settings instead.
There's lots of other settings you can change but it's just something you can tinker with to get performance and graphics how you like them. It's a very useful app.
Along with mobile Odin, chainfire has created 2 of the most useful android apps around
Make a new folder under Android ... Should look like this .. Android/obb/the game data.. Should work. As it works for me
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I got it to work on my Epic 4g touch but it crashes on the second level every time !
Pashawwwww...
I mistakenly used (before reading on the forum) my jig i bought on Amazon and it works fine, as does Chainfires App. Ive dl'd almost every leak, and my phone is perfect.
themisterwilson said:
ugh damn StreetFighterIV, i had it installed and running great... but i friggin bricked that phone and it was on the internal sd, and now i cant seem to find the damn game again. Oh well, my son confiscated my phone when i had it installed anyhow lol
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Hey pm me if you want to play Street Fighter IV I have all the files needed :beer:
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I have problems with Sonic 4 ep II on my Galaxy S3. After installing chainfire and applying the nvidia plugin , game's graphic are displayable but the game crashes before finishing loading of the first level. heeelp
makertoo said:
I have problems with Sonic 4 ep II on my Galaxy S3. After installing chainfire and applying the nvidia plugin , game's graphic are displayable but the game crashes before finishing loading of the first level. heeelp
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I've been hearing that complaint from people with Tegra 2 devices as well, seems like it's pretty hard to get working on non-Tegra 3 devices right now. There will be a version for other phones released at some point though.

[Q]Chainfire 3D in JB.

Hello everyone!
I'm with JB installed on my GN, but every time I try to install the 3D chainfire (PRO version 3.3), it goes into infinite boot, and I have to flash to new rom.
Anyone with this same problem? Already have a solution?
Thank you.
same here. anyone?
Needs to be updated.... It's more than likely not compatible with jelly bean yet.
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It wasn't even fully compatible with ICS, let alone JB...
The chainfire spell doesnt seem to effect jelly beans.
Dang, i wish i would have seen this yesterday. Had to reflash. So far, I have not found too much to make me very impressed with jelly bean.
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It wasn't even fully compatible with ICS, let alone JB...
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It was not fully compatible with ICS? I never had a problem with it, it will be its compatibility is discontinuous from JB?
Vinnyemath said:
It was not fully compatible with ICS? I never had a problem with it, it will be its compatibility is discontinuous from JB?
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No, it was not fully compatible with ICS. There were features that didn't work, e.g., night mode, etc. Chainfire mentioned he was working on it months ago, but I guess it was never finished.
If he hasn't fully fixed it for ICS, I doubt he'll have it fixed for JB.
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Boot looped for me on jellybean when trying to install the driver, to be honest chainfire3D was a useless app to begin with I never found it useful not even on ICS , anything chainfire is usually garbage.
slayr76 said:
Boot looped for me on jellybean when trying to install the driver, to be honest chainfire3D was a useless app to begin with I never found it useful not even on ICS , anything chainfire is usually garbage.
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How was it useless?? It allowed you to run Tegra 2 games and games for Qualcomm processors on your GNex. How is that useless? You must have been doing something wrong.
slayr76 said:
Boot looped for me on jellybean when trying to install the driver, to be honest chainfire3D was a useless app to begin with I never found it useful not even on ICS , anything chainfire is usually garbage.
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Chainfires app is awesome. I used it on my incredible to play games that required nvidia tegra. That app is the s**t. Also if you're running jb then your running his supersu. Show some respect.
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slayr76 said:
Boot looped for me on jellybean when trying to install the driver, to be honest chainfire3D was a useless app to begin with I never found it useful not even on ICS , anything chainfire is usually garbage.
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Chainfire 3D only useful you actually play, but there are several users that it accurately, in my case, but I really believe he will not be ported to the JB, so sad :crying:
So there is no way to play FIFA 2012 on nexus S??
Vinnyemath said:
Chainfire 3D only useful you actually play, but there are several users that it accurately, in my case, but I really believe he will not be ported to the JB, so sad :crying:
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What is this are you retarded " 3d only useful you actually ahh play, ahhh but Ah there are ahhh several users that it ahhhh accurately" learn how to put together a sentence before posting retard speak.
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chainfire doesnt work here in my Galaxy nexus runing ics ! chainfire is everything to android developing process and he is GOD
i used 1.8 and 3.3 that runs on ics but have same balck screen as non nvidia (plugin) on all game that needs to run with other chipset than power VR , has anyone this issue with galaxy nexus ?
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after i tried so many version and so many games figured this out ! unfortunately
bruce lee and sonic 4 and lara craft tested all with black screen !
efrant said:
No, it was not fully compatible with ICS. There were features that didn't work, e.g., night mode, etc. Chainfire mentioned he was working on it months ago, but I guess it was never finished.
If he hasn't fully fixed it for ICS, I doubt he'll have it fixed for JB.
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when it will be updated plz pm the chainfire
Man that's a bummer. Tried chainfire on my gnex with jb and same boot loop result. I have some tegra games I bought when I had the awful droid x2. Wish I could playem but what can ya do.
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slayr76 said:
Boot looped for me on jellybean when trying to install the driver, to be honest chainfire3D was a useless app to begin with I never found it useful not even on ICS , anything chainfire is usually garbage.
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who do you think you are? if anything chain fire is garbage, why were you installing it!? lmao. you Dev? you help the community with all those thanks you receive? thought so. so why would you disrespect a wonderful developer on a developers site!?? what were you using it for that you didn't find it useful? you knew you would get flamed for that disrespectful comment right?
anyway, it worked great on ics for what I used it for which was running tegra games on a galaxy s 2 and putting 16xMsaa on all my 3d games with smooth as hell game play still. it was awesome if you didn't have a high resolution screen. sadly, like all have reported , jb doesn't work. here's to him updating it because I totally support him and would even pay again.
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who do you think you are? if anything chain fire is garbage, why were you installing it!? lmao. you Dev? you help the community with all those thanks you receive? thought so. so why would you disrespect a wonderful developer on a developers site!?? what were you using it for that you didn't find it useful? you knew you would get flamed for that disrespectful comment right?
anyway, it worked great on ics for what I used it for which was running tegra games on a galaxy s 2 and putting 16xMsaa on all my 3d games with smooth as hell game play still. it was awesome if you didn't have a high resolution screen. sadly, like all have reported , jb doesn't work. here's to him updating it because I totally support him and would even pay again.
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Imho, you're better off not responding to trolls. Your giving him what he wants.
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Used to use Chainfire 3d on my SG2 ... decided on friday afternoon to give it a try on my nexus what can go wrong it downloaded from the google play store and said the device is compatible... boot loop.
So back to Jelly bean stock no biggie to fix... but should really be marked incompatible in the google play store. Hopefully Chainfire can get round to updating in his spare time.

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