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[Q] Vanilla Gingerbread/ICS?

I just two days ago got an Xperia Play, and I'm wondering what's the easiest way to get to VANILLA (not launchered) Gingerbread, and with ICS coming out I do not want SE's bloatware.
I considered freezing Sony Ericsson Home.apk then read you can mess up your phone. :l

oh! try to get cm9 with android 4.0.4 fxp 119 for xperia play!
a full aosp rom!
no junkwares from Sony!
buttery smooth!

Silverstarjigar said:
oh! try to get cm9 with android 4.0.4 fxp 119 for xperia play!
a full aosp rom!
no junkwares from Sony!
buttery smooth!
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AWESOOOOOME! Is it a final build yet though?
Can I use flashtool? I'm new to rooting (you have no idea how bad that sounds to some Australians, oh man)
(I think I'll try ICS++ first, is there anywhere I can get CWM for Play?)

My advice is to use AOKP. With Cyanogen, I had problems with data, not with AOKPlay
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1582118
For the Recovery, I have a tutorial to install it, but it's in French. If you need a translation, PM me : phonandroid.com/forum/xperia-play-cwm-recovery-avec-bootloader-verrouille-t10220.html

Silverstarjigar said:
oh! try to get cm9 with android 4.0.4 fxp 119 for xperia play!
a full aosp rom!
no junkwares from Sony!
buttery smooth!
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Is the battery life good/game compatibility good? If not then forget it.

Also, at this time, would it just be possible to install the clean GB Home.APK launcher file?

MirrorOfTruth said:
Also, at this time, would it just be possible to install the clean GB Home.APK launcher file?
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I also would like to know
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help !!traouble with xperia arc s after upgrading to ICS 4.04

guys,,i really need your help i got a sony ericson xperia arc s upgraded to ICS 4.0.4, i followed all the instructions provided by sony support before upgrading,i can say the process was very smooth and done successfully but when i played deadspace,shadow gun,riptidegp and n.o.v.a 3 ,it crashes or forced close,even the very simple apps like dictionaries crashes/stucked. sometimes i need to remove the battery just to reboot my phone so i can use it again,these games works perfectly when i still have the gingerbread os..by the way i use pc companion for upgrading..i really don't know what to do i wish i didn't upgrade my phone to ICS...it makes my phone a crap! can somebody help me regarding this?any helpful advice will be appreciated..thanks!!

dude i really recommended you to flash a custom 4.0.4 kernel..and you will definitely see the difference..well gaming is not tat good on ICS..but some custom kernel makes games fly on ICS..check them out..
first i would advice you to try arconium 4.0 as it is the best custom stock ROM

arpith.fbi said:
i would advice you to try arconium 4.0 as it is the best custom stock ROM
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another good rom is KA20, but arconium still the best, fastest and less bugs

arpith.fbi said:
dude i really recommended you to flash a custom 4.0.4 kernel..and you will definitely see the difference..well gaming is not tat good on ICS..but some custom kernel makes games fly on ICS..check them out..
first i would advice you to try arconium 4.0 as it is the best custom stock ROM
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thanks for the suggestion..can you pls. give me a download link of arconium 4.0 or if there's a link of tutorial for rooting arc s...im so sorry im very noob regarding rooting...:crying::crying:

punyaw said:
thanks for the suggestion..can you pls. give me a download link of arconium 4.0 or if there's a link of tutorial for rooting arc s...im so sorry im very noob regarding rooting...:crying::crying:
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just flash arconium..it is pre-rooted..if you want even better performance then flash custom kernel too..Xarc and ArcKnight are equally good

arpith.fbi said:
just flash arconium..it is pre-rooted..if you want even better performance then flash custom kernel too..Xarc and ArcKnight are equally good
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okay i'll try to flash arconium then i'll get back to you let's see what will happen..thanks:crying:

[Q] Arconium ICS or MooDeD by Chaos FirZen?

As in the title - what's better: Arconium ICS or MooDeD by Chaos FirZen? I have used both ROMs and I think Arconium ICS is a little, little bit smoother and lagless. From the other hand, MooDeD ICS has great support from Chaos FirZen. Arconium ICS didn't get an update from a month.
Any suggestions? Please, help!

U answered the question urself

maxio1998 said:
As in the title - what's better: Arconium ICS or MooDeD by Chaos FirZen? I have used both ROMs and I think Arconium ICS is a little, little bit smoother and lagless. From the other hand, MooDeD ICS has great support from Chaos FirZen. Arconium ICS didn't get an update from a month.
Any suggestions? Please, help!
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No I didn't, did I? In your signature I see "Arconium 8.2 Gingerbread", so you like Arconium. 8.2 is Gingerbread so it hasn't had an update since months. MooDeD or Arconium ICS? Can you help, please?

U cant really compare them to say which one is better. Every rom has its pros and cons. U have to decide which one is the best for YOU.
And a good rom doesnt need to be updated every week.
In my case, GB is fine for me. Its fast, smooth, stable and has no bugs. So, it doesnt need to be updated.

w3nZ said:
U cant really compare them to say which one is better. Every rom has its pros and cons. U have to decide which one is the best for YOU.
And a good rom doesnt need to be updated every week.
In my case, GB is fine for me. Its fast, smooth, stable and has no bugs. So, it doesnt need to be updated.
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I know I can answer myself, but I would like to get some suggestions/reccomendations. For example I'd like to know which one of them would you choose: MooDeD or Arconium ICS.

maxio1998 said:
I know I can answer myself, but I would like to get some suggestions/reccomendations. For example I'd like to know which one of them would you choose: MooDeD or Arconium ICS.
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In Arconium ics v4
All fw.431 addons & themes; mods etc all stuff could be fashesd.
Because its mostly has rebased the official rom.
Whether .Modded ics . Some of the addons like themes mods etc stuff of fw.431 could not work in most case
s.
Its now ur choice .
If u want all fw.431 addons u should go for Arconium v4 ics.
Or
If u dont interest in addons of fw.431. Go for modded ics.
As most addons from fw 431 does not work in modded ics rom.
Though modded roms.are re based to latest 431 fw.
I have tested it myself.
I choosed Arconium ics because: i want to flash all awesome addons of fw.431.
Now choice is urs.
Do .what ur heart says .
Btw. Performance is nice in both the roms.
Enough i said
Cheers!
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I would say mooded because u will get ore support

gogobaba said:
I would say mooded because u will get ore support
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Only ore support means what?
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ArcMan09 said:
Only ore support means what?
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i think he meant 'more'

After using both, my opion is that this one runs the smoothest
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1537717
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Arconium is faster, simple and works
Mooded have too many stuff and is always buggy

Finally, have chosen Arconium. THANKS, guys!

rustynuts34 said:
After using both, my opion is that this one runs the smoothest
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1537717
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Prince

Best ROM and kernel for Arc?

Hey all,
I've just bought one of these and I'm waiting for it to arrive.
In the meantime, I'm looking for custom ROMs and kernels to use but there are just so many.
The reason I bought one is because I bricked my previous phone. I'm currently using a really old phone and intend to use the Arc as soon as I get it and I probably won't have a lot of time to do testing of my own.
What I'm looking for is a really stable ROM that has good performance and very little bloat installed. As for the kernel, whatever people think is the best will do. I probably won't be overclocking the phone (most likely underclocking) as the main thing I want from my phone is good battery life.
Thanks for any input!

jjHybrid Rom 3.2 and Arcknight kernel 3.3 no overclock.
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Jelly Sandwich with XArc kernel. It's [~xDevilCharged~] and during playing 3D games home screen appears blazing fast! Try it out!
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There is no best.
You have to search and find yourself, what features are important and what not, what do you want to use it for and if you want GB or ICS.
There is no best for everyone.

How to Install this
maxio1998 said:
Jelly Sandwich with XArc kernel. It's [~xDevilCharged~] and during playing 3D games home screen appears blazing fast! Try it out!
Sent from my LT18i using xda app-developers app
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Hi, Could you please provide a step by step method to install this rom. I know there is one given on the development page but i can understand that one. I have Lt5i non rooted.
Thanks

Someguyfromhell said:
There is no best.
You have to search and find yourself, what features are important and what not, what do you want to use it for and if you want GB or ICS.
There is no best for everyone.
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sushil685 said:
Hi, Could you please provide a step by step method to install this rom. I know there is one given on the development page but i can understand that one. I have Lt5i non rooted.
Thanks
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Then read it a few more times.
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Arc knight

So my phone arrived and it's been updated to 4.1.B.0.587.
The bootloader is locked and I want to keep it that way just because I don't want to mess anything up.
I was wondering am I able to installed the locked bootloader version of JJ's Hybrid ROM 3.2 Stable on 4.1.B.0.587?
Thanks.
PS - I would have asked this on the development thread, but I don't have enough posts to post there.

InsaneDP said:
So my phone arrived and it's been updated to 4.1.B.0.587.
The bootloader is locked and I want to keep it that way just because I don't want to mess anything up.
I was wondering am I able to installed the locked bootloader version of JJ's Hybrid ROM 3.2 Stable on 4.1.B.0.587?
Thanks.
PS - I would have asked this on the development thread, but I don't have enough posts to post there.
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You must root your phone using this method
Then you can proceed to JJ's Hybrid

best kernel is the stock kernel
and the best rom is the stock rom with all bloatwares manually removed, manually tweaked,manually supercharged,manually installed Mods...
install watever u want and delete watever u dont want..simple!!

Someguyfromhell said:
There is no best.
You have to search and find yourself, what features are important and what not, what do you want to use it for and if you want GB or ICS.
There is no best for everyone.
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Had been using MIUI (Chi Ver) for a month and then gave up.
JJ's HYBRID ROM v3.2 is good but I had to install the AnyLocale.apk and JAYS_Headset_Control.apk to make it works.
Been using Xperia Ice Cream Pureness (Build 10) with .431 then .587 for a week and love it.
Love them both because of the on screen button.

ROM
ArcKnight 3.5 kernel goes along with IC.Xperiance well. Its fast and great for beginners ! links below
ArcKnight kernel
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1597771
IC.Xperiance
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1836818

I have tried all the custom roms , for me the best is JJ's HYBRID ROM v3.2 with arknight kernel alls works ok and the battery is very good. But today i tried CM9.1 excellent rom . Those 2 roms for me is the best.

sokgiorgos said:
I have tried all the custom roms , for me the best is JJ's HYBRID ROM v3.2 with arknight kernel alls works ok and the battery is very good. But today i tried CM9.1 excellent rom . Those 2 roms for me is the best.
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JJ's and CM9, which one you would like a bit more ?
I did tried several ROMs but never the CM series before :silly:

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If you don't care about graphical user interface ,defintely JJ hybrid rom is great (fast - compatible with games - has ROM control as well) ,few bugs though like wifi hotspot http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1537717
If you care about having nice user interface with reasonable game performance you can try Jelly sandwich http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1836993 or the Remix http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1884958
For the Kernel i always advice to use stock kernel in order to avoid battery drain issues
Regards,

new with xperia arc

just a noob guys hope someone would be interested inhelping me with my arc,i just tried changing or flashing different kinds of kernels but only 1 worked and its doom kernel21 all other kernels didnt work i got stack on bootloops why is that? and can i use doom kernel to Xperia Ultimate HD rom? i already unlock bootloader.
software ver.
4.0.2.A.0.62
system ver.
4.0.2.A.0.42
kernel ver.
kernel 2.6.32.9-DooMKernel
[email protected]
android ver. 2..3.

Moved to provide better assistance, Thank You.

Its not possible that one kernel work and other dosnt you should explain full method you use first

rmroad said:
all other kernels didnt work i got stack on bootloops why is that?
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Because you're using GB and not ICS, which most mods are based on these days, so update to ICS and try again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1304634

doom kernel v21 is for GB rom.
u cant use it on ICS rom,such as Xperia Ultimate HD 2.0 rom.

TCR2 said:
doom kernel v21 is for GB rom.
u cant use it on ICS rom,such as Xperia Ultimate HD 2.0 rom.
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wow this is very enlighting, so it means that i may not use Xperia Ultimate HD on doomkernel21 right? i tried DK22 but it doesnt work also so that means i have to update on ICS to use other ICS based kernel? how do i update my arc to ICS? coz as i remember i cant update over the air with an ulocked bootloader right? so how do i update to ICS? and where do i download those update files? please point me to the right thread. when i tried pc companion it says my device is updated.:fingers-crossed:

See the link I've posted.
Sent from myushi

XperienceD said:
Because you're using GB and not ICS, which most mods are based on these days, so update to ICS and try again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1304634
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is this ICS already bro? as i have read ICS on arc are still on beta stage am i right?

rmroad said:
i have read ICS on arc are still on beta stage am i right?
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God knows where you've read that, so no you're not.
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XperienceD said:
God knows where you've read that, so no you're not.
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do i have to unlockbootloader again and root again if i flash it with 4.1.0.B.587? is it the same with 4.0.4?

rmroad said:
do i have to unlockbootloader again and root again if i flash it with 4.1.0.B.587? is it the same with 4.0.4?
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You only need to unlock your boot loader the once, you will need to root again though.
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XperienceD said:
You only need to unlock your boot loader the once, you will need to root again though.
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i have seen videos on how to update via flash tool but its kinda complicated and still have to flash kernels, is there any other way or an easy way to update my arc? sorry bro for i have so many questions and still i have more.
what rom for GB do u suggest i use for my arc?

Flashing a stock ftf also flashes the included kernel. If you're still struggling with video tutorials or guides then someone else will have to assist as I'm not here to spoon feed for the reason stated in the second line of my guide.
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XperienceD said:
Flashing a stock ftf also flashes the included kernel. If you're still struggling with video tutorials or guides then someone else will have to assist as I'm not here to spoon feed for the reason stated in the second line of my guide.
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what rom do you suggest i use for my device which is still in GB and other kernels? your very helpfull bro appreciate it.:good:

can i use JJ's HYBRID ROM v3.3b on my GB 2.3?

can i use Arconium 8.2 on GB2.3.4?

yeah youre kinda new.....

You cant use ICS mods with a GB kernel.
Have you unlocked your bootloader already?
Sent from my Xperia arc S using xda premium

at last my perseverance paid off, lots of reading, searching, downloading and bookmarking and trial and error and came to the point that i almost bricked my ARC. i am now on android 4.0.4 BB-77 with Advanced stock kernel, build# .587 running on xperia ultimate HD 2.0
heres my screenshot.

BTW if there is someone still a noob like me in flashing heres the simplest vid that i found and it work for me, you should have all drivers installed on your pc
do not release the back button until flashing is finished and not all back button are on the right side as seen on flashtool
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmmThXTWu74