What was the final official Gingerbread ROM for North American Arc S from Sony before they switched to ICS earlier this year? I want to step back from ICS and check phones performance with the Gingerbread. Arc S still gets laggy with ICS.
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mtx65 said:
As far as I know, it was Android 2.3.4. The build number is 4.0.2.A.0.62. This is the latest official GB release in Germany and it should be in the USA, too.
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No, the last official release is build 4.0.2.A.0.69 but as far as I know it is not released worldwide (but nevermind, you can install it with no worries). You can find more info (and download link) here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1553858
Thanks much folks. Just want to make sure that .69 is for LT18a not LT18i... I know you can flash it regardless but I want to try North American release....
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Hi man, i'm going to flash ICS on my xperia play.
but but according to you, what is the best version ?? FXP ICS, DooMLoRD ICS or other ?
what is your experience?
Thx!
FXP and ICX are the fastest
i use ICX
Why not just wait for Sony's official version?
I was waiting for Sony to release official but am tempted too. The reason I was waiting was the touchpads but I think they have been fixed. Can anyone confirm whether the pads are working as well as the stock ones.
The touchpad fixed version of cm9 is not out jet, it comes on the weekend.
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Well, I've just flashed DooM's ICS and can't get a signal at all. And Keyboard/other apps constantly force close.
Don't get me wrong, ICS itself is miles better than the current stock ROM. But apparently, it's not ready for everyone just yet. xD
FYI - I'm on T-Mobile. Apparently it's my provider that's the issue. I might try a different SIM card and test my luck, my phones unlocked so there's no loss i guess!
Touchapads
Touchpads may be fixed in FXP107, its true. But i think, it will be fixed only one way of touchpad using. The same is in CM7.2. We must wait.
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Hi man, i'm going to flash ICS on my xperia play.
but but according to you, what is the best version ?? FXP ICS, DooMLoRD ICS or other ?
what is your experience?
Thx!
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FXP ICS of course!
I think the force closing is probably caused by your phone not being .62
I had this problem too, so its back to CM7 for me
I have my Xperia Arc (LT15a Rogers) running the LT15i Generic World (4.0.2.A.0.62) ROM, and with the imminent update to ICS 4.0.4 soon, I'm wondering how the update will work for my device.
Will running a different ROM from what it originally came with (Rogers-branded LT15a) affect my updating process? Or is it all dependent on the SI number under the battery? Also, is the update supposed to be OTA, or available through SEUS or something?
Can someone please help me? =S
CarbonX13 said:
Can someone please help me? =S
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i think u should directly flash the "a" firmware. Via Flashtool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694741
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I have my Xperia Arc (LT15a Rogers) running the LT15i Generic World (4.0.2.A.0.62) ROM, and with the imminent update to ICS 4.0.4 soon, I'm wondering how the update will work for my device.
Will running a different ROM from what it originally came with (Rogers-branded LT15a) affect my updating process? Or is it all dependent on the SI number under the battery? Also, is the update supposed to be OTA, or available through SEUS or something?
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Your phone only checks for updates for the version currently running on your phone. That aside, why would you wait for Rogers to release it when it likely won't be directly root-able (and since I assume you have a carrier-branded device, you can't unlock your bootloader except through the paid method to root) and won't be out for weeks.
The LT15a generic America ROM was released a few days ago, bloat-free and root-able. Use that.
(On a separate note, OTA is only for incremental updates. i.e. 2.x.x to 2.x.y, 2.k.m to 2.k.n, 4.0.w to 4.0.v, etc. Major updates between versions must be done through PC Companion.)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=27060798#post27060798
I have been paying close attention to the Rogers home page for the Ion, and I noticed that under specifications they removed the line that said:
On Aug 1st - OS : Android 2.3 (update to 4.0 soon!)
Now.....
On Aug 3rd - OS : Android 2.3
I got the phone yesterday, I have rooted and had custom ROM on my last 5 Android Phones. I'm surpized how small the XDA forums are for this phone. It has a lot of nice features, but 2.3 for me is not a good thing. Hopefully we get some more intrest from Rom makers, and that the Rogers Ion get the 4.0 update. This isn't 2010.
It's ok. I've got Ion from Rogers last week too. I think we just need some time to get more people involved. No rush.
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I've had my Rogers ION since July 15th, sadly no ICS yet. But once its out and root is easily done, im sure custom roms will be out soon. Its just a shame that us with locked bootloaders can only flash roms if they're based off stock Gingerbread or ICS. Maybe there will be an official MIUI V4 for the ION just as there is for the XPS, cause then we'd be able to flash it
hi last night i bought Xperia Arc S,, basically it has gingerbread 2.3.4,, i want to install ICS on my phone,, so can u tell me which one is ICS stable rom and bug free ?,, so that i can install on my phone. and extra bettery life.
Thanks
U have to unlock bootloder if u wanna install other rom or else just install the one shows on pc companion
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i unlocked the boot,, and installed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591279 this,, but my phone not starting,, just appearing sony ericsson logo repeatly,, what to do ? please help
tjongi said:
i unlocked the boot,, and installed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591279 this,, but my phone not starting,, just appearing sony ericsson logo repeatly,, what to do ? please help
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You need ICS firmware aswell, ICS kernels work only on ICS firmware, GB kernels work only on GB firmware.
tjongi said:
i unlocked the boot,, and installed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591279 this,, but my phone not starting,, just appearing sony ericsson logo repeatly,, what to do ? please help
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Don't mix Stock ICS Kernel 4.1.A.0.562(ICS 4.0.3) with 4.1.B.0.431 firmware i did the same mistake and i had the sony Logo appearing repeatly. to make your fone boot correctly just flash any kernel based on 4.1.B.0.431 (ICS4.0.4) with any ROM (stock or custom)based also on 4.1.B.0.431 only
Man, read a little bit the threads at Android Development.
Some roms, you don´t need to unlock your bootloader to install.
About battery, if you have good signal strengh, you only need to root your phone and remove bloatware (sony apps) and your battery will start to last. I use stock ICS 4.0.4 rom with Stock kernel, stock baseband, and my battery usually lasts from 24 to 48 hours.
I use a program called 'No Cpu Frills' and set my cpu to the minimum of 133mhz and to the maximum of 1024mhz, even my phone being an Arc S.
The rom you´re going to use depends more on what you want from your phone. Some roms are designed for games, others for business, others just for ego (lol) and etc...
We have many good Roms for Xperia Arc and Arc S here. Take some days and test them... only you can say for sure what is best for you.
I, for example, before getting back to stock, used a lot the IceBean 4.2 (It´s xperia S´ rom with modifications. Very sexy, indeed.)
Good luck on your quest... =)
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Thank you guyz for help,, i rooted my arc s on gingerbread 2.3.4, my previous firmware version was 4.0.2.A.0.62 ,, i wanted to root so i downgrade the firmware,, i got update notification on my phone,, but when i downloaded the update version,, i tried to install it,, but it failed,, how can i update 4.0.2.A.0.42 to 4.0.2.A.0.62 ?
thanks again
tjongi said:
Thank you guyz for help,, i rooted my arc s on gingerbread 2.3.4, my previous firmware version was 4.0.2.A.0.62 ,, i wanted to root so i downgrade the firmware,, i got update notification on my phone,, but when i downloaded the update version,, i tried to install it,, but it failed,, how can i update 4.0.2.A.0.42 to 4.0.2.A.0.62 ?
thanks again
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If you have unlocked your boot loader you cant install OTA updates or any official Sony updates. To get official Sony update from PC Companion or Sony Update service or Over the air you need locked boot loader. To install official Sony firmware on a device with unlocked bootloader you need to have a tool called flashtool installed on your PC.
I can confirm that frequency of xperia sl after .211 update is 1.5 instead of 1.7
Sony should not atleast lie about device specs, should have given it Xperia S's update. Atleast ppl would have got it sooner.
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I can confirm that frequency of xperia sl after .211 update is 1.5 instead of 1.7
Sony should not atleast lie about device specs, should have given it Xperia S's update. Atleast ppl would have got it sooner.
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Because .211 is officially NOT made for your region, please check, what kind of fw pack flashed onto your device with Flashtool. If you you use S fw on SL, then yes, your top freq will be 1.5 insted of 1.7...
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Because .211 is officially NOT made for your region, please check, what kind of fw pack flashed onto your device with Flashtool. If you you use S fw on SL, then yes, your top freq will be 1.5 insted of 1.7...
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Well Sl has .211 fw. And I flashed it via flashtool. It is showing and recognizing as sl without any changes to build.prop etc. My device is just bl unlocked, no rooting, custom recovery etc.
Confirmed freq. via cpu-z
And sorry for reporting late Came to know about it a week ago. Thought everybody should know sony's developers are cheating a little bit to reduce their workload
I talked about your region, not your device. May you can link, what fw did you used?