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Xperia Play - ROMs and locked bootloader and ICS! :-)

Sorry for the long title. Had quite a few questions, was hoping some of you nice people could help
1 - Is it possible to install a custom GingerBread ROM with a locked bootrom? I know you can't do ICS due to the kernel changes, but was wondering if a gingerbread ROM was possible?
2 - Where is the best place to buy an unlock for a locked bootloader? (o2, can't do it myself)
3 - If I purchase an unlock (network/bootrom?) will it be permanent, or if I flash back to stock will it break it?
4 - Is anyone using any ICS Roms with Xperia Play? Is it worth doing, or were Sony justified in saying it wrecks the gaming? Considering getting an ICS ROM, but would like to know if it's worth doing.
Thanks to anyone who can answer any of these! :-D

I love ics to death. Why? Because I love how much easier it is to use. I run AOKPLAY and it is so smooth. I think Sony is just being lazy in not releasing ICS for us.
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Eambo said:
Sorry for the long title. Had quite a few questions, was hoping some of you nice people could help
1 - Is it possible to install a custom GingerBread ROM with a locked bootrom? I know you can't do ICS due to the kernel changes, but was wondering if a gingerbread ROM was possible?
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[ROM] [GSM] [2.3.7] TrueAncestor v1.5/b + New Minimizer Released
[ROM][PLAY][GSM][2.3.7] Xperia NXT v1.2 [LOCKED/UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER]
[ROM + THEME] [GSM] [2.3.4] Gin2Ics [v1.7.7] |Fast|Smooth|Stable|Eye Candy|
for locked/unlocked bootloader

Thank you for the responses And how about ICS ROMs if I get unlocked, anyone got advice on them?

if you want best gaming experience use GB ROM

1. Many options
2. No clue
3. Permenant
4. I'm using Aokplay- great ics experience, smootha and stable enough. However many games don't work. Personally, I think my gaming experience can handle the hit ICS roms bring, because ICS is VERY polished

Eambo said:
Sorry for the long title. Had quite a few questions, was hoping some of you nice people could help
1 - Is it possible to install a custom GingerBread ROM with a locked bootrom? I know you can't do ICS due to the kernel changes, but was wondering if a gingerbread ROM was possible?
2 - Where is the best place to buy an unlock for a locked bootloader? (o2, can't do it myself)
3 - If I purchase an unlock (network/bootrom?) will it be permanent, or if I flash back to stock will it break it?
4 - Is anyone using any ICS Roms with Xperia Play? Is it worth doing, or were Sony justified in saying it wrecks the gaming? Considering getting an ICS ROM, but would like to know if it's worth doing.
Thanks to anyone who can answer any of these! :-D
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1. Any ROM that does not require a change in kernels can be flashed on a locked bootloader.
2. http://unlock-bootloader.com
3. It will be permanent.
4. I use FXP125 as my daily driver. It has very few errors compared to when ICS first hit the Play. Gaming is spotty, as it depends on the game. Most Gameloft games do not work for me.

MonY960 said:
[ROM] [GSM] [2.3.7] TrueAncestor v1.5/b + New Minimizer Released
[ROM][PLAY][GSM][2.3.7] Xperia NXT v1.2 [LOCKED/UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER]
[ROM + THEME] [GSM] [2.3.4] Gin2Ics [v1.7.7] |Fast|Smooth|Stable|Eye Candy|
for locked/unlocked bootloader
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they look like same thing

Bootloader locked - rom options?

Hi all,
I recently learned my arc s bootloader can not even be unlocked even by the paid methods (omnius, setool) . I have rooted it, init.d enabled, cwm on (from system).
My understanding is most of the roms are not an option for me due to locked bl.
Any ideas for roms I could still try?
Thx in advance.
Sent from my LT18i using xda app-developers app

hbguru said:
Hi all,
I recently learned my arc s bootloader can not even be unlocked even by the paid methods (omnius, setool)
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Whys that? You can use any ROM that doesn't require you to install a custom kernel.

There are many of them you can use: Arconium, KA21, MooDeD ICS etc.

Try JJ's HYBRID ROM v3.2 Stable(here is the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1537717 ) It is very very good l also have a locked bootloader (unlock only paid ) It's like an AOSP ! It is rockstabel ! Or u can use modded ICS 90.5 or 90.4 but not the 90.3 it cause bootloop ! Smoot and fast but j think JJ's Hybrid is the best for Locked BL ! Try it and then you decide what good for you ! J hope j can help for you !!
Daniel D. : Arconium(Recomended Configuration
Unlocked bootloader.), KA21(=Installation instructions== KA Ice Cream Sony users ==
Important! Only for unlocked bootloader)There are ONLY for unlocked bootloader ! or jm wrong ?

Thanks
Thanks for all the answers!!
I will try JJ and arconium today
(i'm so happy there are rom's left for locked bootloader guys like me!!!! )
XperienceD said:
Whys that? You can use any ROM that doesn't require you to install a custom kernel.
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build number:12w19 which has a new security. there is no solution yet to unlock it.

adamka13 said:
Daniel D. : Arconium(Recomended Configuration
Unlocked bootloader.), KA21(=Installation instructions== KA Ice Cream Sony users ==
Important! Only for unlocked bootloader)There are ONLY for unlocked bootloader ! or jm wrong ?
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I tried all of them with locked bootloader.

Daniel D. said:
I tried all of them with locked bootloader.
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Ohh.. j understand THX ! I will try it !

man jj's rom is by far the best with sony stuff plus aosp fast and the page with nice set of instructions
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1537717

I'm so exited about all the stuff I find here, but sadly I just can't root my phone. Every method does not work for me. I'd love to install these ROMS...

custom rom compatible with locked bootloader
I have an arc s with locked bootloader and hav personally used the following custom rom:
JJ Hybrid Rom 3.1 and 3.2
ThSEGA v3: ive got connectivity issue would have update to v4 but tried ka21 instead
Mooded 90.1, 90.2, 90.3, 90.5: ive encountered battery drain
XdroidPerfectv 2.3.2: got contact sync problem( i think it was solved in an update)
And following Daniel D's info.. I tried KA21 yesterday.
So far, in my opinion the best rom for a locked bootloadet is a toss between JJ and Ka21 since I like the smoothness and stability of jj's rom but missed my sony widgets, thus ka21 is a good alternative for this. Moreover, wifi connectivity in ka21 is more stable while 3G connectivity in jj is more stable although its wifi is also quite good.

Wifi depends mostly on kernel... So jj`s Rom has nothing to with your wifi issues. Secondly, what sony widgets you miss? I have JJ Rom 3.2 and found all widgests in play store, working very well.
I have atached a screenshot of my homescreen... all widgets downloaded from play store... and its more then enough for me !
My recomendation is Sirkay kernel (Xarc) with JJ`s Hybrid Rom 3.2, Baseband 70 (or you can use the BB72 from FXP thread, it works great... the other BB72 available is not so good), and most important : Do a full wipe (including /system).
On JJ`s Thread you will find also a lot of flashable addons (my fav. is nexus boot animation, xperia keyboard, hollo camera mod , and the advanced ICS+ camera with HD and panorama... but there are a lot other mods also).
So, JJ`s Rom is by far the best (and i have tried most of the available Roms).

wifi issue
Marmalux said:
Wifi depends mostly on kernel... So jj`s Rom has nothing to with your wifi issues. Secondly, what sony widgets you miss? I have JJ Rom 3.2 and found all widgests in play store, working very well.
I have atached a screenshot of my homescreen... all widgets downloaded from play store... and its more then enough for me !
My recomendation is Sirkay kernel (Xarc) with JJ`s Hybrid Rom 3.2, Baseband 70 (or you can use the BB72 from FXP thread, it works great... the other BB72 available is not so good), and most important : Do a full wipe (including /system).
On JJ`s Thread you will find also a lot of flashable addons (my fav. is nexus boot animation, xperia keyboard, hollo camera mod , and the advanced ICS+ camera with HD and panorama... but there are a lot other mods also).
So, JJ`s Rom is by far the best (and i have tried most of the available Roms).
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I know that wifi and battery drain is a kernel issue but if you read my previous I said that I'm still with a locked bootloader so I can't change my kernel to solve my issue. The sony widget I'm talking about is the walkman player because I can only put the walkman shortcut in JJ. The sony app I've missed is the 3D Camera, track ID..(I've already changed to KA21 when JJ added the sony3D camera add on). But the gist of my post is that I'm leaning towards JJ (because of smoothness and stability) but KA21 is a good alternative (because my connection to wifi is more stable) And like you, I tried those roms i've post but keep coming back to JJ, though I'm still with KA21 as of now.
Thanks for the kernel and baseband suggestion, I'll try them once I decide to unlock my bootloader (believe me, I would really love to unlock bootloader to maximize potential of my phone but I'm still not confident in the probability of losing my sony warranty just yet:cyclops: )

Try the Ice Cream Pureness v8

noim said:
Try the Ice Cream Pureness v8
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To me it did not work. I tried 2 times and then used Update Service And I really wanted that rom...

[Q] r800i best ROM / ROM comparison or reviews etc?

Hi XDA devs and lurkers!
I'm new to both the XDA forums and flashing Android although I've been a 'regular' Linux user since '96. I've owned Zaurii etc so I'm not scared of the terminal, compilation etc but I don't know much about Android and its various spin-off ROM/distros. I own a UK, unlocked Xperia Play r800i thats still running stock .42 which I had to factory reset over xmas as it was misbehaving and now its time to get it updated or switch ROM but I don't know if I'm best sticking with the latest stock or going with an alternate ROM?
I'm not really a gamer and the xperia pad is really just a novelty to me that I use to show off to gamers with although I think it'd be a shame if I could no longer use the pad and sneak the odd N64, PSX or MAME game in so I'd prefer that to work. What I do definitely need to work are the standard phone functions, the camera and GPS/sat nav. Apart from that I want stability, decent battery life and speed like everyone else. I was planning on sticking with GB and stock or maybe a custom stock unless there are real gains in stability or battery life to be had from updating to ICS or JB.
I've wasted a few days now trying to use SE's update service and PC companion under XP, 7 and OSX on different machines and with different USB chipsets and with different cables and it didn't work under any config! This is why I said I'd never buy another SONY product is it? Actually it was when they stole Linux from the PS3 users who took advantage of that feature, maybe even bought it especially for that but thats another story! Anyway, because of this I have not been able to download the latest stock ROM which my phone says is now up to .79 but I've read .84 is out now too?
Does anyone have a working link for a .79 (or .84) FTF file? I have only been able to find .42 and .62 stock FTFs after spending most of the day yesterday looking. Otherwise, maybe I'd be better off with a custom ROM? If so, which one and why? There are lists of r800 compat roms in both a couple of sticky threads in these XDA Xperia Play forums and on the XDA r800 wiki page but none of these lists include any notes or recommendations.
I'm hoping some kind soul will take pity on my Android n00b ass and spare me days or weeks of flashing roms and trawling these forums by answering as many of my questions as they can?
Thanks for your help!
Dan

pfmdan said:
Hi XDA devs and lurkers!
I'm new to both the XDA forums and flashing Android although I've been a 'regular' Linux user since '96. I've owned Zaurii etc so I'm not scared of the terminal, compilation etc but I don't know much about Android and its various spin-off ROM/distros. I own a UK, unlocked Xperia Play r800i thats still running stock .42 which I had to factory reset over xmas as it was misbehaving and now its time to get it updated or switch ROM but I don't know if I'm best sticking with the latest stock or going with an alternate ROM?
I'm not really a gamer and the xperia pad is really just a novelty to me that I use to show off to gamers with although I think it'd be a shame if I could no longer use the pad and sneak the odd N64, PSX or MAME game in so I'd prefer that to work. What I do definitely need to work are the standard phone functions, the camera and GPS/sat nav. Apart from that I want stability, decent battery life and speed like everyone else. I was planning on sticking with GB and stock or maybe a custom stock unless there are real gains in stability or battery life to be had from updating to ICS or JB.
I've wasted a few days now trying to use SE's update service and PC companion under XP, 7 and OSX on different machines and with different USB chipsets and with different cables and it didn't work under any config! This is why I said I'd never buy another SONY product is it? Actually it was when they stole Linux from the PS3 users who took advantage of that feature, maybe even bought it especially for that but thats another story! Anyway, because of this I have not been able to download the latest stock ROM which my phone says is now up to .79 but I've read .84 is out now too?
Does anyone have a working link for a .79 (or .84) FTF file? I have only been able to find .42 and .62 stock FTFs after spending most of the day yesterday looking. Otherwise, maybe I'd be better off with a custom ROM? If so, which one and why? There are lists of r800 compat roms in both a couple of sticky threads in these XDA Xperia Play forums and on the XDA r800 wiki page but none of these lists include any notes or recommendations.
I'm hoping some kind soul will take pity on my Android n00b ass and spare me days or weeks of flashing roms and trawling these forums by answering as many of my questions as they can?
Thanks for your help!
Dan
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I dont have the ftf's but in your choice with ROMs, seen as u want something fast but still able to play emulators id recommend JB. ICS was ok probably CM9 & AOKP where the 2 ROMs I used. But you will need to flash farenheits touchpad fix.
Theres about 6 ROMs at the moment for JB. I use my own obviously which is PACman (mix of cm9, aokp,paranoid android and miui) but with the choice of multibooting I also have cm9 & AOKP in different slots which are accesible to boot through recovery at anytime. Also I added farenheiths touchoad fix into PACman source so no need to flash anything to fix it.
Choice is yours at the end of the day, but I find JB alot faster / smoother then ICS.
Sent from my GT-I9300 On Official JB

I use this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1854682
Is the best ICS ROM that I ever try. But yes, JB is faster than ICS.

Thanks wedgess and nikiticos for your suggestions!
Last time I was looking into roms for my xperia the consensus seemed to be to avoid ICS or JB if you wanted a stable and fully working phone but it sounds like times have changed and its good to hear that my joypad should work under JB!
I like the sound of your rom wedgess so I hope to try that soon. I don't see any real reason to try any ICS roms but I'd still like some links to the latest stock ftfs and it'd be good to know what the best stock based rom is too as thats another thing I'd like to try. From these two responses though its sounding like there isn't much interest in GB roms any more?

pfmdan said:
Thanks wedgess and nikiticos for your suggestions!
Last time I was looking into roms for my xperia the consensus seemed to be to avoid ICS or JB if you wanted a stable and fully working phone but it sounds like times have changed and its good to hear that my joypad should work under JB!
I like the sound of your rom wedgess so I hope to try that soon. I don't see any real reason to try any ICS roms but I'd still like some links to the latest stock ftfs and it'd be good to know what the best stock based rom is too as thats another thing I'd like to try. From these two responses though its sounding like there isn't much interest in GB roms any more?
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Ye JB was very unstable back when it first came out. But I got camera working,CosmicDan got proximity sensors fixed and Farenheits touchpad fix so it all became better. Personally I stay away from ICS due to the fact of it been a RAM hogger. JB seems to deal with it alot better.
For both my own JB kernel and CosmicDans JB kernel you will need to flash the ftf in our kernel threads OP. Reason being they both use custom partitions which give 610mb in internal storage. In this ftf vendor partitions are unlocked. In other ftfs partitions are locked beside the r800x.
Id say try them out. Maybe take advantage of the multiboot feature which will alow u to boot between JB and ICS (cm9 based roms only). I havent used it personally but if I was to go back to ICS it would be either Sechkos port of ICS pureness or CosmicDans MIUI australia.
Sent from my GT-I9300 On Official JB

wedgess said:
Ye JB was very unstable back when it first came out. But I got camera working,CosmicDan got proximity sensors fixed and Farenheits touchpad fix so it all became better. Personally I stay away from ICS due to the fact of it been a RAM hogger. JB seems to deal with it alot better.
For both my own JB kernel and CosmicDans JB kernel you will need to flash the ftf in our kernel threads OP. Reason being they both use custom partitions which give 610mb in internal storage. In this ftf vendor partitions are unlocked. In other ftfs partitions are locked beside the r800x.
Id say try them out. Maybe take advantage of the multiboot feature which will alow u to boot between JB and ICS (cm9 based roms only). I havent used it personally but if I was to go back to ICS it would be either Sechkos port of ICS pureness or CosmicDans MIUI australia.
Sent from my GT-I9300 On Official JB
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Is for the stability that im not using JB. The Stock based ROM that I mention later is the best that you can get with ICS. I'm using it with Lupus Kernel and overclocked to 1.2 (min 460) and also I erase many stuff with Link2SD because there are many garbage you really don't need. And I've got a great experience with this ROM. Give a try if you want, I recommend it.

DL?
Hi wedgess!
I'd like to have my first go at using flashtool tonight to flash your ROM but where do I download it?
This thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1628197
Doesn't even list JB roms such as yours.

You can find any of my work by clicking on my profile -> statistics -> Find all threads started by wedgess
But to make it easier for you
- PACman ROM v5 thread here
You will need to flash this stock ftf first to use the kernels as they have vendor unlocked partitions
Theres also a link in PAC thread to LuPuS-v7 kernel, if you want to read up a bit on multiboot(recommended) or there is this great guide by fma
Put the PAC-v5.zip onto sdcard. LuPuS-v7 is inside the PAC ROM's .zip just extract the kernel.img from the PAC-v5.zip and flash the kernel.img in flashtool via fastboot mode.

[Q] Best Rom For Xperia Ion

I know it is against the rule to ask for what THE BEST ROM is but it is urgent so i can't flash dozens of roms to find out which is buggy.My sister is going out of country this week and i need to install a custom stock android rom on her xperia ION, the ion that i'm flashing is currently running on official rom with locked bootloader.So can you guys suggest a rom with minimum bugs and doesn't need any mantainance like wiping dalvik if its stuck on bootloop or whatever.
Thnx in advance

Sheharyar13 said:
I know it is against the rule to ask for what THE BEST ROM is but it is urgent so i can't flash dozens of roms to find out which is buggy.My sister is going out of country this week and i need to install a custom stock android rom on her xperia ION, the ion that i'm flashing is currently running on official rom with locked bootloader.So can you guys suggest a rom with minimum bugs and doesn't need any mantainance like wiping dalvik if its stuck on bootloop or whatever.
Thnx in advance
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PureION v2
eXistenZ Ultra 1.4.0
These are for locked boot loaders,these are best among others.
PS: I dont mean any disrespect to any Developers, i used both of these ROMS and both served me very well than others which i tried..

Captain Droid said:
PureION v2
eXistenZ Ultra 1.4.0
These are for locked boot loaders,these are best among others.
PS: I dont mean any disrespect to any Developers, i used both of these ROMS and both served me very well than others which i tried..
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Thnx for the rply,will try existenZ

I´ll also suggest PureIon, didnt test existenZ. I had to change back from cm11 to a stock based rom because of studying, and i dont regret it.

Hi @optimumpro,
I was following your post, and I just want to know the best ROM for the Xperia ION Locked bootloader, also I prefer it having CM.
Actually I'm using the CM 10 for Locked B from @MrGezz.
Thanks,
Jorge

jboscan said:
Hi @optimumpro,
I was following your post, and I just want to know the best ROM for the Xperia ION Locked bootloader, also I prefer it having CM.
Actually I'm using the CM 10 for Locked B from @MrGezz.
Thanks,
Jorge
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My personal preference is Slimbean for LB. It is based on CM10 and fastest and lightest of all. In addition, it offers most options onboard.

optimumpro said:
My personal preference is Slimbean for LB. It is based on CM10 and fastest and lightest of all. In addition, it offers most options onboard.
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Thanks @optimumpro,
last thing, the last release have all the wifi patches and battery fix? I don't need to do somthing else after installation?

jboscan said:
Thanks @optimumpro,
last thing, the last release have all the wifi patches and battery fix? I don't need to do somthing else after installation?
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Yes, you do need to flash framework/battery fix after initial boot. The file is in the thread.

i'll try the pureion and i'll let you know

there isn`t best rom for lt28h
use the stock rom
it`s my experience

best rom for Xperia ion

first thing sorry for my bad english , and my noob questions, this is my first android phone and here is the story...
hello guys, i just bought xperia ion, and it is already lagging in 4.1.2 version
i am noob, and heard that people here make fast android versions for old phones
my question is what is the best and most stable , and most important, fast and smooth rom ; that i can install on xperia ion
i want something stable bcuz i won't make anychanges later in the android version, and i won't update it
just something that will hold good for a year , and has nice performance

Best Rom in my experience
I am using Xperia ion for the past couple of years...I tried out almost every rom which is available for the device and in my opinion I would suggest you to install this Rom [ROM][PARANOID ANDROID 2.53][Xperia ION - JB 4.1.2] (update 13/07/2013) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1953780
It is smooth,fast and also bug free. Even the battery life is good