[Q] NXT ICS by MarkPhyton help.. - Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I tried to write on the original thread but as i've never posted before I wasn't aloud, here's my problem;
I have an R800i GSM (pretty sure) and i've previously installed CM9 and had no problems whatsoever, but after i noticed a couple of things that annoyed me (lock screen and proximity sensor) I decided to try NXT ICS Xplay 4.1.B.0.587, I installed LuPus kernal, i followed the exact install instructions on the original thread word by word, but i've got bootloop. I have no idea what i could have possibly done wrong, maybe the problem is because i had CM9 installed first?
Thanks in advance for your reply and help,
Dan

Yeah, you should flash your stock .ftf first.

chick3n564 said:
Yeah, you should flash your stock .ftf first.
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Thanks for the reply, i'm a bit of a noob so i have no idea what that means haha but i have solved it and its working fine now thankfully
IF YOU'RE READING THIS BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM FEEL FREE TO REPLY OR SEND ME A PM AND I'LL EXPLAIN WHAT I DID TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM
Although i paid no attention to what you said, as i didnt understand it, thanks again for trying

Watkins92 said:
Thanks for the reply, i'm a bit of a noob so i have no idea what that means haha but i have solved it and its working fine now thankfully
IF YOU'RE READING THIS BECAUSE YOU HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM FEEL FREE TO REPLY OR SEND ME A PM AND I'LL EXPLAIN WHAT I DID TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM
Although i paid no attention to what you said, as i didnt understand it, thanks again for trying
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These are the steps that I made for a clean installation and perfect. (For Xperia Play GSM) and so far not given me any problems.
1) Flash Firmware (62) Via FlashTool. (you can test after firmware flash (62) flash firmware that left attached, which increases the internal memory to 420 mb) (untested by me) (remember to erase the extension (.txt)
2) Allow full boot, then shut down and flash some of these kernels.
Advanced Stock: Better battery life, but less performance.
Lupus Kernel v11 (480p): Record video with less quality, but increases by 30 mb ram.
Lupus Kernel v11 (720): The opposite previous kernel.
Doomkernel ICS Beta v03: Performance & Battery Life (Balanced)
3) Then turn, enter CWM mode:
In Lupus Kernel: Pressing the R1, to vibrate the phone in the boot logo.
Doomkernel or Advanced In Stock: precionar back button, to vibrate the phone in boot logo,
4) Then do (Factory Reset, Wipe Cache, Wipe Dalvik Cache & Format System (Mount & Storage)
5) Flash Rom ICS Markphyton (Part 1 nothing else) because many users have reported several bug after installing NXT features.
6) Turn on and ready to enjoy android 4.0.4. : D

I had the exact same, it kept booting after showing the lupus load screen. The tutorial isn't really clear but you have to press the "back" button after the phone vibrates after booting, to get into the lupus recovery menu. It took me a few attempts of pushing on the back button while booting before I got in.

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[Q] Custom Kernel Problems, HELP!

OK, here it goes.
I have a R800x CDMA Verizon Xperia Play
I had bootloader unlocked successfully by alejandrissimo.
I am rooted.
Today I decided to try the MIUI rom for CDMA.
It required custom kernel, and recommended Kieren's darkforest kernel.
I installed that kernel via fastboot with no problems.
Upon turning on phone, i get a page that says Sony, then I get ANDROID page.
Then it just stays on ANDROID. I can tell that it is not frozen because I can see the waving lines going across.
SO, I decided to just go back to stock kernel then try again.
BUT, I cannot get into fastboot!!
I hold search while connecting usb, and the led blinks blue once, then continues with boot.
I am at a loss.
I Can get into CWM.
Please Help!
Edit: I just noticed that after holding search then plugging in USB, the light blinks blue once. Then about 25 seconds later, the light turns solid blue for about 3 seconds. Then just to orange for charging. During this time, I can not get fastboot to recognize device, nor does my computer recognize any devices.
OK, first - don't panic! I had some issues myself with this, but it's easy to resolve.
First - if you want to return to stock, the easiest thing to do is to download flashtool from this link:http://androxyde.github.com/Flashtool/
And the FTF of the stock ROM from here: http://www.mediafire.com/?u70ci3bdzak3u9e
Follow the directions on the Flashtool website for how to flash back to stock. This will make your phone just like it came out of the box. It does not touch the SDCard.
Second - Make sure the kernel you flash in fastboot is the one intended for the ROM you want to install. Also make sure you copy the zip file of the rom you want to install onto your sdcard. Then enter into CWM and do the following:
- clear data
- clear cache
- clear Dalvik cache (under the advanced menu)
- clear Battery Stats (same menu as above)
Then use the menu "install zip from sd card" (or whatever it says ) find the zip file you copied onto you card and load it. Reboot when finished and you should be good to go. Please be aware some ROMS take a long time to boot up the first time around.
Good luck.
netizenmt said:
OK, first - don't panic! I had some issues myself with this, but it's easy to resolve.
First - if you want to return to stock, the easiest thing to do is to download flashtool from this link:http://androxyde.github.com/Flashtool/
And the FTF of the stock ROM from here: http://www.mediafire.com/?u70ci3bdzak3u9e
Follow the directions on the Flashtool website for how to flash back to stock. This will make your phone just like it came out of the box. It does not touch the SDCard.
Second - Make sure the kernel you flash in fastboot is the one intended for the ROM you want to install. Also make sure you copy the zip file of the rom you want to install onto your sdcard. Then enter into CWM and do the following:
- clear data
- clear cache
- clear Dalvik cache (under the advanced menu)
- clear Battery Stats (same menu as above)
Then use the menu "install zip from sd card" (or whatever it says ) find the zip file you copied onto you card and load it. Reboot when finished and you should be good to go. Please be aware some ROMS take a long time to boot up the first time around.
Good luck.
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ok, small problem with that.
when I click to install flashtool, it tells me that it is not available for my region (Central USA).
I do have a nandroid and titanium backups made just before flashing.
Use this link - I forgot about their link blocking us. But use that site for instructions.
http://www.mediafire.com/?t2pxz1j7snieeos
Having just unlocked my bootloader this weekend as well, I don't know what to tell you there. But since you can get into CWM, reverting to stock is a good way to go. Then try flashing the firmware, etc again.
still stuck
netizenmt said:
Use this link - I forgot about their link blocking us. But use that site for instructions.
http://www.mediafire.com/?t2pxz1j7snieeos
Having just unlocked my bootloader this weekend as well, I don't know what to tell you there. But since you can get into CWM, reverting to stock is a good way to go. Then try flashing the firmware, etc again.
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OK, thanks for your help, but I am still stuck.
I can not get the device to be recognized.
So, now I need an alternate method.
I will attach the kernel that I flashed, maybe I could flash a ROM that could be compatible.
I tried to flash MIUI v4 from near the end of the MIUI port for CDMA thread (pg 9, I think) , which paxchristos and a few others reported working fine for the R800x
I flashed the kernel that was listed to use in the same post.
But, when I tried to flash the ROM, CWM told me that it was not compatible with my device. It checked the ro.build.fingerprint and determined that it was not compatible.
Maybe another rom would work, and then I would be able to work on it from there
zeeky120 said:
OK, thanks for your help, but I am still stuck.
I can not get the device to be recognized.
So, now I need an alternate method.
I will attach the kernel that I flashed, maybe I could flash a ROM that could be compatible.
I tried to flash MIUI v4 from near the end of the MIUI port for CDMA thread (pg 9, I think) , which paxchristos and a few others reported working fine for the R800x
I flashed the kernel that was listed to use in the same post.
But, when I tried to flash the ROM, CWM told me that it was not compatible with my device. It checked the ro.build.fingerprint and determined that it was not compatible.
Maybe another rom would work, and then I would be able to work on it from there
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Yeah, that seems to be the wrong boot.img. It should be called boot-v2.img.
EDIT: WOW - I just reread your post after posting mine and realized I pointed you to the same spot!
Try this ROM which is a version of CM9 that Chevyowner got working for our R800x. I know it works because I'm using it. http://www.mediafire.com/?1xnh54i6lvnnh73
It is the same one, i just renamed it because i thought kernels had to be boot.img to flash correctly. I will try that rom when i get home.
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zeeky120 said:
It is the same one, i just renamed it because i thought kernels had to be boot.img to flash correctly. I will try that rom when i get home.
Sent from my T100 using XDA
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just an fyi, you can name kernels whatever you feel like (I'm not sure about spaces, I use linux, so I never have spaces in names anyways )
Sent from my R800x using Tapatalk
Flashing now
OK, I just downloaded and flashed the ROM about 3 minutes ago.
I cleared everything just like you told me to.
It installed with no errors.
You may be right about long boot times for first boot, otherwise I have a really bad kernel.
It has just sat on Sony screen for the past 10 minutes.
It hasn't even went on to the android page that I got before.
Hoping that it will Work.
Assuming that it doesn't, what would be my best next move?
Can I flash a kernel (Such as doom_lord's CDMA Kernel) via clockwork?
I think I saw a video about it for the Samsung fascinate, however I seem to recall something about needing an s2 file or something??
I will update as soon as I get something. (hopefully good news)
Update: It has been about 20 minutes now and still on Sony screen.
Now it has been 30, im starting to get worried. Should I plug in? Should I just let it be? Should I let it die? Should I battery pull?
Major Edit: I got impatient and just battery pulled. I then tried to get into CWM, but failed. THen I got a bright Idea, why not try fastboot with the new rom. IT WORKED. I WILL NOW TRY TO FLASH A NEW KERNEL AND SEE IF THAT HELPS.
it should not take 30 minutes to boot, only thing i can think of right now is to redownload kernel (boot-v2.img) and reflash that.
chevyowner said:
it should not take 30 minutes to boot, only thing i can think of right now is to redownload kernel (boot-v2.img) and reflash that.
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is this your kernel, or someone else's? If it's yours/you have a working copy, could you post an md5 so the op can double check it?
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nope not my kernel, and i doubt i have an original working copy as i added 2 lines so i could mount my sdext partition.
Finally!
OK, I am now back up and running.
I went through every kernel and rom for CDMA play, and got nowhere.
I ended up getting Doom's kernel to run. It worked, and booted to android... Then stayed at android.
Then I decided to flash my nandroid i made, and am now working on stock rom W/ DoomKernel.
The ROM seems to be lagging a lot.
Since everything is *working* now, what kernel/ROM combo can anyone verify working for the Play R800x CDMA.
I would really like CM9 or ICS based roms.
Thanks for your help getting me out of this mess!!
EDIT: Nothing seems to be working!! My touchscreen seems to be non responsive, no phyiscal keys except for the power key seem to be working with my original ROM now!!! Maybe somebody could attach a copy of the stock kernel for my device, so that I could start from scratch.
If you're using keiran (darkforest) cm9 kernel the md5sum for it should be: 74a5be2bf95322b8c45780d9daeda4fa
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zeeky120 said:
Nothing seems to be working!! My touchscreen seems to be non responsive, no phyiscal keys except for the power key seem to be working with my original ROM now!!! Maybe somebody could attach a copy of the stock kernel for my device, so that I could start from scratch.
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This site has some of the stock FTFs, just extract the kernel.sin from the R800x one http://www.xperiagamer.com/Stock-Roms/233-se-stock-firmware-for-root.html
kernel.sin: http://www.mediafire.com/?e29j13d9wpgdvoj
md5sum: 45116201967408d70895ef63c500ed1e
@zeeky120 - I'm sorry you're having so many problems. For me when everything seemed hosed, I started over by using Flashtool and flashing the ftf file I gave you links for. Then once it came back up as stock, I started again from scratch. Depending on what your goals are, you need to flash the proper kernel for that. Then get into CWM. Clear DATA, CACHE, DALVIK CACHE before you do anything else. Then load via zip file the rom you want to install, making sure it matches the kernel you loaded. And, whether necessary or not, I always wipe the big 3 again, just in case. (Call me paranoid, but it helps! )
Ok now up and running on stock everything working great just like out of box. The only thing I have done so far is to root. I want to do it right this time. I would like to flash cm9 based miui for r 800x. Could anyone provide detailed step by step instructions and links for download. Thanks in advance.
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Closing Notes
This thread has reached its end, because my problem has been fully solved. Advice to future users, always clear the big three, and when in doubt: use flashtool to reboot the ftf. Right now I am up and running on CM9 (use the link in Chevy's signature to download. I can verify that it works great on CDMA. (faster download speeds than stock!!!) Thanks for everyone for all of their help, and I hope to be contributing to development in the near future.

[Q] Stock ROM lags !

Hello guys !
it's been two days now that i received my Wonder , and i've been noticing lags in 3D games like temple run and gt racing ! and even the app drawer doesn't run smooth for a 1.4 Ghz phone ! So Any ideas guys ?
im curently runing stock 2.3.6 with I8150XXKL3 base band !
thanks in advance !
HEYYYY these are the steps you need to take to make your phone madly fast like mine.
-STOCK LAUNCHER is horrible change it to "Go launcher" or Something else trust me thats very important.
-Go launcher is good if you have the ice cream sandwich theme with it to make your phone look nicer.
-Also dont supercharge script because it makes the phone more unstable.
-No custom Roms, keep stock because is very stable.
-You need to root it.
-Add in clockwork recovery mod
-Flash the xxml8 Kernel for better battery life and 3d games
-You need SetCpu or something like it to force your phone to be always 1.4ghz if you want.
Say 245mhz-768mhz when screen off
Then 245mhz-1400mhz screen on this will make your battery last longer by up to 3+ hours.
fayosi said:
HEYYYY these are the steps you need to take to make your phone madly fast like mine.
-STOCK LAUNCHER is horrible change it to "Go launcher" or Something else trust me thats very important.
-Go launcher is good if you have the ice cream sandwich theme with it to make your phone look nicer.
-Also dont supercharge script because it makes the phone more unstable.
-No custom Roms, keep stock because is very stable.
-You need to root it.
-Add in clockwork recovery mod
-Flash the xxml8 Kernel for better battery life and 3d games
-You need SetCpu or something like it to force your phone to be always 1.4ghz if you want.
Say 245mhz-768mhz when screen off
Then 245mhz-1400mhz screen on this will make your battery last longer by up to 3+ hours.
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Good advice, I'd just like to add a few bits:
-The V6 supercharger script (from RC8+) is very stable and makes the stock ROM and stock launcher fluid, not unstable. Installing a 3rd party launcher will not fix memory management problems in stock ROM and will also lag over time.
-YES root the phone and uninstall all the bloatware apps from Samsung. This will free up memory making the phone faster.
-While I've never used the XXLM8 kernel for gaming, I do know gaming is far superior on Arco's CM9. If you care more about gaming but don't need a working camera urgently consider flashing CM9. In any case as a new user, spend time to flash CWM 5 and make a full backup before flashing any kernel or custom ROM.
Sent from my Wonder
of course the stock rom lags!! Use cyanogenmod 9 for galaxy wonder!! It never lags
Thanks to all of you !
Right now the only thing that stoped me from rooting is that i dont have any experience and it looks to me a bit complicated .
So what is the most simple way to do it ? Also i didnt want to flash cm9 because the camera is important for me , and i want to know what's the best rom with minor problems ?
Thanks again guys for ur effort
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UltimHero said:
Thanks to all of you !
Right now the only thing that stoped me from rooting is that i dont have any experience and it looks to me a bit complicated .
So what is the most simple way to do it ? Also i didnt want to flash cm9 because the camera is important for me , and i want to know what's the best rom with minor problems ?
Thanks again guys for ur effort
Sent from my GT-I8150 using XDA
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Let me help you
Now first of all. Rooting isn't complicated at all, you will be going to google and search: "how to root samsung galaxy w recovery mode", then you'll find a random website with instructions and the links,
1)after you have downloaded the zip file for rooting, put it into internal sd card, turn off phone, boot into recovery mode (volume up+home+power button)
when samsung logo appears, release power button, hold the rest of them, wait until a box and an android comes out, the press "option" button. Screen grays out and wait until recovery menu appears
2) choose install zip from sd card (navigate using volume up and down, home button as confirm/selection) then choose the zip file you have downloaded. Wait until it finishes, then reboot phone, you are rooted.
If you wanna flash a rom without increasing the count in download mode, using clockworkmod recovery, you'll need to go to google again, search how to install clockworkmod 5 on samsung galaxy w, choose a random link with instructions. Follow them, you'll need ODIN downloader and the ops files and the clockworkmod 5 file, they will be included in your download links you find. Follow their instructions, if it stays on setting up connection with phone while flashing cwm 5, close the ODIN, turn off phone, go to download mode again, use another USB port and try flashing cwm again, it happened to me once, and now it works
cwm is for flashing different mod and roms, you need it for everything. But flashing cwm cannot unroot afterwards, you'll not be able to use the unroot zip to unroot as cwm is installed, you will lose your warranty. Think twice before acting.
disclaimer: The above instructions are simply advice, if they cause any damage to your phone, for example brick, or whatever damage, I am not responsible.
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UltimHero said:
Thanks to all of you !
Right now the only thing that stoped me from rooting is that i dont have any experience and it looks to me a bit complicated .
So what is the most simple way to do it ? Also i didnt want to flash cm9 because the camera is important for me , and i want to know what's the best rom with minor problems ?
Thanks again guys for ur effort
Sent from my GT-I8150 using XDA
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if you don't want to flash cm9 because of its camera problem, you can try Rebel Rom 3.0 first, it is very alike with android 4.0, but still gb of course.
But the camera problem in cm9 is somehow repaired, not totally, it is still very broken and buggy, and it's still not good.
BTW, remember to back up your current rom before flashing anything, but you can back up nothing before flashing cwm5, that's why you lose your warranty. You can choose to flash stock rom back afterwards. I have personally not tried this, as this solution has a risk of bricking too...so better not restore stock rom back.
Hey dude. Grats on ur phone
here is what I did to get rid of the lag.
1- root
2- install busybox
3- run v6 supercharger
The phone will be lag free after that even with "touchwiz" launcher. And will remain stable since custom roms while giving great performence, made my phone unstable
Have fun
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Thanks mate
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fayosi said:
HEYYYY these are the steps you need to take to make your phone madly fast like mine.
-STOCK LAUNCHER is horrible change it to "Go launcher" or Something else trust me thats very important.
-Go launcher is good if you have the ice cream sandwich theme with it to make your phone look nicer.
-Also dont supercharge script because it makes the phone more unstable.
-No custom Roms, keep stock because is very stable.
-You need to root it.
-Add in clockwork recovery mod
-Flash the xxml8 Kernel for better battery life and 3d games
-You need SetCpu or something like it to force your phone to be always 1.4ghz if you want.
Say 245mhz-768mhz when screen off
Then 245mhz-1400mhz screen on this will make your battery last longer by up to 3+ hours.
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Hi fayosi,
can I flash xxlm8 kernel with Bionic Cow 2 ?
Or the cow kernel is good enough?

Wildfire Random Restarts - please help

Hi all,
I have HTC wildfire for almost a couple of years, recently it started to randomly restart, about 5-8 times a day (the phone is off during the night).
At the time it begun I had OLDWildPuzzleROM_2.2 Froyo v8.0.11 ROM, with HBoot 0.8.
Before the restarts happened I rooted my phone using unrEVOked-3-2-Windoze (it stayed S-Off though).
I don't think the restarts happened right after the root so I'm not sure that is the cause
I few days ago I flashed it with "RUU_Buzz_Froyo_HTC_WWE_2.22.405.1_Radio_13.55.55.2 4H_3.35.20.10_release_160191_signed" which changed my HBoot from 0.8 to 1.01.0001. I found the ROM here and followed the instructions.
I had to make a goldcard (I formatted the SD card using the phone and not using the PC).
My phone continues to randomly restart.
We don't have HTC representative in my country, only non official labs that deal with repair, so I can't go to the company for repair. talking to the lab guy he says it is probably a software issue and not a hardware issue, though I don't understand how it is possible since I flashed a completely new ROM. Oh, and the lab guy says he will charge me whether the repair works of fails....
Do you have any suggestions?
Many thanks
PS
I read about boot loop, I'm not sure what boot loop is, but when my phone restarts it shows the HTC logo as it does during power on or full restart.
bootlooping is random restarting or continuous looping of boot.
reasons could be many......
overclocking your cpu to high.
low on memory (too many apps installed / running).
v6 / supercarger / juwwes ram scripts etc etc.
MokeeOs
So that doesn't apply to me
I don't overclock
I have restarts even without installing any apps
I don't know what v6 / supercarger / juwwes ram scripts mean
any ideas of what should I do?
slymobi said:
bootlooping is random restarting or continuous looping of boot.
reasons could be many......
overclocking your cpu to high.
low on memory (too many apps installed / running).
v6 / supercarger / juwwes ram scripts etc etc.
MokeeOs
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Clonimus said:
So that doesn't apply to me
I don't overclock
I have restarts even without installing any apps
I don't know what v6 / supercarger / juwwes ram scripts mean
any ideas of what should I do?
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like slymobi already mentioned it could have several reasons - but we've already excluded a few...
Another idea is to start your phone without the sdcard and look if the reboots continue
Important: flashing a different ROM to solve the issue almost doesn't help if you haven't done a complete wipe/factory reset - it has also been reported (not confirmed, though) that Clockworkmod recovery randomly fails with wiping - so it might also help to repeat the procedure.
Probably slymobi will point to a thread where he explains a complete wipe... (you could search in his threads - I'm busy and it's really hot here atm )
I mean: to be sure I always try to format + wipe + factory reset (sound redundant but feels safer...)
eventcom said:
like slymobi already mentioned it could have several reasons - but we've already excluded a few...
Another idea is to start your phone without the sdcard and look if the reboots continue
Important: flashing a different ROM to solve the issue almost doesn't help if you haven't done a complete wipe/factory reset - it has also been reported (not confirmed, though) that Clockworkmod recovery randomly fails with wiping - so it might also help to repeat the procedure.
Probably slymobi will point to a thread where he explains a complete wipe... (you could search in his threads - I'm busy and it's really hot here atm )
I mean: to be sure I always try to format + wipe + factory reset (sound redundant but feels safer...)
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thank you,
I will try to find a tutorial that illustrates how to do a format and complete wipe, I will appreciate it if someone will have the time to point one, but will look for it myself too.
so I understand you all think it is not a hardware issue.
BTW I did a factory reset on my original ROM before I flashed a new one.
Clonimus said:
thank you,
I will try to find a tutorial that illustrates how to do a format and complete wipe, I will appreciate it if someone will have the time to point one, but will look for it myself too.
so I understand you all think it is not a hardware issue.
BTW I did a factory reset on my original ROM before I flashed a new one.
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Sorry, couldn't find how to do a system format. can you help?
Does "wipe" as you call it the same as factory reset? if so that I did but no format.
In the recovery go under Mounts and Storage and select Format System.
Technically factory reset is a wipe, it wipes cache, data and sd-ext
Clonimus said:
thank you,
I will try to find a tutorial that illustrates how to do a format and complete wipe, I will appreciate it if someone will have the time to point one, but will look for it myself too.
so I understand you all think it is not a hardware issue.
BTW I did a factory reset on my original ROM before I flashed a new one.
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There's another thing you might want to check: a lot of people had reboots when they (or the phone) switched on 3G. So do you have reboots, too, with data/3G off?
Furthermore I also know of at least one case where the reboots were caused by a damaged battery - so it might be a hardware issue as well - but in most cases I know of it hasn't been
Re. how to do a clean wipe/format: in this thread I describe my method (sometimes I'll do it different, though) and slymobi describes how he does it (your choice): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1833966
Lesicnik1 said:
In the recovery go under Mounts and Storage and select Format System.
Technically factory reset is a wipe, it wipes cache, data and sd-ext
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yes but as you probably know, sometimes that might just not be clean enough...
reboot into recovery,power off then volume down button and power button at same time,in this menu,using trackball to select,
wipe data / restore factory settings,
wipe cache,
go into advanced and wipe dalvik cache.
press power button to go back.
go into mounts and storage,
format data,
format cache,
format system,
format sdext,
DONT FORMAT SDCARD
you have now wiped your phone clean.
press power button to go back,
install rom from sdcard,navigate to where your rom is on your sdcard and select / confirm,
let it install..........
don't reboot,if gapps are needed?
flash correct gapps in same way as you just flashed rom........
reboot.
MokeeOs
eventcom said:
There's another thing you might want to check: a lot of people had reboots when they (or the phone) switched on 3G. So do you have reboots, too, with data/3G off?
Furthermore I also know of at least one case where the reboots were caused by a damaged battery - so it might be a hardware issue as well - but in most cases I know of it hasn't been
Re. how to do a clean wipe/format: in this thread I describe my method (sometimes I'll do it different, though) and slymobi describes how he does it (your choice): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1833966
yes but as you probably know, sometimes that might just not be clean enough...
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Thank you eventcom,
Actually I didn't think about it but the restarts started a bit after I started using the 3G internet.
If so will the format-wipe-flash procedure will help? this phone suppose to be 3G capable, no?
Many thanks
If the reboots happen because of you enabling 3G I think re-flashing the radio will fix that. (Not so sure on that, someone please complete me)
slymobi said:
reboot into recovery,power off then volume down button and power button at same time,in this menu,using trackball to select,
wipe data / restore factory settings,
wipe cache,
go into advanced and wipe dalvik cache.
press power button to go back.
go into mounts and storage,
format data,
format cache,
format system,
format sdext,
DONT FORMAT SDCARD
you have now wiped your phone clean.
press power button to go back,
install rom from sdcard,navigate to where your rom is on your sdcard and select / confirm,
let it install..........
don't reboot,
flash gapps in same way as you just flashed rom........
reboot.
MokeeOs
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Thank you slymobi,
but as I wrote above, when I did the RUU thingy I had to do the goldcard procedure and so I formatted my SD card.
Does it have a ROM image after I did the RUU flash?
what is "flash gapps", is it one of the option in the menu? sorry, I'm new to all of this
thank you for your patience and valuable help
gapps is the google apps package.needed for most non sense roms I think
its fine that you have formatted the sdcard at that stage. I meant whenever your performing recovery wipes to be careful not to format sdcard as it does exactly what it says and you will delete all contents of sdcard.
MokeeOs
Lesicnik1 said:
If the reboots happen because of you enabling 3G I think re-flashing the radio will fix that. (Not so sure on that, someone please complete me)
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can you flash just the radio?
Lesicnik1 said:
If the reboots happen because of you enabling 3G I think re-flashing the radio will fix that. (Not so sure on that, someone please complete me)
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forgot about this.
yep I think you're correct,if it is the 3g? but what triggered it?
MokeeOs
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Clonimus said:
can you flash just the radio?
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lol I knew this was coming next.
yes you can. I'm busy now so hopefully someone will guide you.
if not search forum on how to flash radio etc etc.
MokeeOs
Yes you can.
First download the file I attached and this file: http://www.mediafire.com/?lkhsl6hojm7vplv
Put both on the SD card
Flash the first one in the recovery, this will give you a temporary 2.5.X recovery, that goes away on reboot.
Within that recovery flash the second file I put up (the radio file itself)
Lesicnik1 said:
Yes you can.
First download the file I attached and this file: http://www.mediafire.com/?lkhsl6hojm7vplv
Put both on the SD card
Flash the first one in the recovery, this will give you a temporary 2.5.X recovery, that goes away on reboot.
Within that recoveryond flash the sec file I put up (the radio file itself)
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I feel so stupid asking this, but how do I 'flash the in the recovery'? I don't know the basics, also the 'Within that recovery and flash the sec file' is a bit esoteric for me
I feel stupid since I am an electronic engineer and working with J-Tag and embedded systems
Thank a lot
Flash them both, just like you flash a ROM
Once you flash the first file a new recovery will pop up, within that one, flash the radio file
Lesicnik1 said:
Flash them both, just like you flash a ROM
Once you flash the first file a new recovery will pop up, within that one, flash the radio file
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That's my point exactly, I never flashed a ROM on a cell phone
I used the RUU exe, it was as simple as running a windows application.
Do I have to root the device? and mimic a ROM update procedure to do that?
Or wait, is it by using the bootloader menu that comes up when you press down+power on?
lesicnik I would have thought you of all people would give better instructions. Especially after yesterdays pm. lol.
MokeeOs

[Q] problems with markphyton's stock ics

hi guys, i hope this is right, and makes sense, here goes:
i am trying to install markphyton's stock ics for xperia play from here , following all of the instructions, with the lupus kernel v8.
after several attempts, i did some extra searching, and decided to format the data, cache and system partitions prior to install, as well as wiping the dalvik cache, and the cache, and doing a factory reset in CWM recovery. then i installed the rom above, and then installed the wifi modules for the lupus kernel. then i reboot. i get a message from recovery asking if i want to fix root, because it may have been lost. if i pick either yes or no, it reboots.
after reboot i get a blank screen, with the icons inside the notification bar visible. the bar also moves when i tilt the phone, and when i slide out the controls, but it cannot be dragged down, or interacted with in any way.
also, i can hear and feel (through haptic feedback) that when i tap the screen, there are buttons being pushed, and things happening, but cannot see anything besides the notification icons. the screen will lock, but upon pressing the power/lock key, the only thing on the screen is the aforementioned notification icons (if i fix root i get a usb plug, battery, time, a signal bar with no signal, and a small android figure. if i decide not to fix root, i lose the little android, and gain a no-sd card symbol).
luckily i have a backup of my cm 9.1.0, but this has its own problems (VERY laggy on anything other than home screen, app drawer and apps are very slow to open. also after going into silent mode once, and returning to normal mode, most interface sounds are gone, as well as facebook updates).
any help is greatly appreciated.
try to flash .58 or any stock firmware first and continue to flash the latest lupus kernel v11. wifi module is include in this version so no need to flash the module after.then follow instruction on how to install the ics by markphyton.that what i do..
luffy_user said:
try to flash .58 or any stock firmware first and continue to flash the latest lupus kernel v11. wifi module is include in this version so no need to flash the module after.then follow instruction on how to install the ics by markphyton.that what i do..
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after trying this, every rom is now listed as bad in cwn, i have tried to flash a new bootloader with no luck. i tried re-flashing the bootloader that comes with the cm-9.1.0-zeus file, and the bootloader works, but every rom/backup that i try to flash, it tells me that the file is bad, or has an md5 mismatch. so im going to open a new thread, to try and bring it back.
luffy_user said:
try to flash .58 or any stock firmware first and continue to flash the latest lupus kernel v11. wifi module is include in this version so no need to flash the module after.then follow instruction on how to install the ics by markphyton.that what i do..
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ive now got a working phone again, back on stock 2.3.3 gingerbread rooted, with doomkernel v14.
i think ill stick with this for a while until ive figured out why this happened.
Kernel Fergus said:
hi guys, i hope this is right, and makes sense, here goes:
i am trying to install markphyton's stock ics for xperia play from here , following all of the instructions, with the lupus kernel v8.
after several attempts, i did some extra searching, and decided to format the data, cache and system partitions prior to install, as well as wiping the dalvik cache, and the cache, and doing a factory reset in CWM recovery. then i installed the rom above, and then installed the wifi modules for the lupus kernel. then i reboot. i get a message from recovery asking if i want to fix root, because it may have been lost. if i pick either yes or no, it reboots.
after reboot i get a blank screen, with the icons inside the notification bar visible. the bar also moves when i tilt the phone, and when i slide out the controls, but it cannot be dragged down, or interacted with in any way.
also, i can hear and feel (through haptic feedback) that when i tap the screen, there are buttons being pushed, and things happening, but cannot see anything besides the notification icons. the screen will lock, but upon pressing the power/lock key, the only thing on the screen is the aforementioned notification icons (if i fix root i get a usb plug, battery, time, a signal bar with no signal, and a small android figure. if i decide not to fix root, i lose the little android, and gain a no-sd card symbol).
luckily i have a backup of my cm 9.1.0, but this has its own problems (VERY laggy on anything other than home screen, app drawer and apps are very slow to open. also after going into silent mode once, and returning to normal mode, most interface sounds are gone, as well as facebook updates).
any help is greatly appreciated.
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I got no problems while flashing....
do one thing flash main rom 1st and patch 1 only....
when developer released the rom he gave ony 1st patch (now different)...but still try..
i used that only 1st release and now used 2nd & 3rd which are not usefull at all expect root files (su bin)
not tried patch 4 ... will try...
use pimp my rom, its great mod ever built...

[Req] Best mod with much less bugs for I927R

Hi
Guys i need your help. Pleas can someone tell me for now what mods is much better for I927R (Also withe very stability and with much less bugs) ?!
I found Liquid Smooth but it have some problem so i need your guide about other mods.
Thank you
ICS Roms are the best and most stable... Stock ICS from AT&T UCLJ3 or any roms based off of it ... Dman's daily driver, Ice Pop Rom by RawRaw, LiteRom by TheGreaterGood...
Unfortunately none of those are being maintained but I had been running Dman's for the last couple months, great battery life when paired w/ JuiceDefender (20+hours of heavy use when I'm not sleeping).
Now the newest CM10.1 by Spyke seems pretty solid ... Just a couple of issues.
ICS is the only one you'll get bug free, though. Stock is hard to compete with when we're pairing up roms without a true Devdeloper.
On this subject, I've just reverted back to using IcePop ROM after (unhappily) downgrading from Spyke's latest 10.1 ROM - just mainly because of the Bluetooth headset issue, which I really need working for work purposes.
I'm just wondering if there are any ICS builds that have GPS working correctly? I tried flashing the Rogers modem (since my phone was originally a Rogers import, flashed to AT&T ICS, then played with ICS from there) and first time I ran GPS status it took 771 seconds... I'm going to keep trying just in case that was the first time only, but 12 minutes is still a very long time for an initial fix .
Also - I've found that I'm getting more and more bootloop problems even with clean installs - so wiping cache, data, dalvic, etc. Is there some way to do a *thorough* wipe without bricking the phone? I can back all my data up no worries, but next time I move to JB (in the optimism that the BT issues will be fixed soon, judging by the positive progress being made by Spyke ) I would like to do a clean build from scratch and not have to gamble being able to start the phone up again
David - I always go into mount options of CWM and format /system prior to a new flash .. I'm not sure if flashing with Odin will get rid of any previous settings, its something to attempt though.
I, also, had reverted to using JB Because GPS wouldn't work ... There's a thread in here (search for it) that shows the solution to the GPS fix, its editing sirgps.conf and gps.conf ... I was getting a fix on GPS in under 30 seconds.... GPS was a huge let down in the stock ICS rom, Even when using TheGreaterGoods LiteRom w/ GPS fix I found after a couple of days my gps didn't hold....
Thanks for the reply.
I was considering formatting /system this morning when I was getting stuck in a boot loop from trying to get M3 running, but decided it was a risk I'd have to check up on first . Next time I do a build from scratch (I'm going to resist until the BT stuff is working - fingers crossed!) I'll do that.
I remember having a look at the gps.conf fix but don't recall anything about sirgps.conf - so I will look it up, thanks!
As an aside, I've been checking the GPS fix a couple of times since my last post and it is coming up in under 30 seconds each time... I'm wondering if my attempt to flash the Rogers modem did in fact fix the issue... I'd do a reboot but I'm too scared I won't get the phone up again XD
EDIT:
Found the fix, I did a few of the changes (rather than all of them), and it's now picking up 8 satellites instead of 3-5, and getting a stronger signal from each... and all I did was point it to the AU ntp server, and tell it I'm not on the ATT network . I'll save the suggested settings to a text file on my SD card so next time I'm out and about and if it plays up I'll have access to the details.
yohan4ws said:
David - I always go into mount options of CWM and format /system prior to a new flash .. I'm not sure if flashing with Odin will get rid of any previous settings, its something to attempt though.
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Had to restart my phone tonight and got caught in a boot loop again... after trying a few things I flashed Lite Kernel (I'm still using ICS again at the moment) and that seems to have solved the boot loop issues. I'm thinking that with all the ROM flashing I've been doing the fact that I actually had the phone running without flashing an ICS specific kernel (after running JB) was screwing things up.
Interestingly though, I tried installing Spyke's M3 ROM from a complete user wipe, system format, everything gone - and I still got a boot loop so next time I try it I'll grab a copy of LiteKernel and do that separately.
davidpartay said:
Interestingly though, I tried installing Spyke's M3 ROM from a complete user wipe, system format, everything gone - and I still got a boot loop so next time I try it I'll grab a copy of LiteKernel and do that separately.
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That has to be very concerning to you, I've never had an issue booting any ROM. And very strange flashing the Kernel separately would resolve your booting issues...
Did you try to flash any of the stock roms w/ Odin ? I have read that we can only flash back to stock Gingerbread from JellyBean if we flash a GB or ICS CWM ROM and then go back with Odin otherwise there will be boot issues.
If I were in your position I would try and do a full revert back to the earliest version of gingerbread I could find on samfirmware and then use Kies to udpate - THEN I would retry flashing to a newer JB or ICS Rom.
Pretty time consuming but that is the price we pay to mod
davidpartay said:
Had to restart my phone tonight and got caught in a boot loop again... after trying a few things I flashed Lite Kernel (I'm still using ICS again at the moment) and that seems to have solved the boot loop issues. I'm thinking that with all the ROM flashing I've been doing the fact that I actually had the phone running without flashing an ICS specific kernel (after running JB) was screwing things up.
Interestingly though, I tried installing Spyke's M3 ROM from a complete user wipe, system format, everything gone - and I still got a boot loop so next time I try it I'll grab a copy of LiteKernel and do that separately.
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My phone has an issue, simple I couldnt reboot it, I must power off and wait a little. You can try it when you flash something, just remove battery and usb cable, and wait 2 minutes, before you turn on.
yohan4ws said:
Did you try to flash any of the stock roms w/ Odin ? I have read that we can only flash back to stock Gingerbread from JellyBean if we flash a GB or ICS CWM ROM and then go back with Odin otherwise there will be boot issues.
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Not yet. I'll have to check which ones I have - I'm certain I have the AT&T ICS rom from November but then I'd have to go digging through my email for the unlock code again, so I'm trying to avoid doing that at this point . If i can find the stock GB Rogers rom at some point I might flash that one back on before I do any more upgrades. The phone is up and running at this point though, so I'm not too fussed. I've also noticed that it's a little quicker than before so I think the version of LiteKernel I installed was a good idea anyway.
bubor said:
My phone has an issue, simple I couldnt reboot it, I must power off and wait a little. You can try it when you flash something, just remove battery and usb cable, and wait 2 minutes, before you turn on.
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I've tried pulling the battery a few times, but probably no longer than 30 seconds. Next time I'll give it a couple of minutes. I tend to do this late at night when I'm not expecting any calls (except fire brigade but I have a pager for that too) so time without a phone is no issue to me
Yesssss
After much irritation at continually getting stuck in boot loops again, I've 'Oneclicked' the phone twice, got fed up with the AT&T ICS ROM within about 5 minutes, gave up on IcePop because of buggy GAPPS...
And thought, bugger it. Format /system. Factory reset. Clear cache + Dalvik. Installed in this order:
Jellybean 4.2 ROM from 0217
Spyke's M3 update
PAC rom
GAPPS dated 0427
"Kick-ass Kernel"
and it BOOTED FIRST GO
I am pleased
Does JB need already to be installed before putting the M3 revisions on? Maybe that's where I've been going wrong all along, because my attempts at running both the standard M3 and PAC ROM (even immediately after OneClicking) resulted in boot loops or eternal boot loading.
Uhh... what do you mean by "One Clicking" ??
I know there's a "superoneclick" that will flash and root the rom all at once, but I never personally found it to work for our glides.
Using CWM and installing the ROM through the CWM boot menu is severaly key presses so ... not too sure what you're referring to.
Also, I've always downloaded to a hardwired computer then copied over USB to my phone and flashed ... sometimes the download will have errors if I grab it from my phone.
I'm assuming it's a variant of SuperOneClick... The title is 'Odin3Excution v1.85' and then underneath it says 'I927UCLG9_OneClick'.
And it worked just fine, I did have a stock rom that I tried to flash with Odin but it kept giving me errors, the OneClick method worked.
davidpartay said:
I'm assuming it's a variant of SuperOneClick... The title is 'Odin3Excution v1.85' and then underneath it says 'I927UCLG9_OneClick'.
And it worked just fine, I did have a stock rom that I tried to flash with Odin but it kept giving me errors, the OneClick method worked.
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Interesting... for future reference, www.samfirmware.com has the stock firmwares, then there's the superUser file floating around the forums that allows you to root by flashing it. Passed that, remove bloat.
Glad you got it working! Welcome to JB

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