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[Q] Best rom + kernel?

What's currently the best combination, stable, fast, no bugs?
And is there a good bug free ics rom out there? I'd like to give it a try.
Thanks in advance

I unlocked bootloader today, and I'm on .58 fw version, 2.3.4

I have: Stock Rom 2.3.4 + DoomLoRD's Kernel.
Full touchpad support and fast without bloatware.

tiagoSequeira said:
I unlocked bootloader today, and I'm on .58 fw version, 2.3.4
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Any idea what changes were from 2.3.3 to 2.3.4?

Advanced Stock and Darkforest ICS.
Unless you want to game correctly/heavily.
Then id suggest staying where you are.

SirRudolph said:
Advanced Stock and Darkforest ICS.
Unless you want to game correctly/heavily.
Then id suggest staying where you are.
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That's basically my predicament. I really enjoyed ICS and pax's modified kernel, but you can't play PSXperia games on ICS. Back to stock ROM I went...

on my opinion , use 2.3.4 + sony's default kernel + some tweaks
as i experienced (( i've checked all kernels )) , all kernels have some bugs , just sony'y default kernel is #1 .
but you can try , if you want

jakestarz said:
Just the android version. Where did you unlock boot loader?
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I used a thread around here, cant remember by who or what name, but it messed with a fastboot folder and windows cmd
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use 2.3.4 with the .62 firmware with jokawild rom 2.5 and doomlords kernel v13, its blazing fast

tiagoSequeira said:
I used a thread around here, cant remember by who or what name, but it messed with a fastboot folder and windows cmd
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Probably how the custom kernel was flashed
Theres modified GB roms if you are fancy for psxperia.
Just gotta look for it. In ICS im now using the ICS Darkforest Kernel, doesnt seem to have any errors so far, I play Asphalt6, Gameboid and Minecraft.

JokaWild + DooMKernel v13. Very fast, good battery life.

so im going to sound like a noob even thou im not that much of one lol. where can i get the fastboot files for this phone and also a how to by chance? cant seem to find one

msnglink said:
so im going to sound like a noob even thou im not that much of one lol. where can i get the fastboot files for this phone and also a how to by chance? cant seem to find one
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http://dottech.org/tipsntricks/2153...ows-computer-for-use-with-your-android-phone/
Here you go.
And for best ROMs, I prefer CM9 by FXP. Touchpads work like they should (at least in Minecraft).

Hi do you give me stocck kernel ?
I have se stock rom 2.3.4 all kernel have bug
Plz help me

tiagoSequeira said:
What's currently the best combination, stable, fast, no bugs?
And is there a good bug free ics rom out there? I'd like to give it a try.
Thanks in advance
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true ancestor rom by jjkkyu
one of the best!!
xperia s rom! with advance stock kernel by doomlord;-)

Silverstarjigar said:
true ancestor rom by jjkkyu
one of the best!!
xperia s rom! with advance stock kernel by doomlord;-)
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I'm happy using doom kernel v14 with the joka wild v3. Only problem is the battery drain. Does that rom have any bug or battery drain?
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wac_badsector said:
Hi do you give me stocck kernel ?
I have se stock rom 2.3.4 all kernel have bug
Plz help me
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Search around the development forum, I think there's a tread with the links for all versions of stock ftfs
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I second this.
I use JokaWild v2.5 w/ v13 Doomkernel. It is super fast.

Help Downgrade from Offical ICS to GB

Hi
I wanted help so i can downgrade my Arc s from ICS to GB 2.3.4 , ever since updating to ICS the phone has been slower and not able to perform well with high demand games. Is there anyway I can downgrade to GB ?
Thanks for you time

gondwn said:
Hi
I wanted help so i can downgrade my Arc s from ICS to GB 2.3.4 , ever since updating to ICS the phone has been slower and not able to perform well with high demand games. Is there anyway I can downgrade to GB ?
Thanks for you time
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just flash .62 firmware via flashtool..:

Do I need to be on unlocked bootloader?
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no, you can flash safely .62 without unlock your bootloader.

ArcMan09 said:
just flash .62 firmware via flashtool..:
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Before I flash .62,is it the latest gb?I forgot..
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[Q] what is the fastest ICS Firmware for Xperia ARC ?

Hi
I have flashed the global ICS firmware for my xperia arc ! i really like it but it is not as smooth as the gingerbread. I know the firmware is full of bloatware and thats why its a bit laggy..
My question is there a ROM (modified firmware) which i can flash to make the ics run smoothly and faster on my arc ??

Try Arconium.

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Try Arconium.
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its a bit complicated to install this and i have to unlock my boatloader.
is there a firmware that i can flash it via flashtool !! the easy way ??

philansel7 said:
its a bit complicated to install this and i have to unlock my boatloader.
is there a firmware that i can flash it via flashtool !! the easy way ??
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Till Now Generic Global World Firmware is BEST.

Cm7 only

AOKP! But needs unlocked bootloader..
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I'm using the World Generic 4.04 stock rom, and find it occasionally locks up and crashes, I do like the feel and style of ICS but dont think its been perfected for the Arc yet, if I could unlock my bootloader i'd try other roms, so its between ICS or Gingerbread for me

kidicarus1602 said:
I'm using the World Generic 4.04 stock rom, and find it occasionally locks up and crashes, I do like the feel and style of ICS but dont think its been perfected for the Arc yet, if I could unlock my bootloader i'd try other roms, so its between ICS or Gingerbread for me
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how this could Happen.
Global version; of firmware is best with least bloatware.
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AOKP
philansel7 said:
Hi
I have flashed the global ICS firmware for my xperia arc ! i really like it but it is not as smooth as the gingerbread. I know the firmware is full of bloatware and thats why its a bit laggy..
My question is there a ROM (modified firmware) which i can flash to make the ics run smoothly and faster on my arc ??
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soumya_digi said:
AOKP! But needs unlocked bootloader..
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+1
AOKP & sirkey'a kernel, enough said and definitely worth getting your bootloader unlocked

I'm not that overwhelmed by Arconium, which AOKP Rom?
Tapa2

dannyb0i said:
+1
AOKP & sirkey'a kernel, enough said and definitely worth getting your bootloader unlocked
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thx i will try it

Having jjs hybrid rom installed now. Feels much better..
Tapa2 desire s

[Q] disadvantages of updating xperia arc s to ICS

hey guyz,
i am using sony ericsson xperia arc s (LT18i). current OS android gingerbread 2.3.4. when i connected to pc companion it showed an update. but i heard that ICS is not suitable for xperia arc s. there are some prb with updating arc s to ICS. i mean after updating arc s to ICS there occurs some bugs related or other problem after updating xperia arc s. so can anyone tell me in details. lyk wat are the disadvantages of updating arc s to ICS.
thank u.....

Well stock ICS is pretty bad and laggy so you can look for custom roms like CM... Sony didn't make a very good ICS update even though they released it early. I recommend custom roms However if you want to keep your BL locked, there are roms that are for you too just search and you shall find
Sent from my Xperia Arc S using xda app-developers app

trax7 said:
Well stock ICS is pretty bad and laggy so you can look for custom roms like CM... Sony didn't make a very good ICS update even though they released it early. I recommend custom roms However if you want to keep your BL locked, there are roms that are for you too just search and you shall find
Sent from my Xperia Arc S using xda app-developers app
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can u give me a proper custom room link which will not slow down the phone or cause any prb and the full process of installing custom rom, cz i never did this before.....
thank u

samveer said:
can u give me a proper custom room link which will not slow down the phone or cause any prb and the full process of installing custom rom, cz i never did this before.....
thank u
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I'm assuming your phone's bootloader is locked (which is normal), so here's 2 roms that are pretty popular, based on ics, and makes your phone run like dual core
Jelly Sandwhich
Xperia Ultimate HD

samveer said:
can u give me a proper custom room link which will not slow down the phone or cause any prb and the full process of installing custom rom, cz i never did this before.....
thank u
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Take a look here, it´s guide i did for Xperia Ultimate HD and root.
Read carefully if you haven't done anything like this before.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1955248
It may seems a bit much, but it's worth it

trax7 said:
Well stock ICS is pretty bad and laggy so you can look for custom roms like CM... Sony didn't make a very good ICS update even though they released it early. I recommend custom roms However if you want to keep your BL locked, there are roms that are for you too just search and you shall find
Sent from my Xperia Arc S using xda app-developers app
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You are so wrong the latest ics rom stock rom is great the first two sucked. Custom roms are also ****e.
samveer said:
hey guyz,
i am using sony ericsson xperia arc s (LT18i). current OS android gingerbread 2.3.4. when i connected to pc companion it showed an update. but i heard that ICS is not suitable for xperia arc s. there are some prb with updating arc s to ICS. i mean after updating arc s to ICS there occurs some bugs related or other problem after updating xperia arc s. so can anyone tell me in details. lyk wat are the disadvantages of updating arc s to ICS.
thank u.....
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Don't listen to these helmets bad advice stock 587 is great. Stay clear of supercharger it will cause a tonne of lag on ics.

lofty5 said:
You are so wrong the latest ics rom stock rom is great the first two sucked. Custom roms are also ****e.
Don't listen to these helmets bad advice stock 587 is great. Stay clear of supercharger it will cause a tonne of lag on ics.
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Custom roms based on stock ics is better than stock ics.

lofty5 said:
You are so wrong the latest ics rom stock rom is great the first two sucked. Custom roms are also ****e.
Don't listen to these helmets bad advice stock 587 is great. Stay clear of supercharger it will cause a tonne of lag on ics.
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I don't know how you use your phone or what you do to it but for me CM is soooo much better than any version of stock ROM especially since it's based on JB
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My opinion is upgrade to ics and install Potomac custom rom
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lofty5 said:
You are so wrong the latest ics rom stock rom is great the first two sucked. Custom roms are also ****e.
Don't listen to these helmets bad advice stock 587 is great. Stay clear of supercharger it will cause a tonne of lag on ics.
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I agree with lofty, the stock ICS .587 is working great. Very stable and everything works 100%. My own experience with custom roms and super duper extremely fast scripts is also that they create more problems and makes your phone unstable or cause other unexepected behaviors.
It is an "old" phone with single core and no super scripts or custom roms will make up for the single core and low memory. And yet it is my preffered phone on .587 even compared to my wifes experia S.

I have no issues with the stock rom. I updated andreo libs (gpu drivers)
Now the rom is even more faster
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Just like TheHaso, I am using stock ICS rom and tweaked it a bit... It works perfectly. Have a look at my signature

kAcA. said:
Just like TheHaso, I am using stock ICS rom and tweaked it a bit... It works perfectly. Have a look at my signature
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It is not as smooth as GB for me. Fairly laggier, do you guys agree?

+1, had been using stock Ics and custom roms for sometime then back to arconium gb. It's still the best rom for my arc S.

I'm using 587 fw on my Neo and is running very smooth ( almost like GB) but it is almost unusable for hard games. But i'm not using it for gaming, i'm using it more for media, and with the latest apps from Xperia T, is awesome. So if you want to use it more for gaming, stay with Gingerbread, otherwise upgrade to ICS because IMO is way better than Gingerbread. BTW, i've tried almost every custom rom, and always i've returned to stock, because it's simply the best.
Sent from my NXT MT15i

samveer said:
hey guyz,
i am using sony ericsson xperia arc s (LT18i). current OS android gingerbread 2.3.4. when i connected to pc companion it showed an update. but i heard that ICS is not suitable for xperia arc s. there are some prb with updating arc s to ICS. i mean after updating arc s to ICS there occurs some bugs related or other problem after updating xperia arc s. so can anyone tell me in details. lyk wat are the disadvantages of updating arc s to ICS.
thank u.....
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Stock ICS .587 is excellent. There are a lot more features in it than in GB, I didn't notice any speed difference between GB and ICS other than the Google voice search and Recent apps (hold menu button) take a bit longer to start up the first time (they are quick after that).
I would recommend rooting ICS using this guide: http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/41119?start=0&tstart=0
Rooting will allow you to run an app from the Play Store which can uninstall those pesky bloatware apps.
And if you suppercharge ICS it's even better - even if you only supercharge 50%!!!!
Supercharger V6: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=991276
Cheers.
Enjoy the update!

Johnsmith12345 said:
It is not as smooth as GB for me. Fairly laggier, do you guys agree?
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It's laggy thanks to bloatware and not being fully optimized. Custom ROMs and/or tweaking at your own will remove lag problem!
Sent from my LT18i using xda app-developers app

Johnsmith12345 said:
It is not as smooth as GB for me. Fairly laggier, do you guys agree?
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Hmm not really. Maybe in some games... Just root, de-bloatware, update adreno libs and install supremacy script, and the GB smoothness is there

Stock ICS is ram hungry and not meant for phones like arc s lacks.
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Stock ICS is ram hungry and not meant for phones like arc s lacks.<br />
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True, stock rom,bloated its very ram consuming,but debloated, it becomes the best ICS rom (160-170
mb of free ram)
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[Q] Which was the best working stock SE Gingerbread rom for Xperia Arc S

Let me explain my question. When I got my Xperia Arc S, it was already loaded with .62 firmware. I later upgraded it to ICS, but downgraded since ICS makes phone a second class device. Since I dont have experiences with other older gingerbread rom (version .42 and older) and since i found in some threads, that battery life was better in older versions of gingerbread I have this question for you.
So, which one of the gingerbread versions for Xperia Arc S was the best in terms of battery life, speed, maybe UI design. Which one would you recommend (for those, who had a phone since starting version) and to which one it is still safe to downgrade. Or is this simply the latest GB version 4.0.2.A.0.62‎?
Thanks for all the answers.

Most of the custom ones work okay, try xgamer, it's one of the most popular. Based on my experience it's quite good, stable, fast and batterylife is great
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Simply the latest one
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Sv: [Q] Which was the best working stock SE Gingerbread rom for Xperia Arc S
lyteo said:
Let me explain my question. When I got my Xperia Arc S, it was already loaded with .62 firmware. I later upgraded it to ICS, but downgraded since ICS makes phone a second class device. Since I dont have experiences with other older gingerbread rom (version .42 and older) and since i found in some threads, that battery life was better in older versions of gingerbread I have this question for you.
So, which one of the gingerbread versions for Xperia Arc S was the best in terms of battery life, speed, maybe UI design. Which one would you recommend (for those, who had a phone since starting version) and to which one it is still safe to downgrade. Or is this simply the latest GB version 4.0.2.A.0.62‎?
Thanks for all the answers.
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Rooted, de-bloated and battery life-tweaked .69 build is the answer to your questions.
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fabokid5922 said:
Most of the custom ones work okay, try xgamer, it's one of the most popular. Based on my experience it's quite good, stable, fast and batterylife is great
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I was only asking about stock roms made by Sony Ericsson - their official firmwares

Destroyedbeauty said:
Rooted, de-bloated and battery life-tweaked .69 build is the answer to your questions.
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Thanks to everyone for the answers
Question for Destroyedbeauty:
Is there any noticable difference between .62 or .69 firmware? And how to root .69 firmware, since I can't do an OTA to this version, .62 is the latest for me?

lyteo said:
Thanks to everyone for the answers
Question for Destroyedbeauty:
Is there any noticable difference between .62 or .69 firmware? And how to root .69 firmware, since I can't do an OTA to this version, .62 is the latest for me?
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.69 is not needed, it is only for Germany, includes only small name change (Gmail to Google Mail) due to legal issues, nothing else.
So .62 is the latest and suits just perfect for me.

Stood on .62, moved some apps from /data/app to /system/app, still have about 130 mb free on internal.Found out Arc S does have some unused space in system partition. I enjoy my fast phone. Only thing bothering is proximity sensor crack, but I'll fix that since phone is still under warranty. Thanks for all the opinions!