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[Q] What's everybody running on their cdma play?

Hey guys, just wondering what everyone is running on their verizon play? I am setting on fxp cm 9.1 but the lost features from stock are making me regret the change to ics (don't get me wrong the devs did a great job). I know we don't have much to choose from but I was wondering if I missed a gem somewhere. It's be awesome if you guys could give me some info,

Dudeness83 said:
Hey guys, just wondering what everyone is running on their verizon play? I am setting on fxp cm 9.1 but the lost features from stock are making me regret the change to ics (don't get me wrong the devs did a great job). I know we don't have much to choose from but I was wondering if I missed a gem somewhere. It's be awesome if you guys could give me some info,
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I am using the UK 2.3.3 GB rom that was ported from the GSM xperia play. Everything works with touchpads what more do you want? Otherwise stock GB is the way to go. Oh yeah I tend to avoid fxp or cm based roms because they do not want to fix the touchpads. Even if there were a fix for the touchpads neither fxp or cm would add it to their builds.

COLA ROM
330MB of free space on internal memory.
290-250MB of free ram.

chery2k said:
I am using the UK 2.3.3 GB rom that was ported from the GSM xperia play. Everything works with touchpads what more do you want? Otherwise stock GB is the way to go. Oh yeah I tend to avoid fxp or cm based roms because they do not want to fix the touchpads. Even if there were a fix for the touchpads neither fxp or cm would add it to their builds.
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Let me make this clear. FXP does the ENTIRE 2011 xperia line of phones, so sorry if a few build.prop lines get overlooked. 99% of "the touchpads" not working is due to the game itself and how it has them implemented and guess what..They use close source. So how can there be a "fix" when they can't see the source? Do not speak about which you know nothing about, as a developer who worked for cm a few years back, I find your comment insulting. It was cm that started custom roms in the first place.

agraceful said:
Let me make this clear. FXP does the ENTIRE 2011 xperia line of phones, so sorry if a few build.prop lines get overlooked. 99% of "the touchpads" not working is due to the game itself and how it has them implemented and guess what..They use close source. So how can there be a "fix" when they can't see the source? Do not speak about which you know nothing about, as a developer who worked for cm a few years back, I find your comment insulting. It was cm that started custom roms in the first place.
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Hey now, I am sure it reads alot worse than he meant it, lets not start getting insulted by some internet goobieness. Like I said in my opening post, fxp did a great job with what the had to work with. The problem lies with Sony Ericsson we can all agree with that right?
I used to run the UK build but the draw of ICS made me leave it. Imma look into COLA this weekend!
Thanks guys and keep the responses coming.

If only all gsm rom can be tweaked to work on cdma then there won't be any problem about ics..
Too bad most dev don't even have R800x
Sent from my R800x using xda app-developers app

I'm running AOKP/milestone 6- supervenoms rom. Freshly installed last night. Trying to figure out what governors best for me.
Sent from my R800x using xda app-developers app

Just flashed FXP138 (was on CM9 stable, but FXP claims that touchpads are fixed)

agraceful said:
Let me make this clear. FXP does the ENTIRE 2011 xperia line of phones, so sorry if a few build.prop lines get overlooked. 99% of "the touchpads" not working is due to the game itself and how it has them implemented and guess what..They use close source. So how can there be a "fix" when they can't see the source? Do not speak about which you know nothing about, as a developer who worked for cm a few years back, I find your comment insulting. It was cm that started custom roms in the first place.
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Sorry Agraceful I disregard my earlier comment and I didnt mean to spark a argument. Your right I dont know anything about developing roms or what not however having a half functional Xperia play is another thing leaving a sour taste in my mouth. As soon as i installed the latest FXP it had working touchpads however there is still the circle button issue but I am convinced were getting one step closer for a fully functional Xperia play. My faith is restored Cyanogenmod/FXP and I do apologize for my remark.

[Q] Fast/lite r800x rom

Once again I'm back asking the same question as before. I hate doing this but I get so far out of the loop that I have no clue where the things have gone with the Xperia Play. But without further ado here we go.
I have done some digging through the development thread as well as the general and FAQ threads. Im looking for a light rom that is very good with gaming. Im currently running... well I cant seem to find it now. Anyways its starting to flip out on me here and there. Ive had it for a long time and I know development has come to a halt on it so its time to switch. I really don't care whether its ICS or Gingerbread. It would be cool if it was ICS but it still looks like ICS is to tough for our phones to run along with games. It also looks like PS pocket still is not supported on ICS, but I could be wrong. Along with the rom being light I want it to support the PS pocket so I can play my PSX games. This is a must for me. It seams stupid to drop a feature that was the whole reason for me getting this phone. I see a lot of people are saying NTX Light rocks and from what I see it does but its GSM only. From the looks of it CDMA seams to be a rare thing to support in a rom now a days. I don't blame the developer since the CDMA community looks to be a ghost town. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated!! Id love to hear from the few CDMA users still here but you GSM guys are alright. Your opinion is welcome as well .
Edit: Oh and if you haven't guessed my bootloader is unlocked.

Cola rom on 2.3.3 gb or gbtweaked i got darkforest 3.0.5 as my bootloader is locked all three have done great for me.
sent from my r800x with darkforest rom 3.0.5 on locked bootloader

I got Cola rom on my X and never looked back

I prefered Stock .2.3.4 (64 baseband) with RooT and delete all malware ( FB, Timescape etc) + DooMKERNEL V14 + ICS Theme its ultimate weapon...
FAST, STABLE, LIGHT ( only using only 80MB of RAM... 250MB FREE for you)
I can upload for you CWM Backup

I use to be on cola but I was having stability issues for some reason. I guess it could of been because of a bad flash. After a month or so it started bugging out on me. If I'm not mistaken Hogwarts was going to pass the cola rom onto someone else. Did this happen or is development still at a stand still since Hogwarts phone got eaten?
As for 2.3.4 I also had that before cola but gmail would never sync. The stock roms are OK but I notice, even after uninstalling all the bloatware there is still speed issues compared to a bare rom. Unless this has changed?

BrownEye02 said:
I use to be on cola but I was having stability issues for some reason. I guess it could of been because of a bad flash. After a month or so it started bugging out on me. If I'm not mistaken Hogwarts was going to pass the cola rom onto someone else. Did this happen or is development still at a stand still since Hogwarts phone got eaten?
As for 2.3.4 I also had that before cola but gmail would never sync. The stock roms are OK but I notice, even after uninstalling all the bloatware there is still speed issues compared to a bare rom. Unless this has changed?
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I think v6 supercharger that was preinstalled in cola is giving you problems.

Well last night I stayed up and installed cola again. It started acting up on me again then I remembered chery2k said v6 came installed on the rom. I always use AutoKiller Memory Optimizer with any rom install and thought they might be interfering with each other. Did a fresh install this time not installing AutoKiller and she runs like a champ. Normally by the end of the day I have 20-5 % battery life left. Now Im at 50% and I still have my usual 1.5 Ghz overclock. Thanks for the recommendation guys. Even though its an old rom I use to be on you helped me fix the issues I had with it. THANKS!

[Q] Phone screen full artifacting on lupus kernel. Help ;_;

A while back installed the lupus kernel and android 4.Whatever on my xperia play.
I wasn't exactly happy with a lot of things but at least it worked.
Just now without any reason it started showing mad artifacting and while booting up there is rainbow colored tv static. i can barely make out anything and crashes are everywhere. Especially the developer settings menu.
could this have to do with the lupus kernel and the 4.?? Android version i have, or is this a hardware problem?
All the information is in the only thread i ever made. Since my pc is broken and im posting from my psvita i cant copy the url here.
If you search my username itll pop up.
I can enter the recovery menu but i don't remember if i have a backup on it.
I'D like to reinstall the original android 2.1 or whatever i had, if that helps anyway, but i need someone to help me through the steps.

CatnipPhilosophy said:
A while back installed the lupus kernel and android 4.Whatever on my xperia play.
I wasn't exactly happy with a lot of things but at least it worked.
Just now without any reason it started showing mad artifacting and while booting up there is rainbow colored tv static. i can barely make out anything and crashes are everywhere. Especially the developer settings menu.
could this have to do with the lupus kernel and the 4.?? Android version i have, or is this a hardware problem?
All the information is in the only thread i ever made. Since my pc is broken and im posting from my psvita i cant copy the url here.
If you search my username itll pop up.
I can enter the recovery menu but i don't remember if i have a backup on it.
I'D like to reinstall the original android 2.1 or whatever i had, if that helps anyway, but i need someone to help me through the steps.
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First of all what do you mean by android 4? please be more specific are you meaning to say the advanced ftf? and from the sound of your issue if at first when still entering CWM or initial boot you are having the screen problem i can confidently say that is a hardware problem however if not the best way to solve this is flashing the original ftf for xperia play search in google i assure you can find it, and you can start from there you will need to have that pc fixed before anything else though

fritzbored said:
First of all what do you mean by android 4? please be more specific are you meaning to say the advanced ftf? and from the sound of your issue if at first when still entering CWM or initial boot you are having the screen problem i can confidently say that is a hardware problem however if not the best way to solve this is flashing the original ftf for xperia play search in google i assure you can find it, and you can start from there you will need to have that pc fixed before anything else though
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after you posted i got kind of sad and i said to my bro: i dont want my phone to die ;_; and i hugged it close to my face. then when i looked at it later the screen was back to normal! if you want to know my reaction type in will smith video games on youtube. the moment he enters the room.
Anyways i then realized i might have hugged something back in place and started messing with the slide system for the playstation buttons. artifacts started appearing and disapearing again in reaction. So thats where the problem originated from. its now 12 hours later and its still working. So all in all you were right about it being a hardware problem. :silly:
Still i am going to reinstall the original os. If i google ftf for xperia play will i be able to find instructions on it to do the whole process?

CatnipPhilosophy said:
after you posted i got kind of sad and i said to my bro: i dont want my phone to die ;_; and i hugged it close to my face. then when i looked at it later the screen was back to normal! if you want to know my reaction type in will smith video games on youtube. the moment he enters the room.
Anyways i then realized i might have hugged something back in place and started messing with the slide system for the playstation buttons. artifacts started appearing and disapearing again in reaction. So thats where the problem originated from. its now 12 hours later and its still working. So all in all you were right about it being a hardware problem. :silly:
Still i am going to reinstall the original os. If i google ftf for xperia play will i be able to find instructions on it to do the whole process?
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try to search in the dev section for xperia play the complet instruction on how to flash the ftf, install kernel, and custom roms can be found there. heres the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1093.. and maybe your phone just needs a little love after all lol

fritzbored said:
try to search in the dev section for xperia play the complet instruction on how to flash the ftf, install kernel, and custom roms can be found there. heres the link http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1093.. and maybe your phone just needs a little love after all lol
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I've now spent more than 6 hours on and off trying to research this **** again and i'm about done.
I don't know how i did it but i now have the turbo kernel and pacman rom installed. thank you very much for posting the link. i was messing around with stupid **** on google before that and couldn't get it working. my phone is much faster already.

I think you enabled show screen updates in the developer menu haha
sent from my Sony Ericsson Xperia Play™(r800x) Running Slimbean 3.0 using Tapatalk 2™

crazymonkey05 said:
I think you enabled show screen updates in the developer menu haha
sent from my Sony Ericsson Xperia Play™(r800x) Running Slimbean 3.0 using Tapatalk 2™
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hah No, but i did try that once. a whole different type of flickering.
I have tried the new turbo kernel and pacman rom. normal stuff is a lot quicker, but playing epsxe is actually slower than on lupus ics beta and uh...the rom had before. forgot which one.
most important, my hardware keys arent working anymore. they just don't do anything. do i need to flash an extra plugin to get it working?
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im an idiot. pacman doesn't say it supports game keys. i just assumed so.
and i just found out that for best performance i'd want lupus gb kernel. from this i can conclude that the thing that was making my first flash slow was the rom and not the kernel.
what would be the fastest rom with camera, gamepad and standard functionality? and is there any difference between 480p and 720p? besides from the difference in quality?

CatnipPhilosophy said:
hah No, but i did try that once. a whole different type of flickering.
I have tried the new turbo kernel and pacman rom. normal stuff is a lot quicker, but playing epsxe is actually slower than on lupus ics beta and uh...the rom had before. forgot which one.
most important, my hardware keys arent working anymore. they just don't do anything. do i need to flash an extra plugin to get it working?
*edit*
im an idiot. pacman doesn't say it supports game keys. i just assumed so.
and i just found out that for best performance i'd want lupus gb kernel. from this i can conclude that the thing that was making my first flash slow was the rom and not the kernel.
what would be the fastest rom with camera, gamepad and standard functionality? and is there any difference between 480p and 720p? besides from the difference in quality?
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480p doesn't take full screen videos you'll see black lines on the sides but its good enough and gives you more ram
Sent from my r800x using xda developers app

CatnipPhilosophy said:
hah No, but i did try that once. a whole different type of flickering.
I have tried the new turbo kernel and pacman rom. normal stuff is a lot quicker, but playing epsxe is actually slower than on lupus ics beta and uh...the rom had before. forgot which one.
most important, my hardware keys arent working anymore. they just don't do anything. do i need to flash an extra plugin to get it working?
*edit*
im an idiot. pacman doesn't say it supports game keys. i just assumed so.
and i just found out that for best performance i'd want lupus gb kernel. from this i can conclude that the thing that was making my first flash slow was the rom and not the kernel.
what would be the fastest rom with camera, gamepad and standard functionality? and is there any difference between 480p and 720p? besides from the difference in quality?
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why dont you try to test the roms on my signatures, these are my daily driver roms, if you want more ram but less video quality use 480p if you want better video recording but sacrificing a little bit of ram go with 720p, we really couldnt say which is the best rom because usually once you start flashing rom you would notice there are things that you want thats not in the rom and there are also things that you need that that is in the rom.

fritzbored said:
why dont you try to test the roms on my signatures, these are my daily driver roms, if you want more ram but less video quality use 480p if you want better video recording but sacrificing a little bit of ram go with 720p, we really couldnt say which is the best rom because usually once you start flashing rom you would notice there are things that you want thats not in the rom and there are also things that you need that that is in the rom.
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actually my plan was to use the lupus v9 kernel and auroraplay rom. after i flashed lupus using flashtool it just did nothng at the lupus logo. even when mashing back or volume down. then i tried flashing the rom to see if that did anything but nothing.
so i flashed back turbo and pacman which is actually really nice. but still slower in games than what i had and the gamepad isnt working. i don't get what i'm doing wrong. flashing it is all i need to do right? i did lupus before so i dont get why its not working.

[Q] Anyone still on Gingerbread? Which ROM is your daily

Hi everyone, I just created this thread as I would like to know who is still on GB 2.3.x. Which ROM (GB) are you using, what are the current bugs or issues? I am asking since I got my Glide with ICS 4.0.4. After some research I came here looking for some answers and procedures on rooting & flashing. Found exactly what I was looking for, thanks to you all btw. Got bored of ICS as it used too much RAM & battery, tried LiteRom, had some issues, then came back to sock rooted, was not convinced. Started using some JB ROMS, issues. KitKat... issues. I want to start using a GB ROM, but I would really like some feedback form experienced users in what are the pro's & con's for GB, as I am aware that there's a lot of apps not compatible with this O.S. I would appreciate some advice from you guys! Thanks in advance

Wow... No one is using GB anymore? LOL... Just wanted to try it out, but I have only received some feedback from Androide3 using Osimod. Well... I guess I'll give it a shot sometime

GB Rogers Stock
I am still using GB Rogers stock ROM on my captivate glide.
Havent been able to root it yet.
plas help:cyclops::cyclops:
lasuazo said:
Hi everyone, I just created this thread as I would like to know who is still on GB 2.3.x. Which ROM (GB) are you using, what are the current bugs or issues? I am asking since I got my Glide with ICS 4.0.4. After some research I came here looking for some answers and procedures on rooting & flashing. Found exactly what I was looking for, thanks to you all btw. Got bored of ICS as it used too much RAM & battery, tried LiteRom, had some issues, then came back to sock rooted, was not convinced. Started using some JB ROMS, issues. KitKat... issues. I want to start using a GB ROM, but I would really like some feedback form experienced users in what are the pro's & con's for GB, as I am aware that there's a lot of apps not compatible with this O.S. I would appreciate some advice from you guys! Thanks in advance
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neerajprabhu said:
I am still using GB Rogers stock ROM on my captivate glide.
Havent been able to root it yet.
plas help:cyclops::cyclops:
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Oh cool. Still in stock, how's everything going with your Glide? For rooting GB follow this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1378082 Make sure you read it at least 3 times, to make sure you got it. There's also this updated guide on installing ROMs & ICS http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2623635 :good:

lasuazo said:
... Got bored of ICS as it used too much RAM & battery, tried LiteRom, had some issues, then came back to sock rooted, was not convinced. Started using some JB ROMS, issues. KitKat... issues. I want to start using a GB ROM, but I would really like some feedback form experienced users in what are the pro's & con's for GB, as I am aware that there's a lot of apps not compatible with this O.S. I would appreciate some advice from you guys!
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Hi
even if I cannot help you regarding a pro/contra list for GB I'm interested in what your issues were in LiteROM? I'm currently developing a fork based on it because I also had issues - maybe I had the same and therefore solved already
And if so you may not need a pro/contra list anymore
Regards
xdajog

xdajog said:
Hi
even if I cannot help you regarding a pro/contra list for GB I'm interested in what your issues were in LiteROM? I'm currently developing a fork based on it because I also had issues - maybe I had the same and therefore solved already
And if so you may not need a pro/contra list anymore
Regards
xdajog
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Thanks for your reply ... I used it for a long time, I actually had some issues with the toggles turning on automatically, like gps, wifi and data... Camera will shut down the phone if less than 25% charge, if im not mistaken... Weird FC´s. Other issues I honestly do not remember. I was using ROMs based on KK4.4 like cr droid pac and CM11. But I went back to stock as I wanted a fully functional phone. Rooted, deleted all AT&T bloat. Did some tweaks, and so far so good. I never got used to the idea of GB as for now is way too old...

lasuazo said:
Thanks for your reply ... I used it for a long time, I actually had some issues with the toggles turning on automatically, like gps, wifi and data... Camera will shut down the phone if less than 25% charge, if im not mistaken... Weird FC´s. Other issues I honestly do not remember. I was using ROMs based on KK4.4 like cr droid pac and CM11.
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Hm never had a camera crash but in LiteROM you have the choice of 3 different camera apps maybe I use another one than you had. The toggle thing sounds more interesting because I can't remember that I saw that before! So you want to say that e.g. GPS is turning on automatically?
But I went back to stock as I wanted a fully functional phone. Rooted, deleted all AT&T bloat. Did some tweaks, and so far so good. I never got used to the idea of GB as for now is way too old...
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Well so you are satisfied now ?

xdajog said:
Hm never had a camera crash but in LiteROM you have the choice of 3 different camera apps maybe I use another one than you had. The toggle thing sounds more interesting because I can't remember that I saw that before! So you want to say that e.g. GPS is turning on automatically?
Well so you are satisfied now ?
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Oh hell no! Just saw your ROM post in General! Go read it LOL

My Glide has been in a drawer for over a year and I recently decided to try using it again. It's still on GB, rooted and unlocked. I ended up putting it back in the drawer, mainly because quite a few of my apps complained about not having ICS or above.
I would like to update it to a newer, stable, close-as-possible-to-stock ROM when I have time.

I have been using stock ICS 4.0.4 the last 3 weeks, I really have nothing to complain as I did some mods over the stock rom, mostly uninstalling all the att crap, and some unnecesary apps like gmail & google + running in the background consuming lots of resources. So far it has been great, plus I havent had battery issues. It will last the entire day, without a heavy usage of course. Currently waiting for the release of sedirom to try it out as Im getting used to the ol ICS as it is really stable, as if not 100% stable. Has anyone used Xposed with stock ICS? If you have, please let me know which mods have you done with it.

lasuazo said:
I have been using stock ICS 4.0.4 the last 3 weeks, I really have nothing to complain as I did some mods over the stock rom, mostly uninstalling all the att crap, and some unnecesary apps like gmail & google + running in the background consuming lots of resources. So far it has been great, plus I havent had battery issues. It will last the entire day, without a heavy usage of course. Currently waiting for the release of sedirom to try it out as Im getting used to the ol ICS as it is really stable, as if not 100% stable. Has anyone used Xposed with stock ICS? If you have, please let me know which mods have you done with it.
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Had my wife on Stock until upgrading to ICS 4.04. Was a bit flaky and upgraded to KitKat. I can definitely say the looks of KK is much better but it sure was more stable on stock. Biggest issues tended to be BlueTooth as we continued upgrading..

shawn_ky said:
Had my wife on Stock until upgrading to ICS 4.04. Was a bit flaky and upgraded to KitKat. I can definitely say the looks of KK is much better but it sure was more stable on stock. Biggest issues tended to be BlueTooth as we continued upgrading..
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I actually used Bubor´s CM11 with KitKat 4.4.2 & 4.4.3. It really is smooth and I really liked it, but I just like my phone with no issues at all, so I went back to stock ICS. Which Rom are you using for kitkat?

lasuazo said:
I actually used Bubor´s CM11 with KitKat 4.4.2 & 4.4.3. It really is smooth and I really liked it, but I just like my phone with no issues at all, so I went back to stock ICS. Which Rom are you using for kitkat?
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Using Bubor's OmniRom 4.4.4.... When we connect it to the car via Bluetooth (after deleting pairing, etc.) it still isn't working... On ICS 4.04 Bluetooth worked fine most of the time, but kept dropping ever so often. My wife's Fitbit Flex wouldn't connect either. Ironically, it does on 4.4.4....

Love my glide
from a hardware perspective I love my glide. I don't really want to upgrade to a new phone, but I have had several annoyances on it. One of them is the Google maps not working with Ice Cream Sandwich. Other annoyances too. I tired the KitKat rom here, and it's very good, but I was trying to get all of the google apps on and I hit a wall with the partition size. Seemed fixable but was driving me nuts. Not sure which direction I should go now.

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Not sure which direction I should go now.
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Install them as user apps.
Sent from my OmniROM-powered LG Optimus 4X HD

terryowen said:
My Glide has been in a drawer for over a year and I recently decided to try using it again. It's still on GB, rooted and unlocked. I ended up putting it back in the drawer, mainly because quite a few of my apps complained about not having ICS or above.
I would like to update it to a newer, stable, close-as-possible-to-stock ROM when I have time.
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can u make a CWM backup and send the files(zipped) please?

krome_3k said:
can u make a CWM backup and send the files(zipped) please?
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Maybe next weekend if I have time. Aren't there stock roms available though?

terryowen said:
Maybe next weekend if I have time. Aren't there stock roms available though?
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gingerbread? not as a cwm zip.

[Q] Help setting up a brand new Xperia Play for my daughters birthday pls :)

My daughter (13) being a playstation fan....saw the "playstation phone" somewhere and had a fit for it. I had to look up what she was talking about and strangely....I had never seen or heard of the Xperia Play. I found an unopened brand new Verizon (r800x) and bought it for her. Her birthday is next month and I am wanting to get this thing set up for her. I didnt realize that Sony had stopped support for this phone...so I cant even update from the stock android version This will be her first phone, and I think she will absolutely love it....but I need some help getting it updated please.
I have the phone set up and activated on Page Plus. I have read and read and read on the different roms and kernels etc. and TBH...it is all greek to me lol. I have never rooted a phone...used a custom rom or kernel etc. So I am hoping that some of you awesome peeps could help me out a little and help put a huge smile on my little girls face .
I noticed that several roms overclock the processor and up the screen res to 720p. That would be awesome to have since she will game the crap out of it lol. Of course I want all of the functions of the slide out controller to work...like the touch sensors etc. and also the wifi, camera etc. because well...shes a teenager. I also have Themer on my S3 and she LOVES messing with it and I am not sure if its possible for it to work on the Play even with a custom rom etc.
If any kind soul would mind telling me which rom etc would be the best to use for this, and also help me with getting it all installed and set up etc. I would GREATLY appreciate it!! Thanks so much!

HBD to your daughter
Hi, it's amazing, our loved xplay will never die .
First of all, if you have your bootloader unlocked then you are ready to choose (see point #2) then flash a rom (see point #3), if not then give a look to THIS for web unlocking for R800x (may work) or THIS it should work for R800x too but roms must be for R800x, you can search on each rom post to see if that rom are compatible.
Lets think about gaming and stuff, if you think your daughter will use it to play heavy games instead social stuff and multitask is not a problem then GingerBread is the best option, if you think she will be a casual gamer and will want multitask and other cool "new" stuff then ICS, Jellybean is not an option since you said that you want touchpads and jellybean has no functional touchpads.
In both GB and ICS you will able to record on 720p and Overclock your device and i recommend to O.C up to 1.6GHz with a Lupus Kernel.
Now, i have tested a several roms and kernels and i'll list those which i think are the best.
GINGER BREAD
Gin2KitKat very good UI, good for gaming and social
AuroraPlay simple UI, very good for gaming (the best i think)
ICE CREAM SANDWICH
GAMING HYBRID simple UI, light and good for gaming
ICS Original original Sony Ericsson UI, good for gaming and social
Xperia Play ZXperia Z UI(the best i think), very good for gaming and social
As i said before, you must see if the rom is compatible for R800x since almost all of them are for R800i.
As a matter in fact i'm using Xperia Play Z with DoomKernel at 1.6GHz and i think its the best of the best :laugh:
Hope i was helpful, i'm sorry for my bad english. Good luck. :fingers-crossed:

Thanks SO much for your help She will game of course but I think the ICS would suit her better. After writing this...i read some more....and some more lol....anyway I found the sony unlocking website...and unfortunately I dont have the "bootloader status" option so it says I cant unlock it
I would love to set it up exactly like yours is, since it seems you really like it . Is there a workaround for the bootloader problem?
Thanks again for your help!

Well...I got the bootloader unlocked
I wanted to use the Xperia Play Z rom that you mentioned...but it doesnt seem to be a r800x rom Can anybody recommend a ICS rom and kernel for the r800x please?

Try Hybrid
GAMING HYBRID has a CDMA (r800x) version :highfive:.
Actually you can flash any R800i ICS ROM but you will not have network but wifi, just to try maybe .
May you should pm Markphyton to know if the Xperia Play Z rom will be ported ro r800x in near future, meanwhile try Hybrid Gaming its UI is not as ugly as you may think, is stable and light, give it a chance.

kidtransam said:
Well...I got the bootloader unlocked
I wanted to use the Xperia Play Z rom that you mentioned...but it doesnt seem to be a r800x rom Can anybody recommend a ICS rom and kernel for the r800x please?
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if r800x is not the only option that would work in you area.. then you really made a mistake by buying the x version.,. should have bought the r800i.

Want Controller in Minecraft
I am setting up an Xperia Play for my daughter as well, and two more for my sons, only we have the CDMA version. So far I have tried CyanogenMod 9.1 and Xperia Play Z. In both of them, the controller functionality is just junk in Minecraft. Both Softsticks operate the same functions as the D-Pad on the left, leaving no good way to get around without constantly touching the screen. Additionally, on both ROMs, the only way I could get the option to play worlds locally was to copy them over from other devices, only then did the New and Edit buttons show up, and they still go missing most of the time.
So my question: Would anyone like to give an example of a specific custom ROM which gives them good controller performance in Minecraft? I would prefer Android 4.0 or better so I could recover from the kids changing the PIN(also, using PINs) to something they don't remember, and using phone location from within the Play store, otherwise I might have stuck with Stock in the first place.
Update: After trying Gaming Hybrid, I am mystified as to how it made the recommended list at all, and... I'll stop right there because that's the most positive thing I have to say about it. ICS Original gave me no controller love in Minecraft either, but even though it tried to set default language to Chinese it was at least stable during its four-minute eval.