Today I again unlocked my bootloader to test out the latest CM. After doing so I flashed Elite kernel by Rayman and went back to my stock ROM.
Then I followed this guide to get Music info working on unlocked bootloader. It uses SemcMetaData.apk from the T JB leak. The method worked and download music info is functional.
HOWEVER, now I also have Bravia WORKING for videos. This is not placebo, I know the difference between Bravia on and off. I pause the video and turn Bravia on/off in settings, than back to video and it works. The saturation gets increased and it's fully functional.
Perhaps if we get the CredentialManagerService.apk from the same leak and put it to system app, maybe Bravia will work for pictures as well? Please someone post the CredentialManagerService.apk from DoomLord's JB leak.
revan17 said:
Today I again unlocked my bootloader to test out the latest CM. After doing so I flashed Elite kernel by Rayman and went back to my stock ROM.
Then I followed this guide to get Music info working on unlocked bootloader. It uses SemcMetaData.apk from the T JB leak. The method worked and download music info is functional.
HOWEVER, now I also have Bravia WORKING for videos. This is not placebo, I know the difference between Bravia on and off. I pause the video and turn Bravia on/off in settings, than back to video and it works. The saturation gets increased and it's fully functional.
Perhaps if we get the CredentialManagerService.apk from the same leak and put it to system app, maybe Bravia will work for pictures as well? Please someone post the CredentialManagerService.apk from DoomLord's JB leak.
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Sounds intresting.... Kudos to u for that
Can u pls make a stepwise procedure guide(for be) so we can try the same
(using cm10)
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xyge said:
Sounds intresting.... Kudos to u for that
Can u pls make a stepwise procedure guide so we can try the same
(using cm10)
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I just flashed this kernel. Then followed this guide. Just clear data for Download Music Info and copy the attached file to system>app with correct permissions, then reboot.
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I just flashed this kernel. Then followed this guide. Just clear data for Download Music Info and copy the attached file to system>app with correct permissions, then reboot.
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That alone made the be work?
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That alone made the be work?
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Yes, but only for video(using the stock movie app). Pictures are still without BE.
I tried the CredentialManagersService.apk from DoomLord's leak but it doesn't work. BE still works for movies but not for pictures, it also breaks download music info(it says security error). The file is not for our device, it's not even recognized under Settings>Apps as installed.
revan17 said:
Today I again unlocked my bootloader to test out the latest CM. After doing so I flashed Elite kernel by Rayman and went back to my stock ROM.
Then I followed this guide to get Music info working on unlocked bootloader. It uses SemcMetaData.apk from the T JB leak. The method worked and download music info is functional.
HOWEVER, now I also have Bravia WORKING for videos. This is not placebo, I know the difference between Bravia on and off. I pause the video and turn Bravia on/off in settings, than back to video and it works. The saturation gets increased and it's fully functional.
Perhaps if we get the CredentialManagerService.apk from the same leak and put it to system app, maybe Bravia will work for pictures as well? Please someone post the CredentialManagerService.apk from DoomLord's JB leak.
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As far as i can remember, unlocking bootloader never affected BE for video, BE only stopped working when watching photos in album app.
Be it stock ICS or JB BE works for video regardless of bootloader status.
Piyush Rawal said:
As far as i can remember, unlocking bootloader never affected BE for video, BE only stopped working when watching photos in album app.
Be it stock ICS or JB BE works for video regardless of bootloader status.
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Are you sure? After unlocking be wasn't working for videos on my device.
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Bravia engine is always working with Video in Unlocked bootloader. The problem is image!
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Then sorry about this folks, I thought I was onto something.
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hi everyone
i followed all the steps to incorporate the bravia engine in my xperia play
everything went fine except for the terminal commands (busybox)
busybox always says no such file or directory ...not happy
so i reboot and to my suprise the bravia option shows up in settings
does this mean its working ? my specs:xperia play bootlocked(rogers) and rooted on 2.3.3 uk(r800i) ....i suspect that my problem is the bootloader, since its locked
dont bother, it had very little to no visible change when viewing the gallery.
and what's with the double post????
dont know why
i only made one post,but it duplicated sorry maybe because of doing back in my browser after posting not sure
sorry again i will try and delete the other post
Hello there this is my first post lol. Anyway i I wanted to ask if i could enable root on MIUI for Xperia Play. I use this fine ROM here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1719746 but I cannot get root to work. I open LBE Guard but it still does not work... can someone help me with this? Also in the thread it says that face unlock works but that too does not seem to work. Sorry if I have posted this in the wrong place but as I am a new user i could not post a reply on the actual thread for the rom. Thanks in advance
Download Root Checker off the market to double check that you are indeed rooted. I had an issue with a kernel where it said it was pre-rooted but for some reason mine wasn't.
Also, go through the pages on the thread and see if anyone has used a different kernel than the recommended one. Most ICS based roms will work with any ICS kernel. Make sure to keep your current one backed up on your computer in case none work. If a kernel is not compatible, you won't get past the kernel screen. Battery pull, flash next kernel. If all else fails go back to your current one
I'd say try the FXP ICS beta kernel. Or possibly DoomKernel (make sure its the ICS one AND you get the wifi fix if says its required).
www.xperiagamer.com has a list of kernels under the "rooted" section with links to the relevant XDA thread
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i did use root checker before, but i fixed the problem, kinda. i reinstalled the rom and chose superSU in the AROMA installer instead of normal superuser, and that got root working. However, i would like to thank you very much for your reply as i can tell it took a lot of time to write.
on to the next problem, anyone got face unlock working? if so how
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i did use root checker before, but i fixed the problem, kinda. i reinstalled the rom and chose superSU in the AROMA installer instead of normal superuser, and that got root working. However, i would like to thank you very much for your reply as i can tell it took a lot of time to write.
on to the next problem, anyone got face unlock working? if so how
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You're welcome I'd bookmark xperiagamer.com btw. Perfect site for the Play.
Anyway, I wouldn't recommend FaceUnlock. Its extremely temperamental and more often than not you'll end up having to use your PIN or Pattern unlock. The front camera on the Play is far to dim for FaceUnlock to be a feasible option. So, I'd advise against it and stick to the option you currently use
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aah oh well, i didnt face unlock. thanks again
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Has anyone been able to get the 4.2 camera on the Dinc? I've been trying to get it to work on mine but I have had no luck. If anyone has, would please show how you got it to work? thanks!
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Has anyone been able to get the 4.2 camera on the Dinc? I've been trying to get it to work on mine but I have had no luck. If anyone has, would please show how you got it to work? thanks!
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When I saw this, I though, "Your'e crazy!" But I tried it anyway...yeah, I'm crazy too...Amazingly, it actually works!! It's pretty slow (and the camera preview goes wonky just like the stock JB camera app), and video recording is broken on this ROM currently (Pons CM10-Unofficial-11-01). But the 4.2 camera actually works.
I copied the files over manually and fixed permissions (I used X-plore, but Root Explorer or adb would work as well), that way I could back up all the files I was replacing in case things went ugly. I quickly found:
The Problem. There's not enough room on the system partition for this newer (bigger) camera app and for the extra libs it requires. SO it will fail if you just try to flash the .zip. The easiest way to get it to work is to use Titanium Backup to uninstall some stuff. First to go is Gallery (we're replacing that), then I uninstalled Email, Exchange Services, Setup Wizard, Google One Time Init, and Trebuchet (make sure you have another launcher installed before you remove Trebuchet). THen, it was just a matter of copying the new files into place, fixing their permissions, and rebooting. But if you clean up some space on /system, you should be able to install the .zip from recovery and be good to go.
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When I saw this, I though, "Your'e crazy!" But I tried it anyway...yeah, I'm crazy too...Amazingly, it actually works!! It's pretty slow (and the camera preview goes wonky just like the stock JB camera app), and video recording is broken on this ROM currently (Pons CM10-Unofficial-11-01). But the 4.2 camera actually works.
I copied the files over manually and fixed permissions (I used X-plore, but Root Explorer or adb would work as well), that way I could back up all the files I was replacing in case things went ugly. I quickly found:
The Problem. There's not enough room on the system partition for this newer (bigger) camera app and for the extra libs it requires. SO it will fail if you just try to flash the .zip. The easiest way to get it to work is to use Titanium Backup to uninstall some stuff. First to go is Gallery (we're replacing that), then I uninstalled Email, Exchange Services, Setup Wizard, Google One Time Init, and Trebuchet (make sure you have another launcher installed before you remove Trebuchet). THen, it was just a matter of copying the new files into place, fixing their permissions, and rebooting. But if you clean up some space on /system, you should be able to install the .zip from recovery and be good to go.
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I did exactly what you put and it WORKED!!! you have no idea how excited I am thank you so very much!
Just by way of confirmation, it does work (and is easier) to install the 4.2 camera this way:
1. Install your favorite JB ROM and gapps; boot the phone.
2. Using Titanium, uninstall gallery, and a few other things as mentined in post #2.
3. Boot into recovery again and install the 4.2 camera zip. (the one that's patched to work on non-nexus devices, procured elsewhere)
4. Boot the phone again and enjoy the goodness!
If anybody figures out a way to get anything useful out of photosphere on this phone, let me know.
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Just by way of confirmation, it does work (and is easier) to install the 4.2 camera this way:
1. Install your favorite JB ROM and gapps; boot the phone.
2. Using Titanium, uninstall gallery, and a few other things as mentined in post #2.
3. Boot into recovery again and install the 4.2 camera zip. (the one that's patched to work on non-nexus devices, procured elsewhere)
4. Boot the phone again and enjoy the goodness!
If anybody figures out a way to get anything useful out of photosphere on this phone, let me know.
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All good advice, and uninstalling unneeded system apps is prudent with JB Roms. But to short circuit all this - I simply use the Camera360 app, which I find to be much better than the native camera app.
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All good advice, and uninstalling unneeded system apps is prudent with JB Roms. But to short circuit all this - I simply use the Camera360 app, which I find to be much better than the native camera app.
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Except this thread is about the 4.2 camera which has Photosphere it in, not the stock app itself.
Well photosphere seems to be pretty much a functional failure on the Dinc, but the new gallery app is pretty cool. It's fast (it took some time to 'settle in'), plus the photo editing features are pretty neat. I'm liking it!
do you have a link where the 4.2 camera zip is? I've been looking for days to find a way to get the camera working on this dinc running tinys cm10. if there is another thread with a detailed walkthrough or if you could maybe post one to help those like me looking for this camera fix it would be much appreciated. desperately need to get this monkey off my back so I can pass this phone on. thanks!
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do you have a link where the 4.2 camera zip is? I've been looking for days to find a way to get the camera working on this dinc running tinys cm10. if there is another thread with a detailed walkthrough or if you could maybe post one to help those like me looking for this camera fix it would be much appreciated. desperately need to get this monkey off my back so I can pass this phone on. thanks!
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The 4.2 camera being discussed in this thread had been ripped from the Nexus 4 and patched by Android Police (I believe) to work on other phones. I don't have the link handy, but I'm not sure it would do you any good anyway. What are you trying to fix? The camera (except for video recording) works on tiny's CM10, works better than the 4.2 camera actually because the camera preview goes nuts sometimes on the 4.2 camera, and tiny's CM10 uses the legacy (ICS) camera which does not have the preview issues. If you really want the 4.2 camera, an easier way to get it is to flash tiny's CM10.1, but like I said, this will have the preview issues. The only difference between the default CM10.1 camera and the patched 4.2 camera is Photosphere, which does not work on our phones anyway.
If you're looking for a camera 'fix' for CM10, the only thing that needs fixing is the camcorder, and for that you have two options:
1. Low-quality video recording with VideoCam Illusions, free on the Play Store
2. Use a Gingerbread (or older) ROM.
sorry for misunderstanding, I've been looking everywhere to figure out the issues I'm having with this dinc. I can't get the camera working or Netflix running tinys cm10. I don't think it's the Rom but I can't figure out where I've gone wrong. I've been lurking these forums for a while and have been able to troubleshoot the three other devices pretty good with the amazing info on here, but this one is getting the best of me at the moment. bought this dinc reconditioned, it was running 2.3.4 and I followed a tutorial to downgrade to 2.2 and root and get s-off with cwm. I upgraded to the latest cwm recovery and have flashed this rom 3 times trying to make sure it was clean. just keep getting a black screen when I try any camera app until it force closes. when I play a movie on Netflix everything works but the video is a black screen, even the sound plays. I realize this is in the wrong place but I can't post in dev yet, maybe I should start a new thread?
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sorry for misunderstanding, I've been looking everywhere to figure out the issues I'm having with this dinc. I can't get the camera working or Netflix running tinys cm10. I don't think it's the Rom but I can't figure out where I've gone wrong. I've been lurking these forums for a while and have been able to troubleshoot the three other devices pretty good with the amazing info on here, but this one is getting the best of me at the moment. bought this dinc reconditioned, it was running 2.3.4 and I followed a tutorial to downgrade to 2.2 and root and get s-off with cwm. I upgraded to the latest cwm recovery and have flashed this rom 3 times trying to make sure it was clean. just keep getting a black screen when I try any camera app until it force closes. when I play a movie on Netflix everything works but the video is a black screen, even the sound plays. I realize this is in the wrong place but I can't post in dev yet, maybe I should start a new thread?
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Netflix is broken on this device past gingerbread. I've yet to hear a single user report video on Netflix as working.
Do you remember having a working camera when you first started using it? It could be hardware failure for the camera. Also which gapps file did you flash? If you flashed the wrong one it could cause funkiness. If you didn't flash any, the camera should be working. I know that doesn't make sense but try to answer these questions as best as you can.
I followed the link to the gapps from tinys cm10 thread and downloaded jb 20121011 signed. I'll try without gapps tomorrow to see what that does. I hadn't begun to look into the Netflix issue yet so thank you for saving me the time on that. if that's not the right gapps then I'll try another, I appreciate the help, thank you. thanks for an awesome Rom btw, I have yet to find one this nice for any other device I'm using. Happy New year!
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I'm going to start a new thread since I need help figuring this camera problem out and I've already derailed this thread enough. any mods feel free to delete my posts in here if you see fit. thanks!
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please please please , i want to disable auto brightness for my xperia s , when i'm playing games , the screen will turn dim fast very dim , please i need a way to disable auto brightness for sony xperia , disable auto brightness xperia doesn't work from play store , brightness manager root also doesn't work , i have sony xperia stock rom .55 , rooted , unlocked bootloader
Search "Disable Auto Brightness Xperia" in play store. Actually, this app sets /sys/class/leds/lcd-backlight/als/enable to "0" while the screen is unlocked. If someone could let this not change to "1", we can spare the app.
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Search "Disable Auto Brightness Xperia" in play store. Actually, this app sets /sys/class/leds/lcd-backlight/als/enable to "0" while the screen is unlocked. If someone could let this not change to "1", we can spare the app.
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it doesn't work i even tried init.d to disable it and setting .../als/enable to 0 , it will work for couple os mins then it will be changed automatically to 1
Change its permission to read only?
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**** i have same issue. Noticed it yesterday, when i play shadowgun or any other game for about 3min screen low brightnees a little, when i quit to menu everything going back to normaln (100 % brightness) da fu...
thanitos said:
Change its permission to read only?
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how , through root explorer it says mounted as RW , and there is no switch for R only
thanitos said:
Change its permission to read only?
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tried but it still doesn't work
worked on ION
I added that line to my Ion's current led brightness init.d file and I also had the random reactivate occur.
I then did a clean stock firmware flash, right after I de-odexed the rom. Root, CWM and init.d support were then installed. Then I added the line and it works, I had tested for a couple days before turning it back on.
I think it was the de-odexing that fixed it for the ION. This is how to De-odex the ION, it should also work for the XS.
ToledoJab said:
I added that line to my Ion's current led brightness init.d file and I also had the random reactivate occur.
I then did a clean stock firmware flash, right after I de-odexed the rom. Root, CWM and init.d support were then installed. Then I added the line and it works, I had tested for a couple days before turning it back on.
I think it was the de-odexing that fixed it for the ION. This is how to De-odex the ION, it should also work for the XS.
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i have my rom de-odex
elias234 said:
i have my rom de-odex
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You did not say so, guessing you wiped dalvic & cache after adding line to init.d
~Jaramie
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Every time I play a song and lock my Xperia ZQ (Brazilian Version of the ZL) I can't use any of my lockscreen widgets, and the music controls don't appear either. I was already having this issue at 4.2.2 stock and now at 4.3 (also stock) it still happens. Anyone know how to fix this?
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Every time I play a song and lock my Xperia ZQ (Brazilian Version of the ZL) I can't use any of my lockscreen widgets, and the music controls don't appear either. I was already having this issue at 4.2.2 stock and now at 4.3 (also stock) it still happens. Anyone know how to fix this?
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factory reset
bhavstech said:
factory reset
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well, it did work, but when I installed everything back the issue returned
lekey said:
well, it did work, but when I installed everything back the issue returned
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maybe then some thing u r installing is interfereing with the walkman app or lockscreen,check the running apps when u play music ,if u hav any app related to lockscreen or msic in ur phone remove it and check,if ur phone is rooted then did u install any kind of mod?
Nope, just plain stock(not even rooted). Yeah, I fixed it by uninstalling the launchers I was testing, the problem was caused by either Themer or Sword Art Online Phone (which is strange, because I didn't have any of those before the factory reset ). Anyway, thanks for the help :good: