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[Xperia Arc Android Development] Evil_Sephiroth:
After a long testing.

Stable and awensome for me.

but

-A little too Heavy on battery (same setting of "official" 2.3.4)

-CM7 v 42 and 41 (with doomkernel) don't accept setting different form interactiveX

I set interactive with setonboot (or other) and every time, after boot i have interactiveX again
[Xperia Arc Android Development] jlmcr87:
When FXP43 will be available?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] elgorgon:
Testing...

Bar response on left side of the screen,same in 41...

No data conection after turn off wifi ...i had to reboot ...

Battery drain in sleep mode ....always the radio....

Ill try during some days to give more, good work and good luck.

Enviado desde mi LT15i usando Tapatalk
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Nimche:
whenever you stop asking about releases :D JK

He mentioned that every Monday there will be updates, so I assume your best bet is on Monday.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] rafuru:
Hi i don't have vibration on my phone :( flashed on 4.0.1.A.0.283 and .368 and no one have vibration :(

On .283 i don't getting GSM Signal..
[Xperia Arc Android Development] hyde:
Same here, all things look good except for battery life and vibration missing.

And I am unable to use flashtool at all as it can't find my device. So now only hope the next update can resolve my vibration issue.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] steryman:
Will this work on a 0% battery bugged Arc?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] vmcuong:
You should try one more time, I used to flash my phone from 283 to Cm7.1,

it have not vibration. And try to flash back 386 before up to CM7,

it work :D

Good luck
[Xperia Arc Android Development] hyde:
I can't flash using flashtool. Unless there are way to flash without using flashtool.

I tried use fastboot to use the system.sin and get to .386 but still no vibration.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] maharz:
i didnt experience this problem
[Xperia Arc Android Development] jmg360:
I have the same problem I can not flash, I have pressed the cloth back reconoce.por but I do what I can not return to the 368.solution?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] xpecial11:
vibration fixed on new version ?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Okluzhion:
A question... why has my Talking Tom stopped repeating after me on this ROM? It's like he can't "hear" me...
[Xperia Arc Android Development] adiktz:
Try installing google voice search first and then talk to your Tom...!!!
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Okluzhion:
I tried. It did not work... I mean, it's not a big deal, but I'm interested in why it won't work.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] jerpelea:
FXP043 will require SEMC SW 4.0.2.A.0.42 (link on first page)

is not an mistake ! Arc (LT15i) can be flashed with Arc S (LT18i) firmware

the only difference is clockspeed

dont post bugs if official firmware is not upgraded!!

please update devices!
[Xperia Arc Android Development] --Rob--:
But FXP043 will be released on monday? Sounds a bit like it's online yet, but I don't see the link...
[Xperia Arc Android Development] adiktz:
Its quite a big deal...!!! any app requiring mic input like iris, tom cat, mic on keyboard wont work...!!! install google search first, then click on the mic...!!! you'll then be taken to market to download google voice search, install nd reboot...!!! See if that helps...!!!
[Xperia Arc Android Development] NeoCream:
Is it possible to add something like a "JPG quality to 100% tweak" to the next release?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Okluzhion:
Nope, tried that already. I'll check out the apps on stock ROM and see what might have been there that allowed app to respond in voice.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Bin4ry:
You are mixing up stuff:

Voice search = Voice Input

TTS = Text-To-Speech = Voice output from Text

Maybe thats what you are searching for ? ;)

Regards
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Okluzhion:
Tried everything, still not working, though.

Anyway, I'm guessing the 043 is coming this Monday?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] ShyamSasi:
Never ever never ask a developer ETA. It will just annoy them .... We all are excited but just give them time to work.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] rustynuts34:
I don't think he's asking for an ETA it says this on page one :-)

" from now numbering will indicate week number and if is possible new rom will be out every monday with latest progress"
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Okluzhion:
It's a she ;) And I wasn't asking, but since they've already stated that we have to upgrade to new FW, I thought that 043 has been released but saw no link. Sorry for "annoying" everybody ;)
[Xperia Arc Android Development] rustynuts34:
Sorry ;-) my bad wasn't paying enough attention just read the comnents
[Xperia Arc Android Development] jerpelea:
dont complain of HDMI,it is only black screen for now

is not an bug is work in progress

J

FreeXperia Team
[Xperia Arc Android Development] jerpelea:
FXP043 released
[Xperia Arc Android Development] cezarL:
Have the graphics issues been fixed in FXP043? (ID#8 on the bugtracker).

I was using CM7 on the Desire, but the severe banding I had with 042 on the Arc S was a major let-down (coupled with high battery drain), so I switched back to a stock ROM...
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Okluzhion:
FXP043

-fixed lights

-added keyboard lights on MiniPro

-moved to 4.0.2.A.0.42 source

-updated kernel with 4.0.2.A.0.9 patches

-keyboard & mouse suport

-fixed Playstation games on Play

-ANT+ all devices

-fixed Arc flash on snapshot and video

-fixed Live flash on snapshot and video

-fixed Mini flash on snapshot and video

-fixed Neo flash on snapshot and video

-fixed Pro flash on snapshot and video

-USB Tethering fix

-iptables fix (droidwall and co)

-fixed kernels for msm7x27

-added Torch app to Mini

-added Torch app to Active

not sure if that's all...
[Xperia Arc Android Development] cezarL:
Thanks, I had seen the changelog, I was only hoping they forgot to mention a fix for the graphics issue :)

If anyone flashes FXP043, would you mind starting the XDA (free) app and check how the startup screen looks? If there's no banding there, then it's been fixed :)
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Nimche:
I am on FXO42 and don't have that issue with xda free app. Anywhere else?

I will flash 43 shortly
[Xperia Arc Android Development] tiltyu:
I am also on FXP042 and no issue with the banding screen or any other graphic issue.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] sinkster:
i only get the banding with a change in lcd density. there's no issue with sensitivity at the bottom of screen with this update either.

sinkster©
[Xperia Arc Android Development] av4tar:
Sinkster, did you experience any battery drain with the previous cm roms?

just downloading the new FW and cm files to test. Battery drain for me has been shocking and ive wiped the battery stats/flashed with a full battery
[Xperia Arc Android Development] xexijreil:
Anyone that had the no vibration problem cause installing CM7 from .283...has it already been solved?? Have u upgraded first to .42 and then installed this new version of CM7??

Help please!!
[Xperia Arc Android Development] sinkster:
Nothing worrying, after any rom flash battery drain is normally high for the first cycle. The best things for that are altering the wifi scan interval in build.prop and check application permissions in cm settings.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] martin132014:
I have flash 043 and the gallery is slower to open than 042....anyone experience this..
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Nimche:
So FXP43 is installed and happy with all improvements very much, thanks to the team.

I have been experiencing this weird issue with market since couple releases back and I am writing it here because I never had any issues before.

I believe "Back up my data" under Policy acts differently in CM ROMs...after installing the brings up some of my apps. Under market, there are apps which are installed but they are under "Not Installed" list and they are apps that I have removed them but somehow got stuck in the memory and they won't delete even release after release of FXP those apps are the first to get installed. I am not sure if this is a bug or a feature but I thought I should ask and see if anyone else having some sort of a same issue?/

Thank you,
[Xperia Arc Android Development] av4tar:
with wifi on my battery actually lasts alotlonger than it does using mobile data! had the cm rom on the arc for a week approximately now and within say 40 mins use the battery drops by at least 12 - 15% I can watch the battery % drop while using it, the rooted stock roms i could get a whole working day out of it.

Ive charged, used the phone till its flat and charged each day to no avail :/
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Okluzhion:
I've noticed that when data is on, my battery drains like crazy, too, but it's different with WiFi. And I've been using CM for... let's say a week or so? I tried re-flashing it with the instructions given by certain user some posts ago and I think the battery might have lasted longer while in Deep sleep, but under the Usage app it said that Camera is eating the most of the battery. Lol. But I guess the phone just has to get used to everything like it was stated before, at least I hope so x)))
[Xperia Arc Android Development] tiltyu:
I have not been facing no vibration problem in FXP042, BUT after flashing 043 on stock 0.42, no vibration problem is back. I flashed doom kernel after flashing stock 0.42. So that might be a problem though
[Xperia Arc Android Development] sinkster:
same here, cmkernel in the zip is fine. o/clocked to 1.6g
[Xperia Arc Android Development] DooMLoRD:
PLEASE DO NOT USE THE CURRENT VERSION (of my kernel) ON FXP043

i am working on updated kernel for FXP043 rom

please use the kernel provided by FXP
[Xperia Arc Android Development] xexijreil:
Thanks for advicing! I was just waiting for someone to tell me if with FXP043 the no vibration bug is solved to update your kernerl to the newest version and update CM7 to FXP043. I'll have to find any other solution for the no vibration bug then :confused:
[Xperia Arc Android Development] hyde:
My arc s is unlocked. And using FXP042 now with vibration not working.

Wanna try FXP043. But I having problem connecting using Flashtool, so I unable to flash to SE Rom. Any other way to flash back to those rom? I been asking this question for some time but no one able to give me a solution. If it can't be done, can someone confirm with me.

Thanks.

Update: Manage to get flashtool to work finally. So pls ignore my query.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] jerpelea:
look in settings about

what is -xx written on baseband field?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] hyde:
-56 now. Just flash to build .42.

Will try to move to FXP043 in a while.

Thanks for your great work on the FXP.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Killadude:
Hey I flashed fxp43 without going to the 42 baseband and everything works fine. Why is there a requirement to flash the 42 firmware before flashing fxp43. Thanks.

Sent from the interwebs!
[Xperia Arc Android Development] jerpelea:
because baseband 56 will fix lots of bugs

usualy when we put an requirement it should be respected

from bugs seen since FXP043 was released baseband was not updated
[Xperia Arc Android Development] cezarL:
@Sinkster, Tiltyu, Nimche - Thanks for checking!

I had used density 210 when I tested FXP042, that explains it. Stock ROM has banding as well if I change the density. It's odd, but I don't remember seeing it on the Desire (maybe the AMOLED screen minimized the banding?).

Anyway... guess I'll have to live with that, let's flash FXP043 then... :D
[Xperia Arc Android Development] xexijreil:
I'll try it!! Hope it fix my no vibration bug :)
[Xperia Arc Android Development] plopingo:
Use wotan client to back to stock, it's the easy free and faster :)
[Xperia Arc Android Development] tw1tterik:
hi,

perhaps a stupid question but... do I need to flash .42 on my arc? because all the files say lt18i...

C:\Users\******\Desktop\xperia arc\Unlock_Xperia_Arc_Bootloaders\fastboo

t_with_Android_USB_file\fastboot>fastboot flash boot Xperia Arc (LT18i)_4.0.2.A.

0.42_CE.ftf

error: cannot load 'Xperia'

wtf am I doing wrong?

thanks, greetz just another stupid noob...
[Xperia Arc Android Development] xexijreil:
As far as I believe you have to convert that ftf file into a rooted .img one, I have the same problem, and as I've never done this before I'm not sure about what to do. I'm looking for info in other threads but if anyone wanna help us we would appreciate it a lot :D
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Okluzhion:
You have to use FLASHTOOL to flash .ftf file.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Nimche:
Flash the 42 using flash tool.

reffer to post (3) on this thread.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] tw1tterik:
*What he said...*

---------- Post added at 10:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:06 PM ----------

how to flash ftf file?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] xexijreil:
I know how to use flashtool to install a new firmware in ARC, but don't know how to get that .img file. What to do? Anyone wanna lead us througt the dark?? Please ^^
[Xperia Arc Android Development] cezarL:
You don't flash an .img file with Flashtool, you flash the .ftf file.

You'll lose root and the recovery, but you'll get them back when you flash the CM7 kernel via fastboot.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] xexijreil:
Thanks! But...what I still don't get is where do I find that boot.img that I need to use with fastboot.

So the process would be:

1.Use flashtool with 0.42_ce.ftf

2.?????

3.Use boot.img with fastboot

4.Install last CM7 update via clockwork
[Xperia Arc Android Development] av4tar:
Anyone else able to switch to silent mode on the pull down notification bar?

Bit of help as well with this please, battery drain. Followed the guides and cleared stats, flashed with a full battery etc but in the space of 3hours with a bit of foursquare use I'm using at least 28% for mobile standby, when my gf who has a Neo is on 13% and been on battery use since 8am. Is it best to keep going, charge fully when needed and hope it calibrates? Or have I missed something? Used cm when I had my HTC magic and loved it but tempted to try blend rom
[Xperia Arc Android Development] xexijreil:
So know I've flashed 0.42_CE.ftf into my ARC using flashtool. But I don't know what to do next. How do I take boot.img from this kernel I have installed?? Or where do I find it?? Help please!! :confused:
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Okluzhion:
if you want me to explain it, PM me.

Anyway, anyone having trouble with brightness control? When I click in notification bar to go on let's say 25% and lock my screen, when I unlock it, it goes back to Dim...

EDIT:

hm, something's seriously wrong with brightness control.

by the way, Talking Tom is "responding" on this version. I wonder what happened.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Killadude:
me too having trouble with the brightness control, it only happens in the notification bar with the power widget it works.

EDIT it's not a bug. The new version has different settings for brightness that's what messed the notification widget. Go to cm parts and reconfigure the brightness widget and it should work normally
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Okluzhion:
What exactly did you do, because it's still messy for me. Brightness changes to lower level whenever I turn my screen back on.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] diegast:
Same here, with my Arc it was even more weird: once i started to install a couple of apps from this My apps-list in the Market, it started to download the complete list itself....! This went wrong somewhere and force closed i thing halfway....

Is this an issue or just innovativity by TeamXperia to reïnstall known Market account apps.....???? (not to be mixed with the CM Market Installer of Google apps, FB and Youtube)

[....Send by Tapatalk....]
[Xperia Arc Android Development] tiltyu:
I had the vibration issue with the current Mr. Doom's kernel, so flashed the boot.img included in the archive, which solved the problem. Now I confirm that I cannot switch to vibration mode from the button on the notification bar either.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] sinkster:
@diegast, it's part of the sync settings. you can un-check it, if you want, at the set-up screens. I do, mainly because I use link2sd and if I don't install and set that up first I run out of memory (lot of apps...)

sinkster©
[Xperia Arc Android Development] skiba:
Took mine a week of normal operation to have my battery operate normally.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] cezarL:
Hmmm... at first glance, the battery drain seems to be lower than on FXP042, I flashed 043 last night, and lost 9% over 6 hours, as opposed to 16% over 8 hours with 042.

We'll see if things improve after a couple of charge/discharge cycles, but I have my doubts.

Regarding brightness settings... changing it from the notification bar is a bit odd, it doesn't seem to me that the values are kept when turning the screen off and back on (I did choose values manually in the CM settings menu).

But yesterday I found a cool app, "InvisiBright", which kinda renders the CM brigthness useless :) I still wish we had automatic brightness, though...
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Nimche:
I agree that battery has improved for me too. except that 66 min over the phone talking and consumed 30% of battery power but the rest has been really good so far. I have restarted the phone a few times to make sure every thing is settled.

Will report more tomorrow.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] blade828:
How long does the first boot take? Mine has been showing the cyanogen logo for about 5 minutes now.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] cezarL:
Hmmm... mine took about a minute or so to get to the setup screen on the first boot, maybe two.

But then again, I removed a lot of apk's from the .zip before flashing.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] blade828:
I took my battery out and reflashed and it booted straight away after that.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] cezarL:
Hmmm... anyone else having trouble with WiFi on FXP043?

First off, the device connects at 54Mbps. I had 65Mbps on stock ROM, not sure if this is a known limitation of the current CM7 build for the Arc, my Desire was connecting at 65 with CM7.

Also, I lost connection to my router three times in the last 8 hours. My router's SSID just disappears from the list of available networks, then it appears back in a few seconds, and the phone reconnects. I tried "forgetting" the network and reconnecting after it happened the first time, but it doesn't seem to help.

The router is fine, btw, I have a laptop connected to it and that one hasn't had any issues.

Oh and, yeah, my WiFi signal (reception) strength is very poor after flashing the last official firmware, but I suppose that's a radio problem (baseband -56), it has nothing to do with CM itself.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] martin132014:
After updated to 043, when using wifi tethering, the signal on the receiver will lost and couple of second then it appear again..the tethering do not stop but the signal will lost repeatedly...on 042 there is a problem in usb tethering but wifi tethering is fine but 043 the usb tethering is fixed but wifi tethering is problem...can it be fix..
[Xperia Arc Android Development] atz6975:
Hi,

I can't bookmark contacts to favorites.

The only way is to "modify" a newly bookmarked contact whereas it should be just a matter of ticking the star. And BTW the star is really hard to tick.

I use arc with bb-56+Fxp043 as per OP.

Thank you for this excellent work.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] o2fx:
Longpress on a contact and "add to favorites"...
[Xperia Arc Android Development] atz6975:
Hi,

thank you o2fx, but it really doesn't work on my Arc.

My contacts have all been imported from vcf file from my stock 2.3.3 .368 rom

New contact can be added to favorites.

EDIT : it turns out that contacts from the Phone can easily be switched to favorites but not contacts from gmail.

Thank you.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] rafuru:
Someone have a link for download the .42 firmware? i don't have internet on my house right now and in the college the proxies are killing me x_x. ..

I have filtered all download domains ... somenone haves a direct link like CM7 ?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] rafuru:
this new version isn't working for me :(

I just flashed to .42 ROM and installed cm7 then i power on the phone and load to PIN Code, but it freezes and reboot and reboot and reboot sometimes load the homescreen and reboot again..
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Nimche:
did you flash the boot.img? before flashing the FXP file?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] rafuru:
yes, i ran "fastboot flash boot boot.img" using the recovery from FXP and installed the .zip package, just as other versions that have worked
[Xperia Arc Android Development] cezarL:
More battery woes..

Lost 14% overnight (a little over 8h), right after a full discharge / full charge cycle. It's not looking very good, the consumption on a Desire was 5%, with the same CM7 setup, 2.6.35 kernel. Current Widget shows 11-12 mA drain with a lot of spikes to 60 / 80 / 120 mA (on the Desire, the drain is constant, 4-6 mA).

In Doom's v12 kernel there were reports of lost mobile signal in sleep mode, but I'm not seeing any loss on my Arc S.

I have no idea what's causing this high drain...
[Xperia Arc Android Development] tiltyu:
maybe this is a trivial matter, but I just noticed that when I am charging my phone, the LED is flickering orange and green. It was about 30% to 70% I think.

Does anyone experience this?

I am using FXP043
[Xperia Arc Android Development] matteh80:
How about the problem with the screen in landscape mode, any improvements? I mean the problem that it won't register touches near the edge of the screen...
[Xperia Arc Android Development] sinkster:
tried a multi-touch tester, seems strange. It doesn't register an initial touch at bottom in landscape but if you touch 5mm above and drag down it registers to the edge.

sinkster©
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Cim_XII:
Getting bootloops on the latest version: 7.1.0.2 ......Punch in the pin code and OK then it goes back to the CM boot img and does this over and over and over....
[Xperia Arc Android Development] CavinRay:
slightly less performing for me. when signal si high, no problem at all. when signal is low, less efficiency comparing to stock roms.

battery drain is great screenoff (less than 2%/h sometimes at 122mhz :cool:), but really high while working (between 10 and 15%/h :eek:). even underclocking at 800mhz.

PS (to developers)

pls change folder' icon :D the SE original folder manager was really cool.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] hotginger:
I´m currently on FXP042. Has the SEMC 4.0.2.A.0.42 rom also to be flashed via CMR or with flashtool? Is there a new Kernel which has to be flashed before updating to FXP043?

Thanks in Advance...

Edit: and is it recommended to wipe User Data for the Update?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] cezarL:
Check your baseband version (Settings - About Phone). If it ends in -56 then no, you don't need to flash the SEMC 4.0.2.A.0.42 firmware.

Otherwise, flash it via Flashtool.

The CM7 boot.img included in the 7zip file needs to be flashed via Fastboot.

Or you can try Doom's CM7 kernel instead (brings 2GHz o/c and possibly slightly better battery management).

If you have to flash the SEMC firmware, your /data partition will be erased.

If you upgrade directly from FXP042, there's no need to wipe data, only cache and dalvik-cache.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] tl883:
I'm just gonna say THANK YOU!!

Finally the vibrator is working ;)

keep up the good work guys :D
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Evil_Sephiroth:
With this no vibration when i write message (at key pression)

I have this before....;_;
[Xperia Arc Android Development] mani0608:
Me too installed this stable version on top of 4.0.2.A.0.42 fimware. But it kept on bootlooping. I am able to get the home screen but after that it boot loops to CM7 logo. Kindly help. How can i install this stable version on Xperia arc LT15i... :(