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[Xperia Play Android Development] Leraeniesh:
Because of the lack of SE coding in CM7, you can't load stock xplay apps.
[Xperia Play Android Development] TweeterMan:
Would it be safe to apply Chevy's nandroid backup to 028a on R800x?
[Xperia Play Android Development] Mills00013:
A nandroid backup doesnt apply anything. a nandroid is a bit for bit representation of your phone, and when one is restored, it rewrites the entirety of the phone to the exact state it was when the backup was made.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Darksurf:
My little brother just bought a Verizon R800x Xperia Play. I've been telling him and teaching him about android and he really would like to have cyanogen mod. This isn't my first rodeo with Android devices, but I had a Cliq, SGS Vibrant, and now I have a DROID 3. Rooting and putting ROMS on these devices were cake thanks to have a working Clockwork recovery on the Device and I'm noticing that recoveries are a little more of an issue for the Xperia play/arc/etc.

Is it possible to get CM on his Xperia Play? I'm seeing a bunch of stuff for the GSM model, but the info on the CDMA verizon model seems iffy.

Also, I use linux so I can't use windows instructions. Thanx ;)
[Xperia Play Android Development] TweeterMan:
So it sounds like a save state in a way... Does anyone know if that will fix the horrendous lag and battery issues in 028a for R800x? Or does that backup restore it to something earlier and more stable?
[Xperia Play Android Development] JelloFreak:
You would have to pay to unlock the bootloader on the CDMA play, as the free way has been patched.

The most stable build of CM7 for the CDMA xplay is in the state of development thread. Its the nandroid of Chevy's modified build, only problem is the touchpads do not work, everything else does work.

On the newest build touchpads work, but MMS does not if im not mistaken.

If you must have CM7 on your phone I suggest Chevy's modified build in the other thread, unless you really use the touchpads a lot. The gamepad itself still works perfect in all games, and emulators.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Azeazezar:
I suggest you wait until the next version comes out that fixes the known bugs.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Dyelon:
I have similar concerns....mostly being how recovery works....is it safe on r800x to flash roms and kernels?
[Xperia Play Android Development] Meister_Li:
A little follow-up on the battery drain issues on my GSM Play with FXP:

It seems like apps that use C2DM, like Trillian or Twitter, are not able to use this service to receive Push-Notifications and instead wake the device by themselves and request the info, causing a higher battery drain. When I deactivated the Twitter-refresh, the Battery Life improved quite a bit.

On the Stock rom, this is not needed and both Twitter and Trillian don't take much power.

Okay, tried it today with the C2DM-Heavy applications deactivated. The result is that the Battery was at about 22% at the end of the day with moderate use. That's not _too_ bad, but when you consider that on stock it always was at about 60-70%, it still feels like a pretty huge waste. I hope once the sources for 4.0.1 are released, that can be fixed. Thanks for the otherwise amazing rom, tho!
[Xperia Play Android Development] Silvist:
Heyo everyone,

Been a couple months since I posted...I can see alot has happened since then lol. I'm still using a nandroid back up of Mill's. I believe its FXP022, can't really tell though because all it says in mod version is CyanogenMod-7.1.0-RC1-XperiaPlay-R800X-KANG.

Regardless I see you guys are having quite abit of problems I've never experienced on this version of CM7 FXP. In fact I've been so impress with the version I got, I've had absolutely no reason to check the forums since I installed it. The only problem with the version I have is the touch pads don't work, and wifi even though I disable sleep mode, still goes into sleep mode. But that's the only issues, and there completely minor.

I've been waiting to find a version of FXP that has the touch pads fixed, without any other issues. So far it looks like this is still a WIP, but doesn't surprise me. I just wanted to let people know that if they wanted a stable build, the one I listed above is the most stable version I've found:

Credit for this goes to Mills00013

http://www.mediafire.com/?ebnv6hws93s8k01

Stick it on your SDcard, and make sure the layout is like:

Clockworkmod/backup/2011-08-25.06.21.48

Obviously use bootloader to boot off the usual recovery.img, then restore with this. Only thing I forgot is what kernel i'm running...all it says on "about phone" is 2.6.32.9002 root@FreeXperia #2.

I just wanted to post all this because after doing some reading I see alot of people asking what a stable version is. This version I'm using gives me nearly 3-4 days of battery on non 3g mode. Easily a full day if not more with full brightness, 3g enabled. Besides the fact the touch pads don't work, the rest of the keypad works flawlessly. I'm also running alot of PSX games on the phone without any issues. In fact I remember reading a review that said the only issue with the phone was the fact that playing games killed your battery. After using this version of CM7, I would have to disagree lol.

Another thing I'm not sure if you guys know, but these guys doing dev work on this rom are so PRO that I praise them! If anyone else has used any other CM7 build on a different model of a phone, you can easily see the difference in quality. Sure there's bugs, but there totally minor compared to crazy glitches I've seen on other models. Not bad at all considering this has only been in development for about 4 months....Thanks again FXP team!
[Xperia Play Android Development] asdfX02:
Quick question - is this ROM auto-rooted?
[Xperia Play Android Development] Leraeniesh:
Finally!

10 char
[Xperia Play Android Development] Logseman:
Yes, this ROM has root by default.
[Xperia Play Android Development] ardana:
will the new version be based on android 2.3.4?
[Xperia Play Android Development] Mills00013:
This is cyanogen. The entire tree is usually based on the current. The current version of the build right now is 2.3.5.
[Xperia Play Android Development] crono141:
Which is why I loved cm7 on my Droid 1. I had more advanced android than most of the brand new phones had. Can't wait for a fully working stable release on my R800x. :-)
[Xperia Play Android Development] sonicfreak360:
Oh, I know how you feel! I gave my D1 to my dad for the xperia play. Do I miss it? Yeah, root-wise...
[Xperia Play Android Development] solitarymonkey:
is the FXP30 release going to be anything related to the official cyanogenmod release? i can't wait for the release and i'm dying to install it!!!! :D
[Xperia Play Android Development] nscxp2005:
I would like to know with FXP30 will it be possible to run PSXperia Converted games on the latest version?
[Xperia Play Android Development] Nhialor:
it's possible on FXP28a, u just gotta reinstall preinstalledservice.apk on every reboot. Not as much as a stress as you'd think
[Xperia Play Android Development] gotoman00:
bah... what happened to monday :(
[Xperia Play Android Development] NeoandGeo:
It's still ongoing, and the CDMA variant is labeled as "this week"
[Xperia Play Android Development] solitarymonkey:
still got 5 hours and 40mins left by my count :p
[Xperia Play Android Development] JasonKnight:
was looking forward to today... lol
[Xperia Play Android Development] Cat_On_Droid:
Damn right. Cdma only? Dayum

I used the XDA App to post this, what did you use?
[Xperia Play Android Development] Logseman:
Folks... have you noticed an equally big GSM ONLY section as well?

The "Gsm only" and "CDMA only" posts are to actually differentiate which build goes where.
[Xperia Play Android Development] solitarymonkey:
hehe. silly peeps.

i feel like gollum after the ring in lotr.. i wants it. i needs it.. hehe
[Xperia Play Android Development] plckc:
My Experience with Xperia CM7.1.0 28a

Ok, I am desperately trying to get back into the scene and learn all I can about rooting and roms. I enjoyed playing around with my old Windows phones and the kitchens for cooking roms. I'm hoping to be able to do that with Droids.

Anyway let's start with the noob questions. I am rooted, was using the Nandroid backup that Mills posted awhile ago. Really missed the touchpads so when I heard 28a fixed that, I wanted to try it. I followed the steps (under the CDMA part) to get 28a on my phone, but not sure if I did it right. I got my phone into bootloader (blue light), held the volume key when the splash screen came on, wiped everything I could (factory reset, cache, dalvik and battery), went to install zip from SD (this is where I was confused.) I assume the file in the z7 zip (update-cm-7.1.0-RC1-XperiaPlay-R800x-KANG-signed) is the one to use. Two questions: Could you rename the file to update.zip and just do the update.zip in recovery? Also, how do you know which version you are on?

Assuming, since I am up and running (for a week now), I am on 28a. I still notice I don't have touchpad support (might be GSM ver only.) As others have pointed out I feel like my battery drains more. Also, I notice quite a bit of lags when switching to different apps, specifically from GoSMS and some games. Everything else I do works great. I have no problem on WiFi or anything else. This is a really great ROM and I finally feel like I have a phone that is comparable to other Droids with similar specs. Having the extra phone storage is a huge bonus, as well as, getting rid of all the Verizon garbage on the phone.

Thank you all who have contributed to this great project and hopefully one day I will be able to contribute something as beneficial.
[Xperia Play Android Development] nscxp2005:
What version of android is 28a?

Is it 2.3.5?
[Xperia Play Android Development] solitarymonkey:
correct. 2.3.5. and since when do you have to type at least 10 characters? that's just stupid!!
[Xperia Play Android Development] nscxp2005:
So I presume I install that file from what firmware version or where can I get that from?
[Xperia Play Android Development] solitarymonkey:
You just need to flash the relevant official firmware, then flash the boot.img via fastboot (which gives you the custom kernel and recovery) then flash the cm7 zip whilst in recovery. Is that what you meant?
[Xperia Play Android Development] JasonKnight:
thats fine but the fact that today at 2:50am he changed it from "monday" to "this week" in the CDMA section.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Leraeniesh:
Does anyone know a way to overclock past 1.5GHz on the CDMA kernel?
[Xperia Play Android Development] sonicfreak360:
Umm... make your own kernel?
[Xperia Play Android Development] Leraeniesh:
I thought that the provided kernel was the only one working for FXP.

Oh well, time to get modifying!
[Xperia Play Android Development] sonicfreak360:
Yeah, it is... :(
[Xperia Play Android Development] Logseman:
Yes, and we GSM people have the "Monday" info but it's Tuesday already. Be a bit patient, so far they've kept a fairly regular schedule.

I still remember the ROM shower that the SGS had every single day...
[Xperia Play Android Development] nscxp2005:
No, I meant. Once I have flashed CM7 what version of preinstalledservice.apk would I have to install?

Would it have to be a specific version from a specific firmware?

Or is this file a separate download from the latest version of FXP?

All the best,

NSCXP2005
[Xperia Play Android Development] solitarymonkey:
Oh, sorry. I forgot what you was enquiring about. I'm not too sure to be honest. If you have an apk, try it.wouldnt do any harm. If you need one, download sources are readily available via a google search. I just checked :-)
[Xperia Play Android Development] nscxp2005:
Could you tell me what Google search terms you used?

Thanks

NSCXP2005
[Xperia Play Android Development] solitarymonkey:
If you are just after the apk, just google preinstalledservice.apk it's only 20Kb so not very big. If it doesn't work i'm sure someone has a working one somewhere

Edit: or even better, try mine. finally got a copy off
[Xperia Play Android Development] jerpelea:
sorry for delay

build system is broken and we can not make new rom

we will keep you updated

J

FreeXperia Team
[Xperia Play Android Development] solitarymonkey:
:'( cant wait for the release, but things do happen. so thanks for the update and i hope all goes well!! i will definetly be donating when i get some money in my pocket ^_^

keep up the good work guys!!
[Xperia Play Android Development] Logseman:
Hopefully it'll be fixed soon!
[Xperia Play Android Development] decaydance99:
hi

hey guy him coming from the VZW fascinate so im new to unlcoking and bootloaders, so i am getting my unlock for the r800x vzw xperia play via the paid method and need some advice on here to go from there, the OP says to flash the custom kernel but i cannot find out how to flash it, do i use CWM if so how do i go about installing it after the unlock? if i am out of line here please point me in the right direction.

thanks for any help i can in advance
[Xperia Play Android Development] Azeazezar:
Thanks for letting us know.
[Xperia Play Android Development] sonicfreak360:
Why did you ask this question here?
[Xperia Play Android Development] solitarymonkey:
you use fastboot mode on your pc to flash the kernel as you cannot flash kernels from any form of on phone installer. find doomlords thread about his doomkernel, and it has some good instructions. or pm me (to keep this thread on topic) if you need more help.
[Xperia Play Android Development] arpit85:
I have a R800i & i am on stock firmware 3.0.A.145 with unlocked bootloader and rooted firmware can I flash CM on this firmware
[Xperia Play Android Development] solitarymonkey:
yes, you can. you just need to flash the provided kernel and then flash the .zip that will then install the system to your phone
[Xperia Play Android Development] arpit85:
I wiped caches before installing zip through recovery but I got bootloop ,i had dooms kernel at that time, was not flashing the CM kernel was my mistake ?
[Xperia Play Android Development] solitarymonkey:
yeah. you cannot run this firmware on any kernel other than that provided.

the provided kernel is written from the ground up. fully open source.

dooms kernel is compiled from sony sources, and thus renders the two incompatible due to inconsistencies blah blah blah :) flash the new kernel and you will be able to boot :)
[Xperia Play Android Development] arpit85:
ok CM booted up wifi and camera is working but the GSM radio is gone coming from firmware 3.0.1.A.145 need help urgent, do I have to flash firmware 4.0 and reinstall CM? Baseband version is showing unknown ... :(
[Xperia Play Android Development] HearthC0re:
The Download Post says: use THIS and THEN put CM7 over it.

As in the 4er firmware

Sent from my Xperia Play using CM7.
[Xperia Play Android Development] solitarymonkey:
To keep radio, you must flash the provided official Rom via flashtool, and then the new kernel via fastboot, and then cm7 in recovery. Remember to make sure you wipe data when flashing via flashtool and all should go well :-)
[Xperia Play Android Development] jerpelea:
R800i only FXP030 released
[Xperia Play Android Development] ardana:
anyone testing it?
[Xperia Play Android Development] solitarymonkey:
I will when I get home!! :D
[Xperia Play Android Development] Meister_Li:
Awesome news, I'll test it out tonight after work and give feedback. :)
[Xperia Play Android Development] Nhialor:
i was on 28a and updated via CWM with new Kernel, didn't flash the old stock Sony FW cause I wanted to keep my data. Wifi didn't work, said error and I didn't have any data either.

Do I have to do that each time?
[Xperia Play Android Development] xSoNiCcRaCkErSx:
r800at here. Did a clean install of firmware, ROM and kernel. Everything works except data. I couldn't get data working with 28a either. (APN's won't save) Wifi works for me though.

Would definitely without a doubt use this on a day to day basis if I could get data to work. Rom is blazing fast. Great work on this one guys!
[Xperia Play Android Development] DrROBschiz:
Also waiting in the wings for full functionality for the r800at

Keep up the great work guys! I'm really excited to try this.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Nhialor:
Loved the new lockscreen tho
[Xperia Play Android Development] Cat_On_Droid:
Does fx30 for R800i usable daily

I used the XDA App to post this, what did you use?
[Xperia Play Android Development] Leraeniesh:
Can someone post the changelog for FXP030 for R800i?
[Xperia Play Android Development] Cat_On_Droid:
Just remembered xloud is not in this.darn shame
[Xperia Play Android Development] solitarymonkey:
Lol. Aosp, dude.. Has its negative side once in a while :-p
[Xperia Play Android Development] qzfive:
Am I right in assuming Playstation Pocket and games downloaded from it won't work on CM7? Framework stuff (eg. HTC Sense apps on a non-Sense phone won't work)?
[Xperia Play Android Development] Meister_Li:
Actually the ones from the Market should work fine, as they include the emulator already. Only the build in one, as in Crash Bandicoot, probably won't work.

Altho I'm not completely sure about this, either.
[Xperia Play Android Development] voltagex:
What's the current status of your collaboration with CM? There was some media coverage a week or so ago that seemed to suggest you were now working with that team...
[Xperia Play Android Development] decaydance99:
does any one have a DL link for CM7 for the cdma xperia play, i want to try it out but the link provided is no longer available. any thoughts would be great. i cant wait for a RC
[Xperia Play Android Development] Mills00013:
You're not talking about the link there in that post at the beginning of the thread are you? It still works fine. As does the nandroid backup listed in the State of Development thread.
[Xperia Play Android Development] decaydance99:
i dont know whats going on with the links but on the OP first page in the CDMA it shows this link

http://hotfile.com/dl/130377767/f109a78/zeusc_stable_FXP028.7z.html

which is dead, the link you gave me is this

http://hotfile.com/dl/130485727/fe735c5/zeusc_beta_FXP028a.7z.html

idk but mine says Stable in the url and yours Says Beta in the url.

i dont understand but ill go with it.

thanks for the link

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Just installed CM7 on my r800x, is there a dicussion thread for this model. just asking because everything is working fine except, it is super slow. even the boot animation is laggy, it can not handle a live wallpaper because it just freezes up. is this a common issue, i can deal with it for now. just wondering if anyone had any problems. thanks

PS this is the rom i used

http://hotfile.com/dl/130485727/fe735c5/zeusc_beta_FXP028a.7z.html
[Xperia Play Android Development] Mills00013:
Yes every CDMA user has been having those issues. Its about all thats been talked about over the last 30 pages. Build 30 will have the issues fixed, its just not been released yet.
[Xperia Play Android Development] decaydance99:
ok thanks sir, ill just deal wit it for now. thanks
[Xperia Play Android Development] Meister_Li:
Okay, some first expressions about FXP30 on my GSM Xperia Play. R800i

It's FAST! Seriously, it really feels very very snappy. Installing programs is fast, I'm still restoring apps via Titanium Backup, and it seems faster too. I'm also using a2sd, which works well once again as well. I'll see how the battery performs tomorrow over the course of the day. Thanks a lot for the update! :D

I also can't seem to see the issue with the touchscreen edges I previously had. It seems to work really awesomely now! :D

The Notification LED still seems to be only able to display the primary colors. It's just a minor issue, but worth noting.

The Issue with the phone asking you for a Network unlock code after entering your PIN is gone now.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Leraeniesh:
Good to hear :D

Eagerly awaiting for the CDMA build.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Clienterror:
So you're saying this is a possible daily driver?
[Xperia Play Android Development] Nhialor:
Can you get data and wifi working?
[Xperia Play Android Development] 91ludesit:
Does this mean build 30 will be usable as an everyday rom?
[Xperia Play Android Development] antEris:
No way to tell until we get it.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Meister_Li:
Yep! Data and Wifi are both working well, no problems there. It seems like the Battery Drain issues with 3G are solved as well. My phone is loosing power a lot less quickly from first impressions, at least. However, I'll have to see where it'll be at at the end of the day.

Aside from the Battery issues, the previous ones where daily drivers as well already as far as I am concerned. ;) But I'd say this definitely can be used on a daily basis.
[Xperia Play Android Development] DoubleByte:
Does anyone know if the bug in Email has been fixed? Specifically, if you try to add an Exchange account, it FC's on the screen that lets you define the color for the account. Not peculiar to this ROM, but in CM7 2.3.5. I experienced this on the Droid Eris as well.
[Xperia Play Android Development] plckc:
I have 3 email accounts set up, two are exchange servers and I had no issue setting colors or anything. I am using the CDMA 28a build on R800x.
[Xperia Play Android Development] thomassafca:
Hope you will add 720p recording :)
[Xperia Play Android Development] Asdoos:
For me it says my PIN is false -.- but with other ROM its working
[Xperia Play Android Development] opdrago:
where can i find the update.zip file

i only got:

gapps-gb-20110613-signed.zip

update-cm-7.1.0-XperiaPlay-R800i-KANG-signed.zip

so i copy the "update-cm-7.1.0-XperiaPlay-R800i-KANG-signed.zip" to the sd card and when im trying to flash it says:
[Xperia Play Android Development] decaydance99:
I cant load your picture because my phone is acting up. Does clockwork mod say that insulation was aborted. If so I can help you out I believe I have the same problem but was an easy fix
[Xperia Play Android Development] opdrago:
ok i got it, i renamed "update-cm-7.1.0-XperiaPlay-R800i-KANG-signed.zip" to update.zip and it flash it.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Nhialor:
don't choose sdcard/update.zip

instead, choose "choose zip from SD card" and it will let you pick the file then
[Xperia Play Android Development] NeoandGeo:
Is there any difference whatsoever choosing install zip from sd card, or renaming it to update.zip and choosing apply update.zip?
[Xperia Play Android Development] Meister_Li:
Make sure to flash a 4.0.XXX Version to update the Baseband before installind CM7. It won't work with the Basebands from 3.0.XXX anymore. I use the one from the nordic generic that you can find here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1269845
[Xperia Play Android Development] opdrago:
i successfuly flashes the cm7 but it seems a little bit laggy

why is that?
[Xperia Play Android Development] Leraeniesh:
No. But some people find it easier to just choose the file directory than to rename the file.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Meister_Li:
Maybe tell us from what ROM/Stock Android Version you're coming from and what device you're using.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Nhialor:
can anyone state if they got data working and wifi working on this build 30 on r800i?

also, is there no way to update from 28a to 30 without wiping user data? seems a bit stupid/unnecessary imho.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Leraeniesh:
Data is working.

From what I've heard, you must wipe data in order to update successfully.

If you use Titanium Backup, then all you have to do is fix your settings after a restore.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Meister_Li:
I wiped everything as usual, which worked fine.
[Xperia Play Android Development] thomassafca:
I'm facing serious battery drain again..

Lost over 30% in only 1 hour, without really "using" the phone!

And I did flash CM7 when my battery was completly charged..
[Xperia Play Android Development] Leraeniesh:
Charge it completely, then use the Battery Calibration app to calibrate.
[Xperia Play Android Development] carlosaeg28:
Awesome cm7 thanks free xperia very fast :)