[Xperia Play Android Development] Logseman:
This is my very first "development" for Android, I hope that you'll find it useful :)

It is a custom system image, like the ones from Frasertag and Thomassafca.

The name comes from what I would say describes the ROM best: GP2X is a series of open-source, Linux based dedicated gaming devices, which are popular for being able to run homebrew software and emulators. The Xperia part needs not to be explained, I hope :p My idea was to reduce the clog of the phone's software to a minimum, bring a couple of good open source programs and utilities and bundle them with some well-working free emulators.

List of changes

-Root

-Busybox (I've left Stericson's installer as well just in case)

-Left standing (it takes less time to list them than listing removed items :D):

Alarms

Browser

Calendar

Camera

Clock

Contacts

Downloads

Gallery

Messaging

Music

Phone

Settings

Voice Search

Xperia Game Launcher

The rest of standard apps, including the home launcher, was wiped.

-Added:

Astro File Manager

Gingerbread Launcher (thanks to Paul O'Brien)

Chainfire3D (thanks to Chainfire)

K9Mail

Droid2600 (Stella-based Atari 2600 emulator)

Snes9x EX

Tiger Arcade, GBA, GBC, Genesis, NES

Xperia Play Touchpad test (thanks to svenk919)

Xperia Reboot Options (thanks to Doomlord)

- I have kept the standard theme for the iteration no.2, due to compatibility issues, but I intend to use Nhialor's theme in the future.

Installation

0) Back up your relevant data. I recommend Titanium Backup.

1) Install the 2.3.3 FTF package supplied by thomassafca (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1097591) with Flashtool.

2) Wipe the phone's data partition, either from the phone itself (Settings-Privacy-Clear data) or from ClockworkMod. Instructions for running ClockworkMod are here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1130639

3) Switch off the phone and reboot it in fastboot mode (connect it to the usb cable holding the Search button).

4) Type in your terminal of choice:

fastboot flash system GP2Xperia-xda.img
fastboot reboot

Download

You can download the image (iteration 2) here: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=VG23VDXD

Mind the fact that it's a 7z file.

All feedback is welcome! I want to learn Edify scripting in order to be able to flash ROMs like this in the shape of update.zip files. That will be very important once we have CWM embedded in the device. If anyone could point me towards ressources in order to learn about said scripts, or teach me about them himself or herself, I'd be very thankful!

I would like to thank the following people for helping me create this ROM :)

Frasertag, for showing me how to do it :)

Nhialor, for allowing me to use his theme. As I said before, I hope he continues on it.

Thomassafca and kanzone, for providing the ROM files I used to create this ROM

The FreeXperia team, for bringing us much of the Android goodness. I hope they'll continue to do so in the future :)

Blagus, for stepping up the game with and for his custom kernel.

NielDK, for giving a hard-earned Xperia Play to Blagus for the sake of development

The DarkyROM (SGS) team, since they showed me that flashing was fun ^^

The developers of the apps I bundled in the ROM (svenk919, DoomLord, Chainfire et al.)

REPORTED ISSUES IN I2:

!! You need to re-enter the APN data for your carrier.