[XPERIA X8 General] Dare-Devil Inside:
GingerDX FAQ​

FOR ALL THE GENERAL QUESTIONS, VISIT X8 FAQ thread

INTRO

What is so special about this ROM?

latest Android version 2.3.5, Gingerbread

SMOOTH like CM6, it's not choppy like others CM7 used to be :)

All the amazing FroyoBread features.

From v005 it has 3mpx camera and HQ video record with SYNC

Under constant development

New kernel built just for it

Thank you doixanh for everything you've done for our X8!

You should READ first post and second post before asking.

INSTALLATION:

Copy your "update.zip" to sd card and install with CWM recovery!

v013 and bellow, use xRecovery.

Do a full wipe if coming from other roms.

KNOWN ISSUES and Q&A

Note: below issue you can see @xxx -> this means in which version of GDX is issue present.

BUG REPORTS, KNOWN ISSUES:

NOTE THAT SENSE 3 LOCKSCREEN IS STILL IN DEVELOPMENT SO YOU SHOULD EXCEPT BUGS. THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS REMAIN TO DO.

TRANSLATION ERRORS: Members here have only translated GingerDX specific settings. All other things are translated by Google or CyanogenMod so it's theirs fault if transaltion is wrong. :D

General CM7 bugs:

Touchscreen

sometimes

is not sensitive on some parts on oth Cypress and Synaptics.

Launcher Pro bug: All icons in app drawer are stacked at one place when screen orintation is changed

Check this picture.

WiFi don't work if you use LinuxDX v001 or v002.

There is a bug in the transparent status bar modifications which are made for GingerDX. It somehow breaks the visual appearance of buttons in the Photo Gallery app (which also uses transparency). The buttons are larger than they should be and they are not rendered properly, horizontal lines in random colours are partially covering them.

Accelerometer is lagging, it's not precise.

It works all right for changing screen orientation, but it's NOT good for games.

@I think it's fixed in recent releases... :)

Album folder shows multiple albums with the same titles.

Songs on Albums with different infos will separate them.

Check this

@v006, v007, v008, v009, v010, v011, v012, v013, v014 (??)

Custom Carrier text doesn't not appear when Lense lockscreen is choosen.

(altough I think it's not doixanhs fault, it's CM7 limitation or whatever) (???)

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BUGS THAT ARE FIXED IN LATEST VERSION (current: v017)

DSP manager FC.

@v016

From v012 all Camera apps shuold work fine. No Barcode scanner FC's etc...

If you use 24h clock format, Sense lockscreen will display 12h format, although 24h format is chosen in system options

When you change themes through the T-Mobile app, the theme wallpaper isn't applied. Even after a reboot, the old wallpaper remains.

Some apps can't grant root acces... even SUapp says it's granted (System app remover, Root Uninstaller etc)

FIXED IN v010

Acceleormeter is bugging.

I make a call it is backing with the screen rotated 90° and take a long while to back to 0°. I tried forcing it to rotate, and it is slow to rotate

Next track using volume rocker key work just one time (or 0) and then stops working.

@v007 (not sure for previous versions)

Some camera apps are not working correctly. (Google Goggles, Barcode Scanner..)

camera libs are replaced in v008, all camera apps work fine

There's a bug on syncing contacts with Facebook/Last.FM etc

All the accounts for FB, Viber, Skype, Whatsapp go missing after a reboot.

@v006 (some one should check this for v007)

100% brightness on v006 is incorrect.

Brightness is weird on v006 (?)

ISSUE/SOLUTION:

Issue: I don't have in-call menu (to end call, dial pad etc...) while in call.

Solution: Tick force in-call touch UI in Call settings.

Issue: Autobrightness work incorrectly.

Solution: CyanogenMod settings> Display>Automatic Backlight> check the options Use custom (light levels) and Allow light decrease. (ENABLED BY DEFAULT IN v008)

Check this thread and this picture to set up brightness the way you like.

Issue: Hide LED notification doesn't work correctly

Solution: Set manually to fix.

Issue: When I come back from airplane mode, phone does not allow me to enter PIN number.

Solution: (One or two users reported this, so.. just reboot :p )

Issue: When someone call me, the phone only ring one time. Is that a bug?

Solution: In v007 theres an option in CMsettings>GingerDX, check "Loop Ringtone"

Issue: My battery drains. How to fix?

Solution: So, doixanh's phone is always connected to laptop because he's needs to develop and he can't test battery yet.

But you can FREEZE unused system apps (like email, gmail etc) with Titanium Backup, or delete from system/app.

You can use Airplane mode during the night.

Issue: LED notifications don't work, work incorrectly.

Solution: Enable succession on CM Settings menu.

CM Settings > Interface> Notification Led >Advanced > Check Succession

(This is enabled by default in v007)

Issue: WiFi problem.

Solution: Forget all remembered networks, and connect again.

Q/A:

Q: How can I set specific ringtone for one contact?

A: Open contact, press "menu" button, tap "Options" and you'll see option there. It's same for all roms around.

Q: How do I get transparent status bar?

A: In v007 in GingerDX options, tick "Semi-Transparent status bar", reboot. Note: not all launcher (or themes) support it.

Q: Do I need to do a full wipe when changing from one version to an another?

A: No, but it's recommended if you have bugs.

You can try clearing dalvik and cache first :)

Q: Do I need modules if I flash custom kernel?

A: No, all those features are implemented in kernel, so modules are not required. Also, modules needs to be compiled to use with new kernel.

Q: Is required to use a LinuxDX with GDX?

A: No, it's not, but doixanh recommends it!

INFOS:

Custum carrier text appers only on lockscreen as it supposed to.

In v008 fun was how to unlock Sense lockscreen, in v009 it's already there, you don't need to unlock it.