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[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TSBroich:
I am sorry for triple posting but I felt that this was necessary.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. I have successfully flashed the R800i Firmware, and everything I have tested seems to be working. This is so great...

10/19/2011 UPDATE: Got this new ROM rooted via Doomlord's kernel v4. But now my hardware buttons are not responding. Doomlord's v3 kernel fixed this issue.

I want to thank you guys for helping me accomplish what I was beginning to think was next to impossible. Now as promised, I will post step by step instructions on exactly what I did to get this to work.

1. Did a Nandroid backup just in case something went wrong.

2. I downloaded the R800i 4.0.A.2.368 FTF, then extracted the system.sin file, and placed it in the fastboot directory.

3. Downloaded the FTS V05 CDMA Patch V2 from Chevy, then copied it to my micro SD card.

4. Booted the phone into CWM via fastboot, and wiped all of the data.

5. Powered the phone off, then booted into fastboot mode.

6. I flashed the system.sin to the phone, and powered off once finished.

7. I then booted into fastboot mode again, and made it go into recovery. The phone WOULD NOT BOOT. I pulled out the battery and put it back in. That fixed whatever the problem was, and did the boot into recovery via fastboot again, and IT WORKED.

8. I applied the CDMA patch zip file from the micro SD card.

9. Rebooted the phone, and was taken to the first boot start up. :)

Once that was all done, I spent some time playing with the widgets, and testing the special Xperia Play game store called "More Games". It didn't work :(

I found a bug. When I go into contacts, it asks me where I want to import contacts from. I select "Don't show this again", then continue to contacts. I quit, then go into contacts again, and that screen still shows up...

I don't know if this is just my imagination playing tricks on me, but it also seems generally slower...

Thanks so much for this. This is a great start (almost finish).

If any further clarification is needed, just let me know.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iliketrains:
I have the same issue with the repeat notification in contacts and more games saying no content or some such when you click on a game. Pretty small potatoes though.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TSBroich:
Does the phone signal seem weaker to you? And does the overall speed of the phone seem slower to you? Again, maybe it's just my imagination...
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NahuXtrme:
Thanx alot TSBroich,

did it enable GSM ??

dial*#*#4636#*#*. try to change the network to GSM only or GSM auto or something like that..

does it work ??

Try putting a sim in the sim-slot and give it a try... thanxx
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ozzmanj1:
Just a heads up I flashed Doom Kernels V4 kernel and it runs great. Dont remember what all the enhancements are other then you can now O/C to 2ghz, which is insane. But just thought I would share.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iliketrains:
As far as signal, I haven't noticed a difference. It seems to be ok. What are you coming from? Stock Verizon kernel/ROM? It does have some hiccups when doing certain things. For instance, my gmail app will pause sometimes when I delete an email. But most of the acceleration seems pretty smooth.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TSBroich:
I will try this in a few hours. Got one more networking exam to finish. Whatever happens, you'll be the first to know.

I can dial the number you listed, but I do not have a SIM card. So I don't think that me trying this will accomplish anything.

I am coming from the stock Verizon kernel and ROM, but rooted with bootloader unlocked.

UPDATE: I just flashed Doomlord's v3 kernel, and it's running smoothly for me once again with no hiccups. V4 caused my hardware buttons (not on gamepad) to become non responsive.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NahuXtrme:
Thanxx TSBroich , I'll be waiting for your reply ... Hope you find a yes :)

so.. upto now... what are the things which is and which is not functioning properly... when R800i ROM is Flashed ??
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TSBroich:
The "More Games" application does not work. It will load just fine, but you cannot select any games to purchase. The MMS also does not work. I also noticed that when shutting the screen off, it does not do that cool little "TV power off" effect that the R800i does. That's not necessarily a complaint, it's just an observation.

All of the timescape widgets work perfectly for me. The contacts app will keep asking you to import new contacts everytime you open it, but this can be avoided by simply accessing the contacts from the dialer (phone) application, and selecting the contacts option in there. Also, I noticed that the Gmail app keeps giving me that popup that shows me how to access the different inboxes and such after each reboot.

In terms of performance, I noticed a significant improvement when using Doomlord's kernel. Using the stock R800x kernel gave me slight stuttering when navigating the menus.

I have not tried this, but I also noticed that MTP mode is accessible when plugged into the PC via USB.

I have not tested the GSM/CDMA conversion that you wanted yet. I wanted to do a fresh restore so I get a fresh start with this ROM again. While it was sitting on the 100% Factory Stock ROM, it downloaded the 2.3.3 OTA when I wasn't looking, and it bricked my phone. Luckily I was able to fix that, and restore from a Nandroid backup. I will try the GSM/CDMA trick tonight. Sorry for the delay.

UPDATE 8:06PM 10/19/2011: The GSM/CDMA trick did nothing for me. I also believe this is due to me having NO SIM card. If somebody with a SIM card wants to test this out, that would be cool...
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iliketrains:
I have found that you were right about performance deteriorating but it seems to be over time and a power cycle seems to fix it. Everything was beginning to slow down and act wonky but when I power cycled everything was snappy again.

Another thing, the setup guide runs every time you power cycle no matter if you've completed already or not.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NahuXtrme:
TsBroich,

please dial *#*#4636#*#*... try to change the network to GSM only or GSM auto or something like that..... does it revert back ??...

turn off radio, then turn it on after 8-10 seconds.. then select GSM, and press home button... see whether it works... now go to Wireless & network setting, Mobile Network, and see anything changed there... ??

Some Questions:

1. In "About Phone", What is the model number showing??

2. In "About Phone" and in Status, is there IMEI Number Instead of MEID

3. In "About Phone" and in Status, What does "Network" and "Mobile Network Type" says... (or could you post all the information in "Status" :) ? )

4. Dial *#*#7378423#*#*, go to Service Info, and check SIM lock .. what does it says??

Thanxx
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TSBroich:
I think I may have just made a mistake somewhere in the process, but after flashing this, my 3G and WiFi signal/reception are absolutely horrid. In places I had great 3G I now have 1X. I will reflash again and hopefully this issue goes away.

It wasn't bad at first, but it's gotten way worse over the last day.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NahuXtrme:
Bro, Good Luck

I'm waiting for your answer for my Question ? :) ,TSBroich,

Please do... im also working on it

Thankxx
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NahuXtrme:
Anybody home ?? o.0 ?!?!

Please Reply TSBroich,,,...
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacklebott:
Dude, TSBroich you are freaking awesome for finding this. Following your steps, I now have Firmware 4.0.2.A.0.42 along with DooMKernel 5v2 running on my r800x. REALLY fast now :D

EDIT: Well, crud... apparently video recording doesn't work with this FW on r800x. At least pictures still work....
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xanderharris86:
Reading this thread made me so happy... can't wait to try it after work!!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xanderharris86:
I'm obviously doing something wrong because when I boot (yes, it boots completely) I just get an empty homescreen with no radio. I flashed chevys cdma patch v2... not sure what else to do.

Edit: nevermind I saw the other thread with a link the a systemuk.sin file and then everything worked beautifully. Thanks!

Edit2: Still can't seem to get my camera to work, am I missing something or do you guys not have it working either?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacklebott:
Is it pictures or video that doesn't work? Because for me, pictures work but not video
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 216Monster:
Can you send and / or receive photo msg's ?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TSBroich:
Upon flashing this, I was able to receive MMS, but not send.

Camera seemed to work just fine for me. Odd indeed.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 007shark:
Question: So is the 4.0.A.2.368 working on the R800x with exception of sending mms?

I have been only able to get the 3.0.1.A.0.145 firmware working.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NahuXtrme:
Please Someone check whether the sim slot is working now... please insert a sim and see if there is a network detected..... and after removing the sim, does it says

" please insert a sim card" ...

waiting for u guys to reply
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TSBroich:
This is the only one that I got to work as well.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 216Monster:
To bad I lent out my d2g or I could borrow the sim from it to test this. I will be with the friend who has it Saturday. I will test then unless someone else is able to do before.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 216Monster:
I can give it a try later and see what I end up with
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NahuXtrme:
Ok, I will be waiting for reply then :)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 216Monster:
I tryed .368 from r800i and .368 from r800a both with and without cdma patch and .368 kernel... No service just blank screen with a status bar nothing else.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NahuXtrme:
so, the sim slot is not working ??? .... i want to prove whether it is disabled from hardware or Firmware... if it is Firmware, then we might be able to get it to work...
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 216Monster:
Sim slot did not work on r800x with UK firmware. Will test verizon 2.3.3 today hopefully.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NahuXtrme:
Ok thnxxx... I'll be waiting for ur replying.. please succeed :) ...

actually im in another country .. with a verizon xperia play.. R800x.. so i want the sim slot to work... if not possible... i think i have to sell is and go for another phone :(... so,.. do work on it ... thnxxxxx
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 216Monster:
Your in luck!

Sorry for delay in replys I have to wait until I'm with my friend who I lent my droid 2 global and its the only sim card I have but I see him once a week for business meeting.

Anyway lol back to the point.

The sim slot fully works man Im using 2.3.3 verizon firmware and global mode is working after I inserted the sim :) I posted some pics for you. So you won't have to get a new phone now!

Also Im gonna go back to uk firmware and test the sim slot again.

Hope this helps : )
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NahuXtrme:
WOW !!!!.... thats great man.... does this mean GSM is enabled... ?? does this mean i can use my R800x with any sim now and have a fully functioning World phone ?? :)

dial *#*#4636#*#* try to change the network to GSM only or GSM auto or something like that..

In "About Phone" and in Status, What does "Network" and "Mobile Network Type" says... after inserting a sim.

Hopefully your answer to this would decide my luck & choice....

Thnx a lot bro... you are the best !! :)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Njoa:
I cant install

When I did, after I get the boot only wallpaper and the option to turn off when I press the button to turn off cell, that is what i get.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joeminati:
TSBroiche,

Can you double confirm that the Sim card slot works on the Verizon Xperia Play?

Can you post pics of the carrier name and everything?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 216Monster:
Works on r800x on Verizon. Posted pics a few posts up
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joeminati:
I mean yeah....I saw the pics a few posts before. However, what I do not understand is that everybody is saying how it is not possible. I would figure that this new is something that would create waves. I even asked one of the bootloader unlockers about it and they said it was not possible. Surely they would of known this info.

So my question is ....what gives?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 216Monster:
Hmmm. This leaves me confused myself. I'm gonna look into this!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joeminati:
I mean it should work. In the hidden menu, it shows that the GSM is enabled but only for emergency calls. Im sure of it to work. It must be a firmware lock.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joeminati:
I just paid to unlock to bootloader just to see if it would work. And its not working the GSM with a sim. TSBroiche either lied or misunderstood. Darn.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 216Monster:
Do you have an r800x?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joeminati:
Yes. I got it because it was cheap. $100 bucks for it. So i put in my tmobile sim and nothing. Although when the global data is allowed and GSM/CDMA radio is set and the signal set to Automatic, it says "Please insert sim card".
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TSBroich:
What?

How did I lie? What I was trying to do (and succeeded at doing) was getting the UK R800i firmware/ROM to work on the R800x, and that was successful for me (and some others).

I did not accomplish anything in regards to the SIM card slot because I don't actually have a SIM card myself..

EDIT: Sorry for not answering sooner. I'm a busy man, but finals are almost over. :)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SEASP1CHA:
Regional carrier r800x

I just got the xperia play R800x through Bluegrass Cellular which is a small regional carrier in kentucky which runs on cdma network same as verizon, I notice the phone has a sim card slot right under the sd card slot, when I put a at&t sim card in it it gives me the following message on the screen

"no SIM card emergency calls only please insert Sim card"

I really don't undertand this , the sim card is in the phone and also while it is doing this the phone is working on cdma network 100%.

when I type *#*#4636#*#* the phone in on GSM/CDMA auto PRL

My question I guess is if this phone can have the gsm aspect activated so it can work, I have read a lot of stuff saying it was not capable of working on GSM but then why when I insert the sim card does it give me that message>?? obiously something there somehow knows there is a SIM card inserted but is just not recognize and not working.

Thanks for any help with this.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NahuXtrme:
Yea... man... thats the same that i believe.... Obviously, we can that the sim-slot is connected and its working... it may have been disabled in firmware.. but NOT in hardware.... we people are still working on it... even if there's a small chance... we will to what ever we can to see whether the GSM is Possible in R800x..... so Lets work on it together....

---------- Post added at 02:58 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:51 PM ----------

216Monster, TSBroich,

Please do work on this.... we have chance... for R800x... to become a world-GSM phone.....

As someone mentioned earlier... GSM is enabled... but only for emergency calls....

Somehow flashing UK Firmware... or doing something like that.... we might come to a good conclusion,.... who knows?? we might be able to do it... if we are in luck..
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joeminati:
Re:

Your in luck!

Sorry for delay in replys I have to wait until I'm with my friend who I lent my droid 2 global and its the only sim card I have but I see him once a week for business meeting.

Anyway lol back to the point.

The sim slot fully works man Im using 2.3.3 verizon firmware and global mode is working after I inserted the sim :) I posted some pics for you. So you won't have to get a new phone now!

Also Im gonna go back to uk firmware and test the sim slot again.

Hope this helps : )

OOps.. I am such a dork. It was 216Monster. Not TSBroiche. So wait. How did you get the Sim card slot to work then 216Monster?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 216Monster:
I will work on this soon as I can , my play is torn apart for hdmi mod.

I can tell you that, the sim card goes in both ways so make sure you have the notched corner up. Also Im pretty sure for a verizon phone you will need a verizon sim card ( any sim that came with a verizon phone ) I was able to connect to global network and still have service though. I did not get any "insert sim" error. Once I put the sim in, the global setting was available. I was running Verizon 2.3.3 firmware from the FTF I posted. Is there more I can do to test the GSM ability ?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joeminati:
Are you referring to the Verizon/Vodaphone sim card?

---------- Post added at 06:23 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:21 PM ----------

Are you referring to the Verizon/Vodaphone sim card? If not, the phone came with no sim card.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NahuXtrme:
216Monster,

I want to use another country carrier sim card in the verizon R800x.. not a Verizon Sim card... so please do give your best working on that....

If this phone is GSM possible, then all the sims should work.... please try on it... Try another carrier sim.... (Thats what I want to do, so that I can use my R800x in another country)

Thnx again... :)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joeminati:
I can find out. I just need someone to explain to me how to flash using the fastboot. I then can download the 007 sharks uk\verizon hybrid firmware to try out to see if it works.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 216Monster:
Will get back to you soon I'm hopeing
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joeminati:
Tested Shark007s rom (with latest Doom Kernel) with a ATT sim and nothing. The "Insert Sim Card" message dissappeared. Ran on GSM\CDMA PRL setting.

Same as before, cannot only select GSM. EVDO, CDMA, GSM\CDMA PRL is allowed.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 216Monster:
I don't think the r800x is gsm capable even with a sim. It seems the sim is only providing a verizon user with a global phone ability.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 007shark:
Has anyone tried this with the 3.0.1.A.0.145 ftf? That firmware will boot on r800x phones and is set for gsm. The permissions are already set for looking for SIM card. My firmwares have the phone.apk replaced because the original phone apk is based on gsm radio.

EDIT: the issue is needing the radio updated which a simple ROM flash will not accomplish. I am pretty sure the hardware is the same, radio wise, between the cdma and gsm plays.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 216Monster:
I can prolly atleast hook the connections of my phone together and flash the .145 firmware system.sin and test late later this evening
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 007shark:
You could try that, but I am pretty sure the whole ftf file would need to be flashed. Just delete the simlock.ta file to not take a chance of bricking it.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 216Monster:
Are you sure because I don't think you can use a full uk ftf on r800x, the times I tried in past just errors out an go to unplug device.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 007shark:
hmmmm... I never actually tried it, but was trying to find a way to update the radio.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SEASP1CHA:
Ok some of you are suggesting that the sim ability is only for verizon customer to get a way of using their phone as a global device, but my phone is not with verizon. I have an xperia R800x with a cdma regional carrier. I have tried putting a sim in it and always get the message Emergency calls only and not sim detected also no service. This happens while connected to the cdma network with full service. Also When I remove the card I get a message that says please insert sim. Will someone figure this out!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 216Monster:
Ok I was wrong then it has nothing to do with verizon sim card..was just a thought. I have verizon r800x it does not matter on my phone if I have a sim or not, the option for global is always there to select but prolly needs the sim to actually work idk. When I have a sim in nothing changes. If the phone is on and I insert a sim no notification says I inserted a sim and no notification says I need one. When I insert or remove sim card my phone still does nothing and notifys nothing also. I think its safe to say then that GSM wont work on r800x with verizon 2.3.3 firmware?

Now just gotta test all of that with uk firmware. I'm at work but I will flash this afternoon or my next break if I can.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 216Monster:
Flashed over the system.sin from Uk firmware .145 , with the phone on nothing changes removing or inserting the sim, the phone notifys me of nothing and no network settings change. I rebooted and still nothing changes. I dont see any option to change network to global, and no option to change network to GSM/CDMA.

Im not seeing anyway to make GSM network connection on r800x using 2.3.3 UK Firmware

EDIT : Downloading the R800i 4.0.A.2.368 Generic Uk firmware. Will test everything again on that system.

---------- Post added at 09:14 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:04 AM ----------

Giving this a shot right now

EDIT: After dialing that it brought me to a testing menu. With four options, under first option "phone information" There are a list of options to turn of radio completely and other options to change radio networks.

The phone with or without the sim card is automatically on GSM/CDMA auto (PRL).

The list of networks In order

WCDMA PERFERED

GSM ONLY

WCDMA ONLY

GSM AUTO (PRL)

CDMA AUTO (PRL)

EvDo ONLY

GSM/CDMA AUTO (PRL)

UNKNOWN

The only ones the enable after selecting them are these (4):

CDMA AUTO (PRL)

EvDo ONLY

GSM/CDMA AUTO (PRL)

UNKNOWN

No other network option was selectable and these options remained with a sim card in phone aswell as still having the same options after removing the sim card. I saw no change with or without the sim, and only the (4) networks type would enable with or without the sim.

Hope this helps

---------- Post added at 09:59 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:14 AM ----------

Just saw something interesting, on the 3.0.1.A.145 FW With my Sim card inserted, if you go into settings/sonyericsson/ and click "settings download" the phone says "please insert a sim card" . . .

So all the testing Ive done , which showed no change with or without my simcard leads me to these possible variables :

- verizon sim card wont work on UK firmware?

- verizon sim card possibly programmed for verizon global ability only?

- if its the verizon sim card, then trying a sim from a GSM network might work?

Or worst case

- the sim slot doesn't work at all?

Not sure what else I can do, If anyone has any ideas Ill try those aswell.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CamachoDjr:
Japan, Softbank

I'm currently in Okinawa, Japan and took my Verizon Xperia Play (R800x) with me, now I'm still getting roaming with it so its charging me an arm and a leg for the text MSG's I get from friends and family. I'll try playing with the SoftBank Phone service, GSM with a SIM Card and see if I get any luck with it. I need to email verizon to have them suspend my Services with them for the time I'm away from the states.

D.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 216Monster:
That would be great if you can test it out while your out there. Hope you have some luck! Enjoy japan!