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[Xperia Arc General] steryman:
Hey everybody,

I've been talking with DooMLoRD on PMs and even he still doesn't have thee kernel source, so no fix at the moment...

When I'll get the kernel source, I will patch the kernel so the bugged Arcs can run it without charger.
[Xperia Arc General] lungocphu:
Thank you,

I tried it this morning and must reinstall .58 with Bazoocase patch

I hoped DoomKernel had new patch for 0% battery victim
[Xperia Arc General] Zephirun:
This problem happened to me yesterday. I was with 2.3.4 to 2.3.2 and went through FlashTool change. I have not tried nor do the root Gingerbreak and has produced this battery problem.

But my arc is locked bootloader, I can not install anything using the fastboot. I'm screwed, I'll try to use the warranty.

I managed to find a modified firmware 2.3.3 which is fixed at 1%. Fuel Gauge Fix installed but still the same. Right? But the program says the estimate?
[Xperia Arc General] alex7532:
Hello

how to replace the deffective component ?

What is the component reference ?

Where is it located on the phone ?

Thanks
[Xperia Arc General] Dark Stranger:
If your handset is guaranteed and best use it. For the 0% battery patch, this works only if you apply the modified kernel and it has to unlock the bootloader.
[Xperia Arc General] Weldone:
Hi! It looks like a fresh FirmWare for ARC is ready. 4.0.2.A.0.58. Where can I get a patched boot.img for it, or can I use the old one from 4.0.2.A.0.42. THX :)
[Xperia Arc General] lungocphu:
You must unlock bootloader first

Then, flash to FW...42 or.58,

Fastboot boot from Bazoocase (1st page)

and instal FixGauge
[Xperia Arc General] Bazoocaze:
FuelGaugeFix is just an estimate / workaround.
[Xperia Arc General] augie7107:
It is fairly accurate.

Thank you so much for this development.

Flashed wrong FTF and have the 0% bug.

Phone is useless without this fix.

Wish we could get hands on official ICS kernel sources to make patch for Doomlord's alpha ROM.
[Xperia Arc General] Bazoocaze:
Here go some general clarifications:

- My version of patched kernel is stock kernel (ignore the startup doomkernel logo). It's a very stable and little modified version (only the battery driver) so you should have no issues.

- DoomKernel is very unstable by nature (mainly the new versions), so if you are using a patched DoomKernel and you are having issues, please try the patched stock before blaming on bugs.

- Don't ask DoomLord for a patched DoomKernel. The patched DoomKernel is compiled by steryman, and posted on this topic.

- The patch is only a workaround. If you have warranty, use it.

- There is no patch for locked bootloader devices. Please read the explanation on first post.

- If you use only the patched kernel, you can not charge your battery until you install the FuelGaugeFix APK. The charge process start and then stops if you don't use the APK Fix.

- If you want a kernel with a specific % capacity, please remove the APK Fix and use the set_capacity file interface to set a custom capacity.

- I will not patch unstable releases, because you will blame on bugs, and then we cannot detect if the bug is on the firmware, or on the patch. This is already happening a lot with patched DoomKernel. So, please don't ask for patched alpha ICS - if you want patched ICS, please consider compiling your own version, debuging it, and posting here your results, for all the others to take advantage of your work.
[Xperia Arc General] augie7107:
I am quite happy to have a working device again.

Thanks again.
[Xperia Arc General] vaguinho-bmx:
Where is this chip on, need to know because I bought 2 pairs and when I arrive trocal.

Please help me
[Xperia Arc General] Bazoocaze:
I see some photos of the faulty chip and mobo location in this forum in the past. Please take a look at the "Questions" and "General" forum.

I remember the faulty chip is a tiny chip near the battery connector (it's the first chip near the connector). With a soldering station you will have no issues desoldering and resoldering the chip. Use some flux to get a better distribution of the heat on soldering. I recommend you don't try doing this with a bare soldering iron, because it's too strong and heavy for this delicate procedure.

Good lucky.
[Xperia Arc General] itachi naruto:
you can software developers do not need no kernel
[Xperia Arc General] steryman:
Okay guys I got some good news but also some bad news:

The good news: I've patched DooMLoRD's ICS Kernel.

The bad news: WiFi still doesn't work and I'm not going to publish the patched kernel till I fix the WiFi... I don't like to post "incomplete" things.

They can ask after I fix the WiFi :D But don't blame for bugs cuz it's just an ALPHA
[Xperia Arc General] augie7107:
Nice work:)

Good luck wrapping it up.
[Xperia Arc General] nghiemdung:
Great news.waiting for u :D

But what's the difference between alpha and leaked rom by doomlord?
[Xperia Arc General] redstorml:
Hi, i send my phone to be repaired.I've got 2 pairs of revisions G1 and G2 - mostras purchased from TI.

The guy from the service replaced the old chip with the new one - G1 and

said that after the replace phone cannot even boot :(((

He said that the number on the top on the old chip differs from the new one-i got it from distributor of TI.

Is it possible not all phones to have BQ27520 chip??

Now i have dead phone that dont even power on:(((
[Xperia Arc General] jrhmehrth:
Doom

is there any way we can have a fix on the ics rom you made?
[Xperia Arc General] jrhmehrth:
or if there is any fuelgauge fix for it that will also work i think
[Xperia Arc General] jrhmehrth:
thanx you really helped me out

do you think there will be a real plan from sony's side to fix this or are we overexcited?
[Xperia Arc General] augie7107:
Don't expect a fix from SE. This is a hardware issue. The downgrade from 2.3.4 to 2.3.2 has rendered the fuel gauge chip useless.
[Xperia Arc General] steryman:
But all of you can expect to have now your Arcs running the Alpha ICS Battery Patched!

Right! I'm done! Patched the DooMKernel v05 successfully and compiled also the WiFi Modules! Now all you have to do is to wait for me to finish uploading the files :)

Merry Christmas guys :)
[Xperia Arc General] augie7107:
Merry Christmas to you also.

Great news and nice work.

Are you uploading to this thread?
[Xperia Arc General] steryman:
[ARC/LT15i]DooMKernel Alpha IceCream Sandwich battery patched

​

Okay so many of you've been waiting for this... here it is finally, after almost 1 week of work, the Alpha ICS DooMKernel battery patched and working WiFi modules.

Download link

: http://www.mediafire.com/?sbr9abu1lv66ca1

Content

-boot.img(patched kernel)

-WiFi modules(flash them in recovery mode)

-DooMLoRD's touchscreen Recovery

[ROM]Main v01: http://www.multiupload.com/899YNW8HUT

[ROM]Update pack v01 to v02: http://www.multiupload.com/MIVHN3R01C

[Recommended]WiFi + GSM + BT enabler: http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=818136&d=1323989489

[Recommended]Google apps for ICS: http://download.clockworkmod.com/test/gapps-ics-20111125-2.zip

[Recommended]WiFi fix(requires the WiFi + GSM + BT enabler): http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=818854&stc=1&d=1324050710

[Optional]ICS original launcher: http://hotfile.com/dl/132851095/c755a7b/Launcher2.apk.html

[Optional]Boot animation: http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=818499&d=1324020244

[Optional]ICS On-Screen Button Enabler: http://www.multiupload.com/X1XYV0HA51

[Optional]ICS On-Screen Button Disabler: http://www.multiupload.com/1BD2VCQ5BD

How to install

​

1. Download the kernel

2. Enter the phone in fastboot mode then flash the kernel using:

fastboot flash boot boot.img

3. Reboot the phone

4. When the blue LED lights, keep spamming/pressing BACK button

5. Flash the v01 ROM zip and the v01 to v02 update zip, the WiFi modules(if you want working wifi) then flash other zips you downloaded and copied to SDcard

6. Rebot the device

7. Enjoy

CREDITS

Sony Ericsson - posted the ALPHA build and made us this gift present

DooMLoRD - Made the DooMKernel and helped me compiling the kernel and the WiFi modules

Bin4ry - the WiFi/BT/GSM enabler

Koush - gapps for ICS

Bazocaze - made and published the battery driver patch

steryman(me) - patching the kernel and wifi modules

augie7107 - Linked me something very important on PM helping me with the WiFi modules​

Merry Christmas guys and ENJOY!!!​
[Xperia Arc General] SoraHaru:
Great work Steryman....!!!! Thanks for the incredible glft and Merry Christmas!!!!
[Xperia Arc General] steryman:
Added DooMLoRD's touchscreen recovery.
[Xperia Arc General] betoloco04:
thanks

the doomkernel if it works well but when you turn off the phone or the battery remove the boot is removed

there is a possibility always work even if the mobile phone off or remove the battery?:confused:
[Xperia Arc General] Shinyweed:
Try reflashing the kernal again but this time type in:

fastboot.exe flash boot xx.img

With xx.img being the name of the img file you want to flash
[Xperia Arc General] itachi naruto:
hi As long as there patch for neo :D
[Xperia Arc General] betoloco04:
where I can get one. img clean?

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My friends thank you ....... I could solve the problem of the battery to 0% neo xperia

first flash it with firmware MT15i_4.0.2.A.0.62_(1246-9107)ftf

then enter the fastboot mode

attached the log

C:\Users\Beto\Android\fastboot>fastboot flash boot boot.img

sending 'boot' (6210 KB)...

(bootloader) USB download speed was 3179520kB/s

OKAY [ 0.689s]

writing 'boot'...

(bootloader) Download buffer format: boot IMG

(bootloader) Flash of partition 'boot' requested

(bootloader) S1 partID 0x00000003, block 0x00000280-0x000002e3

(bootloader) Erase operation complete, 0 bad blocks encountered

(bootloader) Flashing...

(bootloader) Flash operation complete

OKAY [ 1.218s]

finished. total time: 1.907s

C:\Users\Beto\Android\fastboot>

C:\Users\Beto\Android\fastboot>fastboot.exe flash boot boot.img

sending 'boot' (6210 KB)...

(bootloader) USB download speed was 167343kB/s

OKAY [ 0.721s]

writing 'boot'...

(bootloader) Download buffer format: boot IMG

(bootloader) Flash of partition 'boot' requested

(bootloader) S1 partID 0x00000003, block 0x00000280-0x000002e3

(bootloader) Erase operation complete, 0 bad blocks encountered

(bootloader) Flashing...

(bootloader) Flash operation complete

OKAY [ 1.222s]

finished. total time: 1.945s

the boot is to DoomLord, then rebooting and I tested the boot remains

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=19158662#post19158662

thanks to all:D
[Xperia Arc General] steryman:
@Neo users: Sorry guys but DooMLoRD stopped working/developing kernels for Neo anymore, because he doesn't have a Neo, and it's hard to dev kernels for phones you don't have, so I'll also stop patching Neo kernels because I don't have what to patch.
[Xperia Arc General] nghiemdung:
Still laggy and some apps doesn't run on ics.but tk sterymam for giving us ics.

Wait for newer ver.
[Xperia Arc General] mehdi.xterra:
dear steryman thanks for your hard work gid safe you for us i have problem on this rom and i dont this problem from rom or kernel my problems are : my phone cant charge with usb port on computer and i cant connect my sd card to my computer phone just connect in debugging mode
[Xperia Arc General] betoloco04:
works for me well but after about 30 minutes the phone turns off and on again q I have plugged the boot is not as stable DoomLord
[Xperia Arc General] alex7532:
Is it normal the apk indicates that the charge is "stopped by hardware or battery full" even if the battery is not full at all ?
[Xperia Arc General] steryman:
Mine just works fine...

Dude it's still an alpha, and yet a very good one. It could be named a beta.
[Xperia Arc General] peacekeeper38:
Yesterday i tried to install the ics but i could'nt, after applying the boot.img and installing the updates from sd card the phone did not turn on, i did everything described on the previous page to install it or maybe i made a mistake. So anyone who take the the time time to explain me more detailed the steps to install it plz, it would be very appreciated ..... Thnks in advanced.
[Xperia Arc General] Bazoocaze:
Yes, this is the expected normal operation.

The battery can be at 100% real charge, but displaying a capacity lower than 100%, so the charge COULD be ended by a battery full (real) event.

Thanks to the dead fuel gauge, we cannot read the real charge status, so we need to guess that the real charge status is at 100% when the charging stops with the charger still connected (stopped by hardware).

So, this is why the message "stopped by hardware or battery full": the hardware stopped the charging (we cant know why, but may be an overheat event) or the battery is full (the hardware know the battery is full, and nicely stopped the charge).
[Xperia Arc General] alex7532:
Thanks bazoocaze for this explanation

I think it was an overheat event because the battery was nearly empty.

But I wasn't using the phone :/
[Xperia Arc General] realx:
的多少的阿萨德阿杜撒旦撒

very good

可惜看不懂，悲剧
[Xperia Arc General] steryman:
Update: Patched DooMKernel v15(STOCK) for Xperia Arc + compiled WiFi modules.

Check this
[Xperia Arc General] kalarox:
is there a guide to change the fuel guage??
[Xperia Arc General] itachi naruto:
for neo :(:(:(
[Xperia Arc General] peacekeeper38:
Dude it's still an alpha, and yet a very good one. It could be named a beta.[/QUOTE]

Hi steryman sorry for bothering you. im wonder if you can help me to instal the ics patched rom in my arc LT15i, the thing is that i have tried to instal 5 times already and nothing, i follow the steps that you posted but nothing, when i try to turn on the phone dont do it. right now i am with the android version 2.3.4 build number 4.0.2.A.0.62 and i followed yours steps

copied the necesary archives into the sdcard...............check

put the phone in fastboot mode.................................check

write the code and flash the img.boot ........................check

Flash the v01 ROM zip and the v01 to v02 update zip...check

then flash other zips i downloaded and copied to SDcard..check

reboot the phone....... but stays in black screen and no turn on at all

am i doing something wrong?

thks in advanced for your time.
[Xperia Arc General] mrverna:
hello guys.

i have a question.

can i using this kernel in global 62 roms?
[Xperia Arc General] lungocphu:
It's working perfectly :)

I'm using .62 and Aniking theme
[Xperia Arc General] Goldshot:
Please if u can give us a video ,thank's

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please i need to ur help show me a video to how u do for this mochkilation (big problem)pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzee
[Xperia Arc General] kalarox:
provide me with a guide to replace it..if you can

thank you
[Xperia Arc General] jrhmehrth:
thanx a lot steryman u are awsome man.
[Xperia Arc General] steryman:
Ok guys I'll make a video how to install Android Ice Cream Sandwich alpha but after I fully charge my phone :)
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
Have you tried to replace the battery, it worked for my friend yesterday.

:-)
[Xperia Arc General] steryman:
We have been already talking about that, replacing the battery 'fix' or removing the battery for about 30 seconds and inserting it back is for the 1% BUG, which happens sometimes after flashing lower fw version, and in that case the fuel gauge works fine. Here we are talking about the 0% battery PROBLEM, which means bricked fuel gauge, so it can't detect the battery and it's percentage, and which occurs when downgrading from 2.3.4 directly to 2.3.2 with or without using gingerbreak after(I bricked mine after using gingerbreak).
[Xperia Arc General] nghiemdung:
Waiting for ics cm9 or beta..
[Xperia Arc General] prance666:
i have a problem with my arc s

my problem is most of times (some times it's ok) when battery percent is about %40 suddenly battery percent shows %1 and it takes about 20 second to phone get shut down .

when i plug charger to it start charging without any problem .

my phone has %0 battery issue ?

because i see you are talking about %0 battery issue (not %1) and phone does not recognize charger (mine recognize)

and this is my log:

please answer my post !
[Xperia Arc General] alex7532:
Hello,

Could anyone tell me where is located the deffective gauge in this two photos ?

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/502/73479466.jpg/

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/687/72150649.jpg/
[Xperia Arc General] nayanasri:
Dear all,

following links are dead on the first post.

-----------------------------------------------------

ARC Firmware 4.0.2.A.0.58 Android 2.3.4 Generic HK

wupload.com/file/25363577..._Global_HK.rar

ARC Firmware 4.0.2.A.0.42 Android 2.3.4 Generic Global(World)

LT15i_4.0.2.A.0.42_Generic_Global.ftf

wupload.com/file/23281274...ric_Global.ftf

-----------------------------------------------------

I've also tried on google without any luck. All sites have the same dead wupload link.

Can any one post/upload a working links of these 2 ftf files. ?

Thanks in advance.

P.S. I can host these files in my server for unlimited time if needed ;)

And about this "Workaround to 0% battery issue" ; worked like a charm on my Arc with 4.0.1.A.0.283 :)

Cheers ..........
[Xperia Arc General] Bazoocaze:
Its a tiny black square (2mm) near the batter connectors - I cant find it on photos...

Look for the battery connectors, and you will find it.
[Xperia Arc General] Bazoocaze:
Thanks for the warning. I found new updated links - look in this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1330314

Thanks to jlmcr87.
[Xperia Arc General] prance666:
just need a simple answer !
[Xperia Arc General] nayanasri:
Thanks you very much for the link.

By the way, what is the difference between

LT15i_4.0.2.A.0.42_Generic Global.ftf (fileserve.com/file/K2hNfxj/LT15i_4.0.2.A.0.42_Generic%20Global.ftf)

and

LT15i_4.0.2.A.0.42_(1247-1041).ftf (megaupload.com/?d=9Q7Q3BV5)

? :confused:

Fileserve is very very slow in my country :( . I've downloaded, flashed above LT15i_4.0.2.A.0.42_(1247-1041).ftf and applied battery workound. Seems to working so far. :)

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Seems like the battery is wearing out (dying) to me :confused:
[Xperia Arc General] alex7532:
I opened it, so the chip seems to be there :

It's the only which has the same dimensions that the new one I've gotten.
[Xperia Arc General] U2Endless:
i have the problem of 0% of battery

i don't wnlow where to begin

i'm spanish, this is difficult for me in my language, u can imagine how it is in english

i think the first step is to unlock bootloader

i'm thinking about do it with the "testpint" method, paying omnius

i'm in the wright way?¿? thanks and sorry 4 my bad english
[Xperia Arc General] Bazoocaze:
Yes, that seems to be the fuel gauge. What are the writings on top of the chip?
[Xperia Arc General] Bazoocaze:
Relax, you dont have the fuel gauge issue. You must let calibrate your battery.

To calibrate the % reading, let the phone charge from 0% to 100% and discharge from 100% to 0% several times WITHOUT using the phone for intensive tasks (like gaming). The fuel gauge need a stable voltage reading from the battery to correct calibrate, and using the phone for intensive tasks can lead the fuel gauge to learn incorrect readings. Use the stock charger, because the current on USB is not as stable as on the stock charger.

In the past, someone else created a step-by-step procedure to remove the battery stats file and reset the calibration, but I dont recommend doing this. Anyway, this can speed-up the calibration process, elimating the need to do the charge/discharge step several times.
[Xperia Arc General] Bazoocaze:
You can start following the step-by-step guide on the FAQ on the first post. Ask here if you dont know how to do any of the steps.
[Xperia Arc General] Bazoocaze:
The difference between the firmwares is the customization: every operator / country have a customization number (like the 1247-1041) that identifies the factory settings / system apps / bloatware / etc that come pre-installed.
[Xperia Arc General] Bazoocaze:
@prance666

I see your log on the other thread, and your fuel gauge is working!

<6>[ 5.235992] bq27520 0-0055: FW v5.7 (expect v5.7). Golden FW v1.12
[Xperia Arc General] alex7532:
I can't read them because it's too little for my eyes.
[Xperia Arc General] Bazoocaze:
This is sad, because this way you must guess it is the correct chip. I remember of some photos on the Q&A Arc section, maybe you want to search some posts on that forum to make sure of the correct chip.
[Xperia Arc General] ST4YSTR0NG:
The .ftf files have been deleted?

Edit: I got the missing .ftf files from another thread.

Btw is this really the only workaround? Because I thought I had 0% battery gauge before but fixed it somehow which I cant remember and it was not permanent.
[Xperia Arc General] alex7532:
Anyway, I don't find anyone to replace the chip in my city :/

I think I will just use my phone with your fix

Thanks
[Xperia Arc General] Bazoocaze:
You have the fuel gauge issue only if your boot log says something like this:

bq27520: Failed to recover ROM mode
[Xperia Arc General] ST4YSTR0NG:
Right now Im using Arconium and seems to have no choice but to use patched Doomkernel which says 85% battery all the time since when I try Dooomkernel I get 0% battery. So there is no way I can fix it? Few mins ago my phone turned off while I was playing a game without warning.

Do I have to live with patched kernels?
[Xperia Arc General] nayanasri:
I see. Thank you very much for the info :)
[Xperia Arc General] ST4YSTR0NG:
How do I check this boot log?

And btw u mentioned a different method of trying to fix 0% battery issue?

I was wondering about doing something with the chargemon file. And if I remember correctly I used that before to fix 0% battery and request help for that although u dont recommend it. Also why is it not recommended?

I appreciate this fix and am currently using it but the battery drain is pretty bad using patched doomkernel right now and when Im playing its terrible that phone shuts down suddenly or I close the game and see that the battery % hasnt moved.
[Xperia Arc General] Bazoocaze:
Use ADB to check the boot log:

adb shell dmesg > output.txt

If you have the fuel gauge issue, there is no fix.

I'm talking about battery calibration when I wrote that I don't recommend messing with system files.

Anyway, the Fuel Gauge Fix app has a limitation that it cannot calculate the current consumption when using the phone for gaming and other intensive tasks. There is no easy way to guess the consumption in this case.
[Xperia Arc General] darkslayer100:
hi Bazoocaze :D

do you still remember me? who have problem when tried flash kernel patch ago?

this is my last post in this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=19333841#post19333841

i gone from this thread cz of private problem in my activity. and now i will try again to fix my hard problem, yup battery 0%

i have tried the same way like my beginning way, but like the past, my arc never go startup (stop in "SONY ERICSSON" letter logo section)

may you lend me your hand again to help me :)

this my step:

1. unlocked bootloader

before i try it, i make sure that my arc is work normally (exclude: battery stat :D )

http://unlockbootloader.sonyericsson.com/

2. fastboot for certain kernel and make sure that we have the same version between firmware and patch kernel

i flash my arc with http://www.fileserve.com/file/BW3emvr/Rooted_4.0.2.A.0.62_System.img

from this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1330314

at this step , my arc work normally

3. patch the kernel

i use this http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=844080&d=1325810968 (4.0.2.A.0.62 arc)

and i flash it with flashtool. when i restart it, the "SONY ERICSSON" letter (just letter without logo/icon) not dissapear (STOP).

this is my problem before i try to install fuelgaugefix.

at the past i try .368, second i try .42 , and the last (this) i try .62

but all end at the same problem

hope everyone in here can give me help

GBU :)