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[Xperia Play Android Development] agraceful:
That's an understatement lol with the gamepad fix it's decent plus that app gamekeyboard i think helps
[Xperia Play Android Development] typikal82:
So I've noticed. It's a big bummer.

I'm still digging this UK ROM, but having Timescape on auto really kills the battery with every 10 minute updates to twitter/facebook. I'm sure the other half of that is overclocking to 1.6ghz (low is 250mhz, idle is 1ghz). I've tried adjusting JuiceDefender to compensate, but it's still draining more than it was on stock. Again, it's expected with more things going on.

The only real complaints I have is reboot time seems a little extreme and the occasional OS lock up/mega slow down (most likely my fault).

Facebook Sync works fantastically. Gamepad compatibility is not an issue, hell games that were choppy/sluggish before play excellently because of OCing (Backstab I'm looking at you). Theme is great, built-in USB tether also!

Again, thanks everyone that had a hand in it and used this before me, I learn from you guys' experiences.:victory:

I'd also like to add, xLoud is awesome! I use my phone for my music streaming in my car and its great now. Thanks a million! I had tried installing xLoud on my 2.3.2 OEM ROM but it never worked, although the Bravia engine did.
[Xperia Play Android Development] typikal82:
okay, I'm running into a major problem playing games

I have to reboot before I can play a game. With or without overclocking, if I have the phone on for a while and I start a game (Max Payne) and play it will slow down very badly and then lock up the phone. I can open the menus and everything before it locks up, but eventually the phone will freeze.

Same problem with Backstab. But, if I reboot the phone and then start playing a game right away I have little to no problems.

ME Infiltrator immediately lags and then locks up once I'm in the game world no matter what though.

Is there a fix for this?
[Xperia Play Android Development] netizenmt:
I've tried just about everything designed to run on the R800x. I have concluded that the best configuration for the majority of my games is plain old Gingerbread, debloated and then v6 Supercharged. Move everything that can be moved to the sdcard using something like DroidSail Super App2SD to free up as much internal memory as possible. I'm using a 32 GB Class 6 Sandisk micro sdcard with good results.
[Xperia Play Android Development] typikal82:
I'm coming to that conclusion as well. I really like this UK ROM for every reason I've listed, but this phone was meant for gaming. If it can't play games designed for it, then what's the point?

I tried GBTweaked also, and while it ran and performed great, I had issues with Titanium Backup (which I figured out from reading posts). Then the Market started crashing, and I could never get Wifi to work. It ran Max Payne awesomely without a hitch, but when I opened up ME Infiltrator the game would tell me it is not authorized to run on this device. :confused:

I guess I'm going to flash the 2.3.4 tft, then fastboot recoveryplay.img and run the rootxperia.zip. Is that the proper order?
[Xperia Play Android Development] ozzmanj1:
Thats the way I would do it.
[Xperia Play Android Development] chery2k:
Any developer have plans on porting the Gsm 2.3.4 rom for r800x?
[Xperia Play Android Development] 216Monster:
That question has been a long time quest for many r800x users. It all comes down to every firmware passed the 2.3.2 [.145] does not work on r800x. You can flash the .sin file in fastboot it will boot with only a notification bar and the power off menu option. If you slide open the gamepad the launcher will pop up. I started a thread a while back with Uk 2.3.3 [.368] and Uk 2.3.4 [.48] and Uk 2.3.4 [.62] , to work on porting the firmwares over.

I was able to successfully boot those firmwares and have full access to the normal phone functions except, there was no service what so ever, the baseband read unknown on all three and the service bars had the X over them indicating no service and not even radio signal. I attempted even to dial out and call up the service menu on the phone and switch it to permanent cdma only, which did not work. I tried every possible build.prop edit to indicate r800x/cdma/verzion, those edits didnt help either.

I tried modifying the cdma patch that was made a while back for the [.145] firmware to work on r800x, that was a negative also.

Got excited when 2.3.4 for the r800x came out though. Got me back to the drawing board flashing firmwares and flashing the baseband and flashing in baseband .lib files, still every possible outcome lead me to the same no service , unknown baseband results. A while back I came to the conclusion that it was in the SemcPhone.apk that would solve the quest of service for our r800x, to which I was never successful on editing the .smali files correctly to make service a reality and to this day no one has been successful either to my knowledge. I always think about going back to it I really didnt know enough about the inner workings of "cdma service" but, I tried, I can honestly say I really tried to make it work. . Still makes me sad I couldnt do it.
[Xperia Play Android Development] HwaA18:
do you have to have an unlocked bootloader?
[Xperia Play Android Development] 216Monster:
If your using the Verizon timescape version then you will be OK with a locked BL, make a backup first though. For the UK version of this rom you will need an unlocked BL because you need a UK based kernel or hardware keys will break. Someone did however post a hardware key fix a while back for locked boot loader users who want the UK version (I'm not sure what page its on though)
[Xperia Play Android Development] HwaA18:
I have stock 2.3.3 on verizon, please explain more by what you mean in Verizon Timescape
[Xperia Play Android Development] 216Monster:
Surely !

There are two versions to this rom, Post one is built on the Verizon firmware and is simply modified to have most of the Uk timescape options, Post two is built from the Uk 2.3.2 firmware and is pretty much Uk firmware modified for the r800x
[Xperia Play Android Development] Beanerman:
Media Server app and Playstation Pocket does not work. Just FC's.

I do like the fw though. Also gets me the .145 baseband used with other kernels. Thank you.
[Xperia Play Android Development] antispiral:
Does the analog sticks and everything game related work too?
[Xperia Play Android Development] antispiral:
cant flash the zip, says "E:Can't open /sdcard/R800x_UK.zip (bad) Installation aborted"

I'm using the fastboot way to enter recovery and flash the zip if that makes any difference.
[Xperia Play Android Development] JasonKnight:
Worked perfectly for me but I was coming from FXP025, wiped data and cache installed rom, turned device off flashed kernel, everything so far so good, booting up.
[Xperia Play Android Development] crono141:
So far so good.
[Xperia Play Android Development] antispiral:
I don't understand what i'm doing wrong...I even redownloaded the zip and it still fails.
[Xperia Play Android Development] crono141:
Maybe try redownload zip file?
[Xperia Play Android Development] antispiral:
Lol I posted that I already did like 4 min before you posted that XD
[Xperia Play Android Development] 007shark:
In recovery, are you choosing to install zip from sd and not install update.zip?
[Xperia Play Android Development] crono141:
My bad :). I posted from phone and got distracted halfway through writing, so my posting was delayed. :)

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This just happened to me this morning as well. But it isn't my normal ringtone, its kinda just a regular phone ring style ringtone. Also, for me it was ringing out of the ear speaker (in the top of the phone), not the external speakers.
[Xperia Play Android Development] JasonKnight:
using the alternate kernel i am unable to get into recovery and am stuck on boot loop.
[Xperia Play Android Development] antispiral:
Yes i am.
[Xperia Play Android Development] antispiral:
I'll try again once I get home from class.
[Xperia Play Android Development] 007shark:
Make sure to wipe cache and dalvik before flashing alternate kernel. The alternate kernel will then bootloop once and then you should be able to get into recovery with the spamming the back button when you see the Xperia boot logo.
[Xperia Play Android Development] 007shark:
I have been running this for over a week and never had that happen. Did you wipe data, cache, dalvik, system before installing?
[Xperia Play Android Development] crono141:
When I first went to dooms kernel I did. I did not do a full wipe when flashing your modded kernel. I did have to wipe cache and dalvik though (to get out of bootloop).
[Xperia Play Android Development] antispiral:
It works now, I overlooked formatting /system. There is still the problem with the call incoming screen...is there a fix for this? The sliders are all wonky.
[Xperia Play Android Development] NeoandGeo:
When I answered a call today, I noticed there is a curved yellow line when sliding to answer. What does the call screen look like when you answer the phone like a normal person in the UK? Maybe it is trying to show our version of the phone.apk call screen, but then errors out while also trying to display the normal UK phone screen?

EDIT: An oddity I keep encountering is after some reboots, especially crashing/unclean shutdowns (overclock too high I am 99.9% sure) reboots is that the setup manager comes up, and it is always running in the background. Can I safely remove this thing, it doesn't seem like it serves any purpose other than take you through quickly what you can do manually whenever you want.
[Xperia Play Android Development] crono141:
I think it's the skin from a rotary phone screen showing up on a slider phone screen.

Edit: I froze my setup manager. No problems yet.
[Xperia Play Android Development] 007shark:
The incoming call glitch has been a problem since the FTS Rom from which this phone.apk came from. It is from chevyowner's cdma patch. I wanted to get some other stuff done first and then dive into that.
[Xperia Play Android Development] NeoandGeo:
I have done some more debloating of the stock apps, and after a few reboots and playing with various functions it seems that you can move or freeze the semcsetupwizard, and liveware so they are not always running in the background.

Following the original list of removable apps in the General forum, and adding those two I have 262MB RAM free.

Obviously I was one of those guys obsessed with getting Windows XP down to ~15 processes running at startup to make 256MB livable back in the day. :D
[Xperia Play Android Development] hairdewx:
Ok so I'm not the only one to experience this bug. Not sure what caused it though, and I have not experienced it since.
[Xperia Play Android Development] 216Monster:
You should get more space at start up. Did u wipe at all after debloating because I was able to start with 375mb after clearing all the crap apps and flashing alternate kernel.

EDIT : not sure if this helps but I deleted the semcsetupwizard and replaced with the 2.3.3 VZWsetupwizard in the zip before install. And I cleared all the crap apps before I installed zip aswell.

This is the order I did everything ..

I flashed the stock Verizon full ftf file before I flashed any of this Rom. Then flash the alternate kernel and then boot its recovery and wipe everything data/cache/dalvik then installed the zip file.

When phone boots you have the triangle for a service indicating u need to activate phone. Using the *228 option 1.

Never had any bootloops or problems everything works perfect
[Xperia Play Android Development] antispiral:
Its not too big of an issue, more a nuisance. Take your time and thanks for the rom.
[Xperia Play Android Development] JasonKnight:
So somehow the Kernel ****ed up, I went to restart the phone and all it would do is boot loop.

So I got home, I format the system, clear cache, clear davic cache or what ever it is called. attempt to reinstall the rom, clear cache after rom install again, clear davic cache, turn phonre off, plug into fastboot to install the kernel again, restart phone, does nothing but boot loops.. I am at a loss I am unable to get my phone working again.

Phone boots up with first Kernel posted. But will not boot with Modified Kernel anymore. bootlooped for 30 minutes now.
[Xperia Play Android Development] antispiral:
What's the difference between the v3 kernel and the modified kernel?
[Xperia Play Android Development] 216Monster:
v3 wont allow init.d scripts to work. The modified one does... Which lets the dalvik 2 cache and auto brightness mods work.
[Xperia Play Android Development] crono141:
After your latest kernel install have you wiped cache in cwm? I was bootlooping until I did that final wipe of cache.
[Xperia Play Android Development] JelloFreak:
I have had it happen to me too. I think it has to do with some kind of notification, but Im not entirely sure. Im not on the rom anymore to test, but do a fresh install and have someone send you a text or email and see what happens
[Xperia Play Android Development] antispiral:
I can finally tether!!!yes!!!!! I'm using the built in portable hotspot app and it's not routing me to the Verizon site Lol
[Xperia Play Android Development] VenerableGnat:
Faaaantastic

No more verizon crap! I have difficulty with some of the apps for buying playstation games, but who cares about that junk anyway. Uninstalled! :)
[Xperia Play Android Development] hairdewx:
I just got the sound bug again. It's a sound not set to any of my notifications or ringtones and only comes out of the ear speaker...

The phone was sitting idle and suddenly started "ringing". I didn't get any text messages or calls at that time.
[Xperia Play Android Development] JasonKnight:
did that too, still did nothing but boot looped... I had to put my old FXP Kernel back on the phone and restore my backup to have a working phone again.

This ROM and Kernel worked for 1 day, I restarted the phone and it stopped working and was unable to get it working again. I give up on this phone.
[Xperia Play Android Development] NeoandGeo:
That is weird. I have had nothing but good things happen from this ROM. Even after getting rid of almost everything Sony that normally creates oddities.
[Xperia Play Android Development] 216Monster:
I agree this has been the missing piece to my r800x !
[Xperia Play Android Development] 216Monster:
Im sorry to hear of your troubles this has been working great for me. Did u try a full stock flash then flash kernel boot recovery through kernel do a full data wipe then flash the r800x zip (dont wipe data after flashing the zip, also dont install any dalvik mods they are in rom already ) and then boot ?
[Xperia Play Android Development] JasonKnight:
I wasn't running stock when I flashed it the first time, why would that matter anyway, I was formatting system, data/wipe, cache and dalvik Cache. before installing the ROM,

then installing the kernel I tried by installing without clearing dalvik cache and cache, i tried by only clearing one, then the other, and by clearing both.

every way it keeps boot looping. It is a shame, it seemed like a wonderful ROM, i had alot of space, could do everything I needed it to, better battery life then FXP but the v3 Kernel has too many bugs and the alternate kernel boot loops.
[Xperia Play Android Development] 216Monster:
Well idk if flashing matters but I can tell you thats how I did it and my phone is flawless and yours is clearly is having trouble so why not give it a try ?
[Xperia Play Android Development] 007shark:
I was also going to suggest flashing the full system 2.3.2 ftf and then install. I was going to try this myself to see if that was the difference with the stock wireless tethering working.

Try doing it in this order:

Flash full system 2.3.2 ftf with flashtool.

"fastboot boot recoveryPLAY.img"

Wipe data/cache, dalvik cache, system.

Install zip file.

"adb reboot-bootloader"

Flash the alternate kernel, "fastboot flash boot boot.img"

Also, is it possible you have more than one boot.img in your directory with fastboot and are flashing the wrong one? I only ask because it happens to me sometimes.
[Xperia Play Android Development] 007shark:
Is it the default ringing as when activating the phone? What Rom did you come from when installing this?
[Xperia Play Android Development] crono141:
I'm not aware of it being the default ringtone for anything. I haven't yet gotten around to changing any ringtone or notifications since installing this combo. This doesn't sound like the ring sound as when you call someone, if that is your question. Its definitely a ringtone. I believe it is the "Digital Phone" ringtone, specifically.
[Xperia Play Android Development] JasonKnight:
Working on installing everything I need to do this on my laptop. But quick question.

Why would it work with the v3 Kernel following the instructions on the main page but when I go to install the alternate kernel I do nothing but boot loop. I cleared both options like a good boy but it still does nothing but boot loop. but if I flash back to the v3 kernel everything works again.

It makes little sense in my eyes. I even re-downloaded the alternate boot.img in case it got corrupted but same thing.
[Xperia Play Android Development] 007shark:
"both options" meaning clearing data and going into advanced in CWM menu and selecting wipe dalvik cache?
[Xperia Play Android Development] hairdewx:
It's not the default sound of anything. It just starts playing one of the ring tones (not the default ring tone either) and won't stop. The phone doesn't display any indication I am receiving a phone call, but pressing the volume buttons changes in-call volume.

I can even listen to music and go into other apps like normal while the sound is ringing.

I came from Verizon stock rooted 2.3.2.
[Xperia Play Android Development] NeoandGeo:
I'm not getting anything like that. I came from CM7.
[Xperia Play Android Development] hairdewx:
Has anyone with an R800x been able to play Order and Chaos with the UK rom and Doomlord's v3 kernel?

Mine keeps crashing... I wonder if it looks for something specific in the stock verizon rom, or if I have to get the non-R800x version of this game...
[Xperia Play Android Development] JasonKnight:
clearing cache and dalvic cache,

To be specific, I can run the v3 kernel, it starts right up, but following the instructions to use the modified one it does nothing but bootloop.
[Xperia Play Android Development] NeoandGeo:
Also to note, I did not clear anything moving from the original v3 kernel to the modified one. I just flashed it and booted straight into the ROM without any problems.
[Xperia Play Android Development] JasonKnight:
trying that now.

didnt work... still bootloops...

this is getting annoying...
[Xperia Play Android Development] 007shark:
are you getting any bad blocks when flashing the alternate kernel in fastboot?
[Xperia Play Android Development] 007shark:
Don't worry I am getting the bootloops now too after I have been playing around with tweaking system files. Let me work on the fix since I can see for myself what is going on.
[Xperia Play Android Development] JasonKnight:
sounds good, thanks
[Xperia Play Android Development] 007shark:
I was having the exact same symptoms you were. What I did to get it working again was:

In it's bootloop at Xperia logo, spammed back button to get into recovery.

Wiped data/cache, dalvik cache, system.

Mounted sd card and made backup.

Formatted sd card and then copied back the zip file.

Installed zip and then from command prompt: adb reboot-bootloader

Command prompt: fastboot flash boot boot.img

Then it bootlooped once which is normal and all was good.

I don't know what caused the bootloop problem for me, but I couldn't get it to stop until I formatted my sdcard.

EDIT: And I am sitting at 330 MB of free internal storage.
[Xperia Play Android Development] 007shark:
Updated Rom zip file. Changes are noted in the Changelog.

Black themed Mms.apk
[Xperia Play Android Development] JasonKnight:
What if I put in a blank SD card to get it to boot fully then put the original one back in? I ask cause I literally have 25GB's+ of roms and ISO's on my 32GB Card.
[Xperia Play Android Development] 007shark:
You could try a formatted blank one to see if that is where your problem lies.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Logseman:
Have you thought about a name for this ROM? I'm updating the Super-Compilation, so if you want to have it stamped there it's a good chance :D
[Xperia Play Android Development] NeoandGeo:
Just tried Dungeon Defenders and it seems that no buttons at all work except for the circle button which brings me into the pause menu. Wonder if I should delete and reinstall the game completely?
[Xperia Play Android Development] JasonKnight:
Ok took my SD card out and working on copying all my emulaton folders over to the PC cause it is alot... 21GB... also moved my titanium backup folder and a few others with ringtones, notification sounds, wallpapers and other misc things. gotta put the card back into the phone and let the phone format it, then move the rom.zip back onto it and start fresh. If this dont work I throw this iPhone sitting next to me against the wall.
[Xperia Play Android Development] crono141:
Good choice :-)
[Xperia Play Android Development] JasonKnight:
did not work.

At first I thought it would, Kernel image showed up, then the Sony Erriscon animated image showed up, bootlooped once, then bootlooped again and again and again.

Put it into recovery cleared chache and delvik again, now the xperia kernel image bootloops... and I did format the memory card.

I think something is seriously ****ed up with the Kernel itself.
[Xperia Play Android Development] 007shark:
That is why it is in testing :) I only patched the ramdisk of the 4.0.A.2.368 kernel with the zImage of the 3.0.1.A.0.145 kernel. I will spend more time with it to see if I can make it more stable.
[Xperia Play Android Development] JasonKnight:
I followed every thing you said, All it got me was passed the Kernel screen and to the Animated Sony Ericsson loading image. Then it kept bootlooping.

I attempted to install everything with the standard v3 kernel following your instructions, Everything works perfectly fine.

I clear Chache and Dalvic and install ALternate Kernel, does nothing but Kernel bootloop. I really dont know how to get this working following the instructions in this thread, It is like the Kernel shouldn't work at all, doesn't want to work at all. I mean It makes no sense that I can get this rom working with V3Kernel and I can get other ROMS installed with no issues.

Is there anyway I can help you figure this out? Other then me just telling you it isn't working? I mean it worked for a day I restarted the phone and it stopped. What would explain that?

This is frustrating...
[Xperia Play Android Development] 007shark:
I think I found the problem. It isn't the kernel but with the dalvik2cache init.d script. If I delete that script and rezip and install with the alternate kernel I do not bootloop.
[Xperia Play Android Development] JasonKnight:
I would be happy to test this out for you as well.
[Xperia Play Android Development] 007shark:
I am revising the script and will let you know how it goes and let you test. If you want to see if this is your problem as well, unzip my posted zip file, go into /system/etc/init.d and delete dalvik2cache file, then rezip it all and install.
[Xperia Play Android Development] JasonKnight:
k

im sitting at work right now with no working phone. Ironic part is I work at a Verizon store.

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When I go to wipe Dalvic is it supposed to say E:unkown volume for path /sd-ext?

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And for the record, following the idea to delete the file from the zip. didnt work, keeps bootlooping on the xperia screen.
[Xperia Play Android Development] hairdewx:
Try closing and re-opening the game pad while in game.