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[Xperia Arc Android Development] DooMLoRD:
GUYS GREAT NEWS!!! TOUCHSCREEN NOW WORKS ON CUSTOM KERNEL!!!!

just got it working!!!

right now i am trying to fix the modules/make my own modules for use with my custom kernel...

<3>compat: version magic '2.6.32.9-perf preempt mod_unload ARMv7 ' should be '2.6.32.9-DooMKernel preempt mod_unload ARMv7 '
<3>cfg80211: version magic '2.6.32.9-perf preempt mod_unload ARMv7 ' should be '2.6.32.9-DooMKernel preempt mod_unload ARMv7 '
<3>mac80211: version magic '2.6.32.9-perf preempt mod_unload ARMv7 ' should be '2.6.32.9-DooMKernel preempt mod_unload ARMv7 '
<3>wl12xx: version magic '2.6.32.9-perf preempt mod_unload ARMv7 ' should be '2.6.32.9-DooMKernel preempt mod_unload ARMv7 '

once all modules work kernel will be released...

i will release the modified TS sources soon :)
[Xperia Arc Android Development] azrull:
Watching this thread wanna make me buy Arc S really sooner. Grr
[Xperia Arc Android Development] BinaryXeroMedia:
Do it. I got the arc s and it's amazing. I thinks it's the best phone to suite my needs. Full support for bootloader unlocking. Something many other OEM don't do and the best cameras and video playback and HDMI output is what makes this phone special in my eyes as I can play my games in my t.v.

@SE

Please keep your timescape look as I think if I want stock ICS look then I might as well have the GN. Not quite sure why people want to have stock look. I prefer the timescape look and the widgets are great for the SE Xperia devices. Please please keep this look. Also keep the communication going guys as this will get you back on top. This is what the other OEMs are making the mistake of. Thank you for your hard work and be the first to release ICS for the Xperia. Do that and that shows you are taking the right steps. You had a poor year this and last year. Make it right by learning from your mistakes and taking the right path first time. This I feel is your last chance to make things right. I was going to leave and go Samsung but I thought 1 more chance and if all fails again then I will move on. And what a decision I.made. I made the correct one. So far so good. And getting better SE. My Sig says it all. What phones I have of yours ;)

Regards

Blackwatch

Sent from my Ray or Arc S or Play or X10i or Sensation or Wildfire or Optimus using the power of my outer body experience
[Xperia Arc Android Development] hellocng:
While the X10 support was not great, the 2011 Xperia line had timely updates and lots of development. This year was not poor at all.

As for Timescape, its alright to keep but the current launcher is outdated and inflexible. The stock launcher with ICS transitions and everything look a lot better. The music widget should not be attached to the home launcher and everything would be perfect.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Bjidi:
i would like to see some development on the launcher, it feels a bit old and outdated. I like the stock look on my GN, but there can be many improvments too. Look att some of the launchers in the Market, some of them have some realy good inventions in user friendly flexibillity.

But it feels alot faster, animations are faster and smoother, i´ve noticed some of the bugs, but as this is an alpha and you always do a good work i trust it will be a great release. But i do hope you after the ICS release make some effort on improving and updating look and feel of the Xperia. Give us more options :)

Things i would like to see:

Wifi and BT on/off switches in notificationbar.

Time line scroll bar on the music info at lockscreen. (great for Audiobooks with hourlong tracks.)

options to get the stock launcher

And for the future it would be nice with some realy userfriendly ways to unlock bootloader and root the phone. GN is here an example. And if you are going to be this nice to us, releasing alpha roms and give the community the posibillity to co develop a realy good unbrick metod could be nice :)
[Xperia Arc Android Development] kormatoes:
I made a modded a home app bit better, now working on neo as well as ark ics roms
[Xperia Arc Android Development] cj360:
Is there a chance this will get ported to play? Or a chance that the final build will have a play version when its released?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] DooMLoRD:
patched kernel sources pushed to GIT:

https://github.com/DooMLoRD/Xperia-2011-Kernel-2.6.32.9/tree/ics

i have fixed TouchScreen for ARC

fixed USB storage support thanks to jerpelea & Bin4ry...

best of luck!

regards,

DooMLoRD
[Xperia Arc Android Development] azrull:
I hope this ICS ROM will be completed by early February or January due to during that time I will change my X10i to Arc S. Grr..Can't wait..
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Mr.Krypton:
More suggestion (coz flashed ICS on Xperia Arc)

1. Interface is quite good even ICS default much better

2. Personally I prefer ur contact ICS one is pain in the A**

3. And few words on lockscreen this is the lock screen of fool Apple (Personally I hate them). change it to some unique one with direct access to Dial Pad, Camera I will give you a example in a Image that's my Idea..

4. Boot animation it's outdated I think ICS default one is cool.. you should make a new one with Sony Logo in it maybe Sony Ericsson doesn't matter

5. there is a bug in msging after few times it disappears from notfication bar..

S IS BEST

Patent free from me... phone has multi touch use it to get some thing
[Xperia Arc Android Development] adoet_t:
am agree with this :D make it different.

- is there equalizer setting (not only preset) on this ICS? please include equalizer setting on music player as we can set it manual,, my phone still locked can't test this alpha :).

Thanks Sony
[Xperia Arc Android Development] cmmore:
Upgrade Ray

Hello can anyone help me??

i am getting:

Failed (Remote: Image won't fit, partition too small!)

and then my phone doesent work... :(
[Xperia Arc Android Development] KeiranFTW:
Accidentally thanked you there LOL.

Stqtusbar problem will be because radio is deactivated.

Sent from my R800i - Darkforest ROM and Kernel
[Xperia Arc Android Development] DooMLoRD:
@KalleD & SE

thank you for releasing ICS sources in a timely manner... the sources helped get GSM data working fully working on custom kernel for ICS...

though the ZEUS board was incomplete, and wouldnt compile, i have fixed the sources... and now thanks to those fixed sources we have an ICS ROM for Xperia Play...

keep up this brilliant interaction with the user/developer community! u have me locked in for Nozomi and may be Nyphon :D please release those devices soon, eagerly waiting for them...

cheers!
[Xperia Arc Android Development] championswimmer:
guess we can give the honour "most dev-friendly brand" to se.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] midix:
I have read many complaints that current Android versions are overcompressing the photos, so the quality﻿ is not the best we could get from Arc’s 8MP camera.

What about ICS, is it better now? Can someone with the ICS ROM try it out?

If ICS photos are not better than Gingerbread, will SE spend some time to improve it or they'll leave it as is?

I was still in doubt whether to buy Arc S/Neo V or HTC Incredible S, but now I am much more attracted to Arc because of the SE open development process. And now I am sure that Arc S will get official ICS (but it's not as clear about HTC Incredible S).
[Xperia Arc Android Development] dvfk:
You can use igCamera (Pro) and set its jpeg quality to 100.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] digitalsuni:
This ROM is not for daily use, you can use DoomLords ICS ROM available in this dev section only.

If yo want to test use Fast Boot software with following commands.

• fastboot flash boot ..\Fastboot\Xperia_arcS_ICS_alpha\boot.img

• fastboot flash userdata ..\Fastboot\Xperia_arcS_ICS_alpha\userdata.img

• fastboot flash system ..\Fastboot\Xperia_arcS_ICS_alpha\system.img

---------- Post added at 09:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:03 PM ----------

http://developer.sonyericsson.com/w...pha-rom-available-for-unlocked-xperia-phones/
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Pynzeta:
is not the solution, the quality don´t change:(
[Xperia Arc Android Development] KalleD:
Hi all devs,

I have seen quite a few comments regarding the kernel version in the ICS alpha release. The reason why we are keeping the 2.6.32-kernel is that we have prioritized time to market. It is rather quick to get a new kernel up and running, but it takes a lot of testing and validation to make it stable and run with the modem, get a good battery performance etc. Quite some effort has been put in to the Sony Ericsson 2.6.32 kernel, to make it as stable and reliable as possible for the 8255 platform, and we do not feel that the user benefit of a new kernel would justify a later release date.

/Karl-Johan “Kalle” Dahlström

Sony Ericsson Developer Program

http://www.sonyericsson.com/developer
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Candy[MAN]:
After ICS is released to our SE phones officially, is a future kernel update still out of the question or will you guys still be using the same 2.6.32 kernel?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] DooMLoRD:
Interesting... So would SE atleast help those developers who are working to port newer 2.6.35/38/39 or even 3.0.x kernels to msm8255 devices..
[Xperia Arc Android Development] iridaki:
With all due respect Karl, I have it on good authority that newer kernels include improvements to the older ones. :p

And anyway, other companies are updating their kernels while at the same time releasing their updates timely, so why can't you?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] DooMLoRD:
yups Samsung HTC have already shifted to 3.0.x kernels for ICS (as is evident from all the leaked ROMs/Kernels)... and they used 2.6.35 for GB...

newer kernels are much more stable with lots of optimizations & many more features to utilize the available resources...
[Xperia Arc Android Development] championswimmer:
se seems always reluctant about updating kernels.

i never understood why.

moreover with so many closed source proprietary drivers etc that are part of these devices, kernel backporting becomes hard too :(
[Xperia Arc Android Development] ShyamSasi:
I guess they are just not willing to take the risk. It would be nice if you could released like a experimental version for developers so it won't affect the original release I'm sure our developers will be more than happy to tweak it and make it working.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] championswimmer:
righto. latest Linux code brings in reliability and features. it is a must.

even with my very very limited experience with gadgets, i know that mostly the full hardware potential is never properly exploited by the manufacturer's firmware.

and giving latest features will always earn sony some brownie points from the open dev community.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] rainbowsixpro1:
Edit: I hope we will get new Kernel with the 4.0 Update

sry..
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Linkinsoldier:
@rainbowsixpro1: You didn't even read the last page of the thread, did you?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] CrazyPeter:
I have rock solid stability, great battery life with the current 2.6.32 kernel, and I would also like to see ICS as soon as possible.

SE's approach is ABSOLUTELY the right thing to do. I doubt there is any tangible improvements in a 3.0 kernel that would mean a night and day improvements. Many of the changes wouldn't even be mobile related and affect destkop-linux changes.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] hansip87:
I quite agree with Karl, because SE still a company that needs to survive with becoming faster than competition. and they are still on merging process this first half of year so i don't think they can afford all the nitty gritty at this time. And if you look at SE whole lineup of 2011, even though it is the same processing unit all over, but because there's some variation here and there regarding the screen, frontcam and so on, it is not wise to change the kernel now. Samsung might able to do it, because they are only managing one or two flagship phone, not the entire lineup. So i don't think it is quite fair to judge SE as slow. Don't fix if it is not broken. better faster getting the ICS out of the door i say. :)
[Xperia Arc Android Development] CrazyPeter:
We should be pushing SE for TANGIBLE improvements, like the latest Qualcom adreno 205 drivers (which are rumoured to have a performance boost in the region of 1.5x to 2.0x in many drawing operations.

Is this linked to the Kernel, or is this something separate?

Will the ICS releases include this update driver?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] DooMLoRD:
this is related to both kernel and libraries/drivers...
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Cxpher:
Do you have a cwm flashable ics animation zip that works on Gingerbread?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] jjdoctor:
I came from Sensation to Xperia Ray and i believe that Sony kernel is just brilliant when compared to sensation... I had so many lags on sensation even with ICS builds... But this Xperia Ray just us so smoothwith great battery life...
[Xperia Arc Android Development] mr.alawi:
@ KalleD

we do understand that developers at SE won't change the kernel from 2.6.32 to 3.0 or to the latest in 2011 Xperia lineup cause it need alot of test etc.. but what i don't understand that how could a new device from SE/Sony for 2012 doesn't have the latest kernel version for Android kernel which is 3.0+ for Xperia S and Xperia ION ?? which it has different processor then Xperia 2011 lineup ?? shouldn't SE/Sony at least deliver the latest kernel for the OS + drivers so that it could boost some functionality for the device ? sticking with 2.6.32 kernel for 2011 is understandable but for 2012 lineup your explaining won't justify that cause New device should have the latest kernel at least if it's not the latest OS version .
[Xperia Arc Android Development] adridu59:
Yeah, well.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] abrarabbu:
These are things I wold like to have in update

Update GPU drivers make it fast real fast

New 2012 line UI including Home

UTG for Arc

Kernal isnt necessary If u can make phone fast..snappy...
[HTC Amaze 4G] RZJZA80:
Every single day , my stock web browser loses the sites I had open. For example, I'll have three Windows open, three different websites. I don't use my phone for a while and come back, they are all gone ! Even if I leave it on Yahoo.com it will reset to default which is Google.com, basically it won't just keep the sites I leave it on, it returns to home and its very annoying. Is there anything that can be done??
[HTC Amaze 4G] nguyendqh:
Use a different browser.

I personally use Dolphin Mini.

Free on the market.
[HTC Amaze 4G] RZJZA80:
I had Dolphin on my G2X but it did the same thing, constantly lost the tabs I had open, shut closed on its own losing any pages, etc.. I'll try it again, but that's why I stuck with the stock browser so far.
[HTC Amaze 4G] slidert:
one question...

why don't u save the page that u like on the bookmark?

the thing that happens to u, this is how the android works.

this is how the android save cash memory,
[HTC Amaze 4G] RZJZA80:
so it will do this no matter which browser I use? I don't want so many bookmarks but I guess that's the only way then :/
[HTC Amaze 4G] slidert:
u can use the dolphin browser hd, and make folders on the bookmark.

this should help u out...
[HTC Amaze 4G] nguyendqh:
That's weird cause I've never had a problem with Dolphin.

And I exit back to hitting back or hitting "menu" and then exit.

When I open Dolphin back up all my tabs are still there.

Maybe the internet doesn't like you?
[HTC Amaze 4G] RZJZA80:
I guess not. Downloaded Dolphin and I just don't like it, so I'll have to deal with the stock browser or find another one. Not sure why it would take those about pages away to save cache?
[HTC Amaze 4G] jauhien:
UC Browser on my Amaze keeps 8-10 tabs easily for a couple days..
[Motorola Photon 4G] CCallahan:
Video preview of a new launcher called TSF Shell Pro being developed for Android. If this video is an accurate reflection of how the final release will work it could be the best launcher to date.

Check it out here (choose 720p for best quality): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYzYQ6YtepU

**UPDATE: This has been released and can be found in the Market. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tsf.shell Make sure to read the reviews here and in the Market before purchasing.

An alternate XDA thread here as well: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1523527&page=12
[Motorola Photon 4G] KTT16:
HOLY ****...that is sweet.
[Motorola Photon 4G] moonzbabysh:
That's awesome
[Motorola Photon 4G] FrameCityJackal:
The site's blog is in a different language but I translated the last post. Apparently they have a Beta around..

I have to admit this is kind of attractive like TATU Ui that never came out

http://www.tsfui.com/blog/

Thank you for your support. TSF SHELL closed beta application number have been carried out five days to apply the user has exceeded expectations, so the decision to close on December 14, closed beta user registration.

TSF has already begun to test models for registration, this time to support many users gave TSF TSF sent a lot of mail, in order not to affect the progress of development and debugging, TSF is no way to respond to everyone, hope to understand, thank you for TSF's attention and support.
[Motorola Photon 4G] ScottieRotten:
Wow simply amazing. Dont want to spoil it for anyone very freaking cool.:D
[Motorola Photon 4G] twospirits:
Looking forward to its release.

TS
[Motorola Photon 4G] daddymikey1975:
it's cool but sorta gimmicky...

Definitely has a cool factor that we can show off to the iOS fanbois hahahaha
[Motorola Photon 4G] cubano100:
I love it.

I wonder about memory and battery usage
[Motorola Photon 4G] Kcarpenter:
Incredible amounts of both. :rolleyes:
[Motorola Photon 4G] Miquiztli:
yeah i got this uber launcher here let me show you all it can do... ( 30 minutes later ) sorry battery died... don't understand why that keeps happening i just charged it an hour ago...
[Motorola Photon 4G] CCallahan:
Hard to say. Peeps said that about SPB Shell as well but battery life is just as good as stock launcher. I would think TSF would be right along the lines of any other mainstream launcher (lp, adw, etc).
[Motorola Photon 4G] jarora24@gmail:
Really the best ui feel for android....
[Motorola Photon 4G] Miquiztli:
i just for see that a bunch of us will be playing with our phones and killing our batteries really quick. And of course we will want to show it off lol...
[Motorola Photon 4G] Scur827:
I used SPB for weeks. It is the biggest battery drain I've ever had on my phone. The day I stopped using it was the day my battery life came back up to normal. I still keep it to show off my phone every now and again, but I don't use it often, and keep it unistalled.
[Motorola Photon 4G] CCallahan:
Weird. My battery life between SPB and stock launcher is about the same. What was the last version you had installed? I do know the earlier builds of SPB were not near as good as these newer versions.
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
Their sites are down. I wonder if perhaps they are getting ready for a launch...
[Motorola Photon 4G] jguevara4854:
Can't wait for release!! Hopefully ill be the first to buy!
[Motorola Photon 4G] dsims7_2000:
I will look at this when I get home, I just wanted to join this thread as to not forget. I have SPB 3D Shell and for as much as I like it, it has to go, they can keep the $14.99. Cute when I have 5 apps, now I have 60+, phone is slow, sometimes freezes complety............I like the look and feel, but functionallity is more important.
[Motorola Photon 4G] CCallahan:
For those that haven't seen the updates, TSF posted on 12/23 that they are in the commissioning phase which includes adding new features and fixing things that were found broken in the beta trials. No release date posted yet but sounds like it could be soon.

I must be lucky then cause I have way more than 60 apps on my phone and it runs smooth with SPB. Using the Supercharger script as well. Not sure if that has something to do with it.
[Motorola Photon 4G] dsims7_2000:
Supercharger script? Please school me? where/how do I get this?

I got pissed when trying to order pizza Friday night. Girl not only ordered pizza while I was still trying to get to the app, she got verification call back!!!
[Motorola Photon 4G] dsims7_2000:
OK, where the he** do I get this and how much? Never mind, when can I get this?
[Motorola Photon 4G] DethMetalz69:
Seems cool, looks a bit too battery heavy for me.

But definitely innovative.
[Motorola Photon 4G] dsims7_2000:
underclock, give it to meeeeeeee!

Sent from Photon 4G code name "Neo" using XDA Premium!
[Motorola Photon 4G] CCallahan:
For anyone still interested in this....

Last posted update was on 1/15 stating a final release into the Market sometime in February.

If you want to try out a new launcher right now I would suggest GO Launcher EX. It is free, has some cool transitions, folder creation capable, widgets, and tons of free themes. Something easy to install and play around with for a different feel on your Photon. ;)
[Motorola Photon 4G] KTT16:
+1 to Go Launcher, i've had no problems on it and it's pretty smooth.
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
Nova Launcher. You have to be on ICS but it's pretty damn smoooooooooooooth
[Motorola Photon 4G] KTT16:
Will do ..im a late adopter, and will move to ics when we get to beta stage. Im a coward... ;)
[Motorola Photon 4G] cayjominara:
That looks pretty sweet to me. I might have to give it a try.
[Motorola Photon 4G] ZeroManArmy:
Same here. XD
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
The TSF release date is supposed to be Feb 29th 2012 Leap Day. Their website is currently down. Let's hope it's down for updating and that their release date stands.
[Motorola Photon 4G] medic233:
Website is up but very slow.

Also, per the website it will be for sale through the market.

Nothing on the market yet :(

Here it is from TSF, translated at the end.

喜讯！ 期盼已久的正式版即将在2月29日晚上推出。

从去年12月对外发布至今，TSF团队克服了测试任务重、时间紧、工作环境差等种种困难，经全体队员夜以继日的奋斗，终于让期盼已久的正式版即将推出与大家见面了。

对不起，让大家久等了！由于我们是个初出茅庐的小团队一切就像从开始学爬到蹒跚学步，再到学会走路的婴儿一样，一步一惊喜的试走着。在试运行期间中若有不足，望能多多见谅！很感谢大家在这段犹如煎熬的日子里对我们的关注和和理解，也感谢我们家人一直来的支持。

Good news!The long-awaited official version about to be launched on the evening of February 29.

December last year, released today, the TSF team to overcome the re-test task, time is tight, and poor working environment the difficulties to struggle day and night by all the team members, and finally look forward to a long-standing official version of the upcoming meet.

I'm sorry for keeping you waiting! Since we are a fledgling team, everything is like from the beginning to learn to climb up the toddler, and then the baby learn to walk, step by a surprise test walk. During the test run, if lack of hope can forgive me! Very grateful to the days of this as if suffering to our attention and understanding, but also to thank our family has been to support.

And it is released! WOOOHOOOO! $16.80 though, but snazzy as FUNK!
[Motorola Photon 4G] asap1463:
Photon not compatable
[Motorola Photon 4G] medic233:
Odd, I'm running it as we speak.
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
Works great for me although the widgets dont work like the video shows them to
[Motorola Photon 4G] bullfrog527:
Where'd you get it? I searched the market and only the widgets show up

sent from my MoPhoKing CM9 beast
[Motorola Photon 4G] shabbypenguin:
yea its not as cool as teh video made it out to be, but it was free... so i cant complain ;P
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
Anyone having problems with the widgets, they seem to work after a reboot. At least for me they did
[Motorola Photon 4G] magui43212:
What's this about getting it free?
[Motorola Photon 4G] DualSportDad:
where can i find this launcher? i'd like to give it a shot even tho i really like go launcher so far
[Motorola Photon 4G] Gotroot:
I know its a matter pref... but this launcher blows lol
[Motorola Photon 4G] w0lf215:
Totally agree.. It looks cool as hell in theory but I legitimately tried to use it.. and cant stand it.. To each his own I guess
[Motorola Photon 4G] MikeyLee:
Battery while running TSF 3D. Seems pretty great so far.