yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ForsakenNGL:
You can use any GB kernel inlcuding stock.

I don't offer any support for locked bootloaders, if you want to be the experiment go ahead and try it at your own risk :D.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] jseabra:
I have seen some stock GB ROMs but I don't know if I can just flash them without unlocking bootloader and keeping the current kernel. do you know if this is possible?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Ray4:
Thank you!!!

Can i install Xperia Ice Cream Pureness[Build 8][ICS 4.0.4][Ray][07.22][LOCKED/UNLOKED BL] without installing a new kernel?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Parkside:
Yes :)

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Didn't know that - many thanks.

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AFAIK astock GB rom should work with a stock GB kernel.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Lone_Prodigy:
ICS 4.0.4

I followed the steps here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1534903

I forgot to install Net Framework so maybe that's the problem.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] jseabra:
I don't understand the problem of having locked bootloader.It just means I can't use any other kernel than the one I currently have,right?

This doesnt interfere with ROM,correct?

If so why should there be any problem flashing your ROM?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ForsakenNGL:
No problem in theory, especially if is based on stock rom, just that no one tried my rom in a locked bootloader :)

BUT, I don't know what the bootloader looks for at boot, if it looks exactly for a stock rom besides the kernel it might hang and brick the device.

I just don't work with locked bootloaders...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] adulfo:
Don't intall the systemUI.apk, please read the disclaimer before installing it. I tried to install it the other month and undergo the problems you have.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Lone_Prodigy:
Well I'm stuck in bootloop, even after wiping data and cache in CWM.

EDIT: flashing now.

EDIT2: fixed it. I'll be more careful next time.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] goldiman:
Muiu rom :)

Hello everybody

I searching to a best Miui version ICS working perfectly and no bugg, Bravia engine, Radio fm, the smoothest, and the longuest battery life . And what is the best version Miui stable in the moment.

Sorry for my bad english

Thank in advance

Goldiman
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] adulfo:
still to come mate.....
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] sampark1995:
Hello everyone!

I rooted Xperia Ray my with the Zergrush tool.

I've recently been considering updating to the official ICS firmware, but before I think any further, I have a couple of questions.

1. Is the upgrade worth it? I've heard that there are many bugs, and that things aren't as smooth with ICS vs. Gingerbread.

2. If I were to update, would I have to unroot my phone first? Or would it be okay to update with the Zergrush root in effect?

Sorry if I'm not very knowledgeable. I new to all this phone business.

Thank you!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Dilesh Perera:
hello

i have xperia Ray and just now i have uninstalled a app. my internal free amount is 107 mb . but when i try to install the same app i have just un installed error msg pops saying Out of space.

can anyone tell me why is that????
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Anoopnk:
this happens to me also... try restarting your phone and try to instal or if rooted, using Apps2sd change to sd and change back to internal.....it will work ...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ffk1993:
miui 2.7.27

with the tutorial by thetrisatria

im able to port a miui lt18i to ray, and it booted up too.

but i have a bit problem here, regarding the 'touching'.

after booting, there is a purple rounded circle on the screen which hinder me to touch normally, this circle is just like a touch pad on any laptop.

i forgot to take a screenshot before restoring, can anyone help me?:(
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] BloodEdge:
Every version of CM(CM7.2 Stable, CM7.2 Nightly, FXP130 CM9) I had flash all exist same problem:

1) Brightness

The Brightness Switch on the Notification Bar control panel is not working as expected, it's useless, when I switch to AUTO, the icon will be stuck in A, but if I keep switching, the brightness changes indeed, but when I lock screen and wake up, the brightness return to the lowest level again.

If I change the brightness in Setting--->Display--->Brightness, everything is OK.

2)Microphone Volume

Seems the Microphone only working properly when I am calling, in Voice Recorder, the voice volume is very very low, I even can not hear any voice, in some other Apps like Talking Tom, the Microphone doesn't work completely.

Sorry for my English,but HELP ME! PLZ!:crying:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] jagannn:
Help me to root

Hi All,

Im a noob and i want to root my Ray.

i have unlocked my bootloader using testpoint method. now i want to root my Ray which is on

Android version

4.0.4

Baseband version

8x55A-AAABQQAZM-203028G-72

Kernel version

2.6.32.9-perf

BuildUser@BuildHost #1

Build number

4.1.B.0.431

plz tell me the next step or which thread too follow... kindly help
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] adulfo:
For me this thread:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1682224
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] jagannn:
this thread seems to be for mocked bootloader, i have unlocked my bootloader.

can i also use this same instruction to root?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] adulfo:
You can still use that. If you want any, navigate to the threads here. There are many. Locked bootloader has many restrictions whereas UL BL escaped those restrictions..
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] hassan_eldhraawy:
The right way to install custom rom

Now I've rooted my phone and installed CWM recovery and tried to install a ROM but I bricked my phone "It couldn't boot again" :(

I searched and fixed by SEUS and everything was OK again :)

Now i rooted my phone again and asking ,, Can you please give me a step by step information about installing custom ROMs ? :angel:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RivaultUser:
Help! Cannot start my rayyyyy

Dude, my Ray cannot start after flashing DoomLord Kernel and Rayonium V7 ROM.....:crying:

I've waited for about 30 minutes but nothing happened( at first, LED blinked a blue color & just showing Doomlord bootanimation)

Did I do something wrong????

Things I did before flashing the ROM :

1.Wipe cache

2. Wipe dalvik cache

3. I don't wipe factory reset

4. Flash the ROM

5. Reboot

After that, this problem occured to me!

This is the first time I'm flashing kernel and ROM, please help me man. I don't want to bricked my first android phone that costed me about Rp. 2.700.000

Did I just bricked my Rayyyy????????

:crying::crying::crying::crying::crying:

Thx a lot for your help!!!!!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] -Jesco-:
did you guys unlock bootloader ?

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did you unlock boot loader ?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RivaultUser:
Yesssss, I unlocked it with test point method:crying::crying::crying::crying:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] hesamodin:
hi i need this rom

ST18i 4.0.2.A.0.62 middle east

or

4.0.2.A.0.42

please some one help me
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] hassan_eldhraawy:
about unlocking bootloader .. I've tried this ROM

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1788672

and it's for unlocked bootloaders also ..
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Dilesh Perera:
hi thanks for the info. yes phone is rooted. i tried by restarting . also removes several apps. it dont install. well only the app i removed cant be install again with Out of Space notification. i just throw the app and installed some other one similar.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mecanhazbeer:
Maybe it's the odex file of your app causing troubles. Go to the data/app folder, search for the .odex file related to your app and delete it. That's it. (Had the same problem with PowerAmp Player, fixed it this way)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Ray4:
what is the difference between the ROMs "Xperia Ice Cream Pureness" and "JJ's Hybrid ROM 3.2 Stable" and which one do you prefer?

beside those roms are there any other roms with LOCKED BOOTLOADERS support?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mecanhazbeer:
Also a good ROM is arcatarc's superleggera - I still prefer this, but I think the differences between these ROMs (for locked BL) aren't that big.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] adulfo:
Use another kernel: Sirkay's kernels are very versatile, try from the latest and see for yourself which one will boot. V7.3.431 and 8.022 works well.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] das.dian24:
Noob Quiestion

Hi Guys i just bought my xperia ray last Tuesday and im very new/noob to this device..

i came from galaxy ace forum, and the SE settings is very different than SGA..

I wanted to root my phone but got stucked up coz of the locked bootloader and other stuffs.

just wanna ask how to know what kernel am i using now and how to define which baseband am i using?

I'm using fully stocked Ray ryt now..no modifications and not rooted yet :-|

heres my phones status:

Model:ST18i

Baseband: 8x55A-AAABQOZM-203028D-66

Kernel:2.6.32.9-perf

Build Number: 4.0.2.A.0.69

and is there any other way to unlock bootloader without using the testpoints?i really get confused on the steps :(

thanks in advance guys..sorry for posting this really noobish question :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] -Jesco-:
You can root with locked BL , you can always unlock via the official SE unlocking process
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] das.dian24:
Oh thank you so much for the quick response..

but if i unlock using SE unlocking process then i cant use the track ID and i will lose DRM data?is there no othere solutions for that?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] -Jesco-:
Personally track Id is pretty useless for me as there are many alternate app in the play store
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Dilesh Perera:
thanks bro. that was the case :) :) :good:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] -Jesco-:
Hmm , can anyone tell me or guide me on how to modify kernel boot images ? example i want to change the FreeXperia to Google ? .. anyone ?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] jagannn:
CWM Suggestion

I rooted my Ray 4.0.4, which CWM should i have to install.

i tried X-Part but im not able to got into recovery after reboot.

please suggest a good CWM for my Ray
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RivaultUser:
Thx for your reply man, I've fixed the problem:)

From your experience, which kernel is the best of this three?

1. DoomKernel

2. Aire Kernel

3. Sirkay Kernel

Thx a lot man!

I'm a newbieee:fingers-crossed:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] -Jesco-:
Try FXP kernels , they are quite stable .

but out of the 3 , personally i didnt try Aire kernel .

between SirKay and DoomKernel , i save that i prefer Sirkay
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] adulfo:
Try any of that man as long as you will boot, it is always ok to test.. I think for Ray, Sirkay's kernels are good enough.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] angello2299:
a question for the roms developpers:

i'm using JJ's HYBRID ROM v3.1 ROM (ICS 4.0.4) and i noticed that the mute during a call doesn't work

so i tried the MIUI v2.7.20 ROM (ICS 4.0.4) to see from where the problem

unfortunately same result

so yesterday i flashed the stock rom and it's working

my question is:

which lib or whatever control this feature and is it possible to any developper here to make a fix to this problem

thanks
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] jjdoctor:
Thats actually a universal prob with AOSP Phone application... it involves Phone.apk

this is present in CM9, MIUI and my ROM coz we all use the same AOSP phone.apk...

it can be solved with smali edit.. i will take a look.. maybe try it.. lets see..:fingers-crossed:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] angello2299:
thanks doc you're the man
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] iezel_14:
flash for xperia ray camera

when i take a picture, its just alight, not a flash. is it possible to make our light as flash, i mean it will just light after we take a photo.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] adulfo:
You'll get used to it, just accept the fact that our Ray don't have a FLASH only a PHOTOLIGHT. Use Vignette if you want a near-flash effect....
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Fahad_ahmad:
[HELP] LCD issue

i have xperia ray runing on ICS.. my problem is that whenever i lock the phone the lcd goes off n does not turn on upon unlocking the phone...

i have to remove the batery and restart the phone...

nothing of the above mentioned problem is encountered when the phone is being charged or when connected to computer n it works fine then....

plzzzzz help me out...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] lokenok:
few others have also that problem search threads
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] -Jesco-:
personally i think its because of the battery ? maybe changing the battery might help ?

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personally i think its because of the battery , maybe changing the battery might help ?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Fahad_ahmad:
can it be a software problem or not ????

i mean can flashing with some custom rom may help or it doesnt seem to be like dat ????
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] -Jesco-:
if you want to flash custom roms you must unlock your bootloader .. and even if you unlocked your bootloader and you want to have a stock experience try this http://www.mediafire.com/?yz1kp2rrewzxjhq .. its stock 4.0.4 and removed of bloatware and pre rooted .
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] KAREM_ROZA:
I need arabic version for xperia ray st18i

Hi there

i try 2 version

4.0.2.a.0.42

4.1.b.0.431

ther is all lang but no arabic plz help
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Lone_Prodigy:
Two questions:

1. What's the best voice recorder app for the Ray?

2. Is there a way to change the battery icon in the taskbar to show a percent?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] princenoob:
hi guys. i bought a second hand xperia ray. how do i know if its bootloader is already unlock?its already on ICS 4.0.4 and its rooted.the kernel installed is sirkay's xkernel.it has custom recovery installled(touch) and the kernel supports overclock up to 1.6ghz.is the bootloader already unlocked?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] adulfo:
If you can install custom kernel then you have Unlocked your bootloader..
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] princenoob:
@adulfo what if my bootloader is locked?will i bricked my ray if i tried to install a custom kernel?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Wechy77:
If your bootloader is locked you can't go into fastboot mod, so you can't flash custom kernel with flashtool.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Ainz:
Hello xdadevelopers

Firstly, thanks to all the contributors for all the good work that's been done, and the wealth of information that's shared for free. :good: You guys are what makes Android great!

I'm on ST18i / 2.3.4 / 4.0.2.A.0.42 (unlocked bootloader, official method), and I want to apply a custom kernel/ROM. My priorities are as follows: stability for business use, speed, no bloatware, running Spotify, not interested in games, not interested in twitter/fb integration.

From having a read around here, I've come to the conclusion that staying with GB & using Aire's repack rom/kernel combo would be a good choice for me.

Does anyone have any thoughts or advice?

Thanks in advance!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] superhutagalung:
Rooted Xperia Ray using 4.0.3 Nordic. OTA update but error while installing the update. Can someone help me?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mecanhazbeer:
Of course it is. You couldn't have custom kernel with locked bootloader.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] das.dian24:
Hi guys just wanna ask, if i am goin to update my phone to ICS using flashtool, do i have to unlock my bootloaders first?

im about to update to official ICS..

and is it safe to use PC companion in updating the FW?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] -Jesco-:
Flash tool don't require unlocked bootloader
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RivaultUser:
Music player volume doesn't work

Hey man, I want to ask about this :

"I've installed RayOnium V7 on my ray with doomlord kernel, and I noticed that I can't control the volume of the music player( I'm using Xperia S music player).

I already reboot, flashed the music player again and no luck.

Do you how to fix this?(Other RayOnium v7 Rom user doesn't have this issue)

QUESTION 2 :

I want to be a developer on modifying apps, can you show me links to guides???( I've searched and no luck-.-)

REQUEST :

"Can you give me link to Sirkay Kernel?

I'm in : Xperia Ray gingerbread, 4.0.2.A.0.58

Thx a lot for your helps guys!!!!!!!:fingers-crossed::p:laugh::cowboy:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mmrx:
Hi devs my walkman and gallery not recognise any media while poweramp and ex file manager works well... I partition my sd in ext2 second partition using cwm and used link2sd....

Any suggestion pls.....
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] das.dian24:
are you sure bro?

I saw these step in other forum before using flashtool:

Make sure that your Xperia Ray Bootloader is Unlocked.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] salmann:
How to Unlock Sony Xperia Ray and what does unlock Bootloader mean

Hi guys Yes I am a noob :D. first of all thank you to every member of team xda because of whom i learned to unlock Samsung Galaxy Ace by the help of information provided by them.

Now I need help with this Sony Xperia Ray How to unlock the phone my phone is locked to telus. Please can someone post the link to Unlock Sony Xperia Ray. Or PM me the link PLZ.

I searched the internet and the XDA site and all i see is unlock boot loader. What do you guys mean by that is it the same as unlocking your phone or something else
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Wechy77:
1. You can flash stock roms, these are *.ftf files. Use flashmod (for locked and unlocked bootloader too)

2. You can flash custom kernels, these are *.img files. Use fastboot mod (only for unlocked bootloader)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Miryu:
Hi. Can you recommand any newer MIUI ROMs for Xperia ray (unlocked BL) ? Some light ones with few or no(?) bugs? Thx :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] sammax706:
Can someone help me?

How to flash kernel?the same way I do to flash a Rom? I'm in 2.3.4 GB and I wanted this MIUI Rom,Should I first flash this kernel then flash the Rom or vice versa? How to wipe data and clear cache? I have rooted my phone and just learnt how to flash it and flashed to 2.3.4,Should i root it again if im doing this MIUI MOD? Someone please answer these so noobs like me will be clear :)

Thanks in advance,

Sam
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Eldwafio:
Hey guys and gals,

quick question. Today i've flashed boy racers new paranoid android, sirkays kernel for JB and gapps from the FXP thread. All working really well except that I can't connect to my lappy anymore, MTP USB device fails to install. I opened the android SDK and it appears i have the current google usb driver.

Long story short, are there any updated drivers for the Ray in Jellybean or is it currently in the works?

cheers in advance and thanks for all the hard work guys
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] *boy*racer*:
Its a bug mate in my ROM. Because storage settings don't work, neither does mass storage. I'm trying to solve the problem.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] -Jesco-:
is it possible for Ray to get a full fledge touch recovery ? its pretty cool ! :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Eldwafio:
Ahh, furry muff :) well, i've managed to get photos from my sdcard working and titanium backup going.... didn't have the foresight to put music on my card when i sorted it out :P so am guessing sirkays kernel fixes the sdcard issues after all
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] jareee:
use Flashtool version 0.8.5.0 - Window for update kernel

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1351324

but at first u must have installed phone driver! .. if u have sony pc companion installed then u have installed driver already.

no action is necessary if you have rooted yet.

Install Rom manager applicaton to use CWM mode for wipe data, cache .....

U should at first flash kernel, then u flash ROM,
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Parkside:
I think a lot of custom kernels come with touch recovery.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] m23403024:
[Help] Compass problem

Anyone having the same problem with xray compass?

My compass can point north. if i rotate the phone the north direction is rotating as well. The real working compass should pointing north even u rotate the phone. i have install compass patch from rayonium (compass patch) update but still cant fix the error.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] R.A.G.E:
Hi guys im pretty new to sony stuff so i have some question

1. My phone is on official 4.0.4

Baseband 8x55A-

AAABQOAZM-203028G-72

Kernel 2.6.23.9

So first i have to unlock bootloader or root the fone and how?

2. Everytime i want to flash kernel and rom do i alway have to use flashtool or just do with CWM. And where can i find CWM?

Thanks in advance:)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] adulfo:
Follow this thread:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1682224.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kenethic:
Has anyone found a fix for the LCD issue,. Whenever I turn my lcd off it won't turn back on, just the back light,. I'm also experiencing this with calls now and its getting frequent,. Please help,.