yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] *boy*racer*:
When I used the test point method, yes ground is the battery terminal pin thingy and I put the other end on the second circle under the rubber bit next to the sim.

Thats how I done it. But not sure about the sim cover.

Good luck
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] fred07123:
how to remove the notifications of new system updat available?

help pls
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] hansip87:
Well, do the update?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] BlackSniper:
hello xda lovely and informative forum with its memebers and modarators ofcourse :)

i have an xperia ray and i update it to 4.0.2.A.62 before i knew that the root exploit will be covered, so now i have an unlocked bootloader and will flash my phone with this kernel provided here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1496081

but i want to know if there is any way to extract the frimware to have it in my computer (as a ftf file) in case something goes wrong?

or if there any other way to have root privlegs and CMW tool ... thanks in advance :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] KristianKenneth:
You can use temporary CWM to back up your ROM. Find recoveryRAY.img
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] BlackSniper:
yes i already have the recovrRAY.img and CMWinstaller and have the flshtool what should i do could some you direct me to a thread describs the what to do excactly ... i already used the search :(
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Andiiboy:
generic roms for flashing

hi guys, ive just sim unlocked my ray using omnius (costly but fast) and i am now seeking out generic roms to debrand, can anyone help me out by posting a link or pointing me in the right direction, i will flash using omnius also so they must be compatible, all help as always appreciated

oh and as an afterthought, after sim unlocking my phone now has bootloader access, if i debrand by installing new firmware will i lose this?

and as clarification what do i need to do to debrand now im sim unlocked
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Mastermind_hassan:
urgent help.!

hey guys help me..!!

i am currently having xperia ray quite satisfied with it but still i am thinking to change it because when i record video in florecent the screen get wavy its like water waves passing or in other words screen flicker when recording video but not continuous which is also be seen in a video.. what is this? i am having same problem on neo v does any body else have it coz it makes video to look to bad
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] hansip87:
What do you mean by florescent? You mean recording a florescent light or what?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Mastermind_hassan:
not recording a florescent light i mean in normal room light.. and if i record in sun light or day light nothing happen it just records fine in very good quality which mean it is not the hardware problem so what it is?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] hansip87:
Hmm that's strange i have no issue like that. Maybe try with another app?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] KristianKenneth:
Does anyone know how to change the default size of photo taken using the front camera. The front camera can take photos but the photo side is rather so small. It can be useful sometimes.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] g2010a:
TAP/TUN drivers?

Hi, does anyone know if there are TAP/TUN drivers for the Ray to use OpenVPN/Cisco Anyconnect? And if there are, where to find and how to install?

Thanks so much!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] StijnKuppens:
upgrade path...

Hi all,

I'm currently on a ray (ST18i) with Android 2.3.4, kernel 2.6.32.9-perf root@r2d2 #17 (not sure who made this one, but it came from this forum) and the build number is: 4.0.2.A.0.58_ REPACK4PDA it has CWM

It took me quite a while to get this working (half year ago) but now i would like to test the new ICS...

I'm not able to update through sony pc companion and so i would like to have a good rom with according kernel.

Is this possible to upgrade from my version (2.3.4) immediately to ICS (nomather what ROM)?

I was looking at the RayOmnium ROM with the Sirkay kernel and an upgrade to baseband 72 (now 64)

In their thread they say you need to flah official ICS from Sony first (recommended)... how does that work? [EDIT] found this: http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/35239?start=0&tstart=0so that part has been handled ;) ...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1516508

Any idea's on how to do this? or just go ahead and take the deep dive?

If i take a backup with CWM, are all my apps backed up with it? or do i use a tool like titanium something to accomplish this?

Thanx already for the help
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] upsetbrownpants:
no, this never worked. something about me not having the drivers, despite me installing them from cwm a million times.

other people with .62 had the same issue
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] adulfo:
What is Endomondo?.. The dialog is showing because your APP is requesting GPS to be opened, and opening the GPS would give a prompt like that... so it is normal..
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] nataS555:
Yes,that much I know already. Endomondo is a sport tracker that uses GPS for distances and speed. I know it is normal to ask for this,I'm just curious is it possible to delete this message somehow so the GPS would just turn on and not ask this question everytime I want to use it. So nothing more than just little bit more user friendly behaviour from the phone :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RivaultUser:
help in editing framework

Can anyone help me to do this mod : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1916094

I've followed the instructions and all of my experiments ended with bootloops, T.T

Please helpppp!!!!!:crying:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] AllAboutTheCore:
A little bit of help please :)

Hi guys

I recently purchased an Xperia Ray and have been learning the basics of customising it and assembling custom flashable zips for CWM that include all the various bits and pieces posted on this quality site, I am however in need of some assistance if somebody could see fit to help me out. I downloaded "XperiaHome_Big_Corners_3Homescreens_NoTheme_jjdoctor.zip" which is just what I was looking for, thanks !! but my issue is that I have switched from a Home.apk that allowed the hiding of page indicators which tbh really annoy me as I don't use any page other than the main screen and I would really appreciate if somebody was able to modify the above mentioned Home.apk so that they were transparent.

I'm sure this is possible but my knowledge as far as that goes is limited and it is pretty much the only thing that on my phone that really brings out my ocd lol so if somebody could edit it for me I would be eternally grateful !!

Thanks in advance :) and thanks to jjdoctor for the mod, aswell as all the other guys on here that make owning a Sony phone a joy !!

EDIT ... Figured it out, I needed to format before installing the mod, previously i'd installed and then rebooted but Home.apk didn't even show up but after formatting and wiping cache partition it worked fine :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kailash494:
Xperia RAY on ICS is Real Crap

Hey guys , My phone is rooted on ICS... but it is real crap ,very laggy...can't I go back to GB or JB or anything that I can improve its performance ... ?? Need Help

P.S: I am New Guy to Android.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] frank_harmann:
Can anyone recommend a good kernel (good battery life, cwm included) for ray running gingerbread (no ics wanted on this phone).

For ROM i will stick to stock gb. Also need advice for good baseband.

(Background: My girlfriend is happy with the phone like it is, i just want to do some camera mod updates and would probably like to improve battery life/phone reception, so i am looking for kernel with cwm and better baseband).
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] toldor:
Installing CM10 on Ray

Hello!

Ok i was searching in the forum but I could not find a solution or someone who has the same problem. I try to install my CM10 on my Ray but it dont work in any way. Do I do anything wrong? I follow all the steps for installation. I did the same steps for installing CM9.1. This works fine. But installing CM10 does not work. I also reinstalled stock firmware 4.0.4 and then reinstalled CM10 but still the same. After I install the boot.img (9MB) from the FXP142-zip file I restart the phone. Then I get a blank screen and boot process stucks. Only think I can do is put out the battery and restart. Only steps I get a little bit beyong that point is when I install this:

- boot.img (5MB) from CM9.1 FXP142

- CM10 FXP142.zip

Then it boots up and shows a flickery boot movie from CM10. But thats all. It gets stuck somewhere again and I just can reset battery.

Does anybody had the same problem?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Johev:
Installing a custom ROM over stock Gingerbread

First of all I would like to let you know that I have searched extensively before considering to post in this thread.

My wife has her Xperia Ray on stock Gingerbread, without root and with a locked bootloader (but unlockable - YES).

I would like to do the s1toll (test point) to unlock it while keeping the DRM information but I have a question whether I should update it first to the latest official ICS and only then unlock the bootloader, or should I first unlock it and only then update to the latest ICS firmware.

The end result should be having a custom ICS or MIUI running on it.

Which means that so far I don't have a question how to install, but what order should I use?

Bootloader unlock/ rooting / installing stock firmware / installing custom firmware

If you could order this for me, I would be very grateful ;).
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] zaratul:
problems with xperia ray sound - somethime no sounds at all ?

does anyone have problems with xperia ray sound ?

on my ray sound is sometimes dissapered, cant hear no calls, no ringtones, no key - sounds.

Or only ringtone and alert dont working, phone is quet.

and after a while sound ist OK.

ich have installed many roms, with same problem, no i am on P.A.C.

perhaps it depends on OC/temperature/... ??

i let my ray on 1024 mhz now, and look if it will be better
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] justmpm:
Could be a lot of things...make sure to do a factory reset and wipe dalvik cache..the first thing to flash is the CM10 kernel, boot into recovery, and then use the CM10 kernel to flash the CM10 ROM...if that doesn't work download your CM10 ROM again, because sometimes it gets corrupted during the download....if that doesn't work...try one of the CM10 based ROMs there is the PACman ROM and the AOKP ROM which are both pretty much up to date...once you have one of them installed, you can flash back to CM10...make sure to use the kernel provided in the ROM or you might have some compatibility issues. Don't worry about the size of the JB kernels....the size of the paritition has changed, so it is not necessary for the kernels to be compressed...so sometimes they are compressed and you get a ~5MB kernel and sometimes they aren't and you get a ~10MB kernel...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RivaultUser:
You can downgrade to gb, there're lots of HOW-TO in XDA

Jellybean is good but unfortunately, we won't get JB update

Yes there is CM10,but its still in the alpha phase and not quite stable

---------- Post added at 06:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:53 PM ----------

If it was me, I would root it fist. Cause unlock BL is only you want to have custom kernel.

After you've bored with all the mods and want to get ICS experiences, you can unlock BL and try stock / custom firmware & don't forget to use different kernel
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] hiey:
Need help can't flash ftf file!!

Hy everyone!I need some help my problem is that i can't flash ftf file's so my Ray is bricked!flashtool start the flash and on 99% it say's:

ERROR-ERR_SEVERITY="MAJOR";ERR_CLASS="MEMORY_CLASS";ERR_STATIC="HASH_VER";ERR_DYNAMIC="Failed to erase!"

ERROR-Error flashing.Aborted

Can somebody help me?????????????????????????????????????????
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] toldor:
Ok, I will try that. I start downloading the FXP142 again. If it doesnt work I'll try another ROM. And thank you for the clearance in kernel-size. I keep you informed.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] justmpm:
Since flashtool is connecting, you probably aren't totally screwed. Probably the safest thing to do is to use SEUS/SUS/PC Companion to repair your phone...it will probably say your phone is up to date, but select repair, cross your fingers and let it try to fix your phone. Before you start make sure that your phone has a decent charge...use the wall charger for a few hours. If that doesn't work, you can always try: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1492805&highlight=unbrick

After you get your phone working again, I would delete the ftf you are using and get a new one...just in case the one you have is corrupted.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] DJ DOUBLE 69:
hi bodies

i have my ray running optimax 1.1 & i wanna self customize! it

as u know if u want to connect to a VPN u should have a type of secured lock screen (pin code, patterns etc)

now i wanna disable this function- how should i do it?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] toldor:
Tried it with a new downloaded version of FXP142 but it does not work at all. I guess i have to download another ROM now and try this.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Johev:
Hi RivaultUser and thank you for your reply (+1 given). As this is my wife's phone, I can't play with it to see which ROM is the best. I better get it right on the first or at most on the second try. :D

That is why I want to unlock the Bootloader and try out some of the kernels as well. She is always complaining about the battery life and when I compare it to my old HD2 running Android it really has a bad battery life, despite having a smaller screen, and bigger battery (1500 vs 1250).

1) I would like to know if it would be advisable to first flash the stock ICS and only then unlock the Bootloader, or should I do it the other way around?

2) Should I have a rooted ROM before attempting to unlock the Bootloader (with the s1toll or test point method) or is it not necessary?

Thanks for your answers.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RivaultUser:
Are you sure you want to go to ICS???

Cause I've tried all the best ICS custom Roms and all of them are laggy( the stock Rom is also laggy to)

GB is way better than ICS

Here is the steps that you want :

1. Root your ray first, the easiest way is with doomlord rooting toolkit(search it on xda)

2. After you rooted, install Clockworkmod Recovery (CWM) and make a backup of your stock ROM. It will help you when you want to revert to your stock ROM instead of flashing .ttf file and etc.

3. After that unlock your bootloader using the test point method(I highly recommend this method)

4. After your BL has been unlocked, you can start to flash the stock Ics Rom and the stock kernel. Search how to do it

If it's about battery life, I recommend you to use Sirkay's kernel
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] hiey:
It dose not work for me!!!!!:banghead:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] SXUsr:
Unless you play a lot of games I have to disagree with that. A tweaked stock ROM is the best I've used on the Arc and after a bad day the other day in regards to battery life using CM9 on my Ray I'm switching to a stock ROM, although will probably end up tweaking my own from scratch as the few I've tried have all had issues.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] shemulweb:
Slow

i have bought my ray 1 weeks ago. my one is st18i

btw, i know it has 1 Ghz processor but sometimes i feel it is slow specially when i push to contact app and contact log app , it seems slow and it took 2-3 sec to load...what show i need to be done.

please clear my conclusion
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] damithark:
My wife has a Xperia Ray for about 8 months now and it's running stock Gingerbread ROM. She gets frequent reboots from time to time. Now I'm planning to install a stock based custom ROM for her where she can do her daily calls, msges, whatsapp, photos, videos, web browsing. What I'm looking is,

1. Stock based Custom ROM which is bug free (I know you can't get a perfect one. Just looking for a better one).

2. Better battery life.

3. Light and fast.

If someone can name couple of ROMs, that will be a great help.

Thanks.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] xzeiP:
Hey guys,

None of the custom available ROMs out there is stable and/or provides what I am looking for. Therefore, I am looking into customizing my phone from stock using sirkay's kernel. I have a list of modifications that I would like to employ in my phone that I have given in a list below. For those to work would I have to (A) Deodex my phone (B) Are they compatible with Ray?

Xperia T Tabbed 'n' Grid Toggles SystemUI (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1762162)

Xperia GX Homescreen (with widgets) (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1743984)

AC!D Audio Technology v4.0 (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1752984)

Icon Pack (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1926223)

Build prop tweaks (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1747697) or maybe this one build.prop + init.d (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1227269)

Cybershot camera (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1791746)

Xperia NXT (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1951123) or Xperia S Lockscreen + Xperia NXT (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1748622) ((IS THIS THE ONLY ONE THAT REQUIRES DEODEX???)

Adreno ICS drivers (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1939783)

Remove Bloatware (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1671154)

Xperia S Keyboard (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1734642)

Thanks in advance
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] KANNAN.G:
help very urgent

sudenly my x-ray hangs in kernelnel boot

i tried to flash kernel

but now only a black screen appears whwn i switch on ray -no kernel booting

when i tried 2 flash kernel using flashtool software im getting following result

24/049/2012 16:49:31 - INFO - Device connected in fastboot mode

24/049/2012 16:49:32 - INFO - Launching Fastboot Toolbox 1.0 by DooMLoRD

24/049/2012 16:49:32 - INFO - Device Status: FASTBOOT mode

24/049/2012 16:49:42 - INFO - Selected kernel (boot.img or kernel.sin): C:\Flashtool\firmwares\boot_7x431.img

24/049/2012 16:49:42 - INFO - Flashing selected kernel

24/049/2012 16:49:43 - INFO - sending 'boot' (6066 KB)...

24/049/2012 16:49:43 - INFO - FAILED (command write failed (Unknown error))

24/049/2012 16:49:43 - INFO - finished. total time: 0.637s

24/049/2012 16:49:43 - INFO - FASTBOOT Output:

sending 'boot' (6066 KB)...

FAILED (command write failed (Unknown error))

finished. total time: 0.637s

kindly help me its a new just 2 months old ray

pls help me

bootloader unlocked

kernel sirkays x arc

pls help 2 get my babe back pls
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] cuboc:
wifi problem .587

I have the xperia ray, and when he left the .431 version was good looking with some lag in the caller, but the wifi worked very well, even when I do the update to version .587 the WIFI is always going down.

ex:

I downloaded the AngryBirds:

download the error several times, is looking for ip.

My ray st18i baseband is 77.

Anyone have this problem and how you solved it?

thank you
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] DJ DOUBLE 69:
whats your rom?

try flashing the kernel using windows command prompt.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] k.harshal123:
plz help!!! xperia ray stucked af boot logo

Hi

I have xperia ray with 4.0.3 having unlocked botloader.

I m having problem with custom rom. Whenever I tried cwm recovery and reboot but stucked at Sony logo even not doing anything with cwm. Even I tried flashtool for hotboot to install cm9 . It installed successfully but stucked at xperia ray project icon at boot logo.

This is first time I flashing custom rom .. Plz help

Also,

I m tried each method of rooting 4.0.4 but not succe-ed .. Plz help if you have any other...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] SXUsr:
Have you flashed the kernel and read the instructions correctly?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] k.harshal123:
I used kernel degrading method but not lucked...???
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] hiey:
cashe partition is broken!Need help!

Sziasztok.Segítséget szeretnék kérni mert az Xperia Ray telefonomnak valamien okból megsérült a cache partíciója ezáltal nem lehet rá firmwaret flashelni 4.0-a felett!Nem telepíti sem az seus sem a pcc sem a flashtool!Hogyan lehetne helyrehozni?Minden segítséget nagyon köszönök!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] cuboc:
someone help me?

I've been watching the forum and found FIXwifi to solve problems macadress however remains the same. same type HD 2.0 rom installing it repeats, which a connection disconnects and connects by itself.

Sera firmware?

also already tested the firmware st18a!!

Does anyone have the same problem?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] KANNAN.G:
my kernel is sirkay "boot_9.587c"

but now it is not showing even the sony logo

i ve tried flashing command prompt also but it show"failed due to too many links"
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] cuboc:
all hello

sorry for the insistence, but I still could not find solution to my problem wifi.

is:

I have Xperia ray st18i with baseband firmware .587 77 lockbootloader.

and when I do which a connection to wifi, either, he connects and disconnects from time to time and connects no reason to do so, even with the signal the maximum or close to the router.

Already tried a fix "update-ICS-MAC-fix" but is equal.

Someone can help me???????

I apologize for English, google translator.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] DJ DOUBLE 69:
you may flash it with BOX

to do so u should get your phone to official sony places

remember to install android 4 based rom like jelly sandwich or optimax with this kernel (9.587c)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kudjobg:
Google Talk

Hi guys, :cowboy:

I have Xperia Ray with stock rom 2.3.4 - Build 4.0.2.A.0.62. I rooted my phone in order to remove the bloatware including Gtalk. Now I realize that this was a bad decision.... :o

I've tried a lot of .APKs from the web, but unfortunately they didn't work. Can you please guide me how I can restore the app or point me to URLs which may contain working installation files ( i need only the chat function)

Thanks! :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] restlessrob:
As far as I know Gtalk isn't downloadable on the playstore??? Flashing of Gapps perhaps?

You can use something like ebuddy to connect to Gtalk
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Sibi TheShuttler:
My OS crashed on xperia st18i(ics)..plz help me

anyone plz help how to reload my os....

When switched on it displays 'SONY' and again and again it reboots itself..

Even when i connect it with 'sony xperia update service' app or 'PC Companion' it does not detects my phone itself...

Also my phone waa already rooted....

Please guys....if anyone know how os recover my crashed os,help me....:)