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[Xperia Arc General] mr_esmit:
Where did you find that firmware/baseband? I have a LT15i. Thanks
[Xperia Arc General] Ducky1:
I agree.. Also the LED notification problem is solved now and works fine! baterry life is good, no problems with WiFi... no any other problems so far :good: :)

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[Xperia Arc General] mr_esmit:
Is it rootable???
[Xperia Arc General] chandoliasnikos:
Yes, it is.
[Xperia Arc General] mr_esmit:
What method?? Flashtool??
[Xperia Arc General] AssKicker.:
I've tested the last ICS version on my Arc S : it's super, and faster! There is more fluidity too. Benchmarks had progressed! 3800 on Antutu. It's good! :cowboy:
[Xperia Arc General] omtay2311995:
here is the rom link both lt15i and lt18i made by soumya_digi so he has all the credits:

http://www.mediafire.com/?twjrttjzfskw3tt

and a supercharge patch along with camera stereo fix by finch.****break

http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1270750&d=1345426943

basebands:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1688049
[Xperia Arc General] chandoliasnikos:
Upgrade through pcc, flash kernel 4.0.3 (only kernel) with flashtool, root with Doomlords oneclickroot, then flash kernel from .587 firmware with flashtool and you are ready.
[Xperia Arc General] mr_esmit:
Thanks for this, but I have been doing some reading on this thread and I see alot a different methods and it's confusing.

For the record I have a rooted LT15i phone on the 4.1.B.0.431 buid number (android version 4.0.4). I bascially upgraded and rooted similar to the method you have posted. Do I still have to go through the steps you posted above again??? Will this wipe all my data?? Thanks and sorry for the hassle.
[Xperia Arc General] Morpheus NS:
Which kernel do you use with .587? I tried DooMKernel ICS and it lags as hell, stock kernel is much faster...
[Xperia Arc General] spidermoon:
Good work Sony, at least a good ICS ARC S

Just add one word to the post above, one of my favorite game is back. I can now play Asphalt 6, it's just a little laggy. Me too i didn't notice the quick reply for phone call until now. No need to go back to GB.
[Xperia Arc General] Frenchdroid:
Hi Mr Torture - thanks for your report on this new ICS. Good write-up - its inspired me to make the move from GB. I've been quite happy with stock, rooted and with doom kernel but would like a new OS now, and want to stick with stock SE.

So, here comes the begging for help part :o The last time I was doing anything to my phone was probably a year ago and I haven't got a clue now about basebands and s**t. I have searched and read tons of threads but info on here for the Arc is a lot more chaotic than when I was here last.

Can anyone give the bullet points for what to do, in what order please. I know I had been using Flashtool because I have unlocked my bootloader and I can't do official SE updates OTA or otherwise. I'm fine with CWM and Flashtool, just need a heads-up on moving from GB to ICS, and as I said, what steps to do things.

I have an Arc LT15i, on GB 2.3.4 with doomlord kernel #13 and the baseband on my phone info shows as 8x55A-AAABQOAZM-203028D-56 (not sure what thats all about - don't think I've ever changed the baseband manually, or if I did, I can't remember).

I'll appreciate any help and hit thanks !
[Xperia Arc General] mr_torture:
It's not that complicated at all, at least upgrading from GB to ICS.

So, if you want to install clean ICS, with full reset and wipe, then it's quite easy. You can do it by flashing new ICS 4.1.B.0.587 ftf via Flashtool. Search this forum for ftf file, because I'm on arc S and I don't know is there already ftf file for arc and where is it located in forum. It should be there...

Edit: Here you go:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1836071

Also, don't bother with baseband numbers. With this new ftf you'll get new baseband, and everything will be fine...

And also, you can relock your bootloader and do an "official" upgrade via SEUS (SMUS now).
[Xperia Arc General] Droid Ghost:
I have ICS rooted on my phone. I presume that any update such as the latest .587 necessitates rooting the phone again.

I have the following on my PC, which I used to root my phone after the update to ICS: the flashtool 0.9.0.0, LT15i 4.1.B.0.431 ready to root, DooM LoRD v1 Xperia 2011 ICS Root, Flashtool-drivers.exe

My question is once I have updated to .587, is it okay to use the above programs and files (and using the same procedure as I previously used) to re-root my phone?
[Xperia Arc General] mr_torture:
Yes, it's quite similar, even I haven't rooted this new ICS yet, so I'm not talking from my own experience.

This is OverLo4d tutorial for new 4.1.B.0.587 ICS:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=26805903&postcount=3
[Xperia Arc General] Fatal_Enigma:
Are the newest sony stock ICS kernels the most battery efficient?
[Xperia Arc General] DiegoTriches:
This firmware .587 with the advance stock kernel ---- http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1838641 ---- with swap implemented and enable + app simple control cpu(ondemand) its very fast and dont need supercharger in my opinion. I play blood and glory, for example, and right after close the game seems 0% lag. Led notification working too for me. Sorry the bad english.
[Xperia Arc General] Frenchdroid:
Thanks again Mr Torture - I got it all working in the end - the links you posted made it easier and I felt a bit more confident about what to do. I'm rooted too.

In case it helps anyone else, when I got to the stage where I had to flash the downgraded kernel, I couldn't get flashtool 0.9.0.0 to flash the kernel at first. It failed each time. I finally realised that I had to unplug the phone, load the kernel and start the flashing, and then plug the phone in flash mode (whereas it didn't matter when I flashed the 587 firmware). Not sure if that is normal or not but it worked in the end.

Just need to find an overclockable kernel now and I'm done for another 6 months.

Edit: forgot to say that it all seems stable for me so far. Wi-fi is actually better than what I had on GB it seems, phone signal seems better. Animations like screen rotation were sticky at first but phone settled down after a while and a few reboots helped - now it seems normal. Overall, I prefer the ICS style to GB and am happy if that means a slight performance drop until someone like doomlord releases a custom kernel (fingers crossed).

What are people using for a launcher ? I loaded up ADW which I had been using from GB and it seems fine. Is there anything particularly suited for ICS 587 ?

And by the way, I haven't yet had any problems with my app + data back-up - I used Titanium Backup and was worrying that it wouldn't work from GB to ICS but no problems. I didn't back-up any system stuff of course, though.
[Xperia Arc General] mr_torture:
I'm glad you succeeded with flashing. And yes, it's normal procedure, to first start Flashtool, then load the ftf, and then connect your phone in flash mode.

And yes, ICS seems stable and functional this time, compared to last one. I don't know have you tried that one, but this one is noticably better. And yes, wireless seems better to me also, as much as I could test it in last three days. Like I said, compared to GB, ICS experience on arc/arc S is a bit choppier, but it is tolerable and functional if you are not hard core gamer. Or should I say, "new age" gamer, wanting ultra heavy games with "wow" graphics and so... There are plenty of ultra interesting and not heavy games still playable on ICS.

About home launchers, I haven't used any of them on my arc S for a period longer than one day, but I tried few of them. Not to be misunderstood, I used dozens of different launchers on my last phone, X10 Mini Pro, but on arc S, I'm quite satisfied with stock launcher. Maybe it's lacking customisation, but it fits nice SONY's minimalistic interface. I loved GO Launcher EX once, but now it became classic bloatware, with tons of unneeded stuff, and it is ultra heavy on resources. Also, I used ADW EX version for a long time, but since that guy stopped developing it, my sympathy for ADW dropped. There is one launcher that I really like, ssLauncher, but it's extremely time consuming process in setting it up for your taste. Nemus Launcher is very light on resources, but it's very basic customization-wise, so I will rather use stock launcher with same basic options.
[Xperia Arc General] mr_torture:
Just found an small bug. There is double "Fun&downloads normal" widget when you scroll widgets. Can someone confirm this...
[Xperia Arc General] maRRRco89:
How about the phone doesn't keep network settings after a restart in .587 ?

This is a major bug for me, you can't set GSM or WCDMA only withous lose it after a restart :mad::mad:
[Xperia Arc General] mr_torture:
As much as I know, that is the only setting that reverts to default after restart, and it's not a major problem for me. I'm not restarting my phone 5 times during a day, and it takes 5 seconds to enter the settings and revert back to GSM only, for example... Is there something else that reverts back also?

Who knows, maybe it was intentionaly set like that by SONY, to revert network settings to default after restart! :D
[Xperia Arc General] Droid Ghost:
Thanks for the link mr_torture :good:
[Xperia Arc General] lyteo:
For me, it works quite ok. Except, I'm getting a lot of "Connection lost" or "Network errors" while using DATA connection. If I'm on wifi, it's working ok. ANy ideas? Oh yeah, and I already did a master reset.
[Xperia Arc General] eliksir:
Notificaion LED doesn't work for any apps other than phone and Messaging. :crying:

How to take screenshots ? Read somewhere its powerbutton+volumedown. That only reduces the volume.
[Xperia Arc General] mr_torture:
Unfortunately, taking screenshot is mission impossible with ICS, at least for me. I tried every possible combination of keys, with every possible speed, and it just doesn't work...

Like I said earlier, who wants fully functional and smooth system, go for Gingerbread (like I will probably in few days).

Who wants up-to-date system, a little bit laggy and with few bugs here and there, go for ICS.
[Xperia Arc General] arsenalfan001:
Hi guys,

have you noticed a enable/disable option against some of the apps?

In all apps, if I select a app, lets say Lets golf HD, there is an option called Disable. Once disabled, it is not appearing on the app drawer. It is not removed, but disabled. Has anyone tried it?
[Xperia Arc General] Droid Ghost:
You have to press the power button and the volume down button simultaneously, but it's ridiculously difficult to get a screenshot. I think my success rate is about 1 in 20 tries.
[Xperia Arc General] 7asson Ali:
it's not that hard, press the buttons for 2 seconds and it will work.
[Xperia Arc General] b_nikz:
Yes thats true...just press and hold both power button and volume button for a couple of seconds
[Xperia Arc General] mr_torture:
It's extremely hard to press these buttons without coresponding actions popping up, either shut down dialog, or volume slider... In my case some of these things are always popping up, no matter how hard I try to press buttons simultaneously...

But it doesn't matter anymore really. I'm back on GB again...
[Xperia Arc General] arsenalfan001:
Has anyone tried this feature?
[Xperia Arc General] spidermoon:
Yes, it'a new ICS feature. It's freeze the application, like in Titanium Backup or other apps. The big advantage is that you could'nt freeze critical applications.

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I agree,it's a challenging game to take a screenshot like that :) I use screenshot app instead, but it's need root.
[Xperia Arc General] arsenalfan001:
For me its easy to take screenshot.

Timing is the key and I am doing it right it seems :P

tried twice, worked both the times
[Xperia Arc General] eliksir:
can tageoxc

tried around 100 times. Held both buttons for 20-30 seconds etc.

nothing seems to work.
[Xperia Arc General] mr_torture:
It can be done, but it's hard... Like I said, you have to press perfectly simultaneous both buttons for screenshot to be taken, and it's very very challenging game if you have some silicone/TPU case on your phone, like I do.
[Xperia Arc General] n3n00:
To me it's easy, but I'm on GB currently :P.
[Xperia Arc General] Droid Ghost:
Yes, but why did they change it from pressing one button, to having to press two buttons and therefore making it harder? If it's not broke, don't fix it. I don't understand Sony's logic.
[Xperia Arc General] SFU11:
that's ICS features. not Sony features.

well.. take screenshot via pressing dual button is better than tap once.

because with new method we can take snapshot of popup menu, notification, etc, but with old method cant.
[Xperia Arc General] Sean Yu:
It's too lag on my xperia arc s. Sony needs to work hard if they want to get more customers.:rolleyes:
[Xperia Arc General] Drugster '74:
Problems to upload songs

I have a Xperia Arc (LT15a) with a rooted ICS 4.0.4. I had to get to a previous kernel and back in order to root this latest OS. Now my phone doesn't recognize the songs I upload after this update, even though I can see them when it's connected to my computer. What can I do to upload songs again? :(
[Xperia Arc General] kamalaggi:
O2UK have annouced that any one on a O2 UK branded handset won't be received ICS :(. They said it was due to perfomance issues.

http://news.o2.co.uk/2012/08/30/android-4-0-will-not-go-live-on-xperia-arc-ray-and-neo/
[Xperia Arc General] ArcMan09:
02Uk Suck !!
[Xperia Arc General] bfbones:
Waiting for JellyBean Update :3
[Xperia Arc General] mr_torture:
That's why I'm never gonna buy phone on contract, never ever... Yes, it's a bit harder to cash out full price for an unbranded and unlocked phone, but it pays out in the end, for the things like this (among others).
[Xperia Arc General] Nooby Arc S User:
I like the ICS way of taking a screenshot. On gb every now and then I might accidentally tap power off.
[Xperia Arc General] Bazoocaze:
The new .587 ICS version has 64Mb configured ZRAM swap.

I noticed an increase in responsiveness, specialy if one configure a "very light" OOM preset.
[Xperia Arc General] morten82:
I did not know about the ics screenshot function.. Now i do:laugh:
[Xperia Arc General] Frenchdroid:
NEWSFLASH: STOCK ICS .587 ISN'T LAGGY ANYMORE !! Thanks to LuPuS Kernel Stock which has been developed by Wedgess, available (for Arc/Arc S) at this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1867265 (I believe he has kernels for other roms too, on other threads).

I've been suffering with stock ICS, which I admit has been laggy as hell. I hate pissing about changing roms, etc and didn't want to bother going back to GB, also partly because I like the ICS look and its features, etc. I'm rooted, with unlocked bootloader, but couldn't overclock because we didn't have something as good as Doomkernel for .587 (I was following the development of a couple of the 2 other kernels in development for .stock .587, but the way they were progressing didn't encourage me to even try them).

From the comments of others, and my experience since installing LuPuS Kernel, I'd say that we now have something as good as (dare I say it) Doomkernel. I only put it on yesterday and my phone is back to how it was when I was running GB with Doomkernel - fast, smooth and responsive. I can overclock again with all the governors and schedulers I want, mostly for a little boost with games. The developer is also actively adding new features and improvements, but even at ver2, the difference its made to my phone is like night and day (and ver3 is out today I believe).

So, even though my post sounds like an advertisement, I really thought this thread was the best place to post the news for those who haven't heard about it, and for those who are complaining that ICS is laggy. Its also my way of showing appreciation to Wedgess, the developer of LuPuS - beacuse I've been wanting this so I could stay with ICS. And the best part is, that flashing a kernel is so much easier (for me anyway) than changing roms.
[Xperia Arc General] skandals:
You can flash the latest firmware with no fuss. What's the problem?
[Xperia Arc General] kamalaggi:
If I flash ICS on my O2 branded phone I will void my warranty.
[Xperia Arc General] rec71:
No as you won't need to root it or unlock the bootloader to use Flashtool.
[Xperia Arc General] darkensync:
Hi! I am a proud owner of a Arc S.

So recently i updated my phone to ICS 4.0.4

Everything was fine for a few days,the ICS was running great.

But i noticed a problem with it.When i try to transfer files from my computer to my sd card on the phone i immediately get a error message that says : "Your device might not be able to play or view this file " I get the options to cancel or continue.If i continue and it gets done,i can't open the file(video or music) on my phone.It just doesn't react to it.Is this a known problem with ICS? Would a factory reset fix it?
[Xperia Arc General] mr_torture:
Regarding connectivity, go to Settings/Xperia/Connectivity/USB connection mode and choose MSC (mass storage mode), and you shouldn't get any mesages during files transfer.

Regarding inability to play media files, I'm not sure what could be a problem. But you should know that ICS native video player can't play some popular containers, like .avi or .mkv or etc...

I suggest you to instal MX Video Player from Play Store.

If you can't play any audio/video files, then it's probably something wrong with your:

a. OS. You can do clean reinstall via Update Service or PC Companion.

b. SD card. Try with reformatting, but it is unlikely that SD is causing this.
[Xperia Arc General] MitsCooKieHH:
Its too laggy
[Xperia Arc General] eliksir:
finally managed to take screenshots !!
[Xperia Arc General] lizzardking2004:
I am now on gingerbread Arconium 8.2 ics running on doomkernel but thinking to upgraden to the latest ics ice cream sandwich.

Whats the best way to do this? By pc? Are there any risks?

Is the 4.x already stable like some people say here or should i stille keep my current ics?

Thx
[Xperia Arc General] shang ann:
Issue on Ice cream sandwich upgrade

Everytime I upgrade my Gingerbread to Ice cream sandwich using Sony Companion, my computer froze.. Tried 20X still getting the same scenario..what should I do?Please help. Thank you.
[Xperia Arc General] drali500:
Flash FTF using flashtool read the guides and stickies .
[Xperia Arc General] Frenchdroid:
Yeah - wot he said ! Flash FTF with Flashtool, and then flash the custom kernel from the LuPuS thread (along with the wi-fi zip file, to ensure your wi-fi works afterwards). Stock Sony ICS .587 was laggy to begin with, using the stock kernel. However, as I posted a few pages back, I'm using it with a kernel produced by Wedgess (LuPuS Kernel for stock ICS rom .587) and its fast, stable and I'm loving it.

I have unlocked bootloader so I don't update official way. But its easy enough to do this - you just need to read a bit more, and ask if you have any problems.
[Xperia Arc General] dziegiel:
And what if I have locked bootloader?
[Xperia Arc General] Frenchdroid:
Well, personally I would unlock the bootloader. Would be good to read the stickied guides.

However, until Sony does something to improve their stock rom, I wouldn't use ICS unless you really want the ICS features and are happy to have it laggy.
[Xperia Arc General] Saelex:
So far I am fairly content with the 4.0.4 update for the Xperia arc:

- phone looks really cool, themes, wallpapers, apps have a new look

- performance is satisfactory, with the ANT+ and Facebook integration disabled

- battery life seems better in certain respects than with Gingerbread 2.3.4

- like the unlock to camera directly, hate the new way to take a screenshot
[Xperia Arc General] mr_torture:
PROS and CONS based on 30 days of usage:

PROS:

∙ While UI experience is not much different compared to GB, it feels much more coherent, and this minimalistic SONY approach to ICS is really looking nice, after some time of usage.

∙ Camera app is definitely improved compared to GB, regarding photo quality. I know few things about pixels and compression, so I know what I'm talking about.

∙ Phone/Contacts ap is more practical compared to GB.

∙ Browser scrolling seems faster and smoother compared to GB.

∙ Memory management is better than on GB, and there is less bloatware out of the box.

∙ While WiFi signal strength is a little bit weaker, connecting available WiFi networks is much faster than on GB.

∙ Also, WiFi connection seems more stable compared to GB. No random cuts.

∙ Ability to have last app versions (with ICS compatible UI) is a nice thing.

∙ This one is maybe not positive to some people, but having SONY and XPERIA branded software is making this phone alive and not dated out. I don't have anything against Ericsson, but SONY (you know that old tech giant) is SONY, and it's nice to have fresh SONY software on your phone (a bit too much SONY words here, don't you think?). :)

CONS:

∙ This is maybe ICS related and not SONY related, and it is old news, but overall experience is quite laggy compared to GB. And this is the biggest problem here.

∙ Gaming performance is uncomparable to GB - period.

∙ LED notifications are still buggy, and are working on their own.

∙ Few "out of the box" widget bugs here and there. Double "Fun&Downloads Normal" widget, and "Media Shortcuts" widget taking 4x2 instead 4x1 space. It's a shame that these kind of stupid bugs have passed the testing process.

∙ Timescape (the widget and the app itself) is not updating sometimes.

∙ Network mode is resetting after each reboot.

∙ As mentioned in PROS, WiFi signal is a bit weaker compared to GB.

∙ Video recording sound is mono.

∙ Much quicker heating while playing games. Not really healthy for phone hardware.

Summa summarum, for me this update is worth keeping, like I said in my first post regarding this update. Yes, it is laggy, and yes, there are few bugs here and there, but it is tolerable. Maybe it could have been a little bit smoother if SONY programmers worked a little bit harder, but at least we get ICS on our phone. And bear in mind that some other "stronger" phones, are not so smooth with ICS as well (my friend's Evo 3D with 1.2 dual-core is even more laggy on stock ICS than my phone).

I think you can sacrifice some performance for the sake of having newer and better OS, and SONY branded after all.

Not to be misunderstood, I still think GB is better OS for this phone. If you are strictly "performance" kind of user, then GB is definitely a better choice, plus it is almost bug-free. But if you would like to have up-to-date phone/software, then ICS is acceptable compromise.
[Xperia Arc General] rec71:
Excellent summary mr_torture.
[Xperia Arc General] mikailmohammed:
which is the best kernel to use for Jelly sandwich??
[Xperia Arc General] Tiagra:
maybe Lupus v.7 kernel
[Xperia Arc General] boxgot:
..or KTG_anzu_v1.50
[Xperia Arc General] mamenvn:
DooMKernel is the best :o
[Xperia Arc General] OceanXRun:
When i update ICS .431 , my Arc Wifi so suck , slow and slow , cant load anything . How about all ur Arc when up ICS .431 like me or fast than me ? Show me how i can fix it plz .
[Xperia Arc General] xda666:
Hi all, I recently updated my xperia arc to 4.1.B.0.587, that surprisingly appeared in software update /found it with a SU client directly on a phone, which is even cooler; I even downloaded it via wifi and installed with no pc, and it worked <shocking>/ -- and surprisingly it solved most of the issues brought by the original ICS update (laggy dialer/phone app; it now loads very quickly, no matter of the call history lenght), crashing alarm clock (will no longer miss alarms) and couple more. System works even faster (for me, previous 4.0.4 build was already very fast, much faster than ginger bread on this phone). The only remaining issue is led notification, but thanks to SMSPopup I can live with that and hope that some day this one will be fixed too. /however honestly I don't believe that sony is going to do that.../
[Xperia Arc General] Frenchdroid:
Errr, I'm pretty sure that Doomkernel doesn't work with ICS .587 ?????