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[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ArtemisRider:
It is best to get CWM (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1119456) , you can get it by flashing the zip file through xrecovery. With a stock kernel there are still things that you can do like OC, UV etc. with DX's modules for stock kernels. You cannot flash some good roms and is not able to get ICS... The main reason for a custom kernel is for roms that require it.

PS: Just a tip... If you want to thank someone, click the thanks button instead... :)
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ftwisawesome:
Thank you so much.

What is OC and UV?

Is there someway I able to obtain gingebreed 2.3.7dx in the condition I am in?

And if I were to press back fast on start up to try and bring up xrecovery will xrecovery come up or CWM?

And can I have both?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ArtemisRider:
OC: Overclock, it allows your processor to work at a faster speed and thus your phone will be faster.

UV: Undervolt, it saves your battery.

It should bring up CWM.

You can have both, just flash CWM and you will still have Xrecovery.

I recommend you to take these steps:

(Backup apps using mybackup root(free) or titanium backup(paid))

1. Download CWM 3.2.0.0 amend.

2. Flash it through Xrecovery.

3. Download GDX (http://www.mediafire.com/?vtq3dcvzlmy8zpk)

4. Flash it through CWM.

5. Do a full-wipe.

And now you have GDX...

If you want OC, flash this: (http://www.mediafire.com/?86n454in0jdzyac), then install No-frills cpu to change clock speed. Best setting Min: 245, Max: 691

For more stuff: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1425240&highlight=baseband
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ftwisawesome:
Thank you for your time in advance thank you a lot.

just a few questions.

What do you mean by flashing it through xrecovery and CWM? Sorry I am not really familiar with the android system and such.

And I downloaded this http://www.mediafire.com/?vtq3dcvzlmy8zpk GDX version is this fine also? I downloaded it of this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1188486 the latest one.

What does factory restore do?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ArtemisRider:
Full-wipe clears all your personal data and apps. It ensures that when you install a rom, all the apps will work and that there will be no boot loops.

Xrecovery is a custom recovery that is limited to mainly Xperia phones, it is not as reliable as CWM, but is able to be install just by copying files. Some zips must be flashed through Xrecovery.

Clockworkmod is a more widely used and more reliable recovery. In recoveries, there is a function called backup and restore. Always backup your phone before flashing a rom.

Flashing is where the recovery copies to locations in the phone like the system folder. It can copy whole roms and replace files or just add 1 or 2 files. It is called 'install zip from sd card' then select the zip and 'flash' it.

And, yes the version you downloaded is fine.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ftwisawesome:
So how do I flash it?

Will my clockwork recovery mode overwrite xrecovery?

will I still be able to access x recovery?

and if I keep pressing < will it go into CWM or Xrecovery? Can I change which one it goes to?

and since i have both I have the advantage of getting roms comptabile with CWM or xrecovery right?

because I have rooted and xrecovery I want CWM with 2.3.7 gingerbreed if you can provide me steps on how to do is or expand on your last post I will be thankful beyond words. I already am with the amount of help you have provided. Thank you a lot
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ArtemisRider:
CWM will not overwrite Xrecovery. It is installed on a separate partition and will not affect Xrecovery.

To access CWM, press the volume down button...

I am not sure about accessing Xrecovery... Press back button?

Once you install CWM, you won't have to use Xrecovery often.

Most if not all roms are flashed using CWM, I have not encountered one that is flashed with Xrecovery.

I do not think that you can change the buttons for accessing recovery.

Steps:

To flash CWM:

1. Download the amend .zip for CWM(recommended 3.2.0.0, no problems)

2. Copy it into your sd card(anywhere).

3. Boot into Xrecovery and do a backup.

4. Navigate to 'install zip from sd card'

5. Then navigate to choose zip.

6. Goto the file location and choose it.

7. Confirm.

And wait...

Now you have CWM.

To install Roms.

1. Download the rom zip file and place it in your sd card anywhere...

2. Boot into CWM, goto backup and restore, then choose backup.

Wait...... For a long time........

3. Navigate to 'install zip from sd card'

4. Then navigate to choose zip.

5. Goto the file location and choose it.

6. Confirm.

And wait...

7. Go back to main menu.

8. Do a full-wipe.

Now you have a custom rom.

PS: you might want to backup your apps with mybackup root to preserve data then restore in the new rom.

Use volume buttons to go up and down. back and middle button to navigate through menus.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ftwisawesome:
Thank you very very much just last few questions.

Usually to access Xrecovery you spam the back button which is located next to the homescreen.

But in CWM case we spam 'volume down' button?

So after doing all of this the only changes that are going to be made to my phone is:CWM recovery installed and gingerbreed 2.3.7 DX installed as well?

Will any changes be made to my phone? if anything is changed please let me know. Will I lose anything at all?. If anything is lost how do I back it up? I didn't really get what you said with 'mybackup' sorry my english isn't too good either.

And say if the bootloader could be unlocked for +2012 models and if I could unlock it will I be ablve to get custom kernels on it and all the other benefits as well as keeping my rom and everything I have?

Thank you very veyr much in advance
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ArtemisRider:
Usually to access Xrecovery you spam the back button which is located next to the homescreen.

But in CWM case we spam 'volume down' button?

Ans: Yes(For my phone, that is.)

So after doing all of this the only changes that are going to be made to my phone is:CWM recovery installed and gingerbreed 2.3.7 DX installed as well?

Ans: Yes.

Will any changes be made to my phone?

Ans: What do you mean by 'changes'?

Will I lose anything at all?

Ans: You will lose your apps, data, contacts, sms etc.

If anything is lost how do I back it up?

Ans: Mybackup root is a app:https://play.google.com/store/search?q=mybackup+root&c=apps. Back up both app and data.

And say if the bootloader could be unlocked for +2012 models and if I could unlock it will I be able to get custom kernels on it and all the other benefits as well as keeping my rom and everything I have? Not sure...
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ftwisawesome:
By changes I meant will anything negative happen to my phone except for loss of data?

I am still on version 2.1 so I still have the android market. Do I download myback up rooted version or non rooted? and this will definatly work for 2.1?

And could you confirm if the steps you posted is completely safe and will deliver what I want? (Considering I didn't screw up anything)

If I use mybackup to back up everything then get gingerbreedDX and Clockworkmod on it does that mean the phone will be the exact same as before in terms of my data still existing like loading your videos from your sd card your music, you can load your game from where you picked up on. Load your video if you only watched half the video etc.

After I have backed up my data & Applications & media do I follow your steps straight after to get Gingerbreed and CWM on my phone then all my data will appear on my phone after the last step of rebooting the phone?

Would you also recommend Titanium back up + Root?

Sorry if I am asking too many questions sometimes I just get a bit too concerned thank you very much . . I will keep 'thanking you' even though I am =D
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cascabel:
Data on your sdcard won't be affected by flashing rom via xrecovery/cwm.

I use titanium backup to back up and restore my files and it's rather easy. Haven't used the other app so i can't say which is better.

I'm not sure about the videos playing where they left off, though. Maybe back up your video player app+ data?
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 8cpaiw:
Listen!!!

1.Root your phone(will lose your warancy)

2.Choose your ROM

3.download it and put on your sd card

4.turn off your phone adn while booting UP when you see white sony ericsson letters press back button few times until you go to Xrecovery or CWM....

5.fo down to backup and restore and press backup

NOTE:In recovery and CWM you move with power up and down buttons,go back with back button and select a thing with middle button

6.when backup is complete go to wipe data/factory reset and wipe data

7.go to wipe chache partition and wipe chache

8.then go to mounts and storage and go to FORMAT/SYSTEM and format it

9.Go to advanced and wipe dalvik chache

10.Now go to install zip from SD card and choose zip from sd card.....now find your zip file of ROM and install it

11.Installation will take aproximetly 1-3 minutes.....

12.when done press reboot system now

13.1st booting time will take aproximetly 1-6 minutes so don't freak out

NOTE:When you do this you will lose all of your apps....

When you install rom you cann install them again

If you stuck on bootanimation(bootloop) then turn your phone off and while booting up when you see white sony ercisson letters press back button until you go to xrecovery or CWM then go to backup and restore and press restore if you want to go back on stock or just flash to stock with falshtool

cant write anymore my finger hurts :/

Do you understand anything
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cascabel:
Btw, i flashed GDX using xrecovery and it seems it's been replaced by CWM. I even checked my system files and there's no sign of xrec. :D

I also use the back button to access CWM. Weird. :/
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TimeWasterNL:
CWM is a sort of better version of xRecovery, so xRec is of none use anymore, which is why it's deleted.
[XPERIA X8 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cascabel:
yup. cwm does work better, not to mention most updates/rome require cwm as opposed to recovery. I'm gonna go try and find out the difference. :-)

I was just surprised cause I started with GDX v18 and it let me keep recovery.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Masters2150:
I had been using CM7 for a while, and had great experience with it's battery life, sometimes lasting up to 3 days on a single charge.

But some things didn't work well, such as the barcode scanner, camera working eraticly, and the lack of PS Pocket.

So I get back to a stock based ROM, Xperia NXT. It's good on battery life, but not nearly as good as CM7.

I'm looking for something different. Just looking for opinions. One thing to note, DoomKernel SUCKS on my phone. Any time I install it, the battery is sucked dry in hours for some weird reason.

Any ideas?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AwaisKhan:
I have the latest CM 7.2 FXP 122, for me everything works perfectly & smooth, i get about a day & a half battery life with the kernel that is in the zip file, i play alot of music through headphones, surf the internet (facebook mostly lol) & a few games, i havent noticed any bugs, everything like camera, sensors etc work nicely

http://fiberupload.com/1qc35uvuzoak/FXP122-update-cm-7.2.0-RC2-zeus-UNOFFICIAL-signed.zip
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] repilce:
IMHO AOKP (milestone 6) with Lupus#4-cfs clocked @ 1.3ghz with smartassV2 gives me great battery life. I can get 36 hours with moderate usage. full day with what I consider heavy usage.
[Sony Tablet S] praed0r:
I'm trying to get together all the files I need to have a go at getting a DVB-T tuner working with the Tablet S - I have all the DVB-T modules, but for a lower kernel revision, and from what I've read they probably wont work with this kernel.

I'm really not looking forward to compiling these myself as I use Windows 7 and am aware that there are issues with compiling Linux on a Windows system and being new to Android/Linux cross compiling I could cause myself more problems than I solve.

So the question is, has anyone got info on a repository for these modules compiled for ICS at our kernel revision?
[Sony Tablet S] kulen:
Have you seen this?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1870077

TUN, NTFS, CIFS, usbserial, fuse kernel modules for 2.6.39.4, attached

You could post your request there. And if you manage to get it working could youshare a solution please?
[Sony Tablet S] kulen:
could you please explain what is needed to make this work?

post some links perhaps.
[Sony Tablet S] abactor_xda:
Hi there,

I've uploaded a bunch of dvb files to xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1870077 for you.

I'm not sure if those are the ones you need, but if you post there what you are trying to do and what specific modules you need, then perhaps I can help further.

A
[Sony Tablet S] kulen:
@abactor_xda: your link directs to general section of tablet s forum. I guess you should put a link to your modules post.

could you, please provide more information about those files you uploaded.

where did you get them from? what software is used with? do I insmod them the same way as other kernel modules?

this is what I find promising, but development seems to be stopped: https://github.com/chrulri/droidtv

when I install this app it says something about needing kernel modules and drivers or something like that. are this those modules and drivers. how do I chose which of them I need?

I have this usb tuner: http://www.avermedia.com/avertv/Support/Download.aspx?Type=Software&id=31&tab=APDriver

Can somebody please help me or point me in right direction

thank you
[Sony Tablet S] abactor_xda:
Hi Kulen,

Thanks, I'll fix that link. The files i uploaded are just more compiled kernel modules, you'll need to use the tar -xvzf flag to unzip them as it was a bigger tar file than xda would allow. They're compiled from the kernel sources available from Sony...I don't have the link to the sources at the moment, but if you search the forums you'll be able to find it. The modules are loaded with insmod, the same way as before, yes. I have no idea how one would go about putting these to use but it seems like in addition to the kernel module you'll need a driver and perhaps more kernel modules for an ARM architecture that will work with the 2.6.39.4 kernel version. Looking at the avermedia's website, the support they give is for an x86 architecture so you may be out of luck unless somebody can help you out over here:

linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/AVerMedia_A828

Have you ever gotten this usb tuner to work with a real linux box?

Good luck,

a
[Sony Tablet S] kulen:
Well, thank you.

You are really fast and willing to help.

I did make this tuner work with linux mint on x86. Actually my friend Google :) did it mostly, so I'm not sure what I did any more. It was a long time before and I'm not very familiar with linux.

This is what Avermedia site says for both x86 and x64 driver:

"The following distributions, with their stock kernel, are officially tested and supported:

1. Open SuSE Linux 10.3

2. Mandriva Linux 2008

3. Fedora Core Release 6

4. Fedora Core Release 7

5. Ubuntu 7.10

6. Ubuntu 8.10

7. Ubuntu 9.04

8. Ubuntu 9.10

9. Mandriva Linux 2009

I guess I should find some generic ARM driver that works with my tuner?

Is there a way to batch insmod (all at once) all this modules? something like insmod *.ko?

Do I need all those modules? How do I find that out?
[Sony Tablet S] abactor_xda:
Hi there,

You're welcome, I'm happy to help.

In order to load all modules within a directory (and its respective sub-directories), try:

su
cd /data/local/kmods
find . -name "*.ko" -exec insmod {} \;
[\CODE]

Or just
[CODE]
su
find /data/local/kmods/ -name "*.ko" -exec insmod {} \;
[\CODE]

I'm not sure what kernel modules you'll need, but I would look at the #include files in the driver and/or ask the people over in the forum that you listed who work on these tuners specifically. Perhaps some people from the arm-based rasperry pi community might be working on this type of thing too.
Good luck,
A
[Sony Tablet S] kulen:
Thanks for answer, again!

I already solved problem "insmoding" them all at once by making a script for them all as you showed me in your kernel modules thread.

At first it seems not all of them are insmoded. "no such file or directory" error. But at second script run it seems they are insmoded. I guess they are dependent on each other and need to be insmoded at right order? I also guess "file exists" means it's already insmoded?

Some of them return "exec format error" which, Google suggests, mean they are not for ARM?

anyhow nothing happens when I plug in my tuner.

I'll have to do a research starting where you sugessted but I'm setting my expectations low.

Terminal transcript of running script 3 times is in attachment. (I'll upload it later, can't do it from xda app - DONE)
[Sony Tablet S] djlars:
Hey there,

maybe we can get DVB-T-Sticks working on Tablet S. Some devs got the "WinTV Nova-T"-stick working on Odys Loox. Kernel modules they used were:

dib0070.ko

dib3000.ko

dib7000m.ko

dib7000p.ko

dib8000.ko

dibx000_common.ko

dvb-core.ko

dvb-usb.ko

dvb-usb-dib0700.ko

If abactor can provide us these files we're maybe able to get it working. But I don't know if other sticks are working, too.
[Sony Tablet S] abactor_xda:
some of them have dependencies and others may not be compatible with our hardware even if we can build them. all of the modules are built in the same way but there may be issues due to some modules being built-in to the kernel - I don't know how those sorts of conflicts are resolved. another way to go would be to build the whole kernel again.

I would keep loading the modules until the output from insmod stops changing as you've done...or look up the dependency tree and load them in order. your way is easier.

---------- Post added at 12:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:25 PM ----------

I finally managed to get the dvb-usb.ko built with some manual editing. I'm going to post them to the other thread with all the other kernel modules. The link is posted above. let me know if this does or does not work for you guys.

If you guys are having trouble loading the dvb-usb.ko module, it may be contained within the dvb-core.ko module it seems...
[Sony Tablet S] praed0r:
Hi Kulen,

I managed to get my dongle working in Ubuntu with the correct kernel revision after a lot of hair pulling - when i tried to cross compile the modules for ARM, the compiler crashed and trashed my Linux installation, after trying for days to restore my system, i had to resort to a re-install and have not attempted anything since.

I got all my info here :-

http://linuxtv.org/wiki/index.php/Main_Page

Sorry I can not be more helpful, but I see a lot of guys on here chipping in with very useful information - hopefully you'll succeed where I failed.

PS - I might just get back into this again.
[Sony Tablet S] kulen:
I can't say thanks enough for all help I got here.

@abactor_xda

I tried all modules you posted. since some of them are in both archives I tried first those from one archive, then from another. I extracted all and then I copied ones and other over them, and then the other way. I wanted to be sure they all are there. And then I used commands you taught me. I insmoded them 5-6 times to be sure, but some modules were not insmoded. some with that exec error and some with no file error.

and nothing happened in any case.

but here we come to another problem. I'm not sure how to check it. I use Droid TV app and it says:

" Sorry, no device found or device acces denied. This application NEEDS a working DVB device, plugged into your Android device and set up with drivers, firmware and correct permissions. Make sure that these prerequirements are met and try again."

I also get some massage from android system that connected USB device is unsupported or unreckognized or something like that.

any idea how could I see which modules are/are not activated when I plug DVB tuner?

and thanks for your help again.

@praed0r

which DVB tuner do you have?

compiling and all the other programming stuff is, unfortunately, way too much for me, so I have to rely to help from good people.
[Sony Tablet S] abactor_xda:
Hey Kulen,

I'm sorry to hear that didn't work. Though I had a feeling that would be the case as I also had issues trying to load those modules.

I have a feeling the modules need to be adapted somewhat before being compiled or a special driver written.

Otherwise run "dmesg" from the terminal after you plug in the device. Maybe this info would be useful to someone who knows about this stuff (unfortunately that's not me :)

If you do find out how to adapt these modules, I can try to compile them.

A
[Sony Tablet S] kulen:
well thanks again.

I can make dmesg by help of google. but that's about maximum of my developing competence.

I guess I have to give up on this, unless some "good soul" shows up here and give us a solution.

I will post dmesg in cca. 10 days, cause I don't have tablet with me now and wait...

it'll be a pity if all abactor_xda's unselfish work was for nothing :(
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] orangeirwin:
So I destroyed my first smartphone. I suppose it's pretty good since I have carried a smartphone since the original iPhone, but I forgot my phone was in my pocket and when I took off my pants it slipped out of the pocket and landed face down on the tile floor totally shattering the screen.

My question is has anyone had to send their phone to HTC for screen replacement? If so what did it cost. I don't want to do it myself and void the warranty just in case anything happens to it in the future.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] mrakifa:
Did u buy insurance? Because mine did the same and it was about $190 to fix and the deductible would be $199 so I claimed insurance instead. Hope that helps, good luck.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] BertLingo:
Sent mine in on the 20th, got a quote a week later and finally got it back today. $220, shipping included.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] orangeirwin:
Unfortunately I did not. Insurance wasn't available when I got my iPhone and I never thought to add it when it became available; but I can guarantee you I will have it once I get it back from repairs.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Spankly:
As long as your in your first month you can add insurance otherwise your out of luck
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] mbaran:
Does a $200 deductible sound high for a 7 dollar a month insurance? That sounds high to me...
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] brekec88:
Pictures or it didn't happen. Naw im jk lol. Just wanna see it.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] droidiac13:
Seems very high to me. I couldn't believe the deductible when they told me.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] htc fan89:
Wow that's high its 150 deductible in Canada
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] orangeirwin:
Here you go.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] vinuneuro:
Replace it yourself.

http://www.ebay.com/sch/?_nkw=htc one x glass&clk_rvr_id=349032309751
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] gunnyman:
/cry

ouch
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Tinyboss:
Wow, that hurts to look at. Sorry for your bad luck. :-( I already gave mine a pretty good knock by dropping it into my front jeans pocket where it always goes. I was leaning against a desk, and it slipped down and smacked against the desk through the cloth at the bottom of the pocket. I guess I'm gonna put a case on it, which is too bad since it looks so great naked (and the power button is already hard enough to hit!)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] droidiac13:
I've gone away from using a case, but now I think I'll put it back on. It is hard to cover up the beauty tho.