yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Play Android Development] sal0m0n:
You have to format your SD card like this..

First Partition for user data must be fat32 (primary)

second partition, ext2 (primary)

last partition, linux-swap

then it should work
[Xperia Play Android Development] luffy_user:
thanks mate....i already check my partition and it was converted to linux swap it self..don't know why..:confused::confused:

now everything is working fine.:victory::victory:this rom is great!:good:
[Xperia Play Android Development] Mocket:
Has anyone posted a video review of this ROM? Sorry if it's posted on this thread, might of missed it 150+ pages...
[Xperia Play Android Development] ravid1323:
i am just search the rom on youtube, or look on my channel ravid1323 (of of course)
[Xperia Play Android Development] kenchi27:
Games do work well especially when using advance stock kernel along with a good battery life. I do have some "Xperia Home unexpectedly stopped" message occurs when playing games.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Spizzy01:
OK... I've just used Pimp My ROM on this and just... wtf. Everything is instant.. benchmarks are around the same but o just tried some games on fpse with the OpenGL plugin and it worked awesomely! Around 55 to 60 fps!

I'm gonna test more later as its 1am and I have work in the morning. But for saying I was personally against any changes to this ROM on my phone, this seems to have had a good outcome!

I used the new apk version btw. Careful what you use though, we dont exactly have much system space to play with.. 40kb lol..
[Xperia Play Android Development] Alejandroch:
mmmm.... ok, thanx mark! I will flash it again!

cheers :good:
[Xperia Play Android Development] markphyton:
Change ringtone and dont use a taskiller at ics!!! You kill maybe with this clocksecurejava.apk or semcclock.apk
[Xperia Play Android Development] cedie1001:
Is there anyone have tried and list games that playable for this?

thnx....

more power to you mark!!!! :)
[Xperia Play Android Development] Alejandroch:
I re flash it and it worked!!! Now i have an alarm :P

thanx man!

Cheers :good:
[Xperia Play Android Development] gopin:
WiFi tethering not working for me. Tethering icon does not show up in statusbar and my devices can't connect to phone (it is visible as hotspot, but when I hit connect, it does not work) :(

If that could be fixed, this would be just like official release!

Thanks Mark.

Edit: Bluetooth tethering and USB tethering seemed to be working, I didnt test, but the tethering icon appeared on the statusbar.
[Xperia Play Android Development] minipot:
This sounds promising I'll try to flash when home.

Oh is the camera vanilla or Sony ?

sent from my r800i using magic and rainbows
[Xperia Play Android Development] ravid1323:
vanilla (i wish to the xperia s camera mod on stock 4.0.4)
[Xperia Play Android Development] devguy22:
I had the same issue as gopin on Markphyton's ROM (haven't tried this one yet).
[Xperia Play Android Development] yekasangredevago:
Compatibility List

In this work these games Rom:-------------------And these do not:(Some do but not the touchpad)

Yes:------------------------------------------------------------------------No:

NOVA 3-----------------------------------------------------------------Six Guns

Asphalt 7------------------------------------------------------------------Nova 2

Shadow Gun----------------------------------------------------Modern Combat 2

Dead Trigger---------------------------------------------------Grand Thef Auto 3

Critical Strike--------------------------------------------------Max Payne Mobile

Dungeon Defender 2------------------------------------Call Of Duty Black Opps

PES 2012----------------------------------------------------------Dead Space

Real Racing 2--------------------------------------------------------Backstab

Virtual Tennis--------------------------------------------------Shadow Guardian

Eternity Warrior 2-------------------------------------------------Eternal Legacy

Zeus Arena--------------------------------------------------------------9MM

Ganstar Rio City Of Saints---------------------------------------Asphalt 6

The Dark Night Rises

The Amazing Spiderman

Lara Croft The Light Guardian

Max Effect Infiltrator

Modern Combat 3

Soult Craft

Dungeon Hunter 3

Need For Speed Hot Persuit

Fast Five

King Of Fighter

Street Fighter 4

Though not work on the touchpad can optimize with USB / Bt Joystick Center .. But obviously a roll

In my case instead of modernity (Ics)

Prefer Compatibility (Gingerbread) ;).
[Xperia Play Android Development] minipot:
my root doesnt work the deny/allow box just pops up constantlyand doesnt do a thing
[Xperia Play Android Development] ravid1323:
google talk

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1466931 google talk installing/fix
[Xperia Play Android Development] minipot:
Oh sorry just had to update superuser in google play and root was fixed

sent from my r800i using magic and rainbows
[Xperia Play Android Development] Potato13:
I broke my Voice Search by deleting system/user/xt9. Someone in another thread said it would make the launcher lag less... Any way to fix it?
[Xperia Play Android Development] ravid1323:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29756226 there is in the buttom of the post "back to stock. install that i think it'ill help you
[Xperia Play Android Development] Alejandroch:
by far.... the best ICS rom!

Cero bugs so far, Normal battery life, excellent data speed (in others roms the data is so unstable), camara works, key mapping on the emulators works (the most important thing)!

For a daily rom is perfect!

Cheers :good:
[Xperia Play Android Development] rkdwls:
Def the best ics rom so far. Is there anyway to have the 2012 xperia home launcher like in his other rom?

Sent from my R800i
[Xperia Play Android Development] sasukekun67:
Found the problem with adobe, flashing the Xperia s lockscreen from the arc's thread was the problem, could you make one just like the add on from your other thread please? When I try to apply it on this Rom I get the aosp lockscreen.

Thanks and cheers! You are our Sony developer :p
[Xperia Play Android Development] minipot:
Errm anyone else with problems with shadowgun I have enough ram to run it I get to the game and start up my resumed progress it loads and then quits to the homescreen. Suggestions anyone?

sent from my r800i using magic and rainbows
[Xperia Play Android Development] markphyton:
thx i do my best
[Xperia Play Android Development] markphyton:
thx
[Xperia Play Android Development] Mocket:
Just flashed this ROM, everything is great but the keyboard lags like hell (especially when I'm on the the browser). Is this because I'm using the advanced stock kernel?

Thanks in advance.
[Xperia Play Android Development] markphyton:
Patch 4 uploaded

Download link 1 post

Changelog 3 post
[Xperia Play Android Development] sesamo:
The new themes are awkward... The overall transparency is confusing :)
[Xperia Play Android Development] markphyton:
i know but i think it looks good :P
[Xperia Play Android Development] Spizzy01:
Downloading now...

A few members have asked what mods I used from Pimp My Rom so here goes:

(Everything mentioned below was applied)

Networks & Internet

- Wifi Connect Speed (This worked. Unless it's coincidence my router started to not be such a POS, but this connects in about 2 - 3 seconds now)

- 3G Signal & Speed (This doesn't seem to have had any effect, I work in a low-signal office which still seems to have low-signal however my connection hasn't dropped out yet. 3G speed does seem a little faster)

- Faster Streaming (Youtube performs the same IMO, but i never had any issues to begin with)

- Faster DNS

- Enable HSUPA (afaik, this should already be enabled)

I didn't do the ppp0 Interface as I have no idea wtf it is. ><

Init.d & Sysctl Tweaks

- Protect against SYN attacks (Any protection is good protection ><)

- IPv4 Tweaks

I intend on using the AdBlock hosts however it is not implemented into the APK yet.

Multitasking

- OOM Groupings set to Low

- Minfree Values set to Low

- zRam Compression set to 128mb (This looks to have helped a lot in terms of performance, however i thought this was already enabled)

I also selected to adjust the Kernel behaviour with the above settings.

Kernel Tweaks

- Disable I/O Stats (Benchmarks have improved slightly for I/O in Antutu Benchmark)

- Scheduler Sysctl Tweaks

- Disable Vsync

I didn't try disabling any sleepers as i suspect some applications would behave negatively to this? Would perhaps need a dev to confirm the effects however...

Dalvik VM

Unfortunately i missed this one out however I will test some of the options later. Especially moving the Dalvik-Cache... and perhaps use JIT.

GPS Configuration

This is not implemented into the APK yet.

Enable/Disable Features

- Enabled Harward Accelleration (Again, should already be enabled but did it anyway)

- Force GPU Rendering (I already had this enabled in Development Settings, but did it again anyway)

- Disable Error Checking (I did this however I suspect this was perhaps a bad idea... No idea! Nor do i have any idea if it helped or not)

Misc Tweaks

- Battery Savings (Not had enough time to test yet)

- Flashled Tweaks (Doesn't seem to have changed anything)

- Dialing-time Tweaks (Used to lag a bit for me, but doesn't anymore.. Has helped)

- No Black-Screen after a call (Forgot to check on my last call... Not had another since... Billy-no-mates ><)

And that's it... I intend to try a few other things later but for now... As i said in my last post, OpenGL performance on FPSe has increased loads!

I find Klona to be a very taxing game on the PS1 (even my Quad-Core media machine has trouble playing it sometimes in specific areas), but it handled itself pretty well.. Got to the first boss... Always around 55 - 60 fps... Unless i got a text or something, then it craps out for a second and then comes back to life ¬¬
[Xperia Play Android Development] wedhusman:
Still waiting for the light edition, thank
[Xperia Play Android Development] markphyton:
found bug

/system/usr/keylayout/keypad-zeus.kl

extract it from the Xperia Play stock ICS V2 and copy it with root exlorer in the same directory.

sry :(
[Xperia Play Android Development] markphyton:
i dont make a light edition i make a minimizer :)

minimizer patch comes this week plz wait.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Spizzy01:
I'm using Lupus' Kernel and the stock keyboard lagged for me too. I have since switched to the AOSP keyboard as it's my favourite anyway.

I have to agree it does look good.. Bit of a shame about any text in the middle of the screen though, as we can now no longer read it in the menus xD lol

After all the time Mark has spent on this ROM, I can't see him having time to do a light edition..

Although it would be awesome, surely if you were to remove loads of 'Sony' features and what not it would lose it's 'Stock' appeal?

Edit: @above - OMG! Awesome....
[Xperia Play Android Development] janito24:
Downloading patch 4! Can anyone tell me how can I get zRam on my device? I'm using lupus v11 720. Thanks in advance!
[Xperia Play Android Development] Spizzy01:
What does this mean for us if we dont fix it? What does it do? I've not experienced any keyboard issues yet, however I use the AOSP keyboard and not the one built into the ROM.

Apart from that issue, the D-Pad's controls are also screwed on mine... Up is left, down is right... and so on.. ><

The performance in FPSe has also dropped down to around 30 - 35fps.. =x

Edit:...Slight improvement to graphics benchmarks though oO

Edit2: Antutu Benchmark takes forever to initialize since patch 4. Stuck on 'Test may take several minutes' for about 3 minutes.

Edit3: O_o Antutu's benchmark for me has dropped from 4608 Total Score to 3474... The CPU and RAM seems to be the problem, however my OC is still set...

Edit 4: Got the score back up to 4250. CPU performance is higher than usual, RAM is a little lower... I/O is also lower than normal. Tried other governors/schedulers but meh ><

Mark, Don't forget to change the post title to 'Patch 4' :p
[Xperia Play Android Development] Mocket:
could you post some screenshots please? would be much appreciated. :)

Thanks
[Xperia Play Android Development] janito24:
A cap
[Xperia Play Android Development] janito24:
The bug affect the joystick. Try it with some game ;)
[Xperia Play Android Development] Spizzy01:
Yeah. The D-Pad is also wrong in normal games such as Nova-3... Left is up, up is right, right is back, and back is left. xD
[Xperia Play Android Development] kurosaki99:
and how to fix it ?
[Xperia Play Android Development] Spizzy01:
I reverted back to a backup on patch 3... So I can't really experiment on finding a fix for the D-Pad issue...

I'm sure Mark or someone will come up with a fix shortly, but I'm not a developer so I can't really help.

I guess if i had to try anything I'd flash random touchpad/controller libs throughout the forums until i found one that worked, but that could take forever.. And might not work ><
[Xperia Play Android Development] jcarbox:
I have done a quick test with Tiger Arcade and Virtua Tennis and d-pad works fine. Strange issue.

And I agree about the wallpaper in the settings menu: looks good but is a little bit confusing. Oh, and only works with bitmap wallpapers because I usually have a live wallpaper and it changes to the latest used bitmap wallpaper while I'm in that menu.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Mocket:
Is there any way to disable the transparent background, or do I have to revert back to V3?
[Xperia Play Android Development] Spizzy01:
You need to edit the framework-res or SystemUI.apk i think... Or simply flash your own theme onto the ROM.

As far as i know you can Decompile the framework-res.apk with Apktool/APK Manager and then replace the PNG images within it.
[Xperia Play Android Development] SPYWARE_Holdings_Janath:
just compiled the background image to a another one..check it out by your self ;)

replace it on system\app and fix permissions

and @ mark issue with home button..it has chnged in to a one of D-pad button..

baseband-64

kernal-Lupus 11 720p

default CPU settings

thanks
[Xperia Play Android Development] Guimac90:
Hey, sorry for bothering, but I have three questions:

1) Has the game launcher been removed since the last patch?

2) Is there any way to rotate the homescreen without sliding the gamepad?

3) Is there a way to set the R trigger to take photos?

Thanks in advance
[Xperia Play Android Development] thowiee:
Hey mark, why i can't use root explorer to move some app to system?
[Xperia Play Android Development] bhavei:
Same issue with gamepad, the up is left and down is right, or how other user experienced it.
[Xperia Play Android Development] farenheith:
To the ones having problems with the d-pad, Did you tried to do what marks said here?
[Xperia Play Android Development] bhavei:
Yeah I did that but the gamepad issue is still there...

Another question, the zram on pimp my rom can just easily adjust it to the 100+ or do I need anything else adjusted or installed? Im using advance stock.
[Xperia Play Android Development] farenheith:
:/

But the reported problem really looks like be it. Can you do me a favor? Please, tell me how is the D-PAD lines of your current file (the ones with key 103, 105, 106 and 108
[Xperia Play Android Development] bhavei:
I tried replacing it via root explorer and it worsens. Home button acts as up button, I created a zip to restore it but still messed up. And whats worse is that I never backed up my v3 patched... Ill reinatall everything from scratch. And forget about v4 patch for now...
[Xperia Play Android Development] farenheith:
Fine...

But please tell me the D-PAD lines of you current file, this ones with key 103, 105, 106 and 108

Edit:

Fine... I downloaded the patch v4 and took a look by myself.

This is the lines that matters on the file:

# KEY_UP, KEY_LEFT, KEY_RIGHT, KEY_DOWN
key 103 DPAD_UP WAKE_DROPPED
key 105 DPAD_LEFT WAKE_DROPPED
key 106 DPAD_RIGHT WAKE_DROPPED
key 108 DPAD_DOWN WAKE_DROPPED

This is how it must be:

# KEY_UP, KEY_LEFT, KEY_RIGHT, KEY_DOWN
key 103 DPAD_LEFT WAKE_DROPPED
key 105 DPAD_DOWN WAKE_DROPPED
key 106 DPAD_UP WAKE_DROPPED
key 108 DPAD_RIGHT WAKE_DROPPED

Probably Mark, by mistake, followed the default android mapping. You can see the default mapping at qwerty.kl, just look for the key numbers in the file and you'll see that is the same of the first one here. The problem is that Sony did not followed the android default to build the phone hardware, so, the map must be different.

So, you can edit this file by yourself, or you can get this file from a ROM that is correct mapped, or from a version that is correct mapped of the Mark's ROM. This file must be equal on every ROM (at least is on CM9, CM10 and derived ones).

If you guys want to play a little with it, just for curiosity, you can change the BUTTON_R1 to CAMERA, then, the R1 button will start to take photos and (bugly) call the camera app. But you'll mess up the game purpose of it.

If you replaced it with a correct file and didn't worked, maybe is a matter of setting the permissions correct. You can also edit this file and replace it on the v4 flashable zip and flash it again
[Xperia Play Android Development] SPYWARE_Holdings_Janath:
im on 1.4Ghz with noop but basically some says Lupus is better for this rom..

bt also tried it and games has constant laggy time to tiime..any idea about that?

same here with home button

so can you recompile the D-PAD lines and post the file..coz im too ugly with compiling files :(
[Xperia Play Android Development] bhavei:
Sorry farenheit for not replying, I started from scratch and restored ics and patched 1, 2 & 3

I had the same issue back then, home and gamepad buttons.

Now im all good, my new question is about zram, what do I need, do I just adjust zram via pimp my rom?
[Xperia Play Android Development] Spizzy01:
Yes, or you can use the patch Lupus provides - assuming you're using his Kernel.

@farenheith

Thanks a lot for the breakdown/explanation. My understanding of Android is getting better by the day! :)
[Xperia Play Android Development] farenheith:
?

This file is not compiled at ICS. It's plain text, you just need to edit it.
[Xperia Play Android Development] luffy_user:
Reboot CWM and battery life

Hi everyone..Ive run this rom for 2 day but still not flash the latest update..i saw many complain after flash it so i decide to wait.the issue i got till now is my play can not reboot into recovery when i choose it from quick panel,the screen will stuck at lupus logo and need to remove battery...but i can go to recovery with normal reboot and press the back button..does anyone have same problem with me?

Also my battery dried about 10% per hour...is it normal..??i use intellidemand2 and sio scheduler oc to 1.4ghz...i already wipe the battery stat and complete discharge at the first time after flash.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Spizzy01:
With my current settings my Play runs out of battery after just 10 hours...

So yeah, its normal xD

And that's with minimal usage...
[Xperia Play Android Development] SPYWARE_Holdings_Janath:
so will try it..
[Xperia Play Android Development] yash_p90:
Ohh, my Play runs for 2 days :)
[Xperia Play Android Development] ravid1323:
but he want to see the rom on action before he flashing. isn't him? if he want to do so, so be it
[Xperia Play Android Development] jcarbox:
I'm not convinced with Patch 4 and I have returned to Patch 3, which I think is superb.
[Xperia Play Android Development] markphyton:
sry when i not so often online and give a good support i worked atm on V3 off this rom.
[Xperia Play Android Development] jcarbox:
Can you give us any detail about V3 in advance?
[Xperia Play Android Development] Guimac90:
Is this ROM ODEX or DEODEX?
[Xperia Play Android Development] Spizzy01:
Deodex.

As of Oct 21st... Or around there/sometime after.

Was done in Patch 3 i think, see below.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=33079716&postcount=1203
[Xperia Play Android Development] evo10:
I just install patch 4...the Rom was great...smooth and got some new extra app like pimp my Rom...beats audio and etc..
[Xperia Play Android Development] bhavei:
Here's an add-on that'll work for markpythons rom http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=30045830

Thats music widget that changes color based on the default theme you choose

About the patch v4 question, I backed out of v4 and reinstalled everything for baseband, ics rom and all 3 patches...
[Xperia Play Android Development] markphyton:
Information about V3.

All Fixed! And complett stock now. I have tested all and all works fine.

I removed many NXT features they eats the memory and make the phone laggy.

NXT features removed:

SemcAlbum

SemcVideo

and other i dont know how any more

its a DEODEX Rom.

I recompiled some 4.0.3 and 2.3.4 stock apps and give it to the system and now nothing laggys it runs smooth at min 245 - max 703 MHz ondemand and many games can be played with this Clock settings o.O smooth but not NOVA 3 and GTA they can be played smooth with 245 - 1042 Mhz or more.

I think the Rom is with V3 finish. the only thing that not worked is PSXperia Games but Orginal games Runs.
[Xperia Play Android Development] markphyton:
Many Features are at V3.

Batterylife was higher.

Preformence are increased

Looks like orginal Stock.

Stable and smooth.

what are included:

Walkman full worked with all extensions and plugins

Xloud

Bravia Engine

DLNA full worked

Normal Semc3Dgallery ( no more album and Video app )

all sony features ( sync etc..... )

Timescape full working

FB inside Xperia and Notificator full working

Wifi Hotspot increased

Auto Brightness

Silde Open function

Storefont and Xperia PlaySuite ( now stable and fixed )

PS Pocket ( now Stable and Fixed sry no PSxperia games only orginal Games )

Touchpads and Gamepad fixed

and may more you will see it when its released.

i give a kind of hint dont uninstall any system apps!!! at V3 leave them so they are. I have make some modifaction form my Based V3 uninstall some system apps and the phone goes laggy and a reboot doenst change anything its laggs. only a reinstall make all ok.

i make a list what can be uninstalled and what not without laggy.
[Xperia Play Android Development] markphyton:
Next info about V3

Its all default! Same as a Stock Firmeware from Sony :)

i will make some screen shots and i uploaded it.

The Rom will be get Packages.

z.B.: Google apps package

They will be released in times and was be installed to Data not to system to keep the system clean :)

more Infos and screenshots comes.
[Xperia Play Android Development] markphyton:
Some Screenshots!

With comments from me.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Guimac90:
Did anyone manage to install the Google Now for ICS mod in this rom? When I flash it, it doesn't work, and when I try to do it manually, I get a bootloop. Already had to reflash the rom 2 times now.
[Xperia Play Android Development] markphyton:
V3 is to 99% finish i must recompile the SemcSuite ( Xperia Play Launcher ).

i dont know why but it laggs and make phone laggy i will test it with an older Version of Xperia Play launcher.

the Problem is he doenst close it self when start game he have to a high priority.
[Xperia Play Android Development] extremetempz:
Thanks

Take Your Time i am yet to trime this rom but as soon as v3 is released im going to flash it because i have heard alot of posotive feedback about this rom and sony should make this its 4.0.4 offical for the play without the root and tweaks
[Xperia Play Android Development] markphyton:
i have found out whats the problem with the Xperia Play Game launcher is!

Its the Framework-res.apk they make this problem.
[Xperia Play Android Development] Rox598:
So when Version 3 of the Rom is released will we need to do a clean install?

Have to say it's come along heaps and bounds! having no lag whatsoever anymore i haven't even overclocked or changed the govenor but the battery life seems to be a killer but not sure if it's kernel related. keep up the awesome work mark!
[Xperia Play Android Development] Mocket:
Can't wait to test V3. Mark you're awesome.