yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scholbert:
shell related stuff...

Hi,

i already posted in the main thread but there'd been no reaction at all.

Ultimate HD is a real nice ROM there's no doubt, i'd just like to get some feedback or answers,

how parts of the base system are set up and why.

This might result in some cosmetic changes, that would cause less confusion.

I know that most users simply don't care what's under the hood, but believe me it's worth to think about it for a second.

Anyway, mainly two things to discuss:

1. shell

Is there any particular reason why mksh is used on this ROM?

/system/etc/mkshrc (sets PS1 for usage with mksh)

/system/bin/sh -> mksh

/system/bin/mksh

Apart from the fact that busybox offers a shell as well, there's also a standalone binary located at:

/system/xbin/sh

This one got only installed if you choose the locked bootloader option.

What's the purpose?

How about using the builtin shell of busybox?

2. busybox

As already stated there are two binaries placed in the system, but none of them got sym-linked.

/system/bin/busybox (1.19)

/system/xbin/busybox (1.18)

The implemented command set is quite the same we got included sh function on both.

I really guess we could delete 1.18 without any restriction.

So what's the reason?

Do we need some functions to be located at /system/xbin?

In fact this setup is very confusing, because there are all these different binaries floating around under the hood.

It would be more straight forward and even gives us a clean base system if we make use of symlinks in most cases.

It would be even nice to get sorted out which parts require which tool.

It would be even better to check which tool set is really required and should be used for the system to work properly.

Though there might less people care about this stuff, it would be awesome to get some statements.

It's a fact that a proper base leads to less confusion, if one of the scripts refuse to work because of unsupported syntax.

So here are my suggestions:

1. one up to date and fully featured busybox at /system/xbin with all symbolic links to the command set in /system/bin

2. for shell commands use busybox sh or even bash (need seperate binary) instead mksh

3. clean up some stuff if necessary

I really would appreciate any kinds of comment and sorry for this boring stuff!!

So what do you think?

Best regards,

scholbert
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jass619:
Re: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

Can someone give me links for any good sound mod except acid! as it is not compatible with UHD....

Using the truly Ultimate HD on Xperia Arc!!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arne-Jaeger:
AW: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

I am using AC!D 5 with UHD 2.0.3

When installing it is important to flash engine and Walkman addon in one go, before rebooting.

Arne
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] huhuikaskus:
Re: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

Im just realizing this now. If i press phone app (to make a call/dial) it feels very slow to open. Any suggestion?

Sent using XDA app-developers app

Sony Ericsson LT18i Xperia Arc S

ROM ICS Ultimate HD 2.0.3

Advance Stock Kernel .587

Rooted and Bootloader Unlocked

and please, pardon my engrish
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] firefoxx1937:
Hello

I just installed ultimate HD rom and now my wifi wont turn on.

I read that i need to flash from recovery mod a wifi modules but after instaling rom i cant boot in to CWM

Model: LT15i (Xperia Arc)

Version 4.0.4

Kernel: 2.6.32.9-perf BuildUser@BuildHost #1

Unlocked bootloader

rooted

How to get my wifi work again?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pmp:
Re: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

Sometimes I have the same problem but, in my particular case it is not Rom related. Unfortunately I've dropped the phone a couple of times and it has a crack near the proximity sensor. If screen is not getting back to life after a call, I only need to press the plastic part of the front cover near the proximity sensor and here it is awake again. Just give it a try.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jader13254:
Re: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

system/bin/busybox was a Backup

HD™+ has the command set in /xbin
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aneesh.kotiyoor:
arc s stuck in sony logo

Please help,

i was running on ultimate hd 2.0.3. while am flashing jelly bean keyboard zip file by CWM methode ,y arc suddenly gone off and while booting stuck in SONY logo . anybody please help
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] boyob32:
Re: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

Jader, class Rom without a doubt. Is it possible to get volume button control for the music player like Roms such as jjs has?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jackdomek:
R: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

I don't know if this one is the same keyboard, but try installing this apkhttp://db.tt/ujAaGObB, no flashing needed, installs as a user app. I'm currently using this keyboard.

Hope this helps.

Domenico.

Sent from Xperia Arc S powered by Xperia Ultimate HD 2.0.2
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fabokid5922:
Re: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

Best option is to reboot to recovery and restore your ROM if u had backed it up before installing the keyboard zip

// sent from a galactic Ars Sss
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aneesh.kotiyoor:
Re: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

Hi, it's just stuck on Sony logo. Icant enter into CWM also.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danyal241:
Re: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

Locked bootloader? What were you trying to do? U can always use flashtool to flash .562 firmware and retrieve stock first....
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aneesh.kotiyoor:
Re: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

With unlocked boot loader. Ok, I will try to flash using flash tool. Thanks
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aneesh.kotiyoor:
Re: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

Thanks very much. It's worked. Flashed stock ftf file 4.1.B.0.587. Now running on stock ICS. Once again thanks very much.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danyal241:
Re: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

You sure you on unlocked bootloader? Look for doomslord kernal u can flash that it has built in cwm
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xjerlzx:
Re: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

wat is thecmost advisible kernel giving thr most battery life compatible with this rom?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lonelyboy92:
why the phone sometimes will restart automatically after i'm trying close my game

sometimes when i closing my phone games,my neo v will automatically restart. is that this is a bug for this rom?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scholbert:
busy boxing ;)

Hi jader13254,

thanks for your reply...

That's good to know... it's just that many are not really aware of this important tool.

Mixing different versions and location may cause additional confusion.

So if someone is interestet, here's what i did to clean up a little on my Xperia Pro running UHD 2.0.3:

- remounted /system rw

- removed /system/bin/busybox

- removed /system/xbin/busybox

- removed /system/xbin/sh (which in fact is another older busybox)

- renamed /system/xbin/hd -> hd.bak

- installed busybox 1.20.2r2 from Linus Yang (http://code.google.com/p/yangapp/downloads/detail?name=busybox-1.20.2r2)

- made symbolic links in /system/xbin by calling busybox --install -s /system/xbin

- removed symbolic link for hd

- renamed /system/xbin/hd.bak -> hd (just for compatibility issues)

- called sync

- remount ro

This leads to:

- PATH variable left untouched

- sh command still uses mksh

- all standard commands also included in stock ROM are still linked to /system/bin/toolbox

- all additional commands are now linked to /system/xbin/busybox

- any older releases of busybox are safely removed

The busybox from Linus Yang works very well and is a full featured alternative to the well know ones

offering less commands in the free version.

No issues so far... thanks for your attention ;)

Credits: Thanks goes out to Linus Yang for the nice and bug free busybox!

Cheers,

scholbert
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] karlos_l:
testing uhd 2.0.3

Hi everybody,

This weekend i was testing this rom: Ultimate HD 2.0.3, finally i restore ics stock .587 rooted.

I found some minor bugs in UHD:

- Xloud doesn't work

- Share device with dlna doesn't work

The rom is very good, generally speaking. I will try it again in next updates or upgrades.

My battery duration is similar, with my installed apps, as ics stock, and free Ram is some better in UHD

Tutorial is very usefull and easy aswell, i installed the ROM perfectly with your explanation.

I hope this info be usefull for others.

Very good job Jadder, and sorry for me bad english.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RazorMC:
Ok.

So I installed Xperia uHD some time back but there some issues.

Obviously the wifi was the main bug, installed the stock modeule and everything was fine.

Then I noticed that setting your own wallpaper was a real disappointment. It crops the image and ruins even the most beautiful ones. The stock ICS did a better job of being able to select an entire 480x854 image for the wallpaper.

Anyway to get that back? :confused:

Plus the ROM is pretty good, more RAM and faster performance. And no more junk apps + bloatware. :good:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aneesh.kotiyoor:
is it possible to flash ACID mode on UTD 2.0.3
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pentium1061:
Re: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

U can use wallpaper wizardii app to crop wallpapers...its free ...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goldenrealm:
Bluetooth sharing

Hi there, just want to ask if its normal for the albums, astro file manager does not have an options to share pictures or files via bluetooth? the device still can detect other device and the other device still can detect the device but when the other device want to send files, the device does not respond like it was nothing at all,

The phone : Xperia Ray

Rom version : Xperia Ultimate HD 2.0.3

Thanks in advance
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pentium1061:
Re: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

Install cwm using xparts
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TopperBG:
Unzip bluetooth.apk from the zip of HD 2.0.3 and place it in /system/app. Don't forgot to fix permissions and reboot.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arne-Jaeger:
AW: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

Yes, just flash engine and walkman together, clear dalvik and cache and then reboot.

Arne
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Retrosid:
Is there any way to port this messaging app from cm10 to uHD?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1869521
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TopperBG:
It will be hard, even not possible.

Try this instead https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.conduit.locker

Not so functional, but similar.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CN_Ricky:
wonderful! Will I get rid of bluetooth rebooting by replace bluetooth.apk?

I did all wipe before install uHD, but I found I can't use bluetooth now. If I turn it on, the phone will reboot in a loop. I'm sure I can use bluetooth after I flashed uHD, I sent a file to someone by bluetooth. I just didn't know when and why it doesn't work suddenly.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Mo7mD.ZaYOnA:
Hi JadMy system is full (Free 1% - 6.18MB free)

need more space to flashed same Mod

like walkman and camera Cyber-shot
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aneesh.kotiyoor:
Re: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

Thanks bro.., now I have ACID mode on my UHD 2.0.3
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Retrosid:
I faced a strange issue the last couple days.

I can't access play store. Every time I open the application I get the "no connection" message.

I tried resetting the time, wipe apk cache, wipe all phone's cache, wipe dalvik cache but nothing. Any info?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Arne-Jaeger:
AW: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

Try deleting the App Data via Settings->Apps->All->Google Play Store

then reboot.

Arne
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Retrosid:
Απ: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

Still the same issue :(

Sent from my Xperia Arc
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndriyeZ:
Re: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

I just excited with DSP Manager from cyanogen....somebody please tell me how too push that music mod to this ICS room??

Sent from my LT18i
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TopperBG:
Forget it, no way.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danyal241:
Re: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

Did you delete gmail app by any chance or disable it... ?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t12rung:
Hi,Jader

I used rom Utimated hd 2.0.3

Flash http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1928200 then the system is stopped, help me
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Retrosid:
Απ: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

Yes I did if I remember correctly. Where can I find the apk now? I can't find it on the flashable link

Sent from my Xperia Arc
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kamran jimshed:
I just install xperia ultimate HD on my xperia pro (MK16i) & got some problems.

1: when i connect my device to pc via usb cable its show (LT18) arc S not mk16i

2: its not rebooting in CWM recovery mod.

rest everything is fine. super fast stable & smooth.

Plz Help
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blakstar:
xperia ultimate hd

i want this ROM badly. now im on cm9. should i flash the stock sony rom .587 and root it first, or i can flash xperia ultimate hd directly from cm9 rom. plz reply, i like xperia ultimate hd more than cm9 and want it on my device
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scholbert:
Re: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

Stupid question, but... did you select the checkbox for Pro in Aroma installer?

Maybe something went wrong during install, i have a Pro and it is identified correctly.

What does "About phone" give you?

To reboot into CWM you need the X-Parts app, install recovery first and use the tools to restart to recovery.

Hardware keys do not work... this related to recovery image though... no UHD issue.

Cheers,

scholbert
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danyal241:
Re: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

I am not sure where you can find the flashable zip but I think gmail is required for playstore.

---------- Post added at 01:55 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:51 AM ----------

You need stock. Cm has its own kernal which might not work you need to get a stock based kernal for this to work.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yo-meister:
First off, I already love the ROM!

Second off i have also installed the mod by eaglebooy.

I like to enable lockscreen rotation as i use my phone alot while it is landscape.

I normally decompile framework res and edit the /res/values/bools.xml

However when I tried to do it with this, when i pushed back to phone and rebooted - I ended up with a bootloop!

I thought I had done something wrong so i reinstalled everything and tried again...still a bootloop :(

I have found that just reinstalling the mod fixes the loop though as it includes the framework.

So question is... Can you help me enable lockscreen rotation?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Miguelval:
Re: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

Is it true?

Is Ultimate HD the only ICS Rom for Xperia with Bravia Engine working?

That's what i've read in development Rom (in a different rom forum)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ajebulon:
i'm using UHD 2.0.3 and adv. stock kernel, and i got 5500 on antutu benchmark. anyone scores higher with other kernel?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blakstar:
An Alternative

i managed to do flash this without going on stock first. here is what i did:

-1- i flashed the UHD 2.03 rom

-2- i started it up, but nothing came, the screen was black.

-3-i pulled off the battery and put it in again

-4- then i flashed the kernel ( advanced stock kernel), with Flashtool

-5- i started it up again and that's it

no need for stock rom or what so ever. Try it and see. it sure saved me time
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TopperBG:
It's the same. You've just replaced CM kernel. Advanced stock kernel is based on ICS, but tweaked and recompiled.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Retrosid:
I can't find any link, can somebody share me the gmail apk or flashable zip?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Riyge:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1934081
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TopperBG:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.gm
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Retrosid:
I can't install any apps from play store, even from my computer. I need someone to provide me the apk or a flashable zip
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TopperBG:
So you messed your installation. Start from the beginning.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Retrosid:
Mkay :/
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] blakstar:
Re: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

Ok, but thank u, since u gave me a hint of what to do, I pressenred thank u
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jass619:
Re: [ Q&A ] » Xperia Ultimate HD™ «

Help needed !

No lags after flashing supremacy trilogy ! But i am unable to open settings and cannot find its icon in app drawer ...I tried opening from notification bar but it force closes........￼

If I helped ....press thanks ! ￼

Using the truly Ultimate HD v2.03 on Xperia Arc!!

If I helped ....press thanks ! :)

Using the truly Ultimate HD v2.03 on Xperia Arc!!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yo-meister:
Sorry to bump my own post...

I just tried this again and ended up with a bootloop again.

Im certain my method is correct as I did it multiple times after every Xperia T rom update.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] falubazowo:
How can I permanently update busybox??

Evert time I reboot it goes back to 1.16 and I some apps need 1.20 to run
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TopperBG:
Busybox installer from gplay ?

Did you mean, that BB are reverted back in versions after reboot ?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rafaelbelo:
Nice, very deserved compliment. There are indeed a lot of spammers in teh dev thread, and they should not be taken seriously. Hell, most of the times I can't even understand their english! I've just received a notification of an Update via OTA available in my system, to 2.0.1, and i'll do it when I finish my work. This is simply amazing, we don't even have to bother comming here and find download link. And all that for free.

But make no mistake. I know from experience, Jader is taking his time in youth to study hard and dedicate to his coding passion, and it will pay off... a lot... in a very near future.

This story is similar to a declaration of Linus Torvald's mom. To make him happy, it would suffice to leave him in a dark rom with his computer and occasionally pull a plate of food under the door. lol

Jader, thanks for the OTA update man... And I think i got ext3 to mount on boot after installing link2sd, just so everyone knows.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Petrsharks:
love ya

Hi, I own lt15i and I installed 1.0 few weeks ago, last week I upgraded to 2.0 and yesterday I received 2.0.1 OTA ... I love this ROM, I even installed it to my friends lt18i :)

My experience so far on lt15i:

1.0 - I removed few large apps as it was recommended because it wont load on lt15i as this ROM is too large. Everythink worked without any problems on first attempt, so beautifull experience after Sony ICS :)

2.0 - I done brand new installation (full wipe, system clean.... ). It worked briliant and very fast, but WIFI was not recognised (no wifi) ... I had still same kernel as I used before, stock lt18i. I don't know why there was this problem, but wifi didn't worked even after permission fix. I tried few reinstalls but always same result. All was sorted when I flashed WIFI modules in CWM from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1936377 . Another problem is that when I flashed either Walkman 7.5 or AC!D booth gave me bootloop after SONY logo which forced me to reinstall system again. Only solution for me was to copy walkma. apk to system/apps manualy in rooted explorer.

2.0.1 - installed yesterday OTA and flashed in CWM, all without any problems

on lt18i which I installed 3 days ago I didnt found any problems, WIFI and Walkman flash all worked very fast.

Thanks a lot Jan for this ROM!!

Petr :cowboy:

---------- Post added at 05:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:53 PM ----------

I nearly forgot... is there any chance to add CWM installation to Aroma installer? As I have to add it manually via PC every time I install your ROM
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goldmonster:
I have the same problem with walkman and acid and I solved it. LT18i won't get that because it has larger internal memory than LT15i

As I know, there is no way to add CWM to Aroma. Why don't you use other kernel like KTG or ADV stock, I think it's better than stock kernel and it has CWM :D
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Petrsharks:
its nice to know that you solved that Walkman problem... can you tell me how? :)

I can't install any other kernel as I have locked bootloader :(
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] goldmonster:
If your device can be unlocked bootloader, you should do it :D.

With the walkman problem, firstable, you check the size of walkman zip file that you want to flash, then you use Root explorer to delete some unnecessary apk file in /system/app and make sure the free space of /system larger than the size of walkman zip file. After that, you flash the zip file by CWM and remember to wipe dalvik cache. This process worked in my Arc with ultimate HD 2.0.1 rom and Walkman V from Thillina C. Try it :D
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ashu1307:
Wi-Fi Not working

Sir after installing ur Xperia Ultimate HD Rom, my WiFi doesn't workž what's the problem sir? I liked ur Rom. But wifi is the problem. What to do pls reply sir!

Edited

Finally got working after installing WiFi modules.

But I liked Previous Walkman app. Which is not present just a old music player. Pls will u guide me for a working walkman app for this Rom, tried several by cwm, but none of them works.

Pls reply!

Thnx
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] banking.amateur:
We already have "Enable/ Disable Navigation Bar", which is a nice function, in Settings. So, could you integrate Navigation Bar into the next build :confused: it'll be great. Thank you so much, in adv :fingers-crossed:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infinite222:
Can't get into CWM

Great work on the Rom, it's fantastic. Like a new phone.

I followed the instructions but ran into problems. com.sonymobile.social something stops working. It only happens two times or so when i have rebooted the Arc, after that, nothing.

The second problem I have is the WiFi. Since I can't get into cwm when I restart anymore. Worked fine when i installed the rom, but cant flash the wifi fix now:(

My Arc is rooted but not unlocked bootloader.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jader13254:
Copy modules via file explorer or whats your prob?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] infinite222:
I thought the zip needed to be flashed through cwm, the translated guide said so. Ok, so i'll just copy them to my memory card then i guess.

The OTA 2.01 update was downloaded but system said it needed to be flashed though, and that is a problem since I can't get into recovery mode.

Big thanks for the replies.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rafaelbelo:
OTA from 2.0.1 to 2.0

Hello, I received a notification to update to 2.0 from OTA updater in my phone. The thing is I already have 2.0.1. Is that an intended rollback?

To the forum moderator, in my oppinion, thread's OP isn't responsible for the spams. The spammers in question should be warned and then suspended... and then banned. It may be kinda unfair to close a thread... maybe as a last resort though... this is just my tought.

Thanks.