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[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] dfX2k:
I want to try CM10.1. I have the LTE version.

One question for the useres here, that already use it.

Is the battery life equal or worse than the stock sony version?

I dont use LTE, only umts.

And what about the rest like GPS and overall performance?

Thanks.
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] joen_:
Overall performance has been great for me. Note that I'm not really a gamer, so I can't tell you much about the performance there.

It's noticeably faster than the Sony software for me. No benchmarking done, just the feeling I get when using it.

I haven't spent a whole lot of time on the Sony software to make a good comparison on battery life. I just got the tablet last week and my usage pattern those days hasn't exactly been typical.

One thing I noticed yesterday is that NFC was using a lot of battery. I don't need NFC so I turned it off, but it had a 62% share in battery usage. I don't know what is considered normal battery usage for NFC, but this seemed like a lot :)
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] gordo79:
Gave the WiFi version a go yesterday but sadly had to swap back to stock as: sd card wouldn't mount,gapps wouldn't install from recovery and the WiFi speed on both 2.4 and 5Ghz was slow only 54mps on both bands, I normally get 72mps on 2.4 and 150mps on 5ghz.
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] K4HD:
It works like a charm on my SGP311, thank's all !
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] iisshaun:
Still waiting for a better release with a lot of the major sounding bugs ironed out for the WiFi version. The stock ROM's lag is becoming rather noticeable. I'm hoping it will run similar to my Nexus 4, its using the same hardware.
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] joen_:
Haven't experienced any wifi speed issues or problems width external sd cards or gapps
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] Xenograph:
Hi, maybe you can help me out unlocking the bootloader on my sgp311.

As I do have the WIFI-only version, I cannot find any answer to where to find the number to enter on the site unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/instructions.

Tried the numbers right to 'IC:' -> but didn't work.

The picture for tablets on the sony-site also points to the phone-editions, and is of no help.

Thanks in advance

:andy
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] joen_:
Look on the packaging of your tablet, it's on the box near the barcodes :) It wasn't on the tablet for me, the site is very unclear about this.
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] halvar:
I have SGP311 and had problems with miracast then trying out cm Rom but then I didn't get any picture at all on the tv .. Going back to stock and hope they fix that you can run screen sharing and also have internet access...
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] K4HD:
Just flashed the latest "pollux nightly", my device recognized all wifi networks around me ( neighbours etc...) except mine..

Any idea ?? my two phones and my other tablet (G tab) detect my wifi network as usual..

Thanks

Edit : I changed the wifi region Code ( Europe to German )..now it works.. (I'm in france.)
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] Xenograph:
There is an IDID field on the box, indeed.

Thanks a lot!

(SGP311, WIFI only)
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] isimobile:
Assistance

Hi Guys,

I have downloaded latest pollux source, compiled, and installed. It runs but WiFi is not working any ideas.

After that I downloaded latest rc5 and installed via recovery, it did not want to boot, just stuck at Free Xperia Bootlogo.

If I check via lsusb to see if device is recognised, it is not showing in list.

I tried to format data/cache via recovery, no luck, just stays at Boot logo.

I then did the same again plus formatted System, installed rom, no boot, just stays at Boot logo

Only way for me to get it working was to restore my backed up version of Sony Stock. What am I doing wrong?

Is there a easy way for me to see some output via usb? I did pull last_kmsg.

Any body here to assit via irc?

[Edit] Came right with the build, sort off. Looks like I have something wrong with my build. Doing a clean download of repo again will hopefully solve the issue.
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] jerpelea:
FXP224 released
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] luminoso:
Is anyone from Sony here?

If so, I would like to let them know just because I've found this topic, and CM support for xperia tablet z with collaboration from sony made me decide this tablet over all other on the shop.

So thank you to all the devs and sony! :D Hope to post here soon! :D
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] hasenbein1966:
Haha, you are really gullible :laugh:

Did you really think that Sony would be helpful and engaged?

Look in the Sony support forum - they don't even answer questions or answer them wrong (e.g., people complained about the touchscreen problems with the 344 firmware, Sony said: No, there aren't problems; and few days later the 370 update which fixed the problems came out).

The ONLY reason they put out the AOSP ROM is: They want the people to think that Sony is pursuing an open, "long-term-y" path with this device so that people are more trustful and more inclined to buy the Tablet Z.

It's just show! Sony is now out of the game, the independent developers have now to do all the work alone!

It would even be typical for Sony to release an update at some time which breaks certain things like bootloader unlockability, rootability etc. So beware!
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] pandaball:
I have to say you're sadly mistaken. Sony has *the* best open source support out of all the OEMs except Google. If you think Sony is closed up, then how about looking at other OEMs such as, I don't know, Samsung with broken open source releases, HTC with open source releases that are sometimes broken and released months later after the update is released, or Motorola with zero ability to unlock officially? Sony is indeed pursuing an open path, maybe with commercial intentions, but certainly not enough to impact their bottom line. Look at it this way: XDA has about 5 million members plus. What is 5 million members, assuming each buy an XTZ (which is impossible) to Sony? Nothing much. It's hard to argue that this is purely for money give that the XTZ community is so small anyway. Sony is merely setting an example for the rest of the OEMs to follow in terms of openness. You can ask developers like codeworkx or Entropy512 who left Samsung because of their horrible open source support for Exynos. Finally, it wouldn't at all be typical of Sony to release an update which breaks bootloader unlocking. If you could provide such an example for their phones, it would be lovely (hint: you can't). Patching root exploits is natural, because it is a security vulnerability that has to be fixed. It would actually be more irresponsible if they didn't patch a security vulnerability.
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
I will pass this on to the Sony Mobile team :)
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
There is a little bit of track record though here... Sony has actively engaged with developers for a long time now... Check out this post on G+: https://plus.google.com/101093310520661581786/posts/Jzg9qy1XSvW - in the comments it seems clear Sony DevRel are very useful for various devs, and are even sending devices out to some people like a couple of AOKP devs amongst others.

Sony's support forum is a place for beginners - notice they actually link to XDA on their own bootloader unlock website :) While their forum serves a purpose, I get the impression it's designed for basic queries and "how do I turn on my phone?"

Sony really have pursued an open path though - you can downgrade any Sony device I've used, and thus get older firmware onto it (thereby getting root access if you so desire, without bootloader unlocking).

Sony won't change that... Why would they? They are currently making huge gains, no doubt due to them taking a new outlook on phones. Look at the number of developers on Sony phones, and look at their sales figures :)
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] Entropy512:
Define "here" - In this thread, no... But we've got pretty open dialog with their software engineers. It's kind of set up in a kind of way to keep their engineers from getting spammed with random crap - many developers on XDA with good track records have access to Sony engineers, but they hide from the users. :) Admittedly, I think sometimes we hold back from asking for help because we don't want to bother them unless we get REALLY stumped. I know with the T and Z, I was just about to ask Sony if they could recompile camera blobs for us when arcee figured out a generic hack for pretty much all Qcoms supported by CM that we're using instead. It would have been a little embarassing to ask for something and then say "oh wait, never mind, we don't need that."

KalleD gave a speech on some of Sony's devrel efforts at the BABBQ. One of the big differences with Samsung was that in the case of developer relations, they chose to use existing resources (such as XDA) rather than making people to go to some random forum they created off in the middle of nowhere. Trust me, Samsung's devrel forums SUCK too, and unlike Sony, they don't EVER come here (except for SamsungJohn's multiple repeated promises of awesomeness that were never fulfilled even in the slightest...).

Sony and Oppo are, IMO, the current top two in terms of providing access to internal engineering teams for technical questions to external community developers, and they're ahead by a VERY long shot. Working with Oppo has some issues due to language and cultural barriers, but they're trying. Sony has been doing extremely well lately due to not having those barriers to deal with.

To most outsiders, Oppo may seem to be working more with outside developers, but that's partly due to a difference in how they publicize community developer relations. Sony is pretty cautious not to have people talk too much about what they do and don't have in case a cooperation effort fails, and after some stuff that happened with Oppo I don't blame them. (After it was publicized that Oppo seeded devices to various CM and PA developers, lots of random "devs" many of whom didn't even have RD status here, started emailing Oppo pretty much saying, "If you gave them a device, I should have one too, because I'M AWESOME! Give me a device now!") So I don't blame Sony for wanting to avoid such messes.
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] aasimkhan30:
Cm doubts

First of all is this official or unofficial cm 10.1

I think official is maintained by cody

anyways is there some buglist for these nightlies if there pls give me link

and which is better in terms of stability cm 10.1 or aosp by fxp
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] om22:
todays release (get.cm) doesn´t enter recovery with pressing vol up or vol down.

ha dto flash it using the old kernel and then flashed the new one again.
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] Kali-:
yes, i need info to fix it as i only have LTE version

we have switched kernel and volume keys are cheanged, so i need to know the newer one

adb root

adb shell

cd /dev/input

under this directory there are some eventX "file" where X are progressive number

cat each file and press volume keys until u get garbage during key press, then report the newer one

ex

cat event0

to stop cat press CRTL+C
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] om22:
none of the event belongs to the volume keys. event 9 shows garbage when pressing the power button.

i tested with screen on and screen off. do i have to test it in recovery or something? i tested with usb debugging enabled in android.

EDIT: wait i got it how to do it i will make it again.
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] Kali-:
to use adb u must have usb debugging enabled :)

if volume keys works, u missed one

if u can join on #freexperia channel on freenode irc
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] om22:
volume keys: event8
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] haze303:
I would suggest including TWRP instead of CWM - I use it on several devices and think it is much better than CWM. And another plus is, it's open source.

Is there a reason why you choosed CWM over TWRP?

Thanks for your awesome work - highly appreciated!

Cheers,

haze303
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] Kali-:
build TWRP and flash it on /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/FOTAKernel
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] gsibble:
Could you please make it MUCH more clear at the start of this instruction set that this is only compatible with LTE versions of the device? I just had a terrible 3 hours because it's incompatible with WiFi only versions and getting it working again was an absolutely nightmare.

Also, your instructions differ from the official CM instructions. Please clarify which are correct.
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] guhvanoh:
You do realize that for CM, CWN is the officially supported recovery.
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] Kali-:
pollux = LTE

pollux_windy = Wifi

next cm nightly/FXP build will remove the network option on wifi model
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] Swatto86:
I could not get CM10.1 to boot on my SP311. I flashed the boot.img file using fastboot and got into recovery to perform the install but I got stuck at bootloop on the CM logo (thinking about it I think I forgot to perform a wipe)

Just to confirm, does CM10.1 work on the SP311 Tablet Z model?
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] om22:
yes it does work for me since the first nightly. you have to perform a data/cache and a dalvik cache wipe to get it to boot.

Like that:

1. enter recovery

2. wipe data/factory reset

3. advanced->wipe dalvik cache

4. install the cm10.1 zip

5. install the gapps zip

if you´re just upgrading the rom you just need to wipe cache and dalvik and not data.
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] Kali-:
this is not needed too :)
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] om22:
also if there are big changes no need to wipe caches or do a clean install? oh thats nice
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] gerzii:
so the only possibility to get the CM on tha tablet is an unlockedbootloader? :(

cheers
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] om22:
yes you´re right
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] gerzii:
ok and do i have a possibility to unlock the bootloader? because the officilal way from sony doenst work for me :(
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] om22:
why doesn´t it work? on my xperia arc you also could unlock the bootloader by shorting 2 pins of the service connector but i haven´t seen such a way at the tablet z.
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] gerzii:
In your device, tap Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status. If Bootloader unlock allowed says Yes, then you can continue with the next step. If it says No, or if the status is missing, your device cannot be unlocked.

AND on mine it Says: NO !!! :( :(

??
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] om22:
did you root it? because with doomlords first root exploit this happend sometimes.
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] gerzii:
no i havent root it yet

...?
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] om22:
some devices (mostly branded) have the "not allowed" bl unlock status. if this wasn´t caused by rooting it, i don´t think you can do much against it :/:rolleyes:

is your device branded? where did you buy it?

maybe we should continue our talk with PM or in Q&A section because it´s offtopic here.
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] Swatto86:
Is there a list of things not currently working on pollux_windy for SP311? or is everything pretty much working with bugs to iron out?
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] om22:
I didn´t test it but i think MHL(HDMI) isn´t working. nothing more i think, also didn´t test NFC tough.
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] gerzii:
i bought it by "drei" in austria!

drey says its sony's turn

sony says iths drei's turn

??

:((
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] om22:
hast eine PM;)
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] gerzii:
ok ;)

but if someone has an idea, it would be nice if he can tell me that :)
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] hasenbein1966:
Rooted mine (SGP311) with the Japanese rootkit, and bootloader unlockable status is YES.
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] gerzii:
but i have the sgp321 lte ;)
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] Swatto86:
When CM10.1 is installed does anyone else notice a clicking sound coming from the headphone jack :confused:

I have the SP311 16GB Wifi-Only model.
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] jerpelea:
FXP225 released

please be patient it takes some time to upload
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] om22:
The touchscreen is still strange. It randomly zooms just like when you pinch but i only move the page with 1 finger.
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] hasenbein1966:
That's because the touchscreen fixes from Sony aren't yet merged into CM.

And that's one reason to wait a bit with installing CM.
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] om22:
Nope never had it on .344 firmware
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] gerzii:
u have a link for it??
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] parapaul:
Wow! Pollux now has a stable build, which is great, but Pollux_windy has gone from test and nightly builds straight to a stable CM10.1.0 :D

FXP, you are all legends! As soon as I get home I'm digging out the box for my tablet to get the IMEI number, I'm unlocking the bootloader and I'm going to flash CM!

Woo! :)

Edit: One question - has IR functionality been kept?
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] Kali-:
Wifi and LTE are very close and Wifi variant had only 1 issue: network signal and network options (i have fixed it on last WE)
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] om22:
What about the touch screen issue? Randomly zooming when only one finger is used.
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] gsibble:
The instructions page for pollux_windy is empty: http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Build_for_pollux_windy

What is the correct set of instructions for the WiFi only tablet? Thanks!
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] DdcCabuslay:
Pretty much the same as the LTE version.

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_pollux

Follow the instructions and you should have CM on your tab.
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] gsibble:
Thanks! Since you have it installed, how would you compare the experience with Sony's stock android skin/setup? Do you lose anything of real importance? Thanks!
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] DdcCabuslay:
No, you don't lose anything of real importance. It is quite smooth and fast, except for one extremely minor scrolling bug. I will say that I do miss the general Sony UI and the Remote Control app. I flashed CM today just to give it a try. Tomorrow I will go back to stock.
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] gsibble:
How interesting. So there weren't any compelling features that made it worthwhile? Good to know. Thanks!
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] Mountainjew:
Couldn't find any info in the thread but i've just flashed this and i'm stuck in a boot loop.

Unlocked my bootloader, flashed the boot.img from FXP and got the FreeXperia logo upon boot.

Flashed rom + gapps, wiped, rebooted, stuck on CM logo permanently. Rebooted recovery, flashed again, without gapps, still stuck.

It wasn't made clear in the initial post, but there are so many versions and i have the 16GB Wifi-Only (SGP311) and flashed the pollux-windy rom since i read somewhere that is the one needed for this model.

Any advice? Apart from reflashing stock :p
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] haze303:
Flash Stock again:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2245774

Then try CM again - had the similar issue but was able to solve it with this procedure.

EDIT: Pollux_Windy is the proper ROM for SGP311.

Cheers,

haze303
[Xperia Tablet Z Original Android Development] Kali-:
it do not exist?!?!?

:cowboy:
[General Topics] Jeenious:
Does anyone know of a piece of software that can display the signal level in the today screen rather than in the title bar at the top of the screen?

The reason I ask is that I use a piece of software called IcBar which is by far the best and most stable task manager program I've ever used. :D However it does not have its own signal strenth meter. :(
[General Topics] rahjinoh:
PhoneToday 1.09
[General Topics] Wiz:
Hudson Mobile's (http://www.hudsonmobile.com) Phone Dashboard

(It will track your phone calls as well :-))
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[Android Themes] XivilidMohamed:
any ss plz? It not work with me.
[Android Themes] SXDevelopers:
Nice Themes ,,
[HTC One S] I have a problem:
I've essentially messed up my phone. I managed to root and install the paranoid android rom onto my HTC One S, but after this, I noticed that my phone thinks that it's supposed to have external storage. So, when I go into the camera app, it doesn't let me take pictures as there is no SD card. I can't connect my phone to the computer for some reason. But I am able to download apps from the Play Store. Please, please, please help.

Thanks in advance

Alex

PS: I installed the ROM ages ago, and I don't remember how I did it. I have clockwork recovery and fastboot. Thanks again.
[HTC One S] blackcell1:
Install goomanager then give it root access, and then hit menu and click install open recovery... Then do a backup of your Rom and try installing a new Rom and see if the error pops up again.
[HTC One S] I have a problem:
Thanks for the quick reply. Slight problem, I can't download anything because it automatically tries to download to the non-existent SD card.
[HTC One S] blackcell1:
It's on Google play, can't you download apps of the market too ?
[HTC One S] I have a problem:
I have the app, the problem is that when I try to Install OpenRecoveryScript, it has to download a recovery image which I tried, but it just says the download failed because of the SD card.