[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mpjoe2000:
[ROM][ICS][B.1.100][Customizable] Venezuela Xperia U Mod [VeXUv1.2][LB&UB](20130711)

Venezuela Xperia U Mod [ VeXU ]​

This is a ROM i've recooked based on Sony's Stock 6.1.1.B.1.100 ROM (Lee480), debranded, trying to keep all really usefull tweaks, leaving apart a lot of placebo tweaks. Surely, there is still some placebo tweaks left that i've not cleaned, but it requires a lot of time of testing. Maybe you can help to make it better.

I've mixed this ROM for my Locked Bootloader Xperia U st25a

Unlocked Bootloader people, I had a report from tarmvred, he has able to install Transcendence Kernel with this rom. Just do not install AnDyX's governors with custom kernels.

Credits

Min3r,Chukudu & M4ST3R-V - This Aroma installer take it from Xperiance Lite v3.0 ROM & more

AnDyX - Governors

Munjeni & Atis112 - CWM Touch Recovery

serajr - Notification Toggles

niaboc79 - Notification Toggles ports

ThilinaC - Xperia Z Launcher

Chuduku, tentone & SpaceCaker - Boot Animations

tentone - Notifications Toggles & Themes from ICS U Clean

Till-Kruspe - Xperia V Walkman

Rizal Lovins - Cyber-shot Camera

nixx-X1 - Led bar off theme syntax

Shisma & saeed-constantine - .89 TIM Rom

JDWALKER - Build.prop tweaks

devilakos & Vinardo_ZzZ 2000 - some extra Build.prop tweaks

chainfire - SuperSU

Bin4ry - Rooting methods!

zeppelinrox - Ultimatic Jar Patcher Tools

Amarullz - AROMA Installer dev

Voku1987 - Tweaks

GEKTHEBOSS - Flashing kernel script

XDA Developers - Great Community

Google - Android OS

Sony - Phone

Lee480 - 6.1.1.B.1.100 Stock Rom

Cyanogenmod Team & FreeXperia Team - CM9 ROM

All people who had shared their work... Thanks!

Please forgive me if i'm so ungreatful.

Features:

Based on 6.1.1.B.1.100 Stock ROM

AROMA Installer.

Very Customizable installation

Selective tweaks: It has not been included a lot of placebo tweaks, just ZRAM+SysCtl+Minfree tweaks, build.prop tweaks (maybe here is where you can still find placebo tweaks), partitions tuning tweak (system, data, cache, modemfs, data/idd) & ReMount tweaks.

You are able to remove sony apps, social integrations from Stock ROM on Installation Wizard

Chainfire's SuperSU Pre-rooted

BusyBox v1.20.2-Stericson

CWM Touch Recovery with governor set to performance for stability & speed with Aroma intallers.

Google Calendar, CM9 Fast Gallery, Dialer One, CM9 SMS + True Contacts (AOSP), Google Play Music (All Selectable)

Boot Animations (Selectable)

Stock, XZ, Apex & Nova Launcher (Selectable)

Governors for Locked Bootloader (Selectable)

Notification Toggles (Selectable)

Optional Light Theme (Selectable)

Cyber-shot™ 4.7.2 (Selectable)

Send SMS Unicode cleaned on stock SMS app

Custom ZRAM & minfree settings (Selectable)

Disable annoying LED Bar (Selectable)

CM9's Keyboard & Google's Keyboard (Selectable)

Venezuela default locale :) Si arranca en español despues de un data factory reset!

Installation

Clean installation procedure

Remember do your backup.

Copy VeXU ROM zip file on your Phone

Turn off your phone.

Install stock ICS 6.1.1.B.1.100 Stock ROM Using Flash Tool (Yes, including baseband, you will not loose your 3G signal on your ST25A, it had been tested on my own phone, no problem at all)

Turn on your phone.

Disable USB Debugging (Maybe this step skips graphical issues on next step, please someone to confirm) once has booted.

Turn off your phone.

Downgrade Kernel through FlashMode using FlashTool

Turn on your phone.

Enable USB Debugging once has booted.

Root it with Bin4ry Normal Method

Install this CWM Recovery (modded gov to performance) once has booted.

Turn off your phone.

If you are installing VeXU 1.2 just boot up in to recovery and select to flash .100 stock kernel in AROMA installer. And you're done.

If you are installing an older Version just continue to Restore 6.1.1.B.1.100 Kernel through FlashMode using FlashTool

Turn on your phone.

Press Volume Up repeatly on Sony's logo to boot in to recovery

Install VeXU ROM zip

Follow Aroma installer instructions

Download

VeXUv1.2 - 4shared - mega.co.nz

VeXUv1.1_Fixed - mega.co.nz

VeXUv1_Fixed - mega.co.nz - 4shared

To fix v1 just change updater-script file in META-INF/com/google/android folder with this file in your VeXUv1.zip file.

Changelog

v1.2 (20130711)

You can flash stock .100 kernel from AROMA installer.

Removed Walkman Player Xperia V from AROMA installer.

Added jdwalker 1.9 tweaks remod

Added few tweaks from SpicaTweakLite by voku1987

Added Google Play Music optional from AROMA installer.

Gmail & Xeno Player apps updated.

Fixed Nova Launcher installing issue, was not replacing stock launcher

Debloating Sony's Widgets if you choose a non Sony Launcher.

v1.1fixed (20130706)

SuperSU updated.

Fixed debloat option script in AROMA installer: it was deleting sony's photo editor causing some FCs with sony's photo album.

If you already have downloaded v1.1 and you want to fix it, just open VeXU_v1.1.zip file and replace this file: META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script with this one

if you already have installed v1.1 and you have FCs with sony photo album and don't want to download v1.1fixed just install sony's photo editor.

v1.1 (20130624)

Based on 6.1.1.B.1.100 Stock ROM

You can choose to debloat ROM on installation.

Custom Fonts removed

FasterGPS app included.

Changed Circle Bar on Slide Tab 'n' Grid Toggles v3, sometimes it has a strange behavior.

More customizable, you can even choose to remove stock dialer but this won't let you dial 911 number (Not a emergency number in Venezuela for Mobile Operators).

v1.0 (20130617)

VeXU v1 Aroma fixed (20130618): Fixed installation issue with keyboards (option 3 & 4) & No LED (option 3 & 4) options on Aroma Installer.

Initial Release v1 (20130617), maybe the last one

Recommendations

Battery Saving: Do not install Facebook official app. Facebook official app is a hungry battery eater, it will keep Android OS process higher on your phone. If you need it, you must disable sync facebook contacts, chat, gps ubication & notifications. Additionally you must hibernate it with greenify app. If you want low consume notificacions from facebook change your email notification address in your facebook account, and set this email account in your phone. I had a gmail account only for facebook notifications.

Dialer: yes i know, sony's dialer is a piece of crap. I really use exDialer App instead.

A-GPS: Maybe FasterFix or FasterGPS may help you. My first time GPS use after a complete fresh ROM installation with google's location service (internet online) tooks 1 minute to give me coordinate data, without this apps.