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[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BensJammin:
Anything is possible with enough knowledge, but the effort it would take would outweigh the benefits.

As for the Shield, I personally find it an interesting device. Being someone who has an XP and a gaming tablet, if it wasn't for the price I would get the Shield too. I love my XP and have recently gone back to it from an Xperia Z but whilst at home I tend to use my JXD more than the Play.

Im a big advocate of Android gaming, it has come a long way in such a small amount of time, and since owning my XP I have found that my 250 games on Steam have now become rather neglected! But the primary usage for the XP is still as a phone. Comparing it to the Shield is a bit apples and oranges. They have significant differences. The Shield hardware is far in advance of mainstream that it will have a prolonged life compared to most devices.

As for portability, people are expecting too much now. The XP is a phone. It needs to fit in a pocket. The Shield is a portable gaming device, it just needs to be portable, which is what it does. Has anyone ever tried to fit a Game Gear or Atari Lynx in their pocket? Even an original Gameboy? Even the PSP and Vita aren't really 'pocket sized' unless you have deep pockets. Its perfect for going away with. A week away with my missus somewhere would be hell without my JXD!! ;)

I think the Shield looks like an awesome bit of kit (I don't have one personally) but it definitely isnt an XP replacement as it hits a different market. The price kills it for me though. I carries a price tag similar to a 'next-gen' console, but it wont have the longevity of one, knowing how fast mobile technology advances.

Long live the XP :laugh:
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aDigitalPhantom:
Got around to doing this...The total score from AnTuTu for my shield is 40685 (NO.56 in US at time of posting)

I have by no meas said the XPlay is a bad device I have just said it is an old device. All I was trying to point out before is that IF you compare the sheild and xplay with android gaming only you get different results then if you include streaming.\

The only reason I found out that I lost my XPlay is I was going to try and build a ROM without cell support, because I won't be using it as a phone again, IF I find I will still do that.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yekasangredevago:
[MENTION=4080510]chevyowner[/MENTION] ,ahh okay. now well understood his point of view .. :)

in what most will take advantage from my point of view, is in power & that includes (analogous physical & L2-R2) hehe :)

equally 40685!! of punctuation in the AnTuTu??? :eek:

could post a screenshot please?? not even the benchmark of top-end devices with snapdragon 800 to 2.3 ghz give that score.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aDigitalPhantom:
Screenshot

Screenshot 2

Screenshot 3

This is the program is used (for reference)

AnTuTu Benchmark
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DiamondBond:
Everybody! Amazing discuission but dont any of u guys think rhat when they exploit root and edit build.prip guarnanteed they will be able to plat XP games, :? So is this good or bad (leavin it forbu guys to tlk over! :D )
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aDigitalPhantom:
root has already been achieved on shield and there also a custom recovery as the shield has a an unlockable bootloader. okay next project editing build.prop.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bonapartist:
I look very much forward to buying one 6 months from now for $150 from some kid who doesn't know about emulation, then realizes all too late that alot of Android games on the Play store lack depth.

I have mixed feelings about it but am glad that dedicated Android gaming devices like the Shield exist. I hope it sells millions and helps popularize more serious gaming on the Android platform. Those antutu numbers are very impressive too!

If my Xperia Plays had HDMI though, I'd find it less attractive. The shield's lack of replacable batteries is a bummer, and the whole device looks very ugly and child like to me in photographs, especially the gray portions of the lid. I don't know if the asinine Alienware aesthetic was the right choice. Also I don't know about the form factor. 5 inch screen on a big-ass controller means that it's still way too big to put in your pockets, is big enough to take up serious real estate in your bag, backpack or purse, and still only has a 5 inch screen. I think a 7 inch tablet with real, quality gaming controls on the sides is a better form factor, like if the Archos gamepad was actually done right. But I haven't held the Shield yet, maybe I'd fall in love.

The Shield doubtlessly has better ergonomics than the XP, but it also weighs 4 or 5 times as much IIRC. My old PSP 1000 used to annihilate my hands and cause all kinds of aches, but the Xplay doesn't bother me at all, mostly due to how light it is by comparison I think.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aDigitalPhantom:
I know what you mean about the silver panel on the lid, but you do know it is changeable? That is why I will be painting it on mine.

Cover

Wish i had not lost my Xplay, I still had plans for it.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smokerman:
i agree with you..i like play cause of phone look a like and gameplay is still very good..im not a hard gamer,so carrying that shield..its not for me..i m keeping this with a little,little,very little hope that

sony realizes that is time to have a xperia play 2 with specs more suitable for nowadays.:)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mehdi.moha:
i wish it could had call !

i need gameing PHONE ... :(
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fenrir007:
What the shield is missing is better streaming support. If you could stream not only games, but, let´s say, all your steam library, movies, music, browsing etc without the fuss of installing extra apps and allow you to connect up to 4 (or at least 2) 360 gamepads or similar to it, this would add a lot of value. It would be like having a Google TV + a Steambox + Widi plugged in your TV, but that would still not be enough.

A real killer feature, at least for me, would be the ability to stream your games over the internet, effectively transforming your PC in some sort of Onlive, except you don't have to pay twice for the games you own.

To be honest, I still don't think this would make it a very compelling device at that price point, but it would help.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DiamondBond:
Agreed, i like those features, but they will exist eventually when devs start more work on Sheild, :)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] aDigitalPhantom:
I found my Xplay now to test my crazy idea....

After I charge the battery I figure out what part of the 600Meg system I can remove.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] BeyondtheTech:
http://xdaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=122126#122126

Please see my latest posts. My C skills are novice, but at least I've taken mamaich's code and hacked it together to read the headers and XOR keys of the latest encrypted ROMs. I'm just not understanding the actual ROM XOR encryption process, so I need help and we can possibly assemble a new XDA3NBFTOOL or replacement quickly!

As I'll be posting this in various forums, please do not post responses in THIS thread - go to the thread link above and continue discussion there!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pehe2805:
Not update Samsung hub please do it thank you
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Not read the rules please do it thank you .

jje
[Android Software Development] elgubbo:
Hi! i'm currently working on my second android app.

It is a (hopefully) nice looking frontend for tastekid.com (and will eventually be open sourced).

TasteKid provides music, movies, shows, books, authors and games recommendations, based on what you like.

If you want to be a tester, join this google+ community

https://plus.google.com/communities/...10480744970871

and click on the link in the description.

I am posting this here because i hope to get some inspiration/help/feedback from android developers/enthusiasts.

If you don't want to be a tester, it would be great if you could tell me why you are not interested.

best

regards alex
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pony.boy:
Hi, I have a problem with your phone! Today I put the phone on charge and will not longer charge, it looks like loading but not drain the battery charger! I read on vodafone romania from a user with the same problem as the problem of battery chargers is soft! can help me with my phone software to find it locked Vodafone Romania! if you put a soft this site may permanently stuck me in another network or another country? :confused:
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] darabanl:
answer is no u need to instal cwm and then pick a european rom like benz rom 4 example

im on vodafone romania also:cowboy:
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] deconectat:
You can just do a factory reset and it should work. You don't need to replace the rom.
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pony.boy:
I go in service gsm and resul mufe charge problem and change 20 euro for change
[Galaxy S III Mini Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Reyesteban:
I have the same problem using non-original or some usb chargers... did you face the same issue with the original ones also?
[HTC One SV] titanmmilton:
Hi guys~

As per title, has anyone perhaps considered of porting different roms to our device? Anyone can suggest what/which roms are very nice to use/stable/fast/battery saving to port. My first opinion is trying the Elegancia ROM from the HTC Sensation. I think that phone is quite similar no? Perhaps also from HTC One S?

Anyway, this is just a suggestion. I would do it if I could but I don't know how only :)

If a developer can port it over, pretty sure he/she be thanked numerous times :D

Thanks guys!
[HTC One SV] old.splatterhand:
So, if you want Elegancia ROM ported to our device, you want to downgrade the software to ICS? Cause Elegancia ROM is ICS and to be honest, there is no JB Rom outside with JB and our screen resolution, which you can port. And other resolutions needs to be resized, who can or want to do this?
[HTC One SV] titanmmilton:
Haha.. It's a suggestion~~ And I quite like the Elegancia ICS. It's stable and battery saving. I've used it on my Sensation :)

Otherwise, any other roms also can perhaps be ported? Are the porting tools suitable for our phones? If I want to try it? LOL~~
[HTC One SV] old.splatterhand:
In case of porting, take a look for a phone with 480x800 resolution, others is to much work!

But if you can live with ICS, of course you can port Sensation Roms. But i think, most people want the newest software which is possible.

Cool things like CM you have to build yourself.

And as far as i know, there are no porting tools, you have to do by hand. But here on xda are a lot of guides for it.
[HTC One SV] J.ali.li:
In fact for porting roms you should find a device with same SoC and brand. others like resolution and ram and storage aren't big issues.
[HTC One SV] old.splatterhand:
You can resize a whole rom? Every single apk must be resized. If you dominate the right tool, its possible, but still much work!
[HTC One SV] J.ali.li:
Not whole but some and also you can use other phones apks that have same resolution. Big problem is SoC compatibility.
[HTC One SV] old.splatterhand:
As far as i know, you have to resize all apk's under system/app/ which you wanna use. For our rom there are 269! I don't wanna do this!

And, which phones have same resolution and better Software which is worth to take? Atm not one.

You only have Desire X with same resolution, which has Sense light software.

Or you have to go back to ICS, there are many rom's. But who want ICS, when he can use JB?

When Desire 500 is out/leaked, we can talk about. Same resolution, same Android version with Sense 5.
[HTC One SV] Fysiks:
Anyone considered making an AOSP ROM?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r34l1ty7:
This may humor some of you as to the stupidity I have displayed in messing around with rooting\rom'ing my i9505.

Sadly tho it's resulted in me bricking/semi-bricking the phone and I am tearing my hair out trying to fix it.

What I did to get me here:

- Within TWRP (existing recovery/root at the time) I wiped all my data from the internal storage. This in effect meant that I had no roms nor any backups to recover from. Super Doh! *facepalm* moment of the centuary... :S

- For one reason or another the existing rom i was on would not boot. I was effectively stuck in a boot loop on the Samsung Logo

What I have tried doing to fix it (and failed miserably):

- I thought that by at least getting a rom onto the device and flashing it I would be back in business however this proved to be a challenge as the samsung USB drivers do not work with TWRP so I cannot adb push or sideload as I have no rom/backup locally.

- So I rooted with CWM which worked a treat with sideload. So I rom'd the phone...however...the following now happens

- I cannot get into existing/current ROM. Boot loop :(

- I cannot get into CWM (frozen with blue text in the top left) and have re-downloaded ODIN, CWM several times and tried to flash several times. No joy...

- I can flash with TWRP however as mentioned above the drivers do not work so I cannot sideload.

Any ideas how to fix - very very very much appreciated.

Don't need comments how dumb I have been - I am kicking myself more than you ever will.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HS™:
Can u try flashing Stock firmware using Odin it should work and incase after flashing it does not boot go to stock recovery and wipe cache reboot
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] r34l1ty7:
Just wanted to say a big thanks. Your solution worked a treat. :good:

I take it I can now root as usual? Nothing else needed? ...apart from not trying to be stupid again:p :p
[Xperia Z Android Development] DooMLoRD:
[ info ]

So guys I have got root on the newest firmware 10.3.1.A.0.244 / 10.3.1.A.2.67!

Since Sony has patched our beloved perf_event exploit (with which we rooted 30+ Xperia devices) I had to find an alternate way... so I did the smart thing, just used the kernel on which the exploit works, root the device and flash back the newest kernel!

THIS WORKS ON BOTH LOCKED & UNLOCKED BOOTLOADERS!

[ proof ]

[ NOTICE ]

THIS IS ONLY FOR THE XPERIA Z (C6602/3) FW 10.3.1.A.0.244 / 10.3.1.A.2.67!

DO NOT USE IT ON ANY OTHER VARIANT/FIRMWARE!

[ sources & additional info on exploit ]

check out this thread

[ how-to ]

Download the three files from the download section below

open FlashTool and flash the XperiaZ_C660X_KernelOnly_10.3.A.0.423_Generic_NL.ftf - 7.12 MB file, this is JUST the kernel of an older firmware which was rootable

now once flashing is done reboot device and connect to PC in usb debuggin mode

CLOSE FLASHTOOL <<< VVVIMP STEP

extract the file DooMLoRD_Easy-Rooting-Toolkit_v18_perf-event-exploit.zip to root directory on c:\

execute runme_ file corresponding to your OS on desktop PC, this will execute a SPECIAL version of my easy rooting toolkit <<< VVVIMP STEP

the above step is crucial! if you use any older version of the toolkit then IT WILL NOT WORK!

after rooting is over the device will restart

you can verify if device is rooted by checking for SuperSU app (it is the newest version)

once thats done now power down device and open FlashTool again

now flash :

XperiaZ_C660X_KernelOnly_10.3.1.A.2.67.ftf - 7.17 MB

OR

XperiaZ_C660X_KernelOnly_10.3.1.A.0.244_BE.ftf - 7.17 MB

file to get back to the true kernel for the firmware you were currently on

thats it after flashing is done just disconnect and power on device and enjoy rooted phone!

If you are facing issue of device rebooting when remounting /system partition then checkout

the fix

posted by [MENTION=4904057][NUT][/MENTION]

[ donations ]

if u feel that this work has helped u OR u think that the work i put into making this is worthy of donations, then click on the following link for buying me some coffee/beer/etc ;)

PAYPAL DONATION LINK

OR

you can buy one of my awesome apps from Play Store!

PLEASE DO CONSIDER DONATING AS I AM RAISING FUNDS TO BUY A NEW DEVICE the Xperia Z1 (Honami)

[ downloads ]

PLEASE DO NOT MIRROR MY FILES!

XperiaZ_C660X_KernelOnly_10.3.A.0.423_Generic_NL.ftf - 7.12 MB

DooMLoRD_Easy-Rooting-Toolkit_v18_perf-event-exploit.zip - 2.96 MB

XperiaZ_C660X_KernelOnly_10.3.1.A.2.67.ftf - 7.17 MB

OR

XperiaZ_C660X_KernelOnly_10.3.1.A.0.244_BE.ftf - 7.17 MB

P.S.:

similar instructions will work for the Xperia ZL/ZR but you will need to use the corresponding kernels ONLY for that device!

regards,

DooMLoRD
[Xperia Z Android Development] DooMLoRD:
save this one for later
[Xperia Z Android Development] Bairei:
is the BE kernel universal for all .244 fw?
[Xperia Z Android Development] ckyy:
Yes they are all the same

Gesendet von meinem C6603 mit Tapatalk 4 Beta
[Xperia Z Android Development] dvd777:
Great job, DooM.

But I will wait one-click solution :D
[Xperia Z Android Development] Damin777:
[MENTION=368744]Last[/MENTION] Thank you Doom
[Xperia Z Android Development] DooMLoRD:
as of now, this is closest you can get for one-click for this firmware...

a simpler one-click method could take time...

:)
[Xperia Z Android Development] Damin777:
@ Doom If Bootloader unlock allowed says No

is that it no fixing that ..no installing CWM on the phone ... just when im at my laptop to use the cwm-locked-bl file ?
[Xperia Z Android Development] DooMLoRD:
this works on both locked & unlocked bootloaders!
[Xperia Z Android Development] Damin777:
yes it worked perfectly for me i just would like to have CWM installed on my phone BUT i get If Bootloader unlock allowed says No ..when i want to install CWM
[Xperia Z Android Development] Dsteppa:
Instead of doing that step can we just flash DoomKernel v.09?
[Xperia Z Android Development] DooMLoRD:
i havent updated kernel to support the new firmware
[Xperia Z Android Development] Dsteppa:
I see thanks, could you please update the First post in the DoomKernel topic so that people won't go complaining that the kernel doesn't work with the new fw.

The kernel worked fine v.09 with .244, but the only thing that didn't work (at first glance) was the wifi module
[Xperia Z Android Development] mitsosoft:
Works like a charm :good: (even in the version which wasn't released .236)
[Xperia Z Android Development] DooMLoRD:
yes with this procedure its future proof for all android 4.2.2 firmwares :)
[Xperia Z Android Development] DooMLoRD:
this is ment for locked bootloader devices too! so users wont be able to flash custom kernels!
[Xperia Z Android Development] mitsosoft:
Great! :D Keep on the good work ;)
[Xperia Z Android Development] SXUsr:
Is there a valid reason for the patch or is this what Sony considers to be supporting the development community?

...Sent from Zed
[Xperia Z Android Development] DooMLoRD:
consider this... we are using the exploit for rooting... some malicious people can mobile this exploit as an app which once installed will be able to gain complete control of your system, wipe data, read private files, etc..

now tell me if this is valid reason or not :p
[Xperia Z Android Development] SXUsr:
Well, when you put it like that. :p

...Sent from Zed
[Xperia Z Android Development] DoubleYouPee:
If you didn't update I doubt it is because it was only released 1-2 weeks ago
[Xperia Z Android Development] tkalfaoglu:
SOLVED -- by flashing an entire rom from flashtool's website.. Now the phone booted!

PHEWWW.. thanks for the feedback.. -t
[Xperia Z Android Development] mcjordan92:
okay I finally made it!

It works!!

:)
[Xperia Z Android Development] tkalfaoglu:
I'm beyond tired right now, but yeah I had upgraded it when the phone asked me to earlier tonight.

-tk
[Xperia Z Android Development] fervorous:
try restarting your PC. I had the same problem and after restarting everything is working fine.
[Xperia Z Android Development] captaink85:
c6506

Hey guys, I'm just wondering if this works for the c6506? Because in the original post doom stated that it only works on c6502/3 ? Is this still the case?
[Xperia Z Android Development] pewpew14:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=44396303&postcount=2
[Xperia Z Android Development] keyz86:
[MENTION=2784807]DooMLoRD[/MENTION] could this method be used for the new .244 for Tablet Z? Obviously with different kernels?
[Xperia Z Android Development] !SINGH!:
Perfect

Thats all...worked perfect. :)
[Xperia Z Android Development] keyz86:
Awesome, do you think you could update your root thread over at the Tablet Z forum with a how too? I'll happily make another donation :).
[Xperia Z Android Development] DooMLoRD:
unfortunately i dont have device to test... if u are interested in testing contact me via p.m... we can do testing...
[Xperia Z Android Development] keyz86:
I would be happy to help, im away from home at the moment, I'll PM you tomorrow :)
[Xperia Z Android Development] Marcel-Huppi:
Finaly I got it.

My XZ is rooted and on .244 but my phone says to me that I can do an Update.

Is root lost, if I apply this Update?

Edit: I put my Phone next to me and ten minutes later there are no Update and the message is also gone.

Everything's fine.

Thank you man ;)
[Xperia Z Android Development] captaink85:
phone not turning on xperia zl c6506

I did all then above steps correctly and now my phone will not turn on. well it will vibrate when I touch the power button but nothing comes on the screen . is there any way to fix this?
[Xperia Z Android Development] Flashben:
Have you try refreshing the Rom?? Or retro repainted phone from PCC?
[Xperia Z Android Development] captaink85:
Hi sorry for late reply. I got it working again by reflashing my ftf before I tried to use this method by doom lord. I updates using Sonys method for now. I just don't know where I went wrong? Has this been confirmed to work for the c6506
[Xperia Z Android Development] ax-ed:
hi, can I use the listed kernelonly in the first post for my xperia zl C6502?

i've searched around for kernel only tft for c6502 but i can't find any..

please help..
[Xperia Z Android Development] neo_na:
Camera Quality

Has anyone noticed a reduction in camera quality after rooting? It seems like the camera quality has gone down and the camera functions are not as effective as before...... does anyone have that problem?
[Xperia Z Android Development] Rootk1t:
tried and tested. It won't boot with kernels from android 4.1.2 and there are no rootable kernels for 4.2.2 to boot(
[Xperia Z Android Development] dbolivar:
I think all the kernels for the Xperia ZL are the same (e.g. C6503 kernel works on C6502). But NEVER flash an Xperia Z kernel on the Xperia ZL, since it will brick your device.

If you want to try a kernel from the C6503 on the C6502 (remember, both are ZL not Z), just have the original one that's working on hand in case the device doesn't boot. In this case reset it using the push button on the back, putting it in fastboot or flashmode, and flash the old kernel back. I don't guarantee it will work but if you want to try, report here if it works.
[Xperia Z Android Development] winnstorm:
sorry.. tried with a C6602 on .244 and doesnt work.. flashtool is stuck on flashing loader..

does anybody faced the same problem???
[Xperia Z Android Development] James213r:
Anyone had any luck with the mac version? I get permission denied when I run it in terminal.
[Xperia Z Android Development] Asd0r:
I have rooted on Mac and it works fine.
[Xperia Z Android Development] James213r:
How did you run the file?
[Xperia Z Android Development] Asd0r:
Form terminal: inside the folder where the file is ./nameofthefile
[Xperia Z Android Development] James213r:
Strange I keep getting Permission denied.
[Xperia Z Android Development] Asd0r:
Try with chmod +x nameofthefile

Than lunch ./nameofthefile
[Xperia Z Android Development] James213r:
That worked! Thank you very much :)
[Xperia Z Android Development] keyz86:
Damn :( Im gonna have to keep 4.1.2 till another work around is found :(, thanks for the update.