yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Nexus 7 (2013) General] player911:
No. Flashing ROMs is just as easy as any other nexus device.

Once you have a custom recovery, just download a rom and flash or use GooManager or whatever method you like.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xxgg:
Hello,

Just today I found out about ASUS Device Tracker website. I registered and but it wasn't accepting my serial number of my device. So I spoke with a Live Online Chat tech support.

I questioned the support if this tracking is done via software implemented by Asus, and support said yes.

So I asked, is it only for actual Asus products like Transformer and such or does it include Nexus 7 aswell? Support told me that it does include Nexus 7 aswell.

So I asked again, if even the pure android (factory image) for Nexus 7 can be tracked because it has Asus's custom software implemented into the firmware. Support told me yes.

Is this true? Since this tracking software is already built-in, (if true),,, that means it's got a built in backdoor (sort of) ???

On what level of software is this code implemented? Because even custom ROMs could be tracked?

Just asking this question... so hear what you guys have to say about it.

Thanks.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cmason37:
It's probably in XT9IME.apk or most likely in UserInfoWidget.apk
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
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[Stock-Kernel] XzKernel-26 [Linaro-4.9.1], Kernel for the Sony Xperia Z

Contributors

alnikki25k, Tommy-Geenexus

Source Code: http://bitbucket.org/nikhiljan93/xzkernel

Kernel Special Features:

Version Information

Status: Stable

Current Stable Version: 26

Stable Release Date: 2014-08-02

Beta Release Date: 2014-01-10

Created 2013-09-09

Last Updated 2015-04-28
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
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[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
Reserved

ONLY FOR v17.0 AND ABOVE

Gamma Control

Instructions for Gamma Control - More info

ONLY FOR v16.0 AND BELOW

Intelli-thermal

v16.5 and above now uses a different method that is slightly more easier to implement

Explanation

Example -above
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
Changelog

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[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
Advanced Xperia Recovery

What is Advanced Xperia Recovery?

How does it work?

How do I install it?

How do I use it?

Remember! This is a single recovery solution as including multiple recoveries is not the aim of this project.

About CPU/GPU Voltage control

Setting custom CPU Voltages

The easiest method would be install Trickster Mod and perform the necessary changes.

Trickster Mod:

Setting custom GPU Voltages via sysfs(Only for v18.5 and below)

NB:

- Safe lock is present on MIN/MAX values:

The default GPU voltages are:

Verify the actual settings:

945000

1050000

1150000

Adjust to desired values and verify:
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
About DoubleTap2Wake/Sweep2Wake

OR

Use Trickster MOD

Note: Sweep2Sleep is not supported by this kernel (atleast for now). You can only wake the device up.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] tuancanlc94:
Locked bootloader or ub only?
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
You cannot flash a custom kernel on a locked bootloader, unfortunately.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] Hellscythe:
the OP said it was stock kernel o.o
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] Stony-D:
Nice to see a new Kernel

Is it possible to create an own Kernellogo?
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] Bairei:
Maybe he meant FOR STOCK firmware, not that it is stock kernel... it should mean something that this thread is in original android dev
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
Yes it did. But you cannot flash a custom stock kernel even for a stock firmware without unlocking your bootloader. The locked bootloader will reject my custom kernel as it is not signed by Sony.

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] radekg7:
Is this kernel have recovery cwm or twrp??
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
Both. Press Volume Up for CWM and Volume Down for TWRP
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] ILikeTheWayYouMove2:
Nice to see a new stock kernel, looking forward to seeing what features you can implement on this, hopefully will be as good as cyanX

:)
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] dyepnoodle:
Testing..
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
If no one is interested, I might as well close this thread.

If anyone is still willing to try, I have a bunch of updates pushed to my git sources, which I will release as 2.0 only if necessary.

Sent from my C6603
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] rezzsha:
well I tried it out and it worked well , but I went back to Doomkernel. Not because yours wasnt good , i think doomkernel was just more frequently updated and had more features like fast charge etc . But i do love your work with cyanX roms and all.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] ckyy:
Will try it later and report back with some feedback.

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[Xperia Z Original Android Development] ItalDiamond2008:
Pls. keep on improving your work...

It's nice to have several alternatives (kernels) to choose from! Your kernel works fine and I've been waiting for the next release to test it again.

Keep up the good work, my friend! :good:
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
I unfortunately can't test it. Can you give me a logcat when you mount it?
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] mkone:
Dont know why, but i must wipe darvik cache after every kernel change - its giving proper results
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
Cache cleaning always helps. :) Also, it's a good thing to wipe cache but not necessary.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] ankabo:
Until now I got no probs with this release, will test over the day.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
Excellent. :D
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] JPWOA:
Dis you remove you gamma corrections? The colors are back to Sony look...

I liked yours more! :(
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
I must have missed it. I'll post a new build soon. Sorry, got no phone to test. Still under repair :mad:
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] JPWOA:
No problem ;)

Thanks :)
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] Destroyedbeauty:
Battery drainage is higher on 4.5 than it was on 4.0..

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[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
I see. Maybe it's the new thermal driver. I suggest you run this for a while and let me know.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] mkone:
I can agree but diagram looks better. Need more Time to test.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
Can you give me your wakelock details from better battery stats or wakelock detector?
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] Destroyedbeauty:
Oki, will provide BBS log on sunday because I'm currently on the train on a trip to my girl atm! Providing log later..

EDIT:

Can you upload some screenshots of kernel wakelocks?
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] beni8978:
Here is it.

C6603 ?
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] Destroyedbeauty:
That damn msm_hsic_wakelock has always been my biggest battery drainer.. Hates that ****er, no avaiable solution on how-to fix this one yet?

[MENTION=4645070]alnikki25k[/MENTION] or [MENTION=2784807]DooMLoRD[/MENTION]?
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] ckyy:
The display is actually the biggest battery drainer. On my phone 1% = 3 mins of screen on time, on the lowest brightness doing minimal task such as reading an online article (mostly idling on 384mhz). This is pretty bad tbh. But i don't think this is caused by this kernel. I remember 4.1.2 having much better.screen on time, like 6 mins being 1%. I've tried countless combinations of roms, Kernels, governors, scheduler, UV settings etc. Nothing helps.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] fards:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2297291
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
I will introduce lower cpu clocks next and also reduce hardware voltages. Should help. But I'll need to test it for stability. So might take a little while.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
The power manager service is just a placeholder for battery used by your apps and in general everything. For more information, see the partial wakelock section instead of the kernel wakelocks.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] FakeSmile:
USB Tethering work now?
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
Yup.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] m_k1815:
thanks alnikki25k.all of thing is worked.

wifi hotspot and Usb Tethering is fully worked.

I am Testing more.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] elias234:
what is : Advanced Xperia Recovery Bootloader
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] demon2112:
Reaaaaaaaaad
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] championswimmer:
it is passive stylus support.

speaking in terms of basic hardware, anything that has capacitance higher than body like metal (not grounded), graphite, wood etc can be sensed given the hardware has the power of "PRECISION". why passive stylus support is not present is because most of these things make a fine single point contact (of 10^-10 sq m order) and minimum range is usually 10^-6 order.

on Z1 (firmware 3400) and Z1 Compact, turning the pen_enabled bool to 1 enables passive stylus support and I have done so on AOKP for some weeks now.

Z's hardware has passive support too and the code is present too. but the enabling of sysfs value isn't triggering the stylus recognition on. the code needs a deeper debugging which I wont have time for in coming weeks.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] elias234:
so if someone dig deeper in the code ,we could have stylus support ?

if yes than i have to ask a question , it was in my mind from u found the double tap 2 wake already in our phone

why sony have features like double tap 2 wake and stylus support and doesn't enable them in default ?

iam sure so much people have the xperia z , and wish to have these features , but they can't because they don't come to developing forums

why do u think sony doesn't give these features and make xperia z owners happy ?

they added these features for our device hardware , why do u think they don't benefit them selfs from these features ?
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] championswimmer:
I'll explain in detail how this works out, but I think it'll suffice to say for now that it is not always 100% in Sony's hand.

You cannot squarely blame any one of the companies Google, Sony, Qualcomm, Synaptics for being completely responsible, but due to various circumstances this happens which are not as black and white as we see it.

on Xperia X10 there was no double-touch support (no pinch zoom imagine !!!) in Android 1.6 and Android 2.1, but ANdroid 2.3 brought that support. It's not like Sony wants to sell less phones due to absent features.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] elias234:
thanks for better clarifications , and i remember that from my x10 old good days :P , u forget hd recording :P

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@alnikki25k

i understand your new version of kernel does modifications to the FOTA partition , if i want to get back to 100 % stock , flashing .ftf rom brings back the FOTA as stock , right ?

in ftf i can find FOTA but i just want to be sure
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] shaanyt:
Awesome kernel ! Keep up the good work ! :good:
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
Ah. That would explain the problem. Alright, I'll have a closer look at it. :)
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
Yup. It'll erase the fota partition when you flash an ftf unless you deselect the option.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] yeyi01:
No more hardware buttons!!! Hhaha screen rules ?\m/
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] banny7000:
Gamma not showing in faux on 23 for me
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
View attachment 2619614

It's working for me. Try re-downloading the zip file and flash again.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] Jodus:
I have a question, what is the best for battery life, stock kernel running onderkant and sio, or xz kernel 23 running smartmax and sio.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] airlessproject:
Hi dev & all, love your work!

sometimes on boot i get the following error:

unfortunately the process com.android.phone has stopped

any reasons?

i also have the unable to wake from black screen sometimes (esp. when governor is smartmax).. is it because of smartmax or?

thanks in advance

kind regards
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] creison:
Cant enter in to dual recovery

Hi everyone,

After i flash the latest version v23 im facing problem to enter in dual recovery.

Nothing what i do makes the recovery to show up, i already reinstall the recovery thru installer but same problem.

It shows the green led i choose the recovery pressing up or down the led goes pink and freezes in sony logo.

To make it boot i press the start + up vol and let it boot normal, it goes normal with the system like nothing happen.

I want atleast be able to acess the recovery to flash the kernel again.

Another thing is my kernel boot screen still sony.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] airlessproject:
Hello [MENTION=4411747]creison[/MENTION].

From v23 an onward there is a new recovery introduced (Advanced Sony Recovery) which starts when you enter recovery on boot-up. After that you can choose to go into Philz Advanced Recovery among other options.

The procedure is: start or reboot the phone, wait for blue led to start / phone vibrates then quickly tap the touchscreen (if you haven't changed this default setting during installation)

Hope this helped.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] creison:
I did change i have choose the dualxyzrecovery thats the point im in the old recovery and it wont let me boot.

I have the files to flash in my xZ im wondering to flash the kernel again thru performance control but i never did like that what you think?
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] mankent7:
i found a bugs which you fixed before, wifi mac address changed and my two set xperia z is currently wifi address is same.

i remember old days the doomkernel also have this problem and fixed.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] airlessproject:
I would re-flash the CWM.img recovery from the recoveries folder in the XzKernel zip file through Flashtool or fastboot (I'm not familiar with flashing thru performance control), then boot into cwm and re-flash the kernel, but don't hold my word as definite, I'd wait for someone more experienced to give a second opinion.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] creison:
I prefer too but the performance control has this option iv never try if it works will be a easy fix anyways like you said batter wait some one that already done it.

Thanks mate !
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] airlessproject:
Welcome :)
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
Ah. Damn. Alright, I'll look into this.

Yes, either use performance control or just use fastboot and flash the kernel. You should be able to use a default recovery that I put into the RAMDisk.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] Tommy-Geenexus:
[MENTION=4645070]alnikki25k[/MENTION]

When adding Sony's evgen dt2w,

is it enough to add only the code to the yuga board,

or do i need to enable it in defconfig too?

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[Xperia Z Original Android Development] creison:
Performance control wont flash it says theres no boot.img in the xzk v23.zip file :(
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
Oh yes. I am sorry. I completely forgot. The boot.img file is built on the fly by Aroma. I guess you should fastboot flash it then.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
Just the yuga board. No need to add anything in the defconfig
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] creison:
Nevermind !

Thanks in advance !
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
Use the following boot image.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] Rzr92:
after installing v23 , i have to tap around 4 times to wake up the screen but with v22 i only had to tap 2 times

why is this happening?

and also if i uninstall the kernel, will it also uninstall the new recovery?
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
No, but you won't be able to access that recovery unless you use another kernel that supports fota recovery. And the tap2wake varies. It all depends on how deep asleep the phone is.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] Rzr92:
OK,so that means if i go back to stock kernel, i would have to install a new recovery?
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
Yup. Stock kernel does NOT support FOTA recovery unfortunately. But, using CM/AOKP/AOSP or my kernel will use the FOTA recovery
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] sipe1:
Hi, thanks for great and amazing custom kernel! Using it since 11 version.

I have one question. I have faux123 for controling kernel settings and I can't find intelli thermal control. Do I have to use trickerster or problem is in faux app?
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] airlessproject:
please can i get a thought on this?
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] Fodor Gábor:
Awesome Kernel. This time best battery.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] shaanyt:
so in order to go back to stock / use another stock kernel, i have to flash it using flashtools or using fastboot (this command prompt thingy) ? LOL, just in case i need to revert hahaha
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
Not necessary. I mean you can just use the uninstall method in AROMA. Just that the recovery will stay in the partition. Shouldn't affect any other operation.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] spida_singh:
I'm getting Restarts during camera usage, mixture of smartmax and intellective governor.

Anyone else getting this I'll try and replicate and grab logs

Sent from my Xperia Z
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] Taejilovely:
Sorry.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] crazymister:
Try raising i/o readahead buffer to at least 1024.

My camera never restarts my phone
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] plamen97:
Can I flash it with locked bootloader? I mean, I know I can't flash custom kernels, but this one is stock right?
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] yeyi01:
I think it's a big NO.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] spida_singh:
I/O is already at 1024, it was when taking pictures, will keep an eye on it, also, i cant enter recovery any more, tried using performance control to flash one .img included in the zip, but no success, will get the old kernel back on and re-flash including advanced recovery.

Recovery all sorted, will keep an eye on camera / restarts. :D
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] Diatomix98:
No way, you must unlock your bootloader to flash kernels.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] Haldi4803:
Jep! Working absolutely fine in v23!

.... But... About your new method for recovery....

While installing I set philz touch as main recovery.

When I press volume buttons It goes into your loader menue and there I can choose to go into recovery. But only into philz touch recovery.

Did I somehow only install that or is it impossible to switch in this loader?
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] demon2112:
Soooo....when goin back yo stock with custom recovery i CAN restore my TA partition?

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[Xperia Z Original Android Development] alnikki25k:
No. It only supports one recovery. This is similar to nexus devices or devices with recovery partition. :)

You can restore anything but the FOTA partition. The TA partition is different and so you shouldn't have any problems. But, you won't be able to use the custom recovery with stock kernel. You'll be able to continue using recovery again if you flash my kernel provided you don't flash the FOTA partition from the FTF.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] demon2112:
I will need to flash a lockt bootloader recovery right? (just to get it al clear to me)

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[Xperia Z Original Android Development] MR.Samo:
Not asking for ETA, I know how much is the hard work u r giving to keep this project alive, so thank so much for this.

I just want to ask u how much the progress is for AOSP XzK, u know that your kernel is the best for us that's why we ask a lot.

Thank u
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] psycmos:
cm support!!

Woooww cm support will be great!!!!
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] Taejilovely:
Working great but i can't find gramma control in faux123 kernel.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] mankent7:
hi really hope to see you can fix the wifi mac address issue, now i only can have 1 xperia z in a wifi network otherwise it will kick the 2nd connected devices out the network. thanks
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] airlessproject:
exfat not working

hi all

i just tried to format my sdcard to exfat and it turns out that it won't mount. when I press mount sd card it says 'preparing sd card' and after a very quick time it fails to mount it, and the option to mount sd card is available again

what could be the problem?

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..and a question about recoveries, since it isn't fully clear to me:

is it possible to install say, twrp or another cwm version after installing Advanced recovery, by flashing it, and would Advanced open that recovery after that flashing?

In other words, is the standard custom recovery that is opened by Advanced after booting in it and pressing the recovery key independent from Advanced itself?
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] Hellscythe:
ummm im pretty sure you just need any recovery to flash, but you need an unlocked bootloader.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] m0b:
Is there a way to change bootloader to that which can load FOTA recovery? I mean a possibility to use FOTA recovery with any kernel like it is on devices with recovery (like Nexus). I know it's very dangerous to do something with bootloader, but it may be very useful.
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] psycmos:
flash the kernel V20 from doomlord it will delete some modules and files in your rom, and after that install the that kernel it will work :D
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] demon2112:
No you dont need to be unlocked you only need to be unlocked fo flash cuatom kernel and that wil have a custom recovery ;)

There are threads on LB recoverys

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[Xperia Z Original Android Development] Hellscythe:
yeah but to flash this kernel you need an unlocked bootloader lol
[Xperia Z Original Android Development] spida_singh:
[MENTION=4645070]alnikki25k[/MENTION]

Im still getting random reboots, first it was during the camera, then it was just whilst it was sitting here doing nothing,.did not have this with 22.5, ive uploaded some logs, hopefully they help, i used syslog form the app store to grab them.

Let me know if you need anything else.

Cheers