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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] a_hadada:
Hey guys, sorry just making sure-installing PA we lose x-reality and bravia plus the option to use any pencil for writing? Will the pre-installed sony apps be lost too? You think there's a chance of it being included in some of the future PA updates or is that simply not possible? /I know that pimpMyRom has bravia tweak option/. Thanks!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] padfut:
You will lose X-reality and bravia plus but pencil writing works as well as official roms

Pencil writing is not a software dependant function but a hardware dependant.

So if you have XZU, pencil writing just works.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
Yes, I can confirm that pen/pencil recognition works just fine.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Aww yeah!

https://plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/z12dil3bqva5xt1uj22gjdub1zm1up4ng
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Spixe1:
speaker?

I think I heard it mentioned, but i'd like to confirm, I just flashed the RC2 build last week and I've noticed the speaker phone never works now, it freezes the phone or just I hear nothing until the connection drops. Is this a bug or just my phone?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] gbohm:
There are 4.4 pa and aosp builds for the n4 and n7 already i think the n10 is not that popular i wait for those and the one from the z ultra
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
Beta3 is available in basketbuild (goo is migrating so i cannot use it for now).

This version has device tree fixes thanks to Kali (like the signal bar bug). Vibrator intensity also works.

This will surely be the last 4.3 AOSPA build as we are now busy building kitkat for nexus. Once nexus devices are ready, i'll start porting AOSPA kitkat for the ZU.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] zllovesuki:
Is the bass bug fixed?

Beta 1: sound from speaker is normal

Beta 2: sound from speaker is horrible (bass too heavy)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Spixe1:
changelog

woohoo, thanks beerbong. Where might we find the changelog?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kwenteen:
Wouhou ! thank you very much,

Will nandroid first the RC1 version which is well working, and then try that one !

Boujou bien !

K.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
This new release is excellent. Seems smoother, and I haven't noticed any skipping when listening to music via Bluetooth. Nicely done.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kurosawa79:
Echo this. This release is smooth and stable. Thanks Beerbong!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] unix2208:
Mircacast on Beta 3 not working

Mircacast on Beta 3 not working
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] 3lastic:
Xperia Keyboard

Fantastic Rom beerbong..

Congrats..

a question is there anyway to get the Sony Xperia Z ultra keyboard into this rom?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
I guess you can throw the Sony keyboard APK into /system/app and change the permission to RW-R-R (644) and reboot.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] 3lastic:
Thanks LordManhattan,

Trying it now..

Found a Xperia Z keyboard APK..

EDIT: Didn't work.. it appears but can't activate it...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
Just have to say: I got to use my phone quite a bit today, and this ROM is really great. I really enjoy using this ROM on this phone in a way I've never really experience before. Kudos to Beerbong and all the PA devs and maintainers.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] yangela:
Very stable ROM. 2 things that bugging me a lot and I don't know if anyone is experiencing this. 1. When I speak with someone over the phone or speaker, the voice of the person from the other side is a bit low ( this is what I think ) and 2 . the base of the speaker is a bit to heavy. Thanks for sharing the ROM.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pedal2themedal:
Links do not work. Anyone have a copy?

Sent From My Bada$$ XZU
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shigga:
I have the same issues. Had to go back to RC1. I could never hear anyone clearly.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
I'm on RC3 and haven't had any problems with call quality or volume. I've made calls both over a Bluetooth headset and the old-fashioned way holding the phone to my ear. Did you do a clean install?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] yangela:
May I know how could I get RC3 or RC1 ? Could anyone share some links and instructions. I'm very new with this ROM. I'm using the prebuilt version. I'm on version RC2. I noticed there is an issue with the alarm display. For example I'm setting up an alarm for 2 pm and 3 pm to repeat it every day. After the second alarm went off. The alarm logo will disappear from the notification bar but actually the alarm is still set for the next day. Hopefully my explanation is clear. Many thanks
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Scruffyo_0:
The links point to nothing (including Mirror) - are you updating?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] iGebriel:
i this rom compatible with	C6833 VERSIOn and if yes

do i need custom recovery to flash it ?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Yes and yes.

Everything you see here in the Z Ultra forum supports all versions of the Ultra, so flash and do whatever you want. Remember to READ before you do anything. Also, remember to READ. If you're still not sure what to do, READ.

READ.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] iGebriel:
first things first am very thankful for u :D:D:D

am Samsung user and have a good experience playing with samsung and google nexus phones as well since am coming from note 2 n7100 and from nexus 7

but with this phone am very afraid to processed with any rom changing although i dont like the phone as the way it is now :rolleyes:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Luckily for you, it's extremely hard to hard brick a Sony device (same as Samsungs), so you won't hard brick it today (i'm only guessing, though). There are differences in how we flash ROMs here though, so always read the OP no matter what. Do you have Recovery installed? If not, jump over to that thread and ask questions there if you're not sure what to do. If you're packed and ready to flash, then just go ahead.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] iGebriel:
can u tell me which one is the best rom and fixing the stock issues ? suggest me a rom to start with if u dont mind : )
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
What bugs/issues do you have with the stock build?

That depends on which features you want. If you want everything, then go with PAC. If you want a tablet experience+ go with ParanoidAndroid. If you want a stock-ish AOSP experience without the bells and whistles then go with CM. I haven't tried Carbon, so i'm not sure where it stands compared to the others, so read the OP in the Carbon thread and that'll hopefully help you out. There's also RevolutionROM which is a KitKat ROM, but that one is currently not for everyone, so don't flash it if you want to have the basic features working.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shigga:
I'll try a clean install. Theres a noticeable difference with earpiece and speakerphone volume level between the two. Maybe it'll change with the clean install.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] crazy cat:
Looks like basketbuild is down. And Goo, too. Can anyone share the ROM, please?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Huh, both links are down :p That's a little unusual! Guess you have to wait (i don't have it). We can try to speed it up by summoning [MENTION=1806623]beerbong[/MENTION]
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] crazy cat:
But sharing is caring!!!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
If someone has the files please post the links here, i don't have them right now. I'm waiting for goo to restore all the files.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Auch... so maybe we'll start laying our eggs in several baskets from now on? :p
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] spicemaster:
Goo's back online now:

http://goo.im/devs/paranoidandroid/roms/togari/pa_togari-3.99-RC2-20131104.zip
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
I uploaded it again, was the only one I saved. The old files haven't been restored
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] chrisaw:
Any new build coming beerbong?

Would be nice to see PA combined with the wife improvements from the cm10 build! :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] baileyjr:
wife improvements are allways appreciated. :silly:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] chrisaw:
Haha, oops! *wifi improvements :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Nice! Can't wait to fix my wife.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shingers5:
I know PA 4 is due soon but I think this version needs to keep being updated. I haven't seen a list of what's not working so assume it's got similar bugs mentioned in other threads
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shingers5:
Flashed it and its good. Flashing instructions were straight fwd and all went well. Don't forget if having fastboot flash issues via cmd use quick IMG app. It never fails me. So far all seems well and it's quite smooth. Will keep using for a few days but I am happy with it right now. Its nice to see so many ROMs here as when I got my first z ultra there was nothing here
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
What Quick IMG app? Link?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
Can't wait for PA 4!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shingers5:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1551073

never fails me................in CMD i get waiting for device and nothing happens when i am in fastboot mode but this is a life saver man. extract to c: or desktop and add img files or more you wanna flash and this does it. NEVER fails me on all Sony devices ive tried it on. XS XZ and ZU
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Thanks :) (I'm out of thanks for today) Yeah, i have the same problem. ADB detects my ZU, but fastboot does not.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shingers5:
Its ok. This takes care of fastboot waiting for device error. Works every time for me. Hope it helps you
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
I was coming from rooted and unlocked 257 Sony Rom. Did the image file flash and after that, I cannot get out of the Sony logo.

Only way was to use the reset button.

Now I am flashing a Sony Rom after getting stuck on the same several times.

Any ideas of what could be wrong?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
I had the same problem. I just flashed a custom kernel (with Recovery) using Flashtool and restored my stock ROM.

Tip: If your phone freezes or ends up in a bootloop, press and hold Power + Vol Up.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shingers5:
If your not flashing another rom then the current kernels here don't support .257 roms. I asked crab to update his... if you wanna flash this then flash boot.img from rom zip and hold volume up when you see the purple led. Loads get this simple step wrong. After kernel flashed and you reboot device Sony logo will pop up then purple led will light up that's when you hold volume up then led will go yellow and recovery will pop up. There isn't a custom kernel or one with recovery for .257 just pure stock one.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] djind:
Ooh I think I bricked my phone..I have rooted my phone and installed the dual recovery. I went to recovery a few times to make sure recovery was installed properly. After that, I installed PA Rom and now all I see is a black screen. Holding the power button makes the phone vibrate very shortly, but nothing works. Power + volume up restarts the phone, but also to a black screen. No splash, no bootlogo, nothing. Anyone knows what I could have done wrong? I hadn't updated to the B2 update yet, if that means anything.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SUPERUSER:
did u flash the kernel? :confused:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] djind:
efff me.. completely read over that part. I can get in the blue led mode, so now I just need to search and flash that in fastboot, right?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SUPERUSER:
yep the kernel is probably in the rom .zip file. I don't quite remember, I had this rom installed in september so it was a long time ago. The boot.img should be in the zip yes.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] djind:
I meant i read over the part about boot.img. Now I keep getting 'waiting for device'.. when I do the fastboot command in sdk/platform-tools.

Do I have to reflash kernel as well? This isn't mentioned in the first post.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] abuihsan:
looks like you have adb driver problem.. do you run windows 7 or 8?

if so get it solved from here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRggtyNnxtI
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SUPERUSER:
download flashtool https://unrestrict.li/flashtool when installed you go to C:\Flashtool\drivers\Flashtool-drivers.exe ..in the list tick fastboot and flashmode driver and proceed installation

If on windows 8 follow:

http://www.flashtool.net/disabledrivers.php
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shingers5:
You need quick IMG app I posted earlier as it flashes boot.img correctly. No more waiting for device. Also remember when going from stock to cm/aosp roms you need flash boot.img for that ROM before installing ROM. Some say you don't but I assure you that you do or you get black screen. Get quick img app and flash boot.img in fastboot then go to recovery and flash PA
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] djind:
I finally managed to get it fastboot connected. None of the xperia drivers worked. in device manager S1 Boot with a yellow triangle. I finally just used android adb and it connected as fastboot in flashtool and in QuickIMG. But it doesn't flash boot.img: Flashing, please wait...

sending 'boot' (10758 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.938s]

writing 'boot'...

FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)

finished. total time: 0.941s

Done. Please check log for errors.

I am losing hope...

With the volume up, I can get the blue led. Normal restart gives me black screen and restarts after a while.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SUPERUSER:
are u running the terminal as administrator? ...or the other app recommended,QuickIMG

are u on windows 8?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Install "Minimal ADB and Fastboot". It's a Windows installer which automatically installs ADB and Fastboot for you. If that doesn't work, buy a new computer :p
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] djind:
Yes and yes.. but I am an idiot.. Thanks for putting up with me. I thought by following the steps from flashing recovery to rom should do the trick and not needing to unlock bootloader. But I unlocked it through sony and now I am on the PA boot screen. I think it is in a bootloop. But at least I got something..

I didn't even wanted to root and flash on my Z Ultra, I have a Nexus for that. There are some apps not working on stock xperia firmware, but they are on my Nexus. But how long does a first boot take.. I think I am hopping from one problem to another..

Again.. thanks for all the support.. I can't thank you all enough
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shingers5:
HAHAHAHA its ok man we all were there once............... remember to avoid bootloop flash boot.img from PA rom zip as the instructions say and remember to format system too, i used Beer instructions and they work
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] djind:
It says use boot.img from aospa or cm. So that means I have to extract it from CM Rom and flash that one first? Where can I find these Beer instructions? Does it mean I have to delete the boot.img from the PA rom I downloaded, before flashing?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pedal2themedal:
Nope. Just copy the boot.img from the PA download and fastboot flash boot it. Then reboot your phone into recovery and install the rom as normal.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shingers5:
See its already been answered. If any issues with fastboot waiting for device use quick IMG app. Beerbong is OP of this thread and his instructions work perfectly if followed as he stated.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] djind:
Finally!! Thanks all so much. It finally boots and running nicely! Thanks for the IMG and the boot.img tip.

Halo is really ncie on a big screen on the ultra.

I have managed to lose TWRP recovery and now only boots CWM, but that's no biggy..
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shingers5:
ENJOY man as i am running it too right now as testing 4.4.1 Omni so its the backup i use.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] YawningCat:
Settled
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] techpal:
Just installed it great ROM and everything working perfectly.Will keep using it for few days, though have to see battery life.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] vista109:
will there be an update plan to kitkat?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
Yes
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ChillyChan:
Thank you!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shingers5:
thats refreshing news as PA rocks on ZU
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] cyi1:
I currently own a note 3 and got a xperia z c6833 really cheap... I wanted to test it out. Especially with paranoid android because I loved it on all my previous devices.

After a day of use the only problems I seem to have with this setup is the call volume is very low on speaker and holding the phone to my ear. I can't hear half of their sentences. Another problem I seem to have is the display brightness. I used to turn auto brightness off an set the bar around 35% and it would be right where I liked it. After flashing PA I'm having to set it at 50% brightness for the same results.

Anyone else have these issues? I hardly use any minutes every month and prefer texting but I'd like to find a fix if there is one. Other than that I love the rom.

If anyone has advise I'd appreciate it. Thanks!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] CptAwesomeTT:
I dirty flashed PAC over this rom and those issues are no more. Dev on PA seems to have halted for the xzu.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] cyi1:
Thank for the tip.

You just flashed the pac-man rom on top of this one without any problems?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] CptAwesomeTT:
Correct. Did it just this morning. No factory reset just wipe all other caches.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
Who told you that?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] CptAwesomeTT:
Apologies if I made the wrong assumption which is not based on fact, rather appearances. I flashed the latest PA rom available in the second post of this thread (dated 11th November) and had loudspeaker issues as well as display brightness issues. Since over a month has passed and no fixes announced/mentioned I assumed that work had stopped.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] warfareonly:
Right now they're focused on bringing up PA4, hence the absence of any new builds.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shingers5:
didn't have any brightness issues but volume is an issue for real. in call and media playback is quite bad. ive looked at a few mods that may help but I haven't tried any. this rom is solid but as mentioned PA4 is whats being focussed on hence the lack of updates.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
Some progress on pa 4.0

Starts booting but after a second in the bootanimation it freezes and reboots, every time, and I have no logcat.

Don't know if I'll have time during Christmas but I'll try to update in the few moments I have
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Don't stress. It's Christmas and most of us are busy with eating and unpacking a Nexus 5, so your work is wasted.

That would've been hilarious :p
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] CptAwesomeTT:
Very very greatful for the work being done on v4 for our devices. Can;t wait!!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
Just out of curiosity, what is it about 4.4 that seems to be giving people hell? 4.3 ROMs were available (albeit a bit buggy) a week or 10 days after the announcement, but Kit Kat really seems to be a bear to work with.

And by the way, thanks so much for your work here.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] CptAwesomeTT:
Well to be fair, a 4.4 rom IS available, albeit with a couple major bugs like broken BT and video playback. If we can get those things sorted we'd be golden!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] thepatman:
No cell connection??

So I'm on 290, rooted, can restore it via CWM, all good - not bricked or in dire straits, just really freakin' puzzled...

I flash pac43.img using QuikIMG (still not sure why I need to do that, but I'm following the instructions on http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2569904) then boot into recovery, install pa-togari 4.3 RC 2, install 4.3 gapps, factory reset (if I don't do this I bootloop, tried it without this to see if it would solve the problem), wipe cache, wipe dalvik, and reboot into PA.

No mobile signal. Nothing, nada. Settings --> Mobile Networks, no carrier selected, no APN settings. I can see AT&T network (and TMo) but cannot connect. I go to Access Point Names, and plug in the settings per what they are on 290, hit Save, and it won't save. Won't error, but when I go back to Access Point Names, there's nothing there.

Completely mystified. CWM restore to 290 works fine, mobile signal pops up straight away - just will not play nice under PA.

Anyone got any ideas?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
Have a read through the lost imei threads (one called locked into 4.3 or something) I think you will fi d the solution in there.

The flashing boot.img is necesry when changing from stock to a custom rom or back as the kernels are different
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] thepatman:
GAH! Yep, IMEI is zero'd out, that's the problem. Thanks man!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] :
[MENTION=1806623]beerbong[/MENTION]

You should be in touch with [MENTION=489532]BLOWNCO[/MENTION] and [MENTION=1862333][vertigo][/MENTION] as I know they were looking at the issues with the lack of boot. You could probably all combine thoughts and make these 4.4 roms run for us folks.

Thanks again!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
That's what I mean. 4.4 came out 55 days ago. At this same point after the 4.3 release, there really weren't any major bugs left in the popular ROMs, PA had all their signature goodies in, etc. Again, I'm not complaining--they do this for free, and on top of that, I know they're doing a ground-up rewrite for PA4, but I was just curious to know if Kit Kat was a big change from 4.3, or what.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
Quite buggy still
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] CptAwesomeTT:
Very well done. Progress is progress. Much appreciated ?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
Oh man, I can't wait for this. I've been using the PA 4.0 Beta on my Nexus 4 and have been extremely impressed with it, even without Halo, Pie, etc. Having it on the XZU will just be glorious.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] abuihsan:
it looks like no radio signal? just like after flashing custom rom over .stock 290 (4.3)? if so, maybe flashing from stock 4.2 (like .257) will be better
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Reb0rn:
Just like current cm11 build. It requires you to flash .290 unchecking system and kernel to have radio.

old 4.2 baseband is not compatible with new sony 4.3 or cm 4.4 builds.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] spicemaster:
what cm11 build are u referring to? there's none available CM or fxp website.

or do you mean that u need to flash 290 with those options unchecked if you build your own unofficial CM11 build ?

--- UPDATE ---

Never mind. found it :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Reb0rn:
Yeah. There is a unofficial cm11 on omni thread.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] spicemaster:
yeah, i found it just minutes after i'd posted that question :)

looks like it will be a flash filled weekend.

downloading now, but is LTE working or should i post the question there? i dont want to highjack PA thread now in addition to Omni :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kurosawa79:
Love the rom but the wifi issues are a pain to deal with (wifi dropouts, bad range etc.)

Would it be possible to have a patch to at least patch this problem without releasing a full build?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
Uploading AOSPA 4.0 BETA2

Still has a couple bugs though
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
AOSPA 4.0 BETA2 is up on goo

For what i could test, GPS and Bluetooth are NOT working.

If you have problems with your IMEI after flashing (like with other 4.4 roms) flash from tft 290.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Awesome! :D Can't you borrow some stuff from the GPe build to fix the GPS and bluetooth? Everything works on the GPe build :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] gbohm:
and most stuff on the cm build
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
I've been quite disconnected from ZU development during last month. Will take a look.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Here it is if you haven't looked for it yet.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pedal2themedal:
Anxiously awaiting a fixed PA 4.4!!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
Sorry for the delay, hopefully tomorrow you'll have a fully functional AOSPA 4.0
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ChillyChan:
OMG! Yes!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] spicemaster:
thats it...calling off all plans for this weekend!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
Gee I hope it doesn't take that long to install a ROM for you...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
BETA3 is available.

Please refer to the changelog thread for a complete list of changes in this version.

A big thanks to [MENTION=2492127]Kali-[/MENTION] for his help with my derpity derps.