yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] liqn7:
Thanks so much for your work!

Out of interest, are the bugs from cm11 fixed on here? (GPS, BT, wake locks, hw video rendering)

Thanks again!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
Video rendering not working.

GPS and BT working fine.

Didn't have a single wake lock (or at least didn't notice it)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] tonylee83:
Installation has been aborted because it's not honami. status 7 error?

Thanks for your work beerbong but can you check the zip file please?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] spicemaster:
we are not talking about ur rom here :P
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
Not a fault in my side.

This is from updater-script, it checks for togari, not honami

assert(getprop("ro.product.device") == "C6802" || getprop("ro.build.product") == "C6802" ||
getprop("ro.product.device") == "C6806" || getprop("ro.build.product") == "C6806" ||
getprop("ro.product.device") == "C6833" || getprop("ro.build.product") == "C6833" ||
getprop("ro.product.device") == "C6843" || getprop("ro.build.product") == "C6843" ||
getprop("ro.product.device") == "togari" || getprop("ro.build.product") == "togari" || abort("This package is for \"C6802,C6806,C6833,C6843,togari\" devices; this is a \"" + getprop("ro.product.device") + "\"."););
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Reb0rn:
You are clearly using omni kernel. Flash the boot.img from the zip here.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] spicemaster:
thanks mate
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] tonylee83:
Thanks it's been a while >< forgot about flashing boot.img

Thanks!!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] androidindian:
mate coming from bigxies GE rom, i tried flashed via doomlord twrp ge recovery.. and it gave an updater script error for model no. said it could not find.. shall i flash via the boot.img inside pa.zip.. or changing the build.prop in ge rom would work?

edit: changed the build.prop and flashed the boot.img which came with beta 3 and it works like a charm! :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pedal2themedal:
Where are all the custom settings? Appears to be just like CM to me......
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Rox598:
well it is a "Beta" the changelog says what's available atm. key features are still being reworked by the PA team

Thanks to beerbong for the build flashing now :D

EDIT: flashed not sure if you want bug reports? but i keep randomly seeing the "Sony" logo appear anyone else?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] warfareonly:
Sorry, my derp!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Wolfman017:
Hi,

I flashed the last version of this ROM and got a problem with it : it does not take my SD Card. When I insert the card, (Sandisk Ultra 64GB), the device detects the card, but it does not mount it. It was working well with original .290 firmware, and even with Freexperia CM11 ROM.

Edit: OK, forget it. I found why it didn't work : my card was formatted in exFAT. I formatted it in FAT32, and it works.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mathurmatt:
the rom is not booting coming from slimkat...........flashed gpe worked fine flashed pa again but didn't boot stuck on sony logo............
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Spixe1:
Can the rom be updated via Paranoid OTA from v3.0, or do we have to do a full manual reinstall?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
You can do it through ParanoidOTA. Once you've downloaded the rom and gapps, go to "Install" tab, add the files there (they will be added automatically if downloaded from paota) and click the flash button, select wipe data and caches. It will reboot to recovery and install the files.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] tonylee83:
Extract boot img from zip and flash it before install

sent from xperia z ultra
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Spixe1:
Thanks for the quick reply beerbong.

Have the bugs been worked out? Last I heard bluetooth didn't work.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] curiouso9:
Warning

Wonder why no warning stated.

flashing this will make your external sdcard data lost / wiped.

all left is some folder, no file in it, all gone.

image, important backup is gone...

wew, quite drastic rom flash.. :good:

please warn first. i already lost my precious data. :eek:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
First time I've heard of something like that. I've flashed the rom a trillion times (clean and dirty) and my external sd has all its data
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pedal2themedal:
It does nothing to the sd card
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] alphaandomega:
Yeah, my update went well too. SD card has not been affected. Try to see if you can revive your SD card using a partition manager tool, like EaseUS.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] thepatman:
See post http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=49735574&postcount=352
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] curiouso9:
doesn't help, cause after flasht this rom 20gb content just become 2gb. my life gonna end :eek:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pedal2themedal:
My guess is Your flash drive is partitioned or something. Flashing a rom would never wipe an SD card. I've built the scripts for these things before And The coding is not there to do that.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] curiouso9:
yep been flashing since 2010, galaxy 5 , htc one x, acer tablet, nexus 4... flash wont hurt sdcard

however on this rom, i lost a lot of my content, cant explain why 20gb turn to 2gb.

sdcard wont detect at first, that when i already loose my content, i reflash back to gpe, sdcard now detected again. funny right? :eek:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] lilshorty:
maybe i missed i something or did read a part of this post but does this rom come with the customize settings an helo. i installed this morning

an i cant seem to find the settings to change to tablet mode ui or halo. is it not cooked into this rom or did i install wrong. any help would be really appreciated
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
If this happens NEVER WRITE TO THE CARD

I would take out the card ant test in a card reader in a pc, if that doesn't work find a little app called photorec and run that from a pc on the card, should be able to pull the files off even if deleted or formatted. Wont help much if the card is failing
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
BETA4 online
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] esponjamix:
Video rendering working ?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
Video works disabling hw overlays in developer options

Enviat des del meu Xperia Z Ultra usant Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pedal2themedal:
Is there an eta on getting tablet mode?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Rox598:
Never.

Google removed all the code for tablet UI support in 4.4 so it's not gonna happen this time round
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
They're still keeping the tablet-optimized layouts for certain apps though, right?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Rox598:
yeah that would still be around as that's a dev thing about how apps react to certain sizes and DPI but as for the android tablet UI layout it's gone
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
As long as I still have tabbed browsing in Chrome and the denser layouts elsewhere I'm fine.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] brashmadcap:
pwned
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
Alright, I hate to do this, but I appear to have hard bricked my ZU and can't figure out what to do. I installed PA 4.0 beta 4, but lost IMEI, so attempted to flash .290. Now the device won't power on. Am I gonna have to send it to Sony?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] adx_x:
make sure you flash the correct .290 ftf and the right flashing steps.because i lost imei too,i flashed the .290,then flash the boot.img and the rom,all ok.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mathurmatt:
First of all plug the charging cable in after one or 2 min try to boot it if that's not working try to hard reset it ....there is a red ( in some countries it's white )

button near the sim tray that will hard reset it if it still did'nt boot well there is no choice then send it sony..............:angel:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
Yeah, I've tried the hidden reset button and everything. Not even the LED will come on, nothing. I guess it's back to Sony. Anybody have a rough idea how much this will cost me?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AA1973:
No, not really. Don't own the Z Ultra. Just wishing Beerbong all the best with his new Roma. And toy...

;)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Leechoonhwee:
Doesn't matter man. You're the advisor to all things Android lol.... :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
You know, you could pick it up and stay :p
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Doom Slayer:
Awesome.

Pie and Halo are working.

Everything is smooth,finally the tablet UI. Yahooo!

Bugs are the same from cm10.2:

Led not working.

Backlight issue

AOSP keyboard crash(but it has Japanese keyboard,with English imput,I used that to log in in Google play market and to install different one)

So far I just gonna use it, and hope for a new kernel or some magic which will resolve backlight issue.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] velvetmxo:
How's the battery life?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Galaxtus:
[MENTION=2952258]AA1973[/MENTION] is the leader of the advisory Alcoholic community called ANDROID :)

[MENTION=1806623]beerbong[/MENTION] you tempting me to buy the Z Ultra..... :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Doom Slayer:
Well, I can't tell you that,as I just downloaded this rom, but kernel is the same,so battery life should be the same as in cyanogenmod.

And it wasn't so bad at all, even when my screen is glowing in sleep mode.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
Some answers to too much questions

I have the backlight issue, in cm too

I own a c6833

Pie and halo work, otherwise this wouldn't be pa

Didn't try any fm app

AOSPA is based in aosp but it uses cm's kernel and device tree

SNote? Wut's dat? :p
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] warfareonly:
And here I was thinking how nice it would be to have AOSPA on the ZU !

beerbong, you're the man!:D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SUPERUSER:
Would it make any damage to the panel having the light on all the time even when in deep sleep? :rolleyes: ...im barely on the edge of flashing the rom, can ..not ..resist!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] velvetmxo:
Do you guys miss X REALITY? I like it. Or can we restore our TA back up on top of it?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] warfareonly:
No, you can't restore your TA backup on top.

No, I don't miss it either...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] baileyjr:
Now you've really grabbed my attention. Run PA for the last few months on my Note 2..

I doubt I'll be able to wait long before flashing on the Ultra :p
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Mr. Droid:
That's it I'm getting a xzu for sure once the cash is available
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SpyderTracks:
[MENTION=1806623]beerbong[/MENTION] I love you, man.... No, seriously!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] GOF007:
Backlight issue is SOLVED.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=46059210&postcount=42
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] theligu:
Hi

Thanks for smooth rom.

Im on 6833 keyboard working no fc but cant connect to wifi. Hangs on auth or just after will try with router at work tomorrow.

EDIT: wifi suddenly works after several reboots.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Donstil:
Whow i love the ROM. Great work!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
Holy hell this ROM is great. Been playing with it for the last 3 or 4 hours. There's very little here that can be improved, in my opinion. Seems very stable, too, no crashes so far. I was worried about the low Quadrant scores, but user experience is great, and I get about 13.5 FPS in Basemark X, which is only a little under stock, so I'm happy.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kurosawa79:
great rom. works smooth. only problems were the backlight issue (now resolved) and sometimes when navigating widgets or placing widgets on the homescreen the phone would hang. Powering off the screen rectified it and I cant always reproduce it so dont really know why it happens.

BTW, does anyone have good DPI settings for Playstore? I cant seem to find one. Its either too small or too big or fonts get squashed etc.??
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] n0bleINtP:
Flashing a 290 FTF with FlashTool can hard brick both XZU and XZ1 - think it involves corrupting the bootloader somehow (failed update?)

see: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2574764

Yes a Z1 thread but there are half a dozen or so XZU there with the same symptoms and cause - mine included. There are a couple of XZU threads for these bricks also.

You will know it for sure when in a few hours a red LED will blink once per second when on charge. Those that have had warranty service usually get the system board replaced - don't know what that costs without warranty.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mathurmatt:
Where did you buy it from..
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
Are you saying that, after leaving it on the charger for a few hours, if it blinks red then it's fried? What if it doesn't blink?

---------- Post added at 11:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:36 PM ----------

Negri.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] n0bleINtP:
Fried the same way as the others yes. Pretty much all of them started off completely dead, then flashing red after half a day or so when connected to a charger. I don't really know that you have the same brick as the rest, but the flashing of a 290 firmware prior to this would suggest it.

Other symptom is that it will connect and disconnect to computer via USB in continuous cycle but not as a recognized adb device - and will never get flashmode or fastboot. Otherwise nothing - no boot - no Sony logo etc. Should probably be discussing this in one of the bricking threads.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
Alright, thanks.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] techpal:
So means flashing .290 ftf will cause hard brick. Any workaround for this?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] n0bleINtP:
In specific not fully determined situations it sometimes can. I'm guessing that .290 included an update to the bootloader and this can go wrong if flashed over an earlier firmware, or flashed partially, or flashed to a phone that has never been updated to .290 via PC Companion or OTA. Most of the bricks happened in December after .290 came out - I think most phones have now safely updated their bootloader to match .290 and so there are far fewer new bricks turning up now.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] RobbyTouchHD:
Xperia ZU Keyboard on 4.4.2

Is there a working .zip or a working way to get the xperia z Ultra Keyboard or z1 Keyboard working on the 4.4.2 builds? All zip's I tryed till now were'nt working but I like it more.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Hold VOL UP and plug your Ultra into your computer and see if a blue LED lights up. If it does, it's only soft bricked, but if it doesn't... ouch..
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AntiLazarus:
He's dead, Jim.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SUPERUSER:
Uhm.. I have an issue that Im getting blank sms messages and no notification
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jaime4272:
Hey lord I was watching this game when that happend. Miguel is a passionate football manager and just for the record I am football lover. But that is a another story.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AWFRONT:
Paranoid Android ROMs have been my most favourable custom ROMs on my previously owned Samsung Phones but since coming to XZU, I must admit I had high hopes but it soon turned into disappointment. To the Devs; Whilst I really appreciate what you do for the developer and fanbase, I would really like you to make a ROM that has the best features like UI Customisations that allow for Phablet, Phone and Tablet layouts. I read that Google removed such features from 4.4.2 but all this work is done by humans so can someone actually mix and match the features of the 4.3 with 4.4.2 to give us back the true PA features that we all need. I think without the true PA customizations that we are used to from the past, every custom ROM becomes totally purposeless because Sony's UI is already as good as typical Custom ROMs. I really hope someone out there is understanding the genuine concerns I am raising.

I am a novice, I like to customize my phone to the tiny details and I think of all the phones I have used, the XZU is the ultimate phone/phablet ever made and I think it deserves more attention from the Devs. I am happy to even get the Devs charging for their Roms as long as they cater for the true needs of users or I am happy to download with a Donation but really want to see more attention on this gorgeous handset (except the Camera-Lack of Flash).
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
TL; DR

Read our posts in the g+ community or our subforum and you'll see what's going on in AOSPA
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] brashmadcap:
​

Quick question: who the hell do you think you are?

You want it your way, learn to code
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Jayz2K:
Finally there :D I have to admit that preparing this phone for PA flashing made me swear. Much more complicated than my previous GT-N7000. Hopefully, seems to be done in the right way :cowboy: Just a quick message for a huge thanks to Beerbong for this rom ... Looks like I follow the dev that previously did an awesome job for the GT-N7000, so please don't buy too much phones :cyclops:. Keep up the great job Beerbong.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] AWFRONT:
Before you get really hyper about my post, learn to read and understand. A previous reply I had from Beerbong was very informative whereas yours is just...... There is no need to be rude. As an experienced user and an avid fan of the Paranoid Android ROM series, I am only giving my view based on my previous experiences. I salute the Devs for their hard work as always and hope that they will give the XZU the true makeover it needs to be the ultimate phablet. Those of us who experienced the true quality of the PA Roms would appreciate my comments and as for others, I cannot say anything more than live it to believe in it.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] dannejanne:
I agree with much of what you say. PA in the past was a very powerful beast but ever since it abandonded CM as base I think it has been living with less and less features over time. Not to say it's a bad ROM in any way but it just ain't what it used to be.

Also, manufacturer UI's like Samsungs (although ugly), (LG's, ugly but powerful on G2) and Sony's (very pretty but much less features) is starting to evolve into something useful that it for me becomes more and more pointless to use a custom ROM since you lose so many features that makes things easier that I miss them a lot when going custom ROM. As for the Sony UI it's more the looks I would miss whereas with Samsung and LG it's features I would miss.

To each their own though. Though I aree with your concerns overall. And now when they have removed tabletUI from native code in 4.4 it's probably gonna kill the tabletUI ROM's that has been floating around. Unless they stay on an older Android version.

No offence to the developers. Just my thoughts.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
Can someone explain to me how this discussion contributes to development?

Please continue it in the general forum.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
Beta5 available

Changelog
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Rox598:
Thanks for the work [MENTION=1806623]beerbong[/MENTION] :) has the HW overlay been fixed swell? Just wanted to check since the change log isn't device specific
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
Yes it works
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] StreamingMT:
Hello,

I would just know what are the bugs?

Thank you.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] brashmadcap:
Plz?

That would be cool guys! I'm thinking about jumping from CM 10.2 to this but if you guys could help us out and share your experience with Beta 5 you'd make a few very happy XZU users! Thanks!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Jayz2K:
Using it daily since beta 4. HW overlay is fixed. Nothing to say. Everything's working perfectly smooth and stable as rocks for me. Awesome job for a beta.

Envoyé de mon Xperia Z Ultra en utilisant Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Rox598:
I'm still getting graphical glitches from beta 5 mainly with live wallpapers and the google now ring doesn't line up still either and that "sony" logo still appearing swell
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] xeronchan:
after i flash the beta 5

my phone can't find the sim card
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] TheMathMan:
If I've already got dual recovery can I skip the flashing of boot.img?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] TheMathMan:
Hi,

Installed fine.

Could not see the independent app DPI options anywhere in settings. There was no PA setting. Is it not in this Beta???
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Rox598:
Nope
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] vista109:
Could you please modify the nav. bar keys' position as where they are in the Sony stock ROM? I think they are too "separate" in the original android.

Thanks!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pTeronaut:
PA never has Hybrid DPI whilst in Beta.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] TheMathMan:
Only bug that I really noticed was the Sony screen randomly appearing. I have the C6833
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] chrisaw:
Just installed BETA5 and can't find how to enable Halo!

Is Halo actually in this build? :S

Edit: Looks like HALO isn't in the 4.4.2 repo as of 12 Dec 2013 - is this still the case?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Spixe1:
confirmation

I'm still on Beta 2, which seems pretty great and smooth, I can't find many problems with it. I was about to go to Beta 5, but just to confirm, Beta 5 does NOT have independent DPI settings or Halo, right? So if we want those, it's best to stay on an older Beta. Just wanted to make sure. I'll hold out on upgrading then as I like halo and dpi settings.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
Hybrid and halo are in review ergo they are not merged ergo they are not in the rom
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
BETA6 available

Short changelog
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Spixe1:
one or two more Qs

Do all the AOSPA 4.0 Betas not include hybrid and halo, or just the latest betas? What version did they start being under review? Curious as to which version I can upgrade to while still being able to keep them, as I'm currently still on the 3.99 RC2 build, thinking it's time for an update.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pTeronaut:
From my experience with PA in the past 18 months, they have never included their key features until leaves beta.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] alphaandomega:
Heard there was a new Paranoid Android version out?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
Want some pie?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] madsponge26:
next beta?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
Version 4.1 BETA is up on goo.

Check the changelog to see recent changes.

PIE may have bugs, use the bugtracker if you find any.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] serberto:
After flashing all looks ok but I lost mobile Network. Any idea how to fix this?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
What firmware did you come from? you will probably want to find a FTF called something like "striped 136" by [NUT] and flash that over the rom, or start again with a .290 or .136 base.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] serberto:
I had originally .257 which was not directly rootable. So I downgraded it to .532
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
There is the problem, you need the newer baseband (and a few other low level things that go with it) to run the new 4.3 and 4.4 ROMs

If you dont have any settings you want to keep etc the I would flash a .136 FTF (flash everything and all wipes) and then flash the boot.img from this zip and then flash the rom from recovery
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] beerbong:
AOSPA 4.1 BETA2 is up on goo

Changelog: https://plus.google.com/107979589566958860409/posts/BArH1bktTcA

Use PaOTA to flash the update or do it manually in your recovery
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] serberto:
thanks a lot. It was long process but finally it works fine.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Spixe1:
Are there any AOSPA or PA 4 versions that are not in beta stages (and thus include halo and dpi manipulation)? Did I miss it or did it go from 3.99 to 4 Beta and now 4.1 Beta?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] w1ll1m:
Can I ask what what screen on time you get with this ROM? Thanks
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] estuardo4:
For me, battery life is incredible. Now I'm at 75 percent after 15 hours of use and three hours of screen on time.

This rom has its problems, but battery life is not one of them.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] w1ll1m:
Thanks, one thing less to worry about!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] bryanky5:
Hey guys does this work with the C6802, sorry if this was asked already
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] dizzyberkowitz:
Yes.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] bryanky5:
I was on 14.2.A.1.136 with unlocked BL and tried to do this but when flashing PA it gave me this "This package is for Togari devices, this is a honami" which is weird...since my phone is a z ultra any ideas ? :(
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Triflot:
Did you flash the boot.img, reboot to recovery and install the rest of the ROM?