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[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] nikhildangui:
20140531 No Boot

Mike, i think there is some issue with the latest Build, something is broken in Kernal

I flash the Kernal and when power button is pressed phone just vibrates and nothing happen, No boot screen, no notification glowing nothing

Waiting for fix Sir,
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] amishxda:
copy wifi driver from old ROM and wifi should start as well.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] alexlatex:
How to make Wi fi driver where he is?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] amishxda:
You should find them in system/lib/modules (may be copy all .ko files)

PS: I have not tried but should work in theory.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Swapnil Kadlag:
ya that problem is with me too

only blank screen

but hopefully goes in fastboot mode

plzzz
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] avinashrocks1990:
i redownloaded and checked it

the problem is with haida build

hallon build is working fine

[MENTION=3839575]mikeioannina[/MENTION] please reupload the haida build
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] pan_pietrek:
cm-11-20140601-UNOFFICIAL-LegacyXperia-mango doesn't boot on SK17i either. All I get is a vibration and nothing after that. The kernel image seems broken.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Langes:
Very strange guys, Urushi works 100%

Sent from my Z1
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] esemef:
We currently only accept US numbers

I'm on 2014-05-12 and just got the message "We currently only accept US numbers" when I received a phone call from someone who was not in my contacts.

It looks like I'll be disabling Reverse Lookups in dialer settings, because there isn't a provider for the country I live. I don't know why you are only allowed one provider, someone could phone me from any country.

It looks like Forward lookup and People lookup are worth disabling too, I can't imagine they are ever going to be useful to me and they appear to leak a whole lot of information about where I am and who I'm phoning.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] pteek:
Testing 20140531

Booting on iyokan. Wifi is working.

After I created link2sd auto mount script, the next boot took 5 mins. It was stuck on a black screen after the legacy xperia logo.

All subsequent boots take a lot of time. First there is a vibra and the LX logo is shown. Then there is another vibra and the screen goes black. It stays here for about 3 mins, then CM starts loading.

Logs are attached. Should I post this in the dev thread?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] atomrat:
I compiled kernel by my self and same issue vibrator works nothing on the screen and light not work and cannot take any logs because phone not booting

Phone and Rom boots on different kernel

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[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] cagali:
Hi, is this 0601 unofficial build the same as Nightly build 20140531 - cm-11.0?

Just 365MB ram?

From changelog, there should be 365 + ~50MB on latest build?

- Make ION MM heap use CMA: makes ~26MB of RAM available to userspace when not used by video encoder/decoder

- Make PMEM_ADSP heap use fmem: makes ~47MB on devices with 8MP camera or ~31MB on devices with 5MP camera available to userspace when not used by camcorder
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] pteek:
This what I am wondering. There is only 365MB RAM available. Were is my 26+47MB? :(

I think both are same.

Edit: In Call volume is back to pre ION levels hurray!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] alexandrul.ct:
Urushi build seems to be broken:

File Name: cm-11-20140601-UNOFFICIAL-LegacyXperia-urushi.zip

File MD5: 441054ec2a17f90b94d115b3c5ed7216

File Size: 55.30 MB

Developer: LegacyXperia
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Langes:
The "nightlies" from 0531 are built by me at Mike's request. The screenshot is from this "nightly" build, it is 0601 because the nightlies were started at 11:20PM on my machine and Urushi was last. Building nightlies from Anzu to Urushi took 6h40m. Only Anzu and Coconut will have 0531, the rest will all be 0601

The 47 / 31 MB RAM is in PMEM_ADSP Heap and not "visible" if you look at total RAM. It is available though :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] aksalanchery:
wait 2 hour dude this is still uploading!:laugh:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] alexandrul.ct:
Urushi being the last one, I couldn't be sure if it's broken or still uploading. Thanks :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] shaikhnabil4:
LEGACYXPERIA-20140531-Coconut..Does Nt Boot On My Coconut...Phn Vibrates After Pressing Power Button..But The Screen Goes Blank...No Kernel.Logo Is Shown..As D Phn Doesnt Boot.up
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] nimbold:
confirm on smultron. guess we just have to wait.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] gutzzz:
Urushi build seems to stuck on 55.30mb :crying:

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File Name: cm-11-20140601-UNOFFICIAL-LegacyXperia-urushi.zip

File MD5: 441054ec2a17f90b94d115b3c5ed7216

File Size: 55.30 MB
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Langes:
Urushi upload will restart when Satsuma is done
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kriko:
I've compiled haida kernel just now and I get same results as some others are reporting - dead screen.

Will try flashing the official build after it downloads, but I expect same results.

EDIT: nope, same result - just by flashing kernel. No display, no side LED signal on boot, just initial vibration for powerup.

Last build that works for me was made on 28.5. We should take a look at commits from that date onwards to identify the issue.

https://github.com/LegacyXperia

The PC is not even recognising when plugging it in off state (it should turn on, start charging and report as an usb device), dmesg is empty.

Reverting to 28.5.2014 kernel and it works again.

UPDATE2: Kernel from 28.5 with official 1.6 rom works.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Attitude.SSJ:
Seems like 5mp devices are having problems while 8mp ones are booting...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] xdlol123321:
To confirm [MENTION=4910197]Attitude.SSJ[/MENTION] supposition: has someone with an Arc/S tested the new build ?

It seems to be related to the new memory allocation updates.

PS: I will test myself once I am back home.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] JovieBrett:
Even a clean install from reflashing stock doesn't even give a boot on Smultron, looks like Mike should retrieve all the released builds to avoid reporting the same issues all over again.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] cajhin:
Is the LX 0531 build based on (or close to) the Cyanogenmod M7 build (i.e. will LX inherit the features and bugs from M7)?

Hey, and thanks Langes for helping Mike with the build management.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mikeioannina:
There is an issue with the latest build on devices with 5MP camera sensors.

I'm currently trying to find what causes this.

M7 code was forked yesterday, so it should be very close to our build.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] sympi:
I have an Arc S and I can boot normally. The only known(?) problem is that I can't watch any videos (on YouTube app etc.)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] cagali:
MX player runs with its own codec, so it maybe able to play videos in the new build.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] misutogan123:
Can confirm this for satsuma. However the phone boots correctly with the kernel from the 20140512 build. But different kernel and Rom disables Wifi (greyed out)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Lamner:
Not booting on my Mango neither
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] cajhin:
*** Kernel is BROKEN for some devices. Mike knows. DO NOT POST MORE "does not boot" ***

Results on Ray:

- Works well so far.

- Music over BT headphones works flawless so far (yay!)

Memory changes definitely have an effect.

I made a simple app that just eats more and more RAM, until Android cannot provide anymore and kills it.

With stock ICS, FXP 10 and all LX so far, the maximum was always between 210...240MB before the app was killed.

With the latest build, the maximum is ±280MB

Now, max mem for an app is only ONE aspect of memory handling, but it looks good so far (note: I've used max mem, then shot photos and 'HD' video, then used max mem again. All well, looks like it is released properly).
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] gutzzz:
Thanks for testing it!

Can't wait to try it tomorrow on my ray :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Lamner:
Maybe he doesn't know which ones are affected, and I haven't seen any reports for Mango so far
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Rikimar0u:
Oops :/

Im realy sorry guys... thank you vampent and sorry again.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] aksalanchery:
+1& no sounds to hear! No ringtones,appolo playing But No sound!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] JovieBrett:
It would be better if the next build would be release along with the M7 release so the other fixes and features from CM will also be included on it :) it will also save the time releasing a build at once :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mengxaxau:
Device: hallon

Problem: device not boot up after reboot,only show kernel logo and then black screen(off)

Installation:fresh instal,format everything

Temporary solution: boot into recovery and then reboot into system.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] pharandeamit:
Haida No booting on Latest build

After flashing kernel of the latest build Haida 31-05-2014 device not booting to enter in Recovery mode just device vibrates and blank screen i mean it stays dead(even my battery is 45% before i flash kernel) :silly:...seems like kernel is broken as many 5mp Camera Legacy Xperia Device user's reported... there is problem with kernel for 5mp Camera devices. hope Mike will do something for this :rolleyes:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] xdaxdafan:
Tested on mango. Kernel is broken.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] tajimura:
The same goes for my Arc.

Sent from Asia
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] emre1717:
What does the job ( md5 )file ?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kriko:
It states the md5sum value of the original file. If you run a md5sum check on corresponding download, it should return the same value as specified in this file. If not, the download is broken.

Anyone got an idea how to pull logs from device, which doesn't seem to boot (black screen)?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] emre1717:
thanks bro..
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] nikhildangui:
Foolishness

cant u just Google such silly things ... instead of asking in a forum which is not meant for answering such questions...:silly:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] nilju:
Xperia Pro - system crashes with a problem on System UI

Hi guys!

I have a Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro MK16i.

I've installed the cm11-20140512 Kit Kat 4.4.2, from Legacyxperia.

It works great, but lately, the system stops when I'm seeing a video, for example, and receive a message from a friend on Whatsapp.

It gets hot, appears the message "Unfortunately, systemUI has stopped". Even if I press "OK", the message doesn't stop comming and have to reboot the phone.

Is there a way to fix it?

Thanks!!!

:D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] shibliaftab:
That's known issue with cm11-20140512 buid. There's a fix for that. You can search in this thread. Or wait for cm11-20140531 build's kernel issue to be fixed.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] alexlatex:
Crash Fix CM11 http://d-h.st/hwm
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] atomrat:
[MENTION=3839575]mikeioannina[/MENTION] on the latest build 31.05 with different kernel from 30.05 when I soft reboot the phone no fc on media if u wanna know.just tested on my haida

Wysłane z mojego MT11i przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mengxaxau:
I notice that since ion build,performance seems to be drop than pmem build

Especially on game performance

Anyone notice the same?

Hallon

Sorry for my bad english

Sent from Malaysia
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Konstantinosj77:
On Haida performance is even better with ion...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mengxaxau:
I dont know

Maybe i should try a little bit more

Sent from Malaysia
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] nilju:
Thanks!

[MENTION=5298080]alexlatex[/MENTION], I´ve downloaded the file, thanks! where and how do I install this one?

Thanks again!

p.s.: this thread won´t let me post your quote here.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] shubh_007:
Flash it via cwm.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] dlastov:
ROM upgrade preserving settings

Hi, following an advice that I got here recently, in order to upgrade, I did:

- flash the new rom

- wipe cache

- wipe dalvik cache

- reboot

After reboot, majority of apps dissappeared, home buttton does not work, shortcuts on the desktop disappeared, some widgets stayed but do not work...

This time I had at least CWM backup, so it was easy to revert the phone to the previous state, but I am wondering whether it is possible to upgrade the ROM without having to reinstall everything from scratch? I use Mount2SD, is there maybe some special procedure for that? It seems to me that possibly what was on the sd card got corrupted? Actually, I didn't flash the kernel, was that what I missed maybe? But last time when I had this problem I didn't omit the kernel and the result was the same.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Langes:
There is a recovery zip that you need to flash after flashing an update. Find it at the mount2sd thread op.

And flashing the included kernel is ALWAYS recommended...

Sent from my Z1
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Koloses:
+1 UI is more responsive for sure, but games got laggy. :silly:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] LejEndME:
Thanks for the testing.,and about the mics gain level in recording is it still low or higher???
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] cagali:
like 3D games?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RajeshReddy:
guys have problem with phone Xperia Arc S L18i anzu..

Did clean install on latest build 0531.. worked for some time and then had couple of soft reboots then it keeps on re booting without loading the os.. even when it's plugged in it doesn't go to charging mode keeps re booting... 2 times i was lucky to get it work on flash mode and flashed Stock ftf but problem still there.. don't know how to fix it.. it doesn't even connect in fast-boot mode..

any ides how to fix it.. ever happened to anyone here??
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Koloses:
Yep, for example: Subway surfers. Working without issues on PMEM build, but it's stuttering on ION.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] LejEndME:
Have you installed the full stock rom with kernel???
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RajeshReddy:
yes i did
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] LejEndME:
This is weird

Have you tried to fast-boot on another computer???

Flash the ftf with no simlock and feed back
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] xange:
feedback on "Testing fix for media storage crashes after hot reboot"

it seems to fix the media storage FC and thus i'm closing this issue.

https://github.com/LegacyXperia/local_manifests/issues/491
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mengxaxau:
Wechat speed also laggy on ion

On 19/3 build it even better

Sent from Malaysia
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] cagali:
i tried to keep other settings (cpu clock, zram, ksm, swap) the same before and after upgrade, in order to get fair comparison.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] duck_bones:
Download link for Mango still not exist. I just wonder. I'll test and give feedback as soon as i see the link (y)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] iCung:
which PMEM build? the 3/19 one? i used the 5/12 build (ION, isn't it?) and play Cytus. the game worked without stuttering or lag

have you tried another game? a bigger one such as GT Racing 3 or Asphalt 7/8?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] hanifbsk:
i have GT Racing 2 and work fine without lag. use 5/12
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Angelvz:
Urushi charging animation doesnt work

noticed - urushi last build (0106) doesnt show offline charging animation. blank screen, but battery charges. pressing power - starts boot normally.

(clean install)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] tinyXperia:
www.cyanogenmod.org/blog/last-week-in-cm-may-31-2014

Better performance when using themese on 512MB devices.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kukuhcdh:
hi guys. i have camera issue in urushi.. Always force close opening camera in latest build 20140601

here's I attach the logcat

ty
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] todoss:
I use this camera http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2561574

Starting with camera button working,but video recording stil not working!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] dan15:
ART is well working in alpha 3, but there is a big problem with free ram. ART "eats" ram eavily and link2sd does'nt move the cache physicaly on the Sd. so, it's not possible to add more than 5 or 6 app.

i came back to dalvick, and now with my 36 regalar apps, i have 217 M free in data and 72 M in system
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kv1dr:
Hi everyone.

1) Does anyone tried the quiet hours to see if they works, because for me they don't work.

2) Does cm11 have the option to change the brightness by sliding on status bar, because I can't find it anywhere?

Thanks
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] iCung:
well, since asking in Dev section is prohibited, i'll ask it here :p

does anyone know how to open Q&A section via xda mobile app? i think some people actually wanted to ask those question in Q&A section, but the default setting in xda mobile app bring us to Dev section, not the Q&A section, eheheh :silly:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Antoniokodo:
Subscribe to this tread

Enviado desde mi Ascend Y300 mediante Tapatalk
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mikeioannina:
Can somebody with mango or iyokan confirm the SYM key behaviour is the same as cm10.2?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] anikanu:
i m on alpha3 in my coconut

video recording is not working.....can any1 confirm
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] leandro_colocdk:
sym adjunt

mango
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] leandro_colocdk:
handle does not work in my recording

cm11 alpha3
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mikeioannina:
so it works?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] leandro_colocdk:
sorry mike does not like to talk, to be understood

if it works the sym button on the handle
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mikeioannina:
Sorry but I still don't understand what you are meaning.

Your sentence does not make sense :(

I want a simple Yes or No if it works fine like in cm10.2
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] jafarm:
i dont understant what 'WhisperPush' is

can anybody tell me what it is in simple words? :fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed::fingers-crossed:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] A. n. D.:
I have a iyokan, but in alpha 3, I'm stacked on bootloop in kernel..

here what I did,

1) flashed boot.IMG from zip using flashtool.

2)format system, cache, data,

3)flash zip,

and reboot in to system,

but my phone stucked in bootloop, n system isn't booting,

tried flashing stock firmware ftf, n then again above procedure, but no luck. I can see only kernal bootscreen, can go in recovery, but system is not booting.

any solution, or I'm doing something wrong?

btw before I had flashed alpha2 with same method n that Rom was working but no luck in alpha3.

---------- Post added at 09:41 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:32 AM ----------

at lookingon leandro_colocdk's screenshot, it is looking same as on cm10.2, so I think it's works.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] amishxda:
Update (working solution):

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48834039

Original post follows:

I have few questions. I am currently on CM11 alpha 1.

I believe this re-partitioning (new layout) was implemented in alpha 2.

Before CM11 alpha 1, I used CM10.2, before that I used CM10.1 and before that it was stock ICS (4.1.B.0.587). The line on first post ("Does not matter you installed in past", is little confusing, I had installed it in past, so do I need to install it again or I do not need to install it?)

So my quetions are:

Do I need to flash ICS 587 ftf first? If yes, then for my knowledge can anyone tell me reason why only 587 ftf is needed? Why CM11 alpha 1 will not work?

Is there a way to manually partition without data destruction? Like in Linux we have gparted which allows to resize partitions

OR

can I backup /data partition first (

see below

)? Format /data and then simply dump it back? This will get my restoration work done in 3 steps only instead of first backing up using titanium backup and then manually restore

Steps[proposed]: (for quick /data backup and restore)

boot to cwm recovery (of currently working ROM i.e. before flashing CM11 alpha 2 or 3 boot.img)

wipe /cache and dalvik-cache (so backup size is small)

adb shell #connect data cable first

mount /data -o ro; cd /data

tar -czvf /sdcard/data.20131212.tgz -C /data . #note trailing dot

umount /data

Power off (keep data cable attached)

Follow ROM installation process (only till gapps) (including format /system, /data, /cache)

adb shell

mount /data; cd /data

tar -xzvf /sdcard/data.20131212.tgz -C /data

umount /data

Continue with installation of gapps etc.

Wipe /cache and dalvik-cache (may not be needed but we do anyway)

Will this work??

Basically key steps are just 2 backup and restore using tar command and it will save a lot of time for me.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] leandro_colocdk:
yes, if it works fine like in cm10.2
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kv1dr:
Yes it works the same as in the CM10.x.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mikeioannina:
If you already had .587 flashed in the past, you don't need to do it again. The reason you need to be on .587 before flashing the new partition is that we need to be 100% sure that the partitions are unlocked and all the internal memory is allocated (it happens on some older versions of stock firmware that some space is unallocated and causes I/O errors when repartitioning).

There's no way to manually resize the partitions, you have to format everything like the installation steps in the first post.

I think your backup solution will work, the new data partition is larger so you won't have problems with data not fitting in the partition.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] tio12:
i have facing thw media.process.error again in build 3 .. how to fix that ?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Dilesh Perera:
yes me too having same. :(

Problem solved after clear cache and delvik cache
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Lalsingh1985:
where link for haida 31-5-2014 or 01-06-2014build?