yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hamdogg:
LOL...

I don't mean not to try and make a ROM based on this system image, but the files need to be extracted and then a ROM created...

EDIT: Try a normal kernel. (sony) Its not CM based.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Reb0rn:
well i got inside the system.img and there is the /system and i pushed it on to my device.

Trying a stock kernel but i highly doubt that will boot it at all :D

Edit: Stock Sony never gets past bootloader. no boot animation.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DesertHawk:
Getting a ZU. Will look into it
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jutley:
24hrs someone will get it running smoothe and make a full guide for all how to flash well done devs.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Bin4ry:
flash the boot.img from GPE files, dd it on the device from recoverymode ;)

Regards
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Reb0rn:
Didn't work thru fastboot.

writing 'boot'...

FAILED (remote: image is not a boot image)

finished. total time: 0.937s

Did it thru DD and it worked. Hello Google logo :D Will play a bit more.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Bin4ry:
dd if=/path/to/inputfil/boot.img of=/dev/block/blablablabla

fill in the placeholders yourself. Although i did not test yet if the dumped bootimage does work good. I just have no time since i have to finish my thesis now. But if you could do the dirty work would be cool ;)

If something goes wrong just restore the boot with Flashtool in flashmode.

Regards
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Reb0rn:
Incredibly frustrating this is.

I get the bootloader to start. I get the system to boot but it crashes. but its because i cant enter a reovery to delete user data. its always there.

How the hell can i delete data partition from fastboot or flashmode? as the stock gpe bootloader doesnt have a recovery.

EDIT: Ok i figured it out. Had to play with different kernels and thank god twrp has a terminal :D it doesnt boot im afraid.

I tried with

GPE kernel + gpe System = Bootloader load . Starts boot animation for 1 sec then crash.

revolution kernel + gpe system = bootloader load. Starts Boot animation 1 sec then crash.

Omnirom + gpe system + revolution kernel (dirty flash no wipes) = Bootloader loads. starts bootanimation. Boots. No mobile connection or wifi or anything. and buggy as hell :)

Now i need to play with the kids so l8ers.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pedal2themedal:
Might just be a shot in the dark, but maybe you could install cwm or twrp by itself? Maybe from a different gpe device? If it is separated I.E. Not like sony's version it stands to reason you may be able to flash a recovery.

Or maybe flash a boot.img that has a recovery and boot it straight to recovery, factory reset, wipe caches, power off, and flash the correct boot.img after that?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Reb0rn:
well ive done that. the problem is that the gpe boot.img doesnt flash normal but must be pushed with a dd command.

Anyways. Just got a tip that it might need the userdata.img. so thats my next step. *sigh* thats the last thing i do now. Getting tired of this ;D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Bin4ry:
It might really be a userdata format problem, but we did not want to dump the userdata partition because the device was already in use and so it contains private data. The most easy way would be to dump userdata from a device after factory reset.

Also: You can easy convert the dumped boot.img to a flashable boot.img, just seperate ramdisk+zImage and repack it to a good format. Problem from the dump is that it just copied the plain partition, it may have garbage at the end ;) As i said sadly i have no time to play with it but maybe [MENTION=3409317]krabappel[/MENTION] or [MENTION=2784807]DooMLoRD[/MENTION] can repack it it for you.

Regards
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Reb0rn:
Ok i did just that and now have tried a thousand ways too boot this PITA and well... its a weird feeling because i got it too boot once but cant reproduce how. But when i did almost nothing worked and it was buggy. but it was because i used krabappels kernel.

Now i tried all different kinds of approachs and it doesn't boot so im out of ideas

Its weird thou because sometimes it goes further then other times. Feels like my first boot was a fluke of some kind.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Bin4ry:
Haha, maybe it was luck ;)

Can you grab some kind of logcat via adb ? If not try to rebuild a own boot.img and enable logging to /sdcard/ via init script, this way you can grad the log later when booting to recovery ;)

Regards
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] iBuzman:
Deleted.. Sry all.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DooMLoRD:
can some one get the FTFs?

i need kernel
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jutley:
Ok looks like this guy got the new 4.4.2 update

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2573271
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] baileyjr:
So are we any closer to getting the GPE Rom to work on the normal Xperia Z?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jutley:
Not until someone at least dumps the ota and copy the url link for the ota.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stiggy2012:
I don't think anyone is really trying, the 4.4 build had serious issues anyway. We need a 4.4.2 dump badly.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
We'll have 4.4.2 soon enough. It's rolling out now, so we gotta wait for someone to dump it. I'll update the OP when it's available.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] baileyjr:
True. I hope we can get the GPE of 4.4.2 though. Im sure somebody will have the update and provide a dump soon :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stiggy2012:
Cool, sooner the better IMO! If nobody more experienced has already done it, I'll probably finally unlock my bootloader have a go at getting a 4.4.2 dump booting. I still have a sneaking suspicion that if both the system and boot images are dd'ed over the top of the existing ones it will boot.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] graffixnyc:
I'm uploading a dump of the 4.4.2 images except the system image is rooted.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DooMLoRD:
thanks!

please send me links when its ready

i am going to try and port this to the Z1
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] graffixnyc:
Here is a dump from 4.4.2

system is rooted,

left out TA, userdata and cache

No warranty and I'm not responsible if you screw your device up.. Use at own risk

http://d-h.st/M4f
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] baileyjr:
Awesome thanks mate :good:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jutley:
So how do we flash this puppy over to a C6833 Z Ultra anyone care to do a flashable.zip
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] baileyjr:
We have to sit tight and wait for the devs to provide a solution :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jutley:
Well i suppose i can use cm10.2 official a little longer.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Sweet! I'll add the link and credit in the OP :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
I just flashed it, and i have unlimited data and candy now :)

For the kid that just read that, i'm joking
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jutley:
Really i am going to try too maybe i might hit the jackpot thanks for the tip.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Well boys, looks like we've moved to a new house section :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DooMLoRD:
thanks for the dump!

I have ported this to the Xperia Z1

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2574406

regards,

DooMLoRD
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Excellent! Now port it back to where it belongs :p (Can we have a kernel, please?)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DooMLoRD:
ofcourse there will be a kernel!

but i will release it only for Z1
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ronald_loulan:
We need some good dev like u for our Z ultra...

Please~~~~ ;)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Aww yiss! Thank you so much :cool:

Btw, i can't access this forum section from Tapatalk. Anybody else having this problem? I would like to give some thanks to some people in here, and i can't.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Mr. Droid:
Same cant access via tapatalk 4

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Hope to see a nice kernel from you :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] warfareonly:
I can :cool:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] graffixnyc:
ok... This is a flashable zip that I BLINDLY made.. meaning I COULD NOT test it as we don't have recovery for the GPE so I couldn't flash it. I'm 99.9% sure it won't work or flash but if someone is brave enough to test it be my guest. Also I don't know what effect it has on the Xperia ZU because it has that dual kernel/recovery thing going on(this is my first sony device so I'm a noob when it comes to sony devices).. It should be rooted and should have busybox installed but again I have no way of knowing if this work work or not at this point. FLASH AT OWN RISK and make sure you have a back up or a way to recover. I take NO responsibility for this untested rom...

stock everything, just rooted and busybox (should be)

http://d-h.st/Z1l
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] warfareonly:
Why do I have an exam tomorrow?!

:'(:'(:'(:'(:'(
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] KLLSWITCH:
i have a gpe that ill give it a shot on will report back

edit : it failed to flash
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] warfareonly:
It's for the Xperia ZU, not for the GPE!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Reb0rn:
As long as it doesn't flash s1boot that zip should at least not hard brick anything... [MENTION=3537886]graffixnyc[/MENTION]
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ByakuyaEXT:
Tested it with my Xperia Z Ulta international lte version.

Installation was aborted after flashing the kernel.

Reinstalled the Stock Rom with Flashtool, no problems.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DooMLoRD:
thanks for the ZU 4.4.2 GPE dump!

i have ported this one too the Z1 :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] fastest83:
Why don't you simply convert it so we poor humans can flash it on our ZU?? You could do it as a "thank you for the files"... :)

Or... it should simply work as Z1 and ZU are similar in the software department?:confused:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DooMLoRD:
i can post a "thank you" build :D

so tell me what do you want?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] nintendolinky:
yay but is it working
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DooMLoRD:
well i ported it on Z1 and most things work... so i guess everything should work on the ZU (normal one) too...

do you guys want such a build?

any willing testers?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] nintendolinky:
Yeah, we really do want the build, unlocked Bootloader I presume, I can test later today.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DooMLoRD:
ok... i will make the ROM+Kernel and keep it ready for testing...

send me a P.M. if anyone wants to test
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] abuihsan:
I want to test but still need to get my ZU (international version) fully charged ; ) thanks!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] nintendolinky:
I will PM you later, thanks.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DooMLoRD:
give me 10-15 mins i will create the files and upload them to my server...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
[MENTION=614742]Reb0rn[/MENTION] Time to wake up (again). We need our test pilot :p
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] REAVER117:
I'd be willing to toss it on my ZU.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DooMLoRD:
someone give me the output of this command from a ZU (international):

ls -l /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system

also i want the dump from the latest 4.3 firmware of ZU... i want the following folder from the ZU (international) 4.3 FW :

/system/etc/firmware
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] REAVER117:
I'm on PAC, but I get:

lrwxrwxrwx root root system -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p23
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kramnod:
Wow! here we come!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] fastest83:
Look what a simple phrase can start!(I don't know why no one asked you before...)

Thank you for using your time for our device too! ;)

I cannot be a beta tester as I need a fully functional device on a daily basis (at work) but next week is Christmas so who knows... :D

Anyway, happy you're helping us, really!

Will follow this (or another separate thread if you wish, it may be less confusing) very closely!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jutley:
Yes we would worship you if you do this lord I am willing to test in my spare time when I can but thank you.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ByakuyaEXT:
I would like to test that too.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stiggy2012:
firmware files from 4.3 C6802:

https://mega.co.nz/#!sIsyjQIQ!dcTXngI8mT4UQ_tJh1RcmnBX7rB-T8iCPm4Vqo2VFiM

FWIW, I've been playing around this morning for fun mainly and with very limited success. I created an update.zip that only applies the /system folder from the GPE update, as well as the stock GPE boot.img. I flashed this over the top of stock 4.3, using fastboot to boot the revolutionkernel CWM recovery.

It kind of boots. The phone takes a long time, but eventually it comes up with a message that systemUI has stopped and asking whether to kill or wait. If you select kill, the Google services "Welcome" screen shows up, but you can't get through this without the phone rebooting.

Oh, and I'm happy to test if you've got something [MENTION=2784807]DooMLoRD[/MENTION]
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stiggy2012:
I think getting the GPE rom working on other devices requires more than just the boot and system partitions. This probably isn't news to anyone else, but I thought I'd write it anyway!

My reasoning for this is because I've noticed that I get different results trying to boot my GPE rom dependant on whether I come from the .257 4.2.2 image, or the .290 4.3 one. With the .257 rom, it doesn't boot at all. Literally not even the Sony logo is shown, so it doesn't look like the kernel really starts at all. However if I flash the GPE boot and system partitions over the top of the stock 4.3 rom, the phone does kinda boot.

So. Does anyone know where I can find information on what the various Sony-specific partitions do? I know s1boot is for the flashboot functionality and shouldn't be touched under any circumstances, but what about the others? Specifically, I'm talking about:

FOTAKernel

alt

rpm

fsg

ramdump

I don't want spoon-feeding, but if someone could point me towards some documentation that explains what these partitions are/do, I would be very appreciative. I can't find anything using Google myself - and I have looked.

Thanks,
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DooMLoRD:
You basically need a working ramdisk, a zimage for your device (& dt.img for that zImage), system partition, and specific firmware files from your device...

Don't worry about other partitions..
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stiggy2012:
What firmware files are you talking about particularly? I copied over the modem firmware files from 4.3 stock, as the msm8274 in my C6802 is different to the 8974 on the C6833. Are there others I will need to copy over?

Thanks again,
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DooMLoRD:
basically the whole /system/etc/firmware folder
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stiggy2012:
Woa, that's a bit more radical! I'll give that a go and report back. Thanks for the help.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stiggy2012:
Back! I copied the entire contents of /etc/firmware/* from a .290 4.3 rom over the top of /etc/firmware/ on the GPE rom, overwriting a good chunk of the files in the directory, but it hasn't really helped at all unfortunately.

Dependent on if the underlying FTF "boot bundle" is .257 or .290, it either does nothing (black screen, no logo) or crashes immediately as I mentioned before. :(

[MENTION=2784807]DooMLoRD[/MENTION]
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Bin4ry:
Dd over the RPM too.

Regards

Gesendet von meinem C6806_GPe mit Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stiggy2012:
Is that just the RPM partition, or the "alt_rpm" partition also?

Thanks,
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Bin4ry:
IF i remember correctly alt_RPM was ised in FOTA/Recovery mode.

So do only RPM to ensure that you can still enter recoverymode.

Send from the Tardis
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stiggy2012:
OK, that's done - still the same though unfortunately! :eek:

Dependent on if the underlying FTF "boot bundle" is .257 or .290, it either does nothing (black screen, no logo) or crashes during boot/at the welcome screen.

Thanks,
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Bin4ry:
Which Version do you use exactly?

Send from the Tardis
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stiggy2012:
Which version of what? :) Gpe 4.4.2 OTA is what im starting with.

[MENTION=1346722]Bin4ry[/MENTION]
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Bin4ry:
Phone Version i meant :D

Send from the Tardis
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stiggy2012:
Ahhh, sorry. :silly:

I'm using a C6802. The HSPA+ only version, msm8274.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kumeipark:
u0_a241@C6802:/ $ ls -l /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system

lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-06-17 17:44 system -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p23

u0_a241@C6802:/ $

How to dump all partition using DD... I'm on 4.3

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Little confusion here....

As per S1 Boot Version it say MSM8974

Please Note: I'm using the same model as yours...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DooMLoRD:
Please inform me via p.m. If a newer update arrives!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Will do!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pokatusher:
Any news for GPE ROM?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] t0pstar:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2608708
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
A rom for the GPe or a GPE ROM for the ZU?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pokatusher:
sorry, confused with c6833!

One question to owners of official ZU GPE - how much Antutu points you have? On my gpe rom build for c6833 is only 24000 :(
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] bulldog212:
Just over 28000. Well short of the 33000 listed for the XZU but its probably just benchmark tuning by Sony like Samsung.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] pokatusher:
I have some lags in some games, and i think that not simple tuning for benchmark. And CM11 have better results too.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DooMLoRD:
Please p.m. Me when the 4.4.3 update/dump is available!

Thanks!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
:cool: :good:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Paul in Maryland:
27,600 before rooting, 28,100 after. Could be random variation.
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] larrycl:
I flashed my HD+ with CM10.1 a few days ago, and as far as I can tell, it's working fine.

One question though: When the device boots up, I see the Cyanoboot screen for a few seconds, then it goes into the spinning Cyanogen circle.

While it's on the Cyanoboot screen, it just displays the logo; no menu or anything else. Is this normal? With my older Nook tablet, the Cyanoboot screen says "Hold "n" for menu" and if you press the "n" (home) button, you get a menu allowing you to select recovery or alternate boots. On my Nook HD+, there's no menu option, and pressing "n" does nothing during boot up.

Is this normal? If so, how do you force a reboot into recovery?

If it's not normal, how can I go about repairing the Cyanoboot bootstrapping process?
[Nook HD, HD+ Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] leapinlar:
That is normal for the HD/HD+. There is no menu built into cyanoboot for them.

To get to internal recovery (if you installed it), use the power off menu or key combos to get there. It is a long story to make either work.

While powering on, hold power and n simultaneously during first power up for 5-8 seconds, followed by first releasing power then n. If you hold power too long it will turn itself back off.

For the power off menu, activate developer options by tapping the build number several times in settings, about tablet. Then go to developer options and put a check in the advanced boot menu checkbox. That allows you to select boot to recovery in the power off menu.

Whew.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Bruce lee roy:
Could somebody please point me in the right direction, I own a clean gs4 and would like to use on Boost network. I've looked through the forum and Google bit was unsuccessful in my quest. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] imbmiller:
Try looking on Howard forums, they have a ton of flashing info there.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Bruce lee roy:
Thanks. Had a look at the forum and found it kinda hard to navigate. Perhaps this is because I was in my phone. Could you maybe post a link.
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Bruce lee roy:
Any other advise out there?
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] imbmiller:
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...5DTwQkfOp2G_3r_BA&sig2=jGHIU9wzLo-nl1QBd1tprA
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] Wolgast1:
You need to talk to the migration department of sprint. they do have a different process for porting out from sprint to boost because boost is their sister company.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] laving:
Hello,

i have a qtec 9100 and for e-mails I use our company e-mail (microsoft exchange server over VPN).

I have the VPN conection already created but how can i turn it on when I need to syncronize e-mails or how should i configure my outlook so it would syncronize via "My Work Station" not via "Internet"?

Also I have a problem with wifi connection.

It is as unstabile as possible. Even when I sit next to wifi router it sometimes disconnects me and will not connect again.

Is there any possibility for me to upgrade the driver or what else could I do?

Marko
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] simon_darley:
i dont have a problem with wifi and use it daily.

it can have performance issues if you wind back the setting to preserve battery, but I dont find it much of a problem at all.

in relation to VPN, a bug in this device that wasnt there before is a need to go into network settings and connect the vpn manually first, before it will work.

in relation to activesync, if your work is using 2003, there shouldnt be a need to use vpn, you should be able to use activesync via gprs/3g/wifi without a vpn, though I found that a bit unstable.

an alternative for email is to use "webmail" which is also possible on your device, but over gprs might be a bit slow.

not sure if you have encountered yet the need for the exceptions to be used for the IP addresses at work that you are using within the VPN settings
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] laving:
I still have the problem :(

i have the settings set to "best berformance" - still doesn't work.

can you please go step-by-step, i couln't find the "connect" button.

with active sync there is no problems, but I do not want to carry my computer with me all the time ;)

that one (excuse my english - third language only) i didn't understan, can you please explain it, thanks
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] simon_darley:
oki doki

firstly, is your exchange server at work 2003? you dont need to carry your laptop to access exchange server 2003 activesync with your PDA, you can do it direct to your PDA over the internet, if your server is so configured to allow external access to activesync.

exchange 2000 and 2003 also have the ability to publish all of your email, contacts, diaries over the internet via what is called WebMail, similar in nature to a hotmail account or Gmail account. This is done using Pocket Internet and allows access to everything, but your servers need to be configured to access the webmail. It will normally be a secured site, and is accessed in internet using an address similar to https://myservername.com.au/exchange. Then just put username and password.

To get to VPN, Start > Settings > Connections. Go to Connections, locate the area where you have placed your VPN connection, probably my isp, find the VPN tab, press and hold it, press connect. Yes, if you want talk about to many clicks, this is a very long way. You used to be able to do it via the antenna picture on the menu bar, but its gone now and I dont know how to get it back. Have you setup your VPN connection?

A bug in the device is that depending on the circumstances, you try to connect your VPN, it drops off when you try to use it, such as run terminal server or activesync over the vpn connection, it will simply disconnect. this is due to a stupied MS setup whereby it disconnects the moment you try to run any address that has a "." in the address over a "My Work" style connection.

Is your firewall stopping you from accessing the? What is the router configuration? Are you using WEP encryption? Broadcasting your SSID? or are you accessing the settings on your router and allowing a connection based upon named devices such as MAC addresses? Is it established as an access point with security or an adhoc connection?

Further questions, we may have t work on a PM basis if you dont know what these statements mean, and address them one by one, or pay an IT technician that is MCSE qualified to get this working in about 30 minutes.