yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] TesseractE:
Sounds like it. If you're flashing a new firmware, you should usually let Flashtool wipe everything. Data can stay, but it can be buggy so it's usually recommended to use Titanium Backup or something similar to make sure your Data/Apps transfers up.

To break it out of its loop and shut it down, hold down Power and Vol UP for a few seconds.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] EEngineer:
Actually, I just got this phone off eBay. It's not my daily yet, so I don't need to backup anything.

I did shut it down. Unfortunately now it won't respond to anything. It appears to be bricked. I'm thinking I need to either let the battery run down or pull this apart and disconnect the battery cable?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] TesseractE:
Don't panic yet. I've gotten those 'soft bricks' before, but the Ion should still respond to Flashtool, as long as it starts at a shut off state and you flash everything, including Baseband.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] EEngineer:
The buttons wouldn't respond to anything, not even Flashtool. So I pulled it apart & disconnected the battery cable. Reconnected, with the back off I got It to respond to Flashtool, this time I overwrote everything except the baseband (this phone is locked to AT&T and won't unlock). Booted this time - YES!

Only thing is, in putting it back together I still can't get those damned keys back in...

Shows Android v4.1.2, Build Number 6.2.B.0.211.

But now before when it showed LT28at, now it shows LT28h. What does that mean for using this on AT&T?

Thanks [MENTION=1926763]TesseractE[/MENTION] for your help! Now if I can only get those damned keys back in so I can put the phone back together...

But first, I'm going to use my Dremel blade and cut away the plastic casing right above the battery cable. This way, it will be a lot easier for me to disconnect the battery cable if I need to again, I'll only need to remove the backplate.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] TesseractE:
I'm just glad I was able to pay back some of the experience and knowledge I've gotten from XDA over the years. XD

As for the lt28h thing? Means nothing for using it on AT&T, as long as the baseband's still the one for lt28at. I've been showing lt28h ever since the JB update. :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] happyta5:
Get into trouble with camera. I disable it and right now I can't find it anymore ...

It do not show on Apps anymore .... usually I think it will show disable under apps all. Anyway to get it back ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
I hole you have checked the lowermost part of page of all apps in settings . Reboot fone check again

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Well am from India and using idea cellular network . Am using the usual generic Lt28h ion. But it seems that after flashing this firmware the internet speed has decreased and many a times the edge gets disconnected . Am using 2g network .

Should i change my baseband and use from stock .211 jb ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] optimumpro:
Your baseband does not get changed because of flashing, as this rom does not include kernel or any other image. What you have now is baseband from your previous flashings. To be on the safe side, you should flash generic LT28h baseband again.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
Tried to flash basevand from stock.211 jb rom Using flashtool .

Excluded system,data,ota and flashed baseband only . But got Bootloop after flashing . Did i do wrong ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] optimumpro:
You should have unchecked everything on top: wipe this, wipe that... and exclude everything but baseband...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
Can anyone tell me one of the nice clock widget app and one nice ,clean and elegant theme for our cm rom like circle theme ? Am using xperia digital clock and CIRCLE theme right now . And i like clock seen on lockscreen but searched a lot in market and didnot get any similar one . I like the idea of transparent like app icons seen in circle theme

Can anybody provide me some options and links if possible . Thanks in advance
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] EEngineer:
I have my second LT28at, rooted and still with the stock 4.0.4 from AT&T. I want to use this phone on T-Mobile and get LTE, 3G, and 2G when needed.

In the hidden menu it states:

Working bands: GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UTMS_BC1, UTMS_BC2, UTMS_BC5, LTE_BC4, LTE_BC17

How do I start to flash this CM10 ROM? Can anyone tell me if I first flash JB 6.2.B.0.211? Does this have all the frequencies I need for T-Mobile 2G/3G/4G/LTE?

Thanks!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] optimumpro:
You can't have ICS kernels with CM 10, which is based on JB 4.1.2. You need JB 211 kernel. You also need to flash Roger's JB baseband. So, if you have ICS now, you need to flash CM rom, then turn off the phone (don't reboot) and flash roger baseband and kernel. Then reboot. T-mobile uses UTMS_BC4 for 3g, which you will get with roger baseband (provided your phone is sim unlocked).
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] EEngineer:
I thought I must have the latest JB first BEFORE I can flash this CM10?

Where do I download the Rogers baseband and kernel?

Phone is SIM-unlocked, rooted, bootloader is locked/unlockable.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] optimumpro:
You will have JB kernel before booting CM10. Get Roger JB ftf in Specter's thread. If you flash it first, you won't be rooted and you won't be able to boot your otherwise ICS rom. The key is not to reboot after flashing CM10. Then immediately flash Roger kernel and baseband only (untick everything and exclude everything but kernel and baseband). If you don't follow exact directions, you will end up with a bootloop.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] EEngineer:
I'm not sure this makes sense. What you are saying is this:

o First, from stock AT&T ICS, install CWM, then from CWM install this CM10

- This contradicts the instructions for this CM10 which says flash this from AT&T stock JB and not ICS.

- There are two CWMs, one for ICS and another for JB. If I install CWM for ICS, then flash CM10, will I now have a version of CWM that is incompatible with JB?

o Turn phone off from CWM

o From Flashtool, flash Roger Kernel and Baseband Only

- under Wipe, uncheck APPSLOG, CACHE, DATA

- under Exclude, check FOTA, SYSTEM *only*

Is this correct?

BTW, I prefer CWM because if you get a cracked/inoperative/crazy screen like I once did, CWM will save you, while a touch recovery like TWRP will leave you screwed. A cracked screen will sometimes create random touches making the phone look haunted... so I want a recovery that totally ignores the touch screen.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] optimumpro:
You got my instructions correct. There is no contradiction, because the original instructions say flash from AT&T JB. You don't have JB, you have ICS. I am just saving you time. You can go the long way, i.e., flash stock JB, then root, then install CWM, then flash CM10. The short way in your situation, when you have rooted ICS, is to flash CM10, then without rebooting flash JB (roger) kernel and baseband. The reason you need roger baseband is that right now on your phone T-Mobile 3g/3.5g frequency is blocked. Flashing roger will unblock it...

When instructions say have JB, they mean without JB you won't boot the rom. That is why after flashing CM10, you can't reboot, because you won't have JB. But after turning the phone off and flashing JB kernel/baseband, you will have what is necessary to run Cm10. On the other hand, your ICS rom won't boot if you flash JB kernel first (you will have to flash the whole JB rom and do the thing the long way). With my instructions, you won't need to flash the whole JB rom/root/cwm.

After installing CM10, you won't have CWM. You will have TWRP. You can't have working CWM on CM10 without further modifications...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] EEngineer:
BTW, do I only need to flash v3 of this CM10 ROM? I'm asking because before flashing I'm looking through his entire topic and I'm seeing a WiFi patch, and a framework patch, and a Aoba_framework patch, a battery patch - I honestly don't know what's been fixed and what needs to be patched. This thread is kinda scary with bootloops and patches.

I'm thinking I might just stay safe and flash the Roger LT28i Jellybean Rooted Debloated with everything, and stick with that on T-Mobile.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] optimumpro:
CM10 was the first rom for locked bootloader, that's why the thread has many posts. My personal choice is Slimbean (also CM based) that has my framework patch. You won't get confused there.

If you have never tried custom rom, you just have no idea what real speed and battery life are... But it is your choice, especially you are talking about my rom anyway. LOL. You can also try my SlimAobaCm way, which is debloated to the extreme. It is almost as light as CM based roms. But in all cases you need to flash Roger's kernel and baseband.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] EEngineer:
Thanks. I've had a custom ROM on my LG G2X for years and and love it.

Where is the link to your Slimbean and SlimAobaCm for LB? Took a look and can't find them.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] optimumpro:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2649824

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2614532
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] EEngineer:
I think I'm going to go with your Slim ION Honami Cyanogen Way UB/LB, it looks more fully featured and you list it as Stable.

It's been a long day so I'll get to work on this tomorrow. Thanks [MENTION=5075064]optimumpro[/MENTION] !
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
Is there any way of

1.DOUBLE TAP TO WAKE SCREEN

2.Call recorder

3.built in APP LOCKER
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Olivier:
Requires changes in the kernel -> custom kernel -> UB -> No.

Yes, but that's illegal in some countries.

Why not using a 3rd-party app?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] EEngineer:
optimumpro ROMs

Wow, [MENTION=5075064]optimumpro[/MENTION] you have so many great ROMs for the Ion. Do you have a list of all of them and how they compare?

For me, stability and a great camera (photos and video) are important.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
better use stock rom for stability n camera .. try using slim stock rom version by optimumpro as he optimized it for speed and battery .. or try zorbeyd's rom for beauty n speed .. pretty stable too as it is based on stock rom.. both of them are a great dev .. ☺☺☺ n yes , don't forget about other custom rom such as miui , other stock based rom n the cm based rom that have been patch by djolivier to work with LB device .. ☺☺☺
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
.sorry.

-my bad-
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ioner:
will u prefer cm10/slimbean over the honami full port for high end gaming

or any mods which makes gaming a lag free experience
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] happyta5:
Use this rom for a month now. Battery life is good, but one thing really border me is i cant check voice mail. When i call my number. It will end the call instead of asking me to key in voice mail password. Anyone has this problem?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] EEngineer:
So exactly what is the procedure for a clean install of this ROM? After the initial install, exactly which patches from this thread need to be installed after?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] intoxic8:
Patch in this order:

Aoba CM Framework Final

Wifi Audio fix

Don't forget to reboot in between
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
Can anyone help me with how to incorporate

1. kitkat notification panel settings in this rom . its really useful and also

2. rizal lovins cybershot mod to improve camera quality

Screenshot shown is from zorbeyd pureion kitkat themed jellybean4.1.2. Since it is jellybean i do believe that it can be used in this rom also
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Zorbeyd:
For panel, please look this thread ;

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2394541
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ben cherian:
Thanx but can you tell about rizals lovin cybershot mode ?

Can anyone tell me if i can use cybershot mode here ? If so how ?

By the way i love this rom and hope will stay on this a few time
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
no, you can't..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] fernoct:
It will be cool if you can fix the issue when I call a person, during call other person is in a call a notification on screen saying "call is waiting"..

Heard it was fixed on latest CM10 nightlies. Is it fixable OP?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bugly Astard:
Your right, there's no hdmi settings, but I plugged it in to my Samsung led TV and got smooth picture and sound. Might be able to use the hdmi apk from stock?

I still like miui better overall, but this rom is so fast that I think I'm sticking with it for awhile.

The battery life seems pretty good, lost 6 percent in the one hour, 10 minutes of phone call, some browsing, texting, with lte on.

Sent from my SeXperia Ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] EEngineer:
Can i install this on an Ion running stock Android 4.0.4?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bugly Astard:
No way. You need to flash jelly bean with flash tool, root, then install cwm.

You will never look back, I promise.

Sent from my SeXperia Ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] EEngineer:
Can I still do this with a locked bootloader?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
yes you can .. :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
I forgot to tell , the CM10 for this rom is FXP249 ..:)

edit:

2nd release is up

-nothing much change

-only the line to fix with the build prop to prevent screen flickering

-and the delete to assert line to prevent flash error

- credit to [MENTION=5075064]optimumpro[/MENTION]

-this line change in build prop debug.mdpcomp.maxlayer=0
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] EEngineer:
I am very new to the Ion, can you please show me the link on how to do that? Also, do I do it in the order you list - first I flash JB, then root?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] credo92:
yes. and then install cwm. after that flash zip and gapps.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] EEngineer:
How do I flash JB on a locked bootloader? I've been looking and can't find the link.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bugly Astard:
I'm busy right now our I'd add the links, try Google search? If you search Xperia flash tool, it should come up. The firmwares should be posted in the ion development section. At the top I think. It's really not hard to do but definitely read carefully and take your time. I'll send you a pm later with links when I get home.

Sent from my SeXperia Ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] credo92:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1752345

flash via flashtool
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] fernoct:
AnTuTu benchmark scores higher in this rom compared to a stock based??
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] imm1304:
I just istalled this rom and it runs smooth and fast.. however there is a problem entering the recovery mode. The pre-loaded TWRP recovery doesnt work... rebooting into recovery mode doesnt work. Powering on and pressing power button or volume button does change the light to pink but doesnt enter recovery mode.

As a fix, I installed CWM recovery. Now I am able to enter the CWM but it gives error mounting external sd card. Rebooting into CWM from advanced menu solves this.

Please let me know if you guys have any suggestions. Thanks.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
have u try using advance menu to reboot to TWRP, I'm facing that bug when using CM10 for ub .. and it resolve it..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] imm1304:
there is no access to TWRP at all...I cant get to TWRP screen, even if the LED confirms by turning pink. From CWM advanced menu, I am able to reboot into CWM with all options working, so thats how I am flashing zips from external now. If
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] fernoct:
Same issue here..

Edit: TWRP works!!! Have to press Vol+/- simultaneously.. (unlike one press is enough in CWM)

Thanks a lot for presenting an awesome CM rom to the community.

This is blazing fast, the fastest rom I ever used on my Ion.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bugly Astard:
I got twrp to work by alternating volume up then down multiple times, but I guess just hold them both down? I noticed it lags a lot but seems to function properly.

Sadly, if you want to test other roms, then come back to this rom (twrp backup) . You have to start fresh in cwm, because as far as I know you can't install twrp on the other roms.

Sent from my SeXperia Ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] imm1304:
Thanks mate, I did a clean install as the CWM recovery was not working properly in presence of TWRP. Now all is working perfectly.

Thanks a lot OP for this awesome rom.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] optimumpro:
The fact that your led turns pink indicates that system did not get your input and proceeded to boot. Do this: the moment you see violet light, press power button and then volume rocker. You will then see the led turn to green, then red and you'll get to Recovery.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] madmanj:
Dont use the CM reboot into recovery menu !!!

+1 !!! --- this is a serious problem with the included TWRP recovery in this ROM...

If you use the standard reboot menu in CM10 to "reboot into recovery", it will hose TWRP (freezes before TWRP splash screen)

and your phone will be useless, as you also cant boot back into the system either.

You have to dig out flashtool and fix it the hard way !!! :crying:

[MENTION=5031348]MrGezz[/MENTION] - Awesome Rom, keep it up :good: --AND--

Please include CWM in verion 3, or don't include any recovery, instead of having something incompatible with the CM reboot menu.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] imm1304:
[MENTION=5075064]optimumpro[/MENTION] Thanks for the help. As someone else suggested before you, I tried holding down the volume up and down buttons simultaneously and that worked for me. :)

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[MENTION=1111825]madmanj[/MENTION] I fixed it using flashtool and did a clean install again. This time, I did not flash CWM recovery. As others pointed out here, when the phone is booting and the LED turns blue, press both the volume up AND volume down buttons for a few seconds and the light will turn green and you will enter the TWRP recovery. Everything is working fine now.

About rebooting to recovery mode from the power menu, it doesnt work for me either.. but simply pressing the both volume buttons is a simple solution that gets the job done. Hope this helps.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] madmanj:
BT x-fer to win clients

Another strange item is that I cant get this rom to BT xfer files to windoze machines. (worked fine on stock rom)

It does pair,and attempts the xfer, but windoze says " tranfer aborted by host" right as the xfer starts.

I can send files to my CM7 G2x fine though. ODD !!!

Does anyone having issues with the headset and A2DP sound quality from this rom?

Maybe all is related to the issues CM10+ has with some BT chip sets.. ?

[MENTION=4918799]imm1304[/MENTION] - Yeah I had to reflash the stock rom and start over as well.

Lost many hours of settings, apps, and tuning as I was trying to boot recovery to make the backup once I had it all set !

I just think this :good: excellent ROM :good: would be better off with no recovery, than a, not common, incompatible one with CM10 standard

reboot menu, and incompatible with CWM format , (which you had to flash in order to install this rom in the 1st place !!!)

Now your new back ups are not compatible with the ROM re-install CWM format as well.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] imm1304:
Just tested bluetooth file transfer using my macbook pro with this phone and it worked fine. BT file transfer also worked with a Z1. Can't test it on a Windows PC because I dont have one.

Oh dear, that must be frustrating. Well, we test and we learn :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
where did the CWM that you all use for this ROM , I'm gonna include it for the next build + with latest FXP version :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Zorbeyd:
Here it is;

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1830170

But can we compile touchable version of CWM?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
I dont know, but we can try to port it , it pretty easy , just change the properties to match ion's ..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Zorbeyd:
You did awesome works for our poor ion's. Please if that will be, it'll be perfect. Bored about buggy TWRP's.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] EEngineer:
Same here - please include CWM, it's CyanogenMod fan's favorite recovery.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
CWM recovery

please correct me if I'm wrong , but if you install back CWM in this v2 , the recovery will go to CWM right???
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] optimumpro:
CWM Recovery

If you want to get rid of TWRP and instead install CWM, here is what you can do. Keep in mind, in order for this to work, you have to do a fresh installation:

1. Go to original Zip file, lib-and-wifi/bin and delete recovery.tar.

2. Do the regular system/cache/data wiping and flash the zip. Then reboot.

3. Go to Settings/Development and enable root access for ADB and Apps (by default only apps are enabled)

4. Go to Settings/Security and enable unknown sources

5. IMPORTANT: don't upgrade busybox as you wouldn't be able to boot your device at all

6. Instal CWM recovery the usual way

7. When booting, ignore the first series of leds (blue and pink) and only press power/volume control when you hear vibration, and you will get to CWM

CWM is definitely less sophisticated than TWRP, but for those of us who want to be able to restore previous roms and have everything in one format, this is the way to go short of incorporating CWM into the rom

This is confirmed working on my locked ION and CWM has access to both SD cards.

Again, and this applies to the whole rom, as opposed to CWM/TWRP, never upgrade Busybox, as this rom has a special version required for CM to boot on locked bootloaders...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] imm1304:
Installing CWM in this v2 without removing TWRP caused issues with mounting/accessing the sd cards. One solution is to enter CWM and then from advanced menu reboot into CWM recovery again. Now that I am using TWRP, its working fine for me.. I think most people are missing the ability to do backup/restore freely from other roms because all their previous work is with CWM.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
so if I make a TWRP recovery for JB , then it won't be an issues right???
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] imm1304:
yup, as far as I can tell, it will be fine.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
TWRP for JB

here I don't test it yet , but I think it should work , i just change the one that made by ganesh
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] EEngineer:
I prefer CWM because it is available in non-touch. I had a phone with a cracked screen and the digitizer behaved like the phone was haunted, activating and "touching" the screen so quickly I had to do a battery pull to save the phone. Booting into CWM non-touch let me backup with the digitizer disabled, so I could move everything to a new phone.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
please , do follow optimumpro instruction regarding CWM at here
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] EEngineer:
Yep, saw that. Will your next release include CWM?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
I can't confirm that , maybe with no recoveries for the next release , If I really don't know anything , I'll seek for letama's help .. haha
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] optimumpro:
CWM without TWRP leds

And here is pure CWM experience without extra TWRP leds. I have modified the step2 script to comment out TWRP related entries.

For those who already removed recovery.tar per my other post and installed the rom and CWM, just manually put the attached modified script (unzip first) into system/etc. Just overwrite the old file, then reboot and you will get the usual CWM welcome led/vibration.

For those who want fresh installation, you have do 2 things:

1. See my other post on how to remove recovery.tar and remove it

2. Go to lib-wifi/etc (of the rom) and overwrite step2 with the attached one.

This way you will get the rom without TWRP. Install CWM the usual way...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MrGezz:
thanks for helping a lot , if you do find more thing that will improve this ROM , please do PM me or you could post it here :) ..