yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia ZL] rituj_b:
Could you tell me that from which site you came to know this
[Sony Xperia ZL] primod808:
Xperiablog.net
[Sony Xperia ZL] SuperHanss:
CM's github.
[Sony Xperia ZL] BLueSS:
Hi SuperHanss, I've been using the rom for a while and loving it so far.

Is the latest 4.6b1 build still using the kernel indicated in the original post, "CM11.0 apq8064 kernel"?

I am trying to find any appropriate apps to manage cpu / custom kernel settings if applicable. I saw in an earlier post a link to Faux123 Kernel. Is that application still applicable and the best option?

Thanks.
[Sony Xperia ZL] SuperHanss:
That was meant for my experimental builds as the kernel used in those builds was highly tweakable.

The current (stable) builds use CM's kernel which is no way near as customisable. So I'd use something like Trickster for now.
[Sony Xperia ZL] BLueSS:
Great. Thank you for the details!
[Sony Xperia ZL] Calvin2394:
Waiting for da rom!

Ready to test for ya :D
[Sony Xperia ZL] SuperHanss:
Test build will be up today. We've had some sync issues.

#BlameCM
[Sony Xperia ZL] SuperHanss:
TEST build containing latest Sony 4.4 stuff (kernel and blobs)

Download:

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23622183712470865

Install instructions:

-Make a full backup of your current setup in recovery - IMPORTANT

-Clean install is highly recommended so do a factory reset, then flash the ROM and Gapps

-Test all teh things

Please note:

-The CM 4.4 kernel used in this build is different to my experimental builds and doesn't allow the same level of tweaking.

-This build DOES NOT contain the latest PA features (DSB and new recents) due to private source (yes even to maintainers).

-The infamous "no audio during phone calls when headphones are attached" bug (CYAN-3098) is still present and is being looked into.

Cheers.
[Sony Xperia ZL] AndreIrawan97:
so... Does it include Walkman app? If yes, does it have edit music info or download music info?
[Sony Xperia ZL] SuperHanss:
Anyone tried the test build?
[Sony Xperia ZL] bbyf16:
Quick question and hope you guys can help me out here. I had gotten a nexus and given the missus my old xperia zl running eXistenZ v4. If I remember correctly, I had rooted it using doomlords method, installed NUT dual recovery and done the installation without unlocking the bootloader. Now that the warranty is over, I'd like to really start from scratch and install a proper rom like PA. What I had planned on doing was downloading the 4.6 beta 1 and the latest gapps; unlocking the bootloader, reboot into recovery, wipe cache, dalvik, and data and flash both zip files.

Questions:

1. Do I have to update the recovery or anything like that?

2. Can I just go ahead and do what I said

3. Anything else I should look out for?
[Sony Xperia ZL] SuperHanss:
Read the post lol. Tuesday's official build will have all that good stuff, this was just a test build.

1. Unlock the bootloader

2. Flash any stock 4.4 FTF with Flashtool

3. Follow the OP for install instructions

Then you should be good to go.
[Sony Xperia ZL] bbyf16:
thanks for the quick reply. Forgot about getting the FTF, thanks again!
[Sony Xperia ZL] SuperHanss:
https://plus.google.com/+ParanoidAndroidCorner/posts/VcD8eB7KSD6

Feel free to join our community :)
[Sony Xperia ZL] th0ngpham:
Hi [MENTION=4983940]SuperHanss[/MENTION], there are two clear button when i open Recent button and it excess, can you fix it :D
[Sony Xperia ZL] imkentoy:
So far ROM is fast and stable. Except when I am going to reboot the phone it will take time to reboot. What I did I cleared the dalvik cache and cache.
[Sony Xperia ZL] proteus12:
How is battery life in this rom? Better than stock? Thanks
[Sony Xperia ZL] th0ngpham:
Battery better than stock ( i fell it :D) and smooth, stable :good:
[Sony Xperia ZL] Giorgi Bzarashvili:
work on xperia z1? and wthat bugs? camera?
[Sony Xperia ZL] CokeJunkee:
This build is only for the ZL. Don't flash to Z1, it won't work.
[Sony Xperia ZL] rkdss:
You use Gravity Box? If you use, you can disable this function in it ....:good:
[Sony Xperia ZL] TheTofu:
I've been using this ROM for nearly a week now, it's probably my favorite ROM so far, performance is good and battery life is good. I'm usually able to make it through an entire day on a single charge, with some sporadic phone usage.

Most recently I got 17 hours with 1 hour of screen on time, and a few hours of music/podcast listening.
[Sony Xperia ZL] th0ngpham:
No, i don't use! It's available when i'm complete install rom
[Sony Xperia ZL] anarchy2cruo:
this rom need unlock bootloader?:confused:
[Sony Xperia ZL] rkdss:
Yes!

Bootloader unlocked!
[Sony Xperia ZL] Ammo90:
Hi mate, mind helping me explain how do I install this rom if currently I'm using CM10 with rooting access and unlock bootloader?
[Sony Xperia ZL] th0ngpham:
Any new update??? :D
[Sony Xperia ZL] rkdss:
The same process for CM10

Download the files in the OP and install via fastboot.
[Sony Xperia ZL] SuperHanss:
4.2 BETA3 is up ;)

ART is playing up at the moment and is unstable. In order for a successful flash, this latest build automatically switches your device back to Dalvik, and I recommend leaving it like that until further notice.

PA Changelog

Odin specific:

- Removed duplicate recent apps clear all button (already exists on the nav bar)

- Added USB OTG support in TWRP

- Allow external SD card to be mounted as Mass Storage Volume (Settings>Storage)

Cheers.
[Sony Xperia ZL] acabreram:
Thanks!!

But in inmersive there is not recent app clear button. I have to close one by one.
[Sony Xperia ZL] SuperHanss:
The recent apps button turns into a clear all button ;)
[Sony Xperia ZL] acabreram:
Ok i really feel like fool man!! Thanks again!
[Sony Xperia ZL] alkesh95:
Thanks for great work dev

So our device is officially supported by PA
[Sony Xperia ZL] Calvin2394:
Test build works smooth! :good:

Tuesday's build should be awesome, as there wasn't a release last week :D
[Sony Xperia ZL] bbyf16:
Just wanted to say thanks again, everything went off without a hitch relatively. Had a few more questions as well, hope someone can help me out here.

1. by default, it seems cwm is installed as recovery. Unfortunately, that means no 64gb support which took me a while to figure out cause my 64gb card wouldn't mount but my 16gb would. In the system it reads fine, just not in recovery. I wanted to flash twrp but officially, the zl is not supported and doing a search in this thread relatively brings up people running into problems. I had wanted to use rashr to switch the recoveries, is that possible for the zl or am I stuck with cwm?

2. I've run into the same whatsapp issue with art. It opens and runs fine, just can't update in the play store due to invalid package. I'll try switching back to dalvik, updating, and then coming back art.

3. The wife seems to have selected the stack view for recents and was curious how to change it back. She can get used to it, she was just curious where it was cause she couldn't find it in settings anywhere.

Thanks again guys, its such a relief to have the sony bloatware gone.
[Sony Xperia ZL] detective zero:
Sorry for being late with my reply. Had some WiFi issues at home...

Everything's smoothe and working with the test build. Have the same Whatsapp issues with ART. Can't update. But I think it's Whatsapp related...

Will tomorrow's update be available through OTA? And can we dirty flash via OTA then?

Thanks again for you great work!
[Sony Xperia ZL] SuperHanss:
Yessir
[Sony Xperia ZL] alkesh95:
I wonder what we will do without people like you [MENTION=4983940]SuperHanss[/MENTION]

sent from the edge of universe
[Sony Xperia ZL] SuperHanss:
To reset card stack view go to Settings>Backup & reset>Reset preferences

Lol, I'm sure you'd be fine :p
[Sony Xperia ZL] SuperHanss:
Can someone confirm if there is audio in calls with the test build?
[Sony Xperia ZL] TheTofu:
In call audio seems to work fine for me.
[Sony Xperia ZL] KJYap:
Battery life?

I'm quite worried about the battery life on custom rom. So what did u guys get screen on time from this awesome rom?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Luchoc:
Standby time is a beast. I'm getting a full day of quite heavy usage (but not listening to music) using the second-to-last test build, even with Facebook/Messenger/Twitter running permanently in background. About 4 hours of SOT.

I've set minimum clock speed to 192MHz and switched governors to Lazy, BTW.

I'm having issues with USB audio though, I bought a FiiO E07K and when I connect it in OTG mode the phone slows down to a crawl (I do get some audio though). I'm considering rolling back to stock for a while to use this feature, also I wanna give it another shot since Sony solved the GMS location battery drain, but I promise I won't leave without getting a logcat first so as to check what exactly is causing those huge lags.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Calvin2394:
[MENTION=4983940]SuperHanss[/MENTION]

Did i miss something or is there no ROM release this week too? :(
[Sony Xperia ZL] TheTofu:
I have a FiiO e17, no showdown issues here, only some random disconnects.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Luchoc:
Yes, I've gone back to stock and the problems persist, it's definitely an E07K issue. I'll need to dig in deeper.

I've been using stock for less than a day and I already miss PA's features :c
[Sony Xperia ZL] TheTofu:
Did you buy the E07K to specifically use it with your phone? 'Cause if you did I'd probably return it and save up a little to get the E18 since that's specifically designed to work with Android. The E17 was designed to work with iPhones and iPods apparently, but it seems to work fine for the most part with my phone, but the design isn't as phone friendly, given the choice now I'd go for the E18.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Luchoc:
Thanks for the suggestion. However, a relative brought it in from Japan (I live in Argentina, and the closest thing to a FiiO over here is.. well.. nothing, since personal imports by mail over 25USD are strictly forbidden) and so I can't return it. I guess I'll just use the amp feature with my OG Galaxy S for now, since it already has a good DAC.

I hate this country's import policies. This is why we have to make do with what we have, and this is why I had to pay a little under US$700 for my ZL, since they ship the parts over here and assemble it in the southernmost province, then ship it back to Buenos Aires just so they can say they make it here, make clear that anything imported is forbidden (for reference a 128GB iPhone 6+ costs about US$2500 over here because they have to import it illegally) and rip off the consumers with astronomical prices, poor variety and inability to buy certain things like a USB DAC without going abroad.

Sorry for the rant, I'm sick of this. Here's a picture of my phone's back sticker to make up for it.

BTW this is why we need custom ROMs like this one, to breathe new life into an aging smartphone and make it last more than it should (I plan to keep my ZL until something breaks or the battery dies, since neither I nor Sony Argentina can import another battery).

Edit: tested the FiiO with mom's stock Moto G and it works perfectly, I'm starting to suspect the culprit is the OTG cable.
[Sony Xperia ZL] TheTofu:
Aw man, that sucks. Though batteries for our phone can be had for under $25, not sure if that changes anything.

At least you have the distinction of having one of the only ZLs made in Argentina :P

Hopefully it does end up being just the cable, I have to say that you got your dac at a good time, OTG support has come a long way on this phone, just a few months ago it would just end up freezing my phone and volume issues, but now it works great.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Abadeer:
Maybe a noob question, but... Does anyone already know how to "fix" - or a solution for - the MHL output?
[Sony Xperia ZL] TheTofu:
Afaik the only way to get MHL working currently is to use a stock ROM, but I'd love to hear if anyone else has an actual reason as to why it doesn't work in CM/PA. My guess is something to do with proprietary standards but I don't know.
[Sony Xperia ZL] SuperHanss:
4.6 BETA2 is up if y'all didn't already notice :cool:

Changelog

Yuga and Odin specific:

>Switched to 4.4.2 kernel and blobs

If anyone is experiencing issues coming from 4.6 BETA1 (old kernel and blobs), try a clean install (follow the OP).

Builds pulled due to instability. Looking into it.
[Sony Xperia ZL] detective zero:
Updated via OTA from 4.6b1-test. First system started and everything was fine for about a minute. Than I had a sudden restart and ended up in bottloop. Will try clean install later...
[Sony Xperia ZL] Abadeer:
So... I was running 4.6 beta 1 and it works very well, but when realized the 4.6 beta 2 I updated via OTA and the phone takes a hard time to initilize and when it turns on I felt some lag... So I try a clean install... and... It's still laggy... What should I do? It's slowly turning on and screen is a lot of bugs on its layout, and it reboots randomically. :(
[Sony Xperia ZL] SuperHanss:
Yeah same bs happening with yuga. Seriously pissed off right now.

I think it's DSB related...
[Sony Xperia ZL] Baron1971:
Same Problems here with fresh Install! Beta2 is not usable....! Laggy, random Reboot, no Phone, long Time to start, and many FCs. Went back to Beta1.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Abadeer:
So its wasn't my mistake... Going back to beta 1 right now! :rolleyes:
[Sony Xperia ZL] Furlanfufi:
Guys, I'm trying to go back to Beta 1 or previous releases and I'm getting an Status 7 error on CWM everytime.

What should I do? Beta 2 is really bugged.

Sometimes my phone don't turn on after the screen goes off.

How can I go back to another rom?
[Sony Xperia ZL] HoltHunter:
It seems holding the OFF button on the back and waiting for it to vibrate 3 times in a row stopped the random reboots. Working fine since. :)

Edit: well now it's stuck on a bootloop dammit :p.
[Sony Xperia ZL] primod808:
Did you do a backup of beta1?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Furlanfufi:
No, I didn't. I installed via OTA, so I just let the phone do the job.
[Sony Xperia ZL] primod808:
Do it the old fashion way download beta1 on your pc hook it up to your phone install on your ext sd card reboot in CWM and flash it.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Furlanfufi:
I did that!

The problem is that when I choose to install from zip CWM says the file have an status 7 error. I tried Beta1, 4.5 beta 4, 4.5 beta 2 and it happens with all the zip files.

Doesn't matter if I download via pc or phone, it happens anyway.
[Sony Xperia ZL] HoltHunter:
Try installing another custom ROM and then install ParanoidAndroid.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Abadeer:
Just fastboot flash the "boot.img" (the one inside the rom zip) again and you'll be able to install it.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Calvin2394:
Is PA 4.6 B2 stable?

All these comments make me wanna NOT download the Beta 2 :(

Has nobody been able to get it running without bugs?
[Sony Xperia ZL] primod808:
Beta2 for our ZL will have bugs I suggest stay on beta1 for now until this is cleared up... If you want to try make sure you have a backup to fall back on.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Furlanfufi:
Thanks, that solved the issue!!!

I got back to 4.5beta 4. Beta 1 was draining a lot of battery and rebooting some time. I'll wait for a better version!!
[Sony Xperia ZL] SuperHanss:
BETA2 builds pulled. I need to figure this one out.

Gonna make another test build without DSB coding to see if that's the culprit, I'll upload it sometime today.
[Sony Xperia ZL] devilsshadow:
my mom managed to update to beta2 before I had a chance to look at the forums and I was wondering what would be the easiest way to return to beta1 without wiping everything. Thanks.

OT: this is the first time since using PA that this has happened. Hopefully it gets sorted soon
[Sony Xperia ZL] SuperHanss:
Open the updater-script inside the BETA1 zip (META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script).

Delete the first portion of text so that the first line reads: mount("ext4", "EMMC".......and so on.

Save it.

Wipe cache and dalvik and flash the zip.
[Sony Xperia ZL] primod808:
Thanks SuperHanss for all your hard work. I have no problem to revert back to beta1 again and wait for your update. Thanks again.
[Sony Xperia ZL] devilsshadow:
I managed to flash beta 1 over beta 2 by flashing beta1's boot.img but the rom was not stable at all, crashes everywhere. Had to resort to wiping everything. No, factory reset didn't completely fix it either.

Edit:

never mind, I just realized I downloaded a very old build from goo.im
[Sony Xperia ZL] Calvin2394:
Can we expect PA 4.6 B3 someime today? :cyclops:
[Sony Xperia ZL] SuperHanss:
Official 4.6 BETA3 is up.

Changelog

Yuga and Odin specific:

* Fixed all of last week's bugs

* Possibly fixed audio stuttering the correct way (no audio-caf hack), please test

* Switch to qcom's power HAL

Enjoy ;)
[Sony Xperia ZL] Calvin2394:
That was quick :p

Downloading!

Edit: Clean flashed. Working great :)
[Sony Xperia ZL] AndreIrawan97:
Is there anything that i can do to fix the lag when i drop the notification drawer?
[Sony Xperia ZL] primod808:
Thanks again SuperHanss Ill download and test beta3 when I get home from work.
[Sony Xperia ZL] AndreIrawan97:
Works great on my ZL :D

Works with lightning kernel !
[Sony Xperia ZL] primod808:
So far been loving beta3 everything runs great with DSB on no issues with reboots or lost of LTE. Dirty flash from 4.6 beta1. Great work as usual SuperHanss.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Abadeer:
Great! Everyting working as it was supposed to! Great work again, man! ;)

But... I got a really unexpected issue now, of course it is not the Rom itself but I really don't know what to do...

After I clean update to the 4.6-B3 I have not noticed any issue, but suddently I realized that the notification LED wasn't blinking, not even showing up on messages received, not either with calls or charger connected, battery low (the red ones) etc... The unique color that is showing on is Blue, but I didn't change anything with the LED colors (notification itself), the only thing I did was to full wipe my phone and update to this new release... I know that it isn't an issue from the rom itself, but I really don't know what is happening. Anyone saw this issue before? Know what could I do?
[Sony Xperia ZL] JinJK's:
4.6 BETA3 Work gr8.:good:

Only thing found. when you on call (Talk is on). and if you try to volume up or down. screen flicks.
[Sony Xperia ZL] owlwood:
I had a similar problem before. The LED wouldn't show the correct color I chose and a few ones didn't even show, so I opened the phone and I saw that the little contacts of the LED's flat cable were bent and slightly out of the place. I forced them back in the place they should be and now it works fine. Not sure if it's the same with you, but if you're feeling adventurous you could try opening your phone and see for yourself.
[Sony Xperia ZL] primod808:
Go to settings, developer options, and check box next to disable HW overlays... Should be no screen flickering after that.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Abadeer:
It's a little annoying, I miss the red LED when my phone were charging or with missed calls, you know? :crying:

The only color that is shown is blue, that's what makes it really weird! But thanks for your answer. I have nothing to lose, so I'll try that latter!
[Sony Xperia ZL] Furlanfufi:
Can I do a dirty install over 4.5 beta 4 or install 4.6 first?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Abadeer:
It's recommended to install it over 4.6-B1 if it's a dirty install... But, who knows? You could try, it may work!
[Sony Xperia ZL] SuperHanss:
Current builds already contain 4.4 stuff
[Sony Xperia ZL] Baron1971:
Hello,

i have the Problem, that Widgets stop working after a while... And with this Beta after 5-10 Minutes. See Screenshot.
[Sony Xperia ZL] primod808:
I have not experienced any problems with my widgets. I'm using Google music , any.do , and sunrise calendar without any issues. Is it just that widget thats not working?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Baron1971:
No, it is at all Widgets. But it stopped only on the Display. When i tapped on, the Program works. Eg. Poweramp. I can start,stop, skip, a Song, but the Cover, and the Name of the Song didn't change.
[Sony Xperia ZL] feliperock3r:
My phone is a locked bootload, but I have a custom recovery installed, can I install this rom without problems ??
[Sony Xperia ZL] primod808:
Not sure how to help since I cannot reproduce your issue.

---------- Post added at 12:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:58 AM ----------

Your zl needs to have an unlocked bootloader.
[Sony Xperia ZL] TheTofu:
I'm having an issue with netflix where the video appears all kinds of messed up and completely unwatchable.
[Sony Xperia ZL] primod808:
Try force GPU rendering and disable HW overlays in developer options. See if that helps.
[Sony Xperia ZL] TheTofu:
Just tried that, didn't help.
[Sony Xperia ZL] SuperHanss:
4.6 BETA 4 is up :cool:

PA changelog

Yuga and Odin specific:

-Fixed audio stuttering on stock kernel

-Clean up some stuff

Enjoy!

EDIT: build is broken again, I'll try to get a fixed build out asap.

EDIT2: Should be fixed now.
[Sony Xperia ZL] primod808:
Take your time SuperHanss don't mind staying on beta3 until beta4 is ready. Thanks again for the heads up.
[Sony Xperia ZL] SuperHanss:
4.6 BETA 4 is back online. All issues should be fixed.
[Sony Xperia ZL] devilsshadow:
Still on beta 3 and it's running amazing. Just wanted to drop by and thank [MENTION=4983940]SuperHanss[/MENTION] for all his work. Me (and now my mom) really appreciate what you're doing.

Sent from my OnePlus One
[Sony Xperia ZL] primod808:
Been on beta4 now running smooth no issues on my usage.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Baron1971:
Hello,

i am on Beta4 too. It is working very well, but the shuttering is still persist, an Widgets still stop working after a while (latest after an Hour!). At Beta2 the stop working after 24 Hours, or later.
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[Sony Xperia ZL] Baron1971:
So, i am since two Days on Lightning Kernel Version6 with Beta4, and i am extremely Happy with this. Shuttering is gone, Widgets work fine, and and under Clocking is also possible. This is the best Combination i ever had.....
[Sony Xperia ZL] SuperHanss:
Does the screen still flicker with Hover/changing volume when using Lightning? Just curious to know.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Baron1971:
I activated Hover 3 Hours ago, and since i didn't saw any flickering! I report after one or two Days again.

Edit: After two Days, i see no flickering with Hover! Great.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Luchoc:
So I've been wanting to come back (I miss PA very much! Also I got sick of the stock Sony UI) since friday and decided to wait for Beta 5.

Thing is most devices got Beta 5 builds but ours failed to build, according to the G+ Legacy community. I just wanted to tell you guys in case you noticed a new build was out and were wondering what happened with your OTAs :p
[Sony Xperia ZL] primod808:
Hi SuperHanss I see beta5 on OTA. I'm downloading now to try it out soon. Thanks again!!

Everyone make sure you all have backups in case anything goes wrong.
[Sony Xperia ZL] SuperHanss:
4.6 BETA 5 is up :cool:

PA changelog

Huge update for odin and yuga! Device specific changes:

* Switched to new kernel based on KMA:

- contains latest Sony 10.5.1.A.0.283 source

- fixes audio stuttering

- fixes Hover screen flickering

* Added latest 10.5.1.A.0.283 blobs

* Fixed vibrator intensity FC in Settings

* Brought fully in sync with 10.5.1.A.0.283

* Fixed duplicate clear all button in recents

* Probably moar but I forgotted

Enjoy!
[Sony Xperia ZL] Luchoc:
Holy **** thanks dude! That's a huge update right there!

I'll flash it later today and see how it fares compared to stock .283[emoji39]
[Sony Xperia ZL] SuperHanss:
Lol yeah, I tested it thoroughly on Yuga so any problems with Odin lmk.

[MENTION=3756476]primod808[/MENTION] - Is everything working ok?
[Sony Xperia ZL] primod808:
SuperHanss been testing everything out and its great! Have not found any bugs while using beta5. Thanks for all you do!!!