[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DooMLoRD:
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DooMKernel v02 released!

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DooMKernel for Sony Z Ultra Google Play Edition (ZU GPe) !!!​

[ intro ]

so friends i present to u the legendary DooMKernel!

thanks to all the testers who are testing this on their device!

unfortunately stock Sony Xperia KitKat sources are not compatible with the GPe ROM... so I had to rebase and restart from scratch...

[ screenshot ]

[ disclaimer ]

BOOTLOADER-CAMERA ISSUE IS FIXED IN 4.3 UPDATE!

OVERCLOCKING CAN BE DANGEROUS! U RISK THE HARDWARE GETTING DAMAGED!

PROCEED WITH CAUTION! U HAVE BEEN WARNED!

I AM NOT TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IF U DAMAGE UR PHONE / SPILL UR COFFEE / MISS UR ALARMS / ANY OTHER CALAMITY/MISHAP

DO NOT CROSS FLASH! THIS IS MENT ONLY FOR Z Ultra (C6803/06/33)

[ features ]

LOADS of updates/patches in

v02

will detail them out tomorrow... got to go sleep now ;)

added new tweaked CPU frequency governors: [v01 onwards]

Wheatley

sped up rebooting into recovery [v01 onwards]

added kernel level sound control! (huge thanks to faux123!) {here is how to use it!} [v01 onwards]

added per-core overall stats [v01 onwards]

added compiler optimizations (thanks to [MENTION=3292224]franciscofranco[/MENTION]) [v01 onwards]

added MSM CPU Frequency Limiter [v01 onwards]

added I/O schedulers: [v01 onwards]

FIOPS

SIO

added 533MHz GPU OVERCLOCK!, GPU will always boot at 450MHz (stock)! - implemented myself {here is how to use it!} [v01 onwards]

added True CD-ROM emulation interface (thanks to FrozenCow) {here is how to use it!} [v02 onwards]

added CPU Voltage Control interface (VDD) {here is how to use it} [v01 onwards]

compiled using toolchain GCC 4.6 Linaro [v01 onwards]

shift to XZ compression [v01 onwards]

added multiple recoveries! standard CWM Recovery 6.0.4.7 + TWRP 2.7.0.0 + PhilZ Recovery {here is how to use it} [v01 onwards]

TIP: if u are experiencing very slow backup in CWM do this

added DooMKernel bootlogo [v01 onwards]

startup script (init.d) support! {here is how to use it} [v01 onwards]

ramdisk tweaks [v01 onwards]

adb server is persistent

usb debugging enabled

MANY MORE FEATURES TO COME!

[ credits for features ]

FreeXperia Team (especially Jerpelea) - for too many things!

Faux123 - for voltage control, kernel level Sound Control GPL sources, lots of other patches, you rock dude!

FranciscoFranco - for optimizations, bunch of other things!

dbolivar - for all latest recoveries

THANK YOU GUYS FOR YOUR AWESOME WORK!

[ requirements ]

Sony ZU GPe [C6806_GPe]

stock KitKat 4.4.2 GPe ROM - KOT49H.S2.2052 - v01

bootloader unlocked [ READ THE WARNING IN THAT THREAD BEFORE UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER ]

working fastboot

android app for overclocking/voltage control like SetCPU (paid) or NoFrills CPU Control (free) or Kernel Tuner (free)

android app for kernel level Sound Control - FauxSound Audio/Sound Control (paid)

android app for True CD-ROM Emulation control - DriveDroid (free)

android app for entering into multi-recovery solution - Xperia Reboot (paid)

[ how to install my kernel ] (via recovery) [RECOMMENDED]

download the kernel package

save it to the sdcard

reboot into recovery

flash the kernel package using recovery

reboot from recovery into system

the device should now start booting

enjoy the kernel ;)

[ how to install my kernel ] (via fastboot)

download the kernel package

save it kernel to the folder containing fastboot binary

flash the boot.img using fastboot:

fastboot flash boot boot.img

reboot from fastboot

fastboot reboot

the device should now start booting

enjoy the kernel ;)

[ tips / recommendations ]

before u report any battery drain issues please read this:

[GUIDE] HOW-TO Properly Evaluate Battery Life and Provide Useful Reports

faux123 has posted very nice info regarding most features

[ my kernel sources ]

https://github.com/DooMLoRD/android_kernel_sony_msm8974/tree/master_gpe

[ donations ]

if u feel that this work has helped u OR u think that the work i put into making this is worthy of donations, then click on the following link for buying me some coffee/beer/etc ;)

PAYPAL DONATION LINK

OR

you can buy one of my awesome apps from Play Store!

[ downloads ]

KINDLY

DO NOT MIRROR

MY FILES

NEW

please keep the advanced stock kernel recovery package on sdcard to avoid bootloops!

newer kernels wont boot on older stock ROM or ROMs based on older FW, you will get bootloops!

v02

(changelog)

[Sony ZU GPe] DooMKernel v02

[ MD5HASH: bc12ad20f0c557f49e689b142a1dbb72 ]

OLD

v01

[Sony ZU GPe] DooMKernel v01 {MIRROR}

[ MD5HASH: 71850b481cabf0932e9f835a8e367fe7 ]

Please do as much testing as possible and report back if you are running into any issues!

READ THIS POST AND THE THREAD CAREFULLY BEFORE ASKING QUESTION!

cheers!

regards,

DooMLoRD