yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] qwasz123:
Thank you!

Also I'm digging the new look for XDA, I'm glad they updated it after five years!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] rbrandser:
The ROM is great. !!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] TimeTurn:
Just found out that I still have this ROM on my Mega mirror - both (P and LS1) Versions:

https://mega.co.nz/#F!vMQwzT4A!pzhpTfiUoQWGZikuRKtIrQ
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shaolin95:
Not sure if this is the ROM or what but I keep getting this annoying issue.

When I go to bed, I like to leave a youtube video playing but somehow the phone always end up stopping the video for some reason. These are long videos over an hour and just takes maybe 10 minutes or so for it to stop.

I have tried other options like those that allow to open the youtube video on the background etc but it keeps doing the same thing.

Even with an audio player just playing music, it has this thing were suddenly it will skip the track it was playing.

I wonder if its some process on the rom or kernel triggering those issues.

Anyone else has seen this?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ludoo:
I often watch football (soccer for US people) using my pay-TV streaming app, and have no problems watching a full match. So I don't think it's a ROM issue.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] e753:
Great rom!!!! :good::good::good:

Just a question:

It seems that writing on external sd is buggy. For exampe I cannot write with application like a atorrent. And if I move something with root explorer Sdcard --> Sdcard1 not always work (eg, videos)

Cheers :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] TimeTurn:
Try SDfix from Play Store - by default writing to SD is disabled by Google.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] lavenderyew:
Urmm.. Sorry for the interruption.. May I know what is the difference between UB and LB? Is it unlock and lock?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] :
UB is for unlocked bootloader and LB is for locked bootloader.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] e753:
Thank you but the apk says me that I am already allowed to write the SD. In fact it is one of the feature of this ROM.

The problem is that if I have smt biggere than few MBs the writing become impossible...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Munk0:
I'm getting 38,000+ on my antutu 5.1 speed tests currently on my rooted stock zu with .108 and PERFORMANCE governor set. Will the GPe experience from this rom really make a difference? Will i be able to run ART and gain benefits from that? Because my nexus 7 2013 seems faster than my zu even though its slower and older gpu.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SUPERUSER:
Is there anyone else having issues playing games??

For example: UNO, game starts, it loads to first screen but I can't touch anything.

Same goes for almost every game except for Flappy bird.

Navigation bar works fine so touch is not dead or non responsive

Other than that. My device get steaming hot when I play videos, like the Vine app or youtube.

I have turned on thermal throttling which made it a bit better but still...its like I'm back with my Tegra 3 HTC One X :rolleyes:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] rbrandser:
I have none of those issues.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SUPERUSER:
...hmm ...uh im getting tired of this phone. Its my first SONY device I had and it might be the last :rolleyes:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Doom Slayer:
Try fresh install, with formating /system and internal storage. Try not to use titanium, as it will bring all the garbage from old rom to a new one
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SUPERUSER:
I might do that..again, when my new sd card arrive, ordered a 128gb card :good: ..I'm not in a mood to flash a new rom atm. It might be the weather, it might be the autumn striking on me. Making me tired
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Doom Slayer:
Wow! I just obtained 64gb card :D

By the way. I did the same thing, and installed the LB version. No problems so far. Only xposed disables when I install something from recovery, which is not a big problem actually.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] lavenderyew:
Just wondering, if we change to GPE, do we need to do TA backup? Thanks in advance!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
As you can run this on a locked boot-loader the answer is NO. But I would encourage you to backup the TA anyway as it won't harm you or the phone
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] playerPA:
Just to make sure I got it right since the last time I tried to flash this ROM I had to search for the soft bricked Z Ultra solution :)

1. Flash the 4.4.4_LB _Port_GPe file in custom recovery

2. Flash the ZU-lockeddualrecovery2.7-154BETA in custom recovery when ROM flash is complete

3. Reboot the phone

Thanks :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] bioan:
Wrong.

Just get a custom recovery, wipe data, flash GPE ROM for Locked Bootloader. Reboot and profit!

No more bootloops.

Sent from my Ultra
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] VU HEO:
I being a custom rom 108 with dual recovery. I flash GPE Rom and everything working smoothly. So I cant back to dual recovery when reboot. Would do I do know? I wanna flash some package to change Davik cache ...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] joluke:
Flash the Kernel on OP with fastboot.

Fastboot flash boot boot.img

And reboot your phone into fastboot mode (vol up if I'm not mistaken)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] VU HEO:
Thanks for your reply. I dont flash the kernel and reflash dual recovery another way and it 's worked fine.

This rom very smooth and fast, longer battery life
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] VU HEO:
I have just reflash stock rom 108 . After root and flash dual recovery and flash GPE rom. I don't reboot after flash GPE rom and flash Dual Recover onemore. I reboot my Z Ultra and it work fine

I install some things and reboot into recovery, it normal boot without go in recovery

What happen with my device?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] e753:
If u have a sd card is normal. Just push vol - when you switch on
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] VU HEO:
SD card í normal . when start my phone with vol - , my phone start in safemode. After restart, ZU is clear david cache. Finaly, i cant start my phone with recovery if not use PC
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] rsohne:
Hello all, I just purchased a Z Ultra 3 weeks ago new and really love it. After many nights of reading I decided to flash the GPE rom which is amazingly fast. The one thing I am running into is my C6833 is now a C6806 and will not let me download certain USA apps. It seems to think I am in the UK. Is there a way to fix this so it reports the correct device?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
I don't know why it thinks you are in the UK, but the phone thinking it is a 6806 is normall for this ROM. You could edit /system/build.prop and change all c6806 to c6833
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mailme45:
This rom runs great. Thanks for the hard work. I have noticed an oddity on both c6833s I have running this firmware. Its nothing more than an annoyance, but maybe someone here can shed some light on this for me.

Original Q here http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z-ultra/help/strange-wifi-behavior-t2906883/post56050009#post56050009

Sorry beforehand if this is not the right place for this, but i figured you guys might have noticed similar behavior.

I only noticed it on this rom, and when i updated my broken screen c6833 to this rom, it also shows same issue.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] alksv:
Just wanted to say thanks to Scrubber for this ROM. Purchased the Z Ultra to replace my broken Z, installed this ROM and forgot about all the headache. Everything works, smooth and reliable. Great work! The only thing I miss in stock is additional shortcuts on the Google Now dial.

Here's hoping we see the 5.0 ported soonish.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] H. E. Pennypacker:
We can expect 5.0 to be officially released to the public on the 3rd Nov. This is pure speculating, but the Nexus devices and Android TV will be released on that day, so we can probably expect Lollipop to hit the Nexus devices through OTA around that time. When will the Ultra GPe get it? Same day or a week or two after the rest of the Nexuses. Nobody knows, but i have a feeling it'll come pretty quickly. I have no idea if Sony is already working on it, or if they're waiting for something.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] alksv:
Sony already stated that the Z Ultra GPe will be getting 5.0 first from their line-up, let's hope they will be swift about it.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
We got the GPe 4.4.4 the same day as many nexus, so here's hoping
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] H. E. Pennypacker:
Yup, we got 4.4.4 one week after the Nexus 5.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] theinspector:
Love rhis rom, very smooth. Is there an option to enable battery percentage in the status bar? Ive looked with no success
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] VU HEO:
There are many way to retouch or change battery icon in statusbar. The best solution is Xposed. When you install it, you have a lot of functions and changing a status bar, clock, notice, guesture ...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] rudynasco:
Help

Guys I need your help. I have flash this rom and i found out that i havent unlocked my bootloader:crying::crying::crying:

now my phone is totally dead!!

Flashtool can detect my device but the worst case is i cannot boot my device into flashmode because my volume down rocker is broken.

please help me what to do with my device
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
Please dont keep posting in many threads, just use the one you first started. That way people can see what has already been suggested and tried

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z-ultra/help/q-please-helppppp-t2917510/post56263802#post56263802
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ampelift:
Hello everybody ,are we able to get the OTA when is out ?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
No, and if you are offered it DON'T FLASH it, it would [likely] brick a togari
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hanifh:
hi all. I intend to flash this tomorrow (am currently on the latest 108 stock rooted). I love the fluidity and responsiveness of the stock ROM and the only reason I want to flash this is to figure if I can avail better battery in terms of SOT and uptime. I currently fail to pass the 12hr mark and the maximum SOT achieved so far has been nary over the 5hr mark. this is pretty disappointing considering I was used to an avg of 7hrs SOT over 20hrs coming from the G2 (yes, smaller screen I know but is asking for at least 15hrs at least a lot?). what's been your experience then in regards to battery life on this ROM cominf from stock?

your responses are greatly appreciated. thank you.

/h2
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] H. E. Pennypacker:
I'm on a 14 months old battery and i can get well over 6 hours of screen time on this ROM, depending on usage. That last part is everything. Do you IM and play games? Forget about it. Do you read a lot? Then yes, expect a lot of screen on time.

It's impossible to tell if you're going to get good battery life on this ROM since it all boils down to your own usage, but I personally get very good battery life (for an old battery at least) with around 20 hours standby and 5-6 hours SOT. My personal record is almost 9 hours SOT (where i only read a lot and watched two movies).
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hanifh:
thanks for reverting. I hardly play any games but do IM a lot as I am on the road all day and my clients stay in touch with me on whatsapp and Telegram. useful feedback though. I shall wait for a couple more before taking the plunge.

/h2
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Tommy-Geenexus:
Hi guys,

I've tweaked the ramdisk of the included kernel as i don't like the vibration when booting and removed all recoveries except twrp.

You can download it here.

[MENTION=225651]op[/MENTION] if you want me to remove it, step in.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] H. E. Pennypacker:
Ooh, a person who knows how to tweak kernels. Don't you go anywhere :victory:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Tommy-Geenexus:
No worries, i'll start building a kernel soon when my linux machine finally arrives ;)

Do you want me to write a tut about ramdisk editing?

Sent from my Xperia Z C6603
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] H. E. Pennypacker:
If that's something you really want to do, then yes, go ahead and do it :highfive:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Tommy-Geenexus:
Already started working on a kernel, you can follow the progress on github: https://github.com/Tommy-Geenexus/android_kernel_sony_msm8974/commits/cm-11.0

Sent from my Xperia Z C6603
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] aniket_:
Yes Please. Thanks :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Tommy-Geenexus:
ok, i'll do when i got some spare time ;)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hristcroixqwerty:
Double tap to wake..

Can someone suggest a good kernel that supports double tap to wake for this rom? Thanks!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] tommo123:
stupid question but i'm still on 442, where do you get the cm.img from? as in OP

or would flashing C6833_14.4.A.0.118_VodaFon UK.ftf do the trick followed by flashing dual recovery?

sorry about nooby Qs. havent' flashed for months
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] th0ngpham:
Will we have Android Lolipop stock version like GPE :confused:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
You are better off to start on 4.4.4 ( so 108 or 118). Yes the dual recovery should be ok to flash the ROM. If not then just download one of the custom kernels (pimped/GreatDevs/etc) and hotboot the boot.img with "fastboot boot boot.img" while in fastboot mode (can also be done with flashtool)

Yes someone (scrubber or me or someone else) will convert the GPe system img into a flashable ROM for the togari
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Senyaka:
Just want to say a HUGE THANKS to the Op for this. Got my Ultra a couple of weeks ago, and was pretty disappointed to say the least with it's performance on stock 4.4.4. Battery was draining fast, it was over heating like crazy, it wasn't even charging properly. All of that has changed since I flashed this and it's become the device I wanted it to be. So thanks heaps! Was about ready to give up and sell the device, but this helped me out heaps! :good:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hristcroixqwerty:
Cannot get to flashmode

I want to return to stock rom (kitkat 4.4, .108) but everytime i go to flashmode, it just disconnects after 1a min.. this is what I did.

I installed the drivers btw..

1. connect usb cable to laptop

2. hold volume down button then plug the usb cable to phone

3. led will flash fast from green to red, then to no led light (it should be in blue led while in flashmode right?)

4. laptop will detect my phone in flashmode, but after a minute, phone will boot automagically!!! DAMN

5. tried different cable and laptop but still nothing... meh

Can someone help me here? :crying:

Aaaand great rom btw, smooth and good battery life, just missed the "Xperia" feel on stock rom.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blazta:
Se if any of these help. http://xperiafirmware.com/8-firmware/41-sony-xperia-z-ultra-c6833
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hristcroixqwerty:
It's just a tutorial how to install firmware... if u read my title, my problem is i can't go into flashmode. Anyway thanks..

Question : Can I install the stock rom kernel for this custom rom?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
No led is flashmode, blue is fastboot

Mine setup was doing this at one stage, turns out it was a windows 8 issue. I uninstalled all drivers, restarted, installed drivers, restarted - problem solved
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hristcroixqwerty:
OK so I already uninstalled the driver.. My PC detects my phone as GPe_8606.. Which driver should I install? The GPe driver or C6833??

Im having a hard time installing drivers in Windows 8, it always fail..
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
reboot windows into the mode for installing unsigned drivers (google it)

Both? is the phone a c6833? you will also need the (i think) S1 and fastboot drivers
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] vikash1994b:
Hey guys,I just got my xperia z ultra last week nd i wanted to try this rom on LB, can someone tell hows the performance and battery life of the rom on LB and r tere any bugs.

Thnkx in advance :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ludoo:
I've been using this ROM on LB for a while, and had zero bugs. It's snappy, and battery lasts me about 5 hours SOT over a couple days. Definitely recommended.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] vikash1994b:
Thnkx for the reply bro nd any suggestions for installing as im new to z ultra :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
Read the instructions ;) but should be as easy as:

install dual recovery

make nandroid backup

flash ROM

wipe cache, data and delvik
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] frezd:
Hello,

1/ Just a quick question, I am about to flash this Gpe ported ROM to my LB Zultra and was wondering if I had to flash both Qualcomm-optimized Dalvik & Bionic zip files after flashing the ROM ?

Some says it s already in the ROM, some says we have to flash them.

2/ was also wondering why noone is talking about the v2 kernel for gpe rom from Doomkernel? Did I miss something? Isnt it compatible with this ROM. Did someone already flash it? Feedback?

Thanks for you reply.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
1/ You don't have to flash the libs

2/ Yes the GPe v2 DoomKernel will work with this ROM
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] maxld:
Any ideas why my Sony Smartband keeps disconnecting on this ROM? On stock it works beautifully. Here I have constant disconnections...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] nickfar2000:
Hey guys just wanting confirmation I am reading the OP correctly, I can flash this rom on my ? bootloader Rooted Sony LTE ZXU C6806 on latest stock Sony KitKat, just wanted to be extra careful about flashing anything with GPe branded on my C6806
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] cameljockey1:
I have the same model as yours with ulbl and works great. So yes you are good to go
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
The key is in the name "Port..."
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] djind:
Would it be possible to get to 2way recording with his ROM? I'm stuck with stock and cm nightlies for this feature. Is this a kernel related thing, or something else?

Sent from my Xperia Z Ultra
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Triflot:
It's a kernel feature, yep. Try DooMKernel - it has call recording support, though it's possible that the only recorder that supports that method is skvalex' Call Recorder with the CAF method. Please let me know if anything else works. I can recommend skvalex' app anyway; it's very well supported and probably the best one available. More expensive, but well worth it, in my opinion. If ACR works, that's great, too.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] NiCk.JaY:
Best battery life I've ever had on this phone
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] djind:
I am using ACR, which works great for stock ROM. It now also works with Paranoid Android an CM. I will try the kernel soon. Thanks for the link and info.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] lavenderyew:
Yippiee... 5.0 has arrived for Sony Z ultra GPE!! Excited for the port over :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] alphahere:
Got an notification for Android 5.0 System Update. Well it can't download because of insufficient space available to download. It is interesting ;)

Whatever.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] f2:
Jep, same here!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] VU HEO:
Yes, I got the same. You cant download because your device was root

GPE version Lollipop Rom launching is new topic but so sad, it 's only for UL
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] thepatman:
Anyone know how to stop the attempt to update to GPe 5.0?

Funny that we start getting this notification the same day the 5.0 port is released though - good job [MENTION=1124510]scrubber[/MENTION] !!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ludoo:
http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/general/disable-ota-update-wakelocks-root-t2950272
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] thepatman:
Thanks - or I could just flash the 5.0 port which I just did and it is awesome! - but appreciate the input :highfive: :cool:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ludoo:
Wow, which port???? :D
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] thepatman:
Um - this one: http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z-ultra/development/scrubber-t2961315

Put in on your SD card, reboot into CWM, factory reset and wipe cache/dalvik, and flash the zip - assuming your current ROM is this one. It's beautiful...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] ludoo:
Wow, I did not think there wasl a port already available! I imagine it's for UB only, right? Time to unlock my bootloader then...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] thepatman:
Yes, Unlocked Bootloader only. I'm honestly stunned with the performance so far...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] zost:
I have the same, with "unsufficiant space" too. But the right question is how to exclude/delete that and any future similar information?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] VU HEO:
Cant you try clear inner store by format? You'll received the same notice "not enough space" because the cook rom update directly to the official rom: mission imporsible.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] zost:
I do not need that upgrade to Lollipop 5.0. I just need not to be bothered by the information that I can upgrade and I wish just to delete/exclude such information. Besides, I cannot upgrade that way as this Lollipop is for real GPE devices, not for my C6833.

Finally, there is already cooked "GPE" Lollypop by Scrubber :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] VU HEO:
Congratulation, I'm stay here because my phone was not unlock bootloader yet. It still have warranty
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] zost:
I do have unlocked bootloader, but Scrubber's 5.0 port is on ART only and I use some xsposed modules that dont work with ART. So I must see how to live without xposed - or to wait for new versions of xposed.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Leechoonhwee:
My suggestion is to get use to it. Xposed working on ART might never happen.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] alphahere:
I hope that is not true but maybe true. Really bad news if it is true. Hopefully their will be other solutions.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
In the thread labled LP/5 by scrubber?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mwebb34:
Deleted
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] gurung_vishwas1:
Hi,

I need help on installing this ROM on my C6802. For some reason, GPE version is not working on my device (I tried multiple GEP ports in this forum, but all failed. I always get BLACK Screen after booting and updating around 117 apps). With this rom, I got some hope as the error showing is different. I am getting two errors:

"process system isn't responding, Do you want to close it ?"

and

"Unfortunately, the process.google.gapps has stopped"

It atleast reaches to welcome screen and then, reboot/crashes.

Can someone help me on resolving above issues ?

Thanks
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] PamelaGirl:
Hello Good People,

Would someone have a link to the DoomKernel?

The links seem to be broken after this time...

Also I am downgrading from Scrubbers 5.1 ROM to this 4.4.4. After the 4.4.4 install I see the animated boot screen for nearly 20 minutes but it never loads to the home screen. Am I missing something?

T.I.A.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] PamelaGirl:
Anybody home here.

I have been having an issue with 4.4.2 where my apps randomly returns to the home screen. I cleared the dalvik cache and fixed permission but still the same. I was told this is a bug issue for anyone running 4.4.2:(
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] PamelaGirl:
I switched my mobile network from LTE to 3G and so far my device appears to be more stable.

Nevermind...I am still getting apps that are randomly closing but not force closing.

I have cleared cache and data and still the same thing. My device has 700MB memory available, and over 8GB internal storage.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
That was quick! Just flashed it and it works fine now, so thank you :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hudsonhicks:
I am not complaining

I was just wondering why all the google apps need updating on first install.. i would have thought everything would be up to date because it's very new..
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] joluke:
When they build the rom I bet the apps were already up to date. Now they were updated again and that is why.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Bingo.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] schmolch:
I had pb on others releases but not scrubber's.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Jayz2K:
You mean even un the 4.4.3 previous release ?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] curiouso9:
is doom kernel gonna be compatible?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] schmolch:
Scrubber's 4.4.2 worked, any 4.4.3 did not - the shutter froze and drained the battery.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Jayz2K:
That's weird, maybe you found something. Can you let me know from which ROM you flashed this and the way you flashed it ?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] schmolch:
I flashed it from scrubber's 4.4.2. Simply installed it from recovery without wipe.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Jayz2K:
You mean bigxie's one I guess. Did the same but sadly, it isn't fixed for me.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] schmolch:
Yeah - sorry. Confused the guys.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
I believe that you will need the GPe version of doomlord's kernel