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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] XenoZodiac:
Noob Alert!!

Ok, guys. I am a noob, so can you please help with this:

I want to root my xperia S, so that double tap to wake (dt2w) can be disabled. It has pure AOSP (bilchen) test 13.

I am trying to follow these two posts but I am a bit confused. I already have DoomKernel and CWM 6.0.2.7 installed.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=58654505&postcount=1214

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=58667626&postcount=1221

Do I need TWRP? And exactly what do I do next to root my phone? Please understand that "flash SU and then flash Kernel, etc.." won't really help me, as I am a complete noob. It would be best if someone gave me as detailed instructions (or links to detailed instructions) as possible.

Two other problems. I cannot reboot to recovery, since after rebooting, phone simply starts as normal without showing the DoomKernel logo or pink led lighting up. I tried everything possible (double tap volume buttons/power buttons/everything) but it didn't work. So far my workaround solution was to connect my phone to my PC and used "adb reboot bootloader" and "fastboot flash boot boot.img" then "fastboot reboot" to go into recovery. I guess it removes my ROM, so CWM steps in. I'd need to install ROM again though or else the phone keeps rebooting to CWM. How can I go straight to recovery without this workaround?

Last problem, I need Lollipop 5.1 GApps that go with Vanilla Lollipop 5.1. I tried searching for it but I don't even know which is which.

Thanks a lot. :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
If You have DoomKernel with Pure AOSP ROM, You cannot boot into ROM, since the Pure AOSP doesn't work with DoomKernel and hence Yoour phone keeps rebooting to CWM. I will assume now that You had a working Pure AOSP ROM, with no root and no recovery(CWM/TWRP), but then You flashed DoomKernel with a CWM in which You are able to boot to CWM.

You will need to download a zip to root. You can download it from here : SuperSU

This file is the SuperSU app, which is used to root the phone. Copy it to the phone internal storage, then reboot to CWM, and select "install zip from sdcard", then select the SuperSU zip and say yes to flash. Now You have flashed the SuperSU to get root.

To boot into the ROM now, extract the boot.img from the Pure AOSP zip of the version You are using. Copy it to where You have fastboot.exe . Now open a cmd to the location of the same folder. Reboot Your phone to bootloader and type:

fastboot flash boot boot.img

Then You will be able to boot into ROM which will have root, but no recovery. Go here to flash a TWRP then.

For Gapps, go here.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] XenoZodiac:
Thanks a lot. :) I'll try it ASAP. I'm still a bit confused about your first para though. Are you saying that when I enter "fastboot flash boot boot.img" in cmd, previously absent DoomKernel with CWM was installed. And after I installed ROM from CWM, those got removed, so next time I reboot, I can't go to recovery?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] XenoZodiac:
[MENTION=5699223]Mirhawk[/MENTION], I managed to root my phone (root checker says so and SuperSU is asking for root permissions). Ran into a few quirks while doing so, but I managed to get around them. (I am mentioning them in the spoiler).

I had to go to CWM via adb shell (I guess its called that, I used adb and fastboot commands in cmd). After I flashed CWM, my device was no longer recognized by adb devices or fastboot devices. So I just installed ROM, GApps (my previous 5.0 one) and SuperSU from CWM and reboot system.

I was given warning that stock recovery will be removed or something. I never got that before, I guess installing SuperSU prompted that. After selecting yes, it told me root probably lost, fix it? I chose to fix it. After that, phone rebooted. As mentioned, Root checker and SuperSU think phone is rooted.

Now my problem is that I rooted to change the hw_config.sh file. But I still can't do it. I tried to edit it using antek text editor, but it shows error when I want to save my changes. I tried using the hw_config editor app. But it didn't work. I could pull the file, but when I tried to edit, it showed error, and opened an empty file. How can I solve this?

Also, I previously tried to install pa_gapps-stock-5.1-20150315-signed.zip (your link was to pa_gapps-stock-5.1-20150418-signed.zip). However then it showed an error telling I must have some other version installed or something. I don't remember. I am still downloading your GApp, I'll update if it works or not.

EDIT: TWRP works
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
What I meant was, You had DoomKernel before, which has CWM inbuilt. The DoomKernel is a kernel, which can be used with only a certain ROM's, it cannot be used with the one You are using now(Pure AOSP). For it, the kernel from the ROM is required. Hence the command to flash boot.img .

Yes, if You flash the ROM via CWM, then You will loose CWM on next boot as the CWM was in DoomKernel, and DommKernel gets replaced by the ROM kernel when You flash the ROM.

So finally do You have everything working? Or else what You could do is start from beginning. Let Me know how it is now.

Also, for editing the file, use es explorer/root explorer and grant it root permission, and then open the file using that explorer. You will be able to edit it then.

Don't flash the gapps via CWM, flash it after You get TWRP.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] XenoZodiac:
Thanks, that is better. :)

Oh, yes. Everything is fine now except for editing that hw_config.sh file. I'll try GApps and es/root explorer and let you know.

Thanks. :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] XenoZodiac:
Done with dt2w

[MENTION=5699223]Mirhawk[/MENTION]

I disabled double tap to wake. To install PA GApps however, I must have an existing PA GApps installed. So I must wipe my partition before installing any PA GApps. I am checking into this. I'll keep you updated. :)

Thanks again a lot for having patience with me. I really appreciate it.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
Glad You were able to edit it. Also, there is no need to have existing PA gapps to flash PA gapps over it, because when ever You flash a ROM, and if You wipe system and data before flashing ROM, You don't have any gapps installed, so PA gapps should be flashed freshly.

No problem, even I had started out like You, someone helping Me out!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] anth0nymDROID:
How is it as daily driver?

Do I need root?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sharabig:
Swype keyboard works fine on my rom test3
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MartianGeneral:
Users & Profiles is missing?

The users and profiles setting is missing from the build. If you search it in the settings, you'll get an option, but when you open it, it's blank.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] przemekczub:
Titanium Bckup not working
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] GjorgiDxc:
I want to know if i can use kernel tuner to overclock on this rom ??
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Gamaliel Dominguez mtz:
test 3

Impresionante trabajo bilchis gracias por la rom y que siga con vida el xperia s
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] anth0nymDROID:
Difference between test 1 test 4 in terms of stability
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] przemekczub:
Titanium Backuo not working
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] D0ubleHeadEagle:
which cwm

which cwm should I use? I've had problems with some old versions. thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mustafa2323:
Thank yo

Thank you first. We would like to have finished the test with new features.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] D0ubleHeadEagle:
which recovery did you use?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Azriel46d:
Guest Mode

Great ROM, i'm using it as my daily driver with only a few stutters.

(Using Beta 3)

- Charging performed ok for me, battery drain however seems slightly higher than PA 4.4.4 (it could be however that i'm playing around with the animations a lot! :D )

- Had a moment where playstore told me there isn't enough space to install new apps when there is at 350mg of internal storage

- when setting up whatsapp, the app and ui crashed a couple of times before completing

- Major Issue: when setting alarms and having the audio profile on vibrate or none, be aware no alarms go off (and you'll be late for work)

Has any one managed to use the new guest mode functionality? each time i click the top left icon for user instead of giving me a drop down it goes to a new page with my contact details.

:good: for the great work
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xandeboy99:
The New Build is better

The New Build is better than old, more smooth
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sharabig:
2. Secreen shot is not there....

Power Button on/off + Volume down
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cocox92:
I use to unlock my device pin , can disable lock screen where appears "Device stay locked when ....." to directly enter pin?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Gamaliel Dominguez mtz:
gracias

Muy buen trabajo billchen solo que google chrome se cierra mucho en test 3 aparte ya no puedo configurar sixaxis controler bluetoot de todos modos gracias por revivir al xperia s
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] vishals16:
How to decrease Haptic Feedback Intensity

Hii,

Can anyone please help me decrease the haptic feedback vibration intensity for the ROM. Or is it possible to do so.

Thanks in advance :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] vishals16:
Screen Shot is there. Volume down + Power. Try It.

---------- Post added at 12:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:59 AM ----------

Flash the Super User provided in the thread. You'll get root access. Titanium Backup will work then. :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] quanmltya:
Screen flashes too much (test4)

Here my report for test 4:

Install:

- Existing TWRP (from AOSPX_Kitkat Rom)

- Wipe via recovery then flashing test4.

- [Updated] Remember to flash boot.img inside lollilop rom back.

The device can boot normally.

- I open camera first. Camera works. The quality is excellent.

- After opening gallery, the whole screen flashes anytime (it likes "redraw" when there are any UI changes). (Have to reboot)

- Camera get force stop and cannot be opened when pressing camera button.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] XenoZodiac:
I never wiped system data, just cache, a bit weary about losing all data. But I'll do it now. :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
If You wipe system, data and cache then You will loose ROM and apps and their data!

System partition: ROM

Data partition: apps and their data
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] prazorro:
help....!!!!

i cant boot into recovery... :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
Since there is no recovery, You cannot boot into recovery. Did You at least root first? If yes, then follow the procedure from here.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] XenoZodiac:
[MENTION=5699223]Mirhawk[/MENTION]

Well, I managed to find time to do a Titanium backup and then went to TWRP (didn't plug into my PC, just rebooted to recovery). I wiped system, data, cache and then installed ROM and PA GApps. But after I selected reboot system, it is stuck in the 4 circles spiralling screen during boot. It's been about 15 minutes and it never takes that long. Did I do anything wrong?

EDIT: It went to Welcome screen at last. Took about 17 minutes.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
So You went for a clean flash. Hope You flashed SuperSU too. Did You flash TWRP too then? If not, and if You have root, follow the procedure from here to get TWRP.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] XenoZodiac:
Yep, I flashed SuperSU, and I have root. I didn't wipe recovery partition, so I still have TWRP.

Thanks again. :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] prazorro:
but i cant root with iroot anymore. what should i do ? :(

sorry for bad english
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jcaraujos13:
installation, need to clean the system?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
If You are coming from Jelly Bean/Kitkat or any other ROM that Pure AOSP, then yes.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] untipohoracio:
Problem with the device internal memory

I´ve notice a issue with the storage capacity of the internal memory. Some apps can´t move to the external storage. Is it a ROM´s issue, is there a way to fix it? always happend to me, that whe I try to download an app such as facebook, I can´t because of this. Thank you.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
You might have noticed You can't move Whatsapp too. These are app problems, and not related to ROM's.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Husam9532:
what time will be the next test !?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jcaraujos13:
very good

this rom will have 14 test? Very good this work !!!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] krzysiekbit:
Does it support the new camera apk? i know the sensor is old but that would be great!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] upendra.dhawalkar:
Getting this Error message after few days of use.....

[IMG="Xperia SL (Pure AOSP lollipop BUG)"][/IMG]

please reply If u can sort out this......
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] hitman-xda:
Try to clean flash ROM.

Make sure you wipe (cache+dalvic cache+factory reset / data+android secure) after flashing ROM.

Also use appropriate GApps.

Regards,

hitman-xda
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Misiegk:
Problem

Hey i have problem becouse my apple earpods are not working when i plug them, its like phone doesnt see them and music plays from speaker. Someone know how to fix this?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] shrey surge:
i want to try new marshmallow rom

i want to try new marshmallow rom , but i dont understand instrustions u gave in the begining , plz hel me out
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] m4au312:
step for flashing android Marshmallow

how to do these step?? help please thank you!!!:confused:

Before Installation:

1. remove /sdcard partition(p15) and increase size of /data partition(p14). In theory just decrease size of /sdcard partition is also work, but I have not test.

2. format /data but leave 16384 Bytes spare area at the footer of partition.(manual specify block/sector count when mkfs)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nageswarswain:
Follow the procedure from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=64433804
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AD LoC:
stuck

3. Goto mount option and untick all partitions.

4. On PC, using adb, type out the following commands,

Guys, please help. I am stuck between instruction 3 and 4.

After untick all at mount, what do i do? reboot to system?

i can't access adb in twrp. i get error no device found.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nageswarswain:
That means you dont have adb drivers installed.install adb driver then follow the procedure
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AD LoC:
another bump

Thanks for the help. have installed drivers. Follow the procedure but now another thing.

I keep getting encryption unseccessful and ask to reset phone.

How to fix this?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nageswarswain:
Just reset the phone.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AD LoC:
I keep getting the same result. unsuccessful encryption after restart/reset. :confused:

Solved.

After the partition process and installing the ROM if you get the encryption error follow these steps:

1. Go to Wipe and check /data partition.

2. Resize and change the format to ext4.

3. Then flash ROM, Gapps and SuperSu.

The boot will take around 10 minutes but it will work. It worked for me
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sr.perro:
Charging problems

I'm also getting the charging problem mentioned in the main thread. When turned off, I plug in the usb and the phone says it's charging, LED lights on, battery sign on screen, yet when I boot up no charge has been added. Any ideas?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nageswarswain:
Kindly post a kernel log (dmesg) for [MENTION=5064452]billchen1977[/MENTION] to help him solve the issue. I have already posted on.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sr.perro:
Thank you so much for your quick and helpful answer.

Unfortunately the ROM didn't seem to like WhatsApp. Messages were disappearing, so I decided it would be safer for the time being to go back to nAOSProm Lollipop.

Thanks again for your time and knowledge.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nageswarswain:
Other than the charging issue the rom runs fine for me.what's app is OK for me.is it updated version.no one here mentioned about WhatsApp so try again or try to delete what's app data and see what's happening
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] XperiAngelRB:
I get the same problem with Whatssapp´s messages too. I thought that was a problem with a lawyer but not...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sr.perro:
I reinstalled, but no joy. Messages I sent would disappear from the message list, messages I received would appear in the drop down menu from the notifications bar and then disappear.

Thanks for the helpful advice. I really appreciate it.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] darknessmc:
Try to give permissions to whatsapp
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nageswarswain:
Hey friend do u know the proper way to take kmsg kernel log to report battery not charging when the device is powered off.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] darknessmc:
I don't know but what I know is the device is charging in twrp. You can go to /proc and after a while copy kmsg to sdcard or to pc or try take a log with adb in twrp if that work.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sr.perro:
I gave it the permissions it asked for when I reinstalled it. Were there other permissions?

I've found that all the messages I sent arrived. It seems my phone couldn't save any message my end, either those I sent or those I received.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] XperiAngelRB:
The messages dissappear [emoji26] I'd tried reinstall again and to put all permissions in WhatsApp

Enviado desde mi Xperia S mediante Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Jitesh.saitawadekar:
Please guide me??

I just have a simple question..if I partition it manually by given command.. Can I get back to same partition which was before with the help of Flashtool while flashing stock ROM?? Thanks in advance :good:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nageswarswain:
Flashing stock rom will revert you back to the default stock partition...so the answer is yes...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sr.perro:
Probably an uninformed idea, but could it be the formatting affects the charging and WhatsApp issues? Perhaps Billchen did all his work on ext4. I had both issues and I was on f2fs. I wondered if the ext4 people were the ones without the issues. Could people say what format they're on and whether they have the issue?

Sorry if this is not a helpful idea.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] darknessmc:
[MENTION=5699223]Mirhawk[/MENTION] How much size of .repo folder you got and data you downloaded? I want to know before start.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] skillz68:
Does anybody know if the stock lollipop running 5.1.1 works with link2sd and if so can someone explain why it allows me to link apps but will not open the app when linked tried to reach out to dev on this issue but no response been a week if anyone can help me I would appreciate it thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gauravsuman007:
WiFi and cellular location not working

Hello,

I can't get the location fix using battery saving mode. Even if I try the high accuracy mode, I get the fix only if I'm outside. Tinder also keeps complaining with recurring prompt to enable WiFi and cellular information for location fix.

Anyone else facing this issue?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
Around 25GB approximately. Although I had to remove many unnecessary projects. The building would require around 10GB more space.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Jitesh.saitawadekar:
Please help???

If i come from stock rom do i need to do the same step or something else i need to do??? because when i unlocked my bootloader & rooted my phone & installed 2.8.7.0 twrp through fastboot so there was no access for any rom after that only twrp recovery....then the next step was to unmount everything & connect cable with my PC so when i put command adb shell it says no devices???? Is there something wrong i did?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] skillz68:
Can't you just flash rom with twrp? You should be able to once you download zip file
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sajedn:
wow !

this is one of the best custom roms i've ever tested ! even HDMI working ! thanks for hard working on this :)

but battery drain is to much ! and i think killing background apps better than slowing rom ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] GjorgiDxc:
i think the developer has to change the phone icon to the new material one
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kandangwa:
I'm on beta test 4 and miscellaneous is taking most of the battery.

Is it only me? Any fixes?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] srivishnu.s:
super su sucks

my mobile showing not rooted but i rooted my mobile ....

anyone pls help what to do....
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] D0ubleHeadEagle:
ok, installed it and testing.

looks like everything works! even the FM radio that didn't work on CM11.

anyway it's not so smooth. i experience lot of lag anywhere. hope it will be fixed. and also the battery drains fast but not more than cm11.

awesome work from the developer :good:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] impradeepy:
Flash this its working

View attachment BETA-SuperSU-v2.19.zip

For recovery flash any kernel that has recovery included using fastboot or go to this link http://teamw.in/

and follow the installation instruction properly for your device also make a note that current version of twrp is not working for our lt26i
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] typhoon31:
Hello, I would like to install this rom custom and wanted to know the known issues and what gapps install, thank you :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mustafa2323:
new

artık tamamlansa son sürum çalışmaları
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] impradeepy:
Follow this link http://xdaforums.com/xperia-s/s-development/pure-aosp-lollipop-t2940839/page2
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mustafa2323:
final

now come the final stages
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] anth0nymDROID:
Final stages for ROM?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] typhoon31:
I dont understand how root the phone and install custom recovery, i'm on rom test4...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] XperiAngelRB:
But in ROM test 4 section it very well explained...step by step. First, flash boot.img of whatever ROM that contain recovery, so after turn on the cell and enter in mode recovery. Flash the supersu 2.3. Turn off the phone. Flash again boot.IMG but of the ROM test 4. Its all
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] typhoon31:
Yes, but i install the rom directly and now i dont have the root access and recovery, i think i'm stuck... :/ (sorry if you dont understand me, but i dont speak english fluently ^^)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] XperiAngelRB:
When finally to finish of install: the ROM test 4, gapps, SuperSU 2,3 and reboot. In that order....So, each time to reboot the phone you don't have recovery because this ROM doesn't. For to enter you must flash the boot.IMG of whatever ROM that contains recovery like cwm or twrp

But root access works!!! Try and follow step by step
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] krzysiekbit:
How's the camera ? is it any good ? any samples ? can you instal the google cam apk and do raw ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] souljaboyz95:
phone memory

is anyone else having a problem with low memory storage? cause it seems that im facing this problem when i was restoring my apps
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Yasharkhan:
lollipop uses art and thus it takes more app size which helps in loading apps quickly
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] souljaboyz95:
so its inevitable then ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Azriel46d:
Screen Cast to Chromecast

has anyone managed to use the cast screen functionality, or is there something which the ROM/phone lacks?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sajedn:
i think this rom has some framework issues !! every circle button has square fade around !
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] darknessmc:
There is no apktool working in lollipop framework yet. I tried to build it from source but didn't get it work
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] XperiAngelRB:
Cast screen works!!!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] badmanleb:
bluetoosh and viber problem

bluetoosh and viber problem
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sajedn:
i heard android L camera api has more manual controls such as iso , shutter time and more , but i couldn't find any of them ! does it need hardware requirement ?

and what about cast screen ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] allex201108:
how can i fix wifi(N) on my acro s?is there any solution?