yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] rowihel2012:
what is best app to control the kernel sound?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] TimeTurn:
Now everything works fine here, too. Runs very smooth, far better than CM 12 (not to mention the missing GPS, Camera etc.). The only annoying thing is, that Sony/Google again stay at 400 dpi. I switched to 320 dpi of the stock ROM instead.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] madphone:
Weird, can't connect to the Internet. Wifi and phone calls work. Tried different apn's ? Anyone facing the same issue?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] rowihel2012:
cant use Facebook app with this ROM always force close after second
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] theinspector:
Works perfect here.

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I don't use the app normally but i gave it a shot to check, and it works fine for me. Did you use twrp or cwm?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] vergingalactic:
Me either

I've had the same issue. I was finally able to boot when I flashed from 4.4.4 without wiping system but I can't turn on WiFi or connect to cellular on the C6833.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] cafenetland:
check if ur cellular data is on. look at the screenshot i

added
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] supergear:
Everything appears to be working. Camera/Video work, GPS,mic and such. I don't have any bluetooth devices so can't say but i bet it works just fine

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data appears to be off by default. Just turn it on
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Sm0L:
I will ask again...

Lollipop is nice and all but it is still very GREEN, i miss all the customizations of LiquidSmooth or AICP :o

Did this altered the partitions in any way? Can i restore a nandroid backup with a 4.4.4 ROM with this recovery safely?

BTW, where is the Gallery App??
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SUPERUSER:
gallery.apk is not usually included due to that google uses their photos app nowadays.

I always have the apk file on my phone ready to install ;)

http://www31.zippyshare.com/v/12356937/file.html
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] doctahjeph:
Did you fastboot the kernel in the zip, and then flash the rom?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SUPERUSER:
I just flashed the rom on my C6833 device and wifi and mobile data is working fine. Try to reflash rom and follow the instruction this time.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SilentMobius:
I'm currently running a 4.4.2 GPE port with an unlocked bootloader on a C6806. Those people here who are saying they flashed 4.4.4 stock before flashing this port, did they flash the full sony stock image or a modified one? Surely the sony stock image would wipe your recovery and need a TA restore?

If someone could post a link to the 4.4.4 image they flashed before this rom I'd deeply appreciate it.

Also, many thanks to the OP for this port.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SUPERUSER:
everything is really smoooooooooooooooooooooooooooth!!! Only thing I'm unsure about is the lockscreen says 13h until fully charged? hah lol..ain't nobody got time for that :silly:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] theinspector:
Just got viper audio working on this, now its perfect.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] rsohne:
Many thanks to Scrubber for the port. Also, is there a reason why the GPE version has differences than the stock Lollipop ROM? The GPE ROM does not have the animations and a black background in the app drawer. Just curious if the OP set it up this way or Sony.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] theinspector:
Which animations is it missing? And download the google now launcher, that will give you the lollipop look your talking about with the white background in the app drawer. This was on sony's part.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] theinspector:
That'll fix it for you. I believe the animations your talking about have to do with the launcher. After you download it, they'll be present. Enjoy.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] madsponge26:
Reboot is the only fix.

Sent from my Bacon Machine
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] aladdin32:
I think it would be grateful and wonderful if you could share with us your installation's exact steps and process, and the big request is what apps are on your c8633.

Peace ..
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] usagi111:
Reboot doesn't work. Clear caches, Reflashed even, nothing. My Cameras DID work at one point in the beginning, I don't know what happened to mess them up, I even downgraded Google Camera from it's recent upgrade.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] prashanth123:
Simple

1 - Make sure your bootloader is unlocked - If not, refer to sony's website, instructions of how to unlock the bootloader are fairly simple

2 - Make sure your phone is rooted and is running CWM (Clock work mod) or TWRP (alternative recovery)

3 - Simply download Scrubber's rom. Once complete, copy and paste the rom in your phone, for example in your download folder

4 - Boot into recovery mode, either recovery will do fine.

5 - Once in recovery, wipe your system, data, dalvik and cache. Be sure to backup your data before applying this procedure.

6 - Navigate to the folder where the Scrubber 5.0 GPE port rom is and flash it.

7 - As Scrubber said, no need to flash Google Apps as they are already included with this rom.

8 - Finish! Best part of this rom is that it is pre-rooted and even comes with CWM recovery!

9 - Thanks to Scrubber for making such a fantastic port!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jrt600:
Did not require 4.4.4 firmware

I was able to install it on my 6806 that had been wiped and formatted.

Very nice, by the way, everything seems to work flawlessly.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] superman9988:
is it already stable now?, bcoz i'm afraid that i'm going to lose my warranty especially drm keys. can anyone tell me what's your experience, or anyone sees any bug from this rom?? help is really much appreciated.. thanks..
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] aladdin32:
Thank you very much for your time and efforts writing the response, appreciate that,

HOWEVER

The request have been sent to a specific member since there was a conversation previously and it seems his device never freeze at all after using this port.

In addition I think you have to add "flash boot.img in fastboot mode" to the steps written above.

Thank you..
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] prashanth123:
Before you unlock bootloader

**Before you unlock bootloader and root your phone take backup of TA partion google or search on youtube how it;s done"

Cheers :good:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] alphahere:
This rom has been running good until today and suddenly three freezes in a row. Twice I had to hard reset with the red button. Anyway I noticed something strange after resetting and then rebooting several times. I had over 30 apps present in task manager running even after a hard reset and a reboot. I cleared all the apps from the task manager. As a test I opened ten apps and reboot three times. After each reboot all ten apps where still present in the task manager. Is this normal behavior? My question would be are these apps actually using memory or what is going on? Another question could these freezes be caused by a memory leak?

So far after clearing all the apps from the task manager no freezes. Will monitor this closely.

I then tried my old note 3 and after rebooting no apps where present in the task manager. Will try with my tablet that runs kitkat also later. I don't have any other lollipop devices to try.

Later
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] prashanth123:
welcome

You are welcome :good:

I returned back to stock rom 4.4.4 as i wanted to use stock apps which was not working on this port :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
Yes there is a memory leek in 5.0.1 same as on the nexus lineup. That will be the main factor for hangs, and this has been mentioned in many threads many times - cant people read these days?

And yes on a real GPe it does keep the recents populated through a reboot
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] aladdin32:
People can read that some users of this port haven't experienced any freeze from day one of the installation until now, that's why people ask and investigate!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Aphex13:
Take it easy. It just gets old repeating the same info over and over.

I'll make an app list for you later, I'm at work right now. The only mods I've done to any system files are:

1. Install Viper

2. Disable SELinux

3. Delete a rather odd folder on my internal SD Card named 0/0/0/0...

4. Change my powered off charging icons

5. Change my Boot Animation

I have "SD Maid", and "Online Nandroid Backup" scheduled to run every night. I know that Nandroids don't play nice with LP, but you can still extract from them with Titanium Backup. I clear my recent apps regularly (I suspect this may be the cause of your trouble). The apps left open in recents will restart after a reboot, this is a feature, not a bug. I wish they would let you dissable it, but there's no workaround yet. Good luck.

I almost forgot, I flashed this from CM11, but it doesn't matter too much with all of the wipes required before installing.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mu_shim:
I've been running this ROM for 14 days straight with no freezes, reboots, app crashes. I have two Nexus 7s at home both on Lollipop, and a few apps occasionally crashed and some still do, I guess developers of less mainstream apps haven't caught up fully with Lollipop yet.

My Z Ultra was fresh out of the box, running stock sony firmware on the latest version of KitKat. I rooted and unlocked BL using the steps on this thread: http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z-ultra/general/guide-everything-root-4-4-4-t2938098

And then flashed the ROM directly from within CWM (Philz recovery). I didn't flash the kernel.

Only very minor issue I have, as already reported here, is that 'Charging' shows up on the lockscreen even after you unplug the phone from the charger.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] aladdin32:
Very specific and clear, Thank you very much.

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14 days without a single freez! good news
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] fooznugget:
Just to add to the question about Titanium Backup from a few pages back, I tried installing this ROM again without restoring from Titanium at all to see if that had any affect for me. It did seem better for about 2 days, but I started getting the freezing again. My particular case seems to be much worse than everyone else because at some point, my phone starts to freeze immediately after boot. I'm going back to 4.4.4 for now.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] supergear:
I have had no issues with this ROM. It is the best lollipop ROM on our Z as everything works. It is stable for me no reboots or freezes. I suspect apps people have installed are the reasons for others issues
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] matthewtech770:
:confused:what recovery are you using i have a stock 6806 :confused:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] sylar666:
After a week using it, no freezes or problems. I've tried a lot of Z ultra roms, and this by far is the best and more stable.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jbleasdale:
No freezes or hangs on my Z Ultra in the few weeks since flashing this ROM.

My recipe for success was (if I remember correctly):

1. Unlock Bootloader following Sony's official process.

2. Flash CM11 following default CM method. Use the phone for a few weeks...

3. Download Scrubber's ROM and save to my SD card.

4. Reboot into CWM Recovery.

5. Wipe Dalvik, cache, etc.

6. I

didn't

flash the kernel.

7. Flash Scrubber's ROM.

I don't have a lot of other apps installed and it is running like a dream. Fast, no freezes, camera fine, two day battery life.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mu_shim:
Forgive my ignorance, but why in Scrubber's original post does it recommend flashing the kernel first?

For this and every other ROM I've flashed on other devices, the procedure is (once you have a custom recovery installed):

Boot into custom recovery

Wipe cache/dalvik, factory reset

Flash ROM from internal storage (assumes you've already downloaded the ROM onto the phone)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jbleasdale:
Would like to know this too! I certainly didn't need to do it while migrating from CM11 4.4.4.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Mnemonique:
Most probably copied from a post if we are to install from stock, I did skip that part since Im on dual Recovery, my fone is up and running since yesterday, so far so good
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] akexgroup:
dpi

Hi

THX for it's best.

the Rom dpi is very low.

Any solution ?

do you ever update this Rom ?

sorry for my bad english.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] fr33kiLL:
Have now flashed back the .108 cause oft issues with my Vodafone Data connection and APN cant Connect to Data Service

Edit: flashed port over .108 without whiping now data works and all setings are still there and no FC's vor other problems xD
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] albireox:
Texdroider_dpi from Playstore.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] akexgroup:
THX for your answer bro. ;)

sorry man i want more upper denisity.:rolleyes:

I mean build.prob denisity line.

can i change it without any problems ? like bad alignment in UI.

does Texdroider_dpi do something like lcd denisity ? or it's different ?

i was go back to 4.4.4 stone ui ROM and if not i test your suggest without questing you.:(

sorry again for my bad english. :silly:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] usagi111:
Discovered a fix for my camera that wasn't working, by accident. I don't know how this happened, but now I have to press and hold my finger on the screen to get the shutter working and take a picture! When I remove my finger from the screen, the shutter button phases out, but when I press on the screen the button lights up for a picture...weird. Some sort of glitch. Has anyone else who possibly had camera issues tried this?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] albireox:
The "stock" density for the Ultra is 320dpi, you can set it with that app.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] big:
Last test in Antutu, apparently seems a bit too :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] nitinsharma89:
Sony Xperia Z ultra c6802 India

Hi there,

can i port this rom in my sony xperia z ultra c6802 (india).
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kanej2006:
Scrubber, we love you. Thank you so much for your efforts, hard work and the time to help others. :good:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] fr33kiLL:
Habe flashed it over .108 without whiping, no bugs and same score and few Extras THX Sony. All Sony Apps Gully Wirkung ans Skizze looks like 5.0 port xD
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] wongyikhoong:
3 Way power menu

Hi,

I would like to ask if this ROM is DEODEX or otherwise as I would like to have the 3 way power menu as the pic and link below on my Z Ultra. Please advice. Thanks.

http://xdaforums.com/google-nexus-5/themes-apps/mod-3-power-menu-stock-5-0-1-deodex-t2997128
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] prashanth123:
Yes but backup TA before you do it and screen mirroring wont work
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] madsponge26:
Use Quick Boot.

Sent from my Bacon Machine
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mikelhdc:
Hello guys!

I am just curious, does x-reality works on this?

Yes the option is there but it seems not taking effect. I can tick and un-tick it under display setting but I can't see the difference (specially that notorious sharpening that is being applied on low res videos)

(Or the option for x reality is there but since the boot-loader was unlocked, you can't use it?)

Thanks!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] matthewtech770:
:confused:Hello Mr.scrubber what model# Google Play Edition did you get this system dump off of I know the Sony Play Edition for the United States is based off the C6806 :laugh:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
Yes it is s system dump from a c6806_gpe
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] matthewtech770:
:laugh:Thanks for the info I will be using your guide Everything About Root and Unlocking (4.4.4)[13/11/2014] to get this installed I have the three files downloaded so I will follow the directions on there thanks again.:laugh:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
just remember to back up the TA and all should be fine
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] The Stranger:
Hello blueether, i have a question and for a newbie on Xperia ZU level :p Normal...

Still have to find my way into this world, have the device now for two days and there is a lot to read, I'm average user and do have XDA experience with Samsung devices, but never used a Sony device before..

The TA partition the "Trim Area" when do you have to restore this? or what is the reason to backup this?

Is there a change to brick your device? or due to TA partition backup ? always able to restore back to a bootable device?

I'm on KK 108.

I follow your guide and did it all, Root, TA backup, dual recovery, Unlocked boot loader / YES.

THNX..
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
Not the correct thread but anyway...

You only need to restore the TA if you are going to get the device serviced under guarantee, of if you want to run a few apps that rely on the DRM keys that are wided when you unlock the bootloader. There is a very slight chande that you could brick the device when restoring the TA but not in backing it up. If anything goes wrong when writing to the TA partition it has a good chance of a real brick, you might be able to recover but it will mean pulling the device apart. I have restored the TA many times without issue...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Sithu Htun:
Everything is working fine and smooth. The only issue I am facing is "Unfortunately, com.process.media has stopped", while loading images in Photo app. When I use third party gallery apps, it seemes to fix but many blank images appeared. I love this ROM in both performance and battery life and want to use it daily. How can I fix it? Help me, please. Thanks.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] texaspledge:
Go to apps, media storage and clear data. Then reboot. That will fix it.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kayrowl91:
Is it only me or its happen to everyone. Lock screen got bugs. Even you unplugged the charger there still got charging info or fully charged.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Sithu Htun:
I have done before like the way you said. It fixed for a few hours and it happened again. :(
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] texaspledge:
For those who still have freezing issues. I've been searching and saw some black sleep of death issues on the nexus 5. They noted it could be due to smart lock issues. I had been using it with location and some Bluetooth devices and getting lock ups.

I've turned off pass code locking for time being and will see if that fixes things.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blinksilver:
This happens on the real McCoy. The regular version is actually littered with small bugs
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] tsiros:
wifi hotspot isn't working
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] aungkhaingoo:
how to save camera pic to sd card location? i did't see change location on lollipop camera. :(
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] diamantericos:
Yes it is I use the built in one from the pull down toggle . works flawlessly.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kikemotions:
Hi,

I've had those freezes on my phone without any locking method, I mean, just with slide to unlock and still suffer those freezes.

Then one day I've decided to wipe the phone and format the internal SD Card on TWRP. Then install from scratch and let google play install all my apps instead of restore them with titanium Backup and voilaaaa, no more freezes.

Las time I've restored some apps with TB and maybe that ****s up my OS and end up with hangs and freezes, but since I've formated and do a clean install of everything, my phone is lag free, freeze free and with an awesome battery life.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mu_shim:
I had nearly 4 weeks without freezes since installing on Dec 22nd. Had three freezes yesterday in relatively quick succession, nothing since. I can't think of anything specific that I was doing differently and hadn't installed any apps lately. A strange one.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] aungkhaingoo:
How can i add sound mode toggle on quick setting on notification?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hieuho178:
I wonder how, i wonder why?

i'm on Liquid Smooth LS-KK-v3.2 4.4.4, how can i flash this rom? Do i need to come back to stock ???
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] WildBit:
Use a power button app from the store
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] bappy004:
This rom is so awesome, just one BIG issue for me: the mobile data does not work. I tried all the suggestions like the full wipe, toggle to enable mobile data from the top panel, etc. Still it does not work. I am on C6833, on Optus AUstralia. I also tried to flash the baseband of the Optus ftf via flashtool, no luck. No mobile data. Anyone kind enough to give me some solution? As said, I'm on Virgin(Optus) Australia, C6833 LTE XZU, was using 4.4.4 bootloader unlocked before upgrading to this rom. It is not a GPE device, I believe thats the reason?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hieuho178:
i've already had Lolipop. Many thanks to Scrubber <3 But i dont like the Google Photo, how can i get the stock Camera like these older ver. ?

The Camera quality sound better thanks my last LiquidSmooth KK v3.2.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] halifage:
It is disabled by default do you have to enable it in settings
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] bappy004:
Hi mate,

I enabled it. Still it shows an exclamation sign beside the network bar indicator, and does not work. Am I missing something obvious? I enabled it from : 1. the notification toggle, 2. from the settings menu.

none of these work. I checked my apn settings and all are correct.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] halifage:
That's weird:confused:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] bappy004:
I also did a full-wipe install, to no avail. How exactly do you suggest to 'Enable' data connection in the Settings?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] halifage:
I think...

settings -> more -> mobile networks -> enable mobile data.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] diamantericos:
I was trying to fix the data issue while tired and found the fix change proxy to 8080 its missing and all change what you see in the attached photo make sure your settings match my photo
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] malimt:
Thankyou! This is brilliant! It worked well for me and i was coming from 4.4..4gpe port already using c6802 here it worked just fine used twrp 2.8.x.x so far so good its even restoring my files from 4.4..4 gpe anyways ill report back for more updates

UPDATE** Data works for me! LTE! Camera works more than fine, I have CWM recovery, I have all my apps restored from TB backup, I have root of course, everything that I can think of works and it's very smooth!

Hoping and waiting for more updates to come out from 5.0! GL to everyone out there installing!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] makfreeman:
Have been using this rom since its release without any issues untill today. My phone's screen just turned black, the backlight turns on but there is no display. Have tried hard restarting, hard resetting.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] bobger93:
Dock / Magnetic charger

anyone is getting some issue with dock on this ROM?

I've bought power suit case today which connects via magnetic port and it still disconnects after a while of connection,

I'm not sure if its some issue of this excellent rom or its just broken power case,

anyone know?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] jbleasdale:
No issues using a cheap third party dock with my Z Ultra and this ROM.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] WildBit:
Mark does it go into recovery?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] syckman:
This happened to me yesterday, and all was good for a month with no issues. Tried to restore using my nandroid backup and would not boot up past logo. Eventually just wiped and reinstalled ROM, and all is fine - but wasted the day getting phone back to how it was before. Anyone able to successfully restore from backup on this ROM - read that some other users were having problems with this,

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This exact problem happened to me and I was able to go into recovery to reinstall ROM.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] CosmoDroid:
Okay. I have read a lot but could not get this port working. Where can I find "new" versions of CWM or TWRP? Also I flashed the CM boot.img but apparently there was no recovery embedded in the latest official build. So I tried booting the boot.img from this GPE port and managed to flash it. However it never completes the first boot. Screen goes dark and hence it's not a bootloop. I restarted the device. It went past the boot animation and then got stuck at "Starting apps." I have tried with and without wiping and with DooMKernel. Everytime the first boot takes eternity and force restarting gets it stuck at "Starting app". I was on complete stock 14.4.A.0.108 and rooted.