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[Xperia Z3 Android Development] Omario-242:
It's not dead I think. It's more likely that there's neither new bugs nor new features which are discussed here.

I for myself have flashed the nightly from Saturday and besides a few strange reboots and the known camera bug there's nothing that's bothering me so why should anybody write smth. here if there's not much happening.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] Apoena:
Just a warning - version cm-12.1-20150922-NIGHTLY gave me a bootloop where I can't even access the recovery menu.

I can shut down the phone by pressing "power + vol up" but any attempts to power it back on only goes as far as the Sony logo splash screen, and then bootloops. This doesn't give me time to go into recovery. I have tried accessing with ADB and Fastboot but they don't recognize any devices attached. I'm currently downloading flashtool to see if I have any luck there, but so far I'm stuck. If anyone has any pointers I would greatly appreciate it.

Thanks!
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] sherlock5545:
Boot into flash mode and use Flashtool to flash a stock Sony firmware.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] Hussain_Salam:
Hey i'm sorry for this queston but do i need a unlocked bootloader?

I have a locked one currently but have XZDualRecovery installed im getting a error

when attempting to flash and it says this package is for device: D6602 D6603 D6633 D6643 D6653,z3 this device is LEO.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] sherlock5545:
Yes, it's required. All ROMs, except Sony-based ROMs, require an unlocked bootloader.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] Hussain_Salam:
I was able to Flash MIUI without a unlock bootloader, =S Just confused
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] sherlock5545:
MIUI for the Z3 is based on stock Sony. It's not AOSP/CM :)
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] Hussain_Salam:
Oh i see, Thank you =3
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] Apoena:
I was able to flash D6603_23.4.A.1.200_GEL I pulled from a thread on the general area, but it reboots every time after a few seconds it finishes booting. I'm downloading the D6603_23.0.A.2.93_Generic_20GLOBAL right now and will try to see if that fixes it. Do you have any insights on this by any chance?

TIA!
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] sherlock5545:
Have you heard of XperiFirm? I suggest you download it and get the latest FTF firmware for your particular device/region and let it unpack everything for you. You can then use Flashtool to bundle your FTF firmware and flash it in flash mode from your device.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] ondrejvaroscak:
Both of you, this is off topic, this is Cyanogenmod thread.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] Apoena:
No, hadn't heard of that tool until today when I found their icon on the Flashtool menu. I clicked on that and it showed me the latest firmwares available but I couldn't find how to make it download anything. I'll check it out, thanks for the tip.

Regardless, when you do an FTF install you should get a brand new install of everything, right? There shouldn't be any conflicts between new and old "unwiped" data... or am I mistaken? I'm curious as to why I'm getting a crash on a freshly installed FTF.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] ursophone:
Some weird icons on the status bar wite 09-23 nightly.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] ldarbs:
I don't know if you're still having this problem, but if you change your status bar theme and then change it back it should fix it. It's fixed in the 09-24 build.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] sodeknetters:
Hello... Longtime user of CyanogenMod on various phones (first one; HTC HD2, later a Samsung Galaxy S3). Since it had been a long time ago since I went from stock to CM on the S3 I had no tools on my PC left from that time (OTA updates ftw!!). Yesterday I bought a Sony Xperia Z3 which has stock software that is an awful lot better than what the HD2 and S3 had originally..but still I want my CM back :)

Went through a quite painfull and lengthy process of figuring out what to do and getting everything to work. If you start from a bare PC with a completely stock phone, I would recommend the following order/things to do:

- install Flashtool

- reboot windows in safe mode with driver signature verification OFF

- install ADB, Fastboot and device specific drivers from the flashtool directory, accept driver signature warnings and afterwards reboot normally.

- install minimal ADB and Fastboot package

- use flashtool to downgrade to the first released official firmware for your model

- use giefroot to get root on the stock firmware (the exploit used to make this possible has been patched on later firmwares so that is why you needed to downgrade)

- use TA-backup 9.11 to backup the "TA partition" of your phone before you do anything to the bootloader. This ensures you can flash it back and claim warranty at a later stage without incurring costs for software repair. Make sure you save the backup somewhere safe.

- flash a recovery of your choice (I wanted to use TWRP but nevermind.. it got overwritten by Cyanogen recovery in the next step)

- flash CM

- doneee

Now for a quick question... I have experienced some freeze-> reboot situations. Is this sort of thing still common with this build or did I goof something up? Is the device maintainer still active? I see that the latest update to the 'what is working and what is not working" post was in March. Is it useful to post logcats etc in this thread?

thanks, cheers
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] ursophone:
No freezes or reboots here, but it's far from perfect.

NFC can't read RFID-tags, which is a shame when wanting to check bus tickets.

Camera sucks, which you'll find much moaning about.

BT crashes every now and then.

Battery life is borderline OK, but way worse than with SONY stock rom.

Uncertain about device maintainer, but activity seems very low at best.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] sodeknetters:
Thanks for replying so promptly!! Too bad there is little development love for this device. It is a very good phone as far as I can tell now.

I knew about sucky camera, don't really care. Had NFC on my S3 and never used it. Crap battery life.... too bad but can live with daily charge cycle. Bluetooth.. ah yes some people use it a lot. Not me.

So.. if it would just stop crashing I would be pretty happy already :)
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] AndyChu:
Is it posible to intall CM12 dialer to stock 5.1.1 rom?
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] lu99ke:
I have not seen that being possible... I may be wrong though. I know it is possible to use the ASOP based dialler from the sony xperimental rom that was put out for the 6603. Head over to that thread ( under general I think ) and trawl through it as someone pulled out the dialler apk amongst others... I have root and installed it and it worked perfectly... But I changed back as I missed the Sony one strangely enough.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] JimSwe:
kernel

M5 kernels ends up in bootloop.

Z3 d6603 - CM12.1 5.1.1 latest update

Any fix?
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] Tadimer:
What are the issues?

Do this Rom still have 4 seconds delay on calls?

Greatz
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] nailyk:
custom twrp for z3

Hi,

As you I'm missing custom recoveries for Z3 so I decide to compile IT. Is I'm not a (good) dev

I give it as it

. It work successful on my D6603 for 1 month now but maybe some important functionalities are missing.

It's unofficial twrp build but when a solve some compilation problems I will submit a patch to the twrp team so I hope my build become official.

I hope my work can be useful to someone for this great phone.

MD5:

boot_z3_twrp_20150911.img 7e752604f53834408b49427e42570f62

boot_z3_twrp_20151002.img 7a568f76cf06a9b3eadd127e81224df4

Links (60 days from 2015-oct-03):

http: //wikisend.com/download/321282/boot_z3_twrp_20150911.img

http: //wikisend.com/download/355260/boot_z3_twrp_20151002.img

P.S.: bootloader must be unlocked to use custom recoveries. Don't use this files if your not sure what you are doing.

P.S.2: From reading https: //github.com/CyanogenMod/android_kernel_sony_msm8974/commits/cm-12.1 some changes appeared on 2015-09-22. So for cyanogen build before 22/09 use boot_20150911.img and for build after 22/09 use boot_20151002.img.

P.S.3: Sorry for brokens links (space near http:) but I'ts my first post on xda then I'm not authorized to post urls.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] nailyk:
I think you'r experiencing same troubles than me: cyanogen builds newer than sept-22 can't be booted with old kernels. I check M5 kernel on xda and it seems that the last version is dated on 2015-11-10. Can you test m5 with an 'old' cyanogen version?

Is I use cyanogen on my D6603 I never encounter a 4seconds calls delays. Maybe a little lag to swipe for pick up calls.

For what I use camera isn't usable in 'proximity' mode (less than 5 meters) but deformation is invisible for pictures of landscapes. (I can post test pictures).

The nfc chip can't read nfc tags for now.

Everything else work fine: no more reboot with cyanogen 20150909, sound is great, battery is amazing (4 days)

Hoping my answer was helpful.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] Mikoto Misaka:
Daylight saving

The automatic time setting doesn't update according to daylight saving here in Melbourne.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] deepongi:
actually, it is possible.

http://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/mod-cyanogenmod-dialer-contacts-stock-t3151952

ive tried the dialer + contacts + messaging app (another thread) .. they all work fine on Stock Sony 5.1.1 ROM.

just make sure you make a nandroid backup first, in case you wanna go back.

regards.

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dont know how you tested it, but its not working for me. ive tried both ways.

can anyone confirm these recoveries are working?
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] nailyk:
Your signature say you have a D6603, same phone as me, it seems also your use CM12.1 and/or Android 5.1 based rom so I don't understand.

Can you explain what's happening? Is recovery accessible/twrp launching? Does your rom did a bootloop? How did you flash it?

I'm really sorry. I work hard on this before posting on xda.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] alejoar:
"Reboot" option in the power menu actually turns the device off.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] a110c:
Tired with occasional reboots and moved from CM 12.1 to stock-based custom ROM (MoonBreakers). Reboots while moving and speaking (caused probably by network handovers). Reboots while talking via BlueTooth handsfree. Calling party waits for a long time while my phone shows spinning CM boot animation...

One of the best CM nightly build were living 43 hours until reboot. Another reboot much more often. The worst thing is when you use your phone heavier, reboots happen more frequently. So your calling parties see you disappear from network for few minutes.

P.S. Using CM for years. Running CM perfectly on Nexus 7 and Samsung i9300.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] deepongi:
you worked hard on this before posting? k.. maybe i am doing something wrong. tell me your exact procedures to flash it and use it.

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yes, thats a know issue and already comes from few days (weeks?) back. one of shinano CM12.1 maintainers, [MENTION=3506409]cdesai[/MENTION] is already aware of the issue, and we just have to wait for the fix, when he has some free time to code it.

regards.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] nailyk:
Sure!

- I plug the usb cable into the phone

and

the computer, then switch the phone off.

- Next I hold 'vol-up' while pressing power until z3 vibrate 3 times. Then I maintain only 'vol-up' until the blue light is on to enter bootloader/fastboot mode.

- Next I type 'fastboot flash boot boot_z3_twrp_20151002.img'

- When it's done 'fastboot reboot'. When I see then 'SONY'/'XPERIA' logo I rappidely press/release lots of times 'vol-up'.

Now the 'teamwin' logo appear and twrp become usable via adb and/or touch screen (mount/unmount, backups, zip install/restore, mtp, adb, file browsing, terminal)

(actually I use the http ://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_z3#Installing_CyanogenMod_on_Sony_Devices procedure except I use self built boot.img)

On the 20150911 release (first one) all the reboot button switch the phone off, backlight is unadjustable.

On the two builds I can't use adb sideload cause twrp is complaining about my adb version.

Is this helpfull?

P.S.: http ://fr.tinypic.com/r/bet1s8/8
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] deepongi:
boot partition? TWRP is to be used on FOTAKernel/recovery partition... if you flash those files, next time you flash a new build is gone, since boot img is replaced....

congrats on the effort, but its useless.

regards.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] cmeeren:
Bootloop on nightly 2015-10-08. Recovery accessible, restoring from backup now.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] ursophone:
Installed this morning. No such problem here. Working fine so far, but have obviously not stressed it yet.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] j4y_z:
Had the same with 2015-10-07. Back to 2015-10-05.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] nailyk:
lol! That's why I need to reflash it on every updates! Thanks!

As compiling twrp is my first dev project I'm little lost with D6603 boot process, but your tip about FOTAKernel partition was helpfull.

Now what I've done:

(- replace boot partition with the CM-12.1 original).

- http ://wikisend.com/download/152052/recovery_20151003.img (md5sum: f2bd0a44dfc8a56aa6b6b9298ad61f7a )

- fastboot flash FOTAKernel recovery_20151003.img

- fastboot reboot

press volume rocker when light turn to violet.

What I've understood is the D6603 boot with the kernel on the 'boot' partition but while pressing the vol button the 'FOTAKernel' ramdisk is used. Is it right? Is there a way to boot the 'FOTAKernel' instead?
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] Amr Nasser:
Important

does folder mount link " data " with u guys ??
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] Mattadome02:
Find the FOTA recovery somewhere in this forum (in either development or original development) and flash using: fastboot flash recovery x.img
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] LeonidasTurk:
Hello. Xposed causes bootloop on my xperia z3 with latest cm12.1 firmware. I tried v73 and v74. Both caused bootloop. I installed them with recovery. What can i do? Is there any solution?
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] t1MzN:
try v75 for me its working on 11.10 build
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] Mr.Elmmyr:
Try v75, and i wouldnt use CM Recovery, flash a FOTA TWRP instead.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] LeonidasTurk:
I'm developer of FOTARecovery for z3 lol. :D
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] Mr.Elmmyr:
Oh, LOL :laugh:
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] saidmsb:
Can I flash this to my z3 dual Sim D6633? Data and phon calls works?

tried to the search before dropping my question but i got confused more and couldn't find any clear answer.

Thanks.

Edit: i don't need dual sim functionality, one working sim (data+call) is enough.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] Mr.Elmmyr:
Is there any bluetooth issues with CM 12.1?
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] cmeeren:
For me, Bluetooth occasionally turns off and refuses to turn on again until I reboot. I have no idea if this is a problem with the OS, an app, or something else.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] ursophone:
It is possible to restart BT after it has crashed, but it's only marginally less of a bother than a reboot.

Go to settings->apps. Select the "all" tab, and find bluetooth services. Click on that and force close all processes. Once they're all dead, you can reenable bluetooth again.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] cmeeren:
There's nothing called "Bluetooth Services" on the "All" tab. The only thing starting with "Bluetooth" is "Bluetooth Share".

Since you know of this problem though, does that mean it's related to CM12.1?
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] ursophone:
Sorry, you're right. I meant "Bluetooth Share".

I have always assumed that this problem is specific to the Z3 and not to CM in general, but I honestly don't have the first clue.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] deepongi:
Been using it for a couple of days, seems everything is ok this time.

regards.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] SleemLDJ:
Can I install cm12.1 while my device is rooted but with a locked bootloader?
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] ondrejvaroscak:
Yes, if you unlock bootloader :) CM needs unlocked bootloader.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] aZZe77:
I already tried to find out if there's still the fisheye bug in the current nightly builds. So the question is is this bug still present? Thank you!
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] ondrejvaroscak:
If the bug would be resolved, you would know it because there would be a big hype around CM/AOSP forums :))))))))))))))
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] aZZe77:
OK which means the bug is still there? That's really a shame...
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] ondrejvaroscak:
If you would know what is behind the problem, make an effort to learn about history of this "bug" and why does it exist, read the forums here, you would spare yourself your stupid comment. Shame is that you are just totally unaware.

NVM - language problem on my side
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] aZZe77:
If there would be a bug list available which lists all the current bugs including this one people would not ask for it! Since such a list doesn't exist and people are still asking for it it my post was not stupid! If the responsible people are too stupid to publish such a list then this is a project management issue and not a user issue.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] ondrejvaroscak:
People are used to read changelogs... CM is in development and not intended for end-user. And stupid I mark your comment that "It is a shame" ... it is not shame, this bug is inevitable consequence of Qualcomm/SONY NDA policies and lack of total Open Source support.

NVM - language issue on my side
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] sherlock5545:
I'm not sure whether English is your first language or not (considering you are in Germany), but "It is a shame" is an idiomatic phrase, and it doesn't have any rude meaning as the literal "shame". He basically said:

" Oh, so the bug is still there? It's really unfortunate".

What part of this bug would you consider NOT unfortunate? It doesn't matter whose fault it is, it's still unfortunate that such a capable device is hindered because of such policies.

I think you jumped on your gun for a pretty innocent comment.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] deepongi:
[MENTION=6351145]ondrejvaroscak[/MENTION] congrats once again... you seem to have a natural talent to piss ppl off :)

regards.

edit:

BTW and FYI... cameras are ready .. this commit is one example only...

and [MENTION=359497]jerpelea[/MENTION] will soon publish the cam blobs that you are always saying that Sony doesnt provide ( maybe because its their intellectual property, ence close source, and only jerpelea can work on them (whom works for Sony Sweden...) and them publish?! ) ....
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] ondrejvaroscak:
There go my apologies then, because I misunderstood the meaning of "It's a shame .."

Says someone who doesn't give a f*ck about intellectual property and honoring agreements with multi-billion dollars corporate ... LOL ...

nevermind, thanks for info, it's really good news...

As for my talent to piss people off ... well, I was already bit started-up by constantly repeating questions from Concept M thread, and yes, I jumped on my own ... So sorry once again, I'll try to control my temper a bit...
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] deepongi:
yes, i dont give a F... But Sony does however .. ;)

and yes, its good news indeed... i am following Sony AOSP hangouts. the devs that are working on it are committed and things are developing very fast :)

we will soon have proper working cam on shinano devices.

regards.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] ondrejvaroscak:
That would be great, because will allow me to switch over to CM ... I was using CM on my previous Samsungs and have never been happier with my phone / tablet... I am currently pretty disappointed by latest SONY move into verity-dm ...
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] Mikoto Misaka:
the mail app used to work ><
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] dmbkiwi:
I'm equivocating on whether to move to CM12, or wait for the official Sony Lollipop update. Any chance someone/somemany could give their impressions on CM12 as a daily driver at the moment? Any issues with performance, battery life, app compatibility?

Cheers

Matt
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] liero123:
How to extract boot.img and then make everything work?
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] zepelinhead:
Hi all

So, I'm buying a Z3 soon and I've seen now the phone can be rooted without unlocking the bootloader (therefore, DRM keys are not damaged). Is this true? If yes, installing CyanogenMod will be ok for me. In case you haven't noticed, total noob here :( (for now)

Thanks guys
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] Masa. T:
Mobile data and wifi are very unstable. I have no idea what causes this problem.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] Mikoto Misaka:
Personally, I think there isn't a big point in rooting. Unlocking bootloader is pretty much about gaining access to unofficial ROM (non-sony).

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Bluetooth earphones do not work on the playback from the Music app though it worked on my audio book app.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] lusciousboom:
Hello,

The new build has been released for today.

-stepping has been fixed for the brightness slider

-adaptive backlight and adaptive brightness appear to work now

-further performance improvements

-Bluetooth audio is working, at least through my cars Bluetooth audio, using the stock music app

I will be testing bluetooth audio with my car's bluetooth system, as well as testing the speakers during calls when I am off work later tonight.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] Mikoto Misaka:
my email won't sync ><
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] oguzpasa:
donwloaded latest version but couldnt install . recovery giving that error: cant execute.. checked md5sum its ok but still cant install it
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] lusciousboom:
Make sure you are using the CyanogenRecovery included in the boot.img of the rom. I have experienced issues when using other recoveries like TWRP and CWM with these nightlies.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] jiujitiancai:
Bug report：the camera shot a picture，which is twisted, see the Windows' top.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] dmbkiwi:
This is promising. Please report back. Do you know if there are any bluetooth issues vis-a-vis androidwear?
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] oguzpasa:
sorry im kinda noob at this sony and recoveries. i dont know how to flash boot.img as recovery. is that code works: fastboot flash recovery boot.img ? i also flashed fota kernel recovery . is there a possible conflict if i flash that as well?
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] lusciousboom:
Open the .zip that contains the nightly build. You will find a boot.img file in there.

Extract it to the location of your android SDK platform tools and run: fastboot flash boot boot.img

Reboot into recovery and use the "apply update" option to apply the newest update. Make sure to flash your gapps package if you want them.
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] Mikoto Misaka:
the "Search Bar" is not shown!!
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] oguzpasa:
i flashed the boot.img but still cant use cmrecovery. plugged usb by holding volume up button wrote that code and it said done. after reboot still same recovery as team win recovery project( which i guess fota kernel recovery) is there anything to do for uninstall that recovery?

btw thanks for the quick reply :)
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] freddy1991:
Mobile data stops working after flashing 25th nightly.

And found one bug... Mobile network becomes lost after a soft reboot and IMEI also lost... Can be solved by a regular reboot....
[Xperia Z3 Android Development] DarkSolos:
LockedBoot

Hello guy,

i am a new on this forum so be gently with me :D

I have a question i root my phone with giefroot and he work verry well :) but i want test cyanogen but i dont know if it's possible with simply root the device ?