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[Sony Xperia M2] xdavidc:
Hi [MENTION=4787101]linuxct[/MENTION], been using z4 experience on my wife's m2 aqua for some time, if I want to upgrade to this one do I need to go through the whole process?

Since is for her to use, are there any bugs besides the ones in OP I should be aware before handing it over to her?

Thanks for your work.
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
I definetly doubt it. If fstrim's are there, the rest of the commands should be there, too. They're installed with the RIC Disabler part of the installer script.

Well, if it's not your phone I'd suggest leaving it there in 4.4.4, just in case... (and also, Z4 eXPERIence 3.0 it's still a great rom for daily use).

However, when 4.5 goes stable, I'd definetly suggest you to upgrade to it, I'm going to try it'll be as good as Z4 eXPERIence was. :)
[Sony Xperia M2] xdavidc:
Will wait then, many thanks!
[Sony Xperia M2] Vtrendzzy:
Yeah. Don't update it yet. KitKat is way better than this beta for your wife. Wait for sometime.
[Sony Xperia M2] xazakasrizava:
Contacts keep force closing, meaning the dialer app.
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Clear data of Contacts app (?) ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
[Sony Xperia M2] xazakasrizava:
Haha, I already did. I'm using true dialer now and that's fine just reporting a (possible) bug.
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
I know, because it happened to me once when I was doing dirty flashes to see what happened, and until I cleared it's data it didn't work properly :D
[Sony Xperia M2] xazakasrizava:
Lol, I didn't dirty flash it though, no problems anyways. Thank ;)
[Sony Xperia M2] iqan:
[MENTION=4787101]linuxct[/MENTION]

Already did it 2 times, still no luck. Status 7 Error.

Can you give me the link for stock ftf for D2302 ? I may have modified ftf.

Thanks in advance. ! :)
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
I've just uploaded a new collection of fresh 18.6.A.0.182 FTFs right here

Use the one that matches your model from there :)
[Sony Xperia M2] JuniorCaesar:
So, can we install rom on this ftfs? Is that safe?
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Yep, there shouldn't be any problem.
[Sony Xperia M2] djborek:
I need clear firmware no stuff operators Central Europe with Polish language.
[Sony Xperia M2] JuniorCaesar:
So, create your own ftf via XperiFirm :)
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Did you check here?

D2303 FTF is Customized CE5, which is a Clean one. D2403 is from Customized RU, but only difference is an extra app if I recall correctly, which can be uninstalled without even root. And both contain polish, yes.
[Sony Xperia M2] sub1zero:
Will this systemUI work on this rom http://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony-themes-apps/mod-theme-accent-systemui-navi-button-t3216761 he have z1c fixed systemUI.

I try it and it work bugs are fixed.
[Sony Xperia M2] sunilalw2007:
Hi,

I have M2 D2302 and waiting your new rom which will based on new update (18.6.A.0.182)

could you tell me, in your rom multi user shortcut available on notification drawer to switch account which is not available in stock.

currently i have enabled it to make some small changes in build.prop now its available in settings but not in notification drawer.

please advice me with your next release

Thanks in advanced.
[Sony Xperia M2] Gaurav007:
1.)This ROM works on D2302

2.)No update is required as it boots on Latest firmware

3.)Yes there is a multi-user icon in notification bar

4.)New releases are in beta stage you need to create account on AFH and follow him to access the links.
[Sony Xperia M2] sunilalw2007:
Provide me AFH url
[Sony Xperia M2] Glani:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=64232607&postcount=277

You are welcome :)

I've followed the instructions but it is second day without any answer and access to beta program :( The page on the download link for Xperia Z5 S.T.Y.L.E. 4.5b2 is blank :(
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Yeah, I'm sorry for the inconvenience. I'm really busy this days (the end of the semester is near lol), and I barely check the forum, and even less AFH. But I'll add you as soon as I can.
[Sony Xperia M2] MarianaLovegood:
Can I still sign up for the beta program? :D
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Everyone is welcome :)
[Sony Xperia M2] Weekend Offender:
Does anyone else have bad quality on snapchat camera but good quality on regular camera ?
[Sony Xperia M2] FrWhyMe:
I installed the rom , and i've noticed that the feature "Edit music info" in the Sony "Music" (aka Walkman) app is not there .

Maybe it already wasn't there in the previous updates .

However , could anyone tell me if this was one of the features that you lose with the DRM keys when unlocking your Bootloader ?

If not, could anyone tell me how to get it back , and give me the apk i need to move in the correct folder or something , maybe it was something that was removed in the rom , since alot of features have been removed .
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
There you go https://mega.nz/#!mZdVwCob!h_ZeVUHs0_f5tnhsSy8__oWCpwkG0EVTo_F1_BV27Nk (yes, it's flashable)
[Sony Xperia M2] FrWhyMe:
Thanks dude , works like a charm :D !
[Sony Xperia M2] FalleN_lMaster:
lml awesome :D
[Sony Xperia M2] Glani:
I installed the Rom, and now the LTE is not working. I recovered with Titanium backup an copy of data (not app) from the Phone app dated before installing the rom - LTE went online but the SMS app stoped working at all. I tried the "download settings for internet and mms" thing, but it gives me an error "Could not download". Any ideas ?
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Think you have to set the apn manually with this rom as auto download doesn't work
[Sony Xperia M2] Glani:
I found some tutorial, created new APN and it worked. Thanks !
[Sony Xperia M2] iqan:
flashed .182 ftf 3 times still cant install this rom on D2302..

Error finding scsi module

E: Error executing updater binary in zip Z5-STYLE-4.5b2-r2-eage.
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
That's really curious... I've no idea why it can't find the module, it should be there.
[Sony Xperia M2] Gaurav007:
I think something is wrong with recovery

If not then

*Extract the ROM

*Replace META-INF from V4.0

*Repack and Flash

Remember to flash Multi-recovery and SuperSU again
[Sony Xperia M2] iqan:
Error comes while it tries to "Install RIC disabler". (not flashing separate zip for RIC disabler)

FTF - Stock .182

BL - XPERIAM2_1.716_BOOTLOADER_UPDATE_(ONLY_OPEN_DEVICES).ftf

Recovery - RECOVERY-TWRP-2.8.7.0-D230X_D240X-UPDATED-THEME.img

---------- Post added at 11:48 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:48 AM ----------

Error comes while it tries to "Install RIC disabler". (not flashing separate zip for RIC disabler)

FTF - Stock .182

BL - XPERIAM2_1.716_BOOTLOADER_UPDATE_(ONLY_OPEN_DEVICES).ftf

Recovery - RECOVERY-TWRP-2.8.7.0-D230X_D240X-UPDATED-THEME.img
[Sony Xperia M2] Gaurav007:
If you know how to remove RIC disabler script then remove it.
[Sony Xperia M2] andreyshch:
When I try to flash the zip it gives me an error
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
I just flashed the exact FTF you said you installed 3 times, and it detects perfectly fine the SCSI module using that TWRP you installed.

If it can't be found only thing I can think of is that the /tmp/busybox is not properly extracted or permission set, but, it is because it's used to define the buildprop that needs to be installed (which didn't return any error).

That being said, I can't help you too much with that, but telling you to consider flashing the 'RIC DISABLER WITH-EXTRAS' zip, that was only intended for version 4.0.
[Sony Xperia M2] FunSucker:
1. Flashing fw. 182 (clean install)

2. Rooting with Kingroot, apply ric_disabler, install multirecovery v0.7 (done)

3. Flashing this ROM+supersu+ric disabler+extra and then d2302 patch+multirecovery (used TWRP)

4. After reboot, losing root access. So i did re root.

5. ROM installed

Some bugs :

1. Screen lock issue, cant touch anything

2. After reboot sometimes network mode is missing, cant switch network mode.

3. Wifi, connection is not good

4. Camera, sometimes got message

message about flashlight so cant take a pict, must reopen camera

Im missing something?

D2302 locked bootloader

EDIT: wifi connection is fine
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
1. Also happening here. Sony should resolve it.

2. Will be fixed in next beta release, hopefully.

4. Weird. Very weird. No one experienced that AFAIK... Maybe it has something to do with your flashlight LED, was it on when you openend camera app?
[Sony Xperia M2] andreyshch:
when I flash te zip it say :Updating partition details...

E: Unable to open zip file.

Error flashing zip '/sdcard/Z5-STYLE-4.0.zip'

Updating partition details...

Failed
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Maybe your download got corrupted? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
[Sony Xperia M2] andreyshch:
I will try to download it again soon but now i'm testing the deoxed patch with z2 base.Thank you for the answer.:)
[Sony Xperia M2] FunSucker:
Nope, just a moment after i take first pict.

This is my 2nd times used this ROM. In first (.175 flashed), no camera issues.

But dont worry, sir. I think that problem is gone now. Wiping dalvik cache (maybe 2 or 3 times), camera worked normally :)) lol

Thanks for advance
[Sony Xperia M2] andreyshch:
okay, I downloaded again and I could installed it succesfully, but I have a question, why have I to flash the multirecovery 0.7 and the ric disabler??
[Sony Xperia M2] leho6694:
Ric disabler to root(supersu),multirecovery to flash .zippack with mods
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Think you only need to do that if you're starting from scratch, if your only flashing the z5 style rom on rooted+recovery 5.1 should be ok unless you get problems that is
[Sony Xperia M2] CBlike:
I tried to install the Z5 Style 4.5 B2 with 18.6.A.0.182 Customized GEL in my D2306 but did't boot completely I don't know what is the problem to be honest but I'm sure I did everything ok. Just I noticed that the .zip of the rom flashed to fast in less than 2 minutes then I flash again just in case and I reboot the phone but it got stuck on the bootanimation.
[Sony Xperia M2] Gaurav007:
You have to wipe data after flashing the ROM

And First boot takes about 10-15 minutes so be patient
[Sony Xperia M2] CBlike:
I wiped data and cache and was the same thing and I wait more than 15 minutes believe me it's was not the first time that I flashed this rom.

Perfectly working with 18.6.A.0.175 as base

Enviado desde mi D2306 mediante Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Which build prop are you using? The one for 18.6.A.0.175 supplied in the zip or the one for 18.6.A.0.182, The z2 port by gaurav works on 18.6.A.0.182 so don't see why this shouldn't.
[Sony Xperia M2] sunilalw2007:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24344671467602260

above link says access denied

followed steps by me are:

1. send me an email to sergiocastell [at] gmail [dot] com

2. registered on AndroidFileHost and follow you, now un-follow icon is appearing there.

that's it.

now what should i do? what i am missing?
[Sony Xperia M2] andreyshch:
the camera don't work for me , it fc all the time
[Sony Xperia M2] Saelfos Emaka:
Me too.. :( d2303
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Is it so fricking hard to read the entire thread?

All your problems/question are already answered and/or solved.

And [MENTION=4328838]sunilalw2007[/MENTION], I will add remaining new people this weekend, I don't have time now.

I just logged in to say this. I'm out.
[Sony Xperia M2] harold3211:
How to get the sim card application back?
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Take it from one of gauaravs deodexed ports..
[Sony Xperia M2] ismael030885:
Don't work proximity sensor when iam calling

I have D2306 device
[Sony Xperia M2] CBlike:
[MENTION=4787101]linuxct[/MENTION] Im wondering how did you fix the volume thing?

Enviado desde mi D2306 mediante Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia M2] TheEvil332:
The proximity sensor not working and for me

Otherwise the Rom is really fast and beautiful, i have Z5 in hands haha,thanks for hard working and keep This updated :)
[Sony Xperia M2] leho6694:
Foud bug,ar effect not working with video

Wysłane z mojego XPERIA M2 przy użyciu Tapatalka
[Sony Xperia M2] mohtabbaa:
Me too the same problem
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Okay. Will have a deeper look.

That something that confuses me quite a bunch. In mine it's working. In my dad's phone is working. But people complain it doesn't work WTF

No, you're not the unique one that told me that, i'm very confused about this.
[Sony Xperia M2] Majin Aiman:
Is sim slot no:2 just support gsm? Can we change it? On official 5.1.1 we're able to change both slot on gsm or wcdma. Is this bugs?
[Sony Xperia M2] eddrowe:
Tried reading through comments see if anyone has sane problem as me but couldnt see anything, does media server work or not on this rom?
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
If you mean dlna(think that's right), yes it will but you'll probably need to add the right apk in the system as this is a heavily de-bloated rom
[Sony Xperia M2] eddrowe:
Which apk is needed?
[Sony Xperia M2] methuntt:
phone unforunately stopped

com.android.phone is stopped error

i cant make call
[Sony Xperia M2] andreyshch:
It happened me when i tried to restore all me apps with titanium backup, including all the others from rom stock, did you try to do that? I had to restore the rom

Enviado desde mi D2303 mediante Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia M2] methuntt:
nope.i didnt do that restore.

Just installed z5 rom style andd patched

but contacts and network is going airplane mode automatically
[Sony Xperia M2] andreyshch:
I don't Know why it is happening to you, I'm not the developer, but I would try to flash it again, always wiping correctly the data, cache and dalvik cache

Enviado desde mi D2303 mediante Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia M2] methuntt:
I done the same procedure as how the developer said..

When i click the call option in settings,com.andrid.phone has stopped

error is coming

now iam again flashed same problem is there
[Sony Xperia M2] andreyshch:
Wait to developer, maybe he could help you.

Enviado desde mi D2303 mediante Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia M2] methuntt:
yup i have to wait..

Only that call bug is there..

Im using xperia m2 d2302
[Sony Xperia M2] leho6694:
Try Flash in fresh stock
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Will be fixed in beta 3, be patient.

In the meantime, remember to flash the D2302 patch in order to avoid it.
[Sony Xperia M2] methuntt:
Bro i patched it same problem s there..

xperia m2 dual i cant select wcdma in sim 2..only gsm is possible..

only this two bugs are there...i cant use net using sim..
[Sony Xperia M2] basem_ym:
Firstly thanks,much thanks for this awsome rom

Every thing work great

Every single corner of the rom works great

But I couldnt see any manual APN config. settings

Here is a screenshot

Is it missing or not intirely included??

Auto internet settings doesnt work

I cant use my 3g without manual settings

Any fix or something to flash please?
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
AFAIK it should just work, as it's working also on deodexed ROM. I can't do anything else.

APN is inside 'Mobile Networks' in that screenshot.
[Sony Xperia M2] ismailbozdagg:
Hi everybody

I have Xperia M2 Dual D2302. My favourite rom Z5 Style 4.5b2-r2 but this rom with 'd2302 patch151206.zip ' good work.

First Flash Z5 style rom

Then D2302patch151206.zip

And no bugs very good rom, stabil,gaming and battery life ( with amplify, stamina, greenify and doze)

Thanks for rom Linuxct
[Sony Xperia M2] ismael030885:
I want version 4.5b2 please
[Sony Xperia M2] Gaurav007:
Open settings>Dual SIM Settings

Turn off SIM 1

Then go to Mobile Networks> SIM 2>Select WCDMA

It will switch to 3G after 2 times after that again Goto dual sim settings and turn on SIM 1:D
[Sony Xperia M2] xazakasrizava:
So far no bugs in 4.2b! Even data and APN work fine (I had to set the APN manually, no difficulty). Gaming performance is garbage though, any tips?
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Yeah, play any graphically intensive games on a console it ain't the rom giving the problem

It's the 1gb of ram
[Sony Xperia M2] karlmorgan92:
Well, the rom is really great, but I have a problem, the fm radio does nothing, there isn't sound, I don't know if this is a know bug, or this happens only to me.

I think that's the only problem I've seen.

EDIT: I´m in the 4.5b2

EDIT 2: I decided to install everything from 0 and now everything works fine.
[Sony Xperia M2] Vtrendzzy:
Guys how can i download this rom? The latest one 4.5b2.
[Sony Xperia M2] eddrowe:
Any1 else keep having issues of the screen clicking and opening things by itself, has happened to me a few times now and have reboot to get it to stop
[Sony Xperia M2] itsbvka:
I have that on stock ROM when outside in wind and cold temperature. To me it looks like a too sensitive touch screen
[Sony Xperia M2] solehud:
View attachment 3629833

How to fix

D2302
[Sony Xperia M2] FrWhyMe:
Hey , could you give me a falshavle zip with the Mediaserver fonction in it ? I don't see it in Xperia Connectivity anymore . Thanks .
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Glad to hear it was solved.

Didn't I already added you to the beta group? Hmm...

That might be your screen's problem (too cold, as itsbvka said?), nothing seems to be wrong over here.

Is that even a bug?

I think this is what you mean... https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/11243747/FPACK.zip
[Sony Xperia M2] FrWhyMe:
[MENTION=4787101]linuxct[/MENTION] No , that's not it . I don't know what it added , but what i want is the "Mediaserver" or "DHCP server" that you can normally find in the "Xperia Connectivity" tab , so you can share pictures , musics , etc ... with DHCP . Thanks .
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Dlna mediaaerver(share phone content over your WiFi network) and there's 3 that start with somc for throw/casting to another device
[Sony Xperia M2] xazakasrizava:
Did you delete a VPN without deactivating it?
[Sony Xperia M2] JuniorCaesar:
Or forgot deactivating vpn :D
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
New feature! - OTA Update system

Soon.... Very soon.... OTA Update system (based on www.otaupdatecenter.pro) for Z5 STYLE (starting from 4.5b3). It'll have 2 channels: Stable and Beta, independent. To trigger OTA update in MultiRecovery, you'll need to press Vol+ while the LED blinks in blue, then TWRP & OpenRecoveryScript will do all the work for you. :cool:
[Sony Xperia M2] ekha24:
Hey [MENTION=4787101]linuxct[/MENTION] i want to try your beta rom, pls add me to the beta group, i've already email and pm you yesterday, and off course followed you on androidfilehost.. :)
[Sony Xperia M2] Vtrendzzy:
I've not opted for the beta program yet. A quick short guide would help me :)
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Read the op/thread it's all in there..
[Sony Xperia M2] xazakasrizava:
My IMEI is coming up as "unknown". I'm not worried about it or anything, just reporting a (possible) bug.
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Check in the z5 support app right at the bottom of the list under development options mine shows up fine in this though I'm on the z2 deodexed port with all z5 apps
[Sony Xperia M2] djborek:
Where is the update 4.5b4?
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
Didn't you realize that was just a test to see if it was working (OTA Test Package 1.0....)?

There's no 4.5b4, and 4.5b3 hasn't yet been released, but it will (very soon in fact),

so stay tuned

!!
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
The pic speaks for itself.

Reason why I'm saying this: Sometimes, but only sometimes, my baseband goes Unknown, I guess it's because of a conflict with an app, but it's just a graphical glitch, as everything works fine. After a reboot it appears again.
[Sony Xperia M2] 420 Ghost:
dissatisfied

been putting off trying this for ages as i didnt want to lose data finally gave it ago and im not impressed your definition of useless apps is clearly the polar opposite to mine as youve taken out many basic things like the magnifier on long press of the cursor swipe up from home to search and my favourite green theme etc etc and left in crap like facebook and linkedin i have yet to use a z5 but i fail to see how this is a z5 experience when most of the stuff is gone.

besides that its not running particularly well im getting fc's in the messaging app and it wont download data settings for 4g the weather app cannot find my location and thats just what ive noticed in 10 mins

overall if ur stuck with a locked bootloader just deodex and if u really want it to look like a z5 get the launcher cuz thats about all this rom has
[Sony Xperia M2] aidy.lucas:
Apn you'll need to set manually no idea why as on gauravs deodexed z2 port it does it automatically, it's not hard to put the apps/apks that you require back if you so wish did you wipe data/factory reset and wipe caches before flashing or even better on a fresh clean install of the original rom/ftf. You'll also need to give it time to settle down and go through a few cycles
[Sony Xperia M2] linuxct:
[MENTION=4674734]420 Ghost[/MENTION], I'm going to take the freedom to answer you:

Did I?

I think you didn't update Google App?

Not a problem. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1k2IwBoVgfFdE0wZ3BUT2I0dTA/view?usp=sharing

Okay, but those apps are in /data installed, and the APKs are not in /system/app nor /system/priv-app, but in /system/vendor/, they just get pushed during the first bootup to /data. Damn, you can even uninstall them without Root.

But anyways, I configured the Z5 STYLE 4.5 installer to delete them...

What do you want then? Our phone is, right now, about to be 2 years old since it was presented (remember, MWC, Barcelona, 2014, presented at the same time as the Xperia Z2), and the lack of RAM, processor, and internal memory

doesn't help us

.

The main purposes of the ROM are to provide a fully functional (Right out-of-the-box), debloated, and 'Z5-themed' ROM.

And I think it matches those 3 points perfectly fine

.

Working fine here. You're the very first to report that.

If by reinstalling the ROM it doesn't get fixed, then I would have a look at it.

1. That's a known bug, as stated in the OP.

2. I've managed to fix it with some tricks, so, in upcoming releases that will work just fine, hopefully :)

Did you enable Location Services? If not, I don't see any problem by inserting the name of the city manually... I always do it, as all my devices always think I live in another near town...

And yes, the auto-location works just fine.

It is not only about that. There are many more additions, fixes, and improvements that you might not see as they're under the hood (some of them are stated in the OP, BTW). As I said earlier, my 3 purposes are to provide a fully functional ROM, that works perfectly fine just right after installing it; to be as debloated as possible to help the phone go smooth, and with a nice 'Z5 STYLE' on top of it.

If you don't like it, I won't blame you, different strokes for different folks... I do this for myself, because this is my daily driver, and I want to take advantage of all of it, and I share this because I just want to help our M2 to have a nice end-of-life before we all move to another, newer devices, and I think it's going well (not as good as I expected to be (remember Z4 eXPERIence...), but it's fine for now, at least for me).

Have a nice day.