yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Arc Android Development] MarkMRL:
When it comes to normal usage speeds, is this rom more usable than CM11? I'm currently using CM11 on the Xperia Ray and it works pretty well tbqh, but it still feels very slow compared to the original Gingerbread ROM. Unfortunately Gingerbread is not usable in 2021, I need Android 4 or later for Whatsapp.

I only need basic features and no gapps, other than Whatsapp. This rom needs a class 10 sdhc, but I only have a class 6 one. Anyone who tried it willing to report on his experience with the rom so that I can save some time not having to test it myself and go back if it's even slower than CM11? I would really appreciate it :D
[Xperia Arc Android Development] DeadXperiance:
CM 11 is best for daily use. CM 12.1 , CM 13 or CM 14 are slower
[Xperia Arc Android Development] rhen25134:
working in ics rom ?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] rhen25134:
working in ics rom ? like flawless rom
[Xperia Arc Android Development] MarkMRL:
Well let me answer my own question since I installed it yesterday out of boredom while at work. This version is... Incredibly fast for an ancient phone such as this! It is definitely faster than CM11, it almost feels like a low end modern phone sometimes. It is slow in loading apps but in scrolling it's very smooth so maybe that's why it feels faster overall. For my usage this rom is just perfect and definitely better than CM11. So far I don't have any major problems with it, only some slight buggyness, most noticeable weirdness from the rom is the bluetooth which does not activate unless I go to the settings page, but it's not a big deal. It's honestly super impressive that this phone works so well in 2021. And it could probably work even better if I had a class 10 sdcard but I don't have one.

Of course I have no Gapps, only apps I installed are Whatsapp, an old version of Switftkey, NewPipe and Vanilla Music. I also don't use the browser or GPS navigation, I'm basically using it as a dumbphone and mp3 player. The phone is surely not usable as a daily driver if you want more than this.

Update: unfortunately I had major problems with Bluetooth after all, especially in my car. So I decided to try the previous CM version, with Lollipop. It seems to work just as well as this one, and BT seems more reliable.

By the way I'm having a lot of fun messing with this phone, feels like I'm back in 2013 when I started modding mine with custom roms (yes I owned it at the time, I got the Xperia Ray just after the Xperia X10 Mini). When I get bored of it I'll probably try to obtain the Xperia S, another one of my favourite oldphones.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] DeadXperiance:
May be, I haven't try with ICS.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] MontiMcFLy:
Hello I have running my Sk17i with lineage 14.1 but i have big proplems to root the phone with Magisk .... Have somebody an How To or an idea how i can install root with Magisk on my sk17i?

I habe try to patch the boot.img but when i try to install it over twrp i cant choose any patition to patch the boot img
[Xperia Arc Android Development] robinei:
Does overclocking work on LineageOS 14.1? Like, can I use SetCPU up to at least 1.6 GHz on my Xperia Play? And does the gamepad work (except touchpads)?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] d0iob:
Hey guys, can you help me out? I want to bring a second life to my Xperia mini (st15i) and bought a decent sd card for that, but I'm stuck at "failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 at /data: invalid argument". Is there some special magic that mini partitioning tool does that fdisk and mkfs don't? I don't have Windows.

Or is it the kernel? USB there is busted, I can barely put it into charge, data pins are a no go. It's on Kitkat now (CM11), and I need at least a Lollipop for my banking app to work.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] d0iob:
I've used LineageOS 14.1 on Xperia M (C1905) and overclocking was an option. It actually depends on the kernel and not the ROM, but LineageOS 14.1 has a nice kernel built in that supports it. Not sure about 1.6GHz though, seems a bit too much.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] DeadXperiance:
You can partition your sdcard in CWM based Recovery v6.0.5.1 which is usrd in CM 11. After partition you can flash CM recovery for CM 5.1 or later and install CM 12.1(lolypop)

or installing 6.0 guide bellow .It is for Xperia arc but working in mini too.

How to Install CM13 On Xperia Arc (LT15i) and Arc S (LT18i)

In recent years, the custom ROM community has continued to support older devices, breathing new life into hardware that manufacturers have long since abandoned. This guide will walk you through the process of installing CyanogenMod 13, based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow, on your Sony Xperia Arc or...

www.leakite.com
[Xperia Arc Android Development] d0iob:
Hey, thanks for the quick reply! Didn't really expect it on the thread this old about an even older phone line.

Could you clarify a couple of things though? I'll need a new recovery, but the old kernel (boot.img) is ok? CWM based recovery is different from CM recovery? Can I flash it as a zip using my current CWM? USB is broken, barely works for charging, no flashing from PC possible.

Also concerning the manual for CM13, it says one partition only and to leave it unformatted? Can I have two, I have to put zips somewhere, can't use adb (over wifi) without an OS. USB broken.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] DeadXperiance:
Which CWM are you have ? CWM for CM 11 is enough for partition sdcard. If you can install CM 11 you can use 'ROM Installer' app for install img, zip etc. CWM and CM are different recoveries . For partition sdcard one partition is for data and other is unformatted for media which automaticly formated by recovery.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] d0iob:
It's CWM v6.0.5.1, just like you said, but formatting through that does nothing for some reason (I chose 4GB ext and 512MB swap). When I format it manually on PC, CM12 install script finds the second (vfat) partition and tries and fails to mount it as /data (of course), and Lineage 14.1 properly finds the first one (ext4) but still gives me the same error, "failed to mount /dev/block/mmcblk0p1 at /data: invalid argument".

So is it a recovery issue? Do I absolutely need to switch to CM? I'll try 'ROM Installer' later today, because 'ROM Manager' I had stopped working for some reason (server connection error). But can I flash boot.img (kernel, not recovery) through an app, and do I need to? I've read somewhere that flashing kernel is only possible through usb connection. What I have now is I think DoomLord's kernel (?) with some patches, it says 3.4.0-LX+, will CM12 or 13 work on that?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] DeadXperiance:
I think there isn't necessary 512 mb swap for CM 12 or 13. I have working Xperia Mini with 16 gb sdcard partitioned 14 gb data and 2GB Ext4. boot.img is given in rom zip.

I works with pc so don't know more without pc
[Xperia Arc Android Development] d0iob:
What ROM do you have and what was the previous ROM and did you flash boot.img to upgrade? And recovery, did you switch CWM for CM to install the upgrade?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] d0iob:
Hey, sorry for bothering you on this old thread, but on the off chance you could help me out, could you please check the last pages of this thread? In short, my st15i running CM11 has a broken usb port so I can't use fastboot. Do I absolutely need to flash boot.img to install CM12 or 13 and if so, can I do it from recovery or by any other means except usb?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] DeadXperiance:
You can't upgrade CM 12 or 13 from CM 11 because CM 11 flashed from CWM recovery and CM 12 or 13 flashed from CM recovery. Recoveries are in rom zip(boot.img).You must clean install CM 12 or 13. I have CM 12.1 on Xperia Mini
[Xperia Arc Android Development] d0iob:
Does CM recovery also works with CM11? Can I safely replace CWM for CM trough an app on a working CM11? I don't want to completely mess up my phone, no usb - no way to restore if recovery fails.

Wait, boot.img not recovery.img? I thought boot.ing was the kernel, and recovery is separate? I definitely remember flashing twrp-*.img recovery without affecting kernel. It was when usb on my phone was still working so my memory is fuzzy.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] DeadXperiance:
In Legacy Xperia CM 11, CM 12 or CM 13 the 'boot.img' in the rom zip is working as recovery. there isn't need other recovery like twrp or phiz. So you first flash boot.img taken from rom zip, and boot in recovery. format system, data, cache and install Rom.

You must note that every rom version has its own boot.img so dont mess up with each other. CM recovery don't works with CM 11. CM recovery is works with CM 12, 13 and 14
[Xperia Arc Android Development] d0iob:
Not backwards compatible? Guess I'm out of luck then. Only thing left to do is to open it up and solder a new usb port. When that order from aliexpress arrives. It's usually anything but express, and I've only just bought it, so probably come winter.

Still kinda think there is a way, but I ain't gonna risk it, CM11 works just fine, especially after I removed all things Google from it. No lag whatsoever. Awesome phone. A phone the size of a phone, not some half-tablet abomination.

"ROM Installer" app offers to flash img as either recovery or boot in "Flash image", what's that about?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] DeadXperiance:
I have a spare Xperia Ray. I will try on it when I am free. can you wait ?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] d0iob:
That would be awesome! Yeah, I have nothing left to do but wait. For that order that's still in Hangzhou according to tracking.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] DeadXperiance:
I am trying with this help but not success. Will try more when I am free. But you can try....

https://xdaforums.com/t/how-to-flash-boot-img-in-recovery.2245724/
[Xperia Arc Android Development] d0iob:
Thanks for all your help, man! I couldn't find a way to flash boot.img without an external connection, but found out that if I push the cable really hard using both hands and keep it very still in the right place I can actually reach data pins and that was enough to flash boot.img, pressing Enter with my pinkie. My mini got a second life with CM12, everything works great, I'm happy as an elephant) Thanks again!
[Xperia Arc Android Development] DeadXperiance:
Glad to know you are success.

I also tried many method to flash boot.img but nothing works.

Cheers........
[Xperia Arc Android Development] NICKTHEDISK:
Repeated thanks for this CM13 build of MM. Still firing in 2021!!

mikeioannina = Hero, and a blessing to all the nimble fingered Xperia owners on SK17i's

Questions​

How can i upgrade or change SDcards once the CM13 setup is completed and working?

Can i remove and replace the SD card into another newly setup SK17i/CM13/6.1, seeing as the content/gapps is the same?

(im flashing 3 SK17i devices, but plan to do this with one 2GB SD card, and switch to 32GB SDs added later)

/hopeful /grateful
[Xperia Arc Android Development] DeadXperiance:
Try with clone sd card. Before doing this search and read carefully about it.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] _raydroid:
I have my Xperia Ray currently on CM11, but AdAway no longer downloads files correctly due to an old TLS 1.2 issue with Kitkat, so I'm looking at upgrading either to Lollipop or Nougat.

Do you have any updates on using Lollipop or Nougat with your Xperia Ray since your last post?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] _raydroid:
Just to update, I decided to flash Nougat since I didn't want to create two partitions on the micro SD card for Lollipop and was not sure how much space each partition on Lollipop should have (instructions were not clear enough). Also like MarkMRL, I'm not running Gapps.

As for Nougat, it runs quite well. After I've optimized a few things, free RAM is at 225MB. However, Nougat has trouble with some apps. I was testing NewPipe and video stutters at 360p. 240p with 3GP codec will work, but a long video might stop at a certain point due to low RAM. I remember Kitkat not having as much trouble. Also if you try Open Camera, it will lock up LOS 14.1, so you'll have to take the battery out and reboot. Again, I don't believe Kitkat had this issue.

I might try upgrading the System Webview to the latest, but that will probably slow things down pretty bad. The version that comes with LOS 14.1 is v55, which is pretty out-of-date. June 2022 update - Just tried Android System Webview v102 and it works surprisingly well on this little Xperia Ray. Quite impressed!

At some point, I will want to try Lollipop to see if that is any better.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] DeadXperiance:
You should make 2gb partition Ext4 for apps and leave other space for data, media etc. for Lollipop.

Or

You can try CM 13 (Android 6.0) or CM 14.1 (Android 7.x)

Help for CM13 is here.

How to Install CM13 On Xperia Arc (LT15i) and Arc S (LT18i)

In recent years, the custom ROM community has continued to support older devices, breathing new life into hardware that manufacturers have long since abandoned. This guide will walk you through the process of installing CyanogenMod 13, based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow, on your Sony Xperia Arc or...

www.leakite.com
[Xperia Arc Android Development] _raydroid:
Than

Thanks for the reply, DeadXperiance. I might try the 2GB partition with Lollipop down the road. I'm quite happy with LOS 14.1 apart from the problems I noted above.

Which Android version are you running and have you tested NewPipe and OpenCamera?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] IlyaSick:
Hi all

Looking for ative links to download {Mini/Mini Pro/Active/Live}[DEV][JB 4.2.2][CM10.1] LegacyXperia rom

Can anybody help?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] sbasstik:
Tried this?

https://archive.org/download/LegacyXperia_SEMC_2011/cm-10.1-20131108-NIGHTLY-LegacyXperia-smultron.zip
[Xperia Arc Android Development] IlyaSick:
of course not. I couldn't find any live links. thanks. already installed
[Xperia Arc Android Development] xperiaUsr:
by the way, you can find more here: https://archive.org/details/LegacyXperia_SEMC_2011
[Xperia Arc Android Development] foresto:
[oops; wrong thread]
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Akira_Kitsune:
here's a wayback for the latest rom, if anyone else is still after it:

https://web.archive.org/web/20160822180144/https://s.basketbuild.com/uploads/devs/LegacyXperia/anzu/cm-13.0/cm-13.0-20160226-UNOFFICIAL-LegacyXperia-anzu.zip
[Xperia Arc Android Development] emirbaranoral:
Latest cm13 anzu rom link: https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=817550096634797455 2016-11-09 final update for cm 13
[Xperia Arc Android Development] CoolThingsBro:
dead link
[Xperia Arc Android Development] CoolThingsBro:
link is also dead
[Xperia Arc Android Development] emirbaranoral:
i mentioned link above latest android 6 for anzu https://androidfilehost.com/?fid=817550096634797455
[Xperia Arc Android Development] emirbaranoral:
you can install android 7 too(twrp preinstalled) https://mega.nz/#F!bt0VzQDA!6OD6YFjCKYUkX6GRhNOBDg
[Xperia Arc Android Development] a_hakimifar:
Links are dead...

Is there any chance to have those files again?

Update: this is the best archive that I could find thanks to @ze7zez

LegacyXperia_SEMC_2011 directory listing
[Xperia Arc Android Development] ze7zez:
Post #2,768
[Xperia Arc Android Development] aminsy:
download links doesnt work for all versions

where could i find and download them? :)

currently using cm 11 on coconut
[Xperia Arc Android Development] ze7zez:
>LegacyXperia< files are still available thanks to web.archive.org

If you would like to give thanks, there is also a link to the donations on the site.

cm-10.1 - cm-13.0 and add-ons for:

anzu

coconut

haida

hallon

iyokan

mango

phoenix

satsuma

smultron

urushi

zeus
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Ddehac:
I've been following this guide: https://github.com/LegacyXperia/Wiki/wiki/Installing-Marshmallow#wipe-sd-card

Everything works, until when I try to sideload using ADB. It loads up to 47% then it stops.

I guess it has something to do with the SD card. The tutorial says I should format it to F2SF using MiniTool partition wizard, but I can't figure out how to do it (this option is not shown)
[Xperia Arc Android Development] DeadXperiance:
https://xdaforums.com/t/tut-how-to-create-partition-in-sdcard-microsd-for-windows-user.2117275/

Or search for minitool partition wizard on google, YouTube
[Xperia Arc Android Development] synerghost:
JUst installed the 13 mod on my wt19i. Had a hard time finding the stock rom. This worked http://file.fivealphabets.com/files...1.B.0.587_Generic_(by_xperiastockrom.com).zip.

Also when side loading the new kernal it got to 98% and then stopped. Does not seem to be a problem.

I used a sdcard I had lying around. It is a bit "sticky".

Will now purchase the fastet sd card available.

Will PayPal you next.

Cheers
[Xperia Arc Android Development] synerghost:
Take out the sd card. Stick it in a USB adaptor. Format fat32 works fine as the ROM install reformats the card. MY sideload stopped at 98% but it works!
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Superrman:
i also tried with bigger file, didnt work, ill try again with youre setting

PS yup i had Sandisk ultra that killed because i used as RAM

i bought better card (sanddisk exterme) faster and more read&write life time
[Xperia Arc Android Development] mikemend:
Just a question: for MM install need unlock bootloader or not? :) I have an iyokan with stock rom, but my bootloader is locked yet... :angel:
[Xperia Arc Android Development] alexander-n8hgeg5e:
With cm12.1 i had this setting swapfile under /data.

Now I think better not swap with sdcard, because it's likely that they have dynamic wear levelling.

And in that case every write (in case of swap) goes to a small area on the card.

The spare to distribute wear could be 1Mbyte. That means the card can die within a week.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] ajebulon:
yes, of course. you need unlocked bootloader
[Xperia Arc Android Development] mikeioannina:
Pretty sure you can factory reset in CM recovery without wiping /data/media...
[Xperia Arc Android Development] vombruch:
known bugs

hey,

many thanks to all developer how keep our mobils alive!

I have two questions:

couldn't anybody add all known bugs in the working / not working list?

on each page you can read about reconnect wifi ...

i can't activate swype keyboard. is it my fault or a bug?

thanks in advance

Marc
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Kaito_kid:
sorry bro.. I mean not sd card,, but sim card.. sim card more to radio telephon...
[Xperia Arc Android Development] adnanraja:
Unable to upgrade to CM-13.0

I have cm-12.1 installed in my coconut device. I am trying to upgrade to cm-13.0:

1. I have re-partitioned my sdcard to exactly one partition.

2. I have flashed boot.img from cm-13.0 build.

Now when I attempt to reboot to recovery I can only see android icon with red triangle. What am I doing wrong here?
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Kaito_kid:
for me its all work fine now.... :good:

:cool:

even wifi it alwys connect otomatically. and etc etc etc...

:good:
[Xperia Arc Android Development] umaturman:
Even with swap on, decent SD cards would not die that easily. That can happen only if you stuff all the memory (e.g. 32GB/32GB) and leave no room for free space. And even then the SD card can manage if you do not forget to occasionally overwrite (or delete) some files so the wear leveling can do it's job.

Just leave some free space (30% is enough) and periodically delete files you wont use so the controller can utilize fresher blocks and that's the best scenario that can happen to your SD card.

Here about the how the flash memory works (in the case of a SD card the controller implements a FTL).
[Xperia Arc Android Development] filjusz:
[MENTION=5876417]Yasser Stark[/MENTION]

Where I should put files which you provide me? Or maybe I have to launch it from your zip?

Sorry for stupid question :P
[Xperia Arc Android Development] SirBiggle:
In the mean time mine is fine too. but I don't understand that.

Accidentially I made my system unworking. so I formated System,

flashed the LX13 Image again and installed the same backup from

the data partiton i originally used to move the installed System

from a test sd-card to the final one (see page 4 of this thread how to do that).

so basically it is the same System i had few days ago when i had the problem.
[Xperia Arc Android Development] intruder16:
Yes. I tried it. It works.

[MENTION=535343]all[/MENTION],

The option is "System reset (keep media)" under "Factory Reset" in CM Recovery. This will keep the /data/media partition intact while wiping the data (factory reset).
[Xperia Arc Android Development] SirBiggle:
Clear Cache?

is it possible to clear the Dalvik Cache by Shell? where is the Cache?

my Installation was seriously broken and i reinstalled system without clearing data.

for some apps i had the cache not matching the installed apps.

the system started but any app was starting. only the settings.

so i enabled adb root access

i could connect an adb shell but i didn't found all the cache directories.

i deleted the content of /data/dalvik-cache but it was not all.

finally i reinstalled a backup of /data and flashed system again

but i like to know for the next time. :)
[Xperia Arc Android Development] Yasser Stark:
Anywhere

and if you have flashtool (you probably have) you can navigate to /flashtool/x10flasher_lib/ you will find all the ADB and fastboot files :)
[Xperia Arc Android Development] geri268:
Oh, I didn't noticed that. I will edit my post then according to this. I just thought it can be a better alternative than CM recovery. But maybe for AOSP it will be good, if there will be any developement (currently TWRP doesnt like CM source very much)

And then I want to ask if there's a way to boot to CM recovery which is included in the boot.img? My Vol +/- and camera buttons dont work, and there's no way to boot into it. Even I tried "adb reboot recovery" and the special reboot option from the "Developers menu" (I'm not sure if this is the right translation). And nothing works. Even if I compile a boot.img from the sources with any unofficial modifications. I can only boot into it with "fastboot boot recovery.img" if I make a recovery.img with "mka -j5 recoveryimage.

KMSG:

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