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[XPERIA X10 General] kbadone:
OK I finally flashed my X10a with the files from MarylandCookie:D THANK YOU

so far so good, looks a lot better than 1.6, but got a few issues with it

*The App launcher is lagging like crazy

*When editing contacts I cant seems to find the option to link a facebook account to a contact, has it been removed?

*Can we use facebook photos as contacts pics, cant figure it out :confused:

*The phone rotates landscape by itself

*Scrolling needs to be smoother

*SMS LED notification works when the screen is turn off

Thats what I found so far, is there any solution for the contact edit+facebook
[XPERIA X10 General] pally777:
Get into the "Edit" mode of the contact by clicking the edit button. Then use the "Menu" hard-key on the bottom left of your phone. This should pop up options to "link" to Facebook and it will also use the Facebook photo for that contact. Let me know if that works for ya.
[XPERIA X10 General] cwepruk:
X10A from Canada now X10i on 2.1

I am not seeing any significant benefits yet, other than a better browser, slightly smoother operation and HD video.

The phone still has some lag issues, launcherpro isn't as great as some made it out to be and I now have a lot of bloatware. My battery is draining quick as well, but I'm hoping that is just do to reconfiguring home screens/widgets/apps.

No 3G/Wifi/Headphone/BT issues.
[XPERIA X10 General] kbadone:
I tried that but I only get a "Join" option, which directs me to contacts list not facebook:confused:
[XPERIA X10 General] purav86:
someone who upgraded their at&t x10a to 2.1, please help me flash mine too

i have tried everything but i still keep on getting the following error

Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException

at java.lang.String.<init>(Unknown Source)

i currently have 1.6 generic lam R2ba026 version.

and using a windows 7 32-bit pc

if someone can help me out i, would really appreciate it.

thank you
[XPERIA X10 General] zch_fernando:
I flashed my X10a last night, at the beginning it was kindda laggy, but after all the synces it is now faster than 1.6

I can also use WPA-Enterprise Wifi authentication (finally!).

I used the global firmware, and use this method:

h t t p ://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=825675

At first I had a problem with java, but I did the changes in the path (I found it somewhere else in the forums, just search for it), and it was really easy to do.

So far, no reboots, no issues at all, and if feel faster than before!
[XPERIA X10 General] purav86:
thanks for the info, i'll give it a try and then post afterwards.

thank again
[XPERIA X10 General] purav86:
can somebody please look at this and tell me that this is supposed to happen when you flash. its first time i saw it after getting java error for so many times

thank you
[XPERIA X10 General] gtrab:
You should expect the batch asking to press a key when finished,

then the batch file should auto close

and now you need to remove the USB cable from the phone

then wait a couple of minutes and the phone boots
[XPERIA X10 General] SeeHarrier:
i now have my X10a with X10i 2.1 :D thanks xda-developers.

i dont have problem with the 3g or others features only a question in the quality of the video...

someone can recording in low light, with good result ?
[XPERIA X10 General] mayamo:
i have some questions regarding this update :)

1. if i flash it, it will be a x10i rom, so I can't do the future updates using SEUS, i have to flash the newest rom again?

2. i forget which rom i have, but i think it's generic, and it says x10a, so it must be generic NAM? i was originally with rogers, do i have to go back to the rogers branded one to get x10a 2.1? or when the NAM 2.1 comes out, i'll be able to update using SEUS?

3. i have unlocked my phone. after flashing, do i have to unlock it again? or is it permanently unlocked?

thank you!

i'm not really crazy about the 2.1 update since I'm satisfied with what I have .. i just would like a flash support (2.2), so if i have to 'reflash' to get future updates after i change to x10i, i think i'll just wait until the x10a generic comes out...
[XPERIA X10 General] jack x1:
well everybody tnx xda developrs but i ask and ask whats the first step to do to debrand my x10a and nobody say nothing... excuse me but im not a hacker ihave searched debranding method wich program but I dont found nothin, so ask again,,, WICH PROGRAM I MUST DOWNLOAD TO HACK MY PHONE cause my country has a carrier that doesnt help and doesnt know nothing about the update to 2.1,telcel. sucks .tnx in advance for your help... difereces between root and debrand? or its the same_? i know in both you gain free access but ,,,
[XPERIA X10 General] falcon_88:
I just flashed my X10a using world generic firmware and everything seems to work fine.

HeadPhones Work.

3G works.

Market Works.
[XPERIA X10 General] zhoustanley:
flashed with nordic....worked perfectly ..x10a

3g works

headphone works

market works

may be placebo (or the fact its a clean phone) but i do notice a difference in speed..

going to leave live wallpapers on for couple days to see how that affects the battery life
[XPERIA X10 General] MBrunner:
Canada, Rogers x10a, Flashed with nordic last night and everything worked fine, I tested speeds and everything. Phone was changing between 3G and H.

Wake up this morning, no 3G or H, I'm only getting the "E" for Edge.

Anyone ideas?
[XPERIA X10 General] gtrab:
move, pick signal

if not, reboot

I've had zero problems at all
[XPERIA X10 General] dachao:
I have updated my X10a with the x10i software and everything works fine. The only thing i do not like is the poor battery life. I only used the phone a little over the last 5 hrs and it is down to 45%. On 1.6 i could go for two days without a charge.

Anybody else have the issue?
[XPERIA X10 General] MBrunner:
I've tried, and I'm downtown in a big city where it's always 3G and where I've always had a 3g signal. But no luck. I wonder if it's because Rogers uses 850 band but the x10i firmware uses 900/1700/2100 bands. (Or are the bands hardware controlled and not software controlled?)

Except noone else seems to have this issue, which is why I'm confused.
[XPERIA X10 General] dachao:
I am not with Rogers but AT&T uses the same 3g as Rogers and it works fine on my 10a with 10i software. There must be something in the settings that is not letting you use your 3g.
[XPERIA X10 General] stan.s:
I am not so sure about the world generic having all the bands. Not all frequency bands are available everywhere. People who are on the more rural areas won't. The reports of Edge service instead of 3G are increasing to my reading of the posts. People in good coverage areas don't see a problem. It's likely due to the missing network frequency.
[XPERIA X10 General] stan.s:
Based on my prior experience with SE phones non android :

You will flash to a generic NAM if you have a generic NAM installed.

I used divinci team to go to generic versions from the branded products and SEUS always updated to newer versions of the same type.
[XPERIA X10 General] marweb:
I cant upgrade my U20a

How you do this, send me the instructions at PM. Thanks
[XPERIA X10 General] brat81:
I have no idea why people are reporting problem with flashing or using 2.1 x10i on a x10a i installed it as soon as the flash tool was fixed by bin4ry and haven't had a single issue.

To all those complain about 3g going to H, H is better.

3g only gives you speeds upto 384kbps?

H (hspda) gives you speeds between 3.2mbps to 14.4mbps

So stop sooking and enjoy the faster internets

Sent from my X10a with 2.1
[XPERIA X10 General] nekkidtruth:
Although it's true H is "better", it doesn't mean it's working better. For instance, my phone was able to hit 4Mb/per second in 1.6 under 3G. Now under 2.1 and "H", I'm lucky to even get 2Mb/ per second. So yes, there is a problem.
[XPERIA X10 General] brat81:
Well change your preferred network to GSM not GSM and W-CDMA

Note: Might only give you EDGE but edge can perform just as good as 3g in some cases
[XPERIA X10 General] RumpleStealthSkin:
There's one thing I noticed since I installed Nordic 2.1 though I don't know if this happens to everyone in N.A. In an area where I used to get "3G" and "E" sporadically when I had R2BA026, now I only get "H", occasionally "3G" and no "E". Like when I'm driving down I-5, I would get "H" and everything is fine and then when it turns to "3G" i'll see the loading animation for a few minutes then it'll stop loading and it will say something like "connection error". That's one difference I noticed although I don't care too much about Edge anyway. Might matter to some people here.
[XPERIA X10 General] matrixskills:
i have an x10a with rogers

i live in london ontario

i updated using nordic 2.1 and then rooted

everything works great
[XPERIA X10 General] gtrab:
Curiously enough, overall, I'm getting BETTER RECEPTION :confused:

@MBrunner:

It must be your settings mate, do this:

- Call your provider from another phone

- Tell 'em "a friend deleted your internet settings"

- He'll tell you how to re-configure your internet settings

- Say "thanks" and hang up

- Reboot

- Test your internet

- Log in to xda-devs

- Find this thread

- Tell us what happened

PS: I'm not kidding, well, yes I'm kidding, but the point is you "may" think you configured your internet settings correctly, but you may not...
[XPERIA X10 General] saltorio:
What carrier you with? And what's your APN settings?

I'm with Rogers, and here's what I've got:

NAME: Rogers Internet

APN*: rogers-core-appl1.apn

PROXY: <not set>

PORT: <not set>

USERNAME: <not set>

PASSWORD: <not set>

SERVER: <not set>

MMSC: http://mms.gprs.rogers.com

MMSC PROXY: 10.128.10.69

MMSC PORT: 80

MCC: 302

MNC: 720

APN TYPE: <not set>

* Alternatively, "internet.com" can be used as an APN, though the above is the better option.

Now I hadn't run SpeedTest in a long time on my X10, so no idea how my numbers now compare to under 1.6. Web seems to be the same though.
[XPERIA X10 General] stan.s:
You are right to defend what you believe.

To back it up, someone needs to go all around and look at the Service Menu to check what frequency is being used when they are having problems, and if they can find areas with each of the bands and connect without issues. it sounds like the 3G/H issues are due to attempting to connect to a band that you're not authorized to and the phone gets a wrong network reject and tries to connect to the H instead.

As for your statement above? I had a problem flashing and my phone wouldn't complete the firmware update and was left in a TOTALLY UNUSABLE STATE. I could not REFLASH. I had to RMA my phone after giving it 12 hours more trying various suggestions in the threads. Thankfully living in a large metropolitan area, I was able to go to the a physical place to do it a few hours later. And yes, it was with the original flasher and script, and now Bin4ry has figured out what he believes is the problem and put in a correction, I think that is very good.

But the instructions are not always clear, and precise and there is no guarantee of success. There are posts that say you should take the SIM and SD card out of the unit to flash. I don't know about he SIM, but taking the SD card out in the past SEUS flashes saved your personal data. (I switched cards.) But that wouldn't have saved my SMS messages since the new SMS doesn't support the old format.

A statement that you should reset your phone to the defaults in the beginning wouldn't have been a bad thing, after all DD-WRT had now moved to a full reset prior to update mind-set. A progress bar/statement would have been more reassuring to NOOBs like me, frankly, I flashed my phone for 10+ minutes before pulling the connection, and it wasn't because it was USB 1 or 1.1. But seeing the same identical 4 statements hundreds of times a minute could mean it's looping. Hey, is there a minimum CPU? I noted that SEUS now says P4 3.6Ghz or faster.

I really and truly want a Generic NAM firmware. I don't want to feel like I'm a second class customer on AT&T. I want HSPDA speeds that the phone is capable of and they lock me out of. I want to be able to choose SE Sync vs Google Sync vs AT&T Sync. I don't want AT&T's 'pay us more money' applications. I know I'll lose the Mobile TV stuff as I have on my past SE Phones, but I don't have a need to see Comedy Central or MTV on my phone. I had to switch from a unlimited data plan that I used with a SE phone that I could tether to my laptop to a more expensive limited data plan to get this phone. And just like my old tether if I need to do so, though with gmail et al on the phone, I may not need to as much.
[XPERIA X10 General] nekkidtruth:
Thanks for the info, but it's identical to what I have. I'm also very computer savvy and have flashed my phone in the past. There is definitely an issue, I guess it's just a matter of figuring out what it is exactly. As I stated, I used to get 3G and only 3G. My area is fantastic for the signal. Since going to 2.1 I get H and the speed is horrendous. I have noticed that sometimes the phone says 3G, but the moment I try to transfer any sort of data it automatically switched to H.

It could very well be an issue with the bands. Either way, I just wanted to express to those who "have no issues at all" that there are in fact issues. Just because you may not be experiencing them specifically, does not mean they don't exist.
[XPERIA X10 General] TheLegace:
The Global generic file seems to work absolutely perfectly for me, there was some issues with rooting, but that was also simple(in titanium go to problems and get new busybox). EDIT: Looks like data is not running at full speed. And I do not know how to fix it....

I have X10a, in Canada with Rogers.

Thanks.

TheLegace.
[XPERIA X10 General] ParrotSquawk:
Like Stan, I too want a phone that works primarily as a phone and let ME clutter it up with crap. Don't preload me with bloatware.

I want 2.1 because many fine apps require 2.x to run but I don't like getting the message I got from ATT yesterday: "You are about to exceed your 20GB data limit for the month" because I can't sync my calendar, mail or contacts with my PC.

(I also thought my phone was bricked for about 3 hours today.)

Has anyone found a way to offer a cleaned 2.1 NAM HSDPA ROM yet?

Followup:

after 2 hours of futzing around, I got the thing rooted at 1am.

Since I couldn't get a clean ROM, is there a way to remove the bloatware that comes with the phone (stuff that I will probably never use or that kills the phone's performance/battery life?)
[XPERIA X10 General] picaron1:
update funciona.

Test in El Salvador all is't ok

Step 1 - Make Backup of all data and systen Setting (this for make backup of APN)

Step 2 - This Update (make some changes as add in PATH the JRE location and put manually ID of dispositive)

Step 3 - Make this update too (this is GLOBAL UPDATE erase all nordic, but is necesarry step 2)

Enjoy.

Thank to the Genius.
[XPERIA X10 General] gtrab:
SV ??

Are you on Claro (1900MHz) or Tigo (850MHz) ??

.
[XPERIA X10 General] jimbo77:
I took the Global firmware and is working pretty cool for me... I was having connection issues with the Nordic FW, so I decided to reflash and now I have a solid internet connection with Claro Guatemala... since 3 days ago
[XPERIA X10 General] TheLegace:
Thank you for the settings, they work great on my phone. I was using internet.com APN and I was getting speeds of about .7Mbit, now I get about 2.5Mbit which is great from speed test, the only real problem now is the gay 512MB limit I have, but I digress.

Thanks.

TheLegace.
[XPERIA X10 General] stan.s:
If you have a debranded phone and are already running NAM or LAM generic, you should just wait for SEUS to update you. That is the safest way to go since it will walk you through a full backup of your phone.

The answer to your all your questions is YES. Reflashing will re-set the phone to the basic supplied apps from SE, anything you installed will be lost, but not forgotten and the market will tell you that you "Purchased" applications in the "Download" section, and allow you to reinstall without buying it again. Apps that were free won't be listed, and you will have to find them again. Apps you sideloaded won't be found, but you have them on your PC.
[XPERIA X10 General] leobg:
That thing with "H" and "3G" has been discussed many times before. Let me tell you a couple of things about Rogers' 3G network and the way it is configured.

First of all - 3G stands for UMTS, while H stands for HSPA (so called 3.5G). Look on HSPA and UMTS the same way EDGE and GPRS on the previous generation - 2G network. UMTS max speed is 384kbps while HSPA can span up to 7.2Mbps (and more if radio supports the HSPA+ standard). Most Rogers branded phones are configured to display 3G and never H on the connection status simply because 3G is the marketing term and H only spells confusion among people who don't read forums like this one :).

Second important thing - Rogers 3G network (unlike BELLUS) is configured to fall back to UMTS when there is no data transmission in order to conserve battery. Once data starts flowing thru, connection switches to HSPA to facilitate faster data transfers. Phones configured to distinguish UMTS and HSPA indicate this by changing between '3G' and 'H' on the connection status display.

Now I wonder if the official Rogers 2.1 firmware for X10 will have the display indicator locked to show 3G no matter UMTS or HSPA connection, once it is released.

I am using the global world 2.1 firmware with my X10a - 3G/H switching behaves just like on any other of my 3G phones I used on Rogers network and reports similar speed test results when tested at same conditions.

Indeed looks like Sony unified baseband drivers so they support both X10i and X10a phones.
[XPERIA X10 General] saltorio:
The other thing to note with the Rogers firmware is that if 1.6 is any indication, they lock out the ability to set the network mode to "GSM only", which can be helpful for reducing battery consumption.
[XPERIA X10 General] picaron1:
I'm with Claro!
[XPERIA X10 General] xyberknight:
ok, I used generic global 2.1, updated fine on my x10a..but even after entering in my APN for AT&T, I still can't detect or get a signal or network to use. What's wrong..any help appreciated on how to correct, or what to do. I tried reflashing 4 times so far, and still won't give me an AT&T network to find, or connect to for any signal.
[XPERIA X10 General] fogozito:
i just installed 2.1 on a Telcel and it works just fine.
[XPERIA X10 General] bixby22:
This was very helpful. Thanks for your input!!:D
[XPERIA X10 General] robotdevil:
This may be a stange question here, but I couln't find another thread it would fit better. I upgraded to 2.1, no issues, everything works great on AT&T (as well as can be expected anyway) except that I no longer have an option for automatic brightness adjustment. Has anyone else seen this or did I just miss something in the settings?
[XPERIA X10 General] chimas16:
Hi, I have install the nordic flash on my Rogers (I live in Argentina though). It's been working perfect, but what I have found out is that in some places, instead of having 3G that I used to get, I get now GPRS ("E" on the internet speed). Anyone has the same problem? I think it is a problem because before I used to have 3G internet. Should I go back to 1.6 and wait for Rogers to update?
[XPERIA X10 General] mik101:
Why didn't you try the global flash?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=825675
[XPERIA X10 General] chimas16:
cause when I made the update that was not ready I guess. Can I now flash it again with that? Will it fix this? Because I do have 3G sometimes
[XPERIA X10 General] mik101:
I can't guarantee it will fix it, but I've had good luck with it so far on a couple of Rogers X10as my friends have. You should be able to reflash over it. without issue but back up your apps and whatnot first.
[XPERIA X10 General] chimas16:
Ok. i will try it out tomorrow. The only thing I would like to know (if you have heard), is that with the nordic firmware did anyone had the same problem I have, because I think it's wierd because for about 4 or 5 days I did not have this problem, it was then that I started to see in someplaces I used to have 3G and now have E.

Thanks so much for your help!
[XPERIA X10 General] Cnrl:
There is a problem with the 2.1i nordic or global version on Rogers network, it don’t seem to be able to handle well the switch between EDGE/GSM/H. I have a bad reception where a live and with the 2.1 I had no signal until a force the cell in GSM only. As soon I go out I put back the WCDMA/ GSM preferred. Still at work I have to force WCDMA if I want 3G/H because otherwise it stays on the EDGE network. Again it’s for Rogers’s network, I did return to 1.6 just to verify if it was my unit or the OS causing the problem, on the official Rogers 1.6 everything work fine all the time, but I have to switch them manually on the 2.1i. I can really test it since I live in a deep valley and my work place is 70 km from my home deep in the bush, so usually I got a mix of 3G and E depend where I am.
[XPERIA X10 General] saltorio:
The biggest problem I've run into since upgrading to generic nordic 2.1 is that Market downloads and updates tend tobe a pain to get started. Most of the time they just sit there at "Starting download...", even when I have a solid data connection or am on wifi. I often have to cancel the download and start it again a few times before it takes and actually starts downloading the file.

I'm not sure if this has anything to do with the firmware being intended for an X10i, but when a NAM generic is released, I intend to try it.
[XPERIA X10 General] Candy[MAN]:
I have been using the Global Generic X10i release on my X10a and have not had a single issue at all.

Market works normally (downloads when I click on INSTALL pretty much instantly).

Never tried the Nordic version but I am happy with the Global one.
[XPERIA X10 General] Soul_Est:
Updated to 2.1 using the jerplea method. Had to manually enter APN as I'm on TELUS but aside from that, everything is swell. Battery life has actually improved and truly outperforms my CM 6 running Milestone by a fair margin. Flashing the generic update would be a better choice as it performs well on North American networks from what I have read in this thread.
[XPERIA X10 General] ParrotSquawk:
2 dumb q's

Does it matter that the version on my US phone now shows X10i not x10a?

Should the home screens rotate to landscape?
[XPERIA X10 General] Moros:
I flashed my X10a (Rogers Canada) with the Nordic firmware and I'm having issues. Whenever I wake the phone up from sleeping it says "no sim card in phone" and every once in a while it actually refuses to connect to the network. Otherwise it appears to work "fine", I still receive calls and texts while it's sleeping and get 3G internet.

The phone is also freezing and rebooting every once in a while... it happens daily.
[XPERIA X10 General] rdannar:
I had some connection problems with my att phone after using nordic. Flashed to Brazil 10a and it connects much better.
[XPERIA X10 General] saltorio:
What problems did you have?

Where did you get the Brazilian firmware?
[XPERIA X10 General] tuxStyle:
Can you please post a link to the LAM FW?
[XPERIA X10 General] AndroGeassX10:
thx very much this works fine in movistar chile, 3g, GPS, WIFI ALL FINE
[XPERIA X10 General] kbadone:
Does the UEFA app shows up in Play Now for Brasil firmware?
[XPERIA X10 General] kbadone:
Ok I decided to flash from World Generic to Brasil NAM and it is alot better for me so far, I app launcher runs smoother and doesn't lag that much compared to Nordic and World Generic.

New stuff added are Cell information widget and Orkut in Timescape, also, Google search has voice recognition input.

To answer my own question the UEFA app is available to download in Play Now:p

My Model Info now displayed as X10a

but for some reason it says its Generic World and no sign its Generic Brasil!!

Phone software Version

1227-4612_2.0.A.0504 GENERIC

File System Version

WORLD-1-2-5-6_2.0.A.0504
[XPERIA X10 General] tuxStyle:
Did you use the flasher? If yes, where can we download the FW?

Or you used the fingerprint method?