[Q] CWM 4 & CM7 + DoomKernel - XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I was reading [HOW-TO] Install CM7 ROM on 2.3.3 ROMs (based on SE 2.3.3 FW) {PICTURE GUIDE} CWM great guide from DoomLord and I was wondering if I could use at the same time DooMKernel - "Power to The People"
It is complaining about the scripts being amend instead of edify and amend being deprecated and dropped in CWM 3.x (the guide being for CWM 4.0).
So I'm basically just moving to CM7 from Stock 2.3.3, the guided post for the upgrade was followed and it got rid of recovery 0.3 (at least back key isn't pulling it up and I know it still works with amend scripting) and instead using CWM (I believe that's what it's called, new thing that appears pressing volume down on the FreeXperia boot logo).
I would really like be to use the undervolting functionality from the doomkernel and get better battery life... I wonder if there's any adviced path or if I should try flashtool to get xrecovery again and perhaps try another installation steps to avoid CWM, or I don't know, any hints/advices are welcome even if it is upgrading amend scripts to edify.
(I should have posted this in dev maybe but I need like 10 posts to get the grant and this is my first post ever, also sorry if I break some rules and/or it's all plain nonsense)

The new baseband is no longer compatible with old kernels and I think u need to be on baseband 71 for jerepleas rom
Sent from my x10 on official gingerbread http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh19PLNTWwk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Thanks a lot!

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Android 2.2 & X8 & Flash

If somewhere in time X8 get Froyo, will there be Flash support? Cause i read that the flash support depends on processor or something like that.
10x for you answers.
Well the official statement from adobe is that flash 10.1 requires ARM version 7 CPU and our is version 6. Despite of this there is custom froyo roms for other devices with arm v6 cpu so it should be possible. The short answer is that is SE make official froyo or gingerbread rom for X8 it will be probably without flash or with flash lite 4. If we manage to make custom froyo rom it will probably have flash.
Why we don`t start a work on a custom froyo rom ?
bnight said:
Why we don`t start a work on a custom froyo rom ?
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'We' is funny word. It means 'I will try to do nothing, but I'm waiting for others'
In fact I can try to bring this up myself but I am new to Android development not new to Linux (as an Unix System Administrator). So if someone give info what is needed to be done I thing that I can create a froyo rom by myself.
As I understand the problem with froyo is that it use a different kernel then the eclair. But because Android is basically linux the kernel don`t affect the software only affect the communication with the hardware (drivers). So we have a 2.6.29 kernel on our X8. If we can use the same kernel for the froyo apps then we can run froyo as well on the same kernel (same hardware) also we can run Android 2.3 on the same hardware/kernel.
there are different APIs.. eclair uses API 7, froyo uses API 8 (info from Android SDK).
so there can be difference in drivers and other.. but it's only my guesses, dont blame on me
bnight said:
In fact I can try to bring this up myself but I am new to Android development not new to Linux (as an Unix System Administrator). So if someone give info what is needed to be done I thing that I can create a froyo rom by myself.
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You can study the asop froyo rom made by zdzihu for x10 and try something similar for x8.
I don't know anything about linux so can't help you there...
Sent from my X8 Rooted+JiT+App2sd
As I understand this ASOP Froyo MOD is only the system.img and data.img and it`s exactly what I need to make the rom for X8 basically what I thing should work is to flush the Phone to 2.1 rooted and after that on the part when we copy the /system folder to copy the one form the Froyo MOD this will work i suppose but need to try it.
Installation process is quite ok but you'll need to make it compatible to x8..
On milestone it was possible. Old kernel and fully working froyo features. It has bootloader locked by 1024 rsa key. Its possible to build froyo on old kernel, but who can do it? We lack of experienced developers unfortunately.
Flash is a different matter, it won't work witch our processor, but froyo optimization is far more important.
::SEx8+root+xRecovery+JiT+app2SD::

[SOLVED][Q] Custom kernel for Rdannar Overdrive series 2.3.4 GB

Hey guys, i flashed rdannar's MIUI 2.3.4 ROM,
Its fantastic, i find it faster than J's 2.3.3 when you add th appropriate build.prop tweaks.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1062509
However the link in second post he gave us; the wifi fix kernel K010 is not K010, wifi is not working, instead it displays as
2.6.29FreeXperia-b8
[email protected]#1
Wifi is not working. It was fine until i flashed the kernel he gave.
Any ideas, like what other link to K010 that will work on this ROM?
I just don't want to brick my phone if i use wrong kernel like the TripNkernel, it bricked on this ROM.
Issue SOLVED,
kernel here thanks to DOOMLORD.
http://www.mediafire.com/?64t2151dah42qb7
Flash via Freexperia recovery.
May I ask on advantage of installing a custom kernel? It removes frame cap, but 30 fps is IMO enough and wouldnt it drain the battery faster? Are there any other advantages?

[HELP] zKernel 2.6.29 installation

Hi everybody!
I am very new in playing with ROMs and custom kernels, so I kindly ask your help!
I would like to try the latest fantastic zKernel 2.6.29 (link to thread HERE) on my Stock SE 2.1 ROM but I don't know very well how to perform certain operations. In particular:
1) How to check which xRecovery I have inside my phone?
2) How to move from my actual baseband (52) to the suggested one (67)?
3) Once I install the kernel through xRecovery (just choose ZIP and install right?), how to go back to the stock one in case something wrong happens?
4) Before new kernel installation, do I have to perform some cache cleaning or other similar stuff through xRecovery?
5) Other steps needed/suggested to do?
Many many thanks in advance!! And please remember I'm only a poor newbie!!
Before flashing the custom kernel, I recommend going to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=955703
It should really help you understand what you need to do.
thanks for this!

[Q] Difference between FREEXPERIA, XRECOVERY 0.3 & XRECOVERY 1.0?

There are three recoveries according to my knowledge..
1.freexperia recovery
2.xrecovery 0.3
3.xrecovery 1.0
Different devs suggest or prefer different recoveries..
I just wanna know what is the difference between three of these.. they look same.. with same features and same way to enter them..!!!!!!
xrecovery(0.3 and 1.0) is at /system/bin
FreeXperia Recovery is at /system/recovery.
Xrecovery 1.0 supports edify scripts where as xrecovery 0.3 and FreeXperia recovery supports Amend scripts.
Xrecovery 0.3 and FreeXperia recovery have similar features where as xrecovery 1.0 has different/additional features..
1.0 has more options, but it gave me errors when trying to update Wolfbreak's rom and I downgraded to 0.3
May I have another question related to Xrecovery here? I wonder whether the apk file in Mediafire link in the first post of this topic: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=859571 has been fixed the issue of offline charging or not (as I have a habit of turning off my phone when charging ), and as because this original thread lasts up to 141 pages, I cannot find out the answer in itself T.T
Thanks for your help!

Multi Boot/Custom ROMs - Advanced users only plz

Hi All,
I searched the forums and though this question has been asked couple of times, I failed to get a satisfying and consolidated answer, so seeking a solution here.
Scenario: X10i, 2.3.3 Stock, rooted using aZuZu. Self-customized framework-res.apk and SemcUxpRes.apk and a truckload of apps. Poor battery life, slightly laggy.
I am equally drawn towards CM7 as well as Wolfbreak 4. I know that both are completely different flavours, but much as I love the Cyanogen innovations, so do i love the tweaks done in WB's ROM with minimal changes to the UI.
Questions:
When I backup my current ROM using xrecovery, what all elements get backed up? More precisely, if I make a backup of my stock ROM using xRecovery, will it backup all the installed apps, conntacts, messages and appdata?
If I restore this backup at a later date, will I be able to get back my phone in the same state as it was backed up? (e.g. I am on level 14 on angrybirds and I made a backup, wiped my phone, and then restored the backup, will I have to start Angrybirds afresh or I can continue from where I left off, as though nothing had happened?)
Is it possible to have multiboot on the X10? So that Everytime I boot up, I can choose whether I want to load the CM7 ROM or the WB4 ROM?
Thanks in advance.
1 yes, the things you mentioned will be backed up (but not the baseband & the kernel)
2 yes, you can play angry birds from where you left off (but as I said you can't backup/restore baseband & kernel)
3 no, not yet. Before official gb there was a solution for dual booting a 2.1 rom with a 2.2/2.3 rom, but I believe dual booting two 2.3 roms is not possible for now
riginal said:
1 yes, the things you mentioned will be backed up (but not the baseband & the kernel)
2 yes, you can play angry birds from where you left off (but as I said you can't backup/restore baseband & kernel)
3 no, not yet. Before official gb there was a solution for dual booting a 2.1 rom with a 2.2/2.3 rom, but I believe dual booting two 2.3 roms is not possible for now
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Thanks for that! Just a couple of doubts here:
As you mentioned, the BB and kernel wont be backed up. How exactly will that affect my device? Will it lead to any compatibility issues if I restore to a backed up ROM?
Do I need to keep a note of the Baseband and Kernel versions of all the ROMS which I intend to flash, and flash the corresponding bb & kernel versions prior to recovering a backed-up ROM? To be more clear, supposing I am on bb .71 and kernel 2.6.29, and I flash a new ROM with a different kernel. If I wish to go back to stock by recovering my backup, will I have to flash the bb .71 and 2.6.29 kernel again?
I noticed Woflbreak's ROM uses kernel version 2.3, but I am on a different kernel version (2.6.29). Do I need to downgrade to 2.3 kernel before using the WB ROM? Won't an older version of the kernel cause a drop in performance?
well to sum it up yes you need to keep a note of kernel & baseband for avoiding any compability issue, the kernel part is pretty easy, 2.1 roms all use the same kernel & 2.3 roms another kernel, If you want to go from a 2.1 rom to a 2.3 rom you need to flash the appropriate kernel (& the baseband) with flashtools, but switching from a 2.1 rom to another 2.1 rom or from a 2.3 rom to a 2.3 rom shouldn't be a problem kernel-wise, you just need to pay attention to the required baseband & flash the right one if necessary
what rom are you on?
& by the way 2.3 on Wolfbreak is not the kernel, it's the android version
the bb and kernel are in a 7zip archive linked on the page for wolfs 4.0 along with the newest patch. it explains how to do it all on the page. You must take into consideration when trying a new rom the basebands that it is made for.
Basebands can be found here.
Most newer roms will tell you in the post which baseband you need.
Also see if users post other working baseband versions along with kernel versions. how to use a custom kernel with it and a post explaining custom kernels is here.

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