Hi,
First I want to thank all the Dev's for the great work and dedication
Here is what I did:
* There was no update on Rogers network for my phone and I didn't really follow the scene for a while.
* I went and downloaded this file: X10a_3.0.1.G.0.75_AMERICA-US GENERIC 1233-8200.zip from arkedk's great post [Download] All X10 Firmwares
* I used the latest flash tool to get from 2.1 generic to the FW posted above.
* After making sure all works ok I used the tutorial that DooMLoRD kindly created
[How-To] Rooting & Installing Recovery on X10 Official SE GB [Picture & Video Guide]
Now the phone is rooted, all works great except the camera that FC's and gives a ''Camera not available'' error. Sometimes it works ok then the screen gets some kind of noise and I just press the home button to quit camera. Never rebooted on me though.
Is there anything I can do to get the phone more stable and reduce battery usage + fix the camera?
As I said everything else works (market, contacts, calendar, wallpapers, etc...)
Thank you again for all the hard work.
hey i had the same question and i found a solution too
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1240986
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First, I followed this guide here: Newbies Guide to Rooting X10 and giving you the newest firmware!
I went through all the steps except for the market fix, because I had no problem with it. The only problem I had was that dumb java error, but that was no problem.
I am enjoying this x10 ALOT more. The touch screen seems more responsive, or atleast the keyboard usage is SO SO much nicer, and the new interface over SE "Home" is a lot nicer.
I have a few questions.
1. My x10a, rooted, still says "x10i" even though I did that last patch thing that was supposed to fix it. Will it hurt my phone to state it is a x10i instead of an x10a?
2. My firmware version states 1.6. Is this normal or am I supposed to show 2.1? Is my next step to run SUES and do the actual update?? Or do I already have the update? I have the 5 home screens.. wasn't that in the update? <-- confused
3. I knew I would lose my camera/video capabilities. Are we close to receiving a fix soon?
I found that when I enter the default contacts app, I could use the camera via "edit contact>add photo>camera". That is better than nothing!!
4. I installed debranded generic firmware?
..X10a and X10i are nothing special different (no need to worry)
..Run SEUS or flashtool for 2.1
..Use camera illusion if you want 2.2 from Z
..only with flashtool is debranded firmware
Hope this helps.
iMatth3w said:
..X10a and X10i are nothing special different (no need to worry)
..Run SEUS or flashtool for 2.1
..Use camera illusion if you want 2.2 from Z
..only with flashtool is debranded firmware
Hope this helps.
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@iMatth3w
Thanks for the info
Incidentally, I managed to get the the camera/video function back along with mediascape player. I can't believe ATT would butcher this phone like they did.
u lost camera and camcorder after updating to 2.1 ?
what why ?
lol....nothing like that happened to me.
i lost camcorder on 2.2 but videocam illusion fixed that.
Ive noticed this since I upgraded to gingerbread.. phone is now very slow..
when I play music, it plays as something is taking up all the processing power in the background and the music plays as it is buffering, loading and playing..
the games that I download run so slowly that it feels like playing modern games on Pentium 3.
when I press the home button, all programs minimize but the icons on home screen load up one by one.. they are empty boxes and appear one by one.
anyone else have any experience like this?
any help or advice would be appreciated.
I am on stock gingerbread, i do not have any mod roms installed.. My phone has been rooted.
android version - 2.3.3
baseband version 2.1.71
-old question was closed without giving any reason, maybe it was in the wrong section... so trying again
Have you tried restarting?
Perhaps you have too many applications installed on the phone's memory, you should try moving it to the SD card in Settings > Applications > Manage applications.
Hope this is of some help.
I'd suggest rooting and installing a custom rom, it'll fix all of your issues.
I'd suggest TEAM ROM because I'm using it, and it's awesome.
And yes, the last question was in the wrong section.
hi, thanks for the reply.
I am also thinking of reflashing and installing a custom rom, but what always prevented me from doing so were the limitations of it, as every rom had some problem, some did not have working wifi, some did not have working camera.. and so on..
but I was following teh MIUI Rom and that looks promising, I noticed that the xperia x10 is not yet supported: http://miuiandroid.com/roms/miui-development-roms/
but also found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1307044
will this custom MIUI Rom work? should I go through with it? (it also mentioned as wifi not working and third party app must be installed to fix it)
Thanks
farazk86 said:
hi, thanks for the reply.
I am also thinking of reflashing and installing a custom rom, but what always prevented me from doing so were the limitations of it, as every rom had some problem, some did not have working wifi, some did not have working camera.. and so on..
but I was following teh MIUI Rom and that looks promising, I noticed that the xperia x10 is not yet supported: http://miuiandroid.com/roms/miui-development-roms/
but also found this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1307044
will this custom MIUI Rom work? should I go through with it? (it also mentioned as wifi not working and third party app must be installed to fix it)
Thanks
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I'm very happy with Oodie's ROM (MIUI): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1295089
Great battery life and very responsive. No lags, everything working. Don't be fooled if the thread seems unactive, it's because everything is working...
Unlocking BL is a one step process in FlashTool. Flashing is a "breeze"
PM me if you need assistance.
Bugsy
thanks for your offer.. i think ill send you a PM as im confused on the first step of unlocking my bootloader =/ http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1254087
cheers
I was fooling around with the system-dump from Xperia S and installed a bunch of things, among them Conversations.apk.
It worked fine and was a nice improvement from the stock one until i tried to send a MMS with a picture, which resulted in a force close after selecting the image with gallery.
Has anyone of you fine ROM-modders any suggestions how i can get it to work? I suspect that the communication between the gallery and conversations might need some help, maybe by installing some more apks from the dump. I am not in an experimental mood right now since i had to repair the phone-software twice now thanks to questionable decisions with apks earlier today.
My phone:
Xperia Neo, not rooted.
Android 2.3.4
Kernel version: 2.6.32.9-perf
Build: 4.0.2.A.0.62
Hello I am new to XDA developers and want someone to help me with some things
What is the best ROM for x10 mini pro with stock kernel (I can not unlock bootaloader to check that I get with s1tool NOT RECONOZIGNED CERTIFICATE)
What is the best music player, you have the option to find and play by folder and that does not take many resources
Someone recommended me the best application for instant messaging, where you can chat services like MSN, Facebook, Gtalk, etc ... but that can send and receive files
If there is no ROM and stable good enough, someone can help me, that applications are in order in the system of stock I can safely delete
As I can change the system bootanimation
Stock, I put one of the new Xperia where only the word XPERIA
I hope I can help, thank you very much! :laugh:
Best ROM
I think the best ROM for x10 mini/mini pro are miniCm7!:good:
It's very stable, it's still in development
And the best application for instant messaging i think are Kik.
But i dont know if you can send files??
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If the best ROM for x10 mini pro are MiniCM7 or MIniCM9, the trouble is I can not unlock the bootloader so I can only porbar ROMs stcok kernel, the application proves Thank you very much for answering
00DSoul00 said:
If the best ROM for x10 mini pro are MiniCM7 or MIniCM9, the trouble is I can not unlock the bootloader so I can only porbar ROMs stcok kernel, the application proves Thank you very much for answering
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MiniCM7Pro by paul-xxx is the best ROM on stock kernel, check it out in the MiniPro Development section of this forum.
i think miniCM7 is the best and more stable!!
grazor88 said:
i think miniCM7 is the best and more stable!!
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Useless advice if he states time and time again he can't unlock the bootloader, MiniCM7 only runs on nAa kernel.
You could also try ArcMini Nxt, (the non ICS version), that will run on stock too
TemplexZ said:
I think the best ROM for x10 mini/mini pro are miniCm9!:good:
It's very stable, it's still in development
And the best application for instant messaging i think are Kik.
But i dont know if you can send files??
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Kik is definitely best! I use it all day every day and it's great as for file sending you can install an addon from the + on a chat screen then more and apps that kik, there's an addon in there
X10man
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SmG67 said:
MiniCM7Pro by paul-xxx is the best ROM on stock kernel, check it out in the MiniPro Development section of this forum.
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I'd agree with that. I had that for a while and it worked really nicely.
Thank you very much for all your answers, but the truth is I've tried several ROM's
MiniCm7 pro V21 (This is very good, and something stable, but the battery consumption is excessive and also the problem that the keyboard lights are lit when the display is lit) (I tried 2 fix it is installed through CWM and fix apk)
ArchMini (This is very good so it stable, but has the problem of the lights, I tried several fix and none works)
XperianBlaze (Very good ROM and also has a new version is very good but if it has a problem with the lights on the keyboard)
SonyStyle (Very good and very stable ROm, but as has the problem of lights)
I tried these ROM's and many more that I found on the net, but all have the keyboard problem, the wifi is turned off by the minute (This I could not fix) Besides all ROMs to install and move applications to the SD become slow (Which does not happen in the official version 2.1) All ROM's are slowed to install themes (I tested issues ICS)
I've seen all ROMs work better with custom kernels, apparently touched me stay with the official version, Thank You!
I approve the application Kik, the trouble is that few know of my contacts from this universal application jejejeje Thanks, I was looking for an application to chat with all the contacts in social networks, Facebook, MSN, Gtalk, etc, if someone know a good application, I would love to leave me the name of the application, Thank you!
Sorry but my English is not very fluid
can't go in recovery
phone=xperia x10 mini pro (u20i)
I tried almost every method for installing cwm or xrecovery....like recoverX ,xrecovery installer, etc etc...and all methods says successful....
Bt the problem is that it won't go in recovery....i tried all combination...like vol+,-...back button ,etc.....
No success....can any body help me.....to solve this problem...
00DSoul00 said:
Thank you very much for all your answers, but the truth is I've tried several ROM's
MiniCm7 pro V21 (This is very good, and something stable, but the battery consumption is excessive and also the problem that the keyboard lights are lit when the display is lit) (I tried 2 fix it is installed through CWM and fix apk)
ArchMini (This is very good so it stable, but has the problem of the lights, I tried several fix and none works)
XperianBlaze (Very good ROM and also has a new version is very good but if it has a problem with the lights on the keyboard)
SonyStyle (Very good and very stable ROm, but as has the problem of lights)
I tried these ROM's and many more that I found on the net, but all have the keyboard problem, the wifi is turned off by the minute (This I could not fix) Besides all ROMs to install and move applications to the SD become slow (Which does not happen in the official version 2.1) All ROM's are slowed to install themes (I tested issues ICS)
I've seen all ROMs work better with custom kernels, apparently touched me stay with the official version, Thank You!
I approve the application Kik, the trouble is that few know of my contacts from this universal application jejejeje Thanks, I was looking for an application to chat with all the contacts in social networks, Facebook, MSN, Gtalk, etc, if someone know a good application, I would love to leave me the name of the application, Thank you!
Sorry but my English is not very fluid
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ISKperia Z is based on latest minicm7nightly
Hi guys,
(sorry if my words aren't clear, please tell me if any of what I say isn't undestandabble)
Yesterday I installed FeraLabs ICS v2.2 ROM in my x10a. Great ROM, I fell in love with android 4 and cyanogemod, it was my first contact with both. But I had some problems using it, some apps not working, others freezing the entire system, can't send SMS etc. I know that probably most of these bugs already have fixes, the ROM is being developed etc, but I decided that it's not for me yet, this is my main phone and I need it rock solid for day to day use.
So I decided to try some GB rom. But there are a lot of ROMs out there, and I couldn't find a thread answering what's the best for my case, so I'm gonna ask fro suggestions. =D
Here's what I need:
- A stable ROM, fully compatible with my x10a;
- Based on cyanogemod;
- If possible, faster than stock 2.3 ROM;
- If possible, less power-consuming than stock 2.3 ROM, but it's the least important feature (got a 3500mAh battery);
- I personnally don't like the Sony UI improvemments and general bloatwares. I like google default apps and UI. Also used a LG p500 for a year, liked a lot the LG punctual customizations;
- It can have bugs about video recording, I don't use it much;
- It can't have bugs with 3g, wifi, calling and texting (hehehe);
So, what flavors should I try?
Thank you all. ;D
Donut HD 2.2 it's faster than stock and cm and works perfect with good battery life 2
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Hi,
Thanks for helping.
Looking at the instructions in the thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30999560&postcount=1167). Will it run OK with the feralabs kernel that is currently is installed in my system? Shouldn't I change hte kernel?
If yes, what kernel should I flash?
Hi guys,
I flashed doomkernel, booted to xRecovery, installed the doomkernel wifi module from zip, booted again to xRecovery, installed the donuthd, booted again, installed donuthd, booted to xRecovery and installed donuthd update.
It's really fast, I've never used and android this fast. I'm currently installing my apps, wanna see if it will keep great at night. =D
But I've seen a problem:
My sms messages aren't being delivered, just like happened with Feralabs ICS 2.2 rom. Anyone got this problem? Does this have some relation with my phone being a x10a (and now it's appearing in in my system settings as x10i) ?
Thanks in advance.
Hi again,
Today I cleaned up my phone and tried to install donutHD + doomkernel again. Everything worked ok, except sending and receiving SMS messages. So I flashed back 2.1 stock firmware and 2.3 (GB) stock firmware, and SMS sending/receiving worked fine again, in both versions.
Does anybody has any clue about what can be happening? When I installed donutHD (about 3 times), I was in 2.1 stock firmware, root/busybox/xrecovery from Flashtool (newest version). The same problem ocurred with the Feralabs ICS v2.2 ROM with feralabs kernel for ICS.
I also tried to flash the 2.3th kernel n5-1 (comming from 2.1 stock firmware), but it got frozen in SE screen, during boot. Even xrecovery couldn't open. =/
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Problem solved: As observed I was upgrading from 2.1 stock ROM to DonutHD. Doing this upgrade coming from android 2.3 stock ROM, the SMS sending/receiving works like a charm. =D