[Tutorial] My easy guide to SPEED-UP a lot X10 with STOCK SE 2.1 ROM ♦(UPDATED 30/04)
Hi everybody!
My username is new here on XDA, but you have to know that I follow you everyday, mostly on Xperia X10 thread, since I bought my SE smartphone. Finally I decided to register and take part of this huge community So... welcome to me!
After working on my X10 and following several guides here on XDA, I found very interesting some posts/threads about it and would like to share my experience with you.
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You might found helpful this guide if:
you are not still ready to fully migrate to non-official ROMs due to their partial instability, lost of warranty,...;
you like Sony Ericsson user interface layer and don't want leave it for other standard ROMs;
you use timescape and mediascape;
you want much more speed from your SE Eclair 2.1 because you are sick of the stuttering during the use;
you want to enjoy multitouch on standard ROM;
you want to experience better snapshot and videorecording quality from your X10 8.1 MPx HD camera;
you want to remove very unuseful third-part preinstalled apps in Sony Ericsson ROM;
you need a very easy tutorial to perform these operations
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Well, I will report here the procedures I have applyed to my Xperia X10 with standard Eclair 2.1 to improve its performance a lot, without making uninstable the software or causing any sort of crash.
!! ATTENTION !! The mods that I report here are not mine. They belong to their developers. I just would like to share with you the steps and the mods I made to my X10 choosing among the great ones all made available here on XDA forum, thanks to the great work done by super people here on XDA Thus, all software downloads here on XDA contain an hotlink that will address you on the official thread of the software, created by its developer. OK??
!! WARNING !! I AM NOT, I AM NOT, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE CAUSED TO YOUR SMARTPHONE. Thus, if you want to try, it's up to you. I can only say that my Xperia X10 still works more than fine, and even much faster than before
READY? SET, GO!!!!!!!
STEP 1: ALL DRIVERS WE NEED!!
WHY THIS STEP: At first I tryed some mods but, even with USB debug enabled, certain software was not able to work. The reason? Simple: the right drivers were not correctly installed on my Windows 7 PC even with SEUS preinstalled and fully working.
HOW TO DO:
You simply have to download Sony Ericsson PC Companion. You can found it clicking HERE , downloading from the official SE source the latest version.
Once you download and install it (very easy to do), just connect your Xperia X10 and wait until the software recognizes it. Now all drivers, even the USB debugging ones, are fully installed and operative. We must need them for next operations we will perform to our X10.
STEP 2: ROOT IS THE BASIS FOR ALL!
WHY THIS STEP: we need to obtain the ROOT access on our Xperia X10 in order to be able to execute certain software and make sure it works well. Without working root, we simply won't obtain the right full permissions to proceed with the installation and customization of certains mods that will follow here in this guide.
HOW TO DO:
simply download and unpack the latest FlashTool 0.2.6, that includes several major bugfixes in respect to the previous version. Download it from its official thread, HERE.
Now turn on your Xperia X10, connect it to your PC and enable the USB Debugging from Setting -->Applications --> Development (I hope the translation is right, I have italian software on my Xperia...);
Finally start FlashTool by clicking on the main executable file and simply click the "ROOT" button on the upper part of the software.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT and enjoy a delicious italian coffee
Once the software finishes (usually a few seconds are needed) maybe it will restart your X10 or will ask you to do it. So, do it now!
Root completed!!!
STEP 3: BUSYBOX, the magic box
WHY THIS STEP: you need this intermediate step to be completely sure that the installation of next component will work fine without any problem or crash. This is a toolpack for your Android device that will bring the right instructions used by certain software to be correctly executed.
HOW TO DO:
Open Android Market application from your X10;
Search "busybox", then install it as you do for every application;
Open BusyBox Installer from your main menu, click OK to agree with the licence and finally click on the "Install" button.
If the root performed at the previous step (STEP 2) of this tutorial has been correctly executed, you will be able to install it without any problem and an "OK" message will appear.
STEP 4: xRECOVERY, the magical installation tool ;)
WHY THIS STEP: xRecovery is a sort of "external software environment" developed for Android Xperia X10 in which you will be able to boot in at every OS boot, to execute advanced operations regarding your ROM and NAND memory. You can install custom rom, backup them, format, wipe cache, and (this is what we need now) install custom zip updates and software packages.
HOW TO DO:
Download the installer from the OFFICIAL THREAD here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=859571 on XDA; choose the typical installation. In other words, just download the APK;
Copy the APK on the SD of your X10 by connecting it on your PC;
Open the APK on the Xperia X10 and install it using for example ASTRO file manager.
Once installation has finished, open "xRecovery installer" from the main menu and choose "Install xRecovery". A few seconds and all is done!!
To boot in xRecovery, simply restart your phone and press BACK button while booting
xRecovery does not allow you anymore to charge battery without (automatically) turning on the phone if it is powered off and you plug the USB cable. If you want to restore the battery offline charge functionality, just install through xRecovery the "xRecovery-charge-offline.zip" file; you will find it in the same official thread, at the bottom of the first main post!
STEP 5: THE JUST-IN-TIME COMPILATOR for your 2.1!
WHY THIS STEP: you will be able to enjoy better performance in everyday use of your X10 by installing a new kind of software compiler that Google has included in Android 2.2 Froyo (and next releases). On XDA developers have been able to make a port of this new kind of compiler on the standard Xperia 2.1 ROM. This compiler works in a quite different way because it performs the compiling procedure "as the software needs it", just in time. I would remember you that in ARC computer architecture, a compiler is a software module that translates high-level language in assembly language.
HOW TO DO:
Download the JIT Enabler v2.0 from its OFFICIAL THREAD ;
Don't unzip it but follow the instructions in the official thread to install it. You simply have to save the zip file on your SD Card, boot in xRecovery (restart the X10 and press any button during boot), than choose "install custom zip" and select this file. Installation will last a few seconds.
After installation, reboot the X10 choosing the rebooting option from xRecovery.
No panic: first reboot will require a lot of time!! Don't worry, leave your X10 working until the boot ends.
PAY ATTENTION!! Latest official SE firmware, always based on 2.1 Eclair Android OS, officially brings the dualtouch support. And, although Sony Ericsson ensures "it will work only in browser and Google Maps", it works everywhere!.
Thus, no need to perform STEP 6 and STEP 7. However, unfortunately I noticed that latest firmware ( .435) 's dual touch precision is worse than the one provided with STEP 6 and STEP 7. I also heard that the new firmware update that SE is releasing just in these days will bring a really improved dual touch system. We hope it!!
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STEP 6: MULTITOUCH, WE WANT IT!!
WHY THIS STEP: really? are you seriously asking yourself why this step? Well, the multitouch (sorry, dualtouch...) is one of the most dreamed freature by every X10 user: it makes you able to use pinch-to-zoom on your beautiful 4'' LCD !
HOW TO DO: just follow the official tutorial HERE
STEP 7: A FULLY-ENABLED DUAL-TOUCH!
WHY THIS STEP: simply because multitouch update won't work in every application! Browser, google maps, Angry Birds,... Thus, with this tutorial you will be able to fully unlock it
HOW TO DO: just follow the official tutorial HERE
STEP 8: IMPROVE YOUR CAMERA
WHY THIS STEP: it overwrites the official camera apk with an optimized one that allow you to snap better pictures with improved details, reduce the shot time, improve a lot HD video quality (recuding a lot the stuttering suffered by X10 in videorecording...).
HOW TO DO: just follow the official tutorial HERE
I suggest you to backup the official camera apk file; in case of problem you can easily restore it. You can simply choose to rename it, for example, append to the name "_DELETED": you will "disable" the file because you changed its name. To restore it simply rename it deleting the modded one and removing the "_DELETED" extension. For this operation I highly suggest Root Explorer!
The new v7 version of this custom apk camera, that always applyes ONLY to stock SE 2.1 ROMs, is based on the stock apk camera file of latest SE firmware. It includes even better video captures, but requires a few more steps to be fully enabled: just have a deeper look at the first post of the official tutorial I have just linked! In fact, you just need to add a few more rows to build.prop file.
HOW CAN I EDIT BUILD.PROP? Here a fast sub-tutorial:
You can use RootExplorer, download it from the market. It only will work with root privileges
make sure you reach the directory in which build.prop is stored (it is saved into system directory)
press MountR/W button
long press on build.prop and choose "open in text editor"
Add the required rows, finally save & exit. And you've done everything!
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STEP 9: SPEED, SPEED, SPEED! REMOVE UNUSEFUL APKs!
WHY THIS STEP: well, this is the step I like the most! Simply because it's the one that makes it possible to obtain a lot of speed increasing!!! The goal is to remove unused applications that usually runs in background draining your battery and slowing a lot your bright Snapdragon CPU
HOW TO DO:
Use Root Explorer; install it from the Market if you still don't have it;
I don't want you to remove applications; just move them to your SD cards. They will not be recognized anymore from Android OS and won't be executed. In other words, you remove it by creating a backup. If something goes wrong, if you miss any application functionality, you simply restore them on their original directory. Be sure to check permissions, when you restore: put a check, with Permission options of Root Explorer, of the first two items of first row if they are unselected!
With Root Explorer create a folder, for example name it "deleted" on SD card root; it will contain the backup copy of removed unused APKs;
With Root Explorer, move to system/app directory
Enable the Multi-select option in Root Explorer
SELECT THE FOLLOWING APKs:
EManual.apk
EManualLauncher.apk
FaceRecognition.apk
JapaneseIME.apk
LatinIME.apk
LearningClient.apk
OMAClientProvisioning.apk
PcCompanion.apk
playnowback.apk
playnowclient.apk
SEMCSetupWizard.apk
SEMCTouchPalKoreanQWERTY.apk
SetupWizard.apk
Stk.apk
moxiermail.apk
playnowappinstaller.apk
quadrapop.apk
wisepilot.apk
qcsemcservice.apk
SemcCheckin.apk
OmaDatasyncService.apk
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Choose "Move";
Now reach the "deleted" folder you created before and choose "Paste".
Finished!! Now reboot your X10 and enjoy better free RAM and much more speed!!
I followed THIS GUIDEto suggest you the be(a)st APKs to remove. However, I missed some APKs for two reasons:
I WANT TIMESCAPE!
Removing some of the ones suggested in that thread, I was no more able to update my status and the splins on TimeScape
Well, I don't remove Chinese keyboard because I need it to write to my chinese friends here in Shanghai But you can add it to your custom removing list if you prefer!
Pay attention! Maybe now, due to any of that application removing, you won't be able anymore to sync facebook photos with your phonebook. Don't worry!! You can download and use the great SyncMyPix from Android Market. It will allow you to automatically sync every photo from your facebook contacts with a much higher quality than the stock Sony Ericsson application that works in your phonebook to sync these photos!!!
You can have a deeper look of all these APK HERE ; thanks to reindero2005 user for this useful link!
STEP 10: HOME SCREEN REPLACEMENT
WHY THIS STEP: simply because the stock homescreen and menu by SE are quite slow and usually stuttering. Thus, I suggest you to install LauncherPro and enable the 3D menu.
HOW TO DO:
Open Android Market and search launcherpro application;
Try the free version, it's more than enough. However, you can help its developer buying the full version and enjoying full options
Set it as default homescreen (it will be asked from Android OS after installation when you press the home button) and add all widgets and icons you want.
You may also choose a static desktop background: it will help you saving battery and menu will become a lot faster without an animated wallpaper. Try and choose, almost everything in your life it's up to you!
STEP 11: IMPROVE YOUR SOUND
WHY THIS STEP: to obtain a better, louder, crisper sound from your X10. From every hardware source: earphones, bluetooth audio devices, on-board speaker,...
HOW TO DO:
Just download (it is not free, buy it if you want ) Louder Volume Hack v4.1;
After installation, follow every initial step that the program will require.
Press on the big speaker icon on the screen, then select V6 & Revision2Files button and click Apply.
Wait until the software finishes, than on next screen choose buttons IC Loud, Headset Boost 1 and Bluetooth Boost 1, finally apply again
Reboot and enjoy a better higher sound, especially in earphones!!
STEP 12: SYSCTL, ADVANCED (BUT AUTOMATIC) KERNEL IMPROVEMENTS
WHY THIS STEP: sysctl is a free utility that allow to further improve your system responsiveness. Scrolling will be even faster (everything on the screen will better follow your finger during touch), applications will run faster and their opening time will be reduced. Not only!! After the right settings and tune-up of the software, your battery will do an huge smile because your X10's autonomy will exceed a lot!!
HOW TO DO:
search on the Market and download sysctl; it's free
after installation, search in your menu and open "Sysctl Config"
Set up the following:
- Check "Enable sysctl" option;
- Set "Min Free KBytes" to: 32568
- Set "Dirty Ratio" to: 5
- Set "Dirty Background Ratio" to: 3
- Set "VFS Cache Pressure" to: 1
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FINISHED! Maybe the easiest step, right? Now just reboot your phone
STEP 13: MINOR FINAL TWEAKS TO BUILD.PROP file
WHY THIS STEP: a few minor tweaks for further improvements of your android device!
HOW TO DO: you need to edit your build.prop file. Remember? I explained how to do it in STEP 8, in the quoted part of the text. Take a look here if you did not read it before these other steps and you will be ready to go!
Here you will found several "rows" that you have either to modify (if already present into default.prop file) or to add (if not present, of course). The BOLD part are the rows, while the Italic-style text is a description about them and you don't have, of course, to add/edit this part into your build.prop file because it's simply a description for you, to better understand what every single "command" does!
ro.telephony.call_ring.delay=1000 phone will ring without delay when someone calls you
windowsmgr.max_events_per_sec=260 the operative system will check touchscreen inputs with more frequency (think about the interrupt interval), thus the scrolling will be smoother
dalvik.vm.heapsize=48m and dalvik.vm.execution-mode=int:jit which bring better cache management
mot.proximity.delay=150 : it makes the proximity sensor more responsive
You should already have these two values if you took a look at STEP 7: they are ro.product.multi_touch_enabled=true and
ro.product.max_num_touch=2 . Make sure these two instructions are ALWAYS placed as last ones into build.prop file and no enter is present at the end of the file!
STEP 14: FURTHER SPEED-UP, FREE RAM MEMORY AND IMPROVE BATTERY LIFE
WHY THIS STEP: Thanks to the user PlayGunsta that has posted HERE a nice deep tutorial regarding this, it is possible to further increase the true performance of our device by installing two small programs and set-up them in a very easy and fast way! In a few words, the first APK module will allow you to make free around 100MB of the RAM of the X10 in any situation (and trust me, this immediatly translates in a smooth boost, without taking into account the Android memory management system and how it works...). Not only more free RAM: also an improved battery and an overall speed-up of your system.
After this tweak, try to open your Browser, TimeScape or MediaScape: all will seem damn fast
ALL CREDITS go to PlayGunsta and his THREAD, I just report his tweak here for your convenience
HOW TO DO:
PART 1 - Autokiller
Download THIS package, move it to your SD card and install, for example, with the help of ASTRO File Manager;
Open Autokiller (what you have just installed!);
In the Memory limits tab set the following:
Hidden app: 150
Content provider: 160
Empty app: 170
Press Apply (and allow for root access permissions);
Go to "Setting" and check that the option "Apply settings on boot" is checked!
Move to "Advanced system tweaks" and enable "Battery" and "Memory management" options;
Exit and return to your home screen, then reboot!
PART 2 - Autorun Manager
Download THIS package, move it to your SD card and install, for example, with the help of ASTRO File Manager;
Open Autorun Manager(what you have just installed!);
Focus only on the "Basic" tab of the software, and disable all the services that you don't use or, in general, are unuseful for your device. This will kill all uneeded background applications, will free more memory and will make available more CPU resources for the other running programs! For example, I have disabled "Software Update", "Anonymous Usage Stats", "Skype". You can also try with other services if you like!
Exit and return to your home screen, then reboot!
STEP 15: DRASTIC FURTHER STOCK APPS REMOVAL
WHY THIS STEP: Well, I have to say that I didn't need to perform this step because I love so much certain stock applications which are present in our X10. For example, how could I survive withouth Timescape? Imho it's simply the best social gadget I've played with until now! However, if you like to have a more Android-stock oriented smartphone, and want to remove further Sony Ericsson applications in a very safe way, this further step is just for you
Furthermore, it will give you the ability to remove core applications which can easily replaced with other ones -most of them free- from the Android Market.
HOW TO DO:
Just follow the instructions of STEP 9 , what you have to do is exactly the same. But, in this case, here the other applications that you can remove (if you don't need them, of course), withouth causing any problem to your phone. I would thank the user Ski-lleR that has mentioned them on this thread and already removed them without problems.
Here the list:
Browser.apk (it's the default browser, remove it if you want to replace with another one, for example Dolphin, Firefox, Opera,...)
Calculator.apk (the stock SE calculator)
Facebook.apk (the Facebook application, it shouldn't affect Timescape)
mediascape.apk (the official Sony Ericsson music player)
MediascapePluginManager.apk (component of MediaScape)
officesuite.apk (the trial office suite)
Timescape.apk (here Timescape APK with its modules and themes all safe to remove)
Timescape.apk
TimescapePluginManager.apk
TimeScapeProvider.apk
TimescapeThemeBlue.apk
TimescapeThemeGreen.apk
TimescapeThemeIndigo.apk
TimescapeThemeOrange.apk
TimescapeThemeSakura.apk
trackid.apk (the software needed to recognize songs by just let the phone hearing them from an external source)
Youtube.apk (of course, the YouTube application)
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Well, as I said, I didn't remove them and if you keep them only TimeScape, especially on very low speed networks, will cause sometimes the phone to lag a bit. It's up to you to decide. And, in case you are not pretty sure, just move these applications, as I explained in step 9, to another folder and see what happens to the operative system without them. In case you miss them, just restore with a cut-paste in the original folder to enjoy their functionalities again
STEP 16: REMOVE BOOT SCREEN ANIMATION TO SPEED-UP BOOT
WHY THIS STEP: If you don't care too much to graphics and animated SE boot screen logo, you can remove this capability and save some time during the boot procedure. I would thank the user basisnederland that has suggested to include this step in the guide. Really thank you and thanks everybody for the tons of feedbacks and suggestions that help me to make this guide better and better
HOW TO DO: Using for example RootExplorer, you just have to delete the file called startupanimation.zip situated into the directory media. The result is a sensible improvement on cold boot!
STEP 17: SD CARD TRANSFER RATES (READ&WRITE) SPEED-UP
WHY THIS STEP: Well, in my case only improvements with benchmark tests and not too much in real daily use. But at least you should have a try to this mod, it sounds really interesting
Since a couple of weeks, here on XDA more than one developer suggested scripts and mod (to flash with xRecovery or to create with a notepad and put inside the ROM) to reach a simple goal: adjust the size of the cache of the SD memory card in order to obtain better performances in terms of read and write transfer rates.
The operation of modding was not so easy for non expert users, until Diego Stamigni, an Italian developer (I am Italian too and so I am glad for this ^_^ ) has created a very easy-to-use tool to perform this operation!
Before and after you perform this step, please measure the read and write speed of your SD Card in terms of MegaBytes per second (MB/s) with a benchmark tool called SD Tools that you can find on the Android Market to see how much the improvement is!
HOW TO DO:
A few very simple steps to follow:
Download from Android Market the software SD Tools and install it
Run the benchmark with the stock parameters (remember that Android set SD Cache to 128KB) and look at the result; you will see quite low reading and writing speed for your SD card!
Now download and install from the market SD Speed Increase, thus set the cache of SD card in 2048KB and press Apply. Of course, you can try other values and every time start SD Tools bench to see which one best fits for your memory card, according to the brand, the Class speed and the NAND type
After applying the tweak, see the improvement with SD Tools!
This tweak will automatically apply to every boot of the smartphone, so after you perform it just enjoy the speed increase without remember to do anything next time you reboot your X10
... AND NOW? WHAT SHOULD I GET AND EXPECT FROM MY SLIGHTLY MODDED X10?
The answer to this question is very simple: much speed!!! One time I executed Linpack I got 34.4 MFLOPS as score. But usually is around 32.5 / 33. A very good result for the stock ROM. However, I want to focus to a more important point: it doesn't matter the number of a benchmark, it matters the real speed that you are able to appreciate everytime you use your smartphone. Now you will se everything work much faster, you will say "WOW" maybe (yes, I did it too...) =P
LINPACK and QUADRANT scores - screenshots:
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CONCLUSION AND FINAL WORDS
I hope you appreciate my modest guide. It is addressed to newbies like me ( ) that want more performance from their SE standard ROM.
I will check and try to update this guide as more news come, however you can always help me to reach this goal and suggest all the mistakes I made writing this tutorial
Thank youuuuu ^^
Wow, PaVi90.
wow, nice work.
Thank you guys
Well done!
great job, very helpful
I thought, I've done great with my phone, I just learned that I still have to do two more steps, from what I read from here...
Great guide. Thanks...
excellent and thanks for the guide...
hello, see you soon
Hi everybody,
I am more than glad to hear that you found my guide useful! =) Thank you!!
Have already done all of this, but that is the best explanation of what enabling JIT does that I've seen.
Learned a little bit, thanks!
Delete Timescape ....fullstop
ur done. ur x10 will b fast
Very nice guide, thanks!!!
Great guide!!!
I have do it on my x10i but i have some problems.
- after xrecovery setup i can't charge offline the phone beacouse whenever i connect the microusb cable the phone turn on.
- the pc companion after root detect a new firmware upgrade but really it install the some firmware that i have.
No one have similar problem? some solution?
thanks
ranbros said:
Great guide!!!
I have do it on my x10i but i have some problems.
- after xrecovery setup i can't charge offline the phone beacouse whenever i connect the microusb cable the phone turn on.
- the pc companion after root detect a new firmware upgrade but really it install the some firmware that i have.
No one have similar problem? some solution?
thanks
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Yup after installing Xrecoery yew cannot charge yewr fone when its awf
Xrecovery patch modify the system files ..so that ur frone can log into recovery menu for Modd
before enabling Xrecovery
deres a filee in system/bin/...[chargemon]
backup dat ..after enabling it .copy that file to its position nw u can charge ur fone when its off it wont turn onn
....Pc companion nd SEUS will notify yew dat u hav a new update cuming ... its false notification it will install the same firmware u having without rootcapibility ...if yew wanto noe dat a real firmware update has arrived for yewr regions X10... den stay in touch with this Forum. ...
Cheers
Zaryab
zaryab said:
Yup after installing Xrecoery yew cannot charge yewr fone when its awf
Xrecovery patch modify the system files ..so that ur frone can log into recovery menu for Modd
before enabling Xrecovery
deres a filee in system/bin/...[chargemon]
backup dat ..after enabling it .copy that file to its position nw u can charge ur fone when its off it wont turn onn
....Pc companion nd SEUS will notify yew dat u hav a new update cuming ... its false notification it will install the same firmware u having without rootcapibility ...if yew wanto noe dat a real firmware update has arrived for yewr regions X10... den stay in touch with this Forum. ...
Cheers
Zaryab
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Ok, but i now i haven't backupped chargemon in system/bin/..
which line opening this file with explorer Rooter should I change to obtain the charge offline? thanks
Request Candy[man]
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=925532
ranbros said:
Great guide!!!
I have do it on my x10i but i have some problems.
- after xrecovery setup i can't charge offline the phone beacouse whenever i connect the microusb cable the phone turn on.
- the pc companion after root detect a new firmware upgrade but really it install the some firmware that i have.
No one have similar problem? some solution?
thanks
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Hi,
I try to answer
1) The "problem" of wake-up during charge is due to xRecovery. It changes the "way" the phone boots and thus also during charge the X10 will power on;
2) Did you check and install latest firmware BEFORE rooting? If you already have the latest firmware, don't upgrade otherwise you will lost all your customizations!
PaVi90 said:
Hi,
I try to answer
1) The "problem" of wake-up during charge is due to xRecovery. It changes the "way" the phone boots and thus also during charge the X10 will power on;
2) Did you check and install latest firmware BEFORE rooting? If you already have the latest firmware, don't upgrade otherwise you will lost all your customizations!
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Thanks Pavi..I have solved un'installing xrecovery and replacing it with the original. Now everything works. thanks a lot
Edit, I posted in a wrong thread sorry
ranbros said:
Thanks Pavi..I have solved un'installing xrecovery and replacing it with the original. Now everything works. thanks a lot
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You're welcome!!
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> general instructions for FB05 ROM below curtesy of prodigiez
Flash your phone with tegrak kernel FB05 ( guide here )
Boot into tegrak recovery , back up system and then back up data
Go to you phonememory/tegrak/backup and copy both your system and data back to your computer or other folder. Remember to leave tegrak/backup empty
Then download the backup tar part1 part2
Extract the FB05.rar and you will see 2 files ( system.tegrak.tar and text file )
Place the system.tegrak.tar ( the one you just extracted ) into phonememory/tegrak/backup
Reboot your phone into tegrak recovery mode and choose restore from back up
Once restored , go into stock recovery mode and do a factory reset.
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Teamleader v1.3
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Teamleader 1.3 is an update to 1.2, an international version of the stock rom for our phones from Korea. Its made for the Asia market but works for most other areas provided you have the same frequency - check with your telecom providers.
> Root ready: This rom is already rooted ( has superuser + rebooter ).
> Keyboards: English (U.S), Korean, Chinese
> Market, Gmail, Youtube....the usual suspects
> Chinese software for the keyboard (Baidu,...UC Browser ) << remove these with Root Explorer if needed / Freeze with Titanium Backup Pro ( see my list below of junk )
> Samsung Apps << remove these with Root Explorer if needed / Freeze with Titanium Backup Pro ( see my list below of junk )
Safe way: Use Root Explorer copy the Systems / App folder to your pc or SD card just incase you screw things up. Have Odin on standby I think this phone is unbrickable..use stock recovery tool if needed.
Let me know if you have any problems so we can share the list of bugs ( even though I'm not the dev ). Press the Thank button if it helps you, ask questions if your not sure.
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How to Flash it - Steps
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Happy to report that I got some time today to flash 1.3 on the old MBP.
For those who were asking how to do this
1. Download the file E120L_Teamleader_V1-1.3.7z from here ( let me know if the source is down and I can upload mine somewhere )
( use password - "koxda" .com to extract the file<< without space on the dot com part ). After you extract the file you'll get a Odin useless file ( I assume ), and a tar extension file. You need the tar file to flash with Odin in step 8 below. Put both files in a folder on your desktop or somewhere you can easily fetch with windows explorer.
2. Make sure you have a full battery ( its recommended for better battery performance )
3. Back up important Data with the following options:
(a) Titanium Backup Pro ( if you need all your app data and installs )
(b) SMS Backup & Restore (if you need sms conversations )
(c) Call Logs Backup & Restore ( if you need call history )
(d) You can skip a,b, and c, and just use Tegrak Kernel tool to do a Nanoid backup ( but you need to flash the Tegrak Kernel via Odin found here << thanks to Prodigiez. There's instructions in Korean - please google translate it and choose the appropriate file according to your phone model.
4. Clear your Cache and Davlik Cache ( I did, I think it helps )
5. You'll need a windows pc ( I bootcamped my mac ), you'll need Samsung Drivers, you'll need Odin3 - you can find them here << thanks to Prodigiez. There's instructions in Korean - please google translate it and choose the appropriate file according to your phone model.
6. Install the Samsung Drivers, now connect your phone and windows will do its thing to install the drivers. Your phone will now be visible as a USB device.
7. Install Odin and keep Odin running. Connect your phone. Turn it into download mode , it will look something like this ( see attached photo "downloadmode" )
8. Click on "PDA" in the Odin program, choose the file ROM file ( in my case its "PDA_TeamleaderV1.3.tar ", then hit start. Odin will do its thing, the screen would look something like this ( see attached photo "odinprocress"). Once its done Odin will display something like this ( see attached photo "odinsuccess"). Your phone will reboot, disconnect the cable and you'll have a junk load of apps that you may want to remove. ( refer to my junk load apps section ). Your phone will now have the following build specs ( see attached "1.3about" photo)
Junk Apps that are running on my task manager ( see attached "junkload" photo )
I'll find time later on to clean up the apps. If you plan to remove these apps you need to use Root Explorer but first make a backup of the systems/app folder otherwise you may end up screwing up your system with FCs. Its easy to know which app is a problem. The safest way is to use Titanimum Backup Pro and freeze some apps.
Here's a list of the apps I consider "junk" on 1.3 ( if your a native English speaker that doesn't like bloatware ). Removing these apps is for experts I recommend you freeze them with Titanium - again backup your systems/app folder to avoid FC's.
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JUNK (Bloatware) on Teamleader 1.3 Rom
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Not all this is junk, if you like to have these apps please don't remove them ( experts only ).
> All Share
> Baidu Input
> Whatever the icon is with the twitter like bird
> Photo Editor
> Polaris Office ( I use Documents To Go )
> DMB
> Email ( I use Gmail )
> Kies Air ( its client on the mac has a major security hole that runs fans high - I use AirDroid )
> Home Change ( I use Launch Pro )
> Internet ( I use Dolphin Browser HD )
> Youni SMS
> QQ Security ( really guys?? Probably's stealing my data its out )
> Samsung Apps ( I've got Market + Market Enabler + Galaxy Nexus Build prop)
> Readers Hub
> Tags
> UC ( whatever - browser - crap - I use Dolphin HD )
> Voice Recorder
> There's 2-3 other apps which all have Chinese writings ( all gone )
> The Samsung JUNK. If you are like me and want to really streamline your phone and know exactly what functions you will never use, then here's a safe list ( here ) from the SGS 2 list of safe to remove apps you can try out:
If you want to do nanoid back-ups and CWM style, you will need to flash tegrak kernel using Odin again on the windows box. Then you can do the back-ups.
For now I will stick and test the kernel 1.3 comes with as I was experiencing some horrible battery drain on 1.2, my suspicion was the FC Commando game I was playing and the Alarm ( for some reason I would get FCs when setting up alarms on the clock app ). Once the alarm had gone off the phone would remain very hot until I manually ended the task using AirDroid <<< I highly recommend this app.
I'll keep testing the stock 1.3 kernel and see if my situation is solved and report. ( so far, 3 hours later, my battery is pretty good at 90% ). I still have the junk on my phone I'll remove it this weekend to see if it helps ( I'm sure it will ).
I'll keep testing this out and report, if you guys could post any bugs on here too that would be great. Lets share
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Photos of what it looks like
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See them here
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OLD - Rom Teamleader 1.2 ( flash it the same way as 1.3 )
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Here's a link to the Team Leader 1.2 ROM that's very stable, fast, and good battery life as an alternative to the other stock roms out there like EJ...
Flash this through Odin and # see instructions on the attached screenshot of which button to click ( I'm not Chinese but its not rocket science to figure it out ). It downloads pretty fast inside China I have 150KB/sec...pretty impressive for Shanghai internet speeds.
Go here to download it.
Password for the extracted file is" www#.koapk.com " (remove the # )
If it downloads too slow I'll have to upload my file somewhere and hope not to get cought by the feds
Enjoy and hit that " Thank" button if you find this useful
So why post in the wrong forum ????.
Its not a question .
jjt
Sent from my GT-I9100 using xda premium
it seems download speed is very good outside china
tnx buddy
JJEgan said:
So why post in the wrong forum ????.
Its not a question.
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I've asked the mods to create a forum for this phone, hopefully it will get moved there so chillax.
Glad the speeds working out well for you mailwork. Let me know how your install works.
Does this work for e120s? Or do I need a different Team Leader rom?
there's v1.3 actually which is good rom... and fixed some fc issues... google around and you will find it..
as requested , i have uploaded this rom to a fast file hosting for free users..
Hey Prodigiez, I haven't experienced any FC issues on v1.2, did they fix the color issues on 1.3 yet? Also if you find an ICS 4.0 rom for this I'd love to get a hook up. I'm starting to miss Serendipity Rom.
Things that could get improved on this phone
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> Power button for shooting photos like on Serendipity
> Silence the camera shutter noise
> Easier access to Data on/off, and other settings where the current the Wifi on/off, Rotate, Bluetooth, and other usual suspects on the top slide down menu on the phone
> Automatic Bluetooth visibility to ON for 30 mins upon turning on Bluetooth ( right now its a 3 click procress - pretty messed up I assume Android would have got it right by now
> Quicker shutdown / Power on
> Samsung qWerty Keyboard ( I miss the big keys even though I got a replacement app )
> Remove the funky icon next to the signal bar ( there's an icon with a no-call looking thingi next t the signal bar and power bar)
> Better audio management ( for some reason the speaker doesn't sound that loud / good ) on playing certain media.
Otherwise, this phone without doubt the best smart phone out there currently.
Sounds good thank you
Sounds good thank you !
@michael1982t,
New HD LTE owner here.
I've flashed 1.2 and am happy to report that SMS is now working properly. -relieved-
However, don't you find the colors are way off? Or maybe the brightness level is just too dim.. (apparently, this was intentional to avoid the phone overheating) Have you heard of any fix for this?
This. Phone. Rocks.
@neverborn,
Glad the rom solved your issues, I haven't experienced any overheating, just the normal heat rise due to playing the new Captian America game too long which is normal.
As for the colors, I didn't notice that on mine, strange. I did notice that the auto brightness under Settings > Display has some issues with dimming the screen on and off. So I have mine manually set to this level ( see attached photo ) which works ok for my battery and eyes.
@ prodigiez , Do you know how to remove this damn icon? See photo attached with pointed arrow, its right next to my phone signal bar.
This. Phone. Rocks.
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For sure, its a monster like non other !
It's much, much, much dimmer than what it was stock. Pity for such a great screen..
Also, where are you reading about the ROMs? I'm at angeeks and google translate's not doing a very good job on it..
There's several Korean forums, this phone is basically tailored for the Korean market, there's better updates on them than on the Chinese sites I've been looking at. I'll get some links posted when I get time later today.
As for the colors, maybe its a hardware thing on your phone? Not sure. But on mine they look pretty vivid and pretty bright ( I'm on manual, I don't use the auto brightness under display settings as there seems to be a bug with it) , I care more about the battery life cause I use it for web + games + emails + lots of calling (voip + regular ). The display is the only thing that makes this phone eat battery like hell ( next to wifi). I'm sure you'll sort out and adjust it according to your daily needs.
Thanks, that'd be great.
As for the brightness, it was properly bright when I first got it. It was only after I flashed TL 1.2 that it became this dim. There was even a message when I first booted up into TL saying that they intentionally lowered the brightness levels to prevent overheating...
Wish this is better in 1.3
can someone upload screenshots or tutorial what to click on odin please?
thanx
SG2HDLTE said:
can someone upload screenshots or tutorial what to click on odin please?
thanx
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There's the same as with any Odin install ( something like this ) but you can google for more info:
a) Download the odin zip
b) Download the drivers for your phone, there was a thread about it
c) Download the image that you need to flush
d) Plug in your phone, put it into the recovery mode I think ( on this phone its not the same as the big yellow android guy ).
Here's the full instructions for your specific phone thanks to Prodiquez
://pspmaster.tistory.com/176 << add http to the front. translate this site to english and follow the instructions. there are 3 version there ... E120S E120L E120K and the kernel itself are rooted and comes with superuser... Choose E120L or S I suppose. In your case you just need the drivers + odin zip, you don't need the kernel to flash CWM. But if you want to flush CWM you can grab the files from there. Enjoy
I could easily share the files on here if your scared of all the Korean
By the way, everyone, we are trying to get a forum home for our phone please vote on this post forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=22096490 << add http to the start.
Hope this helps:
-Open Odin from the package downloaded
-Click the PDA button, pick the PDA......tar from same package
-Get into download mode
-plug in phone, make sure Odin acknowledges
-click Start
--oops, beat me to it
About to try 1.3. Hope it sorts out my brightness issue.
neverborn said:
Hope this helps:
-Open Odin from the package downloaded
-Click the PDA button, pick the PDA......tar from same package
-Get into download mode
-plug in phone, make sure Odin acknowledges
-click Start
--oops, beat me to it
About to try 1.3. Hope it sorts out my brightness issue.
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Neverborn is probably correct. Youtube it as well, plenty of videos that show how to use Odin. By the way im not a back fan of it, or mainly used it to rescue my old bricked Captivate. If you want the Odin, see the page I gave you a link to the file name is "Odin3_v1.85.zip"
@Neverborn
Let me know how 1.3 turns out, post any issues up on here, I may just update this to be a 1.3 rom post as well as 1.2 and keep the devs busy. Depending on your feedback I may upgrade this or next week if I get time to mess with it.
michael1982t said:
Do you know how to remove this damn icon? See photo attached with pointed arrow, its right next to my phone signal bar.
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It seems that icon means you can not make any video call under current network while the icon is similar to the video call icon in the dialer.
Do TL 1.3 support english?
dannytanky said:
Do TL 1.3 support english?
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yes
and micheal , that icon is video call icon... mean video call disable...i dont know how to remove it but in my phone it nvr appear since i themed it..
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kindly vote for sgs2 hd lte at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416406 so we can get our own section
I understand that this ROM was put together mainly for Lexmazter's personal use, so thanks for making it available for us all.
I have been testing it for some time now and decided to post a couple of things I have noticed so far. Maybe some of these points could be added to the first post's FAQ in the development section (if they are of any use)?
WiFi patch: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1579585
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This one was a necessity for me, otherwise the WiFi simply silently died/froze after being idle for some time.
Couldn't erase SD card (Settings --> Storage --> Erase SD card)
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I managed to fix it by copying vold from DSC ROM and replacing the old one (/system/bin).
I got the idea from: https://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmod/issues/detail?id=4004 (comments 7-9)
Useless/detrimental(?) entries in Build.prop:
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ro.telephony.default_network=0
ro.ril.hsxpa=2
ro.ril.gprsclass=12
ro.ril.enable.amr.wideband=1
I had to nuke those entries to get the phone working & staying in 2G, even after a reboot. Is there actually any reason to force the phone to use 3G when it only seems to override the settings that the user could do in Settings --> Wireless & networks --> Mobile networks? The existence of ro.ril.enable.amr.wideband=1 broke making/receiving phone calls in 2G.
The FCing menu in settings + the non-working reboot option:
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Settings --> CyanogenMod settings --> Display --> Automatic backlight --> Edit other levels... causes a FC. Reboot phone --> Recovery does not work. These are purely cosmetic things, but they could just be removed as they're doing nothing anyway. Basically what lordmorphous did in: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24550723&postcount=43
However, I guess that because this ROM uses theming, the framework-res.apk would be needed to be decompiled etc.. in a proper fashion?
I would love to see more versions and possible improvements of this ROM. For me things like being as close to 2.3.7 as possible + CM's permissions management alone make this a keeper.
Merely_an_observer said:
I understand that this ROM was put together mainly for Lexmazter's personal use, so thanks for making it available for us all.
I have been testing it for some time now and decided to post a couple of things I have noticed so far. Maybe some of these points could be added to the first post's FAQ in the development section (if they are of any use)?
WiFi patch: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1579585
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This one was a necessity for me, otherwise the WiFi simply silently died/froze after being idle for some time.
Couldn't erase SD card (Settings --> Storage --> Erase SD card)
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I managed to fix it by copying vold from DSC ROM and replacing the old one (/system/bin).
I got the idea from: https://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmod/issues/detail?id=4004 (comments 7-9)
Useless/detrimental(?) entries in Build.prop:
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ro.telephony.default_network=0
ro.ril.hsxpa=2
ro.ril.gprsclass=12
ro.ril.enable.amr.wideband=1
I had to nuke those entries to get the phone working & staying in 2G, even after a reboot. Is there actually any reason to force the phone to use 3G when it only seems to override the settings that the user could do in Settings --> Wireless & networks --> Mobile networks? The existence of ro.ril.enable.amr.wideband=1 broke making/receiving phone calls in 2G.
The FCing menu in settings + the non-working reboot option:
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Settings --> CyanogenMod settings --> Display --> Automatic backlight --> Edit other levels... causes a FC. Reboot phone --> Recovery does not work. These are purely cosmetic things, but they could just be removed as they're doing nothing anyway. Basically what lordmorphous did in: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24550723&postcount=43
However, I guess that because this ROM uses theming, the framework-res.apk would be needed to be decompiled etc.. in a proper fashion?
I would love to see more versions and possible improvements of this ROM. For me things like being as close to 2.3.7 as possible + CM's permissions management alone make this a keeper.
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Hi and thanks for the feedback, i would like to begin with the first things.
WiFi patch is not needed if you are using LXdroid Rom 0.2 and baseband 366, i was using it like that a lot and i didn't had any issues with the WiFi...
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As for erase SD card, i never really tested that feature, but for all i know, it should work just fine...
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Those useless/detrimental build.prop you put there were left there from the original build.prop of CM7, you can override those settings from Settings, i can assure you that ro.ril.enable.amr.wideband=1 does not break 2G calls as i was most of the time on 2G to save battery, i had the option in power widget to change it ti 3G when i needed internet connection.
The framework-res.apk you provided there will be include in the next update, i think i'm going to release one with small fixes soon.
The framework-res.apk doesn't need to be decompiled in a proper manner, you can use any archiver you like and change the insides of it .
To keep away from any other problems, if you upgraded from 2.3.3 or any other ROM besides CM7 based ones, make sure you fully wipe everything, from dalvik to factory reset from recovery and factory reset from dell (white letters).
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Will try to update, but it will be only with small fixes
Hey xda-developers,
It's me Gio, and I made a tutorial for you guys on how to get Android 5.0.2 on Samsung Galaxy Pocket Neo but then the correct way.
First of all, me or the developers that made this ROM and the developers who made the other stuff are not responsible for any damage, this is completely your choice if something screws up. I don't think that something will happen but you will never know what happens. And second, I would like to thank the developers (flex1911, MatheusAlves and the others who made the project).
Tutorial:
1. Make a backup of all your data that is laying in your device. Think for example about important text messages, contacts, photos, or something else.
2. Make sure that you will be able to restore that backup after. So put it in your microSD card or on the computer.
3. Download the new ROM from the link which you can locate below this tutorial.
4. Place it in your device and boot your device into TWRP or CWM. Personally I find TWRP much more handy but your choice.
5. Wipe data, cache and dalvik.
6. Flash this ROM and if you have any other zip to flash (like a Dolby extension or Google Apps), do it after flashing this ROM.
7. Wipe cache and dalvik one more time to avoid errors.
8. Reboot your device and wait till you see the homescreen.
9. Download Wake Lock and install it on your device. (If you are going to install it from APK4Fun for example, you probably need to accept unknown sources from Security in Settings).
10. Open Wake Lock when it is installed and tick the PARTIAL~WAKE~LOCK. This is important to avoid numerous reboots, don't forget to enable it again after every reboot since it may dropout when your turn off your device.
11. Download keylayout.rar from the link which you can locate below this tutorial.
12. Unrar it, and copy the keylayout folder to your device.
13. On your device, open up the Files app.
14. Go to the hamburger menu left above and then go to the gear icon which is the settings.
15. Go to General and then scroll to advanced, and then tick on the first setting of advanced and change it to root modus.
16. SuperUser is going to ask you for permission, accept it.
17. Locate now your keylayout folder and then copy the whole folder.
18. Go back to the hamburger menu and you will see home with under it this symbol "/", tick it and go then to /system/ and then /usr/.
19. You will probably notice that there is already a folder named keylayout, just do nothing with it, you will now paste the folder you copied earlier just there and if it askes to merge and overwrite, just accept it.
20. When it is done, reboot your device and your home button will work again.
Download links:
1. ROM
-- ht tps://goo.gl/KnXXsP
2. Google Apps
-- ht tps://itvends.com/gapps/gapps-lp-20141212-signed.zip
3. keylayout.rar
-- ht tps://goo.gl/l04S6x
4. Wake Lock
-- Google Play -> search for Wake Lock PowerManger
-- ht tp://dl3.apk-dl.com/store/download/details?id=eu.thedarken.wl
What works?
- EGL
- Touchscreen
- RIL
- Internal Storage and microSDcard
- Sensors
- Bluetooth
- Wi-Fi
- Camera
- Hardware keys (after changing keylayout)
- Wi-Fi tethering
- Audio
What does not works?
- Microphone
- Mobile Data (2G and 3G)
- and some more stuff but did not across them
Thanks for reading and I hope that you are helped after reading this. Again, if you want to thank me, only do it for the cleared up tutorial, the people who made the ROM and the fixes are the ones who you should thank actually!
Whuuuuu
Thank you man !!
but this Rom is different from Flex rom !?
waiting for the stable version
we want to fix the sound recorder problem :'(
waiting for more success : الضحك:
Well, something it's something. Do you have can fix any other bug? Like the problem with theming or App2sd, you should also find a solution to those bugs.