[ZU_GPe] Port of Sony Xperia KitKat ROM FW .681 (20140525) - Sony Xperia Z Ultra

[ intro ]
firstly thanks to the user community to donate this device to me!
so guys I have done an initial port of Sony Xperia KitKat ROM from the ZU to the ZU_GPe!
it is still very much in test phase but i am sure other devs here can help out to get it working... the ZU_GPe has a smaller system partition so I had to remove a lot of files/apps from the Stock Sony Xperia firmware... but most of these apps can be separately downloaded and installed from the Play Store...
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[ what works ]
ROM Boots
Display/TouchScreen
3G modem
Bluetooth
[ what doesnt work ]
Camera
WiFi
please keep reporting other bugs!
[ requirements ]
Z Ultra Google Play Edition (C6806_GPe)
Unlocked bootloader
Kernel with recovery working
[ how to install ]
copy the ROM update zip to the sdcard
reboot into custom recovery
flash ROM update.zip (ROM package contains kernel with recovery)
Recommend wiping cache/dalvik-cache while in recovery
reboot from recovery and ROM will start booting
[ donations ]
if u feel that this work has helped u OR u think that the work i put into making this is worthy of donations, then click on the following link for buying me some coffee/beer/etc
PAYPAL DONATION LINK
OR
you can buy one of my awesome apps from Play Store!
[ downloads ]
KINDLY DO NOT MIRROR MY FILES
v01:
ZU_GPe-DooMLoRD-XZU_Port_KK-681_v1 {MIRROR}
MD5: 7731fa000e047767b3eeeab6832ec605
regards,
DooMLoRD

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Thanks! I don't have a GPe device, but thanks for doing this
Sent from my C6806_GPe using Tapatalk

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@DooMLoRD is there anything you need tested? Would you like for me to try this Sony port, or is more for developers to try out?

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adfurgerson said:
@DooMLoRD is there anything you need tested? Would you like for me to try this Sony port, or is more for developers to try out?
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If you can test it out and report all bugs it would be great!
Also I think the internal sdcard doesn't mount correctly in the Sony ROM...
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DooMLoRD said:
If you can test it out and report all bugs it would be great!
Also I think the internal sdcard doesn't mount correctly in the Sony ROM...
Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app
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I will do that and report back. My findings after testing are listed below.
1. Auto-rotate broken.
2. Couldn't connect to Bluetooth headset.
3. Internal storage confirmed not working.
Dirty flashed over GPe ROM after wiping caches, had constant process.acore has stopped messages until cleared data for contacts and contacts storage.
@DooMLoRD ^^^^

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Is there any new update to this thread? I am interested to see if the above issues were fixed.

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sganta said:
Is there any new update to this thread? I am interested to see if the above issues were fixed.
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No, I dont think any more work has been done on the port.
I might have a chance to do some work on this in a few weeks

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I'm just curious, if the regular ROM uses the same hardware why would wifi not load? Is it one of the things that had to be removed is why?

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Any update on the Standard Xperia Z Ultra rom on Sony Ultra Z GPE

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sganta said:
Any update on the Standard Xperia Z Ultra rom on Sony Ultra Z GPE
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I was thinking about having a look into this, if/when I get the time - so it might happen, but if @DooMLoRD cant get it stable...