Thanks to my good friend DooMLoRD for this breakthrough, Bin4ry & Androxyde for developing and maintaining FlashTool, the ability to drop from the desktop into Recovery on the X10 is now just a widget download away.
The original thread has since evolved and is worth looking at to understand the concepts, some history and challenges faced with thanks to all the XDA developers and forum members who have given help and time, in making this possible. This evolution, would not be at all possible without the DooMLoRD and his work and efforts and contributions for Xperia owners has made many owners very happy, the [Universal] for ALL ROMs / ALL Xperia Android devices with any Recovery is where it all began and now, the ever popular app by Koush application Rom Manager , available for the Sony Ericsson Xperia.
Requirements:
Any of the following supported devices
Phone needs to be rooted with Busybox installed
Any Working Version of Recovery
Supported Devices:
Xperia X10
Xperia X8
Xperia X10 Mini
Xperia X10 Mini Pro
How-To:
1: Download the update.zip (its flashable via recovery) and save on sdcard
2: Reboot into recovery and flash the update.zip
3: Reboot phone
The app is a widget and does not have a App Drawer icon yet! (coming soon), once u enter home screen long press on blank area to add widget (this requires 1x2 icon space).
1: Locate "Xperia Reboot Options" and select it
2: Click on the app icon (X) to lauch widget/app
3: Select what reboot option u want
Click Process
Allow superuser prompt for permissions... click "Allow"...
DONE!!!
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Release:
[19-May-2011] Xperia Reboot Options v1.0.0 - Initial release
Downloads:
v1.0.0: xperia_reboot_options_v1.0.0.zip
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finally released...
still lots of work to be done...
MrHassell lets get those SED cmds into JAVA...
deserved for its release
thaaaanks
A big step to us
Waiting for the next update....
It can not boot into xRec when using z's kernel
cheers,
L
MrHassel, Just saw your message, I think I should now work on the SF repo, right?
Are the todos here all the needed?
zoz33 said:
MrHassel, Just saw your message, I think I should now work on the SF repo, right?
Are the todos here all the needed?
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hi zoz33,
i dont know if MrHassel updated the sources after our discussions but basically we are trying to implement SED commands based on v3 (reboot_into_rec_univ_xperia_v3.zip) of add-on_installer.sh script from here... in java..
may be he will upload the latest files in a few hours...
Zoz33 sorry for delay response, Australian time zones.. Had to undo something yesterday, working at cross purposes on mount points and ended up with a buffer problem. Using Apache Commons isn't working nice due to fifo..
Stream EDit (sed) is much better way as DooMLoRD said. So I will be modifying and reissue sources now.
zoz33 said:
MrHassel, Just saw your message, I think I should now work on the SF repo, right?
Are the todos here all the needed?
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Moved to proper forum.
do I still need to edit the scripts before installing the widget?
or
just the widget only?
thanks.
great work guys
Nice.
What exactly do you want graphics-wise?
*when complete* provides alternative to scripts
@junixquiaoit good question. This app is not ready for release, it is still being developed. The reason I posted to the developer forum is that I have put this together based on DooMLoRD's scripts, with his assistance and guidance.
Mr Clown relocated rightly, as this is an APP but still in development and not ready for public testing just yet - this maybe causing some.. you have my apologies.
For now perhaps it is best to stick with scripts. When ready the widget / app could potentially replace scripts, although both will be maintained by DooMLoRD and myself.
I will continue to provide assistance and support for as long as I am able, life hopefully
junixquiaoit said:
do I still need to edit the scripts before installing the widget?
or
just the widget only?
thanks.
great work guys
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AyDee said:
Nice.
What exactly do you want graphics-wise?
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Hi Aydee Great to hear from you, presently it has one single Transparent PNG, 72 x 72 px - created in Adobe Illustrator CS5, no filters or effects, attached at the top of this thread.
http://developer.android.com/guide/practices/ui_guidelines/widget_design.html
Ideally it should continue to have a 72x72px graphic, for the App drawer and a very small icon for the Widget selection panel and desktop.. HOWEVER what would be really nice imho is to have a few options, one as a spanning 4 column 2 row desktop widget, which can display important state of chargemon (modified / stock), recovery version (ie; xRecovery 0.3 / 0.2 etc..), root active, uptime or some system info..
Best Regards,
MH
Hi all,
sorry to pull a noob on this one put I cannot get this widget working? Can anyone take me though a quick dummy-guide after dl? I tried installing with custom zip, and nothing, can't install...no idea.
X10 Mini E10i Gigglebread V6
phoneyericsson said:
Hi all,
sorry to pull a noob on this one put I cannot get this widget working? Can anyone take me though a quick dummy-guide after dl? I tried installing with custom zip, and nothing, can't install...no idea.
X10 Mini E10i Gigglebread V6
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Your post will be Ignored because you failed to read & understand any of the posts!!!
P.S
ONLY for Developers!
you know what...
I guess a development thread (hosted with official open source hosting) isn't a development related?
As it turns out neither was the development of Zdzihu's kernel, that he released on April 1.
All I've done amounts to nothing. Just create an open source development project at SourceFoge, prepared a guide for zoz33 (with a lot of redundant java code, which is obviously just an APP or theme or something)... the fact you can't install it means nothing I guess.
@Mr Clown - as this is apparently no longer an active development and isn't any longer a part of the development thread. Why not just remove it altogether?
It's never going to get released when it's sitting in an App or Theme thread, without any input from developers.. so just delete this ok?
I'll do the same with my XDA account and everyone can just be happy.
Cheers.
MrHassell said:
I guess a development thread (hosted with official open source hosting) isn't a development related?
As it turns out neither was the development of Zdzihu's kernel, that he released on April 1.
All I've done amounts to nothing. Just create an open source development project at SourceFoge, prepared a guide for zoz33 (with a lot of redundant java code, which is obviously just an APP or theme or something)... the fact you can't install it means nothing I guess.
@Mr Clown - as this is apparently no longer an active development and isn't any longer a part of the development thread. Why not just remove it altogether?
It's never going to get released when it's sitting in an App or Theme thread, without any input from developers.. so just delete this ok?
I'll do the same with my XDA account and everyone can just be happy.
Cheers.
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oh come on dude....
dont get disheartened...
we will complete this soon...
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Moved to proper forum.
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Remove altogether thank you sir.
Devs required
@ALL
this work will be really helpful to the Xperia community as it is laying a foundation for anyone to use this platform to create his/her own apps... we are already sharing the code with the community @ http://xcharge.sf.net and would really appreciate many more devs to help out with various aspects of this project...
firstly i want to make a few things very clear... this is a purely development thread where-in all parts of the app have not yet been finalized and work is still goin on in its development...
all the files for this are openly available at SourceForge http://xcharge.sf.net
@MODERATORS
i request you to please move this thread to X10 Development Section so that the intended audience (developers & designers) can see it and help us out...
we need help from devs/designers to create graphics for this application/widget...
we need help from devs for improving on the programming parts and also on creating newer apps/widgets based on this...
we have a few ideas for additional apps/widgets based on this:
FreeXperia Recovery installer - currently it comes preinstalled on CM7 roms by jerpelea & also can be installed thru flashtool v0.2.8 and above, but doesnt have a installer like xrecovery had
Battery/Performance tweak toggle app - like the tweaks mentioned here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1005027
Custom kernel selection on reboot menu - now that the bootloader has been bypassed newer custom kernels will be released... wouldnt it be great to have an app to select which custom kernel u want to reboot into? we can have overclock/undervolt/etc kernels...
Multi-boot menu - slightly far fetched and will need help from the devs who create the ROMs
Having this in apps & themes, is like having a car frame, a few boxes of nuts & bolts, 4 wheels and a horn.. then saying "let's go for a drive!".
That is obviously how some people roll.. so anyway.. since mostly all thread's are getting hijacked, you're going to see less postings from me. If any - thanks to J.Anderson this place is like a ghost town and the moderator's have become annoyed so much, they don't want to see new development projects, just finnished results. Fair enough..
You can't install this. It is not an app. Where it belongs is a different forum, maybe even a different website.
For anyone interested in the current state. Finnish widget and will post back when tests complete.
Step by step instructions in german by frank_m
Thanks for letting us know!!
Now we have to wait for some nice rom's
we either need a translated version of it or a new method...that method seems to be quite complicated.
Will this work with the latest 2.3.5 KPJ?
Use the rooting-method described in this forum ("Easy ROOT/UNROOT from Recovery Mode"). It is easy and will surely work.
repeph thank you so much, you made my day D
The way of flashing is COMPLETELY DEVELOPED BY ME, SO DON'T COPY IT!
Link to the tutorial is available here, on my YouTube canal:
YOUTUBE /watch?v=u8eKQVCYdsQ (I am a new user and i am not able to post outside links yet)
The method was tested on Desire Z (Vision), Wildfire S (Marvel) and Sensation.
I HOPE THE TUTORIAL IS HELPFUL! If you think the same, subscribe my canal on YouTube!
maxio1998 said:
The way of flashing is COMPLETELY DEVELOPED BY ME, SO DON'T COPY IT!
Link to the tutorial is available here, on my YouTube canal:
[removed youtube link] (I am a new user and i am not able to post outside links yet)
The method was tested on Desire Z (Vision), Wildfire S (Marvel) and Sensation.
I HOPE THE TUTORIAL IS HELPFUL! If you think the same, subscribe my canal on YouTube!
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Your instructions are nonsense.
I honestly have no idea why you're posting this garbage here. How do you intend to flash the recovery partition on a device which is S-ON or doesn't have bootloader unlock.
Even your own phone image (do you even own a smartphone given the lack of even showing the adb process) shows S-OFF. No wonder it works...
Also... it's "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img", so your instructions haven't even been tested.
/facepalm and /thread
This info is just to drop new update info to users like me who have Minix Neo X5, X7 or these mini versions.
Been using a fixed rom and firmware to be able to watch HD movies on my Minix Neo X5 mini for a while and as it can be reffered has quite old hardware specs for Android TV box, i wasn't expecting updates... Untill last months were someone got their hands on development for these boxes, as mentioned on minix forum.
So first i want to thank the developers cuoted there:
"From the MINIX Forum Developers Team;
@gufone
@hardwareGuru
@kar
Also thanks to the MINIX Engineers, without them we would not come this far! "
All info can be found at search engine (i can't post links yet) "x5mini-kitkat-240-june-4th-2015.6184"
Don't forget as usual that before flashing you should backup your device so you can get back if something goes wrong;
download all tools first and install them and read carefully all info, even pay attention that someone says it might be hard to go back from kitkat to jellybean if you want, so proceed on your own risk and don't try to take responsability to others if something goes bad! There's plenty information to do this safelly. One good advise is to start flashing from a clean stock.
Read other users post for functionallity and issues, this is official firmware but a development one!
Thanks everyone involved!
Can someone please code a custom recovery and such for me?
Details and Resources here
Thanks in advance
Hider_2232 said:
Can someone please code a custom recovery and such for me?
Details and Resources here
Thanks in advance
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Simple answer would be no, no one but yourself. Coding a custom recovery require for the dev to have the device in question. Second part of the problem is the incentive. Coding a compatible twrp recovery takes time. What is it for the potential developer? Pay someone to help you and you will get results.
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Simple answer would be no, no one but yourself. Coding a custom recovery require for the dev to have the device in question. Second part of the problem is the incentive. Coding a compatible twrp recovery takes time. What is it for the potential developer? Pay someone to help you and you will get results.
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True, true, but I am lost with where to start with this ereader. I would probably have to start with linage OS or asop to figure it out, and perhaps brick the ereader a few times
Hider_2232 said:
True, true, but I am lost with where to start with this ereader. I would probably have to start with linage OS or asop to figure it out, and perhaps brick the ereader a few times
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1. You can't just randomly flash lineage os. You need a lineage os image build specifically for your device. Flashing anything else will brick it.
2. Check this link
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/kobo-arc-development.2402769/
and
[GUIDE] Kobo Arc, 7, 7HD and 10HD - ROOT and Development
Kobo Arc, Arc 7, Arc 7HD and Arc 10HD With the release of not 1 but 3 new devices from Kobo and no specific device forum I thought it time we consolidated any and all root / development available information on them under one roof. All credit...
forum.xda-developers.com
Now those threads are quite old. I suggest you read through everything and try to download whatever you can. Most links will be dead, so don't just jump in flashing stuff from the first post.
Fytdyh said:
1. You can't just randomly flash lineage os. You need a lineage os image build specifically for your device. Flashing anything else will brick it.
2. Check this link
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/kobo-arc-development.2402769/
and
[GUIDE] Kobo Arc, 7, 7HD and 10HD - ROOT and Development
Kobo Arc, Arc 7, Arc 7HD and Arc 10HD With the release of not 1 but 3 new devices from Kobo and no specific device forum I thought it time we consolidated any and all root / development available information on them under one roof. All credit...
forum.xda-developers.com
Now those threads are quite old. I suggest you read through everything and try to download whatever you can. Most links will be dead, so don't just jump in flashing stuff from the first post.
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I'm quite sure after research, I happen to have the OG kobo arc
Which by far is interesting
I don't do much with Kobo.
On a regular Android I usually just start with the stock recovery and add a rooted ADB.
That gives me all that I need. I can manually install updates.