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.
hello i have one question how i can change style of my android phone i have cyanogenmod menu and style but i want keep cyanogenmod and only change visual style i look on google but cant find any tutorial
so do i must only change framework-res.apk and framework java or anything other
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hello i have one question how i can change style of my android phone i have cyanogenmod menu and style but i want keep cyanogenmod and only change visual style i look on google but cant find any tutorial
so do i must only change framework-res.apk and framework java or anything other
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It depends ...but seems to be complicated at this time I recommend you to use an online tool to change framework Ultimate Online Theme Kitchen
to change things from scratch use APK_Manager but this is an advanced task for people they develop a custom ROM so be careful every wrong entry in framework will result in an unusable phone -stuck at bootanimaton so take care about and do a nandroid backup before so you can restore your phone to a working status
what if I just change the framework-res.apk and systemui.apk for example,WP7 ROM v2.0 by jinavs to cyanogenmod 7.2 but in such a way so then would not work
i just want keep cyanogenmod and put style from WP7 ROM v2.0 by jinavs i want have cyanogenmod and windows phone 7 style or system ui
BLiNKT said:
what if I just change the framework-res.apk and systemui.apk for example,WP7 ROM v2.0 by jinavs to cyanogenmod 7.2 but in such a way so then would not work
i just want keep cyanogenmod and put style from WP7 ROM v2.0 by jinavs i want have cyanogenmod and windows phone 7 style or system ui
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I followed your posts here in fact you just want your own ROM but this is not as easy as you think you never find a complete-tutor "how to make a custom ROM" just because this is subject for a book and involves developer-level abilities (just look at that ROM -is made by a development team) keep things as simple as possible an find a ROM that meet your appropriate requirements you should be glad you have Cyanogenmod on your phone because not all people have this chance !
to get an answer to your question why not to post it on that ROM thread if you want answer put the right question in the right place
at least but not the last thing :I appreciate efforts to change/improve things
GALAXY 3 (I5800/I5801) FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION, TROUBLESHOOTING, GENERAL HELP !!!
IF YOU ARE NEW TO XDA AND/OR TO THE DEVICE, OR NEED A GOOD PLACE TO START OFF WITH, OR WANT TO KNOW ABOUT SOME REALLY BASIC STUFF RELATED TO THE DEVICE, YOU MUST READ THE FOLLOWING POST(S). OTHERWISE, ASKING FOR HELP IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND OTHER SUB-FORA, WILL ONLY MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH AT YOU. MUST READ ON !!!
So, recently there has really been lots of mess created over the XDA forums due to careless behaviour of some newbies and disregarding of the rules and guidelines by many. So, as a part of the initaitive by the moderators, and contributors, this thread is being published.
FIRST THING FIRST, THIS IS ONLY FOR GALAXY 3 (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH GALAXY S3)!!
ANY OF THE STEPS FROM THE LINKED GUIDES/FORA, IF NOT FOLLOWED CORRECTLY MAY HARM/DAMAGE YOUR DEVICE, FOR WHICH THE XDA/DEVS/MEMBERS ARE NOT RESBONSIBLE IN ANY WAY.
INDEX-->
2nd post -- General Guidelines For Happy Life On XDA / New Users' Guide
3nd post -- Rooting and Flashing
4th post -- Important Links
Guidelines
Some general guidelines (not rulles!) to follow -
1. Dont post in the wrong forum. Any development thread goes to development section. Any stuff related to themes, apps, games, shares general mods etc, go to themes and apps section. Any query, obviously, shall go to q&a section. Rest go to general.
2. Searching is key to a happy life on XDA . Never post without searching. If you are sure that what you want is not there on WHOLE of XDA, then post it.
3. Refrain from making posts like "thank you dev/ great work man/ thank you/ good luck/ best wishes" in development threads. Keep the development threads as clean as possible.
4. Questions will not be entertained in the development thread.
5. ETA (Estimated time of arrival) will not be entertained in any development thread. Asking again and again will not make it better, but may make it worse.
6. If you post in threads without following the above guidelines, you are actually putting yourself and others in trouble.
7. Use the
Thanks button to thank the dev/member, dont write it as a post.
SOME BASIC STUFF RELATED TO GALAXY 3, WORTH KNOWING BEFORE DOING ANYTHING TO YOUR PHONE !!
ROOTING -
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DEFINITION - Android rooting is the process of allowing users of smartphones, tablets, and other devices running the Android mobile operating system to attain privileged control (known as "root access") within Android's subsystem.
As Android was derived from the Linux kernel, rooting an Android device is similar in practice to accessing administrative permissions on Linux or any other Unix-like operating system such as FreeBSD or OSX.
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PROCESS - Android 2.1 (Eclair) - Use the app Z4Root from market
Android 2.2 (Froyo) - Link
Android 2.3/4.0/4.1/++ (Gingerbread/Ice cream sandwich/Jelly Bean) - No need, if you are on one of these, you are already rooted.
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BUT WHY TO ROOT ?? - Link
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FLASHING -
1. STOCK ROMS can only be flashed via ODIN. For a guide on how to use ODING, head HERE
LINK : TO GUIDE ON HOW TO USE ODIN FOR FLASHING STOCK/CUSTOM ROMS/KERNELS !
2. CUSTOM ROMS can be flashed either via ODIN or via CWM Recovery (Once you have it - see 2nd post) depending on the type of the file provided by the dev. .tar files need ODIN. update.zip files can be flashed via CWM.
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STOCK AND CUSTOM ROMS -
For any stock ROM (2.1/2.2) go to LINK
For a comprehensive list of all available custom ROMs and Kernels head here.
IMPORTANT LINKS -->
[1] [READ ME] rOll uP Thread | Everything about Galaxy 3
[2]
System Apps that are SAFE* to remove!
[3] [GUIDE][WIP] How To Make/Port Themes
[4] Galaxy 3's Themes List/Index
Most Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) --
Q. When is the next build/update/version of the ROM/App/Mod/Kernel coming ??
A. When its ready. Probably no one knows when.
Q. What is the best ROM ??
A. [Discussions] Best ROM for G3
Q. How/Why Do I Root My Phone
A. See 3rd Post.
Q. How do I flash a stock/custom ROM ?
A. See 3rd post.
Q. What are the available versions of android for our G3 ?
A. 2.1 (stock), 2.2 (stock/cm), 2.3(cm/cm-based), 4.0(cm/cm-based), 4.1(cm,cm-based)
Q. Do we have/ will ever have official GB (or above) update ?
A. No. Never.
Q. Can I use 2.3/4.0/4.1 ROMs for daily use ?
A. Depends on you needs. First have a look at all the working/non-working list of the ROMs, if you can live without those things, then its good for you, otherwise stick with stock.
Thread/ROM specific FAQs--
Eclair (2.1) --
-How to root ?
-3rd post
-How to app2sd
-Ehh... you cant.
-How to overclok
-Again not possible.
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Gingerbread (2.3.x) --
-How fast/stable/compatible for daily use is it ?
-You need to use it to know it
-I don't see the download links for alpha 8.3 and other, where is it ?
-http://code.google.com/p/cm7-i5800/downloads/list
-When will alpha 9 be released ?
-Ahh... million dollar question... Even GOD (marcellusbe) doesn't know !!
-OMG I see weird camera preview after I snap a photo, is the world going to end now?
-Not at all. The pictures taken are fine.
-Help me, video recording doesn't work ?
-Well wait till alpha 9 is released.
-How to app2SD ?
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-Detailed list of working/non-working list ?
-Link
-All other questions ?
-Link
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Ice Cream Sandwich (4.0.x) --
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Jelly Bean (4.x.x) --
Or Probably one more
Dear Fellows,
I'm new to CM and its just my second post, I'm kinda interested in making/modifying themes on android phones. I have some queries regarding this..
1. do i need to create a new project from scratch and build my own apk or
2. do i just decompress other's theme apk and change it way i like (is that legal or acc to rule of android, CM forums etc )
3. Can i sale themes on play store using second method ( i know they worked but if its possible, i wont do if its not or illigal)
thanx for your reply in advance
1. There are plenty guides on the Android Theme section. I have written up a updated guide to create themes from scratch with extra info on how to theme your interface. There are some that show you how to theme using pre-made apks
2. Yes you can as long it is not a paid theme. A free one then its fine, you just have to ask the original themer for permission. So they know you're using his/hers theme as a base.
3. Yes you can if you have permission
Hello everyone I'm new on XDA please don't judge me bad but with the forum's restriction I can't answer any thread until I get 10 or more points (don't know how get them if I can't answer or publish anything with links)
My issues is weird i've followed every threads that talk about how to create themes I've made all pngs files and xml as well but when I compile it with android studio and I try to install it fails I don't know why.
I've tried also to take an already compiled apk of some themes and tried to mix them fixed xml as well and recompiled with apktool then I've uninstalled official version of the theme and tried to install modified apk but it didn't work anyway I try..
Hope that u can understand I'm Italian and a quite good knowledge of English and android world.
Thank you (hope also to get 10 points to be unrestricted user)