Hello to everybody,
I've just bought an Xperia X8 and I was wondering:
Witch is the best Android 2.2 ROM to install on it ( since SE is still working on 2.1 & is saying anything about a 2.2 in the future ) ?
The second question is very simple: I'm trying to sync the ohne with the SE software on-line. I have to, uhm, write a few things in the Sync program installed in the mobile. To make it short: what do I have to write when it asks me for "Indirizzo server"/"Server Address" ?
Thank you a lot guys.
P.S.: I'm going to take a look, but could you help me save time by telling me where to look on how to make a backup of my phone's ROM ??
EDIT: Yes, finally X8 has it's own section. Thank you for everything you've done and you'll do xda !!!
I'm no expert, but as far as my googling has taken me, the bootloader for the xperias have not been cracked. Thus, no custom ROM for us.
You're stuck with 1.6 until SE shapes up or someone cleverer than me comes up with a way to run custom ROMs.
Not the perfect answer, but hopefully it'll do until someone more techy comes along.
No, you're right. The bootloader is locked down by Sony, so yeah, no custom ROMs.
SE aren't releasing a 2.2. At least 2.1 comes out in 2 weeks though
Yey, finally I HAS 2.1 ^^.
Now we just have to wait for the rooting, and for that I have one question: Which topic is the official one dedicated to "Xperia X8 v2.1 Root" ?
DDoZ said:
Yey, finally I HAS 2.1 ^^.
Now we just have to wait for the rooting, and for that I have one question: Which topic is the official one dedicated to "Xperia X8 v2.1 Root" ?
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Home > Sony Ericsson XPERIA X8 > XPERIA X8 Android Development > [Instructions] Xperia X8 Root
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=811457
Done! LOL!! ^^
Edit:
I used this link: [REF] ALL ROMS | ROOTING | FAQs | STICKIES | POSTING RULES | Read Before Posting
From wich I used this: [TUTORIAL] Rooting 2.1 Directly
DDoZ said:
Done! LOL!! ^^
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why revive an old thread come on !! please lock this thread mods , thanks....
Hey guys...Im a newbie in all these kinda stuffs... if ur pro, passing by here please drop a comment to help me. u don't really have to answer all questions r.....
If u feel lazyy to answer me just gime a link which can answer me. MANY THANKS!
SE x8 don't support Flash Player, so i cant play
vids on browser but i know that when rooted, my phone's OS or ROM ( or something similar) can be changed , and many different "things" can be done, my questions are : Is supporting flash player included in the "things"?Which OS or ROM should i change to? Someone suggested me Skyfire Web Browser.. I was stunned... LOL I don't need a browser which can support flash! i needa phone which can support flash player.
Im a newbie and my knowledge is, originally our phones are running on stock roms(which don't allow many things to be done) , once rooted, we can change the stock roms to customized roms...
And we can turn our phone into phones like HTC Desire or G1 or Samsung Galaxy...I NOE IM NOOB PLEASE CORRECT ME!
Everytime i did try to do research on how to make my phone better after rooting, but everytime i view a thread, i will be like
" ****! what u guys talking man ..The words u guys use are killing me...i don't get u guys at all.."
so here are some noob questions please help me :
1)What is/are
modules?
sense? ive seen some people say they can make their X8 run on HTC sense?
firmware?
build number? mine is 2.0.1.a.0.47 , people say there is 2.1.1.bla.bla.bla. Should i and how to update ? (MY X8 is already rooted)
i've found out that, its a should to upgrade my phone to 2.1.1 , as many latest customized ROMs like gingerbread and froyo can be supported on 2.1.1 only.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=941458&page=8 ,
i dont get him. if i wanna upgrade, should upgrade then re-root my phone or what
xRecovery?
Jit?
Floyo? Froyo? Gingerbread? are they just themes or what..? What's the advantages of installing them?
Flashing ROMs?
SI number?
2) How to get
multitouch works on x8
flash player works on x8
WHY some people can have their x8s running on android 2.2 or 2.3? WHen running on 2.2 2.3, what's the advantages
IM REALLY CONFUSED NOW DONT KNOW WHAT SHOULD I DO FIRST NOW! first step should be updating my firmware to 2.1.1.a.0.6 eh?
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to answer some of your questions, skyfire does support flash and gingerbread, froyo, floyo and all those are roms (operating systems for the phone). you can get gingerbread themes for the older roms. i am actually just after figuring everything out and i just flashed my phone with the latest gingerbread rom
xRecovery = something like a "boot programme" with this you can buck up, mount sd card on case your phone broke down, update to an othed rom, put themes.. And many more... Is the next step after roof.
Jit= something like a programme... But not a programme, it make your phone faster.
Update: depends on your country... Make an update from cp companion.
Multytouch / Dualtouch : not availiable, developers are trying to crack bootloader and some others port it as a module.
Module: if you are not an expert on linux, u dont need to know what this is , its something like help drivers I think...
Flash on x8: Adobe release flash for android 2.2 but last offisial version was 2.1 ... Only easy way to install it is to flash your phone with a rom 2.2 and up, for x8 (with xRecovery)
(no unoffisial rom is realy stable but there are good enought.)
Android 2.2 and up: x2-x5 faster, the speed defference is realy big, so u can get more from your device.
Is: I think this is a code of your phone , a signature of the country it comes from, used on update.
There are some othes simillar numbers like it, ex. Market number...
This is what I know... maybe I am wrong.
1.You can have flash in 2.2 and above ROM..but atm,i dont think theres is fully working
ROM yet to play with it..most of dev a trying their best to make completed ROM,so please be patient a bit.You can try Racht or Jarpelea ROM which is the best rite now for X8, search for it in X8 Android Developement Section.
2.Yes every phone is shipped with stock ROM and we need to rooted it to be able to customized it, Yes you can also turn your phone like HTC Desire or G1 or Samsung Galaxy but in what thing? if u said ROM,you'll have to wait for dev to port the ROM to our X8. and if u said about theme,theres alot of theme,app that can change ur X8 interface to htc,g1.
3.As an regular user, idont think u have to know what modules is,its related to system driver or kernel that u dont want to messed with.Sense is a theme that available on every HTC phone, what their mean by "X8 run on HTC sense" is there a able to use HTC Sense theme on our X8..have u ever see Sense clock? the square white flip clock that available on every HTC phone, thats one of it.
Firmware is also known as official [email protected] from SE like ROM and App.
2.0.1.a.0.47 << this is an old ROM, the latest one is 2.1.1.A.0.6..Yes u should have to update as every update mean better performance, and bug fix..u can update via PC Companion..updating will clear all your data in internal memory, so it doest matter if you already rooted,PC Companion will install new ROM and you have to rooted it again. Yes you are rite, most of dev customized their rom based on latest [email protected] available..Yes again,update will wipe all your things located in internal memory and be replaced with the new one, so upgrade through PC companion and rerooted again.
xRecovery is an app that able u to [email protected] modified system file,able to backup and restored your whole phone if something goes wrong,able to [email protected] [email protected] ROM and many others,i can say it a must have app if u always want to messed with ROM @ custom file from dev.
JIT mean JUST IN TIME,its a file that able to boost your cpu and at the same time save you battery (for me) what is mean by Just In Time is,when u used this file,cpu will only be used when needed eg.opening app,playing games.
Floyo? Froyo? Gingerbread? <<<its a name of ROM,floyo is modified ROM name taken from Froyo which is official Adroid ROM..2.1 (Eclair),2.2 (Froyo),2.3 (Gingerbread)..we are 2.1 which is eclair.
Flashing Roms same a isntalling new rom,upgrading new rom,changing rom to ne one.used xrecovery to flash new rom.
SI number as i know is country code number that determined your location.let say:
2.1.1.A.0.6 for ORANGE <<<build number ORANGE is carrier
SI 1241-4645 <<<<Location code,we cant have same SI number as him if we are from diff location.
multitouch works on x8 <<<Not yet until dev able to [email protected]@modified SE bootloader,multitouch need a driver that properly start whan device boot
(bootloader is SE app that check every driver on every boot,every driver have some sort of SE sign to determined the officiality of the file)
WHY some people can have their x8s running on android 2.2 or 2.3? WHen running on 2.2 2.3, what's the advantages.
==because dev already port the ROM to suitable with X8, that y they can have it running on our X8. 2.2 and 2.3 is a latest build,as you know latest build mean better performance,latest things added in the ROM,and flash can only be run on that ROM..thats the advantage!!
Yes,i think u should update your phone first.
Here you go,hope that i already answering all ur quest.
Arghhhhh thanks so muchhhhh guys. XD
when updated, my phone's internal memory will be cleared up..including all the SYSTEM APPS? then automatically in the new ROM i will have the same SYSTEM APPS as in a newly bought phone?
and i used link2sd, apps that i linked to sd will be wiped away too?
xiaofatty1 said:
Arghhhhh thanks so muchhhhh guys. XD
when updated, my phone's internal memory will be cleared up..including all the SYSTEM APPS? then automatically in the new ROM i will have the same SYSTEM APPS as in a newly bought phone?
and i used link2sd, apps that i linked to sd will be wiped away too?
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yes,everything will be like out of the box! try to backup using se backup and restore..mybe it can save you lot of time,but not sure whether can backup app or not..have not using it..
kecil26 said:
yes,everything will be like out of the box! try to backup using se backup and restore..mybe it can save you lot of time,but not sure whether can backup app or not..have not using it..
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i have not update yet
My phone is currently :
Firmware version 2.1-update 1
build number 2.0.1.a.0.47
WHY was it not updated to 2.1.1.a.0.6 when i update it from 1.6 to 2.1?
What should i do now ? - how to -
i updated the phone from 1.6 to 2.1, using PC companion, like about 2 months ago.. At that time M'sia still dont have 2.1.1.a.0.6??
SE updated 1.6 to 2.1 through 2.0.1.a.0.47
Later another update was released (2.1.1.a.0.6)
You can find update news from SE Malaysia here
Do go through all threads to have understanding of rooting and add ons.
Okay one quick, last question : Do i have to unroot my phone first before i update?
xiaofatty1 said:
Okay one quick, last question : Do i have to unroot my phone first before i update?
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Nop, just have to root your phone again..
I am updating now....Whenever i connect my phone and choose " Connect phone" my phone will reboot itself....
Owh i got it =) "Downloading" now Thanks guys
we can´t have full flash on our x8(lite is possible) because our processor is not supported.
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we can´t have full flash on our x8(lite is possible) because our processor is not supported.
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i dont really get ya..r u trying to say that x8 cannot support rom > 2.1 fully?
just updated to 2.1.1 n rooted..wonder whats next step? which rom shud i choose if i want htc hero theme
what is busybox
Hello,I need to download the X8 's stock 2.1 rom. I downloaded aZuZu kitchen for x8 and I want to try it.
Thanks.
for example you can find stock rom for flasher in this thread
It's same?
I think it is, but i'm not sure, didn't try it, maybe you should ask OP of that thread
Hi, how do I install ROM for Sony Ericsson x8 v2.1.1.A.0.6 stock ROM ? Any tutorial's ? I want to install 2.2.1 CM Floyo v0.20 from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=914513
there is tutorial somewhere..use search next time.but here it is
*your phone must be rooted and have xrecovery installed first
1.download the floyo rom and extract it on your pc
2.put the extracted file on backup folder in xrecovery.
3.boot to xrecovery an select backup and restore.
4.backup your current rom so that you can go back if you dont like floyo.(optional)
5.go to restore and restore floyo
6.full wipe(factory reset) on xrecovery
7.reboot(take long time for first reboot.
How do I root my phone ?
i have told you before..whats the use of search if your not gonna use it..
here it is..http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1046605
But it not work
Unable to Root 2.1-update 1 me 2
plz help us
allooo ????
Springles said:
How do I root my phone ?
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Visiting the first page of Android Development wouldn't hurt.
The first line. You will not miss it.
Anyway here is the link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=998063
You can learn many things from there.
Springles said:
Hi, how do I install ROM for Sony Ericsson x8 v2.1.1.A.0.6 stock ROM ? Any tutorial's ? I want to install 2.2.1 CM Floyo v0.20 from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=914513
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What rom are you currently running? The first three things to do are:
1. Root the phone.
2. install xrecovery.
3. Backup your current rom.
The link another poster posted has it all.
YOu can also use SEUS ( sony ericsson update service) to flash back to the stock ROM,
click thanx if i helped u
Hello people!
I'm new in the forum.
I update my phone to the last firmware Original 2.1 SE ROM 2.1.1.C.0.0.
previously i had installed in the phone Minicm6 but i update to the new stock rom to see how fast it is.
But i dont like very much.
I need help to go back to the minicm6 or other rom.
the most rom's we need this firmware 2.1.1.A.0.6
i have install xrecovery in my SE X8.
how i flash the rom with this firmware 2.1.1.C.0.0.?
thanks
p.s sorry my bad English.
You can use flashtool to go back to 2.1.1.A.0.6
Click here for details (It doesn't matter if your phone is not bricked)
are another way to do ?
No. But you don't need go back to 2.1.1.A.0.6 firmware. I installed ROMs on 2.1.1.C.0.0 without problems
OK Thanks.