[ROM][ARC/ARC S] Racing Bean V3.1 [DISCONTINUED]

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Racing Bean Version 3.1!​

(Rom for Xperia Arc and Arc S)

Description:

Racing Bean is a Jelly Bean based Rom for your Xperia Arc/S. It is simply the perfect blend between Battery life and pure speed. Gaming and multitasking. Sony and Nexus user interface. Latest Android features and stability.
But the best thing about this feature-packed rom is its speed. With a brilliant Antutu benchmark score of 6565, the Xperia Arc S surpasses even the Samsung Galaxy Tablet 10.1”. Testers have claimed it is the fastest rom available.

Changelog/Features:

Version 1.0

- Based on the latest Cm10 release by Fxp
- Gapps included
- Supercharged, adrenaline boosted, sysctl tweaked and zipaligned.
- Beats Audio
- A camera with 6mp 16:9 photos
- Deleted a few junk apps
- Mass Storage Mode
- A working panorama app by Sony Ericsson.
- Adfree built into system (no Adfree app, no ads)
- My very own vast collection of tweaks for a far better experience
- Choice between Cm10's Aosp home launcher or good old Xperia Home
- Nexus 4 boot animation
- Surprisingly battery friendly, lasting more than 2 days with 5 and a half hours of screen on time
- A nice sleek background to a few dark themed apps like Settings and TB.
- Deleted a lot of poor message, ringtone and alarm tones and added the good old Sony Ericsson ones for easier picking on tones. (Thanks Hotfingers)
- Far better Ram consumption, up to 223mb free and amazing multitasking
- Android 4.2 keyboard, Google Play Music and Gmail app with pinch to zoom. (Thanks SafariKing)
- Very Stable with HDMI being the only bug and rarely any FCing
- Absolutely blazingly fast. With this ROM the Xperia Arc S has outperformed several dual core devices with a 6565 score in Antutu Benchmark. Perhaps the fastest rom available for Xperia Arc and Arc S.

Version 1.1

-Rebased to Fxp152
-Fixed bad zip error
-Minor speed optimizations
-Trimmed down on useless stuff
-Set default ringtone, notification and alarm tones to nice ones

Version 2.0

- Added Walkman player (thanks thilinaC)
- Fixed low brightness issue
- Changed settings app background to one voted by users.
- Fixed 3G battery drain
- Disabled button backlights
- Greatly improved the Dalvik VM tweaks for better gaming performance over long time
- Xperia style settings icon
- Xperia style quick seeings icon
- Redid build.prop tweaks for faster 3G, scrolling, WiFi, better battery life etc.
- Added baseband 72 for better signal and data connection (thanks papayayoghurt)
- Added on screen buttons add-on

Version 2.0.1

- Fixed Bootloop when wiping data before installing.

Version 2.1

- Re-based to Fxp204 for full compatibility with latest Fusion and LuPus kernels.
- Fixed some broken speed tweaks (faster now)

Version 2.2

- Fixed many bugs
- xLoud audio engine
- Xperia Z launcher
- Enabled 720p video recording (18fps)

Version 3.0

- Rebased to latest Fxp
- Huge gaming performance improvements (I'm not much of a gamer, but Temple Run 2 runs smoothly without any lag whatsoever on the highest quality @ 1ghz)
- I fixed some minor bugs
- Changed the old ugly charging animation when switched off
- Fixed a tonne of bugs (thanks besttt)
- Upgraded the Android 4.2 keyboard to the latest version (swype looks better)
- Deleted the old gallery and camera and replaced with Gallery ICS
- Bravia Engine 2
- Some speed tweaking optimizations for faster overall experience
- Some cool theming here and there
- Modded services.jar for 100% functional Supercharger
- A few strings changes

Version 3.1

- Rebased to Fxp210 (lots of improvements there)
- Latest Adreno GPU drivers for better graphical performance
- Fixed reboot to recovery function (included in Usb fix or buttons)
- Fixed System errors on start up
- Removed Bravia Engine 2 for less battery drain
- A few minor speed tweaks
- Fixed bootloop when coming from another rom (again )

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NOTE: xLoud Audio Engine plugin will make play store music apps like Poweramp FC on start. Do not flash if you use one.
NOTE 2: If you are facing problems such as "Status Error 7" while installing, read the FAQ

Installation Procedure:

If coming from another rom:

1.Download Racing Bean and a 4.1.2 kernel (recommended Fxp or Fusion)
2.Place the Wi-Fi modules and Racing Bean on your SDcard
3.Flash your chosen kernel via Flashtool, then boot your phone to recovery
4.Wipe data and format /system
5.Flash Racing Bean and Wi-Fi modules
6. Reboot and have Mess around
7. Flash either usb fix OR On screen buttons addon.


If updating from a previous Racing Bean Version:


1. Wipe cache and dalvik cache
2. Flash the update, Wi-Fi modules and either on screen buttons addon OR usb fix. Also any desired addons.
3. Reboot and enjoy!


DOWNLOAD HERE!

DOWNLOAD USB FIX HERE (Made For Version 3.1)

Download ON-SCREEN BUTTONS ADDON HERE (Made for Version 3.1)

Download xLoud Audio Enigne Addon Here

Download Performance Boost Addon Here

Download Performance Boost Restore Here

CREDITS

Huge thanks to FXP - Base Rom
thilinaC - Some Xperia apps.
Safariking - Jelly Bean 4.2 apps
Jman2131 - Rom Banner
singh_dd93 - Great support
bestttt - Various fixes

Just pm me if I missed somebody and I will update the credits shortly.

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need WiFi modules for the Fxp kernel?



Using Fusion Kernel I get reboots occasionally?



I'm having problems installing?



Any battery saving tips? What CPU settings?



Can I install with a locked boot loader?



I flashed xLoud but there isn't a switch in settings for it!



What can I do to repay you?

SWEagle said:

Very good! Thanks alot :good:


Does it have onscreen buttons?

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EDIT: Added on screen buttons, second post.

luiseteyo said:

Thanks!! One suggestion: keep the rom updated. Make releases, don't give up. Users like updates, a rom that doesn't get upadated once a month

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Sure! I'll update at least once a fort night and if I fail to do so I'll probably put a big red "Discontinued" on the OP.

knightthgink said:

Could you make a version for xperia Ray.

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I don't own a Xperia ray. I could try to port but so far I'm concentrating on Arc. Please keep in mind, this is my first custom rom.

hungragezone said:

Look good
hope that battery life is awesome, too

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Look at the screenshots in the OP, once I got over 2 days another time 3 days and 4 hours. Does that count as awesome?

kaz93 said:

Do you include inverted apps too?

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No. Too ugly.

tuncay_93 said:

Is this ROM like fxp roms with low brightness ?

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If you look at the credits, its based on Fxp. Though I know how to fix. I'll put on my to-do

EDIT: Fixed low brightness issue in Version 2.0

inconn said:

Seems awesome, is there a plan to upgrade the camera to 8mp?
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Umm, 8mp is already included.