[EOL][SODP][ROM][AOSP][XZ2, XZ2C, XZ3] SonyAOSP 9.0.0_r46 [Stable]

The Sony Open Devices Project is always happy about volunteers (coding, testing, etc)
Also mainlining your favorite snapdragon powered xperia device into the mainline kernel is possible and we will be glad to help you!

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• Unofficial site

#include <std_disclaimer.h>
/*
*
* We are not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at us for messing up your device, we will laugh at you.
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• https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=77635765&postcount=2
• https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=78870686&postcount=436
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• https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=79460850&postcount=624

• Switch the A/B slot for every monthly release to make sure you execute the same amount of write cycles on the entire flash storage. (Extends hardware lifetime) Bootloader issue needs to get fixed to make custom roms bootable on slot B.
• fastboot & adb
  • https://developer.sony.com/develop/open-devices/get-started/flash-tool/useful-key-combinations/
  • https://wiki.lineageos.org/adb_fastboot_guide.html
  • https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
• Stuck at SONY logo? Maybe you need to flash the OEM binary to oem_a and oem_b, while just oem is not enough.
• For a complete security patch you have to install the newest stock firmware and boot it once.
  https://github.com/sonyxperiadev/bug_tracker/issues/258#issuecomment-445816826
  TL;DR Flash the latest stockfirmware, boot it once, to update your baseband/mobile network drivers and then flash this ROM.
  (I prefer and support only newflasher from XDA and xperifirm to download the firmware.)
  Maybe this helps windows users:
  https://developer.sony.com/posts/flash-tool-updated-with-new-feature/

jerpelea said:

for a complete security patch you have to
1. flash the stock firmware using https://developer.sony.com/develop/open-devices/get-started/flash-tool/
2. build and flash the ROM
* The security patch may affect or not the proprietary parts depending on HW and implementation
* After official support ends you can still get security updates for kernel and Android but loader and firmware will be stuck to the latest official release

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• Camera is under development.
• [TAMA] [AKATSUKI] [CRITICAL??] Speakers clipping and distortion

• A bugreport needs logcat, dmesg and a way to reproduce the issue.
• A crash of the system requires the content of the /sys/fs/pstore folder as bug report
  • Be aware that a second reboot erases this folder
• A crash to the recovery partition requires additionally the content of the /dev/block/by-name/misc partition
  • You get the content via `cat /dev/block/by-name/misc partition > /path/to/output/file.txt`
• To rescue a not responding phone:
  • VOLUP+POWER for 3 Seconds -> RESTART with one Vibration.
  • VOLUP+POWER for 20 Seconds -> SHUTDOWN with 3 Vibrations.
  • VOLUP+POWER+CAMERA for 30 Seconds -> HARDWARE SHUTDOWN by discharging a capacitor.

• @jerpelea, the sony employees and their volunteers (people like you and me) coding this wonderful piece of software
• @nasko_spasko
• @laoli0913
• @twistedddx
• @dhacke thank your for providing a download server
• And many thanks to the few donators!

Sony Open Devices Project Chat for devs

https://developer.sony.com/develop/open-devices OEM binaries: @SMDW_downloads Bug Tracker: https://github.com/sonyxperiadev/bug_tracker This group is only for dev stuff. For support: https://t.me/xdadevelopershub

t.me

• https://androidfilehost.com/?w=devices&uid=11410963190603893035
• https://www.dhsfileserver.de/ftp/martinx3/ Thank you @dhacke for the second download server
  • Unzip the *.gz files with 7-zip or Linux.
• GCAM (Need GAPPS, but improves the camera a lot):
  • I usually use the newest Arnova's GCAM

1. fastboot flash boot boot.img
2. fastboot flash dtbo dtbo.img
3. fastboot flash vbmeta vbmeta.img
4. fastboot flash system system.img
5. fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
6. fastboot flash oem oem_*.img
7. (Optional, but mandatory on first boot) fastboot flash userdata userdata.img -> will factory reset the device.
8. (Mandatory on dual sim devices) Dual Sim Patcher
9. (Optional) https://opengapps.org/ or MicroG

this rom is now officially end of life like the omnirom.
Future development happens only on android 10.0 with kernel 4.14.
Of course this doesn't automatically make this rom unusable.

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sonyaosp 9.0.0_r46
august security patch
newest sync with sodp code.
Fixed not working touch for the few xz2 (compact) users with tcm touch chip.
(i don't know why the tcm chip got rarely used in the xz2 & xz2 compact hardware).

Ps: The new security updates are only happening on android 10 and require backporting to 9 from developers who know what they are doing to avoid any new (security) bugs.
We sadly don't have this capacity.

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dear xz2 compact owners with not working touch.
It seems that we fixed the problem
https://github.com/sonyxperiadev/bug_tracker/issues/351
the code needs to to get refactored and merged into sodp, before i can release new builds.
But anyway, i'm on vacation & studying for exams, so don't expect builds earlier than end of september/october.

To test it
apollo_v8.zip

Code:

fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot flash vendor vendor.img
fastboot --disable-verity --disable-verification flash vbmeta vbmeta.img

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someone may have seen that in september comes a sodp switch to
1. Android 10 (queen cake)
2. Kernel 4.14 (using 4.9 at the moment)
i won't switch asap to the new stuff and wait until it proofs enough stability to act as a daily driver.
Maybe it is stable directly right release (i don't think it) or it may take ~1-5 months.
(and i don't know how fast sonyaosp switches to q.)

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september no new release
reason -> vacation + university exams

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Haldi4803 said:

Anyone that has AOSP installed can do me a Favor and run a MicroSD Speed Test?
I.E Androbench and in Settings switch target partition to MicroSD folder.

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Build "2018-09-14_15:00+2:00":
Switched back to OEM vendor img for Android 8.1.
The OEM vendor 9.0 img shouldn't be used.

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PLEASE DON'T FLASH TAMA WITH THE CURRENT KERNEL

My Akari's display got permanently damaged.
I repeat, DO NOT FLASH.

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margee82 said:

HI every1 !
Does any1 know why I am unable to find any Xperia XZ2 rom in the web at all ?
I hate the feeling I can't use Gcam at all because of Cam2 API is not supported .

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kholk said:

MSM8956 Loire stability not impacted by the upstream updates. @oshmoun never saw stability issues due to that.

Tone testing can be started since this platform is stable.

Tama testing will happen soon, after display issues get solved.


Display Issues = The Big Hardware Damaging Bug!
Yoshino, Nile on hold due to stability issues to be solved.

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hary232 said:

Are you aware that sony released new binaries for 8.1 ?
im curious what the binary brings for 8.1 roms

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hary232 said:

cool. i assume you are planning to release a build soon then (after the build error gets fixed by sony, of course)?

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hary232 said:

yes! i really look forward for DRS functionality.
i'm monitoring the github from time to time. still not pulling the trigger to unlock the bl tho.
At any case, thank you for your hard work so far.

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