[10][OFFICIAL] CarbonROM | cr-8.0 [z3]

[Myself5]

CarbonROM is an aftermarket firmware based on the Android Open Source Project. We are dedicated to fast, stable, and feature-filled ROMs, honesty and communication with our users, and openness with our code. We like frequent builds, with the very latest and greatest hardware support and fixes. We strive to not only provide you with the best ROM we can build, but also to give back to the Android community and our fellow developers. For us, this is about creating something we can be proud of and hope you will enjoy.

Please feel free to look, build, and use our code at CarbonROM's GitHub...

What is PAX?
Our release of Android 10, titled CR-8.0, is codenamed PAX after the latin word for peace and Pax, the roman godess for peace.
PAX provides you with the features you need while keeping the focus on delivering an elegant, smooth, and well polished experience. PAX delivers a set of unique features, like a systemwide font engine that also allows for applying fonts on user apps while supporting user fonts through custom APKs generated on fonts.carbonrom.org. We are confident you'll love it, and there's many more things to discover

Disclaimer:
While we make every effort to test these builds as much as possible, we are not responsible for anything that may happen to your device, family, pets, or perception of reality. We ask that you do your part to know your device and know how to recover from problems before you flash! As always, make sure to do backups.

Support:
We spend an astonishing amount of time developing this software. We can't spend much time on XDA as a result, so if you need support, please try the following:

1) Search. Search, search, search. Yes, you. I don't care how unique or important your question is, it's very likely someone has adressed it already. Especially if you're even close to new at this.
2) Read our FAQ, which can be found on our website. Carbon FAQ
3) Ask a question in your device forum. Someone will no doubt try to help you. Warning: this help may come in the form of telling you it's a dumb question that has been asked before. See step 1 - such are the perils of asking questions when you haven't done the research yourself. Android is about helping yourself.
4) Join our Discord server or Telegram group! There, you can connect with other Carbon users and our developers, and you can get quicker responses to your bug reports. The invite link is right below.

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XDA:DevDB Information
CarbonROM, ROM for the Sony Xperia Z3

Contributors
Myself5, CarbonROM
Source Code: https://github.com/CarbonROM

ROM OS Version: Android 10
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.x
Based On: AOSP

Version Information
Status: Nightly

Created 2020-02-08
Last Updated 2020-05-06

 

[Itroublve]

Reserved

 

[dhacke]

@Myself5
Thx so so much for the first beta cr 8.0 build. I will check it out tomorrow.

One question:
Is possible to boot from this build directly into twrp?
I'm asking because the hardware buttons of my old z3 needs many pressure to work.

 

[Mr.Tom_Tom]

Restart to recovery

Is possible to boot from this build directly into twrp?

All current Shinano ROMS derived from LineageOS16/17 should support restart to recovery. You may need to enable the extended restart menu under development options.
You can also trigger this via adb:

adb reboot recovery

Please report if that isn't working

 

[dhacke]

All current Shinano ROMS derived from LineageOS16/17 should support restart to recovery. You may need to enable the extended restart menu under development options.
You can also trigger this via adb:

Please report if that isn't working

I can comfirm now that the boot into twrp works.

@Myself5

I believe i notice a bug: I couldn't secure the z3 with a password in the setup because after i entered the password it says 'success' but in the settings under the device security tab still stands 'swipe'.

When i try to change the display lock to the password option afterwards in the settings menu my z3 always asks me after a password and when i type in the password which i type in the setup it says wrong password.

 

[Myself5]

New build uploaded just now has the SetupWizard fixed. The lockscreen bug is getting looked into right now.

 

[Myself5]

Uploaded a new build. Contains some additional lockscreen clocks but more importantly, the PIN issue is fixed.

75ff1b7cd559ec1f61b196a831891142 CARBON-CR-8.0-PAX-UNOFFICIAL-z3-20200225-1425.zip

 

[amazm40]

Can you support d6633 dual version please

 

[CedArctic]

Thanks for the awesome work. Flashing ASAP!

 

[KnowledgeSeekerPart2]

I am unable to successfully flash the 3.3.1 recovery. Android Stock marshmallow 6.0.1 build 291 installed. Rooted it by flashing 575 kernel and after root revert it back to 291 kernel file by flashing with flashtool.
Now my 6.0.1 is 23.5.A.1.291 means latest build. And flashing the recovery by typing the command "fastboot flash FOTAKernel recovery.img.
The recovery 3.3.1 which I downloaded from lineage 17.1 page. I renamed the file twrp_z3_2020-02-08.img to recovery.img
But after flashing the recovery when I enter into recovery it shows twrp 3.0.2
I downloaded the twrp 3.3.1 from different pages but same thing happened.
I'm a poor man ? and can't afford or buy android 10 device and I saw a dream that I opened xda and there someone launched mouth watering cr8.0 and lineage os 17.1
And I wish I could flash those os
But this twrp is hurdling me and that is proven a big hurdle to me which I couldn't cross
I'm on bed and doctor ? said you're guest of few days if you can't flash android 10

 

[casouzaj]

TWRP images flashed to the FOTAKernel partition can only be accessed by, starting with your phone completely powered off, holding both the power and volume down buttons. When the phone vibrates (as if it was being turned on), release the power button. When the screen lights up, release the volume down button. TWRP shall come up.

 

[0LDST4R]

TWRP images flashed to the FOTAKernel partition can only be accessed by, starting with your phone completely powered off, holding both the power and volume down buttons. When the phone vibrates (as if it was being turned on), release the power button. When the screen lights up, release the volume down button. TWRP shall come up.

Finally someone who explains how to boot in the ( new ) recovery. I bet @KnowledgeSeekerPart2 had the correct recovery allready installed different times.

 

[KnowledgeSeekerPart2]

I didn't say that I couldn't enter into twrp. But whenever I flashed 3.3.1 on my 23.5.A.1 291 build I found 3.0.2 on my shinano.
Is it possible that if you flash 3.3.1 twrp, you ended up by having 2 different versions installed (3.3.1 & 3.0.2)
I simply wanna say that you mean which I understood that if you power on your device and when led light flashes then by pressing volume down button twice or thrice quickly you'll enter into 3.0.2 recovery and according to your mathod I'll enter into 3.3.1 (remember I just flashed 3.3.1 on fota kernel)

 

[Itroublve]

I am unable to successfully flash the 3.3.1 recovery. Android Stock marshmallow 6.0.1 build 291 installed. Rooted it by flashing 575 kernel and after root revert it back to 291 kernel file by flashing with flashtool.
Now my 6.0.1 is 23.5.A.1.291 means latest build. And flashing the recovery by typing the command "fastboot flash FOTAKernel recovery.img.
The recovery 3.3.1 which I downloaded from lineage 17.1 page. I renamed the file twrp_z3_2020-02-08.img to recovery.img
But after flashing the recovery when I enter into recovery it shows twrp 3.0.2
I downloaded the twrp 3.3.1 from different pages but same thing happened.
I'm a poor man and can't afford or buy android 10 device and I saw a dream that I opened xda and there someone launched mouth watering cr8.0 and lineage os 17.1
And I wish I could flash those os
But this twrp is hurdling me and that is proven a big hurdle to me which I couldn't cross
I'm on bed and doctor said you're guest of few days if you can't flash android 10

Flash the recovery to recovery partition instead,

fastboot flash recovery (name of recovery).img

 

[0LDST4R]

I didn't say that I couldn't enter into twrp. But whenever I flashed 3.3.1 on my 23.5.A.1 291 build I found 3.0.2 on my shinano.
Is it possible that if you flash 3.3.1 twrp, you ended up by having 2 different versions installed (3.3.1 & 3.0.2)
I simply wanna say that you mean which I understood that if you power on your device and when led light flashes then by pressing volume down button twice or thrice quickly you'll enter into 3.0.2 recovery and according to your mathod I'll enter into 3.3.1 (remember I just flashed 3.3.1 on fota kernel)

Yes, that's right, it's possible, i had 2 different recoverys too in my Z2 or Z3C, don't remember exactly which device it was.

The " old way " was to press vol+ during boot process to boot in the recovery.

 

[KoolKool993]

hey, same problem with @KnowledgeSeekerPart2
i tried all method around the web and unable to upgrade the crappy twrp 3.0.2 to shiny 3.3.1, the twrp 3.0.2 can't flash carbon, lineagos and will give you "unknown command" error....damn

let see what i tried so far
- upgrade through twrp app -> nope
- upgrade through flashing on current twrp recovery mode -> still nope
- upgrade through fastboot like "flash recovery" and "flash fota" -> still nope

i still boot to 3.0.2 with no change at all
and btw, @casouzaj recommended power+vol down combo not work too, because my z3 will not boot to recovery with that way, it boot the OS XD so i always have to : tap tap fast vol down few times to boot to recovery

very troublesome i admit

 

[0LDST4R]

hey, same problem with @KnowledgeSeekerPart2
i tried all method around the web and unable to upgrade the crappy twrp 3.0.2 to shiny 3.3.1, the twrp 3.0.2 can't flash carbon, lineagos and will give you "unknown command" error....damn

let see what i tried so far
- upgrade through twrp app -> nope
- upgrade through flashing on current twrp recovery mode -> still nope
- upgrade through fastboot like "flash recovery" and "flash fota" -> still nope

i still boot to 3.0.2 with no change at all
and btw, @casouzaj recommended power+vol down combo not work too, because my z3 will not boot to recovery with that way, it boot the OS XD so i always have to : tap tap fast vol down few times to boot to recovery

very troublesome i admit

Again.

Download the required TWRP.

Place it in your " Fastboot and ADB " folder. ( PC ! )

Inside your " Fastboot and ADB " folder create an empty file, rename it to " flashFOTAKernel.bat "

Open ( edit ) the file, paste the following in the file :



fastboot flash FOTAKernel twrp-3.3.1-z3-20200212.img



Save the .bat file

Shut down your device complete. ( Press and hold vol UP and power until the device vibrates 3 times )

Now connect the device in fastboot mode to your PC ( press vol UP, hold the button ) and plug the USB cable in. LED should be blue.

Doubleclick the .bat file you've created before, and that's all.

Disconnect your device, press vol DOWN and power, HOLD the buttons until the boot logo appears, and your device boots in your new recovery.

 

[KoolKool993]

Again.

i appreciated your kindness highly

but sadly, your method not working for me

Shut down your device complete. ( Press and hold vol UP and power until the device vibrates 3 times)

i tried nothing vibrate

Now connect the device in fastboot mode to your PC ( press vol UP, hold the button ) and plug the USB cable in. LED should be blue

Yes, i tried this, i got blue light and into fastboot mode

Download the required TWRP.
Place it in your " Fastboot and ADB " folder. ( PC ! )
Inside your " Fastboot and ADB " folder create an empty file, rename it to " flashFOTAKernel.bat "
Open ( edit ) the file, paste the following in the file :
fastboot flash FOTAKernel twrp-3.3.1-z3-20200212.img

run the bat

yeah, i did, everything said file extractions are succesfully

Disconnect your device, press vol DOWN and power, HOLD the buttons until the boot logo appears, and your device boots in your new recovery.

i tried this, but it just boot straight into the OS
meanwhile, the "press vol down multiple time on green light logo boot up" method as i mentioned above is only the way into twrp recovery (but still old version), nothing less

my Z3 is Dual 6633, on right version, totally SuperU rooted and unlocked bootloader

 

[nikapos]

tried it today... quite snappy... Better than cr 7, as fast as cr 6! Very impressed!
battery life excellent.
i ll use it for daily driver as soon as it passes beta phase!
passes safety net even with magisc!! (didnt have that with CR 6)
on the first install pixel launcher was present but force closes... quickstep worked all right.. after reinstall pixel launcher was absent.
camera did not work as well but somehow this fixed itself. (edit: the "cantt connect to the camera error returned unexpectedly)
i couldnt find how to connect to wifi with WPS push button, the setting seems to be absent.
much better than lineage (faster snappier) have to give you that.. thank you for all the work!!
excellent work for a beta build.
wishlist:
1. fm radio! pls pls pls !
2. shutdown/reset button on quick settings

 

[AnAngryRetr0]

I'm testing firmware on D6633. Faced with the fact that the SIM card is detected, but there is no connection. Tried to call - writes that you need to turn off flight mode. Even the APN is in place. Next, I tried to install the patch for SIM cards for the dual version, but this led to the fact that the firmware now does not see the SIM card at all. It would be nice to see a working mobile connection for D6633 in the following builds.