[GNU/LINUX][4.5.0.16] Sailfish OS for Xperia Tama devices

[rinigus]

Regarding 2 SIM issues - you do have the both SIMs inserted, right?

Re developer mode: indeed, it cannot be disabled. Maybe as we have some developer packages added in the port. But you should be able to disable remote connections.

 

[Zuyev]

That's right, I have two SIM cards installed.

 

[lal883]

Curious, does the Tama AOSP 10, aarch64 build improve camera quality on Sailfish to the same level as that of AOSP 10?

Not that it matters. But would be cool to have a better camera.

 

[rinigus]

Curious, does the Tama AOSP 10, aarch64 build improve camera quality on Sailfish to the same level as that of AOSP 10?

Not that it matters. But would be cool to have a better camera.

Yes, it should be similar / same as in AOSP10. Just on the basis of some testing I did so far

 

[rinigus]

That's right, I have two SIM cards installed.

please try to install jolla-settings-networking-multisim package. should resolve it.

 

[Zuyev]

Thanks It works.

 

[Zuyev]

Very high volume of signals, including system events.
Very high brightness Led indicator.

 

[Zuyev]

del

 

[rinigus]

Very high volume of signals, including system events.
Very high brightness Led indicator.

yes, you have to keep volume down. so, after install, go through the settings and adjust the volumes. don't think I can do much about that.

multisim package should be installed automatically with the next version update

 

[Zuyev]

Original Style Cover Stand SCSH40 arrived today. Hall sensor is not working.

 

[Zuyev]

I use it as my main phone for three days.
Very good work. Overall better than the licensed XA2 Plus.
Minuses:
1) inoperative hall sensor (native book cover SCSH40 does not turn off the display);
2) speaker volume is very high ([AOSP] Speakers clipping and distortion);
3) very bright LED (not critical for me).
Thanks again for your work.

 

[rinigus]

I use it as my main phone for three days.
Very good work. Overall better than the licensed XA2 Plus.
Minuses:
1) inoperative hall sensor (native book cover SCSH40 does not turn off the display);
2) speaker volume is very high ([AOSP] Speakers clipping and distortion);
3) very bright LED (not critical for me).
Thanks again for your work.

I would suggest to file issues under a repo in github. That's a place we look to fix them and it will otherwise disappear in this thread history

 

[iamlgfan111]

(as common on XDA, see below. work is released under MIT license)

#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.
*
*/

I am happy to announce a port of Sailfish OS to Sony Xperia XZ2. It is expected that this port would allow us to add support to XZ2 compact and XZ3 in a rather simple manner. As I have a single-sim device, that's the model its ported to first. To cover all six devices in Tama family, I may need some assistance from the owners. Please open an issue in the project's main repo to discuss specific model and what's needed to make it possible.

As this announcement is made at TMO and XDA, I will keep it short and avoid repetition.

Current features, state, download links: https://github.com/sailfishos-sony-tama/main/blob/master/README.md

The port was made possible thanks to the help from Sailfish porters (mal, piggz, deathmist, Mister_Magister,*vknecht, spiiroin) as well as Sony AOSP community (MartinX3, jerpelea, oshmoun,*Marijn,*kholk). And I suspect that I forgot someone, as very many contributed. Thank you very much!

I will be following on XDA and TMO. Please file issues centrally, at Github.

Sailfish OS, ROM for the Xperia XZ2

Contributors
rinigus Thaodan
ROM OS Version: 9.x Pie
ROM Kernel: Linux 4.x
Based On: AOSP

Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 4.0.1.48
Stable Release Date: 2021-03-12

Created 2019-11-24
Last Updated 2021-03-12

Can I install Sailfish OS on Xperia XZ2 Softbank 702SO? I have Xperia XZ2 Softbank 702SO with Global rom installed.

 

[rinigus]

Can I install Sailfish OS on Xperia XZ2 Softbank 702SO? I have Xperia XZ2 Softbank 702SO with Global rom installed.

If it is supported by AOSP 9 then yes. I don't know much about these variants

 

[lal883]

yes, you have to keep volume down. so, after install, go through the settings and adjust the volumes. don't think I can do much about that.

Would it be an idea to limit the maximum volume of pulseaudio sink output to a lower level to prevent clipping?

I currently run "pactl set-sink-volume 1 75%" after every boot so that even if I set 100% volume in user space the speakers do not clip.

 

[lal883]

Can I install Sailfish OS on Xperia XZ2 Softbank 702SO? I have Xperia XZ2 Softbank 702SO with Global rom installed.

I have a Docomo version of XZ2C (SO-05K) and is now using Sailfish OS after I got the bootloader unlocked.

 

[rinigus]

Would it be an idea to limit the maximum volume of pulseaudio sink output to a lower level to prevent clipping?

I currently run "pactl set-sink-volume 1 75%" after every boot so that even if I set 100% volume in user space the speakers do not clip.

That's probably a good way of doing it. I'll copy your suggestion into corresponding issue. Haven't tested it yet

 

[rinigus]

This is to announce the first release based on AOSP10 and using aarch64 for Sony Xperia Tama platform.

Release is based on 4.1.0.24 Sailfish and is using the latest AOSP10 as a base. I consider it alpha right now due to limited testing. Most of the testing was done on development device while fixing the port bugs. Now it is installed on my daily driver and I will be able to test it further.

This release has changed the base and switched to aarch64. As a result, you have to reflash it. In documentation, I wrote down the instructions for those who switch from AOSP9 based port.

The port was started in the end of February, including the development of TBuilder to automate the builds. There are still some rough corners, see issues labeled with hybris-10 tag in the issue tracker. While it is not using OBS, future OTA are supported (see documentation for details).

Compared to AOSP9, I couldn't make hardware acceleration work on Flatpak apps. So, right now, Flatpak support is not there. Not sure whether I can make it work.

I would like to invite others to test the release. For XZ3 device owners - please check whether your phone calls work as expected. I have reverted some changes introduced in AOSP10 to cancel echo during the phone calls (issue 125) and it worked fine on XZ2 and XZ2c. So, please pay attention and test it by calling others, check whether microphone levels are OK and whether there is any echo in the call. Please report back your findings.

I plan to maintain only one base. If AOSP10 will work fine, it will be used as a base for the port.

Release available at: https://github.com/sailfishos-sony-tama/main/releases/tag/4.1.0.24-aosp10-alpha1

See release notes and read the documentation before flashing.

 

[rinigus]

New release is out based on AOSP10/aarch64. After testing and discussion on SFO, I am switching the port to AOSP10/aarch64 base and will continue releases on that base from now on.

While it is inconvenient to reflash the device and set it up again, I think a better camera does justify it. On my side, it will be just too much work to support multiple bases / ports, so I had to make a choice.

 

[cesarp3791]

Hello everyone. My device is XZ2 single sim

I am planning to switch to Sailfish, from my LineageOS 18.1 Official to the latest Sailfish release.

Must/should fresh stock rom be installed first on XZ2? To avoid issues or something?

Is okay to follow the flashing instructions while having LineageOS installed? I didn't even install magisk. Only rom and gapps. Everything is working and functioning in LineageOS as of now.