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CAUTION: GLTOOLS WILL NOT WORK WITH THIS ROM, OR ANY ICS BASED ROM FOR THAT MATTER. IT'LL WORK AT FIRST, BUT OVER TIME IT WILL CAUSE APPS TO CRASH, AND MESS UP YOUR CAMERA DRIVER.
CAUTION #2: WHEN YOU FINISH FLASHING, CLOCKWORKMOD RECOVERY MIGHT SAY SOMETHING LIKE "Rom might attempt to flash stock recovery on reboot. Disable recovery flash?". YOU MUST PICK NO. IF YOU PICK YES, NONE OF THE PUREPERFORMANCE TWEAKS WILL WORK.
Do a full wipe when you flash a newer version of the ROM (wipe data, cache, dalvik cache, and system). The reason for this is, most of the updates involve messing with system files. So it would be safer to just to a clean wipe before you flash a newer version.
Features:
CM11 Look - Kitkat themed framework
Pre-rooted with latest SuperSU and su binary
Updated Busybox installed
Debloated Extremely - only 50 apps left /system/app/ - and that's with Gapps included
Init.d support
1.5 GHz OC - thanks @UltraGamerHD
PurePerformance X Golden Edition - thanks @Jeeko
AOSP Message app
CM11 Calculator
AOSP Browser
Apollo Music Player like in CM11
AOSP Contacts and Dialer
CM9 LatinIME
Apex Launcher as default launcher
AOSP Lockscreen
Custom font
AOSP 4.2 Camera and Gallery
Nexus 4 themed Clock Widget
QuickPic
Cyanogenmod File Manager
Newest Play Store - v4.9.13
Google Play Services NO GOOGLE PLAY SERVICES! BLOCKED INSTALLATION PERMENENTLY!
BUGS:
I honestly don't know how to fix these bugs. I would if I could.
- Battery percentage is weird at times (goes up and down). Battery life is ok, though. There seems to be a problem with the Poseidon Kernel causing this. Hope @UltraGamerHD will fix it sometime in the future.
- A lot of people ask about the stock Xperia Themes. Well, they don't work. I already changed .pngs files in various apks causing the themes to no longer work.
- Some apps force closes at times (Whatsapps, Gmail, Browser,etc..). Clearing the apps data, they'll work again.
Credits - Other people who helped:
@DanielFlorin - helped me a lot with some of the features in this ROM
@iPlasm - HTC HD Mini CM9 dev - I got some of my apks and pngs from his rom
TamsuiCM and Cyanogenmod team - I took a lot of pngs from CM11 of course
@Xmoose - for his rom xboost
And many other people who helped indirectly....
@Gerr_kpo - Tipo dev for his Performa V5 - took a lot of his pngs in his ROM as well
@serajr, @djedjy and @anurox2 - For CM11-like SystemUI
.... I can't include everyone because I got my resources from so many places. So to all those people I haven't thanked: Thank you very much. You all contributed one way or another.
Size of ROM: 176 NOW 164MB - The size of a CM9 nightly. Slimmed down Gapps included. So it's basically CM-sized. (In fact, it's even lighter than CM11 Alpha 6.1).
Instructions:
Flash 11.0.A.6.8 firmware (4.0.4 ftf)
Flash Poseidon Kernel
Boot into CWM
Wipe data, cache, dalvik cache
Format system
Flash the ROM, enjoy your Sony Xperia Nexus
NOTE: On first boot, before doing anything, adjust the time on your phone to the correct date and time, time zone. Otherwise Play Store won't download.
NOTE 2: This rom is very slim. So it might not have some of the stuff you use (Voice Search, Sim Toolkit,etc...). I'll upload a zip of the removed apps later.
Tips:
- Download "Disable Services" from Play Store to well...disable services. Anything you don't use - disable it.
- Use old version of apps. The new version of Facebook for example, takes up 50 MB of space and 80 MB of RAM. Use Facebook 3.4, takes up only 35 MB of RAM and 30 MB of space. Another example is Google Maps. The new version is clunky, laggy. Use the old Google Maps with the Locales app and the ICS-like UI. Much smoother.
- Greenify everything except for apps that you need to run in background.
Changelog
1.0
- Initial Release
2.0
- Changed the font to Diavlo (with Unicode support)
- Changed Bold fonts to Jelly Bean Roboto
- Removed Google Play Services
- Added CM11-like tabbed SystemUI (Battery percentage included) - thanks to @serajr, @djedjy and @anurox2
- Changed default wallpaper to Kitkat wallpaper
3.0
- Added CPU Stats and CPU Settings in developer options
- SuperUserMod services.jar
4.0
- Removed Sony Phonebook - Replaced with AOSP ICS Dialer
- Changed the Android Clock font (You'll see the changes in Clock app).
- Replaced the SystemUI with @Gerr_kpo SystemUI - CM11 Themed
I replaced it because I've heard complaints about the tabbed ones being to clunky.
(If you want tabbed, take it from V3. I'll leave the links up).
- Further debloating (Removed all Sony Contacts related apks - they're no longer neccessary. Also, removed MediaUploader.apk)
- Removed parts of the Sony Framework
- Permenently blocked the automatic installation of Google Play Services. From now on, it can't be installed on your phone and slow everything down ever again!
- Further themed the call screen so it looks more like AOSP
- Some layout xmls modifications (Just flash new version, you'll see)
5.0
- Updated AOSP Browser: Now with Incognito, and Home Page button!
- Font changed to Bauhaus
- Clock font changed to HeroLight
- New tiled SystemUI that looks almost identical to CM11. Thanks to @draco_ag
(To access SystemUI preferences, pull down notification bar, press the "Menu" hardware key, and tap "SystemUI Preferences")
You can do whatever you want with this rom (use it as a base rom, mirror it, etc...). Just give me proper credits. Worked so hard on it.
This is my first ROM. So feel free to leave suggestion, comments, insults, etc... Honesty is appreciated.
XDA:DevDB Information Nexboost, ROM for the Sony Xperia E
Contributors doperthancoke, Xmoose, UltraGamerHD, DanielFlorin ROM OS Version: 4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich ROM Kernel: Linux 3.0.x Based On: Xboost
Some developers prefer that questions remain separate from their main development thread to help keep things organized. Placing your question within this thread will increase its chances of being answered by a member of the community or by the developer.
Before posting, please use the forum search and read through the discussion thread for [ROM] [E] [E Dual] (Nanhu) Nexboost 5.0 - Butter is laggy by comparison. If you can't find an answer, post it here, being sure to give as much information as possible (firmware version, steps to reproduce, logcat if available) so that you can get help.
Thanks for understanding and for helping to keep XDA neat and tidy!
If you can get permission from him , I think your ROM would became the most good looking and whith best performance too !!
Can't wait for next update! Thank you!
Please can you tell me how to fix Google Play Services ? I know is very RAM consuming but most apps like Gmail ,youtube, are not working and I need it. I can greenify eventualy , but I can't installit : insufficient space. Thank you!
i find a bug concerning media aplications , players ,etc not seeing songs or media files. For first time all is ok , but after a while are lost and custom ringtones or mp3 files is not recognized.
Please if you can fix that, is an aweasome rom but this bug is very annoying!!!
i find a bug concerning media aplications , players ,etc not seeing songs or media files. For first time all is ok , but after a while are lost and custom ringtones or mp3 files is not recognized.
Please if you can fix that, is an aweasome rom but this bug is very annoying!!!
I want to run Nexboost ROM! For which I need to Flash 11.1.0A.68 firmware (4.0.4 ftf).
Im unable to find the firmware. What alternative firmware can i use? Im running Cynogenmod 10 with 11.3.A.2.23 FTF (Single Sim Only) on my Xperia E c1504
I want to run Nexboost ROM! For which I need to Flash 11.1.0A.68 firmware (4.0.4 ftf).
Im unable to find the firmware. What alternative firmware can i use? Im running Cynogenmod 10 with 11.3.A.2.23 FTF (Single Sim Only) on my Xperia E c1504
I have a xperia E C1504 single sim.. according to the tutorial it asked me to flash 11.1.0A.68 firmware (4.0.4 ftf). After searching for a long time, I found it.. After I flashed it, I saw many options for dual sim, even though mine is single sim.
Now mobile internet is not working after. Is it because of the wrong firmware? Or is it a bug in Nexboost! its kinda urgent.
Launcher Launcher After updating the launcher apex, it stopped After updating the launcher apex, it stopped working, every time you see a Feedback "Apex working, every time you see a Feedback "Apex launcher, stopped" launcher, stopped"
I've got a problem. When flashing this from an ext sdcard, cwm says that the installation failed, even after it went through the "credits", when I boot it up, selecting 'NO" at the "Flash default recovery" or whatever, the phone boots up, and it says that the Setup guide has stopped, from there I can't do anything.
