[Q] Any custom KitKat rom with HDMI working

[ValerieCastle]

Hello, I will like to know if there is any android 4.4.x rom for the xperia S/SL that has the HDMI output working as well both cameras, until now I had tried Paranoid android beta 4 and Carbon the first one works flawless but has no HDMI and the second one is given me a blurry and bad signal trough the HDMI output.

Before keep installing a reinstalling roms I will like to hear any advice about any stable 4.4.X rom out there or at least any rom with HD camera recording, 3d graphic and HDMI output working.

Thank you.

 

[boloksbongas]

We are on the same page bro. Been looking for that too.

And maybe any rom that has the radio drivers installed. cant believe now that i don hav that i actually want to use it

 

[vordhosbnbg]

HDMI and FM radio, as well as many other features depend on the chipset OEM (Qualcomm) drivers. They offer support up to some Android version (last stock JB?), but AFAIK KitKat is not and will never be supported. They could also open the source code/spec for the drivers, which will enable the community to fix those issues, but I seriously doubt they will even consider it.

 

[ValerieCastle]

HDMI and FM radio, as well as many other features depend on the chipset OEM (Qualcomm) drivers. They offer support up to some Android version (last stock JB?), but AFAIK KitKat is not and will never be supported. They could also open the source code/spec for the drivers, which will enable the community to fix those issues, but I seriously doubt they will even consider it.

Sad but hey the google nexus 5 also has a snapdragon inside, that means there will be no future support for the nexus 5? I doubt that, there must be a way to get us those drivers.

 

[UlvarinPL]

Can I ask why the drivers are so important?? Why they cant be ported or rewritten by some dev? Like the drivers on linux, all are free and open, wtirren by devs and users. Is it impossible to write a driver for a snapdragon?
Sorry for my questions, im a noob

 

[Felimenta97]

Can I ask why the drivers are so important?? Why they cant be ported or rewritten by some dev? Like the drivers on linux, all are free and open, wtirren by devs and users. Is it impossible to write a driver for a snapdragon?
Sorry for my questions, im a noob

It is not impossible.

What devs COULD do is reverse engineer the drivers from 4.1.2 to 4.4 or whatever, but that would be REALLY hard, and take a LOT of time and tries. It simply does not worth the process.

But I think HDMI and FM Radio should come from Sony, not Qualcomm, not sure.

 

[UlvarinPL]

It is not impossible.

What devs COULD do is reverse engineer the drivers from 4.1.2 to 4.4 or whatever, but that would be REALLY hard, and take a LOT of time and tries. It simply does not worth the process.

But I think HDMI and FM Radio should come from Sony, not Qualcomm, not sure.

well, so there wasour hope ;d. I bet sony already forgot that they ever made Xperia S... Thay are making so many phones now... thats just crazy, if some1 buy flagship sony just after 2-3 months he had 2nd best of their models. thats insane. They havent even made kitkat for most of their current "flagships" yet. Xperia s [*].
BTW. Love u xda Devs, you are a little star that gives us hope to use nice phone even more efficient and cool than before .

PS. God i hate that 10post req for responding in dev-s threads... i have so many questions about my pureslim kitkat ;/.

 

[ValerieCastle]

I am tempted into sell my phone to buy a new one, but is so sad because I think Xperias in general have a pretty good hardware, my next phone will be a nexus or who knows... Maybe I will end up selling my soul to Apple at least they have longer support for any older phone...

The thing is I love to hack my phones that's why I got an Android in first place.

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[vinjurr]

yes hdmi is working on pureAosp rom alongwith wifi direct.

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[nisu4717]

yes hdmi is working on pureAosp rom alongwith wifi direct.

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Hdmi is not working.wifi direct is ok.

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[vinjurr]

i am using hdmi for last three days. thanks

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[nisu4717]

i am using hdmi for last three days. thanks

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R u using alpha2

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[vinjurr]

yes on bm native

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[whatagonad]

Could someone advise if there are any decent ROM's, suitable for daily use, with HDMI working?

 

[nisu4717]

Could someone advise if there are any decent ROM's, suitable for daily use, with HDMI working?

Only 1.pure AOSP.

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