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[ROM][UB][5.1][Weekly-14][XperiaSTE Team] CyanogenMod 12.1

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CyanogenMod is a free, community built, aftermarket firmware distribution of Android 5 (Lollipop), which is designed to increase performance and reliability over stock Android for your device.

Code:
#include 
/*
* Your warranty is now void.
*
* I am 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 me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
*/
CyanogenMod is based on the Android Open Source Project with extra contributions from many people within the Android community. It can be used without any need to have any Google application installed. You will need to provide your own Google Applications package (gapps). CyanogenMod does still include various hardware-specific code, which is also slowly being open-sourced anyway.

Installation:
For switching to F2FS, see POST#3
1. Download ROM zip and GApps zip.
2. Extract boot.img from the zip and flash it via fastboot
3. Boot into recovery.
4. Wipe System, Data, Cache, Dalvik Cache.
5. Flash ROM zip. (it may take some time)
6. Reboot to system and let it settle.
7. Reboot and flash GApps zip. You must flash gapps after every upgrade to CM12 since /system is formatted, wiping your previous add-ons.

ROM:
You can find weekly CM12 builds for Xperia Sola here

GApps:
CM 12/12.1 Gapps

Changelog:
Code:
[SIZE="4"][B]CM-12.1[/B][/SIZE]
[B]Weekly-14 (06/09/15)[/B]
- Squished png in system apps (space and ram savings)
- BlueZ 5.34
- CyanogenMod source updated
- Kernel updated

[B]Weekly-13 (29/08/15)[/B]
- Fixed Xposed Framework
- Saved 200MB space from /data (if not using Xposed)
- CyanogenMod source updated

[SIZE="4"][B]CM-12.1[/B][/SIZE]
[B]Weekly-12 (22/08/15)[/B]
- CyanogenMod source updated

[B]Weekly-11 (05/08/15)[/B]
- CyanogenMod source updated

[B]Weekly-10 (23/07/15)[/B]
- CyanogenMod source updated

[B]Weekly-9 (12/07/15)[/B]
- CyanogenMod source updated
- Kernel updated
- fixed adaptive brightness (finally)
- Disabled block based zip
- Updated interactive governer
- Added PowerHAL from CM
- Improved performance

[B]Weekly-8 (26/06/15)[/B]
- CyanogenMod source updated
- TWRP 2.8.7.0
- Fixed WiFi tetheringtethering
- fixed adaptive brightness
- BlueZ 5.31
- Restored CPU preferences
- Fixed showing governer list in performance settings
- Other fixes

[B]Weekly-7 (18/06/15)[/B]
- CyanogenMod source updated
- Kernel updated
- TWRP updated
- zRAM source updated to latest 4.1 kernel from mainline
- Enabled lz4 compressor in zram for better performance

[B]Weekly-6 (03/06/15)[/B]
- Cyanogen source updated
- Android updated to 5.1.1_r3
- Kernel updated
- New F2FS build (enabled for data, cache partition)

[B]Weekly-5 (26/05/15)[/B]
- Cyanogen source updated

[B]Weekly-4 (19/05/15)[/B]
- Add dialer crash fix from golden-guy 
- AOSP 5.1.1_r2
- CM updates

[B]Weekly-3 (12/05/15)[/B]
- Added Sio-Plus scheduler
- Removed performance profiles to bring back cpu governor settings
- Enable High End Grafix mode
- Kernel updated
- Cyanogen source updated

[B]Weekly-2 (05/05/15)[/B]
- Fix Wifi issue (Keeps forgetting password)
- Make Lionheart Default Governor in Balanced mode (Fix Lag issue)
- Kernel updated
- Cyanogen Source updated

[B]Weekly-1 (28/04/15)[/B]
- Android source updated to 5.1.1
- Enabled SELinux thanks to HandyMenny
- Added CM performance profiles
- Updated interactive governer and set it to default
- Significant performance boost than previous build
- Probable fix for VPN issue (Need Confirmation)
- Probable fix for Netflix issue (Need Confirmation)
- Kernel updated
- Cyanogen source updated to 12.1

[SIZE="4"][B]CM-12.0[/B][/SIZE]
[B]Weekly-9 (25/03/15)[/B]
- Enable USB OTG storage options
- Enable MultiUser for LowRamDevices
- Kernel updates
- Updated CM sources

[B]Weekly-8 (17/03/15)[/B]
- Device updates
- Kernel updates
- Updated CM and TWRP sources

[B]Weekly-7 (10/03/15)[/B]
- Add patch to fix OMX issue regarding video playback in apps such as Twitter, 
Youtube, and Instagram. Credits @Meticulus
- Fixed root access non persistent after reboot
- Enabled adb in recovery
- Source cleanup and updated patches
- Updated CM and TWRP sources

[B]Weekly-6 (03/03/15)[/B]
- Increase UI responsiveness
- Enable CM performance profiles 
- Enable multiuser 
- Increase background services 
- Source cleanup and updated patches
- Updated CM and TWRP sources

[B]Weekly-5 (24/02/15)[/B]
- Fixed External SD mounting
- Kernel updated
- Enabled kernel recommended configurations
- Fixed some logcat errors
- Updated CM and TWRP sources

[B]Weekly-4 (17/02/15)[/B]
- Source cleanup
- Add charging USB config, thanks to HandyMenny
- Add bootanimation optimization flags
- Kernel updated
- Updated CM and TWRP sources

[B]Weekly-3 (11/02/15)[/B]
- Bluez 5.28
- Kernel updated
- Patches updated
- Wifi sleep bug fixed
- Hanging at boot logo while Offline charging fixed
- Enabled KSM deferred timer for better power consumption
- Mount /System Read Only at boot
- Updated CM and TWRP sources

[B]Weekly-2 (03/02/15)[/B]
- Add AV OMX patches, by Meticulus
- Update patches and Source tree
- Add Wifi related patches, by Agontuk
- New bootanimation
- Updated CM sources

[B]Weekly-1 (28/01/15)[/B]
- Fix Bluetooth
- Reduce button brightness to conserve battery

[B]Beta-1 (27/01/15) [/B]
- Complete RIL fix
- Enable KSM
- Enable zRam
- Reduce lag and improve performance
- Fix Bluetooth (partially)
- TWRP 2.8.4.0
- Updated CM sources
- Source tree updated at XperiaSTE

[B]Alpha-1 (01/01/2015)[/B]
- First build
Credits:
CyanogenMod Team
FreeXperia Project Team
munjeni and 95A31 for their awesome work on our phones and for fixing bugs, thank you :)
Agontuk and AOSX Team
Meticulus for his work with OMX
XperiaSTE Team :p
HubDroid For OpenDelta and Build Server


Sources:
You can find all sources at our GitHub.

CyanogenMod 12 Sources changelog:
http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/q/status:merged

About feedback:
We always welcome any kind of feedback, but if you report a bug, please, do it in a proper way, make a full detailed description about how to reproduce that bug, explain which add-ons you installed, tell us if you wiped cache and dalvik-cache or if you made a clean install, also, is very helpful to attach a logcat reproducing that bug, here you have a great guide about how to report a bug and take a logcat ;)


PS: If you want builds and projects more often in the future, help us to rent our HubDroid build server with the Donate button, thank you! :)



XDA:DevDB Information
[ROM][UB][5.0.2/5.1][XperiaSTE Team] CyanogenMod 12.0/12.1 for Xperia Sola, ROM for the Sony Xperia Sola

Contributors
Info4Geek, alwaysadeel
Source Code: https://github.com/XperiaSTE

ROM OS Version: 5.1.x Lollipop
ROM Kernel: Linux 3.0.x
ROM Firmware Required: Unlocked Bootloader
Based On: CyanogenMod

Version Information
Status: Nightly
Beta Release Date: 2015-01-27

Created 2015-01-01
Last Updated 2015-09-06
 
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F.A.Q.

1) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58478000&postcount=88

2) How to increase system memory?
Follow the instructions at this thread to create a swap file http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2359182
I have found the recommended configurations to be quite effective, Only one swap file of the recommended size i.e. about 188MB will fix many things.

3) How to switch between EXT4/F2FS ?
Newer build has F2FS enabled for /data and /cache partition. So you need to format those partition to F2FS first.
i) Make sure to backup everything, cause you'll be formatting your data partition.
ii) Reboot to recovery and goto Wipe => Advanced Wipe. Then wipe system, data, cache, dalvik-cache.
iii) Return to Wipe => Advanced Wipe again. Now select only data partition and click Repair or Change filesystem => Change Filesystem. Now select F2FS from the list and swipe to format data partition to F2FS.
iv) Similarly, format cache partition to F2FS too.
v) Now you're ready to flash the rom. Flash it normally and reboot.
vi) Using steps iii & iv, you can easily go back to EXT4 partition. But wiping is needed.
vii) All these steps are needed ONCE. After you formatted to F2FS, you don't need to do it again.
vii) Remember, to flash rom successfully your /data and /cache partition have to be in F2FS format.

Issues

1) If you don't get root access, change Root Access to Apps and ADB in Developer Options and then back to Apps only
OR
Install Super SU http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053

What's working and what's not

Working
  • RIL / Mobile Data
  • Camera
  • Torch
  • Mic
  • Audio
  • Vibration
  • Auto Brightness
  • SD Card
  • Airplane Mode
  • LEDs
  • WiFi
  • Auto Rotation
  • System Monitor
  • Bluetooth
  • Audio recording
  • TWRP Recovery
  • Reboot to recovery

Not Working

  • Camera Video Recording
  • FM Radio
  • NFC
  • WiFi direct
  • A2DP(media over A2DP)
 
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1. There are a way lot of memory leaks in the rom (greater than 5.0.1 AOSX).
In file manager(not Cyanogen FM), for example, I've to go 'UP' instead of going 'BACK' because going back exits the file manager.

2. They keyboard isn't persistent (maybe because of memory leaks). Cannot even complete a single word until the keyboard goes off.

Also,
Found something strange -
I changed the value of ro.config.low_ram from true to false in build.prop and I experienced much smoothness in UI than when the value was true. :confused:
Plus, I got a lockscreen wallpaper because I've enable high-end graphics. :)
 
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