[ROM][XC][P][9.0][UNOFFICIAL]OmniROM

harryharryharry · Jun 20, 2019

!!! This rom has been superseded by the omnirom 9 weeklies !!!

Intro/Disclaimer:
This is an unofficial/homemade build of OmniROM 9.0 for Sony Xperia X Compact (a.k.a. 'Kugo' or 'F5321'). As OmniROM 9.0 builds are not yet officially released and the software binaries from Sony that are needed for Android Pie just recently left beta stage, bugs are to be expected. If you are unfamiliar with rom flashing, using adb and fastboot or recovering the phone after a (soft) brick, I advise against flashing this rom. If you do decide to flash this rom you acknowledge no one is responsible for any damage done to your device but you.

Rom information:
OS name: OmniROM
OS version: Android 9.0 Pie
Kernel: Linux 4.9
Security patch level: June 5, 2019

Currently known issues:

Sporadic crash/reboot when stressing GPU.
USB tethering uses data connection (3/4G) even when the phone is connected to wifi. Pay attention to your data plan when you use USB tethering. bug tracker
Connection to wifi encrypted with wpa enterprise reportedly not possible (may have improved with recent change in wifi libraries; feedback welcome).
Exfat implementation lacks (full) repairing capability.
(If you find issues missing, please let me know and I'll update the list.)

Brief installation instructions:

Backup any important files to another device.
Before first time flashing this rom, first update to / flash the latest stock rom (34.4.A.2.118), or you risk having no in-call audio.
Boot to TWRP and install the rom zip-file (and optionally opengapps).
(clean flash recommended; 'Format Data' required if device is currently encrypted, otherwise first boot will hang).

Because this is an Android Pie rom which uses a 4.9 kernel, you also need to flash a new version of Sony's software binaries to the oem partition:
Download the software binaries zip-file and unzip the image that is inside of it.
Boot to fastboot mode (power off phone; then while holding <volume up> button, connect usb cable to pc and phone. the led should turn blue.),
and flash the image to the oem partition:
Code:
```
fastboot flash oem SW_binaries_for_Xperia_Android_9.0_2.3.2_v9_loire.img
```

Downloads:

omni-9-20190608-kugo-HOMEMADE.zip (download directory)
software binaries (v9)

Changelog:
08-06-2019
- Security patch level updated to June 5, 2019
- Upgraded exfat to relan's v1.3.0

23-05-2019
- Fixed: Intermediate bluetooth connection
- Fixed: Night light
- Fixed: Long-press camera button

10-05-2019
- Security patch level updated to May 5, 2019
- Switched wifi libraries to qcwcn from bcmdhd
- Fixed: QC3 charging (hardware limitation = 2A)
- Fixed: 5GHz wifi tethering
- Performance improvements for ARMv8

24-03-2019
- Fixes for software binaries v7 (probably this build is backwards incompatible with software binaries v1 to v6)

05-03-2019
- Security patch level updated to March 5, 2019

17-02-2019
- Fixed cpu usage for improved stability.

07-02-2019
- Security patch level updated to February 5, 2019
- Fixed: SELinux now enforcing (If you're experiencing (in-call audio) issues, you need to reflash stock to update the dsp partition)
- Fixed: USB-tethering

22-01-2019
- SW binaries v5 are out, and this build is backwards incompatible with previous SW versions, so only flash v5 to the oem partition or boot is going to hang on the sony logo.
- Fixed: slow sim card detection (fixed with SW binaries v5)
- Fixed: (temp workaround) random boot crash

08-01-2019
- Security patch level updated to January 5, 2019

15-12-2018
- Fixed: native camera app video recording
- Fixed: recognizing proprietary fast chargers

06-12-2018
- Security patch level updated to December 5, 2018
- Fixed: wifi-tethering
- Added feature: wireguard kernel module
- Added feature: OmniGears -> Buttons -> Music control (my own tentative hackish convolution)

08-11-2018
- Security patch level updated to November 5, 2018

Special thanks to @oshmoun for giving pointers when I encountered issues during the build process.
And of course all credits go to the whole OmniROM team for their awesome work.

OmniROM source code: https://github.com/omnirom
OmniROM gerrit review: https://gerrit.omnirom.org
Kernel source code: https://github.com/sonyxperiadev/kernel
Wireguard source code: https://git.zx2c4.com/WireGuard

immelman3 · Nov 9, 2018 at 1:27 PM

Wow, I was looking to buy either a cheap x compact or a cheap xz1 compact but since @harryharryharry is here... Well I might go for this one.
I am still using ur patches from the ubuntu forum since you saved my second notebook (x205ta) from being thrown in the trash at day one.

harryharryharry · Nov 9, 2018 at 2:13 PM

Hah thanks, looks like we have the same preference in devices then

But please don't let your purchase depend on my activity here, because I'm not a developer and pretty new to rom building. The kudos should go to the OmniROM team and people like Oshmoun for helping to maintain the device.

Ketrab8 · Nov 9, 2018 at 9:43 PM

harryharryharry · Nov 9, 2018

I'm not experiencing bluetooth issues myself with my heart rate monitor. But I saw Oshmoun also has reported an intermediate bluetooth connection issue, so I've added it to the list with known issues. Thanks for the feedback.

I'm having no problem making phone calls. Are you sure it's not related to the 'enabled but not functioning' bluetooth connection ? (I saw in the screenshots you're using a JBL headphone), I can imagine android tries to pass audio through to the (not functioning) bluetooth headphone, resulting in a muted call experience.
If other people can confirm this issue I'll add it to the list, but for now if you could do some digging into the issue, that'd be of help also.

The rebooting issue is definitely not an selinux issue, as it is set to permissive (which basically means: selinux is turned off). I'm having good hopes it (and some other known issues) will be resolved with the next version of Sony's software binaries (v3).

Ketrab8 · Nov 10, 2018 at 11:22 AM

Connecting to other phones via Bluetooth works great.
I have a problem with transmitting audio to speakers (tested 3 different speakers - same issue - ~ 10 sec and bluetooth reboots - connection lost).
And I did phone call while I wasnt connected to bluetooth speaker, as you can see in taskbar.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CPJHx_X_a-5G_b8u91r2n2i0_IDkUht1/view?usp=sharing
Overall, this rom is awesome. Great job!

harryharryharry · Nov 10, 2018 at 8:23 PM

Strange, I tested with an old pair of bluetooth in-earbuds (earin), and I can't reproduce the issue. While I've always had issue with the sound quality (which is why I don't use them) I was able to listen to music for more than 30min (with the occasional interference, but that's likely because it's a crappy prototype). Anyhow, I think this will be addressed once this issue is solved, as it sounds very similar.

I dug into the call issue some more (which is hard because I'm not experiencing it). While calling I ran a logcat and there were some interesting errors about a mic_mute function not being implemented (also mentioned in this issue), but I don't know if that is causing your issue. I think it would be most straightforward if you make a 'adb logcat' of the bug yourself and create an issue on https://github.com/sonyxperiadev/bug_tracker/issues with the logcat attached.
I'm really interested in other people's feedback about this, is @Ketrab8 the only one having this problem while making phone calls or are other people also not hearing the other side while making phone calls?

coderex96 · Dec 13, 2012 87 12 28

Hi, I'm using OmniRom 8.1 since Sptember, I appreciate more your work and I want upgrade to Pie finally but why the software binaries and develop branches are from loire?

harryharryharry · Nov 16, 2018 at 12:02 PM

Loire is just the platform name for Xperia X and Xperia X Compact.

eymentuna · Nov 17, 2018 at 11:51 AM

harryharryharry said:
Loire is just the platform name for Xperia X and Xperia X Compact.

upload successful but I waited 15 minutes at boot animation but still didn't open

harryharryharry · Nov 17, 2018 at 1:54 PM

Can you describe how you tried to install the rom ?

eymentuna · Nov 17, 2018

harryharryharry said:
Can you describe how you tried to install the rom ?

1-wipe cache+cache +userdata+system
2-flashzip( pi9 ommi rom)
3-fastboot flash oem SW........lorie.beta

harryharryharry · Nov 17, 2018 at 2:42 PM

Hmm, that ought to suffice. Only thing I can think of is that your device was encrypted and this encryption was not removed during installation. The device only very seldom boots correctly when encryption is enabled (which I've already reported on github).
If you're really set on trying the rom, you might want to retry those steps after choosing 'Format Data' in TWRP (it states in TWRP that this option will remove encryption, so one could assume wiping system+data does not)

eymentuna · Nov 17, 2018

harryharryharry said:
Hmm, that ought to suffice. Only thing I can think of is that your device was encrypted and this encryption was not removed during installation. The device only very seldom boots correctly when encryption is enabled (which I've already reported on github).
If you're really set on trying the rom, you might want to retry those steps after choosing 'Format Data' in TWRP (it states in TWRP that this option will remove encryption, so one could assume wiping system+data does not)

I don't know the password. Is it possible for me to load this rum? and write to me?
I'm sorry for my bad english

harryharryharry · Nov 17, 2018

~~What password are you talking about?~~ It's not asking for a password. If you type 'yes' it'll format your device. Be aware that all data will be destroyed, so - if you haven't already - make backups of files that are important to you.

eymentuna · Nov 17, 2018 at 3:20 PM

harryharryharry said:
~~What password are you talking about?~~ It's not asking for a password. If you type 'yes' it'll format your device. Be aware that all data will be destroyed, so - if you haven't already - make backups of files that are important to you.

backup ok.

If I do the installation after doing this, will the installation be successful?

harryharryharry · Nov 17, 2018 at 3:22 PM

Only way to know is to try it out.

eymentuna · Nov 17, 2018

harryharryharry said:
Only way to know is to try it out.

I laughed.
I want to try it now I'll make a return to you
I head

harryharryharry · Nov 17, 2018 at 3:57 PM

:good: Good job! I'll update the first post to reflect that the encryption issue makes it look like the rom won't boot. Thanks for the feedback.

eymentuna · Nov 17, 2018 at 4:25 PM

harryharryharry said:
:good: Good job! I'll update the first post to reflect that the encryption issue makes it look like the rom won't boot. Thanks for the feedback.

I think I helped a little.:good:

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