[UB][TX][L] CyanogenMod 12.1 Homebuild

updateing · May 22, 2015

CyanogenMod is a free, community built distribution of Lollipop which greatly extends the capabilities of your phone.

Code:

#include <std_disclaimer.h>
/*
* 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.
*/

This is a highly experimental and unofficial build of CM12 on Xperia TX.

Note that this may be unstable, not booting, missing in features or anything else. Flash at your own risk!

NOTE(20150522):
I got a new phone weeks ago, so TX won't be my daily driver anymore. And this ROM will be discontinued due to limited time and energy. Thanks for your support.

Known bugs:
See post #2

"About phone" screen:

Installing instructions:
Flash the ZIP package as usual, then flash the kernel file via fastboot.
A full wipe is recommended before the installation, even if you are coming from last version of CM12.
OLD WAY FOR .IMG FILES:

DESCRIPTION ABOUT INTERNAL STORAGE PERMISSION

Download:
NOTE: sdcard owner has been changed to 1023:1023 since 20150319.
If you want to switch to other ROMs, remember to do this before you flash in order to get a writable internal storage.

Code:

su
busybox chown -R 2800:2800 /mnt/media_rw/sdcard0

20150521
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwkmhbR5VHpAQmNhWE9IcUJYRXM/view?usp=sharing

OLD VERSION:

Device specific sources are on my GitHub (updateing), and kernel is built on kernel-msm repo listed there.

Changelog (FROM UPSTREAM)

Credits:
Finally thanks CyanogenMod team who merged sources so quickly, and Sony who made all this happen, and a lot more on Gerrit who helped me solve the compliation errors.

updateing · May 21, 2015

One possible bug: no sound. Extract the attached file to /system/etc
If there's nothing wrong, you can ignore this. I can't remmeber if I inlcuded this in the system image...FIXED in 20141121

~~BUG #2: NFC Service FC after boot. -> Delete /system/etc/permissions/android.hardware.nfc.hce.xml via Recovery (mount /system first)~~FIXED in 20141121

~~BUG #3: GApps not working~~ -> Try Gapps in this post

~~BUG #4: Download and Call History FC.~~FIXED in 20141121

~~BUG #5: WiFi hotspot doesn't turn on.~~FIXED in 20141125

~~BUG #6: Camera stops working after switching user. -> Delete /data/camera/cache_data.dat and (in terminal emulator) su && pkill mediaserver~~ DIRTY FIX in 20141127

BUG #7: GPS satellites are found but can't get lock -> PLEASE TEST! After every step, try if it can get a lock in 2 mins. If not, do next step and reboot.
1. Add "QUIPC_ENABLED=0" at the end of /etc/gps.conf <- Some successful reports.
2. Set "INTERMEDIATE_POS" to 1, uncomment "ACCURACY_THRES", and set "ACCURACY_THRES" to 1000 (this is the target accuracy - choose as you like)
3. Comment out ACCURACY_THRES STEP 1 INCLUDED SINCE 20141203

~~BUG #8: Contacts -> Menu -> Import/Export -> Import from storage FC~~ FIXED in 20141125

~~BUG #9: Dialer -> Call History -> Menu -> Clear Call Logs -> (Select some) -> OK FC~~ FIXED in 20141125

~~BUG #10: FC when receiving SMS via native Messaging app. Hangouts works though. EMERGENCY FIX: http://pan.baidu.com/s/1gdeRIbL push to /system/priv-app/Mms~~ FIXED in 20141127

~~BUG #11: Moving 2 apps to internal storage will fail on the second one.~~ SEEMS FIXED (20150123)

~~BUG #12: Call diverting can't be set~~ After many tries I found this was not a bug of this ROM. It's the network operator to blame. I inserted my SIM to an ancient Nokia and it couldn't set call diverting either. And when I inserted an SIM which had been confirmed that call diverting was working, the settings in this ROM would also work without any problem.

~~BUG #13: Hanging up when an outgoing call is still ringing will cause Dialer FC. -> Put http://pan.baidu.com/s/1gd28sjp into /system/priv-app/Dialer~~FIXED in 20141128

BUG #14: Audio quality over Bluetooth is terrible. The sound is "slowed down" and pops over time. This fixes A2DP audio quality, but causes phone calls to fail when BT headset is connected. So if you use this phone and BT headset/carkit as daily driver, please replace /system/etc/audio_policy.conf with the one in previous version (or the one in attachment) INFO(FROM 20141219)Bluetooth call and music are all OK now, but there's something that has to be done in order to get music working: make a call when BT headset is connected. You can call any self-service number and hang up after connected. Otherwise the audio quality will still be terrible...

~~BUG #15: FC when selecting Clock -> Alarms -> (select profile)~~ FIXED in 20141203

~~BUG #16: Error when finishing manual search for mobile networks~~ FIXED in 20141203

~~BUG #17: After receiving MMS, default Messaging app will crash. (Hangouts is working)~~ FIXED IN 20141207

~~BUG #18: Volume keys are not usable when screen is off.~~Works as we expect now.

~~BUG #19: User switching is broken (reboot and cannot switch to desired user)~~ Can't reproduce this on 20150103

BUG #20: BT audio is broken... again.(just as well that this only happens when NuPlayer is is use. - I doubt whether we should use this on this old hardware platform) -> Turn NuPlayer off in Development Settings, then look at BUG #14

~~BUG #21: Music files on int/ext sdcards can't be selected as ringtone (plays a beep). Turning SELinux to permissive solves this.~~REPORTED FIXED in 20150514, don't know when it got fixed

~~BUG #22: FM Radio produces no sound.~~FIXED in 20150514. Note that FM will still remain on when you remove the headphones but no signal can be picked up under such circumstance.

~~BUG #23: USB Mass Storage is not working. Shows a drive w/o disc on PC.~~ FIXED in 20150319

BUG #24: (Android 5.1) Glitches in some apps, e.g. Fuubo (a Sina Weibo client) (gone with battery saver activated. The animation is still shown but no glitches) WORKAROUND: Add this line to build.prop debug.hwui.render_dirty_regions=false FIXED in 20150424

~~BUG #25: Mute and hold button in call screen are missing/disabled~~ FIXED in 20150410

~~BUG #26: Due to new WiFi driver, MAC address will be changed. Will fix in next build.~~ FIXED in 20150501

DS-1 · Nov 20, 2014 at 12:05 PM

Amazing! Thanks a lot!

I've sold TX months ago. Now I have a Xperia T. I hope I can try a Lollipop T ROM soon!

updateing · Nov 20, 2014 at 3:25 PM

DS-1 said:
Amazing! Thanks a lot!

I've sold TX months ago. Now I have a Xperia T. I hope I can try a Lollipop T ROM soon!

Thanks for your support

DS-1 · Nov 20, 2014 at 3:45 PM

Oh, no: thanks to you! You're doing something really special for our abandoned phones!

By the way, I can't try it on my T, but how's the first feeling with this new rom? What are your first impressions?

updateing said:
Thanks for your support

icALASAD · Nov 20, 2014 at 5:38 PM

updateing said:
One possible bug: no sound. Extract the attached file to /system/etc
If there's nothing wrong, you can ignore this. I can't remmeber if I inlcuded this in the system image...

BUG #2: NFC Service FC after boot. -> Delete /system/etc/permissions/android.hardware.nfc.hce.xml via Recovery (didn't pack this in...)

Thanks for the rom. I can't find /etc/permissions/android.hardware.nfc.hce.xml, when I go into file manager from recovery only system/bin is shown, what to do?

WhiteNeo · Nov 20, 2014 at 5:53 PM

icALASAD said:
Thanks for the rom. I can't find /etc/permissions/android.hardware.nfc.hce.xml, when I go into file manager from recovery only system/bin is shown, what to do?

Mount system partition via recovery before entering aroma file manager. :good:
@updateing
Great work!! Gonna give this a shot for XV :good:
Will try to compile with your sources on git. Any recommendations?

icALASAD · Nov 20, 2014

WhiteNeo said:
Mount system partition via recovery before entering aroma file manager. :good:

@updateing
Great work!! Gonna give this a shot for XV :good:
Will try to compile with your sources on git. Any recommendations?

Thanks, it works.

I've installed PA GApps for Android 5.0 and I'm getting a few app crashes here and there. Downloads/Documents doesn't work at all, Google+ can't connect to the server for some reason, Play Newsstand crashes (downloaded from Play Store) and few things like that. Should I be posting these bugs? Are they rom related or is it because of GApps package?

Also, root works. I'll wipe everything and clean install GApps, see how it goes. Everything crashes for some reason right now.

WhiteNeo · Nov 20, 2014 at 7:33 PM

icALASAD said:
Thanks, it works.

I've installed PA GApps for Android 5.0 and I'm getting a few app crashes here and there. Downloads/Documents doesn't work at all, Google+ can't connect to the server for some reason, Play Newsstand crashes (downloaded from Play Store) and few things like that. Should I be posting these bugs? Are they rom related or is it because of GApps package?

Might try the gapps from here.. Link
In other devices' forums, I have read about rom-related issues with certain google apps. So might possibly be rom related..
A logcat of the issues might come in handy.

icALASAD · Nov 20, 2014 at 8:38 PM

WhiteNeo said:
Might try the gapps from here.. Link
In other devices' forums, I have read about rom-related issues with certain google apps. So might possibly be rom related..
A logcat of the issues might come in handy.

Downloading this right now, I'll see how it goes and let you know asap.

---------- Post added at 09:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:38 PM ----------

Hmm... Downloads/Documents doesn't seem to work. I've cleaned everything and installed rom and gapps from scratch, music didn't work at first, but then I applied the fix and it's working now, DSP manager started working too. Every crash I had seems to be gone, for now at least. Only problem remains Downloads, tried cleaning data, but doesn't help. SuperSU BETA did work, I was able to root it by just flashing zip in recovery. All in all this rom's pretty stable considering that it's an experimental for now.

icALASAD · Nov 20, 2014 at 11:54 PM

Also multiple users doesn't work, when you click on that profile icon in the right corner of notification dropdown it just opens up your LOCAL profile, not even the Google one.

---------- Post added 21st November 2014 at 12:03 AM ---------- Previous post was 20th November 2014 at 11:10 PM ----------

And also this

---------- Post added at 12:54 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:03 AM ----------

Also dialer crashes when I go to history tab.

updateing · Nov 21, 2014

icALASAD said:
Downloading this right now, I'll see how it goes and let you know asap.

---------- Post added at 09:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:38 PM ----------

Hmm... Downloads/Documents doesn't seem to work. I've cleaned everything and installed rom and gapps from scratch, music didn't work at first, but then I applied the fix and it's working now, DSP manager started working too. Every crash I had seems to be gone, for now at least. Only problem remains Downloads, tried cleaning data, but doesn't help. SuperSU BETA did work, I was able to root it by just flashing zip in recovery. All in all this rom's pretty stable considering that it's an experimental for now.

Yes the download manager and dialer are confirmed bugs. I'll sync and make a new build to see if they are fixed.

I'll try adding multi-user support in this build.

Yenkazu · Nov 21, 2014 at 6:31 AM

You really keep the hard work @updateing
=)
Thank you for bring Lollipop taste to TX user
xD

icALASAD · Nov 21, 2014 at 8:19 AM

Wi-Fi icon moves back and forth in status bar when little arrows show up and in Settings some menus have the same icon, like 'Buttons' and 'Home' have the same house icon, also 'Profiles' and 'Location' both have location icon.

updateing · Nov 21, 2014

icALASAD said:
Wi-Fi icon moves back and forth in status bar when little arrows show up and in Settings some menus have the same icon, like 'Buttons' and 'Home' have the same house icon, also 'Profiles' and 'Location' both have location icon.

Will fix in next build. Thanks!
EDIT: wait for upstream to fix the icons in settings...

vernonht · Mar 30, 2012 82 9 0

Great....we have Lollipop build....
i will try it when the bugs is not affecting much on my daily usage

icALASAD · Nov 21, 2014 at 5:37 PM

Thanks for the update. Should I install it on clean phone or just upgrade? Also camera button doesn't work

tajimura · Nov 21, 2014 at 5:54 PM

Sorry, but is there any firm hope that we will have this on T (mint)?

dantefff · Oct 25, 2013 73 24 0

tajimura said:
Sorry, but is there any firm hope that we will have this on T (mint)?

I am asking myself the same. There are some roms T/TX compatible. Out World be great having Android L on XT.

updateing · Nov 22, 2014 at 12:57 PM

tajimura said:
Sorry, but is there any firm hope that we will have this on T (mint)?

mint is officially supported by CM, don't worry

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