[KERNEL][ROM] FXP Cyanogenmod 11 (SGP2xx)

[Uclydde]

Alright, thanks a million. I couldn't find a ftf specifically for the SGP512, but according to this comment a specific SGP511 ftf will work as well.

I'm guessing Flashtool is pretty self-explanatory (it looks pretty straightforward), but if not, I'll be back .

Thanks again!

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Well, I must have done something wrong.

So, I got Flashtool to recognise the device exactly as you said. However, Flashtool didn't have an option for showing/opening ftf files, so I disconnected the device. I then Googled the exact procedure (and felt like an idiot), found it, and wanted to reconnect the device.

No luck. All I get now is a blue light when I press volume-up and connect it via USB. Flashtool recognises nothing. I also turned it back on into the bootloop, pressed the red button, and tried again - no luck. Any ideas?

If the device has a blue light, then that mean it's in fastboot mode. Try reconnecting it by holding the volume down button. This should have a different color and put it into flashmode. In flashtool select the big lightning icon, then select flashmode. Then click the '...' in the top right and point flashtool to wherever the downloaded ftf file is. Then select flash.

 

[Alex1911]

Small castor_windy build..

Thanks for posting this. Really looking forward to CM11 on my Castor Windy. The file size for castor windy is about 100 megs smaller than the lte castor. Do we know why? Ill take the plunge and test shortly. Will report back.

I don't really know why, maybe there would less modules and "File's" used on the Castor_windy.

Please try and report.


Best Regard's

Alex1911

 

[Bin4ry]

I pushed the fix to CM. Please wait for a fixed version of windy! Non-windy (LTE) should work fine.

Regards

 

[thomholwerda]

If the device has a blue light, then that mean it's in fastboot mode. Try reconnecting it by holding the volume down button. This should have a different color and put it into flashmode. In flashtool select the big lightning icon, then select flashmode. Then click the '...' in the top right and point flashtool to wherever the downloaded ftf file is. Then select flash.

Thank you, thank you! Everything worked out (needed a reboot of my PC - I'm guessing one of the drivers crashed), and I'm back to a fully functioning stock.

Thank you everyone, and here's a cute kitten to express my gratitude!

 

[Uclydde]

Thank you, thank you! Everything worked out (needed a reboot of my PC - I'm guessing one of the drivers crashed), and I'm back to a fully functioning stock.

Thank you everyone, and here's a cute kitten to express my gratitude!

I'm glad to help! :angel: But remember, click the thanks button on people's posts when they help you

 

[xbill9]

So how did you get back into CWM? I can't seem to get back into CWM at all.

Someone else answered before I saw this-
you need to hard power down (long press the button until the tablet
vibrates 3 times).

Make sure to have working fastboot drivers on the PC-
either the sony ones or the driver package from flashtool.

Plug in the USB cable and hit volume up at the same time.

You should see the blue led in the upper right.

Sometimes you have to do it a few times to get the sequence right.

Once you get the blue light go back to the PC and do a fastboot devices
to make sure the drivers are working and can see the tablet in fastboot mode.

Once you have fastboot - you can flash back doomlord's kernel or a custom
ROM kernel boot.img once one is working.

As long as you can get fastboot - most things are fixable.

 

[rcstar6696]

Fixed Castor_windy Rom

I pushed the fix to CM. Please wait for a fixed version of windy! Non-windy (LTE) should work fine.

Regards

Here is a fixed Version
http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z2-tablet/orig-development/rom-cm11-castorwindyunofficial-t2809687

Tomorow i hope to add a Rom with fixed Touchscreen issue

Rcstar6696

 

[da900]

Here is a fixed Version
http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z2-tablet/orig-development/rom-cm11-castorwindyunofficial-t2809687

Tomorow i hope to add a Rom with fixed Touchscreen issue

Rcstar6696

Could you also make a ROM with fix touchscreen for Castor LTE? BTW, where is the problem with touchscreen lies?

Sent from my Xperia Z1 Compact using Tapatalk

 

[rcstar6696]

Hi
Its not sure that i can fix it tomorow but i don' t want to make Roms for devices i can't test
The bug is in kernel source from ms8974pro

rcstar6696

 

[thecrunked]

Here is a fixed Version
http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z2-tablet/orig-development/rom-cm11-castorwindyunofficial-t2809687

Tomorow i hope to add a Rom with fixed Touchscreen issue

Rcstar6696

please let us know when this version is pushed out (wifi only in my case) i get so frustrated using the tablet at times when the touchscreen starts acting up.

 

[Bin4ry]

please let us know when this version is pushed out (wifi only in my case) i get so frustrated using the tablet at times when the touchscreen starts acting up.

It is fixed already a few weeks. Just download our official rom and you will be fine and also able to receive updates as OTA from CM.

Regards

 

[thecrunked]

It is fixed already a few weeks. Just download our official rom and you will be fine and also able to receive updates as OTA from CM.

Regards

Thanks. Is it fixed in just this fxp ROM or in official cm m9 ROM too?

 

[Bin4ry]

Thanks. Is it fixed in just this fxp ROM or in official cm m9 ROM too?

Is the same ROM, we (Team FXP) are the official maintainers of CM. Only FXP gets faster updates, because we can and will test stuff earlier, since do not have to bother if the code can be checked into CM repos etc. etc. And ofc it is build on our very own Server and not on CM servers

TLDR:
FXP is the same as CM, but more experimental. We the FXP Team are the maintainers of Xperia devices in CM.

Regards

 

[BabelHuber]

TLDR:
FXP is the same as CM, but more experimental. We the FXP Team are the maintainers of Xperia devices in CM.

Didn't know this, too.

I can confirm that the M9 milestone works like a charm (Castor Windy with PA GApps):

- Performance is like stock, perhaps a little bit better (3DMark unlimited ~19000, Antutu ~33000)

- Look and feel is much better than stock (OK, this is subjective, but still!)

- Battery runtime seems slightly lower than stock, but still very good. But I have the feeling that the tablet is brighter than stock on auto, I'm testing darker values right now...

- MHL works

- No touch issues!

So far I see no reason to switch to a newer nightly release, everything is fine. Thank you very much for your hard work! :good:

 

[hasenbein1966]

Today I made a Nandroid and just installed CM11 to see whether it has advantages.

Observations so far:

- Works snappy

- Yay - the unnerving one-finger zoom in browsers (which always happens when I don't want it) is not present! Thumbs up!

- GMD Gesture Control gestures always had a lag when used on stock ROM; here this lag is gone. 2nd thumbs up!

- Audio volume is relatively low, and (as usual...) DSP manager does nothing.
But Viper4Android works flawlessly and is a really good replacement for the stock Sony audio effects.

- Settings app is buggy: Sometimes the left pane is too far to the right, clipping some content in the right pane.

- NFC can't be deactivated via Settings - BUT: simply freeze the NFC service via Titanium Backup, and there you go!

- Battery will be observed in the next days.

The time until the screen rotates is too long in CM! (With the stock ROM, it's exactly the right delay, not too fast, not too slow.) Could this be reduced somehow?

 

[SANGER_A2]

Pretty sure the thread title needs to be changed to sgp5xx. It's for the sgp511, sgp512 and sgp521...

 

[hasenbein1966]

The maximum volume of the internal speakers is a bit low.

The minimum brightness is a bit high.

Is there a possibility for an experienced user to alter that, e.g. by editing values in config files?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Quipeace]

The minimum brightness is a bit high.

I agree, you can manually set the brightness to a more acceptable level using the command line or an app called "RootDim" (there are probably alternatives too). It'd be better if it'd let the built-in brightness slider set it that low though.

 

[hasenbein1966]

Thanks; had tried RootDim myself (it worked).

But since the battery runtime is pronouncedly worse than stock and since sound over speakers is so disappointing (aside from some other relatively minor annoyances), I have returned to stock (.314 FW) which is simply a clearly superior firmware.

I want things working as I want out of the box, not needing awkward workarounds.

 

[BabelHuber]

But since the battery runtime is pronouncedly worse than stock and since sound over speakers is so disappointing (aside from some other relatively minor annoyances), I have returned to stock (.314 FW) which is simply a clearly superior firmware

My battery runtime is OK. In dark environments it is the same as stock. Under light it is worse, but you can fine-tune the brightness levels in the settings. Now that I have turned down the brightness, battery runtime is acceptable (Tablet was much brighter than with stock).

IMHO CM is much better than stock. Sony's UI is not as fugly as Samsung's Tablet UI, but CM's theme engine is clearly better looking. Also, CM has ART and is fast and snappy. Everything except of GPS works, including MHL.

I rarely use the speakers, but haven't noticed issues when I did. But OTOH I don't use the tablet for audio/video, so my requirements could be lower.