Whilst waiting for ICS 4.0+ to be ported to the Xperia X8, I thought you guys might want to try another fast and stable Gingerbread ROM. I have been using this ROM for a few weeks now, I must say this ROM is slick, fast, stable and light on battery usage.
This is a new Gingerbread 2.3 port is based on GingerXperia v22 by xperiafan13, modified by kopbem37. It incorporates fully working SONY Bravia Engine and xLoud modules on stock kernel.
DISCLAIMER: Please use the information below at your own risk with no warranty of any kind if you "brick" your phone.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
- LauncherPro
- SONY Bravia Engine
- xLoud
- Multi-touch support
- Overclock CPU 748 MHz
- Optimized ROM for battery life
- Smooth 2D and 3D rendering
GingerFast v3
A lot of bug fixes
Improved 3D/2D performance
Faster UI
FEATURES IN GingerFast v2
3 megapixel camera
Wired headset control (Answer / end calls, play / pause music ...)
WiFi
LED Nodification
Expand ***** 2 ZOMM
No error restart! (SD safe to delete)
Video Recording
FM Radio
Apps2SD native Froyo
Market works well
Camera button (with the previous release)
brightness
Online load
Headphone Jack
Audio Mixer
Video Playback
YouTube, with or without HQ
GSM/3G/HSPA/Data/SMS
sensors
sound
open GL/3D
SD card
vibration
GPS
Bluetooth
USB Storage
Mute button on the call
compass
PREREQUISITES <-- IMPORTANT!!!
1) Rooted and xRecovery installed on your Xperia X8.
2) Baseband xxxxxxx15 - check <settings><About phone>
3) Xperia X8 Stock Kernel
METHOD
A) BACKUP STOCK ANDROID ECLAIR 2.1.1
Step 1: Make a backup copy of your Android Eclair 2.1 using xRecovery
- check that your phone's SD Card has at least 650MB of free space
[SD card free space is to hold both your phone original backup ROM and the 2.3 ROM]
- shutdown your X8 and wait 5 seconds -> <reboot> your phone.
- when you see the words [Sony Ericsson] on the phone screen -> start pressing the back button on your phone multiple times and you will enter the xRecovery Menu.
- select <backup and restore><backup> from the menu
NOTE:
- This will create a backup file in your SD Card <SD/xRecovery/backup>
- After you have completed the backup using xRecovery, it will return to the menu screen.
- Now choose <reboot> - your X8 phone should restart
B) DOWNLOADING CUSTOM ROM
Step 2: Download GingerFast v2 ROM
- <mount> your Xpedia X8 and copy this file <gingerfast v.2.zip> into SD card
- <unmount> and shutdown your Xpedia X8
C) CUSTOM ROM INSTALL
Step 3: Installing the 2.3.5 ROM on your Xpedia X8
- <boot> Xpedia X8
- when you see the words [Sony Ericsson] on the phone screen -> start pressing the back button on your phone multiple times and you will enter the xRecovery Menu.
- <select><factory reset (full wipe)>
- <select><wipe cache partition>
- scroll down and hit <install custom zip>
- select <gingerfast v.3.zip> from your SD card & hit <yes>
- xRecovery will start to install the ROM on your phone.
- when it is done, xRecovey will go back to the startup menu
- <click><reboot>
Now you can start using your phone
CREDITS
If you have decided to keep and use the Gingerbread 2.3.5 ROM...
DO send a big THANK YOU to the developers @ XDA for their hard work building this custom 2.3.5 Gingerbread ROM
i have installed gingerxperia v23 using xrecovery, but it seems my battery drains faster than the original stock eclair. now i am thinking of going for gingerfast v2. should i flash the stock eclair and then flash the gingerfast or can i flash it with existing gingerxperia v23.
also kernel version is blank after installing gingerxperia v23 when you check in settings>about phone> and android version says 2.3.7
I recently installed gingerfast v2 on my x8, This is the first time I am using any custom ROM and i am really happy till now.
Although I have few issues on which you may be able to help..
1. Not able to add any account for sync in account & sync apart from the default email client which came with the ROM which is little bit crappy to use and i really want to use the gmail clien from google.
2. Not able to sync my contacts with facebook frnds.. I had previously many contacts synced with facebook before and now they are not coming.
Please tell me if i am doing anything wrong or should i try any different custom rom..
thnx in advance
PS: i already installed facebook and gmail apps from the market and they are working fine individually but are not automatically syncing.
Try doing a factory restore. If that dont help reinstall the rom and do a factory restore in xRecovery before you boot the first time. I used that rom for a little bit. It was buggy. But over all it was ok. Alot better with some tweaks.
hi gabeyong i have q for about this room if this the best room of the GingerXperia V23 best and i have problem about room GingerXperia V23 it is show messaging about callloge and ask me "force close" what i do it about this problem
hi gabeyong i have q for about this room if this the best room of the GingerXperia V23 best and i have problem about room GingerXperia V23 it is show messaging about callloge and ask me "force close" what i do it about this problem
Hi,
GingerFast V2 is based on GingerXperia V22+SONY Bravia Engine and xLoud.
If you decide to change...
you need to do...
factory reset full wipe
wipe cache partition
wipe battery stats
GingerFast V2 is based on GingerXperia V22+SONY Bravia Engine and xLoud.
If you decide to change...
you need to do...
factory reset full wipe
wipe cache partition
wipe battery stats
flash GingerDX v24 ROM instead
cheers
gabe
Mean that GingerFast V2 is modeled on the system GingerXperia V22 with some modifications Is this what you mean You can see that good GingerXperia V23 the best it can be used Or scroll down the best system GingerFast V2 Please give me the advantage of these systems
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hi. gabe... i have little problem with gingerfast v3.. everytime i opened the setting and set the volume i have this massage "the application settings (process com.android.setting) has stopped unexpectedly. please try again ) force close.. may be you have a solution for this.. but when i used the older version (gingerfast v2) this problem not showed at all..
hi. gabe... i have little problem with gingerfast v3.. everytime i opened the setting and set the volume i have this massage "the application settings (process com.android.setting) has stopped unexpectedly. please try again ) force close.. may be you have a solution for this.. but when i used the older version (gingerfast v2) this problem not showed at all..
Thanks gabe
Cheers
Hi,
I didn't have any issues with this rom.
Did you do a factory reset?
You may want to try that...
As I am new to custom ROMs i have a small query...I have currently gingerfast v2 installed on my phone and want to upgrade to v3..so now I have to just flash the new ROM on current one or should i do all the steps again i.e.
factory reset full wipe
wipe cache partition
wipe battery stats
and then flash the rom
In case i have to use the second option will the messages and current contact list will be erased too?? if yes, what is the method for retaining them?
As I am new to custom ROMs i have a small query...I have currently gingerfast v2 installed on my phone and want to upgrade to v3..so now I have to just flash the new ROM on current one or should i do all the steps again i.e.
factory reset full wipe
wipe cache partition
wipe battery stats
and then flash the rom
In case i have to use the second option will the messages and current contact list will be erased too?? if yes, what is the method for retaining them?
Thnx in advance
Hi,
It is quite safe to just flash and not do a factory reset and the rest of the stuff.
I am quite sure you will retain your messages and other stuff.
hai gab, i am newbie and i have instaled ROM gingerfast v2, its so nice.. i love it..
but i cant find 3G and HSDPA signal, maybe the same problem with ifanverb case in gingerxperia v23 trhead, so i decide to flash the baseband with E15a_X8a_2.1.1.A.0.6_Baseband_015.7z, but its not working, help me please ...
hai gab, i am newbie and i have instaled ROM gingerfast v2, its so nice.. i love it..
but i cant find 3G and HSDPA signal, maybe the same problem with ifanverb case in gingerxperia v23 trhead, so i decide to flash the baseband with E15a_X8a_2.1.1.A.0.6_Baseband_015.7z, but its not working, help me please ...
Hi,
I tried <X8 Shakira E15i_2.1.1.A.0.6_generic.ftf> and got 3G working.
I am not sure about E15a_X8a_2.1.1.A.0.6_Baseband_015.7z
Is your phone E15a or E15i?
Mine is E15i
I tried <X8 Shakira E15i_2.1.1.A.0.6_generic.ftf> and got 3G working.
I am not sure about E15a_X8a_2.1.1.A.0.6_Baseband_015.7z
Is your phone E15a or E15i?
Mine is E15i
cheers
gabe
now i am already know if my phone were E15i too... where can i download X8 Shakira E15i_2.1.1.A.0.6_generic.ftf..? i am sorry for bad english..
To do a factory reset...
- shut down phone (wait 5 seconds)
- power up phone and when you see the words "SONY ERICSSON" appear press the <back> button a few times.
- then hit your <volume> buttons to look for <factory reset (full wipe)> hit the home button.
- after that reboot phone
To do a factory reset...
- shut down phone (wait 5 seconds)
- power up phone and when you see the words "SONY ERICSSON" appear press the <back> button a few times.
- then hit your <volume> buttons to look for <factory reset (full wipe)> hit the home button.
- after that reboot phone
cheers
gabe
Hi, Gabe
i've done it, but still got the problems with force close
This version custom roms does not appear to support photos for contacts.
Have you looked at third party apps like GO Contacts EX and GO Contact Widgets?
It is free on Google Play.
cheers
gabe
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Just updated from Gingerfast V2 to V3 and it works fine on my E15i Easily done without doing a factory reset or wipes by simply flashing with Xrecovery. Nice one Gabe! many thanks
I didn't have any issues with this rom.
Did you do a factory reset?
You may want to try that...
cheers
gabe
Hey Gabe...
It's the sexiest x8 ROM yet..but im getting loads of FC's. Any advice?
Did a factory wipe, wiped everything really. Did fix permissions in ROM manager. Anything else I can do?
I am customising my friends X8 and need to return it tomorrow, so i need a solution fast! This, is the only ROM i would choose other than ClockWorkMod latest...and i have NEVER preferred another ROM!
Please...a solution! Thanks...
Hey Gabe...
It's the sexiest x8 ROM yet..but im getting loads of FC's. Any advice?
Did a factory wipe, wiped everything really. Did fix permissions in ROM manager. Anything else I can do?
I am customising my friends X8 and need to return it tomorrow, so i need a solution fast! This, is the only ROM i would choose other than ClockWorkMod latest...and i have NEVER preferred another ROM!
Please...a solution! Thanks...
After two whole days of trying to upgrade my phone, from the very beginning learning how to root phone, about xrecovery, following instructions, and resetting my phone back to éclair countless times. I finally managed to install the GingerFast v3 on my phone.
Just when I was about to feel today was not a waste, I find that my wifi cannot connect to my home wifi, it keeps connecting, scanning, disconnecting.......
If there's no solution to this problem, I will have to admit this entire day futile, and reset my phone back to éclair again...I'm about to give this up altogether.
After two whole days of trying to upgrade my phone, from the very beginning learning how to root phone, about xrecovery, following instructions, and resetting my phone back to éclair countless times. I finally managed to install the GingerFast v3 on my phone.
Just when I was about to feel today was not a waste, I find that my wifi cannot connect to my home wifi, it keeps connecting, scanning, disconnecting.......
If there's no solution to this problem, I will have to admit this entire day futile, and reset my phone back to éclair again...I'm about to give this up altogether.
Hi,
I have read that some X8 owners had to reset their wifi router to get wifi going.
Thanks for the reply. I'm still contemplating whether or not it's worth all the work. Since I've already reset it back to éclair.
By the way, what exactly is "stock kernel"? Is it the original kernel of éclair?
Cheers.
Hi,
Yes, Stock Kernel is the original kernel by SONY Ericsson.
There sare lots of custom kernels out there to flash for the X8.
And some custom roms are developed to run with custom kernels.
i think there is something wrong with the keyboard predictions ... i can't find play store...
could u please help me with this???
nevertheless, apart from these ... it's an excellent rom
thanks
i think there is something wrong with the keyboard predictions ... i can't find play store...
could u please help me with this???
nevertheless, apart from these ... it's an excellent rom
thanks
how to do flashing if i want to change my custom ROM?
could you tell me the steps??
thanks
Hi,
You just do what you did the first time.
1) download custom rom and copy to sd card
2) reboot and launch recovery app
3) factory reset and clear cache using recovery app
4) install custom rom using recovery app
5) reboot phone
Hi everyone i successfullly installed this ROM yesterday(v2) on my W8 ,.i got a bug on my headset,.when i clicked the on/off button(on my headset) the radio responds instead of the w8 music player
hi gabe
currently i'm using gingerfast v3, everything s okay but for messaging, there some message that couldn't enter my phone or messaging application eventhough it's already delivered from my friend's. what should i do?
already wipe cache and everything but still doesn't help :|
I am using nAa kernel, installed v3 everything perfect except WIFI ërro" which is mandatory, then i tried installed v2, just loading ÄNDROID: that is it....nothing happened... can you please help me on bug fix for wifi error / let me know why v2 is not working in my system
C) CUSTOM ROM INSTALL
Step 3: Installing the 2.3.5 ROM on your Xpedia X8
- <boot> Xpedia X8
- when you see the words [Sony Ericsson] on the phone screen -> start pressing the back button on your phone multiple times and you will enter the xRecovery Menu.
- <select><factory reset (full wipe)>
- <select><wipe cache partition>
- scroll down and hit <install custom zip>
- select <gingerfast v.3.zip> from your SD card & hit <yes>
- xRecovery will start to install the ROM on your phone.
- when it is done, xRecovey will go back to the startup menu
- <click><reboot>
i follow this step to do. after i reboot, my phone on edi...i just see android word. can i know all have this happening. if like that how look i wan to wait?
HI,
I follow your step to do, i complete all, after reboot. my phone show that screen is android word. i wait 2 hours. until cant use my phone, anyone do u got any solution regarding this.
KIndly assist.
[ROM v3] GingerFast for Xperia X8
many thanks 
