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Root [ROM v3] 2.3.7 GingerXperia Revolution ROM for X8

sorry for the previous reply. i will explain better :p
i have full wiped the phone and the sdcard (from xrecovery) and for the first day it work all fine... but today when i turn on wifi it appear wi-fi ... activating.... connecting... then appear disconnected and not detect any wifi connection.

P.S. i have try with a iphone 3gs and a htc desire and wifi work fine
sorry for my english XD... and ask me for more info if you need
 
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sorry for the previous reply. i will explain better :p
i have full wiped the phone and the sdcard (from xrecovery) and for the first day it work all fine... but today when i turn on wifi it appear wi-fi ... activating.... connecting... then appear disconnected and not detect any wifi connection.

P.S. i have try with a iphone 3gs and a htc desire and wifi work fine
sorry for my english XD... and ask me for more info if you need

Hi again :D ,

Well , now i understand ur problem , actually i faced this error on v11 , and all i did was going to settings - wireless & networks - wireless settings, then I turn off the Wi-Fi, now available wireless networks will appear choose ur wireless network and click connect, if it dc again turn off ur Wi-Fi and wait 5 seconds and do the same thing again, BTW sometimes it says disconnected and I wait few secs and it connect.

Hope my information helped.

Goodluck :D ,
Acudor
 
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hey
i have a w8 n been reading everywhere that its same as x8.
so basically my only problem with 2.1 till now is tht it is becoming slow, coz obviously i am unable to move apps to sd n its eating up on my phone memory. is there any other way than rooting n installing 2.3 to move apps to memory card?
and will there be any other advantage if i root and install android2.3? n i'll need camera n all the stuff also... so pls help n let me know of a stable android 2.3 rom which will support all features of w8...

thanks a lot...
:)
 
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hi gabe
thx for reply
mean can install latest without install old version?
i think want try this rom.
cause people say its fast than gingerdx..thats true?:eek:

hi guys im running gingerdx at the moment but would like to try gingerxperia.
i just need to copy it to sdcard and update it with xdiscovey...........right??

Hi,

you can just download and use xRecovery to install.
usual xRecovery <Factory Reset - Full Wipe> required...

cheers :)
gabe
 
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Hi,

This is a new Gingerbread 2.3 port is based on MiniCM7-2.0.7 by nobodyAtall
This "Gingerbread" Android ROM 2.3.5 is fast and stable.

Features In GingerXperia
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

What's New in GingerXperia V12 - 31/10/2011
Alls bugs in v10 and v11 fixed in v12
. sdcard buffer tweaks
. performance tweaks
. UI smoothness tweaks
. vm, memory management tweaks
. conservative governor tweaks
. kernel tweaks
. fugu tweaks

The best perfomance for HD games.
Good quality audio
Good scrolling
The best 2D and 3D perfomance (new!!!).
GPS faster path
Fix Fc's with Eclair Keyboard.

And If you want to try the iPhone 4S Launcher <-- download & install this...
Just a quick note about the iPhone 4S Launcher - you will gain iPhone look-a-like
icons and functionality but you will lose your widgets homepages.

ABOUT Autobrightness
Just a quick note about the autobrightness settings in v12. To make it work propperly you must enable "allow light decrease" in cyanogen mod settings -->Display settings -->Automatic backlight

GIVE IT A TRY?
GingerXperiaV5
GingerXperiaV6B (Bugs Fixed)
GingerXperiaV7
GingerXperiaV8
GingerXperiaV9
GingerXperiaV10
GingerXperiaV11
GingerXperiaV12 - Bug Fixed Release

DISCLAIMER: Please use the info below at your own risk with no warranty of any kind.

Here is how you can try Gingerbread 2.3 safely and revert back to your stock Android Eclair 2.1.1 if you don't like the Android Gingerbread 2.3.5 ROM ;)

PREREQUISITES <-- IMPORTANT!!!
1) Make sure you have Rooted and xRecovery installed on your Xperia X8.
2) Make sure you have new baseband xxxxxxx15 - check <settings><About phone>
If you don't have baseband xxxx015 your phone will end up in a boot loop


If not... see the my post below:
Root, Install & Use xRecovery on Xperia X8 <-- here

METHOD:

A) BACKUP STOCK ANDROID ECLAIR 2.1

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 2.3.3 ROM

Step 2: Download GingerXperia ROM
- <mount> your Xpedia X8 and copy this file <GingerXperiaV8.zip> into SD card
- <unmount> and shutdown your Xpedia X8

C) Custom install THE 2.3.5 ROM

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)>
- scroll down and hit <install custom zip>
- select <GingerXperiaV8.zip> from your SD card & hit <yes>
- xRecovery will start to install the 2.3.5 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 :) - Isn't Gingerbread 2.3.5 great!!!


DON'T WANT TO USE THE 2.3.5 ROM ANYMORE?
Well it was fun visiting and touring the Gingerbread 2.3.5 ROM, now let's go back to Eclair 2.1.1

D) RESTORING THE Official Android Eclair 2.1.1 ROM

Step 4: Reinstalling your original Eclair 2.1.1 ROM
- <shutdown> wait 5 seconds <reboot> 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)>
- scroll down and hit <backup/restore><restore>
- you should see your original 2.1 backup ROM
- <select> <2011-10-xx.xx.xx.xx.ROM><restore> [it should look something like 2011-05-06.21.01.23]
- xRecovery will start to install the original 2.1.1 ROM [the ROM you've backed up in Step 1] from your phone's SD Card.
- when it is done xRecovey will go back to the startup menu
- <click><reboot>

And you are back to where you have started - Xperia X8 Android Eclair 2.1.1

If you have decided to keep and use the Gingerbread 2.3.5 ROM... like I did :)

DO send a big THANK YOU to the developers @ XDA for their hard work building this custom 2.3.5 Gingerbread ROM

credits:
nobodyAtall for the original Custom ROM
modified by MIGUEL ANGEL SANCHEZ BRAVO

cheers :)

You win some, you lose some... Let's hope you win more than you lose - Gordon Gekko

ADDENDUM:

UPDATES WARNING:
DO NOT update to the new BusyBox from Android Market after you have setup your Xperia X8 with the 2.3.3 ROM or you will BRICK your Xperia X8 phone.

If you have bricked your Xperia phone... follow this guide to recover to stock Eclair 2.1.1.A.0.6

[GUIDE] How to rescue our bricked phone by Graveir @ XDA <-- here

App Updates:
Optional = install to update apps... does not affect stability of the 2.3.3 ROM
Recommended = recommended install/update for stability of the 2.3.3 ROM

System v1.0.9 <-- here [Recommended]
Instructions: Download and install/upgrade using File Manager

LauncherPro v0.8.4.1 <-- here [Recommended]
Instructions: Download and install/upgrade using File Manager

Quadrant Advanced v1.1.6 <-- here [Optional]
Instructions: Download and install/upgrade using File Manager

Green Power Battery Saver v3.7 <-- here [Optional]
Instructions: Download and install using File Manager

Root Explorer v2.16 <--- here [Recommended]
Instructions: Download and install/upgrade using File Manager

Crash/Rebooting Issues:
a) Battery Drain Issues:
Charge battery to 100%... and then some :)
<Reboot> into <xRecovery>
go to <Advanced settings><clear battery stats>

Note: New Li-Ion battery do not have memory effect so do not need to drain flat [0%] before resetting battery stats. In fact it is more detrimental to use a phone until the battery is flat.
Li-Ion batteries have approx. 500 charge/discharge cycles - after 500 charge/discharge cycles your batt is dead no matter what you do.

A partial charge/discharge reduces stress and prolongs battery life. So it's much better to discharge and charge your phone intermittently to prolong battery life.

For Link2SD/APPS2SD functions
go to <settings><CyanogenMod settings><Application> select <Allow application moving>
go to <settings><CyanogenMod settings><Application><Install location><automatic>

cheers :)

Do or Do not... There is no Try - Yoda


Hi gabe, I wanna ask about the 2.3.7 V12 that I installed earlier on, it seems like didn't include the original maps that comes with Eclair 2.1, but I installed it myself, the problem is, I couldn't get my foursquare to search my location.

Previously my foursquare work well with google maps on 2.1, is it my problem or 2.3.7 is not supporting foursquare yet?

Please reply, much appreciated.
 
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@ gabeyong

i found out what was causing that contacts were not working. it was google+ 2.0 version. when i uninstall it it was working of. but still i need to found why i cant connect to secure wifi networks... it just says autenticating and then searching and autenticaiting.... and dont want to connect. is it maybe coz i set it to work witn N standard?
 
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Hi gabe, I wanna ask about the 2.3.7 V12 that I installed earlier on, it seems like didn't include the original maps that comes with Eclair 2.1, but I installed it myself, the problem is, I couldn't get my foursquare to search my location.

Previously my foursquare work well with google maps on 2.1, is it my problem or 2.3.7 is not supporting foursquare yet?

Please reply, much appreciated.

it should work. but i saw that V12 dont have maps and i also cannot download it... strange. anyway i am using iGO for navigation ;)
 
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@ gabeyong

i found out what was causing that contacts were not working. it was google+ 2.0 version. when i uninstall it it was working of. but still i need to found why i cant connect to secure wifi networks... it just says autenticating and then searching and autenticaiting.... and dont want to connect. is it maybe coz i set it to work witn N standard?

Hi,

Xperia X8 only works on B/G not N.

Download Google Maps 5.10.0 <--- here

cheers :)
gabe
 
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Hi,

Xperia X8 only works on B/G not N.

Download Google Maps 5.10.0 <--- here

cheers :)
gabe

ok but i went thrue procedure for activating N standard on this forum and it was all like it says. from this forum :|
http://androidforums.com/x8-all-things-root/310844-mod-enable-ieee-802-11n-wifi-xperia-x8.html
anyway not even before wifi couldnt connect to secure wifi before moding. on V9 version of gignerxperia it worked and when upgraded to V10 it stoped. and then i tried with N mod.
 
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ok but i went thrue procedure for activating N standard on this forum and it was all like it says. from this forum :|
http://androidforums.com/x8-all-things-root/310844-mod-enable-ieee-802-11n-wifi-xperia-x8.html
anyway not even before wifi couldnt connect to secure wifi before moding. on V9 version of gignerxperia it worked and when upgraded to V10 it stoped. and then i tried with N mod.

oh... it's ok.
i thought you might want to check your router settings.
it should be set to automatic or b/g only
 
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Hi,

I got SE W8. First I upgrade it to android 2.2.9. Then i got little bored, i update it to gingerdx..then i bored back, I turn back to android 2.2.9. Suddenly, when I trying to open application like NFS SHIFT, it say the application nfs shift(process com.ideadworks3d.nfsshift) has stopped unexpectedly. please try again.... same also when i trying to open app like angry bird, fruit ninja.


CAN SOMEBODY HELP ME PLEASE ? :( :(

ANY SOLUTION??
 
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