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InstallingLegacyXperiaforDummiesMatthiasYzusquieditedthispage15daysago17revisions

ThispagestepsyouthrougheverythingyouneedtoinstallLegacyXperia(LX).

Ifyoualreadyknowwhatyou'redoing,seeLXInstallationinaNutshell

Thefirsttime,thiswilltakeawhile,about23hours.Onceyou'vedonethat,installingotherAndroidversionsisaloteasier.

YouneedbasicskillswithWindowsXP/7orLinux.

Windows8canbeusedafterdisablingDriverSignatureEnforcement(thisistheonlywaytoinstallflashtool/adbdrivers).Seehttp://www.nextofwindows.com/howtoinstallanunsigned3rdpartydriverinwindows8/Windows8.1MicrosofthasreleasedthenewupdateforSonyDriver.Installthistoremedytheproblemhttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/2917929

OSXdoesn'twork,butyoucanrunXPinaVM.

IFYOUHAVEQUESTIONSGototherightQ&Athread:LX11.0:http://forum.xdadevelopers.com/showthread.php?t=2543426LX10.2:http://forum.xdadevelopers.com/showthread.php?t=2466097LX10.1:http://forum.xdadevelopers.com/showthread.php?t=2464859

NEVERASKFORHELPONDEVTHREADS

Onlyifyouhaveoneofthefollowingphones:

XperiaActive[Satsuma]XperiaArc[Anzu]XperiaArcS[Ayame,butusesAnzu'sfiles]XperiaMini[Smultron]XperiaMiniPro[Mango]XperiaNeo[Hallon]XperiaNeoL[Phoenix]XperiaNeoV[Haida]XperiaPlay[Zeus]XperiaPro[Iyokan]XperiaRay[Urushi]LivewithWalkman[Coconut]

Ifyourphoneisnotonthelist,youcanNOTinstallLX.

Rememberthe[codename]foryourphone!

Ifyouvaluetroublefreereliabilityovereverythingelse,betterstaywithstockAndroid.

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BeforeyouStart:ChecktheBasics

CanyouinstallLegacyXperia(LX)onyourphone?

DoyouWANTtoinstallLX?

Thisrepository

IfyouwantthelatestAndroid,morecontroloveryourphone,andyouarewillingtotinkerwithyourphoneandlivewithsomebugs,tryLX.Youcanalwaysgobacktostockifyoudon'tlikeit.

1. Unlockthebootloader(thisgivesyoumorebootoptionsthan"loadAndroid",forexample,boottofastbootmodeorrecovery.ThisisliketheWindowsF8bootmenu)

2. InstalltheAndroidSDKonyourPC(thisgivesyoutherequireddriversandtoolstotalktoyourphoneviaUSB,onalowlevel)

3. InstallanLXkernel(thisisrequiredforLXAndroid.ItalsoprovidesaRecoverykernel,whichletsyoudolowleveladminonthephone)

4. InstallanLXAndroidROM(thisistheactualAndroidsystemrunningontopoftheLinuxkernel.ROMbasicallymeans"Androidsystemimage")

INFOWhataboutRoot?Rootingmakesyouanadministrator,soyoucando/damageanything.TheLXRomisalreadyrootedyouneverneedtorootthephoneyourself.

Ifyourunintoproblems,youcantry

CyanogenMod:http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/DevicesMike'spost:http://forum.xdadevelopers.com/showthread.php?t=2545359&page=2

rememberthe"fastbootbutton":ifyouhaveaphysicalMenubutton,thatisthefastbootbuttonotherwiseitisVolumeUp.followtheSonyunlockguide:http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/unlockingbootloader

INFODuringtheSonyguide,youinstalltheAndroidSDK.Thisgivesyoutheadbandfastboottools,and(hopefully)installstherequiredadbandfastbootdrivers.Nowyouhavelowlevelaccesstoyourphone,andyoucanalsousetheSDKtowriteAndroidapps.IfyouknowJava,checktheexamplesit'squiteeasytodoaHelloWorld.

LX11.0basedonCM11.0basedonAOSP4.4(KitKat)LX10.2basedonCM10.2basedonAOSP4.3(Jellybean)LX10.1basedonCM10.1basedonAOSP4.2(Jellybean)

commingsoon

LX12.xbasedonCM12.xbasedonAOSP5.x(Lollipop)

Youcancheckthe"Working/NotWorking"listsontheLXprojectpage:http://legacyxperia.github.io

LX12.xhasbignewfeaturesandalotofchangeseveryday,butstillhassomeproblems.Atthecurrentstageitisonlyrecomendedforexperiencedusers.

Outline:theMajorSteps

OtherInstallationGuides

UnlocktheBootloader,InstallSDK

Chooseyourweapon

LX11istherecomendedversiontoinstall.LX10.2isnolongersupported.LX10.1isnolongersupported.Itmaybeslightlymorereliableorfasterthan10.2,forsomepeople.Ifyou'renotsure,startwith11.

INFOAOSPistheofficialGoogleAndroid("AndroidOpenSourceProject")thatrunsonNexusphones.CM(www.CyanogenMod.org)buildsontopofAOSP,addsfeaturesandsupportsmorephones.LXbuildsontopofCM,tosupportthe2011Xperias(CMsupportforourphonesendswithv4.1).

1. GototheLXProjectpage:http://legacyxperia.github.io2. Clickingon"Downloads"willtakeyoutotheBasketBuilddownloadpage3. Clickonyourphone'scodename4. ChooseanAndroidversion5. PickthenewestbuildforyourdesiredAndroidversion.Nightlies/Releasedoesn't

reallymakesensetoday.Gotothenewerone.Thedateiswithinthefile'sname.6. CHECKTHESIZEOFTHEFILE!Ifthefileissmallerthentheolderbuilds,theupload

isnotfinished.Waituntilthefilesizedoesnotchangebeforeyoudownload!7. OpentheROM.zipandextractthekernel(boot.img)toyourPC8. DownloadtheGoogleApps,alsoknowasGApps(thisisGoogleappslikethePlay

store).ForCM10.1andCM10.2:TherespectiveGAppsfileshavebeenaddedtotheBasketBuilddownloadpageandcanbefoundinsidethegappsfolder.ForCM11:GetGAppsMinimal.ThisisaliteversionbecausethefullGAppspackagedoesnotfitonourphones.YoucaninstallmissingappslikeGmaillaterfromthePlaystore.DownloadfromXDADevelopers

9. CopytheROM.zipandtheGApps.ziptotherootdirectoryofyourSDcard

Assumethatthefollowingstepswillresetyourphonetofactorystate,includingtheSDcardifthingsgowrong.Saveeverythingyouwillstillneed,likepictures,localcontactsandlocaldocuments.

Tostoreappsettingslikegameprogress,useabackuptool.TitaniumBackupisanXDAfavorite.Personally,Idon'tdothat.Iliketostartfromscratch,andinstalleverythingfromthePlaystoremydataisonDropboxandGoogle.

ThisstepisonlyneededwhenyouflashKitKatforthefirsttime.

FollowtheseinstructionsHowtoGoBacktoStocktoinstallastockICS.587imageonyourphone.

1. MakesureAndroid/USBDebuggingisenabled2. Connectthephoneinfastbootmode

i. Shutdownthephone

DownloadtheROM

SaveallyourData

KitKat:ResettheInternalStoragePartitions

InstalltheLXKernel

ii. Pressandholdthefastbootbutton(MenuorVolUp)iii. ConnectUSBiv. Releasethefastbootbuttonv. ThestatusLEDshouldturnblue.Ifnot,tryagain.

3. Findfastboot.exeonyourPC(...\AndroidSDK\platformtools)4. Openacommandpromptasanadministratorandnavigatetoyourfastboot.exe

directoryusingcdcommand5. Enterfastbootdevicestocheckiffastbootisworking.Thiscommandshouldprint

somethinglike:123ABC456fastboot

Iftheresultisanemptyline,troubleshootfastboot.6. Movethekernelyouextractedearliertothefastboot.exedirectory7. Enterfastbootflashbootboot.img

Flashingthekerneltakesafewseconds.8. Enterfastbootreboot9. Whenthebootimageappears,pressVolDownorBackeverysecond.

TheLEDturnsblueandyouentertheCWMClockWorkModRecoverytool.

Ifthephoneisnotbootingatall

1. Reboottobootloaderagain2. Enterfastbooterasesystem3. Enterfastbooteraseuserdata

Thiswillerasealldataandsettings.

1. BootintotheRecoverytoolNavigatethemenuswithVolUp/Downtochoose,Hometoconfirm,Backtogoback.Ifthebuttonsdon'twork,tryMenuandPower.

2. OnlyifyouinstallKitKatforthefirsttime:i. Gotomountsandstorageii. Format/system,then/data,then/cache

3. SelectWipeData/FactoryResetThiswilleraseallyourdata,appsandsettings.Usually,youonlyhavetodothatwhenyouswitchtootherROMswhenyouonlyinstallanewerbuildofthesameROM(likeLX11build5toLX11build7),onlydoafactoryresetwhenthedevelopersaysso,orwhenyoudon'tcareaboutlosingdata.

4. FlashtheROM.zipthatyouhaveputonyourSDcardbeforei. SelectInstall.zipii. SelectChoose.zipfrom/Storage/SDcard0iii. SelecttheROM.zip("cm1120140101...zip")

5. RepeatthelaststeptoflashtheGApps.zipFlashingGAppsisoptionalitisrequiredforthePlaystore.

6. ReturntothemainmenuandRebootsystemnow

Ifthebrightnessistoolow:gotoSettings>Display&Lights>Brightnessanddisableautobrightnessoradjusthowtheautomaticbrightnessworks.ShowDeveloperandPerformancesettings:GotoSettings>AboutphoneandpressBuildnumberseventimes.Giveroottoadb:Settings>Developeroptions>Rootaccess:appsandadbThisletsyouaccessthesystemfromyourPC

InstalltheLXROM

BasicSetup

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