GingerDX Updates!!!

In here...

Now it's v022...


v022 | 16-01-2012

• January 16 v022. Status bar battery indicator.
  • Latest nightly CM7 Hero. Buildbot is not working now.
  • "Status bar" battery indicator (in Settings/CyanogenMod settings/Interface/Status bar tweaks/Battery status style). Thanks to Spitemare.
  • Trebuchet: A bit compatibility. Doesn't work yet.

  
Forgot to update this for quite sometime... And now it's;
 
v017 | 02-10-2011

• October 02 v017. Fixes.
  • Fixed WiFi with stock kernel. I reverted back to stock kernel to check and fix. It works with/without LinuxDX
  • Fixed DSP Manager FCs
  • Restored boot sound
  • Restored Sense ringtone. It was lost when I accidentally deleted.

v013 | 05-09-2011

• September 5 v013. Fixes & features in progress on "Sensify".
  • Indonesian translation for GingerDX Settings. Thanks howardmatthew168
  • Fixed conflict between "Loop Ringtone" and "Sense 3 lockscreen" options
  • Fixed some translation bugs
  • Smart dialer. Thanks ereslibre!
  • Sense Livewallpaper
  • Sense ringtone
  • Sense boot sound. You don't want this? Delete /system/media/android_audio.mp3
  • Sleep button on Power Control widget

v012 | 31-08-2011

• August 31 v012. Another small improvement.
  • More app compatibility for Camera. All apps should work.
  • Animate the ring into middle screen when finish unlocking
  • Removed Maps ownhere and Streetview to test battery drain
  • Hungarian translation for GingerDX Settings. Thanks levus95
  • German translation for GingerDX Settings. Thanks B.Jay
  • Polish translation for GingerDX Settings. Thanks eagleeyetom
  • Greek translation for GingerDX Settings. Thanks jimdem
  • Croatian translation for GingerDX Settings. Thanks Dare-Devil Inside
  • Italian translation for GingerDX Settings. Thanks marmolu

v011 | 27-08-2011

• August 27 v011. Small improvement.
  • Nightly CM7 Hero 164+ (CM 7.1.0 pre)
  • Some internal tweaks
  • Support 24h format for Sense lockscreen
  • ThemeChooser sets wallpaper now. Thanks aldee_s.
  • Temporarily removed DSPManager and Email to check battery drain
  • Russian translation for GingerDX Settings. Thanks AChep
  • Portuguese translation for GingerDX Settings. Thanks LuisDias.
  • French translation for GingerDX Settings. Thanks Troufiniou.
  • Vietnamese translation for GingerDX Settings.

xRecovery Installation

I almost forgot that prior on using custom ROM, one must install first, xRecovery. As a W8 user, and knowingly that it's fully hardware identical to X8, there's a much more easier procedure that I followed here.

I said that it's much easier because you only need to install the APK file on that link. Unlike before that prior on copying the needed Xrecovery files, you first need to install Root Explorer followed by Terminal Emulator so you can move the said xRecovery files to /system/bin folder and then allowing permission via the said Terminal Emulator. Honestly, I failed installing xRecovery on this latter procedure. That's why I searched and searched and finally able to find what I can say is the much easier procedure. :)

But basically on the above procedure, I think one is lacking...

1) Phone must be rooted
2) Busybox from the market must be installed and activated by running the program and choosing what version of Busybox you want to install. (for me I chose the 2nd version, 1.17.x something)

I think that's exactly what I did. And I successfully did it!

W8 GingerDX Custom ROM

After doing the "rooting" process of my W8 on this blog, and after almost 2-months since I acquired my device, finally, the next thing that I did is to use a custom ROM.

As the title says, I used a GingerDX custom ROM. GingerDX is an Android Gingerbread port by a forumer from XDA-Developers.com named doixanh aka DX. Knowing that W8 is fully hardware identical to X8 (sans the Walkman logo and the music player included in the stock ROM), X8's custom ROM worked flawlessly on W8.

I've been itching to do ROM upgrade as the rumors spread that the Sony-Ericsson Xperia's X10 Mini, X10 Mini Pro and X8 series will not be having any more ROM upgrade from the last Eclair update. So, there's no more Froyo much more,  Gingerbread flavor taste for my device. Nice job SE!!!

Well, at least there's a lot of Android ROM cooker out there specially at XDA-Developers.com. Kudos to the great guys out there!

App2SD or Link2SD

App2SD 1, App2SD 2, and still more App2SD's here... But definitely, Link2SD for me!

Now. what's yours?

W8 (Sony Ericsson) Rooting

My W8 unit turned 1-month exactly today. Right after I bought it, my mind was wondering if the X8 rooting procedure will work for this “exact same” model. Why am I thinking that? The wifey had already a X10 Mini Pro unit for a couple of months now. Being much more techy than she was, I'm the one who used to install some applications, tools or games on her device to tinker whether it'll stay installed or not worthy to be installed on a “limited” storage space of the said X10.

Sadly, I can't experiment trying to root her X10 device (so we can use Link2SD app) as her unit came from Smart Telco, thus has a 2-year lock-in period.

Anyway, I really wanted to root my W8 so I can enjoy installing more and more apps. And finally, after doing tons and tons of searching, I was able to root my device. Without further ado, here's the procedure I followed. This worked for me so hopefully it'll work for you too.

[TUTORIAL] Rooting 2.1 Directly

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Im going to show you how to root Xperia X8 2.1 directly!

1. Download modified "SuperOneClick".
2. Enable "USB Debug".
3. Connect phone to "PC" and select "Charge Phone".
4. Open "SuperOneClick" and select "Root".
5. Wait!
6. When it is done, reboot.

Now you have rooted Xperia X8 2.1 without flashing.

That tutorial came from here. So let's give thanks to velnens123 who made that guide. And most specially to the following persons;

CLShortFuse - for making "SuperOneClick".
sonty - for making exploit script.

Kudos to all of them!!!

By the way, aside from the link of the SuperOneClick program above, here's also the link from my SkyDrive account.

Happy rooting!

07252011

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