[REL: 02/08][APP] xCharge Reboot Options [a.k.a. Xperia Reboot Options] now in Market - XPERIA X8 Android Development

DooMLoRD & MrHassell proudly present to u...
xCharge Reboot Options [a.k.a. Xperia Reboot Options]
firstly i would like to thank Bin4ry & Androxyde for the FlashTool and the option to "reboot into xrecovery from flashtool" as this APP is based on that..
and to my good friend MrHassell for doing the xcharge base coding, teaching & guiding me to develop android apps....
thanks to everyone who has done the testing and provided invaluable feedback/comments
we are finally ready with a new version and its directly released to market!!!
get it here:
xCharge Reboot Options
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its a paid app for 2$
new features include:
cleaner layout
new UI
working themes!
and u will be entitled to future upgrades
Screenshots:
On X10:
On Xperia 2011 / Other Androids:
if u like the app please buy the paid app to support our work
P.S.: Older versions are available in 2nd post and will be kept for XDA users...
Requirements:
Any of the following supported devices
Phone needs to be rooted with Busybox installed
Any Working Version of Recovery
[Xperia Arc/Play/Neo ONLY] For "Reboot into FASTBOOT mode" u need to connect device (via USB) to PC and have fastboot drivers installed
Supported Devices:
Xperia X10
Xperia X8
Xperia X10 Mini
Xperia X10 Mini Pro
Xperia Arc
Xperia Play
Xperia Neo
Lots of other non Xperia devices too!!! check this post for all supported devices

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DooMLoRD said:
hey guys i already have a script to Reboot into xRecovery from within OS... but currently it is only for the big X10...
one of the users (Zocker Tko) posted here & here that the some of the scripts/changes mentioned in that thread also works on x8/x10mini/x10minipro...
since i dont personally have an x8/x10mini/x10minipro... i dont know the current scene of available vanilla roms (base custom roms on which the other chefs have added functionality) for this device forum and i need the following file (/system/bin/chargemon) from them...
and finally i wanted to know if u guys are willing to test out some scripts for rebooting into xRecovery from within OS...
we are actually planning to make an app based on this script and also trying to make it universal for all Xperia, android devices... HERE are some of the things we have thought of... so ur testing will help us for creating such a universal app...
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Sure ill help. I saw your script in x10 forum and was going to try but didn't have time.
Sent from my E15i using XDA Premium App

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I hope that you will start developing for 2.2+ directly

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my script already works for all roms (stock/custom) 2.1/2.2/2.3, atleast on the big X10

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DooMLoRD said:
my script already works for all roms (stock/custom) 2.1/2.2/2.3, atleast on the big X10
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Just flashed your universal .zip and it works on 2.1.1.a.0.6 stock se Rom. Thanks great work, will test on other roms later this afternoon quite busy atm
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Well, I installed latest xRecovery on my miniCM via flashtool and it seems to crush my ROM - reinstallation of miniCM update.zip (which contains some xRecovery but I'm oblivious about a version) solves the issue, but then I'm uncertain about installing your universal update...

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Well, I flashed clean update.zip (with its stock xRecovery) and tried your universal zip and I'm stuck at SE logo again, like when I simply installed xRecovery through flasher.
Therefore I pronounce it NOT working on miniCM beta 2.1
Edit: Uh, and it seems that I'm gonna have to use SEUS... great.

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Graveir said:
Well, I installed latest xRecovery on my miniCM via flashtool and it seems to crush my ROM - reinstallation of miniCM update.zip (which contains some xRecovery but I'm oblivious about a version) solves the issue, but then I'm uncertain about installing your universal update...
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Graveir said:
Well, I flashed clean update.zip (with its stock xRecovery) and tried your universal zip and I'm stuck at SE logo again, like when I simply installed xRecovery through flasher.
Therefore I pronounce it NOT working on miniCM beta 2.1
Edit: Uh, and it seems that I'm gonna have to use SEUS... great.
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guys the update.zip files i posted on that thread are not for ur devices... they are for the X10... please do not use those on ur devices... thats why i started the threads in other Xperia device forums to create update.zips for u guys...

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DooMLoRD said:
guys the update.zip files i posted on that thread are not for ur devices... they are for the X10... please do not use those on ur devices... thats why i started the threads in other Xperia device forums to create update.zips for u guys...
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But the universal zip works on latest x8 se firmware... With latest xrecovery
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furrabbit.nh said:
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But the universal zip works on latest x8 se firmware... With latest xrecovery
Sent from my E15i using XDA Premium App
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it will work if u have installed recovery using Flashtool beta v0.2.9

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DooMLoRD said:
it will work if u have installed recovery using Flashtool beta v0.2.9
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Oh ok if you need me to test anything I will got 2 x8s what are barred use them as dummy/test phones.
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Well, as I already said, it does not work for miniCM beta 2.1. xRecovery installation through flasher -> xRecovery -> flashing your zip -> stuck on SE logo. At least with that new xrecovery I was able to flash update.zip for miniCM and it was working all again, but when I flashed your zip on stock miniCM xRecovery, the xrecovery does not start anymore, so the phone is bricked anyway
And damn SEUS cannot complete updating on two computers I have, downloading russian ROM

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Graveir said:
Well, as I already said, it does not work for miniCM beta 2.1. xRecovery installation through flasher -> xRecovery -> flashing your zip -> stuck on SE logo. At least with that new xrecovery I was able to flash update.zip for miniCM and it was working all again, but when I flashed your zip on stock miniCM xRecovery, the xrecovery does not start anymore, so the phone is bricked anyway
And damn SEUS cannot complete updating on two computers I have, downloading russian ROM
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I have already put up a warning for not using those files for other Xperia android devices... those files are only for X10...
did u read the full post HERE???
use the file in that post ONLY if the existing chargemon file in /system/bin/ on ur device is as follows:
Code:
#!/system/recovery/sh
/system/bin/charger
DEVICE=`cat /system/recovery/model`
case $DEVICE in
X10*)
cat /dev/input/event2 > /dev/keycheck& ;;
E10*)
cat /dev/input/event1 > /dev/keycheck& ;;
U20*)
cat /dev/input/event0 > /dev/keycheck& ;;
E15*)
cat /dev/input/event1 > /dev/keycheck& ;;
esac
sleep 3
kill -9 $!
if [ -s /dev/keycheck -o -f /data/local/tmp/flashtool ]
then
rm -r /data/local/tmp/flashtool
# remount rootfs rw
mount -o remount,rw rootfs /
# Umount MTDs
umount -l /cache
umount -l /data
# Mount recovery partition
rm -r /sbin
rm -r /etc
(cd /;tar -xjf /system/recovery/recovery.tar.bz2)
# Umount /system
umount -l /system
# chroot
chroot / /init
else
if test -f /system/bin/ramdisk.tar
then
# remount rw
mount -o remount,rw rootfs /
cd /
rm -r /sdcard
rm init*
rm logo.rle
rm default.prop
tar -xf /system/bin/ramdisk.tar
/system/bin/chroot / /init
fi
fi
# Continue booting
exit

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Yeah, I've definately forgot to check it But, hey, nobody's perfect
Just crossing fingers for flasher now, 'coz if it doesn't work I'm gonna have to annoy neighbours tomorrow
And, once it's restored, I'll check the compatibility.
EDIT: Yeah, that's probably it...
#!/system/bin/busybox sh
/system/bin/charger
cat /dev/input/event1 > /dev/keycheck&
sleep 3
kill -9 $!
if [ -s /dev/keycheck ]
then
# remount rootfs rw
mount -o remount,rw rootfs /
# Umount MTDs
umount -l /dev/block/mtdblock1
umount -l /dev/block/mtdblock2
umount -l /dev/block/mtdblock3
# Mount recovery partition
cd /
rm -r /sbin
rm -f etc
tar -xf /system/bin/xrecovery.tar
# Umount /system
umount -l /dev/block/mtdblock0
# chroot
chroot / /init
fi
# remount rootfs rw
mount -o remount,rw rootfs /
chmod 0777 /dev -R
chown 0.2000 /dev/oncrpc -R
cd /
rm init*
rm logo.rle
rm default.prop
tar -xf /system/bin/ramdisk.tar
sync
chroot / /init
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Different as hell...

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guys i have just finished creating a script which will do all the modifications to the chargemon file (without replacing the whole file with a preconfigured one)... (its a text search & replace script)... so we are approaching an easier way to install/uninstall this 'reboot into recovery from OS' add-on... also it will be compatible with all Xperia android phones (X10, X8, X10 mini, X10 mini pro)...
i will release it tonight (its afternoon here)...
additionally MrHassell is hard at work with creating the app for this and let me tell u he has put in a lot of time and effort into it... we hope to release it soon for testing...

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Universal flashable update.zip for ALL ROMs / ALL Xperia Android devices with ANY Rec
as promised here is the Universal flashable update.zip for ALL ROMs / ALL Xperia Android devices with ANY Recovery
Difficulty level: Medium
please test it and post back ur results on this thread!!!
Upcoming >>> Xperia Reboot Options APP (with widget) <<<

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Tested with racht's 2.3.3 CM7 RC3 and it works

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That's cool but IMO doesn't really add anything new.Only for those that are too bored using the back button?!
N.
Sent by me!

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Come of it Blitzkri3g, modding is about adding new, non-standard features, isn't it?
And now the script is implemented into miniCM RC1, so I cannot say if the install script work, but the feature definately gets the job done!
Thumbs up!

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tested on Racht's Floyo 0.15 and works
one thing is I use no frill cpu control, it don't run on boot after reboot from xrecovery ,tried twice - it says unclean shutdown , while using reboot dialog (power button-reboot) -> xrecovery -> reboot , it works.
maybe it's because no frill feature "- Added safety valves on boot: if unclean shutdown is detected or /data/.nocpu or /sd-ext/.nocpu exist, the frequencies will not be updated."
maybe it's just me using both , but it's nice to see both works
thanks for your effort.
edit : can't go into xrecovery using normal way anymore (press back or menu while rebooting)
*using freexperia recovery from flashtool 2.9.1*