[KERNEL][PLAY][GSM] Advanced Stock (with Recovery) [Rel:v01][Dt:1/JAN][FW:.42/58/62] - Xperia Play Android Development

so here is a Advanced Stock Kernel for stock SE 4.0.2.A.0.42/.58/.62 FW... all the features in this and TONS more are there in my DooMKernel... this is ment for those users who do not want to use my DooMKernel (for what ever reason)...
the main kernel zImage is from Xperia PLAY GSM FW 4.0.2.A.0.62 only the ramdisk has changes and some awesome features!!
[ disclaimer ]
I AM NOT TO BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IF U DAMAGE UR PHONE / SPILL UR COFFEE / MISS UR ALARMS / ANY OTHER CALAMITY/MISHAP
[ WARNING ]
"Partition SDCard" option in CWM5 WILL WIPE UR SDCARD!!!
[ features ]
[v01 onwards] added my modCWM-v04 TouchEdition Recovery
[v01 onwards] will create /sd-ext mounting point (for actually mounting the partition use an init.d script)
[v01 onwards] added some mounting tweaks
[v01 onwards] added support for bootsounds (currently broken on stock rom but same code works perfectly on CM7 so i will work more on this later)
[v01 onwards] added some tweaks for sdcard performance, Virtual Memory teaks, task killer tweaks
[v01 onwards] added support for init.d scripts (/system/etc/init.d)
[v01 onwards] added support for userinit scripts:
if sd-ext is mounted then it will execute /sd-ext/userinit.sh & shell scripts in /sd-ext/userinit.d/ folder
also scripts in /data/local/ will be executed... it will execute /data/local/userinit.sh & shell scripts in /data/local/userinit.d/ folder
[v01 onwards] autorooting (prerooted)
su binary & superuser.apk will automatically be installed by kernel
busybox already installed in /sbin/
[v01 onwards] insecure ramdisk
ramdisk is insecure (ro.secure=0)
adb server is persistent
usb debugging enabled
rootfs and /system mounted as rw (thank you Blagus for the tip )
[ credits for features ]
refer to my Arc kernel thread
[ requirements ]
stock SE 4.0.2.A.0.42/.58/.62 FW
bootloader unlocked
working fastboot
[ how to install this kernel ]
download the boot.img
save the boot.img in the folder with fastboot binaries (fastboot.exe files)
power down device
start device in fastboot mode
use the following command to flash the boot.img
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
reboot phone and enjoy the kernel
Incase you are installing this over kernel other than stock, you may run into wifi not working issue... in that case flash the wifi modules for stock kernel via recovery to get it working again...
[ how to enter recovery ]
entry key is the BACK button
there are multiple notifications to tell u when to press the entry key:
LED will light up to BLUE
the phone will vibrate when its waiting for keypress
thats it you should now enter my custom recovery
[ how to use/navigate in recovery ]
BACK button to GO BACK
SEARCH button to SELECT
HOME button to GO UP
MENU button to GO DOWN
[ donations ]
if u feel that this work has helped u OR u think that the work i put into making this is worthy of donations, then click on the following link for buying me some coffee/beer/etc
PAYPAL DONATION LINK
[ downloads ]
<NEW>
[PLAY][GSM] Advanced Stock (FW: 4.0.2.A.0.42/.58/.62)
[ MD5HASH: 4090c1035b0ac08041979c6ab6ea1410 ]
[ for modders/themers/others ]
hey guys here i am attaching a template update.zip which has been tested to work on the recovery provided here... u can add ur stuff to that file and edit the updater-script so that the u can flash ur files via this recovery...
basically it contains the correct combination of update-binary & mounting syntax...
this file is NOT required for normal/general users
TEMPLATE UPDATE.ZIP (v1)
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cheers!

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Features of my custom touch edition recovery
base recovery sources are from koush/CyanogenMod/FreeXperia Team... i have added more features to it and my team mate, Napstar, has worked on adding the Touch capabilities...
[ features ]
remapped key layouts for specifically for Xperia PLAY
revamped layout for recovery menu (to improve navigation) [renamed few options and changed their order]
changed "wipe data/factory reset" option to just "factory reset", and detailed the partitions which will be wiped
added reboot options
reboot into system
reboot into recovery
reboot into fastboot mode
some modification in "Partition SDCard" section:
put up a confirmation to warn the user that this option will wipe sdcard
added ability to select filesystem when creating new layout
add confirmation to "backup" option in Nandroid menu... it used to keep getting pressed by mistake and start making backups immediately... now it will ask u before starting backup
removed tons of "NO"s from some menus...
[ how to enter recovery ]
when the device is booting the new bootlogo will be shown, keep watching the notification LED
when the LED turns BLUE keep pressing the BACK button
you will now enter my custom recovery
[ how to navigate in recovery ]
the recovery is touch edition so controls are on screen
if someone prefers to use hardware buttons the the mapping is as follows:
BACK button -- to go BACK in menu
HOME button -- to navigate UP in menu
MENU button -- to navigate DOWN in menu
SEARCH button -- to SELECT menu item

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reserved for later

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Sorry to be dumb dude......can we overclock with this kernel?

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ten_tickles said:
Sorry to be dumb dude......can we overclock with this kernel?
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obviously not...

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Unfortunately Wi-Fi on my Generic .62 is broken. Shows "Error" instead of "Turn on Wi-Fi".
Maybe the reason is that my previous kernel was your 08 DooMKernel with correct Wi-Fi libs and now they're incompatible with this kernel?

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DooMLoRD said:
obviously not...
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Obviously not obvious to me

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Thank you so much dude
I just installed it on my xperia play FW .62
Everything works, no issues

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romcio47 said:
Unfortunately Wi-Fi on my Generic .62 is broken. Shows "Error" instead of "Turn on Wi-Fi".
Maybe the reason is that my previous kernel was your 08 DooMKernel with correct Wi-Fi libs and now they're incompatible with this kernel?
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yes u will need to flash back stock wifi modules... i have added a link to them in first post...

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can this kernel be use to root the stock .62 rom?

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shervintonrivera24 said:
can this kernel be use to root the stock .62 rom?
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yes it can be used

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I can't use Link2sd on this kernal
What happen????
can't mount ext4 but can mount ext2
T_T

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This is what I have been waiting for, never been a fan of over clocking, so now I get all the DooMLoRD goodness, and none of the other bits I don't really like.
I think I'll be buying u another drink later mate, seeing as its pay day tomorrow!!

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i can flash with recovery?
i can flash this kernel with clockworkmod?, if yes. How?
Thanks

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dssmex said:
i can flash this kernel with clockworkmod?, if yes. How?
Thanks
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Nope, you would need a dedicated recovery partition which the device lacks.

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dssmex said:
i can flash this kernel with clockworkmod?, if yes. How?
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sonicfreak360 said:
Nope, you would need a dedicated recovery partition which the device lacks.
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Don't mean to sound stupid or anything, but this is a kernal, so u need to use FASTBOOT to flash it, not recovery at all, wither it has a dedicated recovery partition or not.
I've never hear of using recovery to flash a boot.img file, only .zip update or mod files.

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dssmex said:
i can flash this kernel with clockworkmod?, if yes. How?
Thanks
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SEMC devices have hidden boot partition which we cannot read/write to in OS/Recovery...
only way to flash kernels for SEMC (Xperia 2011) devices is fastboot...

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DooMLoRD said:
[*][v01 onwards] added support for bootsounds (currently broken on stock rom but same code works perfectly on CM7 so i will work more on this later)
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How is that going??
Would love to have a nice sound when I boot my XPlay, like the PS3 boot sound, or seeing as i'm a retro gamer, the PS1 sound
P.S. Hope u can enjoy another beer on me

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DooMLoRD said:
rootfs and /system mounted as rw (thank you Blagus for the tip )
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Why do you do this ?
Is it impossible to get it to work otherwise ?
(adb remount is not exactly difficult to do)
Its convenient because you can test a command knowing it will fail and then remount it if you need to.
I can only guess at how much more hassle for people trying to use a touchscreen for file management have.
(If there is something to do with breaking recovery etc then that is a valid reason).
There are benefits to a minimal amount of changes.

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So what would it need to do to get ap2sd working on this kernel? Is it the same as the Doom Kernel? I'm curious to see how the battery lasts with this kernel the 42 ftf and 36 baseband and libs