Sony Xperia X (suzu/F5121 & F5122)
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Regarding maintenance of the port: I'm still working on it as the community found a way to finance development for a short period of time.
Regarding GPS: do you have a SIM inserted? Usually a location fix comes faster with a SIM card inserted.
Regarding other channels: don't let the selection fool you, there is no way to switch to a different channel. Also we don't quite know yet why it's showing multiple devel channels.
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@fredldotme said in Sony Xperia X (suzu/F5121):
Regarding maintenance of the port: I'm still working on it as the community found a way to finance development for a short period of time.
Ah ok. I didn't know that. I have sent you some as well. Thanks for all the work you have done!
Regarding GPS: do you have a SIM inserted? Usually a location fix comes faster with a SIM card inserted.
I insert one now but in puremaps it doesn't find the location. I will try it on the weekend another time. Maybe he just need some time.
Regarding other channels: don't let the selection fool you, there is no way to switch to a different channel. Also we don't quite know yet why it's showing multiple devel channels.
Ok. I haven't tried it. I didn't want to break something :beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:
Anyone has tried to install Anbox yet?
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@Giampy said in Sony Xperia X (suzu/F5121):
@makeixo I tested the gps with unav and pure maps, it works very well. The only thing missing is the flashlight.
And now, there is the flashlight that work fine. Is there an international group on telegram for UT on Xperia X?
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@Giampy I dont have telegram. :man_gesturing_ok_medium-light_skin_tone:
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@Giampy There's a German-speaking one, no international (yet)
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Re: Sony Xperia X (suzu/F5121)
I bought a Sony Xperia X to use with UBports. I upgraded the device to the latest Android 8 version but i am still not able to unlock the bootloader.
Bootloader allowed says Yes.
fastboot devices says that it recognise the device
fastboot oem unlock 0x..... says: FAILED (remote: 'unknown command')
fastboot getvar all shows up: bootloader secure: yesI am stuck for know. I can't use the EMMA tool also because EMMA says that the device is locked.
Can someone please give me a hint?
Thanks in advance.
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@rjb Hi, Can I ask why you have posted the same thing in two places? It will not get an answer quicker (as it will be the same people answering). Also it makes it confusing for other trying to find answers in the future.
Can I ask you to please remove one of the posts. May I suggest it's the other one. Thank you. -
@rjb Thank you. Lets hope you get an answer soon.
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@Lakotaubp Sorry for that. I deleted the other post.
At the moment i did a successfull unlock. From Linux it works. :-)))))))) -
@rjb Than thats even better. The rest is easy, so they say
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Ok, GPS does not work on my Xx.
Does anyone have the same issue? Do you think that reflashing could solve the issue?
@Giampy: Flashlight works fine on my Xx, too
Regarding the funding of the port. Maybe UBports or @fredldotme should give a recommendation how much someone, who wants to use the port, should donate. I know paying for stuff in foss world is always a difficult topic, but maybe that would help to generate some more donations. Furthermore, it would make it easier for people like me, who don't have any clue how much would be a fair amount. Is it 10€? 30€? 50€? Or even more? I don't know.
At the end it's not that different what Jolla does. If I want to use an official port from Jolla, then I have to pay 50 €. If the phone breaks, then I have to spend another 50 €.
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@rjb I don't remember the issue I had when I was flashing my Xx but I ended up in linux as well. Maybe it was some driver incompatibility. On linux it is just 10 times easier.
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@makeixo said in Sony Xperia X (suzu/F5121):
Ok, GPS does not work on my Xx.
Does anyone have the same issue? Do you think that reflashing could solve the issue?
@Giampy: Flashlight works fine on my Xx, too
Regarding the funding of the port. Maybe UBports or @fredldotme should give a recommendation how much someone, who wants to use the port, should donate. I know paying for stuff in foss world is always a difficult topic, but maybe that would help to generate some more donations. Furthermore, it would make it easier for people like me, who don't have any clue how much would be a fair amount. Is it 10€? 30€? 50€? Or even more? I don't know.
At the end it's not that different what Jolla does. If I want to use an official port from Jolla, then I have to pay 50 €. If the phone breaks, then I have to spend another 50 €.
Said me how to donate!
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@makeixo Thanks for bringing that up. The problem is probably that it depends on the user what it's worth for him/her. I can't deny being happy about bigger donations but it all depends on what you feel it's worth it to have the port of a GNU/Linux distribution on the Xperia X.
@Giampy For more information about donations please head over to https://fredl.me/donate
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Another new Ubports-on-XperiaX user here - thanks a lot for the port, @fredldotme ! My first impression: Still some crashes, but in general seems to work very fine. So happy about finally getting off my BQ Aquarius E4.5 which started to show serious signs of decay...
My questions:
- Any way of donating money to you without using Paypal? I would love to donate on Liberapay, but I do not want to use Paypal. I suppose setting up a Stripe account is too much hassle?
- Sorry if this has been answered elsewhere: How do OS updates work for an install following the instructions at the top of this thread? Will they arrive automatically, like OTAs on stable channel?
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@kalle-kruse Glad you like it. Regarding stability: I've pushed some changes which are related to Bluetooth startup, stability should be much better now, especially at bootup.
Regarding donations: I could look into it but it will probably take some time. I haven't heard about Stripe but it seems to be catered towards businesses.
About OTAs: Yes, devices in the community channel receive updates just like official devices would. The BT fixes I mentioned should land within the next two days.
In other news: I've enabled the remaining necessary changes for Anbox to work on the Xperia X. These changes, also, should land within the next two days.
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@fredldotme said in Sony Xperia X (suzu/F5121):
The problem is probably that it depends on the user what it's worth for him/her.
That's hard to say. I have no idea how many hours you have spent on it. How difficult it is to write a port like this. How many users are already using/supporting the port. Will the Xx be at some point a core device which can replace my Xx with SFOS?
A SFOS app developer gives users the option to choose how much they want to pay. He offers 3 categories. This would take in consideration what you have said.
There could be a 3 category recommendation (one-off payment/monthly):- "I am broke"/"just want to play a little around"
- "I use it as daily driver"/"I love the port"
- "I am a power user"/ "it's the greatest port ever"
This way user could categorize themselves and the system would be flexible enough that user can donate some amount between 1 and 2 or 2 and 3.
@fredldotme said in Sony Xperia X (suzu/F5121):
In other news: I've enabled the remaining necessary changes for Anbox to work on the Xperia X. These changes, also, should land within the next two days.
:smiling_face_with_heart-eyes:
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@makeixo I've been working on this port in my spare time for around 1,5 years now. Difficulty wise, it requires programming skills which some might consider to be hard. And yes, I don't rule out it becoming a core device in the future, at least with arm64 bringup.
Edit: basically I don't want to disappoint possible donors in that their contributions might be too low for what's required.
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@fredldotme said in Sony Xperia X (suzu/F5121):
@makeixo I've been working on this port in my spare time for around 1,5 years now.
I know that. I have followed it. But this part was more or less rhetorical with points I would have to consider.
But what I know for sure. I would donate some extra money if someone achieves that the camera finally takes some decent pictures. I know that has nothing to do with the port - its a DRM Key thingy. It is just a waste. :expressionless_face:
@fredldotme said in Sony Xperia X (suzu/F5121):
at least with arm64 bringup.
What do you mean by that? I thought it is arm64 build. Is there another version?
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@makeixo said in Sony Xperia X (suzu/F5121):
What do you mean by that? I thought it is arm64 build. Is there another version?
May interest you: the 14 Jan post in this thread, last two paragraphs.
