<![CDATA[Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132)]]>Update 25.08.2020: New channels

The installer currently offers a lot of channels to be installed

  • 16.04/community/anpok/devel
  • 16.04/arm64/hybris/rc
  • 16.04/arm64/hybris/devel
  • 16.04/arm64/hybris/stable
  • 16.04/arm64/edge

At the moment only 16.04/arm64/hybris/devel and 16.04/arm64/edge are supposed to work. The one in community is still armhf and should be removed one day. YMMV but on the last test of the installer it failed to identify the device. I manually selected dora. If you are stuck in some place there are ways to help the installer... just post here or pm...

Update 23.08.2020-25.08.2020: OTA update issue

There seems to be an issue with the OTA update since a few weeks. Symptoms: If you try to update the system it will download andreboot to recovery, within recovery nothing happens. You can only reboot. This seems to happen because there are two recovery directories in the fs, and download happens in one, while installation is meant to happen from the other.
I just verified that this is fixed with OTA-80, but to upgrade you need to adb shell into the recovery. And move the downloaded files into the other. Then run /sbin/recovery. Alternatively run the installer again

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This is a port of Ubuntu Touch for the Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132).

This is the first port out of the sony tone platform series, which followed the loire platform. It is heavily based on the port for the loire platform. Hence it shares all of its features. Initial porting was done by sjlllls. (https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-x-performance/development/testing-ubuntu-touch-xperia-x-t3960133)

Sources:
Kernel (yes we share kernel with suzu and kugo, it might also be fine for yoshino):
https://github.com/fredldotme/device-kernel-loire

Device:
https://github.com/fredldotme/device-sony-common
https://github.com/fredldotme/device-sony-common-init
https://github.com/sjllls/device-sony-tone
https://github.com/sjllls/device-sony-dora

Halium:
https://github.com/Halium/halium-devices/blob/halium-7.1/manifests/sony_dora.xml

Status:

Working:

  • Audio
  • Calling
  • SMS
  • Wifi
  • Wifi hotspot
  • Bluetooth
  • GPS
  • Vibration
  • Orientation sensor
  • USB/MTP
  • USB/ADB
  • Video decoding
  • Photo camera
  • MicroSD support
  • Flash light
  • Anbox

Missing known issues:

  • Video recording
  • proper camera config: zoom, force flashlight
  • audio playback is only crisp when screen is off
  • LED
  • Wifi configurations are not used for wifi device - user has to reenter the password
  • Libertine
  • Dora channel was moved and is now aarch64/arm64, if you have installed before, please switch to the new channel: system-image-cli --switch 16.04/arm64/edge -v

Install:

Make sure to upgrade your device to the latest stock Android 8.0 before continuing (search for a version like 41.3.A.

After upgrading boot android at least once so that the upgrade can complete.

OEM unlock your device: https://developer.sony.com/develop/open-devices/get-started/unlock-bootloader/

Boot your device into fastboot mode by shutting it down and keeping the Volume Up button pressed while plugging in a USB cable between your phone and PC. The LED should be on and blue.

In case of flashing issues please wipe system, data & cache partitions using TWRP

Flash the OEM binaries from: https://developer.sony.com/file/download/software-binaries-for-aosp-nougat-android-7-1-kernel-4-4-tone/ using fastboot flash oem SW_binaries_for_Xperia_AOSP_N_MR1_5.7_r1_v08_tone.img

If the above fails the baseband and bootloader upgrade did not work.

Run the upcoming UBports Installer (probably 0.4.19beta and onwards):

  • Bring the device in fastboot mode as described by the installer
  • It might fail to detect dora/X performance so manually select it that case
  • Untick writing system partition via fastboot - this fails often - writing system partition via adb in recovery works better
  • select 16.04/arm64/hybris/devel (in the future rc and stable might be populated too)
  • if the installer fails after downloading the system image - retry
  • if the installer fails again and does not reboot into the "recovery mode" showing the ubports robot, you can bypass the issue by manually flashing the recovery image using:
    $ fastboot flash boot .cache/ubports/dora/firmware/halium-unlocked-recovery_dora.img
]]>https://forums.ubports.com/topic/4147/sony-xperia-x-performance-dora-f8131-f8132RSS for NodeThu, 16 Apr 2026 11:23:12 GMTThu, 23 Apr 2020 18:28:21 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132) on Thu, 07 Jan 2021 20:58:08 GMT]]>Please post all further discussion here https://forums.ubports.com/category/81/sony-xperia-x-performance-f8131-f8132 Thank you.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/44586https://forums.ubports.com/post/44586Thu, 07 Jan 2021 20:58:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132) on Sun, 03 Jan 2021 17:46:47 GMT]]>@jlabon GPS signal acquisition is quite long in general since UT doesn't support A-GPS, Glonass nor Galileo yet. Duration varies according to devices. I noticed that it's quite quick on the Vollaphone (> 1 min) and much longer on Nexus 5 (3 to 5 minutes at least).

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/44328https://forums.ubports.com/post/44328Sun, 03 Jan 2021 17:46:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132) on Sun, 03 Jan 2021 17:19:57 GMT]]>2nd Update:
Now (with last update build 115) GPS/Position seems to work, that's great. But satelite recognition needs some time (ca. 20 sec - 2 min).

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/44326https://forums.ubports.com/post/44326Sun, 03 Jan 2021 17:19:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132) on Thu, 31 Dec 2020 17:11:28 GMT]]>Update:
Now, with the new update (build 112) Bluetooth connection works with communication systems and calls are working in general.
But on car communication system contacts/telephone book is not downloaded and is not possible to use. Also forcing downloads of contacts doesn't work (car communicaton system shows that no contacts are found).

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/44232https://forums.ubports.com/post/44232Thu, 31 Dec 2020 17:11:28 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132) on Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:05:51 GMT]]>P.S.: Also NFC is not working.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/44186https://forums.ubports.com/post/44186Wed, 30 Dec 2020 12:05:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132) on Mon, 28 Dec 2020 21:51:37 GMT]]>Installed successfully UT on my F8131 device following above instructions (--> thanks for enabling UT on Sony Xperia X Performance).

However, some functionalities or features are missing which would make the phone ready for daily usage.
Missing feature or no functionality:

  • Missing feature of Fingerprint sensor
  • GPS/Position doesn't work at all
  • Camera photo flash-light not working, photo zoom not working, film recording not working (but simple photo works)
  • Bluetooth doesn't connect to other devices (e.g. communication systems) and often is disconnecting after a few seconds. And sometimes it cannot be restarted until device is rebooted.
  • USB-MTP doesn't allow file management from Windows/Ubuntu file management system/explorer (e.g. transfer files to phone, moving files on phone storage to another place on the phone deletes the file, etc). But file system/structure can be accessed for reading files.
  • No ring-tone when receiving a call. Just vibration is working.
  • Wifi password needs to be re-entered after re-boot of the phone.

Hope that issues will be solved with daily updates on devel-channel.
Or is there a tweak or trick in place to solve (some of the) issues?
(If there is, could you share it?)

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/44149https://forums.ubports.com/post/44149Mon, 28 Dec 2020 21:51:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132) on Wed, 23 Dec 2020 22:14:15 GMT]]>@paulmbcufc
Thanks for sharing your findings.
I'm glad you managed to get UT on your phone

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/44026https://forums.ubports.com/post/44026Wed, 23 Dec 2020 22:14:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132) on Wed, 23 Dec 2020 17:23:50 GMT]]>@kophamerla @Andreas-Pokorny

I was having major issues. No instructions on here did the job. I am a total newbie, never flashed a phone or used Linux in my life. I expected, the F8131 I bought would just plug into UBPorts and self install - it did not. So for anyone else stuck with this phone - this is the solution:

@kophamerla @Andreas-Pokorny I used bits from you guys and then some tweeks from myself to come up with this solution:

SUCCESS !! This is solution for anyone else, using Windows 10

Get ABD drivers
Unlock Bootloader
Allow USB debugging
Use Sony 'Emma' tool to get Latest software & Firmware available on there - (bottom 2 on list) You need to put phone in flash mode to be seen. (Hold volume down whilst connecting USB to PC)
Put phone in Fastboot (hold down volume up whilst connecting USB to PC)
Go to device manager - check that Android device is showing with ABD device - if not look at other devices for an S1 fastboot device with a warning symbol showing no driver. Update driver - select from computer and put driver location. If this doesn't make the device from other device to Android device, then get ABD from google and use that one.

Get TWRP, twrp-3.4.0-0-dora.img open command prompt in that folder. Type: fastboot flash boot twrp-3.4.0-0-dora.img

Boot up phone, will be in TWRP. Select Wipe, then format data - type yes. Back to advanced wipe - select DATA, CACHE & SYSTEM and wipe them.

Then use UBPorts installer. Put phone into Fastboot, and leave connected to computer until end of process. Manually tell it F8131 as device. Leave fastboot checked, I used channel marked 'stable', I think. Continue on. Phone will boot into UBPorts recovery, and will then install Ubuntu. It will reboot, you'll see Ubuntu robot and 'installing update' phone will then reboot BUT will be stuck on SONY boot splash screen. So hold down power and volume up, releasing power when screen goes black, until blue LED is on - which means its back in fastboot mode.

Then Flash the OEM binaries from: https://developer.sony.com/file/download/software-binaries-for-aosp-nougat-android-7-1-kernel-4-4-tone/ using fastboot flash oem SW_binaries_for_Xperia_AOSP_N_MR1_5.7_r1_v08_tone.img

Do this by opening a command prompt, again, within the folder. When its done reboot phone. This time SONY screen will make way for UBUNTU TOUCH.......YAY!!!!!

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/44021https://forums.ubports.com/post/44021Wed, 23 Dec 2020 17:23:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132) on Thu, 24 Sep 2020 20:22:12 GMT]]>Bugs i found until now:

  • No GPS detection

  • Wi-fi disconnects randomly (and sometimes is hard to reconnect, keeps asking for password) - New

  • When reboot wi-fi connection is lost, need to add password again

  • Camera doesn't work (photo and video)

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/40683https://forums.ubports.com/post/40683Thu, 24 Sep 2020 20:22:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132) on Thu, 24 Sep 2020 16:24:09 GMT]]>@Andreas-Pokorny The previous version bugs still persist on OTA-13, plus camera not working now, any idea how to fix those?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/40674https://forums.ubports.com/post/40674Thu, 24 Sep 2020 16:24:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132) on Sun, 30 Aug 2020 09:18:45 GMT]]>@Andreas-Pokorny Hello Andreas. Thanks for your reply. I checked the output of the "system-image-cli --info" and it shows that I'm on the:

  • current build number: 53
  • channel: 16.04/community/anpok/devel

I've read that there are now other channels, and that I should move to the arm64 branch. I will reinstall the OS using the installer.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/39305https://forums.ubports.com/post/39305Sun, 30 Aug 2020 09:18:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132) on Tue, 25 Aug 2020 17:22:22 GMT]]>@kugiigi I was supposed to grab three suzu devices and accidently bought doras - so I had to adapt the port. Overall it is still not as polished, and it does not feel faster - yet. There is still something odd. Moving to arm64 made it snappier and removing the disfunct thermanager also helped. Still battery usage and overall performance should be better.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/39123https://forums.ubports.com/post/39123Tue, 25 Aug 2020 17:22:22 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132) on Sun, 23 Aug 2020 08:28:54 GMT]]>@Tellina Depends on what state your phone is in - when you do "fastboot devices" the blue led has to glow, otherwise it is not in fastboot mode, or the USB cable has issues, or the USB hub in your system has issues.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/38972https://forums.ubports.com/post/38972Sun, 23 Aug 2020 08:28:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132) on Sat, 22 Aug 2020 07:53:01 GMT]]>@jdavid_t said in Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132):

updates

What channel are you using?

$ system-image-cli --info

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/38936https://forums.ubports.com/post/38936Sat, 22 Aug 2020 07:53:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132) on Thu, 20 Aug 2020 09:20:29 GMT]]>@kophamerla said in Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132):

Type "fastboot devices" and your phone should appear in the list.

Hello, and what to do in case I type "fastboot devices" and my phone does not appear?
Thanks for your suggestion.
Br.
T.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/38843https://forums.ubports.com/post/38843Thu, 20 Aug 2020 09:20:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132) on Thu, 20 Aug 2020 08:16:05 GMT]]>@malditobastardo camera/video and loss of wifi configuration will be fixed through ubports rootfs updates. The former could be manually fixed by using gst-droid. The latter is a kernel issue that makes temporary mac address changes of the wifi chip fail - but undetected by network manager. A newer version might fix that..

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/38841https://forums.ubports.com/post/38841Thu, 20 Aug 2020 08:16:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132) on Thu, 20 Aug 2020 08:08:37 GMT]]>@MaxSo216 I made some attempts with xz1. Fixed issues in the sony kernel. But besides that it is more different than expected. It shows multiple flash devices. It will be possible but will require more time, that I do not have right now.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/38840https://forums.ubports.com/post/38840Thu, 20 Aug 2020 08:08:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132) on Tue, 04 Aug 2020 18:24:31 GMT]]>Will this work on SOV33? That's the one I found locally so far.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/38246https://forums.ubports.com/post/38246Tue, 04 Aug 2020 18:24:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132) on Sun, 02 Aug 2020 08:17:00 GMT]]>Hello everyone.

Hope you are all safe.

I installed the Ubuntu Touch on my Sony Xperia X Performance. After that, I received almost daily updates. However from beginning of June, I have not received any update. I'm on the Development Channel. The last update I have is:

  • OS build number: 2020-06-07
  • NOF27B 53 test-keys

I also tried to reinstall the OS by using the UBProts installer, but it stays on through same build number as shown above.

Are other here also on the same build number and not receiving any updates?

Cheers and thanks in advance for the help and/or responses.

J.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/38076https://forums.ubports.com/post/38076Sun, 02 Aug 2020 08:17:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132) on Wed, 29 Jul 2020 01:54:04 GMT]]>Andreas: In the status/working area of your first post, USB/ADB is working. Does this work similar to the Nexus 5 and allow tethering?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/37778https://forums.ubports.com/post/37778Wed, 29 Jul 2020 01:54:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132) on Fri, 10 Jul 2020 15:11:15 GMT]]>For those having an issue with the never ending reboot of their Sony Xperia X Performance when trying to install, and having issues gaining access to TWRP. Please follow these instructions, it will fix all issues.

  1. Start your phone in fastboot

  2. In terminal make sure your device is showing up. Type "fastboot devices" and your phone should appear in the list.

  3. Make sure you know the path to your TWRP recovery IMG file (twrp-3.4.0-0-dora.img). I just open terminal in the folder where the TWRP IMG resides, and then enter the following command,

"fastboot flash boot twrp-3.4.0-0-dora.img"

Remove the usb when complete and reboot the phone, it should startup to TWRP.

  1. In TWRP select, "wipe", "format data"

  2. Don't wipe everything, just wipe "data", "system", "dalvik", and "cache."

  3. Reboot to bootloader and use UBports-installer to flash again. The installer first flashes UBports recovery, then the phone reboots and automatically goes into UBports recovery, then the system is flashed.

Let the installer and phone do their thing, it should work.

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/36520https://forums.ubports.com/post/36520Fri, 10 Jul 2020 15:11:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132) on Sun, 05 Jul 2020 07:20:50 GMT]]>@kophamerla I think it is just another step, at least I did not have to reinstall the binaries afterwards and it works just fine now. Good luck!

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/36249https://forums.ubports.com/post/36249Sun, 05 Jul 2020 07:20:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132) on Sun, 05 Jul 2020 02:13:07 GMT]]>So does it mean I can install ubuntu touch in Sony Xpedia xz1 thought installer without changing any config or any special steps?

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/36241https://forums.ubports.com/post/36241Sun, 05 Jul 2020 02:13:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sony Xperia X Performance (dora/F8131 & F8132) on Mon, 29 Jun 2020 16:14:00 GMT]]>@CB1929 Does installing TWRP delete the OEM binaries or is that another step. I'm having the exact same issue that your were having. I completed the step above to install the binaries, and then saw your comment about TWRP. Thanks!

]]>https://forums.ubports.com/post/35896https://forums.ubports.com/post/35896Mon, 29 Jun 2020 16:14:00 GMT