Install Facebook Home in any Android device... Xperia, Galaxy, or whatever is your phone

Facebook released "Facebook Home" on the 12th of April,.. But the problem is they currently support only a few high end phones like Samsung Galaxy S3.. But, last day, "theos0o" of XDA developers ported the app for all the android devices,.. Now this should work with any phones like Samsung Galaxy devices, Sony Xperia devices, etc..
You can download the facebook home apk for your device from here..
                It has been tested and working fine on

• Samsung Galaxy S3
• Xperia Z
• Xperia NXT devices  
• Xperia MDPI devices [Xperia mini, mini pro, active, wt19i live with walkman]
• Samsung Galaxy Series like Samsung Galaxy S

I think it will work on almost all phones.. It is just a launcher that will replace your current launcher.. You may or may not like it, it's up to you.. But you should give it a try.. :)

Instructions

1. Download These two files : FACEBOOK_HOME.rar and Facebook Messenger with Chat heads fix
2. If you already have facebook in your phone, then uninstall it.. uninstall the facebook messenger too..[IF facebook is a system file in your phone you might have to root your device inorder to uninstall it..]
3. Install com.facebook.katana (FB app), then com.facebook.home (Home app)..
4. Then install com.facebook.orca.apk (Messenger app)
5. Enable facebook home under facebook app settings..
6. If you face any issues like home is not opening, just reboot into recovery and wipe dalvick cache.. 

ALL CREDIT GOES TO theos0o .. 

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HOW TO INSTALL A CUSTOM ROM IN YOUR XPERIA DEVICE - FULL GUIDE [FROM SCRATCH]

I have many posts in this blog regarding installing custom ROM in your Xperia device.. But Many people still faces problems in installing a custom ROM . So I decided to create a post which explains how to install a custom ROM in your Xperia FROM GROUND ZERO.. this post covers everything that you will need in installing a custom ROM in your New Device..

THIS TUTORIAL IS FOR NOOBS,. ;-) SO I GUESS NO ONE WILL FACE ANY PROBLEM IN UNDERSTANDING THIS... :-)

I am a Sony Xperia User, so this post is all about Xperia devices.. The procedure for installing a ROM is same in all devices, only the installation files does matters..

THINGS TO UNDERSTAND
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• To install a custom ROM, you will definitely need a phone (? :P ) and You will need a PC or laptop
• I guess You have phone which is neither rooted nor unlocked.. If you want to install a custom ROM in your device, you may have to unlock your boot loader.. There are certain stock [ie the Rom the manufacture provides]  based roms which does not need an unlocked bootloader.. Stock based custom ROM means, the developers modifies the stock rom according to their tastes and make it as a rom..

BUT, most of the custom roms out there needs an unlocked bootloader..



ROOTING Means, Gaining access to the full potential of your phone, You can do whatever you want.. For example, you can even uninstall system applications like Camera.. That's the power of rooting.. So If you have a rooted device, there are a lot of advantages, and of course there are risks.. Suppose a malicious application in your phone have root access, then Your Phone is completely compromised.. The app can do anything with your phone.. That's why Manufactures like Sony says Rooting Will Void Warranty.

SUPERUSER: It is just an application which allows you to manage the applications that will need root access.. ie, if you have installed Titanium backup, then when you open titanium backup, The super user will ask you whether to allow root access to Titanium backup or not..So by using this, you can save your phone from malicious applications..

UNLOCKING THE BOOTLOADER : In normal state, your phone cannot install any custom roms,.. Only Stock ROMS and some stock based custom ROMs can be installed with locked boot loader . So if you want to Install custom roms like cyanogenmod, you will definitely need an unlocked bootloader.. If You unlock your boot-loader, the phone can install even unsigned roms and it can damage your phone If you do it improperly...

CUSTOM KERNEL: Each Custom rom may require it's own kernel.. You will need to install the kernel specified for your rom.. Usually the kernel file is "boot.img" the name can vary, but the extension is .img.. If you have installed a custom kernel which is not compatible with your current rom, then you cannot boot up your phone, Either your phone will keep restarting or it will be stuck at the logo.

































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OCKWORKMOD RECOVERY [CWM]: It is a recovery that will allow us to install custom roms, Using CWM We can format our system, we can backup our current rom, and restore it whenever it is necessary.. It is a must if you have a rooted and unlocked phone.. We will be installing the zip files using clockworkmod recovery...

FLASH TOOL: It is a software which allows us to flash our xperia phone,.. We can flash ONLY stock roms using flash tool.. Flash tool also is a must..We will install custom roms using flash tool..

In this post I will be installing Cyanogenmod 9 in my phone which is sony live with walkman.. As I said above, the procedures for different phones are same, only the installation files are different...

DOWNLOAD LINKS

1. Flash Tool HERE
2. Zip file of ROM for your device,. I said that i will be installing Cyanogenmod 9 in my live with walkman,..
You can download cyanogenmod from http://get.cm/?type=stableIt will open a web page where you can find the stable cyanogenmod for all the supported devices,.. The devices are specified by their code name.. So in order to download the rom for your phone, you will have to find the code name of your phone..


CODE NAMES

• Xperia Ray          - urushi
• Xperia Active      - satsuma
• Xperia mini          - Smultron
• Xperia Mini Pro   - Mango
• Xperia Pro           - Iyokan
• Xeria Play            - zeus
• Xperia Neo         - hallon
• Xperia Arc          - anzu
• Live with walkman-coconut

To get the full list of names, go http://semcblog.com/codenames/

Now you have downloaded the zip file of your rom.. COPY THE ZIP FILE TO THE ROOT OF YOUR PHONE'S MEMORY CARD.. Now we have all the files required for installing a custom rom.. Let's start..

HOW TO DO ALL THESE?

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MAKE A FULL BACKUP OF YOUR PHONE,.. THESE THINGS MIGHT ERASE ALL THE DATA FROM YOUR PHONE..

UNLOCK THE BOOT LOADER:-

1. Sony allows us to unlock our phone's boot-loader easily..  But KEEP IN MIND THAT, YOU WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY by unlocking the boot-loader.. I am not responsible for anything that can happen by you following all these instructions...
   
   Go to http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com and you can see all the instructions that you will need to unlock the boot loader.. Open the link in a new tab and start unlocking your boot-loader.. Read every instructions twice, and think twice before you do anything,,... Once you complete unlocking the boot loader, come back here..

INSTALLING A CUSTOM KERNEL:-

1. As I said, we will have to install a custom kernel to work with a custom ROM..  Open the zip file downloaded using winrar and copy the "boot.img" from the archive to desktop..
2. Hope you have installed flashtool.. Normally, it will be located at C drive.. Open flash tool folder, and you can see a few folders, open the folder named drivers and install the exe file.. It contains the required drivers for our phones,.. Tick all and install all the drivers,. [ or at least install flash and fastboot drivers].. You will be prompted whether to install the drivers or not,,.. Click install, and install all the drivers.. 
3. Turn off your phone.. Open flashtool..
   [connect the usb cable to your phone, DON'T connect cable to PC/lap top yet..
37. ] 
38. Pres
72. s and hold the volume up button and connect your phone to the pc via usb cable.. Now flash tool will say that the device is connected in fastboot mode.. now release the key.. If your phone is not detected, then you might have not installed the drivers properly..
73. Now click on the first icon, ie a thunderbolt icon..  And choose the fastboot mode.. It will show a menu, then click on "Select kernel to install".. it will ask you to browse for the img file.. We have previously copied the kernel [boot.img] to the desktop..  Select it and click open.. Wait for a few seconds and you can see the info in flash tool main window,.. You have successfully installed the kernel for cm 9.. And all the custom kernels come with a recovery pre-installed.. You have now successfully installed clockwork mod recovery [CWM Recover]

INSTALLING THE ROM:-

1. Press the power button to turn on your phone, don't take your eyes off the phone.. Once your phone starts to show the logo [now, your phone might be showing the free xperia logo.. ;-)] Repeatedly press the "volume down" key to enter the recovery..
   [ More specifically saying, Keep looking at your phone after you pressed the power button,. now at some particular instant, your phone's led will glow, Now press the volume down key, and you have now entered in the clockworkmod recovery.. ]
   
   NOTE: If volume down key doesn't work for your phone, the remove the battery and then insert it, start your phone again and press the "back key" repeatedly..
2. Now you are in CWM- ie clockworkmod recovery..This recovery is used to install almost all the custom roms.. This recovery is not touch enabled.. You can use your volume up and down keys to navigate through different options.. And menu button or power button to make a selection..
3. First you have to do is, press the volume down key and select "wipe data and factory reset" and then choose "yes-wipe everything" 
4. Then wipe cache partition.
5. Then choose advanced and then wipe dalvick cache.. These three wiping are very important.. If you did not wipe data, your phone will not boot up..
6. Now select "install zip from sd card" and select the zip file of cm 9..
7. Wait until it is finished..  Once the installation is finished, you can reboot your phone.. First boot is a bit long, so be patient.. And once you boot up, enjoy.. 

YOU CAN INSTALL ANY ROMS JUST LIKE THE ABOVE.. WHAT YOU HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND IS THAT, YOU WILL NEED A COMPATIBLE CUSTOM KERNEL FOR YOUR ROM YOU ARE GOING TO INSTALL.. THANKS FOR READING.. :-) IF YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS, THEN DROP A COMMENT BELOW AND I WILL DO MY BEST TO HELP YOU

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Lewa OS Custom Rom For All xperia MDPI devices [Xperia Mini/ Mini Pro/ LWW/Active]

Lewa OS is a cyanogenmod 7.2 based custom rom for our xperia 2011 MDPI devices,. It's an ultra fast rom with superb performance and a different UI.. It definitely worth a try... As the Rom is based on Gingerbread 2.3.7 it will not lag...

You will need an unlocked bootloader to install this rom in your phone..


How to install this rom in your phone?
Here is the original xda thread about the ROM..

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1628337

Just open the link and follow the instructions..

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Install Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on Your Sony Xperia [Live With Walkman/Mini/Pro/Arc and more]

A few weeks ago Sony confirmed that it will not be giving Android 4.1 Jelly bean updates to it's 2011 xperia MDPI devices like live with walkman, Xperia mini etc.. But we don't have to worry about that, we have our fxp team working hard for us... Cyanogenmod 10 based on Latest JB is available to download..

Please note that these are unofficial releases, they did not release any stable Cyanogenmod 10 versions yet, so these versions WILL have some bugs.. So Install it only if you know what you are doing.. IF you often tests custom roms and you know how to revert back to your favorite one easily, then go on... Test it.. :-)


DOWNLOAD LINKS
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go to  get.cm and download the latest cm10 for your device. If you don't know the code name of your device, then see below..

You Can enjoy the taste of jelly bean in the following devices,..

BELOW IS LIST OF THE SUPPORTED DEVICES ALONG WITH THEIR CODE NAME

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1. Xperia Ray          - urushi
2. Xperia Active      - satsuma
3. Xperia mini          - Mango
4. Xperia Mini Pro   - Smultron
5. Xperia Pro           - Iyokan
6. Xeria Play            - zeus
7. Xperia Neo         - hallon
8. Xperia Arc          - anzu
9. Live with walkman - Coconut

>>Download the zip file of your device..

Now you have the zip file of your ROM for your device,.. Now you will need "gapps", [ Cyanogenmod does  not comes pre loaded with google apps like play store, you will have to install them manually.. ]

Click HERE to download the gapps for jelly bean..

CAUTION:-

UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER AND INSTALLING CUSTOM ROM WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY, AND THERE IS A RISK OF BRICKING YOUR PHONE/TABLET IF YOU DO ANYTHING WRONG, SO I AM NO WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT CAN HAPPEN TO YOUR DEVICE... DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK

HOW TO INSTALL?

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YOU SHOULD HAVE AN UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER, AND CLOCKWORKMOD RECOVERY INSTALLED...

I hope you are familiar with the installation procedures.. 

1. Make a full backup of your phone,. [ a nandroid backup is a must before do any rom installation]
2. Copy both the zip files to the root of your sd card
3. Copy the boot.img from the zip file to the desktop
4. Install the kernel via fastboot
5. Reboot into recovery
6. Make a full wipe,.. [ data/factory reset, cache, and dalvick cache]
7. Choose install zip from sd card, and install both the zip files,. reboot and Enjoy...

HERE IS A SMALL PREVIEW OF THE ROM

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Install Cyanogenmod 9.1 Stable On Your Galaxy TAB

Recently cyanogenmod 9 stable version has been released for a number of devices, and it includes Your Galaxy Tab.. Cyanogenmod 9 is based on Latest ICS 4.0.4, which comes with so many features and super performance,.. It does worth a try,.. The latest version is really stable, and you will definitely love it..


CAUTION:-
UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER AND INSTALLING CUSTOM ROM WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY, AND THERE IS A RISK OF BRICKING YOUR PHONE/TABLET IF YOU DO ANYTHING WRONG, SO I AM NO WAY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANYTHING THAT CAN HAPPEN TO YOUR DEVICE... DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK


DOWNLOAD LINKS
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• Galaxy Tab GT-P1000 [code name: p1]   HERE
• Galaxy Tab CDMA [code name: p1c]      HERE

HOW TO INSTALL

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You will need CWM installed in your device.. I THINK YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING

1. Download the zip file of your device from above link
2. Copy it to your sd card
3. Boot into recovery mode [ie clockworkmod recovery]
4. Do a full wipe,.. ie, wipe data/factory reset, then wipe cache, then wipe dalvick cache
5. Install zip from the sd card, and choose your zip, wait till the process completes..
6. First boot might take some more time, be patient,. and once it boots up, Enjoy

IMPORTANT NOTE: Cyanogenmod does not comes pre loaded with Google apps like play store,.. You will have to install the zip file of gapps to your device..

Download THIS and copy it to the root of your sd card, boot into recovery, DO NOT MAKE ANY WIPING, just install zip from sd card, and then choose the zip file you just copied, and install it... Enjoyy...

Cyanogenmod, Such a great RoM ... :-)

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How To unbrick [Only Soft brick] or upgrade or downgrade your xperia device easily

You recently installed some custom rom or some custom kernel or whatever,.. and now you cannot use your device... If this is the problem, then continue reading..

PLEASE NOTE THAT I CAN'T TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY ON ANYTHING, SO DO IT AT YOUR OWN RISK,.. [just being formal.. :-P ]

UNBRICKING/ UPGRADING/DOWNGRADING THESE THREE PROCESSES ARE THE SAME, THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT THE FTF FILE THAT YOU WISH TO USE...

What is bricking?

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The name "brick" itself indicates what it really means,.. That is now your phone can be used as a brick ONLY... Bricking means altering your operating system and due to the errors happened in your operating system, your phone can't even boot up..

Bricking is basically of two types, Soft bricking and Hard bricking.. Hard bricking means your phone cannot even access the recovery modes like clockworkmod [ or CWM] recovery

While in soft bricking, you can access the recovery menu like cwm, but either you are getting boot loop or  simply, you cannot access the contents of your phone..[boot loop means, your phone starts, then it will show you the manufacturer logo, then it will again restart and this loop continues until you remove the battery or the phone ran out of battery power] Soft bricked phones can be easily recovered..

So here in the post I will explain you how to unbrick [only soft brick ] your xperia device,..

How to unbrick Your Xperia?

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We will use flash tool for the purpose of restoring your phone,.

Tools needed

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1. You will need flash tool to flash your xperia device..

Download it from http://androxyde.github.com/

2. The "ftf" file of your device,.. That is the stock ROM of your device.. You Can download the ftf file of your device from below,..

CREDITS:

PLEASE NOTE THAT I DID NOT UPLOAD ANY OF THESE,. THIS IS A CONTRIBUTION BY XDA MEMBER "someguyfromhell" So thank Him if you have an xda account..


CLICK HERE TO GET THE DOWNLOAD LINK

Make sure you have downloaded the correct ftf file,.

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w you have the ftf file and the flash tool.. 

Let's Do it..

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1. Install the flashtool.. [ Normally it will be installed on th
2. e C drive]
3. Plac
4. e the ftf file in C:\Flashtool\firmwares..
   You should install the drivers of your device in your computer,.. If you had previously connected your phone to the pc using pc companion, then don't worry, the drivers are there.. you don't have to do anything.. If not, goto  C:\Flashtool\drivers   and open the exe file and install the drivers for your phone..
5. Turn off your phone, if you cannot turn it off, then remove the battery and wait for a few seconds,.. DO NOT connect the phone to the pc yet
6. ,.
7. Open flashtool and click on the first ICON [the thunderbolt symbol] and choose flashmode..
8. Now you will get a window showing the list ftf files in the folder... Choose your ftf file to flash.. And press ok..
9. In the main window it will show you the process going on,...Wait a few second and you will get a window asking you to connect your phone,.. 
10. Connect the usb cable to your phone, DON'T CONNECT IT TO PC YET...
11. There is a specific key for each device to enter the flash mode, find out the key for your device from below,
    
    
    back button:-
    x8, x10, x10 mini, x10 mini pro, play, arc, arc s, neo, neo v, pro
    
    Volume down button:-
    mini, mini pro, ray, active, live with walkman, S, P, U, sola
    
    THE ABOVE ARE THE SPECIFIC KEY FOR EACH DEVICE TO ENTER FLASH MODE,..
12. Now press and hold the specific key of your device, and connect the usb cable to the pc.. hold the key until the flash tool asks you to release the key,..
13. Wait till the flashing process finishes, and keep in mind that, the first boot might take some time as it have to rebuild the cache and all.. Now you have your phone back on track,.. IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG, REPEAT THE WHOLE PROCEDURE...
14. If you think this helped you, Open www.facebook.com/teq2day and Like the page.. ;-)

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Use your Android/Symbian phone as a webcam

Smatcam is a really nice software which helps us to convert our mobile camera into a webcam,.. This works very well and i am using it..

what you will need ?
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1. A wifi or bluetooth enabled pc or laptop
2. An android or a symbian phone.. ( try it with a java phone, it may work)
3. Common sense :P

it's quite useful and fun,.. You can use our phone as a spy cam.. ;-) just open the smartcam app and connect it via WiFi or Bluetooth and place the phone somewhere you want to be observed... You can also record the video... 

How to do it?

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• Download the package from HERE
• Install the exe file in your pc
• Install the apk file in your android or install the sis file in your symbian,.. If you have a java phone, install the jar file
• Open the installed software in pc

You can connect the camera of your phone to PC either using Bluetooth or using wifi,. I prefer wifi because it is more fast and it gives much more range of operation..

Using Bluetooth

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1. Open app in pc and phone
2. In mobile, press options and select settings, choose connection type as Bluetooth
3. In pc also change the settings to bluetooth
4. In mobile select bluetooth server and find your pc and click on connect via bluetooth

Using Wifi

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1. Open app in pc and phone
2. In mobile, press options and select settings, choose connection type as wifi
3. In pc also change the settings to wifi
4. Make sure that your phone and your lap or pc is connected to a common wifi network
5. Tap on the remote server and enter the ip address of your lap .. it should be like 192.168.x.x
6. Give port number as 9361
7. then press back and connect via wifi

done you are good to go,.. enjoy

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Sony Released 4.1.B.0.587 ICS for wt19i - Download the ftf file from here

Sony Released an updated version of ics to live with walkman [wt19i] which fixes some bugs.. The previous ICS version [ie the .431] was a buggy one,.. That version had so many bugs like laggy dial pad, the frame skipping of video camera etc,.. Now they fixed some of the bugs..

what's new??
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• camera quality has improved... NO frame skipping..
• the dial pad loads faster- no lagging
• better ram management
• Less battery draining [you will have to wait for a week to get the real battery life]
• New baseband 

If you have a locked bootloader, then you can have this update using Sony PC companion or Sony Update Service[SUS].. But if you have an unlocked bootloader, you will not be able to update your phone using Pc companion or sus.. You will have to download the ftf file and will have to flash it yourself...

Here is a link to xda forum where you will get the download links... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1837398

credit goes to sravan242 of xda who uploaded the ftf file for us...

don't forget to thank him ;-)

If you don't know what to do with the ftf file, read  http://www.teq2day.com/2012/08/how-to-flash-your-xperia-devices-using.html

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No Play Store/ Market After installing cyanogenmod?

So you have installed cyanogenmod in your device and there is no
play store/ android market available? I can help with that,..
In fact cyanogenmod does not come with some Google apps like Google talk, and play store..
You can install it very easily..

How To Install play store and other Google apps?
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First, if you have already installed an apk of Google play store, then remove it

Now goto http://goo.im/gapps  and find the appropriate gapps (or google apps) zip file and download it
Transfer the zip file to your device's sd card and reboot to cwm,..
now, DO NOT WIPE data or don't do anything else.. Just choose the option to install zip from sd card and install the gapps zip file,.. once finished the installation, you are donw!! Enjoy cyanogenmod... it's such a great rom...

If You have cyanogenmod 7 Download http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-gb-20110307-signed.zip
                  Cyanogenmod 9 Download http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-ics-20120429-signed.zip

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Install Real ICS r6 Custom Rom On Your Xperia Mini/Mini Pro/LWW/Active

Real ICS r6 is  a custom ROM based on the official ICS version 4.1.B.0.587.. It is a highly customized ROM for those who loves awesome user interface,... I used this ROM for a few days, And it is really nice one... Really worth a try.. The negative part of this ROM is that it is a heavy one... One thing i liked in this rom is that it's got a very nice battery backup....


YOU WILL NEED UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER TO INSTALL A CUSTOM ROM,....



HOW TO INSTALL
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You will need flashtool to install the kernel..


HOW TO INSTALL THE KERNEL
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1. Follow THIS link and download the kernel for your device..
2. Open the zip file and copy the "boot.img" to the desktop.. We are ready for the flashing process..
3. Disconnect the phone from the computer.. Open the flashtool,.. turn off the phone,... wait for some seconds,.. then connect the usb to your phone [only to the phone not to pc].... Now press and hold the volume up key [ the key to enter into the fastboot mode.. ] and connect the phone to the pc,.. then after a few seconds release the key...


4. Now you are in fastboot mode.. You can see that the flashtool has recognized your device.. if not then you did not install the drivers for your device..     In the flasshtool, click on the 1st icon [the thunderbolt icon] and choose fastboot mode.. Then click on the "select kernel to flash"..
Browse to desktop and click on the boot.img that we previously pasted on the desktop.



Now you have installed the kernel for your rom..

HOW TO INSTALL THE ROM
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1. Download the zip file of the rom from HERE
2. Copy the zip file to the sd card of your device
3. Reboot in to cwm
4. Make a full wipe
5. Wipe dalvick cache
6. Install the rom
7. Enjoy...!!!






If you are new to flashing and all,.. take a look at THIS LINK
You May Also like this rom,.. take a look at cyanogen mod 9 HERE For your xperia

Here is a small demo of the rom,.. Check it out.... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHerfpISxHY

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