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  • Sony Xperia Z PACman Android 4.2.2 Custom ROM Installation Guide

    The Sony Xperia Z is great smartphone, maybe even the best from Sony. Along with great hardware the Xperia Z has great software and ROM support with ROMs like PACman Android 4.2.2 being available for it.

    The PACman Android 4.2.2 custom ROM combines the best features from Cyanogenmod, Paranoid Android and AOKP making it one of the best ROMs available for the Sony Xperia Z.

    Although the PACman Android 4.2.2 custom ROM is stable and ready for daily use, the developer has noted that some devices have faced a “Baseband Unknown” error which can be fixed easy by going this link.

    xperia z Sony Xperia Z PACman Android 4.2.2 Custom ROM Installation Guide

    Before start making you’ve completed the following pre-requisites:

    1. Installed USB drivers for your Sony Xperia Z.

    2. Enabled USB debugging mode.

    3. Made sure that the bootloader of the Sony Xperia Z is unlocked.

    4. The Sony Xperia Z has a custom recovery installed, we recommend CWM.

    5. Your phone is at least 80% charged.

    6. You’ve created a Nandroid backup through the installed recovery.

    7. Your phone is rooted.

    Now that we’re done with those, let’s start with the installation process itself, follow the steps below:

    Step 1- Download the PACman Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean ROM and Google Apps.

    Step 2- Connect your Sony Xperia Z to a computer using mass storage mode and copy over the ROM to the phone.

    Step 3- Download this Fastboot package and unzip the Fastboot.zip file into the C drive of your PC. It’ll then create the fastboot folder with four folders.

    Step 4- Turn off your Sony Xperia Z and boot into Fastboot mode by holding the Volume Down + Power buttons.

    Step 6. Now connect your phone to your computer again in Fastboot mode.

    Step 7. Open CMD.exe (command prompt) on your PC. It can be found in the Start Menu > All Programs > Accessories.

    Step 8. Enter the following command to go to the fastboot folder: cd c:Fastboot 

    Step 9. Enter the following command: fastboot flash boot boot.img followed by fastboot -i 0x0fce flash boot boot.img

    Step 10. After the installation is complete and it gives you an OK prompt unplug your phone and boot into Recovery mode by holding Volume Up + Volume Down and Power buttons.

    Step 11. Use volume rocker to navigate and power button to click. Perform a data wipe + cache wipe

    Step 13. Navigate to flash ZIP from SD card and choose ZIP from SD card

    Step 14. Select the PACman Android 4.2.2 custom ROM’s zip downloaded in step 1 first. Select it using the power button and confirm installation.

    Step 15. Now do the same things with the Google Apps zip file.

    Step 16. When installation is done, go back to the main menu of CWM and perform a reboot.

    Now if you face any problems and questions feel free to ask us in the comments below.

  • Nexus 4 Slim Bean Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Custom ROM Install

    Google latest and great Nexus phone with LG – the Nexus 4 is a cheap but powerful device able to give any device on the market right now a run for it’s money. Being a Nexus phone, the Nexus 4 has excellent developer support and was graced with Android 4.2.2 just a week ago. Although official ROMs are great and all for their stability and reliability, the amount of features you can get with custom ROMs is second to none.

    Today in this article we’ll be covering on how to install the Slim Bean Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean custom ROM on your Nexus 4.

    Nexus 4 Slim Bean Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Custom ROM Install

    Before starting the tutorial, make sure you have CWM Recovery installed on your Nexus 4 and that your phone is rooted. Now with all that done, let’s start the installation process!

    Step 1- Download the Slim Bean Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean ROM and Google Apps.

    Step 2- Connect your phone to a computer using mass storage mode.

    Step 3- Copy and paste the ROM and Google Apps zips downloaded in step 1, into the root folder of the mass storage device. It doesn’t necessarily have to be the root, but putting it in the root helps finding it easier.

    Step 4- Turn off your phone and reboot into the bootloader. Do this by pressing and holding the Volume Up + Volume Down and Power buttons.

    Step 5. Use volume rocker to navigate and power button to click. Perform a data wipe + cache wipe

    Step 6. Navigate to flash ZIP from SD card and choose choose ZIP from SD card

    Step 7. Select the Slim Bean Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean ROM’s zip downloaded in step 1 first. Select it using the power button and confirm installation.

    Step 8. Now do the same things with the Google Apps zip file.

    Step 9. When installation is done, go back to the main menu of CWM and perform a reboot.

    After the phone has rebooted, you should boot into Slim Bean Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean. If you have any questions please feel free to ask us in the comments below.

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  • Nexus 7 XenonHD Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Custom ROM Install Guide

    Good new for Nexus 7 owners as the much anticipated XenonHD Android 2.2 Jelly Bean custom ROM has been released and is available for download.

    Google and ASUS’s budget Nexus 7 tablet certainly helped in turning the tide on Apple’s domination of the tablet market. The Nexus 7 is cheap but packs a lot of neat features which can be expanded even further by installing custom ROMs like the XenonHD.

    Nexus 7 XenonHD Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Custom ROM Install Guide

    XenonHD’s feature list includes:

    JB 4.2.2 JDQ39
    Rooted
    Busybox

    Miscellaneous:
    Add reboot and screenshot options to power menu.
    Additional tiles in Quick Settings.
    Theme Chooser support. (Updated for 4.2)
    Volume rocker wake. (Settings>Display)
    Volume rocker long press to seek tracks. (“”)
    Show rotation lock in quick settings.
    Bluetooth Message Access Profile support.
    Improved scrolling cache.
    Fixed December bug.
    Fixed Google location service.
    Add an option to change the device hostname.
    New moto style softkeys.
    DSPManager added with all the binaries.
    Apollo Music player added and fixed for JB.
    Added XenonHD wallpapers.
    Louder output on speaker for Maguro and Toro.
    Added Galaxy4, PhaseBeam and Holo spiral wallapers.
    Run sysinit during boot.
    Change sysfs permissions to allow user control ksm.
    Wi-fi scan time to 100 to save battery.
    Performance, battery life and other misc tweaks.
    Init.d support with added tweaks and scripts.
    SuperSU application for root.
    CMFile manager added.
    GPS, Camera, Keyboard gestures fixed.
    Build.prop tweaks.
    Battery life tweaks.
    Some secret tweaks.
    I’m forgetting soo many things. Flash and see.
    Etc

    Browser:
    New navbar buttons.
    Added a menu item in Browser called Close other tabs.
    Open in incognito tab option in menu.
    Increased tab limit.
    Added menu option to open url in browser.
    Enabled tablet like browser on grouper.

    Messaging:
    QuickMessage and Reply.
    Custom notification vibrate patterns.
    Timestamp options.
    Input type selection.
    Add reminder to calendar.
    Templates functionality.
    Split SMS functionality.
    Emoji and Strip unicode support.
    Etc

    Phone and Contacts:
    T-9 Dialer and with other stuff.
    Dialpad settings.
    Etc

    Toro:
    Use correct battery capacity, add missing eri.xml
    Allow tethering.
    Fix overlay/networkAttributes array

    Maguro:
    Fix MMS receiving on T-Mobile
    Enable automatic backlight by default.

    Tuna:
    Removed bugmailer.
    Fix gps issues.

    Add simtoolkit application

    Now that’s a lot of stuff, so before we get started make sure that you have CWM recovery installed and that your Nexus 7 tablet is rooted.

    Step 1- Download the XenonHD Android 2.2 Jelly Bean ROM and Google Apps.

    Step 2- Connect your Nexus 7 to a computer using mass storage mode.

    Step 3- Copy and paste the ROM and Google Apps zips downloaded in step 1, into the root folder of the mass storage device. It doesn’t necessarily have to be the root, but putting it in the root helps finding it easier.

    Step 4- Turn off your Nexus 7 and reboot into the bootloader. Do this by pressing and holding the Volume Up + Volume Down and Power buttons.

    Step 5. Use volume rocker to navigate and power button to click. Perform a data wipe + cache wipe

    Step 6. Navigate to flash ZIP from SD card and choose ZIP from SD card

    Step 7. Select the XenonHD Android 2.2 Jelly Bean ROM’s zip downloaded in step 1 first. Select it using the power button and confirm installation.

    Step 8. Now do the same things with the Google Apps zip file.

    Step 9. When installation is done, go back to the main menu of CWM and perform a reboot.

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    The process is now complete and you should boot into the installed ROM. If you have any questions or problems feel free to ask us in the comments below.

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