Update Android 4.0 Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini

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Update Android 4.0 Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini

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Sony Ericsson Xperia mini Pro users can now smile as in the due course of this article we will be checking on how you can update the latest Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0 firmware. Please note that this is not an official firmware released by Sony Ericsson and there is no ETA on by when this firmware will be released officially. Also, this firmware is not an official firmware released by the Sony and is a firmware which is developed by a third party developer developed by kamarush.

In the due course of this article we will be checking out on what are the things which are working as well as not working along with the screen captures on how this update will look like. Please note that in the process of firmware update, you will need to back up all the data present in your phone which you can do the same from the below mentioned steps. Please note that this firmware is not a stable version of firmware as of now and over a period of time when the new release comes.

Update

SMS – Use “SMS Backup & Restore app”,
Contacts – Sync with the Gmail application,
Call Log –Call Log and Restore
Images, Songs, Videos, Files – Copy to internal / External SD Card,
APN and MMS Settings – Note down from the path “Applications > Settings > Wireless and Network > Mobile Networks > Access Point Names”

Working:

  • Audio
  • Gsm
  • Wifi (fixed)
  • Gps
  • Bluetooth
  • 2D/3D
  • Touchscreen
  • Lights
  • Vibration etc.

Revive Tu Dispositivo Xperia X10 Mini (Xperia E10a/i) (Bien Explicado Paso a Paso). Duration: 20:55. Angel Roman 157,675 views. The Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Mini—also known as the E10i (international) or E10a (Americas)—is a smartphone by Sony Ericsson in the Xperia series. It is the second Sony Ericsson smartphone to run the Android operating system, and also one of the smallest Android handsets to date. The X10 Mini was first revealed on 14 February 2010.

Bugs:

  • Data
  • Rotation/G-Sensor
  • HW Keyboard lights

Not Working:

  • Camera

CAUTION: This update should not be applied to the phones which are NETWORK LOCKED DEVICES, if you still continue to update your phone then we cannot guarantee on the consequences.

Disclaimer: Please note that we should not be held responsible in any manner in whole or in parts if any damage is done to your device caused by updating the firmware which is a very unlikely event if you follow the instructions as mentioned in the article including the pre requisites and the procedure to update the phone.

Please note that this ICS Android 4.0.3 firmware can only be applied on Rooted Sony Ericsson Xperia mini Pro device.

Screen Captures of ICS on Xperia mini Pro:

So assuming that you have followed all the instructions, you can now proceed to the next page where we have summed up all the instructions.

Pages: 12

And just like that, after initial beta versions of Android 4.0 custom ROM ports got out for Galaxy S, Galaxy S2, Nexus S, EVO 3D, Nexus One, HTC Desire and even the nearly unthinkable for this, the HTC Wildfire, the Xperia X10 has scored one, too.

Games

If you remember, it’s the same device for which Sony Ericsson — the phone’s manufacturer *ahem* — said that they would not be able to update it to (even) Android 2.3 Gingerbread. But here we are, the first Android 4.0 ICS ROM has already booted on the Xperia X10, with much stuff working, although it’s not at all good for daily life usage. Yes, credits go to zdzihu over at XDA for this.

Here’s more info about the ROM:

[KERNEL] – ol’ good 2.6.29-SEMC
– fixed touchscreen driver (now backward-compatibile with Gingerbread) [ROM] – partially based on drewis release (thanks!) – currently I don’t have access to PC that could handle compilation of the whole thing
If someone could compile clean es209ra build and upload it would be awesome. [WORKING] – it boots
– radio, calls, txt (sms)
– audio partially working (in-call is fine, playing mp3/ringtones leads to WLOD)
– bluetooth, GPS seem to work
– wifi almost working (“can’t find wlan0 device”)
– mobile data (it gets IP but disconects afterwards, needs investiagtion) [NOT WORKING] – most of the stuff does not work
– quite unstable

How to Install Android 4.0 Custom ROM on Xperia X10

  1. Make sure you really wanna install it because it’s in alpha stage, and not good for use in daily life — as of Nov 21, 2011.
  2. Download the Android 4.0 ROM from here. The current version is Alpha1 — check and download the latest version available and then, continue with this guide to install it.
  3. Extract it to get the Android 4.0 ROM and kernel files. Obviously, the bigger file (in size) is the ROM.
  4. Transfer the ROM file to your phone.
  5. Flash the kernel using flashtool. Use this guide on how to use flashtool to flash kernel on SE devices.
  6. Once kernel is flashed, reboot the phone into recovery mode.
  7. Select “install zip from sdcard”, then install zip from sdcard and browse and select the ROM file you transferred in step 3 above.
  8. Once it’s flashed, reboot your X10 from recovery using ‘reboot system now’.
  9. Let it boot peacefully, and prepare for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich awesomeness.
  10. [Optional] Donate the developer, zdzihu, to appreciate the hard work, and support further development.

That’s it. Share you views and suggestions in comments below.

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