Installing Oneofakind Lightweight Android 6.0 Marshmallow Rom On Xperia S

Oneofakind Marshmallow custom rom for Xperia S is based on AOSP and it is focused on battery conservation, performance and stability. It is very lightweight rom that offers a smooth scrolling experience on your device. Besides, it is a packed with a whole lot of other features that you're gonna love.

This rom is already rooted, so you need not worry about rooting your LT26i after flashing the rom.


How To Flash Oneofakind Marshmallow rom on Xperia S

Requirements

• OneOfaKind Marshmallow Rom - Download
• Recommended Gapps - Download

How To Flash OneOfaKind

Because the data partition of your Xperia S device is small compared to the required partition size, the device has to be re-partitioned in order to fully and properly accommodate this rom.

Now, before you proceed with re-partitioning the device, download the requirements (rom and gapps) above to your drive. Click here to learn how to re-partition and flash Marshmallow roms on Xperia S.

If you have any questions, please post in comments section below.

Installing nAOSP Lollipop (5.0, 5.1) Rom On Xperia S LT26i

Since there is yet no official lollipop firmware for Sony Xperia S (LT26i), nAOSP has made the available for this device. The good thing about this rom is that it can be flashed easily via TWRP recovery and besides, it has all the features of a stock lollipop because that's what it actually is. :P

Read how to install MIUI 7 on Xperia S

Since this rom is unofficial, the only updates you can get will be from the developer of nAOSP. So don't expect any official updates.

If you feel like flashing this rom on your Xperia S, read and follow the guide below carefully.

How To Flash nAOSP Lollipop Rom On Xperia S

Requirements:

• TWRP recovery - Download and install
• nAOSP Lollipop Rom - Download
• (Optional) Superuser (for root access) - Download

Read how to flash pure marshmallow rom on Xperia S

Flashing nAOSP Lollipop On Xperia S

• Download and flash TWRP from the link above
• Copy downloaded nAOSP rom to sdcard root
• If you wish to enable root access, copy download Superuser package to sdcard too
• Reboot device in recovery mode
• Do the following: Factory Reset / Wipe Data, Format System, Cache and Dalvik Cache
• Flash nAOSP lollipop rom
• Flash SuperUser package
• Reboot

And that's all.

Now you can comfortably enjoy a rooted lollipop rom on your Sony Xperia S (LT26i) device.

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[Updated] MIUI 7 for Sony Xperia S (Lt26i)

This post features the all new and cool MIUI 7 for Xperia S. The rom functions smoothly and so far, I've discovered no bugs on my device. 

The rom has so many cool features which you might wanna checkout yourself ;-)

If you wish to install this rom for use or just for testing, carefully follow the guide here to do a complete and clean error-free install. Though, installing this rom isn't any difficult if you are already used to flashing and trying out roms on your device. You install the normal way.

How to install

Disclaimer: Your use of this guide is strictly at your own risk. If your device gets damaged, I or Leakite will not be held responsible. Ensure to always backup your current rom before installing a new one just in case something goes wrong.

Also read about Installing TWRP 3.0.0 on Sony Xperia S LT26i (nozomi) and How to perfectly install Android 6.0 Marshmallow on Xperia S (LT26i)

Step One: Download MIUI 7 for Xperia S

Latest (4.4):
MIUI 7 (6.5.27) [Download]

Older versions:
MIUI 7 (6.5.20) [Download]
MIUI 7 (6.4.22) [Download]
MIUI 7 (6.4.15) [Download]
MIUI 7 (6.4.1)  [Download]
MIUI 7 (6.3.4)  [Download]
MIUI 7 (6.2.28)  [Download]
MIUI 7 (6.1.8) [Download]
MIUI 7 (5.12.25) [Download]


Step Two: Extract the boot.img contained in the zip archive and place in your fastboot folder

Step Three: Reboot device to fastboot and connect to PC (hold volume up then connect usb cable). Then type in these commands:

fastboot devices

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot reboot

Step Four: Boot into recovery mode, wipe data and cache. Flash rom and wait till flashing completes.

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Step Five: Reboot device to system. First boot might take a while, so please be patient.

That's all...and done!

Now your device is running MIUI 7. See my screenshots below...

How to perfectly install Android 6.0 Marshmallow on Xperia S (LT26i)

Installing Android Marshmallow on Xperia S is a little bit complicated if you do not have basic knowledge of CMD (Command prompt) commands. But not to worry, I'm right here to help you with that.

After installing the rom on my Xperia S, it run pretty smooth. So, feel free to try it out, if you want to.


REQUIREMENTS

1. A PC
2. Rooted Xperia S
3. TWRP recovery installed 
4. Fastboot / ADB folder
5. Pure AOSP Marshmallow rom [Download]
6. (Optional) Stock ftf firmware [Download]  (if you want to revert to stock rom)

Also read about Installing TWRP 3.0.0 on Sony Xperia S LT26i (nozomi) and MIUI 7 for Sony Xperia S (Lt26i)

FULL INSTALLATION GUIDE

Note: Before you go about installing any custom rom to your device, you should consider making a backup of your current rom just in case you mess something up. Make a backup of your SDcard content too.

Read how to flash nAOSP Lollipop (5.0, 5.1) Rom On Xperia S LT26i

Disclaimer: your use of this guide is strictly at your own risk just in case something goes wrong and your device gets damaged. I or Leakite will not be held responsible, but you.

Step One: Reboot your device to TWRP recovery

Step Two: Go to Mount and uncheck all the checked options

Read how to flash OneOfaKind lightweight Marshmallow rom on Xperia S

Steep Three: Connect the device to PC using a USB cable, then launch CMD from your ADB / Fastboot directory

Step Four: Type in the following commands

adb shell 

fdisk /dev/block/mmcblk0 

p

d

15

d

14

n

(First cylinder) -> You have to enter the start cylinder of partition 14 as read in partition table earlier.

(Last cylinder) -> Here, check the end cylinder of partition 15. Mine was 954240. The subtraction then looked like this: 954240-16384= 954238. So, I entered 937856 here.



p 
w

exit 

adb push pure_aosp_marshmallow_r1.zip /tmp/

Note: 'pure_aosp_marshmallow_r1.zip' should be the name of your downloaded Marshmallow rom. If you renamed it, effect the change in the command above before you hit Enter button.

Now, we're done with the hard part. Let's go ahead and install the rom now.

To install, select the Install option in TWRP recovery to commence the installation. Once done, reboot device to system.

First boot takes a while, so be patient and wait for it.

IMPORTANT: To revert all the changes made to your device's partition, you will have to flash a stock ftf firmware. After flashing, if you're still unable to mount your sdcard, go to Settings > storage and format the sdcard. This will fix it.

To go back to previous rom, just restore the backup you made previously.

That's all!

See my screenshots below: