Hi i have a UK Xplay r800i
I want to Flash the latest Stock rom and Doomlords Kernel.
Is there any way to do this without access to flash tool ?
I have Mac and Linux Machines only, My Linux box is all set up with ADB so is my prefered option
You need to use Windows, sadly. However, you can run a virtual machine on Linux. These instructions were meant for Ubuntu, but you can use them on any Linux distribution.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1308862
I do not have a windows disc so unfortunately no go
You could open the flashtool file for the firmware you want using winrar and extract the system.sin file from it.
Then flash the system.sin using fastboot enter
fastboot flash system system.sin
Then just flash doomskernel in fastboot and your good to go
216Monster said:
You could open the flashtool file for the firmware you want using winrar and extract the system.sin file from it.
Then flash the system.sin using fastboot enter
fastboot flash system system.sin
Then just flash doomskernel in fastboot and your good to go
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WORKED!
Thankyou
lordjubblydave said:
WORKED!
Thankyou
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Thats not a good idea, updating that way leaves you with an older baseband, although you have updated the /system/ partition, you now have an old radio for the F/W you are using, this will lead to incompatibilities and bugs, if your radio was from 2.3.3 720p video recording may not work.
Your correct, the camera does not work at all.
Any suggestions ?
You can't even relock bootloader and use ota without flashtool so i'm stumped.
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Sorry to lead you through all that for nothing. Its just a quick way to get a different system on my phone. I dont have to worry about baseband problems, sorry for wastin your time!
I used to flash Radio seperately all the time, back in the Day on my G1.
can the radio not be flashed seperately in the same way as i flashed the kernel and system ?
because apart from the camera not working my phone is working perfectly as it should
lordjubblydave said:
I used to flash Radio seperately all the time, back in the Day on my G1.
can the radio not be flashed seperately in the same way as i flashed the kernel and system ?
because apart from the camera not working my phone is working perfectly as it should
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I know of no way to flash baseband seperately, that dosent mean it can't be done, in theory any partition can be flashed from fastboot, but you would need to know the partition radio is on and you would need a baseband.sin/.img. the only people here with that kind of know how are binary, blagus and doomlord, maybe you should pm one and ask
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Hmm, weirdly, the camera is working fine now.
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Could somebody point me to a good guide for flashing my play?
i see alot of useful hints, but not a real point to point tut...
and could somebody please point me to the most stable working version of ICS?
gps and data is a must!
Thnx in advance!
Depends on your model of play. CDMA or GSM?
R800i/x/a/at?
ICS is a bit finnicky with data depending on the model
I've got the R800i and data works. Also, are you able to unlock your bootloader?
There's a hidden keypad combination that tells you how (I can't remember the code though)
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CTU_Loscombe said:
Depends on your model of play. CDMA or GSM?
R800i/x/a/at?
ICS is a bit finnicky with data depending on the model
I've got the R800i and data works. Also, are you able to unlock your bootloader?
There's a hidden keypad combination that tells you how (I can't remember the code though)
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sorry for the late reply, had to help my father in law
i have a R800i, think it is gsm, where do i check?
i am able to unlock bootloader, allready checked with code and went to sony unlock site. Have the code to unlock bootloader on my computer. I allready downloaded and installed android sdk.
Now all i need is an fast, light and stable version of ICS and a good tut i can follow. I dont want to wait for the official sony update, i can always install that later if i want to. But my experience with custom roms tell me that they are always better then the original XD
* okay, so i unlocked my bootloader just now now if anybody could help me out here, would be very much apreciated!
anybody?
can i just flash the Darkforest ICS Kernel and then flash rom?
or do i have to do something else first?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1571658
Try this thread mate. It's the ICS rom I'm using. Using DoomLords Advanced Stock kernel. You may need to flash his WiFi modules too (I got lucky and didn't have to)
So, since I'm guessing you have USB debugging enabled (in settings somewhere) and fastboot works here's what you need to do:
Download the kernel of your choice i.e Doomkernel Advanced Stock and rename it to "boot" (without the speechmarks). It's an IMG format file
Download the ICS rom i.e KA12 (one I'm using) and move it to the root of your SD card (along with any of the other zips in that thread you want to use...I advise against "onscreen buttons" and "battery" one...they display wrong)
Under the Android folder on your PC locate the Fastboot folder and move the "boot" file there.
Now, whilst still in that folder, hold shift and left click (might be i and left click lol I forget) and "Open command line here"
Switch your phone off and connect in fastboot (hold search whilst connecting phone to PC) and type the following:
fastboot flash boot.img then hit enter
After its done, type fastboot boot boot.img then when your phone resets, disconnect it.
Sometimes it loads up the kernel then switches off but don't worry about it. Switch it back on and hammer the back key for all its worth and you should boot into ClockworkMod. Perform a factory reset/data wipe, wipe cache, Advanced followed by wipe dalvik cache
Go back to the main ClockworkMod menu and install zip from sd card, choose zip, then select the rom you downloaded I.e KA12.zip and install...let it run its course...back to main menu and install zip, choose zip, and install any of the other add-ons you downloaded
After you are done, select reboot and wait...first boot can take ages
IF after 10mins its still not booted then flash an older firmware using Flashtool.
For most of the ICS roms you need to be on the .62 firmware by the way
Anyone spot any errors please tell me...Dont want to soft brick the guy
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Allrighty will give it a try
For most of the ICS roms you need to be on the .62 firmware by the way
what do you mean by that? where can i check?
* so basicly if i want the darkforest rom, first i have to flash official ICS beta, then flash kernel, then flash darkforest rom?
Under the About Phone section in Settings
Think it's basically your baseband version.
Mine had the last 2 digits as .42 until I flashed the newer firmware. If yours ends in .62 then you're good to go. If not, grab the .62 firmware (it's a ftf file) from the internet (make sure its the xperia play one lol) and flash it with Flashtool
I'm off out so I'm not gonna be online for a few hours. PM me if you have any issues
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proppie said:
sorry for the late reply, had to help my father in law
i have a R800i, think it is gsm, where do i check?
i am able to unlock bootloader, allready checked with code and went to sony unlock site. Have the code to unlock bootloader on my computer. I allready downloaded and installed android sdk.
Now all i need is an fast, light and stable version of ICS and a good tut i can follow. I dont want to wait for the official sony update, i can always install that later if i want to. But my experience with custom roms tell me that they are always better then the original XD
* okay, so i unlocked my bootloader just now now if anybody could help me out here, would be very much apreciated!
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Hate to tell you this, but none of the ICS ROMs currently available are going to be "light, fast and stable" in any distinguishable manner from another as they are all beta at the moment. They all use the Sony beta as base, so whatever chinks it has in it's armor, they will too. Really, the best choice is to pick the one that interests you most and experiment with it. I would recommend using KeiranFTW's Darkforest ICS Kernel for sure. He has a great ROM as well.
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allright i managed to flash darkforest.
but im still at smallband .56
how do i upgrade it?
proppie said:
allright i managed to flash darkforest.
but im still at smallband .56
how do i upgrade it?
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there u go.. https://rapidshare.com/#!download|317p9|3608762254|R800i_4.0.2.A.0.62__1253-4437_.ftf|287303|R~BCA5945DD42413F522F8844FECDBB03A|0|0
thnx dloading now
can i just flash this over all i allready installed?
or do i have to reinstall all the darkforest thingies?
edit :
meh had to reinstall evrything. ah well, all is good now
I unlocked my boot loader the way it shows you on sonyericsson site, now my phone wont work it gets to the sony ericsson then stops. anyone no whats happened?
Adam1986 said:
I unlocked my boot loader the way it shows you on sonyericsson site, now my phone wont work it gets to the sony ericsson then stops. anyone no whats happened?
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did u flash any rom or kernel??
all i did was root my play using the one click method a wile ago, and was using v6 supercharger, so decided to unlock boot loader how it shows you on sony site, im kind of new to all this, i wanted to try a new rom but i needed to unlock boot loader, now its just stuck at 2nd sony ericsson start up screen.
Adam1986 said:
all i did was root my play using the one click method a wile ago, and was using v6 supercharger, so decided to unlock boot loader how it shows you on sony site, im kind of new to all this, i wanted to try a new rom but i needed to unlock boot loader, now its just stuck at 2nd sony ericsson start up screen.
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unlock bootloader cant cause like that, maybe something else.. try to flash your firmware back using flashtool..
Does anyone no whats happened? please help ha also was gona try installing doomlords kernel but when i try to unzip the file it says its not a valid archive, is it not a zip file?
Adam1986 said:
Does anyone no whats happened? please help ha also was gona try installing doomlords kernel but when i try to unzip the file it says its not a valid archive, is it not a zip file?
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as i said.. flash back your stock rom via flashtool.. it should solve your problem..
for doomkernel.. its a .img file that u need to flash it using fastboot
thanks for helping, where can i find the flash tool? what software do i use to unpack doomlords kernel? thanks again for any help.
Adam1986 said:
thanks for helping, where can i find the flash tool? what software do i use to unpack doomlords kernel? thanks again for any help.
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Flashtool:
http://androxyde.github.com/
what software do i use to unpack doomlords kernel?:
It is usually a .IMG file that you flash using Fastboot.exe (there's many guide in the forums on this, just have a search around)
how do i flash back to stock rom, ive installed flashtool, now do i need to download another rom? also i still cant find anything on how to unpack doomlords kernel :/ sorry for all questions im just a noob ha.
Adam1986 said:
how do i flash back to stock rom, ive installed flashtool, now do i need to download another rom? also i still cant find anything on how to unpack doomlords kernel :/ sorry for all questions im just a noob ha.
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You don't unpack the kernel. Search the development forum for the correct .ftf file that corresponds to your phone model.
Then, find a guide to using fastboot. That will tell you how to use the kernel.
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Adam1986 said:
how do i flash back to stock rom, ive installed flashtool, now do i need to download another rom? also i still cant find anything on how to unpack doomlords kernel :/ sorry for all questions im just a noob ha.
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flash this stock rom http://www.mediafire.com/?69i1wwhlvzf18f8
then place it in firmware folder in flashtool.. then flash it(turn off phone, hold the back button n connect to pc via usb.. led turn green.)
flash this kernel (.img file) via fastboot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1176502&page=216
put boot.img file in the fastboot folder.
fastboot download - http://www.mediafire.com/?ea6l1lab1tl0ah3
open fastboot folder, press shift+right click.. then click ' open command window here ' then..turn phone off, hold the search button(blue led)
type this in the command window - fastboot flash boot boot.img
turn on phone.. n thats it
p/s : u need to flash doomkernel wifi module in cwm.. gud luck
Thanks
i bought used xperia play wich was rooted and bootloader unlocked(finded after installed custom kernel).im currently running markpython ics rom,and have some battery draining issues when phone is in sleep mode,so i tried to reveret to stock GB.when i try to flasht tft file i keep getting this message:
ERR_SEVERITY="MAJOR";ERR_CLASS="SECURITY_CLASS";ERR_STATIC="SIN_HEAD_VER";ERR_DYNAMIC="Failed to verify sin header";
tried version of flashtool from 5 to newest but allways the same result,tried different tft file,and same thing happening
any ideas?
dimitrijer said:
i bought used xperia play wich was rooted and bootloader unlocked(finded after installed custom kernel).im currently running markpython ics rom,and have some battery draining issues when phone is in sleep mode,so i tried to reveret to stock GB.when i try to flasht tft file i keep getting this message:
ERR_SEVERITY="MAJOR";ERR_CLASS="SECURITY_CLASS";ERR_STATIC="SIN_HEAD_VER";ERR_DYNAMIC="Failed to verify sin header";
tried version of flashtool from 5 to newest but allways the same result,tried different tft file,and same thing happening
any ideas?
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Have you got USB Debugging turned on under settings?
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yes.this is not my firs experience with flashtool.i had x8,x10 and lww before and all phones worked fine with flashtool
It's probably because of the kernel. Try flashing the stock kernel first, before flashing the entire tft file. The stock kernel is the file called "kernel.sin" inside the tft file. You can extract it and flash it while is fastboot mode.
Or if you want to flash it using flashmode, use the 7zip program and delete all files inside the tft file except the single folder and the kernel.sin, then flash the modified tft file.
Tnx will try it,i was able to flash custom kernel usingvfastboot.
ok this is confusing.i was able to flash kernel and system with fastboot mode,but still cant flassh ftf file with flash mode?
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Didnt work.flashed kernel via fastboot mode but same error when trying flashmode
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Hello. So far, I have found some flashing tools that work on Windows. Is there a way to flash firmware on Linux? Thanks in advance...
optimumpro said:
Hello. So far, I have found some flashing tools that work on Windows. Is there a way to flash firmware on Linux? Thanks in advance...
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fastboot for zui and obviously twrp for anything else.
Fastboot works fine on linux, you just need to use it with root. There are quite a lot of images to flash though. I've a 1- click guide on zukfans, there is a batch for windows, but it will save you some typing and give you a point to start off.
I'm not sure if it works with locked bootloader, if locked and you want it to remain so, the only way is to use qpst/qfil or miflash, which are all strictly Windows software.
liveroy said:
fastboot for zui and obviously twrp for anything else.
Fastboot works fine on linux, you just need to use it with root. There are quite a lot of images to flash though. I've a 1- click guide on zukfans, there is a batch for windows, but it will save you some typing and give you a point to start off.
I'm not sure if it works with locked bootloader, if locked and you want it to remain so, the only way is to use qpst/qfil or miflash, which are all strictly Windows software.
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Thanks for your reply.
I don't think I need root for fastboot. My plan is to unlock bootloader and install a custom rom. I can probably unlock bootloader straight with fastboot command. However, I want to update baseband, as I have read LTE might not work without it. And for baseband I need a flash tool. I am coming from Sony and have plenty of experience in flashing, fastbooting and developing roms. In fact, my Jaguar rom is quite popular on Xperia Z1-Z3 threads. Can a baseband be extracted from stock firmware, so that it could be flashed via fastboot or TWRP? I doubt I can do it via TWRP. I don't have a Windows machine and even if I install Windows on VM, I doubt Qucomm's official software would work. Correct me, if I am wrong...
optimumpro said:
Thanks for your reply.
I don't think I need root for fastboot. My plan is to unlock bootloader and install a custom rom. I can probably unlock bootloader straight with fastboot command. However, I want to update baseband, as I have read LTE might not work without it. And for baseband I need a flash tool. I am coming from Sony and have plenty of experience in flashing, fastbooting and developing roms. In fact, my Jaguar rom is quite popular on Xperia Z1-Z3 threads. Can a baseband be extracted from stock firmware, so that it could be flashed via fastboot or TWRP? I doubt I can do it via TWRP. I don't have a Windows machine and even if I install Windows on VM, I doubt Qucomm's official software would work. Correct me, if I am wrong...
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errr, I meant that you need to run fastboot as root on the Linux machine...w/e
You can flash the modem, which is also the "baseband" through fastboot. The modem firmware is called NON-HLOS.bin and you can find it in the qpst package of any ZUI available.
fastboot -i 0x2b4c flash modem NON-HLOS.BIN
fastboot -i 0x2b4c erase modemst1
fastboot -i 0x2b4c erase modemst2
Not sure if qpst works properly in a VM, although the firehose uses virtual port 9008 and I'm not sure if that can pass through. You shall test that for yourself, if you end up in need to use qpst.
I messed up my boot partition on "A" slot where the stock ROM is still installed and now I cannot boot it, but I want to test if some issues persist with stock android.
perennial said:
I messed up my boot partition on "A" slot where the stock ROM is still installed and now I cannot boot it, but I want to test if some issues persist with stock android.
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I've done it with Flashtool. You can download ftf with xperifirm, then copy kernel sin file somewhere and use sin editor function in Flashtool to dump it into img., (or just flash the firmware, checking every box in the 'exclude' section except for the boot files).
levone1 said:
I've done it with Flashtool. You can download ftf with xperifirm, then copy kernel sin file somewhere and use sin editor function in Flashtool to dump it into img.
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That doesn't work. Flashtool says "sin version not yet supported".
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(or just flash the firmware, checking every box in the 'exclude' section except for the boot files).
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That didn't work for me either, the phone did not boot. I had to flash the whole stock firmware.
Try to fix it with Xperia Companion
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