First of all hello everybody
Since this is my first post and im semi noob il try to be as explicit as I can.
I personaly own an lt15i so I have some xp.
A friend of mine gave me his arc in order to root/instal custom rom etc.
-network locked on Orange Romania.
- seems to be not unlockable (bootloader I mean) since I have no Rooting Status section in the service menu.
-2.3.3 Version update dosnt work (via phone or pc companion,it says it has the latest version )
- baseband version 7X30A-AAABQMAZM-1290_21-29
Kernel 2.6.32.9-pref [email protected]#1
Last Section (About compiling smth,its not in english and i forgot its name)
3.0.1.A.0.150
I need to get it to ICS.
What can be done?
The phone is not rooted,its in perfect state and it only has some apps instaled from the market (player etc).Except that its as new as you buy it.
Would rooting resolve the issue?
Would network unlocking?
Any ideas,sugestions or anything else would greatly be apreciated.
Thanks in advance!
Not a very good first post it has to be said. Read the stickys, read them again and once more after that. Then ask any questions still remaining on the relevant threads.
Sent from my CM9'd Arc
XperienceD said:
Not a very good first post it has to be said. Read the stickys, read them again and once more after that. Then ask any questions still remaining on the relevant threads.
Sent from my CM9'd Arc
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I do not understand this attitude around here,no offence but an answer would of take you less time to write.
I read all the stiky's (except for the themes forum and accesories ) and did not find any helpfull information. Been googling and forum searching the issue for about 4 hours. If you are willing to manualy read 100+ reply's with 1% change of finding helpfull information please be my guest (I used topic search duh)
I might be retarded but : No unlocked bootloader no kernel instal,no kernel instal no ics since its gb kernel. No official update for my phone and I suspect it might be network related.. A simple yes or no answer is hard to get in this days... Anyway thank you for your reply and helpfull information
People get such replies off me when they've clearly showed no initiative. You say you've searched, read the stickys etc but everyone says that despite the fact the fact most of the answers can be found in the stickys.
I've got nothing against People asking questions but when new threads are started on a daily basis asking about things that have been answered or discussed many many times over it gets annoying after a while, and if like you say you've found nothing relating to rooting or unlocking the boot loader that's helpful in 4 hours, then god only knows what you've been searching for.
Also, click on the first and last link in my signature.
Sent from my CM9'd Arc
XperienceD said:
People get such replies off me when they've clearly showed no initiative. You say you've searched, read the stickys etc but everyone says that despite the fact the fact most of the answers can be found in the stickys.
I've got nothing against People asking questions but when new threads are started on a daily basis asking about things that have been answered or discussed many many times over it gets annoying after a while, and if like you say you've found nothing relating to rooting or unlocking the boot loader that's helpful in 4 hours, then god only knows what you've been searching for.
Also, click on the first and last link in my signature.
Sent from my CM9'd Arc
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Ok I might be an idiot.
So basicly the answer is no, maybe this was a retarded topic since SE says
In your phone, tap Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status. If Bootloader unlock allowed says Yes, then you can continue with the next step. If it says No, or if the status is missing, your device cannot be unlocked.
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I thought that could be done if somthing on the phone changed,I guess the answer is no but I dont see any logic in this,wouldnt expect anyone to explain anyway.
Let me rephrase my question then,as a noob user as I am.
Why cant I OFFICIALY UPDATE the phone since ICS is actually released for this phone? If I am again that retarded that I did not find an answer on this forum or via google,I swear to god Il get a nokia 1100 and leave this forum for ever.
Just pick a ftf from the sticky in general and flash it with the flashtool, much easier than waiting, and you'd have to ask Sony why they've not yet released it.
Sent from my CM9'd Arc
XperienceD said:
Just pick a ftf from the sticky in general and flash it with the flashtool, much easier than waiting, and you'd have to ask Sony why they've not yet released it.
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Thank you dear sir! As far as I read I tought I needed to change the kernel in order to get ICS which is impossible.
If you had said that in the begining I would not wasted so much time and now I know more. Instead of mini raging with all that blabla like in the video. I did not honestly know anything about those ftf files,Im guessing they also update the kernel. Honestly I would of never had thought of searching for something like this.
clau22bv said:
I did not honestly know anything about those ftf files
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I'll not mention that you've said you were "googling and forum searching the issue for about 4 hours". Yes they flash the kernel too, and to unlock the boot loader you can use the S1 Tool, the link to it is in my guide (see sig), which I assume you will surely have read, at least skimmed through it.
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I'll not mention that you've said you were "googling and forum searching the issue for about 4 hours". Yes they flash the kernel too, and to unlock the boot loader you can use the S1 Tool, the link to it is in my guide (see sig), which I assume you will surely have read, at least skimmed through it.
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Sadly in my opinion your nutshell guide is not sticky (when it should be ) Will recommend my friend to let me try that asap he will get an extension usb .Im doing just fine with arcknight and jj hybrid . Hope my next post will be brighter (or best not even necesary )
Good day dear sir.
clau22bv said:
Sadly in my opinion your nutshell guide is not sticky (when it should be ) Will recommend my friend to let me try that asap he will get an extension usb .Im doing just fine with arcknight and jj hybrid . Hope my next post will be brighter (or best not even necesary )
Good day dear sir.
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So you have managed to unlock the boot loader and flash the ROM and Kernel? Thanks for compliment, it used to be a sticky but I asked for it to be removed as I wasn't updating it much, but try and keep it up to date these days.
Welcome to the forum.
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So you have managed to unlock the boot loader and flash the ROM and Kernel? Thanks for compliment, it used to be a sticky but I asked for it to be removed as I wasn't updating it much, but try and keep it up to date these days.
Welcome to the forum.
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Thank you !
And the answer you are looking for is found in the sticky's (just kidding)
No,I currently have 2 Arc's (one of mine which I boot unlocked with jj and arcknight and the one being mentioned in the post) I dont have an usb extension cable and I must ask my friend the owner for permission
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Hey guys,
I was using Unsigned-Hard-SPL-Diamond-OliNex to flash b4 installing the new rom. it is showing 100% done and my phone reset, and all look fine...
however when entering bootloader screen it is showing me the version as 1.34.00 (sth like this), and check from the rom in the setting of the phone..it is still 1.34.xx (the original rom).
I was following the steps from some posts in the forums...but still the same..
Can anyone please help? sorry i am a newbie to pda phone...
Thanks again guys
can you follow the steps here exactly and let me know the result?
hard-spl upgrade guide
I have a similar problem. When i made HARD SPL everything is ok, but when i try to make a ROM update there is an error massage on the screen. I tried with 2 or 3 ROMs and always the same ****... I downloaded the official one and it's the same... I made printscreen here it is ---> http://img29.picoodle.com/img/img29/4/7/2/f_gggm_0346e0b.jpg any ideas ?
maybe you installed the rom using sspl and hard spl did not install when you tried to install it. Not sure if this is possible.
Let check the Hard-SPL installed:
press volume down and soft reset (small red button) together and keep until comes out the 3 colored band in the screen, read the Hard-SPL version, it must be 1.40.
Let us know, ciao.
that's the windows error message saying it needs to close.. what's the error message the RUU gives.. it should have a number, or description of what happened. sure your download is not simply corrupt?
Well I have downloaded it 3 times already and every time i tried to make ROM update after HARD SPL my device cannot make upgrade and this error massage is on the screen.. I made soft reset after HARD SPL and there was no 3, but 4 colors on my screen...I thought that I ****ed up the phone, but for my luck I'm not hehe. BUT The f***in version is the same:
ROM version: 1.34.831.1 WWE. ROM date: 05/25/08. Radio version: 0.93.25.NS16. Protocol Version: 52.24.25.08H.
Please help, I don't know WTF!?!? That version is just NO COMMENT!
Thanks...
yeah can you please state the exact error message that comes up?
also, can you confirm you have Hard-SPL on your device.. if so, which version? (signed or unsigned)
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can you follow the steps here exactly and let me know the result?
hard-spl upgrade guide
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Yea after i followed the steps it is working all fine for me. I think my original problem is the way to enter boot loader screen, but then during the flash of the signed rom (1.37.456.2) i found that the version for boot loader is SPL-1.40.OliNex .
Now all is working fine, thx guys!!!
1 more question, if i have the hard spl installed, flashed a new rom. What should i do if i wanna flash another rom? (let say, after RUU-1.37.456.2 i wanna flash 1.37.401.3). Should i sspl and hardspl and install the new rom? Or i just simply install the new rom without hardspl again?
Thanks again!!
no, hard-spl is 'permanent' on your device unless you manually revert to stock SPL or something..
just flash another ROM without flashing Hard-SPL again
racerx_ said:
can you follow the steps here exactly and let me know the result?
hard-spl upgrade guide
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Could you please stop flashing your site all the way here? Here at XDA there is a lot of info how to flash your phone, it is not needed to flash your site all the time here. One time is enough.
i'm not 'flashing' my site.. if one time was enough he would have already gone through the guide. i didn't even MENTION the site, either, simply gave him a link to the guide. if you take time to read the thread you'll find that it actually helped him get hard-spl on his diamond which is why the site was created so we can minimize these kind of questions and threads in the forums.. if you spent more time actually helping people instead of writing ridiculous posts like this maybe we'd have a cleaner and more productive forum
Thankz guys thatz helpful
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if you spent more time actually helping people instead of writing ridiculous posts like this maybe we'd have a cleaner and more productive forum
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I'm sorry? Ridiculous posts?
I don't take you serious anymore. Saying that i am posting ridicolous posts while you are spamming all the way in here.
I just asked it friendly and now again, stop spamming your site. I find it in every support topic now a days and you are telling ME about a cleaner and more productive forum???
The info you have on your site is the same info as what can be found in here.
sumitescp said:
maybe you installed the rom using sspl
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not possible, at all, and don't try either, you could screw the device up if you try to flash a ROM we signed.
Yzord said:
I'm sorry? Ridiculous posts?
I don't take you serious anymore. Saying that i am posting ridicolous posts while you are spamming all the way in here.
I just asked it friendly and now again, stop spamming your site. I find it in every support topic now a days and you are telling ME about a cleaner and more productive forum???
The info you have on your site is the same info as what can be found in here.
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Is it me, or does his site look like a rip-off of mrvanx.org ?
Yzord said:
I'm sorry? Ridiculous posts?
I don't take you serious anymore. Saying that i am posting ridicolous posts while you are spamming all the way in here.
I just asked it friendly and now again, stop spamming your site. I find it in every support topic now a days and you are telling ME about a cleaner and more productive forum???
The info you have on your site is the same info as what can be found in here.
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ya, ridiculous cause there is no step by step upgrade guide with pics in the forum, and yeah all the info was there, but obviously some ppl have trouble reading so i gave him the info he needed. You on the other hand have yet to say anything helpful in this thread. So stop being a troll and post something useful. this will definitely be the last reply i waste on you
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Is it me, or does his site look like a rip-off of mrvanx.org ?
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i think it looks like the stock Joomla template that comes with a Joomla installation cause i couldn't find a cool enough template for this site Actually, i offered to help MrVanx add a trinity section to his site before i started my previous site, but no reply so i decided to help some non-hermes users.. this sure is a lot of drama for trying to help people with their noob questions
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...I think it looks like the stock Joomla template that comes with a Joomla installation cause i couldn't find a cool enough template for this site Actually, i offered to help MrVanx add a trinity section to his site before i started my previous site, but no reply so i decided to help some non-hermes users.. this sure is a lot of drama for trying to help people with their noob questions
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I like the site and the content. Update it always like MrVanx did before to his info site. There's no harm done here.
I see several post with different options to get root access to my Xperia Arc S LT18a
How can I know which list of all those is the current and recommended?
I currently own an Xperia Arc S Lt18a which I previously upgraded to 4.0.4, 4.1.B.0.587 following the instructions from a thread I can't find
I have a locked bootloader, and prefer to don't unlock it. Just want root access. This is a mexican Telcel phone
Thanks in advance. I just can't decide which is the current or advised method.
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Thanks in advance. I just can't decide which is the current or advised method.
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Do what the majority of People do, READ! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18445331#post18445331
yes
To ask Questions about developing your device, installing ROMs, software and themes you must go to the Q&A or General Forum.
Remember, your question has very likely been asked already, so please search before posting.
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Do what the majority of People do, READ! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=18445331#post18445331
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Thanks for the second half of your answer. As I said, I was looking for a link.
About the first half, I believe you're very cute to advice me to read, even when I stated I read a several threads, and even when I stated I already upgraded to ICS, which of course involved a lot of reading.
I see lots of threads which seem equal to me, everyone giving similar but not equal advice, and everyone offering different links to similar but not identical files and Roms.
Maybe I'm just stupid. Thanks anyway for the link
hey i need help with rooting arc s with GB
i dont want to upgrade it to ics so is there anyway to root it?
and is there a way unlock the bootloader
sorry for too many questions but i'm new with this device
Have a look in the general section stickies.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2067008
There are many more threads by the way...i just cant be arsed copying and pasting them all.
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Have a look in the general section stickies.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2067008
There are many more threads by the way...i just cant be arsed copying and pasting them all.
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thnx alot , actully i made alot of searching before i post this question but i couldnt find any root for GB
thnx again mate
What version of GB are u using? Go to flashtool, connect the device in debugging mode and press the lock. That would root your phone. If u have unlocked bootloader just flash a kernel. It will root it
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thnx alot , actully i made alot of searching before i post this question but i couldnt find any root for GB
thnx again mate
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No problem, I was confused as hell when I first started all this.
Out of curiousity did your searches lead you to loads of unanswered threads?
I only came on xda so I could remove facebook and other stuff I dont use.
Prepare to get addicted lol
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Out of curiousity did your searches lead you to loads of unanswered threads?
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Also out of curiosity, what search terms were you using that didn't provide an answer?
Hello,
I'm in the middle Noob Area Roots and etc then of you would like help to solve my problem ...
The thing is, I have a:
Xperia Arc S Lt18i
Android Version: 4.0.4
Version: 4.1.b.0.587
And I would love to do a Root it, put in all the topics I saw the links were broken or I just could not do due to lack of information, so I'd like you guys tells me without a topic completely, with all that is mirrors working and not miss Info
I know it's kind of ridiculous to create a Topic on this, but please help me!
NOTE: My Phone lets unlock BootLoader
Thank you!
raitos said:
Hello,
I'm in the middle Noob Area Roots and etc then of you would like help to solve my problem ...
The thing is, I have a:
Xperia Arc S Lt18i
Android Version: 4.0.4
Version: 4.1.b.0.587
And I would love to do a Root it, put in all the topics I saw the links were broken or I just could not do due to lack of information, so I'd like you guys tells me without a topic completely, with all that is mirrors working and not miss Info
I know it's kind of ridiculous to create a Topic on this, but please help me!
NOTE: My Phone lets unlock BootLoader
Thank you!
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unlock your bootloader, install kernel with cwm and then install custom rom you will never go back
Xda search and Google are you answers alot of the time
raitos said:
I just could not do due to lack of information
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There's more than enough information to help most People, those that struggle are those that skip through guides or are just sheer lazy.
raitos said:
I know it's kind of ridiculous to create a Topic on this, but please help me!
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Agreed, as you could have posted on one of the threads you claim to have read. Go read the stickys, Google, and help yourself to root xperia arc s
take a look here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1508585
I have a galaxy ace i8160L, and i want to install custom roms, but i see that there is a model i8160 WIthout L (and i see other with i8160P), dont know where to start, and i dont know if i can use all the tutorials from i8160 to i8160L. I dont want to brick the phone for doing something wrong, also, if there is any way to avoid flash counter that would be great (i see a flashable for CWM but for i8160, so dont know if can be use it with i8160L)
Any help is appreaciate. thanks
Search around the Ace II general forums. There was one or two guidez on how to make this possible. For gingerbread only so far. also, I'm not sure but maybe you can use the manual flash counter reset using terminal.
oh by the way, there's a q and a thread and its stickied, any further questions that are not related to this should be posted there since most of the users are monitoring that thread therefore a better chance to get an answer.
Nevermind my sig, its my sig in XDA app.
Is pressing "THANKS" to hard to do? If you think my post is helpful then click that button! Ungrateful bast***s​
You should ask in the Question and Answer Thread, not making new threads for just a single question.
And i8160L is the NFC version, there are a few ROMs as mentioned by Dro1ne and you can try installing non-L ROMs but you'll most likely to lose your NFC functions and a little chance of brickings. CMIIW though.
Should one see another pointless thread without asking it in the Q and A Thread, don't reply to it and let the thread sink to bottomless pit of hell.
EDIT: sorry for the harsh language, it's just really getting annoying when I see new threads but just asking a single question of not the same question again and again.
ok, sorry, i search first but still no clear, i will ask a last question there.thanks for your time.
Dont worry, i understand, was my mistake. i just want to see if keep the phone or not, i already have another android, but this is just because a friends need it and want custom roms like mine.
If you want to install GB custom roms on your i8160L then click the link on my signature