Few questions Regarding ZL modding/Flashing - Sony Xperia ZL

Hi,my first post at xperia !!!
I am new at the Xperia modding but old from Galaxy s-1,2,3 etc.
I have these Queries to make things clear:
My phone came with 10.1.A.1.434
I un locked my bootlader and rooted with recovery exactly fine from the forums guides.
My question is If I flash the new updated rom, my root will be removed for sure, and also the bootloader will be re locked?
And If that happens, how can I root my phone again since there is no official CWM updated yet?
waiting for your reply guys

angry_machine said:
Hi,my first post at xperia !!!
I am new at the Xperia modding but old from Galaxy s-1,2,3 etc.
I have these Queries to make things clear:
My phone came with 10.1.A.1.434
I un locked my bootlader and rooted with recovery exactly fine from the forums guides.
My question is If I flash the new updated rom, my root will be removed for sure, and also the bootloader will be re locked?
And If that happens, how can I root my phone again since there is no official CWM updated yet?
waiting for your reply guys
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Can't really say for sure about the bootloader since I haven't unlocked mine, but the root will be removed if you flash a new updated firmware through Flashtools (happened to me when I updated the original .434 with the .423 - with a full wipe - and when I flashed the brazilian .423 over the middle eastern/asian .423 without the full wipe).
My guess is that the bootloader with be re-locked when you flash the ftf with Flashtools, but you can unlock it again with Flashtools itself.
First, you'll need to use DoomLord's easy root tool (v15 worked for me with the .423 firmware, so my guess is that v17 should work as well). Then you can flash the dual TWRP/CWM and unlock the bootloader again.
Best regards.

Tiu Fiu said:
Can't really say for sure about the bootloader since I haven't unlocked mine, but the root will be removed if you flash a new updated firmware through Flashtools (happened to me when I updated the original .434 with the .423 - with a full wipe - and when I flashed the brazilian .423 over the middle eastern/asian .423 without the full wipe).
My guess is that the bootloader with be re-locked when you flash the ftf with Flashtools, but you can unlock it again with Flashtools itself.
First, you'll need to use DoomLord's easy root tool (v15 worked for me with the .423 firmware, so my guess is that v17 should work as well). Then you can flash the dual TWRP/CWM and unlock the bootloader again.
Best regards.
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in this case do I just press the Flashtools unlock button or use the CMD ?
Also you are talking about this for Twrp right? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2225231

angry_machine said:
in this case do I just press the Flashtools unlock button or use the CMD ?
Also you are talking about this for Twrp right? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2225231
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Actually, I was talking about this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2288118
Includes both TWRP & CWM. And I guess you can unlock the bootloader using the Flashtools button on 4.2.2 stock firmware, but I'm not 100% sure (again, I've opted to stick with my locked bootloader for now)

Tiu Fiu said:
Actually, I was talking about this one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2288118
Includes both TWRP & CWM. And I guess you can unlock the bootloader using the Flashtools button on 4.2.2 stock firmware, but I'm not 100% sure (again, I've opted to stick with my locked bootloader for now)
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Just one more question before I try, for this I keep on pressing repeating the volume up button just like cwm to enter the boot?

angry_machine said:
Just one more question before I try, for this I keep on pressing repeating the volume up button just like cwm to enter the boot?
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When booting, after the initial Sony logo, when the notification led shows up in green you have 3 choices:
- press and hold the volume up button until the notification light turns purple to access CWM recovery;
- press and hold the volume down button until the notification light turns purple to access TWRP recovery; or
- don't press anything to boot normally (should be 3 or so seconds until the notification led turns off).
And that's it...

Tiu Fiu said:
When booting, after the initial Sony logo, when the notification led shows up in green you have 3 choices:
- press and hold the volume up button until the notification light turns purple to access CWM recovery;
- press and hold the volume down button until the notification light turns purple to access TWRP recovery; or
- don't press anything to boot normally (should be 3 or so seconds until the notification led turns off).
And that's it...
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Done everything right. Good thing is my Bootloader has not relocked, Time to go some custom roms I guess.
THANKS A LOT FOR YOUR RESPONSES. loving my way back after such a long time since the early p1i.

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Xperia Play R800at stuck in boot loop (never rooted)

Hi,
This is my brother's phone, and he tells me he went to use it the other day and the phone was off. When he turned it on it would show the "Sony Ericsson" screen, then the AT&T logo and back to the Sony screen, and the loop continues. The only way to make it stop is to remove the battery.
His phone is stock and has never been rooted or unlocked. I tried flashtools but can't use it because the phone has a locked boot loader. I tried to unlock it through the Sony mobile site, but can't because it asks to go to the menu of the phone which I cannot do for obvious reasons to verify if it is unlockable. I tried to do so anyway, but the instructions say that you press the "search" key while connecting it to the computer and a BLUE LED would turn on, this phone turns on Orange. At this point I am stuck and don't have a clue what can be done now.
What I really want is to just get the phone working, it doesn't matter if it goes back to stock or if it will have a custom firmware, just to get it working again.
I appreciate if someone points me to the right direction on what I can do to restore the phone. Any tutorials or instructions related to this specific issue. I have found multiple threads similar to this but all involved previously rooted/unlocked phones. Also, I mostly use Linux so any instructions for Linux users would be great.
Thanks
You don't. Need to unlock it top use flash tool. Download an ftf for the phone. And choose flash mode in flash tool. Then choose the ftf you want to flash. And it will tell you to unplug the phone and plug it back in while holding the back button. A green led should turn on then it should flash the data and reboot and it will be back to stock
Sent from my Xperia Play (r800x)
As above, Flashtool doesn't require an unlocked bootloader. A link to the stock R800at firmwire here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1589399
Thanks! This worked perfectly, I mistakenly downloaded what Sony calls "Flashtool" on the Sony mobile site (named "Emma" when installed).
Any idea what could have happened to the phone in the first place to render it unbootable?
Again thanks for your help!
Could be the cache/dalvik partitions messing up. Usually when I get the same problem I just pop into recovery and clear these, but that does require root.
Quite strange for it to happen on a stock, non-rooted device though. Is the device working now?
KiraYahiroz said:
Could be the cache/dalvik partitions messing up. Usually when I get the same problem I just pop into recovery and clear these, but that does require root.
Quite strange for it to happen on a stock, non-rooted device though. Is the device working now?
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You don't need root to have recovery, unlocked bootloader is enough. Just saying
He just written above you that it's working perfectly now
Sent from my R800i using xda premium
olokos said:
He just written above you that it's working perfectly now
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So he did... that's what I get from reading too fast .
Well, for me who had "bootlocker unlock status: no", I had to do it via root instead. Got to love X-Parts!
what do i use when i download the ftf file?
what do i use when i download the ftf file? im confused he said he download the file from sony called emma but yet he said he did by mistake. help please i have exactly the same program

[Q] [SOLVED] Tried installing CM 10.1.0 RC5 Odin now the screens just black

Well, after a series of rooting and trying to get CWM recovery on my Xperia ZL and getting SuperSU I decided it was time to update to CM 10.1.0 RC5 Odin I didn't unlock my bootloader cause I don't know how, to my knowledge of a video I saw online if your phone says that you cannot unlock your bootloader than you can't. So I just thought it was okay to install CM 10.1.0 and did so, now my phone is stuck in infinite reboot without any sort of logo and just stuck at a black screen. I was wondering if any of you guys can help me solve this :\ thanks!
alainmona said:
Well, after a series of rooting and trying to get CWM recovery on my Xperia ZL and getting SuperSU I decided it was time to update to CM 10.1.0 RC5 Odin I didn't unlock my bootloader cause I don't know how, to my knowledge of a video I saw online if your phone says that you cannot unlock your bootloader than you can't. So I just thought it was okay to install CM 10.1.0 and did so, now my phone is stuck in infinite reboot without any sort of logo and just stuck at a black screen. I was wondering if any of you guys can help me solve this :\ thanks!
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If you can still access CWM Recovery you can try to restore a backup of your old system. Otherwise you will have to flash an FTF using Flashtools.
(You can find the FTF that belongs to your phone here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2094).
If it is your first time using Flashtools you can search here in xda for guides, there are many that explain how to flash a FTF
And, as I said in another post before, every rom that needs to flash a Kernel (CM10.1, PAC, ReVolt, etc) you must have an unlocked bootloader unless it's tagged as a stock based rom.
xkeita said:
If you can still access CWM Recovery you can try to restore a backup of your old system. Otherwise you will have to flash an FTF using Flashtools.
(You can find the FTF that belongs to your phone here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2094).
If it is your first time using Flashtools you can search here in xda for guides, there are many that explain how to flash a FTF
And, as I said in another post before, every rom that needs to flash a Kernel (CM10.1, PAC, ReVolt, etc) you must have an unlocked bootloader unless it's tagged as a stock based rom.
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I love you so much man, thanks a lot. I'm going to try out a couple of methods to at least restore the phone to 4.1.2. Do you have any advice on how to unlock the bootloader or any roms that doesn't require an unlocked bootloader?
Edit: By the way, I can't access CWM I wish I could, but I tried pressing the hard OFF button on the back of the phone and I tried pressing every button as well, it doesn't connect to my laptop or computer at all. Any way I can connect it to reset it?
alainmona said:
I love you so much man, thanks a lot. I'm going to try out a couple of methods to at least restore the phone to 4.1.2. Do you have any advice on how to unlock the bootloader or any roms that doesn't require an unlocked bootloader?
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Actually all Stock Roms (Found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2094) don't require an unlocked bootloader, but if you want to unlock it so you can install Custom Roms (Found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2095) that are not Stock based here is a very nice Tutorial about how to do the Unlock Bootloader procedure: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2153261
alainmona said:
Edit: By the way, I can't access CWM I wish I could, but I tried pressing the hard OFF button on the back of the phone and I tried pressing every button as well, it doesn't connect to my laptop or computer at all. Any way I can connect it to reset it?
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It doesn't matter, Flashtool will work with the phone in any condition
xkeita said:
Actually all Stock Roms (Found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2094) don't require an unlocked bootloader, but if you want to unlock it so you can install Custom Roms (Found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=2095) that are not Stock based here is a very nice Tutorial about how to do the Unlock Bootloader procedure: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2153261
It doesn't matter, Flashtool will work with the phone in any condition
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You are the boss man, thanks a bunch I was so worried about my phone. I just got it and was about to unlock it for a company that's super cheaper than all the other phone companies. I'm currently flashbooting it so I can restore it. I will take a peak at the bootloader unlocking procedure and I'm going to thank you again for your help.
Edit: My phone is being recognized in Flashmode only and randomly disconnects and reconnects. I hope I can flash it when the .zip is done downloading. I'll keep you posted.
Edit 2: I'm stuck on FlashTools "Reading Device Information" :\ now I'm stuck at 7% of Flashing Data and it hasn't moved
alainmona said:
You are the boss man, thanks a bunch I was so worried about my phone. I just got it and was about to unlock it for a company that's super cheaper than all the other phone companies. I'm currently flashbooting it so I can restore it. I will take a peak at the bootloader unlocking procedure and I'm going to thank you again for your help.
Edit: My phone is being recognized in Flashmode only and randomly disconnects and reconnects. I hope I can flash it when the .zip is done downloading. I'll keep you posted.
Edit 2: I'm stuck on FlashTools "Reading Device Information" :\ now I'm stuck at 7% of Flashing Data and it hasn't moved
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Are you flashing a whole .FTF? (The one for my model is about 700+MB)
xkeita said:
Are you flashing a whole .FTF? (The one for my model is about 700+MB)
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I have the Xperia ZL C6506 I'm using this method(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2299092) for my model and it keeps getting stuck at 7% instantly, I don't understand cause I follow his procedure and it won't flash properly still.
alainmona said:
I have the Xperia ZL C6506 I'm using this method(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2299092) for my model and it keeps getting stuck at 7% instantly, I don't understand cause I follow his procedure and it won't flash properly still.
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I would recommend you to flash this FTF first because you need to recover your android system first so you can move files in and out, install recoveries, etc. After doing so you can continue with that rom
xkeita said:
I would recommend you to flash this FTF first because you need to recover your android system first so you can move files in and out, install recoveries, etc. After doing so you can continue with that rom
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Thank you so much man, I appreciate your help man! I'm going to try this then repost in a bit.
Edit: I ended up finishing the download, now when I try flashing my phone, it just disconnects randomly as well it started flashing but it's stuck at 0% :\ I'll give it some time but if it doesn't move I don't know what else to do
alainmona said:
Thank you so much man, I appreciate your help man! I'm going to try this then repost in a bit.
Edit: I ended up finishing the download, now when I try flashing my phone, it just disconnects randomly as well it started flashing but it's stuck at 0% :\ I'll give it some time but if it doesn't move I don't know what else to do
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Do a hard reset on it (using the button on the back), don't turn it on and follow the Flashtools flashing process
1.- Open Flashtools
2.- Flash mode > Flashmode > Select the FTF you just downloaded (The one of 700+MB) > Flash
3.- Connect your Phone if Flash mode (It will start flashing).
4.- Boot your phone and you're ready to go.
When selecting the FTF just select it and leave everything as it is and make sure that you have installed the drivers for flashing (
They are where found you installed Flashtools
In a folder called Drivers, open the .exe and Install these:
- Fastboot drivers
- Flashmode drivers
- Xperia Z and SO-02E drivers
If stills doesn't works I can't help any far as that, but I would suggest you that If you are able try to flash it on another computer (It might sound silly but It could actually work ), also make sure that you're running the latest Flashtool which is v0.9.11.0 and can be found here: http://androxyde.github.io/
xkeita said:
Do a hard reset on it (using the button on the back), don't turn it on and follow the Flashtools flashing process
1.- Open Flashtools
2.- Flash mode > Flashmode > Select the FTF you just downloaded (The one of 700+MB) > Flash
3.- Connect your Phone if Flash mode (It will start flashing).
4.- Boot your phone and you're ready to go.
When selecting the FTF just select it and leave everything as it is and make sure that you have installed the drivers for flashing (
They are where found you installed Flashtools
In a folder called Drivers, open the .exe and Install these:
- Fastboot drivers
- Flashmode drivers
- Xperia Z and SO-02E drivers
If stills doesn't works I can't help any far as that, but I would suggest you that If you are able try to flash it on another computer (It might sound silly but It could actually work ), also make sure that you're running the latest Flashtool which is v0.9.11.0 and can be found here: http://androxyde.github.io/
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Alright perfect, thanks again for all the help! I'm going to try the flash and I'll be back to hopefully say it worked !
I finished flashing it, once I did it told me to unplug my phone and turn it on. It still hasn't turned on but the light has started actually flashing and staying on now compared to before. Hmmmm...
Edit: Nevermind I got it, thank you so much!!! I'm so happy!
close please mods :3
alainmona said:
Alright perfect, thanks again for all the help! I'm going to try the flash and I'll be back to hopefully say it worked !
I finished flashing it, once I did it told me to unplug my phone and turn it on. It still hasn't turned on but the light has started actually flashing and staying on now compared to before. Hmmmm...
Edit: Nevermind I got it, thank you so much!!! I'm so happy!
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No problem! Keep that .FTF if something like that happens again It might be a life savior.
Thread Solved, mod please close.

[Q] Risks of using FreeGee?

Hi, ive jumped from the HTC Desire S, to the Sony Xperia S and now to the LG Optimus G E975.
From what i read in many sources, can i say that the only possible way to unlock LGOG E975 is using FreeGee?
When i installed the app, it warned me that it may risk hard-bricking my phone. So now im curious, what are the chances that the unlock may fail and cause a hard-brick? Please advice me veteran...
Its all in your hand..... If yu want to unlock juz go ahead...... Initially i also had same fear but now used to tat..... All i can say is ITS SAFE.....!!
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matthewsucks said:
Hi, ive jumped from the HTC Desire S, to the Sony Xperia S and now to the LG Optimus G E975.
From what i read in many sources, can i say that the only possible way to unlock LGOG E975 is using FreeGee?
When i installed the app, it warned me that it may risk hard-bricking my phone. So now im curious, what are the chances that the unlock may fail and cause a hard-brick? Please advice me veteran...
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The risk is if it gets flashed badly, there are MD5 checks, so the only thing would be if your phone were to die mid procedure. And if you do this with 1% battery left I´d say you deserve it
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I have the same isue...^^
I wann unlock my bootloader, but i'm really scarry...i have my phone only a week... and if I gonna brick it...
I think, i gonna drink some beer and try this...lol
It;s safe, relax. Just don't forget to root first. Freegee will not work without root.
wargreymon89 said:
The risk is if it gets flashed badly, there are MD5 checks, so the only thing would be if your phone were to die mid procedure. And if you do this with 1% battery left I´d say you deserve it
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Well, how long would the unlocking take? So i can say that the only way the procedure could fail is that the phone runs out of juice?
kimitza said:
It;s safe, relax. Just don't forget to root first. Freegee will not work without root.
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Ah i see, thanks! But the proccess will not start without root right?
hasan4791 said:
Its all in your hand..... If yu want to unlock juz go ahead...... Initially i also had same fear but now used to tat..... All i can say is ITS SAFE.....!!
Sent from my LG-E975 using xda premium
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Ok thanks!!
However, does the risk of it failing vary between different software versions? E.g e97510g and e97510f etc?
I used freegee more than 10 times and my phone is still alive. I'ts safe dude but make sure your phone will not die due to not enough battery so make sure that you charged you phone.
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turvat1377 said:
I used freegee more than 10 times and my phone is still alive. I'ts safe dude but make sure your phone will not die due to not enough battery so make sure that you charged you phone.
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Before using freegee, i tried flashing CWM using ROM Manager, did it fail because the bootloader was locked? Although it said that it was flashed successfully. If i unlock the bootloader and flash CWM with freegee, will there be any problems?
matthewsucks said:
Before using freegee, i tried flashing CWM using ROM Manager, did it fail because the bootloader was locked? Although it said that it was flashed successfully. If i unlock the bootloader and flash CWM with freegee, will there be any problems?
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You must unlock the bootloader first. There will be option in freegee to install CWM so you don't have to install it through ROM Manager. Just choose CWM 6.0.3.0 touch your good to go. Just follow the guide in the OP.
To enter bootloader, hold volume UP and power.
Upon entering the bootloader, you will notice that there is no 'menu' to enter fastboot or recovery. Unfortunately, since the stars didn't align properly, we were unable to tell the new bootloader where to load the images that contain the menu from.
In light of that, you'll have to navigate the menu blind. Use the volume keys to change selection, and the power key to select.
The choices are (in order of pressing volume down):
Start - boot the phone normally [already selected]
Restart Bootloader - reboot into the bootloader
Recovery Mode - enter recovery (CWM)
Power Off - powers the phone off
So, to get to Recovery, you would press volume down twice then power.
turvat1377 said:
You must unlock the bootloader first. There will be option in freegee to install CWM so you don't have to install it through ROM Manager. Just choose CWM 6.0.3.0 touch your good to go. Just follow the guide in the OP.
To enter bootloader, hold volume UP and power.
Upon entering the bootloader, you will notice that there is no 'menu' to enter fastboot or recovery. Unfortunately, since the stars didn't align properly, we were unable to tell the new bootloader where to load the images that contain the menu from.
In light of that, you'll have to navigate the menu blind. Use the volume keys to change selection, and the power key to select.
The choices are (in order of pressing volume down):
Start - boot the phone normally [already selected]
Restart Bootloader - reboot into the bootloader
Recovery Mode - enter recovery (CWM)
Power Off - powers the phone off
So, to get to Recovery, you would press volume down twice then power.
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Nono, i mean i already tried using ROM manager to install CWM before unlocking my bootloader but failed, so now im concerned whether the CWM installed by the freegee will conflict with ROM manager's
You can try if you can boot into CWM. BTW you can revert back to stock by flashing through KDZ if you messed up. Just put your phone into download mode.
turvat1377 said:
You can try if you can boot into CWM. BTW you can revert back to stock by flashing through KDZ if you messed up. Just put your phone into download mode.
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I got the error when i try to boot into recovery, so can i say that i got the error because my bootloader isnt unlocked?
Probably... No one tried your method so maybe its your mistake. Just do the freegee thing I suggest.
turvat1377 said:
Probably... No one tried your method so maybe its your mistake. Just do the freegee thing I suggest.
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Ok thanks
Guys,is it so complicated?i mean,why do you like to complicate simple things?It's easy as hell...
1. Install the drivers
2. Root the phone following the tutorial here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38886073&postcount=1 It takes less than a minute.
3. Download FreeGee app from praystore and unlock the bootloader.Ignore warnings, as they are normal. You get a warning even when you install a keyboard,regargin private data. I think it's normal to get warnings when it comes to unlock bootloader,right?
This is the easiest way. If you are only rooted and not unlocked, there is no way you can install cwm. It will give you security errors and will not work.
kimitza said:
Guys,is it so complicated?i mean,why do you like to complicate simple things?It's easy as hell...
1. Install the drivers
2. Root the phone following the tutorial here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38886073&postcount=1 It takes less than a minute.
3. Download FreeGee app from praystore and unlock the bootloader.Ignore warnings, as they are normal. You get a warning even when you install a keyboard,regargin private data. I think it's normal to get warnings when it comes to unlock bootloader,right?
This is the easiest way. If you are only rooted and not unlocked, there is no way you can install cwm. It will give you security errors and will not work.
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kimitza is right. At first I bricked my phone 10 times by figuring out how to install CWM or TWRP, because I tend to complicate the steps to do it. Then I followed the simpler ones, then now my LGOG is rooted, unlocked, with CWM and Avatar ROM 3.1!

Xperia arc S Ultimate HD 3.0.1 HARD BRICK WON'T BOOT WON'T CONNECT

Hello everyone. I know that before I should create a thread I should search the site more to see if there are similar threads. I have but unfortunately I've only found a few with no solutions.
This is about my phone which I flashed Ultimate HD 3.0.2 last June(mid). Everything was going well. I didn't have to restart my phone as much as when I had cyanogenmod. Last Sunday while trying to take a photo my phone died because of low battery. When I got home I charged it but would only get stuck at the Sony logo. To sum it up.
- When turned on/charged, the arc s would only get stuck at the Sony logo(no red LED light). The screen would get brighter, then dimmer, then blank, then go back to the Sony logo. I 'd gladly boot to CWM but nothing happens no matter what button I press. (Maybe I'm doing it wrong? No one clearly knows how to boot into bloody CWM. Almost everyone seems to say, errrr keep pressing back/menu/volume down/power after the Sony logo appears. If someone could clear it up on how to really boot into CWM, that would be great thanks)
- Tried Flashtool, PC companion, SEUS, but the phone also seems to have connectivity problems with the pc. It would slightly detect it then disconnect again. I try to flash a different kernel using Flashtool, the phone's LED turns blue(clearly indicating that it's in fastboot mode), but when I select a kernel, flashtool claims that I have to be in fastboot mode even when my phone's LED is blue.
I can't use any of the 3 tools(SEUS, PC, Flashtool) because it can't even be detected by the pc.(BTW I've fully charged the battery using an independent charger)
I fear this is a hardware problem but I hope it can be fixed. I'd really appreciate help. I've missed college to fix my phone just like I have before but this one won't budge. Thanks.
Flash the stock firmware manually
nrupareliya said:
Flash the stock firmware manually
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How would he do that, if he clearly said
I can't use any of the 3 tools(SEUS, PC, Flashtool) because it can't even be detected by the pc.(BTW I've fully charged the battery using an independent charger)
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To OP: Does the phone go into flashmode or fastboot mode? Do you have the drivers installed properly?
bryangld27 said:
Almost everyone seems to say, errrr keep pressing back/menu/volume down/power after the Sony logo appears. If someone could clear it up on how to really boot into CWM, that would be great thanks
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From my experience, if you install CWM on a rooted phone but with a locked bootloader it uninstalls as soon as you flash a new ROM and you have to reinstall CWM over again every time you do so.
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From my experience, if you install CWM on a rooted phone but with a locked bootloader it uninstalls as soon as you flash a new ROM and you have to reinstall CWM over again every time you do so.
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Not exactly uninstall, the CWM for locked bootloader is installed on /system partition. This partition is wiped every time a new ROM is flashed, therefore removing CWM from your phone.
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skaveelicious said:
From my experience, if you install CWM on a rooted phone but with a locked bootloader it uninstalls as soon as you flash a new ROM and you have to reinstall CWM over again every time you do so.
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popthosegaskets said:
Not exactly uninstall, the CWM for locked bootloader is installed on /system partition. This partition is wiped every time a new ROM is flashed, therefore removing CWM from your phone.
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Some (if not most) ROMs, which are available for locked bootloaders, also include recovery already on the /system partition. At least I have seen custom recovery files listed in AROMA installation files for locked bootloader options.
I have not tested it myself (the freedom of unlocked bootloader ), so I am not sure though

My Xperia S device is stuck in bootloop

Hello.
Recently I've tried to get myself a new ROM. I've decided to choose this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2685822
Everything was going just fine. I unlocked bootloader, flashed device, accesed CWM menu, did all the wipes but the dalvik cache one and then my device kinda re-connected through the usb (you know, the sound windows makes when you disconnect and connect device). I had no idea what happened and from that point I can no longer acces my phone. It's stuck at Pac Rom logo. The phone only responds when i turn it on in fastboot mode (power + volume up button). Then a blue led lights up.
Have I really just bricked my phone beyond repair? Could anyone help me?
Revaey said:
Hello.
Recently I've tried to get myself a new ROM. I've decided to choose this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2685822
Everything was going just fine. I unlocked bootloader, flashed device, accesed CWM menu, did all the wipes but the dalvik cache one and then my device kinda re-connected through the usb (you know, the sound windows makes when you disconnect and connect device). I had no idea what happened and from that point I can no longer acces my phone. It's stuck at Pac Rom logo. The phone only responds when i turn it on in fastboot mode (power + volume up button). Then a blue led lights up.
Have I really just bricked my phone beyond repair? Could anyone help me?
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You didn't brick your phone, the latest version isn't working for me too.
Bornon17th said:
You didn't brick your phone, the latest version isn't working for me too.
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What a relief. But is there any way I can, well unbootloop my phone? In case someone asks, I've already looked through the forums and all the advices were connected to people who can, in fact, acces CWM Recovery menu. My phone is not being recognized by flashtool.
Revaey said:
What a relief. But is there any way I can, well unbootloop my phone? In case someone asks, I've already looked through the forums and all the advices were connected to people who can, in fact, acces CWM Recovery menu. My phone is not being recognized by flashtool.
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Did you have back up of your current ROM or any other ROM or its zip file ?
Bornon17th said:
Did you have back up of your current ROM or any other ROM or its zip file ?
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I didn't have any custom ROMs before. This was my first attempt at customizing my phone. The only thing I've done is
followed instructions in this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2327473 thread after upgrading my phone to 6.2.B.1.96 Firmware. Then I unlocked bootloader and tried to flash Pac Rom. What should I do?
And one more thing, thank you for such a quick respond.
Revaey said:
I didn't have any custom ROMs before. This was my first attempt at customizing my phone. The only thing I've done is
followed instructions in this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2327473 thread after upgrading my phone to 6.2.B.1.96 Firmware. Then I unlocked bootloader and tried to flash Pac Rom. What should I do?
And one more thing, thank you for such a quick respond.
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Flash stock ROM via flashtools.

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