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I am kinda new to rooting and flashing so i am in need of some assistance.
My goal is to flash a new firmware on my xperia s and have it rooted.
I am not quite sure which steps i need to take in which order to do that. I would be very greatfull if someone could tell me the steps i have to take.
I will look for the guides here but i need to know what when to do.
I can unlock my bootloader, and i'm running a .55 version.

schpongo said:
I am kinda new to rooting and flashing so i am in need of some assistance.
My goal is to flash a new firmware on my xperia s and have it rooted.
I am not quite sure which steps i need to take in which order to do that. I would be very greatfull if someone could tell me the steps i have to take.
I will look for the guides here but i need to know what when to do.
I can unlock my bootloader, and i'm running a .55 version.
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First of all don't panic!
Grab any .55 firmware and install it with FlashTool, when installation is finished don't turn on the phone, disconnect it and hold Volume UP button so it boots in Fastboot mode, then in FlashTool click FLASH then select fastboot and press Flash Kernel > flash this one (Download) When it's over just turn on your device as normal and you will have .55 with Root & Recovery. Good Luck
BEFORE INSTALLING KERNEL UNRAR THE PACKAGE YOU NEED ONLY .elf File.
Just Select elite.elf when choosing kernel to flash.
Attached KERNEL is by RaymanFX.

Thank your for the quick answer.
Do i first need to unlock my bootloarder?
Which firmwares can i install with that kernel?

schpongo said:
Thank your for the quick answer.
Do i first need to unlock my bootloarder?
Which firmwares can i install with that kernel?
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Hello @schpongo,
I'd Certainly Help You Out.
First of AlL, What You Need Is
1. Unlocked Bootloader - http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/
2. Rooted Device - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2133063
3. Installing CWM Recovery. I prefer RecoverX - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1773227
And As My Friend In Above Post Said. Do Not Panic. It Takes Patience. And lots of waiting time.
Till one process is complete do not try to unplug or close anything. Its easy when you do things very calmly.
Ok Now for Available ROMS - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1950706
If you require suggestions regarding flashing roms I'd advice you to start with TEAM FXP ROMS - Cyanogen Mod 10
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1780338
Youtube Video Link How To - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O52IeX93Jek
Dont Forget To Press Thanks Button!

Thanks great answer I'l try my luck tomorrow.
It's late here and i want to be sure i don't make any mistakes in the process.
Again thank your for the fast and helpful answers.

schpongo said:
Thanks great answer I'l try my luck tomorrow.
It's late here and i want to be sure i don't make any mistakes in the process.
Again thank your for the fast and helpful answers.
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You are welcome! Please Go Through The Articles Carefully. It really Helps!!

I have completed steps 1 to 3 and would like to know how i would go about installing a new firmware.

schpongo said:
I have completed steps 1 to 3 and would like to know how i would go about installing a new firmware.
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Once You Have Done All The Three Steps.
Load The Firmware (Zip file) and Google Apps.
And Boot into Recovery ( Done by Pressing The Volume Up Button on Phone Switch on)
This Video Link Will Help You For Any Further Questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O52IeX93Jek

Thank you again for being so patient with me!

schpongo said:
Thank you again for being so patient with me!
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Have Fun Flashing! Take Care!

I followed the steps and i was kinda successful but only kind of.
It gets stuck when it comes to the cyanogen boot screen.
What do i do now i did a backup before using cwm but if i try to restore it says " Error while flashing boot image!".

Help
I need somebody
Help
not just anybody
Help
I Solved the Problem partly by using the flash tool to get back the stock os.

You can use the Flash tool to flash the boot.img file in the phone. It's really simple then manually doing it. I am on phone so can not provide you the link. Please use the search button on how to flash boot. Img using flash tool. Looping in boot is because the boot.img was not flashed properly. Use the flash tool to do it. I too had the same problem when I first flashed but soon found out the problem. Reply back if everything works..
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dwarkesh2492 said:
You can use the Flash tool to flash the boot.img file in the phone. It's really simple then manually doing it. I am on phone so can not provide you the link. Please use the search button on how to flash boot. Img using flash tool. Looping in boot is because the boot.img was not flashed properly. Use the flash tool to do it. I too had the same problem when I first flashed but soon found out the problem. Reply back if everything works..
Sent from my LT26i using xda premium
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Thx for all the help I'm not quite sure what did the trick but I'm now running cm10

schpongo said:
Thx for all the help I'm not quite sure what did the trick but I'm now running cm10
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CM 10 is a really good Rom with Stable recovery.
You can even download other ROMS of Build NOZOMI - (Code Name For Xperia S) eg Slim Bean build 5 Nozomi JB 4.2.2
And directly flash it from CWM recovery.

dwarkesh2492 said:
CM 10 is a really good Rom with Stable recovery.
You can even download other ROMS of Build NOZOMI - (Code Name For Xperia S) eg Slim Bean build 5 Nozomi JB 4.2.2
And directly flash it from CWM recovery.
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Will i lose apps and settings?

schpongo said:
Will i lose apps and settings?
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Yes, Unfortunately For This Purpose There is A Need for a little knowledge of Titanium Back Up.
It Will Bring All Your Settings Messages And Apps Back Without Any Modifications. Or loosing it.
The Reason : Every Time You Flash A New Rom
You Always ,
1 Whip Cache Partition
2 Cache /data /sysytem
3 Dalvik Cache
This Removes All The Apps.

[Q] No SD card mounted?

I recently installed the Android 4.4.2 KitKat custom ROm "Carbon" on my HTC One X Endevarou, and after some trouble that I got fixed with the help of this forum, I got it all working. Now I have another problem though... I can't access my SD card when the phone is booted. I can access it in recovery mode and as a USB Storage in recovery mode, but when I go to for example gallery, it says "No external storage found"

ChaosDuck said:
I recently installed the Android 4.4.2 KitKat custom ROm "Carbon" on my HTC One X Endevarou, and after some trouble that I got fixed with the help of this forum, I got it all working. Now I have another problem though... I can't access my SD card when the phone is booted. I can access it in recovery mode and as a USB Storage in recovery mode, but when I go to for example gallery, it says "No external storage found"
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have you checked if there is any fix/workaround in the rom thread, or even if anyone reports tehe issue? it's not an hardware problem for sure, as you can access it via recovery...

Try another aosp kernel. That seems to fix it.

lukes91 said:
have you checked if there is any fix/workaround in the rom thread, or even if anyone reports tehe issue? it's not an hardware problem for sure, as you can access it via recovery...
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I searched around the XDA forums and on the official Carbon ROM website, but didn't find anything.
Mr Hofs said:
Try another aosp kernel. That seems to fix it.
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And if you had to explain that to a noob? I Googled it, but it only returned gibberish for me.

Well like there are custom sense kernels, there are also custom aosp kernels. Check the original android dev section. You see some kernel headlines that are also for aosp. Try one it might help.

head over this thread

lukes91 said:
head over this thread
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Ohh, nice. I have no idea what kernel to flash though, do I just pick any? And what version exactly? I am at a loss.

read the respective thread, search if there is an aosp version of the kernel, read if there are issues and flash one (repack if required)... test if for some days and if you are not satisfied take another one and start over

lukes91 said:
read the respective thread, search if there is an aosp version of the kernel, read if there are issues and flash one (repack if required)... test if for some days and if you are not satisfied take another one and start over
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Okay, I guess I'll try. Hope it can be fixed if I screw something up again.

ChaosDuck said:
Okay, I guess I'll try. Hope it can be fixed if I screw something up again.
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sure you can take a nandroid backup before starting, it is always the best choice and the fastest way to revert back in case of issues

lukes91 said:
sure you can take a nandroid backup before starting, it is always the best choice and the fastest way to revert back in case of issues
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I tried two different AOSP versions of the Next EP kernel, but to no avail. Do you have any specific suggestions that you know will work, or does it just have to be guess-work?

ChaosDuck said:
I tried two different AOSP versions of the Next EP kernel, but to no avail. Do you have any specific suggestions that you know will work, or does it just have to be guess-work?
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sorry, i'm on sense rom, but i read in lyapota's kernel that it can be used with aosp rom... search the thread to find infos...

Ask him http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2692699

Mr Hofs said:
Ask him http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2692699
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Thanks a lot, the threads are conflicting a bit in info though. After flashing the kernel, do I have to extract the boot.img and flash that in fastboot? Some threads tell me to do this, some threads don't.
EDIT: I tried it and now it seems to work. Thanks a lot for the help guys, you are awesome!

ChaosDuck said:
Thanks a lot, the threads are conflicting a bit in info though. After flashing the kernel, do I have to extract the boot.img and flash that in fastboot? Some threads tell me to do this, some threads don't.
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yeah, just like you did with the rom one...
boot.img = kernel
kernel_name.zip = kernel modules
you can avoid flashing the boot.img only if your hox is s-off and the developer put the instruction to flash the boot.img in the updater script inside the zip file... so flash it via fastboot

[Q] [NOOB] Instaling a kernel ...

I am a complete noob to rooting and all this good stuff
but i have been working hard to learn the basics, this week i did my first bootloader unlock and rooting on my NEXUS 7 (2013)
what i don't know is what to look for on a kernel and how to instal it, can someone show me a good learning Thread or if you'd like to explain to me how to do it ?
I know what it is and know what it does, just don't know how to push the new kernel and installing it... sorry about the noob thread but i really wanna learn all this

Brunolarogian said:
I am a complete noob to rooting and all this good stuff
but i have been working hard to learn the basics, this week i did my first bootloader unlock and rooting on my NEXUS 7 (2013)
what i don't know is what to look for on a kernel and how to instal it, can someone show me a good learning Thread or if you'd like to explain to me how to do it ?
I know what it is and know what it does, just don't know how to push the new kernel and installing it... sorry about the noob thread but i really wanna learn all this
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Kernel is boot.img. You can push the img with fastboot (fastboot flash boot boot.img), or get Flashify from the play store.
If you plan on trying different kernels, it is recommended to flash the stock kernel, reboot, then flash the new custom kernel. It has something to do with some custom kernels using a custom ram disk. Not sure on the specifics, exactly.

Aerowinder said:
Kernel is boot.img. You can push the img with fastboot (fastboot flash boot boot.img), or get Flashify from the play store.
If you plan on trying different kernels, it is recommended to flash the stock kernel, reboot, then flash the new custom kernel. It has something to do with some custom kernels using a custom ram disk. Not sure on the specifics, exactly.
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do i need to start over ? i already rooted and installed the custom rom

Brunolarogian said:
do i need to start over ? i already rooted and installed the custom rom
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No.

Aerowinder said:
No.
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Awesome, thank you very much, do you have any kernel suggestions?

Brunolarogian said:
Awesome, thank you very much, do you have any kernel suggestions?
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Is there something wrong with the stock kernel?

Aerowinder said:
Is there something wrong with the stock kernel?
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not sure, I installed a nightly version of CARBON rom and I don't know if the bugs i've been having are from the kernel or rom

[Solved] Bootloop after booloader unlock

Hi everyone!
So after unlocking my bootloader following Sony's guide, I restarted the phone but it got stuck in the bootanimation. The good news is that I had flashed CWM, the bad news is that the phone still gets stuck on the boot animation even With the Official CyanogenMod 11...
I really don't know what I must do and I can't find something concrete about my problem.
The bootloader can be unlocked, I've tested (with the code) before attempting anything. I have also the 4.3 update and followed a guide. I did flash the boot.img via fastboot. That's it. And the Xperia M I'm owning is a C1905.
I hope you people can help me, thanks in advance !

This happened to me the other day. Just reflash the 4.3 with flashtool, it will fix the bootloop. After that you can do whatever you want. Here is a link to download the stuff you need:
http://xperiafirmware.com/8-firmware/40-sony-xperia-m-c1905
Cheers

First of all use questions and troubleshooting section... I have to report the thread to be moved.
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Second of all you do not have any problem.
The point is that you unlocked the bootloader while you have a rooted modified rom, right?
So after unlocking it do a factory reset, and due to modified system partition you are stuck on boot screen.
The solution is very simple, use flash tool and flash android 4.3 tft.
Then start your phone and make sure it boot up at least one time on stock firmware before starting with cm11 flash procedures.
Good-luck.
Sent from my C2005 using XDA Free mobile app

Please post questions in the Q&A section
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didije said:
This happened to me the other day. Just reflash the 4.3 with flashtool, it will fix the bootloop. After that you can do whatever you want. Here is a link to download the stuff you need [...]
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Ohh thank you ! I've downloaded the *.tft and flashed it back, after a long flashing process, it worked. What's not cool is that it took too ling to boot and all that time I was very very stressed xD !
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The point is that you unlocked the bootloader while you have a rooted modified rom, right?
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Not really, I tried to unlock the bootloader with the stock ROM so I could root it, install CWM and install other ROMs, flasing back the *.tft fixed that, thanks for the advice ! Finally, I'm really sorry for posting in the wrong thread, I was a little bit stressed and struggling for help ^^' ...
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Thank you and sorry again .

Stuck without a ROM

Hey guys,
So, I have an M8_DUGL, S-ON, with hboot: 3.19.0
It is unlocked, but not S-OFF.
I can get to stock recovery; however, whenever I flash a custom recovery, it gets flashed successfully but doesn't work. It always takes me back to the bootloader page again when I press on REOCVERY. Anyone know why this happens?
I also do not have any OS installed at the moment, mistakes have been made and I wiped it out. So, I need to relfash it. However, it's been a real pain for me to find an RUU that works. I have a CID of J__15, and OS (supposedly): 3.33.401.6
Any help would bee really appreciated. Thanks

You will have to go through the root process again seems like you made a stumble in the process.. It happens go through it again and it should work properly but make a nandroid back up! Before proceeding!

JustCreateYou said:
You will have to go through the root process again seems like you made a stumble in the process.. It happens go through it again and it should work properly but make a nandroid back up! Before proceeding!
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Well, haha, I have nothing to make a nandroid back up with. I do not have a recovery and no ROM either. I was too tired, and messed up real bad.
So, my current standing is that I only have my sacred bootloader. I can access fasboot, but can't do anything more. Stock recovery works, but when I flash different custom recoveries, they just don't work. I've done many mods in previous HTC phones, so this is kinda weird to me why it's not working. Do you have any idea to why this is happening?

Did you use the same tool with the other htc phones? Or did you use a different one maybe you didn't root it properly.. If you can still access the stock rom. Try to root it again that's my best advice because it should work on the m8 I rooted one of my m8 must unlock the bootloader before anything tho and must root the phone properly this time.. Let me know if any other questions need to be answered

JustCreateYou said:
Did you use the same tool with the other htc phones? Or did you use a different one maybe you didn't root it properly.. If you can still access the stock rom. Try to root it again that's my best advice because it should work on the m8 I rooted one of my m8 must unlock the bootloader before anything tho and must root the phone properly this time.. Let me know if any other questions need to be answered
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I can't access stock rom, ROM is wiped. I need to re-install it, but I can't since I can't get the system image, and can't use custom recovery...

Okay what carrier do you have? Ima see if my resources will find what your looking for.

JustCreateYou said:
Okay what carrier do you have? Ima see if my resources will find what your looking for.
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Thank you
I do not have a carrier, it is an international variant. CID is J__15, Dual sim phone, M8, with a europe 3.33.401.6 ROM (supposedly).
Let me know if you need more information; thanks!

Follow this. This guy is Zedomax
http://htconeroot.com/htc-one-root/how-to-root-htc-one-m8/

JustCreateYou said:
Follow this. This guy is Zedomax
http://htconeroot.com/htc-one-root/how-to-root-htc-one-m8/
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Good link. Not a toolkit, but actually doing it manually. That's the way I rooted as well. @zedomax has some really great tutorials for a bunch of different devices.

claudenegm said:
Well, haha, I have nothing to make a nandroid back up with. I do not have a recovery and no ROM either. I was too tired, and messed up real bad.
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You can use the old nandroid backup 1.45.401.12 - TWRP Thanks to kakyyabata from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376 and proceed with OTA again up to 3.33.401.6
Use the TWRP that support dual SIM. If I'm not wrong, the one link in my sig does. Or you read this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/htc-one-m8-dual-sim-european-version-t2816991
p.s I don't know what's the connection between rooting again with no OS problem.
You need OS then only you can root

ckpv5 said:
You can use the old nandroid backup 1.45.401.12 - TWRP Thanks to kakyyabata from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2701376 and proceed with OTA again up to 3.33.401.6
Use the TWRP that support dual SIM. If I'm not wrong, the one link in my sig does. Or you read this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/htc-one-m8-dual-sim-european-version-t2816991
p.s I don't know what's the connection between rooting again with no OS problem.
You need OS then only you can root
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Thanks for the links If I can get recovery working, that will fix everything! I will try and let you know how it goes! Thank you so much!

Well I hope you figure out your issue sorry I just never been stuck with no rom or twrp..

JustCreateYou said:
Well I hope you figure out your issue sorry I just never been stuck with no rom or twrp..
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No worries, thank you as well! Do you have a dual sim M8? If so, can you send me the link for the recovery you are using please?
Thanks

Are you sorted yet? I have a dual sim M8 and I used to use a custom recovery, but changed recently to the standard TWRP, which now supports the dual sim version. You can find that on the TWRP site.
claudenegm said:
No worries, thank you as well! Do you have a dual sim M8? If so, can you send me the link for the recovery you are using please?
Thanks
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simonvfr said:
Are you sorted yet? I have a dual sim M8 and I used to use a custom recovery, but changed recently to the standard TWRP, which now supports the dual sim version. You can find that on the TWRP site.
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Hello, thanks for your concern! So, for the moment, I didn't have the chance to reflash the ROM, but I tried this recovery: https://yadi.sk/d/cMN-N_2hWotAH and it worked. I will give the official TWRP a shot when I'm done with exams! Thank you so much, I'll update this post when I fix my phone!