So originally my phone was on firmware 4.0.2.A.0.42 straight out of the box; it was carrier free too so no carrier bloatware. I had the phone rooted (kept the bootloader locked) but my phone developed a physical fault so I had to send it in for repair. Before sending it off I unrooted my phone via SEUS, which upgraded the phone to firmware 4.0.2.A.0.62.
As I understand, that firmware cannot be rooted. So I want to revert back or downgrade back to the Stock Carrier Free UK rom of version .42. How do I go about doing that, whilst keeping my bootloader locked?
Just flash a generic .42 ROM with FlashTool
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Where can I find it though?
Find it on the forum.. its there only..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330314
Hit thanks if my post helped u..
Other guys was faster and Tapatalk didn't show his post...
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mandarjoshiin said:
Find it on the forum.. its there only..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330314
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Cheers man. But I don't know how to flash (to a locked bootloader phone)
Also, once flashed, can I use the zerGrush tool to root again?
If you use Flashtool it will do all the work for you EVEN with the locked bootloader.
yes you can use ZerjRush
mandarjoshiin said:
Find it on the forum.. its there only..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1330314
Hit thanks if my post helped u..
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Just noticed, there is no LT18i firmware 4.0.2.A.0.42 for the Arc S, just firmware 4.0.2.A.0.62 which is what I don't want
1) Hey.. If u see.. on the same page, u'll find a pre rooted .62 firmware.. Flash with that.. u'll not need to root it explicitly..
2)to flash any ftf u'll need the flash tool.. if u dont have it.. here is the link...
http://androxyde.github.com/Flashtool/
Download the flashtool for windows and install.
3)after installation check for the firmware folder under the flashtool main folder(where u have installed the flashtool)
4)now copy the downloaded .ftf file and paste it under the firmware folder. now 5)open the flashtool and click on flash..
6)now a popup window will come, select the first option of flash mode and click ok. the .ftf file will be listed automatically
7)dont change any settings and click ok
8) now flashtool will ask for the phone to be connected in flash mode..
9)so switch off ur phone and connect it to PC via USB by keep pressing the Back button on ur phone. Once it is connected, the flash tool will start and complete it work. after the flashing is done remove the phone and switch it on.. Click thanks if this helps u...
mandarjoshiin said:
1) Hey.. If u see.. on the same page, u'll find a pre rooted .62 firmware.. Flash with that.. u'll not need to root it explicitly..
2)to flash any ftf u'll need the flash tool.. if u dont have it.. here is the link...
http://androxyde.github.com/Flashtool/
Download the flashtool for windows and install.
3)after installation check for the firmware folder under the flashtool main folder(where u have installed the flashtool)
4)now copy the downloaded .ftf file and paste it under the firmware folder. now 5)open the flashtool and click on flash..
6)now a popup window will come, select the first option of flash mode and click ok. the .ftf file will be listed automatically
7)dont change any settings and click ok
8) now flashtool will ask for the phone to be connected in flash mode..
9)so switch off ur phone and connect it to PC via USB by keep pressing the Back button on ur phone. Once it is connected, the flash tool will start and complete it work. after the flashing is done remove the phone and switch it on.. Click thanks if this helps u...
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Thanks but I found another way to downgrade to firmware .42. I used the Wotan client, and then used Zergrush method to root.
Hello,
My Stock rooted Xperia M has stuck in boot loop (The colourful waves thingy) after I tried to install Xposed framework. Please help, its not turning on. What can be done?
There is no recovery installed.
Thanks
thedroidmaster said:
Hello,
My Stock rooted Xperia M has stuck in boot loop (The colourful waves thingy) after I tried to install Xposed framework. Please help, its not turning on. What can be done?
There is no recovery installed.
Thanks
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If anyone doesn't have a better idea, you will probably have to repair from PCC.
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Antrikos48 said:
If anyone doesn't have a better idea, you will probably have to repair from PCC.
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Thanks fort replying.
The phone isn't detecting in PC companion. Can you suggest how to connect it, using fast boot methods etc.?
thedroidmaster said:
Thanks fort replying.
The phone isn't detecting in PC companion. Can you suggest how to connect it, using fast boot methods etc.?
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It wont detect it. Go to update and when it tells you no device detected, click repair. When it prepares the firmware and asks you to connect it, hold vol down while plugging it in. IIRC that's how I did it.
PS: it'll get wiped
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Antrikos48 said:
It wont detect it. Go to update and when it tells you no device detected, click repair. When it prepares the firmware and asks you to connect it, hold vol down while plugging it in. IIRC that's how I did it.
PS: it'll get wiped
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Thanks, I will try it right away.
Antrikos48 said:
It wont detect it. Go to update and when it tells you no device detected, click repair. When it prepares the firmware and asks you to connect it, hold vol down while plugging it in. IIRC that's how I did it.
PS: it'll get wiped
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Thanks a ton, it worked.
I have Same problem Help me......
:crying:
Antrikos48 said:
It wont detect it. Go to update and when it tells you no device detected, click repair. When it prepares the firmware and asks you to connect it, hold vol down while plugging it in. IIRC that's how I did it.
PS: it'll get wiped
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have same problem
Antrikos48 said:
It wont detect it. Go to update and when it tells you no device detected, click repair. When it prepares the firmware and asks you to connect it, hold vol down while plugging it in. IIRC that's how I did it.
PS: it'll get wiped
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i have exactly same problem but different xperia phone the thing is i havent back it up is there some way to back up before i try ur method because
i want all my app data and apps installed because i dont know what i had installed in the first place.
plz help i will really appreciate it
P.S. i have my whole life on there :crying:
In the last time the phone booted ADB was enabled, then you should be able to do the following adb commands while in the bootloop:
Code:
adb pull /data/app .\app
adb pull /data/data .\data
adb pull /sdcard .\sdcard
Then you flash it in repair mode through SUS or PC Companion, after that enable ADB and do the following commands, but make sure your working dir is the same used during adb pull, otherwise it'll fail:
Code:
adb push .\app /data/app
adb push .\data /data/data
adb push .\sdcard /sdcard
If ADB wasn't enabled, then you will need Flash Tool and a FTF file for Xperia M, choosing to flash only /system partition should make it work again with minimal data loss (any app/mod that modified the /system partition will be lost)
Xperia M 4.3 rooting problem(Bootloop)
Hi ,
I have downloaded 4.3 update and flashed it using flashtool and for rooting i downloaded 4.3 boot image and went thru' cwm mode and flashed it and after rebooting mobile gets bootloop problem please tell where would be the problem. how can i root it.( I have unlocked my bootloader ).
Thankz in Advance.....:good:
Marimuthu said:
Hi ,
I have downloaded 4.3 update and flashed it using flashtool and for rooting i downloaded 4.3 boot image and went thru' cwm mode and flashed it and after rebooting mobile gets bootloop problem please tell where would be the problem. how can i root it.( I have unlocked my bootloader ).
Thankz in Advance.....:good:
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While rooting (In CWM) mount system and storage.This would help you
Preciso de uma room xperia M2004 dual urgente
XDASenior said:
While rooting (In CWM) mount system and storage.This would help you
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Ao desbloquear bootload aparelho entrou em bootloop, após pisquei CWM com sucesso, em seguida, binário super su com sucesso. Mas o Room sumiu???, preciso de uma room e um método para piscar. Alguém pode me ajudar?
Marimuthu said:
Hi ,
I have downloaded 4.3 update and flashed it using flashtool and for rooting i downloaded 4.3 boot image and went thru' cwm mode and flashed it and after rebooting mobile gets bootloop problem please tell where would be the problem. how can i root it.( I have unlocked my bootloader ).
Thankz in Advance.....:good:
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Thats probably because you are using the wrong boot image file of CWM. make sure you have the proper file i.e for the proper firmware and redo what you already know update and flash boot
Hi guys, please help, I have a simmilar problem.
I have (successfully) rooted my phone while leaving bootloader unlocked, but than I've realized that I have to unlock it in order to install CM11.
I have followed the instructions on SE folder and got the message that bootloader is successfully unlocked.
After that, the phone enters a bootloop every time I try to turn it on. Then, I've instaled CWM using flashtool and boot.img from CM11(kernel)?
Maybe the last one was bad idea, but I wanted to try to simply install new rom and see if it will help.
But I've stopped to ask for advice, is that the right thing to do or something else?
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Because I've instaled CM11's boot.img(kernel) I don't know if I can simply use PC companion repair? And if I use PC companion what will happen with my root? And is it safe just to try to continue with installing CM11?
Marimuthu said:
Hi ,
I have downloaded 4.3 update and flashed it using flashtool and for rooting i downloaded 4.3 boot image and went thru' cwm mode and flashed it and after rebooting mobile gets bootloop problem please tell where would be the problem. how can i root it.( I have unlocked my bootloader ).
Thankz in Advance.....:good:
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Do you fixed the bootloop after unlocking bootloader?
Or maybe you used an invalid cwm.
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filipbg said:
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Because I've instaled CM11's boot.img(kernel) I don't know if I can simply use PC companion repair? And if I use PC companion what will happen with my root? And is it safe just to try to continue with installing CM11?
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Don't update using pcc or ur phone will brick. Just download the 4.3 Ftf and flash via flashtool. Then flash cwm kernel for cm11 then flassh cm11 rom.
Or if u can access cwm of cm11 wipe data cache and flash cm11 rom.
thedroidmaster said:
Hello,
My Stock rooted Xperia M has stuck in boot loop (The colourful waves thingy) after I tried to install Xposed framework. Please help, its not turning on. What can be done?
There is no recovery installed.
Thanks
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If you use this method, you will lose your settings and personal apps and data.
you've been warned.
Download Flashtool, and the firmware(ftf). 15.5.a.1.5, its available on XDA.
Install Flashtool, run it. On first run it will download a list of devices from GitHub. Then install drivers from Flashtool/drivers folder. select Xperia M (nicki), flash, and fastboot drivers.
Run Flashtool again, select the lightening symbol on top. select flash mode.
Select the ftf file(firmware) downloaded.
It will prepare the files then will ask you to connect the device.
Press volume down button pressed and connect the device to PC.
It will install the frimware.
blaspheme000 said:
Do you fixed the bootloop after unlocking bootloader?
Or maybe you used an invalid cwm.
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Don't update using pcc or ur phone will brick. Just download the 4.3 Ftf and flash via flashtool. Then flash cwm kernel for cm11 then flassh cm11 rom.
Or if u can access cwm of cm11 wipe data cache and flash cm11 rom.
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I don't know what caused the bootloop. Thanks for pcc info, **** I'd never say that would cause brick
Anyway, I've just flashed original rom again, than cwm for cm11 and cwm11. Now it's fine.
If anyone has same problem, this can help:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849170
Antrikos48 said:
It wont detect it. Go to update and when it tells you no device detected, click repair. When it prepares the firmware and asks you to connect it, hold vol down while plugging it in. IIRC that's how I did it.
PS: it'll get wiped
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How i go to update? on fastboot ? plz help me!
I just unlocked the boot loader using fastboot but it's stucked on SERVICE PROVIDER logo
Easy there, this will Help
Layonne said:
How i go to update? on fastboot ? plz help me!
I just unlocked the boot loader using fastboot but it's stucked on SERVICE PROVIDER logo
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Hello there,
I think i have a solution to your problem and the answer is ( just follow what i say)
1) Download Androxyde XPERIA Flashtool from here.
2) Then install it on your PC , later install Fastboot and Flashtool Drivers (the .exe file will be there in c:\flashtool\flashtool drivers,u need not download separately) , as u are using Sony Xperia M , Check Flashtool drivers , Fastboot Drivers and Drivers for Xperia P,S when prompted.
3) Download the .FTF file of your Phone. Google it u"ll find it in no time
4)Then open Flashtool and Connect your Phone in Flashmode Mode ( by holding Volume Down button ,check for ur phone )
5) Search for the .FTFfile u"ve downloaded , Do check Wipe cache and data checkboxes and then click Flash, plz wait for the Flashtool to detect and prepare your files for Flashing
That's it , Now your Phone will work like never before
Plz tell me if it worked or not coz it worked for me and i am sure it will work for u too. i use Sony Xperia M Dual C2004
Hit thanks if it helped
Sai Bhasker Raju said:
Hello there,
I think i have a solution to your problem and the answer is ( just follow what i say)
1) Download Androxyde XPERIA Flashtool from .
2) Then install it on your PC , later install Fastboot and Flashtool Drivers (the .exe file will be there in c:\flashtool\flashtool drivers,u need not download separately) , as u are using Sony Xperia M , Check Flashtool drivers , Fastboot Drivers and Drivers for Xperia P,S when prompted.
3) Download the .FTF file of your Phone. Google it u"ll find it in no time
4)Then open Flashtool and Connect your Phone in Flashmode Mode ( by holding Volume Down button ,check for ur phone )
5) Search for the .FTFfile u"ve downloaded , Do check Wipe cache and data checkboxes and then click Flash, plz wait for the Flashtool to detect and prepare your files for Flashing
That's it , Now your Phone will work like never before
Plz tell me if it worked or not coz it worked for me and i am sure it will work for u too. i use Sony Xperia M Dual C2004
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Worked Thank's a lot
can anyone tell me how to convert ftf to sos file, i need to flash my xperia zl using emma because i have unlocked my bootloader, and my cell is hard bricked !
melvinrobertson said:
can anyone tell me how to convert ftf to sos file, i need to flash my xperia zl using emma because i have unlocked my bootloader, and my cell is hard bricked !
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Use Androxyde's FlashTool to flash .ftf files, no matter the BL status.. http://www.flashtool.net/index.php
CokeJunkee said:
Use Androxyde's FlashTool to flash .ftf files, no matter the BL status.. http://www.flashtool.net/index.php
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flashtool is not installing my previous os, because i had unlocked my bootloader, n due to which my drm keys got vanished and it give an error while installing !
melvinrobertson said:
flashtool is not installing my previous os, because i had unlocked my bootloader, n due to which my drm keys got vanished and it give an error while installing !
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My BL is unlocked and I lost my drm keys aswell and flashtool works for me.
There are two different flashtools out there.. Use this one: http://www.flashtool.net/index.php
Which .ftf did you try to flash?
Did you install the needed drivers on your pc?
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What do you mean by hard bricked?
Are you able to run fastboot or flash mode?
CokeJunkee said:
My BL is unlocked and I lost my drm keys aswell and flashtool works for me.
There are two different flashtools out there.. Use this one: http://www.flashtool.net/index.php
Which .ftf did you try to flash?
Did you install the needed drivers on your pc?
Edit:
What do you mean by hard bricked?
Are you able to run fastboot or flash mode?
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i had tried from flashtools by antraoxide, but it is not installing the previous os, this is the error it is giving " ERROR - ERR_SEVERITY="MINOR";ERR_CODE="0017";ERR_DYNAMIC=" 0x80080012" fastboot mode and flashmode is working, do another zl's ta backup works on my zl ? and is there any way to inatall back my drm keys through fastboot or flash mode ?
I got into a bootloop recently due to unlocking my bootloader. I was really worried, so I installed CWM using fastboot on my phone.Then the bootloop also stopped,only the sony logo appears for a small time and then the phone goes black out.I can still boot into recovery.
I came to know that flashing using stock ftf will solve my problem, but now on flashing it gives the error that processing loader.sin completed with errors and then the flashing aborts. Please anybody help me!:crying: I have the latest version of flashtool and have downloaded C1905 15.1.A.1.9 global ftf.
You can try using Emma (a Sony restoration tool) to restore the latest firmware.
Alternatively you can boot to recovery, mount sd card(make sure all pc drivers are installed), download a custom rom like cm/aosp or stock rom (not the ftf but zip), load it to the sd card and then install that via recovery.
Will emma work on unlocked bootloader phones(like mine)? Where can I get stock rom in zip format?
cooldudeachyut said:
Will emma work on unlocked bootloader phones(like mine)? Where can I get stock rom in zip format?
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There is no zip of stock rom. What he says is download a custom rom like cm11 and flash it then flash the ftf file again.
blaspheme000 said:
There is no zip of stock rom. What he says is download a custom rom like cm11 and flash it then flash the ftf file again.
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Is it necessary to flash the ftf again after flashing cm11?
Until now, Flashtool not provide XM device (loader.sin). #cmiiw
But you can download the file below and put it in C:\Flashtool\Device
For XM Single: http://d-h.st/eBB
For XM Dual: http://d-h.st/hcw
Then try to flash again.
*Sorry for my bad english
siabangichsan said:
Until now, Flashtool not provide XM device (loader.sin). #cmiiw
But you can download the file below and put it in C:\Flashtool\Device
For XM Single: http://d-h.st/eBB
For XM Dual: http://d-h.st/hcw
Then try to flash again.
*Sorry for my bad english
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I tried it, still the same error. BTW I have flashed CM11 now and I don't think that there is any need for the stock rom now............