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Few questions Regarding ZL modding/Flashing

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.

Boot Loops

Hi Guys
So heres what happened. I rooted my phone and installed the Beats Audio Driver from the Fantastic Audio Installer by motioncoding from the play store. It came to my understanding that the beats driver did not properly install. I opened the app and pressed install and the phone is now in a constant boot loop This is where the phone can boot into the lockscreen but then it automatically restarts and the whole cycle repeats over and over again.
Currently i can only get my phone into flash mode but not fastboot.
-The phone has had its network unlocked. 2 days ago i typed in a network unlock pin into the phone
-The sony flashtool (emma) doesnt work because i have a unlockable bootloader
-I did not install CWM because i only rooted my phone 3 hours ago and i did not know at the time
Does anyone know if flashtool by bin4ry will help me get out of the bootloop in my case
Thanks

itsbighead said:
Hi Guys
So heres what happened. I rooted my phone and installed the Beats Audio Driver from the Fantastic Audio Installer by motioncoding from the play store. It came to my understanding that the beats driver did not properly install. I opened the app and pressed install and the phone is now in a constant boot loop This is where the phone can boot into the lockscreen but then it automatically restarts and the whole cycle repeats over and over again.
Currently i can only get my phone into flash mode but not fastboot.
-The phone has had its network unlocked. 2 days ago i typed in a network unlock pin into the phone
-The sony flashtool (emma) doesnt work because i have a unlockable bootloader
-I did not install CWM because i only rooted my phone 3 hours ago and i did not know at the time
Does anyone know if flashtool by bin4ry will help me get out of the bootloop in my case
Thanks
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Yes. It will save your phone.

skywalkerdroid said:
Yes. It will save your phone.
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do i have to wipe my phone or can i just revert the system folder back to original?

itsbighead said:
do i have to wipe my phone or can i just revert the system folder back to original?
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It's best to wipe everything in this case, wipe dalvik's cache too, make a clean install.

itsbighead said:
Hi Guys
So heres what happened. I rooted my phone and installed the Beats Audio Driver from the Fantastic Audio Installer by motioncoding from the play store. It came to my understanding that the beats driver did not properly install. I opened the app and pressed install and the phone is now in a constant boot loop This is where the phone can boot into the lockscreen but then it automatically restarts and the whole cycle repeats over and over again.
Currently i can only get my phone into flash mode but not fastboot.
-The phone has had its network unlocked. 2 days ago i typed in a network unlock pin into the phone
-The sony flashtool (emma) doesnt work because i have a unlockable bootloader
-I did not install CWM because i only rooted my phone 3 hours ago and i did not know at the time
Does anyone know if flashtool by bin4ry will help me get out of the bootloop in my case
Thanks
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Just use flashtool with flashmode....
1.Press lightning icon on flashtool and select your rom.....
2.If you want to keep your data uncheck it in the selection menu.
3.Switch off your phone.Plug your phone with volume down key pressed..A green led should light up and flashtool will show your device
connected...
4. Flashing would start....
5.Wait for the rom to be flashed...
6. Device will reboot and it could take upto 2-5 mins approx..
THAT'S IT.....YOU NOW HAVE YOUR PHONE AS IT WAS..:highfive:
AND LET ME KNOW PLS..
HIT THANKS IF I HELPED YOU
A CLICK FOR YOU BUT REP FOR ME.......
XPERIA LT 26I
ROOTED WITH LOCKED BL...

Just to clarify to anyone who reads this thread in the future, you can use flashtool by bin4ry to unbrick your phone
1.Press lightning icon on flashtool and select your rom.....
2.If you want to keep your data uncheck it in the selection menu.
3.Switch off your phone. Plug your phone with volume down key pressed..A green led should light up and flashtool will show your device connected...
4. Flashing would start....
5. The device will reboot and the orange light will light up
6. Unplug the USB Cable and plug in your phone with volume down key pressed. A green led should light up and flashtool will show your device connected...
6.Wait for the rom to be flashed...
7. Device will reboot and it could take upto 2-5 mins approx..

Yeah ? LOL We know that already, your post is off topic, he knows how to flash, as we all do, his question was, well read again his post.Don't come in here and give us lessons on how to flash, smart ass. Are you clarified now?

skywalkerdroid said:
Yeah ? LOL We know that already, your post is off topic, he knows how to flash, as we all do, his question was, well read again his post.Don't come in here and give us lessons on how to flash, smart ass. Are you clarified now?
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thank you everyone for your help. I got it fixed and i installed cwm recovery before doing anything else

[Q] [BOOT] Xperia ZL infinite reboot loop

Hey there guys, it's my first time here, so, have a little patience, ok?
So, my XPERIA ZL has been giving me a headache in the past two weeks. All of a sudden it rebooted and entered the loop that i'll show in the video. I'm unable to describe it properly as i've never seen anything like it before.
I've tried everythong i know, but the phone has debug off (and the third parties apps too). Here's the list of what i've tried:
- PCcompanion > updated firmware (it means that fastboot mode is ok and, somehow, PC companion can bypass the debug off limitation)
- Flashtools to install stock rom
- ADB (Does not recognize)
- Odin
- CWM
- Unlock Bootloader
- Root and Kernel from DoomLord
As you can see, none of those actions would work with debug off, and i'm kind of lost now. I'ts full stock.
Can anybody provide some insight?
Thanks in advance!

It is dead
I had this problem too, it is "imei and baseband unknown". Send it to warranty and they will have to replace it (remember to lock the bootloader first)

LimaBEERRE said:
I had this problem too, it is "imei and baseband unknown". Send it to warranty and they will have to replace it (remember to lock the bootloader first)
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I tought as much...
Thanks anyway!

htc m8 wont boot

hi all and happy new year. im having trouble getting my sisters phone to boot up it wont boot past htc one screen. I have tried wipping cache and factory reset in stock recovery it goes to android is upgrading but when it gets to finishing boot it hangs there constantly. I an a sony man so have no experiance with htc. I have read a few threads and am still unsure about the prosess of flashing stock. It is stocked and locked and a uk device any help would be apreciated thanks

gavster26 said:
hi all and happy new year. im having trouble getting my sisters phone to boot up it wont boot past htc one screen. I have tried wipping cache and factory reset in stock recovery it goes to android is upgrading but when it gets to finishing boot it hangs there constantly. I an a sony man so have no experiance with htc. I have read a few threads and am still unsure about the prosess of flashing stock. It is stocked and locked and a uk device any help would be apreciated thanks
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Post the output of fastboot getvar all after removing serialno and imei
Someone will guide you with those info
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ahmed.ismael said:
Post the output of fastboot getvar all after removing serialno and imei
Someone will guide you with those info
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Here it is

gavster26 said:
Here it is
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i didn't see any RUU for your device ( maybe there is but i didn't see it )
You can restore a stock TWRP backup from this thread
https://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-one-m8/help/tutorial-how-to-stock-stock-twrp-t3086860
choose by version main ( 6.13.206.5 ) from post #3 and follow the instruction from OP
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gavster26 said:
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You have to wait a long time for bootup. Even after white HTC screen which can take a few minutes, it will optimise 165 or so apps on MM 6.0, and 265 or so in Lollipop 5.0, depending what you have. Try going away for a half hour while it boots.
Another thing you might try is when it goes on hanging in the 'finishing boot' for a long time so that you think it has completed optimizing of the apps, (wait 20 minutes some apps take minutes to optimize, and there are as I said over 160 at least) , turn it off again by holding the power button for 15-30 seconds or however long it takes to get it to power off. Then restart again it may come on.
*if the power off alone doesnt shut it off, power off+vol down should.

Can the bootloader is locked bro so don't think that would work

kruc Ire said:
You have to wait a long time for bootup. Even after white HTC screen which can take a few minutes, it will optimise 165 or so apps on MM 6.0, and 265 or so in Lollipop 5.0, depending what you have. Try going away for a half hour while it boots.
Another thing you might try is when it goes on hanging in the 'finishing boot' for a long time so that you think it has completed optimizing of the apps, (wait 20 minutes some apps take minutes to optimize, and there are as I said over 160 at least) , turn it off again by holding the power button for 15-30 seconds or however long it takes to get it to power off. Then restart again it may come on.
*if the power off alone doesnt shut it off, power off+vol down should.
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Tried all that mate. When I hard reboot it (power vol+) it stays stuck at htc one screen left it for 30min or so and still no boot. I tried to logcat while its booting but it won't logcat either. I really need the stock rom but unable to find it I have tried a few zips but got error wrong footer

You need a ruu but unfortunately ruu is not available (afaik).
Worth a try ... flash htc signed firmware fw_6.13.206.5 that you can get from same link above on post #5.
Most important is too see whether the firmware can be successfully installed with no error. If there is error, I'm afraid that will be hardware.

ckpv5 said:
You need a ruu but unfortunately ruu is not available (afaik).
Worth a try ... flash htc signed firmware fw_6.13.206.5 that you can get from same link above on post #5.
Most important is too see whether the firmware can be successfully installed with no error. If there is error, I'm afraid that will be hardware.
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which link mate. can the boot loader be unlock in this state

Link on post #4 above or directly here : https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=60218734&postcount=5
Not so sure whether can be unlocked but you can try.
You need to get the unlock code from www.htcdev.com to unlock bootloader.
Good luck and good night .. gotta go now.

Spring Samsung Galaxy S6 - Bricked or recoverable?

Hi All,
First time posting - hopefully I won't make to much of a mess of it.
I'm UK based - and 6 months ago I bought a phone via an Ebay store (1st mistake) that looked like it was based in the UK and their page, and listed the S6 as being "UK version - networked unlocked".
As soon as I had made payment and requested it - it became clear that it was being shipped from Hong Kong - and when it arrived I realised it was a Sprint SM-G920P that had been flashed with some UK firmware.
I worked fine for a few months, but about a month ago it started randomly restarting, often then getting stuck in a boot screen loop when trying to restart. This problem got worse - to the point where it would crash 5 - 10 seconds after boot, and would usually require me restarting it 3 or 4 times to actually get it to that point in the first place.
I followed a guide I found, and flashed it back to the Sprint Firmware version - thinking it might be an issue with the Firmware the seller had installed on it, but this didn't resolve the issue.
I now have a phone that continually gets stuck in boot cycle. When i try and boot into recovery mode, it crashes back to boot. The only mode i can get it to boot into is download mode - but in download mode it informs me that Custom ROM is blocked by FRP Lock.
I can't get Odin to install TWRP - due to FRP lock, and I'm not sure what, if any ROM is worth me trying to install at this point.
Is my phone bricked? I'm also concerned about how much time i want to spend on it - as even if i get it back up and booting - if it is going to have the same - crash to boot problem as before, then it is still basically useless.
Thanks in advance.

I would try pit file. If you have 32gig version, koop has the file posted in his thread. This should clear up bad partition blocks. Then I'd let the battery completely die.
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Ok - so flashing the PIT file and installing a stock ROM has got the phone rebooting - but i'm still getting the random crashes.
My big fear was that this could be a battery / hardware issue - is there anyway to check what is causing the random crashes? Phone rarely stays on more than 30 seconds.

stevepaul1982 said:
Ok - so flashing the PIT file and installing a stock ROM has got the phone rebooting - but i'm still getting the random crashes.
My big fear was that this could be a battery / hardware issue - is there anyway to check what is causing the random crashes? Phone rarely stays on more than 30 seconds.
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Does the screen wig out before it reboots? Like does it just go blank or does it go through the power down animation as if you powered off the device?
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elesbb said:
Does the screen wig out before it reboots? Like does it just go blank or does it go through the power down animation as if you powered off the device?
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It just goes black - sometimes there is a very brief flash like animation.
For reference - when i've had something playing - or been on a call when it happens it gives a short harsh buzz as well.

stevepaul1982 said:
It just goes black - sometimes there is a very brief flash like animation.
For reference - when i've had something playing - or been on a call when it happens it gives a short harsh buzz as well.
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post your /proc/last_kmsg file. That should have the culprits listed in terms of panics.
Also, look at the tombstones directory -- that will have the errors as well.