Is it possible to do the multiboot on our ARC??? For example, we use our favorite ROM as our main ROM, and then we can boot another ROM from SDCard (in testing purpose) so that we can switch between ROMs easily.
It is possible to do the multiboot on SE X8 and X10mini but I don't know why there isn't any threat about this on ARC Forum.
Here is the link for x8: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1151293
Why is a small phone like X8 and x10 can, but not our ARC?
I really wish it is possible..
I think the way of managing partitions it's not good to enable multi boot...
If the roms work on the same kernel then you can backup/restore with cwm. cm7 has a different kernel from miui, or stock, due to various module differences.
sinkster©
nice to see that to,but what is the point of having many rom inside devices..
Sent from my LT18i
nakchea said:
Why is a small phone like X8 and x10 can, but not our ARC?
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That's because, all ROMs have used the same kernel (stock kernel).
Now, that there are also custom kernels, it didn't even make sense anymore.
nakchea said:
I really wish it is possible..
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Could you please tell me why?
To show your friends, I can boot in this ROM, then I reboot and hey it's another?
nakchea said:
Why is a small phone like X8 and x10 can, but not our ARC?
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Size doesn't matter (in this case).
the world is not enough
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I just got my Xperia Arc and I was wondering is there's a recovery system like Xrecovery for the X10? If anyone knows can you send me a link with directions of how to install it. Thank you. =)
who need xrecovery when we have touch recovery??is in developement site,feel free to try,and welcome aboard
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amaurilol said:
I just got my Xperia Arc and I was wondering is there's a recovery system like Xrecovery for the X10? If anyone knows can you send me a link with directions of how to install it. Thank you. =)
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Search is your friend...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437840
You can try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437840
On the arc it's CWM, if your bootloader is unlocked use fastboot to flash doomlords latest kernel, it's pre-rooted and comes with cwm. If your bootloader isn't unlocked then check the development section on how to, plus the rest...
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Hey guys. I have a xperia ion rooted ics lt28at i am told the only custom rom available for this phone is the miui one. I want to try it out but i am hesitant to try anyone care to give me a good walkthrough on how to do this? I read the thread on it but im not sure about some things
jerimynal wiley said:
Hey guys. I have a xperia ion rooted ics lt28at i am told the only custom rom available for this phone is the miui one. I want to try it out but i am hesitant to try anyone care to give me a good walkthrough on how to do this? I read the thread on it but im not sure about some things
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My Xperia S remain locked, to gurantee future ported sony features to work on my device.
If u really want to unlock it, read a topic, there's a mustknow list before u do it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1527159
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526866
Basically u're gonna unlock bootloader with SONY's knowledge.
jerimynal wiley said:
Hey guys. I have a xperia ion rooted ics lt28at i am told the only custom rom available for this phone is the miui one. I want to try it out but i am hesitant to try anyone care to give me a good walkthrough on how to do this? I read the thread on it but im not sure about some things
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You mean besides the instructions given in the op of the ion miui thread?
Flash 68 fw
Root
Install cwm
Make a Backup
Factory reset in cwm
Flash ROM
Install gapps
Enjoy
Sent from my LT28 w MIUI
walkthrough?
jeriku said:
You mean besides the instructions given in the op of the ion miui thread?
Flash 68 fw
Root
Install cwm
Make a Backup
Factory reset in cwm
Flash ROM
Install gapps
Enjoy
Sent from my LT28 w MIUI
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Thanks for the help guys! I finally got it done, but man am i glad i had a good backup because the miui rom is not cool at all! I did the smooth ion mod and i really like it. i dont see why anyone would prefer the miui rom over the stock xperia
The Stock Rom with some mods is really cool
Are there any Sony Xperia SL roms? Because all the ROMS available on XDA are for the Xperia S. Would Xperia S ROMS work on the Xperia SL? If so which problems would i face?
i have one, from my SL buy in Philippin, but it's 6.1.A.2.45.
Another newest firmware is 6.1.A.2.50 link below
Code:
[URL="http://www.mediafire.com/?u6h448v3p91iovv"]http://www.mediafire.com/?u6h448v3p91iovv[/URL]
[URL="http://www.mediafire.com/?s2s1rg30uinbuuj"]http://www.mediafire.com/?s2s1rg30uinbuuj[/URL]
I believe an SL is the same just the processor is turned up to 1.7 so S roms should work as far as I've read. (no guarantee tho)
Sent from my Jellybean Xperia S
I just recently flashed my SL with a FXP CM10 rom, by following all the steps for S, and so far I have no problems. Except I made a big mistake by not backing up my rom first (silly me). If you want to flash any Xperia S roms, I suggest you backup the stock rom first and also the build.prop. Cause once you flash to S roms, the device will be recognized as Xperia S and having a backed up build.prop would come in handy as reference. Another downside is that the CPU will be underclocked to 1.5GHz, but can be easily changed to 1.674MHz through an app or if your rom can change the CPU settings.
Just to warn you, there aren't a lot of options out there if you want to go back to stock since most are for Xperia S.
Nova kernel will clock it back to 1.7 and you can edit the build.prop for device id
Sent from my Jellybean Xperia S
mercury_beta said:
i have one, from my SL buy in Philippin, but it's 6.1.A.2.45.
Another newest firmware is 6.1.A.2.50 link below
Code:
[URL="http://www.mediafire.com/?u6h448v3p91iovv"]http://www.mediafire.com/?u6h448v3p91iovv[/URL]
[URL="http://www.mediafire.com/?s2s1rg30uinbuuj"]http://www.mediafire.com/?s2s1rg30uinbuuj[/URL]
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Links are DEAD :3
Ben36 said:
Nova kernel will clock it back to 1.7 and you can edit the build.prop for device id
Sent from my Jellybean Xperia S
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Can you please provide instruction how to do this in the build.prop? Many people say it can be done but how exactly?
yup yup yup
Just onen the build.prop and change the anything that is S related to the SL equivalent
Sent from my Jellybean Xperia S
Can you please provide a build.prop of the Xperia SL now that mine is recognized as an Xperia S
Sony Xperia SL build.prop
The build.prop from my Xperia SL has been uploaded at:
https :// www .box. com /shared/zaugnvcioc2cow0547f7
I hope it can be of help to someone
glen2691995 said:
The build.prop from my Xperia SL has been uploaded at:
https :// www .box. com /shared/zaugnvcioc2cow0547f7
I hope it can be of help to someone
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Thank you so much! It did help
Questions about installing
Hi everybody,
I am planning to replace the stock rom on my sister's xperia sl with a Cm10 rom.
Before I would do something, I would like to ask some questions.
How can I make a backup of the current kernel? I(Just in case I would like to go back to stock rom)
Is it true if I flash the boot.img file with the fastboot, I will get another kernel installed together with clockworkmod recovery?
If I don't make a backup of the current kernel, just do a backup with cwm, is it possible to simply restore my cwm backup in the future if necessary?
Can I download a stock kernel from anywhere If making a backup of it is not possible?
I have just a little experience with cwm, I did a few months ago a custom rom installation on zte blade, but there everything was easy, because I could install it with the rom manager application.
I would be very grateful if you could send me a link in email or private message to the latest cm and gapps build for xperia s.
I am visually impaired, so I use a screenreader software to browse webpages. With this program, navigating through the cm page is difficult for me, because there aren't exact headings, and tables which I could use to understand the structure of the items on that website. I met the same situation at another page, where I donwloaded the wrong file because of the lack of accessible structure. At that time I didn't have problem, but I would like to prevent dowloading an incompatible rom for my xperia.
Where do I have to put the build.prop file linked here in this topic? Do I have to place it in the zip file of the rom?
Thank you for your help in advance.
Sorry for my beginner questions and not perfect English.
Cheers,
Istvan
ivelegi said:
Hi everybody,
I am planning to replace the stock rom on my sister's xperia sl with a Cm10 rom.
Before I would do something, I would like to ask some questions.
How can I make a backup of the current kernel? I(Just in case I would like to go back to stock rom)
Is it true if I flash the boot.img file with the fastboot, I will get another kernel installed together with clockworkmod recovery?
If I don't make a backup of the current kernel, just do a backup with cwm, is it possible to simply restore my cwm backup in the future if necessary?
Can I download a stock kernel from anywhere If making a backup of it is not possible?
I have just a little experience with cwm, I did a few months ago a custom rom installation on zte blade, but there everything was easy, because I could install it with the rom manager application.
I would be very grateful if you could send me a link in email or private message to the latest cm and gapps build for xperia s.
I am visually impaired, so I use a screenreader software to browse webpages. With this program, navigating through the cm page is difficult for me, because there aren't exact headings, and tables which I could use to understand the structure of the items on that website. I met the same situation at another page, where I donwloaded the wrong file because of the lack of accessible structure. At that time I didn't have problem, but I would like to prevent dowloading an incompatible rom for my xperia.
Where do I have to put the build.prop file linked here in this topic? Do I have to place it in the zip file of the rom?
Thank you for your help in advance.
Sorry for my beginner questions and not perfect English.
Cheers,
Istvan
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i thing you need a official stock rom for xperia sl
You can go to http://www.sonymobile.com/global-en/software/phones/xperia-sl/
and download a offical rom to make flash to your phone.
Back-up?
myxomatosis said:
I just recently flashed my SL with a FXP CM10 rom, by following all the steps for S, and so far I have no problems. Except I made a big mistake by not backing up my rom first (silly me). If you want to flash any Xperia S roms, I suggest you backup the stock rom first and also the build.prop. Cause once you flash to S roms, the device will be recognized as Xperia S and having a backed up build.prop would come in handy as reference. Another downside is that the CPU will be underclocked to 1.5GHz, but can be easily changed to 1.674MHz through an app or if your rom can change the CPU settings.
Just to warn you, there aren't a lot of options out there if you want to go back to stock since most are for Xperia S.
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How would i backup rom on my Sl?
news?
any news if we have 4.4 update Xperia SL user.
kenkho said:
any news if we have 4.4 update Xperia SL user.
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S and sl are the same
No official 4.4 update will be released
But raymanFX seems to be releasing CM11 4.4
And im working on Sony Android 4.4
Also AOSP 4.4
But you need a unlocked bootloader
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Envious_Data said:
S and sl are the same
No official 4.4 update will be released
But raymanFX seems to be releasing CM11 4.4
And im working on Sony Android 4.4
Also AOSP 4.4
But you need a unlocked bootloader
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i see thanks for the info! hope their will be releasing CM11 4.4 soon! :victory:
Hello, i would like to ask someone to help me to install some kind of recovery to the acro s, because i tried few methods and they did not work for me
valdas941 said:
Hello, i would like to ask someone to help me to install some kind of recovery to the acro s, because i tried few methods and they did not work for me
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You are on which rom now?