My System is Win 7 Ultimate x64. Java 6update25 Installed
My Phone is Arc LT15i 2.3.3 purchased in dubai with pre installed 2.3.2 then i OTA to 2.3.3
Phone software ver:1241-4324_3.0.1.A.0.145, GENERIC-user
File System Ver: WORLD-1-8_3.0.1.A.0.145
Customization Ver 1246-8947_R8C
1. Will FlashTool 0.3.0.0 work and recognise Xperia Arc on My laptop
2. If i manage To downgrade to 2.3.2 and rooting it with Gingerbread, when I OTA will i be upgraded to 2.3.4 or 2.3.3. And will i be offered to Upgrade to 2.3.4 or 2.3.3 on OTA if am in Middle East. as standing now when i check for updates using phone am told update is available but need to use PC to update.
3. Can anyone point me to all Arc Stock firmwares where i can download them
4. can anyone tell me why now am not offered OTA update to 2.3.4 but told to use PC instead while i Updated OTA to 2.3.3 before.
Thanking you all in advance
try http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1204302 and you can go to wotanserver.com or just google.
There are enough threads to help people update, so give them a read, save people posting what's been posted a hundred times already.
Sent from my LT15i using XDA App
As now we can unlock Wildfire S Bootloader I tried some ways to permanently root this device.
Gingerbreak seems not to work, however, Zerg rush does.
You either need an S-OFF device OR an S-ON device with unlocked bootloader
Read here how to unlock bootloader: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21114312
There is a VERY EASY way to root WFS now. I take no credits in writing any stuff related to rooting that, I just want to show how you can easily root the WFS and give newbies a first station to come to.
Please come here, and download HTC Supertools by frigid, give him a million thanks, download tools and run the supertools.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426276
Be sure to use HTC Supertool v3 (directly download here: http://www.multiupload.com/ZNGJ64FZDW)
1) Press 1 (Prep (using zergRush CREDITS to Revolutionary)) and Enter, zerg rush is now run
2) Press 3 (Attempt Perm Root (Must prep first)) and Enter, now the device will get rooted
3) type reboot and Enter to reboot your device.
Afterwards your WFS will be permanently rooted.
If you stuck rooting the device try this:
1) Press 2 and Enter, instead of 1
2) Press 3 (Attempt Perm Root (Must prep first)) and Enter, now the device will get rooted
3) type reboot and Enter to reboot your device.
I tested it with European latest Stock Rom 2.3.5 and HTC-Dev unlocked bootloader. I can confirm that a file could be copied to /system, then I rebooted again and the file was still there.
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What next?
eoghan2t7 created a fine auto-installer for ClockWorkMod, your door into recovery and custom roms !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1431969
Isn't 2 attempt root and number 3 attempt s-off,sim unlock?
EDIT: I still have v2 and I see now that v3 is out.
1 and 2 are different ways to prepare the phone getting rooted.
3 does root the phone
4 is Attempt S-OFF, SIM Unlock, and everything else (Using gfree) but I did NOT test this menu entry, however, it would not work I think.
Yes,I see now.I had v2 and in v3 it is different.
Thanks.
will this work with wildfire s GSM T-Mobile. after root can I install rommanager and flash with clock works recovery? thanks much
raven.warsong said:
will this work with wildfire s GSM T-Mobile. after root can I install rommanager and flash with clock works recovery? thanks much
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It works with all S-OFFed phones and with all htc-dev bootloader unlocked phones. So either S-OFF with XTC-Clip or unlock bootloader at htc-dev.com.
However, there seems to be a problem unlocking US T-Mobile Roms bc there is no RUU yet to update hboot.
If rom manager works I don't know. I just tested permanent rooting
The unlocked bootloader method to root WFS
Th method given by HTC to unlock bootloaders does not allow a user to flash a custom ROM. So I guess S-OFF is still required. I have been testing it myself from past 8 hours now. If there is any other method then please do let me know.
nikhilkaushik said:
Th method given by HTC to unlock bootloaders does not allow a user to flash a custom ROM. So I guess S-OFF is still required. I have been testing it myself from past 8 hours now. If there is any other method then please do let me know.
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What methods are you trying?
Sent from my HTC Wildfire S using xda premium
nikhilkaushik said:
Th method given by HTC to unlock bootloaders does not allow a user to flash a custom ROM. So I guess S-OFF is still required. I have been testing it myself from past 8 hours now. If there is any other method then please do let me know.
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It does allow custom roms. I read from a user he installed cm7 with s-on.
allowing custom roms is the sense of bootloader unlocking
Well, I have tried th direct flashing method by placing the file into the root of SD card and the Manager method. Both seem to show the same output, an image showing nothing but error note.
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theq86 said:
It does allow custom roms. I read from a user he installed cm7 with s-on.
allowing custom roms is the sense of bootloader unlocking
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@theq86 I have been trying the same from past several hours, but I don't seem to find any positive hope.... I would be really thankful if u can help me in finding that methos using which one can flash a custom ROM with S-ON on WFS
well, sorry for asking but:
you surely did the bootloader unlocking process until the end, and your hboot says "UNLOCKED"?
For flashing roms please better refer to eoghan for I have not much experience.
Edit:
have you tried flashing via fastboot, too?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21104317&postcount=76
Well, rather than following any other methods given, I preferred to follow HTC's given method to unlock bootloader. I have seen it thoroughly and yes I hav access to root as well. Some root required apps are also running. But the main reason to unlock the bootloader was to overclock my phone's processor, which could not be done on the stock ROM of HTC. Hence I tried to flash CM7.0.2 and jikantaru's ROM as well, which he claimed to have made the stock ROM with sense allowed the overclocking.
If you still can find a better way to flash ROMs with S-ON, then we all would be greatfull to that user....
I updated main post, there is a link to the developers section. eoghan has made an easy installer for CWM, so that would make it very easy to install CM
theq86 said:
It works with all S-OFFed phones and with all htc-dev bootloader unlocked phones. So either S-OFF with XTC-Clip or unlock bootloader at htc-dev.com.
However, there seems to be a problem unlocking US T-Mobile Roms bc there is no RUU yet to update hboot.
If rom manager works I don't know. I just tested permanent rooting
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Tmobile probally wont support it, upgrade to Euro rom its better anyway, shouldn't make any difference since you'll probaly be flashing a custom rom soon.
theq86 said:
As now we can unlock Wildfire S Bootloader I tried some ways to permanently root this device.
Gingerbreak seems not to work, however, Zerg rush does.
You either need an S-OFF device OR an S-ON device with unlocked bootloader
Read here how to unlock bootloader: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=21114312
There is a VERY EASY way to root WFS now. I take no credits in writing any stuff related to rooting that, I just want to show how you can easily root the WFS and give newbies a first station to come to.
Please come here, and download HTC Supertools by frigid, give him a million thanks, download tools and run the supertools.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426276
Be sure to use HTC Supertool v3 (directly download here: http://www.multiupload.com/ZNGJ64FZDW)
1) Press 1 (Prep (using zergRush CREDITS to Revolutionary)) and Enter, zerg rush is now run
2) Press 3 (Attempt Perm Root (Must prep first)) and Enter, now the device will get rooted
3) type reboot and Enter to reboot your device.
Afterwards your WFS will be permanently rooted.
I tested it with European latest Stock Rom 2.3.5 and HTC-Dev unlocked bootloader. I can confirm that a file could be copied to /system, then I rebooted again and the file was still there.
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What next?
eoghan2t7 created a fine auto-installer for ClockWorkMod, your door into recovery and custom roms !
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1431969
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The step 2 (press 3 and enter), how long it done??? I've waited for 15 mi...
it just took a few secs.
This said that it rooted my phone but my phone is still s-on...?
Yes. With unlocked bootloader the /system, /recovery and /boot partitions have been unlocked. Yet, this is not FULL S-OFF. We still can't flash radios.
infected85 said:
This said that it rooted my phone but my phone is still s-on...?
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yop, thats correct! there is still no method to s-off. BUT, thanks to htc-dev we can open bootloader and root!
at the end of ROOTED wildfire S
well that the title says i have problem to root my inspire 4g of at&t i cannot find any program that works correctly nowadays i unlock the bootloader using the method of htcdev, i have to update the bootloader to work correctly using the ruu my software it's GB 2.3.3 and the sense version is 2.1 in case of root i have to downgrade my cellphone beacouse it's whit ruu and retun stock or what. sorry guys i am very noob if anyone can help my i will apreciate for all my life. have a nice day
Optimaizer said:
well that the title says i have problem to root my inspire 4g of at&t i cannot find any program that works correctly nowadays i unlock the bootloader using the method of htcdev, i have to update the bootloader to work correctly using the ruu my software it's GB 2.3.3 and the sense version is 2.1 in case of root i have to downgrade my cellphone beacouse it's whit ruu and retun stock or what. sorry guys i am very noob if anyone can help my i will apreciate for all my life. have a nice day
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If your bootloader is already unlocked, flash CWM recovery and then Superuser. Follow the guide in my signature. Being new or a noob won't excuse your from reading and searching.
Hi, I read somewhere that unrevoked doesnt work on 2.3.4
is that true?
i heard that too. there is a better more foolproof way to unlock and root the Dinc now that will keep root/s-off permanently. instructions are in this forum somewhere.