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[Q] Rooted my xperia arc!

Hey guys, ive finally rooted my xperia arc, thanks alot to the Exploid Android Crew...i've also bought xda premium, setcpu and titaniumbackup. Thing is, when i go on set cpu to "overclock" my arc cpu...the max i can drag it to is 1024mhz...so i basically didnt overclock anything right? the whole rooting process was for nothing xD or am i missing something here
thanks in advance

Please search - DO NOT CREATE NEW THREADS UNTIL YOU HAVE SEARCHED - SEE LINK IN MY SIGNATURE.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1043861

Oh yeah, haha my bad. I did see that after i posted D:
Btw, how did you unlock your bootloader? i've read up a bit on this and i haven't got clue. It'd be great if you could help
Thanks iceman

you can just go to the Sony Ericsson homepage or follow a tutorial on this page. It's really not hard to unlock, just remember, you will wipe your phone - so better make a backup first

hi, I just rooted my locked arc 15minutes ago using gingerbreak v1.2 and as far as I can tell so far it went well I'm not experiencing any problems.
My question might sound dumb but does rooting the phone also unlock it ? cause mine is still locked and I'd like to unlock it.
Is there another way to unlock it ?

hateyou said:
hi, I just rooted my locked arc 15minutes ago using gingerbreak v1.2 and as far as I can tell so far it went well I'm not experiencing any problems.
My question might sound dumb but does rooting the phone also unlock it ? cause mine is still locked and I'd like to unlock it.
Is there another way to unlock it ?
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Hi
As far as i know, safest way to unlock bootloader is from se site. U can only unlock bootloader once... U cant re-lock it after

hateyou said:
hi, I just rooted my locked arc 15minutes ago using gingerbreak v1.2 and as far as I can tell so far it went well I'm not experiencing any problems.
My question might sound dumb but does rooting the phone also unlock it ? cause mine is still locked and I'd like to unlock it.
Is there another way to unlock it ?
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if you use gingerbreak, then it is still locked. go here "http://unlockbootloader.sonyericsson.com/instructions" to safely unlock your phone. Just remember unlocking will void your warranty.

That's actually the first method I've tried but I but I couldn't manage to start the fast boot once I've turned off the phone; and I've followed the tutorial on YouTube exactly. The led just won't turn blue I've tried it several times.

hateyou said:
That's actually the first method I've tried but I but I couldn't manage to start the fast boot once I've turned off the phone; and I've followed the tutorial on YouTube exactly. The led just won't turn blue I've tried it several times.
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If you're following the instructions properly and its not working, then that probably means your phone is branded and the bootloader can't be unlocked. There's a thread going on here about trying to enable fastboot on sim-locked phones: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1063394

I've found the code for 25€, witch I consider to be a good deal considering the 65€ I was originally asked for on my network so I'm gonna go with that. I've already ordered it.
I've read the thread you posted and It's still a work in progress, I appreciate the effort that's being done but 25€ is not much and it's risk free.

Help to overclock please

Hi all,
So I got my play sim unlocked and am all set up with emulators and fpse.
I now.want to oc the play in the hope of getting a nice stable 1.4ghz
As I understand it I need to
unlock bootloader via se
Do fastboot?
Download doomkernel
Install setcpu
Is this correct or is there a newer easier way.of.doing this.
Can I go and get all the latest se updates from their site first?
Will this wipe anything on my phone currently. Will I still have timescape etc.
What is fastboot?
I have 2.3.2 stock atm.
If.someone can give me an idiots guide to doing this.it would be.much appreciated.
Cheers
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Unlocking the bootloader wipes
everything like settings, and apps. You will still have stock apps like Timescape. Fastboot is what you use to unlock the bootloader.
Check the development section for more details.
Sent from my R800

[Q] Can I overclock with a locked bootloader?

Is it possible for me to Overclock my xperia play with a locked bootloader? It is rooted but the bootloader is locked.
Thank you. It is a simlocked R800A running UK generic android 2.3.4.

Overclocking requires a custom kernel, which in turn requires an unlocked bootloader.

speedyink said:
Overclocking requires a custom kernel, which in turn requires an unlocked bootloader.
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But when I had a Motorola Milestone we had locked bootloaders and we still got overclock.

I was wondering the same thing today after rooting with zergrush. IIRC on my HTC Dream (G1) I could over clock freely after gaining root access.
Is there anything us 'locked bootloaders' can do for overclocking?

The problem with comparing those phones to the PLAY is, those other phones have the recovery separate from the kernel. Since you can't flash the kernel through recovery because it IS the kernel, you have to go a different route and flash the kernel through the bootloader.
Long story short, you can't flash a custom kernel if the kernel is already running

It is doable to OC with a locked bootloader, you'll need some dev to make the OC mudules and then you can move them to the right place on your phone with rootexplorer and enable them with terminal emulater/adb shell. I've made a request thread a long time back cuz i'd rather stay out of unlocking, well wich i ended up doing anyway for other reasons.
I did it this way to start with on my HTC Dsire HD before i got S-off and custom recovery installed.
Thread i started:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1077471
Regards Dousan...

Modules can be done but its too much work and can be unstable... if there was no unlock option then it was fine... but since it's possible to unlock bootloader better flash custom kernel...
Sent from my LT15i using XDA App

DooMLoRD said:
Modules can be done but its too much work and can be unstable... if there was no unlock option then it was fine... but since it's possible to unlock bootloader better flash custom kernel...
Sent from my LT15i using XDA App
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Unlocking the bootloader for the R800x can be a pain since it requires that you pay for it to be done. Sony Ericsson & VZW really piss me off that the ability to do so was taken away.

CrimsonSentinel13 said:
Unlocking the bootloader for the R800x can be a pain since it requires that you pay for it to be done. Sony Ericsson & VZW really piss me off that the ability to do so was taken away.
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I think VZ is to take the full blame for that one. They are the ones who wants to mess with the phone to begin with? I don't understand the model you have in the states. Different setups for different carriers. Makes no sense to me. One standard like the rest of the world has pretty much and you wouldn't have any problem.

CrimsonSentinel13 said:
Unlocking the bootloader for the R800x can be a pain since it requires that you pay for it to be done. Sony Ericsson & VZW really piss me off that the ability to do so was taken away.
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We also have the same problem here with the r800a in Canada.

speedyink said:
Overclocking requires a custom kernel, which in turn requires an unlocked bootloader.
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Incorrect.
If a module was created it can be implanted into hw_config

Wasn't the point of Android to make phones that people could customize? These cell providers are taking away the true founding image of the Andriod: customization. It's utter bullsh*t in my book. Why does it matter what we do with the phone after we buy it? It's not like these companies are losing any money off of it (or are they...?)

Cm7

Hey I've just been reading posts on the forums and I had to ask, I since the play now supports recovery on locked bootloaders does that make custom roms possible? Specifically will any version of CM7 or 9 work on my bootloader LOCKED R800a (previously carrier locked to Telstra australia) sorry im completely over stock but don't have the money for a bootloader unlock right now
Sent from my R800a using XDA

nogggin1 said:
Hey I've just been reading posts on the forums and I had to ask, I since the play now supports recovery on locked bootloaders does that make custom roms possible? Specifically will any version of CM7 or 9 work on my bootloader LOCKED R800a (previously carrier locked to Telstra australia) sorry im completely over stock but don't have the money for a bootloader unlock right now
Sent from my R800a using XDA
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Nope, never will either. Have to be able to flash a custom kernel which isn't possible without unlocking the bl. There's a thread around here talking about doing some backdoor crap to try and get around the bl, but it'll never happen due to lack of support for the xperia line in general. I'd say save that money up, it's so worth it

agraceful said:
Nope, never will either. Have to be able to flash a custom kernel which isn't possible without unlocking the bl. There's a thread around here talking about doing some backdoor crap to try and get around the bl, but it'll never happen due to lack of support for the xperia line in general. I'd say save that money up, it's so worth it
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Hmm okay, I thought I read in another thread that there were some roms that didn't require a custom kernel...

A couple of ROMs don't require a custom kernel like: Gin2ics, NXT and others.
However all Cyanogenmod ROMs require custom kernels.

Does bootloader relock work with arc s?

Hi, I have an arc S and found many tutorials out here. Especially i'm interested in relocking the bootloader. does it work for arc s, too?

Why not ?

wth_is_life said:
Why not ?
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right, since hardware base seems to be identical and only cpu is differently clocked, but wanted to be sure.
and is re-unlocking possible after locking?

Im sure you can re-unlock the bootloader, as long as you dont do it to many times as it may cause failure in your phone
but before you re-lock your bootloader first think if your going to wanna install custom ROM's because ROMS are mostly updating and our really good (1000x better than stock!)