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Got myself a bit confused

Right have lost track of what update is what I have 2.3.3 UK generic, rooted and bootloader unlocked with doomlords kernel think it was the first one. Have trawled the forums and not sure what the right way to update to 2.3.4 is, like I say I have confused myself
Can some one point me in the right direction please
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It's quite simple if you have an unlocked BL, and the ability to read - http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=963

right so i have been away and done my reading lol
am i right in thinking i have to use flashtool to install the ftf file first then use fastboot to to install the img file from this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1269937
just checking as dont wont to bork my phone as need it for work in the morning.
or have i missed something
sorry if this seems a bit simple but i always feel it good to make sure first

rustynuts34 said:
right so i have been away and done my reading lol
am i right in thinking i have to use flashtool to install the ftf file first then use fastboot to to install the img file from this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1269937
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All you need is the img, which is already rooted, the ftf is for those with a locked boot loader.

ok cool thanks thought i may need to do both as people were complaining of losing wifif, ok here goes then cheers for the help

rustynuts34 said:
ok cool thanks thought i may need to do both as people were complaining of losing wifif, ok here goes then cheers for the help
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Might be an idea if you do have issues to flash the ftf and wipe user data, but I just flashed the image and haven't had any issues.

Had to do both in the end as WiFi didn't work, all good now though
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Nice one.
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Hi
.Img doesnt replace kernel thats why there is wifi issues
But if u flash .img then doomkernel after it,it will work has doomkernel supports 2.3.4, altho not fully yet.
Hope that helps
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pushtostop said:
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.Img doesnt replace kernel thats why there is wifi issues
But if u flash .img then doomkernel after it,it will work has doomkernel supports 2.3.4, altho not fully yet.
Hope that helps
It would have last night lol but never mind its sorted now thanks, but at least i know i can use doomkernel now
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Ya doomkernel v10test works minus vibration / usb but multimount sd off market fixes usb and vibs not important and will be fixed in v11 I assume when sources are released
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ICS Kernel FTF

Is it possible to make one? I was searching and came across an ftf creator but it's for Windows only.
If it's possible is there a way to make one on Ubuntu?
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Or if somebody could upload one that would be even better.
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why u want a .ftf kernel file?
flashtool can flash .bin too,
just go to flashmode, fastboot, enter fastboot via adb and then lash kernel.(right side).
and adb is working under ubuntu, also u can turn ur device of and press the search button while u connect it

I can't fastboot anymore.
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MilkyJoePD said:
I can't fastboot anymore.
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And that is why I went back to windows.
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AudioCreaper said:
And that is why I went back to windows.
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I was on Windows when it broke. I changed to Ubuntu in case it was software or driver related. It turns out it's hardware.
I have two PCIs. One works but doesn't fastboot; the other worked completely, til it broke completely. Now I'm left with the one that won't fastboot, so I can only flash in flashmode.
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MilkyJoePD said:
I was on Windows when it broke. I changed to Ubuntu in case it was software or driver related. It turns out it's hardware.
I have two PCIs. One works but doesn't fastboot; the other worked completely, til it broke completely. Now I'm left with the one that won't fastboot, so I can only flash in flashmode.
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New PCI on the list then?
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KeiranFTW said:
New PCI on the list then?
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Maybe. Ive tried fixing it (tapping it and blowing on it).
I don't want to spend money on a PC that's well over 10 years old though.
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Does anybody know why DoomLord's kernel kitchen only creates FTFs for 2010 devices? And what would happen if I used it on a PLAY kernel?
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I have 22p in PayPal money if anybody wants it?
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I have 22p in PayPal money if anybody wants it?
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lol
Creating an FTF for ICS for the play would be impossible as our phone would error out when trying to flash an unsigned sin image, because there isn't officially ICS for our phone, so no FTF.
It was possible for the X10 because developers for that device hacked it so that it would accept unsigned images to be flashed to it.
Now I'm no security expert (although its something I am interested in) but the 2011 line have far better protection than the x10, and so we can only flash signed sin images -> ones from seus or something.

My bootloader is unlocked, does that make a difference?
I tried uploading a screenshot of my 22p but it wouldn't work
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[Q] Clockwork or based recovery for Arc S

I have a LT18i, Android 4.0.4 with build .431 and it is rooted and has a locked bootloader. I have looked everywhere for a way to install clockworkmod recovery on it without flashing a custom rom or kernel, but it doesn't seem possible. Next, I tried a clockwork based recovery but only found DoomLord's recovery. But it had LT26i or Xperia S listed as the device so I'm not sure if it would work on mine. Will it? If not, is there any other clockwork based recovery I could install?

try the CWM Auto Installer on Google Play

Download pvyParts' Xperia CWM Auto-Installer from the market. That should give you access to CWM.
Do keep in mind that it's been reported that the phone doesn't charge if you switch it off; it tends to bootloop. It works fine if the phone is on though. Pvy will be updating the app shortly.
This works well if you want to take Nandroid backups and (or) flash update.zips.
And if you do plan on flashing custom kernels, you would need to unlock your bootloader. For custom ROMs, you're limited to Stock based ROMs till you do decide to unlock your bootloader.
Cheers!

xtacy! said:
Download pvyParts' Xperia CWM Auto-Installer from the market. That should give you access to CWM.
Do keep in mind that it's been reported that the phone doesn't charge if you switch it off; it tends to bootloop. It works fine if the phone is on though. Pvy will be updating the app shortly.
This works well if you want to take Nandroid backups and (or) flash update.zips.
And if you do plan on flashing custom kernels, you would need to unlock your bootloader. For custom ROMs, you're limited to Stock based ROMs till you do decide to unlock your bootloader.
Cheers!
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Thank you for your reply. I found a thread about Pvy's installer but there it was stated.that it would only work on Gingerbread 2.3. It wasn't stated so on Google play though. So are you sure it would work on Ics 4.0.4?
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See this thread. It states donot install if not on GB.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1345741
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Trust me, it works. I'm using it on my arc on ICS 4.0.4 .
And the only problem of using this on ICS was mentioned in my earlier post. I'm quoting it below.
xtacy! said:
Do keep in mind that it's been reported that the phone doesn't charge if you switch it off; it tends to bootloop. It works fine if the phone is on though. Pvy will be updating the app shortly.
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xtacy! said:
Trust me, it works. I'm using it on my arc on ICS 4.0.4 .
And the only problem of using this on ICS was mentioned in my earlier post. I'm quoting it below.
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Ok, I'll give it a try. Thanks a lot for your help
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Anytime.

xtacy! said:
Anytime.
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Sora3004 said:
Ok, I'll give it a try. Thanks a lot for your help
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Just to ease your mind xtacy! is right it works
Pvy.

pvyParts said:
Just to ease your mind xtacy! is right it works
Pvy.
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Thanks for making the application pvy. I installed it and it worked perfectly except for the charging issue. But I wonder what would happen if the battery got completely drained and the phone switched off? Just curious to know since it wont charge when it's off.
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Just plug in the charger and power it on. There shouldn't be an issue.

You can fix thr bug by downloading a charger file which fix offline charging...

simplyjustkids said:
You can fix thr bug by downloading a charger file which fix offline charging...
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What file? Can you give a description or link?
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It's in the android development section, Krazy Charger Fix.
Links below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1715898
(The fix is nothing to do with me, I'm just the middle man )

Jon565G said:
It's in the android development section, Krazy Charger Fix.
Links below:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1715898
(The fix is nothing to do with me, I'm just the middle man )
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The fix worked. Thank you very much!
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[Q] LT28at Help

I know I sound like a noob, but truthfully I am a noob when it comes to Sony Xperia devices, the last Sony device I mod'd was a PSP-3000 series. I guess it has been a while, in the mean time I have had an HTC Inspire 4g (Desire HD/Ace) which when it came to development was AMAZING, and then I had an SGH-i777 (the AT&T non LTE variant of the SGS2) I now have an LT28at. I have rooted it and installed CWM. When attempting to flash a rom I get an error 7 message, not my first time getting these but I can't work out a way around it on this phone. I hope my efforts weren't a waste, but if they still were please tell me.

AW: [Q] LT28at Help
Look at the ion development forum. In the Paranoid Android thread, there is a fix on first page.
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w3nZ said:
Look at the ion development forum. In the Paranoid Android thread, there is a fix on first page.
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I cannot get my device into fastboot is the issue now, otherwise I would do that fix.

Bricked it
I attempted to install it by wiping system and then installing the rom, I got the same issue and made the mistake of shutting it off rather than restoring it to my backup. Is there anything I can do? I can't get it into recovery and I don't know why, and I get this error message when trying to flash it with flashtool back to stock. ERR_SEVERITY="MAJOR";ERR_CODE="0019";ERR_DYNAMIC="SIN header verification failed";

emoore254x said:
I attempted to install it by wiping system and then installing the rom, I got the same issue and made the mistake of shutting it off rather than restoring it to my backup. Is there anything I can do? I can't get it into recovery and I don't know why, and I get this error message when trying to flash it with flashtool back to stock. ERR_SEVERITY="MAJOR";ERR_CODE="0019";ERR_DYNAMIC="SIN header verification failed";
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Which Rom were you trying to install?
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FanDroid09 said:
Which Rom were you trying to install?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2157980

AW: [Q] LT28at Help
U need an unlocked bootloader. U dont need Root or cwm.
For flashing back to stock, try this "final Verification" in flashtool which u can choose together with the wipes.
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You cannot flash ROMs that require an unlocked bootloader. Did you make a backup?
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w3nZ said:
U need an unlocked bootloader. U dont need Root or cwm.
For flashing back to stock, try this "final Verification" in flashtool which u can choose together with the wipes.
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I tried that, still am having the same error.

emoore254x said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2157980
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Holy crap man you cant flash that on a locked bootloader! You can try to use a different stock ftf with flash tool, try using an lt28i or lt28h firmware from the stock firmware section here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Sony_Xperia_ion
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FanDroid09 said:
Holy crap man you cant flash that on a locked bootloader! You can try to use a different stock ftf with flash tool, try using an lt28i or lt28h firmware from the stock firmware section here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Sony_Xperia_ion
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Downloading right now, thanks. I really really hope this works, because if not I'm stuck with my old Inspire. I mean, it isn't a bad phone but LTE is hard to go back from when you usually use 5-8 gigs a month... My data bill alone is usually like $85... It sucks...

FanDroid09 said:
Holy crap man you cant flash that on a locked bootloader! You can try to use a different stock ftf with flash tool, try using an lt28i or lt28h firmware from the stock firmware section here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Sony_Xperia_ion
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Bro, THANK YOU!!!! THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!
Edit: Well, I am not sure if it is really dead or even more bricked...
Edit 2: It was just really dead, I can't thank you enough...

emoore254x said:
Bro, THANK YOU!!!! THANK YOU SOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!
Edit: Well, I am not sure if it is really dead or even more bricked...
Edit 2: It was just really dead, I can't thank you enough...
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No problem... Ya you gotta be carefull because most of the roms in the dev section require an unlocked bootloader, and there is currentlly no way to unlock the ATT varient of the ion (lt28at). There are some like the Miui port that is locked bootloader friendly though. Make sure you read the roms description and follow instructions EXACTLY maybe read some posts in the thread as well to make sure it is okay to flash on locked bootloader. The cool thing is at least you can flash official ftfs of the other varients when they become available when spectre posts em on that wiki page. (us ATT users will get jellybean waaaaay before ATT gets around to it haha)
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FanDroid09 said:
No problem... Ya you gotta be carefull because most of the roms in the dev section require an unlocked bootloader, and there is currentlly no way to unlock the ATT varient of the ion (lt28at). There are some like the Miui port that is locked bootloader friendly though. Make sure you read the roms description and follow instructions EXACTLY maybe read some posts in the thread as well to make sure it is okay to flash on locked bootloader. The cool thing is at least you can flash official ftfs of the other varients when they become available when spectre posts em on that wiki page. (us ATT users will get jellybean waaaaay before ATT gets around to it haha)
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Yeah, I'll make sure to keep in track with it. I am starting to get used to this, I just wish that I could have a touch based recovery. I got too used to it.

[Q] Want to root and install R800a, very lost.

Hi guys, as the title said, I want to root my new Xperia Play R800a, and I am very lost right now. Ultimately, my goal is to install Xperia NXT 2r1. I think that since I have the r800a version, I am not able unlock the bootloader, so I am ok with not having a custom kernel.
But the problem is, I'm totally lost right now. Could anyone show me a guide or something to what I'm supposed to do to start? That's all I'm asking.
What I HAVE done is downloaded everything they asked for me to download in the post, and have installed flashtools, but whenever I try flashing the firmware 4.0.2 enhanced, I am not able to do so. It is just stuck on a screen where it tells me to go to fastboot mode, but I go to fastboot mode, and for some reason it isn't recognized. (I know it's fastboot because the power button is glowing blue.) I think a driver might be installed incorrectly, but I'm not sure how to install it correctly after.
I'm sorry if my post isn't that helpful, I'll add any more information if you guys want me too.
Thanks in advance.

fishvtt said:
Hi guys, as the title said, I want to root my new Xperia Play R800a, and I am very lost right now. Ultimately, my goal is to install Xperia NXT 2r1. I think that since I have the r800a version, I am not able unlock the bootloader, so I am ok with not having a custom kernel.
But the problem is, I'm totally lost right now. Could anyone show me a guide or something to what I'm supposed to do to start? That's all I'm asking.
What I HAVE done is downloaded everything they asked for me to download in the post, and have installed flashtools, but whenever I try flashing the firmware 4.0.2 enhanced, I am not able to do so. It is just stuck on a screen where it tells me to go to fastboot mode, but I go to fastboot mode, and for some reason it isn't recognized. (I know it's fastboot because the power button is glowing blue.) I think a driver might be installed incorrectly, but I'm not sure how to install it correctly after.
I'm sorry if my post isn't that helpful, I'll add any more information if you guys want me too.
Thanks in advance.
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for flashing a firmware u should go to flashmode u should turn off the phone then press and hold back button and connect ur usb(the power button led should turn to green)

raminta said:
for flashing a firmware u should go to flashmode u should turn off the phone then press and hold back button and connect ur usb(the power button led should turn to green)
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Thank you, I actually did that right after. What's wrong now though, is that I got it flashed, but If i try to root it, nothing happens. I press the button and there is no response. Any solutions?
Thanks in advance.

fishvtt said:
Thank you, I actually did that right after. What's wrong now though, is that I got it flashed, but If i try to root it, nothing happens. I press the button and there is no response. Any solutions?
Thanks in advance.
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Maybe the firmware is the problem
Which version did u flash???
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raminta said:
Maybe the firmware is the problem
Which version did u flash???
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Sorry for the late response -
I flashed Firmware 4.0.2.A.0.58 Enhanced, the one that they told me to flash in the guide.
I did notice however, that it said that it was for r800i. I just assumed it was universal. Is there a specific firmware I should be flashing for r800a?

fishvtt said:
Sorry for the late response -
I flashed Firmware 4.0.2.A.0.58 Enhanced, the one that they told me to flash in the guide.
I did notice however, that it said that it was for r800i. I just assumed it was universal. Is there a specific firmware I should be flashing for r800a?
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Yes u can find it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40288690
At "official firmwares -> R800a"
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raminta said:
Yes u can find it here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40288690
At "official firmwares -> R800a"
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Thanks for the response!
I went to that link and downloaded and flashed R800a_4.0.2.A.0.79.ftfwith vendor partition NEWEST FTF, but the same thing happens when I try to root. It's like the button is unresponsive. Is there a specific ftf I was supposed to flash?

Alright found out the problem. Apparently there are two versions of flashtool. One version doesn't work while the other does. I honestly don't know what the difference is. But for other people who might be facing the same problem, if your flashtool has only three icons, Flash, Root, and check for SU permissions I think (it looks like a key), then you have the wrong version. Your flashtool should have 7 icons.

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fishvtt said:
Sorry for the late response -
I flashed Firmware 4.0.2.A.0.58 Enhanced, the one that they told me to flash in the guide.
I did notice however, that it said that it was for r800i. I just assumed it was universal. Is there a specific firmware I should be flashing for r800a?
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The R800a/at and the R800i have the same hardware all around

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The R800a/at and the R800i have the same hardware all around
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Oh yes, I found that out a bit later. The problem was lying in the flashtools I was using. Once I got the right flashtools, I reflashed the previous firmware rooted it, installed the rom, and it all worked perfectly.