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[Q] Recovery

Hi guys
I just receive my xperia play and i have some questions about rooting and istalling new roms
I already root the device by using zergRush method http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1093 soi can use apps such as titanium
But now i can't get to recovery because after installing rom manager, clockword for xperia play is not there. I was looking the dev section and i saw the clockworkmod recovery of team freexperia but i have no idea on how to install it because they said not to flash it http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1130639
Can someone please help me, i am a newbie with the phone and i rally dont want to mess things up. Also when i hold down vol down with power on my evo 3d and inspire it gots me to the Hboot i think, but on the play even after the root i have nothing
Thanks guys

Recovery is part of the kernel (boot partition) in the PLAY, so you can't install the recovery by itself. You have to unlock the bootloader then install a custom kernel that contains the recovery. The image that people say not to flash is a kernel that ONLY has the recovery and no boot, so you're only suppose to fastboot boot from that image (meaning you must be connected to the computer every time you want to use it).

jacklebott said:
Recovery is part of the kernel (boot partition) in the PLAY, so you can't install the recovery by itself. You have to unlock the bootloader then install a custom kernel that contains the recovery. The image that people say not to flash is a kernel that ONLY has the recovery and no boot, so you're only suppose to fastboot boot from that image (meaning you must be connected to the computer every time you want to use it).
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Thanks for clearing that up. Quite different from my HTC Z and I wondered how to get recovery on the Play. Don't feel the need to unlock bootloader quite yet though. I'm happy with the stock launcher.

[HELP] computers arent recognizing the device after bootloader unlock

i have just unlocked the device bootloader and it works, but the wired thing is that i cant make the device appear on the computer from the usb connection.
what can i do?

More details wouldn't go a miss.

i cant understand why it happend, and i couldnt reach the sdcard without the phone (no SD available) so i used an old phone with the same connection as the arc and reached the sd card threw him to put the files for cm7 flashing.
another questions if anyone will know - what are the pros and the cons of CM7 vs SE stock rom?

Hi!
I haved the same issue. I think we deleted some system app.
I suggest to flash the stock ftf with flashtool first. And WIPE USER DATA.
After then, the CM7 boot.img and the rom once more. And WIPE USER DATA.
This way is solved the problem to me.
bukest
ps.: of course, you will lose all your data. but I only found this way to solved that problem.

damn it! huge problem!
i tried to flash the lt18i ftf file from the CM7 thread and i got stuck on the SE boot screen, boot loop.
so i tried to flash again the kernal and install the updated files from the sd and it makes the phone stuck on the free xperia project logo.
what to do?

FireEye said:
damn it! huge problem!
i tried to flash the lt18i ftf file from the CM7 thread and i got stuck on the SE boot screen, boot loop.
so i tried to flash again the kernal and install the updated files from the sd and it makes the phone stuck on the free xperia project logo.
what to do?
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Bro, you doing the same things like me, lol. DD
1. Flash lt18i ftf.
2. Flash Doomlord .42 (v13) kernel.
Now, you have .42 with root. If you like it, jump to 6.
If you don't like it:
3. Flash cm7 boot.img
4. Update CM7 from CWM
5. Update Gapps from CWM
Now you have CM7.1 (FXP45)
6. Enjoy.

i did 3-5 (im sure the first two are not necessary) and its still stuck on the free xperia project logo

FireEye said:
i did 3-5 (im sure the first two are not necessary) and its still stuck on the free xperia project logo
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Okay. The first 2 solved the problem for me. I'm still on .42(LT18i) with Doomlord v13 kernel. Try to take this to have a working phone first.
But if you found another way, don't hesitate to share the results.
Best regards,
bukest

yea i tried and its working.(no bootloop)
thank you
btw - feels alot more faster! i have to test it XD

[Q] Arc Not Booting :( [RESOLVED]

OK, I Know I did a very stupid thing but I flashed the Nordik Version of the Official ICS Rom for Arc S on My Arc.
Now The problem is when it was flashing, the flash stopped at a certain point. Here is the message
14/002/2012 20:02:24 - INFO - Flashing userdata.sin
14/002/2012 20:02:24 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted
14/002/2012 20:02:24 - INFO - Now unplug the device and power it on
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But then After I Rebooted, It showed the sony logo for a second and then some logo of the mobile with a caution symbol (Yellow Exclamatory Mark). And thats it, after a couple of seconds, it switched off.
I repeated the process and the same thing.
Scared Then I Flashed a Doom Kernel and did a factory reset. While the factory reset, it said that it could not open \data :|
i tried formating data many times but it could not mount it saying different file system.
So I flashed a matching Custom ROM and It does not work, Nether is any app installing nor any file getting saved
Please Help!
And Anyway to solve the /userdata filesystem problem?

If flashtool stopped then try re-downloading the file in case it was corrupt, and try to re-flash. If that's not successful download a stock 2.3.4. ftf and flash that.

FTF Wasnt corrupt :\
Now I Have tried flashing the 2.3.4 Android aswell BB 48
A Very old one which I downloaded around december time to root my Arc.
That doesnt even go past the SE Logo
The Custom ROM atleast booted.
My Guess is that the userdata partition has a different filesystem than the one it can read :\

Think it's to do with flashtool being unable to handle ICS data parameters. Binary has posted some type of workaround till he updates it.

Ok, Will check them out.
Thanks!
In his post?

think so, it's mentioned in the thread.

Nope
It stops while flashing the system.sin file

Anyway to solve the /userdata filesystem problem?

Not yet, apparently. I use cm9 so don't really know, though I think there's a cwm flashable ics stock.
sinkster©

No Use of that

Try connecting in fastboot, and use the erase or format commands, e.g. 'fastboot erase boot' or erase system, in case it's a system partition issue
Then try a kernel and rom.
sinkster©

OK, Apparently the problem was that I was using an old version of the flashtool (0.5.8)
I downloaded the latest 0.6.9.1 and followed the 3 step flasshing process
Enjoying ICS on my LT15i

SS4Serebii said:
OK, Apparently the problem was that I was using an old version of the flashtool (0.5.8)
I downloaded the latest 0.6.9.1 and followed the 3 step flasshing process
Enjoying ICS on my LT15i
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Hi ,
I have ARC S with unlocked boot loader.
I can install any kernel on the phone via fast boot or by using the flashtool latest version.Right now I have installe dthe lupus kernel V16 and I can boot to the CWM and I hae installed the latest version of Ultimate Xperia HD by jader , I can install and after installation if i reboot the phone is stuck at booting screen only. I have tried various kernels and various roms all are giving the same issue.
I can install the ROM but cannot boot it gets stuck at booting screen. I have formatted the partition's via fastboot and by using the CWM still the issue persists.Please help.

Flash the stock firmware ftf file, then try again, or flash a different kernel.
Sent from my Xperia X10 using xda premium

I have tried the same.and it stops and doesn't flash the Rom loading Kernel is very easy, can install Rom too but after this
When I boot it just sits at boot screen
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santsplen said:
I have tried the same.and it stops and doesn't flash the Rom loading Kernel is very easy, can install Rom too but after this
When I boot it just sits at boot screen
Sent from my iris405 using Tapatalk 2
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Hi guys , Please help me as I have tried multiple kernels and roma all of them exhibit same issue,
Booting to CWM using the CWM inbuilt into the kernel takes a long time as well as once a rom is installed via CWM it completes installation and then comes to the boot screen and it sits at the boooting screena and does not get past it.

How are we gonna help if you don't state ROM and kernel and what exactly you did.
Sent from my Xperia X10 using xda premium

I have installed lupus v 16 kernel , with xperia ultimate hd rom and xperia blue rom both are having same issue.I can boot to cwm and install the rom but after you give reboot after the rom installation it just sits at the boot animation screen .
One thing I noticed is that booting to cwm takes almost a minute after turning on the phone , is this normal ?.
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Did you wipe everything before instaling, and have you tried reflashing th kernel
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I have wiped system and data ,cache,dalvik cache and have even formatted the partitions from fastboot using fastboot commands ,have even tried rush kernel and u am facing same issue .Please help.
Sent from my iris405 using Tapatalk 2

[Q] Htc one v brick HELP! PLZ

so i have an htc one v from vigin mobile us. i am a little bit new to rooting, etc. i recently unlocked my phones bootloader and rooted it. i put twrp recovery. i tried installing a cm9 rom for the cdma htc one v and it got stuck in boot loop, so i went back and recovered the backup i had made before trying cm9 rom. it recovers like normal but the problem is that it is stuck in a bootloop also. and i dont know what to do. can anyone help me PLZ?

yea lol! obvio u did not flash the kernel! lol
do the following in the same order
go to recovery factory reset
wippe all the cache
flash the ROM only no GAPPS yet
do not restart the device
go here download the one which says cm9 ***its is for GSM/PRIMOU***
http://www.mediafire.com/?lo2ctaplonbdh
do not restart yet
go to fastboot by holding the power and vloume down button
then in cmd prompt write
fastboot flash boot boot.img
this will work!

Please ask all questions in the Q&A section. Thread moved there.

Stuck at HTC boot logo regardless of rom installed

Hey all,
I am having issues with my incredible 2 not being able to boot past the HTC boot logo (green type on white bg).
General device history:
-I unlocked the bootloader using the file generated by HTC
-I flashed CWM 6.0.1.5 via fastboot which installed correctly
-I achieved root successfully using SuperSU via CWM
I then attempted to flash Aeroevan's CM10 (20121113) after formatting the device, cache, and dalvik cache. I forgot to make a backup of my existing config beforehand because I was a preoccupied idiot. The ROM installed successfully, and I rebooted the phone. At this point the phone hung up on the HTC boot logo until I pulled the battery.
I am still able to enter recovery, and have tried installing several more ROMs to no avail using the same methodology described above (other Aeroevan CM10 and CM9 releases, various CM7 releases, Condemned CM7; all of which were said to have installed correctly). I also attempted to install "stock" ROMs but for some reason the installation fails on every stock ROM I attempt to install ("can't open [ROM name] (bad)")
I also tried other versions of CWM and pushing ROMs directly to the sdcard via ADP in case there was something wrong with my SD card adapter. Neither of these worked.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

HST_Boy said:
Hey all,
I am having issues with my incredible 2 not being able to boot past the HTC boot logo (green type on white bg).
General device history:
-I unlocked the bootloader using the file generated by HTC
-I flashed CWM 6.0.1.5 via fastboot which installed correctly
-I achieved root successfully using SuperSU via CWM
I then attempted to flash Aeroevan's CM10 (20121113) after formatting the device, cache, and dalvik cache. I forgot to make a backup of my existing config beforehand because I was a preoccupied idiot. The ROM installed successfully, and I rebooted the phone. At this point the phone hung up on the HTC boot logo until I pulled the battery.
I am still able to enter recovery, and have tried installing several more ROMs to no avail using the same methodology described above (other Aeroevan CM10 and CM9 releases, various CM7 releases, Condemned CM7; all of which were said to have installed correctly). I also attempted to install "stock" ROMs but for some reason the installation fails on every stock ROM I attempt to install ("can't open [ROM name] (bad)")
I also tried other versions of CWM and pushing ROMs directly to the sdcard via ADP in case there was something wrong with my SD card adapter. Neither of these worked.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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did you flash boot.img file separately??

ArslanQureshi said:
did you flash boot.img file separately??
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I did not and I'm not entirely sure why this would be necessary. Please explain.

unlocked via htc
HST_Boy said:
I did not and I'm not entirely sure why this would be necessary. Please explain.
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you unlocked via htc right?? so you have to flash boot.img from the rom's zip file separately via fastboot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1435228 go here and read the op same thing happened to me because I forgot to flash boot.img separately

ArslanQureshi said:
you unlocked via htc right?? so you have to flash boot.img from the rom's zip file separately via fastboot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1435228 go here and read the op same thing happened to me because I forgot to flash boot.img separately
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That did the trick! Thanks man!!!