Hey guys, I was just wondering if there was an ftf file for an ics rom. If there was, someone with a locked bootloader could flash it and get ics right?
Potato13 said:
Hey guys, I was just wondering if there was an ftf file for an ics rom. If there was, someone with a locked bootloader could flash it and get ics right?
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Not at the moment no there isn't
agraceful said:
Not at the moment no there isn't
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That, and if you don't know yet, Sony Ericsson just released the ICS Beta officially for the Xperia Play just a few hours ago. It's only for GSM, but I'm not sure if Sony will release a CDMA version, but an ftf for locked boot loaders, we might just be running into the same dead end as before.
Here's what I know about the ftf files though.
An FTF is like a zip file, they contain a BUNCH of SIN files and a META-INF folder, which I belive are the YAFFS partitions, as system.sin would be the /system/ directory in the phone. There is also a kernel.sin file in there, but SIN2IMG won't convert it. ICS needs a different kernel to run, and the only thing Unlocking the boot loader does is allowing access to flashing those special IMG files, because the boot partition is basically hidden or locked under that boot loader. I think FlashTool flashes that kernel.sin file from inside the ftf, according to what I see in the log, but say converting/injecting DoomKernel into the sin file from the ftf, then repacking that ftf file with the modified kernel.sin, that might not even work, mainly because the modified kernel isn't signed.
Selim873 said:
That, and if you don't know yet, Sony Ericsson just released the ICS Beta officially for the Xperia Play just a few hours ago. It's only for GSM, but I'm not sure if Sony will release a CDMA version, but an ftf for locked boot loaders, we might just be running into the same dead end as before.
Here's what I know about the ftf files though.
An FTF is like a zip file, they contain a BUNCH of SIN files and a META-INF folder, which I belive are the YAFFS partitions, as system.sin would be the /system/ directory in the phone. There is also a kernel.sin file in there, but SIN2IMG won't convert it. ICS needs a different kernel to run, and the only thing Unlocking the boot loader does is allowing access to flashing those special IMG files, because the boot partition is basically hidden or locked under that boot loader. I think FlashTool flashes that kernel.sin file from inside the ftf, according to what I see in the log, but say converting/injecting DoomKernel into the sin file from the ftf, then repacking that ftf file with the modified kernel.sin, that might not even work, mainly because the modified kernel isn't signed.
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Yes, I do know and it's not an ftf file...nor is it for use of a locked bootloader..so again. THERE ISN'T ONE. I already run ics on my r800x so I don't really care about some bloated beta from sony.
Selim873 said:
That, and if you don't know yet, Sony Ericsson just released the ICS Beta officially for the Xperia Play just a few hours ago. It's only for GSM, but I'm not sure if Sony will release a CDMA version, but an ftf for locked boot loaders, we might just be running into the same dead end as before.
Here's what I know about the ftf files though.
An FTF is like a zip file, they contain a BUNCH of SIN files and a META-INF folder, which I belive are the YAFFS partitions, as system.sin would be the /system/ directory in the phone. There is also a kernel.sin file in there, but SIN2IMG won't convert it. ICS needs a different kernel to run, and the only thing Unlocking the boot loader does is allowing access to flashing those special IMG files, because the boot partition is basically hidden or locked under that boot loader. I think FlashTool flashes that kernel.sin file from inside the ftf, according to what I see in the log, but say converting/injecting DoomKernel into the sin file from the ftf, then repacking that ftf file with the modified kernel.sin, that might not even work, mainly because the modified kernel isn't signed.
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However, you could flash a R800i ftf, then patch the libs to CDMA via CWM. And then you have a ICS ROM for locked bootloaders.
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People with bricked rooted xperia play phones have been flashing ftf files trying to get it working again with a non working radio.
So what is the difference between an ftf file and the play_modded.img rom.
Like why can't people with bricked phone flash that play_modded.img rom?
lofike said:
People with bricked rooted xperia play phones have been flashing ftf files trying to get it working again with a non working radio.
So what is the difference between an ftf file and the play_modded.img rom.
Like why can't people with bricked phone flash that play_modded.img rom?
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simple because to flash an .img you need to be able to get into fastboot, and bricked plays cant
AndroHero said:
simple because to flash an .img you need to be able to get into fastboot, and bricked plays cant
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But why can't u convert the img file into a tft file and then flash it... or am i getting something confused..
and aren't you 'flashing' a tft file with "flashtool" ?
lofike said:
But why can't u convert the img file into a tft file and then flash it... or am i getting something confused..
and aren't you 'flashing' a tft file with "flashtool" ?
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the tft file is a complete ota update, the .img in question is just a copy of the /system/ partition, to flash with flashtool you need boot.img, radio.img system.img ect all packed into .sin files and the tft
AndroHero said:
the tft file is a complete ota update, the .img in question is just a copy of the /system/ partition, to flash with flashtool you need boot.img, radio.img system.img ect all packed into .sin files and the tft
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ohh wow thanks
Tank you brow
this information is very important to me.
Why revive a 2 year old thread just to say thanks? Click the thanks button instead.
Looking for kernel downgrade in an .ftf file that I could flash with flashtool... I'm assuming not... but would it be safe to use the X10 aZuZu kernel downgrade... thats the only one I could find...
MrBoard said:
Looking for kernel downgrade in an .ftf file that I could flash with flashtool... I'm assuming not... but would it be safe to use the X10 aZuZu kernel downgrade... thats the only one I could find...
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No don't flash that.
Download your correct firmware FTF (full) HERE and then when you go to flash in flashtool just highlight kernal.sin and flash only that if want to keep your rom and data intact.
Is it possible to modify the Stock FTF (like to remove the ATT junk) without root? I mean before installation of the FTF. and is it possible to make a updated sin file, after the sin file had been extracted, to add to the FTF?
popfan said:
Is it possible to modify the Stock FTF (like to remove the ATT junk) without root? I mean before installation of the FTF. and is it possible to make a updated sin file, after the sin file had been extracted, to add to the FTF?
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Yes and no. Right now we are having issues mounting the converted system.sin file image which prevents us from removing or adding files to the system partition. The goal was to edit the system.img to add the required root files and allow you to just flash it (unlocked bootloader only) but thus far no luck. Sony seems to have changed something with the firmware for the ion and ICS for the Xperia S that is causing us problems.
As far as editing the system file then putting it back into an FTF I haven't tried that before, always just flashed the image instead. Once we get past the mounting of the image issue we can move forward. If you really want the bloatware gone I suggest flashing the Generic International ftf and unchecking wipe data.
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Is there anyway to make .sin file from the system folder and put it into a ftf file and flash it through flash mod?
If we could did it we could flash custom Roms like stock...
And a lot of good things too...
Unfortunately, no. You can only make a ftf file for stock firmware.
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poria1999 said:
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Is there anyway to make .sin file from the system folder and put it into a ftf file and flash it through flash mod?
If we could did it we could flash custom Roms like stock...
And a lot of good things too...
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There ia a tricks to make a ftf file but they are not signed by sony and hence not flashable on locked bootloaders
I dont know about unlocked
Also it makes it from a persons own system folder already in phone
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Sahaab said:
There ia a tricks to make a ftf file but they are not signed by sony and hence not flashable on locked bootloaders
I dont know about unlocked
Also it makes it from a persons own system folder already in phone
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No. Ftf file must be signed or it cannot be flashed via flashtool. Locked or unlocked bootloader determines whether you can flash custom kernel our not.
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popthosegaskets said:
No. Ftf file must be signed or it cannot be flashed via flashtool. Locked or unlocked bootloader determines whether you can flash custom kernel our not.
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They can be signed
Jst imagine what I am thinking and tell me if it will work or not
To extract .sin files from an ftf first we change its extension to .zip first or open it with a app like winrar, so basically its a zip file
We can change its extension, sign it using a zipsigner and change ita extension back to .ftf and Bam! Its signes
But not by Sony
Does it need to be signes by Sony to flash??
Maybe someone can try this? But to try I recommend only flashing system or data or cache, not kernel or anything
So exclude kernel or just remove the kernel.sin all together
I got a locked bootloader so sorry cant
But do u catch my drift here?
Think like a mad scientist
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I tried that last time with a SIN file, couldn't open it in WinZip.
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popthosegaskets said:
I tried that last time with a SIN file, couldn't open it in WinZip.
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Not a sin file
A ftf
Sin cannot be opened with WinZip
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Sahaab said:
There ia a tricks to make a ftf file but they are not signed by sony and hence not flashable on locked bootloaders
I dont know about unlocked
Also it makes it from a persons own system folder already in phone
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Hi
If we don't extract ftf file and just drag new sin file (system.sin) and replace it , that is signed by Sony yet(remember if we do s.th like this with an update.zip(replace just the same file that already exist with new file with same name)it is flashable yet...
So if we don't extract ftf file the sign signature will not change...
So we can flash it...
Just help me to make .Sin file...
unfortunately the ones that can create sin files are Sony
sin is an signed img file , signed with se certificat and we dont have that certificate
img file is an yaffs2 image
I messed up my boot partition on "A" slot where the stock ROM is still installed and now I cannot boot it, but I want to test if some issues persist with stock android.
perennial said:
I messed up my boot partition on "A" slot where the stock ROM is still installed and now I cannot boot it, but I want to test if some issues persist with stock android.
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I've done it with Flashtool. You can download ftf with xperifirm, then copy kernel sin file somewhere and use sin editor function in Flashtool to dump it into img., (or just flash the firmware, checking every box in the 'exclude' section except for the boot files).
levone1 said:
I've done it with Flashtool. You can download ftf with xperifirm, then copy kernel sin file somewhere and use sin editor function in Flashtool to dump it into img.
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That doesn't work. Flashtool says "sin version not yet supported".
levone1 said:
(or just flash the firmware, checking every box in the 'exclude' section except for the boot files).
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That didn't work for me either, the phone did not boot. I had to flash the whole stock firmware.
Try to fix it with Xperia Companion
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