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[Q] Best method to root, unlock bootloader and install CWM?

So, I'm going to be getting/buying an xperia play in the next week or so. As an upgrade from my wildfire. I've been looking around the xperia play section for about a week or two now. I'm still not sure what is the best way to go about rooting, unlocking the bootloader (If its needed on this device), and installing CWM.
So, advise me if there is a better way to do this but:
Firstly, I'll root using the Zergrush method. As long as my device's firmware is before november 2011.
Then, I'll unlock the bootloader. And use flashtool to get CWM.
Flash doomlords kernel, (Unless I have to do this before CWM).
Enjoy CM9/AOKP/Paranoid Android on my play.
If there is a better guide available. Could someone point me in the right direction. This sections layout is a bit more confusing to find things, and doesn't have any sort of helpful guides going over which methods I should do and in which order.
Anyway, if you do end up posting something. Thanks for your input.
See you around the section!

In my opinion you should just try first the stock rom with root and then make up your mind, I'm fine with the bootloader locked personnaly I just removed the bloatware and installed team stock
But if you want to directly unlock the bootloader it is even easier in order to get root, just unlock the bootloader and install a custom kernel with root built in along with the new rom.
There are 2 types of kernel : Sony based and aosp based kernels, if you install a rom built from source such as cyanogenmod, aokp and such you can't use doom kernel as he based his on sony's sources, just use the kernel provided on the first post of each thread or the mjolnir kernel which is cm9/ aosp based
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Thanks. I'm going to try the stock rom. And root it if it doesn't meet my needs. Is the stock gb rom full of bloatware, or is it a small amount. Would I have to use fastboot to flash the kernel everytime?
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I think there is more and less 50 mo out of the 380 mo of the storage on the phone that is useless, just root and get rid of that whatever.
About the kernel I'm not sure as I have not an unlocked bootloader, but it seems that you just flash the kernel once or when the op says so and reflash another when you change from aosp to stock based and vice versa.
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Another advice by the way, if you get the play because of the touch pad, that's fine, welcome! But if that's because you want a good support from Sony with official firmware rollout and a lot ROMS, take a look at other phones, we don't have much developers here, although they are really talented, and Sony left us behind.
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sasukekun67 said:
Another advice by the way, if you get the play because of the touch pad, that's fine, welcome! But if that's because you want a good support from Sony with official firmware rollout and a lot ROMS, take a look at other phones, we don't have much developers here, although they are really talented, and Sony left us behind.
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I don't mind the lack of developers. Its something I'm used to comming from the wildfire section. The game-pad wasn't the only thing that made me want the device. It was the performance/features for the price too.
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ICS stock

Is there any way to get ICS stock on r800x? I saw a lot of stock based ROMs but they were all only gsm. I don't care if service works just want a booting ROM. I know r800x didn't get ICS beta but are there any that work or have been ported. Thanks
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rom: cm9 official
2nd slot: turbo ui classic
kernel: Turbo v3.1

You can already install ics. You just need to flash Doom's ics beta kernel then flash rom via CWM. The install process is the same as installing any custom roms into your device. You wont get phone service btw.

chery2k said:
You can already install ics. You just need to flash Doom's ics beta kernel then flash rom via CWM. The install process is the same as installing any custom roms into your device. You wont get phone service btw.
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Ok thanks
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rom: cm9 official
2nd slot: turbo ui classic
kernel: Turbo v3.1

abdel12345 said:
Is there any way to get ICS stock on r800x? I saw a lot of stock based ROMs but they were all only gsm. I don't care if service works just want a booting ROM.
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Try using whatever kernel you want, what is very important is that flash the correct FTF. Try using an R800x FTF and flash any kernel and ROM. Also you can try using a CDMA Neo L ICS Firmware (If there's any) and flashing it without the kernel, just flash an ICS Xperia Play kernel...

sadly there is no cdma version of neo l i think because i couldnt find one. Thanks anyway. (already used my 8 for today but ill thank you tomorrow. its free so why not )

Don't worry man...
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r4_broadcast said:
Don't worry man...
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hey what's a good bloat ware removal app or is there a good gaming ics ROM that has lots of storage space
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A good bloatware removal app would be titanium backup, 'cause it let you choose which software to uninstall... An ICS ROM that is almost a clean rom, would be the Hybrid ROM by Krisdee...

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A good bloatware removal app would be titanium backup, 'cause it let you choose which software to uninstall... An ICS ROM that is almost a clean rom, would be the Hybrid ROM by Krisdee...
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Ok well I backed up and uninstalled quite a bit but don't know what I can uninstall without affecting the phone
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All of the Verizon crap can be removed, the clocks calendar calculator the Google back up services for the contacts and the calender back up assistant Skype all of the games, the wallpapers just to name a few things I remove
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R800X newcomer, general questions

Hi all, I am new to this phone and have unlocked my bootloader, rooted, and installed lupas kernel v6. I have some questions, and have tried to find answers but am coming up empty. 1. My wifi will not connect, if there a fix? 2. I can't download anything with the stock browser, it immediately fails. Fix? 3. Is there A good daemon to control over clocking? 4. Any opinions on which room to install? I'm currently on 2.3.3 stock. Thank you so much, I am no noob but new to this phone and look forward to being an active part of this community.
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jeremytn86 said:
Hi all, I am new to this phone and have unlocked my bootloader, rooted, and installed lupas kernel v6. I have some questions, and have tried to find answers but am coming up empty. 1. My wifi will not connect, if there a fix? 2. I can't download anything with the stock browser, it immediately fails. Fix? 3. Is there A good daemon to control over clocking? 4. Any opinions on which room to install? I'm currently on 2.3.3 stock. Thank you so much, I am no noob but new to this phone and look forward to being an active part of this community.
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There aren't many gb roms for r800x they are all stock based but if you want ics or jb I would recommend cm9 for ics or slim bean or pac rom for jb. A gooz stock based gb rom is gin2 blur but id wait till the 22nd for that one because there will be a new update
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abdel12345 said:
There aren't many gb roms for r800x they are all stock based but if you want ics or jb I would recommend cm9 for ics or slim bean or pac rom for jb. A gooz stock based gb rom is gin2 blur but id wait till the 22nd for that one because there will be a new update
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Yeah I tried that, had the same problems though, and also every time I rebooted my user installed apps would start disappearing, leads me to think some of my problems must be kernel related. I want a gingerbread one, hows cm7? Does ask the gaming stuff asstill work with it?
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jeremytn86 said:
Hi all, I am new to this phone and have unlocked my bootloader, rooted, and installed lupas kernel v6. I have some questions, and have tried to find answers but am coming up empty. 1. My wifi will not connect, if there a fix? 2. I can't download anything with the stock browser, it immediately fails. Fix? 3. Is there A good daemon to control over clocking? 4. Any opinions on which room to install? I'm currently on 2.3.3 stock. Thank you so much, I am no noob but new to this phone and look forward to being an active part of this community.
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hi there, first of all is this the version you are using LuPuSv6-GB-LiNaRo.img? because if so the wifi modules should be built in already, it also has a zip file that you can flash on the original post that will fix the wifi issue if not fixed i suggest go back to his original post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849536 and start from scratch. on rom to install if you want gaming theres jokawild and auroraplay if you want eye candy ui and pure smoothness theres gin2jellybean, there are also other good roms some for ics.. hope this helps a bit

jeremytn86 said:
Yeah I tried that, had the same problems though, and also every time I rebooted my user installed apps would start disappearing, leads me to think some of my problems must be kernel related. I want a gingerbread one, hows cm7? Does ask the gaming stuff asstill work with it?
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Cm7 doesn't support touchpads. So you should flash lupus gb/ics its newer than lupus v6 and after flashing.make sure you wipe everything before installing new rom. But for gb id recommend gin2blur or uk rom but I prefer gin2blur. Its razr themed but.if you search ATTACKS themes you can flash whatever one you want because they're all smooth and for r800x
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fritzbored said:
hi there, first of all is this the version you are using LuPuSv6-GB-LiNaRo.img? because if so the wifi modules should be built in already, it also has a zip file that you can flash on the original post that will fix the wifi issue if not fixed i suggest go back to his original post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849536 and start from scratch. on rom to install if you want gaming theres jokawild and auroraplay if you want eye candy ui and pure smoothness theres gin2jellybean, there are also other good roms some for ics.. hope this helps a bit
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Yes they'd the one but I don't remember sting anything about wifi fix in the op but I'll look again, I'll look up those roms that were mentioned, sorry this is all new to me, I'm used to htc and being able to wipe system and install a kernel from recovery and not have to worry about bands and recovery and such, thanks for the help? What about the download issue with the stock browser?
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abdel12345 said:
Cm7 doesn't support touchpads. So you should flash lupus gb/ics its newer than lupus v6 and after flashing.make sure you wipe everything before installing new rom. But for gb id recommend gin2blur or uk rom but I prefer gin2blur. Its razr themed but.if you search ATTACKS themes you can flash whatever one you want because they're all smooth and for r800x
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Thanks for the info and suggestions
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Just flashed the wifi fix, just hangs at obtaining ip address still, sucks...
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jeremytn86 said:
Just flashed the wifi fix, just hangs at obtaining ip address still, sucks...
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Try using doomkernel I'm using it now and the wifi works fine. Also don't forget to wipe everything after flashing a new kernel that might be the problem.
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abdel12345 said:
Try using doomkernel I'm using it now and the wifi works fine. Also don't forget to wipe everything after flashing a new kernel that might be the problem.
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That was probably it, and by wipe e every thing, you mean data, cache, and dalvik? Does wiping data remove recovery? And I need to do this AFTER I flash the kernel and not BEFORE?
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jeremytn86 said:
That was probably it, and by wipe e every thing, you mean data, cache, and dalvik? Does wiping data remove recovery? And I need to do this AFTER I flash the kernel and not BEFORE?
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Yes, and do it after flashing kernel because system partition sizes are different for each.kernel. and Wiping data does not remove recovery because its built in the kernel.
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abdel12345 said:
Yes, and do it after flashing kernel because system partition sizes are different for each.kernel. and Wiping data does not remove recovery because its built in the kernel.
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There is no wipe system option, that's a no no on this phone right?
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jeremytn86 said:
There is no wipe system option, that's a no no on this phone right?
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Wipe system is under mounts and storage. It says format system. But you don't need to do that.
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abdel12345 said:
Wipe system is under mounts and storage. It says format system. But you don't need to do that.
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Thanks again for all the help buddy,
I know how it is to answer question after question, I'll have access to a computer again soon and I'm gonna pull all files and dig and try to build some stuff for this, sony has released full source have they not?
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jeremytn86 said:
Thanks again for all the help buddy,
I know how it is to answer question after question, I'll have access to a computer again soon and I'm gonna pull all files and dig and try to build some stuff for this, sony has released full source have they not?
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Your welcome and yep sony has released all the source. It'd be nice to see some more developers for the r800x of xperia play.
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im in need of some help
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Your welcome and yep sony has released all the source. It'd be nice to see some more developers for the r800x of xperia play.
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i have just purchased an xperia play r800x from my local retail, my carrier is Appalachian Wireless, not verizon, my phone is stuck on 2.3.3, and i really want to update to ICS but im really not sure what to do, i paid the $15 fee to get my bootloader unlocked from alejandrissimo, nice guy i might add, and im really needing some guidance on were to go now, any help would be awesome, and im sorry to jump this thread but i really didnt think the forums wanted 3 or 4 post of noob questions like mine, i dont want to mess my phone up and i dont have insurance on it, thanks in advance

First you need to download the fastboot files from sonys website. Then find an ics kernel for play. Id recommend lupus. Then download an ics rom and put it on your sd card. Next put the kernel in the fastboot folder and shut down your phone and plug it in while holding the search button. Next type in the command for flashing the kernel in a command window (not sure what it is off the top of my head search in one of the kernel threads. Then unplug your phone and enter recovery.by powering on and pressing volume down. Choose install and pick the rom from your sd card. For more detailed instructions search how to flash rom ls and kernels. There are plenty of guides.
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abdel12345 said:
First you need to download the fastboot files from sonys website. Then find an ics kernel for play. Id recommend lupus. Then download an ics rom and put it on your sd card. Next put the kernel in the fastboot folder and shut down your phone and plug it in while holding the search button. Next type in the command for flashing the kernel in a command window (not sure what it is off the top of my head search in one of the kernel threads. Then unplug your phone and enter recovery.by powering on and pressing volume down. Choose install and pick the rom from your sd card. For more detailed instructions search how to flash rom ls and kernels. There are plenty of guides.
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ok i have flashed the lupus kernel with ICS, i then tried to install CM9 and it error 7's on me, im not sure what CDMA roms i can use with this kernel? would you please give me a hint as to what roms i should be looking for ? i used cyogenmod on a nook color a while back and my wife loves it, so i thought i would give 9 a shot on my PLAY lol

lilkuz2005 said:
ok i have flashed the lupus kernel with ICS, i then tried to install CM9 and it error 7's on me, im not sure what CDMA roms i can use with this kernel? would you please give me a hint as to what roms i should be looking for ? i used cyogenmod on a nook color a while back and my wife loves it, so i thought i would give 9 a shot on my PLAY lol
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Download cm9.1 from cyangon mods official website. Then try installing it using lupus jelly bean kernel. It has a setting for aosp ICS and should work for cm9. But if you want to play games on your play you should stick to GB ROMs because they are smoother than on ICS.
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Why aren't there many r800x gaming roms?

All I've seen are jellybean and ics roms that I really don't want. I want service on my phone but don't want jellybean/ics because of it's performance compared to gb. Any good r800x gaming roms?

To answer your question. I have tried several roms both on the Verizon model and my current GSM model. Stock debliated with no v6 supercharger or scripts gains you the best performance. Especially on Verizon's as it was stock based firmware. I believe I still have my old nandroid backup laying around. Stock debloated 2.3.3. Do not get 2.3.4. VZ broke the Google sync and it was never fixed
Because 99% of the devs didn't have an r800x. And as Sony only released ICS as a beta for GSM it was never successfully ported to Verizon's model.
I owned an R800x before getting a GSM model.
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Edit - This should be a stock debloated 2.3.3 for VZ with root.
http://d-h.st/2Sa
Enjoy.

Try using this... Best rom I've found for my neo l... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2338830
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amraz96 said:
Try using this... Best rom I've found for my neo l... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2338830
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That's ics he wants gb and stock ics don't play well with cdma trust me I've been trying for awhile now to find a fix to the force closing issue on stock based ics roms nothing works
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ozzmanj1 said:
Edit - This should be a stock debloated 2.3.3 for VZ with root.
Enjoy.
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I don't understand how to use this.

Doonooroid said:
I don't understand how to use this.
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It's a nandroid backup. Put it on your phone and boot into cwm and restore it like its a back up. You have to be on 2.3.3 first.
Go here for relevant info.: Xperia play Index

Why install custom rom?

Sony has professional coders. Every custom rom I have installed have had bugs. I want a stable phone without problems. I will stick with stock and rootet from now on!

Happy for you !!

Thank you!

I don't see for what you asking for. Your question is: "why install custom rom?" and in your thread you have answered your question already..

Because I'm open for other views and experiences.

because sony stock roms are buggy, laggy and full of useless cr#p that only about 5% of people actually want and use
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Ben36 said:
because sony stock roms are buggy, laggy and full of useless cr#p that only about 5% of people actually want and use
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i'm on stock... it isn't laggy and the crap you can remove yourself if rooted...

I agree. Stock is smooth and there are guides that tell you what you can safely remove.

Guys,
Surely it all come down to choice.
If your happy with stock, stay with it.
If you want to root and remove the bloatware do it.
If you wanna run custom Rom's flash em.
That's why android is the best mobile OS ever, cause you have the choice to do what you want.
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sudd1976 said:
Guys,
Surely it all come down to choice.
If your happy with stock, stay with it.
If you want to root and remove the bloatware do it.
If you wanna run custom Rom's flash em.
That's why android is the best mobile OS ever, cause you have the choice to do what you want.
With some help from all our friends at Xda
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:good::good::good: that's right n all of em, stock, custom, etc; have plus & minus
i have tried all of em & never "force" to "choice"

Custom roms are just welcome while the authors are still alive!! So you can ask for a bug solution!!