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[Q] How do I flash a custom kernel & is it safe?

Basically the title says it all. I'm a noob at these things and don't wanna risk bricking my phone. I want to try flashing a custom kernel that will allow me to overclock my Play but I don't know how to..
My Xperia Play is rooted and has unlocked boot loader already and below are the things shown under 'About Phone'
- R800i
- Android 2.3.4
- 4.0.2.A.0.69

The most popular kernel for xperia play is doomkernel, i have also tried it it's very good. There is an description in the doomkernel thread how to install it.
Sent from my Xperia Play using xda premium

It's pretty safe if done right, I was in the exact same position you were up until a few days ago, I spent a good few hours reading and I was running DoomKernel with Gin2ICS, clocked at 1.8. Now I'm just wanting to put that superchargev6 script on

Many people chose to do it the hard way. But teh best way it to use Flashtool
link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351299
It's pretty much staright forward. Download your desired kernal and ofcourse after installing the programm head over to it's directory files and inside the drivers folder. Run the application "Flashtool-drivers.exe" and go on and install everything. (can take a long time). Then after run the programm without your phone hooked up with USB debugging on click on the flash icon (the first option from left) chose fastboot mode. Click on Reboot into fastboot mode via ADB. Then press "Select Kernal to Flash" and chose the desired kernal you have downloaded and after a couple of seconds you are good to go. Good luck!

Doom Kernal is the one of the best one out that and the chances of you bricking it is really very low

Will the "DoomKernel" kernel work on a .69 build? I checked out the thread and it only says for .42/.58/.62 FW.
Also, can I flash this without a custom ROM as well? I'm not really big into custom ROMS but I do need an extra dose of speed, hence the need for overclocking.

It will work on .69 and the kernel works with all stock roms.
Sent from the best gaming phone in the world.

arian009 said:
Many people chose to do it the hard way. But teh best way it to use Flashtool
link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351299
It's pretty much staright forward. Download your desired kernal and ofcourse after installing the programm head over to it's directory files and inside the drivers folder. Run the application "Flashtool-drivers.exe" and go on and install everything. (can take a long time). Then after run the programm without your phone hooked up with USB debugging on click on the flash icon (the first option from left) chose fastboot mode. Click on Reboot into fastboot mode via ADB. Then press "Select Kernal to Flash" and chose the desired kernal you have downloaded and after a couple of seconds you are good to go. Good luck!
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If it's not too much trouble can you explain more clearly? I have already downloaded the doomkernel files(PLAY-GSM-DooMKernel-v14_boot.img) and the wi-fi modules from the other thread and I'm not quite sure what to do with it. Do I put the .img file into the Flashtool folder?
Sorry, but I really am a noob at these things.

Xcited android user said:
It will work on .69 and the kernel works with all stock roms.
Sent from the best gaming phone in the world.
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Alright, thanks man. I was really worried it might not be compatible.

kbjjbk said:
If it's not too much trouble can you explain more clearly? I have already downloaded the doomkernel files(PLAY-GSM-DooMKernel-v14_boot.img) and the wi-fi modules from the other thread and I'm not quite sure what to do with it. Do I put the .img file into the Flashtool folder?
Sorry, but I really am a noob at these things.
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I'm using this method too it's much easier.
So install the fastboot.exe after installing open it. Activate debug modus under de
Sent from the best gaming phone in the world.

Xcited android user said:
I'm using this method too it's much easier.
So install the fastboot.exe after installing open it. Activate debug modus under de
Sorry i have tiped the wrong key
So activate debug modus under development section in apps section, then turn your phone off.
Then hold the search button of your phone and connect it to your pc. A blue light will light up, when that happens you can stop pressing the search button. Then tipe on the lightning symbol in fastboot and select fastboot. Then there will pop up a window, there you have to select flash kernel now you have to select the kernel file and press ok. It will begin flashing. When the progress ends you can turn on your phone. And don't forget to flash the wifi fix in recovery. I hope you are able to follow
Sent from the best gaming phone in the world.
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Sent from the best gaming phone in the world.

Xcited android user said:
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Hey guys
I'm having an issue with flashing a kernal to my phone. I have a SE Xperia Play R800i GSM with stock GB 2.3. The phone is rooted and has CWM, but the bootloader is not unlocked. I have downloaded the flashtool and tried flashing my device to load the LuPuS kernel for the ICS4.0.4 ROM, but just cant seem to get any joy. The software recognises the device is rooted, but fails with each attempt to load the custom kernel saying it is because the device is not rooted.
Oh, in MSC with debugging available. I have attached a log from the flashtool software. Can anyone tell me where I am going wrong?
Thanks!

LokimotiveZA said:
Hey guys
I'm having an issue with flashing a kernal to my phone. I have a SE Xperia Play R800i GSM with stock GB 2.3. The phone is rooted and has CWM, but the bootloader is not unlocked. I have downloaded the flashtool and tried flashing my device to load the LuPuS kernel for the ICS4.0.4 ROM, but just cant seem to get any joy. The software recognises the device is rooted, but fails with each attempt to load the custom kernel saying it is because the device is not rooted.
Oh, in MSC with debugging available. I have attached a log from the flashtool software. Can anyone tell me where I am going wrong?
Thanks!
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I believe you are required to unlock your bootloader in order to flash a kernel.

Fraymond said:
I believe you are required to unlock your bootloader in order to flash a kernel.
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Thanks. Bye bye warranty

LokimotiveZA said:
Thanks. Bye bye warranty
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You can re-lock the bootloader
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134334&highlight=relock+bootloader
I have rear a few post where people have done this and still managed to claim their warranty.

Fraymond said:
You can re-lock the bootloader
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1134334&highlight=relock+bootloader
I have rear a few post where people have done this and still managed to claim their warranty.
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Thanks guys :good:

[Q] Boot loop problem.

So i followed the guide to install the cynogenmod. What i get is that only when i plug my phone on charging mode it works fine until i take it out from charging mode it boot loops. any help?
followed this thread guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1600833
EDIT: if it will help. After boot loop for a few minutes, it just stuck on the fxp logo screen and the LED notofication shows purple colour. Btw, my phone is a xperia play r800i. Thanks in adavance for any assistance.

AthrunIJ said:
So i followed the guide to install the cynogenmod. What i get is that only when i plug my phone on charging mode it works fine until i take it out from charging mode it boot loops. any help?
followed this thread guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1600833
EDIT: if it will help. After boot loop for a few minutes, it just stuck on the fxp logo screen and the LED notofication shows purple colour. Btw, my phone is a xperia play r800i. Thanks in adavance for any assistance.
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Is it actually booting our are you just seeing the charging animation?
Is your bootloader unlocked?
Did you flash the latest kernel?
Have you tried using logcat to see what the problem is?
Sent from my R800x using Tapatalk 2

forgive as i'm new at this.
do i need to find a kernel for the fxp 7.2? or it has already in the cm7.2 itself?
i'm pretty sure i unlocked my bootloader as after i followed a guide. my phones data been wipe after unlocking the bootloader.
the thing is my phone can boot up to the homescreen after a few second it freezes then reboot and the cycle continues for a few minute then it jus stop in the fxp logo screen
as for logcat i have no idea what is that. Sry for my ignorance in this field and thank you for your reply.

AthrunIJ said:
forgive as i'm new at this.
do i need to find a kernel for the fxp 7.2? or it has already in the cm7.2 itself?
i'm pretty sure i unlocked my bootloader as after i followed a guide. my phones data been wipe after unlocking the bootloader.
the thing is my phone can boot up to the homescreen after a few second it freezes then reboot and the cycle continues for a few minute then it jus stop in the fxp logo screen
as for logcat i have no idea what is that. Sry for my ignorance in this field and thank you for your reply.
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The kernel is included in the zip file you downloaded, but it needs to be flashed separately via either fastboot or flashtool
Follow this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1249798 to set up adb/fastboot (just copied first link off Google)
My signature has a link on how to use logcat.
No worries about the ignorance mate, we all come here to learn.
Pax
Sent from my R800x using Tapatalk 2

basically, the boot image is the kernel itself that you need to flash on the computer using a command before going into cwm to install the cm7.2?
if so, i have done that.
if i use the cdma version of the xplay cause the boot loop? as mine is gsm?
EDIT : the post you gave me. i've read it but it is still so complicated. do i need to revert back to stock rom and try again to install cynogenmod? If so any suggestions?
EDIT: i think i screw up the part where i need to copy and paste all the stuff into the platform tools. izzit important in doing so? The android sdk thing.
EDIT: anything else in your opinion would cause this boot loop? likerenaming the rom and gapps?
EDIT: Been poking around the internet and found this, is it possible that my battery calibration is off and causes the boot loop?

paxChristos said:
No worries about the ignorance mate, we all come here to learn.
Pax
Sent from my R800x using Tapatalk 2
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True to that pax!!
AthrunIJ said:
basically, the boot image is the kernel itself that you need to flash on the computer using a command before going into cwm to install the cm7.2?
if so, i have done that.
if i use the cdma version of the xplay cause the boot loop? as mine is gsm?
EDIT : the post you gave me. i've read it but it is still so complicated. do i need to revert back to stock rom and try again to install cynogenmod? If so any suggestions?
EDIT: i think i screw up the part where i need to copy and paste all the stuff into the platform tools. izzit important in doing so? The android sdk thing.
EDIT: anything else in your opinion would cause this boot loop? likerenaming the rom and gapps?
EDIT: Been poking around the internet and found this, is it possible that my battery calibration is off and causes the boot loop?
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As for ur problem, just flash a stock .ftf via flashtool n let ur phone boot up like always. After ur phone boot up, just search for guide in doing all that BEFORE u try again. Make sense right... Hope u'll get it right next time. Gud luck.:thumbup:

AthrunIJ said:
basically, the boot image is the kernel itself that you need to flash on the computer using a command before going into cwm to install the cm7.2?
if so, i have done that.
if i use the cdma version of the xplay cause the boot loop? as mine is gsm?
EDIT : the post you gave me. i've read it but it is still so complicated. do i need to revert back to stock rom and try again to install cynogenmod? If so any suggestions?
EDIT: i think i screw up the part where i need to copy and paste all the stuff into the platform tools. izzit important in doing so? The android sdk thing.
EDIT: anything else in your opinion would cause this boot loop? likerenaming the rom and gapps?
EDIT: Been poking around the internet and found this, is it possible that my battery calibration is off and causes the boot loop?
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1) CDMA version will not cause bootloops, if i remember correctly, instead it'll justmake you loose baseband (the ability to use your phone as a phone)
2) Nope, instead (wasn't thinking, last night) click on my sig, the link that says "Link to my mediafire folder (R800x goodies) & click on SDK Tools & download the windows version (assuming you have windows.) Extract them to C:\android.
3) See above, it's the shortcut
4) Renaming the rom & gapps zip doesn't actually influence anything, i've renamed stuff all the time to make it easier. Did you wipe data & cache before installing the rom?
5) Nope, never heard of battery calibration being off & causing a bootloop.
Pax

paxChristos said:
1) CDMA version will not cause bootloops, if i remember correctly, instead it'll justmake you loose baseband (the ability to use your phone as a phone)
2) Nope, instead (wasn't thinking, last night) click on my sig, the link that says "Link to my mediafire folder (R800x goodies) & click on SDK Tools & download the windows version (assuming you have windows.) Extract them to C:\android.
3) See above, it's the shortcut
4) Renaming the rom & gapps zip doesn't actually influence anything, i've renamed stuff all the time to make it easier. Did you wipe data & cache before installing the rom?
5) Nope, never heard of battery calibration being off & causing a bootloop.
Pax
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My guess is, the kernel n wrong cm7.2.zip Mybe u should search the stickies section for flashing guide, unlocking bootloader, etc. Assuming this is ur 1st time flashing. Mybe u should try pax's rom n see if it boot correctly. But u not cdma right?? So my above suggestion is the way out. Go for it!!!

Thank you guys for your help. as for flashtool, i remember theres u need a tft file. so i remember there is a UK generic 4.somthing which i remember was my stock rom build number i think. i'm using r800i in malaysia does it work? and after that, do i need to download another 2.3.4 tft for that matter?

AthrunIJ said:
Thank you guys for your help. as for flashtool, i remember theres u need a tft file. so i remember there is a UK generic 4.somthing which i remember was my stock rom build number i think. i'm using r800i in malaysia does it work? and after that, do i need to download another 2.3.4 tft for that matter?
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Theres a .ftf collection on the dev section. Just pick any 1, download n flash via flashtool. That should get u to the begining again. After that do exercise caution in doing anything to ur phone. As we wont be held responsible if anything happens to ur phone. Hope thats clear enough for u. If u hav any other question please do a search for the answer 1st, as this problem may hav been ask before. Well, gud luck then.:thumbup:

no, i mean. do i need to download both 2.3.4 tft and 4.0.2.A.0.42 tft and flash both. And it say that it is UK generic, just to check whether i can use it as i'm from Malaysia.

AthrunIJ said:
no, i mean. do i need to download both 2.3.4 tft and 4.0.2.A.0.42 tft and flash both. And it say that it is UK generic, just to check whether i can use it as i'm from Malaysia.
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It dont matter!! Lol. There're both the same 2.3.4 android version. Just pick 1, download n flash via flashtool. Just so u know i'm using .58 enhance.ftf as it got 420mb internal mmry space. So u see as long as ur phone boot up perfectly, nothing else matter(Linkin Park)

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20151540
i got this little guide here, izzit still valid and before flashing the ftf files do i need to wipe data user cache etc? or just straight update driver and just flash the tft files?

AthrunIJ said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20151540
i got this little guide here, izzit still valid and before flashing the ftf files do i need to wipe data user cache etc? or just straight update driver and just flash the tft files?
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I'm sure its still valid as its a guide. Unless the title stated otherwise. Just update driver n makesure the data n cache check box is "tick". Then just flash away. I think its already explained in the guide. Just follow the guide. Gud luck n dont forget to thank "the guide" if it worked out for ya.

sry if i'm being annoying but err, after i download the flashtool. i went into the flashtool drivers and i install the fastboot , flashboot and sony xperia play drivers. izzit the correct way to install it as it is not stated in the guide in doing so?
EDIT: Theres is an application in the flashtool drivers folder saying drivers so i double click it it send me to an installation program so i tick the fastboot , flashboot and sony xperia play drivers and install them. izzit correct?

AthrunIJ said:
sry if i'm being annoying but err, after i download the flashtool. i went into the flashtool drivers and i install the fastboot , flashboot and sony xperia play drivers. izzit the correct way to install it as it is not stated in the guide in doing so?
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U'll find out once u plug-in ur phone. Just follow the guide n do what it tells ya. Do it from start to finish. After that just pm me with the result. N mybe u could at least hit thanks for anybody that has help in any way. Lol

i have attached a file. could you check whether it is allright and i've already click thanks to everybody that help me.

[SOLVED]Need urgent help! Device stucked on black screen...

Oh man not again... I've lost my previous phone (TG-01) in the same way. My phone was working just fine until I decided to flash the turbo kernel (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1817548). By following the directions in the link (http://www.xperiagamer.com/Beginners-Guides/how-to-use-fastboot.html), I've done all of the steps mentioned but then the problems started. When I first opened the device after flashing the kernel, all I saw was just a black screen. Approximately two minutes later the battery indicator and clock showed up on the top right of the screen. With some search in Google, I've found the post below:
MissionImprobable said:
Did you wipe data, cache, and then format and remount system before applying the new zip?
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So I've tried to follow these steps too but looks like I'm failed. Now I can't flash another kernel because the PC doesn't detect my phone after the "waiting for device" prompt in the fastboot. Before trying something again I thought asking for help in the forums is a good idea. So please, please help me. I'm very upset now and I won't get any better without fixing this problem. Any help is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
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Did you flash the recovery on xperia gamer site?If you did this it is only a recovery not a kernal.You should have flashed a kernal with recovery built in like the turbo kernal which as recovery built in.According to xperiargamer gamer link you need to to connect through flashtool to get into the recovery.I would look in flashtool to try to boot into recovery or flash another kernal with recovery built in then flash a new rom.But obviously flashtool needs to recognise your phone :fingers-crossed:

That's the problem. Before I messed with the settings it had no problems with detecting my device. I guess I screwed up something.
Also just noticed I CAN get incoming calls but I can't answer them. So the phone is actually working, then? What should I do now?

What rom are you on?Can you get in fastboot mode with phone?(holding search while connecting to pc.) is the phone partially working?

tallman43 said:
What rom are you on?Can you get in fastboot mode with phone?(holding search while connecting to pc.) is the phone partially working?
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When I first flashed the kernel I was on stock 2.3.4, but immediately after the flashing I switched to X Dark ICS. Yes, I can use the fastboot mode, but fastboot does not recognize it while SEUS does. Weird...,
I can enter the boot menu with no problems at all.

Xdark ICS is not compatible with turbo kernel.Only certain roms work they are listed on CosmicDan site.Also when you say you can get into boot menu do you mean via the phone?

tallman43 said:
Xdark ICS is not compatible with turbo kernel.Only certain roms work they are listed on CosmicDan site.Also when you say you can get into boot menu do you mean via the phone?
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Yes, I can enter and browse the boot menu by opening the phone while tapping back and volume up keys. Now trying on a different computer, will post the results.

No use. Damn.
PLEASE HELP ME BEFORE I GO NUTS.

Confused by what you mean boot menu! Do you mean recovery? Also if this is turbo recovery just install a compatible rom via install zip option,there are links to them on CosmicDans site.Download one place on sdcard and flash with turbo recovery :fingers-crossed:

Re: Need urgent help! Device stucked on black screen...
Boot menu?? Recovery?? Cant u just flash a stock firmware via flashtool using flashmode?? If the boot menu you were talking about is recovery u should be able to enter fastboot/flashmode. Regarding the un-recognize problem did u try updating the driver?? Does flashtool even detect your phone??
Sorry for the lot of Q. Just want to get a clear view of your situation.
Regards,
Sdojoin

sdojoin said:
Boot menu?? Recovery?? Cant u just flash a stock firmware via flashtool using flashmode?? If the boot menu you were talking about is recovery u should be able to enter fastboot/flashmode. Regarding the un-recognize problem did u try updating the driver?? Does flashtool even detect your phone??
Sorry for the lot of Q. Just want to get a clear view of your situation.
Regards,
Sdojoin
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Flashtool not recognizing is phone

tallman43 said:
Confused by what you mean boot menu! Do you mean recovery? Also if this is turbo recovery just install a compatible rom via install zip option,there are links to them on CosmicDans site.Download one place on sdcard and flash with turbo recovery :fingers-crossed:
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I guess so... Sorry, I'm totally new to the Android. I'll try that. Thanks again my friend.
sdojoin said:
Boot menu?? Recovery?? Cant u just flash a stock firmware via flashtool using flashmode?? If the boot menu you were talking about is recovery u should be able to enter fastboot/flashmode. Regarding the un-recognize problem did u try updating the driver?? Does flashtool even detect your phone??
Sorry for the lot of Q. Just want to get a clear view of your situation.
Regards,
Sdojoin
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No need to apologize, you are right, I should have mentioned these.
Flashtool? I don't think it's Flashtool. It's something in the fastboot folder with the command prompt thing. Shift+Right Click if I remember it correctly.
Trying the Flashtool now, I'll keep you updated. Thanks for the reply.

Re: Need urgent help! Device stucked on black screen...
No probs. This is what we do.
Regards,
Sdojoin

Guess what?.I've flashed version 4.0.2.A.0.42 (UK Generic) with Flashtool. And now my phone is back again! HAHAHAHAHA I'M FRICKING HAPPY!!! THANK YOU GUYS. Ehm... Really, I thank you both. You two have a good day.
By the way, what should I do now? I was thinking about installing some Custom ROMs but I'm too scared to do it after these. Now the phone's running on 2.3.3. Is my rooted/bootloader unlocked status gone?

Congrats. Flashtool is a perfect fail sav. As for root, just use flashtool to root it. BL stays unlock once u've unlocked it. It locks when u decide to lock it. Everythings there man.
Regards,
Sdojoin

El Diablo said:
Guess what?.I've flashed version 4.0.2.A.0.42 (UK Generic) with Flashtool. And now my phone is back again! HAHAHAHAHA I'M FRICKING HAPPY!!! THANK YOU GUYS. Ehm... Really, I thank you both. You two have a good day.
By the way, what should I do now? I was thinking about installing some Custom ROMs but I'm too scared to do it after these. Now the phone's running on 2.3.3. Is my rooted/bootloader unlocked status gone?
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Glad to hear don't let one mistake put you off do a lot of reading and take your time,also no its not locked that's a different process and why would you want to lock it again and stop all the fun lol.

tallman43 said:
Glad to hear don't let one mistake put you off do a lot of reading and take your time,also no its not locked that's a different process and why would you want to lock it again and stop all the fun lol.
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Thank you so much for your time guys.

Did you actually install a Rom
@OP or did you just flash the turbo kernel? @everyone else If you flash a new kernel would that necessarily delete your ROM or would you still be able to boot to a stock rom?

[Q] Need help installing Jellybean on my Arc S

Dear all,
Firstly, I'm new to this forum - hi. I have done an extensive search and found some guides but even those confuse me so I'd appreciated some constructive comments without any links to guides I may also find difficult.
I'm trying to install Jellybean to my device using a guide (that I currently can't link to because I haven't had 10 posts).
I have downloaded the two zip files it says I need (ROM and Google Apps) and have copied them to my SD card. However I don't know how to get into recovery mode to then load these. I downloaded RecoverX and tried to install it but it says my phone is either not connecting or is missing some drivers. I have busybox installed and my phone is connected with USB debugging enabled.
Can anyone advise me further?
Thank you.

What have you got?? Unlocked or Locked Bootloader ???

You forgot the first step.
Unlocking your bootloader
You have to unlock bootloader to flash custom jelly bean kernel. Then you can load cwm
Sent from my Xperia Arc S using xda premium

Download the official cyanogenmod 10 and the gapps,flash the incluedid kernel.When the phone start press lot of time the volume down button.After format /system /data /cache just flash the rom and the gapps.
Sent from my MK16i using xda app-developers app

The temnito
I'm sorry but I don't really know what 'bootloader' is? My phone is rooted though, if that's any help?

are tygenet
I got into recovery mode using X fast app (I think that's what it was called). I then backed up and wipe everything as the guide said. I then installed the cmon and gapps zips and rebooted but it just stays on the 'Sony' screen and I can't boot into recovery mode either!!! Help!

Ginjarou said:
I got into recovery mode using X fast app (I think that's what it was called). I then backed up and wipe everything as the guide said. I then installed the cmon and gapps zips and rebooted but it just stays on the 'Sony' screen and I can't boot into recovery mode either!!! Help!
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Restore backup, its only thing u can do right now. If u want to flash custom JB rom, u must unlock bootloader as said before because different versions of Android cant run on the same kernel.
To install custom rom, do this steps:
1) unlock bootloader (if possible, otherwise, u r stuck with ICS roms.)
http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/instructions
2) After that, its simple - flash selected kernel via flashtool and then flash desired ROM!
And piece of advice, u have search on this forum, its quite usefull

One4EV3r said:
Restore backup, its only thing u can do right now. If u want to flash custom JB rom, u must unlock bootloader as said before because different versions of Android cant run on the same kernel.
To install custom rom, do this steps:
1) unlock bootloader (if possible, otherwise, u r stuck with ICS )
2) After that, its simple - flash selected kernel via flashtool and then flash desired ROM!
And piece of advice, u have search on this forum, its quite usefull
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How can I restore the backup? I can't load into recovery mode

Ginjarou said:
How can I restore the backup? I can't load into recovery mode
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If u cant get into recovery, try flash stock .ftf file via flashtool. 1st enter flashmode, then flash it. U have here on forum stock firmware, download it.

One4EV3r said:
If u cant get into recovery, try flash stock .ftf file via flashtool. 1st enter flashmode, then flash it. U have here on forum stock firmware, download it.
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Do you have a link to that please? If I Google it a get a whole load of different results. Also, I can't load into recovery mode nor can I even get past the 'Sony' boot logo - it just hangs. Am I still able to use this flashtool??

I'm new on this forum.
I've installed the Slim Bean rom last friday, and i have a problem. With this rom, i don't have the android standard e-mail app installed. Use this app to sync my Exchange calendar. How can i install this app?
Excuse me for my english, and thx a lot for your answers. :good:

xavi34 said:
I'm new on this forum.
I've installed the Slim Bean rom last friday, and i have a problem. With this rom, i don't have the android standard e-mail app installed. Use this app to sync my Exchange calendar. How can i install this app?
Excuse me for my english, and thx a lot for your answers. :good:
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Rather than randomly posting your question in someone's existing thread, try creating your own new thread in this forum...
You will probably get a faster reply.

ApriliaM3 said:
Rather than randomly posting your question in someone's existing thread, try creating your own new thread in this forum...
You will probably get a faster reply.
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Ok, thank you!

Ginjarou said:
Do you have a link to that please? If I Google it a get a whole load of different results. Also, I can't load into recovery mode nor can I even get past the 'Sony' boot logo - it just hangs. Am I still able to use this flashtool??
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Of course you can still use flashtool
You should flash back to stock Rom again and root again
If you want to use jelly bean, you have to unlock your bootloaderfirst
Link:
http://forum.android.com.pl/f308/oprogramowanie-dla-sony-ericsson-xperiaa-arc-s-147007/
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rt235130 said:
Of course you can still use flashtool
You should flash back to stock Rom again and root again
If you want to use jelly bean, you have to unlock your bootloaderfirst
Link:
http://forum.android.com.pl/f308/oprogramowanie-dla-sony-ericsson-xperiaa-arc-s-147007/
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Thanks!

xavi34 said:
I'm new on this forum.
I've installed the Slim Bean rom last friday, and i have a problem. With this rom, i don't have the android standard e-mail app installed. Use this app to sync my Exchange calendar. How can i install this app?
Excuse me for my english, and thx a lot for your answers. :good:
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For that you have to flash via CWM the Google Apps or the so-called Gapps. Link: http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip (If you flashed the 4.1.2 official SlimBean). I help you because that's the ROM I use (but the 4.1.2 version, not the 4.2.2 by besttt)

[Q] Flashing Rom

Im currently trying to flash carbon using phil touch recovery. however when I try to select the zip it says that my device is "yuga".I tried using a different rom but its giving the same error. can anyone help me?

psycho-punk said:
What phone do you have?
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Im using xperia ZL.do u know why is it detecting as xperia z??

psycho-punk said:
No. What rom are you on now?
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I'm coming from stoc 4.3.rooted my phone,n then proceeded to unlocking the bootloader.everything seems normal up to this point.flashed the Phil recovery n manages to boot into it.i then proceeded with wiping everything,so now my phoone is withouta rom.i tried installing carbon n diftyunicorn but both gave me the same error.it says that my device is a yuga instead of zL.help?

psycho-punk said:
Where did you get the recovery from?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2288118

psycho-punk said:
Maybe you should flash some other recovery. I recommend taking the boot.img from the zip of the latest CyanogenMod nightly for ZL. After that you can flash the rom of your choice.
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Okay, I think now I may have accidentally hardbricked my phone. I tried relocking and re-unlocking my bootloader. Everything went ok but now I cant start the phone. When I press the power button it only vibrates once and then thats it. Flashtool detects it in both flashmode and fast boot but I cant flash any recovery. Please don't tell me its the end for my phone.

psycho-punk said:
If you can get your phone in fastboot or flashmode, your phone is not hard bricked. There is still hope.
What do you mean you can't flash recovery?
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Something weird happened.I clicked on the BLU button on flashtool and it says my device is still unlocked. After unlocking using flash tool I am now able to flash CWM and TWRP. But both recoveries still would not let me install the roms I mentioned earlier. It still thinks that I'm on another device. Currently downloading CM11 from the CM website. Waiting for my download to finish. But I have a feeling it still wouldn't work. btw, thanks for going through step by step with me. I'm still new to xperia devices. Owned an s plus last time and the whole rom flashing process wasn't really hard like this one.lol
EDIT: UPDATE!!! I have finally found the reason for my problem. I flashed an incorrect version of the boot.img.Because I dump all the stuff related to flashing rom and I dont really remember the location in which I downloaded the boot.img. So what I did was I extracted the whole content of the rom that I downloaded proceed to flash the boot.img using flashtool. from there on, everything works perfectly! thanks for your help. Without ur suggestion, I wouldn't have tought of manually getting the boot.img!