Edit: Wrong section, can anyone move it to Q&A?
Hello everyone, I'm relatively new to this kind of stuff but I need help. Recently with CWM I installed ROM "icebean". I installed it successfully but since I had to wipe everything I also lost CWM, I need this to reinstall Google Now and if I may want to switch to other ROMS. The only problem is that I can't get CWM because I have a locked bootloader and I used something called recoverX to install it. Apparently I need the stock ROM to install it but I'm using icebean, so what do I do? I cannot unlock my bootloader because it says "not allowed". Is there a work around this? Also one more thing, the Google Now file is a flashable zip, so does this mean I can use flash tool to install it? Thanks.
You don't need bootloader unlocked for cwm install, you install like Normal app.
Look in theme/app thread for post by pvyparts suggest you use v5 not Latest xparts.
once installed open app and then install cwm in to system.
Once this is installed you get into recovery by powering down phone then restart it but start pushing the back key When you see the Sony logo this will take you to the recovery where you can then install all types of mods etc but they must be flashable zips.
If not then cwm will give you an error.
This requires root which I assume you have as you installed custom Rom.
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Hi, thanks for responding quickly. I did what you said and downloaded x parts v5, I managed to download CWM but the only problem is that I cannot access it. I tried you method and the method I had to do before which was repeatedly press the volume down button, I also tried x parts' method by using their boot to recovery. Before when I installed recoverX I tried using x parts which did not work like now. I would use recoverX but I'm unsure about it, it says to use a stock ROM which I don't have anymore. One thing if it might be useful is that when I flashed the ROM my phone changed from lt15i to lt18i, could this have interfere with anything?
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So i recently unlocked and rooted my GNex (LTE version) and upgraded to 4.0.4... It worked fine until sometime later apps that required root access couldnt acquire it. I couldn't flash cwm in rom manager and i couldn't boot into cwm. When I powered the device on and went into recovery manually (volume buttons and power button) it just went to the stock recovery/bootloader.
I think i need to reroot my device again? I'm not sure. Any help would be appreciated!
Sounds like you just need to reflash CWM. I'm not sure what version you were on before, if it was touch based or not. But either reflash CWM file you did before, or if you use ROM Manager just flash CWM at the top option in the app and reboot into recovery. Hopefully that will work for you.
You probably lost root when you applied the 4.0.4 update. You need to install a custom recovery via fastboot and install the new superuser. Some su.zip's do not work, so you need to find a newer one. adrynalyne posted a working one. I'm sure you can find it by searching his user name and looking at the results as posts.
A 'rootkit' may also work for you. It does the same thing, just makes it so users don't really know what's happening .
I'm in a bit of a pickle with my Xperia PLAY.
It's bootloader is locked, but I managed to install the root app then used the auto-CWM app to get me the CWM Recovery menu and from there I installed the GBTweaked ROM.
Thing is: it seems that the ROM has erased my CWM, so now I can't get into the Recovery menu to install the wifi fixes.
Tried the auto-CWM app again (tried everything else) and it won't take. On every boot there's no CWM and the app says CWM is not installed. Tried the CWM script (that's often mentioned) with the ADB drivers, but it can't detect my PLAY.
I'm stuck!
No CWM = no wifi fix, and with no CWM I can't even resort back to the stock ROM!
Any ideas folks? I've been trying this for about 4hrs this evening...
ronniet said:
I'm in a bit of a pickle with my Xperia PLAY.
It's bootloader is locked, but I managed to install the root app then used the auto-CWM app to get me the CWM Recovery menu and from there I installed the GBTweaked ROM.
Thing is: it seems that the ROM has erased my CWM, so now I can't get into the Recovery menu to install the wifi fixes.
Tried the auto-CWM app again (tried everything else) and it won't take. On every boot there's no CWM and the app says CWM is not installed. Tried the CWM script (that's often mentioned) with the ADB drivers, but it can't detect my PLAY.
I'm stuck!
No CWM = no wifi fix, and with no CWM I can't even resort back to the stock ROM!
Any ideas folks? I've been trying this for about 4hrs this evening...
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Actually you can get back to stock without CWM. All you need is to download flashtool and find the proper ftf file for your phone model. Take a look in the development forum threads.
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Right, I've got an Xperia Arc Lt15i. Its rooted but got a locked bootloader. Its running 2.3.4, a custom rom (think it's Aniking) and I haven't done anything to the kernel. I put clockwork mod on it a few months ago so i could get the custom rom. Now I want to go back into recovery mode, go back to the stock rom, through a nandroid backup, and update to the official ICS, since it only just came out for my phone. I am now unable to boot into recovery, having tried spamming the volume down or back buttons as well as using apps that say they'll reboot into recovery. Nothing works, the phone always boots normally. I'm sure clockworkmod is on there, i never took it off and have tried installing it again with x-parts to make sure. I clicked the Nandroid Backup option in X-parts - it managed to boot into recovery but went straight into doing the backup and then immediately rebooted. I'm not too good with doing it all on the PC so haven't tried or understood any of that.
Also, a question that might be easier: is it possible to just update to the official sony ICS with that PC companion program from a custom gingerbread rom or do I need a stock rom.
Any help greatly appreciated. Thanks
is it possible to just update to the official sony ICS with that PC companion program from a custom gingerbread rom or do I need a stock rom.
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you can just flash ICS from a custom gb rom since it doesnt require an unlocked bootloader, but yeh you can use PCC
since your on stock kernel and have flashed a rom i think it resets it to not having CWM (on stock only i think) just re-install CWM on your arc and it should fix everything
Just install the Recovery again. By default, it is installed in system folder, where the whole ROM is and usually is formatted before flashing.
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since your bootloader is still unlock, just use pc companion and update your device from there you'll have ICS on stock
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Just install the Recovery again. By default, it is installed in system folder, where the whole ROM is and usually is formatted before flashing.
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Not by default only due to unlockable boot loaders is it put there.
I agree tho try to reinstal recovery.
Pvy
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I have the same problem.
I installed CWM recovery on my rooted arc with locked BL using x-Parts and successfully used it to install a ROM. I was going to try flashing some mods but I cannot get back into the recovery even after re-installing it with x-Parts v5 and v7, the phone always boots normally.
Try and boot into recovery using cwm app after reinstall.
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As I said, I've installed more than one version of the app again and neither worked
Xperia Arc LT15i, last installed was FXP150 - CyanogenMod 10 Android 4.1.2
- which I was using for almost 2 weeks without any reboots or crashes nor any setting tweaks.
Yes, I have tried checking through a lot of searches and googling, haven't found any solution so far.
I had initially rebooted my phone to recovery using the option within the OS. It went on and loaded CWM, there I just looked around the menu, and clicked "reboot system now". After that the phone started booting, but after the FreeXperia screen, just displays a blank screen and gets stuck there. I re-entered CWM, and tried rebooting, still won't boot the regular OS. I tried re-installing FXP from sd-card (the same one that I had installed 2 weeks back) but now it won't install that release either. I tried toggling signature and re-installing, it still doesn't install.
I tried connecting the phone as mass storage through CWM, but my laptop won't detect it. The adb drivers don't work despite being installed correctly. Fastboot is the only thing that seems to detect my phone. But I cannot install new ROM using fastboot.
Please help.
Switch off your phone (if you can't try battery pull)
Use flash tools and install stock firmware and follow onscreen instructions
(Search and download ics stock firmware
Connect phone in flash mode by pressing back button and connecting)
sakthi444 said:
Switch off your phone (if you can't try battery pull)
Use flash tools and install stock firmware and follow onscreen instructions
(Search and download ics stock firmware
Connect phone in flash mode by pressing back button and connecting)
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Cant I use the tool SONY has launched for this purpose ?
Ya it'll install stock firmware... Then you have to start all over again
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sakthi444 said:
Ya it'll install stock firmware... Then you have to start all over again
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Is there no way to make it work on FXP from this point itself ?
I was kinda hoping I could get it to run FXP directly....
If you can access Cwm get a complete back up and then after installing stock after installing Cwm you can restore...
But the best way is to flash stock and install fresh to avoid problems
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sakthi444 said:
If you can access Cwm get a complete back up and then after installing stock after installing Cwm you can restore...
But the best way is to flash stock and install fresh to avoid problems
Sent from my Ultimate Arc S
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yes, will do that ofcourse. But was wondering if there was any way to get it to work as it is.
CWM is already working, and the sd-card already contains the package too.....
Hey guys! Today I rooted my device, installed CWM and installed a ROM onto my Arc device today. It all went fine but when I rebooted after the install the device seems to be stuck at the "Sony" logo. I cant seem to boot it into CWM (tried it couple of times). I'm new to this so does anyone know what the problem might be?
Thanks in advance
Did you unlock the bootloader? Flashed the right kernel? Explain a bit what did you flash and how.
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Did you unlock the bootloader? Flashed the right kernel? Explain a bit what did you flash and how.
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I'm kinda new to this and I just did what the guide told me to do , which is the following:
For Locked Bootloaders: Root your phone using this tutorial, than install CWM using this app
Place ROM on SD-Card
Back up user apps and data. (Various apps available, search Google Play. This is a popular one)
Power off phone.
Boot to CWM (Keep pressing the Volume Down key after the Sony logo appears)
Wipe Data/Factory Reset
Mounts and Storage --> Format /System
Advanced > Wipe Battery Stats
Install zip from SD card > Choose Xperia Ultimate HD
Follow on screen instructions on AROMA.
After Complete Installation untick "reboot" and select reboot in CWM
Give the phone a good full charge, and enjoy your brand new phone!
Okay I suppose you flashed this rom and installed it with aroma installer. And you can't boot into recovery mode when logo appears (by pressing vol down button?)
Argh I had the same problem when using different rom with aroma installer and I couldn't boot in recovery mode. The main problem was not getting into cwm so I had to flash the stock rom (ftf file) back on arc using flashtool and I rooted the phone and unlocked BL again. Then I restored the previous backed up rom.
Is there any particular reason to have locked BL? You can do it with flashtool.
I don't know what the problem would be since I don't have enough experience with aroma installers, I just know the basics of flashing, installing and I can solve problems on my own arc when I f*** up something but I'm a bit confused here so you better wait for someone who has more brains than I do.
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Okay I suppose you flashed this rom and installed it with aroma installer. And you can't boot into recovery mode when logo appears (by pressing vol down button?)
Argh I had the same problem when using different rom with aroma installer and I couldn't boot in recovery mode. The main problem was not getting into cwm so I had to flash the stock rom (ftf file) back on arc using flashtool and I rooted the phone and unlocked BL again. Then I restored the previous backed up rom.
Is there any particular reason to have locked BL? You can do it with flashtool.
I don't know what the problem would be since I don't have enough experience with aroma installers, I just know the basics of flashing, installing and I can solve problems on my own arc when I f*** up something but I'm a bit confused here so you better wait for someone who has more brains than I do.
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I just want to put my standard rom on there atm, can you link me to something that tells me how to do that?
Ok, so here's thread with stock, custom roms, kernels etc. here find the stock rom and choose version (lt15i or lt18i depends on which phone you have and where you're from) and download the ftf file.
Then go to this link where you'll get direct instructions on how to flash. It's really not that complicated. Just open flashtool, choose flashmode and browse for the ftf file, then flash it.
Good luck.
If you wish us to help you, at least tell which ROM you installed.
For a locked bootloader, flash the original TFT through Flashtool.
Root.
Install CWM.
Reflash ROM.
If your bootloader is unlocked, just flash a kernel with CWM included.
Mount your SD Card.
Put the ROM on it.
Flash.
Hope I helped you !
Cheers.