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Problem with flashing custom rom

Ive got this message in cwm when was restoring (jj's hybrid for locked bootloader): no app2sd partition found, any ideas?
Locked Bootloader Arc S.
When i want to format sd-ext --> same message.
Prince

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Prince

That means that CWM didn't find a second partition in your SD card used by Link2SD.
Is it working fine, JJ ROM?

Im just wondering if i can flash it with this 'error'.
Prince

I presume jj's rom has app2ext built in, but it shouldn't affect the rom. But check on the rom thread.
sinkster©

I was asking, but no1 replied.
Prince

It will work. That "error" is just a check if a sd partition exists to make use of. Wont affect sysyem if missing.
Typed down from the sky with sexy LT15i

Thx then xd
Prince

hints that migh be helpful to prevent trouble when flashing custom roms & kernels
hi there,
i'm not entirely sure if this will help you but generally speaking i came made a few observations about the fact that some people, mostly repeatingly the same users, encounter problems with their custom roms and/or flashing them, while others don't, albeit they are using the same devices.
i myself use 3 different devices, all rooted and running on pac 4.3, always latest nightly, as there are GT-N7100 - GT-I9100 - Nexus 4
not to the point
a) other than most other users i usually clean cache and dalvik cache as well before and after flashing the new rom and/or new nightly
and never encountrer any problems except those which everybody, using the same rom and nightly encounters.
b) whenever i flash an totally different rom and/or upgrade and/or downgrade to another level of android os, i.e. from 4.2.2 to 4.3, i perform
a clean install, including not only a factory reset, but as well a format sd-card, format cache and format system etc., again i cannot proof
which of these steps make a or the differnce but however, i never have problems others than thosw which everyone has with a version.
c) when using cusome kernels and due to the fact that some roms come with a kernel included, as well as with a custom recovery included,
it is strongly recommended not to forget to flas the kernel again after each flashing the new rom. one good example ist dorimanx kernel
for GT-I9100 which will not boot into recovery and reluctantly boot at all after a new flash of a pac nightly without reflashing the kernel.
d) try to fix permissions on reboot instead of doing it from recovery. one reason is that not every recovery has this option and further i
found that when fixing permissions before the first boot after flashing a new rom, there might be bootloops, albeit i cannot explain exactly
why that should, but however, sometimes it's better to be on the safe sid.
e) try to run whether the lastes version of custom recovery for your device, and or the use the included custom recovery of the rom or the
kernel. this again is one thing that can help to avoid some unexpected and hard to explain bootproblems and/or fc's etc.
hope that i could give you some new ideas how to avoid trouble while using custom roms and other hacks

Pulkit_i21 said:
hi ...i need your help...i am also using xperia arc s (2.3.4), rooted. i tried to install ultimate HD 5 around 6-7 times from different ways, all instructions on internet i followed, in my arc but always it stuck on sony ericson logo and i need to flash it again and again....please help me..why i a, not able to install ultimate hd ..waiting for your reply thanks
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You must use ICS kernel, either unlock bootloader and install custom ICS kernel, or first install/update to stock ICS and then follow the same method.

i already did 6 times
i already tried 6-7 time to install custom rom when it stuck on sony logo i flashed it with orignal stock rom and tried again but every times same problem arise. now i am not understanding where i missed
Someguyfromhell said:
You must use ICS kernel, either unlock bootloader and install custom ICS kernel, or first install/update to stock ICS and then follow the same method.
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Pulkit_i21 said:
i already tried 6-7 time to install custom rom when it stuck on sony logo i flashed it with orignal stock rom and tried again but every times same problem arise. now i am not understanding where i missed
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Kernel. You must use appropriate kernel!

Already tried
i already tried flashing kernel too.....and also in ultimate HD there are option of instaling with locked boot loader.................................i just want to install ultimate HD..........
Someguyfromhell said:
Kernel. You must use appropriate kernel!
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Pulkit_i21 said:
i already tried flashing kernel too.....and also in ultimate HD there are option of instaling with locked boot loader.................................i just want to install ultimate HD..........
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Did you install full ICS firmware with kernel prior installing Ultimate HD ROM?

yes
yes i did around 6 times after bootloot i goot in my androing so i flash 2.3.4 gingerbread ftf file again in it
Someguyfromhell said:
Did you install full ICS firmware with kernel prior installing Ultimate HD ROM?
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Pulkit_i21 said:
yes i did around 6 times after bootloot i goot in my androing so i flash 2.3.4 gingerbread ftf file again in it
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First install stock ICS firmware, Android 4.0.4 (4.1.B.0.587 or 4.1.B.0.431), and then install the custom ROM. Did you do it so? Can you write the file, which you used?

no..i flashed only base version 4.0.2.A
i always flash "LT18i_4.0.2.A.0.58(2.3.4)_HK" after every bootloop, i not tried to flash 4.1.B.587....few month before tried it to flash but i think it is not able to flash because of system partition is is less because of 4.0.2.................well benifit of installing upgraded rom "4.0.4 (4.1.B.0.587 or 4.1.B.0.431)" and are you sure after that i will able to install it..?
Someguyfromhell said:
First install stock ICS firmware, Android 4.0.4 (4.1.B.0.587 or 4.1.B.0.431), and then install the custom ROM. Did you do it so? Can you write the file, which you used?
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[Q] Quickest way to install a custom rom on unrooted .587 Arc S

hello, I have an Arc S LT18i with official 4.1.B.0.587 rom and locked bootloader.
I would like to switch to a custom ROM (e.g. Jelly Sandwich), that is supposed to be pre-rooted and doesn't require an unlocked bootloader.
Which is the fastest way to do the switch? Do I have to root my current rom first or this is not necessary?
It is my undestanding that to install a custom rom I need to install a recovery (CWM) first. If this is true, are there ftf files that include a recovery?
thank you very much

Slow, but fast
FTF files with included cwm aren't existing, forget it
To get CWM on your stock rom in order to install jellysandwich you have to get root access
To get root access you have to flash .562 kernel, you need flashtool for this, and then root with doomlords ics rooting toolkit
After you have CWM installed via x-parts, an app you can find in play store, you can put jellysandwich on your sdcard and install it from there
I recommend for a locked bootlocker this way in CWM:
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
format cache + data + system (in mounts and storage)
wipe dalvik cache
then install rom
If you've got problems, write it in the thread

wow, that was a quick answer!
I'll try to do that and tell you how it goes. Just for information, would it be easier if I unlock the bootloader first? I'm going to unlock it eventually anyway.

I've no xperience with unlocking bootloader, so i can't tell you advantages of a bl unlocked rooting process, excuse me...

I really appreciate your help, but unfortunately I couldn't manage to make any rom work, I tried jelly sandwich and ultimate hd and always got stuck in a bootloop.
The biggest problem is that every time I had to reinstall full .587 fw, then .562 kernel, then re-root, then restore .587 kernel, then re-install x-parts... it took hours just to get back to "normal".
I surrended and unlocked the bootloader. This opened a whole new world.
In a fraction of the time I was able to install a kernel with cwm, and succesfully test several custom rom afterwards... not only they worked, but I could flash a new one in minutes, without worrying about root etc.
Just to share my experience...

there's a specific thread in sony official forums about this and its really easy

Stuck at sony logo

Hello everyone ,
I have rooted my phone and install recovery many times on it, for put a new custom rom. But when I flash a rom my phone reboot and just stuck at sony logo. I can put only the original ftf with flashtool for boot .
My bootloader is locked but many roms says "for locked bootloader", but on my phone they doesn't works.
I'm lost.
Xperia Arc lt15i
Kernel .587
Baseband 77
Sorry for my bad english.

read section on flashing locked devices

haurora31 said:
Hello everyone ,
I have rooted my phone and install recovery many times on it, for put a new custom rom. But when I flash a rom my phone reboot and just stuck at sony logo. I can put only the original ftf with flashtool for boot .
My bootloader is locked but many roms says "for locked bootloader", but on my phone they doesn't works.
I'm lost.
Xperia Arc lt15i
Kernel .587
Baseband 77
Sorry for my bad english.
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Which custom Rom are you trying to flash? Make sure you follow the given instructions step by step
Sent from Xperia Arc S

I have tried :
jelly sandwich 8
Xperia Ultimate HD™ 2.0
Smart Xperia™ROM JB/ICS
Pureness
And a Miui rom
I will search this thread may be I havn't see something .

rod555 said:
read section on flashing locked devices
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Maybe have you a link ? I don't find it :/
But I do step by step the develloper's instructions when I flash a rom

haurora31 said:
I have tried :
jelly sandwich 8
Xperia Ultimate HD™ 2.0
Smart Xperia™ROM JB/ICS
Pureness
And a Miui rom
I will search this thread may be I havn't see something .
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Ok then. Reflash stock firmware, root, and install cwm.
After rooting phone and installing CWM ,follow these steps in CWM
1. Wipe data/factory reset
2. wipe cache partition
3. go to mounts and storage menu and\
4. format /system
5. format/data
6. format cache
7. exit mounts and storage menu
6. go to advance
7. wipe dalvik cache
8. wipe battery stats
9. exit advance
10. install custom rom from sd card without rebooting

It's sad to say that... but it's what i've do :/.
Hum thank you i will retry :/ may be can you tell me a perfect rom ? I love jelly bean i had it on my old HD2.

that's really really weird o.o
try jelly sandwhich and make sure to select one option under every section when you are installing see if that works

I backup my rom and i do it now
I will tell you, thank you.

Nooooooo o: I do that since 2 weeks and nothing works but with you yes
Thank you very much you are the best my phone boot :laugh::silly:

adjust the rom and kernel

{Q} Help flashing P.A.C.man rom!

Hello again guys, I installed LuPuS v8 JB Kernel on my phone (I had 4.0.2.A.0.58 Enhanced Firmware (Gingerbread) installed) then I went to CWM to flash the .zip with the wifi modules and G.Apps but when I rebooted I got a bootloop. what I have to do to correctly install it? Please guide me since I'm kinda newbie to this of unlocked bootloaders and kernels :/ (I'm trying to install PACman rom and followed the FAQ guide but...)
EDIT: Forgot to add, my PLAY is an r800a(i) GSM btw, I have to take off the SDcard to enter to the Kernel menu, idk if this is normal

xkeita said:
Hello again guys, I installed LuPuS v8 JB Kernel on my phone (I had 4.0.2.A.0.58 Enhanced Firmware (Gingerbread) installed) then I went to CWM to flash the .zip with the wifi modules and G.Apps but when I rebooted I got a bootloop. what I have to do to correctly install it? Please guide me since I'm kinda newbie to this of unlocked bootloaders and kernels :/ (I'm trying to install PACman rom and followed the FAQ guide but...)
EDIT: Forgot to add, my PLAY is an r800a(i) GSM btw, I have to take off the SDcard to enter to the Kernel menu, idk if this is normal
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After you flash the Rom reboot the phone and just let it fully boot. After that you can go back to CWM and flash the WiFi modules and other add-ons

You need to boot into the kernel's recovery and set it to jb mode or ics depending on your rom. Then make sure your rom and gapps don't exceed the system partition size, which it most likely did if you flashed the full gapps package as well.
The default recovery for the lupus jb kernel is TWRP, if you load into another CWM recovery it most likely did not flash to the correct partition arrangement that lupus kernel use therefore the rom can't boot.
Sent from XDA app

Sounds like you didn't wipe data
So go into cwm and wipe cache,data,delvick and try rebooting then
sent from my Sony Ericsson Xperia Play™(r800x) Running Slimbean 3.0 using Tapatalk 2™

crazymonkey05 said:
Sounds like you didn't wipe data
So go into cwm and wipe cache,data,delvick and try rebooting then
sent from my Sony Ericsson Xperia Play™(r800x) Running Slimbean 3.0 using Tapatalk 2™
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These are the steps I did
1.- Flash the 4.0.2.A.0.58 Enhanced (2.3.4 firmware)
2.- Flash the LuPuSv8 JB Kernel via flashtools
3.- Take out the SDcard (I can't access to kernel menu without taking it out)
4.- Access Kernel menu then go into recovery mode
5.- Wipe data/cache/davlik
6.- Flash p.a.c.man jb
7.- Reboot
And then it bootloops and stays like that (i left it alone and it stayed like that for about 20 or 30 minutes)
I also wiped data/cache and davlik after flashing the rom, but got the same results, maybe I need a vendor unlocked firmware like in Turbo Kernel? I will try that...
Edit: Flashed the vendor unlocked firmware then wiped cache and data then installed the PACman rom but got bootloop again, maybe I should try with another kernel...

xkeita said:
These are the steps I did
1.- Flash the 4.0.2.A.0.58 Enhanced (2.3.4 firmware)
2.- Flash the LuPuSv8 JB Kernel via flashtools
3.- Take out the SDcard (I can't access to kernel menu without taking it out)
4.- Access Kernel menu then go into recovery mode
5.- Wipe data/cache/davlik
6.- Flash p.a.c.man jb
7.- Reboot
And then it bootloops and stays like that (i left it alone and it stayed like that for about 20 or 30 minutes)
I also wiped data/cache and davlik after flashing the rom, but got the same results, maybe I need a vendor unlocked firmware like in Turbo Kernel? I will try that...
Edit: Flashed the vendor unlocked firmware then wiped cache and data then installed the PACman rom but got bootloop again, maybe I should try with another kernel...
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Do as above but after step 5 you need to go to mounts & storage and format Data/Cache & System (IMPORTANT DO NOT FORMAT ANYTHING ELSE):good:
Then flash p.a.c.man JB

tallman43 said:
Do as above but after step 5 you need to go to mounts & storage and format Data/Cache & System (IMPORTANT DO NOT FORMAT ANYTHING ELSE):good:
Then flash p.a.c.man JB
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I did what you said but it keeps bootlooping @[email protected]

Why don't u use turbo kernel and start the process again...and no is not normal to take out your memory card to enter boot menu
Sent from my R800i using xda app-developers app

Yep, flashed turbo kernel v3.1 and it worked! Damn that lupus kernel made me waste many precious time...

xkeita said:
Yep, flashed turbo kernel v3.1 and it worked! Damn that lupus kernel made me waste many precious time...
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Cool:good:

xkeita said:
Yep, flashed turbo kernel v3.1 and it worked! Damn that lupus kernel made me waste many precious time...
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flashing that ftf was ur problem. U needed to flash the ftf with unlocked partitions. Same thing you shpoud of also needed to do for turbo kernel then format system and data partitions in either CWM or via fastboot, then flash kernel.
Sent from my GT-I9300 On Official JB

@tallman43 thx for the help bro (Y)

wedgess said:
flashing that ftf was ur problem. U needed to flash the ftf with unlocked partitions. Same thing you shpoud of also needed to do for turbo kernel then format system and data partitions in either CWM or via fastboot, then flash kernel.
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I flashed the FTF with unlocked partitions played with the phone for about 30 secs, then flashed kernel, went to kernel menu then formated system, data, cache and davlik via CWM then flashed the rom, but that ended in bootloop, did the same with turbo kernel and it worked.

easy fix dont use Pac Rom its junk
xkeita said:
Hello again guys, I installed LuPuS v8 JB Kernel on my phone (I had 4.0.2.A.0.58 Enhanced Firmware (Gingerbread) installed) then I went to CWM to flash the .zip with the wifi modules and G.Apps but when I rebooted I got a bootloop. what I have to do to correctly install it? Please guide me since I'm kinda newbie to this of unlocked bootloaders and kernels :/ (I'm trying to install PACman rom and followed the FAQ guide but...)
EDIT: Forgot to add, my PLAY is an r800a(i) GSM btw, I have to take off the SDcard to enter to the Kernel menu, idk if this is normal
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use slimbean !takes less room use it with lupus kerenel jb 480 rom.
---------- Post added at 02:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:00 PM ----------
Just want to tell you that your kernels are by far the best. But the PAC man rom and the Paranoid hmm Dont work I cant get them to ever boot on my R800x CDMA
Keep up the hard work.

[Q] Cant install custom rom on X play R800i

Hi,
Hopefully someone can help. First off, when I try to unlock bootloader, It says it's unlocked. I can root my phone through flashtools with no problems also. I tried the ICS and JB roms with a lupus kernel as described on Youtube. I follows the instructions to a T and when I install the rom from the sd card, it never installs,...well it does install as in it goes through the installation procedure. It just reboots to the recovery mode after the installion instead of the rom etc to ( the lupus or doomlord recov mode depending on the rom). I have tried different roms and downgraded to ginger 2.3.2 ( I am currently on 2.3.4) but there is no change. Any help would be great thanks ...
Tommy

Not clear... you said you tried to unlock bootloader... did you do it...????
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azailestary said:
Not clear... you said you tried to unlock bootloader... did you do it...????
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Hi,
I bought the phone second hand. When I tried to unlock bootloader, it says its unlocked already...must have been done by previous owner

Did you follow all the instructions for instlling a ROM???
1. Factory reset
2. Format-wipe /cache (it says formattting /cache when doing factory reset, but do it anyway)
3. Format /system (its on mounts and storage menu)
4. Wipe dalvik cache (its on advanced menu)
5. Fix battery/wipe battery stats. This depends on the recovery, but is the same thing...
6. Fix permissions. I think this is what you are doing wrong of missed out.
Btw, if you can enter fastboot mode and flash custom kernels, you have unolocked bootloader
Sent from my SK17a using xda app-developers app

tommyforest123 said:
Hi,
Hopefully someone can help. First off, when I try to unlock bootloader, It says it's unlocked. I can root my phone through flashtools with no problems also. I tried the ICS and JB roms with a lupus kernel as described on Youtube. I follows the instructions to a T and when I install the rom from the sd card, it never installs,...well it does install as in it goes through the installation procedure. It just reboots to the recovery mode after the installion instead of the rom etc to ( the lupus or doomlord recov mode depending on the rom). I have tried different roms and downgraded to ginger 2.3.2 ( I am currently on 2.3.4) but there is no change. Any help would be great thanks ...
Tommy
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How are you flashing your kernels... via Flashtool in fastboot mode, or using the windows (if you're using windows) CMD and the fastboot command on Android SDK??? 'Cause maybe something's wrong with the kernel or the rom Zip you're using...
Which Roms are doing this???

julian280 said:
Did you follow all the instructions for instlling a ROM???
1. Factory reset
2. Format-wipe /cache (it says formattting /cache when doing factory reset, but do it anyway)
3. Format /system (its on mounts and storage menu)
4. Wipe dalvik cache (its on advanced menu)
5. Fix battery/wipe battery stats. This depends on the recovery, but is the same thing...
6. Fix permissions. I think this is what you are doing wrong of missed out.
Btw, if you can enter fastboot mode and flash custom kernels, you have unolocked bootloader
Sent from my SK17a using xda app-developers app
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Hi,
I finally got a Jelly Bean rom to work - very strange that alot of the other roms never worked. I did all the steps you mentioned on a ICS rom but still the same. But it finally worked on a JB rom
Thanks,
Tommy

tommyforest123 said:
Hi,
I finally got a Jelly Bean rom to work - very strange that alot of the other roms never worked. I did all the steps you mentioned on a ICS rom but still the same. But it finally worked on a JB rom
Thanks,
Tommy
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have you checked what kernel you have flashed? lupus kernel has 3 different versions one solely made for gingerbread and for ICS which is now very updated to work on any stock based ICS rom he also has a CM10 based rom which will work on any CM based roms as well as. have checked the roms recommended kernel to use?