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[Q] Reflashing Stock ROM

I have been searching around the forums for help on reflashing a stock rooted ROM for the Xperia Arc.
I'm kinda new to rooting, and recently flashed Cyanogenmod 7.1 onto my Arc. I would now like to return back to a rooted stock SE ROM - what is the easiest way to achieve this?
Sorry if this is a double post
Any help appreciated

Have a read of the stickys - http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=963

Thanks
Managed to reflash the Stock ROM

I go crazy and don't find anything
Can you please give me a little more details on how you did it? For me no boot.img is working with the rooted image I have to my phone.
Thanks a lot!

bogdan_d31 said:
Can you please give me a little more details on how you did it? For me no boot.img is working with the rooted image I have to my phone.
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XperienceD said:
Have a read of the stickys - http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=963
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tried to reflash the phone using Mr.Robinson's technique but all that happens when rebooting is the flashing samsung logo. Help? Where do I go from here?
V.

scadagawd said:
tried to reflash the phone using Mr.Robinson's technique but all that happens when rebooting is the flashing samsung logo. Help? Where do I go from here?
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The Samsung forum.

Home button isnt working

I flash a rom (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416470) and since clockworkmod wasnt working i did a factory reset, now my home button wont work please help me!!!!!!!

HwaA18 said:
I flash a rom (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1416470) and since clockworkmod wasnt working i did a factory reset, now my home button wont work please help me!!!!!!!
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had this problem restore a nanddroid backup and it will be fixed.

fma965 said:
had this problem restore a nanddroid backup and it will be fixed.
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clockwork mod isnt working please help me, ive even tried to reinstall it

HwaA18 said:
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clockwork mod isnt working please help me, ive even tried to reinstall it
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flash stock firmware.

fma965 said:
flash stock firmware.
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how do i flash without cwm?

you don't flash stock firmware with CWM any way.
Suggest you read some of the threads here.
You will need flashtool and the stock ftf file for r800x , or you could use Sony ericsson suite thingy.

fma965 said:
you don't flash stock firmware with CWM any way.
Suggest you read some of the threads here.
You will need flashtool and the stock ftf file for r800x , or you could use Sony ericsson suite thingy.
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where can i get the stock ftf

im sorry but are you even looking? use the search feature and you will find it.
http://bit.ly/Pi5Vgs
http://www.mediafire.com/?kr3906krik88bkt

fma965 said:
im sorry but are you even looking? use the search feature and you will find it.
http://bit.ly/Pi5Vgs
http://www.mediafire.com/?kr3906krik88bkt
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i tried a google search, THANKS SOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!

fma965 said:
im sorry but are you even looking? use the search feature and you will find it.
http://bit.ly/Pi5Vgs
http://www.mediafire.com/?kr3906krik88bkt
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it wont work.
this is what a did
i clicked the flash button
clicked browse and tried to look for the ftf file,
it cant recognize it

HwaA18 said:
it wont work.
this is what a did
i clicked the flash button
clicked browse and tried to look for the ftf file,
it cant recognize it
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you just select the folder where the FTF is and then it will list all FTF files.

HwaA18 said:
it wont work.
this is what a did
i clicked the flash button
clicked browse and tried to look for the ftf file,
it cant recognize it
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it wasnt there

HwaA18 said:
it wasnt there
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then you are cleary doing something wrong.

HwaA18 said:
it wasnt there
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fma965 said:
then you are cleary doing something wrong.
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look at the photo

HwaA18 said:
look at the photo
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seriously?
put the ftf in the c:/flashtool/firmwares folder
or
click the ... and browse to the right folder. I suggest you don't mess about with your phone after fixing it as you don't know what your doing.

fma965 said:
seriously?
Put the ftf in the c:/flashtool/firmwares folder
or
click the ... And browse to the right folder. I suggest you don't mess about with your phone after fixing it as you don't know what your doing.
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omg thank you sooooooooo much it worked

HwaA18 said:
omg thank you sooooooooo much it worked
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Glad you fixed it

[Q] stock ICS Xperia Arc

hi,
is there anyway how i can re-install the stock Sony ICS firmware for my Xperia arc LT15i?
first i had CM9, and then i tried to install Ice Bean which went completely wrong, and now i cannot connect to my sd card, to reinstall CM9
it only shows the freeXperia logo, and i can enter the clockworkmod recovery but since i dont have the CM9 rom on the sd card, my phone is useless.
many thanks!
Riyge

Reflash a stock ftf with the flashtool, found by the power of sight in the guides and stickys.

XperienceD said:
Reflash a stock ftf with the flashtool, found by the power of sight in the guides and stickys.
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just do that

Or just run repair software with SEUS or PC Companion.
Sent from my LT15a using xda app-developers app

Riyge said:
hi,
is there anyway how i can re-install the stock Sony ICS firmware for my Xperia arc LT15i?
first i had CM9, and then i tried to install Ice Bean which went completely wrong, and now i cannot connect to my sd card, to reinstall CM9
it only shows the freeXperia logo, and i can enter the clockworkmod recovery but since i dont have the CM9 rom on the sd card, my phone is useless.
many thanks!
Riyge
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Well, if you have a card reader, mp3 player, alternate phone or anything with microSD slot, you could always use those as a medium to transfer your rom to the microSD card.
Another workaround is to reflash the stock sony rom via flashtool and the same procedure you used to flash custom roms/kernels
4.1.B.0.587 Generic Global World

Tiagra said:
just do that
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thanks, and where can i find this file? sorry, im new to rom flashing and all that stuff
Riyge

Riyge said:
thanks, and where can i find this file? sorry, im new to rom flashing and all that stuff
Riyge
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Look in the post above yours, and you will find the answer!

Destroyedbeauty said:
Look in the post above yours, and you will find the answer!
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those are 3 parts, can i just flash them after each other or something?
Riyge

Riyge said:
those are 3 parts, can i just flash them after each other or something?
Riyge
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Guess you haven't heard of split archives..
http://www.epforums.org/showthread.php?43519-How-to-extract-split-archives-using-WinRar-Tutorial

many thanks!
will i still have root access after i flash the .ftf file?

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/35239
Root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1683957&page=68 (page 68, post 680).

StateOfMind1976 said:
http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/35239
Root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1683957&page=68 (page 68, post 680).
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thank you very much!

[Q] [Help!] Stuck on sony logo and cannot boot into CWM

I couldn't find any threads that are helpful to me.. so i had to post a new one.
I have a Xperia arc with lock bootloader. I flashed the lt18i 4.1.B.0.587 one day and installed Xperia Ultimate HD. I decided to go back to stock rom because UHD didn't have the features I expected.. so i flashed the lt18i ftf again via flashtool.i rooted it and installed CWM. Everything works fine.
Then i tried to restore a backup that was made before i flashed lt18i firmware.( my phone was on lt15i 0.587 stock rom at that time)
I tried to restore it on LT18i firmware to have more free space and it actually succeeded. But when i reboot it to homescreen it's just keep saying "keypad force close". i thought it was because the backup was based on lt15i firmware and it's not compatible with 18i firmware...
so i flashed lt15i .587 firmware but i exclude system because i still wanted to have 420MB space and i thought i should do it in this way ( i didn't know if it works or not) unfortunately, i was wrong and the phone stuck on sony logo.
the story hasn't ended. I flashed the LT15i .587 firmware again and this time the phone booted successfully. I rooted and install CWM as i did before.. i rebooted my phone and when sony logo appeared i kept on pressing volume down key but it couldn't get into CWM and was stuck on sony logo.I had to pull out the battery . After that i booted my phone again without trying to get into CWM and it succeeded. So basically everything works fine except stuck on sony logo when i try to boot in CWM.
I need CWM for installing good mods and backup and all kinds of stuff but i couldn't work it out and couldn't find a thread about it. I don't wanna unlock bootloader as well. Please help !!
p.s sorry for bad English and the story seems too long and a bit confusing... i just wanna make it more detailed...

Dude, at the aame time youre flashing kernel. Thats the issue. Just flash lt18 ftf and stick with it. It should work fine. Dont revert back to a lt15 backup, because of kernel incompability.
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TheHaso said:
Dude, at the aame time youre flashing kernel. Thats the issue. Just flash lt18 ftf and stick with it. It should work fine. Dont revert back to a lt15 backup, because of kernel incompability.
actually i did that. I flashed the LT18i ftf again and rooted it and installed CWM as usual. But it didn't work..
Still thx for replying.
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danielozh said:
TheHaso said:
Dude, at the aame time youre flashing kernel. Thats the issue. Just flash lt18 ftf and stick with it. It should work fine. Dont revert back to a lt15 backup, because of kernel incompability.
actually i did that. I flashed the LT18i ftf again and rooted it and installed CWM as usual. But it didn't work..
Still thx for replying.
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Buddy no offense, may I know what prob you are currently facing? I could help you out, but am findin the post confusing
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danielozh said:
TheHaso said:
Dude, at the aame time youre flashing kernel. Thats the issue. Just flash lt18 ftf and stick with it. It should work fine. Dont revert back to a lt15 backup, because of kernel incompability.
actually i did that. I flashed the LT18i ftf again and rooted it and installed CWM as usual. But it didn't work..
Still thx for replying.
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Restore phone using Sony Update Service and install XParts.
僕のLT18iから送られてきた
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gire.prasad said:
danielozh said:
Buddy no offense, may I know what prob you are currently facing? I could help you out, but am findin the post confusing
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i can't boot into CWM. when i try to get into CWM, it just stuck on sony logo forever. If i dont try to boot into CWM, then everything works fine.
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popthosegaskets said:
danielozh said:
Restore phone using Sony Update Service and install XParts.
僕のLT18iから送られてきた
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I don't really think I know how to use SUS and i tried it but it just says no software update. And x-part doesn't work on my phone..i don't why.
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danielozh said:
popthosegaskets said:
I don't really think I know how to use SUS and i tried it but it just says no software update. And x-part doesn't work on my phone..i don't why.
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Usually they will ask you if you still want to restore your phone after that,
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popthosegaskets said:
danielozh said:
Usually they will ask you if you still want to restore your phone after that,
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still doesn't work...
can someone please help..?
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danielozh said:
popthosegaskets said:
still doesn't work...
can someone please help..?
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Your only option is Flashtool if SUS does not work...
Flash the ftf file again, wipe everything and tick the "no final verification" checkbox.
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popthosegaskets said:
danielozh said:
Your only option is Flashtool if SUS does not work...
Flash the ftf file again, wipe everything and tick the "no final verification" checkbox.
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Yes i did use flashtool and wipe everything and tick the checkbox. I rooted my phone and install CWM as i did before. It used to work but now it doesn't.
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danielozh said:
popthosegaskets said:
Yes i did use flashtool and wipe everything and tick the checkbox. I rooted my phone and install CWM as i did before. It used to work but now it doesn't.
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I have the same problem. Have you come up with a solution?
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magnifisa said:
danielozh said:
I have the same problem. Have you come up with a solution?
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No.... BTW,how did you get this problem?
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Please..I need help... cheers

danielozh said:
Please..I need help... cheers
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This is really a strange problem indeed! I had the same issue on LB! But mine dint go to CWM and booted directly into device! I tried all sorts of solutions but in vain! At last, I just flashed entirely from the beginning.
1. FTF (Format everything)
2. Root
3. Recovery
And everything is still fine after that!

Whatever you encounter when flashing custom Rom or mods
Go to flashtool and flash back the stock firmware and root and install again .
It always effective
Sent from my LT18i using xda app-developers app

rt235130 said:
Whatever you encounter when flashing custom Rom or mods
Go to flashtool and flash back the stock firmware and root and install again .
It always effective
Sent from my LT18i using xda app-developers app
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That's exactly what i've done.
I flash the LT18i 4.1.B.0.587 ftf( entire rom) and rooted my phone with E-root, install CWM with cmd... and it works fine if i don't try to boot into CWM. But if i press the volume down button repeatedly when sony logo appears, blue light turns on...the screen gets brighter, and then blue light disappears, and just stuck on it.

rt235130 said:
Whatever you encounter when flashing custom Rom or mods
Go to flashtool and flash back the stock firmware and root and install again .
It always effective
Sent from my LT18i using xda app-developers app
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Well i did. but doesn't work.

danielozh said:
That's exactly what i've done.
I flash the LT18i 4.1.B.0.587 ftf( entire rom) and rooted my phone with E-root, install CWM with cmd... and it works fine if i don't try to boot into CWM. But if i press the volume down button repeatedly when sony logo appears, blue light turns on...the screen gets brighter, and then blue light disappears, and just stuck on it.
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Why don't you root or install cwm via any other available methods?

gire.prasad said:
Why don't you root or install cwm via any other available methods?
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i did. x-part didn't work. recoveryx didn't.
About root, i tried to use the method which downgrade the kernel first and then upgrade it later. It worked. But still no CWM.

[Q] Stuck at this

Please help, i'm trying to root, but i stuck here , and nothing happened

ravirvp said:
Please help, i'm trying to root, but i stuck here , and nothing happened
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Which build are you trying to root with this method. If you are on FW 244, this will not work. I think it was a root method for 4.1.2 (cant remember which build) and not 4.2.2
On 244, you need to flash the Kernel of FW. 423, root using DoomLord's latest tool and flash the Kernel back to FW. 244.

ravirvp said:
Please help, i'm trying to root, but i stuck here , and nothing happened
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What's the firmware of your device? I can make a little tuto for you.

Hmm, I had put the xda links of everything needed to root. I didn't know it was an illegal thing to do on the forum. Half my post got deleted.

Crash338 said:
Hmm, I had put the xda links of everything needed to root. I didn't know it was an illegal thing to do on the forum. Half my post got deleted.
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Oh damn, well, you know about flashtools?

viniciusnc said:
Oh damn, well, you know about flashtools?
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what about flashtools, they are considered illegal or something?
I had a link pointing to the 423 and 244 FTF and the xda thread from DoomLord where the root tool can be found.