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[Q] What and Which and How??? CWM??

Hi all Dear Devs and Mates,
will you please restated and tell us newbies if which CWM or which boot menu we will or should I will install a certain Zip?
as far as I know, as only I know, there's
3 way....
thru (will you also all please give the ff. aliases?)
1.) 2nd init (a.k.a as?)
2.) via switch off + down (a.k.a as?)
and via
3.) goapk system recovery and likes (a.k.a as?)
Thanks in advance ^_^

Most of custom stuff you can use. custom recovery.
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guys plz help me i just rooted via superone click i got rooted than i install system recovery but whn i m going to recovery mode only black screen is coming i tried volume down + swith on thn thn andriod robot is coming i press the right corner but no recovery is coming do i missing somthing plz help me to go recover mode

not the corner mate... its the up+down volume key

mujju85 said:
guys plz help me i just rooted via superone click i got rooted than i install system recovery but whn i m going to recovery mode only black screen is coming i tried volume down + swith on thn thn andriod robot is coming i press the right corner but no recovery is coming do i missing somthing plz help me to go recover mode
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first make sure you have recovery is installed properly via defy 2ndinit. now in case you havent . please install it properly first by setting debugging on .. installing recovery from 2ndinit . turn debug off and then reboot . you should end up in bootmenu . and that has an option to get into custom recovery

mujju85 said:
guys plz help me i just rooted via superone click i got rooted than i install system recovery but whn i m going to recovery mode only black screen is coming i tried volume down + swith on thn thn andriod robot is coming i press the right corner but no recovery is coming do i missing somthing plz help me to go recover mode
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first make sure you have recovery is installed properly via defy 2ndinit. now in case you havent . please install it properly first by setting debugging on .. installing recovery from 2ndinit . turn debug off and then reboot . you should end up in bootmenu . and that has an option to get into custom recovery
and if you have installed bootmenu properly then when you switch on . and see the blue LED then press vol up + vol down continueously to get into customer recovery

[Q] How to boot into recovery on lt18i

hi, guys. im sorry if im posting in the wrong thread but i need help w/ booting into recovery for my arc s.
ive downloaded and installed CWM but whenever i tap "reboot into recovery", it simply reboots the device and doesnt give the command prompt-esque sceen.
help needed real badly. thanks in advance.

Press back buton a few times as it's booting
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hm... tried that but it just boots the phone normally.
tried just pressing and holding "BACK" and consecutively pressing "BACK" to no avail.

Have you installed cwm from market then installed into phone.
What I mean is cwm has a 2 stage install 1 install app
2 open app and then click install on to phone.
The shut down menu will not show reboot option. you have to shut down then restart manually when you see sony logo press/spam the back button constantly until cwn loads, if this not work try using down volume button again spam/ pressing continually
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make sure that CWM is installed correctly

On xperia Arc S you need to press a few times the VolumeUp and VolumeDown buttons as soon as you see the FreeXperia logo. You'll notice that the led becomes violet when you're entering into recovery mode.

got it working, guys.
downloaded Xperia CWM Auto-Installer from market and worked like a charm.
thanks for all the help.

utonto said:
On xperia Arc S you need to press a few times the VolumeUp and VolumeDown buttons as soon as you see the FreeXperia logo. You'll notice that the led becomes violet when you're entering into recovery mode.
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works great

First you'll need a rooted and CWM supported kernel. Shut down the device. Press the power button and wait. When the boot logo came wait for a little vibration. Then press the Back or Volume Down button several times. There you go. You're in Clock Work Mode Recovery.

hadi.jarehan said:
First you'll need a rooted and CWM supported kernel. Shut down the device. Press the power button and wait. When the boot logo came wait for a little vibration. Then press the Back or Volume Down button several times. There you go. You're in Clock Work Mode Recovery.
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Solved boot into CWM RECOVERY for SE Xperia LT18i
download kernel for LT18 here

Recovery installation
Hi guys
I have the same question... I want to install a custom ROM on my LT18i and i already installed ROM Manager but it says that requires a custom recovery..
In the option of install or update recovery it says that my device is not listaed. .
Can you help a newbie ???
Thanks

Mapinto said:
Hi guys
I have the same question... I want to install a custom ROM on my LT18i and i already installed ROM Manager but it says that requires a custom recovery..
In the option of install or update recovery it says that my device is not listaed. .
Can you help a newbie ???
Thanks
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Flash a custom kernel that comes with a recovery. How to do it? Use the search button. This question has been asked a million times.
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my phone is xperia lt18i
i installed cm11 previously, it was installed properly and it had a problem that, battery discharging very fast
later i installed update version of cm11
first i installed zip file in recovery by pressing buttons
later i installed boot.img (karnal) using minimal adb and fast boot
now my mobile had a problem
if i press power button it will show only legecy xperia
if i press power button and volume down it will show only recovery simble (hat)
it is also not varying
can anybody help for this problem
how to go boot loader :crying::crying::crying:
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padmaprakashjain said:
if i press power button it will show only legecy xperia
if i press power button and volume down it will show only recovery simble (hat)
it is also not varying
[email protected]
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Flash old kernel from 5/2015 build, then make a factory reset, then flash new kernel.

help plz urgently...

m using pacman rom..jst tried to install theme 'darkness',,nw on rebooting,,it gt stucked in boot animtion,,thn i flashes back to rom zip,provide by dev f d theme,,bt still its d same..thn i did wiping in recovery still its on d same pos..wt to do..hv 2 make sm calls nd access data ugently..pls gv sm quick soln..plz help..theme link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1646014

nw nt evn able to cm in recovery mod..whn i rboot and select recovery,,instead f showing tht list f 'install zip frm sdcard',,its directly going to boot animation..plz help

ASHISHBANSAL said:
m using pacman rom..jst tried to install theme 'darkness',,nw on rebooting,,it gt stucked in boot animtion,,thn i flashes back to rom zip,provide by dev f d theme,,bt still its d same..thn i did wiping in recovery still its on d same pos..wt to do..hv 2 make sm calls nd access data ugently..pls gv sm quick soln..plz help..theme link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1646014
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can't you just type properly... its damn hard to read your post...
and the link you provided does not work...
fix your post man~~
cannot even understand what you are trying to ask...

M USING PACMAN ROM...
i hv jst flashed ds theme in recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646014
on rebooting,,my phn hv stucked on boot animation ...
i also hv tried wiping user data bt still its remains on boot animation..

ASHISHBANSAL said:
M USING PACMAN ROM...
i hv jst flashed ds theme in recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1646014
on rebooting,,my phn hv stucked on boot animation ...
i also hv tried wiping user data bt still its remains on boot animation..
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lol... are you serious...
you went to Galaxy Nexus forum for themes.... that weren't made for this phone/rom....
If you want theme... just download another launcher from play store...
if you don't know what you are doing....get theme on your phone the easy way
Solution:
Hold power button for 8 secs to turn off, then hold volume down and power on. (Hold it until you see fastboot)
plug-in your usb
Go to recovery(there is an option for that in fastboot), flash ROM(goo,im link below) in recovery
PAC man 19.3a (very stable)
http://goo.im/devs/inyourface09/primou/PACman/PACman-19.3a-primou-inyourface09.zip
*Full wipe if you were using a old PACman rom
And by the way, for the sake of god, could you use proper english...
There is nothing cool about it, if you could not type, then don't.

comscier said:
lol... are you serious...
you went to Galaxy Nexus forum for themes.... that weren't made for this phone/rom....
If you want theme... just download another launcher from play store...
if you don't know what you are doing....get theme on your phone the easy way
Solution:
Hold power button for 8 secs to turn off, then hold volume down and power on. (Hold it until you see fastboot)
plug-in your usb
Go to recovery(there is an option for that in fastboot), flash ROM(goo,im link below) in recovery
PAC man 19.3a (very stable)
http://goo.im/devs/inyourface09/primou/PACman/PACman-19.3a-primou-inyourface09.zip
*Full wipe if you were using a old PACman rom
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D PROB IS whn i select recovery in fastboot mode,,instead f going in recovery mode,,it again starts showing tht damn boot animation..
And by the way, for the sake of god, could you use proper english...
There is nothing cool about it, if you could not type, then don't.

ASHISHBANSAL said:
D PROB IS whn i select recovery in fastboot mode,,instead f going in recovery mode,,it again starts showing tht damn boot animation..
And by the way, for the sake of god, could you use proper english...
There is nothing cool about it, if you could not type, then don't.
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flash recovery

how ??
i mean i am unable to go in recovery mode as i told you..

i did 'factory reset' whn i was not getting anyway to come out from'stucking on boot animation'..since then my phone is not going in recovery mode...is my problem understandable now??

Look mate.... Don't know wat u did...Anyway, try flashing recovery via fastboot....if it dont boot, try flashing a rom via fastboot with kernel.... It should work

R: help plz urgently...
Flash another recovery. Get in fastboot and type fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
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Thanks a lot.. Done:thumbup:
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What u did????

Xperia arc s not booting after flashing custom rom.have i bricked it?

I had rooted and installed HD 3.0.2 custom ROM on my son's Sony xperia arc s successfully and it was working well but the adventurist mind set to work and I wanted to try the jelly droid custom ROM.
I went to recovery mode via x tools and did the factory reset and formatting system.
Then I clicked install zip from SD card.it showed that update installed successfully then after around 15 minutes and no further instruction,I rebooted the phone.seems like I missed some step or something which I am not aware of.
now it only shows the Sony screen.I attempted going to the recovery mode pressing the combo keys volume down and power after taking out the battery but nothing transpired.
have I bricked my phone?
Is there any way I could bring it back to life?
would be obliged if anyone could recommend some steps to try and restart the phone.
thanking in anticipation
regards
Sanjay Agarwal

sanjayagarwal said:
I had rooted and installed HD 3.0.2 custom ROM on my son's Sony xperia arc s successfully and it was working well but the adventurist mind set to work and I wanted to try the jelly droid custom ROM.
I went to recovery mode via x tools and did the factory reset and formatting system.
Then I clicked install zip from SD card.it showed that update installed successfully then after around 15 minutes and no further instruction,I rebooted the phone.seems like I missed some step or something which I am not aware of.
now it only shows the Sony screen.I attempted going to the recovery mode pressing the combo keys volume down and power after taking out the battery but nothing transpired.
have I bricked my phone?
Is there any way I could bring it back to life?
would be obliged if anyone could recommend some steps to try and restart the phone.
thanking in anticipation
regards
Sanjay Agarwal
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Did you flash the correct kernel for your phone? Ultimate HD uses stock kernel while the Jelly Droid should be using a custom kernel. You need to have bootloader unlocked to use a custom kernel. CWM does not work after flashing the update package as X tools installs CWM into /system which you just formatted. To be able to use CWM after changing ROM, use a stock or custom kernel that has CWM pre installed on it.
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popthosegaskets said:
Thanks for your quick reply.it seems I did not flash any kernel or anything else prior to pressing the install from zip.seems a grave mistake on my part.
now that the phone does not even start up what could I do to recover the phone.
I am a complete novice and would request your good self to kindly suggest remedial measures to go back to the stock ROM or HD 3.0.2.The boot loader I think was unlocked before attempting to root the phone.the phone only shows SONY written on it.no turning off even.having to pull the battery to put of the screen.
Thanks n regards
Sanjay Agarwal
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To recover your phone, use Flashtool and install stock firmware to your phone with a correct FTF file. You can find the FTF file from the forum, just search.
OR if you have locked bootloader, then you can also use PC Companion to repair your phone.
Sent from LT18i with custom firmware by myself.

Since you have bootloader unlocked, I recommend that you repair your phone using flashtool, since it's a hassle to relock bootloader to use Sony Update Service. After restoring your phone, flash a stock kernel with CWM on it so you can still use CWM after changing ROM. If you want to go back to UHD, Jader recommends LuPuS kernel to use with his ROM.
僕のLT18iから送られてきた

THANKS
Thanks friends for your replies.I woke up to find that my son has already restored the phone using some method as advised by your good selves.he used the flash tool and ftf file.
thanks.
regards
Sanjay agarwal

Hi all i have the same issue i have running. Uhd rom i try to chnge rom n dont flash any kernal i formatted system factory reset installation successful but only sony logo appears nothing else... i thnk i brcked my arc s one more thing that my boot-oader is locked and sony companian dosent pick my device n sony updator says your software need no update...
Plz help me guyz what should i do plz help
This is my frst android phone i dont wan to lose it
Thnks

ubaidbhatti said:
Hi all i have the same issue i have running. Uhd rom i try to chnge rom n dont flash any kernal i formatted system factory reset installation successful but only sony logo appears nothing else... i thnk i brcked my arc s one more thing that my boot-oader is locked and sony companian dosent pick my device n sony updator says your software need no update...
Plz help me guyz what should i do plz help
This is my frst android phone i dont wan to lose it
Thnks
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First of all, calm down , i rarely see arc-s really bricked and not recoverables so ,in this case, the best metod is a thinking mind. Answer my questions.
1° Have you checked your bootloader if it's locked/unlocked or if there is possibility to unlock it ? There are a plenty of guides about it.
2° Please describe how you have installed the rom.
If you have the possibility to reach the recovery , you have to fully format the phone. Factory reset, format system cache and dalvik. Only after that, try to re-flash the rom.

@[email protected] said:
First of all, calm down , i rarely see arc-s really bricked and not recoverables so ,in this case, the best metod is a thinking mind. Answer my questions.
1° Have you checked your bootloader if it's locked/unlocked or if there is possibility to unlock it ? There are a plenty of guides about it.
2° Please describe how you have installed the rom.
If you have the possibility to reach the recovery , you have to fully format the phone. Factory reset, format system cache and dalvik. Only after that, try to re-flash the rom.
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My phone has the same problem. (Xperia Arc S) how do I get the computer to recognise the phone when it is in this mode? it won't do the volume up-blue light-usb thing

Can you get the phone in flashmode (back + phone to USB -> green LED)?
Sent from my Nexus 5 using xda app-developers app
EDIT: Holy sh*t I forgot flashmode is back button

serterl said:
My phone has the same problem. (Xperia Arc S) how do I get the computer to recognise the phone when it is in this mode? it won't do the volume up-blue light-usb thing
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Are you even sure if it's volume up?
Flash mode -> connect phone to PC while holding down back button.
Fastboot mode -> connect phone to PC while holding down menu button.
Enter recovery(if installed) -> hold volume down button when phone boots up.
僕のLT18iから送られてきた

having the same issue
sanjayagarwal said:
Thanks friends for your replies.I woke up to find that my son has already restored the phone using some method as advised by your good selves.he used the flash tool and ftf file.
thanks.
regards
Sanjay agarwal
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sir i am having the same issue that you have got.please help me o solve it and say all the procedure thar you have done sir please help me
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serterl said:
My phone has the same problem. (Xperia Arc S) how do I get the computer to recognise the phone when it is in this mode? it won't do the volume up-blue light-usb thing
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sir ihad unlocked the boot loader but when i installed the custom rom only the sony logo appears and when i press the volume down button it does not enters into cwm mode what to do please help me

srisudhanr7 said:
sir i am having the same issue that you have got.please help me o solve it and say all the procedure thar you have done sir please help me
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Please search XDA or Google, there's many guides out there that teach you how to restore your phone.
srisudhanr7 said:
sir ihad unlocked the boot loader but when i installed the custom rom only the sony logo appears and when i press the volume down button it does not enters into cwm mode what to do please help me
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Did you flash correct kernel for your ROM? The ROM will not boot if the kernel is not compatible.

popthosegaskets said:
Please search XDA or Google, there's many guides out there that teach you how to restore your phone.
Did you flash correct kernel for your ROM? The ROM will not boot if the kernel is not compatible.
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i didnt flash any kernel for it but now it is not entering into cwm mode itself how to enter into it and flash the kernel.

srisudhanr7 said:
i didnt flash any kernel for it but now it is not entering into cwm mode itself how to enter into it and flash the kernel.
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You don't flash kernel with cwm... Flash kernel using fastboot... Kernels will give you access to recovery...
Sent from my Xperia Neo V using Tapatalk 2

Attitude.SSJ said:
You don't flash kernel with cwm... Flash kernel using fastboot... Kernels will give you access to recovery...
Sent from my Xperia Neo V using Tapatalk 2
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sir please say me the procedure to do it...

srisudhanr7 said:
sir please say me the procedure to do it...
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There's something called the search button...
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popthosegaskets said:
There's something called the search button...
僕のLT18iから送られてきた
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i cannot flash the kernel only the green led glows when i press the volume up button what to do

same problem
serterl said:
My phone has the same problem. (Xperia Arc S) how do I get the computer to recognise the phone when it is in this mode? it won't do the volume up-blue light-usb thing
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I had my arc s rooted and after triyng font installer it stopped working and comes to the sony screen and goes to xperia screen and reboots cant even acces the home screen. i had no roms installed. when i use the above method the green led lights up but when i tried to flah the mobile using flash tool it said ERROR flash aborted. please help me

srisudhanr7 said:
i cannot flash the kernel only the green led glows when i press the volume up button what to do
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Volume up? What phone are we talking about?
malith1995 said:
I had my arc s rooted and after triyng font installer it stopped working and comes to the sony screen and goes to xperia screen and reboots cant even acces the home screen. i had no roms installed. when i use the above method the green led lights up but when i tried to flah the mobile using flash tool it said ERROR flash aborted. please help me
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PC Companion's repair option should work as well, try that one. If you wish to stick to Flashtool, then first make sure you got drivers installed.

[q] no rom is being flashed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I flashed a kernel and now no rom is being flashed it displays error im stuck in recovery guyzzzzzz help plz

?????
Wats the error and what r u trying to flash?

Check the kernal for your Rom.
If it compatible with it or not..
And if problem remains then flash correct RUU for your phone..
It may solve your problem.
HIT thanks if I helped you !!! :thumbup::thumbup::thumbup:

aashu_14 said:
I flashed a kernel and now no rom is being flashed it displays error im stuck in recovery guyzzzzzz help plz
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no need to worry mate...
all you need to do is get into bootloader ode and if you are successful in it you will be able to flash new roms..
first of all download a kernel compatible kernel with the rom you wish to install..
then boot into bootloader mode (if u r stuck in recovery power off your phone then press volume up+power simultaneously.)
then flash the correct kernel using fastboot.
finally flash rom in recovery...
hope it helps..

Pranav Sharma (PS) said:
no need to worry mate...
all you need to do is get into bootloader ode and if you are successful in it you will be able to flash new roms..
first of all download a kernel compatible kernel with the rom you wish to install..
then boot into bootloader mode (if u r stuck in recovery power off your phone then press volume up+power simultaneously.)
then flash the correct kernel using fastboot.
finally flash rom in recovery...
hope it helps..
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Volume down and power. I was under the impression volume up could soft brick.
I use volume down and power and it works everytime.

Yup..
You should use volume down + power..
It will work always..
HIT " THANKS " IF I REALLY HELPED YOU !!!

mcgi5sr2 said:
Volume down and power. I was under the impression volume up could soft brick.
I use volume down and power and it works everytime.
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oh yes i know its volume down+power. I am extremely sorry. typed that by mistake...