Been trying to update my phone using PC Companion as it says there is an update available. But after downloading and preparing for a while it ends up saying 'Unable to install update software' so the update never even begins.
Has anyone else had this issue? Using arc from UK, rooted via Gingerbreak. Could it be that the phones not updating because of gingerbreak? and is there a way of unrooting the phone in order to update?
did you unlock the bootloader. usually you cant update if its unlock. rooting is ok in updating. try repairing then redownloading the update.
winnerzero said:
Been trying to update my phone using PC Companion as it says there is an update available. But after downloading and preparing for a while it ends up saying 'Unable to install update software' so the update never even begins.
Has anyone else had this issue? Using arc from UK, rooted via Gingerbreak. Could it be that the phones not updating because of gingerbreak? and is there a way of unrooting the phone in order to update?
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Try the SEUS instead.
Couldn't be due to rooted, but if you want to unroot, Gingerbreak v1.2 should do that (unless I saw it wrongly )
i tried to unroot and then update still not working
ill try seus
i tried the seus
it says the phone contains modified software that cannot be updated
omaritta said:
i tried the seus
it says the phone contains modified software that cannot be updated
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yours is already bootloader unlocked, meaning you cant update either through SEUS or PC Companion
Had the same problem here but now updated
using PC companion it says PC companion was not able to connect to the phone. Please disconnect and connect again.
Everytime I put my phone in Media Transfer mode its not connected. I have rooted (and now unrooted & unfrozen the apps that I frozen using bloat freezer) my phone and not touched the boot loader, I will have a look for seus and try that
using windows 7 32bit
**UPDATE**
Installed SEUS and when it asked to run after install unticked it. I then found the icon and right clicked on "Update Service" & selected Run as administrator. I then followed the on screen instructions (I waited a minute before turning it back on again) and it said they is an update waiting. It has now gone through the update process and "The installation was completed successfully"
Hope this helps anybody else having problems
PS taking to ages to boot since the update has gone on .... Now just need root for this
where i can download SEUS?
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**UPDATE**
Installed SEUS and when it asked to run after install unticked it. I then found the icon and right clicked on "Update Service" & selected Run as administrator. I then followed the on screen instructions (I waited a minute before turning it back on again) and it said they is an update waiting. It has now gone through the update process and "The installation was completed successfully"
Hope this helps anybody else having problems
PS taking to ages to boot since the update has gone on .... Now just need root for this
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may i know where i can download SEUS, cz i still dont know where i can get it.
i have unlock bootloader, and rooted of course.
Just lock bootloader and then update its very simple.
Also where did you manage to download seus. As far I can see they removed it completely and only offer pc companion.
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may i know where i can download SEUS, cz i still dont know where i can get it.
i have unlock bootloader, and rooted of course.
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With an unlocked bootloader you cannot update through SEUS.. You can easily flash the latest ROM though..
Anyway it is available on the SE website..
if bootloader locked though it works just fine whether you ulocked it or not. Flash the file provided by blagus. Also could you provide link? Its been removed.
Err sorry.. my bad I used SEUS generically to refer to updating through PC.. Including PC Companion..
My bad.. THey have removed it seems.. atleast doesn't show under Arc downloads..
Not to be a "Captian obvious"... but is the problem related to you not beeing able to install the "MTP drivers"?
Because I am having the same problem, I've tried several "fixes" and non of them are working.
W7 64-bit
I got my new Xperia Arc today, ive rooted it and unlocked the bootloader but now whenever i try and update it bricks the phone.
Im on 2.3.2 and the irst thing I did was unlock the bootloader via fastboot, then used gingerbreak to root the phone, i then tried an ota update which bricked the phone.
I used Flashtool FOTAUnbrick, this got the phone working again, so I tried again, I flashed the generic UK 2.3.2 which worked fine, re-rooted and tried an OTA Update again and rebricked do used the FOTAUnlock again, working again, tried the PC Companion which said there was modified software and that it couldn't update.
So its not possible for me to use the phone companion and its not possible or me to use the OTA how do I get my phone onto 2.3.3 as the 2 official ways i've tried are bricking my phone
Any idea
Well there is a topic about this problem in the development forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1126358
The idea is that when you unlock the bootloader you can't use OTA updates or pc companion updates to update your phone because you will brick it. In fact it should not even be possible to get the OTA update but this is bug at SE.
If you want to get the update there is 2 possibilities. First is to relock the bootloader and update either through OTA or through PC companion. Second is to just flash generic or rooted official image using fastboot. Here is the latest official firmware for the second method:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1202441
So even though the thread says its for the neo this is actually for arc, right well ill give it a flash now see what the end damage is
Sorry this is for Neo. I gave a link for Neo by mistake because i have Neo. You should use one for Arc.
Default Xperia Arc downgrading and root problem. help please
Hi. Im very new to Android, and have tried the step by step guide to rooting the xperia arc on the forum using flashtool 0.2.8, I get an error message about the unbranded firmware after I have connected my Arc to the pc when prompted. Im on 2.3.3 Gingerbread and build 3.0.1.A.0.145. I put the "sin" file found on your tutorial page into the "loaders" folder and the unbranded 2.3.2 firmware into the firmware folder and in flashtool after connecting the phone, I get an error that mentions the unbranded firmware in the firmware folder being the problem.Im new to this, as I have stated and am afraid of bricking my phone if I tried again. .Question, do I need to have the phone in USB tethering before trying to do any of this? Any idea why Im getting an error? Also, I then downloaded the new 0.3.0.0 flashtool but there is no "loaders" folder? There is just a folder for firmwares. I wanted to ask for help before trying to use 0.3.0.0, any help will be appreciated. Really want to gt this phone rooted.
Really guy...I hope by now you found the right forum.
Sent from my unbrickable cappy *bam*
Does anyone have a copy of the stock firmware from the Xperia Pro MK16a or MK16i.
I messed up the phone and want to re-flash the stock firmware back into my phone.
I dont know what else to do and I am desperate....
If you have it in ftf it would be great. Please put it up on mediafire to share.
THANKS!!!
First, it should be usefull to know what you did to brick your phone.
Thinking quickly, here are your options:
1. If you damaged the system partition(mtd0), you may restore it with fastboot having a stock one. Also, it may be possible to restore it with from ClockWorkMod recovery(started via fastboot), with an update created from the stock firmware.
2. If you accidentally damaged the kernel, that would be a bit more difficult. Currently, there's no custom kernle for MK16, so you would have to wait until there's one, or recompile the stock kernel from source(SE makes sources available).
If it's the first, I may be able to help you providing my system partition. It's not the stock one, because the first thing I did when I got to root my phone was start Titanium Backup and begin to delete some system applications I considered useless. But I think you could find my system partition useful. Just explain a little more what you did.
Thanks for trying to help.
Basically I flashed another firmware for it and it didnt go as expected.
I cant restore it because now my phone is recognize as another phone so i cant download the stock firmware for my phone via PC Companion.
Mine is a MK16a with all the bloatware from fido.
I dont really care about rooting it or not.
I just wanted to get raid of some of the stock apps so it doesnt take up so much internal memory.
I think what I really need is the stock MK16i firmware and flash it to my phone or if someone got the stock MK16a firmware I can flash it again to get it running again.
If you anyone have any other suggestions please let me know.
Thanks
i also need a mk16i firmware packed as ftf, can someone help?
TeamXperia has MK16's now, so a stock firmware should be coming pretty fast from them.
I think ftf is for kernel & loader, not for system partition....
ichidakira, I managed to make a dump of my system partition, I think that will fix your phone. Note that it's not the original system partition, as I've deleted some of the default apps and changed the bootanimation.
To restore it in your device, follow this steps:
WARNING: This will clear all your data, including (but not only limited to) contacts, sms, applications, configurations, etc.
1. Download & extract this file: http://soporte.opensysperu.com/downloads/system.zip & the Xperia Pro recovery image from FreeXperia Project: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8L3DC0UQ .
2. Copy the system.img to your sdcard(using any method).
2. With the phone turned off, hold the menu button and connect the USB cable. If windows asks you to install the driver, do it as specified in the thread about rooting Xperia Pro.
3. Open a command prompt on the folder where you have downloaded recovery.img .
4. Run "fastboot boot recovery.img"
5. The phone will turn on and get detected as a ADB device. Also, the CWM menu will appear on the screen, but you will not need it for now.
6. Run "adb shell". Then, run the following commands: (It may take a few minutes)
cat /sdcard/system.img > /dev/mtd/mtd0
exit
7. On the CWM menu, use thew Vol Down key to highlight "Wipe data/factory reset", and then press the power button. Confirm the action if needed.
8. When finished, type "adb reboot" on your command prompt.
Then, your phone should boot normally.
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TeamXperia has MK16's now, so a stock firmware should be coming pretty fast from them.
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Thanks for the info.
Please let me know when they release it.
For anyone looking for mk16i ftf...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1323730
Thanks to Jozinek
MK16i system partition
Guys, could anyone provide me stock or at least his semi-stock system partition, as alvaroag did above? I have rooted xperia pro MK16i (via xperia recovery) and I'm experiencing weird problems after hard reseting my phone. Everything works virtually fine now, but:
- home button works, but doesn't act as home should
- after USB connecting to PC the PC says that my SD card is not inserted (however I can see its content while in the phone)
- PC Companion software can't find the phone
If anyone would have any advice how to solve this, it would be much appreciated also.
Edit: I had rooted this phone month ago and until yesterday there were zero problems. But then suddenly I lost some of my synced contacts from MS Exchange, so I decided to hard reset it and reinstall apps to fix this little issus. And then everything started...
Try with the latest SE firmware:
{PRO}[DEVELOPMENT] - CM7.2.0 - FXP047 FreeXperia Project
At the bottom of the post are the links for the MK16i SEMC 4.0.2.A.0.42 & MK16a SEMC 4.0.2.A.0.42. Select the one according to your device. Flash them with FlashTool. No this will permanently erase all of your user data.
Then, if you want to root it, try with the zergRush exploit: [16/Nov][ROOTING/UNROOTING] Xperia 2011 Easy Rooting Toolkit [v3.0](zergRush Exploit)
If the phone still presents problems, reflash the stock firmware & take it to your service provider for warranty.
Thanks, alvaroag. I was fixing further and further on and ended up with reflashing Jozinek's stock firmware which solved everything. But then, even with virtually out-of-the-box phone, SEUS still denied to update firmware, saying that the phone has altered software. Not sure if anybody really tried to wipe out EVERYTHING from the phone and pretend, that it hasn't ever been rooted or hasn't been did anything else, but I doubt SE repair service can be fooled that much - even stupid updater still sees some difference between my phone (which obviously lost all changes I made to keyboard, root access, everything after successfull revert to stock firmware provided by Jozinek) and regular not altered phone. So to make the story short - now everything works fine, I have virtually brand new phone, rooted via [16/Nov][ROOTING/UNROOTING] DooMLoRD's Easy Rooting Toolkit [v3.0](zergRush Exploit). But on the other hand I really doubt that these changes can be reverted to the state, that SE repair center would not be able to detect them and thus maybe cancel my warranty. Which is a bit sad and I did not expect it.
BTW: What is the procedure now to update my firmware, once SE will release it? SEUS refuses to do it... And for sure I would prefer to keep my data, if possible...
If you have unlocked your bootloader, then you will not be able to use SEUS. Try using PC Companion. Even with the bootloader unlocked, PC Companion will work, as long as you use stock firmware.
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If you have unlocked your bootloader, then you will not be able to use SEUS. Try using PC Companion. Even with the bootloader unlocked, PC Companion will work, as long as you use stock firmware.
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Not true that unlocking bootloader automatically stops SEUS from working. I had Alejandrissimo unlock my bootloader remotely via the info in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1254416
And even with an unlocked bootloader SEUS worked just fine (that is until i flashed to the latest firmware posted on XDA in the Xperia Pro CM thread). But that's only true if you use his exact method. It seems that all other methods do prevent SEUS from working.
But yes, as soon as you've unlocked the bootloader, regardless of the method, your phone's warranty is void. That includes unlocking it the official way via the sony ericsson website! PITA
And technically, if you even root your phone, you've lost your warranty as well.
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But yes, as soon as you've unlocked the bootloader, regardless of the method, your phone's warranty is void. That includes unlocking it the official way via the sony ericsson website! PITA
And technically, if you even root your phone, you've lost your warranty as well.
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Yes sure, but my point was not that this act voids warranty, which is clear and obvious. My point was about the fact that many people in forums are understanding rooting and other hardcore activities in the way, that "if something would go wrong with my phone, I still can revert all changes, reflash it to out-of-the-box condition and send it to repair service, while they will not be able to detect the phone used to be rooted or altered in similar way", but in fact there must be some detection mechanism which in certain circumstates (as is my reflashed phone) will recognize that phone has been rooted in the past. And my phone is now not upgradable by both SEUS and PC Companion.
Not exactly. If you root your phone without unlocking the bootloader(zergRush exploit), then you can reflash it using SEUS or PC Companion & any track of the rooting will disappear. But if you unlock the bootloader, that's permanent. Even if you relock the bootloader, you will not be able to lave it as it was before unlocking, as the DRM keys are deleted when unlocking.
If there's still interest, I have a stock SEMC/MK16a:2.3.4/4.0.2.A.0.58/xf_v3w:user/release-keys phone and I'm yet to start fiddling with it.
If there's anything worth extracting from it just let me know and I'd try.
mk16a stock firmware - wanna unlock phone
hi. i'm totally new to android platform and rooting stuff! i have a xperia pro mk16a which is locked to fido canada. i want to unlock and debrand it. what i have learnt till now is that i can debrand it by flashing it to stock firmware. please help!
about phone:
see attachment
ichidakira said:
Does anyone have a copy of the stock firmware from the Xperia Pro MK16a or MK16i.
I messed up the phone and want to re-flash the stock firmware back into my phone.
I dont know what else to do and I am desperate....
If you have it in ftf it would be great. Please put it up on mediafire to share.
THANKS!!!
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Did you tried to do it with phone repair menu in pc suite?
-DON'T PLUG THE PHONE!
-go to SUPPURT ZONE
-and in the software update check phone repair
-check mk16 on the phone list and follow the instructions!
Firmware ftf
I have some links to generic firmware but i can not publish links.
If anyone wants me for the requested by pm
I have a ZL C6506 and it's battery went out. So I sent the phone to Sony for repair. They replaced the battery and flashed the phone with an older software 4.2.2 version 10.31.A.0.244.
Now the problem is that when I go to "Update center" and search for updates, it says the phone is up to date. I know that's not true since my phone had been running 4.3 before dying.
I can't understand why my phone won't update. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can force my phone to update? I tried through PC Companion but no dice. It says the phone is up to date too.
Please help!
nurav666 said:
I have a ZL C6506 and it's battery went out. So I sent the phone to Sony for repair. They replaced the battery and flashed the phone with an older software 4.2.2 version 10.31.A.0.244.
Now the problem is that when I go to "Update center" and search for updates, it says the phone is up to date. I know that's not true since my phone had been running 4.3 before dying.
I can't understand why my phone won't update. Does anyone have any suggestions as to how I can force my phone to update? I tried through PC Companion but no dice. It says the phone is up to date too.
Please help!
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Can you post your build.prop in /system/ ? Not sure if its possible without root. With adb it is simple, just use adb pull /system/build.prop.
Download any stock firmware in .ftf format from the forums and use flashtool (http://www.flashtool.net/download.php) to flash it to your phone.
Flashtool doesn't care if your device is up to date or not. It just writes the content of .ftf files to the right partitions on the device. :good:
If you want to check if repair service destroyed your Xperia, do not flash the newest stock firmware. Download an older one. After flashing the older firmware,
try to update via PC Companion. It should work now. If not, send it back to Sony and tell them they bricked your device.
May be they replaced your handset with a prototype
I also faced this similar issue. I bought a second ZL (c6506) last week that came with 4.2.2 (10.3.1.A.2.67) and I don't see any update on PC companion or SEUS. It looks like 4.3 update has been pulled for some reason here in the US.
I'll post my build.prop later this evening.
Ended up using flashtool with a FTF to update to 4.3. It erased all my data but oh well, I redownloaded everything and now I have 4.3. I just hope I'll be able to update to 4.4 OTA or through PCC when it comes out.