Does unlocking the bootloader on the Arc S formats its memory card of some sort?
I read it at the official site so it got me asking this question.
ajaydsantos said:
I read it at the official site so it got me asking this question.
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I don't believe you did, as it doesn't.
Sv: [Q]Unlocking bootloader on Arc S formats the SDcard?
ajaydsantos said:
Does unlocking the bootloader on the Arc S formats its memory card of some sort?
I read it at the official site so it got me asking this question.
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I think it erases your /data folder partion for built-in safety reasons. Nothing else.
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ajaydsantos said:
Does unlocking the bootloader on the Arc S formats its memory card of some sort?
I read it at the official site so it got me asking this question.
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I unlocked my bootloader using the official site and it doesn't format your SD card.
Back it up anyway It does hard reset your phone.
ajaydsantos said:
Does unlocking the bootloader on the Arc S formats its memory card of some sort?
I read it at the official site so it got me asking this question.
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No, it doesn't.
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It doesn't erase external memory, it only erases saved data on internal flash memory. You can always remove sd card and don't care about this.
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my htc is a brick, I try to update my ROM but couldn't, invalid vender ID
The question is simple, Is there any way to update my ROM using my SD card instead of USB connection?
Is there any application like uspl but that can be run with a bricked phone?
martingzm said:
The question is simple, Is there any way to update my ROM using my SD card instead of USB connection?
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Yes, there is: Artemis SD Card Flashing but if your HTC is bricked, I don't know if it work... You can try it.
tomme45i said:
Yes, there is: Artemis SD Card Flashing but if your HTC is bricked, I don't know if it work... You can try it.
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It works - oh, yes. Used this method many times.
If I want to flash a new rom using theSD card method, do I have to do cid unlocking first? If so, is there anyway to do this without using the usb port?
mike.cav said:
If I want to flash a new rom using theSD card method, do I have to do cid unlocking first? If so, is there anyway to do this without using the usb port?
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Best to go with a base ROM from your carrier, then CID-lock isn't an issue. The wiki says SuperCID devices can use any ROM image...don't know if this helps in your case.
I know it has been asked alot but i have spent literally 7 hours straight trying to do this. I followed the guides and add the file to my sd card but when I open up boot loader it goes through the sd card and never loads that image. I would really appreciate some help as I have no idea why it is doing this! Thanks!
Edit: It always says no image when I know for a fact that there is a image in the .zip file
http://androidforums.com/all-things...ideo-howto-unroot-incredible-downgrading.html
Just follow this and make sure you are putting the update on the SD card and not internal storage.
RLothar said:
Just follow this and make sure you are putting the update on the SD card and not internal storage.
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I even put the zip files in both sd card and internal just to make sure and I am still getting the same thing lol
How is your card formatted? Make sure it's a default FAT32 format. I have seen what you describe happen when I formatted the card as regular FAT.
seanmcd72 said:
How is your card formatted? Make sure it's a default FAT32 format. I have seen what you describe happen when I formatted the card as regular FAT.
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Same problem here... use Fat32.
I also changed the allocation unit size to1024 to get it to work.
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seanmcd72 said:
How is your card formatted? Make sure it's a default FAT32 format. I have seen what you describe happen when I formatted the card as regular FAT.
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I was having this issue for a couple hours and your solution worked. Thanks man.
Edit: Damn, still no update prompt. Hopefully it will come soon and I won't have to use this stock, rootless rom for much longer.
Um you manually flash the ota. Then do the quick reroot. No waiting involved...wow lol.
Honestly77 said:
Um you manually flash the ota. Then do the quick reroot. No waiting involved...wow lol.
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Enough with the sarcasm. Obviously he's waiting for the official OTA so just cool down.
Another note: from what I understand as long as you receive notifications you only need to unroot when the OTA actually hits. Anyone else know more on this?
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seanmcd72 said:
How is your card formatted? Make sure it's a default FAT32 format. I have seen what you describe happen when I formatted the card as regular FAT.
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Yeah i read even more into it and realized this is probably the problem. Thanks for helping guys havent fixed it yet. But i still appreciate it.
Honestly77 said:
Um you manually flash the ota. Then do the quick reroot. No waiting involved...wow lol.
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Hey, you're the douche that's known for his nerd rage on these forums? Correct? I Just read your post over in the other thread where you went completely off and wrote a novel to some kid because he didn't agree with you on what deserved to be in development or not.
Anyways yes ogre150, I was hoping that I would be able to download the official OTA.
hi just got this phone today and it's awesome.
i am rooted but got a locked bootloader so without changing roms, is link2sd the best and easiest way to get more storage on this phone? if not what are the other ways? thanks
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I tried link2sd. It wouldn't let me do it with my locked bootloader. Leads me to believe that you need an unlocked bootloader.
obviously remove bloatware is the first step but link to sd can still force move some apps to sd which is useful for more internal storage I have locked bootloader as well but use dixperia 2 which us awesome and cache cleaner but I'm just stating the obvious choices apart from link to sd I so that use the partition thing and have over 200 apps and have 179 mb free on internal =D
zakkkkk said:
hi just got this phone today and it's awesome.
i am rooted but got a locked bootloader so without changing roms, is link2sd the best and easiest way to get more storage on this phone? if not what are the other ways? thanks
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maddog00 said:
I tried link2sd. It wouldn't let me do it with my locked bootloader. Leads me to believe that you need an unlocked bootloader.
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You dont need unlocked bootloader. I am on stock rom with locked bootloader and rooted and link2d works a treat for me.
As ILikeTheWayYouMove2 said you remove all the bloatware from the phone and it frees up so much space. I have pretty much everything linked now and new apps are linked automatically.
Follow this guide here and you cant go wrong - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919326
BensJammin said:
You dont need unlocked bootloader. I am on stock rom with locked bootloader and rooted and link2d works a treat for me.
As ILikeTheWayYouMove2 said you remove all the bloatware from the phone and it frees up so much space. I have pretty much everything linked now and new apps are linked automatically.
Follow this guide here and you cant go wrong - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919326
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thank you so much for the info guys.
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Please recommended mode of link2SD
Ext 2 Ext 3 or Ext 4
Thank you
Depump said:
Please recommended mode of link2SD
Ext 2 Ext 3 or Ext 4
Thank you
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Ext4 > Ext3 > Ext2, unless you get compatibility issues.
BensJammin said:
You dont need unlocked bootloader. I am on stock rom with locked bootloader and rooted and link2d works a treat for me.
As ILikeTheWayYouMove2 said you remove all the bloatware from the phone and it frees up so much space. I have pretty much everything linked now and new apps are linked automatically.
Follow this guide here and you cant go wrong - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919326
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I don't get it, thought. I keep getting "Mount script cannot be created". When I go to the FAQ, it tells me that error happens when you have a locked bootloader.
I have the R800X. Maybe that's a difference too.
maddog00 said:
I don't get it, thought. I keep getting "Mount script cannot be created". When I go to the FAQ, it tells me that error happens when you have a locked bootloader.
I have the R800X. Maybe that's a difference too.
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You can't create another partition with locked bootloader, but you can use the native app2sd method and force all apps to go on SD.
I get the mount script failed but when I select fat32 / fat16 it works?
i think u should have the init.d in your system/etc/...first,then link2sd can create the mount script (ext2-4)
correct me if i am wrong...
i'm scared to root my xperia zl, because i bricked my last phone Xperia arc s when rooting...
I want to know whether the thread made by Bin4ry titled Root MANY ANDROID! [Upd: 20.11.2013] - Added Z1 Root
in this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31545627&postcount=1
supports rooting Xperia ZL 2.67 Locked Bootloader..?
Kabeesh said:
i'm scared to root my xperia zl, because i bricked my last phone Xperia arc s when rooting...
I want to know whether the thread made by Bin4ry titled Root MANY ANDROID! [Upd: 20.11.2013] - Added Z1 Root
in this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31545627&postcount=1
supports rooting Xperia ZL 2.67 Locked Bootloader..?
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Just follow the steps laid out here(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2458268)
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TinySarabia said:
Just follow the steps laid out here(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2458268)
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Is there any working devices after following this method? is there any problems afterwards like broken NFC???
Kabeesh said:
Is there any working devices after following this method? is there any problems afterwards like broken NFC???
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I've done these exact steps a dozen times now and everything is working fine.
If you want to unlock your bootloader (for flashing AOSP roms), don't forget to backup your TA partition first! (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292598)
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Is there any working devices after following this method? is there any problems afterwards like broken NFC???
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i just rooted mine after a long time with .244. First attempt was a success. No problems so far
Does unlocking my boot loader procedure wipe my phone? (data partition, internal sdcard partition, etc?)
scifan said:
Does unlocking my boot loader procedure wipe my phone? (data partition, internal sdcard partition, etc?)
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If u unlock your bootloader the zl then u will lose ur mobile bravia engine... And also if u flash a custom Rom will wipe your data... Unlocking bootloader doesn't wipe ur data..
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Kabeesh said:
If u unlock your bootloader the zl then u will lose ur mobile bravia engine... And also if u flash a custom Rom will wipe your data... Unlocking bootloader doesn't wipe ur data..
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I hadn't realized the bravia engine would go away as well... I've rooted... and basically done what I really needed to do thus far to it... I'm just exploring the other options... assuming my wife wants to use it as her daily phone, I won't be messing with it much after the initial setup anyway.
i root my xperia with KINGO ROOT, simple and fast
plug your device, enable usb debugging and click root.. works fine in .2.67!!
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I hadn't realized the bravia engine would go away as well... I've rooted... and basically done what I really needed to do thus far to it... I'm just exploring the other options... assuming my wife wants to use it as her daily phone, I won't be messing with it much after the initial setup anyway.
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So great to hear from you.. Have fun...
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krutftw said:
i root my xperia with KINGO ROOT, simple and fast
plug your device, enable usb debugging and click root.. works fine in .2.67!!
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I have tried and it actually works well..
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Kabeesh said:
I have tried and it actually works well..
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Well as per recent info, it tracks many info from the phone while rooting as in IMEI number, some personal info etc. so it still being reviewed, unless its confirmed to be safe its better not to use Kingo Root.
coolrevi said:
Well as per recent info, it tracks many info from the phone while rooting as in IMEI number, some personal info etc. so it still being reviewed, unless its confirmed to be safe its better not to use Kingo Root.
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Yo.. Thanks for the info..
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i used kingo to install CWM and use the cm.. now im using a CM with a totally different root file.. then in that case, i would have no problems with this privacy thing?
scifan said:
Does unlocking my boot loader procedure wipe my phone? (data partition, internal sdcard partition, etc?)
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Unlocking boot loader completely wipes your data including internal storage. Make sure yo back up before you try..
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Hello, I'm Using Xperia M Single Sim... I am planning to root my device due to internal memory problem... I am going to use stock ROM on which i'm using to swap my Storage s... My Q is after rooting and using stock rom can i get official SONY updates???
Yes you can...but if you unlocked your bootloader then installing a update will mess your device...
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haresh311999 said:
Yes you can...but if you unlocked your bootloader then installing a update will mess your device...
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No no i don't want to unlock my boot-loader because it will void my warranty...In our thread their are two method of rooting Half Root and Full Root... WHich root should i do To use to just swapping storage s??? I dont want to use custom roms...
Take a look...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2529561
shiromau said:
No no i don't want to unlock my boot-loader because it will void my warranty...In our thread their are two method of rooting Half Root and Full Root... WHich root should i do To use to just swapping storage s??? I dont want to use custom roms...
Take a look...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2529561
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You NEED to do full root. Any attempt to edit the /system partition with a half root will cause the phone to reboot.
gamer649 said:
You NEED to do full root. Any attempt to edit the /system partition with a half root will cause the phone to reboot.
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thanks a lot... any need to install custom recovery(CWM)???
only way to install that is unlock bootloader, you dont need cwm for rooting or swapping internal memory
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shiromau said:
thanks a lot... any need to install custom recovery(CWM)???
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There is no recovery menu for a locked bootloader. The only recovery is for an unlocked bootloader. If you mess up your phone at any time you better hope you can boot into flash mode and then re-flash the /system partition. I have the same problem in all fairness.
And if you want to root properly just look at the guide in the forum and follow it to the letter.
gamer649 said:
There is no recovery menu for a locked bootloader. The only recovery is for an unlocked bootloader. If you mess up your phone at any time you better hope you can boot into flash mode and then re-flash the /system partition. I have the same problem in all fairness.
And if you want to root properly just look at the guide in the forum and follow it to the letter.
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I'm going to use this method for swapping...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2605378
does any special partitions needed in SD Card to us swapping??? what steps you use to swap memory???
shiromau said:
I'm going to use this method for swapping...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2605378
does any special partitions needed in SD Card to us swapping??? what steps you use to swap memory???
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I've never swapped memories so I have no idea about it, sorry. I've heard the SD card cant be in FAT32, not sure how true it is.
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gamer649 said:
I've never swapped memories so I have no idea about it, sorry. I've heard the SD card cant be in FAT32, not sure how true it is.
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Fat32 works fine for me, don't know where you got that.
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Antrikos48 said:
Fat32 works fine for me, don't know where you got that.
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I'm sure it was on here somewhere. I've never swapped memories so I don't actually know what works and what doesn't. It may have just been a mis-read on my end however.