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Unlocked Bootloader now How to flash prerooted 2.3.4 img ?

Hi Guys
i have unlocked successfully my bootloader
now i want to flash the prerooted 2.3.4 img.
Can i flash the img file easily through flashtools ?

no you can not use flashtool. you need to use fast boot "fastboot flash boot YOURFILENAME.img" and replace the yourfilename

thanks now i have a prerooted Xperia Arc ;D

can you please provide a link for the pre rooted image

pitsyapa said:
can you please provide a link for the pre rooted image
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Do what the original poster could have done, have a look in one of the numerous threads with it in. ;-)
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PC companiom ICS upadate with unloked boot loader

im in stock GB with unloked bootloader
If i update my phone using pc companion....
will I have to re unlock my bootloader..????

U cant update with an unlocked bootloader. Some ppl said that it will kill ur phone. But, in my experienced, a pop up alert message show up at my pc screen saying "phone cant update coz a few stuff has been altered" or someting like that.
So...u need to relock ur bootloader, update, then unlock again
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Im having custom kernal and root...
Should I have to remove them aswell...
Thanx for replying.....

Geez people, you should research before this.
Here's a thread in the General section with How to install and root: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1683957
That's for Stock ROM and Kernel.
If you wish, you can flash the ROM, then use fastboot to install a custom Kernel from the development thread which most likely will have CWM that allows you to flash RootXperia.zip and that's about it.
Unlocked bootloader makes everything easier.

Kajendran said:
Im having custom kernal and root...
Should I have to remove them aswell...
Thanx for replying.....
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I recomend u flash a stock GB firmware first, for example firmware .42, and then u relock the bootloder. After that, update, and the unlock the bootloader again
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If you have an unlocked bootloader, why not just flash the 4.0.4 ICS using Flashtool? There's no point in locking your bootloader, then updating and again unlocking it.
Just flashing the .ftf is much simpler and doesn't waste your time.

Arc S BL Unlock

I've unlocked my BL using Flashtool and the Unlock Code generated via the Sony BL Unlocking website. I wondered if there was a way to find out if the BL Unlock had worked?
Roland

Rolandh said:
I've unlocked my BL using Flashtool and the Unlock Code generated via the Sony BL Unlocking website. I wondered if there was a way to find out if the BL Unlock had worked?
Roland
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Go to service menu *#*#7378423#*#*
& go to Service info/ configuration.
To check Bootloader unlocked - Yes.
Or try flashing a custom kernel [email protected] Fastboot.
If it tells in fastboot Device must be rooted. Means that ur BL is not unlocked.
If flashing progress Finished Successfully .then ur BL is surely 200% unlocked
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ArcMan09 said:
Go to service menu *#*#7378423#*#*
& go to Service info/ configuration.
To check Bootloader unlocked - Yes.
Or try flashing a custom kernel [email protected] Fastboot.
If it tells in fastboot Device must be rooted. Means that ur BL is not unlocked.
If flashing progress Finished Successfully .then ur BL is surely 200% unlocked
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I flashed the FXP128 Kernel using Flashtool Fastboot mode, now my phone is in a continual boot loop, so I think the BL is Unlocked, but there seems to be a problem with the Flash.
Is there anyway to recover to a working phone or is it terminally bricked?
Roland

Rolandh said:
I flashed the FXP128 Kernel using Flashtool Fastboot mode, now my phone is in a continual boot loop
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Did you install the ROM too?

XperienceD said:
Did you install the ROM too?
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I didn't Install the ROM as I was unable to get to the SONY Splash Screen to enter CWM to Flash Paranoid Android.
I managed to get my phone to Install the latest stock Sony Kernel.
I might have to find a decent AOSP ROM that runs on stock Kernel.
Roland

Rolandh said:
I didn't Install the ROM as I was unable to get to the SONY Splash Screen to enter CWM to Flash Paranoid Android.
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If you've flashed an FXP kernel then you should be able to enter CWM.

XperienceD said:
If you've flashed an FXP kernel then you should be able to enter CWM.
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I might have to give it another go now that I've worked out how to restore.
Roland

XperienceD said:
If you've flashed an FXP kernel then you should be able to enter CWM.
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I've tried again and there is no way to get into CWM to flash the Paranoid Android ROM.
Roland

[Q] flashing kernels with flashtool

hi guys i wanted to root my xperia s jelly bean and i found doomloard advance kernel with cwm in the thread they say flash it in fast boot mode but i want to flash it with flash tool because it is easier than fastboot .
is there any way to flash this (kernel.elf) with flashtool ?

KARZANNAWZAD said:
hi guys i wanted to root my xperia s jelly bean and i found doomloard advance kernel with cwm in the thread they say flash it in fast boot mode but i want to flash it with flash tool because it is easier than fastboot .
is there any way to flash this (kernel.elf) with flashtool ?
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Flashboot is not a software , you can flash kernel using flashtool.
You need flashboot to flash kernel, If your bootloader is locked you don't have access to fastboot.
So unlock boot loader first
Read this tutorial.
Its easy.

KARZANNAWZAD said:
hi guys i wanted to root my xperia s jelly bean and i found doomloard advance kernel with cwm in the thread they say flash it in fast boot mode but i want to flash it with flash tool because it is easier than fastboot .
is there any way to flash this (kernel.elf) with flashtool ?
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Read this to learn how to use fastboot in flashtool to flash kernels: http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...img / kernel.elf / kernel.sin using flashtool.
Remember your bootloader needs to be unlocked! And that kernel isn't auto rooted as far as I know, it's just stock kernel with CWM. But there is a file you can flash with that CWM to root, Doom has linked to it I think. There's another way to root as well, bset check a few more threads.
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You could try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=41969456
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Thank you I have re root my phone
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[Q] Xperia S Unable to Install any Custom Rom

Hey Guys,
New of the forum here. For the past few days, I have been trying to install a custom rom on my Xperia S which I bought in Hong Kong about 2 years ago. I also had it updated to JB .96 version.
I read the forums as much as I could and firstly tried to root the phone. I couldn't determine if I had a locked or unlocked bootloader. I used this rooting guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2417672
by doomlord
and then I moved on to installing a recovery which was also following doomlords guide :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2308493&highlight=adb+server
After having done this, I wanted to install PureSlim KitKat on my Xperia S which I found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2606528&highlight=flash
But once I got into the recovery of CWM and selected to install the zip file, after installation it says that it will reboot device but it doesn't. I tried to manually start the phone but it couldn't start up. I can only get it to go into flashmode and thus I ended up flashing a ftf which I found here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2422053
Afterwards, I am back to square one and I repeated the steps to reroot the device and then I installed recovery again and then tried another rom, this time I tried LeopardRom which also resulted in the same problem of not booting.
I also use Galaxy S2 and have custom rom on that but I didn't expect it to be that much different for xperia S. I am willing to follow steps to resolve the issue here.
-Jazi

you cant install that rom because is for unlocked bootloader and you have locked bootloader, you need unlock the bootloader and install a kitkat kernel. When you finish this you can install this rom
Not all of the bootloaders can be unlock. My bootloader can't be unlock so I use a rom that doesn't need unlocked bootloader. The rom is existenz v1.35
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optic-XPERIA said:
you cant install that rom because is for unlocked bootloader and you have locked bootloader, you need unlock the bootloader and install a kitkat kernel. When you finish this you can install this rom
Not all of the bootloaders can be unlock. My bootloader can't be unlock so I use a rom that doesn't need unlocked bootloader. The rom is existenz v1.35
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i have the same problem, i have locked bootloader and i want flash kitkat, can you give me some advise or a link on how to do it? i`ve just bricked my phone twice...