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I have stock Rom locked boot. I was wondering how to flash zip files (not roms) from my phone. Tried clockwork and there seems to be no recovery for that I cant really use my computer because it wont connect in recovery any ideas?
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psxpetey said:
I have stock Rom locked boot. I was wondering how to flash zip files (not roms) from my phone. Tried clockwork and there seems to be no recovery for that I cant really use my computer because it wont connect in recovery any ideas?
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You can't flash firmware (FTF) from your phone. You have to use flashtool.

Im talking about .zip files like apps and tweaks NOT FIRMWARE. Ftf NOT FIRMWARE reeeeeead next time thanks for the reply tho
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psxpetey said:
Im talking about .zip files like apps and tweaks NOT FIRMWARE. Ftf NOT FIRMWARE reeeeeead next time thanks for the reply tho
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Perhaps be more clear next time too. And you're welcome.
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To help gain some clarity, as you've not provided some crucial information:
Do you have root?
Did you actually install CWM?
If you've done both of these you can flash any zip that was made for the LT28. If you're trying to flash a zip for another model it's likely not going to work. I avoid flashing mods, opting instead to install them manually.
All of this is covered in the ion forum if you bothered to reeeeead.

I thought it was a givin that I had root I spose not tho I was pretty clear. The only reason I was a bit curt was because I had "not roms" in brackets.
The zip files im trying to install have to do with the audio player so they are probably more of a driver type thing. My firmware is stock,rooted CWM Rom is not installed I have the CWM app and it says there is no recovery for this phone stock ics rooted locked boot. And yes I have been searching but havent found much useful yet.
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You need to connect device to computer for almost all aspects. Root , cwm, mods etc.
You need to solve the pc issue first then look into mods and such.
Also if root you can manually replace the file with root explorer from the extracted zip
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You don't need the clockwork app. Just install the cwm found in android development section. Must use a computer. It's as simple as pressing a. Bat file
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wolf0491 said:
You don't need the clockwork app. Just install the cwm found in android development section. Must use a computer. It's as simple as pressing a. Bat file
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Wolf ol boy you ROCK I figured it out on my own but thanks anyway such a good reply
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psxpetey said:
Wolf ol boy you ROCK I figured it out on my own but thanks anyway such a good reply
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Except for the fact we have another thread leading someone to what has already been covered....thoroughly.

jeriku said:
Except for the fact we have another thread leading someone to what has already been covered....thoroughly.
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I did search before I posted couldnt find anything.tho
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psxpetey said:
I did search before I posted couldnt find anything.tho
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Type this "cwm recovery for xperia ion" or this "clockwork recovery for xperia ion" in google search and come back and tell us what you found.

Our phones will not boot into recovery from cwm all we really have is flashmode. Yes some zips can be flashed through cwm such as themes and what not from the Xperia s but you need to match mounting points and what not, if you flash a bad zip you may get a boot loop if that's the case just shut the phone off then run flashtool reflash the. Ftf and you'll be fine.
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Acro S. not booting

I accidentally format my system using CWM Recovery, when i reboot it, it's stock in bootlogo.
does my unlock bootloade and root access will be gone if i format the system?
how can i fix this?

darrensumaoy14 said:
I accidentally format my system using CWM Recovery, when i reboot it, it's stock in bootlogo.
does my unlock bootloade and root access will be gone if i format the system?
how can i fix this?
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if you did a backup just flash it

boyheadkick said:
if you did a backup just flash it
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I can't enter recovery, i'm stock in the first screen when you open your phone

Just flash stock ftf through flashtool
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RISHI RAJ said:
Just flash stock ftf through flashtool
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can i install CWM using flashtool then just flash a custom rom with CWM

darrensumaoy14 said:
I can't enter recovery, i'm stock in the first screen when you open your phone
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You'll have to start over then
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darrensumaoy14 said:
can i install CWM using flashtool then just flash a custom rom with CWM
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Yeah after flashing stock ftf,you have to root,flash cwm again& then flash custom rom.You cant flash cwm with flashtool
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[APK] Flash Gordon, Flash Zips without recovery

Flash Gordon​
Flash Zips without a recovery​
This is not my work, I am just sharing it since it is an app worth to install
What is Flash Gordon? ​Flash Gordon is an Android App ( Apk ) that allows you to flash zips without recovery, In simpler terms you can flash those zips you want to install without CWM or TWRP​
Important Note​Since this is just an early development stage of the app, Flash Gordon cannot be used to flash ROMs yet since certain system files crash the phones when they are replaced while the phone is on​
Requirements​- A rooted phone​
Installation​Just install the apk
How do you use flash Gordon
1) Scroll up and choose select zip
2) After that if the zip requires you to wipe anything just check those boxes but if not press flash now
3) Make sure that the zip you are gonna flash has no spaces on the name or periods comma an TM signs otherwise it won't work​
Disclaimer​Use at your own risk, I will not be held responsible for bricked devices or the like​
Downloads​Flash Gordon.apk: http://d-h.st/VIw​
Please hit thanks if it works​
Credits to @Androguide.fr for this awesome app

I couldn't get the app to work!
Installed it, opened, settings didn't work! Selected the Zeno performance zip file and tried flashing it. Granted su permission, suddenly the app just quit, nothing got copied onto the respective folders, it didnt work! Help appreciated..
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ckrishnakanthc said:
I couldn't get the app to work!
Installed it, opened, settings didn't work! Selected the Zeno performance zip file and tried flashing it. Granted su permission, suddenly the app just quit, nothing got copied onto the respective folders, it didnt work! Help appreciated..
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Did you switched your sd card with internal memory ?

Nope, but I'm using link2sd.
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im using swap memory, does it occur problem?. should ı turn off It?
i try flash cybershot cam its says extracting and extracting along 10 minutes only say extracting......
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I instaled it on jellybean 4.3 and I can't flash anything allways get this message
"the package you selected is not a valid flashable zip"
Why?

pincheraro said:
I instaled it on jellybean 4.3 and I can't flash anything allways get this message
"the package you selected is not a valid flashable zip"
Why?
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Are you rooted? If so, what are you trying to install?
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gamer649 said:
Are you rooted? If so, what are you trying to install?
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Yes I'm rooted, I tried to flash this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2692691
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pincheraro said:
Yes I'm rooted, I tried to flash this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2692691
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It works perfectly fine for me, it seems as though you've got a corrupted download. Try re-downloading the item and trying again.

gamer649 said:
It works perfectly fine for me, it seems as though you've got a corrupted download. Try re-downloading the item and trying again.
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I've downloaded the file over five times and doesn't seem to work and I can't flash any other zip and I instaled and reinstaled the apk
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pincheraro said:
I've downloaded the file over five times and doesn't seem to work and I can't flash any other zip and I instaled and reinstaled the apk
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my quite work for me deodexar 4.3 rom: D
download the zip for the computer, the usb pass through the cell, and voila, I deodexada rom with locked bootloader
I have not tried other zip's
excuse my English, I'm from Colombia and I speak only Spanish (translated by google)

Bro will it work On C 2004 rooted with locked bootloader

pincheraro said:
I've downloaded the file over five times and doesn't seem to work and I can't flash any other zip and I instaled and reinstaled the apk
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Is you phone fully rooted? If not it might not work. The mod also works for me which means that there is nothing wrong with the mod but there is something wrong with your device.

Piravinthb said:
Is you phone fully rooted? If not it might not work. The mod also works for me which means that there is nothing wrong with the mod but there is something wrong with your device.
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..or how the phone is rooted!

Yep true forgot to mention that and sometimes Flash Gordon doesn't recognize files if the file's name has symbols in it, I had the same problem with flashing a another file so I removed the symbols init such as full stop,dash etc, it worked.
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Hi. Can i use this to flash a custom kernel even if my phone's bootloader is locked? If yes can you guys suggest the best custom kernel for C1905 4.3 Jellybean

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JuliusAlfred77 said:
Hi. Can i use this to flash a custom kernel even if my phone's bootloader is locked? If yes can you guys suggest the best custom kernel for C1905 4.3 Jellybean
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can i flash system systemui ported from xperia z2 to xperia m dual c2004??
or
should I use gordon for flashing other ported apps only??

hareshsangar said:
Bro will it work On C 2004 rooted with locked bootloader
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Yes bro it will work Flash Gordon is not specially made for XM it's made for all phones so it will work on any with locked bootloader.
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Brooklynvivek said:
can i flash system systemui ported from xperia z2 to xperia m dual c2004??
or
should I use gordon for flashing other ported apps only??
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If your phone is DEODEXED then go for it otherwise don't flash SystemUI as it will crash it and get you in bootloop.
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JuliusAlfred77 said:
Hi. Can i use this to flash a custom kernel even if my phone's bootloader is locked? If yes can you guys suggest the best custom kernel for C1905 4.3 Jellybean
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Dude I don't think it's a good idea to flash a custom kernel on a locked bootloader + I think you cannot install custom kernel on locked bootloader.

I'm unable to flash xposed-arm-20150308.zip in CM12

Will try to Fix the Issue on Odexed Roms

[Q] halp

I need help guys, I installed lupus http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1849536
But the recoveries won't load, they are stuck at loading screen, both cwm and twrp.
I have flashed the enhanced firmware via flashtool before recovery.
Does anyone have Doomlord v14 kernel img for me ? can't download it from the thread!!
Have flashed firmware again with flashtool, have OS but no working recoveries..
Got root, x-parts recovery doesn't work for me

Do you still have root? If you do give me a few to upload an apk that will install a recovery just for Xperia line I used it a lot when I had a locked bootloader
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darkharbinger81 said:
Do you still have root? If you do give me a few to upload an apk that will install a recovery just for Xperia line I used it a lot when I had a locked bootloader
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I do have root so if you could do that, that would be soo helpful.
My bootloader is unlocked, but with that recovery I can flash a rom.
I think the rom i will flash has a kernel + recovery, is that a bad thing?

shaggydiamond said:
I do have root so if you could do that, that would be soo helpful.
My bootloader is unlocked, but with that recovery I can flash a rom.
I think the rom i will flash has a kernel + recovery, is that a bad thing?
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I'll upload after work for you sorry but have you tried flaahing a different kernel?
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darkharbinger81 said:
I'll upload after work for you sorry but have you tried flaahing a different kernel?
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Oh that's okay, well as far as I know there is LupusGB and Doomkernel which are suggested in the rom thread. LupusGB doesn't work for me, and Doomkernel cannot be downloaded anymore..
What are you suggesting? I'm not familiar with this phone, just got it a few days

shaggydiamond said:
Oh that's okay, well as far as I know there is LupusGB and Doomkernel which are suggested in the rom thread. LupusGB doesn't work for me, and Doomkernel cannot be downloaded anymore..
What are you suggesting? I'm not familiar with this phone, just got it a few days
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I have doom kernel v14 with WiFi modules at home as well I can upload all three tonight
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DOOM KERNEL GSM & CDMA

darkharbinger81 said:
I have doom kernel v14 with WiFi modules at home as well I can upload all three tonight
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ATTACK said:
DOOM KERNEL GSM & CDMA
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Thanks !!
PS, love your theming work @ Attack

[Q] "This is yuga" issue

After I installed TWRP recovery, when I try to flash a new rom the installer says that the rom is not compatible, because it's built for another device. Something like "this is yuga, this rom is compatible with - the xperia zl name -". Do you know how to fix it?

pedromsouza said:
After I installed TWRP recovery, when I try to flash a new rom the installer says that the rom is not compatible, because it's built for another device. Something like "this is yuga, this rom is compatible with - the xperia zl name -". Do you know how to fix it?
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so does the rom is really for your device ?

Ben Ling said:
so does the rom is really for your device ?
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It is. It looks like after installing the recovery the device identify itself as yuga, causing the problem. I don't know if I have to flash another boot or recovery or kernel to fix this.

pedromsouza said:
It is. It looks like after installing the recovery the device identify itself as yuga, causing the problem. I don't know if I have to flash another boot or recovery or kernel to fix this.
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then i suggest you to flash the ZL recovery

Ben Ling said:
then i suggest you to flash the ZL recovery
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Do you know if it will harm the stock rom? The recovery I installed was downloaded from ZL's forum.

pedromsouza said:
Do you know if it will harm the stock rom? The recovery I installed was downloaded from ZL's forum.
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Not sure. If this was the "Dual recovery" installation, go download the zl version and re-flash...

pedromsouza said:
Do you know if it will harm the stock rom? The recovery I installed was downloaded from ZL's forum.
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Ya its ported from Xperia z why don't you install xz dual recovery. I had no problem in flashing. Which rom are you trying to flash
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coolrevi said:
Ya its ported from Xperia z why don't you install xz dual recovery. I had no problem in flashing. Which rom are you trying to flash
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I'm trying to flash Paranoid Android. I'll search for xz dual recovery and post here if it works.

pedromsouza said:
I'm trying to flash Paranoid Android. I'll search for xz dual recovery and post here if it works.
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Bro. You don't need any recovery. Just flash boot.img from the zip using fastboot. You'll have a recovery installed
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coolrevi said:
Bro. You don't need any recovery. Just flash boot.img from the zip using fastboot. You'll have a recovery installed
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fastboot will only work for unlocked bootloader
pedromsouza said:
I'm trying to flash Paranoid Android. I'll search for xz dual recovery and post here if it works.
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use the recovery here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261606

Ben Ling said:
fastboot will only work for unlocked bootloader
use the recovery here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261606
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However rom won't work unless you flash cm based kernel so you need to unlock boot loader anyways
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I flashed zip [TWRP][PhilZ Touch][CWM] XZDualRecovery 2.7.1XX RC and got the same error when I tried to install Paranoid Android rom (which is based on CM, right?). "this rom is for odin, this device is yuga".

pedromsouza said:
I flashed zip [TWRP][PhilZ Touch][CWM] XZDualRecovery 2.7.1XX RC and got the same error when I tried to install Paranoid Android rom (which is based on CM, right?). "this rom is for odin, this device is yuga".
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Bro you need to flash its kernel in order to use that rom. Flash the kernel, go to recovery wipe everything flash rom, flash gapps, reboot system
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coolrevi said:
Bro you need to flash its kernel in order to use that rom. Flash the kernel, go to recovery wipe everything flash rom, flash gapps, reboot system
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Thanks for answering. My bootloader is unlocked. Do you know where can I download this kernel?

pedromsouza said:
Thanks for answering. My bootloader is unlocked. Do you know where can I download this kernel?
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Download pa rom zip. You can find it inside the zip. Just extract a file called boot.img. And flash using fastboot command
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coolrevi said:
Download pa rom zip. You can find it inside the zip. Just extract a file called boot.img. And flash using fastboot command
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It worked! Thank you so much... now I understand that to install a rom, first I need to flash a specific boot to that rom.

pedromsouza said:
It worked! Thank you so much... now I understand that to install a rom, first I need to flash a specific boot to that rom.
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Not always. If you are using stock based rom you just need stock kernel. However to use cm based roms you'll need this respective kernel.
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