Hey.
Very new here to this forums and i certanly hope you can oversee if i posted this thread in the wrong place.
I have a locked bootloader on my Xperia S and when i found a way to root and install a new rom i thought, hey... why not right?
So i Tried to install MIUI v4 [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2139152]
So i do, and end up in MIUI bootlogo (bootloop) flashing between sony start logo, miui, and then reeboting to do the same thing again.
I dont know how to get into CMW and if i can install another ROM.
Are there any flashtools that work with a locked bootloader?
Android : 4.0.4
Lt26i
Thank you guys!
Use PCC to recover your phone.
In fact, all flash tools can be used on locked bootloader.
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Hi XDA, I've got an Xperia Play that's rooted with a locked bootloader running ICS, I've used the method in this thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762372. So far all I've done is gotten it rooted and cwm installed. However, anytime I try to flash a different ROM over I get bootloop, hangs on the Sony logo. I've tried the installing the following ROMs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877297
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1719746
If it makes any difference, I never attempted to install the ROM found here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1790615) before trying any other ROMs, I just went straight into the ROMs listed above but no luck. So, my question is, what is the best MIUI or AOSP ROM for an Xperia Play with a locked bootloader, and how can I install it?
The roms you were trying to flash needs custom kernel which means you need to unlock bootloader, that's why you get bootloop. For AOSP and MIUI roms you need custom kernel which means you need to unlock bootloader. As for locked bootloader you can only use the locked bootloader ICS by vokal and Markphyton ICS.
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jeff7424 said:
The roms you were trying to flash needs custom kernel which means you need to unlock bootloader, that's why you get bootloop. For AOSP and MIUI roms you need custom kernel which means you need to unlock bootloader. As for locked bootloader you can only use the locked bootloader ICS by vokal and Markphyton ICS.
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I also found one MIUI ROM that said it could be installed on locked bootloader, don't remember where I found it but it said for locked bootloader put the nandroid backup in the recovery folder and install from there, which I did. It got past the Sony logo but then hung at a black screen. How can I unlock my bootloader? My phone status says my bootloader cannot be unlocked, though I figure there must be a way. Can anyone help me out please? Also, thanks for your reply.
www.unlock-bootloader.com
The only easy and safe way, $24.
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I use to have that problem with stock based roms... Try do a full wipe and format system before you flash... The format system bit is important might just fix the boot loop it worked for me before when I installed markphytons rom...but when u format system you will lose cwm so your going to have to install it again
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The only easy and safe way, $24.
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I tried to get a hold of the guy who does that, he replied to one of my emails but then never got back to me. Oh well! Thanks for your help
cippi21 said:
I use to have that problem with stock based roms... Try do a full wipe and format system before you flash... The format system bit is important might just fix the boot loop it worked for me before when I installed markphytons rom...but when u format system you will lose cwm so your going to have to install it again
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I still have yet to try markphytons ROM since I've wanted to use others, but I guess I have no other option and it's probably better than the ROM that the ROM I'm currently running.
I was under the impression that any ROM based on stocked ICS would work with the above method, is this not true? Where can I find ROMs based on stock ICS 4.0.4? I've searched but haven't had much luck...
Yea that's what I thought aswell but never tried any other roms...i always revert back to gb... It doesn't really make a difference which stock base Rom you flash they all have the same camera and gamepad problem I think
running ics on xperia play with locked bootloader
Brohnson said:
Hi XDA, I've got an Xperia Play that's rooted with a locked bootloader running ICS, I've used the method in this thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1762372. So far all I've done is gotten it rooted and cwm installed. However, anytime I try to flash a different ROM over I get bootloop, hangs on the Sony logo. I've tried the installing the following ROMs:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1877297
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1719746
If it makes any difference, I never attempted to install the ROM found here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1790615) before trying any other ROMs, I just went straight into the ROMs listed above but no luck. So, my question is, what is the best MIUI or AOSP ROM for an Xperia Play with a locked bootloader, and how can I install it?
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hi may i ask how you are running ics on your xperia play with locked bootloader and btw you only flash certain types of custom roms with locked bootloader as i have flashed nxtbean on xperia play with locked bootloader.
Ibrahimm786 said:
hi may i ask how you are running ics on your xperia play with locked bootloader and btw you only flash certain types of custom roms with locked bootloader as i have flashed nxtbean on xperia play with locked bootloader.
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You cant run ics on your xperia play because ICS requires a ICS kernal. You are currently using a GB kernel (locked bootloader) and ICS cant use a GB kernel.
Of course you can run ICS for locked bootloader it's created by vokal1992 but it runs very slow but you can try his/her kickass Gin2JellyBean ROM
BryanRG1996 said:
Of course you can run ICS for locked bootloader it's created by vokal1992 but it runs very slow but you can try his/her kickass Gin2JellyBean ROM
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No you got it all wrong that rom is stock gb themed with ics. Theres nothing ics about it other than its skin.
okay i just got my xperia arc s last few days and its perfomance wasnt really good sometimes laggy im on ics 4.0.4 build number 4.1.B.0.587 okay, now i wanna install a cyanogen mod based custom rom i dont know how to.. whats with the fast boot or bootloader.. help me anyone
If you want to install custom rom, you have to unlock bootloader and root the mobile.
Unlocking bootloader will void the warranty.
Steps to be followed to install custom ROM.
Warning - It clears all the user data (msgs, contacts, etc.,). Please take backup.
1. Unlock Bootlaoder.
2. Root mobile.
3. Download fastboot and flashtool and install flashtool.
4. Install requires baseband using flashtool.
5. Download cyanogen mod.
6. Flash the kernel using fastboot.
7. Flash the ROM using CWM.
If anything goes wrong you should download the Generic ROM (.ftf) and flash the ROM using flashtool.
Search in this ROM for each step. Then you will get all the details.
Hit "Thanks" if anyone helped you. :good:
Xperia Arc LT15i
Rooted/Bootloader Unlocked
JellyBean - FXP137/CM10
Hi all, I have a serious problem, I was following a tutorial to install CM on my ZL. The tutorial was for the Z and ZL, when I get to the part of installing the recovery, download the link and not the Z ZL and install and reboot, the phone did not return to light. Anyone know how I could fix the problem. From already thank you very much, I hope you can help me. And forgive me for my poor English.
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Hi all, I have a serious problem, I was following a tutorial to install CM on my ZL. The tutorial was for the Z and ZL, when I get to the part of installing the recovery, download the link and not the Z ZL and install and reboot, the phone did not return to light. Anyone know how I could fix the problem. From already thank you very much, I hope you can help me. And forgive me for my poor English.
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You need a unlocked bootloader to do custom roms however there are custom roms for locked bootloaders too.
Sorry, but I do not understand what I said apparently what happened is that the Xperia download a recovery and install Z, instead of one of the Xperia ZL. After restarting the phone, the phone did not return to start. Sorry for my English but is very poor.
Anyone know what I should do?
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You need a unlocked bootloader to do custom roms however there are custom roms for locked bootloaders too.
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The problem is not that I can not install because of the bootloader, but that installing the recovery that was not the cell does not start, it is not detected by the FlashBot or the PC.
For AOSP roms like CyanogenMod you need an unlocked bootloader.
Locked bootloader works only for stock kernel based roms.
If your phone is already rooted and BL unlocked, download CyanogenMod http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=odin
Extract the boot.img from that .zip-file and flash it via fastboot.
You'll need fastboot drivers installed to work! (--> http://www37.zippyshare.com/v/40599174/file.html)
CokeJunkee said:
For AOSP roms like CyanogenMod you need an unlocked bootloader.
Locked bootloader works only for stock kernel based roms.
If your phone is already rooted and BL unlocked, download CyanogenMod http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=odin
Extract the boot.img from that .zip-file and flash it via fastboot.
You'll need fastboot drivers installed to work! (--> http://www37.zippyshare.com/v/40599174/file.html)
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Hahaha I still make myself understood, installing a boot.img of "Xperia Z", the phone will not start, is not unbootable android, but the phone does not start. I can not even get into Fastboot mode
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...
Hi,
I never had this problem with other devices.
I have rooted my xperia z1c and installed custom recovery following the tutorial on xda. I was able to install xposed on kitkat and playing around with all sorts of rooted goodies ...
After that I tried no 3 times ! 3 different 5.0 custom roms. I followed the steps including wiping etc. Everytime I am ending up on a black screen with doing a reset through sonys software with the original unrooted rom.
I think I managed it one time to install a custom 4.4.4 rom without a problem. MAybe it has something to do with lollipop. Do I have to install a certain custom rom before installing a lollipop rom ? After flashing the rom I flashed the recovery fix btw. But I wasnt able to enter recovery mod ( black screen ) The phone seemed to work fine ( sony software deteced the phone instantly )
Any ideas?
BobderDritte said:
Hi,
I never had this problem with other devices.
I have rooted my xperia z1c and installed custom recovery following the tutorial on xda. I was able to install xposed on kitkat and playing around with all sorts of rooted goodies ...
After that I tried no 3 times ! 3 different 5.0 custom roms. I followed the steps including wiping etc. Everytime I am ending up on a black screen with doing a reset through sonys software with the original unrooted rom.
I think I managed it one time to install a custom 4.4.4 rom without a problem. MAybe it has something to do with lollipop. Do I have to install a certain custom rom before installing a lollipop rom ? After flashing the rom I flashed the recovery fix btw. But I wasnt able to enter recovery mod ( black screen ) The phone seemed to work fine ( sony software deteced the phone instantly )
Any ideas?
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Possibly not a new idea, as I believe you already did that, but, did you unlock the Bootloader?
bratusm said:
Possibly not a new idea, as I believe you already did that, but, did you unlock the Bootloader?
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thanks for any idea
to be honest I am not sure .. I used fastbood for installing the firmware , I think I didn´t. Do I need to unlock the bootloader to install custom roms cause I installed one without a problem ( 4.4.4 )
OK I check it. I didnt unlock my bootload so thanks for that .. but why was it possible to install a custom kitkat rom ?
BobderDritte said:
thanks for any idea
to be honest I am not sure .. I used fastbood for installing the firmware , I think I didn´t. Do I need to unlock the bootloader to install custom roms cause I installed one without a problem ( 4.4.4 )
OK I check it. I didnt unlock my bootload so thanks for that .. but why was it possible to install a custom kitkat rom ?
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Some custom roms use stock kernel. Stock kernel works with locked bootloader. If you want to run a CM based rom, you will need to unlock the bootloader, but make sure you make a backup of your TA partition first.
Unlocking the bootloader disables some of the Sony software and camera features.
These roms will work with a locked bootloader, but just flash the rom, don't flash anything - kernel/recovery after
[ROM][Custom][Privacy Guard][Leds][UB LB] D5503_14.4.A.0.108
[ROM][Z1C][.157][LB/UB]DstrikerZ1 Kai ROM 4.7
[Z1 series][LB/UB][Advanced]RockZ1k_V-2.1
[Z1C-D5503]KitSlim_AMG [Evo 9]
Didgesteve said:
Some custom roms use stock kernel. Stock kernel works with locked bootloader. If you want to run a CM based rom, you will need to unlock the bootloader, but make sure you make a backup of your TA partition first.
Unlocking the bootloader disables some of the Sony software and camera features.
These roms will work with a locked bootloader, but just flash the rom, don't flash anything - kernel/recovery after
[ROM][Custom][Privacy Guard][Leds][UB LB] D5503_14.4.A.0.108
[ROM][Z1C][.157][LB/UB]DstrikerZ1 Kai ROM 4.7
[Z1 series][LB/UB][Advanced]RockZ1k_V-2.1
[Z1C-D5503]KitSlim_AMG [Evo 9]
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thank you very much for this great answer / info .. I already checked the unlock bootloader thread and will proceed this evening with backing up everything I will be able to reinstall a stock rom with camere features etc if I am correct.
thanks again !
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(never had this with for example samsung devices )
Each device is different which is why you need to read instructions first.