I have an R00x from Verizon (CDMA). I bought this phone from a co-worker just to use it for emulators.
Learned many things while rooting this Xperia Play. I cant unlock the bootloader with out paying so i have to stick to GB roms from what I understand.
Rooted by downgrading to 2.3.3 with Flashtool and then using SuperOneClick. Tried using X-parts to install CWM but it would never let me get into recovery so i used ClockWorkMod Recovery 5.0.2.6 Easy installation and succesfully installed CWM.
Copied over Bane of Speed, rebooted to recovery and wiped Data And Factory Reset.
The next step said to wipe /system so i did (I remembered that since my bootloader is locked the recovery is installed in the system. This worried me)
Flashed the zip
Wiped cache and davlik and booted
Couldnt get past the Sony Ericsson and i waited 10mins or so, pulled the battery and couldnt get into recovery because I think it got wiped in /system
Had a minor heart attack thinking that i bricked it.
Was able to reinstall 2.3.3 with Flashtool, and re rooted and reinstalled recovery.
Are there special install instructions for a locked bootloader? Do you see a step where i went wrong?
Suggest another rom for a locked CDMA R00x? I dont need a super fancy rom, just want to play emulators and play store games
Thanks for reading this novel, any help would be appreciated.
This Rom wony work the signal for CDMA only GSM but it will work for locked and unlocked, IT must have been a download error, redownload and flash then report back!
HOPE IT HELPED!!!
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Pizza_Dox said:
This Rom wony work the signal for CDMA only GSM but it will work for locked and unlocked, IT must have been a download error, redownload and flash then report back!
HOPE IT HELPED!!!
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Redownloaded and followed the steps again, and i still got stuck at Sony Ericsson. =(
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Redownloaded and followed the steps again, and i still got stuck at Sony Ericsson. =(
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Ok, Now i dont know whats up as im unlocked and my tester Joeyxc tested it on his locked and it worked fine,
So i really dont know whats going on...
Its probably the kernel you have
Also why dont u unlock Via Testpoint and flash lupus or Dooms
Im sorry for bad support but if i had more experience in Locked BootLoaders then i would be able to fix it probably!
Any one else got any ideas?, please help him!
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Ok, Now i dont know whats up as im unlocked and my tester Joeyxc tested it on his locked and it worked fine,
So i really dont know whats going on...
Its probably the kernel you have
Also why dont u unlock Via Testpoint and flash lupus or Dooms
Im sorry for bad support but if i had more experience in Locked BootLoaders then i would be able to fix it probably!
Any one else got any ideas?, please help him!
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Made progress!
I believe i successfully unlocked my bootloader by using Sonys MEID unlock. Flashed Lupus! and got into the lupus recovery. Proceeded to attempt to install your rom. follow same steps and i go to reboot system. When it reboots it automatically goes straight back to Lupus though.
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Made progress!
I believe i successfully unlocked my bootloader by using Sonys MEID unlock. Flashed Lupus! and got into the lupus recovery. Proceeded to attempt to install your rom. follow same steps and i go to reboot system. When it reboots it automatically goes straight back to Lupus though.
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ok ive had that probelm be4 just format all paritions and if that dosent work, GOOGLE It, lol, sorry , im not at a pc
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Pizza_Dox said:
ok ive had that probelm be4 just format all paritions and if that dosent work, GOOGLE It, lol, sorry , im not at a pc
sent from my LOIC from mars
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So format /sd-ext ? and then mount it in usb storage and move the BOSv6.zip back on and try again?
thanks for all the help
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Last time I wiped cache and dalvik after flashing the zip, all hell broke loose on my phone. Try wiping your cache and dalvik, before flashing the zip, afterwards, just reboot, don't wipe anything.
Toasty Clown said:
Last time I wiped cache and dalvik after flashing the zip, all hell broke loose on my phone. Try wiping your cache and dalvik, before flashing the zip, afterwards, just reboot, don't wipe anything.
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I think i got it. after reading into it more i was just using the command (fastboot boot lupus.img) when i should have been using (fastboot flash boot Lupus.img)
Finally got Bane of Speed Installed!
Last couple of questions,
1. Joystiqs dont work in GB?
2. Can I use any GSM rom? (i dont care if the radios work, this is just an offline games phone for me(CDMA verizon))
Thank you very much for all your help guys! Sorry I derped and thought i had flashed the boot image when i was only temp running it
Lol, it's ok, first tone flashing is always hard!
1.) joysticks should work!
2.) Yes u can use any GSM Rom - I think, but their will be no service
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Lol, it's ok, first tone flashing is always hard!
1.) joysticks should work!
2.) Yes u can use any GSM Rom - I think, but their will be no service
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Not all GSM roms work. Moat will leave your homescreen blank and unusable. In addition the only fix is to install xdarkmarios cdma patch/fix. Sorry can't remember the name of it off hand. It essentially fixes the blank homescreen so you should be able to flash any GSM rom. That's what I used on my old Verizon xperia play before switching to the GSM model.
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Hey peeps - another annoying n00b question (sorry)
I have the Doom v3 kernel and stock 2.3.3
Just want to know how I can boot into recovery so I can install a ROM zip?
I have tried every combination of buttons on startup including Power then tapping and holding Back and I cant get into recovery mode.
Please help i really want to try the GingerStation rom
Turn device off. When off press the power button once, then start tapping any hardware button untill device boots into recovery. You can also try doomlords xCharge app from the market.
Sorry i havent been very active in the forums recently. I will be updating rom soon with some cool features and a new name
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I have tried xCharge, all it does is reboots the phone
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Simmo3D said:
I have tried xCharge, all it does is reboots the phone
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You have to turn the phone on, when you see the first image of the android on the screen keep tapping the back button, you will get in trust me I had the same problem
Simmo3D said:
I have tried xCharge, all it does is reboots the phone
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AFAIK you have to boot into recovery the standard way. Like the person above described. Once you do that CWM creates a directory in /cache called "recovery" then xCharge works fine
OmG it worked.. thanks alot guys!!
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hi guys having same problem everything installed ok but wont boot into recovery either way any ideas
brockyneo said:
hi guys having same problem everything installed ok but wont boot into recovery either way any ideas
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Did you try everything from this thread?
eg. Pushing back/wolume button (or maybe other) when the led lights.
If yes. Try get to it using command or reflash boot.img
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I have a stock Play, but I'm not good to reboot into recovery....
akira.pwr said:
I have a stock Play, but I'm not good to reboot into recovery....
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Have you installed CWM?
No, I don't know how to do it...
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No, I don't know how to do it...
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Are you rooted?
If not, do you know how to do that?
No, it's completely stock, I've read I have to flash a file in recovery, I've got it, but I don't know how to reboot in recovery with button combination.
To get cwm, root using doomlords easy toolkit, search development
Then install this app and click install: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pvy.CWMinstaler
After you have installed that, boot on your phone, and when you see the sony ericsson screen, repeatedly tap volume down until you get into cwm
WOW! It's very easy this way, thanks a lot
Another quick question, now bootloader is unlocked?
Can I flash any custom roms like any other device? (flash in recovery mode)
Thanks again.
That way i showed is to install CWM with a LOCKED bootloader.
This will allow you to flash STOCK based roms, no others
This is not unlocking bootloader, just getting CWM
If you want to unlock your bootloader, you have to go to the sony website or pay to unlock it
Oh, so I can't flash CM roms, but I can with stock based, right?
I knew about Sony website, but I though there was other ways to have the bootloader unlocked.
Well, thank you a lot, now I have to find a good stock based rom.
akira.pwr said:
Oh, so I can't flash CM roms, but I can with stock based, right?
I knew about Sony website, but I though there was other ways to have the bootloader unlocked.
Well, thank you a lot, now I have to find a good stock based rom.
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Yeah!
Before anything, make a nandroid backup!
I have to upgrade to latest fw with flashtool (in Italy we haven't), I'm learning all this night, but most of work is done thanks to you.
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I have to upgrade to latest fw with flashtool (in Italy we haven't), I'm learning all this night, but most of work is done thanks to you.
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my question is do i have to unlock the bootloader to install a custom kernel?? i have the xperia play r800at running the clockwork mod v5.0.0.2 with a recovery installed
Is it the r800x or the r800i. Regardless, the bootloader must be unlocked. The phone version just decides if it is possible or not
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its the r800at so how do i know which roms will work i really dont want to brick it that would suck lol
There are really good roms out there that cannot brick your phone. Anyway if it does brick u can always fix it yourself. The rom totally depends on what u what. Speed, looks,etc.
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You need to take out the battery and look for a "R800_" the blank being a letter like x,i, or c. If you don't want to unlock the bootloader try the darkforest rom
http://darkforestgroup.com/forum/index.php/topic,11307.0.html
The COLA rom is really fast but simplistic and the market is incompatible at this point with google play being released
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1442557
The IT-rom is based upon COLA so it is blazingly fast but inherently has the out of date market.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459456
If wifi doesn't work on any rom, flash the stock wifi modules.
If the phone gets stuck on the sony ericssion boot logo, use SEUS to restore to stock everything
DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR COLA AND IT-ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439474
Cheers
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Also none of those require a custom kernel and are well built on the stock kernel. If you need any links, let me know
Cheers
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wow thanks guys well apreciated kinda new to all of this but im getting there i tried searching around to unlock bootloader that will be a challange .... since my imei is 15 characters long ... ill try the roms listed and letcha know what happens lol
bricked im thinking stuck on sony ericsson screen help lol wont update thru sony companion phone wont detect
masonraus said:
You need to take out the battery and look for a "R800_" the blank being a letter like x,i, or c. If you don't want to unlock the bootloader try the darkforest rom
http://darkforestgroup.com/forum/index.php/topic,11307.0.html
The COLA rom is really fast but simplistic and the market is incompatible at this point with google play being released
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1442557
The IT-rom is based upon COLA so it is blazingly fast but inherently has the out of date market.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1459456
If wifi doesn't work on any rom, flash the stock wifi modules.
If the phone gets stuck on the sony ericssion boot logo, use SEUS to restore to stock everything
DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR COLA AND IT-ROM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439474
Cheers
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is darkforest the only rom wihtout the need to unlock bl?
how can we install? (sry im quite new and want to add it to the wiki)
sportstj11 said:
bricked im thinking stuck on sony ericsson screen help lol wont update thru sony companion phone wont detect
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Ah the delightful soft brick. To fix download this http://www.softpedia.com/get/Mobile-Phone-Tools/Sony-Ericsson/Update-Service.shtml and follow the instructions to update given after install.
After following the instructions to "update" your phone; use the zergrush root method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1321582 to re root, reboot, install this apkhttp://www.google.com/m/url?ei=aW1f...kQFjAA&usg=AFQjCNFpwILPy8Rr-eZVSBJ8hrxtAyACAA, and run it to re install CWM.
Your apps should be there but if not:
Reboot into CWM and flash the nandroid I hope you made before doing ANYTHING. If you didn't make a nandroid, restore a titanium backup or start re downloading the apps you had installed.
After your done, backup your apps with titanium backup and make a nandroid backup as well.
Also I'm curious to what rom you tried to flash and the settings you uses when flashing as I might be able to help you flash it correctly.
Cheers
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welll thanx for the info im thinking since im a noob at this i tried to install 3.0.5 darkforest rom but it might have been the wrong one becuz there was a 3.1.0 as well im i wiped sd card before installing rom too i waited about 30 mins for phone to boot but wouldnt boot at all
well darforest 3.0.5 is what i installed but i may have confused it with the 3.1.0 too grrrrrr also you said to take out battery and search R800 well i tried that and it wouldnt work grrr
Make sure you got the darkforest 3.0.5. You can get it OTA here. Also make sure ypu untick the options that say GSM only and also untick the option that says "format /system"
Type this into the dialer: *#06#*
If it comes back with a MEID you have a R800x. If it comes back with a IMED you have a R800i. Also if you are on Verizion in the US then you have a R800x
Cheers
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You can get it OTA here.
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Forgot the link here you go
http://icxperia.com/keiran/keiran/dfrotaplay.apk
Cheers
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is darkforest the only rom wihtout the need to unlock bl?
how can we install? (sry im quite new and want to add it to the wiki)
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All of these don't need the unlocked bootloader. COLA and IT-ROM are nandroid backups that must be placed in the folder /sdcard/clockworkmod/backup. The downloaded files need to be extracted into seperate folders. Eg: .../backup/cola6 or .../backup/IT-ROM. The files can be flashed through the recovery option in CWM.
As for darkforest rom, it needs to be downloaded, and the zip file must be put into the root of the sdcard. From there it can be flashed through the option in CWM to select a zip file to flash.
Darkforest rom also uses the AROMA installer (touch screen capible rom installer) which is fantastic because it makes installing and selecting instalation options incredibly easy.
Also what is this wiki? I would love a link to this.
Cheers
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ok well it comes baclk as imei so that means what? lol ok i got all that reformatted my sd card rooted with super one click installed recovery cwm 5.0.2.7 now ill make sure to wipe the sd card before installing rom i went back and all my apps and all were still on the sd card which tells me it didnt wipe correctly btw this phone is us from att
wiki has instructions how to do it all which i think is a great idea here on this awesome site if its possible and all ya know is that arma installer on the market or was that the link u sent me?
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wiki has instructions how to do it all which i think is a great idea here on this awesome site if its possible and all ya know is that arma installer on the market or was that the link u sent me?
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Aroma installer is in the darkforest rom zip. It was that installer wen you flashed it.
Okay the imei means you could unlock your bootloader if you wanted to. It also means you have the r800i.
To flash darkforest rom, download it via darkforest ota (see previous post), move it to the root of the sdcard with astro or es file manager. DO NOT UNZIP! Go into CWM, wipe the cache partition, then find the darkforest rom zip,and flash it. When the installer comes up, UNTICK the option that says "format /system" then press install. After it is finished SAVE THE LOGS. Then try rebooting and tell me what happened
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ok kool ill do that now and im glad i have the r800i now i know a lil bit
Yeah us R800x users have to pay to have our bootloader unlocked and the dev has to be on.his computer to do it. Oh well.
Let me know how flashing goes incase something pops up that's bad.
Also the sony ericsson logo that pops up that has the green thing above it is the boot animation. It will be there for like 5 min. It just takes forever on the first boot for some reason.
Cheers
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Installed a app to change transitions, chose my transition, and it asked to reboot, so i did it, but now, it stays on rebooting screen :'(
Can this be fixed? i unlocked bootloader and flashed recovery and can ge tinto recovery mode but i can´t access the phone.. I'm panicked rlly :'(
Sorry, i know I'm a noob in this topics.. If you could help me i can give you my skype also..
Thanks
Paul
paulo111 said:
Installed a app to change transitions, chose my transition, and it asked to reboot, so i did it, but now, it stays on rebooting screen :'(
Can this be fixed? i unlocked bootloader and flashed recovery and can ge tinto recovery mode but i can´t access the phone.. I'm panicked rlly :'(
Sorry, i know I'm a noob in this topics.. If you could help me i can give you my skype also..
Thanks
Paul
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If you have a custom ROM installed just wipe cache and dalvik... reflash that ROM and gapps and reboot
EDIT: always make a nandroid backup when ever you flash something you are not 100% sure it will work on your device
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NORCALkID said:
If you have a custom ROM installed just wipe cache and dalvik... reflash that ROM and gapps and reboot
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I didn't change anything in the roms, i have the original rom installed never done a backup or installed a other rom..
I didn't do it, should have known that before... is there no way out now?
[HOW-TO] [GSM & CDMA] Convert to latest yakju/takju/mysid (incl JB) / Return to stock
Did you use a toolkit to unlock boot loader? You could use one to reflash a stock image ? Or push an update.zip over USB and flash from recovery ?
daz.g said:
Did you use a toolkit to unlock boot loader? You could use one to reflash a stock image ? Or push an update.zip over USB and flash from recovery ?
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I used toolkit to unlock boot loader yeah, add me on skype that way i can tell you what i did, i'm not very good in this area idk how to do those things you said :\ Sorry
3rdstring said:
[HOW-TO] [GSM & CDMA] Convert to latest yakju/takju/mysid (incl JB) / Return to stock
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Can i do this without being able to go to homescreen? only from recovery?
Maybe somebody can assist me via skype and tell me what to do? I really don't know what to do :'(
I feel so stupid right now.. Hope some1 can help me.
Skype is: hoepaulo
paulo111 said:
Maybe somebody can assist me via skype and tell me what to do? I really don't know what to do :'(
I feel so stupid right now.. Hope some1 can help me.
Skype is: hoepaulo
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read the link that was posted to you by 3rdstring
You have a couple options here. Two that pop into my head immediately are download a custom ROM make sure it is for whatever device you have I.e. maguro, toro, toroplus. Boot into recovery and follow the directions in the ROM thread to install. Or download the stock images for your device and boot into bootloader and fastboot flash those. There are guides everywhere to do this.
Edit: forgot to mention that in recovery if going the ROM route you need to get that ROM. zip onto your SD card. Do it by mounting SD card in storage and adb push the zip to /sdcard.
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Going back to the stock may help you after wiping dalvik cache.
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Beamer9408 said:
Edit: forgot to mention that in recovery if going the ROM route you need to get that ROM. zip onto your SD card. Do it by mounting SD card in storage and adb push the zip to /sdcard.
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This doesnt work on our device. In recovery, push files with adb to /data/media/.
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My xperia play has been rooted and the bootloader has been unlocked but recently i tried to to wipe everything on my SD card using lupus recovery deleting everyhting and once i done this i can no longer go back to the recovery or the normal system and every time i switch on my phone it shows the lupus logo and then restarts and just does this over and over again and i can only access ADB nothing eles, can anyone please help me?!
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My xperia play has been rooted and the bootloader has been unlocked but recently i tried to to wipe everything on my SD card using lupus recovery deleting everyhting and once i done this i can no longer go back to the recovery or the normal system and every time i switch on my phone it shows the lupus logo and then restarts and just does this over and over again and i can only access ADB nothing eles, can anyone please help me?!
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Remove your battery for,30 seconds and then put it back in. You should be able to access recovery now.
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still doesn't work
abdel12345 said:
Remove your battery for,30 seconds and then put it back in. You should be able to access recovery now.
I tired this but it did not help my phone is still restarting and doesnt go to the recovery, do you have any other advise please?!
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Flash the ftf for your phone worth flash tool that will fix almost every problem but you'll lose all your data
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another problem!! sorry
abdel12345 said:
Flash the ftf for your phone worth flash tool that will fix almost every problem but you'll lose all your data
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annoying problem! i cant get my phone to go into flash mode do you have any tips i can use? thank you in advance
xperia
Axelis said:
annoying problem! i cant get my phone to go into flash mode do you have any tips i can use? thank you in advance
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try with fastboot !!
Damn flash tool
nakuk21 said:
try with fastboot !!
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flash tool insists i use flash mode or then i cannot proceed :crying:
system flash
do you know what system flashing is, it sounds like it can be useful?
Thank you
thank you it seemed that taking out my battery worked i just had to try it over again!!! then i was able to go into my recovery but needed to wait a while thank you
For some reason DoomKernelV14 refuses to boot on my phone.
From Stock GB (unlocked bootloader), I tried flashing it with fastboot by using
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
(After re-naming the DoomKernelV14.img file to boot.img of course and putting it in my fastboot folder).
After that, fastboot reported that flashing was successful, so I went to turn my phone on so I could boot into recovery so I could install Dixperia 2, and all I got was a quick vibrate and a black screen of nothing. Having done that I did a battery pull so I could put the phone back into fastboot mode, and use the commands:
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fastboot erase userdata
fastboot erase system
After this I could put the phone back into Flash Mode (which I was unable to do after attempting to flash DoomKernel. From here I flashed the Stock ROM so I could turn my phone back on again.
After this I tried the above again, using the erase userdata/system commands above before I flashed DoomKernel and had the same problem.
Could anyone offer any insight as to what I might be doing wrong?
My phone is using a -64 baseband, and a .62 build number.
BUMP
Have you tried redownload the kernel? Maybe your download is corrupted.
And after your phone vibrated and stayed dark, have you unpluged your cable and took out your batterie a few seconds and then tried to start it again? And you shoud always erase userdata, dalvik and perform a factory reset if you flash a new rom or use a new kernel.
EP35DS4 said:
Have you tried redownload the kernel? Maybe your download is corrupted.
And after your phone vibrated and stayed dark, have you unpluged your cable and took out your batterie a few seconds and then tried to start it again? And you shoud always erase userdata, dalvik and perform a factory reset if you flash a new rom or use a new kernel.
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Yes done all that, to no avail Each time I have done this I have been going from Stock GB (unlocked bootloader). I also tried re-downloading the Kernel and that did not work. I have installed Cyanogenmod 7.2 in the past with no problems (before going back to Stock GB) so how come DoomKernel is causing no end of problems?
xenobia144 said:
Yes done all that, to no avail Each time I have done this I have been going from Stock GB (unlocked bootloader). I also tried re-downloading the Kernel and that did not work. I have installed Cyanogenmod 7.2 in the past with no problems (before going back to Stock GB) so how come DoomKernel is causing no end of problems?
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It seems like many users have problems with DoomKernel v14 (just look at the last 10 questions). Maybe you could just try another kernel, like lupus. is this the first time you try dommkernel v14 or worked it in the past for you?
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And maybe this could help you:
psxpetey said:
The firat time you start doomkernel it will seem like your phone is bricked as soon as you press power atart pressing the back button and a screen will come up that will allow you to install a Rom off the sd card. I thought mune was bricked firat time. When doom starts the blue led starts its not flash its just what it does.
1. Turn on the phone
2. Press back button until Rom flashing screen pops up
3. Install Rom from sd
4. Boot rom
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It's from one of those theards i mentioned [Q]Play bricked?
The only people who have trouble with kernels seem to not read the directions before they flash it they flash it and think omg im bricked it wont turn on . If the blue led shows doom is working you just need a Rom on you sd card and start pressing the back button as soon as you see the blue led and an installation screen will pop up. This is so you dont have to see the install screen everytime you boot. Before you install a Rom make sure its compatible with doom
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The only people who have trouble with kernels seem to not read the directions before they flash it they flash it and think omg im bricked it wont turn on . If the blue led shows doom is working you just need a Rom on you sd card and start pressing the back button as soon as you see the blue led and an installation screen will pop up. This is so you dont have to see the install screen everytime you boot. Before you install a Rom make sure its compatible with doom
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Except there was no blue light on, nor any light at all for that matter. Also, since I was not able to get as far as even installing a ROM, I should also note that I had done my research, and was going to be installing Dixperia 2 (and the author of that ROM says to use DoomKernelV14). I was going from Stock GB.
I ought to note that I never said it was bricked, as I have been able to get back to Stock GB, as noted in the original post.
Before you go walking into posts implying people didn't read the instructions you should probably read the original post.
Now does anyone have anything helpful to add?
psxpetey said:
The only people who have trouble with kernels seem to not read the directions before they flash it they flash it and think omg im bricked it wont turn on . If the blue led shows doom is working you just need a Rom on you sd card and start pressing the back button as soon as you see the blue led and an installation screen will pop up. This is so you dont have to see the install screen everytime you boot. Before you install a Rom make sure its compatible with doom
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well just keep trying then there shouldnt be an issue. You wont break if from trying
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psxpetey said:
well just keep trying then there shouldnt be an issue. You wont break if from trying
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After ten attempts it still did not work, hence my original question.
Post the logfile from flashtool and the logfile for the install from your phone would make figuring this out easier.
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psxpetey said:
Post the logfile from flashtool and the logfile for the install from your phone would make figuring this out easier.
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How does one go about obtaining these?
Flashtool is a simple copy paste when you do the install. Im sure you can find the log in flashtools files. The logfile from the play should be in /cache. And is a. Log file. Maybe called lastinstall.log or something similiar.
I havent had a play for a while so dont quote me on that lol but if its not there im sure someone.in the forum knows where it is.
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Are you on Windows 8 by any chance?
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im having the same damn problem:crying:
Anyway if your on Windows 8 flashtool wont work properly.
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