[Q] Bootloop - Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi friends,
I was using aroma ROM on my xperia arc S unlocked bootloader, when i'm trying to install Atomic JB via CWM I forgot to flash the kernal. As a result my phone is in bootloop, I'm trying to flash the kernal of Atomic JB using flashboot or qucikIMG i'm getting the below error. Please any one help me out of this issue.
Flashing, please wait...
sending 'boot' (8864 KB)...
FAILED (remote: The Device must be rooted first)
finished. total time: -0.000s
Done. Please check log for errors

ghilli619 said:
Hi friends,
I was using aroma ROM on my xperia arc S unlocked bootloader, when i'm trying to install Atomic JB via CWM I forgot to flash the kernal. As a result my phone is in bootloop, I'm trying to flash the kernal of Atomic JB using flashboot or qucikIMG i'm getting the below error. Please any one help me out of this issue.
Flashing, please wait...
sending 'boot' (8864 KB)...
FAILED (remote: The Device must be rooted first)
finished. total time: -0.000s
Done. Please check log for errors
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According to the log, your bootloader is not unlocked. Try to unlock it again. Which method did you use the first time?

ghilli619 said:
Hi friends,
I was using aroma ROM on my xperia arc S unlocked bootloader, when i'm trying to install Atomic JB via CWM I forgot to flash the kernal. As a result my phone is in bootloop, I'm trying to flash the kernal of Atomic JB using flashboot or qucikIMG i'm getting the below error. Please any one help me out of this issue.
Flashing, please wait...
sending 'boot' (8864 KB)...
FAILED (remote: The Device must be rooted first)
finished. total time: -0.000s
Done. Please check log for errors
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Well did u flash stock?
And then install it the correct way?
Sent from my LT18i

Someguyfromhell said:
According to the log, your bootloader is not unlocked. Try to unlock it again. Which method did you use the first time?
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It was already unlocked bootloader since the beginning, I used Aroma ROM first, then i used Atomic Jb. I never unlocked the boot loader since it is already unlocked.
Is it the reason of the rom it got locked. If yes, how do i unlock it bcos i'm able to do fastboot and fastmode only

Sahaab said:
Well did u flash stock?
And then install it the correct way?
Sent from my LT18i
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No friend, I'm a noob. Pls guide me how to do it, I changed two custome rom and the last one which i didnt flash kernal, Flash stock means will it go to Gingerbread??

ghilli619 said:
No friend, I'm a noob. Pls guide me how to do it, I changed two custome rom and the last one which i didnt flash kernal, Flash stock means will it go to Gingerbread??
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Jst flash stock gingerbread or ics
I am sure u can find ftf files in the general section
Flash them the phone shud boot and then follow the instructions for the rom
Sent from my LT18i

ghilli619 said:
No friend, I'm a noob. Pls guide me how to do it, I changed two custome rom and the last one which i didnt flash kernal, Flash stock means will it go to Gingerbread??
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Atomic JB? Where did you got Atomic JB?

ghilli619 said:
It was already unlocked bootloader since the beginning, I used Aroma ROM first, then i used Atomic Jb. I never unlocked the boot loader since it is already unlocked.
Is it the reason of the rom it got locked. If yes, how do i unlock it bcos i'm able to do fastboot and fastmode only
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No, your boatloader is locked... How did you think that it's unlocked if yourself didn't unlock it...
Sent from my Xperia Neo V using xda app-developers app

Issue resolved
Thanks friend,
I have unloked the bootloader using instruction given by Sony, Then i flash the IMG kernel with QuickIMG now its working fine. I really appreciate your help guys, Thanks once again

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[Q] FASTBOOT- Device needs to be rooted first, but already is!

Hi
Can anyone plz help with my problem here. After following directions on installing the boosthd rom for arc s, entering fastboot, typing in the command, it gives a failed error saying that my device needs to be rooted first but my arc s is already rooted.
note: i am trying to flash the kernal to get boost hd
here's the error given:
C:\fastboot>fastboot flash boot bootanzu126.img
sending 'boot' (4626 KB)...
FAILED (remote: The Device must be rooted first)
finished. total time: 0.002s
Bootloader unlocked?
Questions go in the Q&A section
techoo said:
Hi
Can anyone plz help with my problem here. After following directions on installing the boosthd rom for arc s, entering fastboot, typing in the command, it gives a failed error saying that my device needs to be rooted first but my arc s is already rooted.
note: i am trying to flash the kernal to get boost hd
here's the error given:
C:\fastboot>fastboot flash boot bootanzu126.img
sending 'boot' (4626 KB)...
FAILED (remote: The Device must be rooted first)
finished. total time: 0.002s
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Go root your phone, if rooted there should be Superuser installed on it. Alternatively, you can use root validators available on Play store.
Sent from my LT18i using xda app-developers app
Im facing this same problem! my bootloader is unlocked and my phone is confirmed rooted with super user installed etc. help
I am in the same boat. I have it rooted. I have switched my xperia play r800x over to ntelos. I have enabled tethering. Superuser is present. But when I try to fastboot it says please root device. I am lost now. I will search the internet some more to see if I can find a solution. If I find the answer I will post back with it.
try flashing this through CWM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1361240&d=1348846507
rockas67 said:
try flashing this through CWM
http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1361240&d=1348846507
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I have the same problem of techoo , I have the rooted phone and the unlocked bootloader but doesn't work
Ur boot loader is unlocked properly.
Once you do it... use flash tool... it'll tell you exactly what's wrong
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i'm using Xperia Neo L
bootloader status: Unlocked
rooted via here
but when trying to install CM9 kernal for paranoid android room, seems like i'm on the same boat too
make sure ur bootloader is unlocked properly
A friend of mine had a similar issue on his Sony Live with walkman (WT19i).
the unlock code he used was not correct as IMEI he submitted was wrong. however it showed the bootloader is unlocked and device rooted.
trying again wont harm. make sure you use only 14 digit IMEI (ignore the last digit) at http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com

[Q] i can't flash doomkernel .

i try to flash it with Fastboot Flasher-V3.2 and it says my arc s is not rooted and it is already rooted and super user appeared ... also this message appears when i try to install any rom boot.img by fastboot mode in flash tool .
plz help .. thx for every thing .
u must unlock your boot loader from Sony ,Google it before asking !
Regards
And if you have unlocked it and still getting the message then it's not rooted properly. Also provide more details when posting such as what firmware you're using. The one thing you wont find on XDA is mind reading.
3andala said:
u must unlock your boot loader from Sony ,Google it before asking !
Regards
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thx for ur help .
XperienceD said:
And if you have unlocked it and still getting the message then it's not rooted properly. Also provide more details when posting such as what firmware you're using. The one thing you wont find on XDA is mind reading.
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like u see i am new here .... i use arc s on ics 587 ... i rooted it with doomlord v1 root ... and installed cwm with cwm installer and i managed to enter cwm ... when i try to install rom it says installation aborted ... when i try to fastboot flash boot.img it says device must be rooted first ... is that enough ?
thx for ur words
Eslam_ said:
like u see i am new here .... i use arc s on ics 587 ... i rooted it with doomlord v1 root ... and installed cwm with cwm installer and i managed to enter cwm ... when i try to install rom it says installation aborted ... when i try to fastboot flash boot.img it says device must be rooted first ... is that enough ?
thx for ur words
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As you're new, give my GUIDE a quick read, it covers pretty much everything. If your BL is already unlocked, then reflash the stock ROM, then boot in to recovery using your computer, see HERE and flash the attachment which will root your Phone. If you still get the error message then you might not have unlocked your BL properly either.

[Q] pre rooted rom via flashtool ?

Namaste !
I want to flash my Xperia SL via flashtool with pre rooted 6.2.B.0.211 ROM.
I already unlocked my bootloader and i am currently at 6.2.B.0.200 FW.
My problem is i didn't get .ftf file of that latest rooted ROM, I just get .zip file. Actually what is the major difference betwen .ftf and .zip extension?
How can i convert that zip file to ftf?
Thanks in advance !
pracas said:
Namaste !
I want to flash my Xperia SL via flashtool with pre rooted 6.2.B.0.211 ROM.
I already unlocked my bootloader and i am currently at 6.2.B.0.200 FW.
My problem is i didn't get .ftf file of that latest rooted ROM, I just get .zip file. Actually what is the major difference betwen .ftf and .zip extension?
How can i convert that zip file to ftf?
Thanks in advance !
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Bro the FTF is available - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=42471761&postcount=907
And as for your question, it is not possible to convert a zip to ftf but ftf to zip is definitely possible.
abcdjdj said:
Bro the FTF is available - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=42471761&postcount=907
And as for your question, it is not possible to convert a zip to ftf but ftf to zip is definitely possible.
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I got ftf at here http://goo.im/devs/DooMLoRD/xperia_s/LT26i_6.2.B.0.211.ftf
Is this pre-rooted or not?
thanks in advance !
pracas said:
I got ftf at here http://goo.im/devs/DooMLoRD/xperia_s/LT26i_6.2.B.0.211.ftf
Is this pre-rooted or not?
thanks in advance !
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No, FTF files can never be pre-rooted. But as you have an unlocked bootloader, rooting should never be a problem for you at all. Follow these steps to get root on .200-
1. Download and flash the FTF.
2. Download and flash a custom kernel for JB like DoomKernel [highly recommended kernel:angel::angel:]
3. Download this zip file - http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1772586&d=1362200612
4. Flash it in recovery and enjoy your rooted JB phone
doomkernel with recovery ??
abcdjdj said:
No, FTF files can never be pre-rooted. But as you have an unlocked bootloader, rooting should never be a problem for you at all. Follow these steps to get root on .200-
1. Download and flash the FTF.
2. Download and flash a custom kernel for JB like DoomKernel [highly recommended kernel:angel::angel:]
3. Download this zip file - http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1772586&d=1362200612
4. Flash it in recovery and enjoy your rooted JB phone
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when i flash DoomKernel via flashtool, then can i go on recovery mode easily?
thanks in advance !
pracas said:
when i flash DoomKernel via flashtool, then can i go on recovery mode easily?
thanks in advance !
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Yes. When you see that cool DoomKernel logo, keep on pressing the volume up button to go into CWM. If you want to go into TWRP, then keep on pressing the camera button.
successfully flashed and now rooted !
abcdjdj said:
Yes. When you see that cool DoomKernel logo, keep on pressing the volume up button to go into CWM. If you want to go into TWRP, then keep on pressing the camera button.
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Flashed kernel and the zip file and now rooted also.
thank you so much !
have nice time !
Help Needed
pracas said:
Flashed kernel and the zip file and now rooted also.
thank you so much !
have nice time !
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All I have is unlocked bootloader with 211 installed(via flash tool).
Could you please help me rooting my Xperia S?
I am stuck installing Doomkernel.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash boot kernel.elf
< waiting for device >
sending 'boot' (11028 KB)...
FAILED (remote: The Device must be rooted first)
finished. total time: 0.016s
What should I do now?
Regards,
Chandru.
chandru155 said:
All I have is unlocked bootloader with 211 installed(via flash tool).
Could you please help me rooting my Xperia S?
I am stuck installing Doomkernel.
C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot>fastboot flash boot kernel.elf
< waiting for device >
sending 'boot' (11028 KB)...
FAILED (remote: The Device must be rooted first)
finished. total time: 0.016s
What should I do now?
Regards,
Chandru.
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You have not unlocked your bootloader properly. Do one thing, dial this number in your phonepad - *#*#7378423#*#* and then go to Service info---> Configuration and check the Rooting status.
If it says "Bootloader unlock allowed : YES" then you have not unlocked your bootloader properly. If it says "Bootloader unlocked : YES" then it is unlocked.
Thanks.
abcdjdj said:
You have not unlocked your bootloader properly. Do one thing, dial this number in your phonepad - *#*#7378423#*#* and then go to Service info---> Configuration and check the Rooting status.
If it says "Bootloader unlock allowed : YES" then you have not unlocked your bootloader properly. If it says "Bootloader unlocked : YES" then it is unlocked.
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Unlocked bootloader, installed Doomlord's advanced kernel and rooted my Xperia S. Thanks.
Regards,
Chandru.

Acro S JB 6.2.B.0.211 ROOTED. No pre-rooted ROM required.

Hey,
I just upgraded my Acro S firmware by Sony PC Companion to the newest JB 6.2.B.0.211. I liked the ROM, WORLD version, and I wanted to root. But at the same time, I didn't want to have to download and install the pre-rooted ROM.
I kept looking everywhere for a way to make it happen but nothing, until it happened!
I installed this kernel first:
Stock JB 6.2.B.0.211 Kernel with CWM + TWRP recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2309117
Then I tapped the screen many times to access the TWRP recovery. I did a backup for my current ROM and I choose to reboot the system. On my way out, a message appeared telling me that my device isn't rooted and if I'd liked to root it and install SuperSU, and I went for it.
The system booted up and I found a new app called "Install SuperSU"
Follow3e the instructions and my Acro S JB is fully rooted!
Hope that works for you guys.
I assume that this is for unlocked BL?
I got this error message:
FAILED (remote: The Device must be rooted first)
finished. total time: 0.010s
Don't know what to do next....
d0littl3 said:
Hey,
I installed this kernel first:
Stock JB 6.2.B.0.211 Kernel with CWM + TWRP recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2309117
Hope that works for you guys.
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tino926 said:
I got this error message:
FAILED (remote: The Device must be rooted first)
finished. total time: 0.010s
Don't know what to do next....
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unlock your bootloader
hey thanks for the info... BTW which file did u flash in the recovery?
guyderam said:
hey thanks for the info... BTW which file did u flash in the recovery?
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I was trying to flash a new rom.
Btw, bootloader has to be unlocked. I'm trying to find something for locked bootloaders.
d0littl3 said:
I was trying to flash a new rom.
Btw, bootloader has to be unlocked. I'm trying to find something for locked bootloaders.
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Locked bootloader can't flash custom kernel (which included root and recovery) so you have to flash prerooted ROM, have no other ways at this time.
Sent from my LT26w
ngonchan said:
Locked bootloader can't flash custom kernel (which included root and recovery) so you have to flash prerooted ROM, have no other ways at this time.
Sent from my LT26w
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Yes, there is:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=42676864&postcount=21
but you should have .200 not .211, but DoomLord is working on a method for .211
d0littl3 said:
I was trying to flash a new rom.
Btw, bootloader has to be unlocked. I'm trying to find something for locked bootloaders.
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Thanks... But i meant which kernel file did u flash? the .elf from cobrato? Fastboot method?
Dude it worked perfectly well... Awesome... Thanks a bunch mate..
Easiest root ever.. hehe
d0littl3 said:
Hey,
I just upgraded my Acro S firmware by Sony PC Companion to the newest JB 6.2.B.0.211. I liked the ROM, WORLD version, and I wanted to root. But at the same time, I didn't want to have to download and install the pre-rooted ROM.
I kept looking everywhere for a way to make it happen but nothing, until it happened!
I installed this kernel first:
Stock JB 6.2.B.0.211 Kernel with CWM + TWRP recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2309117
Then I tapped the screen many times to access the TWRP recovery. I did a backup for my current ROM and I choose to reboot the system. On my way out, a message appeared telling me that my device isn't rooted and if I'd liked to root it and install SuperSU, and I went for it.
The system booted up and I found a new app called "Install SuperSU"
Follow3e the instructions and my Acro S JB is fully rooted!
Hope that works for you guys.
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Edit your thread dude. .this is for UNLOCK BOOTLOADER only. .

unlocking bootloader in stock MM

Hi,
I have a Z00A and it just got back from RMA. It returned with MM, so I want to install twrp and Lineage. I have read many tutorials on unlocking the BL but they all seem to refer to Lolipop.
I read somewhere that to unlock the MM BL, you must downgrade do lolipop. Is this the current method of unlocking the BL?
I tried to to install twrp in fastboot, but it seems that my device is not recognized by my computer in fastboot (I'm running Fedora Linux), maybe because it is with the locked BL.
Any help is much appreciated.
Just a follow up. I tried to flash the recovery:
bash-4.3$ sudo fastboot flash recovery twrp-3.0.2-0-Z00A.img
target reported max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'recovery' (15316 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.920s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.645s]
finished. total time: 1.565s
but it seems it didnt work. All is in the same state as before
ufa said:
Hi,
I have a Z00A and it just got back from RMA. It returned with MM, so I want to install twrp and Lineage. I have read many tutorials on unlocking the BL but they all seem to refer to Lolipop.
I read somewhere that to unlock the MM BL, you must downgrade do lolipop. Is this the current method of unlocking the BL?
I tried to to install twrp in fastboot, but it seems that my device is not recognized by my computer in fastboot (I'm running Fedora Linux), maybe because it is with the locked BL.
Any help is much appreciated.
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Just use this tool. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3458145
Sent from my ASUS_Z00A using Tapatalk
kenbo111 said:
Just use this tool. https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3458145
Sent from my ASUS_Z00A using Tapatalk
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Thank you, I will give it a shot
ufa said:
Thank you, I will give it a shot
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just a quick followup, it all worked from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/general/unlock-zenfone2-android-6-0-beta-unlock-t3411264

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