Hello my friends! i have oe Xperia Play (R800i) with the default android verion (2.3.4 i think) and, yesterday i was playing Street Fighter 4 (Installed yesterday, but alerdy have the game before and i think its not the problem) and Asphalt 8 with Money MOD (maybe the game was too much for my poor Xperia Play, the game have great graphics, and have some legs because this when playing..).
But i think the real problem is the Ram Manager PRO... Yep, that program is mah doom (or no lol)!
And the only thing i have doing in the ram manager was:
Used three of the ore-set profiles to ram improvement (Balanced, more free memory and hard gaming.), and i tried to put in default so see the diference in the game (and was awesome how the program works!) but...
The other only thing i do was BY ACCIDENT... and that was probably increased the VM Heap Size, unintentionally...
i choice the VM Heap Size option and then marked 512MB ram (The MAXIMUM RAM in my xperia play!), but i pressed the back button in intention to cancel this, but the phone messenge me saying i have to reboot to get thius works... So after this i played Asphalt 8 until the phone battery was dead... maybe thats the problem... theres some way to redo that without booting the xperia play?
I dont have Clockwork MOD installed, My cell is Rooted and my Bootloader is locked, plz, halp!
you can flash stock rom with flashtool without anything
pedyvirus said:
you can flash stock rom with flashtool without anything
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I know a little on how to do this, i have one Galaxy 5 with CyanogenMOD 7 :3
But... you know if there's a method to recovery my phone without losing any data? i have tons of sms and dont want to lose them...
i'm trying to conect to the pc, maybe that works :3
oh, and if you know some trhead that have the necessairy things to flash the stock room, plz can you post here? thx bro!
okay... now i only want to have my cell back working...
It is rooted, but have the boot loader locked up and its bricked so dont pass the boot image saying "sony ericson"..
now, i dont know how to do it, i tried PC companniopn, but the Xperia Play have to be turned on to do this ):
and i will try flashtool, but dont know how to use and if it will work because the bootloader...
Edit: My Xperia Play is recongized by the Flashtool program, now... what to do?
"Originally Posted by Toasty Clown View Post
Would you happen to have a custom kernel? Which Sony Ericsson logo is it, the non-moving one or the animated one?
Now, you wouldn't have happened to install a CyanogenMod, Ice Cream Sandwich or Jelly Bean rom, would you? I know you don't remember which rom you installed, just trying to spark a memory. Anyway, if you did so, then all you need to do is flash a compatible kernel. You see, if the Sony Ericsson logo you are seeing is the non-moving one, then you have the stock kernel, the one that's incompatible with the aforementioned roms.
If you don't want to get involved with this kernel business, then I've provided a Flashtool guide, so you can at least get your phone to a working, albeit factory reset, state:
First, install Flashtool.
Go here and find what you think your stock firmware was, download it.
Place the .ftf file in your Flashtool/firmwares directory.
Open Flashtool (as administrator if necessary) and click on the lightning bolt in the Flashtool window. Highlight Flashmode and select OK. A new window shall pop-up.
Select your downloaded firmware. I should read "R800i" in the first box and "4.0.2.A.0.XX" (with the "XX" being the number of the version you downloaded) in the second, the contents of the third box varies, so disregard it. There are many options for what to keep/replace during flashing, but I'd recommend leaving them as they are. Select OK. The window will now close and a new window will pop-up shortly after.
This window will detail how the preceding steps: With your turned-off phone (make sure its battery is intact), hold the back key (the leftmost one) while inserting the usb from your computer to your phone, continue holding the key until the window closes, DO NOT REMOVE THE USB.
The Flashtool window will now begin streaming various lines detailing its progress, all you need to look for is the line detailing a successful flash which with then tell you to disconnect your phone, now you can remove the USB.
Go ahead and close the remaining Flashtool window, your phone should now be back to default, factory reset, everything except your phone's bootloader and SIM unlocked statuses, they should be how you left them before."
that solved my problem :3
the firmware http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1589399
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Hi all, just bought a 2nd hand Xperia play, and noticed it was missing the play pocket thingy and when i slide open it doesnt go into the play games, also the home button doesnt work, only works when the phone is idle /sleep and i press the home button and it awakes the phone, could it be some kind of custom rom?? can i install a stock rom? not sure what info to give.
MODEL - R800i
android version - 2.3.4
kernel ver - 2.6.32.9-perf [email protected]#1
build num - 4.0.2.A.0.42
cheers jgoode
I'm not exactly sure which threads you'll want, but you'll want to use a program called Flashtool. You will end up downloading an .ftf file that corresponds to your model and build number. You will flash this .ftf file to your phone and restore it completely to factory stock. That should fix your problems.
Perhaps someone with an actual R800i could help? I believe things are a little different with the R800x, which is what I have.
Cheers, after i posted i start looking through a lot of threads on here and managed to download a generic uk stock rom and flashtool, just now trying to get java to work properly on my lappy and then see if i can install this rom lol, cheers again
The person who sold it to you probably had an old custom ROM installed (which usually had issues with hard resets), and when s/he wiped the phone s/he didn't realize that it was going to cripple the phone. A stock ROM flashed with FT will cure the sorrows of the phone.
the play app can be changed to not open when you slide out the pad, im thinking the home keys action is set to open the main home screen meaning that it looks like its doing nothing because thats the screen its set to, you could try installing another luncher from the market like launcherpro etc and see if it overrides the home key binding and asks what you want to set the default action to
Long time
firstly sorry for the long wait, ive been in hospital [seems im not made of rock and im not an american cowboy who can ride through open countryside lol]
Still have the same problem, i cant get flashtool to work [something to do with java?? But i can play minecraft ok]
As for the home button i downloaded a few launchers but still nothing from it so i downloaded an app [button savivor] i can now go straight to my home screen when surfing the web without pressing the back button a million times lol
Is there another way of flashing / installing a custom rom, offical sony rom???
Cheers again, [slighty battered and bruised] jamie
Do a google search for Wotan Server. That basically does what Flashtool does, but through an online resource. You won't have to download the firmware files yourself, just install their client and follow instructions.
I think. I've never used Wotan Server, but I've seen it recommended a lot.
Cheers, going to have a look at that.
I am extremely new to android OS... I will just get that out of the way right now...
I am open to any resources or guides that someone may have regarding Newbies info for Android OS or Firmware or Flashing or Rooting.
I do not know what it means to Root your phone or what benefits it provides.
I do not understand what Flashing is exactly.
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Phone type : Sony Ericsson XperiaARC - LT15A
Service provider : Rogers Wireless - Canada
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I was using the phone, installing apps happily using my wonderful device then it shut down and is now caught in a "Reboot Loop" (thats what my friend said it was called)
It will attempt to boot, passed the sony ericsson logo to my Rogers logo then it reboots. over and over.
I have not rooted this phone..
I pulled the battery, different combinations of sim/micro sd in/out
What do I do?
From what I have researched, I will need some kind of flashing application to refresh my phone to its original state.
To do that, I gather that I will need to find out what kind of Firmware my phone originally came with and some way to get it to stay connected to my computer while it continually tries to reboot itself.
thank you in advance.
Yep. You need to download flashtool as the utility to reformat (so to speak) your phone. You also need a rom to flash, which you can find plenty of from this thread under the "stock rom" sub heading. here's a tutorial on how to flash (btw you need a usb cable)
jman2131 said:
Yep. You need to download flashtool as the utility to reformat (so to speak) your phone. You also need a rom to flash, which you can find plenty of from this thread under the "stock rom" sub heading. here's a tutorial on how to flash (btw you need a usb cable)
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Well i really feel like an idiot now LOL!!
I just had to click on the "update" button on the sony PC companion then click the "repair" button (just got it yesterday so i don't feel TOO bad)
The update was successful and I am now running the new operating system for the LT15A which what i gather from my research is ice cream sandwich? its verison 4.x
You were so gentle and kind I really thank you for your post! I will look into the resources you have provided. I think i would like to play around with this device in the future so that will be useful information.
For now, my only problem is that my phone has been updated with a language that is not familiar to me so i am going to have to figure out how to change it back.
Thank you again for your kind advice!
my Xperia Play R800i will not turn on anymore after i tried to flash a rom... i dont exactly remember which one it was... i hope its not important
what my phone does is showing the Sony Ericsson logo and just stays there... i had it on the entire day just be sure that i wasnt doing something in the background or anything ...
but i never did it on my phone yet... (maybe better if never did this now i think of it)
but anyway pc companion says "null" and thats all it will say further it cannot detect my phone or do anything with it
i hope flashtool works if anyone is willing to lead me through it.
i dont have warranty anymore.
MausHaxxi said:
my Xperia Play R800i will not turn on anymore after i tried to flash a rom... i dont exactly remember which one it was... i hope its not important
what my phone does is showing the Sony Ericsson logo and just stays there... i had it on the entire day just be sure that i wasnt doing something in the background or anything ...
but i never did it on my phone yet... (maybe better if never did this now i think of it)
but anyway pc companion says "null" and thats all it will say further it cannot detect my phone or do anything with it
i hope flashtool works if anyone is willing to lead me through it.
i dont have warranty anymore.
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Would you happen to have a custom kernel? Which Sony Ericsson logo is it, the non-moving one or the animated one?
Now, you wouldn't have happened to install a CyanogenMod, Ice Cream Sandwich or Jelly Bean rom, would you? I know you don't remember which rom you installed, just trying to spark a memory. Anyway, if you did so, then all you need to do is flash a compatible kernel. You see, if the Sony Ericsson logo you are seeing is the non-moving one, then you have the stock kernel, the one that's incompatible with the aforementioned roms.
If you don't want to get involved with this kernel business, then I've provided a Flashtool guide, so you can at least get your phone to a working, albeit factory reset, state:
First, install Flashtool.
Go here and find what you think your stock firmware was, download it.
Place the .ftf file in your Flashtool/firmwares directory.
Open Flashtool (as administrator if necessary) and click on the lightning bolt in the Flashtool window. Highlight Flashmode and select OK. A new window shall pop-up.
Select your downloaded firmware. I should read "R800i" in the first box and "4.0.2.A.0.XX" (with the "XX" being the number of the version you downloaded) in the second, the contents of the third box varies, so disregard it. There are many options for what to keep/replace during flashing, but I'd recommend leaving them as they are. Select OK. The window will now close and a new window will pop-up shortly after.
This window will detail the proceeding steps: With your turned-off phone (make sure its battery is intact), hold the back key (the leftmost one) while inserting the usb from your computer to your phone, continue holding the key until the window closes, DO NOT REMOVE THE USB.
The Flashtool window will now begin streaming various lines detailing its progress, all you need to look for is the line detailing a successful flash which with then tell you to disconnect your phone, now you can remove the USB.
Go ahead and close the remaining Flashtool window, your phone should now be back to default, factory reset, everything except your phone's bootloader and SIM unlocked statuses, they should be how you left them before.
thanks!
Toasty Clown said:
Would you happen to have a custom kernel? Which Sony Ericsson logo is it, the non-moving one or the animated one?
Now, you wouldn't have happened to install a CyanogenMod, Ice Cream Sandwich or Jelly Bean rom, would you? I know you don't remember which rom you installed, just trying to spark a memory. Anyway, if you did so, then all you need to do is flash a compatible kernel. You see, if the Sony Ericsson logo you are seeing is the non-moving one, then you have the stock kernel, the one that's incompatible with the aforementioned roms.
If you don't want to get involved with this kernel business, then I've provided a Flashtool guide, so you can at least get your phone to a working, albeit factory reset, state:
First, install Flashtool.
Go here and find what you think your stock firmware was, download it.
Place the .ftf file in your Flashtool/firmwares directory.
Open Flashtool (as administrator if necessary) and click on the lightning bolt in the Flashtool window. Highlight Flashmode and select OK. A new window shall pop-up.
Select your downloaded firmware. I should read "R800i" in the first box and "4.0.2.A.0.XX" (with the "XX" being the number of the version you downloaded) in the second, the contents of the third box varies, so disregard it. There are many options for what to keep/replace during flashing, but I'd recommend leaving them as they are. Select OK. The window will now close and a new window will pop-up shortly after.
This window will detail how the preceding steps: With your turned-off phone (make sure its battery is intact), hold the back key (the leftmost one) while inserting the usb from your computer to your phone, continue holding the key until the window closes, DO NOT REMOVE THE USB.
The Flashtool window will now begin streaming various lines detailing its progress, all you need to look for is the line detailing a successful flash which with then tell you to disconnect your phone, now you can remove the USB.
Go ahead and close the remaining Flashtool window, your phone should now be back to default, factory reset, everything except your phone's bootloader and SIM unlocked statuses, they should be how you left them before.
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Thanks, i will try this when im home tonight
i will tell you if i got it working again lol (ps. i aint a noob... i never got freezings before... i was just being cautious so i wont break it behond repair LOL)
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ok it works again now. but now it asks me to download settings ... which it fails in... my phone tells me that it failed and asks me to retry downloading them.... which eventually will fail again... i got wifi on ofcourse (duh...)
anyway... i dont get it why i am having so much trouble with my phone.... my tablet i can hack without hassle... i just never used flashtool XD
always cmd and such...
anyway im almost there to have it completely fixed
thanks so far
MausHaxxi said:
ok it works again now. but now it asks me to download settings ... which it fails in... my phone tells me that it failed and asks me to retry downloading them.... which eventually will fail again... i got wifi on ofcourse (duh...)
anyway... i dont get it why i am having so much trouble with my phone.... my tablet i can hack without hassle... i just never used flashtool XD
always cmd and such...
anyway im almost there to have it completely fixed
thanks so far
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Okay, having not used stock in a long time, I've reverted my rom and kernel! Upon doing so, I noticed little wrong. Though I do remember an annoying prompt when I opened the browser, it'd say "Please insert SIM card" and "downloading settings" would pop-up following it.
Aside from that, I can't recreate the problem you're having. Could you go into more detail?
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Toasty Clown said:
Okay, having not used stock in a long time, I've reverted my rom and kernel! Upon doing so, I noticed little wrong. Though I do remember an annoying prompt when I opened the browser, it'd say "Please insert SIM card" and "downloading settings" would pop-up following it.
Aside from that, I can't recreate the problem you're having. Could you go into more detail?
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here is the popup that i get all the time.... while i CAN call people and receive calls... my phone refuses to use 3G which i do need...
MausHaxxi said:
here is the popup that i get all the time.... while i CAN call people and receive calls... my phone refuses to use 3G which i do need...
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Well... That's something I have never seen before...
Searched the Q&A and troubleshooting section, and I'd found a thread detailing such an error upon switching firmware. No offence but perhaps I didn't give you enough detail on which firmware to download, and for that I apologise.
Would you happen to know what branding your phone is, and post what it is and which firmware you installed (you can find said information in that third box I told you to ignore in Flashtool)? AT&T, Verizon, unbranded/no SIM/unlocked? I ask this as you may have installed incompatible firmware.
As an example, my phone was unbranded and came with no SIM, the pre-installed installed firmware (and the only one that I find to be fully compatible) was the R800i 4.0.2.A.0.42 UK Generic. In the context of stock roms, I find that it's best not to stray.
Anyway, you've probably already figured out what to do: find the intended firmware and flash it, using the instructions above. I'd recommend gathering some more outside help, changing the thread's title to reflect the current conundrum should be a good starting point.
will do
Toasty Clown said:
Well... That's something I have never seen before...
Searched the Q&A and troubleshooting section, and I'd found a thread detailing such an error upon switching firmware. No offence but perhaps I didn't give you enough detail on which firmware to download, and for that I apologise.
Would you happen to know what branding your phone is, and post what it is and which firmware you installed (you can find said information in that third box I told you to ignore in Flashtool)? AT&T, Verizon, unbranded/no SIM/unlocked? I ask this as you may have installed incompatible firmware.
As an example, my phone was unbranded and came with no SIM, the pre-installed installed firmware (and the only one that I find to be fully compatible) was the R800i 4.0.2.A.0.42 UK Generic. In the context of stock roms, I find that it's best not to stray.
Anyway, you've probably already figured out what to do: find the intended firmware and flash it, using the instructions above. I'd recommend gathering some more outside help, changing the thread's title to reflect the current conundrum should be a good starting point.
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if i cant obtain the required info i need i will make a new post regarding this issue...
but thanks to you for getting my phone to a working state
ps. i will post here if i got the 3G back to work or not using the thread you supplied.
fixed
MausHaxxi said:
if i cant obtain the required info i need i will make a new post regarding this issue...
but thanks to you for getting my phone to a working state
ps. i will post here if i got the 3G back to work or not using the thread you supplied.
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it was simply the APN settings....
how could i know xD never had this error before... anyway it works fine now 3G works smoothly
MausHaxxi said:
it was simply the APN settings....
how could i know xD never had this error before... anyway it works fine now 3G works smoothly
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Oh, sorry about that. I'd only ever experienced an APN problem when one of the roms I had installed had a broken settings app.
Anyway, it's nice to see that you've fixed your phone yourself, congrats!
Yeah I'm a bit confused at the methods. One guide tells you to use the official website, other threads take you to that same one. I havent had an Xperia Play since late 2012 - early 2013 and I found this one back in my old stuff. Sony website tells you to check with the dialer and see if it says yours is allowed to be unlocked. Mine has NOTHING. So what I'm supposed to suffer about 3-4 years later in the future because Verizon still decides they want to continue hiding whatever secrets this device packs?
I'm trying to experiment with custom roms. Stock is boring and would also love to root (which I can't because I'm on 2.3.4 since I'm an idiot).
We didn't even know about jellybean when I first had this thing. Now we have KitKat which is also aimed and claimed to run on a minimum of 512mb ram.
Any help?
Anybody? Its very frustrating as this phone has some potential.
Crossvxm said:
Anybody? Its very frustrating as this phone has some potential.
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Hi Crossvxm,
You can definitely unlock the bootloader on your phone. The Verizon Xperia Play doesn't show the bootloader unlock status in the service menu, but it's been confirmed in lots of other posts where R800x owners have unlocked their bootloaders. I have also done it personally with the Sony Official method. Here's the link to the Sony website if you want to give it a go: http://developer.sonymobile.com/unlockbootloader/
You can also root your R800x while it's still on 2.3.4 using the Eroot method. See this thread for more information on Eroot: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240285. Please make sure to hit the thanks button for Nabeel, wym986, Vokal1992, and any others who helped bring this root method to us. The direct download link for the Eroot version that I have used is: https://www.dropbox.com/s/jnwl5r3fnsssbuu/Eroot_V1.3.4.exe. If you want to check the MD5 checksum after downloading it, it should be: 459d8bdda203a5f5e9d28231fa6df6b0
Here are some instructions that I made for my friend to help him root his R800x, but the thread mentioned above also has instructions...
-Eroot Instructions-
1. Disable the anti-virus software on your computer to prevent it from stopping the root exploit
2. Go to your phone Settings/ Applications/Developer Options and Make USB Debugging is enabled. (I don't know if it's necessary, but I also check the box to allow Unknown Sources).
3. Plug your phone into the computer with a USB cable and make sure your phone is recognized by the computer before proceeding
4. Right click on the Eroot application and run it as Administrator
5. Eroot should recognize that your phone is connected and after a brief moment, it should prompt you to click on a green “Root” button. Click that button and it will show steps 1-4. Once it completes its process, your phone should be rooted with the Superuser app installed.
(PS: After it roots the phone, it will turn off Wifi. Just go back into your phone's settings and toggle the Wifi back on to get it working again).
I had some trouble getting the Superuser binaries to update after completing the above steps... so I used Titanium Backup Pro to wipe data/clear cache and uninstall the Superuser app. I then went to the Play store and reinstalled it. (This is the Superuser version I am using and it works fine: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.superuser&hl=en ).
Good luck.
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Hi Crossvxm,
You can definitely unlock the bootloader on your phone. The Verizon Xperia Play doesn't show the bootloader unlock status in the service menu, but it's been confirmed in lots of other posts where R800x owners have unlocked their bootloaders. I have also done it personally with the Sony Official method. Here's the link to the Sony website if you want to give it a go: http://developer.sonymobile.com/unlockbootloader/
You can also root your R800x while it's still on 2.3.4 using the Eroot method. See this thread for more information on Eroot: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240285. Please make sure to hit the thanks button for Nabeel, wym986, Vokal1992, and any others who helped bring this root method to us. The direct download link for the Eroot version that I have used is: https://www.dropbox.com/s/jnwl5r3fnsssbuu/Eroot_V1.3.4.exe. If you want to check the MD5 checksum after downloading it, it should be: 459d8bdda203a5f5e9d28231fa6df6b0
Here are some instructions that I made for my friend to help him root his R800x, but the thread mentioned above also has instructions...
-Eroot Instructions-
1. Disable the anti-virus software on your computer to prevent it from stopping the root exploit
2. Go to your phone Settings/ Applications/Developer Options and Make USB Debugging is enabled. (I don't know if it's necessary, but I also check the box to allow Unknown Sources).
3. Plug your phone into the computer with a USB cable and make sure your phone is recognized by the computer before proceeding
4. Right click on the Eroot application and run it as Administrator
5. Eroot should recognize that your phone is connected and after a brief moment, it should prompt you to click on a green “Root” button. Click that button and it will show steps 1-4. Once it completes its process, your phone should be rooted with the Superuser app installed.
I had some trouble getting the Superuser binaries to update after completing the above steps... so I used Titanium Backup Pro to wipe data/clear cache and uninstall the Superuser app. I then went to the Play store and reinstalled it. (This is the Superuser version I am using and it works fine: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.superuser&hl=en ).
Good luck.
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Giving this a try right now
Cool man. I hope you can get the bootloader unlocked and get rooted so you can experiment with some of the newer ROM'S. I recently bought my Xperia Play really cheap off eBay and I'm having fun playing with it. I'm really only using it as a gaming device because I have a rooted/ROM'ed Samsung Note 2 as my daily driver.
Let us know how things turn out.
mattnmag said:
Cool man. I hope you can get the bootloader unlocked and get rooted so you can experiment with some of the newer ROM'S. I recently bought my Xperia Play really cheap off eBay and I'm having fun playing with it. I'm really only using it as a gaming device because I have a rooted/ROM'ed Samsung Note 2 as my daily driver.
Let us know how things turn out.
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It worked, my bootloader seems to have successfully unlocked. I also used the root tool you mentioned and in about 3 tries it actually rooted it! And BTW, i found this Xperia Play in a box from when I moved to NYC and i forgot all about it. I also use it for games that cant be playes on a touchscreen like Megaman X4 and Super Mario World. But I use my G2 for everything else. Its just hard to run and jump on Mario with touchscreen buttons when you have to use your entire thumb for both of those and your other thumb to move.
Now my question is, how do i install a custom recovery? I used the X-Parted apk and a CWM installer apk from the same dev, and it seems to flash the recovery, but when i click for it to reboot into recovery the device reboots normally. Also, when I try to manually reboot it into the custom recovery, it just powers off after the android symbol and restarts normally. Has me stumped as to why.
Crossvxm said:
... Now my question is, how do i install a custom recovery? I used the X-Parted apk and a CWM installer apk from the same dev, and it seems to flash the recovery, but when i click for it to reboot into recovery the device reboots normally. Also, when I try to manually reboot it into the custom recovery, it just powers off after the android symbol and restarts normally. Has me stumped as to why.
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Cool man. That's great that you can ressurect your Xperia Play and enjoy using it again. I'm having a blast with using emulators. My friend recently introduced me to Quake and I've been playing it a lot lately. (If you have any interest in Quake, I just started a thread in the Theme and Apps section with instructions on how to get it running on the Xperia Play using the FTEDroid port and Gamekeyboard+, which allows you play it with the phone's hard key controllers). .
Anyway... I also had trouble using the Xparts app to install CWM. I found another thread that provides a command script to install it, and it's worked perfectly for me every time.
Here are some instructions that I typed up a while back when I was helping my friend root his R800x... The credit for this should go to the original poster in the thread and to all of the people who helped develop the CWM .
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INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS FOR CWM
**I believe that around 2 MB of Internal Storage is needed to install this CWM version on the Xperia Play
1. Go to this thread ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390771 ) to find and download the file "CWM-Install.rar"
2. Unzip the contents of the downloaded package into a file folder where you can find it later
3. Make sure USB debugging is enabled on your phone and plug your rooted R800x into the computer via USB cable
3. Navigate to the folder on your computer where you unzipped the .rar file. (Per the above thread's instructions, you need to run the command script for "install-cwm1.cmd." You can do this by locating that file and double clicking on it. This should start a command terminal window to install CWM...just follow the prompts in the command terminal and you should have CWM installed on your phone
**In order to boot into the CWM Recovery on the Stock Kernel, you need to press the phone's Power Button and then repeatedly tap the Volume Down button as it boots up. Once you are in the CWM recovery, use the Volume keys to navigate up and down, the Home key to select, the Back key to return to the previous menu.
mattnmag said:
Cool man. That's great that you can ressurect your Xperia Play and enjoy using it again. I'm having a blast with using emulators. My friend recently introduced me to Quake and I've been playing it a lot lately. (If you have any interest in Quake, I just started a thread in the Theme and Apps section with instructions on how to get it running on the Xperia Play using the FTEDroid port and Gamekeyboard+, which allows you play it with the phone's hard key controllers). .
Anyway... I also had trouble using the Xparts app to install CWM. I found another thread that provides a command script to install it, and it's worked perfectly for me every time.
Here are some instructions that I typed up a while back when I was helping my friend root his R800x... The credit for this should go to the original poster in the thread and to all of the people who helped develop the CWM .
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INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS FOR CWM
**I believe that around 2 MB of Internal Storage is needed to install this CWM version on the Xperia Play
1. Go to this thread ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390771 ) to find and download the file "CWM-Install.rar"
2. Unzip the contents of the downloaded package into a file folder where you can find it later
3. Make sure USB debugging is enabled on your phone and plug your rooted R800x into the computer via USB cable
3. Navigate to the folder on your computer where you unzipped the .rar file. (Per the above thread's instructions, you need to run the command script for "install-cwm1.cmd." You can do this by locating that file and double clicking on it. This should start a command terminal window to install CWM...just follow the prompts in the command terminal and you should have CWM installed on your phone
**In order to boot into the CWM Recovery on the Stock Kernel, you need to press the phone's Power Button and then repeatedly tap the Volume Down button as it boots up. Once you are in the CWM recovery, use the Volume keys to navigate up and down, the Home key to select, the Back key to return to the previous menu.
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Worked 100%! I owe you big time! I am now running Super Jellybean 8.0 along with Turbo Kernel and honestly the performance on this rom alone is "godly!" I first tried Racing Speed rom but reading on the features of Super JellyBean made me want to try it out. Although the touchpad support breaks (no more Mario 64...) its overall performance makes up for the loss. Either way i do use the buttons more anyways on ps1 and snes games.
I now feel like the Xperia Play "caught up" with my other devices, it was the only Gingerbread device i have touched in a year.
I would love to see the KitKat rom thats currently a work in progress someday work completely.
Since KK was said to be able to run on 512mb ram, i think it would further improve this device's potential.
That's good to hear you're rooted and unlocked and glad I could help. I know that I found it frustrating when I was trying to figure out how to root and unlock the bootloader for our Verizon version of this phone. I kept reading that you couldn't root it on build 2.3.4, but finally stumbled onto Eroot. It seems there's not a lot of Verizon R800x users in the Xperia Play threads... so we got to stick together, lol.
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if i unlock the bootloader i can install twrp with problems? im thinking og buying an xperia play r800x to install twrp and android 4.4.4 with cm 11 designed for xperia play
Crossvxm, can I mail you my xperia play? I wanted to know if you'd unlock the bootloader and install a custom rom. I want a more modern version of the android os running on the play. Please help
Hi
So I woke up this morning early for some reason and saw that my charging phone was off (no dimmed clock) and the notification light was a constant red.
Obviously I tried several reboots and safe boots but no joy. Installed the latest Xperia companion on my laptop but when I connect the phone its not recognised, unless I try the option to repair then the notification light flashes between red and green before staying green and then a popup message appears on Xperia companion stating that the phone is locked with instructions on how to unlock it (if it were working), etc. After about thirty seconds or so it reverts back to the constant red light so I assume that the connection to the software times out.
I have tried a long 6/8 hour charge but that hasn't helped (something to try that I read somewhere).
The only constant is when I power up the phone the notification light flashes slowly five times red, then the red light stays on constantly until I hard reset again.
I have not been able to find out anywhere what this five slow blink error notification means so was hoping someone could tell me.
The only thing that had happened before this event was that for the past few weeks every now and then it would reboot itself several times randomly so I deleted apps to free up internal space.
Any factual pointers would be very helpful.
Many thanks
Sounds like it is soft bricked. I assume that you are totally stock (not rooted, no recovery). If this is true, I think the easiest thing to do is to 1) download Flashtool; 2) through Xperifirm (integrated into latest version of Flashtool), download a factory .ftf file for your unit (single sim vs dual sim); 3) ensure all needed drivers are installed on your computer; and 4) flash the new factory ROM.
Further, to be better prepared if this should ever happen again, download the flash the rooted .ftf file from the most popular post in this section ([FTF][Android 7.1.1][ROOT][R/W][32.4.A.1.54] E68xx + Patched Kernels (Google Drive). Then you'll be rooted and have a TWRP recovery that can be used to much more easily cope with bricked situations. Good luck!
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Sounds like it is soft bricked. I assume that you are totally stock (not rooted, no recovery). If this is true, I think the easiest thing to do is to 1) download Flashtool; 2) through Xperifirm (integrated into latest version of Flashtool), download a factory .ftf file for your unit (single sim vs dual sim); 3) ensure all needed drivers are installed on your computer; and 4) flash the new factory ROM.
Further, to be better prepared if this should ever happen again, download the flash the rooted .ftf file from the most popular post in this section ([FTF][Android 7.1.1][ROOT][R/W][32.4.A.1.54] E68xx + Patched Kernels (Google Drive). Then you'll be rooted and have a TWRP recovery that can be used to much more easily cope with bricked situations. Good luck!
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Many thanks for your reply wicozani! It's very much appreciated! I actually thought it was something along the lines that you mentioned as I had a feeling that the issue occurred because an app updated and the internal memory filled up to the pint where the phone can no longer operate. (I have too many apps installed).
You are correct in assuming that my phone is completely stock as I've never bothered with any modifying, etc.
Funnily enough, during my research the most useful advice I've seen was a YouTube explanation/guide and they used Xperifirm so I've had a look at the website to familiarise myself.
One question, what drivers should be be looking for, where would I install them on my pc and at what point would they be used in the flashing process - I've not seen this mentioned at all anywhere before?
And thanks for the tip for future proofing - I've already had a look at that post to try to make sense of it.
Many thanks.
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Many thanks for your reply wicozani! It's very much appreciated! I actually thought it was something along the lines that you mentioned as I had a feeling that the issue occurred because an app updated and the internal memory filled up to the pint where the phone can no longer operate. (I have too many apps installed).
You are correct in assuming that my phone is completely stock as I've never bothered with any modifying, etc.
Funnily enough, during my research the most useful advice I've seen was a YouTube explanation/guide and they used Xperifirm so I've had a look at the website to familiarise myself.
One question, what drivers should be be looking for, where would I install them on my pc and at what point would they be used in the flashing process - I've not seen this mentioned at all anywhere before?
And thanks for the tip for future proofing - I've already had a look at that post to try to make sense of it.
Many thanks.
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I used that link to root my Z5P for the first time last year. One must follow the directions exactly. Then, you'll be on a base ROM that you can easily flash Joel's LOS 14.1 ROM over the top. It is awesome to have my 5-year phone now featuring an Android Security Patch Level of April 5, 2020! Both Xposed Installer and Substratum are working like a charm. If you want to install Magisk, be sure to uncheck "zip-verified file" (or something like that), and it will install fine. I had several instances of failing to install Magisk until i wised up and unchecked the zip-verified signature box. Good luck!