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Because of my stupid mistakes of making my SD card failed the first time, I found a way to actually downgrade the system using HBoot mode even if you have a new HBoot system (i.e. Official Chinese version, Carrier Locked version, etc).
First thing to do, is to download the 2.73.405.5 official WWE RUU package (the exe);
Then, run that wizard, and while the wizard's program is running, search in your PC's %userprofile% folder, and look for "rom.zip"
Rename that rom.zip to HEROIMG.zip.
Put that file into your MicroSD card's root folder. Do not modify its contents.
put that SD card into your phone.
While the card is in, hboot the device (vol down + power).
it will pop up the HBOOT mode of the device. It will now check for a few files if they exist on your SD card. (HERODIAG.zip, etc)
in the last check, it will look for HEROIMG.zip, and tries to load it. Once the loading bar is complete on the top right side of the device, it will ask you to press home to continue the upgrade, or press other key to escape it. (i am not 100% sure if those are the keys, but you can read english so figure that part out).
Once the flashing is done (remember, this method will wipe everything. including radio, recovery, system, data, cache), you will now have a complete original ROM on your system. From there, use InstantRoot or any other rooting exploit, to root your device, put Cyanogen's recovery there, and start upgrading into custom roms!
Let me know if this method works or not. it worked on 3 of my friend's HTCs.
/* p.s. however i still have my unresolved issue about the SD card slot and USB device not recognized issue. */
Nope, I tried that before and it fails the CID check.
Guiness in a can? BRILLIANT!
yea, everyone has been jumping through their butts trying to figure out how to make goldcards and bypasses... why not just use hboot like htc probally uses it? Duh! Thanks for this!
edit..... oh snap....
does not work for me!
Once the loading bar is complete on the top right side of the device
go back to hboot...
and nothing to do
this won't work because the SPL is still checking the CID of the rom.zip you renamed to HEROIMG
for some people the flash will work, but thats because they have a hero with a CID thats in the range of the cid numbers (open the .zip file and check the android-info.txt to see the list.
changing topic is this is confusing people
nice try though
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Confirm ...works for me.After rooting...... and flashing couple images i try reflash back original rom - official ruu not want work ...stop on bootloader .....extracted rom not be a flashable trough sd card and amon ra loader....this way work like charm.Thnx.
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Confirm ...works for me.After rooting...... and flashing couple images i try reflash back original rom - official ruu not want work ...stop on bootloader .....extracted rom not be a flashable trough sd card and amon ra loader....this way work like charm.Thnx.
Thank you, you are the man!
Thank you so much, i was about to eat my phone. it is htc hero and it worked. thank you so much...
since we have this thread i can ask as well...
is HEROIMG.ZIP signed, or why wouldn't one just alter the CID values in android-info.txt?
kendong2 said:
since we have this thread i can ask as well...
is HEROIMG.ZIP signed, or why wouldn't one just alter the CID values in android-info.txt?
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I believe it is signed using HTC's own personal keys, preventing us changing the RUU extract.
anon2122 said:
I believe it is signed using HTC's own personal keys, preventing us changing the RUU extract.
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Might be worth a test to do self signed ?
Jesterz said:
this won't work because the SPL is still checking the CID of the rom.zip you renamed to HEROIMG
for some people the flash will work, but thats because they have a hero with a CID thats in the range of the cid numbers (open the .zip file and check the android-info.txt to see the list.
changing topic is this is confusing people
nice try though
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hi, i have the same problem and my cid is in in the list.
what could be the problem?
How the hell did you came up with that?
It worked perfectly! Cannot thank you enough.
You're the man.
been looking for this for nearly a week.
got my wife a new phone and want to store it original, but couldnt get back to stock,all cid fails.
with this version no cid fail and stock htc hero again.
thanks, you tha man.
Hello!
I recently purchased a HTC Desire HD through a carrier in Australia after being a nokia dumbphone owner for my "connected life". I have done some reading into the Custom ROM scene and I am loving the potential benefits and modifications that are possible with them, however being new to Android, new to Smartphones and new to Custom Roms I am to say the least a little confused.
I decided this carrier added bloatware just has to go and after a little reading I like the idea of LeeDrOiD HD v1.2.
I have attempted to follow the instructions in the Leedroid HD thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842802
Which tells me i Need to flash.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=842819
Which in turn tells "You will need the ENG HBOOT installed on your device to flash this recovery!"
and of course I could not find any details on what ENG HBOOT is let alone how to install it.
How deep does the rabbit hole go Alice? The multiple tears are becoming confusing and complicated and I am wondering if this is just a LeeDroid thing, or are these steps necessary for all custom roms? Or just the Desire HD. I am fairly confident with the safety of replacing a rom but the more steps by more people are adding uncertainty in the safety of the whole procedure and of course raising the probability of an under informed and maybe slightly reckless newby to brick a perfectly acceptable phone.
Is anyone able to reccomend a resource to better acquaint a Newby with this new territory? Is thier a more comprehensive guide to installing LeeDroid or "Rom-ing" an android phone.
Hi,
Give me a few minutes to pull together a few guides for you.
This Guide with Video is very helpful at performing all the little tasks that allow you to flash custom ROMs.
In short the ENG HBOOT allows the flashing of an unsigned recovery "Clockwork Mod", which then allows you to flash custom ROMs. Flashing the ENG HBOOT is a one time process, once you have done it there is no need to do it again.
Just a few questions,
1). Do you have a Stock HTC Unbranded & Unlocked ROM or a Carrier Branded ROM?
2). Have you rooted you DHD yet?
This is the way I personally went about the whole process, its a guide that zexbig posted and can be found HERE
Summary:
1) Download Paul's Visionary+ tool (I have used version r12) (google removed this app from market) so You will have to download it from Paul's website.
This tools enables root and removes new HTC protection.
2) Install engineering version of HBOOT to get S-Off (HTC bootloader, something like BIOS for Your PC)
This step is optional and it's not required in order to flash custom ROM's on Your DHD but gives You more freedom with Your device.
3) Install custom recovery image (recovery is special program which is invoked from HBOOT
in order to flash ROM onto Your device.
Detailed description:
1) Download Paul's Visionary+ tool
1.1) Click here to download http://android.modaco.com/content/ht...ne-click-root/ or download it from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/atta...3&d=1290501865
1.2) Install Visionary+ on Your DHD
1.3) Run it, enable "Set system r/w after root
1.4) Click "Temproot Now!" - Wait until it's finished
1.5) Click Attempt Permroot Now!
1.6) DHD automatically reboot's
To test that everything went fine download from market application "terminal emulator"
run it, type su
If You get after that sign # it mean's that everything went fine.
Time for next step!
2) Install engineering version of HBOOT to get S-Off
2.1) Download sfjuocekr DHD script for flashing HBOOT from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=835746
2.2) Unzip it and copy it to Your SDCard (It's important that You have on Your SDCard root directory with name DHD and all files inside this directory.
(I have run into the strange problem for which I'm not sure is it problem with my PC or DHD, each time when I connected my DHD via USB cable my SDCard was automatically mounted as Disk Drive instead of just being in "Charge only" mode. I resolved this by removing back cover and ejecting SDCard and inserting it again while phone was operational, which is very unsafe thing to do!).
2.3) Run Terminal Emulator
2.4) Type su
2.5) Type "sh /sdcard/DHD/check
(Please be aware that You have to type "sh" in front of command)
2.6) If everything went OK type
sh /sdcard/DHD/backup
2.7) If this also went OK proceed with
sh /sdcard/DHD/hboot
This command will install engineering hboot which have S-Off turned off.
3) Install custom recovery image
3.1) Since ROM manager now officially support's Desire HD, we will use it to download and install custom clockwork image.
3.2) Run android market app on Your DHD and download and install ROM Manager app from market.
3.3) Download and install ROM manager.
3.4) Run ROM manager and select first option (Flash ClockWorkMod Recovery).
3.5) Wait until ROM Manager say's that installation went successfully (Current version of ClockWorkMod is 2.5.1.3)
3.6) After installation tap in Rom manager option Reboot into Recovery to test that everything went well.
3.7) DHD should reboot in clockwork recovery manager.
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-Visionary is now v14+, not 12 as posted.
If you have any problems, just let us know.
Quick Response thanks!
It is unfortunatly a Carrier Branded rom. Full of widgets that are just links to webpages. What is even worse is I bought my phone through a company who leases lines off the carrier so because I am technically not with the carrier I can't use their aps even if i wanted to.
I believe I have temp rooted it so far. I have downloaded VISIONary +
Epic.. Thank you kindly. I am in the process.
I don't understand why carriers have to ruin the whole "Android Experience" by bundling awful apps that nobody wants, otherwise they would of downloaded them themselves.
The last guide I posted is the one I used. Once you have followed all of the steps then your in a position to flash a custom ROM. If you are planning to overclock or underclock then you will also need to find a suitable "Kernel" to flash with your ROM. Most ROMs do come complete with a custom kernel but that may not be the best for your particular needs.
Once bit of advice. Always, always a backup of your ROM before you flash anything else.
Flashing custom ROMs is easy once the above steps are complete.
1). Download your chosen ROM.
1a). Optional Download your chosen Kernel.
2). Transfer ROM (+ Kernel) to your SD Card, place in the root of the card.
3). Boot into Recovery. Power off (Ensure HTC Fast Boot is disabled), Power on whilst holding VOL DOWN, using volume keys select Recovery, press power to enter.
4). Create Backup, backup and restore > backup.
5). Wipe All Data including cache
6). Install .zip from SD Card, Select the correct ROM zip and confirm.
7). Optional, repeat with Kernel, if necessary.
8). Reboot.
9). Bask in glory, you have conquered your smartphone.
Again, if you want more info feel free to ask. We all had to learn once, or twice.
For Clarification on HBOOT loading.
2.2) Unzip it and copy it to Your SDCard (It's important that You have on Your SDCard root directory with name DHD and all files inside this directory.
(I have run into the strange problem for which I'm not sure is it problem with my PC or DHD, each time when I connected my DHD via USB cable my SDCard was automatically mounted as Disk Drive instead of just being in "Charge only" mode. I resolved this by removing back cover and ejecting SDCard and inserting it again while phone was operational, which is very unsafe thing to do!).
I do want to be viewing the Android device as a disk drive?
Secondly Do I create a folder on the SD card in the root directory called DHD and then drop the 3 files contained in the Zip file into that folder?
Example
Root Directory
>.data
>Alarms
>Android
>bugreports
>DCIM
>DHD --Newly created folder
>>DHD-dumb --dragged and dropped
>>DHD-smart --dragged and dropped
RTFM.txt --dragged and dropped
>downloads
etc..
Yes you do want to view it as a disk drive.
You are also correct with the folders.
SDCard/DHD/ - place files here -
Ok my description failed.
Instead of the folders listed above
">>DHD-dumb --dragged and dropped
>>DHD-smart --dragged and dropped
RTFM.txt --dragged and dropped"
should I be taking the contents of (smart or dumb?) and placing that in the DHD created directory?
obviously the commands in the terminal dont correspond to having the files in a sub folder. I appologise for you having to answer obvious questions however I am a little weary of bricking.
I'd rather you post a question and get it answered before you post a problem and have an expensive paperweight.
Take the "DHD-smart" folder from wherever you extracted it, place that on your SD Card, then rename that folder to just "DHD".
Excellent. All Is working as planned. I'm in the process of D/L ing Leedroid rom.
Thanks for your help again.
I'll post back once I have things up and rolling.
No problem at all.
Just remember to make a backup from within "Recovery", it will save you one day.
I appologise I forgot to Post back.
Everything is running sweetly now, absolutley no bugs with the Root or new LeeRoid rom.
Thanks again for your help.
Daft Templar said:
I appologise I forgot to Post back.
Everything is running sweetly now, absolutley no bugs with the Root or new LeeRoid rom.
Thanks again for your help.
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Welcome to the ranks of Android hackers. Health warning: flashing is addictive.
Sent from my performance enhanced Desire HD.
Yes it is
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Okei.. Before you tell me to use the search button, ive been searching for an hour for this question..
How can you find out what hboot my G2 is on? Because ive been wanting to flash a radio to my phone and threads say that i need eng. hboot to actually flash it or it will brick my phone..
It will be helpfull if someone tells me how to find out..
Also, can someone please link me to the eng.hboot file?
Thanks in Advanced.
Turn off your phone and then hold power+vol down.
Will it show the eng hboot symbol any where?
Ok, well this is what it says..
VISION PUT ENG S-OFF
HBOOT-0.76.200(PC1010000)
MICROP-0425
RADIO-26.03.02.26_M
eMMC-BOOT
It says ENG in the beginning but at the end it say eMMC-BOOT.
sooo, idk?
Vicente fernandez said:
Okei.. Before you tell me to use the search button, ive been searching for an hour for this question..
How can you find out what hboot my G2 is on? Because ive been wanting to flash a radio to my phone and threads say that i need eng. hboot to actually flash it or it will brick my phone..
It will be helpfull if someone tells me how to find out..
Also, can someone please link me to the eng.hboot file?
Thanks in Advanced.
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couple of things...
1) you have engineering hboot as evidenced by the "ENG" in the first line
2) you do not need engineering hboot to flash a new radio. I don't know who told you that, but it is not true. in fact, I would say that it's easier to flash a radio the PC10IMG.zip way rather than the fastboot way. if you need instructions on how to perform a PC10IMG.zip radio flash, let me know. it's very easy.
Can you show me please?
You can find all the radios you need and very simple step-by-step instructions here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=970809
I followed those instructions but when i went into bootloader it didnt scan the zip file. I seriously dont know what is wrong.. people tell me to name tthe file in capitals and all but it doesnt work either way.
Any help?
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Did you ever format your sdcard to a different format? I think I read somewhere that Android won't read NTFS, only FAT
What do you mean by formating it? Hmm..
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Vicente fernandez said:
I followed those instructions but when i went into bootloader it didnt scan the zip file. I seriously dont know what is wrong.. people tell me to name tthe file in capitals and all but it doesnt work either way.
Any help?
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Did you rename your file "PC10IMG.zip" and when you do so, make sure that you have windows set to show you the file extensions otherwise you'll end up naming it "PC10IMG.zip.zip"
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Yes i did rename it pc10img.zip
Okei this is what i did:
1. Downloaded .30 radio
2. Copied it to the root of the SDcard
3. Renamed it PC10IMG.zip (while in the sdcard)
4. Mounted the sdcard to the phone
5. Turned off the phone
6. Did bootloader by doing so; vol_down and power
7: and this is when i see it get scanned but it doesnt find the pc10img.zip file.
By the way i have the realesed sense 3.0 rom for G2
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Vicente fernandez said:
Yes i did rename it pc10img.zip
Okei this is what i did:
1. Downloaded .30 radio
2. Copied it to the root of the SDcard
3. Renamed it PC10IMG.zip (while in the sdcard)
4. Mounted the sdcard to the phone
5. Turned off the phone
6. Did bootloader by doing so; vol_down and power
7: and this is when i see it get scanned but it doesnt find the pc10img.zip file.
By the way i have the realesed sense 3.0 rom for G2
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Ok, I've had this problem before. Delete the current PC10IMG.zip and redownload it, that should fix it. Just be sure you're naming it correctly by changing your settings in windows file explorer to show you the extension of the file
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PaganAng3l said:
Ok, I've had this problem before. Delete the current PC10IMG.zip and redownload it, that should fix it. Just be sure you're naming it correctly by changing your settings in windows file explorer to show you the extension of the file
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Ahh i don't completely understand this you said..
"Just be sure you're naming it correctly by changing your settings in windows file explorer to show you the extension of the file"
Ok, no problem. When you open "My Computer", click the "Tools" menu, then click "Folder Options", then the "View" tab, then the tenth (or so) checkbox down should say "Hide extensions of known file types". Make sure this is unchecked, as you want windows to ALWAYS show you the file extension, this ensures that you're not misnaming it by accident i.e. "PC10IMG.zip.zip", this should help you prevent that.
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PaganAng3l said:
Ok, no problem. When you open "My Computer", click the "Tools" menu, then click "Folder Options", then the "View" tab, then the tenth (or so) checkbox down should say "Hide extensions of known file types". Make sure this is unchecked, as you want windows to ALWAYS show you the file extension, this ensures that you're not misnaming it by accident i.e. "PC10IMG.zip.zip", this should help you prevent that.
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Omg, thank you! You were right! On root of the sdcard it said it was .zip while in the winrar folders it said .zip.zip
I flashed the radio already it seems like it didn't do any improvements.. I'm using .30 radio. You recommend me any other radios that work good?
Vicente fernandez said:
Omg, thank you! You were right! On root of the sdcard it said it was .zip while in the winrar folders it said .zip.zip
I flashed the radio already it seems like it didn't do any improvements.. I'm using .30 radio. You recommend me any other radios that work good?
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I'm currently on the 04.30 radio as well, and it's about as good as it gets for me. I hear a lot of people have favorable results with the radios ending in .17 and .26 - I think, lol. My recommendation is to keep flashing until you find the best one for you (keep in mind different radios also affect wifi and data speed, not just signal strength)
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Windows One Click S-off, Root & Cwm
I am not responsible for any issues or anything bad that may come out of using this file. You will be doing so at your own risk voiding your warranty. Also to note I put a good bit of time in this guide/script with that said do not copy or modify with out permission from myself. Though you may link to it or copy and paste as posted. With credit where you got it from.
Current Verison Is: 1.0
Files needed to download:
Wilfire-S_One Click.zip: Click Here
Md5sum: bd68f07688e1401eaf38d78a704a5db2
Htc Usb Drivers: Click Here
Md5sum: f60771a86c4ad69c8c9c1d158e60e850
Simple Gold Card Creator: http://2fastroms.com/dm_eds/download.php?id=65
Md5sum: 8a456150b8ebe58a9ae46a79f5a590ff
Directions:
First we are going to install the Htc Usb Driver that was downloaded. Just double click and continue with the install.
Next do a backup the sd-card. This means anything you have on it to copy and paste somewhere on the pc. The reason for this is the sd card will be wiped for the process.
Now take and extract the Simple Gold Card Creator to the desktop. Inside should be a .exe file, if windows vista or 7 you will need to right click and open as admin.
Plug the phone into the usb cable connected to your pc. Enable usb storage.
In Simple Gold Card select the drive letter in step 1. Then click format, once format is done pull down the taskbar. Switch from usb storage to charge only.
Plug the phone in to the usb cable connected to your pc. Go to settings>applications>development enable usb debugging. Also at this time you should get a prompt on the taskbar (Windows) about installing drivers. Make sure it finishes before going forward.
Now inside of the Simple Gold Card Creator select MMC1 & click GetCID and copy it into the web page that the program links to in step 4. Make sure to use a real email as it will email a img to you.
Download the image file from your e-mail, the click load img in Simple Gold Card. Browse to where ever it saved and open it.
Now on the phone pull the taskbar down yet again and switch from charge only to usb storage. In Simple Gold Card make sure the drive letter didn't change. Then click patch mmc.
You should now have a working gold card! YA!.... Now pull the taskbar down again and switch to charge only mode.
Extract the contents of Wilfire-S_One Click.zip to the desktop. Inside of the new folder you should have a tools folder and a s-off.bat.
Double click the s-off.bat which will open a cmd window. Be sure to pay attention to what it is doing and hit any key when prompted. Caution make sure to wait till the phone is booted back up after booting to h-boot for the first time. As said read what is said in the prompt.
When all done you will be s-off, have root/superuser, cwm and busybox installed. Which I would recommend to do a backup.
Now enjoy life with your s-off'd wildfire
Warning do not fill the thread with does not work. Please post the output of the script. You can put it in the post or copy and paste it on pastebin.org. Followed by putting the link to it in the post. If you decide not to follow the above directions, your post will be ignored.
Original link to the guide/my home site if you can't get me here:
Wildfire S-off, Root & Cwm One Click (Beta) • Development • 2FastRoms
You can show your support by stop by and chatting at the below link. That or if you prefer donations you can click the donate link at the top of the forum in link. Thanks... :
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Credits:
This goes to the original guy that figured out the s-off. If one may be you, then you can pm me. To where I will then add to right here in this pretty spot.
Then off to the people if it weren't for them. So say thanks to the people or teams for the hard work.
Aplha-rev for zergrush, though is based on gingerbreak. Without this nothing would be possible.
Then chainsdd for Superuser
Reserved***
cwm script
Does this install alquez unofficial cwm or some other [official] cwm? (Didn't see unofficial) Next, if you have developed an official cwm might we expect rom manager support (on the rom side) sometine in the near future? Love koush's work.
Rob
Due to kernel differences between cdma an gsm. I highly recommend not to use gsm clockworkmod's. Which is why it is my own clockworkmod built from simmon's buddy's aosp kernel. So not official but is no one else's cwm if that is what you were getting at.
Also I am not sure on the other cwm's for gsm but soft keys work in this one according to simmon. I don't have the device so I can't confirm it besides what you guys do. As for the rom manager support I can try to get koush to add it.
This is probably just for CDMA version of Wildfire S....right?
My daughter got GSM version and I've to s'off'd & root it
i passed all of the steps with no problem until step 12 . my problem in step 12 is when my phone restart and goes to H-BOOT it shows me This message :
[ Update is in progress ....
Jumping to DIAG ... ]
It takes about 30 min but nothing happen
whats wrong ?
my rom is 2.3.3 Asia ( Arabic ) H-BOOT 1.03.0000
I really do not want to be rude. How ever did either of you two read the title? It says cdma in it only, where if you have arabic I am guessing you are also gsm.
If you boot to the bootloader and it says marvel. It will not work sorry say. Marvel is gsm, MarvelC is cdma then the other one I am not sure what it is.
I wish the recovery was thrown in a hboot flashable PG76IMG.zip's. I am phone-side 90% of the time [or lazy] I will try the recovery.img out though. Thanks.
Rob
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All the links are down
I bought this Xperia ARC LT15a on Friday and have been having LOTS of trouble figuring out what to do with it. I came on here and I can say the tutorials aren't very noob-friendly because you have your own "lingo" that I dont understand whatsoever.
Now, for you guys to understand my frustration, I am coming from IOS, and was told "rooting" an Android phone is a much simpler process then jailbreaking an iPone. Well, that sure as hell has proven to be wrong since I can't even figure out how to UPDATE my phone >_>
First off, what I'm trying to do is update it to ICS. Sony says you can do it using the PC Companion, but it says I'm up to date. Same thing with the SEUS or whatever you call it...says I'm up to date. I am running Android Ver. 2.3.4 so I'm pretty sure I am NOT up to date...my IM number (or whatever) is listed as compatible with ICS so it should just update via seus or pc companion...but no...
So someone linked me to tutorials on how to FLASH ics to it... but all of the tutorials have dead links and are completely useless to me now...
Can someone PLEASE tell me what to do... I just want to update to ICS and root it, but I can't even f***ing update.........!!!! very frustrating
i felt exactly the same mate haha
but this was my first smartphone full stop lol
is it the tutorial links in general that are dead?
but do some searching, i found pretty much everything i needed on here
and now i can change ROMS, kernels, baseband etc in minutes
im sure someone more helpful will be along soon lol
Right - I haven't posted much but having been pretty much under the same level of noob frustration before I'll try to help....
First - Often, during updates you can be driven mad with reboots and reboot cycles..... hopefully, what is outlined below can be a guide to sorting out any problems you might have.
1. Backup everything.
- go to play store and search for "backup" and you'll find what you need. I use Astro File Manager for application backup and sms backup for messages. I'm not bothered about backing up anything else.
2. Unlock the Bootloader.
- download sdk starter package
Code:
://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
- so far as I can figure this will facilitate communications between your pc and phone. CyanogenMod Wiki guides you through this process:
Code:
://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Howto:_Install_the_Android_SDK
- download latest version of fastboot. Now, you'll never double click on this program to run it. Instead you'll run commands from your command tool which will use the program to do the work.
- record your IMEI - in dialer type in *#06# for your IMEI & write it down.
- get your phone attached in fastboot mode. to do this you turn off your phone and hold the menu button while you attach it via USB to your computer.
- see if you're connected properly. Look for command prompt (Windows Key - All Programs - Accessories). Right click on this and run as administrator. Type in the following: fastboot -i 0x0fce getvar version . It will give an obviously positive message if you are correctly connected - if not, ensure you've attached in properly.
- get code to unlock bootloader - go here:
Code:
://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/
and go through the process to get an unlock key. Once you have this, go back to your command prompt and type fastboot -i 0x0fce oem unlock 0xUNLOCKKEY (where UNLOCKKEY is the number you have gotten from Sony website. You should get a confirming message.
Now that you've unlocked the bootloader you need to decide what kind of kernel and ROM you want. You can regard the ROM as software whereas the kernel links the software to the hardware. This is my limited understanding anyway.
3. Now, sometimes people make standalone kernels and sometimes they are kept with the ROM.
This leaves a couple of options
- you can flash a stand-alone kernel using flashtool (
Code:
://androxyde.github.com/
). The process is pretty simple.
- Now, if you download a ROM which advises that you need to extract and flash a file called "boot.img" there is a different method. In this case your ROM zip file can be extracted to find the boot.img file.
When you get the boot.img file you can place it in C:\. Now, all advice will be to place it in the platform-tools folder which is created in step 1. It doesn't matter really so long as you point at the right place when flashing.
(I also think that you can use flashtool in flashmode to do this job....)
4. Now you have a kernel on your Xperia and seeing as you've got the bootloader unlocked you can now unplug the phone and turn it on. While the phone is booting up, keep toggling the volume button and it should go into bootloader. This is a text-based interface that allows you several functions.
Somewhere in there is an option to mount the SD card (for which you need to plug into your comp again)
5. You'll see the phone's SD card in Windows explorer and will be able to put your ROM onto it (NOT the extracted stuff from earlier but the original zip file).
6. You can now install this ROM but first clear all data and the dalvik cache. I also always to the battery stats here too. It might take a little bit of exploring to find these.
7. Now you can go to "install zip from SD Card". Step through and you will find where you put the ROM zip file. Select it and install the ROM.
At this point, you may get a bit frustrated - because it's here that you find things like:
The ROM sucks
Bits don't work or
You can't get it to work
For any of the above try again....
Currently I'm on Paranoid Android ICS ROM which I like but if I can't get the Wi-Fi working there's no way I'll be sticking to it. Another that I really liked and will return to is Boost HD RC4
I hope it works out for you.....
Tony
Canned30 said:
Right - I haven't posted much but having been pretty much under the same level of noob frustration before I'll try to help....
First - Often, during updates you can be driven mad with reboots and reboot cycles..... hopefully, what is outlined below can be a guide to sorting out any problems you might have.
1. Backup everything.
- go to play store and search for "backup" and you'll find what you need. I use Astro File Manager for application backup and sms backup for messages. I'm not bothered about backing up anything else.
2. Unlock the Bootloader.
- download sdk starter package
Code:
://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
- so far as I can figure this will facilitate communications between your pc and phone. CyanogenMod Wiki guides you through this process:
Code:
://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Howto:_Install_the_Android_SDK
- download latest version of fastboot. Now, you'll never double click on this program to run it. Instead you'll run commands from your command tool which will use the program to do the work.
- record your IMEI - in dialer type in *#06# for your IMEI & write it down.
- get your phone attached in fastboot mode. to do this you turn off your phone and hold the menu button while you attach it via USB to your computer.
- see if you're connected properly. Look for command prompt (Windows Key - All Programs - Accessories). Right click on this and run as administrator. Type in the following: fastboot -i 0x0fce getvar version . It will give an obviously positive message if you are correctly connected - if not, ensure you've attached in properly.
- get code to unlock bootloader - go here:
Code:
://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/
and go through the process to get an unlock key. Once you have this, go back to your command prompt and type fastboot -i 0x0fce oem unlock 0xUNLOCKKEY (where UNLOCKKEY is the number you have gotten from Sony website. You should get a confirming message.
Now that you've unlocked the bootloader you need to decide what kind of kernel and ROM you want. You can regard the ROM as software whereas the kernel links the software to the hardware. This is my limited understanding anyway.
3. Now, sometimes people make standalone kernels and sometimes they are kept with the ROM.
This leaves a couple of options
- you can flash a stand-alone kernel using flashtool (
Code:
://androxyde.github.com/
). The process is pretty simple.
- Now, if you download a ROM which advises that you need to extract and flash a file called "boot.img" there is a different method. In this case your ROM zip file can be extracted to find the boot.img file.
When you get the boot.img file you can place it in C:\. Now, all advice will be to place it in the platform-tools folder which is created in step 1. It doesn't matter really so long as you point at the right place when flashing.
(I also think that you can use flashtool in flashmode to do this job....)
4. Now you have a kernel on your Xperia and seeing as you've got the bootloader unlocked you can now unplug the phone and turn it on. While the phone is booting up, keep toggling the volume button and it should go into bootloader. This is a text-based interface that allows you several functions.
Somewhere in there is an option to mount the SD card (for which you need to plug into your comp again)
5. You'll see the phone's SD card in Windows explorer and will be able to put your ROM onto it (NOT the extracted stuff from earlier but the original zip file).
6. You can now install this ROM but first clear all data and the dalvik cache. I also always to the battery stats here too. It might take a little bit of exploring to find these.
7. Now you can go to "install zip from SD Card". Step through and you will find where you put the ROM zip file. Select it and install the ROM.
At this point, you may get a bit frustrated - because it's here that you find things like:
The ROM sucks
Bits don't work or
You can't get it to work
For any of the above try again....
Currently I'm on Paranoid Android ICS ROM which I like but if I can't get the Wi-Fi working there's no way I'll be sticking to it. Another that I really liked and will return to is Boost HD RC4
I hope it works out for you.....
Tony
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I should have mentioned that the only thing I was successful doing was unlocking the bootloader...but then I was told to re-lock it so I could update using the PC companion.......... very annoying
thanks for the detailed reply..
I'm thinking now I wont bother with ICS and ill just root my current version 2.3.4 but yet again ive run into problems with dead links since most have not been updated since this time last year..
*EDIT*
I've tried DooMLords app thing to root, and all I get is a bunch of errors
trying to post a pic with all the errors but im not allowed...............................frustration after frustration after frustration
Try downloading some custom kernels n Roms from this site to see which version of ICS suits not best
There are threads with very explicit details on how to do so, you just need to look
I used to be a noob, on longer the case now.
Currently running acronium 2.4 with doomkernel v04 with WiFi modules, learned how to do all this from here
I'll figure out a site to upload all that I've downloaded so you have access to them with instructions cause some links don't work in other threads
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