hey everyone im a noob at all this custom rom stuff i managed to root and flash a custom 2.3.7 next bean rom on my play using clock work mod recovery but then i decided to flash an xda ice cream speed rom i wiped all data and caches flashed the ice cream speed rom but on bootup my phone gets stuck at sony ericcson boot logo i dont think my phone is bricked because the led still flashes Green when i go into flashmode the problem is i can no longer get into recovery mode my bootloader is not unlocked but i dont think that matters because i was able to flash the next bean rom and it worked fine. i have already tried the pc companion fix wich doesnt work because it says there is no available update for my device i have also tried flashtool but since the phone is in bootloop it doesnt recognize my device i would really appreciate all the help i can get here thanx in advance guys!!!
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hey everyone im a noob at all this custom rom stuff i managed to root and flash a custom 2.3.7 next bean rom on my play using clock work mod recovery but then i decided to flash an xda ice cream speed rom i wiped all data and caches flashed the ice cream speed rom but on bootup my phone gets stuck at sony ericcson boot logo i dont think my phone is bricked because the led still flashes Green when i go into flashmode the problem is i can no longer get into recovery mode my bootloader is not unlocked but i dont think that matters because i was able to flash the next bean rom and it worked fine. i have already tried the pc companion fix wich doesnt work because it says there is no available update for my device i have also tried flashtool but since the phone is in bootloop it doesnt recognize my device i would really appreciate all the help i can get here thanx in advance guys!!!
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It is because u flashed an ICS ROM on GB kernel
For flash mode : Pull out ur battery then press and hold back button and plug in USB(power led should turn to green) then flash an stock firmware
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raminta said:
It is because u flashed an ICS ROM on GB kernel
For flash mode : Pull out ur battery then press and hold back button and plug in USB(power led should turn to green) then flash an stock firmware
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yes you are correct i just flashed the stock firmware and it booted back up just fine i also went ahead and rooted my phone again all i need to do is install cwm recovery again so i can flash a kernel on their that supports ICS roms. can you please tell me what kernels are best for an ICS rom thinking that ice cream speed is best if you coud help me out with the procedures to flash a rom and kernel for best gaming and good everyday use pliz? :good:
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xplay1 said:
raminta said:
It is because u flashed an ICS ROM on GB kernel
For flash mode : Pull out ur battery then press and hold back button and plug in USB(power led should turn to green) then flash an stock firmware
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yes you are correct i just flashed the stock firmware and it booted back up just fine i also went ahead and rooted my phone again all i need to do is install cwm recovery again so i can flash a kernel on their that supports ICS roms. can you please tell me what kernels are best for an ICS rom thinking that ice cream speed is best if you coud help me out with the procedures to flash a rom and kernel for best gaming and good everyday use pliz? :good:
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u cannot flash a kernel with recovery
and u said that u have locked bootloader so u should unlock ur bootloader first then flash kernel with fastboot
to go to fastboot u should turn off ur phone then press and hold search button and plug in USB(power led shoult turn to blue)
you can find guides that u may need here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2184897
and for kernel u can use lupus gb+ics kernel : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2167766
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xplay1 said:
raminta said:
It is because u flashed an ICS ROM on GB kernel
For flash mode : Pull out ur battery then press and hold back button and plug in USB(power led should turn to green) then flash an stock firmware
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yes you are correct i just flashed the stock firmware and it booted back up just fine i also went ahead and rooted my phone again all i need to do is install cwm recovery again so i can flash a kernel on their that supports ICS roms. can you please tell me what kernels are best for an ICS rom thinking that ice cream speed is best if you coud help me out with the procedures to flash a rom and kernel for best gaming and good everyday use pliz? :good:
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Raminta is correct. The reason that you don't have any issue on the gb rom is because the kernel installed on your phone(locked bootloader) is compatible on the rom and the rom might be mod to work for locked bootloaders.
But the thing on the ICS rom is that you will need to flash a ICS kernel. You can only flash a kernel once you already unlocked the bootloader of your phone.
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i just flash my phone with custom rom...after reboot only left sony logo then black screen..my phone is bootloader unlocked...try flash tool it need turn on usb debg but my phone cant turn on..any solution...pls help...
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shin9999 said:
i just flash my phone with custom rom...after reboot only left sony logo then black screen..my phone is bootloader unlocked...try flash tool it need turn on usb debg but my phone cant turn on..any solution...pls help...
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Did you flash the required kernel for the ROM..? If not flash the recommended kernel and ejoy..
Hit Thanks if I helped
which kernal should i flash can send me the link thank alot
post which ROM you wanted to flash
shin9999 said:
which kernal should i flash can send me the link thank alot
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It's usually written on page where the ROM is posted, just check back to that ROM page and search kernel used. Remember, if it's entirely new, flash kernel first then flash ROM. If the ROM use the same kernel you've flash before, just flash ROM only
Hope it helps
Andriod MooDeD ICS 80.11 IFT [ROM]
thank~~
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Andriod MooDeD ICS 80.11 IFT [ROM]
thank~~
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That one goes with stock kernel, doomkernel snd arcknight.
Did you flash it over a gingerbread rom ? If so first flash a stock ics with flashtool and then go for the MooDeD.
garisan said:
That one goes with stock kernel, doomkernel snd arcknight.
Did you flash it over a gingerbread rom ? If so first flash a stock ics with flashtool and then go for the MooDeD.
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I have the same problem....no....it's even worse....I was having stock ICS installed ...then I flashed arcnight kernel...after that I put "carbon custom rom" on my sd-card then flash it using recovery mode....then the mobile is stock at logo...and when i try to flash it using flashtool it says ( processing loader.sin finished with error )
PLEASE HELP
yazanee said:
I have the same problem....no....it's even worse....I was having stock ICS installed ...then I flashed arcnight kernel...after that I put "carbon custom rom" on my sd-card then flash it using recovery mode....then the mobile is stock at logo...and when i try to flash it using flashtool it says ( processing loader.sin finished with error )
PLEASE HELP
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Flash stock ROM only via flashtool ver. 18.5 or 18.6
Hello everyone last week i got pissed at my arc s because of its stockness.Stock,kernel,rom,widges,slow ui,locked bootloader,not rooted etc etc etc.The i decied to unlock my bootloader,after few hours of research i found out that the only way to unlock it is the paid method i got pissed.Then i decied to install a custom rom and heres what i did"
Since i coudnt instal nor get into cwm i found this https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5wdnkuQ1dNaW5zdGFsZXIiXQ..
i installed the program,rooted my phone with DoomLoards method(the one for ICS phones) and then downloaded to rom
What i did next is to download few rom and tested and here are the roms:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526717 , I did all of the steps with wiping data/cache atc when i installed all the roms,but just choosed the other archive file for the rom
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1565475 < which im using now
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1515148
Remmember that i cant get into cwm if i turn of the phone for some reason,so i run the xperia cwm program and got into it.After that just follow the steps given in the rom's topic "How to install" and thats it.
After 2 reboots my phone was running all of the listed rom which needed unlocked bootloader in order to be installed
I would love some1 else to test my method
To flash new kernal u need bootloder unlock so u cant change kernal in locked bootloader
Roms like
Cm7&9
N miui wont work
Ics base Rom may work
Well yes
im running them with stock kernel.Right now im using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1565475 MuIU and it runs perfectly much better then the stock ICS i had before every with 80 100 free ram
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I would love some1 else to test my method
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Hi I would like to try what you have mentioned. However, I am currently still on the GB ROM. I have rooted my phone. I presume I need to flash to ICS first before trying your method.
Is there anyway I can flash a stock ICS ROM with a locked bootloader using flashtools? Stock ICS is not released for my region yet so I can't do it by the usual PC Companion way I think.
I dont think that u need to install stock ICS before using this "method".Try installing this https://play.google.com/store/apps/...251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5wdnkuQ1dNaW5zdGFsZXIiXQ and then do the steps said in the rom u want to install.I would suggest u to read very carefuly the tutorial provided by the rom's developer so u wont srew your phone like i did the 1st time aka dele cavik cache/farcroty reset etc etc.U can use the instructions from this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526717 .U can put any rom u want on the sd card but the steps before that got to be the same
So basically what you did was install a Stock Based ROM without install the kernel that ROM need right? And is working?
I have ROOT and ICS Stock, i already search and i was thinking to install a Stock Based ROM without ROM custom kernel but i was afraid
So seams you try it and work right?
Yes ive tried those 3 roms and they work with the stock kernel that my arc s comes with,they detect the phone as lt18i etc etc.Mind that if your bootloader is locked you probably wont be able to get into recovery vie the normal way aka press to volume keys up and down,thats why u need to install the xperia cwm program and reboot into recovery with it.If you do something wrong and your phone freezes at the xperia logo we can fix that(flashing the stick ICS with flashtool using flashmode (holding the back key)
MetaBolic0 said:
So basically what you did was install a Stock Based ROM without install the kernel that ROM need right? And is working?
I have ROOT and ICS Stock, i already search and i was thinking to install a Stock Based ROM without ROM custom kernel but i was afraid
So seams you try it and work right?
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I think you should install ICS first because those roms require baseband 70, that comes with ICS.
I cant confirm that my methot will work with GB since i did not try it
hdplsa said:
I think you should install ICS first because those roms require baseband 70, that comes with ICS.
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I already have ICS 4.0.3, Baseband 70 and Root so i only need to pick a custom stock based ROM
Did anyone try to install JJ Hybrid ROM with a locked bootloader?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1537717
I feel that JJ's ROM has quite a lot of promise.
No i havent tryed it
merlinlightstrike said:
Did anyone try to install JJ Hybrid ROM with a locked bootloader?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1537717
I feel that JJ's ROM has quite a lot of promise.
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ME too have the same question
@gogobaba can you please try your method with JJ Hybrid ROM
2) KERNELS
a) Sirkay's ICS Kernel HERE (For Overclocking )
b) Arc Knight Kernel by jimbo77 HERE (for Overclocking)
OR
b) Stock ICS Beta Kernel with CWM HERE (thanks cobrato)
OR
c) DoomLord ICS kernel with Wifi Modules .
Sorry guys but i cant try it i dont have the time to reinstall my phone again and i dont have wifi or mobile internet for my programs to be downloaded again.
I have my doubts that this rom will work because of the kernels.Check b) its says stock ICS beta kernel i dont know if this is the stock kernel of the arc or its some other kernel.Ask in the rom's topic if u can install this rom with the stock kernel.If u can they you should be albe to install it.
Mind that i cant be held responsive if something goes wrong with your phone.I can verefy only the roms from the 1st post
turnaround said:
ME too have the same question
@gogobaba can you please try your method with JJ Hybrid ROM
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Hey, good news for everyone, JJ is intending to do his ROM specifically for locked bootloaders.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26516244&postcount=1410
i tried installing arconium miui and didn't work.
Its working perfectly fineon my phone did u follow all the steps?1st time i installed it without deleting the date and it didnt work
does arconium miui has hebrew?
i did a factory reset and it still didn't work, and now i lost all my apps.
Hey guys, my phone is currently at 4.0.2.A.0.62 and it is boot loader unlocked. But I have complete no idea how to root my phone. And after I root, I would like to have my phone's UI look like the Ice Cream Sandwich look, but not the actual firmware, because I heard that Xperia Arc cannot handle ICS from the official sony ericsson website. So if anyone of you guys can help. It would be very helpful. Cheers
You can't use tools to root .62 firmware coz sony did something not being able to root it.. As you mentioned that your bootloader is unlocked why don't you flash a custom kernel like Doomkernel and a smooth rom like Arconium and it'll do wonders for you.. Then you can install themes to get the ICS look.... Because, i have done all of these and presently using this setup!
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Hey yeah thanks mate. But where can I get the kernel from, can you post the link? And I've got the flash tool software, so do I just flash the kernel from there? Cheers
cwk8412 said:
Hey yeah thanks mate. But where can I get the kernel from, can you post the link? And I've got the flash tool software, so do I just flash the kernel from there? Cheers
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1172885
Above s the kernel link, download both the kernel and the libraries.. Yes you can flash kernel using flashtool..Copy the .img file to pc, Get into fastboot mode by switching off the mobil, then press the menu button and connect to pc.. Flashtool will say that device connected in fastboot mode.. Now go to flash option and select fastboot mode, from the toolbox select kernel to flash and point to the img file.. The kernel will be flashed.. Now go into recovery and flash the libraries you downloaded from the kernel thread or else wi fi wont work! Get it?
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Hi every one I have rogers arc running on the latest ice rooted Bootloader was locked. I did bootloader unlock with test point.The flash tool saying that bootloader is rooted but I cannot flash any custom rom or even a backup I usually can't pass Sony screen any input is appreciated.
zaky1 said:
Hi every one I have rogers arc running on the latest ice rooted Bootloader was locked. I did bootloader unlock with test point.The flash tool saying that bootloader is rooted but I cannot flash any custom rom or even a backup I usually can't pass Sony screen any input is appreciated.
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Just use flashtool to flash the rom again man, i think u should flash the stock rom firs
If it's ok, then flash your custom rom
I am running the official rom no problem it's not allowing me to flash any custom roms in the recovery mod. I cam reboot to recovery either by x-part or holding the menu key while it start.:crying:
zaky1 said:
I am running the official rom no problem it's not allowing me to flash any custom roms in the recovery mod. I cam reboot to recovery either by x-part or holding the menu key while it start.:crying:
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I think u need to unlock ur bootloader first
If not, try to find rom that can use with locked bootloader
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My bootloader is rooted with Test point method
zaky1 said:
My bootloader is rooted with Test point method
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You unlock your boot loader with the test point, not root. So please be clear about what you've actually done.
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Yes I unlocked my bootloader with test point ***but on service menu still say no** but on flashtool was saying bootloader unlocked B4 i did the test point and after it say bootloader is rooted
Have you flashed the kernel?
Which kernel Iam running the offecial kernel
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Which kernel Iam running the offecial kernel
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If you want to use a custom ROM then 9 times out of 10 you'll need to use a specific kernel, usually one that comes with CWM.
I know exactly how to flash custom rom, I am coming from MT4G the problem after you flash the rom the phone dosn't boot in recovery it just stay at sony logo, even when i try to boot in fastboot mod dosn't allow me only booting in recovery.
zaky1 said:
I know exactly how to flash custom rom, I am coming from MT4G the problem after you flash the rom the phone dosn't boot in recovery it just stay at sony logo, even when i try to boot in fastboot mod dosn't allow me only booting in recovery.
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Try this....
1. Flash ur stock ICS firmware 4.1.B.431 ... 2. Don't let it upgrade to the latest firmware (in Canada I got N update that changed my firmware to 4.1.**.587 or something like that)
3. Then flash ur phone with the rootable firmware of xperia generic world version...
4. Flash the kernels for that firmware .. even the stock ICS would be OK..
5. Root the phone using Doomlords method of rooting... Its the best...!
6. At last reboot ur phone ..n violaaa...
U have a completely rooted phone ..!
P.s. make sure u see the log while u root ur phone . It may say rooted successly even if it had some errors... so make sure other are no errors..!
I had the same problem when I decided to unlock boot loader n root it for the first time ... so no worries my friend ...try this .. n it will work for sure.. !
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Did u hit the thanks button ? :thumbup:
Hi my friends thanks for the reply but my phone is already rooted and i can go to recovery mod even i did the trick of link2sd which increased my internal memory I am running the north america firmware not Rogers firmware
What Kernel and ROM !?
rom 4.1.b.0.587 kernel official
zaky1 said:
Hi my friends thanks for the reply but my phone is already rooted and i can go to recovery mod even i did the trick of link2sd which increased my internal memory I am running the north america firmware not Rogers firmware
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I know ur phone is rooted ..but if u try again ..with the world firmware ..it will b rooted perfectly n won't stuck on boot..!
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dont foget to hit the thanks button
I will Give it a try and let you know. Thanks man
Would u mind if i ask u something...!! dnt b offended..!! I know u might hav already done this ..but stil ..!!
1. If u r flashing the custom rom with flashtool right .?? and while doing tht are u pressing the back key ...or the menu key of ur phone .??
2. If u havent flashed any custom rom untill yet..n still on north america firmware.. then try to re-root it ...and then install CMW via this link..!!
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ohrj5dosijil1od/t_3-MoTVc6
read the recovery.txt file...it shows how to install the cmw...!! n then try to flash a custom rom via CWM ...n lemme know..!!!
cheers..!!
did u hit the thanks button yet.?? :laugh::good:
I think you can't flash custom rom from flash tool it must be flashed from you sd card because it is a zip file. I tried to flash recovery mode you supplied the link with no go.
So u did root and installed cwm by the link I gave right ?
N it showed that .. installation complete.. ?
N now ..the problem is ..
that u cannot enter recovery mode
To flash a custom ROM ?
Am I right ?
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dont foget to hit the thanks button
Hello
I was updating my xperia arc s to a new rom
I found this perfect (SUPER JELLY BEAN 5.5) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2134257
and after I unlocked bootlader and copy all the files to phone memory
I flash the kernel (fusion kernel 5.4) using flashtool (latest version)
and it flashed successfully but after that when I was tring to boot to recovery ...
I can't find it and the phone is damaged right now
But I still have access to flashtool
Please help me with full details (I don't understand some issues)
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Hello
I was updating my xperia arc s to a new rom
I found this perfect (SUPER JELLY BEAN 5.5) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2134257
and after I unlocked bootlader and copy all the files to phone memory
I flash the kernel (fusion kernel 5.4) using flashtool (latest version)
and it flashed successfully but after that when I was tring to boot to recovery ...
I can't find it and the phone is damaged right now
But I still have access to flashtool
Please help me with full details (I don't understand some issues)
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What do you mean "is damaged"? Be more specific.
georgeiulian89 said:
What do you mean "is damaged"? Be more specific.
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It opens the kernel logo then black screen without any response till I remove the battery
Barhoom-P1000 said:
It opens the kernel logo then black screen without any response till I remove the battery
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Remove and insert battery... Turn on...as soon as you see logo start pressing vol down button... That will take you to recovery... From there flash rom...
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It seems half of the problem has been solved
I downloaded LT18i_4.1.B.0.587.ftf sized 373.97Mb and I flash it ...
now I have (Android version : 4.0.4 / kernel version : 2.6.32.9-perf / Build number : 4.1.B.0.587)
and the root has been removed and I also can't access recovery mode
but I didn't like the version because it is slow and the Wi-Fi network disconnects a lot
I want a clean Rom/Kernel/recovery for Xperia arc s (I prefer Performance and extended battery life)
I want the easiest way because I don't want to fall in mistakes again
Thx ...
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Remove and insert battery... Turn on...as soon as you see logo start pressing vol down button... That will take you to recovery... From there flash rom...
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I tried this btw ... didn't work ... it vibrates and open safe mode
no one can help ?????
Hi, noob here, first post on xda, hope this helps
i had the same problem, trying to intall superjellybean 6 and fusion 5.4 kernel from the rom thread on my unlocked BL rooted ArcS with XperiaUltimateHD and Lupus kernel. Got stuck on fusion kernel logo after flashing it following the guide in superjellybean thread. I think the problem come from flashing a JB kernel on a ICS rom.
Mine is working now (notice that is unlocked BL), this is what i've done
flash via flashtool the LT18i_4.1.B.0.587_(1254-2184), then oneclick root the device again using Eroot_v1.3.4 from this thread.
using flashtool flash a lupus ics kernel for having the CWM back.
reboot to CWM recovery and do the wipes and flash the zips Superjellybean 6 and google apps, on the ics kernel. the device still won't boot.
from flashtool reboot to fastboot mode and flash a JB kernel (i used Lupus jb).
reboot and good luck