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[Q] Rogers xperia arc

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.
Sent from my CM9'd Arc

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

zaky1 said:
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..!
Sent from Xperia arc ..XDA premium app..
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

[Q] i can't flash doomkernel .

i try to flash it with Fastboot Flasher-V3.2 and it says my arc s is not rooted and it is already rooted and super user appeared ... also this message appears when i try to install any rom boot.img by fastboot mode in flash tool .
plz help .. thx for every thing .

u must unlock your boot loader from Sony ,Google it before asking !
Regards

And if you have unlocked it and still getting the message then it's not rooted properly. Also provide more details when posting such as what firmware you're using. The one thing you wont find on XDA is mind reading.

3andala said:
u must unlock your boot loader from Sony ,Google it before asking !
Regards
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thx for ur help .

XperienceD said:
And if you have unlocked it and still getting the message then it's not rooted properly. Also provide more details when posting such as what firmware you're using. The one thing you wont find on XDA is mind reading.
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like u see i am new here .... i use arc s on ics 587 ... i rooted it with doomlord v1 root ... and installed cwm with cwm installer and i managed to enter cwm ... when i try to install rom it says installation aborted ... when i try to fastboot flash boot.img it says device must be rooted first ... is that enough ?
thx for ur words

Eslam_ said:
like u see i am new here .... i use arc s on ics 587 ... i rooted it with doomlord v1 root ... and installed cwm with cwm installer and i managed to enter cwm ... when i try to install rom it says installation aborted ... when i try to fastboot flash boot.img it says device must be rooted first ... is that enough ?
thx for ur words
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As you're new, give my GUIDE a quick read, it covers pretty much everything. If your BL is already unlocked, then reflash the stock ROM, then boot in to recovery using your computer, see HERE and flash the attachment which will root your Phone. If you still get the error message then you might not have unlocked your BL properly either.

Experia Arc S stop at Sony logo. Wont start. Help

Hello!
I have one problem. I root my phone and than i try to install in recovery mode [ROM][ARC/ARC S] Racing Bean V1.1 i get error messege 7. But then i reboot phone and now wont start.
Please i need quickly as possible a solution. Because thats not my phone.
Thanks in advice

Try to repair phone on pc with pc suite. If that doesnt work download flashtool and flash this.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5oo53r0mg55807e/LT18i_4.1.B.0.431_%281254-2184%29.ftf
After that update phone.

DjDexter5GHz said:
Try to repair phone on pc with pc suite. If that doesnt work download flashtool and flash this.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5oo53r0mg55807e/LT18i_4.1.B.0.431_%281254-2184%29.ftf
After that update phone.
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Will try this all. Thank you 10000 times

Nemivsek said:
Will try this all. Thank you 10000 times
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No problem man, it happened to me many times, its hard installing custom roms as begginer
edit: custom roms on arc
edit: what i told you up there will just restore original rom, and not this custom you tried to instal, next time make backup in cwm

DjDexter5GHz said:
No problem man, it happened to me many times, its hard installing custom roms as begginer
edit: custom roms on arc
edit: what i told you up there will just restore original rom, and not this custom you tried to instal, next time make backup in cwm
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Ok i will Thank you again!

I flash now original karnel/rom back and now works again Thank you!

help plzz
Nemivsek said:
I flash now original karnel/rom back and now works again Thank you!
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i have the same problem
my mobile is rooted then i tred to nistall jb room ana its stop at sony logo what should i do now ???
plz tell me from a to z
and i cant get in flash mood

waledmoner said:
i have the same problem
my mobile is rooted then i tred to nistall jb room ana its stop at sony logo what should i do now ???
plz tell me from a to z
and i cant get in flash mood
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you have to flash the only compatible kernel for this rom, fusion 4.0
search for it, you won't get any problem flashing racing bean

DjDexter5GHz said:
Try to repair phone on pc with pc suite. If that doesnt work download flashtool and flash this.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/5oo53r0mg55807e/LT18i_4.1.B.0.431_%281254-2184%29.ftf
After that update phone.
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The link has expired. Can you please upload it again. i got the same problem and when i try to flash fusion 4 kernel(by fastboot) it keeps waiting for device.
Also the rom i flashed(which ofcourse showed an error ) was ParanoidAndroid 2.57.2
Thank you.

[Q] Need help installing Jellybean on my Arc S

Dear all,
Firstly, I'm new to this forum - hi. I have done an extensive search and found some guides but even those confuse me so I'd appreciated some constructive comments without any links to guides I may also find difficult.
I'm trying to install Jellybean to my device using a guide (that I currently can't link to because I haven't had 10 posts).
I have downloaded the two zip files it says I need (ROM and Google Apps) and have copied them to my SD card. However I don't know how to get into recovery mode to then load these. I downloaded RecoverX and tried to install it but it says my phone is either not connecting or is missing some drivers. I have busybox installed and my phone is connected with USB debugging enabled.
Can anyone advise me further?
Thank you.

What have you got?? Unlocked or Locked Bootloader ???

You forgot the first step.
Unlocking your bootloader
You have to unlock bootloader to flash custom jelly bean kernel. Then you can load cwm
Sent from my Xperia Arc S using xda premium

Download the official cyanogenmod 10 and the gapps,flash the incluedid kernel.When the phone start press lot of time the volume down button.After format /system /data /cache just flash the rom and the gapps.
Sent from my MK16i using xda app-developers app

The temnito
I'm sorry but I don't really know what 'bootloader' is? My phone is rooted though, if that's any help?

are tygenet
I got into recovery mode using X fast app (I think that's what it was called). I then backed up and wipe everything as the guide said. I then installed the cmon and gapps zips and rebooted but it just stays on the 'Sony' screen and I can't boot into recovery mode either!!! Help!

Ginjarou said:
I got into recovery mode using X fast app (I think that's what it was called). I then backed up and wipe everything as the guide said. I then installed the cmon and gapps zips and rebooted but it just stays on the 'Sony' screen and I can't boot into recovery mode either!!! Help!
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Restore backup, its only thing u can do right now. If u want to flash custom JB rom, u must unlock bootloader as said before because different versions of Android cant run on the same kernel.
To install custom rom, do this steps:
1) unlock bootloader (if possible, otherwise, u r stuck with ICS roms.)
http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/instructions
2) After that, its simple - flash selected kernel via flashtool and then flash desired ROM!
And piece of advice, u have search on this forum, its quite usefull

One4EV3r said:
Restore backup, its only thing u can do right now. If u want to flash custom JB rom, u must unlock bootloader as said before because different versions of Android cant run on the same kernel.
To install custom rom, do this steps:
1) unlock bootloader (if possible, otherwise, u r stuck with ICS )
2) After that, its simple - flash selected kernel via flashtool and then flash desired ROM!
And piece of advice, u have search on this forum, its quite usefull
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How can I restore the backup? I can't load into recovery mode

Ginjarou said:
How can I restore the backup? I can't load into recovery mode
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If u cant get into recovery, try flash stock .ftf file via flashtool. 1st enter flashmode, then flash it. U have here on forum stock firmware, download it.

One4EV3r said:
If u cant get into recovery, try flash stock .ftf file via flashtool. 1st enter flashmode, then flash it. U have here on forum stock firmware, download it.
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Do you have a link to that please? If I Google it a get a whole load of different results. Also, I can't load into recovery mode nor can I even get past the 'Sony' boot logo - it just hangs. Am I still able to use this flashtool??

I'm new on this forum.
I've installed the Slim Bean rom last friday, and i have a problem. With this rom, i don't have the android standard e-mail app installed. Use this app to sync my Exchange calendar. How can i install this app?
Excuse me for my english, and thx a lot for your answers. :good:

xavi34 said:
I'm new on this forum.
I've installed the Slim Bean rom last friday, and i have a problem. With this rom, i don't have the android standard e-mail app installed. Use this app to sync my Exchange calendar. How can i install this app?
Excuse me for my english, and thx a lot for your answers. :good:
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Rather than randomly posting your question in someone's existing thread, try creating your own new thread in this forum...
You will probably get a faster reply.

ApriliaM3 said:
Rather than randomly posting your question in someone's existing thread, try creating your own new thread in this forum...
You will probably get a faster reply.
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Ok, thank you!

Ginjarou said:
Do you have a link to that please? If I Google it a get a whole load of different results. Also, I can't load into recovery mode nor can I even get past the 'Sony' boot logo - it just hangs. Am I still able to use this flashtool??
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Of course you can still use flashtool
You should flash back to stock Rom again and root again
If you want to use jelly bean, you have to unlock your bootloaderfirst
Link:
http://forum.android.com.pl/f308/oprogramowanie-dla-sony-ericsson-xperiaa-arc-s-147007/
Sent from my LT18i using xda app-developers app

rt235130 said:
Of course you can still use flashtool
You should flash back to stock Rom again and root again
If you want to use jelly bean, you have to unlock your bootloaderfirst
Link:
http://forum.android.com.pl/f308/oprogramowanie-dla-sony-ericsson-xperiaa-arc-s-147007/
Sent from my LT18i using xda app-developers app
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Thanks!

xavi34 said:
I'm new on this forum.
I've installed the Slim Bean rom last friday, and i have a problem. With this rom, i don't have the android standard e-mail app installed. Use this app to sync my Exchange calendar. How can i install this app?
Excuse me for my english, and thx a lot for your answers. :good:
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For that you have to flash via CWM the Google Apps or the so-called Gapps. Link: http://goo.im/gapps/gapps-jb-20121011-signed.zip (If you flashed the 4.1.2 official SlimBean). I help you because that's the ROM I use (but the 4.1.2 version, not the 4.2.2 by besttt)

[Q] Xperia SL Custom ROMs help

I have a Xperia S (LT26ii) device and I tried to flash P.A.C ROM v19.3.2 but failed.
I did everything exactly as in the instructions:
- Reboot into Recovery
- Do a Factory Reset/Wipe data
- Wipe Cache
- Advanced -> Wipe Dalvik Cache
- Advanced -> Fix permissions
- Mounts and Storage -> Format /system
- Install zip from SDCard -> Choose zip from SDCard -> Choose the Rom and install
- Again Install zip from SDCard -> Choose zip from SDCard -> Now choose the Gapps and install
- Reboot
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but after restarting the device after the flash, it vibrates once and then does nothing. I don't even see the SONY logo. The screen doesn't light up at all.
I was able to fix this by flashing the stock ROM from flashtool.
But did I do something wrong? Is there anyway which I can get the ROM working?

did it say flash successful?
Sent from my AOSP 4.3 Xperia S via Tapatalk

iLashGLX said:
I have a Xperia S (LT26ii) device and I tried to flash P.A.C ROM v19.3.2 but failed.
I did everything exactly as in the instructions:
but after restarting the device after the flash, it vibrates once and then does nothing. I don't even see the SONY logo. The screen doesn't light up at all.
I was able to fix this by flashing the stock ROM from flashtool.
But did I do something wrong? Is there anyway which I can get the ROM working?
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Have you unlocked your bootloader first? If you have then try flashing the kernel from the rom seperately using fastboot. By the way are any other roms with custom kernels working or are they all giving same errors? By the way did you face any error while flashing?

Sumedha Kapoor said:
Have you unlocked your bootloader first? If you have then try flashing the kernel from the rom seperately using fastboot. By the way are any other roms with custom kernels working or are they all giving same errors? By the way did you face any error while flashing?
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i have the same problem with my Xperia SL .. the phone come with unlocked bootloader but i dont know what happend plz helppp

iLashGLX said:
I have a Xperia S (LT26ii) device and I tried to flash P.A.C ROM v19.3.2 but failed.
I did everything exactly as in the instructions:
but after restarting the device after the flash, it vibrates once and then does nothing. I don't even see the SONY logo. The screen doesn't light up at all.
I was able to fix this by flashing the stock ROM from flashtool.
But did I do something wrong? Is there anyway which I can get the ROM working?
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Dial this and see if your bootloader is unlocked or not.. Dial *#*#7378423#*#*
Bootloader Unlocked: Yes
This should be the msg over there..

ag6ag said:
i have the same problem with my Xperia SL .. the phone come with unlocked bootloader but i dont know what happend plz helppp
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What do you mean the phone came with unlocked bootloader. Are you sure you bought a new phone? Tell me whats your Bootloader Unlocked Status.

[QRCODE][/QRCODE]
Sumedha Kapoor said:
What do you mean the phone came with unlocked bootloader. Are you sure you bought a new phone? Tell me whats your Bootloader Unlocked Status.
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hehe i'm sure that's the phone is new ... i'm lebanese and for the arabic the store who sell the phones flash the arabic or something like that the warranty will be with hem ... anw i cant tell you my bootloader status ... the phone now is dead .... !! i dnt knw what i do i need hem this month but ...

ag6ag said:
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hehe i'm sure that's the phone is new ... i'm lebanese and for the arabic the store who sell the phones flash the arabic or something like that the warranty will be with hem ... anw i cant tell you my bootloader status ... the phone now is dead .... !! i dnt knw what i do i need hem this month but ...
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Can you describe how exactly is it "Dead'? Is it not booting or even responding to hard reset (Pressing Vol Up + Power Buttons for 10-15 secs)? Are you able to get fastboot or adb access to your phone?

Sumedha Kapoor said:
Can you describe how exactly is it "Dead'? Is it not booting or even responding to hard reset (Pressing Vol Up + Power Buttons for 10-15 secs)? Are you able to get fastboot or adb access to your phone?
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thanks but my problem is solved ... the problem was in the flashtool ...

ag6ag said:
thanks but my problem is solved ... the problem was in the flashtool ...
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Congrats.. Good for you.

Sumedha Kapoor said:
Congrats.. Good for you.
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hehehee thanks

Pac Rom for Xperia SL LT26ii
ag6ag said:
hehehee thanks
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Hey Guys,
any ideas which pac version is working great in Xperia SL LT26ii.
if U hv then plz tell me with link..
Thanks you all to be here with our XSL...

Hi, I am New to Xda.
Hi,
I am not a dev. But Love towards my Xperia SL made me a mini-dev LOL. I have succesfully fixed a developing ROM from Carbon(kitkat 4.4.4) . I would like to upload it to Xda and help poor teens like me (I am just 15) still stuck with SL. I renamed my ROM as ASTERISK. Can someone tell me how to upload a new rom to Xda.
Thanks in advance,
Fazeel CF

Fazeel.C.Faizal said:
Hi,
I am not a dev. But Love towards my Xperia SL made me a mini-dev LOL. I have succesfully fixed a developing ROM from Carbon(kitkat 4.4.4) . I would like to upload it to Xda and help poor teens like me (I am just 15) still stuck with SL. I renamed my ROM as ASTERISK. Can someone tell me how to upload a new rom to Xda.
Thanks in advance,
Fazeel CF
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Xperia S and SL are same hardware, so what ever works on Xperia S works on Xperia SL, and given that there is Nougat ROM available, I wouldn't say that it is stuck. You should ask the developer of the Carbon ROM if You can upload a modified one.