Need help booting into recovery mode - Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion

Using an AT&T Xperia Ion LT38AT rooted
and want to install CM10 and GAPPS but am unable to get into recovery mode, I have tried tapping volume up at Sony logo and that doesn't seem to work. I am a little frustrated but do not want to give up just yet any help would be greatly appreciated
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Did you fastboot CM10 boot.img?
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Still in zip file on phone I'm new so I am kind of lost right no
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1. Extract the boot.img from the zip to your computer, you will need this file for fastboot
2. Place CM10 rom .zip file on the root of the SD card
3. Put the phone into fastboot mode:
Code:
fastboot reboot bootloader
4. Flash boot.img:
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
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How do I fastboot?
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Should I use flash tool and what should I do with gapps zip?
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qzone23 said:
Should I use flash tool and what should I do with gapps zip?
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First unlock your bootloader if you already havent done so. Then extract the kernel from the cm10 zip or get another one and flash with fastboot. Fastboot mode can be entered from Flashtool menu.
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Cannot unlock boot loader on the LT28AT
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Flash kernel via flashtool?

Maybe a stupid question, but as I am used to flashing via fastboot, which doesn't work on my windows xp, is it possible to flash a kernel via flashtool, and if so, how?
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Open flash tool clicck on the lighting bolt click fastboot then flash kernal choose kernal preas ok ur done
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cwm recovery

im so lost...this is my first time dealing with sony ion and i am confused on how to flash a recovery can some one help i read the threads on how to do it but its not detailed
You can't flash a recovery because you need to have a recovery to flash something.
You need to push the recovery onto your phone using adb.
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Sirence said:
You can't flash a recovery because you need to have a recovery to flash something.
You need to push the recovery onto your phone using adb.
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how u do that
Are you rooted? If not first root your time phone from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=29713944
Then connect your phone to PC and mark USB debuging under setting/development. After that just run install.bat file from in the CWM file you downloaded from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37462686
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[Q] how to flash official Sony ics beta

I was wondering if someone could help me out. i read the official sony instructions but I'm a noob and I don't understand what to do. can someone explain it better or make a detailed guide for me. Thanks in advance.
First install the android sdk. Then extract it and open it. Then click sdk folder then click platform-tools folder. Put the ics boot.img system.img and userdata.img in the platform tools folder. Then turn your phone off. Make sure your bootloader is unlocked. Hold down the search key while plugging the phone in and a blue light should be on. Then while holding right shift right click and then press open command window here. Then type in
'fastboot flash boot (name of the boot.img)' then type in 'fastboot flash system (name of the system.img)' then type 'fastboot flash userdata (Name of the userdata.img)' then type 'fastboot erase cache'. Exclude the apostrophes
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thanks.. I always wanted to know that.. but never asked.. neither installed.. maybe nw I would.. lolz
Are there any requirements and does this work with r800at flashed to r800i? also, what do i right click on?
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Go to the platform-tools folder and hold right shift then right click on an empty space in the folder then click open command window here
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saqibkhan said:
thanks.. I always wanted to know that.. but never asked.. neither installed.. maybe nw I would.. lolz
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That was the official way. It can also be done via flashtool. First go into fastboot mode and open flashtool. Then press the flash icon. Then press fastboot mode. Then press select kernel to flash. Then select the kernel. Then press select system to flash. Choose the system.img. Now reboot your phone and it is installed.
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Ok I did the process but it bricked my phone, I unbricked it though. When I was flashing the .img, in the command, there was bad blocks encountered. What does this mean and how can I fix it?
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xXAzzkika808Xx said:
Ok I did the process but it bricked my phone, I unbricked it though. When I was flashing the .img, in the command, there was bad blocks encountered. What does this mean and how can I fix it?
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did this happen when you were flashing boot.img?
xXAzzkika808Xx said:
Ok I did the process but it bricked my phone, I unbricked it though. When I was flashing the .img, in the command, there was bad blocks encountered. What does this mean and how can I fix it?
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Was your bootloader unlocked?
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Everything I try to flash something like a kernel or rom, my bootloader is unlocked
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Have you tried the flashtool way?
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When ever I try to flash a custom Rom or kernel, my phone.gets bricked. I have tried flashtool many times....
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What happens when you try to flash a rom via flashtool
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My play gets bricked. I read the log and it says bad blocks.
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You probably have a damaged bootloader.
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I counted up all the bad blocks, there was a total of 14, but I think there is a way to fix it. I was reading online about it.
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Nvm....
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Recover mode

How do I successfully reboot LT28AT into recovery mode to flash cm10? Tapping volume up @ Sony logo does not seem to work
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I would recommend installing custom recovery like CWM or TeamWin for booting into recovery and installing ROMs.
Remember, always make a backup first.
Installed the recovery and now it works
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[Q] can flashify flash boot.img or any recovery.img?

Trying to flash boot.img and update recovery.img using flashify didn't work and I also try rom manager to update recovery still won't updated any app who can flash it without fasboot?
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edipart2 said:
Trying to flash boot.img and update recovery.img using flashify didn't work and I also try rom manager to update recovery still won't updated any app who can flash it without fasboot?
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you can flash recovery or boot.img only from fastboot with PC
S-on device make it useless, thanks for info!
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