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ics upgrade question

i have a rooted and locked xperia arc that is supercharged and my sd card is linked using link2sd.
if i upgrade to ics , will i have to root, supercharge and relink it to link2sd again since i have reflash .42 rom prior to update?

Quick question: Why would you need to flash the .42 before flashing the latest ICS build?
Swyped from my SE Xperia arc (LT15i) using Tapatalk 2

i deleted several bloatware and i have a different theme installed

piggybomb said:
i have a rooted and locked xperia arc that is supercharged and my sd card is linked using link2sd.
if i upgrade to ics , will i have to root, supercharge and relink it to link2sd again since i have reflash .42 rom prior to update?
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Yes..
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[Q] [Help] Rom Forced Reset

Hi all this is my first post.
Yesterday I flashed a rom (can't remember the Name) and my phone got stuck on the Sony Ericsson screen. From Flashtool I re-Flashed The stock kernel and my phone worked again, only my phone was unrooted, all my apps were gone and it wouldn't load cwm recovery, which has a backup of my phone before with all my apps, contacts and stuff. it also has nxtBeAn rom on the SD card that I installed and disliked.
Please help me to somehow root my phone again (DooMLoRD_v4_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su failed to root it and so did Gingerbreak V4) so I can get all my contacts, messages, apps and passwords back.
Thanks
Sony Ericsson xperia play R800i on o2 UK
Was rooted.

rotweilerc67 said:
Hi all this is my first post.
Yesterday I flashed a rom (can't remember the Name) and my phone got stuck on the Sony Ericsson screen. From Flashtool I re-Flashed The stock kernel and my phone worked again, only my phone was unrooted, all my apps were gone and it wouldn't load cwm recovery, which has a backup of my phone before with all my apps, contacts and stuff. it also has nxtBeAn rom on the SD card that I installed and disliked.
Please help me to somehow root my phone again (DooMLoRD_v4_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su failed to root it and so did Gingerbreak V4) so I can get all my contacts, messages, apps and passwords back.
Thanks
Sony Ericsson xperia play R800i on o2 UK
Was rooted.
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I think you flashed. 62 frmw, it can't be rooted go flash lower one eg: .42 or. 58(420mb data partition) then root
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You can try this modded stock kernel with recovery to restore the backup: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1421978

creative_md said:
I think you flashed. 62 frmw, it can't be rooted go flash lower one eg: .42 or. 58(420mb data partition) then root
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Yes I flashed .62, sorry for not including that. im flashing 4.0.2.A.0.42 now using flashtool. Hope it works.:fingers-crossed:

rotweilerc67 said:
im flashing 4.0.2.A.0.42 now using flashtool. Hope it works.:fingers-crossed:
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It'll surely work..
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creative_md said:
It'll surely work..
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sadly it didn't work. I tried flashing 4.0.2.A.0.42 and when the phone booted in the about phone it still says im on .62 build number and 2.6.32.9-perf kernel version.
I then tried flashing 4.0.1.A.0.283 and it Still says im on .62.
Not sure how to overwrite with a rootable build number and kernel.

rotweilerc67 said:
sadly it didn't work. I tried flashing 4.0.2.A.0.42 and when the phone booted in the about phone it still says im on .62 build number and 2.6.32.9-perf kernel version.
I then tried flashing 4.0.1.A.0.283 and it Still says im on .62.
Not sure how to overwrite with a rootable build number and kernel.
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Flash this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591398 and report back.
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creative_md said:
Flash this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591398 and report back.
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It Worked!!! thanks!! it installed .58 and it rooted! just got to install cw recovery now and I have my old phone back!

You're welcome bro
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[Q] STILL unable to flash ROM zip from SD card

Before flashing, I firstly Divided my SD card by this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/SD_card_partitioning
I was prepareing to flash Xperia T this ROM so I had flash this Kernel: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1647665&highlight=ktg+kernel
And then I flashed this FTF: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2023504
When I starting to flash this ROM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1746508
And I get through the Recovery......
After I wiped four things...
The SD card said:
"E:Can't open /sdcard/4.0.4_Xperia T v7.1.0 Rom.zip
Installstion aborted."
I tried everything I can, including format my sdcard.
Not only this ROM had a problem, but EVERY ROM had the same problem...
It's very urgent...
Yesterday I tried it at least 10 hours.
I hope someone can help me with this...
(Please don't criticize my English...)

Fash ics ftf. Boot it. Now go to settings and format your sd card.
Sent from my LT15i using birds.

AW: [Q] STILL unable to flash ROM zip from SD card
unlocked bootloader?
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TheHaso said:
Fash ics ftf. Boot it. Now go to settings and format your sd card.
Sent from my LT15i using birds.
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So you mean I need to flash ICS FTF again, and reboot, and format SD card...
Is that correct?

Cartman44 said:
unlocked bootloader?
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I had unlocked it before...
I can flash ANY ROM before these step......
So I am comfused that which part had got wrong...

[Q] how to create ftf of the modified OS?

Hey guys is there a way to create an ftf file of the OS in my phone ? I want to make the ftf of the xperia ultimate hd with all the mods that i've flashed in it...!! i have googled my question but all i get is how to make an ftf of the stock firmware using SUS (Sony Update Service)
Phone: Xperia Arc S (Lt18i)

No you cannot because ftfs can only be made by Sony for stock firmware.
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tangosierra_ is correct.
The closest thing you could do is to create a full system backup using CWM and keep a copy of it somewhere else in addition to the SD Card just in case. It worked fine for me.

Is there a pre-rooted 0.182 stock ftf from available?

I didn't like my T2 ultra until 5.1.1 (19.4.A.0.182) stock rom came along...it gave the buggy phone a new lease.
I like to root it via flashtoo ftf file. Does anyone has one to share? Also pls advise the steps...do I need to unlock bootloader first? Do I need to install recovery?
I wanted to root to remove bloatwares and use app2sd to install apps.
By the way Xperia Z already has a pre-rooted stock rom ftf.
Thanks!
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