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Been trying to update my phone using PC Companion as it says there is an update available. But after downloading and preparing for a while it ends up saying 'Unable to install update software' so the update never even begins.
Has anyone else had this issue? Using arc from UK, rooted via Gingerbreak. Could it be that the phones not updating because of gingerbreak? and is there a way of unrooting the phone in order to update?
did you unlock the bootloader. usually you cant update if its unlock. rooting is ok in updating. try repairing then redownloading the update.
winnerzero said:
Been trying to update my phone using PC Companion as it says there is an update available. But after downloading and preparing for a while it ends up saying 'Unable to install update software' so the update never even begins.
Has anyone else had this issue? Using arc from UK, rooted via Gingerbreak. Could it be that the phones not updating because of gingerbreak? and is there a way of unrooting the phone in order to update?
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Try the SEUS instead.
Couldn't be due to rooted, but if you want to unroot, Gingerbreak v1.2 should do that (unless I saw it wrongly )
i tried to unroot and then update still not working
ill try seus
i tried the seus
it says the phone contains modified software that cannot be updated
omaritta said:
i tried the seus
it says the phone contains modified software that cannot be updated
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yours is already bootloader unlocked, meaning you cant update either through SEUS or PC Companion
Had the same problem here but now updated
using PC companion it says PC companion was not able to connect to the phone. Please disconnect and connect again.
Everytime I put my phone in Media Transfer mode its not connected. I have rooted (and now unrooted & unfrozen the apps that I frozen using bloat freezer) my phone and not touched the boot loader, I will have a look for seus and try that
using windows 7 32bit
**UPDATE**
Installed SEUS and when it asked to run after install unticked it. I then found the icon and right clicked on "Update Service" & selected Run as administrator. I then followed the on screen instructions (I waited a minute before turning it back on again) and it said they is an update waiting. It has now gone through the update process and "The installation was completed successfully"
Hope this helps anybody else having problems
PS taking to ages to boot since the update has gone on .... Now just need root for this
where i can download SEUS?
payneardo said:
**UPDATE**
Installed SEUS and when it asked to run after install unticked it. I then found the icon and right clicked on "Update Service" & selected Run as administrator. I then followed the on screen instructions (I waited a minute before turning it back on again) and it said they is an update waiting. It has now gone through the update process and "The installation was completed successfully"
Hope this helps anybody else having problems
PS taking to ages to boot since the update has gone on .... Now just need root for this
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may i know where i can download SEUS, cz i still dont know where i can get it.
i have unlock bootloader, and rooted of course.
Just lock bootloader and then update its very simple.
Also where did you manage to download seus. As far I can see they removed it completely and only offer pc companion.
darkslayer100 said:
may i know where i can download SEUS, cz i still dont know where i can get it.
i have unlock bootloader, and rooted of course.
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With an unlocked bootloader you cannot update through SEUS.. You can easily flash the latest ROM though..
Anyway it is available on the SE website..
if bootloader locked though it works just fine whether you ulocked it or not. Flash the file provided by blagus. Also could you provide link? Its been removed.
Err sorry.. my bad I used SEUS generically to refer to updating through PC.. Including PC Companion..
My bad.. THey have removed it seems.. atleast doesn't show under Arc downloads..
Not to be a "Captian obvious"... but is the problem related to you not beeing able to install the "MTP drivers"?
Because I am having the same problem, I've tried several "fixes" and non of them are working.
W7 64-bit
Does anyone have a copy of the stock firmware from the Xperia Pro MK16a or MK16i.
I messed up the phone and want to re-flash the stock firmware back into my phone.
I dont know what else to do and I am desperate....
If you have it in ftf it would be great. Please put it up on mediafire to share.
THANKS!!!
First, it should be usefull to know what you did to brick your phone.
Thinking quickly, here are your options:
1. If you damaged the system partition(mtd0), you may restore it with fastboot having a stock one. Also, it may be possible to restore it with from ClockWorkMod recovery(started via fastboot), with an update created from the stock firmware.
2. If you accidentally damaged the kernel, that would be a bit more difficult. Currently, there's no custom kernle for MK16, so you would have to wait until there's one, or recompile the stock kernel from source(SE makes sources available).
If it's the first, I may be able to help you providing my system partition. It's not the stock one, because the first thing I did when I got to root my phone was start Titanium Backup and begin to delete some system applications I considered useless. But I think you could find my system partition useful. Just explain a little more what you did.
Thanks for trying to help.
Basically I flashed another firmware for it and it didnt go as expected.
I cant restore it because now my phone is recognize as another phone so i cant download the stock firmware for my phone via PC Companion.
Mine is a MK16a with all the bloatware from fido.
I dont really care about rooting it or not.
I just wanted to get raid of some of the stock apps so it doesnt take up so much internal memory.
I think what I really need is the stock MK16i firmware and flash it to my phone or if someone got the stock MK16a firmware I can flash it again to get it running again.
If you anyone have any other suggestions please let me know.
Thanks
i also need a mk16i firmware packed as ftf, can someone help?
TeamXperia has MK16's now, so a stock firmware should be coming pretty fast from them.
I think ftf is for kernel & loader, not for system partition....
ichidakira, I managed to make a dump of my system partition, I think that will fix your phone. Note that it's not the original system partition, as I've deleted some of the default apps and changed the bootanimation.
To restore it in your device, follow this steps:
WARNING: This will clear all your data, including (but not only limited to) contacts, sms, applications, configurations, etc.
1. Download & extract this file: http://soporte.opensysperu.com/downloads/system.zip & the Xperia Pro recovery image from FreeXperia Project: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=8L3DC0UQ .
2. Copy the system.img to your sdcard(using any method).
2. With the phone turned off, hold the menu button and connect the USB cable. If windows asks you to install the driver, do it as specified in the thread about rooting Xperia Pro.
3. Open a command prompt on the folder where you have downloaded recovery.img .
4. Run "fastboot boot recovery.img"
5. The phone will turn on and get detected as a ADB device. Also, the CWM menu will appear on the screen, but you will not need it for now.
6. Run "adb shell". Then, run the following commands: (It may take a few minutes)
cat /sdcard/system.img > /dev/mtd/mtd0
exit
7. On the CWM menu, use thew Vol Down key to highlight "Wipe data/factory reset", and then press the power button. Confirm the action if needed.
8. When finished, type "adb reboot" on your command prompt.
Then, your phone should boot normally.
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TeamXperia has MK16's now, so a stock firmware should be coming pretty fast from them.
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Thanks for the info.
Please let me know when they release it.
For anyone looking for mk16i ftf...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1323730
Thanks to Jozinek
MK16i system partition
Guys, could anyone provide me stock or at least his semi-stock system partition, as alvaroag did above? I have rooted xperia pro MK16i (via xperia recovery) and I'm experiencing weird problems after hard reseting my phone. Everything works virtually fine now, but:
- home button works, but doesn't act as home should
- after USB connecting to PC the PC says that my SD card is not inserted (however I can see its content while in the phone)
- PC Companion software can't find the phone
If anyone would have any advice how to solve this, it would be much appreciated also.
Edit: I had rooted this phone month ago and until yesterday there were zero problems. But then suddenly I lost some of my synced contacts from MS Exchange, so I decided to hard reset it and reinstall apps to fix this little issus. And then everything started...
Try with the latest SE firmware:
{PRO}[DEVELOPMENT] - CM7.2.0 - FXP047 FreeXperia Project
At the bottom of the post are the links for the MK16i SEMC 4.0.2.A.0.42 & MK16a SEMC 4.0.2.A.0.42. Select the one according to your device. Flash them with FlashTool. No this will permanently erase all of your user data.
Then, if you want to root it, try with the zergRush exploit: [16/Nov][ROOTING/UNROOTING] Xperia 2011 Easy Rooting Toolkit [v3.0](zergRush Exploit)
If the phone still presents problems, reflash the stock firmware & take it to your service provider for warranty.
Thanks, alvaroag. I was fixing further and further on and ended up with reflashing Jozinek's stock firmware which solved everything. But then, even with virtually out-of-the-box phone, SEUS still denied to update firmware, saying that the phone has altered software. Not sure if anybody really tried to wipe out EVERYTHING from the phone and pretend, that it hasn't ever been rooted or hasn't been did anything else, but I doubt SE repair service can be fooled that much - even stupid updater still sees some difference between my phone (which obviously lost all changes I made to keyboard, root access, everything after successfull revert to stock firmware provided by Jozinek) and regular not altered phone. So to make the story short - now everything works fine, I have virtually brand new phone, rooted via [16/Nov][ROOTING/UNROOTING] DooMLoRD's Easy Rooting Toolkit [v3.0](zergRush Exploit). But on the other hand I really doubt that these changes can be reverted to the state, that SE repair center would not be able to detect them and thus maybe cancel my warranty. Which is a bit sad and I did not expect it.
BTW: What is the procedure now to update my firmware, once SE will release it? SEUS refuses to do it... And for sure I would prefer to keep my data, if possible...
If you have unlocked your bootloader, then you will not be able to use SEUS. Try using PC Companion. Even with the bootloader unlocked, PC Companion will work, as long as you use stock firmware.
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If you have unlocked your bootloader, then you will not be able to use SEUS. Try using PC Companion. Even with the bootloader unlocked, PC Companion will work, as long as you use stock firmware.
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Not true that unlocking bootloader automatically stops SEUS from working. I had Alejandrissimo unlock my bootloader remotely via the info in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1254416
And even with an unlocked bootloader SEUS worked just fine (that is until i flashed to the latest firmware posted on XDA in the Xperia Pro CM thread). But that's only true if you use his exact method. It seems that all other methods do prevent SEUS from working.
But yes, as soon as you've unlocked the bootloader, regardless of the method, your phone's warranty is void. That includes unlocking it the official way via the sony ericsson website! PITA
And technically, if you even root your phone, you've lost your warranty as well.
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But yes, as soon as you've unlocked the bootloader, regardless of the method, your phone's warranty is void. That includes unlocking it the official way via the sony ericsson website! PITA
And technically, if you even root your phone, you've lost your warranty as well.
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Yes sure, but my point was not that this act voids warranty, which is clear and obvious. My point was about the fact that many people in forums are understanding rooting and other hardcore activities in the way, that "if something would go wrong with my phone, I still can revert all changes, reflash it to out-of-the-box condition and send it to repair service, while they will not be able to detect the phone used to be rooted or altered in similar way", but in fact there must be some detection mechanism which in certain circumstates (as is my reflashed phone) will recognize that phone has been rooted in the past. And my phone is now not upgradable by both SEUS and PC Companion.
Not exactly. If you root your phone without unlocking the bootloader(zergRush exploit), then you can reflash it using SEUS or PC Companion & any track of the rooting will disappear. But if you unlock the bootloader, that's permanent. Even if you relock the bootloader, you will not be able to lave it as it was before unlocking, as the DRM keys are deleted when unlocking.
If there's still interest, I have a stock SEMC/MK16a:2.3.4/4.0.2.A.0.58/xf_v3w:user/release-keys phone and I'm yet to start fiddling with it.
If there's anything worth extracting from it just let me know and I'd try.
mk16a stock firmware - wanna unlock phone
hi. i'm totally new to android platform and rooting stuff! i have a xperia pro mk16a which is locked to fido canada. i want to unlock and debrand it. what i have learnt till now is that i can debrand it by flashing it to stock firmware. please help!
about phone:
see attachment
ichidakira said:
Does anyone have a copy of the stock firmware from the Xperia Pro MK16a or MK16i.
I messed up the phone and want to re-flash the stock firmware back into my phone.
I dont know what else to do and I am desperate....
If you have it in ftf it would be great. Please put it up on mediafire to share.
THANKS!!!
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Did you tried to do it with phone repair menu in pc suite?
-DON'T PLUG THE PHONE!
-go to SUPPURT ZONE
-and in the software update check phone repair
-check mk16 on the phone list and follow the instructions!
Firmware ftf
I have some links to generic firmware but i can not publish links.
If anyone wants me for the requested by pm
Hi frnds I can't get the new software update for my xperia M,Please help me how to install it
You will recieve your update for your update center automatically and update it. And the next moment you will recieve 4.3 update for your phone.
You must connect your phone to the computer and update using pour companion
There is always Sony Update Service which will provide the latest firmware.
You can even use the downloaded Sony Update Service to create your own tft file for later use in Flastool.
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Android Bob said:
There is always Sony Update Service which will provide the latest firmware.
You can even use the downloaded Sony Update Service to create your own tft file for later use in Flastool.
Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk
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I used both SUS and PC companion but my problem is i cannot connect my device in flash mode,
EknathKannan said:
I used both SUS and PC companion but my problem is i cannot connect my device in flash mode,
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I already answered it in your other question
Hello,
I need some help with my Z1 compact. I am somewhat a noob, but not entirely.
When i try to update my 4.4.4 through the Sony update center on my phone to 5.0 (14.5.A.0.242) it fails to update. It downloads and starts the update but then fails shortly after.
I did not unlock my bootloader. I only rooted the phone, because I had to change the headphone volume settings and to get access to the SD card.
Can somebody direct me on how to get lollipop update on my phone, preferably through official Sony update.
Thanks
It will do this if it recognises some system files have been altered. I'm assuming it says "could not verify "? Just update with pc companion using repair option.
spudata said:
It will do this if it recognises some system files have been altered. I'm assuming it says "could not verify "? Just update with pc companion using repair option.
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Worked like a charm. Thanks, buddy.
Anyone got marshmallow via ota? Its available via Xperia companion but i am getting error while updating via Xperia Companion. I haven't got ota. So is the update released via ota to anyone?
DarkAlvy said:
Anyone got marshmallow via ota? Its available via Xperia companion but i am getting error while updating via Xperia Companion. I haven't got ota. So is the update released via ota to anyone?
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Hi
Are you root your device?
If yes you can't update your device with Xperia companion only con repair your device and all personal data will be erased.
Nope not rooted and haven't unlocked bootloader either. 100% stock condition. Xperia companion says update available but when i click uodate it starts download then after 1 min it gives error. So guess i have to wait for ota. Anyone got ota? When it might release?
Im my case xperia companion saids that I have newest software. It's because of root or it is not available in my country yet ?
DarkAlvy said:
Nope not rooted and haven't unlocked bootloader either. 100% stock condition. Xperia companion says update available but when i click uodate it starts download then after 1 min it gives error. So guess i have to wait for ota. Anyone got ota? When it might release?
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You will make sure you Internet connection is OK
Uninstall Xperia companion and Sony mobile update engine
Download latest Xperia companion app from Sony support an try again
If you not able to flash your device with Xperia companion you will try by latest flash tools version and device sync successful otherwise you device will breake
I flashed the Nordic version from Xperifirm. Did not delete any of my personal files, apps or other permissions. Working flawlessly so far. It's a really big upgrade compared to Lolipop in terms of speed and general polish. Really well executed firmware.
farshad9500gy said:
You will make sure you Internet connection is OK
Uninstall Xperia companion and Sony mobile update engine
Download latest Xperia companion app from Sony support an try again
If you not able to flash your device with Xperia companion you will try by latest flash tools version and device sync successful otherwise you device will beake
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It says make sure you have working Internet. But net connect is 100% ok. And its stable i even play online games, fully stable connection and no package loss either. As soon as i connect it says update available and when i start updating it starts download then gived error. Tried reinstalling and everything still no luck
If i flash Nordic version over the Poland one it will work OK?
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It says make sure you have working Internet. But net connect is 100% ok. And its stable i even play online games, fully stable connection and no package loss either. As soon as i connect it says update available and when i start updating it starts download then gived error. Tried reinstalling and everything still no luck
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What's your windows?
Try by other system or use virtual machine
Tried to flashtool but get "ERROR - Processing of cache.sin finished with errors." and when reboot "no sim card" problem :?
herman1988 said:
Tried to flashtool but get "ERROR - Processing of cache.sin finished with errors." and when reboot "no sim card" problem :?
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Did you allow Flashtool to execute the FSC Scirpt? Mandatory!
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Did you allow Flashtool to execute the FSC Scirpt? Mandatory!
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Yes. Phone already fixed by xperia companion and waiting for official update
Why would anibody try flashing a stock rom with unofficial softwares/tools it's not safe guys, just wait for official release of your specific phone.My m5 is E5603 I've got an update via OTA the next day it was released and it worked fine downloaded and installed it took abaout 30 min to install but.The update is a 1gb large...
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You are lucky . When I launch xperia companion it says that there is an update but 5 seconds later it says that my device is up to date.
pren22 said:
Why would anibody try flashing a stock rom with unofficial softwares/tools it's not safe guys, just wait for official release of your specific phone.
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Because some want an unbranded release maybe? And who says it's unsafe? More tricky but not unsafe. Have a look at XperiFirm, some devices don't even ever got 30.1.A.1.55 so the wait for MM can last forever...
My device never got. 55 but i still got MM.
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pren22 said:
Why would anibody try flashing a stock rom with unofficial softwares/tools it's not safe guys, just wait for official release of your specific phone.My m5 is E5603 I've got an update via OTA the next day it was released and it worked fine downloaded and installed it took abaout 30 min to install but.The update is a 1gb large...
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Perfectly fine if you know what your doing and if you can follow simple step by step instructions and maybe even a few days reading things through first so it makes sense. Never had a problem myself and I'm no expert by any means. Problem is far too many people who probably shouldn't be messing with there phones in the first place go rushing off into rooting, flashing, Bootloader unlocking ect then screwing up sometimes irreversibly
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Perfectly fine if you know what your doing and if you can follow simple step by step instructions and maybe even a few days reading things through first so it makes sense. Never had a problem myself and I'm no expert by any means. Problem is far too many people who probably shouldn't be messing with there phones in the first place go rushing off into rooting, flashing, Bootloader unlocking ect then screwing up sometimes irreversibly
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That's the thing,a lot of people do that mistake and don't follow instructions and they end up with bricked phone.I did alot of bootloader unlock with older xperia phones,rooting,recoverys,custom rom/kernels and never got my phone bricked,but those smartphones were qualcom not mediatek,i had acer e700 with mediatek and everytime i tried flashing with unofficial tool i ended up with hard brick,dead motherboard.That is way i'm saying using flashtool is risky, i'm not sure is it still completely compatible with M5,and even if it is you need an exact version for M5.
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disable quickboot on your M5.
It seems that i can't get it via software update on my phone but now it shows in experia companion will try it as soon as my phone reaches 50% battery