Hello, I've recently purchased a new Z1 Compact and have been getting it set up. I've already rooted it and unlocked the bootloader, but now I'm having trouble figuring out how to install CWM.
As my title states, it is 4.4.4 build 14.4.A.0.157. The guides I'm finding are all for 4.4.3 or lower with build .108.
Can I use the flashtool to flash the .108 kernel and then install CWM? When I do flash that kernel, my build still shows as .157.
I'd like to have an opinion before I do that. Thank you
Calbino said:
Hello, I've recently purchased a new Z1 Compact and have been getting it set up. I've already rooted it and unlocked the bootloader, but now I'm having trouble figuring out how to install CWM.
As my title states, it is 4.4.4 build 14.4.A.0.157. The guides I'm finding are all for 4.4.3 or lower with build .108.
Can I use the flashtool to flash the .108 kernel and then install CWM? When I do flash that kernel, my build still shows as .157.
I'd like to have an opinion before I do that. Thank you
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Do you ultimately want to keep your stock ROM, just rooted, or are you wanting to flash custom ROM, or upgrade, etc.? I guess this is a good place to start - http://nut.xperia-files.com/ - download the 'installer', (not flashable), for Z1c, and run it on your PC.
I plan on flashing Cyanogen mod. *Edit* I've downloaded the installer package. Would flashing the .108 kernel before attempting to install this recovery be the right thing to do?
I tried using this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2632808 , someone near the end of the thread said it worked for them on .157. Now the screen stays off, I get vibrations and indicator LED notifications, but nothing else. I've taken a few steps backwards so at the moment my original question is irrelevant. Now I need to figure out how to get back to normal operation
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Alright guys, im completely new to this and im very interested on starting to go around and learn some stuff in the Android world, specially with my Xperia Arc. I recently unlocked the bootloader via tespoint and installed an stable version of Cyanogenmod 9.1, however i found some things i would day prefer to have different, so for that i would like to know some things first before i start changing from rom to rom. I hope somebody would give a hand jeje.
1. To change from CM 9.1 to Xperia Pureness for instance, do i need to flash a new kernel on top of the FXP i already have on with CM 9.1?
2. If i would like to return to stock 4.0.4, would it be just flash the .ftf via flash tool?
3. Will flashing the 4.0.4 .ftf file via flashtool install the stock kernel and delete my FXP and CWM?
4. Does 4.0.4 stock works well with FXP kernel?
5. Every time im trying a new rom should i first flash the recommended kernel and then install via CWM?
Once again i hope someone would help me with those questions. i tried to find them on different threads but i couldn't get any with those specific questions...
ffondeur said:
Alright guys, im completely new to this and im very interested on starting to go around and learn some stuff in the Android world, specially with my Xperia Arc. I recently unlocked the bootloader via tespoint and installed an stable version of Cyanogenmod 9.1, however i found some things i would day prefer to have different, so for that i would like to know some things first before i start changing from rom to rom. I hope somebody would give a hand jeje.
1. To change from CM 9.1 to Xperia Pureness for instance, do i need to flash a new kernel on top of the FXP i already have on with CM 9.1?
2. If i would like to return to stock 4.0.4, would it be just flash the .ftf via flash tool?
3. Will flashing the 4.0.4 .ftf file via flashtool install the stock kernel and delete my FXP and CWM?
4. Does 4.0.4 stock works well with FXP kernel?
5. Every time im trying a new rom should i first flash the recommended kernel and then install via CWM?
Once again i hope someone would help me with those questions. i tried to find them on different threads but i couldn't get any with those specific questions...
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1. don't know
2. yep
3. yep. FXP and CWM gone
4. don't know
5. entirely your choice. You have to ask yourself, do you want to use the kernel? how is the current kernel doing? what are the details of the kernel? etc.
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Alright guys, im completely new to this and im very interested on starting to go around and learn some stuff in the Android world, specially with my Xperia Arc. I recently unlocked the bootloader via tespoint and installed an stable version of Cyanogenmod 9.1, however i found some things i would day prefer to have different, so for that i would like to know some things first before i start changing from rom to rom. I hope somebody would give a hand jeje.
1. To change from CM 9.1 to Xperia Pureness for instance, do i need to flash a new kernel on top of the FXP i already have on with CM 9.1?
2. If i would like to return to stock 4.0.4, would it be just flash the .ftf via flash tool?
3. Will flashing the 4.0.4 .ftf file via flashtool install the stock kernel and delete my FXP and CWM?
4. Does 4.0.4 stock works well with FXP kernel?
5. Every time im trying a new rom should i first flash the recommended kernel and then install via CWM?
Once again i hope someone would help me with those questions. i tried to find them on different threads but i couldn't get any with those specific questions...
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1) Both are ICS based roms, so in theory it should work (don't forget wifi modules), but I'm not sure about it.
2) Correct.
3) When flashing .ftf in Flashtool there is an option to exclude kernel, so in theory you should keep the installed kernel with its options. But I never tried it.
4) Don't know.
5) Not necessary, unless you change ICS and JB roms.
1. Yes
2. Yes
3. Yes
4. No
5. Yes
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I have an R800a with the locked boot loader, however i plan to use LoOpy! method as seen here to flash the new kernel. My xperia play is a Rogers (canada) branded phone and i have root. I must still be running the original release version as it says under build number: 3.0.1.A.0.145 and it looked like we're in the 4s now.
What I want from flashing the new kernel is being able to run the stock rom and overclock (I want better gaming performance). I believe DoomLord kernel will accomplish this. With Loopy!s method the file must be in a FTF format, and hes posted a version of Doomlords kernel that will work with his method. However, looking at Doomlords page about installing it, I need the rom version to be "SE 4.0.2.A.0.42/.58/.62 FW... " link here. I do see that he has a kernel for my version, but its not an FTF format (its the standard .img)
Questions:
Should i update to the newest SE rom? to do this i would just use sonys software (pc companion?) to update?
I've used titanium backup to freeze/remove some apps. What apps are needed to preform the SE Rom update?
Updating the ROM version, will I lose all my apps/data? (i assume not)
Flashing to the custom kernel, will i lose all my apps/data? (maybe?)
I think i lose root when i update to the newest SE rom, but if I install the custom kernel I should get root back?
Kind of unrelated to the above, is it possible to completely back up my ROM in its current state (with bootloader unlocked =no) encase anything goes wrong i can just restore it? There is a rough guide on how to convert .img to FTF so I assume if I can get a .img i should be ok...
Thanks for the help!
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Hey guys, short background, upgraded to the HTC one at my brothers urging (showed me how sweet the phone can be after rooting and installing custom ROMs) and I absolutely love the phone. I bought the phone this last Sunday (Mar 2) and unlocked it with s-OFF, and installed the Viper 5.0 rom without too much trouble (had my brothers help). Since then I have come to learn that when making phone calls the only way for them to work properly is by using a headset with a mic built in. If I have the headset unplugged the call will go through (either receiving or making) but once it is picked up on either end there is no sound at all, even with speakerphone active. When someone calls me, my phone will ring, but again, no sound on either end.
I also never used the phone to make any calls before I rooted the phone, but I have ran a recovery back to stock ROM and still nothing. I have spent a lot of time on google searching the issue and everything I came across basically said get a new phone. Although it is annoying as hell, I would like to explore every option of fixing it before I take it back, and I think you guys can help!
Some friends have suggested updating radio's, and trying different ROM's, but to be honest I'm not sure I fully understand how to flash/run other ROM's on my own (my bro did most of the work while I watched) . I did reinstall the kernel I was using (ElementalX something) and reset all my power settings back to stock, but that didn't help any. Sorry for the wall of text but any help will be appreciated. Also, feel free to dumb it down for a HTC noob here
Thanks in advance!
p.s. using the HTC one 5.0 Viper ROM ElementalX kernel
Do you know if your brother ever updated it to the kitkat firmware? Running a kitkat rom with jellybean firmware is known to cause call issues. I would update the firmware using fastboot. You will need a pc with adb setup, and this file http://vzw1files.dyndns.org/FIRMWARE/3.11.605.1_firmware.zip If you feel up to trying it your self i can tell you how to do it.
Awesome man, that was it. Had to update the firmware/radio and now it works like a charm! Thanks very much!
Ok, so what I thought worked initially is no longer working . After I updated firmware/radio here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485319 my phone started working correctly. After that I went on to download a HTC one color theme, and thats when problems started happening!
After I downloaded the theme and got my phone set up just the way I wanted it, it started freezing on me at the HTC splash screen. So after much deliberation I wiped everything back to the stock ROM and proceeded to reinstall my Viper 5.0 ROM and ElementalX kernel. During this process my phone went back to it's original problem of not wanting to give me any sound during phone calls. So I re-updated the firmware/radio again using the same zip file and steps that I had before from the link above ^^^ and my phone started restarting itself on its own, over and over. After I got into the recovery and yet again restored it back to stock roms and settings, the phone sound worked again. So, again, I installed the Viper 5.0 rom and elementalX kernel and checked to see if the phone was working properly, which everything was except for the phone sound (yet again). After another installation of the above firmware/radio update my phone decided to start restarting on its own again!!!
So currently I have wiped the ROM back to stock settings, and have not touched a thing! From what I understand there is not a problem with the ROM or the kernel (my brother is using the same files from my computer on his HTC one without any problems) but in my firmware/radio files. I have looked up a few firmware updates on my own but am hesitant to install them because I don't know if they're compatible with my phone/viper ROM. Again any help would be awesome, and I thank you in advance!!!!!!
-at wits end here
JMink10 said:
Ok, so what I thought worked initially is no longer working . After I updated firmware/radio here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2485319 my phone started working correctly. After that I went on to download a HTC one color theme, and thats when problems started happening!
After I downloaded the theme and got my phone set up just the way I wanted it, it started freezing on me at the HTC splash screen. So after much deliberation I wiped everything back to the stock ROM and proceeded to reinstall my Viper 5.0 ROM and ElementalX kernel. During this process my phone went back to it's original problem of not wanting to give me any sound during phone calls. So I re-updated the firmware/radio again using the same zip file and steps that I had before from the link above ^^^ and my phone started restarting itself on its own, over and over. After I got into the recovery and yet again restored it back to stock roms and settings, the phone sound worked again. So, again, I installed the Viper 5.0 rom and elementalX kernel and checked to see if the phone was working properly, which everything was except for the phone sound (yet again). After another installation of the above firmware/radio update my phone decided to start restarting on its own again!!!
So currently I have wiped the ROM back to stock settings, and have not touched a thing! From what I understand there is not a problem with the ROM or the kernel (my brother is using the same files from my computer on his HTC one without any problems) but in my firmware/radio files. I have looked up a few firmware updates on my own but am hesitant to install them because I don't know if they're compatible with my phone/viper ROM. Again any help would be awesome, and I thank you in advance!!!!!!
-at wits end here
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You only need to flash the firmware/radios one time.
If you read the firmware radio install instructions in my thread, you should be using the one without the Boot.img/kernel.
The stock kernel is not gonna work on Viper apparently.
So you either flash the firmware which includes the stock Boot.img and then flash your choice of custom rom, or flash custom rom and then flash the firmware without the Boot.img that I posted.
If you are getting the files from my thread, that's where the instructions and proper files are located.
But once you have flashed the firmware it doesn't change until you flash new firmware again, no point in doing it over and over.
Flash firmware then Viper or use the one I posted without the stock kernel(boot.img)
So if you have no sound after updating firmware, flashing Viper and then a custom kernel, the issue is your kernel/rom combo.
You can flash any of the firmwares here http://vzw1files.dyndns.org/FIRMWARE/, or the ones from post 2 of santods stock rom thread in development. But it is recomended to match the firmware with the rom. So kk rom kk firmware, jb rom jb firmware. To me it sounds like a rom issue, a kernel issue, or a incompatibility between the two. But you said your bro is using it just fine so i dont know.
Does viper come with its own custom kernel built in, or does it just use the stock one?
santod040 said:
You only need to flash the firmware/radios one time.
If you read the firmware radio install instructions in my thread, you should be using the one without the Boot.img/kernel.
The stock kernel is not gonna work on Viper apparently.
So you either flash the firmware which includes the stock Boot.img and then flash your choice of custom rom, or flash custom rom and then flash the firmware without the Boot.img that I posted.
If you are getting the files from my thread, that's where the instructions and proper files are located.
But once you have flashed the firmware it doesn't change until you flash new firmware again, no point in doing it over and over.
Flash firmware then Viper or use the one I posted without the stock kernel(boot.img)
So if you have no sound after updating firmware, flashing Viper and then a custom kernel, the issue is your kernel/rom combo.
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Thanks Santod, so far that appeared to have done the trick. Stayed up well into the AM last night to get this phone figured out. I downloaded your firmware without the Boot.img, flashed the custom rom, and then flashed the firmware and everything has been working so far.
If I could ask you two more quick questions, What is the significance of having the Boot.img or not having the Boot.img? And if down the road I install a new ROM and factory reset the phone, wont I have to update the firmware again?
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Thanks Santod, so far that appeared to have done the trick. Stayed up well into the AM last night to get this phone figured out. I downloaded your firmware without the Boot.img, flashed the custom rom, and then flashed the firmware and everything has been working so far.
If I could ask you two more quick questions, What is the significance of having the Boot.img or not having the Boot.img? And if down the road I install a new ROM and factory reset the phone, wont I have to update the firmware again?
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The Boot.img is basically the kernel and the files that initiate it(ramdisk).
If you are on a custom rom, you do not need nor want the stock kernel.
Most custom roms have a nice custom kernel included that is known to work on their rom.
If you simply wanted a stock rom and full stock firmware, then you would be using the stock kernel/boot.img.
As I stated above, the firmware doesn't change until you flash new firmware.
Flashing a new rom is not gonna overwrite the firmware, as it's done in fastboot, not in Recovery.
So if you flash a new rom, your firmware will not change and does not need to be flashed again until a newer one is posted.
A factory reset just resets your current rom to fresh install state, it doesn't effect firmware at all.
Hi i got this sony xperia ion.
I unlocked the bootloader last night and when i tried to update to latest software version (6.2.B.221 i think) it showed me an error whivh i figured cause of unlocking bootloader.. so i gave up on updating with pc companion. Now im tring to just flash the custom rom and kernel but it says i need rooted device to flash.. so i searched about rooting ion and found one thread that i need to flash prerooted kernel.. one that im tring to flash is .elf file and it's stock kernel, prerooted, has cwm and init.d and says (no OC) but will i still be able to use apps that requires rootd device like root explorer, cpu manager after i flash latest firmware and flash new custom rom and new kernel?
I know you cant understand what i wrote.. so..
My situation
I unlocked bootloader before i update it to latest firmware.
Im going to flash kernel that is prerooted, has cwm, init.d. in order to flash latest firmware
After flashing latest firmware, im going to flash custom rom and kernel that is in (rom).zip file
Will i be still able to use superuser? Or like apps that requires rooted device?
It's my first time using sony devices.. please help this nooby noob
and i appreciate any tips or stuff like that will help me thru finally custom rom
(Sorry about my bad English)
Hi folks. Long time rooter/rom user of phones and tablets. I have some questions for my V500
Since it is rooted, would this be the next step - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2641409
(Installing TWRP for a custom recovery)
Since I'm on 4.4.2 with a V50020d base, would I then focus on getting 4.4.2 base roms and flash them via that TWRP I installed?
This does seem like a really fun and snappy device. From what I can tell, it has an IR Blaster right? Are there any roms that don't work with the blaster (I see this sometimes in the Galaxy Tab roms for devices that have the IR blaster)
Once you root, the next step is installing TWRP so you can install roms.
I also have the V50020d UK version.
Stumproot which is available here worked fine for me, easiest root i have ever done. Just install apk and your done.
Installing and getting custom recovery to successfully flash a ROM is another story. I have managed to get TWRP flashed to the device and boots correctly. However it fails when i try to flash CM11 or any other ROM. After reading around I think I may have to downgrade the stock 4.4.2 to 4.2.2 in order to get TWRP to flash. I am not struggling to find the correct stock 4.2.2 kdz firmware for the v50020d device.
It's been a bit of a head scratcher! Let me know how you get on with yours.
Cracked it today. I've written a guide for all UK users who are stuck with V50020d, compiling all the info. http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g-pad-83/help/v50020d-uk-root-twrp-flash-stock-4-4-2-t2938914
Hope it helps
fresh87 said:
I also have the V50020d UK version.
Stumproot which is available here worked fine for me, easiest root i have ever done. Just install apk and your done.
Installing and getting custom recovery to successfully flash a ROM is another story. I have managed to get TWRP flashed to the device and boots correctly. However it fails when i try to flash CM11 or any other ROM. After reading around I think I may have to downgrade the stock 4.4.2 to 4.2.2 in order to get TWRP to flash. I am not struggling to find the correct stock 4.2.2 kdz firmware for the v50020d device.
It's been a bit of a head scratcher! Let me know how you get on with yours.
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I did mine with towelroot. I'll be looking to flash a custom recovery soon. I wanted to pop in here first to double check before going ahead with a recovery and a rom.
I new to LG and have 2 of these for my boys.
I have a us and uk one, i assume these will need different ways of rooting and flashing twrp etc?
I rooted one with Kingoroot no issues, but damn, getting cwm to install is a mare.
Both mine are on 4.4.2.
Looked at so many tuts, they all change due to time and i had to give up as was draining me.
Any tips on how to get cwm installed fella.
Best wishes
I've just created a tutorial for first time custom recovery installation.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g-pad-83/orig-development/recovery-t2945917
Deltadroid said:
I've just created a tutorial for first time custom recovery installation.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g-pad-83/orig-development/recovery-t2945917
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Thank you Delta. I will check it out ASAP.