I was trying to installing arcknight kernel..
And by doing this you have to go fastboot which i believe is turning off ur phone and plug the usb while holding the back key after that u have to type fastboot flash boot (name of kernel.img) and it says waiting for device.. ive been waiting for like 10 minutes nd nothings happening..my phone remains black but the led is green..sometimes changing to blue then back to green..
Am i forgetting something or skipped a process?
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no,if you do that using flashtool you have not to hold the back key.after your phone is connected being recognized by flashtool you have to chose fastboot mode then reboot in fastboot mode(via ADB) that willsend your phone in to fastboot mode then you can select a kernel to flash it!
Fastboot is hold options button and led goes blue.
If Ied is green your are in flash mode.
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boxgot said:
no,if you do that using flashtool you have not to hold the back key.after your phone is connected being recognized by flashtool you have to chose fastboot mode then reboot in fastboot mode(via ADB) that willsend your phone in to fastboot mode then you can select a kernel to flash it!
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Im not using a flashtool.. im in the cmd method..
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zolaisugly said:
Fastboot is hold options button and led goes blue.
If Ied is green your are in flash mode.
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Yah.. when i connect the phone its green..so im in the flash mode.. but how to go in fastboot? I followed the steps correctly but still in green..
So by the fastboot i will hold the OPTION KEY instead of back key while connecting the usb?
Can u teach me the exact instructions and its every detail?
DO i need my bootloader to be unlocked?
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first of all is your bootloader unlocked or not custon kernels cannot be installed on locked bootloaders.
so if its unlocked press menu key and and attach cable to enter fast boot mode and then u can flash custom kernel by cmd line method or flashtool ( more convenient IMHO) .
for archnight kernel after u flash kernel u need to flash WiFi modules in CWM.
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DO i need my bootloader to be unlocked?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1304634
Ive been trying to get fastboot to work on my phone for weeks, no methods on this site have worked. Ive tried another pc with windows 7 and its the same story. I have rooted my phone but I kept the bootloader locked. Is an unlocked bootloader an necessity for fastboot or am I missing something?
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AndrewMPhoto said:
Ive been trying to get fastboot to work on my phone for weeks, no methods on this site have worked. Ive tried another pc with windows 7 and its the same story. I have rooted my phone but I kept the bootloader locked. Is an unlocked bootloader an necessity for fastboot or am I missing something?
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you must have the fastboot and flashmode drivers installed on your pc ,and the xperia s drivers also.....
you enter fastboot when you turn off your phone and you have to press volume up while you connect your usb to pc and you see a blue led .....
i assume fastboot is working before you unlock your bootloader as you unlock the bootloader using fastboot...
what do you want fastboot?
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you must have the fastboot and flashmode drivers installed on your pc ,and the xperia s drivers also.....
you enter fastboot when you turn off your phone and you have to press volume up while you connect your usb to pc and you see a blue led .....
i assume fastboot is working before you unlock your bootloader as you unlock the bootloader using fastboot...
what do you want fastboot?
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I want fastboot to install custom roms on my device. I could use a hand getting the drivers to work.
My system is windows 8 which is know there is issues with but i have tried:
Plugging phone in while holding volume button.
Lights comes on green and windows sees the device.
Right click and click update.
Select the drivers and select bootloader interface
plug the phone back in and click next
Then the update fails.
Any thoughts?
You need to disable driver signature verification. Do an advanced restart from windows 8, from there there is an option to disable it. After that you should be able to install the drivers fine.
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You need to disable driver signature verification. Do an advanced restart from windows 8, from there there is an option to disable it. After that you should be able to install the drivers fine.
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i forgot to mention i have tried that also. I've stumped. I don't know why none of the methods aren't working for me haha!
AndrewMPhoto said:
i forgot to mention i have tried that also. I've stumped. I don't know why none of the methods aren't working for me haha!
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Give this a read and a watch - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2044804
AndrewMPhoto said:
Ive been trying to get fastboot to work on my phone for weeks, no methods on this site have worked. Ive tried another pc with windows 7 and its the same story. I have rooted my phone but I kept the bootloader locked. Is an unlocked bootloader an necessity for fastboot or am I missing something?
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You can not unlock the bootloader without fastboot.
Some phones can access fastboot some are locked out. Chances are, if you paid a discount price through your carrier, your phone has fastboot blocked. If you bought the unlocked full price version you should have access.
You can check if the phone can access fastboot. With the phone off, press volume up and plug into a charger/pc. Do you get the blue led on phone? If no blue led then pc drivers won't help.
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Thanks for your help, the light is green so im guessing I dont have fastboot. Is there any other ways I can install custom roms to my phone? Or un block fastboot?
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I have the same problem! im so sad, im going to seel this one and buy an unlocked one.
If you are with windows 8 connect your phone by an usb 2.0 port. This solve your problem. Fastboot, flash mode and software like Emma, flashtool doesn't support usb 3.0 with windows 8.
Best regards
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Thanks for your help, the light is green so im guessing I dont have fastboot. Is there any other ways I can install custom roms to my phone? Or un block fastboot?
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Make sure your pressing the volume up button to enter fastboot mode, blue led. If you press the down button you should get the green led for flash mode. They are different modes. Flash mode is for .ftf files. Fastboot is for .sin files.
From the dialer enter *#*#service#*#* or *#*#7378423#*#* then click on configuration. This will tell you if you can unlock or not.
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I do t use usb 3.0 with my phone. All I want to know at this point is since my phone is with o2 and my bootloader is locked has fastboot also been locked? My phone is rooted, there must be a way to unblock fastboot if that is the case
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Hmm, nothing happens at all when I hold the vol up key my phone just boots as normal
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Hmm, nothing happens at all when I hold the vol up key my phone just boots as normal
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Then no fastboot. My AT&T branded Ion is this way. When I do the service code in previous post, configuration shows bootloader unlockable NO. Means no official unlock, no unofficial way yet to unlock at all
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Xperia SOFT-BRICK Recovery Thread
Mann thats lame. Hopefully there will be an unofficial way at some point!
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while using flashtool to flash a kernel on my phone, after turning off the phone and pressing back button nothing happens
i cant flash my phone......:crying: please help
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while using flashtool to flash a kernel on my phone, after turning off the phone and pressing back button nothing happens
i cant flash my phone......:crying: please help
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is your phone Rooted? Bootloader unlocked?
You cand flash kernel in flash mode.
You have to enter fastboot mode. Holding the menu button. It should result in blue led
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I can't boot into fastboot mode from my xperia play r800i in order to iinstall a cfw (xElite Gamer rom). Anyone know why? Flash tool say's the device will enter fastboot mode soon but it just reboots without going into anything.
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I can't boot into fastboot mode from my xperia play r800i in order to iinstall a cfw (xElite Gamer rom). Anyone know why? Flash tool say's the device will enter fastboot mode soon but it just reboots without going into anything.
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Did u try to hold search button and plug usb when ur phone is off???
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raminta said:
Did u try to hold search button and plug usb when ur phone is off???
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Yep I tried that. I also returned the phone to stock then did it but the phone still refuses to go into fastboot mode
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i really want to up CM11 but i can't unlock bootloader and enter recovery by press power with vol - . what should i do? my version xperia m it's 4.3
sorry because my E is bad. thank for your help
If you can't unlock your bootloader you can't run CM11.
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