[Q] New owner of x10a with Brazillian ROM. How/What/Where - XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So, I bought a sexy white unlocked, unbranded x10a from a friend. It has a Brazilian ROM on it. LOVE the phone! I've owned an OG Droid, Droid X, Incredible, Fascinate, and Captivate. This is totaly different than any other one click root, flash phone I've had.
Can I root this ROM?
Will flashing a new ROM kill my unlock?
I have build number 2.0A.0.504 of said ROM if that means anything to anyone.
Basically I'd like to know what I should know about this ROM, and where I can or should go from here. THANKS!

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yeah you should use the flashtool in dev forum^^
btw whats the different between i and a?

freshprince2x said:
yeah you should use the flashtool in dev forum^^
btw whats the different between i and a?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=665171

If I flash a custom rom will I lose my unlock?

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[Q] About to buy an Atrix but i have a few questions!

Hi, im about to buy an Atrix from amazon to use in my country (Venezuela), but iv been reading a few posts in the developers forums and i have a few questions before upgrading to gingerbread:
1.- Should i update from the Oficial Motorola Page 4.5.91 or should i flash a custom rom?
2.- Should i unlock my bootloader if i install the oficial rom?
3.- is there any rom better than the oficial rom out there?
4.- About the brick post i saw in the developers forums will i be exposed to the same chance if i update the original Motorola Rom?
mediavieja said:
Hi, im about to buy an Atrix from amazon to use in my country (Venezuela), but iv been reading a few posts in the developers forums and i have a few questions before upgrading to gingerbread:
1.- Should i update from the Oficial Motorola Page 4.5.91 or should i flash a custom rom?
2.- Should i unlock my bootloader if i install the oficial rom?
3.- is there any rom better than the oficial rom out there?
4.- About the brick post i saw in the developers forums will i be exposed to the same chance if i update the original Motorola Rom?
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1. I recommend using a custom ROM, only because its faster and you get better performance.
2. Yes. If you are will to do it, I have an easy way how.
3. Most if not all ROMS are better than than stock.
4. Only if you downgrade software from 2.3 to 2.2 you will brick your phone. Correct me if I am wrong though on this one other xda members. I am willing to help, just let me know.
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Voelker45 said:
1. I recommend using a custom ROM, only because its faster and you get better performance.
2. Yes. If you are will to do it, I have an easy way how.
3. Most if not all ROMS are better than than stock.
4. Only if you downgrade software from 2.3 to 2.2 you will brick your phone. Correct me if I am wrong though on this one other xda members. I am willing to help, just let me know.
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Thank you very much Voelker, and which rom would u recommend me? the fastest and stable rom?. Also how about the update, should i first unlock the bootloader then update to the oficial version of ginger? or should i unlock the bootloader then update to a custom rom without touching the oficial version ever?
cm7 is the best unless you want webtop or fingerprint scanner
if you want webtop or fingerprint scanner id say go for alien
Here is the easiest way to unlock bootloader and root your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15930466
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Voelker45 said:
Here is the easiest way to unlock bootloader and root your phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15930466
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Thank you once again and if i unlock the bootloader without any update on the OS, will i get it locked back again after i update to CM7 or Alien?
mediavieja said:
Thank you once again and if i unlock the bootloader without any update on the OS, will i get it locked back again after i update to CM7 or Alien?
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No, once unlocked the bootloader cannot be relocked
ok thank you very much to all of u guys for ur help i cant wait to get my hands on the phone! btw does anyone knows if with CM7 the 1080p playback/recording is enable?
mediavieja said:
ok thank you very much to all of u guys for ur help i cant wait to get my hands on the phone! btw does anyone knows if with CM7 the 1080p playback/recording is enable?
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Don't know, but the latest build has "improved recording quality"
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judging by your signature i assume u have CM7, i read a post in the official CM7 rom thread that there was something wrong with the dialer? like the graphics were kind of weird or zoomed, can u confirm this?
Also, do u have the latest build? can u tell me if there's a 1080p option there?
Also have any of you tried this kernel? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1257574&page=299
No one? well can anyone tell me which one is the best kernel for the Atrix?
I use Faux123's 1ghz cm7 kernal
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Does that one allows you to overclock?
mediavieja said:
Does that one allows you to overclock?
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No you need the faux kernel that is over 1 ghz like the 1.45 kernel. You can definetly over clock that.
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amazon..co.uk buy
Hello everyone i'm new to this forum and i would like to know what i should do with my atrix.
I bought it off of amazon.co.uk (i live in england) and i would like to know how to root it. (i run Gingerbread, by the way)I know you must be thinking oh what an idiot follow the tutorials, but i keep seeing AT&T everywhere so im wondering what's up with that, and why are some of the roms only compatible with AT&T. Oh, and i searched allready too.
Have you tried this? ... http://www.psouza4.com/Bionic/
At the top, it says "This method works on Motorola phones running Android OS 2.3.4 or earlier." There is no mention of AT&T.
Hope this helps
thanks! yeah i looked at that, but i still dont get the whole AT&T thing for ROM. As im in england i cant get AT&T but thanks anyway for that root method!
The AT&T thing is because there is an Atrix International and an Atrix 4G from AT&T. Its mostly same specs, barely 3g bands.
Sent from my awesome Atrix 4G
Hi I was thinking of buyinga atrix I just have a few questions if u can help me.
1.how well is the fingerprint recognition?
2.is there a official ginber bread or a custom working one with all features of the phone working.
3.is the internel memory different from provider to provider (I know the bloatware by providers use up a bit of the memory).
4.also is any features missing by any providers (I can remember tmobile sometimes would remove front facing cameras on certain devices).
5.I heard there is screen issues how true is this? Also are there any other issues.
Sorry for so many questions .
Thanks using htc sensation at the moment.

Official update

Hi,
I'm looking for a gingerbread rom to install on my friend's Optimus One. I myself have ZTE Blade and I have been installing custom roms and that sort of stuff for some time so I know how this work, but I'm looking for a stable, plain and unrooted rom for my friend's phone as he is not the most tech savvy guy out there. I found the official 2.3.3 update from LG but I've been reading that it's very buggy. What would you guys recommend?
Thanks in advance,
Arnar.
arnarg said:
Hi,
I'm looking for a gingerbread rom to install on my friend's Optimus One. I myself have ZTE Blade and I have been installing custom roms and that sort of stuff for some time so I know how this work, but I'm looking for a stable, plain and unrooted rom for my friend's phone as he is not the most tech savvy guy out there. I found the official 2.3.3 update from LG but I've been reading that it's very buggy. What would you guys recommend?
Thanks in advance,
Arnar.
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I think most if not all custom roms are rooted. If you're looking for something stable, IMO go for oxygen v1.1. Old baseband though.
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Joel Chan said:
I think most if not all custom roms are rooted. If you're looking for something stable, IMO go for oxygen v1.1. Old baseband though.
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I guess I could just tell him to stay out of apps requiring Superuser access or even make him learn this stuff But I'm guessing LG have not released a less buggy version then?
arnarg said:
I guess I could just tell him to stay out of apps requiring Superuser access or even make him learn this stuff But I'm guessing LG have not released a less buggy version then?
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Don't worry, the LG official gingerbread is not buggy. It's just bad.
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One more thing... On ZTE Blade we have gen1 and 2 phones (same specs, different partition layout and radio if I understand correctly), certain roms will not work on gen1 phones and such. Does the optimus one have something equivalent to that? If i want to install Oxygen v1.1, like you suggested, is it as simple as rooting, installing custom recovery and flashing the rom?
arnarg said:
One more thing... On ZTE Blade we have gen1 and 2 phones (same specs, different partition layout and radio if I understand correctly), certain roms will not work on gen1 phones and such. Does the optimus one have something equivalent to that? If i want to install Oxygen v1.1, like you suggested, is it as simple as rooting, installing custom recovery and flashing the rom?
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By all means, yes!
But the O1 has 2 two basebands - v10xx and **** v20xx
If you wanna check which one you have go to -
settings>about phone
And there will be written the baseband version.
If its v10xx then you can proceed with the steps you've mentioned.
Read the sticky FAQ in this section for more details.
arnarg said:
Hi,
I'm looking for a gingerbread rom to install on my friend's Optimus One. I myself have ZTE Blade and I have been installing custom roms and that sort of stuff for some time so I know how this work, but I'm looking for a stable, plain and unrooted rom for my friend's phone as he is not the most tech savvy guy out there. I found the official 2.3.3 update from LG but I've been reading that it's very buggy. What would you guys recommend?
Thanks in advance,
Arnar.
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LG official gb has no bugs ,, the only problem is that it drains 1% battery every hour... whenever i wake up in the morning i notice that 6-8 % battery is drained... while cm7 roms drain only 2% per night btw if your friend is not techno freak then official gb is best as it has no bugs and you may flash franco.kernel for gb over official gb to give it more smoothness

[Q] I have few questions about rooting, ROMs, and ICS

Hello All!
I have posted a thread a while ago about my htc amaze having so many issues after rooting and installing ROMs.
Luckly, I was able to return my phone and get it exchanged as I only had it for 1 week... so I got saved!
Now, with my new one, I still want it to be able to read Arabic correctly!
Rooting the device isn't the issue, I think I did it the first time with no problems (except for installing the ROM)
It seems like because I'm with "Wind Mobile" I can't flash the device, and I can't even get ICS when it becomes available.... I guess Wind customers are out of luck! (at least that's what I have been reading online)
I'm very new to Android world, and I like the phone the way it is except for supporting languages.
So I don't care if it's rooted or not, and all of these cool stuff. I just want Arabic!
My questions are:
1- Can I root my device, and add a patch without adding custom ROMs as I don't want to reck my phone again
So I want to keep the current ROM. "stock". and still add the patch. is this doable?
2- Regarding ICS. When the update comes out, will it be to specific cell phone carriers? I mean if you are with T-mobile -for example- you're good, and if not too bad?
does it depend on which company you are with, or just which phone you have?
I think that's it for today, lol... I'll wait for your answers
Thanks in advance!
well, the easiest way to get root is to flash a custom rom,
if you have the device rooted with stock, you could just flash the patch
if there is an ICS rom, you should be able to flash it
EclipzeRemix said:
well, the easiest way to get root is to flash a custom rom,
if you have the device rooted with stock, you could just flash the patch
if there is an ICS rom, you should be able to flash it
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Thank you EclipzeRemix for replying!
Actually that is very promising, you gave me hope, and your reply is very encouraging!!!
So basically when the ROM (the offical one) comes out then I can flash it regardless of which company I'm with right?
just making sure I got it right lol
salhaj said:
Thank you EclipzeRemix for replying!
Actually that is very promising, you gave me hope, and your reply is very encouraging!!!
So basically when the ROM (the offical one) comes out then I can flash it regardless of which company I'm with right?
just making sure I got it right lol
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I'm using the wind htc amaze too and i'm pretty sure ics is coming to wind htc amaze - http://mobilesyrup.com/2011/12/02/htc-amaze-4g-now-available-at-wind/
nav200 said:
I'm using the wind htc amaze too and i'm pretty sure ics is coming to wind htc amaze - http://mobilesyrup.com/2011/12/02/htc-amaze-4g-now-available-at-wind/
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oh awesome !!! that's really great to hear.. I really hope so... I don't care I can wait forever as long as there is a will to release the update to Wind customers!
and hopefully Android didn't forget to add the missing languages to the update!
Looks like question was answered.
Thread Closed.
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Options for Rogers/Fido

hi,
i just bought a razr a couple days ago on the fido network here in canada.
its unlocked now and im using it on the rogers network.
i cant seem to find a straight answer anywhere; is there any OTA official rom from another country that will work on this phone, flawlessly?
thanks
gunness1991 said:
hi,
i just bought a razr a couple days ago on the fido network here in canada.
its unlocked now and im using it on the rogers network.
i cant seem to find a straight answer anywhere; is there any OTA official rom from another country that will work on this phone, flawlessly?
thanks
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Yes, it is. Flash brazil vivo rom. Sweet.
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gunness1991 said:
hi,
i just bought a razr a couple days ago on the fido network here in canada.
its unlocked now and im using it on the rogers network.
i cant seem to find a straight answer anywhere; is there any OTA official rom from another country that will work on this phone, flawlessly?
thanks
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there are 2 fastboot files that are guaranteed to work: Retail.BR and ViVo.BR.
u will need RSD Lite to flash.
once there, there's a few nandroid backups you can do too using CWM recovery.
Just wait for ICS. I was a rom flashing junkie with my atrix and its difficult but I am waiting this one out. Hopefully ICS is worth the wait. (Im on Fido)
g2tegg said:
Just wait for ICS. I was a rom flashing junkie with my atrix and its difficult but I am waiting this one out. Hopefully ICS is worth the wait. (Im on Fido)
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exactly my thoughts, im coming from a nexus s (way too much time spent flashing modded roms then ota roms then modded roms .. ) and id really like to stay stock from now on, without the headache of drivers, adb, cwm, recoveries, radios, etc.
i guess i'll wait for an official one seeing as there arent many options, i dont want to run into something not working .
gunness1991 said:
exactly my thoughts, im coming from a nexus s (way too much time spent flashing modded roms then ota roms then modded roms .. ) and id really like to stay stock from now on, without the headache of drivers, adb, cwm, recoveries, radios, etc.
i guess i'll wait for an official one seeing as there arent many options, i dont want to run into something not working .
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with the brazilian ROMs, the only stuff not working are the Rogers bloatware. everything else is pretty much the same.
so really, there's not much reason to update.
i did it coz i screwed up my stock ROM after rooting it, and pretty much didnt have any stock Rogers ROM anywhere.
just wait for ICS. Moto promised us Q2 2012, but with Rogers/Fido, who knows..............

is flashing worth it?

Im a flash whore on android devices and dont see much going on for this one. Is there anything better or a good reason to flash something other than the stock rom I have now?
There is no Custom ROM yet...
supermerkin said:
Im a flash whore on android devices and dont see much going on for this one. Is there anything better or a good reason to flash something other than the stock rom I have now?
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The only difference so far is for mine AT&T nokia, because native AT&T ROM has no selector of cellular connection (2G,3G,LTE), but AT&T DEV ROM has it.
I would not recommend.

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