[Q] How to ROOT my X10 Mini Android 2.1 phone - Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini

I just bought my new SE Xperia X10 Mini phone and its my first Android phone...i heard abt rooting and stuff... How can i root my phone????.....Pls explain it to me patiently guyssss..... Thanks in advance....

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=906742
Just follow the first post... won´t get any easier than that.
// Manneman

this zroot worked on my phone, se x10 mini pro (didn't do the december update that seems to block apps to root your phone)

In depth how to
babeldinesh1990 said:
I just bought my new SE Xperia X10 Mini phone and its my first Android phone...i heard abt rooting and stuff... How can i root my phone????.....Pls explain it to me patiently guyssss..... Thanks in advance....
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Go here and get Super One click, you can also folow that tutorial but like you I was new to this and ran into a few problems following that tutorial (Very simple problems to get by but i didn't realise lol)
Any way here we go:
Things you need:
Super one click - Get it from here as this one worked for me
link2sd (off the andriod market, this alows your apps to install to sd card)
titanium backup free or pro (you can get busybox from this and also uninstall everthing you don't want on the phone but be carefull)
But first
Lets stats at the begining,
connect your phone/mount just normal connect then go here and follow the steps, after that restart your phone (Don't worry if your phone displays an error before you restart just reboot)
Now go into you settings, applications, Development then tick USB Debugging (You can also go to settings Sound and Display, Screen time Out and set it to 30 mins)
after doing so run super one click on you computer, connect your phone but select charge phone this time, then click root (If the usb conection screen reapears on your phone just re-click charge phone) and when it is done it will ask you if you want to do a test before you click yes disconect your phone reboot it, connect again in charge mode then click yes and ok to the next message then on your phone you should get a message from the super use app click allow.
righty oh asuming everything has gone well download titanium backup (free or pro, i use free lol) once installed go on it and click problem alow it with the super user, and click 'Problems?' then 'Get busybox'.
after that you'll be able to uninstall stock apps, finaly if you want your apps to gon onto your sd instead of phone memory get link2sd of the andriod market if not don't lol, once you have it go on it allow with super user and click the FAT somthing option sorry can't remember but you can't miss it (bottome one) click ok then you can sellect apps to move to your sd
and we are DONE hope this helped as I never had anyone explain in depth to me lol anyway any problems i'd be more than happy to help out
Enjoy and hope everything goes well for you

rooting my x10 mini pro
Dear friend,
Thanks for your kind information. The good news is i've rooted my mobile.. how can i partition my memory card,,,, I've installed busy box into my mobile and its asking for path to save,, pls tell me what does it means?
I've installed superoneclick then rooted.. then installed titanium back up then busy box too,,, then what do i need to do to move apps to sd card.. i've installed app2sd from market... pls help me what do i need to do?
Once again thank you for your kind informations....
Thank you,
Srini
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If you are on windows there is a tool called mini partition wizard which can do this for you. I believe you can do it in Clockworkmod now too?
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Hello your post really helped me a lot thanks
I have successfully rooted my phone but i am unable to install xrecovery. Please guide me or share link
Please.. Thanks in advance
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Okkkkk now i have a rooted phone with xrecovery. Can anyone please tell me which is the best rom for x10 mini (not pro). Kindly give the downloading link also.
Thanku

Here is a popular choice running android 2.3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=13573872
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if i rooted my mobile ,what could be thing which i could experience/get with the phone ?

Rooting your phone allows backups/restore, custom roms, able to install/delete system apps. It basically frees any restrictions on the phone
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manis11 said:
if i rooted my mobile ,what could be thing which i could experience/get with the phone ?
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You wont sleep for days and colours will seen more alive..
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rooterdam said:
You wont sleep for days and colours will seen more alive..
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Hello,
1. if i root, then all my data (messages, contacts) would be deleted?
2. do i need to take the back up of everything first?
3. How to take the back up of messages?
If anybody can help, it would be great.
Thanks in Advance

prateekattree said:
Hello,
1. if i root, then all my data (messages, contacts) would be deleted?
2. do i need to take the back up of everything first?
3. How to take the back up of messages?
If anybody can help, it would be great.
Thanks in Advance
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1. nope, rooting your phone will not delete any data..
2. not necessary, well if you insist, you always can backup first, for later use
3. maybe you can check this app here : this app cal MyBackup, if you like this app, you can purchase the pro version

jimcantfixit said:
Rooting your phone allows backups/restore, custom roms, able to install/delete system apps. It basically frees any restrictions on the phone
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Well put, thanks!

No Signal after Jelly Bean
Hello guys, im fairly new to this stuff so i guess i did something stuipd so please help.
I rooted my xperia x10 mini and followed some instructions and finally installed 4.2 jelly bean but now i got no signal reception.
So..any suggestions?
I got kernel 2.6.32.61-nAa-06

Walternatte said:
Hello guys, im fairly new to this stuff so i guess i did something stuipd so please help.
I rooted my xperia x10 mini and followed some instructions and finally installed 4.2 jelly bean but now i got no signal reception.
So..any suggestions?
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Sounds like you didn't pay much attention to the instructions for unlocking your bootloader... There are a few warnings in there...

SmG67 said:
Sounds like you didn't pay much attention to the instructions for unlocking your bootloader... There are a few warnings in there...
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Yeah, i know. It is irreversible?

Walternatte said:
Yeah, i know. It is irreversible?
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You have to go back to stock firmware and then relock the bootloader (press the restore button in S1Tool), don't use the x10blrelock from flashtool.
I hope your signal will be back by then, and i guess you'll be stuck with ROMS that run on stock kernel.

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[Q] Few questions i need answered.

Hello, been having wars with my provider (signal) so now im back , there's a few questions i need answered.
1. my andriod is V2.1, Build :2.0.a.0.504, is this the best build for a generic x10i from SE?
2. Will this version support multi-touch, if it requires upgrading, will it remove my settings again?
3. Im looking at doing the beta Froyo upgrade, isnt it possible to run the SE "bloat" programs like Mediascape and timescape and creatouch on it?
4. Im trying to figure away to tunnle a connection so i dont need to use easyteether, i know Froyo has this ability with it, but how can i get 2.1 to get this? or do i still require an app on my driod to do that, as i find that the app bottlenecks it from time to time. (done tests where my Internet on pc slow, but the phone quicker)
5. i ran a rooting program, where u switched off an on ur phone, and it installed a super user program, isnt there another way to just make it super user with out having to have the super user application which i could of gotten from andriod market?
Please assist
p.s aren't you guys already working on throwing out 2.3 for the x10 already? or was it just a rummor?
sbdragon89 said:
3. Im looking at doing the beta Froyo upgrade, isnt it possible to run the SE "bloat" programs like Mediascape and timescape and creatouch on it?
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Short answer; no. Maybe creatouch, but not media/timescape
4. Im trying to figure away to tunnle a connection so i dont need to use easyteether, i know Froyo has this ability with it, but how can i get 2.1 to get this? or do i still require an app on my driod to do that, as i find that the app bottlenecks it from time to time. (done tests where my Internet on pc slow, but the phone quicker)
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Froyo has the ability built in, but SE's kernel does not support native teethering. You're stuck with 3d party teethering apps.
5. i ran a rooting program, where u switched off an on ur phone, and it installed a super user program, isnt there another way to just make it super user with out having to have the super user application which i could of gotten from andriod market?
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Rooting the phone can be done without installing SU and installin SU does not root your phone. SU is a program that tells you what other programs ask for "admin" on your phone and lets you decide if they should hav it.
Please assist
p.s aren't you guys already working on throwing out 2.3 for the x10 already? or was it just a rummor?
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2.3 is being worked on, allthough the dev working on it just had a hardware failure on his HDD, so he has to start over.
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You are a super person! any case i did the optimisation thing last night PaV190 speeding up tutorial, which helped me understand things allot better thanks for the support. i guess this thread can be closed now
sbdragon89 said:
Hello, been having wars with my provider (signal) so now im back , there's a few questions i need answered.
1. my andriod is V2.1, Build :2.0.a.0.504, is this the best build for a generic x10i from SE?
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2.1.A.0.435, find in dev section.
sbdragon89 said:
2. Will this version support multi-touch, if it requires upgrading, will it remove my settings again?
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Yes, it support MT, you'll get new, fresh firmware.
um if i upgrade the firmware will it destroy all my date like it did with the move from 1.6 to 2.1? also how about the addons i done like jit? will they be fine or will i have to re do them.
Also im no where near america so version for x10a i dont think will work to great
sbdragon89 said:
um if i upgrade the firmware will it destroy all my date like it did with the move from 1.6 to 2.1? also how about the addons i done like jit? will they be fine or will i have to re do them.
Also im no where near america so version for x10a i dont think will work to great
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Hi,
I also didn`t live near americas (hell there`s atlantic ocean between us ) and i have 435 installed.
It will wipe all your thing.
Just like format c: (**** i miss that)
The best way to do everything with just one tool is flashtool. There you can do almost everything.
If there`s any doubt go HERE
Bah! Ill just stay with standard rom with me trying iin prove it uf possible
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sbdragon89 said:
Bah! Ill just stay with standard rom with me trying iin prove it uf possible
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Suite yourself, but we prefer 2.2 & custom roms

Flashing X10a

I downloaded the flashtool and the folder for 2.1,which is on my pc desktop. How do I combine the two folders? Haven't extracted flashtool yet.
And how do I keep all the apps I have,even the pre- installed apps,then go back and delete the ones I don't want?
Have Titanium backup download in the mobile. Also purchased SD micro sd 8GB card. Can I back apps onto sd card?
All help and advice is appreciated,I am a novice at this,so I DO NOT want to brick my mobile, paid too much for it! !
Thank-you.
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Go here for a guide...http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928343
Although you want to keep your preinstalled apps, if you flash to the generic 2.1 you are basically debranding your phone and all the preinstalled apps will be removed. You could try "my backup root" but im not too sure if it will work. Plus it's nearly impossible to brick your phone..just make sure you follow the guide.
Flashing Xperia
Wow;
This is so cool!! Thank you ever so much for the link and the advice. Another question;do you think I can redownload some of the at&t apps?
There's only a select few you can probably get back from the market for free. But most of the AT&Ts apps can easily be replaceable with other free and probably better apps from the market.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920746- probably more help for flashtool
I agree,but I like there navigation, and have a subscription. But thank-you for the info.
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Now,I gave a trial run,And think the flash MIGHT be successful. Now,I have Titanium,will this backup my current apps,or do I have to re-download them? And what about my browser bookmarks? Am I able to keep the oned I have now? Oh And I have a brand-new SanDisk 8GB micro sd card, should I put that into the mobile?
Any and all suggestions are helpful, and thank-you once again for the advice and help!!
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Did all the downloads,are followed the instructions to the tee about combining the generic firmware into the firmware file,or something of that nature. A little nervous about flashing,but I'm going to do it. After flashing,should I use SEPC Companion to update OS to update OS?
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If i understand u, if u flash with flashtool, u want to flash over with pc comanion? If thats the case, u dont need to because u already picked the firmware with the baseband u wanted. So once u used flashtool u r done.
I saw u got titanium backup. U know your phone must be rooted right to use it? U can use flashtool to root too after u flashed the 2.1 update
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It looks like you're on the right path, but here's a step by step guide that will answer all your questions especially for AT&T X10a.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1012380
You can't use Titanium Backup until after you have rooted. Instead use Mybackup, free in the Market.
Yes,I believe so. And yes,I know I can root AND have SUPERONECLICK up and running. Boy,I CANNOT BELIEVE THIS!! Guess I am becoming tech savvy after all.
If you can,give me reasons WHY I should root. Once you reply,will give it a go.
And really, thank-you so much for your help and guidance, couldn't have done it without it
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Wow!! Goosebumps!! Thanks for the link,a fantastic thread. Will take both of your advice:download mybackup,put it fresh,brand-new 8GB micro sd,and backup apps. If you think it is also advisable to root,will do that also. For the ROM,what do YOU advise? That is what you change when rooting,correct?
Your info has been DO VERY VALUABLE, THANK-YOU EVER SO MUCH!!
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frothe3 said:
Wow!! Goosebumps!! Thanks for the link,a fantastic thread. Will take both of your advice:download mybackup,put it fresh,brand-new 8GB micro sd,and backup apps. If you think it is also advisable to root,will do that also. For the ROM,what do YOU advise? That is what you change when rooting,correct?
Your info has been DO VERY VALUABLE, THANK-YOU EVER SO MUCH!!
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Rooting allows you to remove preinstalled SE system apps that you don't use, like Timescape and Face Recognition, which will greatly increase performance. It also allows you to enable JIT (optimize), and install xRecovery. See the guide I linked above for safe system apps to remove.
I cannot believe it!! I did the root,when I sort of whacked my phone up,SE PC Companion came to the rescue.
It is like having a new mobile!! The changes are major,same withthe apps,but I certainly live with the changed.
Now,how do I get rid of Mocked,by rooting? I don't need it,so I wouldlike to delete it.
Thank you for your guidance,advice and help. Wouldn't have done it without it!!
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[Q] Xperia X10...about to lose it :( (Urgent Help can save me)

While trying to fix my message problem (stuck in sending) on my Custom ROM TW 007 on Xperia X10, I have managed to completely screw my phone. Now, I have the following issues
1. Wifi doesnt work.
2. SD Card wont mount
3. SEUS wont connect.
4. Busybox wont install. (problem with Core Utilities)
5. xRecovery wont install.
and obviously Messaging wont work.
I would greatly appreciate if experts can help me out here since I have been stuck for couple of days now with it. Otherwise I be buying another phone soon and sadly I may have to switch from Android to another platform
try reflashing firmware ?????
I am no expert,but i would suggest you to try and flash stock.
Hope this help....
Try flashing your stock firmware by flashtool.
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How do I flash Stock Firmware? I dont have it? Is there a link for it?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928343
Thanks. Will update with results
I somehow deleted last Post from someone who sent a link to the Stock Firmware. Many thanks. My phone is back.
I want to flash Custom ROM again as the stock is too slow.
I went it Xrecovery and Unzipped the Wolf_GB_2.3. It was successful but nothing happened. I am currently on 2.3.3. Is that the issue?
ysk79 said:
I somehow deleted last Post from someone who sent a link to the Stock Firmware. Many thanks. My phone is back.
I want to flash Custom ROM again as the stock is too slow.
I went it Xrecovery and Unzipped the Wolf_GB_2.3. It was successful but nothing happened. I am currently on 2.3.3. Is that the issue?
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dont unzip it.
Place it on the sd card and install it in xrecovery.
Make sure you have the correct version of the rom...i imagine you need one the locked bootloader version
you will never lose it. SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE X10. the phone is unbrickable. Good luck.
Devin-J said:
you will never lose it. SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE X10. the phone is unbrickable. Good luck.
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Not quite, with an unlocked bootloader it is, speak to DooMLoRD about it
But with a locked bootloader you are correct, a repair with pccompanion will always sort out the phone
gregbradley said:
Not quite, with an unlocked bootloader it is, speak to DooMLoRD about it
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He bricked it in a process most of us are not even able to comprehend,
let alone perform, so for the average user, X10 is pretty much unbreakable.
iridaki said:
He bricked it in a process most of us are not even able to comprehend,
let alone perform, so for the average user, X10 is pretty much unbreakable.
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Which is what I meant, but it is incorrect to say it is impossible to brick it, just that it is extremely unlikely that mortals like us will ever do anything that could brick it..
try disconnecting the cord while the bootloader unlock is "in progress". you'll pretty well realise that lesser mortals can brick this phone too.
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championswimmer said:
try disconnecting the cord while the bootloader unlock is "in progress". you'll pretty well realise that lesser mortals can brick this phone too.
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Doing that doesn't make you a lesser mortal, makes you borderline retarted.
iridaki said:
Doing that doesn't make you a lesser mortal, makes you borderline retarted.
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lol
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iridaki said:
Doing that doesn't make you a lesser mortal, makes you borderline retarted.
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btw doom bricked his phone doing something similar. disconnect while flashing was in progress.
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championswimmer said:
btw doom bricked his phone doing something similar. disconnect while flashing was in progress.
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Not really, he was trying to find a way to flash kernels into boot partition from OS/recovery and after insmodding a module, device got stuck and died after unplugging,
but probably bootloader got corrupted during the insmod and not the unplug.
Anyway, that doesn't happen every day!
And yes, it's a golder rule: don't unplug it!
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Doing that doesn't make you a lesser mortal, makes you borderline retarted.
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Why thank you,
Its a shame a damsel came to save the knight on this one....

[Q] How to know if rooted

Hello!
I was wondering how to know if a Xperia X10 was rooted. And how would I boot to recovery menu if it is?
My girlfriends X10 was locked to Orange and she wanted it unlocked. After phoning Orange to do it they somehow managed to kill her phone! I took it to a phone repair/unlock place and they had it for a couple of days but said they couldn't get it working again. However when I tried it the phone worked fine and was successfully unlocked!
The phone was on gingerbread but is now eclair. Also the boot up sequence has different graphics I've not seen before. I'm assuming the guy in the shop has rooted the phone to install this different version of the OS on, but how can I be sure?!
Thanks for reading!
Cheers
Wagster
Hi guy,
In your menu search for an app named "superuser",if you find it means your gf's device was rooted if not that means that device wasn't rooted.
For xrecovery menu,
Restart the device and when you see Sony Ericsson logo push the back bottom on your phone again and again,if it has xrecovery it goes to the menu..
Good luck.
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Thanks for your reply.
Unfortunately no superuser app and I can't get to recovery so doesn't seem to be rooted.
There's a few apps on there like "AT&T Maps" so it looks like the guy put an AT&T version of android on. How could he do that if it wasn't rooted?
I'll try to find a way to root it and stick cyanogen mod on...
att maps is probably a free app.....use the flashtool to root your phone...its literally the simplest thing.....download the 2.9.1. flashtool in the development thread and turn usb debugging on in your phone...and just click the root button through the flash tool...and it will root it for you...as for xrecovery its the same things...root and clock the recovery button..and its on .....pm me if you get confused
Hit thanks if I helped!
Flashtool here...
http://androxyde.github.com/Flashtool/
Flashtool guide here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928343
See points 1 thru to 9 under 'content'
Go to market and search root check and u will see app avatar like this # and download it and run app and click check thats all
k4zii said:
Go to market and search root check and u will see app avatar like this # and download it and run app and click check thats all
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It's not rooted, listen to mugsy above
Edit: typo
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Thanks for your help everyone. I'll give the flashtool a go this evening if my girlfriend lets me!
She quite liked the standard SE gingerbread operating system. What would be the best custom ROM to install to give the most SE like experience whilst retaining useful root & superuser tools?
I'll try to convince her to try Cyanogen mod at some point but I think she'd like to stick with the familiar for now!
Are there any stable (or semi stable) ICS ROMs available yet?!
You can just root it and leave it at that.That way it's just the same but you can use extra stuff etc.
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Yeah u could just stay with stock but I'd have a look at wolfbreak if I was u very stock se like and very reliable
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[Q] noob question!

Hello,
my wife has a x10 and would like to install a custom rom on it to get it running smoother. The problem is we're in France and the official updates didn't get past 2.1 . I really have been searching for a while for a solution, but all I can find are tutorials how to instal from gingerbread or how to update to the official gingerbread, but that doesn't work for our operator. So any help?
Thank you in advance,
Tiko.
Follow these instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1821750
And hit me a question if you run into any problems.
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brenty108 said:
Follow these instructions here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1821750
And hit me a question if you run into any problems.
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Thank you for the quick reply. So if I have a rooted 2.1 x10i and I can't get official upgrades above 2.1 , what would be the first step on my way to gingerbread and custom rom. If you just give me the different steps (no details) I'l then follow your instruction thread to the letter, but I need to know where to begin. Thank you!
Tiko
tiktaktok said:
Thank you for the quick reply. So if I have a rooted 2.1 x10i and I can't get official upgrades above 2.1 , what would be the first step on my way to gingerbread and custom rom. If you just give me the different steps (no details) I'l then follow your instruction thread to the letter, but I need to know where to begin. Thank you!
Tiko
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Well in my tutorial I start from scratch but ok. You would first need flash tools, 2.3.3 rom and patients.
Flashtools would take the 2.3.3 rom and push it to your device and remove your current 2.1. Its very! Easy to do so. When you get 2.3 gingerbread you would hate it right away because its stuck in time slow. Anyway you would then download and place donutHD which is the best stock 2.3 stable rom for x10(my opinion) place it in your SD card. The root your device and install xrecovery(all in my tutorial) and go into the recovery by switching off your phone, the when switching it on again press back a few times until you enter the recovery. Then do a factory reset and the install the rom. When done reset and the your good for good.
Doing these things will loose you all your data on your phone so download GO! backup(not pro) and backup your stuff and when your done redownload it and restore it.
PS.....this was just a rundown, follow carefully my tutorial.
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Also here is the rom I talked about that would not give your wife any trouble while using it from day to day. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=
PS. The rom is the 2.2.9r1 is the rom.
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brenty108 said:
Well in my tutorial I start from scratch but ok. You would first need flash tools, 2.3.3 rom and patients.
Flashtools would take the 2.3.3 rom and push it to your device and remove your current 2.1. Its very! Easy to do so. When you get 2.3 gingerbread you would hate it right away because its stuck in time slow. Anyway you would then download and place donutHD which is the best stock 2.3 stable rom for x10(my opinion) place it in your SD card. The root your device and install xrecovery(all in my tutorial) and go into the recovery by switching off your phone, the when switching it on again press back a few times until you enter the recovery. Then do a factory reset and the install the rom. When done reset and the your good for good.
Doing these things will loose you all your data on your phone so download GO! backup(not pro) and backup your stuff and when your done redownload it and restore it.
PS.....this was just a rundown, follow carefully my tutorial.
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ok, thank you for your patience. Last question, what 2.3.3 rom should I take for the first flash? Promised, after this I won't bother you anymore! It's just that she uses her phone mostly for professional use, so I really shouldn't brick it.
Tiko.
tiktaktok said:
ok, thank you for your patience. Last question, what 2.3.3 rom should I take for the first flash? Promised, after this I won't bother you anymore! It's just that she uses her phone mostly for professional use, so I really shouldn't brick it.
Tiko.
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Its ok you could ask. Have you already installed gingerbread using flashtools? And don't worry you won't brick this phone easy at all.
And the donutHD rom in the developer section is a good rom for her because its stable and fast.
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Sorry here download gingerbread 2.3 from here: http://www.mediafire.com/?vxa0kzi87idladf
After downloading flashtools and extracting it to your desktop place the file you downloaded in the frameware folder and when you start you would see "flash" using flashtools and then a window would come up showing two files: relock bootloader or something(my PC crashed so I cannot remember the name. But its not important) and a file named Arco and on the same line you would see 2.3.
And remember before turning off you phone to flash gingerbread you should back up your data since it is a business phone. Then go to settings, applications, and tick unknown sources then in development-USB debugging.
Then turn off the phone and after flashtools say plug in the phone through USB do so while holding download the back button on your phone. When done follow my guide.
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it is easier if you just flash the kernel and baseband of 2.3.3, I will search the thread, just flash via flashtool, then go in pc companion or seus and you can flash the stock rom
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PC companion doesn't work for him in this country so he cannot get 2.3 with it. Only 2.1.
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brenty108 said:
PC companion doesn't work for him in this country so he cannot get 2.3 with it. Only 2.1.
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What the hell?!?
thats bad huh....
and seus? couldnt he just flash this [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1557455] original kernel and baseband of 2.3.3... then he can update vi sony ericsson update service from here:http://www.chip.de/downloads/Sony-Ericsson-Update-Service_44169249.html he just has to click on "zum download" and download... (sorry that its german site, you cvan trust it
then he can use eus and flash the stock 2.3.3 rom?!?
in which country does he live?
Greets
keenofhiphop said:
What the hell?!?
thats bad huh....
and seus? couldnt he just flash this [http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1557455] original kernel and baseband of 2.3.3... then he can update vi sony ericsson update service from here:http://www.chip.de/downloads/Sony-Ericsson-Update-Service_44169249.html he just has to click on "zum download" and download... (sorry that its german site, you cvan trust it
then he can use eus and flash the stock 2.3.3 rom?!?
in which country does he live?
Greets
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Hello, and thank you for your interest. I'm in France... And I think there's only one french operator that introduced the 2.3.3 update, and it's not mine.
Anyway, I think I'll go for the first solution, because I allready prepared everything for it, but if you both think the second solution is better, please let me know before the weekend, and I'll try that.
Tiko.
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Hello, and thank you for your interest. I'm in France... And I think there's only one french operator that introduced the 2.3.3 update, and it's not mine.
Anyway, I think I'll go for the first solution, because I allready prepared everything for it, but if you both think the second solution is better, please let me know before the weekend, and I'll try that.
Tiko.
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I am no pro in flashtool, i dont know what you have done with your phone and so on, so its maybe better to use the other option .
But I did a little rese§kuld recommend you to look dixperia 7 avenger (a stock based custom rom) for two reasons:
1. it was my first custom rom and its simply great ,
2. there is the stock kernel and an introduction how to flash the rom from 2.1
Even if you dont decide to start with this Rom it is sure interesting for you here is the link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1557455
People with Rooted Android 2.3.3 Stock(-based):
1. Go to xRecovery and do some steps:
-Factory Reset
-Wipe Cache Partition
-Wipe Dalvik Cache
-Wipe Battery Stats
2. Choose Install Custom Zip and select my ROM.
3. After this Reboot Phone.
+ more instructions for people on 2.1
4. (instead of point 3) Take off battery from your phone (don't use Reboot Phone, DON'T TURN OFF YOUR PHONE NATURALLY).
5. Put .ftf file to firmwares folder inside FlashTool direct place on your PC.
6. Flash .ftf file.
7. Turn on your phone naturally
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Salut et bonne chance
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tiktaktok said:
Hello, and thank you for your interest. I'm in France... And I think there's only one french operator that introduced the 2.3.3 update, and it's not mine.
Anyway, I think I'll go for the first solution, because I allready prepared everything for it, but if you both think the second solution is better, please let me know before the weekend, and I'll try that.
Tiko.
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Here today I wrote a tutorial on how to go from 2.1 to 2.3 gingerbread so it is very easy to understand so enjoy. Its the last post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1821750
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Yesssss! All done! Thank you (both) for your help. My wife will come back sunday and she'll have a whole new phone. Not new like new but new like it'll feel new. Put donut on it and it's soooo much better then the stock eclair! Thank you again.
Tiko.
tiktaktok said:
Yesssss! All done! Thank you (both) for your help. My wife will come back sunday and she'll have a whole new phone. Not new like new but new like it'll feel new. Put donut on it and it's soooo much better then the stock eclair! Thank you again.
Tiko.
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that's so good the hear that. well enjoy.
Why postin a question on a general forum? There is a Q & A forum.
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