I have my new X10 but it did not come with a memory card, so first thing is I need to get one.
I have just checked so see what version I have and have been informed I have the latest software, which I list below
Firmware Version: 1.6
Baseband Version: 1.0.16
Kernel Version: 2.629_rel
This does not seem to me to be the newer Version 2.1, so how do I get the latest version on my phone?
You can try downloading Sony Ericsson PC Companion first, see if you have software update in Support Zone. You can also flash latest firmwares/baseband, check this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=955703 for more info
Thanks but I can't access the PC comp site as the phone informs me that I need a memory card inserted, catch 22, they didn't supply the card so I have to purchase one first, do you know the best place to get one?
You need to download PC companion or Sony ericcson update service to your PC and follow the instructions on your screen. If you look in my guide there are links to both. As for a memory card they are cheap enough online, you need a micro sd and id recomend getting atleast 8gb.Hope this helps out.
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a-levy said:
Thanks but I can't access the PC comp site as the phone informs me that I need a memory card inserted, catch 22, they didn't supply the card so I have to purchase one first, do you know the best place to get one?
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Newegg or Ebay are decent places to look. I suggest you go ahead and study up on what you need to do in the meantime so it's not overwhelming trying to learn everything at once when you get the card. First Android phone?
Yes first android phone, just starting to get the hang of it. I have now managed to download the latest version, once complete will check to see if its 2.1.
Although the start screen now looked different so i guess its now loaded, just got to figure out how to get the apps screen up
many thanks to all for you help
Now I am really stuck, I switched on my phone and all i can get is the current time and date and below that two icons one with a padlock on the bottom left of the screen and the other on the bottom right of the screen is a volume icon. I cannot get anything else to come up no matter what I press.
I am currently having the new number changed to my old mobile number via my supplier but surely the other aspects of the phone should allow me access.
What have I done???
OK me really a dummie, forgot to take the lock off as its different to the first version i had.
Am now looking to find where tools are
So you have updated to 2.1 now? What do you mean by looking for tools?
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Its okay I meant settings but have now found it. Downloaded the user guide from Sony Ericcson website so can now navigate around a bit better.
Many thanks to all. gingerbread Man very helpful thanks
No worries, remember about the thanks button too if your on xda on your pc ;-)
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Ok I'm sorry i feel i might get flamed for making this post. I have tried to understand this process but am unable to. What are the best Firmwares out there? the custom rom? what does decrypted rom mean exactly? and am i able to put the Custom rom on a x10a?
I have read a round, but it seems the threads are very sloppy due to people posting some dumb remarks. Any how i found it to be quite confusing. I am also unable to find omnious.
Thank you to all the devs. I have been following these forums for around 4 weeks, keeping quite and out of the way |
Thank You again,
Brock
you can now flash through
1.
SEUS and change rom/debrand phone
those rom are in specific SEUS format
2.
you can flash decrypted rom using our flash tool
(decrypted toms are extracted from seus and you can dump them using android tools)
3.
we have custom roms ready but you will not be able to flash them untill root is available
how to check?
I search many times but cannot find any clear answer.
How do I check/know my x10 is branded/debranded/unbranded?
Pls help me getting a simple clear answer!
Thank you all
deorext said:
I search many times but cannot find any clear answer.
How do I check/know my x10 is branded/debranded/unbranded?
Pls help me getting a simple clear answer!
Thank you all
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an branded phone is usualy sold by phone carriers
they add customisation and junk apps to those phones
an generic phone has only the junk from SE
it does not have anything to do with network lock
I found omnious, but it only recognizes my x10 for the first 2 - 3 min then it doesnt anymore, i have tried the battery pull, holding the back button.
i have registered at both locations.
I am installing the rom with no SE apps, is it possible on a X10a, or do i need to rebrand my phone to X10i.
You say the decrpted roms allow dumping does that mean faster performance?
Are any of those roms the new smaller update? i have read around DoCoMo has gooten the update already.
Thank You
deorext said:
How do I check/know my x10 is branded/debranded/unbranded?
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1. Have your x10i screen in lock mode and lit up..
2. Enter Menu Back Back Menu Back Menu Menu Back
3. Click Service Info
4. Click Model Info
5. Under the heading Brand you will find whether it is branded by your carrier.
I.E if it says Orange then it means its branded by Orange, etc
BrockFerens said:
I am installing the rom with no SE apps, is it possible on a X10a, or do i need to rebrand my phone to X10i.
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If you install the custom rom you will no doubt brick your phone!
The custom rom(s) are for Root for when it comes.
As for your earlier problem i think you may have to activate your account via an activation email, check your spam folders etc. If that isnt the case then the most likely problem is that you are trying to flash a custom rom!
Ok, first off i would like to thank everyone for quick responses.
I havent even been able to get to the flashing because it ownt recognize my phone. I have uninstalled PC Campanion not to sure what SEUS is, I am logged into Omnious, its sees my phone while i am holdibng the back button then the SE shows up on my X10 and bom no devices connected.
Which rom is best for me to flash my phone with. I have seen post of people saying getting better reception. Are any of those roms the smaller update that is due next week?
I am getting fustrated lol, I am by no means a Dev but i am tech smart somewhat and am trying to learn as i enjoy this tyoe of thing
Thanks
BrockFerens said:
I havent even been able to get to the flashing because it ownt recognize my phone. I have uninstalled PC Campanion not to sure what SEUS is, I am logged into Omnious, its sees my phone while i am holdibng the back button then the SE shows up on my X10 and bom no devices connected.
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Ok.. remove your battery from your phone and wait atleast 5-10secs and whilst waiting press and hold the power button for atleast 3-5secs.
1. When ready insert the usb cable into your phone, only the phone end and
2. fire up omnius and make sure you have your username/password entered in settings.
3. Select x10 from the drop down list of handsets
4. Click on flash and select the App/Sw for the 1st entry (approx 16Mb) and FSP Customised file for the second entry (approx 112Mb)
5. Hit OK and hold down the back button on your x10i and at the same time insert the USB cable into your PC/Laptop
The most current ROM is R1FB001.
Hope that helps.
Hey guys so instead of flooding the root thread i thought id ask it here,
Having tried the "USB\Vid_0fce&Pid_adde\" in regedit and not finging anything i tried
looking for it under USB massive storage detailed section i have found what i think is a device ID...well the only difference is it doesnt end in _adde, it ends in _e12e in fact it looks like
USB\VID_0FCE&PID_E12E\CB511GSXQM
i have repaired my device using seus and still the same thing...could that be my device ID? its i believe 4 digits shorter than the one in the DeviceID.txt which has me confused a little. Im using winxp and not win7 which i think might be the reason for the _adde part but let me know what you guys think.
thanks
imisky said:
Hey guys so instead of flooding the root thread i thought id ask it here,
Having tried the "USB\Vid_0fce&Pid_adde\" in regedit and not finging anything i tried
looking for it under USB massive storage detailed section i have found what i think is a device ID...well the only difference is it doesnt end in _adde, it ends in _e12e in fact it looks like
USB\VID_0FCE&PID_E12E\CB511GSXQM
i have repaired my device using seus and still the same thing...could that be my device ID? its i believe 4 digits shorter than the one in the DeviceID.txt which has me confused a little. Im using winxp and not win7 which i think might be the reason for the _adde part but let me know what you guys think.
thanks
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1.Download Sony Ericsson's official update tool,
2. Install and Open the update tool,
3. Turn off X10, and hold "return" buttom, and connect the usb cable
4. wait for update tool to recognize and check your X10.
5. then go back to regedit to find it.
In another word, let SE official update tools recognize your phone first.
Hello there,
Ok this is frustrating me to no end. Months and months of freaking wait and yet i cant get the update.
I have an Debranded X10a (bought in Canada) that I am running on O2 UK network. I confirmed that X10a 2.1 update is available, O2 uk has the update out as well. The SI number of kit 1232-4507 is in the list (http://blogs.sonyericsson.com/products/) So theoratically I should be able to get it without a hitch.. right ?? NO !!! I have been trying on PC Companion and SEUS for the update but every time i get the same darn message "Your software is update" but when i check its always 1.6.
What is it in this sane universe that i am doing wrong that I am not able to update my Xperia X10. O2 update is available, X10a SI Kit number is on the list, SEUS and PC Companion tells me that 1.6 is the latest..i tried installig/uninstalling.. and deleting the DB.. but nothing
is it not possible to get the 2.1 update in an installable file that we can execute after downloading rather then trying to get it on the whim of SE or the career. its kinda frustrating that a simple OTA process is making me cry like a lil kid
Can any one help me ?
Please help
Im not sure what 1232-4507 is, but if that is a x10i firmware, and you have it on a x10a, it probably wouldn't allow you to update via SEUS.
If thats the case, a couple solutions here.
Change region code to the one in Canada, and update via SEUS.
OR
You could just use the flasher located in the android dev section and flash it to whatever you want without using SEUS.
Hope that helps.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=844888
good luck ..
DangerPanda said:
Im not sure what 1232-4507 is, but if that is a x10i firmware, and you have it on a x10a, it probably wouldn't allow you to update via SEUS.
If thats the case, a couple solutions here.
Change region code to the one in Canada, and update via SEUS.
OR
You could just use the flasher located in the android dev section and flash it to whatever you want without using SEUS.
Hope that helps.
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It shows the model as x10a. Not sure why its not picking up the update
Tried going the de branding route.. nothing happened
midnight79 said:
It shows the model as x10a. Not sure why its not picking up the update
Tried going the de branding route.. nothing happened
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You did use CDA and not SI when you de-branded?
Try reading out "Software Info" 1st 9 digits of Customization Version shows your CDA. Should be 1233-6929 for Rogers or 1234-4820 for World Generic.
To access Hidden Menu in 1.6 home, back, back, home, back, home, home, back
If that shows one of the above, suggest flash, or ignore above and just flash.
Tony_C said:
You did use CDA and not SI when you de-branded?
Try reading out "Software Info" 1st 9 digits of Customization Version shows your CDA. Should be 1233-6929 for Rogers or 1234-4820 for World Generic.
To access Hidden Menu in 1.6 home, back, back, home, back, home, home, back
If that shows one of the above, suggest flash, or ignore above and just flash.
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Oh crap, so it just got weired
So In model info it says: X10a and Country as ARGENTINA
in the Software info the numbers are 1237-1014 R7A
I am surprised cz i just did a complete install of the os from SEUS. it SHOULD have not got the Argentina version..
So thats that.. i m not on a world generic..
Also, tried doing flash from the other thread. But when i booth the phone in Flash mode, it will give me message "searching for xperia" and will go on to boot the phone normally... Tried installing the flash driver uploaded by Binary but no joy there as well..
i am quite stumped..
midnight79 said:
Also, tried doing flash from the other thread. But when i booth the phone in Flash mode, it will give me message "searching for xperia" and will go on to boot the phone normally... Tried installing the flash driver uploaded by Binary but no joy there as well..
i am quite stumped..
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You have two choices. One is to search the forum for changing your FW signature. There is a whole thread about this. Another choice is to fight with the invisibility of your phone for the flashing software. I think, this is the driver's issue. In Bin4ry's post about the last version of his flasher check the "Problems" part. For more detailed things search my posts - I had similar problems and actually this part was from my last messages. I just used virgin clean computer (in SE terms virgin clean, it is pretty old one) that guarantied me from any driver's conflicts. And try to use old, non-GUI version. Some people had problem with it. One of the last post told that for non-GUI version you just need to reconnect your phone when it began to search for it. In flash mode, of course.
Can you point me to the thread... Firmware Signature change thread is no where to be found, I have been trying all sort of searches
Sorry for being such a Noob on this !!!
Re: Driver issues, I have tried a couple of things, Tried installing the driver, moved to another computer.. pretty much same result "searching for xperia"
Didnt use the Non GUI.. wasnt sure how to go about it... i got macs every where not windows PC.. which is a bit of issue
midnight79 said:
Can you point me to the thread... Firmware Signature change thread is no where to be found, I have been trying all sort of searches
Sorry for being such a Noob on this !!!
Re: Driver issues, I have tried a couple of things, Tried installing the driver, moved to another computer.. pretty much same result "searching for xperia"
Didnt use the Non GUI.. wasnt sure how to go about it... i got macs every where not windows PC.. which is a bit of issue
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Try this thread, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=824711 only good on a PC.
Driver issues can be a bear. Did you run PC Companion?
There is a rather long discussion on this in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=532719
midnight79 said:
Re: Driver issues, I have tried a couple of things, Tried installing the driver, moved to another computer.. pretty much same result "searching for xperia"
Didnt use the Non GUI.. wasnt sure how to go about it... i got macs every where not windows PC.. which is a bit of issue
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I have no idea what should you do at mac... But actually Android is from the same family, as mac os - bot are posixes. Android is linux, mac os is BSD. Possible, it is easier to try to find way in linux/unix forums.
In case of windows stuff, you need specifically flashing drivers for the purpose you have problems now. You need to install only flashing drivers. You can find them in Bin4ry posts. There he included a link to non-GUI flasher as well:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=827065
If you have flashing drivers problem you won't able to use SEUS too - it will try to find your X10 too and will fail. I used another computer just to try clean Windows install - without any conflicting drivers and found right one (too old to know anything about this new stuff like PC Companion, SEUS etc). I can not guarantee the success, but in my case it worked.
So i finally cracked it..
For me, the issue was in the GUI version, i took a virgin computer, went with GUI.. same"searching for xperia" thing ..
i went with NON GUI... and voila.... it worked on first attempt.. had my phone humming to World Generic in next 20 minutes..
So yeah.. for some reason.. the GUI version didnt work for me on 3 different pcs.... also, used MAC OX10.6 with Parallel 6 to run the batch file.. not sure if it had to do somehting with the fix..
anyways.. to my next hurdle.. got all working.. but ..
So i Flashed my xperia x10a yesterday to 2.1.... after that... I am not able to change the keyboard to android keyboard .. its stuck on default..
Can any one suggest what can I do ..
While at it, I am looking for swype too... i know that the beta program is closed, however, was wondering if i root my phone.. can i just borrow Swype apk from some one on the forum and use it ?
I bought a Samsung Vibrant from someone today on craigslist and it turns out when i got home with it, when i connect it to the computer it isn't recongnizing it. I called tmobile to see if they could help, and they could. I don't want to try to fix it or anything with an update, i just want to completely get the phone back to normal like as if i were buying it brand new from the store. Can someone please help.
Idk what information you need to give me a tutorial on how to do it...
So here is some stuff...
Kernel Version: 2.6.32.9 OverStock-1.2GHz-v2.4.1 #8
Build Number: Toxic7.XWJS8
Firmware Version: 2.2.1
Model Number: GT-I9000
If someone could help that would be so amazing!
Download vibrant aio toolbox in the stickie section of development and print back to stock very easy.
Also the cables go bad I've gone through 2 may need to pick up another before to get your computer to recognize it. If toolbox can't kick it ink download mode.
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....i suck at life. i cannot find were to download the aio whatever you called it lol. could you post a link or something lol
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=954509
There ya go..
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alright so i went to that link and i click on the Download Here link thing he had, and finished installing whatever that was. im not sure what to do now, and i am so affriad to mess up my phone this is asking alot, but can you try to talk me through this cause im a retard lol...
First of all.. Does your computer recognize your phone coz according to op your computer isn't recognizing the phone..
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when i plug my phone into the computer, the computer recognizes the phone. but only when i go under devices and printer using the start menu, and it has a thing that says TroubleShoot. And when i troubleshoot it, it says there isnt a driver.
Hmm.. Try going to stock...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tR31U0KK2n8
Watch this video by birgertime it helps alot. watch it atleast twice before you actually do it so you can understand what to do exactly.
All the files needed are available in the info box
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Download this: http://org.downloadcenter.samsung.c...11232449765/Kies_Mini_For_Vibrant_10095_9.exe. This is samsung kies mini which will install all the right drivers so that your phone will be recognized.
thats if u can get mini kies to accept ur phone as kies is not easiest thing to do for some. but if u get kies to accept ur phone then u can odin back to stock 2.1 and then u can go from there.
- So does the phone charge when connected to PC but just doesn't mount correctly?
- Try checking your "USB debugging" settings under /settings/applications/development. It could be as simple as that.
If not there are a ton of guides out there for restoring to stock just google it:
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=Samsung+vibrant+restore+to+stock
(I like the first link, that guy starts it out pretty funny)
Honestly the AIO toolbox should be the easiest way for you to go tho. I have not personally used it but it seems the most surefire way for others. The guides here at XDA will be most helpful but there are an endless amount of them on the interweb. Good luck!
*EDIT* If you really want stock flash this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1036193
Now, first and foremost, Hello to the XDA community and this would be my first post. I am having issues with my Xperia Neo V and I can't find a solution for it.
I admit that this is a stupid mistake on my end so let me start my story and I am hoping to get some assistance from a reputable community such as this.
I was installing some games via Google Play and I realized that my phone's internal memory gets full kinda fast as it is where files are saved by default. So, the genius me, tried to remove some stock apps that may contribute to useless disk space using Titanium Backup. All went well and I deleted a couple of stuff and it worked fine then I decided to restart it to factory settings (without doing backup which I regret up until now). I had several malfunctions after it rebooted again:
Whenever I am trying to go to phone book, I am unable to just press the number to make a call. I need to select edit contact first before calling
The middle button (the one with a house Icon, probably called Home Button, does not respond at all so I having a hard time quitting apps
the worst part, I am unable to connect the phone properly using USB. What happens is that when I plug the USB, the charging symbol on the battery bar shows it's charging (like plugged to a wall jack) but the computer does not show anything, regardless if it's Media transfer mode or Mass Storage mode (mass storage shows an empty drive in My Computer). I tried using other usb cables and other memory cards and apparently, it does not work. Other USB cables that works on other xperia neos yeild the same result.
What I was planning to do initially is to update the firmware (currently on 2.3.4), but updating via WiFi shows it's updated, and using the PC Companion does not work.
I know I deleted something that I should not and I'm at a loss. Later, I will attempt to connect my phone in the PC Companion to try and update it to ICS connecting it to my private wifi. Hopefully it would do the trick.
Another work around that Im thinking is to look for someone that does have a backup of the apk files so that I can restore them again in my phone.
Can anyone please assist me on this? T_T
I recommend connecting the device to your PC companion and using the repair option. If that doesn't work, try flashing a stock ROM from either Wotan or get one somewhere from these forums (I'm sure there were a few in the development section)
Good luck
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Or you can use this list - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19772266&postcount=1 to identify which apps you need to get restored.
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Why don't you just flash an orginal rom (.ftf)?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1678690
And then (after you get what you deleted) you just need to get them into your phone. If you were able to uninstall it, you!re having root. So send it to the phone via bluetooth or download from somewhere via wifi (if the USB doesn't work as you told) and using some file explorer move it to their directory and reboot. I think it should work
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And then (after you get what you deleted) you just need to get them into your phone. If you were able to uninstall it, you!re having root. So send it to the phone via bluetooth or download from somewhere via wifi (if the USB doesn't work as you told) and using some file explorer move it to their directory and reboot. I think it should work
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~i have no problem putting files into the memory card at all, the issue is that the PC itself does not recognize the phone at all. Thanks for the insight!
BluesRebel said:
Why don't you just flash an orginal rom (.ftf)?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1678690
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~i want to try this but as I am a noob for this stuff, im still sorting up how to start hahah, may you be so kind to point out to where I should start like a tut or something
venoma333 said:
Or you can use this list - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19772266&postcount=1 to identify which apps you need to get restored.
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~I was trying to install whatever missing app from my list,but there is a lot of them...but i think flashing it would be my best bet.
venoma333 said:
I recommend connecting the device to your PC companion and using the repair option. If that doesn't work, try flashing a stock ROM from either Wotan or get one somewhere from these forums (I'm sure there were a few in the development section)
Good luck
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~sir...I cant find where that repair option is..
~by the way, the wifi option to connect looks pretty useless, it seems that you need to connect via usb on the "pairing" stage...
Ok here's my idea. Get any stock based rom from the dev page (there's a list in the sticky posts) and male sure it's the proper version. Then download the zip file and open it up. Find system/app or system/data/app or something similar inside the zip. Then simply copy and paste the apps from there to your phone, and don't forget the proper permissions.
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Hi
Welcome to XDA!
Did you try repair your phone with SUS( Sony update service)?
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GODice said:
~i have no problem putting files into the memory card at all, the issue is that the PC itself does not recognize the phone at all. Thanks for the insight!
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If you can put the files into SD card, then use whot venoma333 says and do it through SD card - you can move a lots of files together (for example using ES file explorer).
Or you can try to connect your phone to S(E)US or Flashtool. If it would work, that will be the best for you And I think, that in PCC is some option to "re-flash" your phone (like somebody told here). On the top it says if your phone has the newest firmware version or not. Click on on it and you'll get a window with reapair option
Ok, I'm going to attempt to flash and I reached the xperia website (unlockbootloader.sonyericsson.com/instructions), and based on the instructions, I checked if "Bootloader unlock allowed" is set to yes, unfortunately, my phone says no.. Can I still continue the process??If not, is it still possible to do manual firmware update without unlocking the bootloader?
There is no need to unlock bl for flash process. So forget that page, for now.
You mentioned pc companion, what happens when you start pc comp. and connect your phone(turned on)?
If it doesn't connect to pcc, go to device manager on your pc and tell me how is your phone named there and does it have yellow ! mark next to it?
This is the last thing that I think could possibly work, does anyone know an android 2.3.4 iso nandroid? I think that's the best way to do it for now..I am unable to do the hold back button while restarting, does not work for me
Madfysh said:
There is no need to unlock bl for flash process. So forget that page, for now.
You mentioned pc companion, what happens when you start pc comp. and connect your phone(turned on)?
If it doesn't connect to pcc, go to device manager on your pc and tell me how is your phone named there and does it have yellow ! mark next to it?
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Nothing happens in PCC, it will show that no devices are found. In DM, it shows:
-Sony Ericsson sa0102
|_Sona sa0102 ABD Interface driver
I was trying to update it using PCC, it recognizes the device after I mount the memory card.
What I have done, I restored the system using CWM using this link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/archive/index.php/t-1630348.html
It worked, however, since the carrier and model brand is not the same, I was unable make my sim card/carrier to work.
My hope now is to get an ISO file for android version 2.3.4 which is from a generic phone. I live in the Philippines and my carrier is SMART telecommunications.
Apparently, the update from the link is for a Verizon phone
If you want alot of space, use a small ROM. Alot of devs have come up with stock Xperia GB ROMs that are easy on memory. To fix, You'll need to flash the entire phone with a stock ROM. Then flash a custom ROM. Besides that, you do know you can transfer apps to SD.