R800x 2.3.3 Full 3.0.1.E.0.88 FTF - Xperia Play Android Development

Hello all .. the moment is here!
This is the full ftf I made for r800x it is 2.3.3 and 2.3.3 kernel! !
Enjoy
Verizon 2.3.3 Full FTF
http://www.multiupload.com/T0FWBGYEC4
If anyone needs here is a link to SuperUser website for a zip to flash in recovery to root your phone http://downloads.androidsu.com/superuser/Superuser-3.0.7-efgh-signed.zip

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for the painfully obvious questions, you dont need root or unlocked bootloader to flash this. Its not reccomended for GSM users to flash this as it is CDMA only (if wrong , correct me & i'll edit)

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Cat_On_Droid said:
for the painfully obvious questions, you dont need root or unlocked bootloader to flash this. Its not reccomended for GSM users to flash this as it is CDMA only (if wrong , correct me & i'll edit)
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CDMA only and you do not need root nor unlocked bootloader. Use Flashtool to flash.

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007shark said:
CDMA only and you do not need root nor unlocked bootloader. Use Flashtool to flash.
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Isn't that what I said?
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Cat_On_Droid said:
Isn't that what I said?
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Sorry, for some reason I misread what you wrote as a question and not a statement. My apologies.
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The ftf should not include the simlock.ta file.

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007shark said:
Sorry, for some reason I misread what you wrote as a question and not a statement. My apologies.
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The ftf should not include the simlock.ta file.
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Ok, I removed it, thanks for letting me know!

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Can someone explain to me what I need to do to flash this with Flashtool?
I have a r800x, bootloader unlocked and rooted on Android 2.3.2 and the stock kernel. I loaded up Flashtool, selected this ftf file, started the flashing process and got this:
17/027/2011 14:27:09 - INFO - Selected R800x_3.0.1.E.0.88_Verizon.ftf
17/027/2011 14:27:09 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing
17/027/2011 14:27:11 - INFO - Searching Xperia....
17/027/2011 14:27:11 - INFO - Found at USB\VID_0FCE&PID_ADDE\5&AEF2437&0&5
17/027/2011 14:27:11 - INFO - Start Flashing
17/027/2011 14:27:19 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted
17/027/2011 14:27:19 - INFO - Now unplug the device and power it on
17/027/2011 14:27:19 - INFO - Then go to application settings
17/027/2011 14:27:19 - INFO - turn on Unknown Sources and Debugging
Now, when I boot my phone back up, the, "SD card safe to remove" notification won't go away so I'm figuring I broke something. Can anyone help?

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What new in 2.3.3 compared to 2.3.2?
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antispiral said:
What new in 2.3.3 compared to 2.3.2?
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http://support.verizonwireless.com/pdf/system_update/xperiaplay.pdf

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eximperialdragon said:
Can someone explain to me what I need to do to flash this with Flashtool?
I have a r800x, bootloader unlocked and rooted on Android 2.3.2 and the stock kernel. I loaded up Flashtool, selected this ftf file, started the flashing process and got this:
17/027/2011 14:27:09 - INFO - Selected R800x_3.0.1.E.0.88_Verizon.ftf
17/027/2011 14:27:09 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing
17/027/2011 14:27:11 - INFO - Searching Xperia....
17/027/2011 14:27:11 - INFO - Found at USB\VID_0FCE&PID_ADDE\5&AEF2437&0&5
17/027/2011 14:27:11 - INFO - Start Flashing
17/027/2011 14:27:19 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted
17/027/2011 14:27:19 - INFO - Now unplug the device and power it on
17/027/2011 14:27:19 - INFO - Then go to application settings
17/027/2011 14:27:19 - INFO - turn on Unknown Sources and Debugging
Now, when I boot my phone back up, the, "SD card safe to remove" notification won't go away so I'm figuring I broke something. Can anyone help?
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I tested before I posted and did not get any error. Could u download again and try again and post back?
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216Monster said:
I tested before I posted and did not get any error. Could u download again and try again and post back?
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Yeah, I re-downloaded it and tried it again.
I'll run you through all the steps I took so you can point out anything I'm screwing up:
I put the .ftf file in the firmwares folder in the Flashtool directory, opened Flashtool, clicked the flash (lightning bolt) button, chose the file and then clicked OK.
I once again got Error flashing- aborted, and it didn't matter whether I had exclude system clicked or not (I tried it both ways).
I can't seem to find any documentation on using Flashtool with the Xperia Play or else I'd try to figure it out on my own. I've found three other XDA threads where people had this issue but the posts were ignored or unresolved. =/
Oh yeah, the SD card safe to remove thing is wholly unrelated to this issue. My SD card is dying and it just coincidentally occurred after trying this, lol. I just can't get this damned ftf file to flash lol

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eximperialdragon said:
Yeah, I re-downloaded it and tried it again.
I'll run you through all the steps I took so you can point out anything I'm screwing up:
I put the .ftf file in the firmwares folder in the Flashtool directory, opened Flashtool, clicked the flash (lightning bolt) button, chose the file and then clicked OK.
I once again got Error flashing- aborted, and it didn't matter whether I had exclude system clicked or not (I tried it both ways).
I can't seem to find any documentation on using Flashtool with the Xperia Play or else I'd try to figure it out on my own. I've found three other XDA threads where people had this issue but the posts were ignored or unresolved. =/
Oh yeah, the SD card safe to remove thing is wholly unrelated to this issue. My SD card is dying and it just coincidentally occurred after trying this, lol. I just can't get this damned ftf file to flash lol
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So after you click to flash the ftf file, with the phone off you are holding the back button while plugging in the USB?
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Yeah, that's the only way I can get the computer to recognize the phone. I hold the back button while connecting USB and get a green light on the phone's LED.
Should I be holding search and getting the blue light (like what I have to use for Fastboot)? The tutorial I read told me that green was good, but I can just as easily hold search and try it again (so long as it won't mess anything up).

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eximperialdragon said:
Yeah, that's the only way I can get the computer to recognize the phone. I hold the back button while connecting USB and get a green light on the phone's LED.
Should I be holding search and getting the blue light (like what I have to use for Fastboot)? The tutorial I read told me that green was good, but I can just as easily hold search and try it again (so long as it won't mess anything up).
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I downloaded the newest version of flashtool and I re downloaded the seus 2.3.3 update. I re-made the ftf file and I just tested and used it, it works Im re uploading now. Ill edit the first post once its synced and post new link.

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I Dont understand the significance of this...didnt the Verizon play already get 2.3.3?
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antispiral said:
I Dont understand the significance of this...didnt the Verizon play already get 2.3.3?
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Its great for anybody who has an unlocked bootloader, and couldn't update until now, or if anybody royally screws up a locked bootloader phone, and can reflash easily
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paxChristos said:
Its great for anybody who has an unlocked bootloader, and couldn't update until now, or if anybody royally screws up a locked bootloader phone, and can reflash easily
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Ah, I see. Thx for clarifying.
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antispiral said:
I Dont understand the significance of this...didnt the Verizon play already get 2.3.3?
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The 2.3.3 kernel was not available at all until now and not having it sorta haulted development on r800x because there weren't any newer kernel sources, so its a big deal!
Edited first post with better ftf file
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So I'm assuming this would need to be re-rooted upon flashing?

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TweeterMan said:
So I'm assuming this would need to be re-rooted upon flashing?
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Yes, you can use
DooMLoRD's one click to root
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