Hello all.....i've successfully unlocked the bootloader on my xperia s and now i need to root and install recovery. I'm confused with all the different options. I want to root, without installing another firmware, and then flash a recovery. I noticed a lot of rooting options have firmware with it. I want to be able to make a nandroid backup of my stock firmware. Can someone advise me please?
Just install a custom kernel and the rooting and recovery installation shall be done alongwith it. You can either use DooMLord's DooMKernel or the Advanced Stock with Recovery whichever you like. Next time, post your questions in the Q&A thread. This is the general discussion thread
a4rocks said:
Just install a custom kernel and the rooting and recovery installation shall be done alongwith it. You can either use DooMLord's DooMKernel or the Advanced Stock with Recovery whichever you like. Next time, post your questions in the Q&A thread. This is the general discussion thread
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Sorry about that. Thanks for your help.
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Hi all, i'm currently with a HTC Desire and the procedure to flash a new ROM was first to flash a moded bootloader and a recovery from which you could just flash any .zip ROMs...
I'm not familiar with samsung, but I see that there is a tool called ODIN which you use to flash.
Can someone explain the difference? Will we always need a PC to flash a ROM or will be there a possibility to have a moded bootloader + recovery?
odin is to flash the .tar roms , mostly stock roms . In Galaxy s series if you have a hacked recovery like cwm 2/3 you can flash .zip roms also .
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We are doing the same but flashing the kernel + recovery with ODIN and then everything is the same
Also we are flashing ROM's with recovery, there is no need of PC, just to download the ROM's.
I'm not sure but, the bootloader is unlocked so, do we need to flash modded bootloader !?
Strange to me.
GlossGhost said:
Diffrence 1%
We are doing the same but flashing the kernel + recovery with ODIN and then everything is the same
Also we are flashing ROM's with recovery, there is no need of PC, just to download the ROM's.
I'm not sure but, the bootloader is unlocked so, do we need to flash modded bootloader !?
Strange to me.
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That makes sense!
Мерси, колега.
this is a question, should have been in the general section.... wrong thread. pls read the rules before posting buddy.... & try to keep this forum as clean as possible....
there is not even a single element of development in this new thread.... user has a doubt regarding different ways flashing of ROMs between different brands.....
pls dont repeat the same mistake.... search the forum carefully first, then you post in an appropriate section if you dont find anything what you are looking for....
How come i need to flash kernels when flashing roms, when i had htc desire all i had to do was flash the rom (.zip file). So how do i know what kernel goes with what rom. anyone able to explain this? i am not really dumb to rooting in general just new to this way of flashing. thank you.
First of all, this thread should be in the Q&A forum.
Answer your question: Because flashing the .zip ROM needs to be done in CWM. But for sony devices, the recovery is bundled with kernel (in .elf file). That's why you need to flash kernel (with CWM) before flashing the .zip ROM.
tot_anusak said:
First of all, this thread should be in the Q&A forum.
Answer your question: Because flashing the .zip ROM needs to be done in CWM. But for sony devices, the recovery is bundled with kernel (in .elf file). That's why you need to flash kernel (with CWM) before flashing the .zip ROM.
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oh i see, thank you for answering my question. if i have CWM installed i don't need to flash kernel right? just .zip?
i didn't post this in Q&A cause i can't view any sections in sony xperia s sub-forum. i got this section of the forum via Google link. i have allowed no-script for this site but it just keeps refreshing the page so i had to disable JS for this site. I got a fix tho i will Google the other 'sections' and just bookmark them.
Not exactly. Some ROMs have their own specific kernel. Although your device has CWM installed, you may need to flash kernel which is compatible with ROM you're going to install separately.
Fortunately, some ROMs have their own kernel (boot.img) bundled in the zip, for example, CM10 and MIUI. While flashing these ROMs, their update script automatically installs the kernel while installing other stuffs needed. So in these cases you don't need to manually flash kernel, just flash ROM via CWM.
However, this is only applicable with some ROMs, not all. I suggest you read the installation instruction in each ROM's thread and some comments (use search button to search the thread). There should be somewhere in the thread tells you which kernels are compatible with the ROM you're going to install.
There are loads of different kernels for the Desire as well, the different ROM's were just a bit less fussy on which kernel you used.
Hey! Guys,
I wanted to know what are the steps to follow in-order to install a custom ROM on my xperia ray. I've read few tutorial but still I've got some questions to clarify. Just tell me whether below steps are correct.
First root the device
Unlock the boot loader
Flash a custom ROM
And if I'm installing a custom ROM on to my device I want to achieve below point too.
Want a complete back up with SMS/MMS, Apps ..etc (can be acheived via some back-up apps)
Want to take a complete copy of my current stock firmware (as a ftf file)
Any else, that I should follow which I missed here ...
I'm still curious about this.. Please advise me if I missed anything here since I'm a newbie when it comes to android rooting, flashing stuffs..
.G33K said:
Hey! Guys,
I wanted to know what are the steps to follow in-order to install a custom ROM on my xperia ray. I've read few tutorial but still I've got some questions to clarify. Just tell me whether below steps are correct.
First root the device
Unlock the boot loader
Flash a custom ROM
And if I'm installing a custom ROM on to my device I want to achieve below point too.
Want a complete back up with SMS/MMS, Apps ..etc (can be acheived via some back-up apps)
Want to take a complete copy of my current stock firmware (as a ftf file)
Any else, that I should follow which I missed here ...
I'm still curious about this.. Please advise me if I missed anything here since I'm a newbie when it comes to android rooting, flashing stuffs..
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OK, root is really important :laugh: I think you should also get cwm recovery as step 2 and figure out how to use it before you unlock your boot loader. There are a bunch of ROMs in Ray Dev that are for unlocked boot loaders so you can try some things out and get comfortable flashing with cwm and/or flashtool. If you find that you like what you are doing, then unlock the boot loader. It probably will only take a day or two to figure out cwm and how flashing with cwm and flashtool work, but by then you will be a lot more comfortable with the instructions for unlocking your boot loader and you will be less likely to end up in a bad place and people will be able to help you better, since you already know how to do most of the stuff.
Thread moved. Questions belong here in Q&A.
Thanks
AvRS
justmpm said:
OK, root is really important :laugh: I think you should also get cwm recovery as step 2 and figure out how to use it before you unlock your boot loader. There are a bunch of ROMs in Ray Dev that are for unlocked boot loaders so you can try some things out and get comfortable flashing with cwm and/or flashtool. If you find that you like what you are doing, then unlock the boot loader. It probably will only take a day or two to figure out cwm and how flashing with cwm and flashtool work, but by then you will be a lot more comfortable with the instructions for unlocking your boot loader and you will be less likely to end up in a bad place and people will be able to help you better, since you already know how to do most of the stuff.
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Thank you for the advise.. I also, got to know that I can install stock based custom ROM's without unlocking the bootloader.. is it true?? if so, in that case I can't try something like that by back-up my current firmware
.G33K said:
Thank you for the advise.. I also, got to know that I can install stock based custom ROM's without unlocking the bootloader.. is it true?? if so, in that case I can't try something like that by back-up my current firmware
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You can install ics based roms that are based on stock rom on a locked bootloader
mihahn said:
You can install ics based roms that are based on stock rom on a locked bootloader
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any good roms you can suggest.. has to be a ROM which is minimalized by removing all Bloatwares, junk apps... etc.
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any good roms you can suggest.. has to be a ROM which is minimalized by removing all Bloatwares, junk apps... etc.
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Asking for good roms is not allowed
There are a few MIUI roms for example or you could try MiniCMSandwich for AOSP style, just search around in development section and find your favourite!
Hello I got my Z Ultra a couple of months ago and now I want to root it and install custom recovery so that I can install custom roms. I'm coming from many Samsung phones and I'm not a complete noob with rooing and stuff, but it's different with the Sony. I couldn't find the thread for rooting and custom recovery. Could someone tell me how to root it, install the custom recovery, and unlock the bootloader (is that needed?) with links and stuff. Thanks in advance! :fingers-crossed:
bun7ar said:
Hello I got my Z Ultra a couple of months ago and now I want to root it and install custom recovery so that I can install custom roms. I'm coming from many Samsung phones and I'm not a complete noob with rooing and stuff, but it's different with the Sony. I couldn't find the thread for rooting and custom recovery. Could someone tell me how to root it, install the custom recovery, and unlock the bootloader (is that needed?) with links and stuff. Thanks in advance! :fingers-crossed:
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Read the thread by LordManhattan in the general section, and the thread named towelroot. In the guide thread (not sure if it has been updated yet) just ignore the downgrade section and use the method in the towelroot thread to root, the rest is more or less the same:
Root with towelroot for xperia
Back up TA with "TA backup"
Unlock bootloader
Flash boot.img from ROM zip using flashtool or fastboot
Flash ROM from recovery that was installed in the step above
Thanks, mate!
hello devs,
i have an international variant GT-I9300 . I upgraded it with the ATO(OPEN AUSTRIA) . After this upgrade ,i was not able to root ...i used the CF AUTO ROOT , SUPERSU , and even mobogeine root method . its getting failed....
please help me devs......i would like to root it...either to get a stable international variant ROM.
If you intend to then flash a custom rom then don't bother rooting your stock firmware, all custom roms are already rooted.
If you want to stay stock then flash a prerooted version via odin, get a link for one on xda in general forum.
boomboomer said:
If you intend to then flash a custom rom then don't bother rooting your stock firmware, all custom roms are already rooted.
If you want to stay stock then flash a prerooted version via odin, get a link for one on xda in general forum.
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so....u mean that....i can flash a custom rom...directly from the stock recovery....without rooting...by just wiping the data and cache??? ........
or else.. sorry for asking this silly question ...i am just a newbie...
No, go read the sticky thread in general forum on how to flash custom recovery then custom rom. Factory reset before you start then back efs.
boomboomer said:
No, go read the sticky thread in general forum on how to flash custom recovery then custom rom. Factory reset before you start then back efs.
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i checked the whole procedure of it as u told.... but while i am flashing CFROOT but it is showing "FAILED SIGNATURE VERIFICATION" . and the same thing for superSU ......
so...in case if i flash PHILZ RECOVERY or CWM ......without rooting........ will my phone get bricked ???...
Check out Cyanogenmod Installer follow the instrustion it will root and install the latest stable CM for your phone .
You are still missing basic knowledge, you can't flash anything with stock recovery.
Flashing recovery doesn't require root, but you can brick the phone if you don't understand what you are doing.