Hello,
i recently had an G3 unit with custom rom (wifi great) and my xperia mini had a bad wifi reception from day 1.
I wanted to ask is this normal and how to turn the signal up?
And finaly i found i have .062 firmware on the device.
Found a tutorial with wootan server and zergrush root (need root for samba etc.).
There are few roms under the tutorial for downgrade.
There its said i need to pick my rom myself.
I found only one for my device (xperia mini) are there more variations in roms like in basebands and kernels for the same unit.
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Hi all,
So I just picked up a Xperia Mini Pro today... pretty solid looking phone, performance is "average" w/ the stock ROM. This is my first Sony android, but I've rooted and flashed CM7 on many HTC and Samsung devices (i run a G2 and SGS myself)
Anyway, after spending the whole week reading up on this phone in XDA, i realize that there's one question that I can't seem to find any good info on.
Basically, I'm never gonna use this phone on stock ROM (that's just silly) and I'm gonna flash to CM7 like my other phones
I'm a bit confused as to which method is the more "proper" way.
What's the recommendation of anyone who has the SK17i/a?
do I use the FlashTool method (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10879507#post10879507)
or do I use the method provided in the wiki from the cyanogenmod site? (http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Sony_Ericsson_Xperia_Mini_Pro:_Full_Update_Guide)
The only important steps are really: rooting, unlocked BL and install CMW ... flashing CM7 is prob the easiest step of all
I'm comfortable doing either way, both instructions seem pretty straight forward and clear-cut ....but i just wanted to know which one I should be using to make this process a bit smoother for me
I just bought this phone yesterday and love it, but it does seem to be crammed with too much rubbish. this is my first android phone. I've rooted it, but still trying to decide whether to flash to CM7 (i've had iphones before and i'm guessing CM7 is the android version of Custom Firmware) Are there any step by step guides for THIS phone on flashing to CM7 as i'm still learning about android handsets.
hi.. i am also new to SE Xperia Mini.. and i am a former Samsung Galaxy 5 user.. i used to have a a CM7 in my galaxy 5.. and flashing on a samsung phone was easy..
i'm would also want to see a step by step guide on flashing.. thanks..
so, it didn't take long for me to realize that CM7 just doesn't work that great for this particular phone
... Feel free to read up on the known issues (ie: no hardware keyboard support)
Anyhoo...I updated my firmware and flashes hybrom v8...great looking ROM
"there is no spoon"
Hi i have a brand new xperia pro with .58 firmware
i have:
- rooted phone
- CWR to install some patches
i am happy with phone as it is but i want for example call recording.
my question is:
- what is the best kernel ?
- what is the best firmware ?
previously i had a x10 mini and used NaA CM wich was great.
what kerner and firmware do you advise me to use and what the advantages over stock?
regards
The first thing you probably need to do is unlock your bootloader. I used the paperclip method to unlock mine.
Then you should flash the stock 0.62 firmware.
Then you should flash a custom kernel. bbooff's and KRsH both work well.
Then you should flash a custom ROM. HYBROM by bbooff is awesome.
Before you do any of the things I suggested make sure you read the forums first. It does not take a genius to flask the SK17i, but there are always times when it could go wrong.
As long as you don't mess up the bootloader thing then you can always flash a new ROM so you don't have to worry.
Oh. And make sure you read the thread titles correctly. I have been reading a thread a few times on here when I thought it was for [MiniPro] but I was actually reading a [Mini] thread by mistake.
Good luck!
for Xperia mini Pro HYBROM is great i think. and for Kernels there are 3 Kernels by now. KRsH, Rage and X Kernel. all are in Development forum.
i', using KRsH v3 and it's cool.
you should test each one, it's kind of individual.
Wrong section by the way
One extra tip I will give is when you install the Flashtool drivers there are no drivers for Xperia MiniPro, it says X10 MiniPro or somwthing like that. Just ignore and choose the generic fastboot drivers.
You can download Flashtool from the first sticky thread in this forum but just use generic Fastboot drivers. It took me ages to figure it out but it works for 2011 Xperia models.
HI. what is the CLIP method to unlock xperia mini? will i loose warranty with this method?
Sadly any method of unlocking the phone will potentially invalidate the warrenty.
The advantages of the paperclip method are that it should work with any version of the phone, including ones that can't be unlocked with the official Sony tool and that it shouldn't mess up the DRM used by things like TrackID (which the Sony unlocker breaks)
unfornettly the pictures on current guides are not very easy to understand.
anyone have video of unlocking the pro ?
I have a Sony Xperia M2 on Vodafone UK which I want to root.
I've looked around and many people are saying use TowelRoot, downgrade to JB, find the right TFT etc. and I'm getting really confused, especially since my bootloader is unlocked.
The method which seems to work with people is to flash JB and then use an exploit to root the phone. Since the I cant unlock the BL, I dont know how to flash JB onto this phone.
Also if i root this phone, am i still able install CyanogenMod or use root apps such as Xposed Framework?
How can I downgrade the phone and root it?
Thanks In advance!
(pictures are in my album http://forum.xda-developers.com/album.php?albumid=11899)
I did it
I just did it with KingRoot, without experiencing any problem, and no downgrade was necessary. The device was not listed as compatible, but it finally did it !
I hope this will help.
navYgor
Is there a way to root my Xperia Z2 (4.4.4) without unlock its bootloader?
Or else better, is there a way to back-up the bootloader before the unlock?
I ask because I want to root it without set a custom Rom.
Thanks in advance.
There is. You've got to downgrade to for example 4.4.2, root your phone, create a pre-rooted version of 4.4.4 and then flash that. There is a much more detailed guide around here, so I recommend that you check that out
To back up your ta partition you will need root first.
In stead of creating a rooted rom you can also find some prerooted here in the development forum.
-Use flashtool to downgrade to 4.4.2
-Root and install recovery with one of the available root methods (towelroot for example)
-Use recovery to flash a rooted 4.4.4 zip, recovery (again) and SU (again)
-Reboot
-Test network connection, if 4g is not working, use flashtool to flash a local 4.4.4 baseband
That's all.
I heard that for rooting it's required to have unlocked bootloader. Is that true?
(I have seen the root guide in forum, but I don't think that it mentions the bootloader)
My problem is that I want to upgrade the phone without errors (when sony has updates). I say that because a friend of mine has a rooted Nexus 5 with unlocked bootloader and he can't install the last update.It gives him a bootloop and returns to the previous. This is something I don't want.
Thanks in advance.
Unlucking is not needed.
Official updates should work if you're on a 100% stock rom, but updates are generally available as flashable rooted zip, here in the forums, long before you get an official update available from Sony.
So that should be no problem.
Biggest issue here that people dont search howto root on locked bl, that is possible, search and read then you will have it, example like the installations steps of a modded stock rom
Sent From Somewhere On Earth With My Z2 ^^
Hi. I have a little problem.
I have a ZTE Z5 Mini, and model NX402.
The thing is, stock 4.2.2 sucks, and some user in another forum managed to do quite a good rom based on 4.4.3 and further updated to 4.4.4, but for some reason if I try to install (from stock 4.2.2) another rom, I (and every owner of this phone) end without signal, to recover signal we must install the rom provided by the user, somehow forcing us to use his rom.
Is there any way to "extract" the those files and install them on another rom (like MIUI) to have signal on another roms?