Hi, I have a question:
If i flash my mini pro with flashtool, will I lose cwm? If i want to remove it, i have to use "repair" in pc companion, right?
Yes. To remove CWM, either flash or repair your software with PC Companion.
Yes
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Flashing sony firmware with flashtool will install stock sony kernel and ROM and surely you will loose cwm as it is not included in stock kernel.
Repairing with PC Companion also do the same thing as flashtool, so surely it will also remove cwm, and you will have stock kernel and stock ROM.
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Thank you all :good:
if I only flash stock kernel without stock rom,is that remove cwm too??
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Hi friends
Kernels can be flashed thru xrecovery right??
Can any of you provide me the link for 2.3 stock kernel???
Flash tool doesn't work as my usb port is broken
Short answer is no flashtool is the best option
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shahkam said:
Short answer is no flashtool is the best option
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Im aware of that...but like I said I can't use flashtool anymore...
Can any one of you provide me the xrecovery backup of wolf breaks rom..
Or stock kernel for 2.3 which can be flashed through recovery
nagrockz said:
Can any one of you provide me the xrecovery backup of wolf breaks rom..
Or stock kernel for 2.3 which can be flashed through recovery
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Do I need to write this in huge black letters?
xRECOVERY CANNOT FLASH KERNELS AND BASEBANDS.
I am sorry but you are out of luck here,
you need to use FlashTool or SEUS or PC Companion to update your phone
and this thread should be closed.
Good luck!
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Do I need to write this in huge black letters?
xRECOVERY CANNOT FLASH KERNELS AND BASEBANDS.
I am sorry but you are out of luck here,
you need to use FlashTool or SEUS or PC Companion to update your phone
and this thread should be closed.
Good luck!
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Sad I thought recovery could flash kernels as we used to install custom kernels on 2.2 roms with the help of recovery...
I just installed a kernel using xrecovery. It just depends on how the kernel has been provided to you.
Baseband, as far as I know, is flashtool only!
Hello, I'm using nAa kernel v011 & MiniCM 2.2.0, I wanted to revert back to stock 2.1, I tried SEUS and seus say my phone has the latest update installed, and there is just an exit button, can some1 help me? I tried flashing stock kernel and use SEUS but still ended with the same result
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It is always suggested to take a backup of stock rom before installing any custom rom..have you taken any backups?
I did not make a backup when I flashed custom roms because I was a complete noob and I just flash a custom rom. Btw thanks for your reply.
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Download any rom for ur device which completely works with stock kernel....
Then 1st do necesary wipes
Install custom rom
Flash stoock kernel...
Boot. Properly
And then try with pc companion or SEUS
But if I'm using a custom kernel and if I flash a rom that is compatible with stock kernel wont recovery will say incompatible kernel found? I've tried that before.
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Dude I mean a rom which is compatible wit both stock kernel and custom kernel
Well then can you tell me which rom is compatible with both kernel please? Thank you
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lthy31 said:
Well then can you tell me which rom is compatible with both kernel please? Thank you
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the thread which you want to download a custom rom always clearly stated the kernel to use with the rom
sahniana said:
the thread which you want to download a custom rom always clearly stated the kernel to use with the rom
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That means I have no hope already? Sad
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lthy31 said:
That means I have no hope already? Sad
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u have already installed naa kernel, meaning that you have unlocked bootloader. this article said that you can update through SEUS if you have unlocked the bootloader. i'm not experienced with x10mp bootloader issue before this but my gtab7 experienced bootloader problem after unlocked,flash the stock bootloader and solved the problem.
but you said that you have flash the stock kernel and still cant install through seus. why dont you try to reinstall seus,mybe something wrong with it. and btw,did you manage to flash stock kernel successfully?
sahniana said:
u have already installed naa kernel, meaning that you have unlocked bootloader. this article said that you can update through SEUS if you have unlocked the bootloader. i'm not experienced with x10mp bootloader issue before this but my gtab7 experienced bootloader problem after unlocked,flash the stock bootloader and solved the problem.
but you said that you have flash the stock kernel and still cant install through seus. why dont you try to reinstall seus,mybe something wrong with it. and btw,did you manage to flash stock kernel successfully?
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Yeah I successfully flashed stock kernel, I'll try reinstalling seus, thanks
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Hello, i'm trying install custom roms MiniCM7-2.2.0 but when i install it, the phone reboot and only show sony ericsson and doesn't boot. I cant access to xrecovery. Whats wrong?
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Hello, i'm trying install custom roms MiniCM7-2.2.0 but when i install it, the phone reboot and only show sony ericsson and doesn't boot. I cant access to xrecovery. Whats wrong?
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You don't using nAa kernel right? To use Mini-cm7 2.2.0 you must use naa kernel
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Like Elwino2.3 said you need to flash the nAa kernel using flashtool.
But before that you need to unlock your bootloader than flash the kernel.
Please re-read the thread carefully where you got the MiniCm7-2.2.0 ROM.
All necessary details are provided.
Don't worry it also happened to me. I got too confident coz i had flashed many other ROM's and so i just flashed the ROM without reading the instruction.
You either use Sony Ericsson Update Service to reset your phone back to the stock sony ericsson rom or you can try to directly flash the kernel.
As for myself i used the Update Service coz i thought that it was more safe.
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Hello, i'm trying install custom roms MiniCM7-2.2.0 but when i install it, the phone reboot and only show sony ericsson and doesn't boot. I cant access to xrecovery. Whats wrong?
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follow this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=981935
after that, flash the kernel.. install rom via cwm
Your device is brick, you dont use the kernel try to unbrick the device and install the right kernel with the CWM recovery
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Please help.
Ok guys i will try to explain myself the best i can.
I have an xperia mini pro sk17i so i was on 0.62 after i decided to test some rooms ect, so i opened the bootloader with the sony webpage and rooted my rom. I also installed another kernell.
But now i want to get back to my original 0.62 stock rom. I flashed a version of 0.42 and rooted it, and when i tried to upgrade from the mobile system to 0.62 it says that it cant be done. Also i tried to install xparts in order to get cmw recovery and all the time it says force close it cant be installed.
What can i do? Thanks a lot. I cant install recovery so .......
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Please help.
Ok guys i will try to explain myself the best i can.
I have an xperia mini pro sk17i so i was on 0.62 after i decided to test some rooms ect, so i opened the bootloader with the sony webpage and rooted my rom. I also installed another kernell.
But now i want to get back to my original 0.62 stock rom. I flashed a version of 0.42 and rooted it, and when i tried to upgrade from the mobile system to 0.62 it says that it cant be done. Also i tried to install xparts in order to get cmw recovery and all the time it says force close it cant be installed.
What can i do? Thanks a lot. I cant install recovery so .......
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You Cannot use OTA Update after unlocked your bootloader,You need to use flashtool to Update your phone firmware
How to root .62 is just the same as Rooting ICS 4.0.4 my friend
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Yep, as he said. Download the firmware and flash it via flashtool
Just go here for rooting
Download official firmware and flash it. You can also relock the bootloader after that.
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So I had this rom (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1876792) and i wanted to go back to my official rom. I went to CDW wiped out system, date, ect etc and I tried to restore my backup which I did with my CWM before I use the custom rom. Everything ok but when I reboot me device it shows the bootlogo of the custom firmware and not the sony and after that it goes black. How do I solve this? I searched but I didnt find anything
Please be more exact on what you wiped and formatted all. What kernel and cwm version are you using? Did you made the nand backup with the same cwm version?
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And you flashed back stock (based) kernel?
When you flash .ftf rom using a flashtool, it flashes all official components (rom, kernel, baseband) by default. I apologize flashtool is a most useful method to go back at stock rom. What do you think?
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botinside said:
When you flash .ftf rom using a flashtool, it flashes all official components (rom, kernel, baseband) by default. I apologize flashtool is a most useful method to go back at stock rom. What do you think?
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So i just need to download the rom put it in flashtool and thats all? I dont have to change kernels or something else?
@Madfysh No I didnt change kernel again, when I did that I had the rom that the dev from here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1876792) had put...
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Download flashtool. Download ftf of firmware u want to flash. Open flashtool and drop that downloaded ftf file in flashtool window. Then check no final verification. Click ok. Then follow instructions given by flashtool. Done. Simple as that.
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And be careful with device drivers. Install it from a Flashtool folder to avoid a flashing problems.
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DeathCzar said:
Download flashtool. Download ftf of firmware u want to flash. Open flashtool and drop that downloaded ftf file in flashtool window. Then check no final verification. Click ok. Then follow instructions given by flashtool. Done. Simple as that.
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One last thing, as I said in my first post before i go to jelly bean i made a back up using CWM(The backup was on official ICS 4.0.4 + rooted + BL open). If I want to go back at that backup the only thing i need to do is go to CWM, delete system, delete data, detete etc etc and I do the restore?
Or I need first to flash a kernel for ICS and THEN restore the backup? Im still kinda confused with the kernel thing and the restoration...
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One last thing, as I said in my first post before i go to jelly bean i made a back up using CWM(The backup was on official ICS 4.0.4 + rooted + BL open). If I want to go back at that backup the only thing i need to do is go to CWM, delete system, delete data, detete etc etc and I do the restore?
Or I need first to flash a kernel for ICS and THEN restore the backup? Im still kinda confused with the kernel thing and the restoration...
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Yea. Cwm doesn't reatore kernel. Just the system, data dalvik etc.
You'll need an ics kernel like alliance or suave to boot into the restored backup.
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Yea. Cwm doesn't reatore kernel. Just the system, data dalvik etc.
You'll need an ics kernel like alliance or suave to boot into the restored backup.
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So that was the problem. I can use any ICS kernel or the official kernel( because the backup was on the official rom even though it was rooted) ???
nikomaniaC said:
So that was the problem. I can use any ICS kernel or the official kernel( because the backup was on the official rom even though it was rooted) ???
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Any kernel compatible with Stock ics
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I recommend you to flash a kernel that has been used at time you created a backup, because I had a problems with Wi-Fi when I do «hot-flashing« from suave kernel to night - elf.
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Where can i find a link for the official kernel? I have searched but I couldnt find it...
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If you have the firmware ftf of whatever firmware cwm backup u had taken use it and only select kernel.sin and don't select wipe anything
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If I format system will it delete the backup?
Also If I install stock kernel back from custom kernel then do I have to install CWM again?
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If I format system will it delete the backup?
Also If I install stock kernel back from custom kernel then do I have to install CWM again?
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The backup stays on the memory stick so copy it in your pc in case something happen
No you will still have cwm
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Also If I install stock kernel back from custom kernel then do I have to install CWM again?
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If you used cwm from kernel, then yes, after you flash stock kernel, you will need to instal cwm to system.
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No you will still have cwm
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From where?
I highly doubt that someone with custom kernel would go and install cwm in system.