Hi,
Recently I tried some MODs from mini/minipro/active subforum. I dont know which exactly but I assume one of this mods changed my system information from my original Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman to Xperia Arc that is displayed on my settings>about menu.
Even Sony Pc companion is showing my device as xperia arc instead of Live with walkman wt19i.
See attachment
How can I fix it?
Edit /system/build.prop, probably ro.product.id or something similar, or just copy the whole build.prop from the rom you started with.
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Noob friendly description please?
dihan91 said:
Hi,
Recently I tried some MODs from mini/minipro/active subforum. I dont know which exactly but I assume one of this mods changed my system information from my original Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman to Xperia Arc that is displayed on my settings>about menu.
Even Sony Pc companion is showing my device as xperia arc instead of Live with walkman wt19i.
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How can I fix it?
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while u try some mods, there must be mod which is replacing/edit your build.prop located here: /system/build.prop
here is my lww backup
ro.build.display.id is the one which shown on about phone CMIIW
not sure which string that detected by PC Companion
rheezz said:
while u try some mods, there must be mod which is replacing/edit your build.prop located here: /system/build.prop
here is my lww backup
ro.build.display.id is the one which shown on about phone CMIIW
not sure which string that detected by PC Companion
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I dont know how to start with the text file you gave me. But thanks anyway
search for build.prop editor on market.
take a look at the original build.prop (with a text viewer) and spot where the phone model is mentioned.
then using the editor change the same lines to the ones using the values from the original.
save and reboot
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Hi all,
I was fed up with waiting for an official update for my branded SK17i (with azerty keyboard so I couldn't just flash the generic global and anyway, I rather wanted an update through SEUS).
So I found out that it's possible to fool SEUS into thinking your phone belongs to another region by editing the region codes (CDA strings, they're called, apparently) in /system/build.prop
Prerequisites: only a rooted phone and a way to read and change files in the system directories (either via ADB or via a root file explorer like ES file explorer which I used). No need to unlock bootloader as seems to be required for other flashing methods!
So for those of you who wish to try the same, I'll try and compile a list of region codes. Feel free to post your region code (it can be found in /system/build.prop)
and I'll add it to this list!
PHONE: Mini Pro - SK17
1251-0622 - Generic - French - AZERTY
1250-5673 - Mobistar - Belgium - AZERTY
1254-0468 - Generic - Belgium - AZERTY (thanks to Swimon)
1248-7407 - Generic UK - QWERTY (thanks to Raph4)
1249-8051 - Generic Baltic - QWERTY (thanks to Raph4)
1249-8044 - Generic Nordic 1 (SE/FI) - QWERTY (thanks to Raph4)
1249-8053 - Generic Nordic 2 (NO/DK/IS) - QWERTY (thanks to Raph4)
1250-2159 - Generic Iberic - QWERTY (thanks to Raph4)
1250-0859 - O2 UK - QWERTY (thanks to Matchstick)
1249-1887 - Generic - German - QWERTZ (thanks to Ragalthar)
A whole list of SK17i codes(thanks to koperta4512)
Phone: Live With Walkman - WT19
1254-1864 - Czech: T-Mobile (thanks to strby)
A whole list of WT19i CDA codes(thanks to boyq)
Phone: Mini - ST15
A whole list of codes(thanks to koperta4512)
Phone: Arc - LT15
A whole list of codes(thanks to koperta4512)
Phone: Active - ST17
A whole list of codes(thanks to koperta4512)
Phone: Ray - ST18
A whole list of codes(thanks to koperta4512)
Phone: Neo V - MT11
A whole list of codes(thanks to koperta4512)
Phone: Neo - MT15
A whole list of codes(thanks to koperta4512)
Phone: Arc S - LT18
A whole list of codes(thanks to koperta4512)
Explanation of the country codes in the links found above: Here, thanks to MSTHETERROR
NOTE: while this fools SEUS into doing a firmware upgrade to a localized firmware, it is of course possible to just accept having a generic world firmware, and to just set the language of your hardware keyboard (see this guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1224511 )
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Hi,
is there any way to fool my Xperia Mini Pro (or PC Companion) into thinking it should be a generic French phone instead of a Mobistar Branded one?
I'm fed up with waiting for an update to .58 while everyone else has got it, and I'm not willing (at this time) to unlock the bootloader in order to flash with flashtool.
Maybe there's a text file somewhere that can be edited so the phone thinks it's an unbranded one?
My phone:
Belgium - Mobistar branded:
ro.product.name=SK17i_1250-5673;
ro.build.fingerprint=SEMC/SK17i_1250-5673/SK17i:2.3.3/4.0.A.2.335/sPb_3w:user/release-keys
EDIT: changed into 1251-0622 which should be generic french...
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dryhte said:
Hi,
is there any way to fool my Xperia Mini Pro (or PC Companion) into thinking it should be a generic French phone instead of a Mobistar Branded one?
I'm fed up with waiting for an update to .58 while everyone else has got it, and I'm not willing (at this time) to unlock the bootloader in order to flash with flashtool.
Maybe there's a text file somewhere that can be edited so the phone thinks it's an unbranded one?
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Use wotanserver!
Gustavo RD78 said:
Use wotanserver!
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Hi. As the mate writes upstairs, this one is a solution.
There's another one. It worked in X10 Eclair times.
Try editing your build.prop file. Look in /system/build.prop.
Open it with RootExplorer and edit ro.semc.version.cust=xxxx-xxxx and ro.product.name=WT19i_xxxx-xxxx where x are your region firmware brand.Mine is 1254-1854, German.
Then edit the ro.semc.version.cust=xxxx-xxxx file in /system/etc/customization/settings/cust.prop
Save and exit for every file you modded.
Reboot your phone. Turn off and use SEUS.
I hope it works
Peppoid said:
Hi. As the mate writes upstairs, this one is a solution.
There's another one. It worked in X10 Eclair times.
Try editing your build.prop file. Look in /system/build.prop.
Open it with RootExplorer and edit ro.semc.version.cust=xxxx-xxxx and ro.product.name=WT19i_xxxx-xxxx where x are your region firmware brand.Mine is 1254-1854, German.
Then edit the ro.semc.version.cust=xxxx-xxxx file in /system/etc/customization/settings/cust.prop
Save and exit for every file you modded.
Reboot your phone. Turn off and use SEUS.
I hope it works
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Only dont put WT19i because then you will recieve the WT19i update
dumraden said:
Only dont put WT19i because then you will recieve the WT19i update
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Lol
Don't worry, in your build.prop will be the right device written
If this should work, we could open a thread like that
Peppoid said:
Hi. As the mate writes upstairs, this one is a solution.
There's another one. It worked in X10 Eclair times.
Try editing your build.prop file. Look in /system/build.prop.
Open it with RootExplorer and edit ro.semc.version.cust=xxxx-xxxx and ro.product.name=WT19i_xxxx-xxxx where x are your region firmware brand.Mine is 1254-1854, German.
Then edit the ro.semc.version.cust=xxxx-xxxx file in /system/etc/customization/settings/cust.prop
Save and exit for every file you modded.
Reboot your phone. Turn off and use SEUS.
I hope it works
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Ok, so:
Code:
Belgium: Mobistar branded:
ro.product.name=SK17i_1250-5673;
ro.build.fingerprint=SEMC/SK17i_1250-5673/SK17i:2.3.3/4.0.A.2.335/sPb_3w:user/release-keys
EDIT: Since I couldn't find any other product names around, I decided to give Wotanserver a try... however, upon downloading the client, it continually tells me it's old and needs to update. Anyone around who used it before?
oh, and by the way, if anyone has a non-mobistar belgian AZERTY mini pro (with .58 firmware), please share your region code with me I'd love to have normal OTA updates working...
dryhte said:
Ok, so:
Code:
Belgium: Mobistar branded:
ro.product.name=SK17i_1250-5673;
ro.build.fingerprint=SEMC/SK17i_1250-5673/SK17i:2.3.3/4.0.A.2.335/sPb_3w:user/release-keys
EDIT: Since I couldn't find any other product names around, I decided to give Wotanserver a try... however, upon downloading the client, it continually tells me it's old and needs to update. Anyone around who used it before?
oh, and by the way, if anyone has a non-mobistar belgian AZERTY mini pro (with .58 firmware), please share your region code with me I'd love to have normal OTA updates working...
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Hope it works. Give a try.
Bye
Peppoid said:
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Hope it works. Give a try.
Bye
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Peppoid, I don't think that will work unless you phone is specifically Belgian? (you don't have a SK17 either)
I don't want to end up with a QWERTY layout instead of my AZERTY keyboard... (I know I should have chosen a QWERTY phone instead, but hey, 70€ cheaper tickled my fancy )
I have a belgian Mini too (sk15i), it's unbranded and the software version is also .42 and not .58!
I think the software update is just not released for our region.
Crossing my fingers now... I found that 1251-0622 is generic french; I updated all occurrences of the location code in build.prop and now SEUS is downloading an update. We'll soon know if the azerty for FR is the same as for BE And we know now that editing build.prop works if we want to fool SEUS into thinking we're in another region.
Well, it worked so now let's start and compile a list of region codes known to work! If you reply to this post with your region code and hardware keyboard layout (QWERTY/QWERTZ/AZERTY/DVORAK ) I'll add them to the first post!
LOL - nobody interested in building this list? It's an additional way of getting newer firmwares on your phone B-) apparently this was quite a popular topic in the Xperia X10 forum...
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X10 who?
Hey, nice job!
I'd love to get the code for the Latin America region.
What's the difference of updating with SEUS and PC Companion?
Thanks!
tianGO said:
Hey, nice job!
I'd love to get the code for the Latin America region.
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Maybe someone is so good to share it with us
tianGO said:
What's the difference of updating with SEUS and PC Companion?
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My guess is that it should be exactly the same... Except that seus does nothing else than updates/restores whereas pcc tries to be everything to everyone ;-)
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Hey,
after long searching i'm glad to have found this post. I also have a branded phone of Mobistar and still stuck on 4.0.A.2.335 and i've tried everything described in this post, but i'm unable to succeed...
Things i've done:
- rooted my phone with Root / Unroot Sony Ericsson Xperia 2011 v1.5 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346198)
- installed ES File explorer and located the build.prop file
but i can't save the file and i'm unable to change the file permissions.
Can anyone help and tell me what i've done wrong???
Many thx in advance
fredgoddeeris said:
Hey,
after long searching i'm glad to have found this post. I also have a branded phone of Mobistar and still stuck on 4.0.A.2.335 and i've tried everything described in this post, but i'm unable to succeed...
Things i've done:
- rooted my phone with Root / Unroot Sony Ericsson Xperia 2011 v1.5 (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346198)
- installed ES File explorer and located the build.prop file
but i can't save the file and i'm unable to change the file permissions.
Can anyone help and tell me what i've done wrong???
Many thx in advance
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I'm at work atm so can't go into too much detail, but what I did is:
- copy the build.prop file with es file explorer to my sd card
- edit it while connected to my pc & save
- make sure my es file explorer has root access (check settings, maybe there's a flag that must be set first)
- copy back the build.prop file (I didn't change any file permissions IIRC)
dryhte said:
I'm at work atm so can't go into too much detail, but what I did is:
- copy the build.prop file with es file explorer to my sd card
- edit it while connected to my pc & save
- make sure my es file explorer has root access (check settings, maybe there's a flag that must be set first)
- copy back the build.prop file (I didn't change any file permissions IIRC)
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THX SO MUCH !!!!
was finally able to update
stupid Mobistar...
fredgoddeeris said:
THX SO MUCH !!!!
was finally able to update
stupid Mobistar...
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;-)
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Hi,
as I promised (but with some delay )
hope it will help you.
'cause I'm not really sure what you're trying to achieve. Could you maybe explain it one more time?
swimon said:
Hi,
as I promised (but with some delay )
hope it will help you.
'cause I'm not really sure what you're trying to achieve. Could you maybe explain it one more time?
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Okay, so if you edit this build.prop file (and just change the CDA code, in your case 1254-0468, to another existing SK17I code) you can fool SEUS into thinking that you have a phone from another region or operator, and give you another firmware than you would've gotten, or even give you an update even while none was available for you. Not useful for you, but very useful for people with a branded phone like me, who want to debrand or just update it.
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Title says it all... Anyone?
There you go...
You must rename this file to "bootanimation.zip" and then place it to your "system". Then change permissions to: r-w-r-r and place it to: /system/media overwriting the existing one. Reboot phone...
Papanik said:
You must rename this file to "bootanimation.zip" and then place it to your "system". Then change permissions to: r-w-r-r and place it to: /system/media overwriting the existing one. Reboot phone...
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MY HERO!
Simply install via CWM not possible?
Yes, but I'm a little noob, I don't know how to pack the necessary files to make a .zip file to be used with CWM. Sorry... I hope someone who knows better will see this one... Otherwise, do as I described, using Root Explorer... It's very easy
Sorry mates i installed this on my neo v exactly what you said, but i have only the text sony ericcson instead of sony and then i get xperia how can that be??
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Pandemic said:
Sorry mates i installed this on my neo v exactly what you said, but i have only the text sony ericcson instead of sony and then i get xperia how can that be??
Sent from my Supercharged Neo V with a tiny keyboard and using Tapatalk Premium !!
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the first animation is kernel related..
Pandemic said:
Sorry mates i installed this on my neo v exactly what you said, but i have only the text sony ericcson instead of sony and then i get xperia how can that be??
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The first logo shown when you first boot your phone (Sony Ericsson logo if you are on stock...), depends on the kernel you have. There is a way to change it without actually changing kernel, but you have to be an experienced user. Look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1477845
(I personally am too noob to try this, although I will sometime...)
The file I posted, replaces only the animation shown AFTER the first logo (Sony Ericsson logo), with the Xperia animation from Xperia S.
I hope I made it clear in some way.
Papanik said:
The first logo shown when you first boot your phone (Sony Ericsson logo if you are on stock...), depends on the kernel you have. There is a way to change it without actually changing kernel, but you have to be an experienced user. Look here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1477845
(I personally am too noob to try this, although I will sometime...)
The file I posted, replaces only the animation shown AFTER the first logo (Sony Ericsson logo), with the Xperia animation from Xperia S.
I hope I made it clear in some way.
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Im on stock, so thats on locked bootloader, but i understand, its all about the kernel, but it doesnt matter this is nice to thanks in anyway
Sent from my Supercharged Neo V with a tiny keyboard and using Tapatalk Premium !!
I replaced the bootanimation but I like more the SETWEAKED boot. thanks anyway
Xperia GO / xperia S home and complete applications for sony ericsson live walkman, mini pro, mini and ray
including
walkman app
phone book
messaging
gallery
power saver
tools
weather widgets
notes etc
. No need to flash or root your phone simply download the zip file attached, extract it on your SD card and simply install it ...again NO NEED TO ROOT OR FLASH.... Enjoy
hope this one is helpful ...plz mark it helpfull if it is..thanx
ussamabarki said:
Xperia GO / xperia S home and complete applications for sony ericsson live walkman, mini pro, mini and ray
including
walkman app
phone book
messaging
gallery
power saver
tools
weather widgets
notes etc
. No need to flash or root your phone simply download the zip file attached, extract it on your SD card and simply install it ...again NO NEED TO ROOT OR FLASH.... Enjoy
hope this one is helpful ...plz mark it helpfull if it is..thanx
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I don't find any attachments in your post.....!!
where is tha attachment brov?
Link Please!
where is the link??
Hey man where da attachment????
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Please post a download link. Placeholder threads are not allowed.
link
kennethpenn said:
Please post a download link. Placeholder threads are not allowed.
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here is the link sorry
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=33e52100b169b3fd#cid=33E52100B169B3FD&id=33E52100B169B3FD!111
link
whalesplaho said:
where is tha attachment brov?
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https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=33e52100b169b3fd#cid=33E52100B169B3FD&id=33E52100B169B3FD!111
Wait, if you don't need root to install this...then it doesn't replace the original files and it is installed as user application, not as system app and can be easily removed.
anyone tried this on their phones yet?
reply
Someguyfromhell said:
Wait, if you don't need root to install this...then it doesn't replace the original files and it is installed as user application, not as system app and can be easily removed.
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yes u r rite.. but for ics after installing these files , simply disable the original apps from apps portion in settings and select the new ones as default .... this package is just for those who cannot root their phone or dont want to root it ...
Link not working
i open the link and there is nothing! pls help:
ussamabarki said:
here is the link sorry
https://skydrive.live.com/?cid=33e52100b169b3fd#cid=33E52100B169B3FD&id=33E52100B169B3FD!111
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where is the file dude?
Yep, the skydrive folder is empty.
@OP : would you add some screenshots on first post.
Thanks mate
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i don't find any single file on the link shared above...
update the link please and add some screenshots if you could
Yep, the skydrive folder is empty.
@OP : would you add some screenshots on first post.
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If you guys have the latest walkman app running in your tablet (when you click on album art toggles(shuffle,repeat etc...) appear in right side) then please upload your /system/lib/ folder {from phone or any dump} , if you are unable to post the whole libs please send me a pm or post here , i'll ask you just what i want.
please do help , if you do ,you'll be doing a great favour :good:
Thank you,
Aeon
Do you need a system/lib from tablet s only or any device with walkman app?
Here is system/lib from Sony Acro s.
Don't be afraid a filestore. It is good. You should type a digital code to the place below and press a green button.
papacarla said:
Do you need a system/lib from tablet s only or any device with walkman app?
Here is system/lib from Sony Acro s.
Don't be afraid a filestore. It is good. You should type a digital code to the place below and press a green button.
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Thanks for the files , but do acro s have the latest media apps?
UPDATE::SOrry my friend i dont think acro S have the latest media apps
AeonWorld said:
Thanks for the files , but do acro s have the latest media apps?
UPDATE::SOrry my friend i dont think acro S have the latest media apps
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what do you mean- latest? it has walkman player for ics. it is the same xperia s one. do you need an apk of it?
papacarla said:
what do you mean- latest? it has walkman player for ics. it is the same xperia s one. do you need an apk of it?
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latest is the Xperia tablet walkman app.
Aeon: I hope you can make it work, and share.
Hi,
I have an Xperia Neo V.
Some roms take the name of:
SEMC Xperia Neo
and another
SEMC Xperia neo
I have an app that need authentication and read my phone name.
For this diference N or n (in Neo) I recived connection errors.
It's posible change this?
Thanks in advance!
Check build.prop file.
Madfysh said:
Check build.prop file.
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Thanks, this solve my problem with the APP. when I will install a new rom I review the phone name in this file!!!!:laugh: