Hi all,
I am fairly new to android. Now running the latest version of ICS for global version of Xperia S.
Wanted to root and install Cyanogen..
Here's what I did.
Unlocked bootloader the official way. (worked)
Used Flashtool to flash CWM img (the one that is used for xperia s)
Now the phone is stuck in CWM bootloop. There is no way it would boot in normal mode.
I am desperate here. Is there anyway to revert it back? Anything at all? Half panicking.
Any help would be appreciated.. Please help.
Hold the volume up and power button until it vibrates 3 times, then it's off. Flash a stock rom with flashtool and start again
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Ben36 said:
Hold the volume up and power button until it vibrates 3 times, then it's off. Flash a stock rom with flashtool and start again
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Thank you. How do I flash a stock ROM? And where can I find a link? I have flashtool with me...
Can anyone help? I got the stock rom from a website and added it to flashtool firmware list...
The next prompt is to start the phone holding the back key.. but it still boots to CWM...
what to do now?
Use volume down key while plugging in and thats all, not back key. FlashTool was originally for the X10i which uses the back key. Make sure you've powered off properly with the 3 vibrates first too
Oh and stock roms are all here - http://www.xdafileserver.nl/index.php?dir=Sony+(Ericsson)/SE+Xperia+S+(LT26i)/
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Ben36 said:
Use volume down key while plugging in and thats all, not back key. FlashTool was originally for the X10i which uses the back key. Make sure you've powered off properly with the 3 vibrates first too
Oh and stock roms are all here
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Figured it out!! Thanks!! Back on stock rom.. I flashed the CZ one which was the only one available. I live in India. Would that be of any issue??
Btw, how do I flash Custom Firmware now? Install recovery and flash? Any links?
Just fastboot a custom kernel like xsspeed v7 and stick with the 2.50 firmware in my opinion
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Ben36 said:
Just fastboot a custom kernel like xsspeed v7 and stick with the 2.50 firmware in my opinion
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Do I need to anything else before flashing a custom kernel? The phone has unlocked bootloader and is rooted now..
TheSkyKnight said:
Do I need to anything else before flashing a custom kernel? The phone has unlocked bootloader and is rooted now..
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No.
Nope, just follow the fastboot guides on the sticky in the development section. It's very easy to do
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23181182
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I there
Just bought brand new xperia ray (unbranded actually )
I unlocked it successfully using THIS METHOD, then I rooted it with DooMLoRD v4 tool, then I installed the CWM and BusyBox using SE Extreme Tweak Installer v1.8.
Since then, all was okay, stock rom was functionnal and I was able to boot on the recovery, then I made a factory reset under CMW (wipe cache/data) and installed MIUI GB.
Tried to reboot but got stuck on the Sony Ericsson logo for minutes...
So I unplugged the battery and tried to boot in recovery with no success...
Did I miss something ? I am not too worried, I guess there is a way to fix this problem, I'll accept your advices
Did u try any other Rom or just the MIUI?
Did u make a backup of your Stock rom? Can you enter fastboot mode? Try to flash a kernel with cwm. Or try flashing the ICS beta. Or... i have no more ideas
If yes, did u try to restore the stock rom?
Did you flash the kernel to go with the rom?
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andy_dunlop said:
Did you flash the kernel to go with the rom?
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I assumed that everyone knows that. That may be a problem.
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I assumed that everyone knows that. That may be a problem.
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Lol yeah. The reason I said that was because he said it was stuck at Sony Ericsson logo, and I'm not sure if MIUI roms run on Sony Ericsson kernel?
Does it? :-/
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Every rom i tried came with it's own kernel. Do no realy like Miui so i did no try that one.
Anyway if the kernel is the problem the a fastboot flash correct boot.img should fix the problem.
He should be able to enter CWM using the current kernel right?
andy_dunlop said:
Lol yeah. The reason I said that was because he said it was stuck at Sony Ericsson logo, and I'm not sure if MIUI roms run on Sony Ericsson kernel?
Does it? :-/
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MIUI kernels don't usually have the SE logo, so I guess OP didn't flash the kernel that came with the ROM.
Ho yeah, I did not flash any kernel, I think this is the point here...
I thought kernel would be included in the rom image (it's the case on HTC devices)
I am new to sony underground, seems a lil' more complicated, I'll get used to it...
Anyways, as I can't boot into recovery anymore, what can I do to flash the kernel ?
Edit : Of course I did a full backup in CWM before flashing, but i can't use it :/
You have to install flashtool from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351324
Then you enter fastboot mode: turn off your phone then hold the vol up button and insert the USB cable. You should see the blue led. this means you are in fastboot mode.
In the installation dir of Flashtool you'll have a x10flasher_lib folder. This is were the fastboot.exe file is.
The easy way is to copy the kernel(usualy a boot.img file) to this folder, then open a command prompt window and flash the kernel:
fastboot flash boot boot.img if the kernel has a different name then change the boot.img.
Done.
Anyway, if something is wrong someone please correct me.
Thank you.
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idareyoutoclickthis said:
You are so stupid! There is a help thread!
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Yes there is a Help thread but..
Now that the thread is open we should try to help.
Thanks for your advices, I found the answer on my own just before your post, but I still have some questions, so I posted them on the help thread.
Thanks again see you soon for some more usefull posts from me
Hello folks !
I just wanna to root my Xperia S and get something new but i got problem with kernel and rom.
I can't boot OS or anything else, And since there is no SD Card on this mobile so there is no possibilities to transfer some files to internal storage.
When i power on my phone it restarts.
And i can't put the phone in recovery mode !?
Anyone know what i should to do ?
Regards
What did you do?
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gm007 said:
What did you do?
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I just wrote "fastboot continue" and fastboot removed something
Any way to fix it ?
You where unlocking the bootloader??
Or flashing image file to root??
Anyway don't worry you can flash any firmware from dev section using flashtools.
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gm007 said:
You where unlocking the bootloader??
Or flashing image file to root??
Anyway don't worry you can flash any firmware from dev section using flashtools.
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Thanks for reply.
I just wanna to root it and install new rom coz of slow performance.
Is there any way to fix kernel and put mobile into recovy mode ?
Do you have any step by step method to fix this ?
I don't know what i should to do first , flash it ? If yes with which kernel ? Or whatever
Anyway thanks for help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1596184
Install flashtools on your pc+download any firmware from dev section.
Use flashtools to flash the ftf(firmware) file,like this your phone will be on original stock firmware.
Find doom advanced stock kernel in development section and use fastboot to flash it(all instructions in the thread).
And now your phone is rooted and have recovery.
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gm007 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1596184
Install flashtools on your pc+download any firmware from dev section.
Use flashtools to flash the ftf(firmware) file,like this your phone will be on original stock firmware.
Find doom advanced stock kernel in development section and use fastboot to flash it(all instructions in the thread).
And now your phone is rooted and have recovery.
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You know what !? You saved my life
I don't know how to thank you sir !
Now I want to install some good ROM on it , something fast and sensitiv for touch.
Thanks for help
hello guys so i have a sony xperia s and i was trying to root it im a newbie i dont know what happend but im stuck now on bootloader
i press reboot it goes to bootloader again pls help me
Explain the steps you did
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the.one123 said:
hello guys so i have a sony xperia s and i was trying to root it im a newbie i dont know what happend but im stuck now on bootloader
i press reboot it goes to bootloader again pls help me
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Bootloader?
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Theonlyzii said:
Bootloader?
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Fastboot.
you cant get stuck on fastboot if your phone is not connected to the PC or am i wrong ?!
flash a new firmware via flashtool you can download it in the Android development section
to get the phone to flashmode press volume down, hold it and connect it to the PC , flashtool will recognize it.
then click on the lighting on the upper left and choose flashmode, then choose the firmware you want to flash.
im stuck in revovery guys :S
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im stuck in revovery guys :S
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Read the guide before you began rooting?
But there should be a reboot menu in recovery.. Try that or else you might have flashed something wrong
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Flash generic firmwares of Xperia S with flashtools.. It should b fine.
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the.one123 said:
im stuck in revovery guys :S
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I got it... You must have flashed a wrong kernel for your phone.
Are you on gb/ics?
Choose the right kernel for your os.
Then choose the appropriate kernel for the firmware. (it's like .452,.45,etc)
Now flash the kernel through command prompt using fastboot method.
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Hey.
I know, this is a noob question, but I couldn't get that figured out.
I installed CWM like this guy said and it seems to be right. I can boot up.
But when I press VolUp an Power, like the internet told me, I only boot up like normal, my blue LED turns on.
Do I have to press VolDown on Xperia P? If yes, how do I flash my phone now? VolDown was the flashmode-key I thought?!
Try spamming it (press repeately).
Thread moved to Q & A section, kindly post in the relevant section next time.
When sony shows up,repeatedly touch on the screen and boom.u will be in the recovery mode
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Yasharkhan said:
When sony shows up,repeatedly touch on the screen and boom.u will be in the recovery mode
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And what about deinstalling it? I asked here, noone seems to know.
lesiki said:
And what about deinstalling it? I asked here, noone seems to know.
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U want to uninstall recovery?
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U want to uninstall recovery?
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Well I think this is the only method to get the stock ICS ROM. Because the installed one I don't like. Often it crashes and my PC don't recognize it as a phone anymore.
I could also keep Recovery AND install stock ROM. If that is possible.
Yeah its possible. Just update ur mobile thru pc companion. It doesnt matter if ur phone is rooted or not
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Yasharkhan said:
Yeah its possible. Just update ur mobile thru pc companion. It doesnt matter if ur phone is rooted or not
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Okay, okay.
I got it.
I couldn't boot in flashmode.
I flashed a kernel in fastboot.
Now I can access flashmode.
Thanks to ashqmallik
lesiki said:
Hey.
I know, this is a noob question, but I couldn't get that figured out.
I installed CWM like this guy said and it seems to be right. I can boot up.
But when I press VolUp an Power, like the internet told me, I only boot up like normal, my blue LED turns on.
Do I have to press VolDown on Xperia P? If yes, how do I flash my phone now? VolDown was the flashmode-key I thought?!
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Download quick boot apk and choose the correct option
http://down.mydiskm.ucweb.com/netdi...0680&pt_data=c64170d5e9fbf0eb2d2e90ce989440dd
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lesiki said:
Well I think this is the only method to get the stock ICS ROM. Because the installed one I don't like. Often it crashes and my PC don't recognize it as a phone anymore.
I could also keep Recovery AND install stock ROM. If that is possible.
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Yes u can do that. Search for a flashable zip of ur rom and flash it using cwm after ur done, you'll be asked if u also want to flash ur recovery with the ine that's included un the rom when u select the reboot option. Simply select no and you're done.
Wow...that's two years ago mate
I don't even have the phone anymore
But thanks anyways :victory:
Ok here's the problem
My mini pro running on latest sony ics fw, bootloader Unlocked,
Why if i tried to flash a custom kernel (i've tried latest mesa & rage ics kernel) with a flashtool/fastboot it always failed booting and stuck at sony logo
And when i've tried to flash via cwm why it always said that operation aborted
Any help will be appriciated thank you
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Theonlyzii said:
Ok here's the problem
My mini pro running on latest sony ics fw, bootloader Unlocked,
Why if i tried to flash a custom kernel (i've tried latest mesa & rage ics kernel) with a flashtool/fastboot it always failed booting and stuck at sony logo
And when i've tried to flash via cwm why it always said that operation aborted
Any help will be appriciated thank you
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How can you flash a kernel in cmw ? ... You can't flash a kernel or get out of bootloop ?
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Theonlyzii said:
Ok here's the problem
My mini pro running on latest sony ics fw, bootloader Unlocked,
Why if i tried to flash a custom kernel (i've tried latest mesa & rage ics kernel) with a flashtool/fastboot it always failed booting and stuck at sony logo
And when i've tried to flash via cwm why it always said that operation aborted
Any help will be appriciated thank you
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You can Install a kernel in fastboot only!!
1. Shut down your phone
2. Hold the volume down key
3. Plug the USB cable and release the volume button
4. A blue LED should light
5. Flash the kernel.
6. Enter CWM and delete all the caches
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You can Install a kernel in fastboot only!!
1. Shut down your phone
2. Hold the volume down key
3. Plug the USB cable and release the volume button
4. A blue LED should light
5. Flash the kernel.
6. Enter CWM and delete all the caches
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Sorry friend, is hold volume up key
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mexusbg said:
You can Install a kernel in fastboot only!!
1. Shut down your phone
2. Hold the volume down key
3. Plug the USB cable and release the volume button
4. A blue LED should light
5. Flash the kernel.
6. Enter CWM and delete all the caches
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So i can't flash a kernel on cwm?
I thought it was possible because in my xperia S i can do that
Oke here the result after i flash the kernel
I phone dosent turn on at all
I have to flash the firmware again to get it booting again
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How can you flash a kernel in cmw ? ... You can't flash a kernel or get out of bootloop ?
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After i flash a custom kernel. Will i get root access?
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Theonlyzii said:
After i flash a custom kernel. Will i get root access?
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Depends on the kernel. For Rage Kernel - YES.
Yes it's volume UP - my mistake.
Anyone?
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Theonlyzii said:
Anyone?
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do you still have problems with your phone?
Maybe other kernels doesn't match with the ICS? Not sure, try it again then
daydu19 said:
do you still have problems with your phone?
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Yes
The Problem Is when i try to flash the kernel via Fastboot/Flashtool my phone won't boot at all
i have to flash a stock firmware to get it working again
I've tried all Kernel (Panic,MESA, RAGE, Krsh) And still The phone won't boot
i don't have this problem in my LwW And Xperia S though
Theonlyzii said:
Yes
The Problem Is when i try to flash the kernel via Fastboot/Flashtool my phone won't boot at all
i have to flash a stock firmware to get it working again
I've tried all Kernel (Panic,MESA, RAGE, Krsh) And still The phone won't boot
i don't have this problem in my LwW And Xperia S though
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Just asking... Are u sure that the kernel that ur flashing is the one for sk17i? Just making sure cauze I have no problem with my mini pro
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Theonlyzii said:
Ok here's the problem
My mini pro running on latest sony ics fw, bootloader Unlocked,
Why if i tried to flash a custom kernel (i've tried latest mesa & rage ics kernel) with a flashtool/fastboot it always failed booting and stuck at sony logo
And when i've tried to flash via cwm why it always said that operation aborted
Any help will be appriciated thank you
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1. You must know what kernel support for your rom
2. make sure your file download isn't corrupt
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Smartid said:
1. You must know what kernel support for your rom
2. make sure your file download isn't corrupt
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Im On Stock ICS (latest Build) What Kernel Did Not Support Stock ROM
i've Download The Kernel Like 3 Times Each NO way It is Corrupted
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Just asking... Are u sure that the kernel that ur flashing is the one for sk17i? Just making sure cauze I have no problem with my mini pro
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I'm Sure It's For Stock ICS sk17i
I've download several kernel Not Just one
But None of it seems to be working
u need unlocked bootloader for custom kernel n flash in fastboot .via flashtool
Thehahaz said:
u need unlocked bootloader for custom kernel n flash in fastboot .via flashtool
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My device is unlocked no doubt about that i've unlock it my self with the official way
And yes i've install it via flashtool but the problem is when i've tried to turn the phone on it won't boot
It only vibrate once and a green led flashed than nothing just black screen
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Theonlyzii said:
My device is unlocked no doubt about that i've unlock it my self with the official way
And yes i've install it via flashtool but the problem is when i've tried to turn the phone on it won't boot
It only vibrate once and a green led flashed than nothing just black screen
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Did you waited a bit? It takes few minutes the first time...
Update fastboot / flashtool to latest version.
Dial *#*#7378423#*#* and tell us the rooting status under Service info---->Configuration
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mexusbg said:
Did you waited a bit? It takes few minutes the first time...
Update fastboot / flashtool to latest version.
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Yes its finnally works
Looks like my flashtool is outdated.
Thank you guys
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