I got a Question... let me explain what happened to me a while ago.
I had an Motorola Defy, when i was trying to change the rom... (XD i was adict to change roms) i tryed a new one and my defy got brick... so, some1 gave me an advice and how to restore it to stock, do i did, and i had my phone as the first time i use it.
But now b4 i root my Xperia P and Change to ICS because in México there is no ICS Update so, ill do it with another oficial rom... from another country i don´t know... but i want to get the Original Firmware, but i haven´t seeing it anywhere,
Here is My Question:
¿Is there a way to obtain my firmware from my Cellphone so i can restore it to stock in case i have to take it to warranty?
Ths for the answers :laugh:
LineaKarmezi said:
I got a Question... let me explain what happened to me a while ago.
I had an Motorola Defy, when i was trying to change the rom... (XD i was adict to change roms) i tryed a new one and my defy got brick... so, some1 gave me an advice and how to restore it to stock, do i did, and i had my phone as the first time i use it.
But now b4 i root my Xperia P and Change to ICS because in México there is no ICS Update so, ill do it with another oficial rom... from another country i don´t know... but i want to get the Original Firmware, but i haven´t seeing it anywhere,
Here is My Question:
¿Is there a way to obtain my firmware from my Cellphone so i can restore it to stock in case i have to take it to warranty?
Ths for the answers :laugh:
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you need to make a back up if you want to restore if in case something goes wrong
Is it Telcel branding? If so, contact me via PM.
wiidbzxt said:
Is it Telcel branding? If so, contact me via PM.
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Nah Its not Telcel, i need it Movistar...
Anyway if i restor it, i still got a lot of things to do that, when i had my motorola there was an app that restore it to stock (in that case Iusacell)
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hey guys i know this isnt a reguilar question
but i spent so much time reading in the forum and im so messed up with trying to flash and update
can any 1 please! help me online via msn or anything u like
just for few min to answer some questions?
maybe it is because my bad english or something but i ju8st cant do it alone...
please guys i really need some 1 to give me some min' to save my lost hours (im going back to the army soon)
Painkille5 said:
hey guys i know this isnt a reguilar question
but i spent so much time reading in the forum and im so messed up with trying to flash and update
can any 1 please! help me online via msn or anything u like
just for few min to answer some questions?
maybe it is because my bad english or something but i ju8st cant do it alone...
please guys i really need some 1 to give me some min' to save my lost hours (im going back to the army soon)
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Did this really warrant a new thread? Ask your questions on which ever thread you've tried.
ya bro your right iv shouldnt open a thread for that.
i just didnt ask simple question in an opened thread cuz i had to many different questions -part of them are words ,like shortcuts that i didnt understand.
and the other reason is that i had no time i gtg soon..
nvm sorry for doing this
Painkille5 said:
and the other reason is that i had no time i gtg soon..
nvm sorry for doing this
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Post your questions and read the answers when you get back, which you might have had already had you asked them.
ok ill just ask my questions here.. first general info.
my phone is from france- and im from israel
some 1 unlocked it for me (paid for it) to work in israel.
and now- i want to update to 2.1
i dont want to wait for france update (anyways i get no benefit of that) so i undarstand that i should flash, and than somehow use 2.1 rom.
1.what is seus? is it same as pcc? how should i update my phone before flashing? *because i downloaded pcc and checked there for updates via support zone and was told that i have the lattest version (phone was mounted ) but i read that the phone should be in flash mode when u do the drivers thing(with pcc or seus idk).
2.to what version should i rebrand?
*i was reading in this forum since the nordic generic was out but now i see "Global World Firmware 2.1" etc..
3.if i flash, upgrade version or anything else..can i loose the unlock for my country? is there an easy way to do it anyway?(unlock divice to work in country X)
4. when i tried to flash i got an error, but i tried few ways (including from other forums) so now i download the file from Bin4ry and will ask about the error after i got it- for now answer me about my 3 first questions please
Painkille5 said:
1.what is seus? is it same as pcc?
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No, SEUS is just a program to update your phone, where as PCC can do it, but also allows you to manage your phone, to a degree, but I prefer to use SEUS.
Painkille5 said:
how should i update my phone before flashing?
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Flashing will wipe your phone if you choose, so it's irrelevant.
Painkille5 said:
2.to what version should i rebrand?
*i was reading in this forum since the nordic generic was out but now i see "Global World Firmware 2.1" etc..
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Take your pic, it's up to you.
Painkille5 said:
3.if i flash, upgrade version or anything else..can i loose the unlock for my country?
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No, if you unlock a phone to use any sim card it doesn't matter which country you're in.
Painkille5 said:
4. when i tried to flash i got an error, but i tried few ways (including from other forums) so now i download the file from Bin4ry and will ask about the error after i got it- for now answer me about my 3 first questions please
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Any errors then read the suggestions suggested on the guides.
ye bro i get u but i didnt mean that
1.i read that i need to check for avialable updates in SEUS before flash or use rom - so i dont know how to get that done (where i get SEUS?)
2. i know that ill decide - i just know nothing about that, and thats why i ask for your advice (if it doesnt matter ill just do nordic, but u get my question..)
3.it wasnt reguilar sim-free , it was unlocked to work in my country
4.yep thats what i said i will do but i just didnt understand some explanations, first i got to do the SEUS thing as was writen in the guides, so i waited till i get to that point of error (or see if i will get) and then ask..
Painkille5 said:
(where i get SEUS?)
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Ask google.
Painkille5 said:
3.it wasnt reguilar sim-free , it was unlocked to work in my country
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Wasn't aware they came "country" locked.
Hey guys, heres the ftf file for the rogers firmware, i have tested it, and everything works fine
http://www.multiupload.com/CTCZYN1WJL
Feel free to hit thanks button
awsome! how have you done that?!?!?
what about root? will i lose my root access? cuz im currently using the uk firmware, but i wanna go back to stock rogers due to warranty purposes just in case anything happens!
Well most likely root will be gone seeing how its 2.3.3 and no way to root it yet
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well that sucks, unless someone had the ftf of the original rogers 2.3.2 stock rom...would it work if i installed the stock 2.3.2 first, install gingerbreak...AND THEN, update to 2.3.3 over the air?
dj_mainul said:
well that sucks, unless someone had the ftf of the original rogers 2.3.2 stock rom...would it work if i installed the stock 2.3.2 first, install gingerbreak...AND THEN, update to 2.3.3 over the air?
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god no...brick
Nhialor said:
god no...brick
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why do you think it would brick??? i did exactly that with the UK fw 2.3.2 then gingerbreak then OTA 2.3.3 and mine isnt bricked, you would only brick it if you had it totally unlocked
thats what i did as well with the uk firmware 2.3.2...and my bootloader isnt unlocked! so no one has the rogers 2.3.2 ftf?
thatsupnow said:
why do you think it would brick??? i did exactly that with the UK fw 2.3.2 then gingerbreak then OTA 2.3.3 and mine isnt bricked, you would only brick it if you had it totally unlocked
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I think it would work. If only we had the android 2.3.2 ftf.
I hate how the arc section has it but we don't! makes you think no one bought this phone. May be we can get the person that found the arc ftf to help us get the play's ftf.
yeh guys, i been trying to get the 2.3.2 files for the play, but can't and root will be gone for sure,but if anyone can get me the DB folder for the 2.3.2 firmware, lemme know, ill mkae the ftf
jatt101 said:
yeh guys, i been trying to get the 2.3.2 files for the play, but can't and root will be gone for sure,but if anyone can get me the DB folder for the 2.3.2 firmware, lemme know, ill mkae the ftf
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If only their is a way to get those files. Do you know of a way some one can get them? Is it possible to unload them from the phone it self?
I have a feeling we will see root very soon because the droid3 can't work with gingerbreak so a new method is probably in the works.
can we patch the ftf to get it rooted?
If your bootloader is unlocked you can flash this, patch RootXperia.zip in recovery mode and get root. Which is exactly what I plan to do later today!
axiomjunglist said:
If your bootloader is unlocked you can flash this, patch RootXperia.zip in recovery mode and get root. Which is exactly what I plan to do later today!
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That would be amazing. If I only I was this skilled in programming.
It's actually super easy if you are able to unlock BL...
Did some testing last night, left my data intact from R800i version of 2.3.3 and flashed everything else with this FTF. Works just as it should, no errors of any kind. Swype needed to be re-installed but that was about it. This is a nice thing for us unbranded/unlocked AT&T owners to get back to officially having an R800a
Only final thing after rooting and pulling stock apps is to change boot screen so there's no Rogers logo. You can get the original unbranded SE boot animation for the Play here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?s6u73aq545f6if5
axiomjunglist said:
It's actually super easy if you are able to unlock BL...
Did some testing last night, left my data intact from R800i version of 2.3.3 and flashed everything else with this FTF. Works just as it should, no errors of any kind. Swype needed to be re-installed but that was about it. This is a nice thing for us unbranded/unlocked AT&T owners to get back to officially having an R800a
Only final thing after rooting and pulling stock apps is to change boot screen so there's no Rogers logo. You can get the original unbranded SE boot animation for the Play here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?s6u73aq545f6if5
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So that file is a Rogers 2.3.3 ftf with root?
Edit: Never mind I saw that that file was the boot animation. Do you know of a way we can do this for locked bootloaders or get an flash file if you have one.
I guess I found a way to get 2.3.2 rogers ftf!!
(I don't know if this operation can brick your phone)
1- find someone with 2.3.2 rogers on his phone
2- try flashing a firmware on it..
3- STOP the flashing process
4- attempt a recovery using seus
5- get the db folder!
Has anyone still on that firmware?
RacecarBMW said:
So that file is a Rogers 2.3.3 ftf with root?
Edit: Never mind I saw that that file was the boot animation. Do you know of a way we can do this for locked bootloaders or get an flash file if you have one.
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Unfortunately no way to do it without root access, and as far as I know there's no way to modify FTFs.
What are the downsides of unlocking the bootloader ?.
I know you lose the OTA but you can re lock the bootloader if need be.
I have read about the DRM issue and i am not sure what negative side effects that brings.
Also is there anything else it breaks IE Camera etc ..
Thank you.
DRM is all that breaks. Not really an essential if you don't use TrackID or the integrated Music 'Like' FB functions. Everything else is the same. Except that you can use recovery and load cool custom roms.
quazimojo said:
What are the downsides of unlocking the bootloader ?.
I know you lose the OTA but you can re lock the bootloader if need be.
I have read about the DRM issue and i am not sure what negative side effects that brings.
Also is there anything else it breaks IE Camera etc ..
Thank you.
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Hi guys,
i bought my sXs two days ago and i just love it !
After i bought it,i directly unlocked bootloader. And wanted to root.
Because there were a lot of useless stuff in there.
While trying to root,
i had to flash Europe Central 1 ROM (pre-rooted)
Now im really happy with my phone.
BUT,
If i need warranty, i think i will need it because sometimes i see yellowish things at bottom of the screen.
I know i can relock bootloader. But how can i get back to my country's ROM?
I mean they will probably ask me, yes bootloader is locked but where is our /useless/ apps ?
I have friend who also have same ROM ( our carrier's rom ) and i can get files from him.
He didn't unlocked bootloader but in 1-2 weeks he will.
How can i make a backup file for that ROM ?
I couldn't Flash Doomkernel with Stock ROM because there is no recovery mod in stock kernel. (or im doing something wrong )
This is really important for me.
Sorry if it is wrong section.
Thank you for reading.
Best Regards.
oojjii said:
Hi guys,
i bought my sXs two days ago and i just love it !
After i bought it,i directly unlocked bootloader. And wanted to root.
Because there were a lot of useless stuff in there.
While trying to root,
i had to flash Europe Central 1 ROM (pre-rooted)
Now im really happy with my phone.
BUT,
If i need warranty, i think i will need it because sometimes i see yellowish things at bottom of the screen.
I know i can relock bootloader. But how can i get back to my country's ROM?
I mean they will probably ask me, yes bootloader is locked but where is our /useless/ apps ?
I have friend who also have same ROM ( our carrier's rom ) and i can get files from him.
He didn't unlocked bootloader but in 1-2 weeks he will.
How can i make a backup file for that ROM ?
I couldn't Flash Doomkernel with Stock ROM because there is no recovery mod in stock kernel. (or im doing something wrong )
This is really important for me.
Sorry if it is wrong section.
Thank you for reading.
Best Regards.
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To reflash your phone with your country firmware, do the following:
- lock your bootloader (there is a guide in development section)
- using root explorer, edit the build.prop inside /system
to change ALL CID back to your original firmware numbers. CID number can be found here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1557148
- reboot phone (must). run sony pc companion, and choose repair phone firmware... it will install the firmware according to CID your have on your buildprop
just a note: the new version of sony PCC won't let you update/repair if you have unlocked your bootloader. so the change if bricking is less.
i have successfully done it.
Don't bother. They replace devices with yellow tint just fine no matter if unlocked or not. They know it's their problem huh
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Hello,
I'm completely new to the XPERIA X10, because I have a HTC Sensation.
I've rooted and flashed a custom ROM for a friend on his X10 and now he want to sell it.
That means, I have to go to stock -> unroot & Stock Rom.
But I don't know how I can do that. I know that there is a unroot tool, but how I can come back to Stock ROM, into factory reset?
A detailed description would be great.
Thanks, ~Maik
Maik268 said:
Hello,
I'm completely new to the XPERIA X10, because I have a HTC Sensation.
I've rooted and flashed a custom ROM for a friend on his X10 and now he want to sell it.
That means, I have to go to stock -> unroot & Stock Rom.
But I don't know how I can do that. I know that there is a unroot tool, but how I can come back to Stock ROM?
In to the factory state to sell the phone.
Thanks, ~Maik
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Using Update service or pc companion to update, if it say u have lastest software just continue it
Hope help
Superman™
Maik268 said:
Hello,
I'm completely new to the XPERIA X10, because I have a HTC Sensation.
I've rooted and flashed a custom ROM for a friend on his X10 and now he want to sell it.
That means, I have to go to stock -> unroot & Stock Rom.
But I don't know how I can do that. I know that there is a unroot tool, but how I can come back to Stock ROM, into factory reset?
A detailed description would be great.
Thanks, ~Maik
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Open your Sony PC companion, there is a repair option in it, when you click on software update. Repairing the phone will bring it back to stock Sony Ericsson 2.3.3
Hope this helps..
Wow, thats really easy.
Thanks for the answers
Hi, guys! I went on some sticked threads but couldn't find anything concrete... I live in Brazil and I've bought my Xperia P here, and when I try to upgrade it to 6.1.1.B.1.54, it says that I already have the latest software / firmware version, but my version is 6.1.B.0.544... Is there any schedule for the upgrade? Even Sony can't inform me, it's ridiculous... I can't play GTA III and Back Stab because of firmware bugs on them, I've even asked for a refund for both...
Anyway, if there is no schedule, is it worth to unlock the bootloader / root the phone to have the latest firmware?
Striderzin said:
Hi, guys! I went on some sticked threads but couldn't find anything concrete... I live in Brazil and I've bought my Xperia P here, and when I try to upgrade it to 6.1.1.B.1.54, it says that I already have the latest software / firmware version, but my version is 6.1.B.0.544... Is there any schedule for the upgrade? Even Sony can't inform me, it's ridiculous... I can't play GTA III and Back Stab because of firmware bugs on them, I've even asked for a refund for both...
Anyway, if there is no schedule, is it worth to unlock the bootloader / root the phone to have the latest firmware?
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Did you use ota update in phone or pc companion?try using pcc and check whether it work or not
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It doesnt make a difference if you install one of the FTFs here ;p Just make a backup of current version with CWM so that if the official update comes to Brazil, you can go back to this backup and update for official one And you can try out custom roms with a locked bootloader too Just not Custom Kernels.. And loads of custom roms are available to flash, and easily possible to revert back to Stock, no risk of bricking, so Completely safe
Let me know if you want more info
Cheers & Merry Christmas
why not flash. 54 ftf with flashtool?
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Min3r said:
It doesnt make a difference if you install one of the FTFs here ;p Just make a backup of current version with CWM so that if the official update comes to Brazil, you can go back to this backup and update for official one And you can try out custom roms with a locked bootloader too Just not Custom Kernels.. And loads of custom roms are available to flash, and easily possible to revert back to Stock, no risk of bricking, so Completely safe
Let me know if you want more info
Cheers & Merry Christmas
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Got it, thanks! Then, just a noob question now: Do I just flash the FTF? Do I need to root the phone? And if it's just flashing, am I going to lose my files / installed apps / configurations...?
You wil lose what's not on sdcard if you flash stockrom, and for custom some roms need unlocked bootloader some don't
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