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Hi everyone,
I was able to recover my phone on the weekend after trying my hand for the first time using FlashTool on the weekend. I understand now how putting .ftf files in the firmware folders work (please don't laugh at how non-technical I am with this - I am a Windows system admin by day - I just don't have a lot of under the hood experience with Android). I understand how to flash the .ftf files onto my handset.
I flashed on Saturday, in a means to recover my phone a whole bundled package (I got it from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1192152&highlight=) It's essentially the stock 2.3.3 ROM and it has Baseband 2.1.71 prebundled.
The downside is that I can't install Xrecovery now because my phone isn't rooted now and I don't want to go through the process of using ADB to use gingerbreak.
Is there a 2.3.3+ ROM including BB 2.1.71 and xRecovery ftf bundle out there?
That thread is the pre-rooted 2.3.3 with recovery. Not sure what else you could want.
Try entering recovery when you turn the handset on and pressing the volume down key when you see the white Sony Ericsson text
Okay thanks. I've always entered recovery by going thru by pushing the back button (not volume down). Let me try it. I'll get back to you in a minute.
Ya pressing the volume down didn't get me into recovery. I've also tried installing xrecovery the usual way of downloading busy box, allowing non market apps, using a file mgr to open the xrecovery installer but it fails because the device isn't rooted. I can't su on a terminal emulator either so I don't think this rom i flashed is rooted.
It completely wiped my phone and installed 2.3.3 and 2.1.71 baseband (which is what I want) but now I want it to be rooted so I can play around with more ROMs.
Ok, I remember from when this first came out, you need to flash 2.1 firmware and root it, install xrecovery and then follow the procedure in that thread you posted. That should give you the pre-rooted and pre-installed xrecovery.
It's okay, If I'm going to do that much work I might just use the Android debug bridge (ADB) to install Gingerbreak. No big deal..
2.3.3 stock is a very nice improvement over 2.1 from what I remember. I used FreeX10 2.2 and it was nice as well (but I felt the UI looked a little dated). 2.3.3 stock looks and feels great, but I want even better battery life and better perfomane I know some of the custom ROMs can offer me.
I like the CM7 based 2.3.5 ROM I've seen on this site, and I wanna try 2.3 Free X10 from zdhiu.
Fair enough, I'm using the CM7 FXP rom and its flying. Battery life is pretty much the same as I was getting from SE firmware too.
Awesome!
So just to clarify the usual procedure:
You get your device rooted and xRecovery installed by whatever means. Since my X10 is a clean slate with just 2.3.3 on it with baseband 2.1.71, I will need to use Gingerbreak to root and subsequently install xRecovery.
Then put the .zip for the ROM on the SD card, flash it using xRecovery
Then remove battery, reboot, then using flashtool, flash the baseband and firmware?
I've only been using Android for a few months, and just learned about using custom ROMs in the past 6 weeks or so. I've learned a lot since then lol.
Sounds pretty much right to me if your bootloader is locked.
Okay, great. I really am learning more and more. I'm in IT myself for work, but phone hacking was never really my forte until just recently.
I like the type of flashing that I did in FlashTool with the current ROM I'm running from that previous post.
It was the baseband and firmware and ROM all bundled. I know FlashTool lets you make bundles too.. I find that easier than flashing the ROM in xRecovery and then flashing the firmware and baseband second.
What do you think?
I've found that installing the rom in xrecovery is good as I can make a full backup first and then flash the zip.
I always tend to flash the baseband and/or firmware first, but thats personal choice.
Ya I understand all of that. I am fully aware how to install xRecovery (on ROMs previous to 2.3), how to take backups, wipe caches, flash zips.
I used FlashTool to flash a firmware (it was a .ftf file) for the baseband, however when I turned on my phone, it went to the Sony Ericsson white text, then white LED, then boot loop. So I didn't flash that file correctly or I didn't flash the right file.
Is there any prebuilt ftf packages for 2.3.3+ ROMs you know of that include the 2.1.71 baseband? I found that FreeX10's 2.2 ROM was very quick and made my whole Xperia experience more fluid and fast, so I'm interested to try FreeX10 2.3.. I don't know if zdhiu has a prebundled ftf.
Dresden21 said:
Ya I understand all of that. I am fully aware how to install xRecovery (on ROMs previous to 2.3), how to take backups, wipe caches, flash zips.
I used FlashTool to flash a firmware (it was a .ftf file) for the baseband, however when I turned on my phone, it went to the Sony Ericsson white text, then white LED, then boot loop. So I didn't flash that file correctly or I didn't flash the right file.
Is there any prebuilt ftf packages for 2.3.3+ ROMs you know of that include the 2.1.71 baseband? I found that FreeX10's 2.2 ROM was very quick and made my whole Xperia experience more fluid and fast, so I'm interested to try FreeX10 2.3.. I don't know if zdhiu has a prebundled ftf.
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Let me clarify...
1. ROMs are in zip packages, and are to be flashed using xRecovery.
2. Firmwares are in ftf bundles, which are flashed through flashtool.
3. If you want root and xRecovery on 2.3 follow aZuZu's post on rooting and xRecovery.
4. If you want to unlock the bootloader follow the_laser's thread
Dresden21 said:
Ya I understand all of that. I am fully aware how to install xRecovery (on ROMs previous to 2.3), how to take backups, wipe caches, flash zips.
I used FlashTool to flash a firmware (it was a .ftf file) for the baseband, however when I turned on my phone, it went to the Sony Ericsson white text, then white LED, then boot loop. So I didn't flash that file correctly or I didn't flash the right file.
Is there any prebuilt ftf packages for 2.3.3+ ROMs you know of that include the 2.1.71 baseband? I found that FreeX10's 2.2 ROM was very quick and made my whole Xperia experience more fluid and fast, so I'm interested to try FreeX10 2.3.. I don't know if zdhiu has a prebundled ftf.
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You need to downgrade baseband so you can root.
Check here buddy....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1196808
then you can install xrec and install your rom. Might want to read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1254087
then this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1278318
all very simple procedures.. good luck!
Hey guys
I'm thinking about doing CM9 soon and I'm pretty sure I have the procedure down.
1) Another user informed me that the CM9 "Resurrection" edition contains an ICS bootloader, correct?
2) Is this a better bootloader than the old one? If so, why?
3) Would it be advantageous to just keep the ICS bootloader contained within when switching from ROM to ROM?
4) Let's say I was going to go CM9 and then wanted to return to 100% stock, would I need to flash the original bootloader or will keeping the ICS bootloader do anything?
5) Is the only difference between bootloaders the lack of usable jig in the newer ICS bootloader?
Thanks,
Elliott
1: you don't have to worry about that. Leave the boot loader alone.
2: if the ROM changes it let the ROM worry about it.
3: when you flash stock ROM you get boot loader too with that ROM.
4: only old GB boot loader works with jig. Even the new GB boot loaders don't work with jig.
5: I have used cm9 with GB and new ICS boot loader, works fine.
6: good thing with ICS boot loader is you can use triangle away.
Answers not according to your count.
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dont mess wiv bootloader files ,pit file,re partition if u don kno,ive said this to many here......jus flash ,if u wana revert use odin an flash thts all jus lov ur phone an all is good .........cheeeeeer
Bleh...so this is what I'm doing:
Installed CFRoot for my phone, backed everything up with CWM and transferred it to my PC. I'm now in the process of trying to flash CM9 to my phone and Odin is stuck at data.img...what should I do?
EDIT: In the end I turned off the phone and plugged in my USB cable to a different one on my computer and tried again...I finally got the Pass!
Anyway, I realized after that I totally forgot to make a backup of my SMS messages and a bunch of other stuff...
I did, however, copy all the files over from my phone onto my computer before installing CM9, and I also did a full backup with CWM. Is there any way to get my conversations back from either of those?
Also, how do I make it stop adding an icon on the home screen every time I download something?
Hi all - the weirdest thing is happening to me and it is definitely something I've done but I haven't the slightest what it is.
I've got CMX right now, and I've tried to go to a couple of ICS ROMs (Task, Sonic). They flash just fine, but on the new system if the screen goes to sleep the video flickers on screen wakeup. I have tried to remedy this by flashing an ICS kernel but haven't had any luck whatsoever. So today I thought I'd go back to my Nandroid backup that I took on CWM 5.0.2.7 way back on the 1st before I rooted my tab. I was on (and prefer) TWRP so I used Odin to re-flash the original recovery, wiped everything (including format /system from the Mounts menu to wipe the ROM) and restored the backup. Everything seemed fine. But to my horror, I locked the screen and woke it up to find the same flickering!!!!
I rebooted back into recovery and flashed TWRP back on so I could restore my CMX backup and I'm back to normal again. But now I feel like I'm stuck here, and the only way I'm going to be able to fix this issue is by using Odin to flash a stock firmware package. I really don't want to have to do that if I don't have to but will if I need to of course...
The one thing I haven't been able to get an answer on is before blowing everything away is what I'm asking now...in thinking about it, I had taken the backup before flashing a bootloader to fix my "rolling recovery screen" issue. Could the cause of this type of problem be a bootloader that the ROM doesn't like, or is this a crazy assumption?
OK I'm going to bump this thread with a simple to-the-point question - hoping for an answer as I work out my theories.
For those of you who have flashed ICS and custom recovery with no "rolling/flickering" issues - are you using an unlocked bootloader?
For the bootloader you just hit the point my friend,the bootloader that we use to fix rolling recovery problem has issues with most kernels except Pershoot's HC or CM9...
For your problem you should think of grabbing the official ICS or HC(just for getting rid of screen flicker),and in addition to flashing it you should extract it's stock bootloader,make a. tar.md5 out of it and keep it for future similar problems...
Note that the bootloader can only be flashed using Odin in PC and CWM or even stock flashing using MobileOdin can't make changes to it(or recover it)
For now there is not a proper fix for that but I think the best way is to have the stock bootloader and use ROMmanager or MobileOdin for flashing(since the recovery rolls with stock bootloader)...
Yeah I flashed stock ICS and rooted yesterday. I am just going to fight through the rolling recovery for now and stick with ICS until we can do more.
Thanks for the response!
some trick:you can rename the zip files you're going to flash so that their name starts with "Z",it's then easy to navigate to them(just press vol down twice)
Yep! That works, and you can also rename files as update.zip and use that option I believe. It's time to think outside of the box a bit with regard to flashing some ROMs...thats the bottom line. i am sure there are a few devs on this site that would appreciate it if we did more of that lol!
guys im really getting the same problem now... and i dont know what to do
would you be able to help me please?
Hello members,
i am looking to upgrade to the new AOKP build 4 on my rooted SG2 gt-i9100 currently on GB 2.3.4.
my baseband ver: i9100UHKG4
Kernel ver: 2.6.35.7-I9100UHKG7-CL417954 [email protected]#2
Do i have to upgrade to a ICS firmware before i can upgrade to JB or can i directly flash to JB ?
if i have to upgrade to a ICS firmware can you tell me which firmware i can use? if its a official firmware i have to root my phone before upgrading to JB..
i have made all nessasary backups incl CWM backup
Please let me know
Thanks
Ashish
budong said:
Hello members,
i am looking to upgrade to the new AOKP build 4 on my rooted SG2 gt-i9100 currently on GB 2.3.4.
my baseband ver: i9100UHKG4
Kernel ver: 2.6.35.7-I9100UHKG7-CL417954 [email protected]#2
Do i have to upgrade to a ICS firmware before i can upgrade to JB or can i directly flash to JB ?
if i have to upgrade to a ICS firmware can you tell me which firmware i can use? if its a official firmware i have to root my phone before upgrading to JB..
i have made all nessasary backups incl CWM backup
Please let me know
Thanks
Ashish
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Yes you need to flash Stock ICS custom rom (via CWM recovery) or firmware (via Odin) before flashing any JB rom.
Yes you can flash any ICS firmware (but flash 4.0.3, for safety), or just flash any Stock based Custom ROM.
Jokesy said:
Yes you need to flash Stock ICS custom rom (via CWM recovery) or firmware (via Odin) before flashing any JB rom.
Yes you can flash any ICS firmware (but flash 4.0.3, for safety), or just flash any Stock based Custom ROM.
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after that you can flash rooted stock kernel to be able to flash custom rom see: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118693
jati1981 said:
after that you can flash rooted stock kernel to be able to flash custom rom see: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1118693
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ok so when i first flash the ICS firmware it is going to erase pretty much everything on the sdcard. so after the firm ICS firmware flash, i root the device then install the CWM-recovery, and then reflash the new AOKP-JB. i suppose when i do that i have to redo a CWM after ??
also even though i have backed up all the data, i keep reading not to restore data back onto the device after flashing a firmware/ROM. and to install all apps manually, is that true? or is there a better way to get all the apps onto the phone after i am done with installing AOKP?
Ashish
budong said:
ok
1. so when i first flash the ICS firmware it is going to erase pretty much everything on the sdcard.
2. so after the firm ICS firmware flash, i root the device then install the CWM-recovery, and then reflash the new AOKP-JB. i suppose when i do that i have to redo a CWM after ??
3. also even though i have backed up all the data, i keep reading not to restore data back onto the device after flashing a firmware/ROM. and to install all apps manually, is that true? or is there a better way to get all the apps onto the phone after i am done with installing AOKP?
Ashish
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1. No. Everything stored on your internal sdcard will be intact. Only your contacts, messages, applications and settings will be deleted. So you have to back them up
2. Probably yes.
What level are you now? Have you flashed the ICS firmware?
3. Never restore system apps and data. You can restore user apps but it's better you don't restore their data is possible.
How did you backup your data?
Jokesy said:
1. No. Everything stored on your internal sdcard will be intact. Only your contacts, messages, applications and settings will be deleted. So you have to back them up
2. Probably yes.
What level are you now? Have you flashed the ICS firmware?
3. Never restore system apps and data. You can restore user apps but it's better you don't restore their data is possible.
How did you backup your data?
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2. I still havent flashed the ICS firmware, i downloaded the firmware for the following:
Base Firmware: I9100XXLPQ (4.0.3)
Region Poland (XEO)
Build Date: 9th March 2012
Modem: XXLPQ
CSC: OXALPQ
Change List: 223505
3. I have backed up all the data, i used CWM to back up as well as tried using nandroid from the terminal emulator, but i havent found the file as i gave it a custome name as follows:
nandroid 10_7_12_nandroid_backup
so i was looking for a file "10_7_12_nandroid_backup.md5" i supose i am looking for a wrong file?!!
i looked into the back up folder for CWM in sdcard but only could find the folder with that date and time and a file nandroid.md5 and 4 other .img files inside, is this correct?
or is there a better way to back up ?
newbie question: how do i thank members, for answering the questions?
Ashish
budong said:
1. I still havent flashed the ICS firmware, i downloaded the firmware for the following:
Base Firmware: I9100XXLPQ (4.0.3)
Region Poland (XEO)
Build Date: 9th March 2012
Modem: XXLPQ
CSC: OXALPQ
Change List: 223505
2. I have backed up all the data, i used CWM to back up as well as tried using nandroid from the terminal emulator, but i havent found the file as i gave it a custome name as follows:
nandroid 10_7_12_nandroid_backup
so i was looking for a file "10_7_12_nandroid_backup.md5" i supose i am looking for a wrong file?!!
i looked into the back up folder for CWM in sdcard but only could find the folder with that date and time and a file nandroid.md5 and 4 other .img files inside, is this correct?
or is there a better way to back up ?
3. newbie question: how do i thank members, for answering the questions?
Ashish
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1. Good. What's delaying you? if you have any question regarding flashing, you can ask now
2. that's normal
3. There is a Thanks button with thumbs up sign, under the person's username and details, to the farthest left on the same row as the Reply and quote buttons.
Jokesy said:
1. Good. What's delaying you? if you have any question regarding flashing, you can ask now
2. that's normal
3. There is a Thanks button with thumbs up sign, under the person's username and details, to the farthest left on the same row as the Reply and quote buttons.
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i quiet havent gotten to it yet, i will do it this evening.
Ashish
budong said:
i quiet havent gotten to it yet, i will do it this evening.
Ashish
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one more thing before i take the leap, any precautions with Odin version and CWM version. i was over the AOKP forums reading about people having issues with certain version not working very well. especially getting suck in Odin for a very long time. my USB storage on the phone says 11.5GB, and have seen users have issues when Odin runs and have their memory repartitioned or something like that. any words of wisdom will definitely boost my confidence
Ashish
budong said:
one more thing before i take the leap, any precautions with Odin version and CWM version. i was over the AOKP forums reading about people having issues with certain version not working very well. especially getting suck in Odin for a very long time. my USB storage on the phone says 11.5GB, and have seen users have issues when Odin runs and have their memory repartitioned or something like that. any words of wisdom will definitely boost my confidence
Ashish
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Everything should go on fine.
You can follow the flashing guide here: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1075278
Also, don't repartition your phone. There's no need to do that.
1. Flash official ICS through Odin or Kies (for upgrading bootloader to ICS)
2. Root ICS stock ROM (boot to recovery, use fake recovery zip+through it flash siyahkernel, easiest because auto-root and no yellow triangle)
3. After getting Siyah, should reboot to recovery via CWM manager, wipe data/cache and format system then install AOKP JB-b4 and gapps.
mesaj said:
1. Flash official ICS through Odin or Kies (for upgrading bootloader to ICS)
2. Root ICS stock ROM (boot to recovery, use fake recovery zip+through it flash siyahkernel, easiest because auto-root and no yellow triangle)
3. After getting Siyah, should reboot to recovery via CWM manager, wipe data/cache and format system then install AOKP JB-b4 and gapps.
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FINALLY!!! i got time to upgrade the phone to JB milestone1, it was a breeze and quiet simple. the phone has been running great love the interface through Nova launch. Kudos to AOKP team and all you guys for helping me out....
I find it strange that after i wiped the whole data/system, Devlik etc .. and installing AOKP, i still see most of the applications i installed on the phone, none of them were wiped. only apps that i downloaded through amazon apps are no longer there. is this ok?
Also i have few issues and need help with it.
1. I accidentally deleted the apps icon in the dock and not i am not sure how to get to them. can any one tell me how to bring back the Icon?
SOLVED -- long press on home screen and nova launch pops up ...
2. I am looking for a keypad icon or phone icon to bring up the dialer, in GB i could get there through contacts and scrolling to get to keypad.
SOLVED .. i am not sure how to bring that up here once i could go to apps i and drag the dial icon onto the dock
3. I want to create a shortcut to a folder on the SD card on the desktop, as i keep accessing few files in that folder can you tell me how to do this?
SOLVED .. long press on any folder on Root explorer and it gives an option to place a short cut for that folder
6. Also I tried installing Swype keyboard beta, has anyone tried installing it on SG2i9100 running AOKP milesone1? i cant get it to finish installing.
SOLVED .. works now .. sweeet
4. i would like to rearrange the app icons in the apps page (after clicking apps icon). a long press on any icon takes me to desktop, i cant menu click and do edit as like in GB to move icons around, any way to do this?
5. i tried changing the colors of the wireless signal and battery icons in the AOKP system menu, and they dont change colors. the icon can change into text etc ... but not colors, its the same with colors in notification bar, what do i do to make this work?
Ashish
I have a Xperia U blocked bootloader rooted and with CWM installed.
I had an ICS .100 ROM installed and working perfectly but I decided I wanted to test Honami Experience ROM. As I had the terminal rooted I just downloaded the Honami Experience V2 ROM for blocked bootloader device, I copied the file to internal storage, I booted to CWM, I did a data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache, and finally I installed the Honami_Experience_ST25i_v2_LB.zip from SD card.
After the installation finished I rebooted and as described in installation instructions it took some minutes to boot. After that the phone interface is working very smooth but I have lost many functionality: the sim card is not recognized, wifi is not working, cam not working, when I plug USB it is not recognized saying that the drivers can't be installed (in the windows device manager is shown as ST25i but with a warning under other devices), ... So basically the ROM is pretty smooth but useless this way. I'm not sure if I did something wrong though I think it is correct what I did. It is not important anyway just now.
So, my question is, what can I do to restore the mobile. I have already downloaded st25i_6.1.1.b.1.100 generic - user_sony.zip but the problem is that I don't find the way to put it now on the internal memory as the USB connection is not working. I have tried connecting the mass storage from CWM too but with same problem, windows can't install the drivers and in this case in the device manager shows it as Android instead of ST25i but with same warning.
As USB is not working I can't use flashtool to try to restore either.
I'm going to mention too that no matter if I disable the debug mode on the settings, it looks of on the user interface but when I reboot the phone it comes up with debug mode on always.
Any suggestions appreciated. My last solution would be to use bluetooth that seems it is working on the phone. The problem is just in this very moment I have another bluetooth device to send the data and that's why if possible I would like to know of any other way to solve this issue.
Thanks.
You should download file ftf and flash via flashboot mode
flash mode works
After reading another thread I have realized that flash mode works anyway so I have flashed the stock .100 and seems all is working now again.
So I change the question to, What have I did wrong when I installed Honami Experience ROM? I'm not sure what to do when the big Power Off button and Use Phone button appear on screen. I have waited a lot on that screen but maybe I did something wrong. What exactly I have to look at on that screen to be sure all is fine. When I flash the stock .100 I have no problems.
paulsm said:
After reading another thread I have realized that flash mode works anyway so I have flashed the stock .100 and seems all is working now again.
So I change the question to, What have I did wrong when I installed Honami Experience ROM? I'm not sure what to do when the big Power Off button and Use Phone button appear on screen. I have waited a lot on that screen but maybe I did something wrong. What exactly I have to look at on that screen to be sure all is fine. When I flash the stock .100 I have no problems.
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I'm not sure, I also installed Honami v2 this morning but my phone is UB and it works normally. Have you followed the instructions in the topic, instructions for Lock Bootloader , your phone is ST25a or ST25i. you can do it again and report to the topic's owner
and power off and use phone button, it depends on you. if you are doing something, you can choose use to continue and turn off later
hungminhon said:
I'm not sure, I also installed Honami v2 this morning but my phone is UB and it works normally. Have you followed the instructions in the topic, instructions for Lock Bootloader , your phone is ST25a or ST25i. you can do it again and report to the topic's owner
and power off and use phone button, it depends on you. if you are doing something, you can choose use to continue and turn off later
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The phone is ST25i locked bootloader. And on the moment I did the test was rooted, it had stock .100 firmware and CWM Touch 5.5.0.4. Taking that into account I just uploaded the Honami v2 zip file (for locked bootloader), I booted into recovery, wiped everything, I installed the zip from SD and rebooted when installation finished.
The only thing I can't be sure if it is wrong to start from .100 firmware (kernel included). Don't know if that is wrong and I must start with .10 kernel.
Now I have it again with .100 firmware, rooted and with CWM Touch 5.5.0.4 so maybe I can just flash .10 kernel and try again the installation of Honami from CWM.
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The phone is ST25i locked bootloader. And on the moment I did the test was rooted, it had stock .100 firmware and CWM Touch 5.5.0.4. Taking that into account I just uploaded the Honami v2 zip file (for locked bootloader), I booted into recovery, wiped everything, I installed the zip from SD and rebooted when installation finished.
The only thing I can't be sure if it is wrong to start from .100 firmware (kernel included). Don't know if that is wrong and I must start with .10 kernel.
Now I have it again with .100 firmware, rooted and with CWM Touch 5.5.0.4 so maybe I can just flash .10 kernel and try again the installation of Honami from CWM.
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i think you should follow the instructions, flash the .10 kernel first. In UB, I also have to install another kernel to install this rom
hungminhon said:
i think you should follow the instructions, flash the .10 kernel first. In UB, I also have to install another kernel to install this rom
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I tried and no way even with .10 kernel same exactly problems, no cam, no wifi, no sim recognized, ... Not sure if I'm going to try anymore. Really the stock .100 is smooth enough.
one more test
I tested once more. Just reread the instructions very very carefully.
- The instructions say that you have to start with 6.1.1.B.1.100 so I was doing it correctly from the beggining.
- The instructions say to root with superuser while I was rooting with supersu so in this last test, though I supposed it was not the problem, I decided to use superuser.
Again, same problems, no wifi, no cam, no sim recognized, ..., so I only can imply that Honami Experience doesn't work on locked bootloader.
If someone has tested too and read this and it is working for him in locked bootloader I would be glad to hear how he did it.
I can't ask for help nor notify it in the developer thread because of the limits imposed by xda-developers forums.
Thanks
Glad I saw this post...
I have a locked bootloader as well, and have been wanting to try various ROMS.
Was thinking about trying this one on the weekend, but now I'm not sure.
Currently using JB eXperience V2, it works well and everything works, but I'm always looking for something new to try.
I'm not savvy enough to fix problems, so would rather flash ROMS with few "bugs"
Sorry I know I didn't answer your question, but it certainly answers mine of if I should flash this ROM or not.
I certainly give credit to all the devs on here though, don;t get me wrong! They work hard!
need to re-flash the 6.1.1.B.1.100 firmware or not?
I wanna try it but have some questions.
Now I am currently on zperience 1.0. Can I install this rom on over it or sould re-Flash the 6.1.1.B.1.100 firmware.
smtsth said:
I wanna try it but have some questions.
Now I am currently on zperience 1.0. Can I install this rom on over it or sould re-Flash the 6.1.1.B.1.100 firmware.
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The instructions say you have to start with 6.1.1.B.1.100 firmware
Always Flash the 6.1.1.B.1.100 firmware before flashing this ROM, then follow instructions
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Same problems on LB
I have LB and i had the same problems with this rom, the wifi didn't work, the screen didn´t turn off. In fact, the same problems. The owner of the roms told me that they are bugs of the rom, i think he will fix it in the v3. As i see it works perfectly on UB, but i'm not going to unlock the bootloader.
incry2 said:
I have LB and i had the same problems with this rom, the wifi didn't work, the screen didn´t turn off. In fact, the same problems. The owner of the roms told me that they are bugs of the rom, i think he will fix it in the v3. As i see it works perfectly on UB, but i'm not going to unlock the bootloader.
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Thanks for the info. In my opinion if the owner of the rom knows about all those bugs he should include the info on the rom thread.
The rom thread shows a list of bugs and if those bugs are only the bugs of the unlocked bootloader version he should have explained better.
When I decided to try I thought it was a full operative rom with just the few bugs that we can read on the thread. But wifi not working, sim not detected, screen not turning off, lock screen not working properly, cam not working, ..., are bugs that can't be ignored. With those bugs, even with only one of those, because all of them are imprescindible features, the rom is useless.
same problem
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The phone is ST25i locked bootloader. And on the moment I did the test was rooted, it had stock .100 firmware and CWM Touch 5.5.0.4. Taking that into account I just uploaded the Honami v2 zip file (for locked bootloader), I booted into recovery, wiped everything, I installed the zip from SD and rebooted when installation finished.
The only thing I can't be sure if it is wrong to start from .100 firmware (kernel included). Don't know if that is wrong and I must start with .10 kernel.
Now I have it again with .100 firmware, rooted and with CWM Touch 5.5.0.4 so maybe I can just flash .10 kernel and try again the installation of Honami from CWM.
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incry2 said:
I have LB and i had the same problems with this rom, the wifi didn't work, the screen didn´t turn off. In fact, the same problems. The owner of the roms told me that they are bugs of the rom, i think he will fix it in the v3. As i see it works perfectly on UB, but i'm not going to unlock the bootloader.
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same problem here. I Just tried 2 times but the problem is same... so waiting for v3