Hey guys i am a new xperia u user
Need to know how to get costom rom for my phone..
Firmware- b.1.10
Android 4.0.4 (ics)
Not rooted right now...
Please help me..
Nd don't forget to write steps...
Thanks in advance..
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Here:
dewanshu93 said:
Flashing Custom ROMs
STEPS:
Download any Custom ROM for Xperia U. You can get it from here.
Do read instructions in the thread because every ROM may have a different requirement of Kernel and way of installing but basic idea is same.
Place your ROM i.e. xxx.zip file in your Root of SDCard (in internal storage)
Power off the device
Power on and repeatedly press volume down (-) button after SONY logo appears until you see the recovery
Now to clear cache scroll down to wipe cache partition and select it and scroll down to yes
To clear data or do a factory reset scroll down to wipe data/factory reset and select it and scroll down to yes
To clear dalvik cache scroll down to advanced select it again scroll down and select wipe dalvik cache
After you perform all the steps press back to enter main menu
Scroll down to install zip from sdcard and select it
Scroll down to choose zip from sdcard and select it
Now scroll to the ROM i.e. xxx.zip and select it and scroll down to yes to confirm.
Press back and reboot system.
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Before doing all this, your device must have root access and CWM Recovery install.
Dont know how do it? Use search button and dont be lazy person.
Please use the Q&A section for questions. see XDA rule #15. thanks
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I am new to rooting and I wanted to flash another ROM other than the stock one after rooting. I followed the steps given to root my TB and that was cake. Thanks for the simplicity. I am now looking to add the Virus ROM but not 100% confident in how to do this. There are several steps given for other devices but I have yet to see one for the TB. If someone could point me in the right direction or link me to the actual steps that would be appreciated.
Install Clockwork Recovery
Boot into CWR
Select "wipe data/factory reset"
Select "yes -- delete all data"
Go back using the softkey
Select "install zip from sdcard"
Select "choose zip from sdcard"
Find and select your desired ROM
Reboot
Download the rom you want which will be store on your phones SD Card in Downloads then make a Backup of the rom you have now . Go into Rom Manager and select backup current Rom , you'll get a pop up were you can name the rom whatever you want , let it do it's thing , it will backup then restart the phone. When the phone restarts go into rom manager again and select Install Rom From SD Card , it will take you to your SD Card where you'll go into Download where the rom is stored , select the rom you downloaded you'll get a pop up which will ask if you want to wipe , check wipe and then ok . Let it do it's thing again when it down it will restart and ask you to set up you accounts just follow the steps . When everything is set up go in to the market and select My Apps you should see all your application downloading give them some time to download. Then it's all up to you to set up your home screens .
Don't forget to wipe the cache partition , and also select advanced and wipe dalvik cache. I would do all the steps listed above and these 2x, just to be on the safe side.
Where can I find those options?
Sent from my rooted Thunderbolt with VirusROM AirborneTB. Xda premium
wish i would have found this like 4months ago...when i rooted my first phone.
jakejonez said:
Install Clockwork Recovery
Boot into CWR
Select "wipe data/factory reset"
Select "yes -- delete all data"
Go back using the softkey
Select "install zip from sdcard"
Select "choose zip from sdcard"
Find and select your desired ROM
Reboot
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I'm new to Android but have some experience with rooting on other types of devices. I'm looking at flashing this ROM with ROM Manager and the process above: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1041514
I think I understand what's happening on the phone when I do this but wanted to make sure. Other than the usual disclaimers about risk of bricking, is there anything else I need to know?
just in case you didn't know how you hold volume down and the power button to get to hboot and then pick recovery from there. otherwise if you just want easy download rom manager from the market
sunflash72 said:
just in case you didn't know how you hold volume down and the power button to get to hboot and then pick recovery from there. otherwise if you just want easy download rom manager from the market
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Thanks!
+1
thanks works good
jmiller98 said:
Don't forget to wipe the cache partition , and also select advanced and wipe dalvik cache. I would do all the steps listed above and these 2x, just to be on the safe side.
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Where can I find these options, and in what part of the flashing process should I do them?
Just a quick question, its really not necessary to wipe data and cache very time is it?
These are the steps I followed yesterdat night to update my Lg optimus p500 to Android 4. I have collected all these from different posts & Sites, So thanks to them who really made this possible. After reading lot of posts you might be confused about the steps & Base band. I m telling you a simple way-
STEP 1- Attach your phone to LG pc suit & update phone software so that by default your phone base band will be updated to 20_ . You can see it from settings > About Phone.
Step - 2 Root Your Phone.
1. First of all, grab root package from the link ( http://depositfiles.com/files/lou8ae8uh )
2. And download needed driver pack , and install on pc then reboot pc (http://depositfiles.com/files/a45wh9f07 )
3. Enable usb debugging mode by going to settings>applications>developer on phone.
4. Extract root.rar to safe place like desktop.
5. Go to ADB folder , if you are on window 7 run cmd7.exe OR if you are using Windows xp then run cmdXP.exe .
6. After starting cmd7 or cmdXP, type following commands in Red Color
adb devices
then
adb shell
(symbol will change to $ or #)
echo 1 > /data/local/lge_adb.conf
7. After doing this, Reboot your phone
8. Now go to root folder on desktop again, and start SuperOneClick.exe
9. Select GingerBreak method and press root button
10. Wait few seconds and its done.
STEP- 3
1. Install Rom Manager from market on phone.
2. In rom manager application Click on install clockworkmod..
3. Boot Your Phone in Recovery Mode (Volume Down + Home + power Key)
4. Go to the main recovery menu and follow the below steps one after another to wipe data, cache and system.
‘Wipe Data/Factory Reset’ –> Yes
Mounts and Storage’ –> Format /system –> Yes.
‘Mounts and Storage’ –> Format /boot–> Yes.
‘Advanced’ –> Wipe Dalvik cache –> Yes
5. Switch off Phone & Remove memory card.
Now You are going to install rom-
6. Put the Rom & Gapp files (You can download from Here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1614420 ) on your SD Card’s main folder (With help of card Reader) for easy navigation since the recovery mode is tough to navigate with hard keys.
7. Put memory card back to phone & Reboot the phone in recovery mode again, After this choose install zip from sdcard option
8. Select the ROM (the same file that you just downloaded, beta_testing.zip) to install – your ROM will begin to install.
9. Once installed press the back button few times to go back to the main screen of Clockwork Recovery.
10. Choose reboot system now
11. Reboot Phone in Recovery mode & again install Gaapp app from sd card similarly & Reboot phone again.
People who wants exter like SD partition
WARNING!
THIS WILL DELETE EVERYTHING!
(SD CARD AND YOUR CURRENT ROM)
I am going to explain how to partition your sdcard for more user app memory..
This will give you about 1GB of storage to store more apps on!
1. Backup everything from your sd card and apps
(this will format your sd card and apps)
2. Boot into clockworkmod
3. Go to advance
4. - Partition SD Card
5. - 1024M (1GB)
(recommended for smaller sd cards)
6. - 0M
After this step the phone will just sit there for a while just leave it alone and it will say done when it's done!
Important!
- Wipe Dalvik Cache
- wipe data/factory reset
- wipe cache partition
Reboot your phone/ or install a custom rom (your choice as described above)
Download Link2SD from the market
Run Link2SD and a thing should pop and click on ext2 then reboot the phone..
First step can be simplified.
I used Unlock Root tool to root my phone 2nd time after i unbrick it.
And it works!
http://www.unlockroot.com/index.htm
The phone must be in debuging mode.
There are tons of guides already...and u must mention about wiping before flashing the zip! Otherwise this guide is wrong!
Sent from my LG-P500 running Ginger Snap
healthhome said:
3. Boot Your Phone in Recovery Mode (Volume Down + Home + power Key)
4. Go to the main recovery menu and follow the below steps one after another to wipe data, cache and system.
‘Wipe Data/Factory Reset’ –> Yes
Mounts and Storage’ –> Format /system –> Yes.
‘Mounts and Storage’ –> Format /boot–> Yes.
‘Advanced’ –> Wipe Dalvik cache –> Yes
5. Switch off Phone & Remove memory card.
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Are you sure you followed the steps exactly as you have written?
Coz i think without boot partition, the device would not be able to boot unless you install a new rom(which has boot partition) before switching off or rebooting.
GobletSky31689 said:
Are you sure you followed the steps exactly as you have written?
Coz i think without boot partition, the device would not be able to boot unless you install a new rom(which has boot partition) before switching off or rebooting.
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I've tried that already, you can boot into recovery, but not start the OS. Then the Fastboot Mode appears.
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if i update my phone ll it unroot my phone
Aragon4realz said:
if i update my phone ll it unroot my phone
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Our phone doesn't have official ICS.Only custom made ICS is there.Therefore u need a rooted phone to flash it.Just like flashing custom ROMs.
It wont unroot ur device.
OP: I think u should edit ur post and put a proper guide.Otherwise people will be mislead.
Sent from my LG-P500 running Ginger Snap
IKnowIRock! said:
Our phone doesn't have official ICS.Only custom made ICS is there.Therefore u need a rooted phone to flash it.Just like flashing custom ROMs.
It wont unroot ur device.
OP: I think u should edit ur post and put a proper guide.Otherwise people will be mislead.
Sent from my LG-P500 running Ginger Snap
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All i meant to say is that,if i update my phone to the official gingerbread for o1 ll it unroot it.cos i need to do this to get the new baseband.
Aragon4realz said:
All i meant to say is that,if i update my phone to the official gingerbread for o1 ll it unroot it.cos i need to do this to get the new baseband.
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Yep it'll unroot ur device.If ur on a custom rom, u have to flash official firmware (either froyo or GB).
Eitherway it unroots ur device.But now rooting is just a minutes work so better to update the baseband and root again.
P.S. I think u can update the baseband without flashing original firmware, but I am not sure about it.May be u could search for it.
This might help u : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=15250036
Sent from my LG-P500 running Ginger Snap
thanks for your effort to help me,i think i found a solution to my problem they call it oldbb fix.it worked out just fine,am still on my old baseband and am running gingersnap now v1.3 and i heard it works on ics i havent tried it yet cos i don't know any Rom on ics with less bug
Aragon4realz said:
thanks for your effort to help me,i think i found a solution to my problem they call it oldbb fix.it worked out just fine,am still on my old baseband and am running gingersnap now v1.3 and i heard it works on ics i havent tried it yet cos i don't know any Rom on ics with less bug
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I knew about it, but u know just for convenience if u root ur phone with new baseband then u wont have any trouble ever...
Anyways glad I could help u
Sent from my LG-P500 running Ginger Snap
Hii, text paste is not working on my phone.. I tried to copy some text.. When i long press the touch to paste it.. There is no paste option. Comes as clipboard. Any solution regarding this.
I think my phone is not copying any text.
It all happend when i tried copy a post from xda forum by copy post content option. My phone hangs and then restarts. Copying used to work normally untill i tried this.
I dnt know for sure may be its a bug in xda app.
Kindly look into it and provide silution.
Thanks and regards
Sent from my GT-I9100
sunny9347 said:
Hii, text paste is not working on my phone.. I tried to copy some text.. When i long press the touch to paste it.. There is no paste option. Comes as clipboard. Any solution regarding this.
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are you using a custom rom?
if yes then provide a link.
No.. Its stock and rooted.
Sent from my GT-I9100
1. have you disabled\froze any services\apps ?
2. swapped keyboards?
3. installed new apps?
4. are there any modifications to your stock firmware (no matter how small or insignificant they may seem) other then root?
i don't recommend it but you can try to clear dalvik cache first
if that does not work wipe cache
last resort is factory reset
to clear your system cache, you have to enter your phone in the "recovery mode"
press and hold the "Volume UP + power + home button"
once in the "recovery mode" select advanced > wipe dalvik cache
reboot your device by selecting "reboot system now"
didn't work?
go back to recovery and
"Wipe Cache partition"
last resort is factory reset
try at your own risk!
Thanks mate... But i dnt to reset and downlOad all apps again.. I can live without copy paste..
Sent from my GT-I9100
Front facing camera not working in zelly cream. Anyone has any idea
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tim.mathew05 said:
Front facing camera not working in zelly cream. Anyone has any idea
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Did you flash zelly cream over another rom or over stock??
If you tried it over a custom one then that maybe causing the problem.
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tim.mathew05 said:
Front facing camera not working in zelly cream. Anyone has any idea
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What do you want us to do?
Keep guessing about what all steps you did? And the details of your phone?
C'mon mate,we can't suggest you anything!
From your Sig,I can just interpret that you've a Neo and you most likely installed a Neo V version of Rom and hence that's the issue with camera
Or else,it may even be the bug in the Rom
Please do not make several threads for asking single questions!
Ask this problem in already existing Rom Q and A thread
Sent from my Xperia Neo V using xda premium
tim.mathew05 said:
Front facing camera not working in zelly cream. Anyone has any idea
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Install again by following these instructions:
1. First flash stock .587 ftf file for your device to avoid bootloop.
2. Install your desired kernel.
3. Reboot to cwm.
4. Wipe data/factory reset.
5. Wipe cache partition.
6. Wipe dalvic cache under advanced menu.
7. Wipe battery stats under advanced menu.
8. Format data under mount and storage menu.
9. Format system under mount and storage menu.
10. Format cache under mount and storage menu.
11. Install zip from sd card.
12. Follow the steps in aroma installer to install the rom.
13. Uncheck "Reboot device" after installation completed and click on next to go back to CWM.
14. Install "Modules Kernel".
15. Now reboot your phone.
poldinho said:
Install again by following these instructions:
1. First flash stock .587 ftf file for your device to avoid bootloop.
2. Install your desired kernel.
3. Reboot to cwm.
4. Wipe data/factory reset.
5. Wipe cache partition.
6. Wipe dalvic cache under advanced menu.
7. Wipe battery stats under advanced menu.
8. Format data under mount and storage menu.
9. Format system under mount and storage menu.
10. Format cache under mount and storage menu.
11. Install zip from sd card.
12. Follow the steps in aroma installer to install the rom.
13. Uncheck "Reboot device" after installation completed and click on next to go back to CWM.
14. Install "Modules Kernel".
15. Now reboot your phone.
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You are giving instructions to a almost 2 month old thread...
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hi i have used mindcr 2.9 rom i like it but wanted ro try different rom. well i have flashed mindcr many times cause i deleted something i need. so i toght i should try ankther rom in this case i chose simplicity v4 . but i cold not go into download mode only recovery so i wanted to flash back stock rom but i coldnt tried everything epcept the usb jig .. anyways i sent it to repair.. ill be getting it tomorrow. it was working only thing download mode did not work i tried all methods no luck . so here is my question... can you install another rom over mindcr with cwm? i search and many people said yes. so i did an phone got hard brick. if it dont matter then the procedure that i followes was wronf. are all roms installed trhu cwm in sd ca rd always the same dprocedure??? if so should i used the mindcr that i been using. any link for simplicity v4 ultimate i dont want v5 procedure from mind ans simplicity were almost the same are roms always installed the same procedure? i think if u can install a rom over anoher rom installed procedure from place i followed bricked my phone... thanks
It is best to install a Rom over stock. Even flashing over a Rom works sometimes. And yes every Rom is installed through cwm or e3 recovery. Simplicity v4 should be flashed the same way as mindcr Rom.
Sent from my GT-S5830i
Mohinkx said:
It is best to install a Rom over stock. Even flashing over a Rom works sometimes. And yes every Rom is installed through cwm or e3 recovery. Simplicity v4 should be flashed the same way as mindcr Rom.
Sent from my GT-S5830i
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thanks mohink yes that is what am trying to do go back to stock and install a rom over it. but tried all the fixes into going to download mode except the jig usb as am in mexico in a really small town. so i took it to a place to get it flashed... so should i try the simplicity v4 following the mindcr procedure... since am new to android plataform ..
how do i do a buck up just in case i messed up is thereba way to buck up how????
i aint staying stock hahah just want tobmake sure i dobit the rifht way... thanks guys
When you go into CWM recovery, there should be a section called Backup/Restore. Back up here, it Will take about 150mb-350mb of your sd card depending on what you have. So if flashing your Rom goes wrong you can go back to CWM and restore.
Then follow the procedure which is
- Root
- CWM
- Mount everything (it should look like unmount/system, unmount/data etc)
- wipe data and cache
- Advanced » wipe dalvik cache
- Mount everything again
- Install .zip from sd. Find the Rom and flash it.
This procedure will definitely work. If it doesn't just restore and try again.
Also, don't say thanks, but press it if I helped you
Sent from my GT-S5830i
Mohinkx said:
When you go into CWM recovery, there should be a section called Backup/Restore. Back up here, it Will take about 150mb-350mb of your sd card depending on what you have. So if flashing your Rom goes wrong you can go back to CWM and restore.
Then follow the procedure which is
- Root
- CWM
- Mount everything (it should look like unmount/system, unmount/data etc)
- wipe data and cache
- Advanced » wipe dalvik cache
- Mount everything again
- Install .zip from sd. Find the Rom and flash it.
This procedure will definitely work. If it doesn't just restore and try again.
Also, don't say thanks, but press it if I helped you
Sent from my GT-S5830i
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tahnk you mohinkkx .. yup already used the thanks button didnt know about it.. ill do jus that as sooos as i get it... here is the procedure that i flashed many times using mindcr..
1) Copy the rom file.zip and ClockWorkRec.zip in the root of your sd card.
2) Turn off the phone and turn it into recovery mode by pressing: Volume up + home + power. (To navigate the menu use the volume keys, to select the home, and back to return).
3) You are going to "apply update from sdcard" and choose ClockworkRec.zip
4) wipe data / reset - YES
5) advanced - Wipe Dalvik Cache - YES
6) Press back (go to main menu)
7) mounts and storage - format /system - YES
8) mount /system (it change to unmount) - Press Back
9) Select "install zip from sd" / "choose zip from sd card"
10) Select Rom.zip file - YES.
11) Wait Flashing. And press back.
12) reboot system now - Enjoy
raptorddd said:
tahnk you mohinkkx .. yup already used the thanks button didnt know about it.. ill do jus that as sooos as i get it... here is the procedure that i flashed many times using mindcr..
1) Copy the rom file.zip and ClockWorkRec.zip in the root of your sd card.
2) Turn off the phone and turn it into recovery mode by pressing: Volume up + home + power. (To navigate the menu use the volume keys, to select the home, and back to return).
3) You are going to "apply update from sdcard" and choose ClockworkRec.zip
4) wipe data / reset - YES
5) advanced - Wipe Dalvik Cache - YES
6) Press back (go to main menu)
7) mounts and storage - format /system - YES
8) mount /system (it change to unmount) - Press Back
9) Select "install zip from sd" / "choose zip from sd card"
10) Select Rom.zip file - YES.
11) Wait Flashing. And press back.
12) reboot system now - Enjoy
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Okay this time, don't format system.
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Mohinkx said:
Okay this time, don't format system.
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will that erase the buck up.?? no phone yet i was tol they cnat get it flashed... ill go today see whatts the deal..
raptorddd said:
will that erase the buck up.?? no phone yet i was tol they cnat get it flashed... ill go today see whatts the deal..
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No, the backup is on the sd card. Just don't format system.
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mohinkx said:
no, the backup is on the sd card. Just don't format system.
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ok i dont have it yeet.. Place where i send it could not unbricked it .. Sent it to other place i should b getting today if he cant then ill take it to telcel customer service..i dont think it has warraty though...