Hey guys...i have an Xperia Mini Pro SK17i that from the day that it received Android ICS 4.0.4 its become nearly unusable cause its being really annoyingly slow. It takes at least 10 seconds for an App to launch and web pages take a long time to load, it takes ages to boot and even scrolling between homescreens is a pain in the ass.
With what i read so far, since i cant upgrade to Jelly bean cause Sony hasnt given that update to that phone, i figured out my only solution to the problem is to either go back to Gingerbread or root and flash a Jelly bean rom that performs well in my phone. Problem is as i kept reading..and saw with how many ways its possible to root and flash roms, kernels, fastboot and all those words that i have no idea what the mean..i got even more confused on which way is the most safe so i wont brick my phone and destroy it and which is the most simple way to do it.
Sorry for being a clueless android user, i had an iPhone for so many years and i recently got an Android so i need some time to learn how to be able to mod and fix it.
So the question is...how do i root this specific device and flash a custom rom? The more details the better....
Currently it has stock android ICS 4.0.4...
Thanks in advance.
If you don't want to root it, its fine
You can still downgrade to gb
Download flashtool (google)
Download your device's gb FTF rom file.
Flash it via flashtool
Now these steps are elaborated in general section stickies tool-guides-etc etc thread by someguy in hell.
If you want to root it followw mihanns rooting guide in general stickies and also his guide on installing custom rom
Regards
N
Root with the post in general, install Xparts and install recovery with xparts. Then if you will install a GB rom, flash before the ftf file of GB stock, the same with ics, if you will install a ICS rom, flash before the ftf file of ICS stock.Using flashtool
If you have Unlocked bootloader, you have to flash a kernel that you want and then the rom.
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Whats your opinion guys? Should i go Jellybean, back to GB or stay to ICS?
Heartl3ss said:
Whats your opinion guys? Should i go Jellybean, back to GB or stay to ICS?
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Definitely Jellybean.
Rooting is not enough to install JellyBean You will also have to unlock bootloader
And ICS - I think You have updated it without wiping data. The difference between GB and ICS is huge, so the official updating method through PC Companion will end like this - very poor performance. IMO clean install for ICS is needed. Of course it will work slower than with GB, but it wasn't a big difference (IMO).
Now I'm using JB and it's still not bugless. But it can be used for daily use for sure Now, when nAa and other devs are working on 3.0.8 kernel - it will bring a second life to 2011 Xperia line phones
My opinion is to root your device and after root u have to install titanium backup app cause once u will open it after root it will fix something in permissions I think.. Install CWM through X-Parts app "you can get it from play store".. Boot into recovery.. Wipe data, dalvic cache and reset settings "Make sure u backup what u want before doing this through titanium backup or other backup app".. Then install Root Uninstaller to uninstall bloatware apps and stick with stock ICS or a custom ICS ROM if u r looking for bugless ROM as JB ROMs will not be lighter than ICS on our xperia mini pro and they r not bugless.. So dun go through any of them right now, maybe later after nAa finish this 3.0.8 kernel.. If u need any further support just PM me or feed me back here.. Few things after the above and ur device will be very efficient )
Good Luck
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Alright this is my first post here..
I am a complete newbie as far android rooting and custom rom installation is concerned. I have been using Samsung galaxy ace's stock installation unrooted phone for about 6 months...after installing a few apps the phone has become sluggish..and battery drains out more quickly I can do a factory reset
but its not practical reinstalling apps again and again . I figured out custom rom is the way to go to unlock the potential of the phone but the chances of bricking my phone has stopped from taking the plunge.
I haven't yet found a recent how to root and install custom rom post for the galaxy ace S5830 ,the ones that are available are 8 -9 months old I believe a lot has changed since then
My current rom is gingerbread DDKQ6
In short this is what I want
1) Back-up the entire factory os( ie samsung touchwiz etc)..incase I screw up I can always go back.
2) root the phone
3) Install a stable and secure rom gingerbread or ics (even better) which is fast and doesn't lag after installing a few apps. without sacrificing any original features of the phone apart from touchwiz
4) a rom which has all google apps running (gmail,android market,placess,navigation ,search,youtube etc).. i noted the current ics roms for galaxy ace don't have the camera working.
Pls help.
Hi mate .. try Sony HD V2 OR GingerCruzt if you like Sony Ericsson Xperia ...
Note ..
Manually install Google maps, YouTube, etc..
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AnoopKumar said:
Hi mate .. try Sony HD V2 OR GingerCruzt if you like Sony Ericsson Xperia ...
Note ..
Manually install Google maps, YouTube, etc..
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I don't want a new phone but a new rom
wickedspice said:
I don't want a new phone but a new rom
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Lol.. Those are custom roms.
And just check the stickies for the how-to's
TeamCooper Developer
TheMyth Developer
wickedspice said:
I don't want a new phone but a new rom
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Boss Sony HD V2 & GingerCruzt are xeperia themed roms
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all of your wants there can be answered by google and the search tool. I suggeat you do that first
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Flash cwm5 from stock recovery. Backup your rom then look in android development
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Chances of bricking is very less. You can read the stickies in development section. All info given there. Nothing much has changed. So you can use the old posts without worry.
as you new better start with a stock custom Rom . try stocklite 6 or adrenaline Rom. you Will know what you were missing.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1611103 this is new post on how 2 root. and as i said nothing has changed. hope this helped.
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wickedspice said:
Alright this is my first post here..
I am a complete newbie as far android rooting and custom rom installation is concerned. I have been using Samsung galaxy ace's stock installation unrooted phone for about 6 months...after installing a few apps the phone has become sluggish..and battery drains out more quickly I can do a factory reset
but its not practical reinstalling apps again and again . I figured out custom rom is the way to go to unlock the potential of the phone but the chances of bricking my phone has stopped from taking the plunge.
I haven't yet found a recent how to root and install custom rom post for the galaxy ace S5830 ,the ones that are available are 8 -9 months old I believe a lot has changed since then
My current rom is gingerbread DDKQ6
In short this is what I want
1) Back-up the entire factory os( ie samsung touchwiz etc)..incase I screw up I can always go back.
2) root the phone
3) Install a stable and secure rom gingerbread or ics (even better) which is fast and doesn't lag after installing a few apps. without sacrificing any original features of the phone apart from touchwiz
4) a rom which has all google apps running (gmail,android market,placess,navigation ,search,youtube etc).. i noted the current ics roms for galaxy ace don't have the camera working.
Pls help.
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For flashing a rom, ALWAYS delete Dalvic cache, cache and factory reset. Remember those 3 and you can flash any rom you want. Delete these before installing the rom, then flash.
Some roms don't require you to delete one of those, but always do just for safety measures and to avoid future problems.
How do i update superuser app?
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As other users told you you can follow other guides about galaxy ace (even 11 month old, not so much have changed (for example http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1034145).
Just two advices if it's your firs experience with ROMs and root (that I learned here, and "save" my smartphone til now! )
1) To avoid lag and memory limits you should try link2sd or a2sd when yo'ull root (google for them)
2) NEVER use ROM Manager (or the CWM apk pre-installed in some ROMs) to backup your phone/intall ROMs/MOD/etc (NEVER USE IT!) because it'll brick your Ace!
Hope have helped you... Good Luck
wickedspice said:
Alright this is my first post here..
I am a complete newbie as far android rooting and custom rom installation is concerned. I have been using Samsung galaxy ace's stock installation unrooted phone for about 6 months...after installing a few apps the phone has become sluggish..and battery drains out more quickly I can do a factory reset
but its not practical reinstalling apps again and again . I figured out custom rom is the way to go to unlock the potential of the phone but the chances of bricking my phone has stopped from taking the plunge.
I haven't yet found a recent how to root and install custom rom post for the galaxy ace S5830 ,the ones that are available are 8 -9 months old I believe a lot has changed since then
My current rom is gingerbread DDKQ6
In short this is what I want
1) Back-up the entire factory os( ie samsung touchwiz etc)..incase I screw up I can always go back.
2) root the phone
3) Install a stable and secure rom gingerbread or ics (even better) which is fast and doesn't lag after installing a few apps. without sacrificing any original features of the phone apart from touchwiz
4) a rom which has all google apps running (gmail,android market,placess,navigation ,search,youtube etc).. i noted the current ics roms for galaxy ace don't have the camera working.
Pls help.
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Dude.. your and my needs are the same.. even i want to get rid of the stock ROM and want to try custom ROM
but i m confused because of so many choices i am not able to decide the ROM
mostly i need
1) as much internal space available in phone
(this problem can be solved by S2E "not sure"
but the thread says it does " http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1477996 ")
2) a fast rOm. after all after all my search i have found AOSP.. by SLAID though its Beta but ppl have used it.. and everyone appreciating their work
as i have heard AOSP is the fastest ROM for android devices
" http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1447602 "
but the problem is i dont know how to install it.. even i m a noobie
and i cant even post in dev section
i know even i have doubts.. if anyone can clear them.. thanks in advance..
and for those who got any new info.. can use thanks button..
phreeoni said:
Dude.. your and my needs are the same.. even i want to get rid of the stock ROM and want to try custom ROM
but i m confused because of so many choices i am not able to decide the ROM
mostly i need
1) as much internal space available in phone
(this problem can be solved by S2E "not sure"
but the thread says it does " http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1477996 ")
2) a fast rOm. after all after all my search i have found AOSP.. by SLAID though its Beta but ppl have used it.. and everyone appreciating their work
as i have heard AOSP is the fastest ROM for android devices
" http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1447602 "
but the problem is i dont know how to install it.. even i m a noobie
and i cant even post in dev section
i know even i have doubts.. if anyone can clear them.. thanks in advance..
and for those who got any new info.. can use thanks button..
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So i`ll assume that you already rooted ok?
Download Clockworkmod recovery from dev section
Install it by going to recovery-apply update then choose the sip file
Reboot
Download AOSP rom
put in SD
reboot to recovery
wipe everything
install zip from SD
choose AOSP rom ok?
but AOKP is still under beta so I don`t really recommend it
Its all on www.google.com or just use your brain to click the stickies please....
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Doo:DAce said:
So i`ll assume that you already rooted ok?
Download Clockworkmod recovery from dev section
Install it by going to recovery-apply update then choose the sip file
Reboot
Download AOSP rom
put in SD
reboot to recovery
wipe everything
install zip from SD
choose AOSP rom ok?
but AOKP is still under beta so I don`t really recommend it
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no i havnt rooted the phone.. but i have read somewhere that it is must to root phone before installing custom rom.. so looking forward the app and method to root my device
another thing is i want take up my stock rom too.. i may shift to stock ROM if i m unable to handle custom..
so the backup of the stock ROM is to be taken before rooting orr after rooting?
Back up with cwm after rooting and after installing cwm. Still, the best way to return to stock is Samfirmware and flashing through Odin (u need a PC and the ace's controllers).
It's all in the forums, just don't rush to flashing stuff without an exit plan.
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Back up with cwm after rooting and after installing cwm. Still, the best way to return to stock is Samfirmware and flashing through Odin (u need a PC and the ace's controllers).
It's all in the forums, just don't rush to flashing stuff without an exit plan.
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Ya I have used odin... I was just confused about backup of stock rom and procedure... Thanks anyway..
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Few days back Sony announced ICS upgrade for my Sony Ericsson wt19i Live with Walkman but it seems that ICS is too much performance consuming and too heavy for wt19i's 512mb RAM and GHz processor.
I currently have a rooted Gingerbread 2.3.4 (and yes with a lot of personal customization) STOCK ROM which I like very much.
Now as you can see in this post by Sony Blog they did not officially released ICS for wt19i Live yet. But I want to try ICS right now. I have found a ICS ROM which can be flashed via FLASH TOOL and can be installed without unlocking bootloader.
Now my questions are:
Is it safe to upgrade this release?
Can I revert back to my old ROM after upgrading?
I have a Nandroid Backup of my whole system, can I simply use restore my Gingerbread 2.3.4 ROM after upgrading to ICS?
If your answer is no, can you help me how to downgrade back to 2.3.4 after upgrading to ICS?
Any help, link, rom, procedure will be of great help
I am a noob, so please try to be descriptive.
Thank You
U can just go in 2 download mode if anything goes wrong or u dont like it (turn off phone hold down volume am plug usb u shud kno dis) no special procedure shud be needed although i haven't heard of that Rom yet
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Btw do u hav titanium backup and the play now store installed the Sony app store i mean not google play??
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Dude i did some prying after i saw your post and i came across this official update...
http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/38368
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If you want to restore remember to be on the same kernel you backed up on, and check if the baseband is supported on the rom.
Im planning to buy Xperia Ray after i hard bricked(totally dead) my galaxy mini plus but i have couple questions to ask first before buying.
1. Is it ok to upgrade to official ICS even with some issues? or should i stick to GB?
2.What are the issues after the ICS is isntalled?
2. What is the latest GB? because in my galaxy mini plus its 2.3.6
3. Is it easy to root? because my classmate said the higher your phone is the harder to root
4. If i want to to install custom rom what is the best rom?
all my questions are for Xperia Ray. ill wait for some replies beforing doing something after i bought Xperia Ray.
mickeyzkun said:
Im planning to buy Xperia Ray after i hard bricked(totally dead) my galaxy mini plus but i have couple questions to ask first before buying.
1. Is it ok to upgrade to official ICS even with some issues? or should i stick to GB?
2.What are the issues after the ICS is isntalled?
2. What is the latest GB? because in my galaxy mini plus its 2.3.6
3. Is it easy to root? because my classmate said the higher your phone is the harder to root
4. If i want to to install custom rom what is the best rom?
all my questions are for Xperia Ray. ill wait for some replies beforing doing something after i bought Xperia Ray.
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1.Gb is more stable than ics,and gaming etc is better on gb
2.the latest gingebread version for our phones is 2.3.4
3.Rooting shouldnt be a problem,there are a lot of tools in development section
4.If you want ics custom rom try real ics r5.2 it was the best for me, when you want gingerbread try my rom (signaature)hasa rom by sandy07,or nerodroid
Note:To install custom roms you will have to unlock your bootloader and flash kernel manually (This will void garanty,i think in samsung the kernel flashes automaticly in CWM) But there are also custom roms that can be installed on locked bootloader my rom,hasa gb,real ics etc
Hope i helped you
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ohh so i can't install custom rom yet if my phone is still under warranty not like in samsung they said it will only void the warranty once you open your phone aka hardware.
is the real ics r5.2 is stable and its like an official ICS?
mind telling me what are the issues of ICS on xperia ray.
mickeyzkun said:
ohh so i can't install custom rom yet if my phone is still under warranty not like in samsung they said it will only void the warranty once you open your phone aka hardware.
is the real ics r5.2 is stable and its like an official ICS?
mind telling me what are the issues of ICS on xperia ray.
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You can install a custom Rom,just unlock bootloader wich will void guarantee but you can also relock it and you can use Roms that work on locked bootloader,Real Ics is a very great Rom,its stable and much faster than stock Rom,
Only issues i think are the LED when you receive sms or missed a Call they dont work
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i think im just going to root it and nothing more because i don't want to waste another money .
mickeyzkun said:
Im planning to buy Xperia Ray after i hard bricked(totally dead) my galaxy mini plus but i have couple questions to ask first before buying.
1. Is it ok to upgrade to official ICS even with some issues? or should i stick to GB?
2.What are the issues after the ICS is isntalled?
2. What is the latest GB? because in my galaxy mini plus its 2.3.6
3. Is it easy to root? because my classmate said the higher your phone is the harder to root
4. If i want to to install custom rom what is the best rom?
all my questions are for Xperia Ray. ill wait for some replies beforing doing something after i bought Xperia Ray.
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I'll try to answer it, hope can help you
1. GB is more stable, more efficient on battery, good for gaming.. but it's ok too if you want to upgrade it to ICS, actually it's stable and good though GB is a bit better.. if you want more rocks on ICS then do some tweaks or use Custom kernel and ROM
Issues just lag on your phone but it just a little bit and if you try to use phone like a monster device(?)
2. Latest GB from Google is 2.3.7, but on Ray (Official Sony) 2.3.4
3. No .. there too many ways and awsome people will break up the shadow!
4. The Best ROM.. everyone have different experience for use their phone and CusROM also offer different advantages, so it's all back to you again..
Tips from me , if u want use CusROM for daily use then choose ROM wif minimal bugs or NO BUG..
That's from me, thanks
CMIIW
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why dont u go for xperia p Or U they are new phones with new ics update...??? xperia ray is not so good.
knightazura said:
I'll try to answer it, hope can help you
1. GB is more stable, more efficient on battery, good for gaming.. but it's ok too if you want to upgrade it to ICS, actually it's stable and good though GB is a bit better.. if you want more rocks on ICS then do some tweaks or use Custom kernel and ROM
Issues just lag on your phone but it just a little bit and if you try to use phone like a monster device(?)
2. Latest GB from Google is 2.3.7, but on Ray (Official Sony) 2.3.4
3. No .. there too many ways and awsome people will break up the shadow!
4. The Best ROM.. everyone have different experience for use their phone and CusROM also offer different advantages, so it's all back to you again..
Tips from me , if u want use CusROM for daily use then choose ROM wif minimal bugs or NO BUG..
That's from me, thanks
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i see GB is way better than ICS. i searched on the net about ics issue on ray and this is what i've found from aug 7-9 >http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/261582#261582 http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/262223#262223 http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/262337#262337 http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/263034#263034 im afraid to tweak even i want but i dont want to waste another money.
if i upgrade to latest ICS can i still get back to latest GB?
no? you mean its not easy to root?
thanks for suggesting on what custom rom to use.
gmp009 said:
why dont u go for xperia p Or U they are new phones with new ics update...??? xperia ray is not so good.
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xperia P and U doesn't have card slot even they're better than ray and i dont want to buy too expensive phone and im only a student dont have a job yet. im ok with ray
@all
what is the difference between st18i and st18a except that a is from US.
mickeyzkun said:
i see GB is way better than ICS. i searched on the net about ics issue on ray and this is what i've found from aug 7-9 >http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/261582#261582 http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/262223#262223 http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/262337#262337 http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/263034#263034 im afraid to tweak even i want but i dont want to waste another money.
if i upgrade to latest ICS can i still get back to latest GB?
no? you mean its not easy to root?
thanks for suggesting on what custom rom to use.
xperia P and U doesn't have card slot even they're better than ray and i dont want to buy too expensive phone and im only a student dont have a job yet. im ok with ray
@all
what is the difference between st18i and st18a except that a is from US.
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Root is easy there are lots of Tools here,you can easy Flash back from Ics to gb and there is no difference between this phones st18 is the commercial Name and St18i/st18a are only model numbers no difference
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mickeyzkun said:
i see GB is way better than ICS. i searched on the net about ics issue on ray and this is what i've found from aug 7-9 >http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/261582#261582 http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/262223#262223 http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/262337#262337 http://talk.sonymobile.com/message/263034#263034 im afraid to tweak even i want but i dont want to waste another money.
if i upgrade to latest ICS can i still get back to latest GB?
no? you mean its not easy to root?
thanks for suggesting on what custom rom to use.
xperia P and U doesn't have card slot even they're better than ray and i dont want to buy too expensive phone and im only a student dont have a job yet. im ok with ray
@all
what is the difference between st18i and st18a except that a is from US.
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hmm strange in my country xperia ray price is higher then xperia p and u
Xperia ray
mickeyzkun said:
Im planning to buy Xperia Ray after i hard bricked(totally dead) my galaxy mini plus but i have couple questions to ask first before buying.
1. Is it ok to upgrade to official ICS even with some issues? or should i stick to GB?
2.What are the issues after the ICS is isntalled?
2. What is the latest GB? because in my galaxy mini plus its 2.3.6
3. Is it easy to root? because my classmate said the higher your phone is the harder to root
4. If i want to to install custom rom what is the best rom?
all my questions are for Xperia Ray. ill wait for some replies beforing doing something after i bought Xperia Ray.
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as of my experience:
1. Yes ics is really brilliant but and has a smoother web broeser than gb. however its main issues are you just cant play some games on it as well as its a real pain for hd graphical games to play , might cause serious lags fcs in games. for such reasons i rolled back to gb.
2.ics can handle certain things faster than gb but as we know Xperia 2011 series are now classified as low range phones.because they've got single core 1 ghz with 210/512 mb ram which is only meant for gb only.
rooting is not a big issue once you've rooted ur phone the rest is like a butter. latest official rom is 2.3.4
3 for thhe custom rom 2.3.7 is best.
4. you'd better buy Galaxy Ace2( Dual core processor .and 750 mb of ram space its a good device for ics and gaming (which sported by mali gpu 400.:good:
KhemaraS. said:
Root is easy there are lots of Tools here,you can easy Flash back from Ics to gb and there is no difference between this phones st18 is the commercial Name and St18i/st18a are only model numbers no difference
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yah i know its easy but i dont wan to make mistake again like what i did on my galaxy mini plus that lead to hard-bricked.
btw where can i download official ICS? because i read on the net that clean install of ICS is recommended the problem on ICS is lesser than upgrading to ICS.
btw how do i clean install official ics? just preparing all i need to do when i bought the phone.
mickeyzkun said:
yah i know its easy but i dont wan to make mistake again like what i did on my galaxy mini plus that lead to hard-bricked.
btw where can i download official ICS? because i read on the net that clean install of ICS is recommended the problem on ICS is lesser than upgrading to ICS.
btw how do i clean install official ics? just preparing all i need to do when i bought the phone.
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DO IT LIKE THISownload flashtool (dev section) and a ftf File from official Ics Update(dev section) 2. Install drivers for flashtool you will find them in flashtool folder=>drivers (you only need fastboot and flashmode drivers 3.shut down your phone and wait 5 sec 4.Connect your phone to pc via USB while youre Holding the volume down Button 5.the LED should be green now you are connected in flashmode 6.Start flashtool drag/drop the ftf File and Start flashing wait till it ends and youre done
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crytec4 said:
as of my experience:
1. Yes ics is really brilliant but and has a smoother web broeser than gb. however its main issues are you just cant play some games on it as well as its a real pain for hd graphical games to play , might cause serious lags fcs in games. for such reasons i rolled back to gb.
2.ics can handle certain things faster than gb but as we know Xperia 2011 series are now classified as low range phones.because they've got single core 1 ghz with 210/512 mb ram which is only meant for gb only.
rooting is not a big issue once you've rooted ur phone the rest is like a butter. latest official rom is 2.3.4
3 for thhe custom rom 2.3.7 is best.
4. you'd better buy Galaxy Ace2( Dual core processor .and 750 mb of ram space its a good device for ics and gaming (which sported by mali gpu 400.:good:
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thanks for suggesting me better phone but i can't aford it and i already decided that ill choose xperia ray and someone said that it can play every single hd games and its cheap. if im going to buy too expensive phone just for gaming,i rather buy ps vita and be contented on my super low end phone.
KhemaraS. said:
DO IT LIKE THISownload flashtool (dev section) and a ftf File from official Ics Update(dev section) 2. Install drivers for flashtool you will find them in flashtool folder=>drivers (you only need fastboot and flashmode drivers 3.shut down your phone and wait 5 sec 4.Connect your phone to pc via USB while youre Holding the volume down Button 5.the LED should be green now you are connected in flashmode 6.Start flashtool drag/drop the ftf File and Start flashing wait till it ends and youre done
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so thats how to clean install official ICS. thanks ill copy paste that instruction in notepad.
ill do those instruction when i have the phone.
Hi every one.
Got my s3 when it launched & rooted it with odin using the unlocked kernel? Can't remember exactly ?
My phone keeps telling me there is a software update, but it fails when I try install.
Looking for some advice on what I should do to update it. But obviously I don't want to lose root access.
Also jelly bean is due soon & I'm just wondering whether to wait till then?
Im currently using a stock Rom I think?
I really like the way I have it set up at the min & I'd like to keep it as close to how it is now on jelly?
Can you make a custom Rom from my phone & put it to jelly when it's released.
Any help or advice would be great.
Cos I'm totally lost to be honest?
there was a member who had a problem like this.
1-)people suggested him to flash a stock rom update it and root it again. ( of course do a nandroid backup or titanium backup )
then there will be no problems.
2-) you can choose to flash any available rom for your s3. directly put it in your internal sd and flash with cwm.
you can search that in forum.
P.S: Roms are for use of everybody, you can select what you want to install ( you dont need to search a Rom made for your phone )
OTA's don't work of you are rooted and running a custom recovery.
Flash the latest stock ROM via Odin and root it, but you won't get official OTA's when you are rooted.
Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium
So flash back stock kernel through odin , update it & then re-root?
Can jb be rooted yet?
I might wait till jb is released officially, it's due in a few days isn't it?
Thanks for the reply guys but I'm still a bit unsure what I'm doing tbh .
I always take my time doing stuff like this cos I don't want to brick my phone?
Hi every1, I have an xu and it's been a while since i flashed it to 2.3.7 (Build .184) and now it's working kinda slow... also I wanna go back to ics for many reasons.. I was pretty sure that now i could just update my phone to ics using pcc but both, PCC and US tell me that I already have the latest android version for my device...
So my question is- how can I flash back to ics? which ics build is the best in ur opinion(most importantly smooth!!)? and how can I root my phone with that version? (cuz i know that last time i tried rooting .54 with Binary's root method it didn't work for me)
Can any1 please help me answer these questions? and add good guidelines, I'm a nub when it comes to this
Thanks in advance!!
bukra said:
So my question is- how can I flash back to ics? which ics build is the best in ur opinion(most importantly smooth!!)? and how can I root my phone with that version? (cuz i know that last time i tried rooting .54 with Binary's root method it didn't work for me)
Can any1 please help me answer these questions? and add good guidelines, I'm a nub when it comes to this
Thanks in advance!!
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The only Sony ICS I've used was .54, and to root it the hard way (that is, without BL unlock) you must replace the kernel with the one from .10
I'm also a very satisfied GB user, but trying AOSP 4.1.2 now
Ryccardo said:
The only Sony ICS I've used was .54, and to root it the hard way (that is, without BL unlock) you must replace the kernel with the one from .10
I'm also a very satisfied GB user, but trying AOSP 4.1.2 now
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But .54 was very slow... e.g. camera takes 3-4 sec to capture, plus had many bugs and didnt work smoothly...
some1 suggested that i install .84 but idk if it's better than gb and if it's rootable..
bukra said:
But .54 was very slow... e.g. camera takes 3-4 sec to capture, plus had many bugs and didnt work smoothly...
some1 suggested that i install .84 but idk if it's better than gb and if it's rootable..
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2- Yes, you still use the .10 kernel + flashtool root + reinstall stock kernel
1- You inspired me to try a home slimmed .100, but my opinion says it'll be worse than GB .188
should use pre rooted kernel, as the kernel Sliding ICS.
already root and cwm :good: