Hi people!
I need your help guys.
I want to go back from ICS to official GB ROM but where to find the kernel and generic firmware for my Xperia mini?
Help me please.
arvarobert said:
Hi people!
I need your help guys.
I want to go back from ICS to official GB ROM but where to find the kernel and generic firmware for my Xperia mini?
Help me please.
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Here you go!
http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/35239?tstart=0
Flash the right firmware and the kernel will also get flashed in the process!
So,that means i don't have to flash any kernel?
I read on other sites if i have stock ics then have to flash stock kernel for gb,what should i doo then?
I don't want to brick my precious
When you download .ftf file (those ones provided on the above link) you are flashing kernel + rom - in this case all official (stock) so no worries
You can do it via flash tool - it is very easy
Thanks guys for your quick answer and help:thumbup:
I'll be back(after flashing gb)!
It's done, thank you guys!
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Hi to all,
i have my new xperia s (its great), anyway i already unlock the bootloader (thanks to DooMLoRD and Sony), now my question is how do i update my fone with 62 fw to 73 fw cause it seems that 73 fixes the battery problem?
is there anyone can also give me the link for the 73fw as well as its instructions?
also, once the ICS is release for xperia s is there no conflict once i updated my version to 73?
thanks in advance.
edit: nevermind about the link i found it
edit: thanks for everyone in this forum. now i have successfully updated my xperia s from .62 to .73 and now its rooted. and now il wait for the ICS
i do not know if i will install cfw but for now there is a huge improvement in battery. , maybe il stick to the pre-rooted fw and wait for the ICS before installing any CFW.
May I know how?
May I know that, how you upgraded your firmware from .62 to .73 since you have unlocked the bootloader?
Do you flash the pre-rooted firmware by yourself?
What is your ori generic fw? For me I really hard to find my own country fw...
Here it is
Trevor Chuah said:
May I know that, how you upgraded your firmware from .62 to .73 since you have unlocked the bootloader?
Do you flash the pre-rooted firmware by yourself?
What is your ori generic fw? For me I really hard to find my own country fw...
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ive downloaded the orig ftf (for backup), you can choose whatever you like but i choose the sg ftf and the pre rooted firmware of sg.
first you need a flashtool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1588586
and then u need the ftf (orig and pre rooted)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1599303
and for the instructions on flashing the original firmware
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928343
and for flashing the pre-rooted firmware (look for post by 4lex96 i think its the 4th post on third page)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1597784&page=3
thats it goodluck.
also you may want to read this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526866
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1527159
Still stuck myself for decision...
Thank you for your info 1st. This give me a guide how to "ROOT" my SXS.
However, after flash in the .73 SG generic firmware, will I face problem while the official ICS update launch?
Is it at that time I will need to wait someone to pack the ftf and upload here then I just can update to ICS?
Haih, headache...
Also plan to use DoomKernel (Advanced Stock) to easily root the phone, dunno what problem will happen...
Trevor Chuah said:
Thank you for your info 1st. This give me a guide how to "ROOT" my SXS.
However, after flash in the .73 SG generic firmware, will I face problem while the official ICS update launch?
Is it at that time I will need to wait someone to pack the ftf and upload here then I just can update to ICS?
Haih, headache...
Also plan to use DoomKernel (Advanced Stock) to easily root the phone, dunno what problem will happen...
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i thinks theres no problem on getting the ics update its just that the update that youre getting will be based on SG firmware.
yeah i think so too that once the ics is release they will upload here a ftf for it.
i'd tried the doomkernel (advanced stock) last week have no problem at all,
but im on a ROM now so i installed the doomkernel 04a, by the way im using
KAspeed ROM.
anyway if u flash the stock advanced kernel, you can always get back to stock by flashing the original kernel from the stock firmware.
Thank you again.
Well thank you again for the info.
I will try it in this few days, hehe.
btw, you used and using DoomKernel right.
If I flash back the original kernel from advanced kernel, will I lost root and the recovery?
Trevor Chuah said:
Well thank you again for the info.
I will try it in this few days, hehe.
btw, you used and using DoomKernel right.
If I flash back the original kernel from advanced kernel, will I lost root and the recovery?
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im sure that you will loose recovery but about the root i dont know, if u flash the pre rooted firmware before the doomkernel and then go back to stock maybe the root will not disappear but im not sure havent tried.
Thank you.
Okay. Roughly I got the idea about it.
Now I try to root the firmware that I packed out. Still learning.
Still got long way for the ICS update yet. Haha
Thank you.
Hi All,
I installed a custom ROM (HYBROM v17) on my XMP a couple of weeks back. I now want to flash the just released stock ICS firmware to my device.
Will this cause a problem? Do I have to install the Stock ROM before flashing the ICS firmware?
jerome_rajan said:
Hi All,
I installed a custom ROM (HYBROM v17) on my XMP a couple of weeks back. I now want to flash the just released stock ICS firmware to my device.
Will this cause a problem? Do I have to install the Stock ROM before flashing the ICS firmware?
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If you want to flash the ftf of 4.0.4 using flashtool, you can do it right away. Check
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1690704
For more info.
Thanks,
Rick
Hit Thanks if I helped in anyway.
Thank you but my concern is whether I will face any issues installing ICS firmware while on a Custom ROM that, if I remember well, cited that it is based on .62 firmware.
jerome_rajan said:
Thank you but my concern is whether I will face any issues installing ICS firmware while on a Custom ROM that, if I remember well, cited that it is based on .62 firmware.
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Basically flashtool will clear the rom on your phone and install the ICS fw on it.
Including baseband and kernel.
So if you have GB on it with .62fw, it does not matter.
The thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1690704 already answers your questions about upgrading to ICS.
melander said:
Basically flashtool will clear the rom on your phone and install the ICS fw on it.
Including baseband and kernel.
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Great if that's true! Thank you so much
This will work
I can confirm that going from Hybrom V17 to the stock ICS works nicely.
Good afternoon, I am new in this theme and would like to ask a couple of things that I have not found an answer here in the forum. I have a Xperia Ray St18a, he came with Android 2.3.3 and I upgrade to 2.3.4 (4.0.2.A.0.62)(via OTA). Now I have the bootloader unlocked, I'm root and I have the CWR installed and I want to install the ROM RayOniumICS.v7 S Revolution, in the post the "Chef" recommended to install the official ICS ROM first but I do not understand how or which ROM install first. I've never flashed any other ROM in this Phone. I hope you understand me (my English sucks) and can help me. Thank you very much.:good:
king3 said:
Good afternoon, I am new in this theme and would like to ask a couple of things that I have not found an answer here in the forum. I have a Xperia Ray St18a, he came with Android 2.3.3 and I upgrade to 2.3.4 (4.0.2.A.0.62)(via OTA). Now I have the bootloader unlocked, I'm root and I have the CWR installed and I want to install the ROM RayOniumICS.v7 S Revolution, in the post the "Chef" recommended to install the official ICS ROM first but I do not understand how or which ROM install first. I've never flashed any other ROM in this Phone. I hope you understand me (my English sucks) and can help me. Thank you very much.:good:
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Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1627627
and download the ICS .ftf file that you want. Flash it using flashtool. Here is a guide to flashtool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19684949&postcount=4
If you need more help just ask.
Cheers,
Evil.
evilbarcode said:
Go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1627627
and download the ICS .ftf file that you want. Flash it using flashtool. Here is a guide to flashtool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19684949&postcount=4
If you need more help just ask.
Cheers,
Evil.
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Thanks for responding,:good: I'll try to do what you say. You'll understand that I can not ask in the original thread of the ROM due my novice condition, for that reason I have to ask here. Which of these tft Stock Firmware you recommend for my St18a? and If I install the RayOniumICS ROM could I lose my 3G frequencies? ( I have a Xperia Ray St18a and no St18i like the devs and the others) Thank you again.
king3 said:
Thanks for responding,:good: I'll try to do what you say. You'll understand that I can not ask in the original thread of the ROM due my novice condition, for that reason I have to ask here. Which of these tft Stock Firmware you recommend for my St18a? and If I install the RayOniumICS ROM could I lose my 3G frequencies? ( I have a Xperia Ray St18a and no St18i like the devs and the others) Thank you again.
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Hey bro,
I've asked a question here for you http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28875671&posted=1#post28875671 Keep an eye on it. I'll post back when I know more about the firmware for your ST18a.
Cheers,
Evil.
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king3 said:
Thanks for responding,:good: I'll try to do what you say. You'll understand that I can not ask in the original thread of the ROM due my novice condition, for that reason I have to ask here. Which of these tft Stock Firmware you recommend for my St18a? and If I install the RayOniumICS ROM could I lose my 3G frequencies? ( I have a Xperia Ray St18a and no St18i like the devs and the others) Thank you again.
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Try this to get ICS for st18a
Try editing your build.prop file. Look in /system/build.prop.
Open it with RootExplorer and edit
See attached picture, change the numbers that are in the red box (will be different on you build.prop) to this 1252-5344
Save and exit for every file you modded.
Reboot your phone. Turn off and use SEUS.
If this doesn't (with that number) try asking in the general section for the cda number of an st18a user who has got android 4.0.4 update.
If it does work, then now you have ICS official update.
Now you need to flash a kernel that is pre-rooted and has cwm, which you will have to unlock your bootloader to do.
Then you can flash whatever rom you want to.
Cheers,
Evil.
OK, thank you very much for asking in the original post, I will be tuned to the thread, and I'll try later to do what you say. Thanks for your help and answers.
king3 said:
OK, thank you very much for asking in the original post, I will be tuned to the thread, and I'll try later to do what you say. Thanks for your help and answers.
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No problem, just hit the thanks button haha
Cheers,
Evil.
My friend, If I flash that official ICS ROM (going to flash 4.0.4 - 4.1.B.0.431 (North America)) could I lose the Root and the Unlocked Bootloader?
king3 said:
My friend, If I flash that official ICS ROM (going to flash 4.0.4 - 4.1.B.0.431 (North America)) could I lose the Root and the Unlocked Bootloader?
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You will loose root but you wont loose your unlocked bootloader. To get root back once you have flashed stock 4.0.4, flash a custom kernel, which should be pre-rooted and have cwm installed. Boot to cwm and flash the custom rom you want.
Cheers,
Evil.
Hello My friend, I keep in my process of installing ICS 4.0.4, I'm in 4.0.4 - 4.1.B.0.431 (North America), I lost the root and I do not know how and wich prerooted Kernel install. I'm going to flash this ROM http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1516508 means I have to flash one of those 2 kernerls? (SIRKAY or Air v2 (initd, touch recovery)) How I can Root Again and how can i install the CWR? Thank you very much for the help.
where cam i download LWW gingerbread stock roms? i want to dwongrade my phone im having too much problem on ics
philipxtian18 said:
where cam i download LWW gingerbread stock roms? i want to dwongrade my phone im having too much problem on ics
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Rootable GB ROM .58
Non-rootable GB ROM .62
Extract them using 7z and flash .ftf file through flash-tool
Thanks
Shravan
credits
benji.berg
Instead of posting this question, you could just take a look at the one and only sticky thread in general subforum... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568792
It has everything including links to download firmware
how can i falsh them? where can i find a flash tool? and how
Hello. I need your help. I have a xperia Sola and i unlocked bootloader. Then i rooted using a custom ROM. This custom ROM is really terrible. Now i have Build Number 6.0.B.1.564 and Kernel Version is 2.6.35.7+. How i can restore all to default ROM and Kernel? Or can you suggest me the best ROM for Sola? Thank you.
anewone said:
Hello. I need your help. I have a xperia Sola and i unlocked bootloader. Then i rooted using a custom ROM. This custom ROM is really terrible. Now i have Build Number 6.0.B.1.564 and Kernel Version is 2.6.35.7+. How i can restore all to default ROM and Kernel? Or can you suggest me the best ROM for Sola? Thank you.
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Since you are on unlocked bootloader i suggest you install jb. It has been ported for sola too but don't know if and which bugs could exist.
If you want to restore the stock rom, search the ftf file from sola development section and dowload it. Flash it via flashtool and you are done.
DaRk-L0rD said:
Since you are on unlocked bootloader i suggest you install jb. It has been ported for sola too but don't know if and which bugs could exist.
If you want to restore the stock rom, search the ftf file from sola development section and dowload it. Flash it via flashtool and you are done.
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thanks for your sugestion. What is jb? The custom ROM i used is .img. Now flash ftf is ok? Or i have to find .img?
anewone said:
thanks for your sugestion. What is jb? The custom ROM i used is .img. Now flash ftf is ok? Or i have to find .img?
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jb is jellybean. Latest android os. Check here a modified version of jb --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2288630
.img is not the custom rom but the kernel mate.
As about stock: download the ftf and open it with winrar. Extract kernel.sin and flash it via fastboot mode. After that flash via flashmode the ftf..
Stock
Jb(jelly bean) is a new branch of software newer than Ics(ice cream sandwich), in my opinion i recomend ultimate rom V4z but you have to read the instructions and last posts carefully.
In case you still dont want to install a new rom, heres the stock,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2029529
anewone said:
Hello. I need your help. I have a xperia Sola and i unlocked bootloader. Then i rooted using a custom ROM. This custom ROM is really terrible. Now i have Build Number 6.0.B.1.564 and Kernel Version is 2.6.35.7+. How i can restore all to default ROM and Kernel? Or can you suggest me the best ROM for Sola? Thank you.
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Follow the procedure mentioned in this thread to flash default ICS .54 through flashtool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928343
After flashing .54, install Project XV-R JB ROM for Sola. I have been using it for the last few days and its pretty stable. Here the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2311414
DaRk-L0rD said:
jb is jellybean. Latest android os. Check here a modified version of jb --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2288630
.img is not the custom rom but the kernel mate.
As about stock: download the ftf and open it with winrar. Extract kernel.sin and flash it via fastboot mode. After that flash via flashmode the ftf..
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so how i can restore default kernel?
Just flash official ics .54 ftf through flashtool