I have seen xperia acro S, S and SL that backup of TA works when restoring DRM for those who unlock their bootloader officially. Will these work with xperia 2011?
I have seen a tool on xperia Z and it works there. But flashtool has this option
I don't get why you need the DRM so badly? Why don't you just unlock? I did and I've never had any problems
I'm not sure if it could work, but you could try it
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I really love having the full functionality of the stock rom whenever I return. That's why I'm eager to find ways to restore DRM. The problem is when TA is messed up, I will end up hard brick
mihahn said:
I don't get why you need the DRM so badly? Why don't you just unlock? I did and I've never had any problems
I'm not sure if it could work, but you could try it
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+1. Agreed.
Lol when I was on locked bl too I never used drm related functions..
amnher said:
I really love having the full functionality of the stock rom whenever I return. That's why I'm eager to find ways to restore DRM. The problem is when TA is messed up, I will end up hard brick
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If you want a hard brick try. If you succeed good for you and community too (2011 devices)
Drm does almost NOTHING except music likes and such stuff.
If you still want drm so badly unlock via testpoint. You wont lose Drm.
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koradiavatsal said:
+1. Agreed.
Lol when I was on locked bl too I never used drm related functions..
If you want a hard brick try. If you succeed good for you and community too (2011 devices)
Drm does almost NOTHING except music likes and such stuff.
If you still want drm so badly unlock via testpoint. You wont lose Drm.
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but I have 12w17 and when I use TP method I get qcreceived packet error.
What I'm clarifying is what happens if I backup TA before unlock and restore TA after unlock
amnher said:
but I have 12w17 and when I use TP method I get qcreceived packet error.
What I'm clarifying is what happens if I backup TA before unlock and restore TA after unlock
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We don't know and so you'd be the first tester
If I were you I'd just unlock, if you wait and wait and wait there will be a time when the phone is too outdated or it's bricked and you have to buy a new phone and I guess you'll be thinking "why didn't I unlock and used one of the great roms, now it's too late"
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But im using music likes. Is there a way to make that work on the old musc player without drm?
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amnher said:
But im using music likes. Is there a way to make that work on the old musc player without drm?
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There are fixes. You can try them
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Can you suggest a fix for that for GB Stock rom?
mihahn said:
I don't get why you need the DRM so badly? Why don't you just unlock? I did and I've never had any problems
I'm not sure if it could work, but you could try it
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ya.drm why????
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Hello
Okay now i knw this question is answered abt 100 times ..but i need to clarify so i am asking agai ..sorry for the frustrations ..
What exactly are DRM keys ..What will be disadvantages if i dont have DRM keys ...??
I knw one will be that i wont receive OTA official Sony updates
What are the other disadvantages
Thanking you
You won't be able to use other official Sony Ericsson services like Track ID etc.
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monil.verma said:
You won't be able to use other official Sony Ericsson services like Track ID etc.
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This DRM key is crap.
Download track id via market and use it.
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taaviu said:
This DRM key is crap.
Download track id via market and use it.
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No you didn't get me. You can download it but it wont recognize songs for you anymore. Btw you can download other software like shazam our soundhound
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monil.verma said:
No you didn't get me. You can download it but it wont recognize songs for you anymore. Btw you can download other software like shazam our soundhound
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Nonoo.....you don't get me. It works fine. Downloaded and tested, unlocked and rooted. Unlocked with SE provided code.
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Yes the latest ones from the market work, weather unlocked or not
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mpiekp said:
Yes the latest ones from the market work, weather unlocked or not
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what about ota updates ?
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what about ota updates ?
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You don't need OTA update....you have XDA forum, where you get all updates before OTAs.
MT15i MIUI latest.
DRM keys will be removed after officially unlocking bootloader...losing DRM keys will lost warrenty too
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You don't need OTA update....you have XDA forum, where you get all updates before OTAs.
MT15i MIUI latest.
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True
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Isn't it that we lose touch capacitive buttons forever and instead a bit of screen is occupied to provide nexus style buttons?? Isn't it??
sudhindrakv said:
Isn't it that we lose touch capacitive buttons forever and instead a bit of screen is occupied to provide nexus style buttons?? Isn't it??
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Neo/Neo V doesn't have capacitive buttons like Xperia S. Please focus next time
And no it doesn't happen on Xperia S. Please tell where did you read that.
t105 said:
DRM keys will be removed after officially unlocking bootloader...losing DRM keys will lost warrenty too
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is there any way to put back the DRM keys that lost after unlocking bootloader?
and for bootloader, can we 'locked' it again?
thx
vieryfl said:
is there any way to put back the DRM keys that lost after unlocking bootloader?
and for bootloader, can we 'locked' it again?
thx
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Yeah u can relock bootloader.. Once u unlock bootloader the DRM keys will lost & u cant put it back... If u only unlock using test point method then the DRM keys will be there..
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is there any way to put back the DRM keys that lost after unlocking bootloader?
and for bootloader, can we 'locked' it again?
thx
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Using unofficial unlock method keeps the DRM keys intact
So you can use TrackID,fb music Like,etc
Also,you can relock the bootloader :
Be it even if you unlocked via OFFICIAL or even UNOFFICIAL way
Hi good thing I saw this thread. Now I'm thinking if I'm going to unlock my bootloader, any link how can I put the DRM Keys back? Or is it impossible? Also, aside from I won't receive OTA Update, won't be able to use TrackID (what else if ever?), losing warranty, what else are the disadvantage? And when JB comes, is it still possible to update if my phone is rooted (Bootloader Unlocked/Kernel Different) and without DRM Keys? Or I'll be able to have it again?
AW: [Q] What is DRM keys
You can't get back your DRM keys once you unlocked officially your phone, they are lost! Unlock the boot loader via test point and you will keep your DRM.
Unlocking the boot loader doesn't result in losing warranty. Sony describes you might loose it and not you will lose it.
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However to add to motorazrv3
You simply don't unlock bl and use stock Rom and kernel
You use custom Rom n kernels and thus,Sony takes no warranty about that incase things go topsyturvy while you run that kernel or Rom
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motorazrv3 said:
You can't get back your DRM keys once you unlocked officially your phone, they are lost! Unlock the boot loader via test point and you will keep your DRM.
Unlocking the boot loader doesn't result in losing warranty. Sony describes you might loose it and not you will lose it.
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Oh thanks. What's test point by the way? And lastly, is DRM Keys are big deal? If I don't buy any music at all so far. Other than that, what's the use of DRM Keys?
NR32 said:
Oh thanks. What's test point by the way? And lastly, is DRM Keys are big deal? If I don't buy any music at all so far. Other than that, what's the use of DRM Keys?
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test point in unofficial method to unlock bootloader....
loosing DRM keys means u are loosing warranty... and by test point method bootloader is unlocked but DRM keys are preserved and left untouched
DRM keys is used to recognise music using track id and other fb likes,fb music likes and other sony's apps dont work...
rest everything works...
By the way DRM keys are not a big deal
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I rooted my Neo some time ago, but I'm not sure whether it has S-OFF. How can I check? Thanks.
I had my Neo in original GB. I rooted it using this Flashtool procedure: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1709880. And the phone is with ICS now.
May I unlock bootloader now? And how?
blue blue man said:
I had my Neo in original GB. I rooted it using this Flashtool procedure: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1709880. And the phone is with ICS now.
May I unlock bootloader now? And how?
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These are 2 methods to unlock Bootloader
1. testpoint - I used that and it's really simple
2. Officialy
I prefer testpoint so here u are --> http://androidflip.com/unlock-xperia-phones-bootloader-without-losing-drm-data-track-id-working/
I would say go for official one.. because it is easy and anything official is great
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Thank you guys, these are very helpful.
I have also found this topic which may be useful for some others who read the topic later: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1409269
Cheers and HAPPY NEW YEAR 2013!
Yess bro you are right.. but See basically once you unlock your bootloader and even if u again lock it, its in re-locked state and not locked state.. whatever it is.. once u unlock the bootloader you void your warrenty anyways.. so even if we lose DRM whats the big deal?
Because if that was the case then at first place we would not root the phone or unlock the bootloader.. we know what we have to face after doing it
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No not always.. there are some roms wich u cannot flash having a locked bootloader.. but there are some.. here is the link for one..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1994064
This might help you.. for locked bootloader.. its a superb rom too.. dont forget to thank ghostfreak nb..
And yes, once you use flashtool, you will lose your warrenty.. cant help it there..
Hit thanks if i helped you..
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FD1999 said:
When you unlock bootloader the official way, you loose DRM for ever
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lost DRM is not important !
You can repair your phone using sus whenever you want to by just relocking bl !
Yeah very much right..
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vishal_android freak said:
basically once you unlock your bootloader and even if u again lock it, its in re-locked state and not locked state.. whatever it is.. once u unlock the bootloader you void your warrenty anyways.. so even if we lose DRM whats the big deal?
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It's not same.
lack of DRM certificate can easily be seen/spotted in service center, just by connecting phone to one program, which is not the case with "re-locked" or "un-patched" phone whose BL has been unlocked unofficialy via s1tool.
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And yes, once you use flashtool, you will lose your warrenty.. cant help it there..
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Well, if you flash fw for same region then there is no way to know that phone has been flashed with flashtool.
And if "you" are smart enough you will make backup ftf before you star messing with your phone.
Or smart enough to know how to trick SEUS or PCC to flash different fw, by editing build.prop.
Just FYI, my BL was unofficially unlocked, flashed so many times (though before service center I flashed it with correct region) and they replaced my motherboard with no problems.
Saingpor said:
lost DRM is not important!
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So who ever put DRM in the first place was stupid, right?
That's your opinion, but you can't say it's not important.
Superb explanation..:thumbup: thnx a lot bro..
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Hey! I m looking for a pure aosp rom for locked bl xperia mini.Thanks in advance!
jls95 said:
Hey! I m looking for a pure aosp rom for locked bl xperia mini.Thanks in advance!
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There is no pure aosp Rom for our devices. But if you want you can try the cyanogen mod Roms which are based aosp with some modifications.
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I ve thought about it but cm roms requie unlocked bootloader and I m worried about losing warranty.
There is a hope!
Here we have a thread that might be the beggining of CM on locked bootloaders...
Check it out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2031433
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I ve thought about it but cm roms requie unlocked bootloader and I m worried about losing warranty.
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Nothing risky in unlocking bootloader...
Coz you can relock it easily
But I have read that if you lose the DRM keys your phone cant be repaired from sony in case sth happens
jls95 said:
But I have read that if you lose the DRM keys your phone cant be repaired from sony in case sth happens
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There's a way in which you patch you bootloader so it becomes unlocked and with that method you don't loose your DRM keys. It's the testpoint method. Search in the development section and you'll find it.
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I bought a Xperia U a few days ago and I want to have some ICS experience. I dont want to root because of warranty.
Is official Sony ICS resource-hungry or does it worth it?
Really, it sucks.
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No it does not, it works nicely.
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You can unroot anytime and i dont think it eill void warranty.
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alvarorojas4 said:
Really, it sucks.
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+1
I was very disappointed with the experience after upgrading. That's why I ended up rooting and unlocking my boot loader.
I suppose there is no way I could make a complete backup (via phone or pc) without rooting.. But if I'm wrong, make me know!
For now all I can do is thank you for your replies..! You are helping me make the correct decision =)
NeriL said:
I suppose there is no way I could make a complete backup (via phone or pc) without rooting.. But if I'm wrong, make me know!
For now all I can do is thank you for your replies..! You are helping me make the correct decision =)
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They still sell phones with GB? Wow.no root needed for upgrade to ICS, and if u want to revert back to GB, isn't that possible with factory reset??(someone please correct me if I'm saying something wrong)
Penacal said:
They still sell phones with GB? Wow.no root needed for upgrade to ICS, and if u want to revert back to GB, isn't that possible with factory reset??(someone please correct me if I'm saying something wrong)
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no not possible with a simple factory reset.. totally nonsense
Pandemic said:
no not possible with a simple factory reset.. totally nonsense
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Was a question(??), not an affirmation, thanks for the reply
Flash official ics via flashtool,
It will not void your warrnty!
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well...i have a lot of friends with XU, most of them have upgrade to ics and few of them not. And for what it's worth the phones with GB it's surely faster, sony ics for XU it's kinda a half way between performance and ics style. You have to do by your usage, if u need a phone stable and fast don't upgrade, if u wanna ics style and functions... well you may upgrade...
If u upgrade by PC companion or SEUS or flashtool, it's possible revert only with Flashtool. But i dunno if you are going to avoid warranty!
On the PC companion you can make backup of your datas not of the firmware.
So, official ics is crappy compared to custom roms? Or is it crappy on it's own?
I've just flashed the current B.100 firmware about 2 hours ago..
So far I like it, its snappy and crisp.
I've read about others having problems with GPS, but I don't use it so its not an issue for me.
MIKE3409 said:
I've just flashed the current B.100 firmware about 2 hours ago..
So far I like it, its snappy and crisp.
I've read about others having problems with GPS, but I don't use it so its not an issue for me.
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How does it work now? Is it still fast and smooth?
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I had an idea: root, install cwm, make nandroid backup, try ics..
In case I don't like it: install cwm on ics, restore gb backup, unroot..
With this method I'll keep all the bloatware (intentionally) and get my warranty back!
Is it possible to do that?
Hi all...I have an unrooted XU and upgraded to ICS....not sure it it was the upgrade or not but the phone just randomly freezes and have to pull the battery every time to rectify....is this a known issue or anyone else know of this?
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stick with gb. far better than ics
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Use CM
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Little Zed said:
Use CM
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How do i flash cm without losing warranty? As far as I know, that's impossible
u can't. also even cm isn't as good as gb. I've tried loads
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My problem is that I had a Xperia x8 with not-unlockable bootloader running GB (GingerDX) and many apps that I wanted to use were for ICS+ .. I want a later OS version because of compatibility!
So I have to upgrade to official ICS and keep warrant or root and use a custom rom..
Maybe I'll sacrifice my warranty.. I think it's not too risky since I'm used to flash roms
NeriL said:
My problem is that I had a Xperia x8 with not-unlockable bootloader running GB (GingerDX) and many apps that I wanted to use were for ICS+ .. I want a later OS version because of compatibility!
So I have to upgrade to official ICS and keep warrant or root and use a custom rom..
Maybe I'll sacrifice my warranty.. I think it's not too risky since I'm used to flash roms
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Me too have a xperia x8. So, you're sick of GB? So go on, try ICS. What are you afraid of.
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whenever i want to update my music library by using download music info.there is always an error (security error).I've tried many solutions but can not resolve this problem.is this a bootloader problem? kindly help me i'm using xperia u stock ics. 54 and rooted and unlocked bootloader
You cannot download music info on UB.
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AndroidNoob69 said:
You cannot download music info on UB.
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will it work if i lock the BL
Did you backup TA before unlocking? Walkman checks for DRM keys which is lost in the Unlocking BL process. If you did backup relock and restore the backup. And you CANNOT RESTORE ANOTHER PERSON'S TA(even if it is Xperia U also) as it will result in hardbrick.
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what is TA?
AndroidNoob69 said:
Did you backup TA before unlocking? Walkman checks for DRM keys which is lost in the Unlocking BL process. If you did backup relock and restore the backup. And you CANNOT RESTORE ANOTHER PERSON'S TA(even if it is Xperia U also) as it will result in hardbrick.
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I haven't backup my TA..i didn't know about this at that time...is there any other solution?
rajput10906725 said:
I haven't backup my TA..i didn't know about this at that time...is there any other solution?
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The answer is NO. DRM Keys are checked when downloading music info
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