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:
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Hi there.i Got sick of those bugs 24/7...I've downloaded like 5-6 roms.Started last year from some froyo rom which was one of the best.Then decided to update and now i am back to stock cuz that 2.3 is rly annoying...Got loop bugs while listening to music and also crashing apps when they've been moved to my sd card.So can u suggest me a stable rom.
I am with stock kernel and i don't want to update to custom.
Sadsleeper said:
I am with stock kernel and i don't want to update to custom.
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That could be a problem. You´ll need a custom kernal for a good performance.
A custom kernel is especially build for GB and yours is for eclaire and current roms which are verry smooth work just with custom kernal.
That's bad tommorow i will try to unlock it Though i still dunno how to.Those tutorials are so bad(no offence )
Edit:Can someone give me tutorial in which links are actually working ?
Sadsleeper said:
That's bad tommorow i will try to unlock it Though i still dunno how to.Those tutorials are so bad(no offence )
Edit:Can someone give me tutorial in which links are actually working ?
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the best app to unlock bootoader
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1462278
Thanks for the link I've unlocked the bootloader but now it's freezing on kernel's screen I will try to unlock it with flashtool.
you can use this guide to unlock and check your bootloader:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1256969
Ok i've installed sonystule with normal kernel and fro now it's ok Thanks
Hey there guys, i bought the WT19a it comes with GB, and i know there is an oficial ICS, but wanna hear what do u think, what is better? GB or ICS, i ask this cuz i read in some place (cant remember where) that the ICS had some bugs ... so what do u think? oficial GB or ICS?
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Hey there guys, i bought the WT19a it comes with GB, and i know there is an oficial ICS, but wanna hear what do u think, what is better? GB or ICS, i ask this cuz i read in some place (cant remember where) that the ICS had some bugs ... so what do u think? oficial GB or ICS?
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GB is smoother and I updated to ICS and downgraded again, wlan has bugs and some games don't work...
Better stay on gingerbread
But that's only my opinion, other members maybe have other opinions...
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GB is smoother and I updated to ICS and downgraded again, wlan has bugs and some games don't work...
Better stay on gingerbread
But that's only my opinion, other members maybe have other opinions...
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Thanks, I appreciate your opinion, and the problem is i need a bugfree/stable rom cuz my work, in your opinion wich custom rom do u recommend for me? i have locked bootloader
Deshabilitado said:
Thanks, I appreciate your opinion, and the problem is i need a bugfree/stable rom cuz my work, in your opinion wich custom rom do u recommend for me? i have locked bootloader
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Difficult because of the locked bootloader. I would just stay on stock rom and remove the crap. A list for apps which can be uninstalled without risk can be found somewhere here in the forum.
If you want to run a custom rom, you could try a MIUI rom, but there are still some bugs and stock gingerbread firmware 4.0.2.A.0.62 or .69 is a nice rom, too and there are less bugs. If you want a different theme maybe use a launcher (holo launcher for ics/jb feeling, miui launcher for miui, go launcher with multiple themes, maybe you could use Launcher 7 for windows mobile screen, just what you want)
if you want better gaming performance is gingerbread, but if you want full ics look although I tried several games ics and work well without lag, but nothing compared to the smoothness of gingerbread is my opinion :highfive:
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Hey there guys, i bought the WT19a it comes with GB, and i know there is an oficial ICS, but wanna hear what do u think, what is better? GB or ICS, i ask this cuz i read in some place (cant remember where) that the ICS had some bugs ... so what do u think? oficial GB or ICS?
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Gb
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Gb is good have more performance. But in ics your performance will get lower bit
"Don't judge a book by it's cover" - Unknown
others also who have tried ics on LIVE please reply I also want to know should i upgrade or not.
I have bought this phone that i can be upgraded but when upgrade came many said that it is not good to upgrade so wat is the use of upgrade if it doeds not work smoothly like this company say that there phone is upgradable.
Gb
Deshabilitado said:
Hey there guys, i bought the WT19a it comes with GB, and i know there is an oficial ICS, but wanna hear what do u think, what is better? GB or ICS, i ask this cuz i read in some place (cant remember where) that the ICS had some bugs ... so what do u think? oficial GB or ICS?
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Sorry for English !
If i can i will stay to GB , but i have update to ICS and i have some bugs... Main bug is that i broke my camera , now i have a worst camera in the world . I downgrade but it still have the camera bug , so don't update , stay to .62
better stick with GB, but if u want u can try upgrade to ICS or custom ICS rom and if u feel not good for u, u can always downgrade to GB with flashtool
First of all: about ics:
It has a nice ui and is smooth
But Performance is bader:
In ICS battery is draininge 2-4 percent per hour (Standby)
In gb battery is draining Max. 0.5 percent per hour (Standby)
GB runs much faster and smoother without lags,You can almost play every game with gb in ics Games are laggy and gaming is Not comfortable
You can Try my Rom if You wan See signature its for locked bootloader so You want lose warranty
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Thanks all for your answers, i think imma saty with the stock GB, wich is the last version for my W19a?
KhemaraS. said:
First of all: about ics:
It has a nice ui and is smooth
But Performance is bader:
In ICS battery is draininge 2-4 percent per hour (Standby)
In gb battery is draining Max. 0.5 percent per hour (Standby)
GB runs much faster and smoother without lags,You can almost play every game with gb in ics Games are laggy and gaming is Not comfortable
You can Try my Rom if You wan See signature its for locked bootloader so You want lose warranty
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KhemaraS what are the differences between your S'perience rom and HyperbeamNewTime rom?
Deshabilitado said:
Thanks all for your answers, i think imma saty with the stock GB, wich is the last version for my W19a?
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Latest is 4.0.2.A.0.62 and it should be available ota (=over the air). Just start update center and search for the update, you should find it (if you aren't currently on .62!)
Only do that if you have a locked bootloader (*#*#7378423#*#*>service info > configuration > Rooting status > bootloader unlocked allowed: yes/no)
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KhemaraS what are the differences between your S'perience rom and HyperbeamNewTime rom?
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S'PERIENCE ROM has only XperiaS ui with ics Mixed Features i think its better than hyaberbeam Rom regarding batterylife and all in all Performance while hyberbeam is focused on speed and asmoothness S'perience is focused on nice ui and all in all performance
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KhemaraS. said:
S'PERIENCE ROM has only XperiaS ui with ics Mixed Features i think its better than hyaberbeam Rom regarding batterylife and all in all Performance while hyberbeam is focused on speed and asmoothness S'perience is focused on nice ui and all in all performance
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Thanks for the quick response. I'll try the rom S'perience. What is the best kernel for this rom. Keep up the good work. We appreciate it:good:
VitorMSA said:
Thanks for the quick response. I'll try the rom S'perience. What is the best kernel for this rom. Keep up the good work. We appreciate it:good:
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Rage Kernel 3.0
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mihahn said:
Latest is 4.0.2.A.0.62 and it should be available ota (=over the air). Just start update center and search for the update, you should find it (if you aren't currently on .62!)
Only do that if you have a locked bootloader (*#*#7378423#*#*>service info > configuration > Rooting status > bootloader unlocked allowed: yes/no)
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mmm when i look for updates it says im on the last but my version is 4.0.1.A.0.283 ... can i flash a new one with toolflash? and is there a problem if a flash a WT19i version on my WT19a version?
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mmm when i look for updates it says im on the last but my version is 4.0.1.A.0.283 ... can i flash a new one with toolflash? and is there a problem if a flash a WT19i version on my WT19a version?
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You should be able to flash a new one with flashtool, but I don't know if flashing a WT19i on WT19a is clever, cause the difference is baseband related?! (Correct me if that's wrong)
Here you can find a 4.0.2.A.0.58, that could be the latest. But I don't know on which you are currently on, cause I don't know the 4.0.1.A.0.238, but I guess it's older. I think you should be able to root (cause it's gingerbead) it easily, if you want. For that look in my signature
Edit:: Does anybody know which is later? 4.0.2.A.0.58 or 4.0.1.A.0.238. Maybe you are on the latest firmware for your device!
If you wanna root, you will have to downgrade to .58. How to do that is in my rooting guide
I have ICS .587 works perfect, the only detail is with all 2011 and is the LED, this does not turn the screen off, but in performance I work very well, plus is very fluid and battery life more. I recommend you to use the better flow of Serajr Home
Is it possible to make a pre rooted ICS ROM?
What files a need and their places?
I have a XMP, i tryed rooting by flashing the 4.0.3 kernel but the device just bootloop, then,
i tryed by flashing GB...58 then rooting and then upgrading to ICS and IT Worked, but by this method the battery seens to drain faster :S... i dont know!!
So tryed lots of things to fix but... nothn!! so thats why i want to make a pre rooted ROM.
make things clean
SK17a
Stock
Locked bootloader
ICS 4.0.4.....431
Thanks
Dude your signature says locked bootloader, it's normal it bootloops if you tried flashing kernel like this...
edrsn said:
Is it possible to make a pre rooted ICS ROM?
What files a need and their places?
I have a XMP, i tryed rooting by flashing the 4.0.3 kernel but the device just bootloop, then,
i tryed by flashing GB...58 then rooting and then upgrading to ICS and IT Worked, but by this method the battery seens to drain faster :S... i dont know!!
So tryed lots of things to fix but... nothn!! so thats why i want to make a pre rooted ROM.
make things clean
SK17a
Stock
Locked bootloader
ICS 4.0.4.....431
Thanks
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I tried to see a way to make a FlashTool installable pre-rooted rom, but seems like there's no way
As of now, i'm trying to make a pre-rooted custom rom for LWW, and Android Kitchen allows the creation of one. This, of course, will be a .zip file which has to be installed from CWM, so i'll still need to do all the steps you did to get CWM, so, as far as i know, we're stuck into rooting the long way
Rudjgaard said:
Dude your signature says locked bootloader, it's normal it bootloops if you tried flashing kernel like this...
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He flashed stock kernels... there's no problem with that even on locked bootloaders.
Feanor88 said:
He flashed stock kernels... there's no problem with that even on locked bootloaders.
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How could he try rooting using stock kernel since that's what he says he tried to achieve?
GSUKeitarou said:
I tried to see a way to make a FlashTool installable pre-rooted rom, but seems like there's no way
As of now, i'm trying to make a pre-rooted custom rom for LWW, and Android Kitchen allows the creation of one. This, of course, will be a .zip file which has to be installed from CWM, so i'll still need to do all the steps you did to get CWM, so, as far as i know, we're stuck into rooting the long way
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Aw thats not good
so thats is it; back to the long way.
@Rudjgaard / @Feanor88
Come on guys,
i dont want be blamed because of any war in italy
please please :highfive:
From history you should know that Italians never start wars, we always wait for others to start, jump in after a while so we know which side has most chances of winning and eventually switch sides at the end
edrsn said:
Is it possible to make a pre rooted ICS ROM?
What files a need and their places?
I have a XMP, i tryed rooting by flashing the 4.0.3 kernel but the device just bootloop, then,
i tryed by flashing GB...58 then rooting and then upgrading to ICS and IT Worked, but by this method the battery seens to drain faster :S... i dont know!!
So tryed lots of things to fix but... nothn!! so thats why i want to make a pre rooted ROM.
make things clean
SK17a
Stock
Locked bootloader
ICS 4.0.4.....431
Thanks
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I'm on my way to create a clean ics rom PRE-ROOTED, i just don't have enough time, if you would like to give me a hand i will apreciate that.
In the mean time just root your phone the long way, update to 4.0.4 an then install CWM Recovery and finally install this ROM, is the one i'm using right now and run really smooth, and it's pre rooted.
If you need help with any of those steps pm me.
Hi guyz
This is some weird problm I m facing in rooting my cell
None of the rooting methods seems to work for me wonder why
I cant root via flashing older kernel first coz that makes the device unusable (both processing and touchscreen responsiveness is decreased by 100 times)
Same happens when I try flashing custom kernels wid autoroot feature which includes sliding kernel vengence kernel munjeni and brains kernel
Every kernel other than the one which I extracted from stock ftf makes the device unusable
M on. 54 fw... And tethering is also broken...
So what the reason could be??
Is it the stock rom m I using??
Should I try to download c.1.0 which never caused me any trouble...??
Its highly irritating... M on absolutely stock fw and unrooted device really sucks... :/
Sorry its big but elaborated for better understanding of the issue
Edit - why me .., embarrassed...
I hv helped 100s here and nw struggling to get my phone rooted.
I cant download a new stock rom coz m seriously lacking any free time due to my clg.
this problem does not go away when u come back to .54 kernel after rooting??
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XperiaMT27 said:
this problem does not go away when u come back to .54 kernel after rooting??
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Phone becomes normal when flash stock kernel
Its like that the Rom aint accepting any other kernel besides the one that it has
Flashtool says root access allowed
Bt when I install supersu /super user it says no super user binary installed
Edit _ I got it rooted somehow... Even I dun knw how still having serious issues wid custom kernels...
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Start from scratch if u want to troubleshoot, The basic rule
XperiaMT27 said:
Start from scratch if u want to troubleshoot, The basic rule
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I some how managed to get it rooted and installed cwm
I had xperiance lite 3 zip which is a standalone rom.... So I flashed it to get my c.1.0 fw
Bro, i was so confused when i saw you are the creator of the thread
I was like - wtf, my future dentist and android specialist can not root his mobile? WoW :laugh:
mirost1 said:
Bro, i was so confused when i saw you are the creator of the thread
I was like - wtf, my future dentist and android specialist can not root his mobile? WoW :laugh:
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Hehehehe
Now its solved
I came to conclusion that there was something wrong wid that ftf
I was able to flash xperiance lite v3 by miner
Its a standalone rom so I automatically upgraded to c.1.0 and now my device is super fine wid custom kernels.....
I aint going back to that stock ftf... It almost ruined my confidence hahahaha
try my rom autoroot is there
Good to know
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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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