Does a ROOTED Z2 has already a STOCK RECOVERY?(sorry for noob and if it does can I use the STOCK RECOVERY in flashing a COSTUM ROM like MOONWALKER or EXISTENZ roms? and if not, how about flashing a DUAL RECOVERY using the STOCK RECOVERY is it possible?!
because I have a problem with my USB OTG it is not working...can't be detected by PC..
mcjez15 said:
Does a ROOTED Z2 has already a STOCK RECOVERY?(sorry for noob and if it does can I use the STOCK RECOVERY in flashing a COSTUM ROM like MOONWALKER or EXISTENZ roms? and if not, how about flashing a DUAL RECOVERY using the STOCK RECOVERY is it possible?!
because I have a problem with my USB OTG it is not working...can't be detected by PC..
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If you want to flash a custom Rom you need a custom recovery like CWM or TWRP.
Like NUTs Dual Recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261606
If you have an unlocked Bootloader you can flash any boot.img which includes a custom recovery.
Mikey94 said:
If you want to flash a custom Rom you need a custom recovery like CWM or TWRP.
Like NUTs Dual Recovery: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261606
If you have an unlocked Bootloader you can flash any boot.img which includes a custom recovery.
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Sir how do i know if i have a locked or unlocked bootloader?
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Hy
I'm new to xperia, I want to flash custom rom on this device for my friend, need some help please
So I need to unlock bootloader to flash cwm? or cwm could be flashed without unlocking bootloader?
after that just flash custom rom from recovery?
because of very small amount of phone memory which rom have option to use memory card partition to use as internal memory.
tnx
carlowise said:
Hy
I'm new to xperia, I want to flash custom rom on this device for my friend, need some help please
So I need to unlock bootloader to flash cwm? or cwm could be flashed without unlocking bootloader?
after that just flash custom rom from recovery?
because of very small amount of phone memory which rom have option to use memory card partition to use as internal memory.
tnx
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No, you can flash CWM straightaway.
And don't forget, YOU CANNOT RUN CUSTOM KERNELS ON A LOCKED BOOTLOADER. YOU CAN ONLY RUN STOCK OR STOCK BASED ROMs.
say no to Drugs and ICS!
carlowise said:
Hy
I'm new to xperia, I want to flash custom rom on this device for my friend, need some help please
So I need to unlock bootloader to flash cwm? or cwm could be flashed without unlocking bootloader?
after that just flash custom rom from recovery?
because of very small amount of phone memory which rom have option to use memory card partition to use as internal memory.
tnx
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You can install CWM Recovery without unlocking bootloder but you have to root your phone first.
If you unlock your bootloader, you can flash any custom kernel which is built fir your device which will have CWM Recovery in it. i.e, you don't need to install CWM Recovery separately.
Once you have the CWM Recovery, you can install any custom ROM.
& don't worry, ROMs are built in large packages so that they're compatible with a number of devices. It doesn't mean that whole package will be copied as is to your root. Instead, you'll have some more free internal memory....
Refer this for more: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1590383
Happy Flashing!
karanrajkapur said:
No, you can flash CWM straightaway.
And don't forget, YOU CANNOT RUN CUSTOM KERNELS ON A LOCKED BOOTLOADER. YOU CAN ONLY RUN STOCK OR STOCK BASED ROMs.
say no to Drugs and ICS!
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tnx, so what do you recommend, unlock bootloader-----flash cwm-----and rom. Kernel and rom are in same file everything could be flashed from device, cwm ?
tnx again
First decide whether you want to unlock your bootloder or not. I recommend you to unlock your bootloder but it WILL void your warranty but you'll be able to do alot more than Locked Bootloder like using custom kernels & you'll be able to flash ANY available ROM built for your device.
So 2 options for you:
1. If you want Locked Bootloder:
Root Your Phone > Install CWM Recovery > Flash any stock based ROM using CWM Recovery.
2. If you want Unlocked Bootloder:
Unlock your Bootloder > Flash any Custom Kernel (Which is compatible with ROM you want to install) > Install the ROM using CWM Recovery.
For unlocking bootloder & other information, follow this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1590383
Hi,
Currently I have NUT's dual recovery installed. Trying to install the latest TWRP 2.8 following TWRP's website, fails everytime. I know the Xperia recoveries are different from other devices.
I have a locked device. Is there a way to get the new recovery onto my Z2? Even from flashing from the current recovery maybe?
Regards,
B
No, custom kernel/recovery requires unlocked bootloader, you'll have to unlock or wait for nut to update dual recovery
Sent from my Xperia Z2 using Tapatalk
But after flashing monxDified I had 2.8. When I wanted to use eXistenz, I went back to stock and flashed Dual recovery again
Flashing TWRP
Sorry to hijack the thread but I have a related question.
I'm running Doomlords CWM recovery and .402, unlocked and rooted. I'd like to update to TWRP. All of the guides I've found on flashing TWRP assume you don't already have a custom recovery. Do you suppose I could just install TWRP through TWRP Manager over the existing CWM? Would I need to flash a new kernel patched version of the stock ROM that supports TWRP?
Thanks in advance.
No issues so far running the teamwin recovery on LB.
Puffin617 said:
But after flashing monxDified I had 2.8. When I wanted to use eXistenz, I went back to stock and flashed Dual recovery again
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MonxDified includes 2.8 with his rom if you must run 2.8 now find a rom with it included otherwise wait for Dual recovery to be updated.
ghostofcain said:
MonxDified includes 2.8 with his rom if you must run 2.8 now find a rom with it included otherwise wait for Dual recovery to be updated.
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If TWRP can be flashed from Recovery with a ROM, surely it must be able to flash TWRP on its own???
Puffin617 said:
If TWRP can be flashed from Recovery with a ROM, surely it must be able to flash TWRP on its own???
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NO, Z2 doesn't have a separate recovery partition therefore, as I understand it, recovery needs to be flashed as part of the kernel.
ghostofcain said:
NO, Z2 doesn't have a separate recovery partition therefore, as I understand it, recovery needs to be flashed as part of the kernel.
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But the kernel does not get flashed on a locked bootloader as far as I know???
Puffin617 said:
But the kernel does not get flashed on a locked bootloader as far as I know???
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Yes you are correct, looking into it further, with locked bootloader the recovery is actually located in /system/bin therefore some magic involved in booting recovery, but my point stands in that the recovery has to be modified from standard to be bootable from its non standard locale.
I have my Z2 with Stock ROM and UBL, I want a custom Recovery to flash Cyanogenmod or any custom ROM, how I can get it? Can I flash the TWRP FOTA image by fastboot ? (I tried do it but on CWM only says "waiting for device" what I'm missing?) Please help. TIA
Duilio Patiño said:
I have my Z2 with Stock ROM and UBL, I want a custom Recovery to flash Cyanogenmod or any custom ROM, how I can get it? Can I flash the TWRP FOTA image by fastboot ? (I tried do it but on CWM only says "waiting for device" what I'm missing?) Please help. TIA
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Have you searched? These seem like fairly basic questions. Possibly questions that may have been answered in a kernel thread, recovery thread and a cm12 thread.
Search before post dude !
Use fastboot in flashtool, how ?
Use search button
Sent From Somewhere On Earth With My Z2 ^^
Ok I finally flashed the recovery TWRP but cannot join to recovery I press the vol+ when phone is booting but it simply bott normally
You need a custom kernel, try flashing Advanced Stock Kernel by AndroPlus
Pressing Power key during boot will tell the kernel to load fotakernel(recovery)
This one? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3005894 that Kernel includes a Recovery? I only want flash a custom ROM (no stock) and forget Stock
Duilio Patiño said:
This one? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3005894 that Kernel includes a Recovery? I only want flash a custom ROM (no stock) and forget Stock
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Well flash this so you can use fotakernel so you can use fotakernel to flash a custom rom
Thanks, I'll flash the Advanced Stock Kernel and later I'll try to install Cyanogenmod or Resurrection Remix, hope it works.
Hi guys,
After seeing so many issues with unlocking bootloader, I decided to root on a locked bootloader. However, is it possible to install zips on a locked bootloader? Eg. V4A?
We have a working recovery for locked bootloader (see [NUT]'s dual recovery in the cross device development section). So yes it is.
gamer649 said:
We have a working recovery for locked bootloader (see [NUT]'s dual recovery in the cross device development section). So yes it is.
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I think I have that installed alr. So I can just flash a zip from the recovery? Can I flash custom roms, and is xposed for locked bootloader working?
Plain Water said:
I think I have that installed alr. So I can just flash a zip from the recovery? Can I flash custom roms, and is xposed for locked bootloader working?
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Yes you can just flash from recovery.
You can only flash SONY STOCK custom ROM's.
Xposed works fine for me on my locked bootloader.
Hello guys
I was on stock android and stock recovery oos 3.1.3. I tried to change recovery using fastboot so i tried so many recovries, but unable to flash anyone then i found twrp recovery by teamspark so i flashed it and successfully done, but problem with it is, i am not able toh flash paranoid rom and stock rom using this recovery and even the stock recovery is also not flashable now, just stuck on logo whenever i flash stock recovery. So which recovery i can use which can correctly flashable and i can flash paranoid rom by that successfully.
Thanks in advance.
Flash old stock recovery followed by any OOS 2.X.X firmware . Now you can proceed with PA. Note dont use any of the twrp's designed for mm bootloader.
Rajatdembla said:
Hello guys
I was on stock android and stock recovery oos 3.1.3. I tried to change recovery using fastboot so i tried so many recovries, but unable to flash anyone then i found twrp recovery by teamspark so i flashed it and successfully done, but problem with it is, i am not able toh flash paranoid rom and stock rom using this recovery and even the stock recovery is also not flashable now, just stuck on logo whenever i flash stock recovery. So which recovery i can use which can correctly flashable and i can flash paranoid rom by that successfully.
Thanks in advance.
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First of all, you have to downgrade your bootloader. Then you can flash any recovery for the old bootloader.
Thanks i m done now
Exodusche said:
Flash old stock recovery followed by any OOS 2.X.X firmware . Now you can proceed with PA. Note dont use any of the twrp's designed for mm bootloader.
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Thank you so much brother now i m able to flash.