Hi,
I tried to install on my Xperia Z2 Tablet CM. I rooted and made a backup of TA. Bootloader is still closed. When I wanted to flash, I recognized, that my volume down button is broken.
So, this tablet is new and I want to return it. But it is rooted and I don't want to loose my garantee.
Is there any possibilty to flash it without using the volume down button?
Thanks a lot.
Frank
Android 4.2.2
Version: 17.1.1.A.0.402
WiFi (SGP511)
Frank-new said:
Hi,
I tried to install on my Xperia Z2 Tablet CM. I rooted and made a backup of TA. Bootloader is still closed. When I wanted to flash, I recognized, that my volume down button is broken.
So, this tablet is new and I want to return it. But it is rooted and I don't want to loose my garantee.
Is there any possibilty to flash it without using the volume down button?
Thanks a lot.
Frank
Android 4.2.2
Version: 17.1.1.A.0.402
WiFi (SGP511)
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Yes Dear, you can Make Pre Rootet Rom and flash it from Recovery Menu ! :angel:
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and I don't want to loose my garantee.
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for flashing CM rom you should Unlock your bootloader and unlocking bootloader to counteract your grantee !
if your bootloader is lock dont flash cm rom !
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Build number : 6.0.A.3.62
Android version : 2.3.7
How should I root it?
I guess root is only available for .63, .67 and .73
Thanks
Why don't you upgrade to one of the newer frimwares then?
Just flash doom stock kernel,it has root and recovey.
You can find it in dev section.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1635582
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scook94 said:
Why don't you upgrade to one of the newer frimwares then?
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How can I upgrade it to one of the newer firmwares?
rahulwadhwani said:
How can I upgrade it to one of the newer firmwares?
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Do you not get a software update notification if you have it check for updates under settings.
You can always flash an ftf for your specific region with what ever version you want.
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Thanks.... Had the same problem and got it rooted
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@rahulwadhwani and @all i rooted my phone and installed recovery by switching to the DoomLord Kernel.....I also maintained my .62 firmware, and got recovery and root.
Try Steps I Taken For This-:
1. Unlock Boot-Loader,Which is necessary -:
*http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/instructions(I Did From Here) OR
*http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1527159
2. Download latest Flash Tool from -:
*http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1588586
3. Download DoomLord Stock Kernel -:
*http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1635582
4. Make Phone To The FlashBoot Mode -:
*Click And Hold Up Volume Key While Plugging The Cable
5. Open Flash-Tool nad Select Flash Button ---> Flash-Boot Mode ---->Select The file Kernel File....If you can't see it there,try typing its name and click select.....
6. WoW you got New Advenced Stock Kernel With Root Permission And Recovery...ENJOY!!!!
pratyush_gamer said:
@rahulwadhwani and @all i rooted my phone and installed recovery by switching to the DoomLord Kernel.....I also maintained my .62 firmware, and got recovery and root.
Try Steps I Taken For This-:
1. Unlock Boot-Loader,Which is necessary -:
*http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/instructions(I Did From Here) OR
*http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1527159
2. Download latest Flash Tool from -:
*http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1588586
3. Download DoomLord Stock Kernel -:
*http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1635582
4. Make Phone To The FlashBoot Mode -:
*Click And Hold Up Volume Key While Plugging The Cable
5. Open Flash-Tool nad Select Flash Button ---> Flash-Boot Mode ---->Select The file Kernel File....If you can't see it there,try typing its name and click select.....
6. WoW you got New Advenced Stock Kernel With Root Permission And Recovery...ENJOY!!!!
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Thanks. It worked
Sony Xperia S Build 6.0.A.3.62
i have the build 6.0.A.3.62 with android 2.3 gingerbread. i have unlocked the bootloader but don't know how to test if it is unlocked or something else is still required. after unlocking the bootloader, when i powered up the phone, it was like i just bought the phone. it gave me those 9 steps to follow in order to setup internet connection, google account sync, etc. so how do I know if bootloader is unlocked on this phone?
now I'm dying here to root the phone lol. its been 20 hours i've been messing with the phone. right in this thread pratyush suggested to download the flashtool. but when i goto the flashtool website to download the latest version, the link is broken. file not found.
so i'm just wondering if someone can give step-by-step instructions for the build 6.0.A.3.62 and help me to root this device please. would appreciate your help a lot.
thanks for the help ppl ..
Please get ics ...
Verstuurd van mijn LT26i met Tapatalk
Efe64 said:
Please get ics ...
Verstuurd van mijn LT26i met Tapatalk
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the latest one for my phone is 6.1.A.0.452 but all i wish to know, will it be easier to root the phone with 452 build? will i have to unlock the bootloader again after updating my phone to ics? i'm really a newbie and stupid when it comes to playing with electronic devices. but i can follow instructions accurately. sony gives a warning while upgrading that i wont be able to go back to 2.3 if i upgraded to ics. so all i wish to know, will it be easier to root the phone with present software build 62 or will it be better to upgrade and then root the phone on build 452?
please advise. thank you for your help.
zorathomas said:
the latest one for my phone is 6.1.A.0.452 but all i wish to know, will it be easier to root the phone with 452 build? will i have to unlock the bootloader again after updating my phone to ics? i'm really a newbie and stupid when it comes to playing with electronic devices. but i can follow instructions accurately. sony gives a warning while upgrading that i wont be able to go back to 2.3 if i upgraded to ics. so all i wish to know, will it be easier to root the phone with present software build 62 or will it be better to upgrade and then root the phone on build 452?
please advise. thank you for your help.
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You can go back to 2.3 just fine by flashing a ftf. There are a couple different methods to root ics. One needs an unlocked bootloader (flashing prerioted system image) the other does not (flashing multiple times while running some batch files). Both methods have posts in the dev section.
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thank you Spectre51,
thank you for answering my question. would appreciate if you could help me with these questions too..
1. is it easier to root my xperia s with build 62 or it is easier to do with build 452?
2. if i upgrade to build 452, will i need to unlock the bootloader again?
appreciate your help guys.. ur doing a fabulous job.
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ok as per Spectre51's instructions, i am upgrading the phone to the latest available software. i am using the pc companion to upgrade the phone software. i hope i can still play my games after upgrading to ics ..
(dam, this 5 mins wait is giving me fits..lol)
zorathomas said:
thank you Spectre51,
thank you for answering my question. would appreciate if you could help me with these questions too..
1. is it easier to root my xperia s with build 62 or it is easier to do with build 452?
2. if i upgrade to build 452, will i need to unlock the bootloader again?
appreciate your help guys.. ur doing a fabulous job.
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ok as per Spectre51's instructions, i am upgrading the phone to the latest available software. i am using the pc companion to upgrade the phone software. i hope i can still play my games after upgrading to ics ..
(dam, this 5 mins wait is giving me fits..lol)
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Easiest way is to unlock the booloader and flash the prerooted system.img you can then relock the bootloader if need be. That's for both ICS and GB.
Spectre51 said:
Easiest way is to unlock the booloader and flash the prerooted system.img you can then relock the bootloader if need be. That's for both ICS and GB.
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You dont need to root to flash an firmware. Just saying.
Upgrade to ICS. Its much better and it would be much easier to help you because everyone uses it..
Good luck.
alrighty .. i tried to update the software but after downloading some odd 500 MB worth updates, it says "your software is modified, so can't be upgraded"
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ok .. so i thought to do a factory reset on the phone settings > privacy > factory reset
it did factory reset and then i tried to upgrade the software. same thing ... it says, upgrade cant be done because the phone has modified software. i guess i will have to keep 2.3 gingerbread and then try to root the software. am i running out of options?
zorathomas said:
alrighty .. i tried to update the software but after downloading some odd 500 MB worth updates, it says "your software is modified, so can't be upgraded"
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ok .. so i thought to do a factory reset on the phone settings > privacy > factory reset
it did factory reset and then i tried to upgrade the software. same thing ... it says, upgrade cant be done because the phone has modified software. i guess i will have to keep 2.3 gingerbread and then try to root the software. am i running out of options?
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If you had unlocked the bootloader you need to relock it in order to do a software upgrade.
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Efe64 said:
You dont need to root to flash an firmware. Just saying.
Upgrade to ICS. Its much better and it would be much easier to help you because everyone uses it..
Good luck.
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Never said he had to root to flash a firmware. He has to unlock the bootloader to flash a prerooted system image.
Spectre51 said:
If you had unlocked the bootloader you need to relock it in order to do a software upgrade.
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Never said he had to root to flash a firmware. He has to unlock the bootloader to flash a prerooted system image.
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thanks for the help guys ..
are these prerooted system images on this link?
http://www.xdafileserver.nl/index.php?dir=Sony+(Ericsson)/SE+Xperia+S+(LT26i)/STOCK+ROMS/ICS
zorathomas said:
thanks for the help guys ..
are these prerooted system images on this link?
http://www.xdafileserver.nl/index.php?dir=Sony+(Ericsson)/SE+Xperia+S+(LT26i)/STOCK+ROMS/ICS
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No those look like the full firmwares. Check this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1599303
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Is it me or is my post deleted?
Spectre51 said:
Never said he had to root to flash a firmware. He has to unlock the bootloader to flash a prerooted system image.
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Thats why i said, just saying.
Good morning. Yesterday, I tried to update my Sony Ericsson Xperia U, from version 2.3.7 to version 4.0.4 with the official software of sony. After upgrading, I noticed that the performance was very bad, and wanted to go back to version 2.3.7 again. I searched this forum, and I did with the Flashtool and st25i Iberia stock 2.3.7 rom. My surprise was that after flashing and booting the phone, the touch screen had stopped working, ie unresponsive. After this disaster, I picked up the official Sony software to try to return the version 4.0.4 in order to revive the mobile, but unfortunately, the touch screen was not working. Do not understand what happens, and do not know how to fix it. I have read similar threads in this forum, but can not locate the solution. Can you help? Could have lost the warranty?
Hammerin87 said:
Good morning. Yesterday, I tried to update my Sony Ericsson Xperia U, from version 2.3.7 to version 4.0.4 with the official software of sony. After upgrading, I noticed that the performance was very bad, and wanted to go back to version 2.3.7 again. I searched this forum, and I did with the Flashtool and st25i Iberia stock 2.3.7 rom. My surprise was that after flashing and booting the phone, the touch screen had stopped working, ie unresponsive. After this disaster, I picked up the official Sony software to try to return the version 4.0.4 in order to revive the mobile, but unfortunately, the touch screen was not working. Do not understand what happens, and do not know how to fix it. I have read similar threads in this forum, but can not locate the solution. Can you help? Could have lost the warranty?
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Hi,
Warranty is void once the bootloader is unlocked... :victory: not by being updating the phone that s for sure
Ok
Did u try force reboot it? phone is blocked? need more info about the mobile.... wich kernel u have
and if u had rooted it? that would be nice 'cuz if it is you put CWM for locked bootloader
then you reboot recovery mode make an cahe and dalvik cache wipe and should be good...
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Click on it Have some reading :laugh:
Alx31TLse said:
Hi,
Warranty is void once the bootloader is unlocked... :victory: not by being updating the phone that s for sure
Ok
Did u try force reboot it? phone is blocked? need more info about the mobile.... wich kernel u have
and if u had rooted it? that would be nice 'cuz if it is you put CWM for locked bootloader
then you reboot recovery mode make an cahe and dalvik cache wipe and should be good...
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Click on it Have some reading :laugh:
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Ok.
No, the bootloader has not been changed, and the phone is not root. Furthermore, the bootloader is locked. It's impossible unlock it. The other information I can not give it, because I can not access it. The phone does not respond, and I can not get into the phone information. I upgrade the phone with sony companion software to android 4.0.4 yesterday. When I saw the android 4 is not going fast, I did the following roms flash with flashtool.
http://dfiles.eu/files/slix4vr06 --> 2.3.7 --> The touch screen doesn't work after flash this version
http://uploaded.net/file/6wqdbixb --> 4.0.4 --> The touch screen doesn't work after flash this version.
upgrade with sony companion software --> 4.0.4 --> The touch screen doesn't work after upgrade with sony official software.
Can you help me in another way?
try to flash with this one and i don t know then if its the same ask someone else sorry :silly:
Alx31TLse said:
try to flash with this one and i don t know then if its the same ask someone else sorry :silly:
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I tried yet, but It doesn't work. The touch screen is dead. It's very strange. Could be flashtool the problem?
Dont think so...sounds more like theres a driver not loadind in kernel or bootload i dont think prob com from the rom anyways i cant help u more than that sorry dude... Flash stock kernel u will see
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Most common cause of touchscreen failure is flashing ftf of different device like go or sola
Bt both ur links points to st25i fw which seems legitimate
I suggest u should submit it to service center and behave like a noob
Tell them u u upgraded to newer version with sony software and it didnt worked
Edit - u can flash manually touchscreen fw via cwm bt that would require the highest level of expertise ...
Hey guys i have a major problem here.a friend of mine has an xperia neo v in stock mode.no root no nothing.last night his phone shur down cause no battery.today he pluged the phone to an alcatel charger and left it charging.after an hour or so when he tried to turn it on the phone started to bootloop (it restarts after the xperia logo).anyone knows what happened? any piece of advice?
Thanks in advance
foxito7 said:
Hey guys i have a major problem here.a friend of mine has an xperia neo v in stock mode.no root no nothing.last night his phone shur down cause no battery.today he pluged the phone to an alcatel charger and left it charging.after an hour or so when he tried to turn it on the phone started to bootloop (it restarts after the xperia logo).anyone knows what happened? any piece of advice?
Thanks in advance
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Since its not rooted or anything and having locked bootloader, try repairing the phone with the Sony PC Companion / Update Service software.
Hit THANKS if it helped!
help
ameyk85 said:
Since its not rooted or anything and having locked bootloader, try repairing the phone with the Sony PC Companion / Update Service software.
Hit THANKS if it helped!
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i cant do that cause the phone doesnot get recognized when i plug it to the computer
Open Sony PC Companion / Update Service software
turn off phone...press and hold back button,insert usb cable...
help
its done guys thank u all for the advice
hello,
neo v is restarting continuously (sony, xperia loop goes on), bootloader is unlocked, when i connect it to pc it is not recognized by sony pc companion( same when back key is pressed).
please help me.
thanks in advance.
viper1992 said:
hello,
neo v is restarting continuously (sony, xperia loop goes on), bootloader is unlocked, when i connect it to pc it is not recognized by sony pc companion( same when back key is pressed).
please help me.
thanks in advance.
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try installing a custom rom if you can, download a new rom since the bootloader is unlocked, get the flashtool and get flashing with a new kernel and a rom... the help thread for noobs should be good enough... it's probably the rom or the kernel that's messed up
HIT Thanks if i helped
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jafferkhan said:
try installing a custom rom if you can, download a new rom since the bootloader is unlocked, get the flashtool and get flashing with a new kernel and a rom... the help thread for noobs should be good enough... it's probably the rom or the kernel that's messed up
HIT Thanks if i helped
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if you're on the stock rom its useless to keep it anyway, its slow and laggy.. if you wanna stay on it, flash it again or get a custom rom for it
jafferkhan said:
try installing a custom rom if you can, download a new rom since the bootloader is unlocked, get the flashtool and get flashing with a new kernel and a rom... the help thread for noobs should be good enough... it's probably the rom or the kernel that's messed up
HIT Thanks if i helped
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if you're on the stock rom its useless to keep it anyway, its slow and laggy.. if you wanna stay on it, flash it again or get a custom rom for it
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thanks for replying,
But flashtool is not recognising the mobile...so im not able to flash new rom. Is there any way to make my phone detected by flashtool ??
If I update to 17.1.2.A.0.314, will I lose ROOT?
ofc yes if u updated any software u will loose root but you can download pre rooted ftf
note : i do not have the z2 do not take my answer as a good answer
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ofc yes if u updated any software u will loose root but you can download pre rooted ftf
note : i do not have the z2 do not take my answer as a good answer
Nabukadnezar said:
If I update to 17.1.2.A.0.314, will I lose ROOT?
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Yes, flashing new (unrooted) firmware will always overwrite root, but you can follow these root instructions to root .314.
yes you will but can get it back
Nabukadnezar said:
If I update to 17.1.2.A.0.314, will I lose ROOT?
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yes you will loose root but you should be able to root it again
personally i do have Xperia Z2 everything factory installed (rooted) 17.1.2.A.0.314
i updated it with sony PC Companion and rooted it again with EasyRootTool v12.1 after 1st unsuccessful attempt with Chinese dev's root tool.(when i say unsuccessful that doesn't mean the tool is unsuccessful i probably wasn't using it the way i should)
latest easyroottool is here (new version of the one i have used to root updated Z2)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2784900
chinese dev's tool is here in case you need it (or find latest version if there is any probably wont need it)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2559009
before you wanna go ahead i would say research a bit more if you feel like it. personally i wasn't very careful cause i got DRM Keys backup thanx to devs but i got it done with EasyRootTool V12.1 in 2nd attempt.
goodluck
You'll only need to back up TA (where DRM keys are located) if you unlock your bootloader. Also, you only need to unlock your bootloader if you are flashing a custom kernel or Rom that requires a custom kernel. If you are only wanting root, there is no need to back up your TA partition. So just use the Easyroot tool to root after updating to .314 via PC companion if you are using that method m8:good:
It's a litle late to write about TA backup when he talks about loosing root at upgrade.
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harfot said:
It's a litle late to write about TA backup when he talks about loosing root at upgrade.
Sent from my Sony Xperia Z2 on TapaTalk
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I have TA backed up and locked bootloader. The DRM keys are untouched atm.
Nabukadnezar said:
I have TA backed up and locked bootloader. The DRM keys are untouched atm.
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Yes, I was (almost) sure of that so just read and follow instructions for root.
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I have TA backed up and locked bootloader. The DRM keys are untouched atm.
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Sorry for double post
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I'm planning to downgrade os from MM to Lollipop using Flashtool due to MM FM radio not supporting Bluetooth streaming phone still not unlocked and i'm using Mirrorlink function in my car so i want to know before downgrade if i downgrade can i still use Mirrorlink function? i need both functions
Please Help me.
any one know? is it safe to downgrade?
prabasha said:
any one know? is it safe to downgrade?
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8 don't know about mirroring but you can downgrade to lollipop with flashtool v0.9.18.6 and it is safe.
You can downgrade, its safe and easy.
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If you want customized DE firmware, so i have pre -rooted and recovery ZIP, lollipop (5.1.1), U can install it using custom recovery.
Plz ask me if u want.:laugh: