I flashed some custom rom, replaced kernel for years, but now the phone is damn slow and features are disabled .. As I remember, the firmware that came with the phone were the fastest. So, need to flash it back to the very first stock kernal and firmware.. I guess the very first firmware is 2.3 when the Neo-V first released to public. So, can anybody please provide me the download link for stock firmware and kernel ?
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please help iv just brought a second hand x10 and its been updated to the latest flash from Sony firmware 2.1 update 1/ baseband 2.0.46/kernel 2.6.29/build 2.0.a.0.504 can i still use custom roms with this version and if so could you guide me to which one i can use.
martin15372 said:
please help iv just brought a second hand x10 and its been updated to the latest flash from Sony firmware 2.1 update 1/ baseband 2.0.46/kernel 2.6.29/build 2.0.a.0.504 can i still use custom roms with this version and if so could you guide me to which one i can use.
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Not to far to look really...
It was just above your new thread...
All you need to know is here
If youre looking for a good ROM I recommend EWJet, and well that will require to flash new firmware and baseband, make sure you make a full backup of your stuff with xRecovery, before you try
no idea
but i dun like custom rom. since SE going to release official android 2.3.3 or 2.3.4 (not sure)
reason dun like custom rom becox the poor design
many thanks for the reply,s i will try the custom roms until se release their own new version
Help me, can anyone give me a link to download stock kernel SK17i?
I don't know what is your problem but you can use Wotan server to install a stock kernel and generic firm. Just Google it.
Thanks. Just want to get back to factory setting without custom kernel..
I need stock kernel with img file
List of ROMs
Here is a List of Stock Roms
4.0.A.2.368 (rootable) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1216783
4.0.2.A.0.58 (rootable) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1341460
4.0.2.A.0.62 (non rootable) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439298
4.0.2.A.0.69 (pre-rooted) http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1517222
Best way to get everything back to stock is to use WontanServer. That will replace your kernel and your ROM back to Sony's stock. I used it and everything is perfect.
Thanks for all...I've been used Wotanserver and succes
do i need to manually update the baseband of my phone? or each kernel/ROM has differrent baseband? help me plz
if a different baseband is required for a certain rom then this will usually be posted on the first page..
just check requirements of the custom rom first.
custom kernels - official ftfs
i just wanted to know if there're any risks of flashing ftfs while using a custom kernel. for example, i installed a custom kernel (Rage something) which only supports stock ROMs. i have a LWW which had .62 baseband. i downgraded it to .42 for rooting and all that. now, will my phone get bricked or something if i flash a different ftf, official or otherwise? (for instance, like the one in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1605150) the thread has .70 baseband, but as far as i know, latest officially released by SE is .62, so is this a custom one? also, how do i root .62? i have already unlocked the bootloader.
also, if it's not too much trouble, can u pls explain the architecture? as far as i can understand, Kernel and ROM are parts of the OS, rite? so what's the baseband (firmware), considering these are all software components?
just checked the link that you have posted. this is the ported official ICS rom.
that rom has its own kernel.
flashing it to your current kernel would brick the phone.
also there will be big differences because you currently have GB (Gingerbread).
baseband is the radio firmware, that is for the phone signal. this will be region dependent.
so, the baseband is the ftf thing, rite? but ppl were saying that .58 (in LWW) had some bugs like repeated rebooting of the phone, and that .62 fixed this bug and also improves battery life.
also, i repeatedly flashed many kernels into my phone. i mean, every time i tried a new ROM, i had to install the kernel provided with it (like FXP 115, or the one provided with the rom, the boot.img), over the already existing kernel, but i had no problems. so when does the risk of bricking come into play? i couldnt really understand what u meant by, "that rom has its own kernel. flashing it to your current kernel would brick the phone."
and yeah, i tried some ICS roms, like these:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1434001
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1445821 (FXP 115)
CM 7.2 RC0 coconut
each had its own problems, so i reverted back to stock. but gotta admit, the CM9 android 4.0 UI was really awesome compared to GB
when i was using .58fw, did not encounter the automatic restart.
never noticed that much difference also after upgrading to .62
this is the build or sw version of the rom.
the baseband is independent from this build of the rom.
you are doing it correctly, flashing the required kernel for each rom.
if you would just flash new rom over any kernel would result to bootloops.
bricking is really minimal and there are still ways to fix it,
it is rare that changing roms and kernel causes permanent brick unless there was already a hardware problem to begin with.
im also checked this roms but haven't installed them yet.
will stick with hybrom for now,
Arc S has a 4.0.4 with 4.0.3 kernel firmware that can make us easy to root without flashing kernel. Does Neo got one?
However I have a question:
According to this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26798415&postcount=141)
I flashed my Neo to 4.0.4 (4.1.B.431), then in STEP 2, I flashed kernel from 4.0.3(4.1.A.0.562) without wipe anything in order to root my phone. The problem is after I flashed the kernel, I got many error messages popup on screen... I don't know what problem, and I checked the About phone, it still in 4.0.4 (4.1.B.431)...
Please do not open a thread for your question, already posted here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=26884944&postcount=176
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Hey Folks,
I Googled, I really did, so don't get angry at me...
As many others, I updated my phone to ICS, and found it really disappointing. Laggy, choppy, and the UI was messed up in few places(like getting to favorites in phonebook). Not to mention the annoying notification LED issue.
So, I went and installed CM 9.1 and tried also the CM 7.2.
Didn't like it, decided to go back to latest stock Gingerbread.
What is the latest OFFICIAL GB?
I've seen a thead about 4.0.2.a.62 on XDA forums, but the link to rapidshare wasn't working. I tired one I found on shady site(yeah, I know, stupid), but it had issues with physical qwerty, and I just didn't trust the software of a random site.
Currently, I'm running 4.0.2.a.58, but I'm receiving notification about an update to .62 via the update center in the phone, but it fails to install. (probably cause I put in a boot.img from CM 9.1 package) Also, the notification is annoying as hell. Any way to remove it?
Can someone please point me to the latest, RELIABLE GB rom? Also, is there a way to put back the original recovery image? (working download links and step by step instructions for a noob would be very appreciated)
To sum it up, how do I get my phone to be like a regular, stock phone from SE with the latest 2.3.4 android?
And no, there is no Sony service point in my country, and the vendor previously refused to honor the warranty and roll back official ICS to GB.
Welcome to the forum. Thread moved, please post all your question threads here in Q&A in future.
Also normally common questions can be answered by reading the sticky threads at the top of General like this one as they normally cover all the basics.
Thanks
AvRS
Of course you can't do an over the air update on unlocked boot loader, this can brick your phone!
The latest official firmware is 4.0.2.A.0.62 and for Germany (only?) .69 that you can download as a flashable zip
There is no recovery image, xperia devices don't have a stock recovery
You could flash a prerooted kernel for gingerbread (e.g. rage kernel), boot in cwm and flash .69 :good:
Sent from my Nexus 7 running Android 4.2.1
mihahn said:
Of course you can't do an over the air update on unlocked boot loader, this can brick your phone!
The latest official firmware is 4.0.2.A.0.62 and for Germany (only?) .69 that you can download as a flashable zip
There is no recovery image, xperia devices don't have a stock recovery
You could flash a prerooted kernel for gingerbread (e.g. rage kernel), boot in cwm and flash .69 :good:
Sent from my Nexus 7 running Android 4.2.1
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Thank you for the information
Now, is there a tested and working .62 image laying around? I've found one, but it messes with my qwerty, and I don't know where it came from and if someone put in bits that shouldn't be there....
The ones shown here in the forums is 4.0.2.A.0.42... (I have the sk17i model)