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Hello everyone,
I have learned a lot from these forums and am thankful for everyone's hard work here. I have a Tipo Dual that was originally with firmware 11.0.A.6.5 (ST21a2, not i2). I installed GIMLO, which is generally good, but I have some issues with it (LED doesn't light for E-mail or charge, play store and games crashing, little things like that). The phone is rooted and boot loader is unlocked (all with tools from here!). I did not make a backup of my original system before I flashed (I thought I had, but it is not there, not sure how I failed at that).
I have two questions: I have tried a lot of times to relock my boot loader so I could use SUS or PC Companion to reload the firmware. It won't relock with any of the methods I have found here. Is there a reason for that? I have reloaded a stock firmware, and even then I could not relock boot loader. Anything I should look for to allow this?
I would like to put the a2 firmware back on but the firmware I find here is always the i2 version; I understand the difference is little tweaks in how the phone deals with the GSM network, and as phone connectivity is important to me, I'd like the original a2 version again. My wife has the identical phone (with ST21a2 & 11.0.A.6.5 -- or maybe 11.0.A.8), and she has not done anything to hers. Can I root, make a nandroid backup of her phone, and somehow import/flash that to my phone? I have my contacts backed up, so I'm not worried about that, and I have all my apps, so a clean install would be fine with me. If I can do this, how do I get the backup off of her phone and onto mine? Am I right in assuming that if I manage to do this, it will replace the kernel, too (I currently have the gimlo kernel)?
Do the experts here have any advice for a noob on these two questions?
Thanks, and thanks again for all your hard work here!
Fred
RealFred2 said:
Hello everyone,
I have learned a lot from these forums and am thankful for everyone's hard work here. I have a Tipo Dual that was originally with firmware 11.0.A.6.5 (ST21a2, not i2). I installed GIMLO, which is generally good, but I have some issues with it (LED doesn't light for E-mail or charge, play store and games crashing, little things like that). The phone is rooted and boot loader is unlocked (all with tools from here!). I did not make a backup of my original system before I flashed (I thought I had, but it is not there, not sure how I failed at that).
I have two questions: I have tried a lot of times to relock my boot loader so I could use SUS or PC Companion to reload the firmware. It won't relock with any of the methods I have found here. Is there a reason for that? I have reloaded a stock firmware, and even then I could not relock boot loader. Anything I should look for to allow this?
I would like to put the a2 firmware back on but the firmware I find here is always the i2 version; I understand the difference is little tweaks in how the phone deals with the GSM network, and as phone connectivity is important to me, I'd like the original a2 version again. My wife has the identical phone (with ST21a2 & 11.0.A.6.5 -- or maybe 11.0.A.8), and she has not done anything to hers. Can I root, make a nandroid backup of her phone, and somehow import/flash that to my phone? I have my contacts backed up, so I'm not worried about that, and I have all my apps, so a clean install would be fine with me. If I can do this, how do I get the backup off of her phone and onto mine? Am I right in assuming that if I manage to do this, it will replace the kernel, too (I currently have the gimlo kernel)?
Do the experts here have any advice for a noob on these two questions?
Thanks, and thanks again for all your hard work here!
Fred
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Yes the nandroid backup would be fine but you will need to reflash the stock kernel with flashtool i don't no if theres any difference between the kernels of i/a. plus even if you relock your bootloader you still might brick your device flashing with Seus & pcc.
gavster26 said:
Yes the nandroid backup would be fine but you will need to reflash the stock kernel with flashtool i don't no if theres any difference between the kernels of i/a. plus even if you relock your bootloader you still might brick your device flashing with Seus & pcc.
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Thanks for responding to my question, I appreciate your help.
Do you think it's better then to just do something like flash this if I want to go back to stock:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2270976&highlight=+tipo+dual+
and just forget trying to make it retail again? As long as Sony doesn't change and bring out an OTA/PCC update to JB, I guess there's no reason to worry about anything else in being bootloader locked, right? Especially if I can brick the thing by trying.
This is all very new to me (if I'd realized the limitations of the Tipo Dual and cm10, I would have bought the Tipo single!), but I hope to be able to play more with Android and with roms because of this excellent forum.
Thanks again,
Fred (no, not really)
RealFred2 said:
Thanks for responding to my question, I appreciate your help.
Do you think it's better then to just do something like flash this if I want to go back to stock:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2270976&highlight=+tipo+dual+
and just forget trying to make it retail again? As long as Sony doesn't change and bring out an OTA/PCC update to JB, I guess there's no reason to worry about anything else in being bootloader locked, right? Especially if I can brick the thing by trying.
This is all very new to me (if I'd realized the limitations of the Tipo Dual and cm10, I would have bought the Tipo single!), but I hope to be able to play more with Android and with roms because of this excellent forum.
Thanks again,
Fred (no, not really)
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If thats the firmware you want then by all means flash that bro. The nandroid backup from your wifes phone will be just the same. the backup will be on her sdcard in the file /clockworkmod/backups/ just copy it and paste it to your sdcard. restore it then flash the kernel.
There's an ftf file available im the forum to relock the bootloader.
Flash it in fastboot mode.
I myself have flashed it to relock the bootloader on my st21i2.
After that use pc companion to get your firmware.
I have relocked and then used pc companion without any problems using this method.
Should work for you too.
All the best.
Sent from my ST23i
c4cyro said:
There's an ftf file available im the forum to relock the bootloader.
Flash it in fastboot mode.
I myself have flashed it to relock the bootloader on my st21i2.
After that use pc companion to get your firmware.
I have relocked and then used pc companion without any problems using this method.
Should work for you too.
All the best.
Sent from my ST23i
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Thanks, c4cyro; I managed to relock with flashtool (it had not worked when I had tried before, but suddenly it did); even so, I can't load from pc companion. Did you also unroot your phone? I've seen elsewhere that that can have something to do with it. I'd like to do this just because so far I haven't been able to (and I hate not being able to do stuff, even when I'm a noob).
Thanks again,
Fred
no i did not unroot. if sony pcc does not recognise your phone, you should try doing that on another system maybe.
to unroot you can use "unlockroot" program.
also, did you check this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2001567
c4cyro said:
no i did not unroot. if sony pcc does not recognise your phone, you should try doing that on another system maybe.
to unroot you can use "unlockroot" program.
also, did you check this? http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2001567
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I wonder if it's because it's a Tipo Dual, and the firmware that Gimlo is based on for the Dual is the latest (11.0.A.6.8); even when it's locked and unrooted, pc companion just says it doesn't have any software for my phone. Really strange (and annoying). I might try loading an older firmware, locking everything up, and trying again. Or maybe I'll just reinstall Gimlo and see if I can get it to work the way I want it to!
Thanks again for your help, c4cyro,
Fred
RealFred2 said:
I wonder if it's because it's a Tipo Dual, and the firmware that Gimlo is based on for the Dual is the latest (11.0.A.6.8); even when it's locked and unrooted, pc companion just says it doesn't have any software for my phone. Really strange (and annoying). I might try loading an older firmware, locking everything up, and trying again. Or maybe I'll just reinstall Gimlo and see if I can get it to work the way I want it to!
Thanks again for your help, c4cyro,
Fred
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maybe. does it recognise that it's a tipo or it just says that there's no software available?
c4cyro said:
maybe. does it recognise that it's a tipo or it just says that there's no software available?
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It picks it up as Tipo Dual (listed as St21i2 instead of St21a2 bc the Gimlo .3 firmware -- which is the right one for the dual -- is the "i" version).
I've just found this firmware, which seems to be stock, so I'm going to try this:
1) try out this firmware (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2044944; 11.0.A.6.5 stock) and see what it is and how it works;
2) then install the base stock for the Tipo Dual for Gimlo (which for the dual is );
3) then install the Gimlo firmware and ROM, and see if I can get it to work the way I want (going mostly stock except for the loader, which I really like the one I'm using on Gimlo);
Will report back on how things turn out and what I end up sticking with!
Thanks again for your help, it's good to feel like I'm not hopping about on one foot on my own.
Fred
All the best!!
Hi There,
I am in a crisis situation here. I have owned this Karbonn A1+ for about 10 months now. Never attempted anything as I dont use it majorly. Recently I rooted it with Z4root. It was successfull.
Later as i was going through the forums about Karbonn, found that there is a custom ROM (Xperia ROM) for it and hence went ahead in trying the same. Since then, the phone will not go beyond the Karboon Logo. I tried various methods by trying to flash the stock from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2279278
Even that didnt help. Screen is stuck at checking Baudrate but does nothings even after 30 min and I still have Karbonn logo on phone. then I found http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405153
When I tried that the phone goes beyond the logo and gives a white screen and thats it. when i press the power button the screen goes off and on. so i am guessing the phone booted to OS but not giving me any thing to work on.
Meantime I learned how to create custom ROM. I built one but even that doesnt help as I am again stuck at the Karbonn Logo.
Presently I am able to go to CWM ver 6.0.3
The phones H/W ver is 4.0.0 and the S/W version is 1.0.6
Can somebody help me with the flashable version of Stock Rom or the Backup....
Sorry for a Verbose thread, I tried to be as clear as I can....
JadhavN said:
Hi There,
I am in a crisis situation here. I have owned this Karbonn A1+ for about 10 months now. Never attempted anything as I dont use it majorly. Recently I rooted it with Z4root. It was successfull.
Later as i was going through the forums about Karbonn, found that there is a custom ROM (Xperia ROM) for it and hence went ahead in trying the same. Since then, the phone will not go beyond the Karboon Logo. I tried various methods by trying to flash the stock from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2279278
Even that didnt help. Screen is stuck at checking Baudrate but does nothings even after 30 min and I still have Karbonn logo on phone. then I found http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405153
When I tried that the phone goes beyond the logo and gives a white screen and thats it. when i press the power button the screen goes off and on. so i am guessing the phone booted to OS but not giving me any thing to work on.
Meantime I learned how to create custom ROM. I built one but even that doesnt help as I am again stuck at the Karbonn Logo.
Presently I am able to go to CWM ver 6.0.3
The phones H/W ver is 4.0.0 and the S/W version is 1.0.6
Can somebody help me with the flashable version of Stock Rom or the Backup....
Sorry for a Verbose thread, I tried to be as clear as I can....
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All you have to do (given your situation) is perform a complete wipe (using a custom recovery: in your case, CWM) before trying to install anything. Remember, you need to install the specified/correct Kernel to work with a given ROM.
jay_r95 said:
All you have to do (given your situation) is perform a complete wipe (using a custom recovery: in your case, CWM) before trying to install anything. Remember, you need to install the specified/correct Kernel to work with a given ROM.
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Thanks for the reply. However I am well aware of wiping data before installing, and the same was done before trying the Xperia ROM. Presently I am in need of a Flash-able stock ROM or Custom ROM or even a backup that will work with the hardware and software versions I have....
JadhavN said:
Thanks for the reply. However I am well aware of wiping data before installing, and the same was done before trying the Xperia ROM. Presently I am in need of a Flash-able stock ROM or Custom ROM or even a backup that will work with the hardware and software versions I have....
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Well, I hope you find what you are looking for. But I can say, after downloading the Xperia ROM for your device, I wasn't able to find a Kernel in it. As I said in the previous post, you need to install the specified/correct Kernel to work with a given ROM. Just remember that the next time you go ahead and flash something.
some questions.
can you still boot to recovery?
did you took complete backup before messing with it (using cwm)?
what is h/w and s/w version IN the phone and behind your mobile battery?
Sent from my A1+ using xda app-developers app
.::MAX::. said:
some questions.
can you still boot to recovery?
did you took complete backup before messing with it (using cwm)?
what is h/w and s/w version IN the phone and behind your mobile battery?
Sent from my A1+ using xda app-developers app
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Thanks for replying back MAX. i did take a nandroid backup before flashing. however i failed to verify if it actually did it or not. when i screwed up and looked for restore files they werent there.
yes i am able to boot to recovery via CWM
The phones H/W ver is 4.0.0 and the S/W version is 1.0.6
jay_r95 said:
Well, I hope you find what you are looking for. But I can say, after downloading the Xperia ROM for your device, I wasn't able to find a Kernel in it. As I said in the previous post, you need to install the specified/correct Kernel to work with a given ROM. Just remember that the next time you go ahead and flash something.
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Hi Jay, My apologies if my previous statement sounded like a teenager. this thing is just driving me crazy as i never had any issues with other phones. i have rooted Motorola, samsung, htc and never faced any issues like this.
what you are saying about kernal totally makes sense, however i was under the impression that boot.img may contain this already and tried putting that file in the ROM and flashed it when it didnt work for first time. which again didnt help much. if you know how kernals works. Please tell me what to look for in them....
JadhavN said:
Hi Jay, My apologies if my previous statement sounded like a teenager. this thing is just driving me crazy as i never had any issues with other phones. i have rooted Motorola, samsung, htc and never faced any issues like this.
what you are saying about kernal totally makes sense, however i was under the impression that boot.img may contain this already and tried putting that file in the ROM and flashed it when it didnt work for first time. which again didnt help much. if you know how kernals works. Please tell me what to look for in them....
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The problem is not on your behalf mate; it's just that the ROM you obtained didn't come with all the necessary/correct files. I also presume Karbonn is not a very big company (I've personally never heard of it), and it's immediately obvious that there are not many developers that are working on this device - probably why you can't find any proper ROMs, kernels etc.
I guess I'm not really helping you in any way and I'm sorry about that - I don't know of any ROMs or kernels for your device. When I first replied to your thread, I was under the impression that you had that covered. However, I can say, loosely, that there are two main types of kernels - one type for proprietary OEM ROMs, and the other type for AOSP ROMs. Most custom ROMs are based on AOSP (I am under the impression that the ROM you obtained is too), so OEM kernels will not work these ROMs. I really hope this helps, in the future at least, if not now.
Hi Max, any update?
jay_r95 said:
The problem is not on your behalf mate; it's just that the ROM you obtained didn't come with all the necessary/correct files. I also presume Karbonn is not a very big company (I've personally never heard of it), and it's immediately obvious that there are not many developers that are working on this device - probably why you can't find any proper ROMs, kernels etc.
I guess I'm not really helping you in any way and I'm sorry about that - I don't know of any ROMs or kernels for your device. When I first replied to your thread, I was under the impression that you had that covered. However, I can say, loosely, that there are two main types of kernels - one type for proprietary OEM ROMs, and the other type for AOSP ROMs. Most custom ROMs are based on AOSP (I am under the impression that the ROM you obtained is too), so OEM kernels will not work these ROMs. I really hope this helps, in the future at least, if not now.
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So this is the change i see. when i connect my phone to computer and open shaume or MyMobiler. i am able to see the OS. i am able to go to settings to but later the inputs wont work.... any idea...???
try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405153
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try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405153
I had a link of your solutions but its not working.
you should search for your backup if it is successfully done.
because your sw version is 1.0.6 and xperia rom is based on 2.0.2.
so the your old kernel is not accepting new rom.
so you should try link given by zerocool.( I was going to provide you the same link)
Its best rom until now. I have no issues with it. Just replace the kernel and bootloader to your kernel from your nandroid backup.
But since you dont have one, you should try it whole as it is.
Sent from my A1+ using xda app-developers app
.::MAX::. said:
I had a link of your solutions but its not working.
you should search for your backup if it is successfully done.
because your sw version is 1.0.6 and xperia rom is based on 2.0.2.
so the your old kernel is not accepting new rom.
so you should try link given by zerocool.( I was going to provide you the same link)
Its best rom until now. I have no issues with it. Just replace the kernel and bootloader to your kernel from your nandroid backup.
But since you dont have one, you should try it whole as it is.
Sent from my A1+ using xda app-developers app
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So it was a Kernel issue after all. I hope JadhavN finds what he is looking for. :good:
zerocool420 said:
try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405153
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try this
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405153
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Thanks zerocool420
this is the same link i tried and its the same. it boot beyond the logo and all i have is a white screen.
.::MAX::. said:
I had a link of your solutions but its not working.
you should search for your backup if it is successfully done.
because your sw version is 1.0.6 and xperia rom is based on 2.0.2.
so the your old kernel is not accepting new rom.
so you should try link given by zerocool.( I was going to provide you the same link)
Its best rom until now. I have no issues with it. Just replace the kernel and bootloader to your kernel from your nandroid backup.
But since you dont have one, you should try it whole as it is.
Sent from my A1+ using xda app-developers app
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Thanks for the reply max. however i tried everything to unpack my boot.img but it woudnt work for some reason. most of the posts i found were users using linux. i am working on windows. even my adb started acting up it wont start the deamon now.... so i have no access to kernal
jay_r95 said:
So it was a Kernel issue after all. I hope JadhavN finds what he is looking for. :good:
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Hi Jay, thanks for following up :good:
There is nothing left to extract from your phone since you have flashed everything from that backup rom. :banghead:
Now there is only one way to search for older roms, extract bootloader and kernel, replace in that rom and try to restore.
You can start from google.
There are some old files in karbonn a1+ wiki post, you can try them.
Also dont forget to replace recovery file to your working cwm recovery.
Sent from my A1+ using my finger tips.
is there no1 who has the backup of flashable stock ROM??
How do you start to cwm
JadhavN said:
Hi There,
I am in a crisis situation here. I have owned this Karbonn A1+ for about 10 months now. Never attempted anything as I dont use it majorly. Recently I rooted it with Z4root. It was successfull.
Later as i was going through the forums about Karbonn, found that there is a custom ROM (Xperia ROM) for it and hence went ahead in trying the same. Since then, the phone will not go beyond the Karboon Logo. I tried various methods by trying to flash the stock from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2279278
Even that didnt help. Screen is stuck at checking Baudrate but does nothings even after 30 min and I still have Karbonn logo on phone. then I found http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405153
When I tried that the phone goes beyond the logo and gives a white screen and thats it. when i press the power button the screen goes off and on. so i am guessing the phone booted to OS but not giving me any thing to work on.
Meantime I learned how to create custom ROM. I built one but even that doesnt help as I am again stuck at the Karbonn Logo.
Presently I am able to go to CWM ver 6.0.3
The phones H/W ver is 4.0.0 and the S/W version is 1.0.6
Can somebody help me with the flashable version of Stock Rom or the Backup....
Sorry for a Verbose thread, I tried to be as clear as I can....
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Bro I am not able to even boot to CWM, how do you do that
JadhavN said:
Hi There,
I am in a crisis situation here. I have owned this
evn I hv the same handset with same h/w & s/w vrsion... I flashed d experia rom too.... evn v1 rom & custm rom too... nthng happnd now it says.... SD-EXD not found.... wht to do plz hlp if sm1 knows
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JadhavN said:
Hi There,
I am in a crisis situation here. I have owned this Karbonn A1 for about 10 months now. Never attempted anything as I dont use it majorly. Recently I rooted it with Z4root. It was successfull.
Later as i was going through the forums about Karbonn, found that there is a custom ROM (Xperia ROM) for it and hence went ahead in trying the same. Since then, the phone will not go beyond the Karboon Logo. I tried various methods by trying to flash the stock from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2279278
Even that didnt help. Screen is stuck at checking Baudrate but does nothings even after 30 min and I still have Karbonn logo on phone. then I found http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405153
When I tried that the phone goes beyond the logo and gives a white screen and thats it. when i press the power button the screen goes off and on. so i am guessing the phone booted to OS but not giving me any thing to work on.
Meantime I learned how to create custom ROM. I built one but even that doesnt help as I am again stuck at the Karbonn Logo.
Presently I am able to go to CWM ver 6.0.3
The phones H/W ver is 4.0.0 and the S/W version is 1.0.6
Can somebody help me with the flashable version of Stock Rom or the Backup....
Sorry for a Verbose thread, I tried to be as clear as I can....
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i'v the same device with d same problem I tried many roms frm d forum .. nthng has worked fr me.... if u got a solution thn plz tell me... I m getting an error SD-EXT not found.... and I m unable to mount SD-EXT under CWM menu
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I firstly rooted my phone, then unlocked bootloader.
after unlocking of bootloader, my phone doesn't boot again. (blocked on the boot animation)
then I flashed Extened stock kernel v5, installed kitkat, phone couldn't turn on wifi.
I format system and all datas, i tried to install jb, wifi came back, but can't connect. (only save id and password)
Now I flashed back CM11 from son fxp website, all works except wifi...
what should i do for get back wifi? please help me... :crying:
Anyone can help me please...
:crying:
hebarakisun said:
I firstly rooted my phone, then unlocked bootloader.
after unlocking of bootloader, my phone doesn't boot again. (blocked on the boot animation)
then I flashed Extened stock kernel v5, installed kitkat, phone couldn't turn on wifi.
I format system and all datas, i tried to install jb, wifi came back, but can't connect. (only save id and password)
Now I flashed back CM11 from son fxp website, all works except wifi...
what should i do for get back wifi? please help me... :crying:
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hebarakisun said:
Anyone can help me please...
:crying:
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I suppose you should do the following. Considering you have unlocked your bootloader via Sony/flashtool. (Sony preferable)
Flash latest stock using Flashtool. 15.3.A.1.17
I found this Download here
The wifi should work after that.
Then you should download any custom ROM. Extract the zip and find boot.img
Flash boot.img via flashtool again. Then flash custom Rom Zip (without extraction) via recovery!
Good Luck
Hnk1 said:
I suppose you should do the following. Considering you have unlocked your bootloader via Sony/flashtool. (Sony preferable)
Flash latest stock using Flashtool. 15.3.A.1.17
I found this Download here
The wifi should work after that.
Then you should download any custom ROM. Extract the zip and find boot.img
Flash boot.img via flashtool again. Then flash custom Rom Zip (without extraction) via recovery!
Good Luck
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Thank you so much for your reponse..
I see that I must get back stock rom on my phone.
on the download page, there was 2 links, FTF file, part1 and part2,
please can you explain me how to flash it via flashtool?
My phone is unlocked bootloader.
hebarakisun said:
Thank you so much for your reponse..
I see that I must get back stock rom on my phone.
on the download page, there was 2 links, FTF file, part1 and part2,
please can you explain me how to flash it via flashtool?
My phone is unlocked bootloader.
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I am glad I could be of any help!
Well, you can use any 15.3.A.1.17 ftf file depending on the region. Usually you do not have any problems apart from supported languages on your phone if you flash some other FTF file apart from your region.
Basically, you will need to download both the files and then you will need to extract them both to find one FTF file. from the link i shared. However, you can flash any FTF file with latest version x.x.17. Make sure you flash FTF made for your own device or you may permanently brick your phone for good. The link I am sharing below is for Xperia L
Here is a place where all the FTF files are compiled together by @Joel16
FIND IT HERE
The guide to flash an FTF file is as follows :
Look here
Remember the guide i sent you is for another device but as long as you flash Xperia L (taoshan) FTF file, it would be fine. Also, you would need to flash everything including kernel.
Good Luck and tell me if you need anything more at all!
Hnk1 said:
I suppose you should do the following. Considering you have unlocked your bootloader via Sony/flashtool. (Sony preferable)
Flash latest stock using Flashtool. 15.3.A.1.17
I found this Download here
The wifi should work after that.
Then you should download any custom ROM. Extract the zip and find boot.img
Flash boot.img via flashtool again. Then flash custom Rom Zip (without extraction) via recovery!
Good Luck
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I see that you helped the OP get through Wifi problem , but I am also having same problems , maybe more.
I clean installed many different ROMs , including Flashing the 15.3.A.1.17 Stock ROM.
I tried even different KK kernels and JB kernels(for Stock ROM) , but no luck.
Plus I have also tried flashing a kernel through Flashtool and reflashing it from recovery , but my Wifi doesn't work and after a hell lot of reboot cycles , I sometimes manage to get it on , which eventually turns off after crashing the phone after some indefinite time.
Please help.
coolhz said:
I see that you helped the OP get through Wifi problem , but I am also having same problems , maybe more.
I clean installed many different ROMs , including Flashing the 15.3.A.1.17 Stock ROM.
I tried even different KK kernels and JB kernels(for Stock ROM) , but no luck.
Plus I have also tried flashing a kernel through Flashtool and reflashing it from recovery , but my Wifi doesn't work and after a hell lot of reboot cycles , I sometimes manage to get it on , which eventually turns off after crashing the phone after some indefinite time.
Please help.
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First of all, how did you unlock your bootloader?
Secondly, when you are flashing an FTF, have you flashed any FTF for a different variant ?
Like if you have c2105 and you flashed c2104 ?
What about your WiFi bug, tell me details about how it started and what kind of error do you get. The more the details, the more you are helping yourself out .
Lastly, is your device in warranty and can you claim it for an exchange if you relock your bootloader?
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First of all, how did you unlock your bootloader?
Secondly, when you are flashing an FTF, have you flashed any FTF for a different variant ?
Like if you have c2105 and you flashed c2104 ?
What about your WiFi bug, tell me details about how it started and what kind of error do you get. The more the details, the more you are helping yourself out .
Lastly, is your device in warranty and can you claim it for an exchange if you relock your bootloader?
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Bootloader was unlocked through Flashtool from Androxyde.
Wifi problem started when I was using something like FXP 325 , that would be a couple of months ago , but then it was minor , just a reboot would do.
But now I have tried many ROMs(of course clean installed) , kernels(with essentials wiped) , also stock ROMs (.26 ,.12 ,.14 ,.17) all show wifi problems.
By that I know that its a user specific issue. My warranty is over , but I will have no problem paying a bit with relocked bootloader if repairs are needed.
But if there's a way I can fix it at home , please tell. And yeah , I always flash C2104 files as mine is C2104.
coolhz said:
Bootloader was unlocked through Flashtool from Androxyde.
Wifi problem started when I was using something like FXP 325 , that would be a couple of months ago , but then it was minor , just a reboot would do.
But now I have tried many ROMs(of course clean installed) , kernels(with essentials wiped) , also stock ROMs (.26 ,.12 ,.14 ,.17) all show wifi problems.
By that I know that its a user specific issue. My warranty is over , but I will have no problem paying a bit with relocked bootloader if repairs are needed.
But if there's a way I can fix it at home , please tell. And yeah , I always flash C2104 files as mine is C2104.
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I think you should boot into recovery and do a full wipe including internal/ dalvik/everything including SD card. Don't just factory reset but do a complete wipe. (Twrp has that option. In other recoveries usually you have to do it individually.) So go in recovery and wipe everything you can see that could be wiped.
If that doesn't work,
I suggest you relock your bootlader and see if that helps.
Also try to relock bootloader and unlock it via Sony official way. See that works for you or not.
Seems like a software issue most probably because I'm afraid you didn't backup TA while unlocking bootloader and sometimes the keys are lost and it causes some problems like WiFi. Also, the reason is more likely because of the fact that you didn't do it officially. it could be hardware as well but that's very rare. I would suggest that only give it to someone who knows hardware quite well.
Update me what happens!
Hnk1 said:
I think you should boot into recovery and do a full wipe including internal/ dalvik/everything including SD card. Don't just factory reset but do a complete wipe. (Twrp has that option. In other recoveries usually you have to do it individually.) So go in recovery and wipe everything you can see that could be wiped.
If that doesn't work,
I suggest you relock your bootlader and see if that helps.
Also try to relock bootloader and unlock it via Sony official way. See that works for you or not.
Seems like a software issue most probably because I'm afraid you didn't backup TA while unlocking bootloader and sometimes the keys are lost and it causes some problems like WiFi. Also, the reason is more likely because of the fact that you didn't do it officially. it could be hardware as well but that's very rare. I would suggest that only give it to someone who knows hardware quite well.
Update me what happens!
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nothing worked , issue still persists , also I would like to tell that Bluetooth also doesn't work along with Wifi.
I cleaned everthing , went back to stock , locked bootloader also. but no luck.
coolhz said:
nothing worked , issue still persists , also I would like to tell that Bluetooth also doesn't work along with Wifi.
I cleaned everthing , went back to stock , locked bootloader also. but no luck.
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Well, I would say that this happened due to unlocking your bootloader without a TA backup. I am afraid there isnot much you can do as every device has a specific TA code and I am not sure if someone would be interested to share TA backup with you. Even if they do, I am not sure if it would be helpful.
I would share you with all the options you have got :
Go to question/answer and ask for TA backup from someone, this wouldnot work mostly and I would tell you to do everything with caution and on your own risk but that all that could help you out for now at home really. Try someone else TA and see if it is accepted and the WIFI starts to work again. (But use it as a last resort)
If I may add, if you can get a Jtag guy, he might be able to fix your device for a cost but I am not sure of that either.
Another option for you would be asking an expert to repair your phone and telling him all about TA/ unlocking bootloader. If he understands what you are talking about, it just means he knows what you want him to do. If he doesnot, it probably is a bad idea to pay him. You can add it could be a hardware issue as well just in case. However, some times those people use different sort of cables tools to flash FTF so maybe that could be helpful. You can say, you would only pay if WIFI and bluetooth starts to work again! (Second best option ??? )
I honestly do not know how to solve issues related to TA I also suggest write in Xperia Z1 / Z / Z2 forums about your problem as I remember that many of them had many issues due to unlocking bootloader. Sometimes unrooting solves the problem as well. I think that forum users be able to help you much better! Make sure you add all the details about how it happened, what you did and which device are you using and how everything you tried so far hasnot worked. Make sure you mention all tips you got and those that didnot work for you!
Good Luck!
Hnk1 said:
Well, I would say that this happened due to unlocking your bootloader without a TA backup. I am afraid there isnot much you can do as every device has a specific TA code and I am not sure if someone would be interested to share TA backup with you. Even if they do, I am not sure if it would be helpful.
I would share you with all the options you have got :
Go to question/answer and ask for TA backup from someone, this wouldnot work mostly and I would tell you to do everything with caution and on your own risk but that all that could help you out for now at home really. Try someone else TA and see if it is accepted and the WIFI starts to work again. (But use it as a last resort)
If I may add, if you can get a Jtag guy, he might be able to fix your device for a cost but I am not sure of that either.
Another option for you would be asking an expert to repair your phone and telling him all about TA/ unlocking bootloader. If he understands what you are talking about, it just means he knows what you want him to do. If he doesnot, it probably is a bad idea to pay him. You can add it could be a hardware issue as well just in case. However, some times those people use different sort of cables tools to flash FTF so maybe that could be helpful. You can say, you would only pay if WIFI and bluetooth starts to work again! (Second best option ??? )
I honestly do not know how to solve issues related to TA I also suggest write in Xperia Z1 / Z / Z2 forums about your problem as I remember that many of them had many issues due to unlocking bootloader. Sometimes unrooting solves the problem as well. I think that forum users be able to help you much better! Make sure you add all the details about how it happened, what you did and which device are you using and how everything you tried so far hasnot worked. Make sure you mention all tips you got and those that didnot work for you!
Good Luck!
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bro I think I got it , I absent mindedly relocked bootloader through Flashtool , as I was going back to stock after months . I do have my TA backup.And I will restore it and see what happens. Thanks you just made me remeber that
Hello everyone.
I have an Alcatel One Touch 908F running Android 2.2.2 that I chose to root and install a 2.3 ROM since no official update was released and it had a lot of advantages that I really need. I successfully rooted it with VROOT, install a CWM 5.0.2.7 recovery and flashed two custom ROMs based on 2.2.2 (the one for Alcatel One Touch 908S WIND, and the one for Alcatel One Touch 908Q T-Mobile) just for testing.
Both successfully worked with no problems at all (except the fact that Back, Home and Menu changed their places but it was fixed by flashing a tool that I found on this forum - Thank you so much, developers!) so I wanted to flash a 2.3 ROM, but I didn't realize that it wasn't approprite (It was only for Alcatel One Touch Telenor, and the worst: it wasn't told in the instructions!). I knew it when, once my phone booted for the 1st time, it showed the "Telenor" logo reversed on top, and white lines at the bottom of the screen. So I reverted back to my stock ROM using a backup made with CWM.
I got the stock ROM again. Only now, neither the touchscreen nor the lighting Home, Menu and Back keys are working! Hitting the screen acts like hitting the Menu button!
I tried many ROMs, and it didn't work. Well, the good thing is that I still have root access, USB debugging enabled and CWM 5.0.2.8 recovery.
I'm really desperate. My phone is out of warranty. Is my phone really as useful as a brick, now? I hope it isn't. Can you help me, please? I urgently need my phone to work again because I can't afford to buy a new one or repair it! Is there any software that can bring my only smartphone back to life? Shall I switch to TWRP recovery? Which ROM shall I flash?
Thank you so much in advance for your help!
UP... (Since there was no reply for so long...)
I see, it is not a popular model
I found out that the problem can be solved by flashing the stock kernel which contains the original touchscreen drivers needed to make it work again, but I couldn't find the file. Can anyone upload it for me, please? If this is not the right way,
Does anyone have another, please? Thank you!
mallouka97 said:
UP... (Since there was no reply for so long...)
I see, it is not a popular model
I found out that the problem can be solved by flashing the stock kernel which contains the original touchscreen drivers needed to make it work again, but I couldn't find the file. Can anyone upload it for me, please? If this is not the right way,
Does anyone have another, please? Thank you!
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Flash everything ( including ROM , boot.img etc. ) created for your device . It will solve the problem .
As a warning, don't flash other device's firmware , until you became a porter or using an Android one :sly:
Hope I helped !
AlfasMP said:
Flash everything ( including ROM , boot.img etc. ) created for your device . It will solve the problem .
As a warning, don't flash other device's firmware , until you became a porter or using an Android one :sly:
Hope I helped !
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Sorry I was late... I will give it a try. Thanks anyway!
Did you solve this?
gringobenuk said:
Did you solve this?
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OP hasn't been online since 2015 so provably yes
New to this phone since my note got stolen
What do you all recommend to get the most out of this phone?
Any roms or updates or tricks etc
Thanks all!
If you have or want to unlock your bootloader, I would recommend to flash a rom based on Stock with the Elitekernel v3.
With this you can get the most out of our device. (Some rom examples: Existenz, Slimm, Purex, Fragment)
After installing one of them, you can flash a soundmod, if you are not satisfied with the roms built in. (dontbelive soundmod v22 - loudest, v17 - more bass)
For a much better camera, I recommend Cyberian camera 4.2
Try some of the roms, because all our devs made an big effort for us and every Rom, has his own great features. Good luck!
Awesome thank you for the advice.. I just noticed that my T-Mobile z3 doesn't get updated past 5.0.2; how can I go about going to Marshmallow and adding all those awesome things you all got going on here.
Sorry I am very new to Xperia.. This is my very first sony phone
cor4twenty said:
Awesome thank you for the advice.. I just noticed that my T-Mobile z3 doesn't get updated past 5.0.2; how can I go about going to Marshmallow and adding all those awesome things you all got going on here.
Sorry I am very new to Xperia.. This is my very first sony phone
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1st of all, i would not advice you to unlock your bootloader at this point, most custom roms for z3 doesn't re1quire that, unless you want to flash CM or AOSP.
at 1st test the roms mentioned before on your normal locked phone then you'll learn through posts on the board what unlocking will benefit you (and if it will), i don't have an unlocked bootloader and in my sign you'll see i have a custom rom and few mods flashed...
Now how do you get that...
1st you need to go to settings >about phone > and make sure youre device is D6603 (because there're several version of z3 and each one require patches when flashing roms)
if its, Go to this thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292598
and back up your TA partition, this is suggested because this partition gets wiped if at any time you did unlock your bootloader, and when that happens, it contains keys unique to each device that if lost you can never get you device back to the locked state. and you could lose some features (currently there's a fix for not losing any features)
2-Now you need to root your phone , follow the instruction on the following thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/general/guide-rootrecovery-how-to-root-install-t3017056
although you can skip the step of downgrading your firmware (because you should already have the original one)
after you successfully root your phone go to the following thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261606
and install recovery (instruction is there)
after you've done that, you are ready...
go to the development section
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/development
where you'll find different roms, you can flash with the latest Android 6.0.1 for z3 (make sure it's not CM or AOSP so you don't need to unlock the bootloader)
you can check the one on my sign, it natively comes with a lot of customization features.
whcn you chose a rom, just download it and go to recovery (TWRP) and flash it (follow the rom developer instruction on how to flash on the rom thread)
if you get stock or wonder about steps at any of the steps ask on the specified thread and people will help
So my device is the tmobile z3; what's the best I can hope as far as development and new ROM?