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[Q] will do my ST15i first custom rom flash, but have some questions before

hello all,
yes another new noob here.
i have a xperia mini (st15i) and i will install my first custom rom on it.
i readed so much the last days and many different things, so i have some questions before, just to be sure i am doing right.
i am on stock rom .62 with root CWM 5.0.2.7 installed but bootloader is locked.
I know how to unlock it but this is not what i want to know
i have choosen this rom to flash
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1373435
If i have understand the install instructions, i am on the right boot.img having CWM installed and only need to unlock my bootloader, and then i am similar to this kernel?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1440161
and can start flashing the rom ?
If something is going wrong, can i flash back to stock rom using flashtool or wotanserver? or will it brick because i have something to do first or can i just start flashing over with stock rom then?
Thanks for reading, any help would be nice
greeting, Grody (a brand new noob)

ok i unlocked bootloader and installed hybrom v15 from cwm recoevery menu all was going fine.
after reboot i only see sony ericsson logo and phone hangs, i can only remove battery to turn phone of.
i cant enter the cwm recovery menu only see this sony ericsson logo?
any help pls ?
edit:
Ok i figured it out. I flshed back to stock rom .62 device botted up, everything ok.
Then i flashed the boof kernel and after that i installed the hybrom v15
now everything works fine for me...
thanks for helping me guys xD

[Q] Help to choose custom ROM for WT19i

Hey everyone,
I just rooted my WT19i and unlocked bootloader. Because I'm absolutely new in custom ROMs I need your advice helping me to decide which of them I should install on my device. Which is the best?
BTW I already tried installing CM9 using ROM manager, but it said "Installing update..." , then the device rebooted ant stuck on "Sony Ericsson" logo... I had to flash firmware and root my phone again...

Maceee said:
Hey everyone,
I just rooted my WT19i and unlocked bootloader. Because I'm absolutely new in custom ROMs I need your advice helping me to decide which of them I should install on my device. Which is the best?
BTW I already tried installing CM9 using ROM manager, but it said "Installing update..." , then the device rebooted ant stuck on "Sony Ericsson" logo... I had to flash firmware and root my phone again...
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ROMs for this phone are buggy if you want one with all features working even walkman button try Hibroman (just ask for a link to download)
if you have unlocked bootloader you can see kernels like rage kernel with cpu governors this will increase/improve battery !
It's better to use phone-specific methods for flashing than ROM Manager (some got trouble by this way)
when flashing a ROM that requests to change bootloader be sure to flash it using a laptop on battery -it's better to protect from power problems if something is wrong when flashing bootloader your phone is bricked and only service tools can revive it !
never flash ROMs/ kernels not made for your phone -you are to experiment a hardware failure !

ruscan.calin said:
ROMs for this phone are buggy if you want one with all features working even walkman button try Hibroman (just ask for a link to download)
if you have unlocked bootloader you can see kernels like rage kernel with cpu governors this will increase/improve battery !
It's better to use phone-specific methods for flashing than ROM Manager (some got trouble by this way)
when flashing a ROM that requests to change bootloader be sure to flash it using a laptop on battery -it's better to protect from power problems if something is wrong when flashing bootloader your phone is bricked and only service tools can revive it !
never flash ROMs/ kernels not made for your phone -you are to experiment a hardware failure !
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Thanks! I guess I'll try installing this ROM and kernel when I have enough time. And two more questions: if I flashed another firmware my bootloader will be locked again and which version of Hybroman should I use?

Maceee said:
Thanks! I guess I'll try installing this ROM and kernel when I have enough time. And two more questions: if I flashed another firmware my bootloader will be locked again and which version of Hybroman should I use?
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nope your bootloader is not touched by flashing a custom ROM
indeed in some cases you have to flash separately a different bootloader so you can use that custom rom (in fact the problem is that bootloader will not give a chance to that kernel to load into memory -it's about a kind of protection)
wich version ? well as you see that thread is a very long one (and that's a sign of a good one ..) but no links in first post but just ask them your question and you get a link surely

try real ics 5.1 with krsh kernel... its really nice on my wt19i

Did u wipe custom data and cache....???
Did u flash the .img file???
If u didn't then ur phone gets stuck at SE logo...
CM9 is ICS based so first
1. flash ICS
2. flash boot.img file (instde cm-9.0.0-coconut.zip)
3. Enter recovery (turn off ur phone and turn it on by pressing volume down key.)
4. wipe custom data and device cache
5. install cm-9.0.0-coconut.zip
6. reboot...
Ur CM9 will work

Stuck while flashing with stock rom

While flashing with odin (stock rom) , it was stuck in the middle ..Waited for longtime no progress so took off and retried flashing nothing happened..
If i go to cwd mode(volume+up) it says me "encountered problem while updating firmwire, use kies to do recovery"
Now what can be done?...Please help...Is it totally bricked ?,any other options can i try./?

just boot in download mode (VOL DOWN + HOME + POWER) and flash FW again it will be resolved just with that.

roonie said:
While flashing with odin (stock rom) , it was stuck in the middle ..Waited for longtime no progress so took off and retried flashing nothing happened..
If i go to cwd mode(volume+up) it says me "encountered problem while updating firmwire, use kies to do recovery"
Now what can be done?...Please help...Is it totally bricked ?,any other options can i try./?
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Flash stock ROM again using ODIN by going to Download mode as said by xlm13x ...

Download the china stock ROM, it has all the three files the pda, modem and the csc. It also has the pit file. Flash on ODIN.
Once you do this your phone will definately boot up. Once this is done you can flash any country stock rom through ODIN.
It also happened to me once and the thing i just mentioned worked for me. So 100% sure on this.
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its really good to see people helping each other so fast

sandyisgood said:
Download the china stock ROM, it has all the three files the pda, modem and the csc. It also has the pit file. Flash on ODIN.
Once you do this your phone will definately boot up. Once this is done you can flash any country stock rom through ODIN.
It also happened to me once and the thing i just mentioned worked for me. So 100% sure on this.
Sent from my GT-I9103 using xda app-developers app
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Post the link for that.
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Thanks a lot guys that was a fast helping hand it worked after 3-4 tries..
One more thing I have Baseband version-I9103DDKH4
Kernel Verssion - [email protected]
Build number:GINGERBREAD.XWKI5
this is the stock version i flashed now...
Can now i flash neo romv3 from this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769863
It denotes XWLA4 2.3.6 ...is it region specific?...can i flash with my version is it compatible?..

roonie said:
Thanks a lot guys that was a fast helping hand it worked after 3-4 tries..
One more thing I have Baseband version-I9103DDKH4
Kernel Verssion - [email protected]
Build number:GINGERBREAD.XWKI5
this is the stock version i flashed now...
Can now i flash neo romv3 from this link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1769863
It denotes XWLA4 2.3.6 ...is it region specific?...can i flash with my version is it compatible?..
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The kernel version you quoted contains 'XWKI5' which is the code for Indian stock firmware.
For using Neo ROM you'll have to flash the XWLA (European stock firmware) on your Galaxy R & then flash the Neo ROM 3.0. And yes you can flash the stock firmware of any region it'll be compatible & won't create issues as long as you're flashing stock ROMs by Samsung for Galaxy R.
Do update here on how it goes.
Hope this helps

'cooleagle' said:
The kernel version you quoted contains 'XWKI5' which is the code for Indian stock firmware.
For using Neo ROM you'll have to flash the XWLA (European stock firmware) on your Galaxy R & then flash the Neo ROM 3.0. And yes you can flash the stock firmware of any region it'll be compatible & won't create issues as long as you're flashing stock ROMs by Samsung for Galaxy R.
Do update here on how it goes.
Hope this helps
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Thanks cooleagle...So if i plan to install the neo rom , i have to reflash with the stock rom of XWLA4 rite?...So will it affect anythin because iam in india and i am changing the stock rom to other region?...after i flash if i want to get back to stock rom of my region can i reflash with my stock rom of indian region from euro region stock rom?...
And also can you tell me about http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1418895 [Kernel] ardatdat kernel v1.5 [CWM] (OC/ROOT/VR/3G/init.d) ?..what this is all about?...can i upgrade the kernel too after upgrading to XWLA4 and also if i want to do the kernel upgrade in XWKI5 can i do it?

roonie said:
Thanks cooleagle...So if i plan to install the neo rom , i have to reflash with the stock rom of XWLA4 rite?...So will it affect anythin because iam in india and i am changing the stock rom to other region?...after i flash if i want to get back to stock rom of my region can i reflash with my stock rom of indian region from euro region stock rom?
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Yes you can reflash our Indian stock 2.3 5 ROM anytime you want, reset your custom firmware counter & claim warranty for your handset, be careful while doing the same cause if you screw up / miss some steps then you could loose your warranty.
roonie said:
And also can you tell me about http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1418895 [Kernel] ardatdat kernel v1.5 [CWM] (OC/ROOT/VR/3G/init.d) ?..what this is all about?...can i upgrade the kernel too after upgrading to XWLA4 and also if i want to do the kernel upgrade in XWKI5 can i do it?
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Kernel v 1.8.3 is compatible with XWLA4 / XWKI5 (There could be some bugs with XWKI5 but there's no harm in trying as long as you follow the steps) can also be used with Neo ROM.
Try the newer version of his kernel here, it has been improved a lot since then: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1787454
Before you start flashing any ROMs & kernels I would suggest you to read all the threads stickied in the Dev section, FAQ's & How To's in my signature below, if you haven't already done it & don't forget to take a nandroid backup.
It is to understand the various steps you need tu know to go about flashing kernels, ROMs, etc & also how to clear the counter to claim warranty.
Cheers !

roonie said:
Thanks cooleagle...So if i plan to install the neo rom , i have to reflash with the stock rom of XWLA4 rite?...So will it affect anythin because iam in india and i am changing the stock rom to other region?...after i flash if i want to get back to stock rom of my region can i reflash with my stock rom of indian region from euro region stock rom?...
And also can you tell me about http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1418895 [Kernel] ardatdat kernel v1.5 [CWM] (OC/ROOT/VR/3G/init.d) ?..what this is all about?...can i upgrade the kernel too after upgrading to XWLA4 and also if i want to do the kernel upgrade in XWKI5 can i do it?
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Yes for Neo ROM, u have to flash Stock rom of XWLA4 via odin.It will not affect anything but u need to wipe data after flashing. So take a backup of all ur data and then flash it. Apart, it wont affect anything buddy. Yes u can revert back to Indian stock rom at any point of time.
And with kernel, Neo ROM by default has ardatdat kernel 1.8.1 and so u will get that kernel when u flash Neo ROM. After that u can flash ardatdat's kernel 1.8.3 as it has RAM hack and its better than its prev versions. Yes u can upgrade, better to say u can change the kernel at any point of time. Have a Happy Flashing.

selva.simple said:
Yes for Neo ROM, u have to flash Stock rom of XWLA4 via odin.It will not affect anything but u need to wipe data after flashing. So take a backup of all ur data and then flash it. Apart, it wont affect anything buddy. Yes u can revert back to Indian stock rom at any point of time.
And with kernel, Neo ROM by default has ardatdat kernel 1.8.1 and so u will get that kernel when u flash Neo ROM. After that u can flash ardatdat's kernel 1.8.3 as it has RAM hack and its better than its prev versions. Yes u can upgrade, better to say u can change the kernel at any point of time. Have a Happy Flashing.
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Want to ask you one thing ,
...When my phone crashed last time all apps crashed , I was not able to go to homescreen so i tried restore using cwm with my backup but after restoring it was stuck in Samsung logo at the boot itself...This has happened all times when i tried to restore..Why this happened...how can i restore to my previous state with that backup..My phone had crashed atleast 4 times and the restore had never worked ,dont know why it had happened(this all happened after i rooted my phone)....

roonie said:
Want to ask you one thing ,
...When my phone crashed last time all apps crashed , I was not able to go to homescreen so i tried restore using cwm with my backup but after restoring it was stuck in Samsung logo at the boot itself...This has happened all times when i tried to restore..Why this happened...how can i restore to my previous state with that backup..My phone had crashed atleast 4 times and the restore had never worked ,dont know why it had happened(this all happened after i rooted my phone)....
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Buddy. Whats the ROM u were in when u took the backup in CWM and while in which ROM u tried to restore the CWM backup

selva.simple said:
Buddy. Whats the ROM u were in when u took the backup in CWM and while in which ROM u tried to restore the CWM backup
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Till now i was using XWKI5 stock rom...I had made backup of the stock rom only , and tried to restore (because it got corupt ) , after restore it was stuck at the samsung logo...Anyways everythin is gone , iam just plannin to flash neo rom

[Q] Several questions about Odin; TWRP;

I rooted and flashed a custom ROM to my phone several months ago, but now I need to take it in for repairs/replacement. So, I want to take it back to stock and reset the flash counter. But I have a few questions that I am confused about.
1) Is flashing a stock ROM with Odin, and restoring a stock backup with TWRP basically the same thing? (When/Why would you do one, or the other?). I did make a TWRP backup after I rooted, and before I flashed the custom ROM..
2) Does it matter which version of Odin you use with your phone or ROM? I have 2 versions of stock ROM for my phone (Galaxy Note 2). The later version flashes fine every time. The older one flashes fine (Odin says: Success 1 / Fail 0), but hangs when booting. I have downloaded that older ROM from 3 different locations and all do the same thing. Why would one stock ROM flash fine every time, but the other not???
3) I currently have that newer stock ROM flashed on the phone, but the flash counter says 2. I didn't know you had to be rooted to reset the flash counter with TriangleAway. So, now it looks like I have to root my phone all over again go reset the flash counter. But if I root the phone, reset the flash counter to 0, and then flash a stock ROM, won't that then increase the Flash Counter to 1?
Thanks for any help!
Snack

No its different
When u flash with odin you will on stock
When you flash with twrp(i dont know about twrp) u will get to your stock rom but rooted
Yes its matters
U use odin given with particular phone
It is because of odin version that one rom was flashing fine and not the other
No it would not once you are on stock it will disappear
This should fix ur problem:thumbup:
HIT THANKS IF I HELPED
Sent from my GT-S7500

Thanks amit!
Is there somewhere that lists which phones that should use which versions of Odin? I could not find a list..
Snacko

SnackoDog said:
Thanks amit!
Is there somewhere that lists which phones that should use which versions of Odin? I could not find a list..
Snacko
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U will get ur odin where u search for ur rom
There is no such list
This may help u:thumbup:
HIT THANKS IF I HELPED
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Hmm... well I got my stock ROMs from SamMobile.com and they did not come with Odin. I don't even see Odin available on their site. I have downloaded several stock roms from different places and they did not have Odin. That's why I have been confused if you need different versions of Odin for different phones. Also because there is no site that has a list.
But I did download Chainfire's CF Auto-Root to root and flash TWRP only. And that download did come with Odin3 v1.85. So, at this point I am 'guessing' that this is the version of Odin I should use for my phone (Galaxy Note 2 SGH-I317), but it's just a guess. So, I used this version of Odin to flash one of those earlier stock ROMs that were hanging during boot. And they still hang at boot, so I don't know if it's Odin or the stock roms or what. But this v1.85 does also flash my later stock ROM with JB 4.1.2, which flashed fine also with the v3.07 of Odin. So, both versions of Odin work for that stock, but not the other stock ROMs. Very strange...

Try googling how to flash stock rom of ur device
And use odin to flash cwm
This should fix ur problem:thumbup:
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Clearing up some confusion
I ran into the same kind of issue having recieved a working version of odin with my root from cf auto root site... then came the 5.0 lollipop and the desire to ditch sprint and go to metro pcs...
everything is about a year old, or there abouts, and I see alot of posts pointing to http://www.sammobile.com/ .... first of all they most certainly do not have every firmware like they claim and they absolutly don't have old versions... they make mention of some but as far as the links working out.... :crying:
much baiting and switching with these samsung devices....
I did find a post where a guy almost sounded like he knew what he was talking about until he went on to say that it is not an exact science and it is all based on if - then , chance- happening
either works or it doesn't.... likelihood of you bricking while trying to flash stock rom is very low... but you can read what he said anyway... nothing past first post though as it doesn't lead anywhere... unless you have one of the model numbers he refers too... and even then, maybe not..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s3/themes-apps/27-08-2013-odin-3-09-odin-1-85-versions-t2189539
this site was the only one that had what i needed as far as the stock ROM pre lollipop
http://server14.stockroms.net/download/GalaxyS5/SM-G900P/G900PVPU1ANCB_G900PSPT1ANCB_SPR.zip
and wouldn't you know ... no link to ODIN... so .... I found a every-version-having-download-site
http://odindownload.com/Samsung-Odin/#.VY2WBPlVhBc
but of course there is no heads or tails to be understood from that site either... but at least you will have every version and don't have to worry about trying to find the next one....
Hope this helped....:laugh:

Need help IMMEDIATELY!!!

Hey.
I just flashed my Tipo with Jelly Bean Mini Project 5. I dunno what i did wrong, but now it doesnt go beyond the boot screen. Waited over 15 mins. Bigger issue, doesnt even go to CWM anymore!!!! :crying::crying::crying::crying:
i had some other rom installed earlier which was malfunctioning, so i did a full wipe, and then flashed this, and landed here! PLZ HELP!!!!!

Try to flash stock firmware with androxyde flashtool
sent from XPERIA ST21i

did u unlocked ur bootloader? :/
followed instruction?

Yep, i did follow everything properly.
BTW i fixed it after like hours of brain bursting.
I tried flashing it with stock kernel, but to no use. it never went into recovery mode. dunno y, but i flashed it with miui kernel, and the startingsony icon changed and then for that 2 sec timeframe, i got an opportunity to try and get into recovery, and it worked, pheeewwww :victory:
Still dunno what the issue was
Thanks