Hello!
I'm new in this forum and a noob in smartphones... But I don't like my Xperia arc s android, 4.0.4, and I want to put 4.3 jelly bean on it. So i google how to do it and found this tread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2397236.
I downloaded the newest cm 10.2 anzu and put it on my phone. Then I root my phone and tried to do what it says in there, to use flashtool and rom the boot.img file. I did that and it didn't do anything. I also tried do iniciate my phone in recovery mode and was also unnable to do so.
I want you to teach how to do this if you have the time and patience to do so
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Hi everyone,
First of all I would like to mention that I really searched and obviously I did not find anything, so please do not spank me for not trying (I used search box and google).
Here's my question, I already have on my beloved Xperia J a version of Cyanogen Mod 10, but I would like to know if in case of update I have to repeat the same process (flashing the boot.img using flashtool etc.), or maybe even downgrading back to ICS, or do I have to only download the Cyanogen Mod 10 and press the update button in recovery menu? I am wondering about that because previously I had HTC Wildfire and back then everything was much much easier.
brovgard said:
Hi everyone,
First of all I would like to mention that I really searched and obviously I did not find anything, so please do not spank me for not trying (I used search box and google).
Here's my question, I already have on my beloved Xperia J a version of Cyanogen Mod 10, but I would like to know if in case of update I have to repeat the same process (flashing the boot.img using flashtool etc.), or maybe even downgrading back to ICS, or do I have to only download the Cyanogen Mod 10 and press the update button in recovery menu? I am wondering about that because previously I had HTC Wildfire and back then everything was much much easier.
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You just download new fxp cm10 version and flash it through cwm recovery.. without wipe data partition...without flashing ics...
What about installed apps and data? Is everything there after update?
Good afternoon guys.
So,i try to flash my phone but it says i must enable unknown sources and debuging,but this is not possible,since we are stuck on SONY logo.
fastboot says that the device needs to be rooted first.
SEUS says that my phone uses the latest software,so nothing there.
Also,im not sure if im flashing my phone the proper way,its been a while since i installed HD.
I used Xperia Ultimate HD 2.0.3
so,any help on booting my device?
If possible,i would like to suggest me a better HD version ( i downloaded 5 ) with the proper kernel version..
thank you in advance.
Hello guys
I have an HTC One Mini 601E, and today I've try to install Android Kitkat 4.4.2 via CyanogenMod ( by following the procedure on ibtimes, update-htc-one-mini-android-4-4-2-kitkat-via-cyanogenmod-11-rom-1433685 [sorry it seams I cannot post any link as new member...]) so I rooted the phone, installed SuperSU and installed a recovery mod and everything necessary but after trying to install the zip "Android 4.4.2 KitKat Cyanogenmod 11 ROM" few time and with first ClockworkMod and then also TWRP recovery tools I still get the same error : set_metadata_recursive: some changes failed" (Status 7). (even using recovery base Phil..)
I've try few things to try to solve it lbut still get the same error. So I'm wondering why and how I could resolve this. I'm thinking also that this phone is 601E and not 601S. I mean, this phone come from Taiwan, my girlfriend bought it for me but I'm in Australia actally. I know there is just a little difference about the baseband between these two model (601E and 601S). So I was wondering that maybe I need a different version of the Android 4.4.2 KitKat for my phone that come from Taiwan ? I don't know.. but actually I cannot do anything with my phone, when I turn it on I can see the logo HTC and then it reboot again. I can only access the fastboot menu and the recovery mod.
So my questions are :
- How could I successfully install this Android 4.4.2 KitKat Cyanogenmod 11 ROM on my phone ?
- And if it is just not possible or just not working, how can I come back to the previous Android OS that was installed before (Jelly bean) ?
I think to understand that I need a RUU m4 for my phone, I've found some on the website androidruu.com in the M4 RUU category) but I'm not sure if it is the right RUU file for my phone version.
I hope my phone is not broken and hope also to find some help here also sorry for my english is not perfect I hope it is enough clear
Thank you very much for any help.
Jona
I successfully installed another mod but based on Android 4.3, not 4.4 Kitkat.So it's ok
But if somebody know or have an idea about how I could install Android 4.4, I still interesting
Thank you
Hi, a few months ago I decided to install a custom ROM on my Sony Xperia Z1. In order to do that I first followed [1] to install a custom recovery (I think I followed the tutorial pointed by the link, but I did that a few months ago so I might be wrong). This way or another I installed a custom recovery - now when entering recovery it says: PhilZ Touch 6.59.0, ClockworkMod v6.0.5.1. Unfortunately I didn't have time to play with it and finally I didn't even install any custom ROM. So my Z1 is now on 14.5.A.0.270.
Now I'd like to use the standard OTA upgrade to move to Android 5.1 (14.6.A.1.236) and my Z1 offers me that. But once downloaded the upgrade cannot be installed for some reason (I suspect it's the custom recovery). When the upgrade procedure starts it asks me to reboot the phone, after a while the Android guys and a progress bar shows up, but it stops after like 10% of the progress bar. Once booted back to normal operation the phone says there was an error upgrading software.
So I'm trying to figure out how to bring back the stock recovery hoping that it would solve my problem. I thought about using Xperia Flash Tool (aka Emma) to flash a generic ROM for my Z1 which would hopefully also contain a stock / generic recovery but the tool requires an unlocked bootloader. Unlocking the bootloader would force me to loose my DRM keys and so on. I don't want to follow this path. Is there a way to restore my phone back to its original state before installing custom recovery so that it was able to use OTA upgrades? I'd simply like to use all stock firmware to avoid further complication.
I know it's probably strange to ask on instructions on going back to pure stock software on such forum but you're my last resort.
[1] http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261606
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Hi, a few months ago I decided to install a custom ROM on my Sony Xperia Z1. In order to do that I first followed [1] to install a custom recovery (I think I followed the tutorial pointed by the link, but I did that a few months ago so I might be wrong). This way or another I installed a custom recovery - now when entering recovery it says: PhilZ Touch 6.59.0, ClockworkMod v6.0.5.1. Unfortunately I didn't have time to play with it and finally I didn't even install any custom ROM. So my Z1 is now on 14.5.A.0.270.
Now I'd like to use the standard OTA upgrade to move to Android 5.1 (14.6.A.1.236) and my Z1 offers me that. But once downloaded the upgrade cannot be installed for some reason (I suspect it's the custom recovery). When the upgrade procedure starts it asks me to reboot the phone, after a while the Android guys and a progress bar shows up, but it stops after like 10% of the progress bar. Once booted back to normal operation the phone says there was an error upgrading software.
So I'm trying to figure out how to bring back the stock recovery hoping that it would solve my problem. I thought about using Xperia Flash Tool (aka Emma) to flash a generic ROM for my Z1 which would hopefully also contain a stock / generic recovery but the tool requires an unlocked bootloader. Unlocking the bootloader would force me to loose my DRM keys and so on. I don't want to follow this path. Is there a way to restore my phone back to its original state before installing custom recovery so that it was able to use OTA upgrades? I'd simply like to use all stock firmware to avoid further complication.
I know it's probably strange to ask on instructions on going back to pure stock software on such forum but you're my last resort.
[1] http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261606
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Hello, and welcome to XDA!
Wow, this recovery's install is pretty much a toolkit! What I don't get is why it doesn't offer to back up the original recovery. Oh, 'cos Sony does not have a stock recovery.
This post should help. Or this post (for navigation purposes).
Any questions, you can post in the following thread (once you have an XDA account):
> Sony Xperia Z1 > Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting > I can't enter Recovery mode what should I do
Or..
> Sony Xperia Z1 > Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting > Sony Xperia Z1 Ask Away help thread.
Hope this helps, and good luck!
I tried systemless root and after that my phone was only showing sony logo for sec. I tried to install this rom:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/m4...aosp-7-1-1-sony-xperia-m4-aqua-ss-ds-t3558111
it kind of woks but not for daily use. After that i tried CyanogenMod 13.0 but I need original system and with it my phone only loops with sony logo. If anyone knows hot to flash/install original android version or rom that could be used daily it would be huge help.
thank you for your help.
endrom said:
I tried systemless root and after that my phone was only showing sony logo for sec. I tried to install this rom:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/m4...aosp-7-1-1-sony-xperia-m4-aqua-ss-ds-t3558111
it kind of woks but not for daily use. After that i tried CyanogenMod 13.0 but I need original system and with it my phone only loops with sony logo. If anyone knows hot to flash/install original android version or rom that could be used daily it would be huge help.
thank you for your help.
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There are a few stock roms in your devices Android Development section in the forum you could try. Here's a random one I spotted that seems like a good option:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/m4-aqua/development/rom-6-0-1-xperia-m4-aqua-t3423264
The key is to go with a stock, or stock-based, rom for the best stability.
Or you could reflash the actual, official, stock rom from Sony themselves. They have a tool called Xperia Companion that can reflash the latest rom on any Xperia device with a locked bootloader: http://support.sonymobile.com/gb/tools/xperia-companion/
If your bootloader's unlocked, you might be able to use "Emma" instead: https://developer.sonymobile.com/open-devices/flash-tool/use-the-flash-tool-for-xperia-devices/
Hope this helps!