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[SIZE=+3]Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Miro, Tipo (Dual) and J[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+2]Xperia Miro, Tipo (Dual), and J[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]This a short list of frequently asked questions in this device forum and the answers often given as a response. It should serve as a starting point for gathering knowledge and finding solutions to many common problems. Please only post in this thread with feedback on how to improve this document. Do not post "Thank you" type responses. If you have additional questions or require more help, try to find an existing thread or create your own. Do not use this as a general help thread.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=+1]Q1: Why isn't Flashtool working?[/SIZE]If you are getting an error message about the header of your ftf, then you will need to copy loader.sin into your ftf file before flashing. Make sure that the drivers for your device are loaded and that you wait for Flashtool to ask you to connect your device. Your device should be in msc mode and USB debugging needs to be on. There is a thread dedicated to issues with flashing here.
[SIZE=+1]Q2: How do I root my device?[/SIZE]Rooting is usually done by applying an exploit or sometimes it can be done with Flashtool. Rooting can be a little bit confusing because not every version of Firmware is vulnerable to the same exploits, so some rooting strategies require changing the Firmware as part of the rooting process. It is probably best to consult one of the rooting guides for your device. For example: here or here
[SIZE=+1]Q3: How do I unlock the bootloader?[/SIZE]Unlocking the bootloader is essential if you want to use custom kernels. After unlocking the bootloader you will have to use Flashtool to update your device because PC Companion and SUS won't recognize your device, unless you relock your bootloader. You can use either the Official Sony Unlocking method or SE Tool to unlock your bootloader. See the guide here
[SIZE=+1]Q4: Will --fill in the blank-- work on the Dual?[/SIZE]If it doesn't explicity say that it works on the Dual, it probably doesn't. Make sure to read the OP carefully and have a recovery strategy in place, for example a recent nandroid back up, just in case.
[SIZE=+1]Q5: What is the best ROM or kernel?[/SIZE]This is probably NOT a good question to be asking. Asking this question will most likely get you made fun of, and since it is against the rules, your thread or post will most likely be deleted. The best ROM or kernel will depend on how you use your device and what you are hoping to get out of it. So, only you can answer this question, have a little bit of fun testing different ROMs and kernels and then pick the set up that works the best for you.
[SIZE=+1]Q6: Where is everybody? Why am I so alone?[/SIZE]lol, don't worry, sometimes it takes a little bit of time before Development of a device takes off. It is already clear that this is going to be a vibrant place for Development.
[SIZE=+1]Q7: Where can I get more information? What if I don't see my question here?[/SIZE]The search functions in xda are pretty powerful and they will help you find what you are looking for. They can usually be found at the top of all the forums and the "Search this Forum" box usually does a good job narrowing your search down. There is a good index/all-in-one guide in the Development section: here and a "Help for any topic" thread here Make use of them!
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Tipo kernel flash
Thnking about buying an xperia tipo,
just wantd to know whether i can flash kernel from the phone itself in tipo? (does it have a dedicated recovery partition?)
thanks in advance.
mnishamk said:
Thnking about buying an xperia tipo,
just wantd to know whether i can flash kernel from the phone itself in tipo? (does it have a dedicated recovery partition?)
thanks in advance.
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No, all xperia phones have no recovery partitions, but it's easy to enter flashmode and fastboot mode, and using flashtool software on pc, you can fastboot kernel, flash roms etc.
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do i need to unlock my bootloader before flashing stock rom through flashtool.
i am on .27 firmware and i wanna downgrade it to .22 so do i need to unlock my bootloader to install it through flashtool.
shubhamanand141 said:
i am on .27 firmware and i wanna downgrade it to .22 so do i need to unlock my bootloader to install it through flashtool.
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No.
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Hey.
I bought TIPO DUAL have two SIM card put into it the next time the phone will restart.
Please Please Help
Guys please help me.... I'm using Xperia J Jelly Bean.... I dont know what the trouble on my phone.... After off the phone and on agin my phone can not scan my media.... I'm flash again withhout flashtool but not helping.... :crying:I really do not know what should I do to music and pictures on my hp can be normal again....
Please help me.....
Sorry for my bad english....
So I'm on Vengeance 1.40 Stock JB and I can't enter into recovery 'cuz after pressing volume buttons no led is glowing up.
androidnerd2 said:
So I'm on Vengeance 1.40 Stock JB and I can't enter into recovery 'cuz after pressing volume buttons no led is glowing up.
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was it working previously??
did u format /system?
what actually happened?
Hi,
I'm an Xperia tipo dual user, with current build number 11.0.A.6.5 updated using Sony PC companion. I just want to ask, does the tipo dual have physical RAM of 512 MB? That's what I thought before, because when I checked my Ram it only has a total of 404MB, wheres the other 100+MB? I'm very disappointed.pls.help. :|
Hi
how can i install CWM on XPERIA E / Edual?
hiii guys i tried to flash cm10 n then flah z fusion but after installing it stuck z fusion animation wat i do tel me
Question re custom Roms for xperia J
@ mods: If my query is not at the right place, kindly move it to it's appropriate location.
I am thinking of buying a xperia J in India. Are there any custom Roms which have call recording enabled for this particular phone? I have tried to use the search feature on Xda prior to posting this query and have also tried a google search for xda and freexperia but have not found any pointed answers.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help me resolve this query.
Regards
I'm stupid
Hi!
First of, im not that bright as you will see:
What i've done on my miro is, well i had cwm and the gimlo custom rom, everything worked nice except my sound (it worked for a couple of days and then just stopped), as I wasn't sure if it was a hardware problem i tried to reflash the rom, and here comes the problem.
As I booted into cwm I did a system format so I can properly re-flash the rom, and as gitsy as I am i just pressed reboot phone now instead of flashing the rom first.
Now I can't get to recovery and I can't get it past the sony logo on boot. How do I fix this problem?
EDIT: Fixed! I got it to flashmode (plug in and hold the vol-) and flashed the original firmware via flashtool! Will keep the post if someone has the same problem. Feel free to ask a question or two if you need help from me ..aand not to forget, my sound works again!
priyam667 said:
hiii guys i tried to flash cm10 n then flah z fusion but after installing it stuck z fusion animation wat i do tel me
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r u able to enter into recovery?
if not try to flash stock ftf from flashtools
I lost by loudspeaker in calls when installed Cyanogen mod. Is there any app for fixing this ? Thanks
Phone: Xperia Miro
Kernel: Vengance
Mod: Cyanogen mod 10 FXP220
iiigeorgievi said:
I lost by loudspeaker in calls when installed Cyanogen mod. Is there any app for fixing this ? Thanks
Phone: Xperia Miro
Kernel: Vengance
Mod: Cyanogen mod 10 FXP220
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you use vengeance with cm10 ? I thought it was for ics....anyways thats a bug which is still not fixed
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Is there a clockwork rom for tipo dual with gsm support yet? Last time i flashed it had no gsm support (fxp222).
Or where can i find such info?
I have really got fed up with my xperia e dual. I have search many times on the internet but I did not get any custom rom , overclocking kernel ,swap,mod, not a single thing, I m really sad about that . I can't understand why there is not a single thing . I know the phone is new but at least one custom kernel..............
There is no developers man...
And for Xperia J there is no very much custom kernels,roms...
If i take Xperia X8 (phone from 2009 i think) for example, my previous phone has too much developers... Not so maby custom roms but all are very good,about 1000 custom roms... Gb,ics,floyo,JB,... Latest stock rom is 2.1 (very old...) but devs made a jelly bean for this tiny phone with 182mb of ram(175mb with stock kernel)... :
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plzz. tell me
I have seen many times that xperia tipo and miro can share roms and kernels (i mean there are many kernels and roms that can be installed on both tipo and miro , because both have same hardware MSM7x25A (800 MHz). but xperia e and j also have same hardware MSM7x27A (1 GHz) so why xperia e and j can't share roms and kernels?
Himanshuxda said:
I have seen many times that xperia tipo and miro can share roms and kernels (i mean there are many kernels and roms that can be installed on both tipo and miro , because both have same hardware MSM7x25A (800 MHz). but xperia e and j also have same hardware MSM7x27A (1 GHz) so why xperia e and j can't share roms and kernels?
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as 2010 matej said there are no developers at the moment you got to wait
Just wait patiently and dont complaint. Back then, tipo users also have to wait a long time just to get cwm for locked bootloaders. Since E is still considered new, even rooting it is hard, with updates that kills the root. You said X8 got many mods, even jb roms, its an old phone, with many users still using it, with android 2.1 stock. Its not easy to actually make rom, even cwm, and these devs do their awesome works for free, we cant just push them.
Sent from My Awesome Paradox ST21i
You were wrong dude.. Why dont you check the foruma related to xperia e dual? Same forum w/ miro, tipo and j. Check out
Sent from my Sony Xperia E Dual
Himanshuxda said:
I have really got fed up with my xperia e dual. I have search many times on the internet but I did not get any custom rom , overclocking kernel ,swap,mod, not a single thing, I m really sad about that . I can't understand why there is not a single thing . I know the phone is new but at least one custom kernel..............
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You are incorrect...
There us custom Rom like jjm34's cm10 and z fusion...
Overclocking kernel like vengeance( but it didn't work for me)
There are many mods available like yayakuya's collection for e...
There are guides to install cwm flash ftf.etc.....
Just search xda.....
But it is a fact that there are not many developers....but you cannot say there is nothing....
About tipo and miro....they too have same hardware..but they didn't get official jellybean....
Hit the thanks button..it does not cost you anything.
it's worth something for me...
sent from my Sony Xperia e dual
Sorry
Sorry for my complaints. guys , I have understood that I have to wait but plzz give me link for vengeance kerenel and instructions to install it plzzzzzzzzzzz help I m a gaming lover so I want to overclock my phone for better gaming :angel:
Himanshuxda said:
Sorry for my complaints. guys , I have understood that I have to wait but plzz give me link for vengeance kerenel and instructions to install it plzzzzzzzzzzz help I m a gaming lover so I want to overclock my phone for better gaming :angel:
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Here you go chump.....I tried but all I got was a black screen....
Might work for you....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2134810
Hit the thanks button..it does not cost you anything.
it's worth something for me...
sent from my Sony Xperia e dual
mathewsj114 said:
Here you go chump.....I tried but all I got was a black screen....
Might work for you....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2134810
Hit the thanks button..it does not cost you anything.
it's worth something for me...
sent from my Sony Xperia e dual
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I m not able to install the kernel with flashtool
I have followed all the steps but flashtool shows an error and says( remote device must be rooted)
but my phone is rooted as I m running many root apps like :- titanium backup , gamebooster
Himanshuxda said:
I m not able to install the kernel with flashtool
I have followed all the steps but flashtool shows an error and says( remote device must be rooted)
but my phone is rooted as I m running many root apps like :- titanium backup , gamebooster
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You need an unlocked bootloader to install custom kernels. Follow Sony's official guide to do so, remember if bootloader unlock says no you cant unlock it and if it says yes and you do unlock it you lose any remaining warranty.
Himanshuxda said:
I m not able to install the kernel with flashtool
I have followed all the steps but flashtool shows an error and says( remote device must be rooted)
but my phone is rooted as I m running many root apps like :- titanium backup , gamebooster
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Flashtool asks for unlocked bootloader...it means unlocked bl by rooting.
Hit the thanks button..it does not cost you anything.
it's worth something for me...
sent from my Sony Xperia e dual
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gamer649 said:
You need an unlocked bootloader to install custom kernels. Follow Sony's official guide to do so, remember if bootloader unlock says no you cant unlock it and if it says yes and you do unlock it you lose any remaining warranty.
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But Sony's method caused bootloop for me...
I used flashtool
Hit the thanks button..it does not cost you anything.
it's worth something for me...
sent from my Sony Xperia e dual
mathewsj114 said:
Flashtool asks for unlocked bootloader...it means unlocked bl by rooting.
Hit the thanks button..it does not cost you anything.
it's worth something for me...
sent from my Sony Xperia e dual
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But Sony's method caused bootloop for me...
I used flashtool
Hit the thanks button..it does not cost you anything.
it's worth something for me...
sent from my Sony Xperia e dual
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Do bear in mind that I do own a Miro and not an E Dual. I had no problems unlocking mine with Sony's method.
gamer649 said:
Do bear in mind that I do own a Miro and not an E Dual. I had no problems unlocking mine with Sony's method.
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Doesn't mean that it won't cause bootloop on any other miro..
And one more thing...not everyone knows how to use command prompt..
Hit the thanks button..it does not cost you anything.
it's worth something for me...
sent from my Sony Xperia e dual
mathewsj114 said:
Doesn't mean that it won't cause bootloop on any other miro..
And one more thing...not everyone knows how to use command prompt..
Hit the thanks button..it does not cost you anything.
it's worth something for me...
sent from my Sony Xperia e dual
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In all honesty I don't even know how to use it
I haven't heard of any cases of a bootloop on a Miro, but you have a point. And I only made the point due to our phones being different.
gamer649 said:
In all honesty I don't even know how to use it
I haven't heard of any cases of a bootloop on a Miro, but you have a point. And I only made the point due to our phones being different.
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Yeah buddy...it's okay...both of us have points....let the guy decide...
Hit the thanks button..it does not cost you anything.
it's worth something for me...
sent from my Sony Xperia e dual
my phone's bootloader is already unlocked. I have unlocked it with flashtool . but I am not sure it is unlocked or not plzzz tell me a way to check whether my phone's bootloader is unlocked or not
Himanshuxda said:
my phone's bootloader is already unlocked. I have unlocked it with flashtool . but I am not sure it is unlocked or not plzzz tell me a way to check whether my phone's bootloader is unlocked or not
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Connect it to flashtool when power is on...it should tell you something..
Hit the thanks button..it does not cost you anything.
it's worth something for me...
sent from my Sony Xperia e dual
firstly thanks for your fast responces and yes , when I connect my phone to flashtool it tells the model number ,busybox version , root acces and some other information but when I connect the phone In fastboot mode it does not give any information and just shows device connected in fastboot mode and when I select the kernel to flash and select open, it shows error (remote device must be rooted). what do this means , why I m facing this problem
Himanshuxda said:
firstly thanks for your fast responces and yes , when I connect my phone to flashtool it tells the model number ,busybox version , root acces and some other information but when I connect the phone In fastboot mode it does not give any information and just shows device connected in fastboot mode and when I select the kernel to flash and select open, it shows error (remote device must be rooted). what do this means , why I m facing this problem
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I guess it is still not bootloader unlocked...
Click bl option UN flashtool to unlock bootloader..
Hit the thanks button..it does not cost you anything.
it's worth something for me...
sent from my Sony Xperia e dual
Hi All im hopeing somebody can help me out with my SONY XPERIA L im sick of all the bugs in my stock rom its doing my head in rebooting when it wants to and doing what it likes i would like to flash a custom rom to my phone but im unsure if it can even be done as my bootloader is locked and says i can not unlock it i did read somewhere that it can be done but never said how it was done :/ it would be a big big help if somebody could tell me how to do it it
Nayb1990 said:
Hi All im hopeing somebody can help me out with my SONY XPERIA L im sick of all the bugs in my stock rom its doing my head in rebooting when it wants to and doing what it likes i would like to flash a custom rom to my phone but im unsure if it can even be done as my bootloader is locked and says i can not unlock it i did read somewhere that it can be done but never said how it was done :/ it would be a big big help if somebody could tell me how to do it it
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there are some roms you can install on locked bootloader. Only for jellybean. Head over to the development section and you will find some.
Best of luck
Hit thanks if it helped
abhi007.john said:
there are some roms you can install on locked bootloader. Only for jellybean. Head over to the development section and you will find some.
Best of luck
Hit thanks if it helped
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hi mate im running 4.2.2 do you know how i would install one ?
Nayb1990 said:
hi mate im running 4.2.2 do you know how i would install one ?
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that depends on the rom itself.
The developers have posted all the instructions along with the requirements.
Just search for your rom and you'll find all the instructions you need to follow.
Best of luck
Hit thanks if it helped
Nayb1990 said:
Hi All im hopeing somebody can help me out with my SONY XPERIA L im sick of all the bugs in my stock rom its doing my head in rebooting when it wants to and doing what it likes i would like to flash a custom rom to my phone but im unsure if it can even be done as my bootloader is locked and says i can not unlock it i did read somewhere that it can be done but never said how it was done :/ it would be a big big help if somebody could tell me how to do it it
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for locked bootloader
you can install 4.2.2 rom only
here is the link
1- http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-l/development/rom-mod-slimmybeanjb-testing-t2847526
2- http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-l/development/rom-dextrodroid-v3-0-t2598697
majority of stocks bugs are fixed in this rom..
hit thanks if i helped you
Hello guys,
Yesterday I got my XPERIA tipo (dual) and I rooted it via UnlockRoot pro, then installed the CWM successfully with this tutorial: LINK and now i want to install this: LINK It is a JB ROM... I am running ICS... how is this gonna happen ? I dont even know if my bootloader is unlocked... It should be because i installed CWM... (the phone is 2nd hand the previous owner migh have unlocked it bcs it was rooted and i rerooted it).
So... can someone explain me how to install this PROVISION rom, and tell me if i have to do anything else ?
Thank you in advance ! :fingers-crossed:
kmanev073 said:
Hello guys,
Yesterday I got my XPERIA tipo (dual) and I rooted it via UnlockRoot pro, then installed the CWM successfully with this tutorial: LINK and now i want to install this: LINK It is a JB ROM... I am running ICS... how is this gonna happen ? I dont even know if my bootloader is unlocked... It should be because i installed CWM... (the phone is 2nd hand the previous owner migh have unlocked it bcs it was rooted and i rerooted it).
So... can someone explain me how to install this PROVISION rom, and tell me if i have to do anything else ?
Thank you in advance ! :fingers-crossed:
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the process is as same as cm10
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sfSTcwComns&fulldescription=1&hl=en&gl=IN&client=mv-google
Ok thanks! But if I have CWM does this mean I have unlocked bootoader and do I have installed flashtool ? I mean... these things are part of the requirements in the video.
Also, what is the best ROM for the tipo ? This cm10 ? there is 11... These things are new to me. Please explain me.
Thank you in advance! :angel:
P.S. When I try to enter in fastboot... I enter in CWM is this normal ?
hello i own a sony xperia z3tc (spg611) and i have no idea how to root it D: i unlocked the bootloader but i cant find any guide on how to root it, im trying to find a recovery img for it and i think i did but i dont know what to do with it when i follow a xperia z3 phone guide the folders and files are different people use twrp and when i go to the twrp website there are a lot of downloads for the tablet but i dont know which to download can anyone please assist me ? im a noob at rooting - never did it before :crying:
always has to be that first time right
alex5541 said:
hello i own a sony xperia z3tc (spg611) and i have no idea how to root it D: i unlocked the bootloader but i cant find any guide on how to root it, im trying to find a recovery img for it and i think i did but i dont know what to do with it when i follow a xperia z3 phone guide the folders and files are different people use twrp and when i go to the twrp website there are a lot of downloads for the tablet but i dont know which to download can anyone please assist me ? im a noob at rooting - never did it before :crying:
always has to be that first time right
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If you only want root, there is a pre-rooted firmware here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-tablet-compact/general/sgp611-sony-xperia-z3tc-t3219173
There is also an excellent guide here on how to root your device
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-...to-rooted-lollipop-locked-bootloader-t3083980
why not let the experts there guide you? We are a friendly bunch at xda
Good Luck
Sawdoctor