Sony has released the 18.3.C.0.39 Firmware for Xperia M2 D2303, I have no changelog, but here is the FTF link to the generic malaysian version. Please mirror it if you can.
LINK 1: https://mega.co.nz/#!q8YxjRBD!SA6LCNznSu5-Vv2ZM01RmhIFkh913fT89tflwgcuYo8
LINK 2: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=4DECD48EB9F8F202!6335&authkey=!APliT3Gtl-yiWIY&ithint=file,ftf
thanks to linuxct for mirror
May be even more rooting restrictions. Well I hope not.
No, it's just a small update.
I have problem while trying to create ftf. I downloaded Swisscom CH firmware via XperiFirm, it went ok, but after making bundle with FlashTool I get ftf file with only 49.9 MB? I included everything (no .ta files), selected phone from list, and it went ok, but size is not right. What else should I do?
I have to flash another firmware, because Sony update has left my phone without service. So I am hoping that another one will fix my problem.
My phone is Generic D2303 (unbranded, SIM free).
I've downloaded the Customized MY version of the firmware, and I'm having problems creating the FTF file as well. The process stalls when the bundle is being created, on the boot_delivery.xml file. Not quite sure what to do, can anyone else bundle the firmware?
use the latest version flashtools it will do it all no need to bundle or create it will do it for you now .you should have no problems with it .i am using latest version .
Thanks, I found it. Apparently problem was in bad download (I downloaded both 4.3 and 4.4 Swisscom CH firmwares and there was the same problem), and now I tried another firmware Vodafone DE and it seems to be ok, size is around 1 GB.
And it does not solve problem with SIM card.
Work?
It might work on a D2306 if I flash D2303 firmware and upgrade?
jhonnychavarria said:
It might work on a D2306 if I flash D2303 firmware and upgrade?
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You can test it, maybe it might work. Other way around it works. I have flashed a firmware from D2306 on my D2303, for me it works perfect!
Works, i have installed first kitkat release in mine. After that i had a D2303 model listed in system.
I have updated my M2, too. Can't notice any changes to the previous KK Version.
MIRROR FOR MEGA, AUTHOR, PLEASE ADD TO THE OP
https://mega.co.nz/#!q8YxjRBD!SA6LCNznSu5-Vv2ZM01RmhIFkh913fT89tflwgcuYo8
Hello everyone
Can someone provide a torrent, google drive, or mega.co link for the FTF of the stock Sony Xperia M2 D2306 for Fido/Rogers Canada?
In an attempt to root the device, I Flashtool'ed a Jellybean FTF and it bootlooped. I threw it into download mode, and flashed the only available D2306 FTF on here, which is for Brazil and it works fine, but even after setting the language on first boot to English/Canada or English/US, system notifications such as "USB Connected" are still in Portuguese.
If someone can tell me how to change it properly to English/Canadian or even US English, that would work as well.
Thanks!
EDIT: Bootloader locked, can't be unlocked. Can't install CM or similar. Repair device in Sony PC Companion does so successfully, but issue still persists after.
You can make it on your own with Flashtool. Select XperiFirm (last icon on the right) select M2 D2306, wait til it's downloaded. Close XperiFirm and wait Flashtool to finish creating of ftf. When done, you'll have ftf in user/.firmware folder.
Good Luck.
Xperia M2 D2303 on K.K. 4.4.4
Hi folks,
Currently using an Xperia Z3 Dual D6683 running Lollipop 5.0.2. It's rooted with a locked bootloader. I've been waiting for ages for Sony to release the Marshmallow upgrade for this specific model, but I've heard there isn't gonna be one (dunno if it's true or not).
So I've been thinking, since the D6683 and D6633 variants of the Dual have basically the same hardware, is it possible for me to flash the D6633's Marshmallow ROM directly to this phone? Would it work fine, would it have some minor issues, or would it brick my phone? Anyone tried this yet?
Hoping for your feedback guys. Thanks a lot!
@xxiteruxx
I don't own amy of the models D6633 / D6683, but I've done some search on it and it appears that the D6683 is the Hong Kong DualSim variant if I'm not mistaken.
Therefore the difference to the D6633 would only be the radios, as the d6633 is capable of European LTE networks and the D6683 isn't (only two).
I don't want to guarantee anything, but you could try and edit the update-binary/script of a D6633 rom and match it to your model and flash away. I assume you won't get the network working, it'll error probably.
That's my guess, hope it helps.
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Hi folks,
Currently using an Xperia Z3 Dual D6683 running Lollipop 5.0.2. It's rooted with a locked bootloader. I've been waiting for ages for Sony to release the Marshmallow upgrade for this specific model, but I've heard there isn't gonna be one (dunno if it's true or not).
So I've been thinking, since the D6683 and D6633 variants of the Dual have basically the same hardware, is it possible for me to flash the D6633's Marshmallow ROM directly to this phone? Would it work fine, would it have some minor issues, or would it brick my phone? Anyone tried this yet?
Hoping for your feedback guys. Thanks a lot!
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I've just done exactly as you described (d6683 flashed with d6633 marshmallow) and haven't had any issues at all. However, this is probably because both phone's LTE bands are what my carrier is on. Others (US carriers?) haven't been so lucky.
Anyway, here's what I did on my own d6683:
1. downgraded to KK using flashtool, d6633 FTF file; loosely following this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/general/guide-rootrecovery-how-to-root-install-t3017056
2. rooted with giefroot
3. installed Dual recovery
4. flashed MM Rom zip (d6633)
5. flashed recroot v4
6. wiped cache
Everything's been great thus far. Only snag I hit was when I got into a bootloop after I'd first downgraded - I just flashed the FTF again but made sure to wipe APP_LOGS and USERDATA.
hey @neverborn
Thanks for the tip! I did my homework and found D6683 utilizes LTE Bands 1, 3 and 7. Where I am, the carriers use LTE Bands 1, 3, 5, 7 and 41. I also checked D6633 and saw it supports those bands, except for 41 which really isn't much of a problem, I think. I'll try your method and will reply back with the results. Cheers!
Okay, was doing fine until I began rooting using giefroot. Always getting the message that my device is unrooted. Tried it 3 times, and still it failed. So, I used Kingroot instead, and was able to install Dual recovery. Now succesfully flashed MM, wiped cache and dalvik just to be sure. Rebooted successfully, but now I can't root using Recroot V4. Still trying to figure this last step out.
Okay, I'm stuck. I'm always getting this message:
"* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
Device Detected!
Installing ...
913 KB/s (2164 bytes in 0.002s)
429 KB/s (3022 bytes in 0.006s)
4008 KB/s (3164661 bytes in 0.770s)
4431 KB/s (796472 bytes in 0.175s)
4782 KB/s (870760 bytes in 0.177s)
416 KB/s (2077 bytes in 0.004s)
/system/bin/sh: su: not found
/system/bin/sh: su: not found
Finished!
Rebooting into TWRP recovery ...
Press any key to continue . . ."
After that the phone just restarts and doesn't go to TWRP. Tried to do everything all over again, still the same thing. Any thoughts?
Finally figured out what I was doing wrong.
1. After downgrading to D6633 KK, I didn't untick "Verify Apps", that's why Giefroot failed to install SuperSU
2. This is one of those moments where you keep on kicking yourself for not figuring out the obvious. After flashing D6633 MM, I rebooted immediately, extracted Recroot V4, connected my phone to PC, and ran install.bat. That's where I keep failing. Then I read your instructions again, and you said "flashed recroot v4", not "extract". So, banged my head against the wall for being stupid, and tried everything all over again. This time FLASHING RecRoot after flashing MM.
And it worked! Successfully flashed rooted MM for D6633 on my D6683. LTE network on both of my SIMs also work the same as before. I'm now a happy camper.
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Finally figured out what I was doing wrong.
1. After downgrading to D6633 KK, I didn't untick "Verify Apps", that's why Giefroot failed to install SuperSU
2. This is one of those moments where you keep on kicking yourself for not figuring out the obvious. After flashing D6633 MM, I rebooted immediately, extracted Recroot V4, connected my phone to PC, and ran install.bat. That's where I keep failing. Then I read your instructions again, and you said "flashed recroot v4", not "extract". So, banged my head against the wall for being stupid, and tried everything all over again. This time FLASHING RecRoot after flashing MM.
And it worked! Successfully flashed rooted MM for D6633 on my D6683. LTE network on both of my SIMs also work the same as before. I'm now a happy camper.
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Good to hear - I hope banging your head didn't hurt too much
I just wanted to share my experience updating my d6683 Lollipop to d6633 MM.
What I did was I downloaded MM ftf from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/general/stock-marshmallow-6-0-1-build-23-5-0-t3357509
downloaded the flash tool from this link https://depositfiles.com/files/o1qgv8a61
then flashed the phone and I'm happy that I was able to upgrade to MM without having any problems.
Now which bands can you use? Can you use lte band 20? See in the service menu.
The carriers here don't have band 20, so I'm afraid I can't answer that. What we have here that's supported by D6633 are bands 1, 3, 5 and 7.
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The carriers here don't have band 20, so I'm afraid I can't answer that. What we have here that's supported by D6633 are bands 1, 3, 5 and 7.
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tks for sharing your experiences, i wanted to know if after flashing a D6633 or E6633 to the D6683 will the model number also change to E6633? (i mean of the info about the model displayed in about menu in the phone)
wbr
reytech.
ReyTech said:
tks for sharing your experiences, i wanted to know if after flashing a D6633 or E6633 to the D6683 will the model number also change to E6633? (i mean of the info about the model displayed in about menu in the phone)
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reytech.
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By saying E6633 you mean the Xperia Z5 Dual? I think that's just a typo but in case it wasn't, you can't flash an Xperia Z5 Dual ROM to an Xperia Z3 Dual phone.
But in case it was a typo, then YES, flashing the D6633 ROM to the D6683 model will also change the model number in the About menu. I don't have a shot of what it says before, but here's what my About menu looks like now.
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By saying E6633 you mean the Xperia Z5 Dual? I think that's just a typo but in case it wasn't, you can't flash an Xperia Z5 Dual ROM to an Xperia Z3 Dual phone.
But in case it was a typo, then YES, flashing the D6633 ROM to the D6683 model will also change the model number in the About menu. I don't have a shot of what it says before, but here's what my About menu looks like now.
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yes it was a typo! and tks for confirming! i just wanted to know that it changes.
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reytech.
ReyTech said:
yes it was a typo! and tks for confirming! i just wanted to know that it changes.
wbr
reytech.
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Glad to help, and happy flashing. Been using it for over a month now and no issues so far.
What I did was I downloaded MM 23.5.A.1.291 ftf from this "xperiablog.net"
downloaded the flash tool then flashed the phone and I'm happy that I was able to upgrade to Marshmallow (with STAMINA) . Everything work OK.
Sorry, I can't see it. I was able to get decent LTE speed without any problems
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I just wanted to share my experience updating my d6683 Lollipop to d6633 MM.
What I did was I downloaded MM ftf from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/general/stock-marshmallow-6-0-1-build-23-5-0-t3357509
downloaded the flash tool from this link https://depositfiles.com/files/o1qgv8a61
then flashed the phone and I'm happy that I was able to upgrade to MM without having any problems.
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I can flash a zip from lollipop already own recovery . sorry for my bad English
iAlexander said:
I just wanted to share my experience updating my d6683 Lollipop to d6633 MM.
What I did was I downloaded MM ftf from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/general/stock-marshmallow-6-0-1-build-23-5-0-t3357509
downloaded the flash tool from this link https://depositfiles.com/files/o1qgv8a61
then flashed the phone and I'm happy that I was able to upgrade to MM without having any problems.
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your z3 dual d6683 from lollipop 5.0.2 you flashed straight to MM rom for d6633? no need to flash first to kk for d6633 firmware?
I also have a D6683 and I flash MM roms for D6633. It works quite good but sometimes I have signal loss which I didn't have with stock original LP rom for D6683 (5.0)
Did anyone notice the same ? I tried to flash original LP rom amss 1, 2, fsg, system/etc/firmware folder and system/etc/customization but the second sim get disabled somehow. I can't figure why I get this disconnection and how I can use the D6683 original firmware files...