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Flashing counter on the Xperia M2 (YES, IT'S REAL)

Before anyone says anything, I know, there's no 'counter' itself, but what I found it's quite similar.
For those who enjoy flashing their devices like me, I'd like to show you how all flashes we made are stored in the TA Partition. It doesn't matter if we have open or closed bootloader, they're all stored there.
Simply make a backup of your partition using a tool like BackupTA 9.11, open the TA.img with N++ and in line 700 and later if you have Unlocked BL, or line 1360 and later on Locked BL, and check the contents.
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All flashes we made, via either flashtools or via PCCompanion, are stored there, with CDA contents, if we chose to erase UserData, the version we flashed, etc... So, just in case you just arrived here, and you need to send later your device to Sony to fix it, or repair it, I highly recommend you to root using whatever method you prefer, and then make a TA Bakcup before anything. I did it 1 year ago and this is how the TA looked in that time (quite clean):

Nice! Good job! Thats awesome!:highfive:

Are updates from PC Companion stored there? If not then it's flashtool thing

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Are updates from PC Companion stored there? If not then it's flashtool thing
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I think so, because bootloader updates (EMMA) seems to be there, look at the Unknown lines...
In fact, I think that anytime we flash via S1 protocol, is stored there, as a log.

Noob in need of saviour - Z3 softbrick

Hi all,
Scoured the forum for a while but, to be honest, I didn't even know how to search for my issue. Please feel free to redirect me to another thread.
Two problems.
1.
Tried to flash Cyanogen to my Xperia Z3. Unlocked bootloader and tried to do something [enter technical word, flash maybe] a root img file. This soft bricked my phone, took it to a shop, they said it's dead, bought another one. Is this salvageable? More details: Followed instructions here, got to "fastboot reboot", (flashed a cyanogen nightly) then phone only made it to the Sony screen on startup. Then followed these instructions to flash moonwalker but the result was a soft brick (try to turn it on, one lifeless vibration and nothing). Didn't root it beforehand (yep, idiot). I've heard you could flash an older ROM, but this leads me to the problem below.
2.
New phone. Looking to root it. Using flashtool and an ftf (D6603_23.0.A.2.93) downloaded here, but when selecting firmware, the file ftf appears to be empty. I imagine flashtool has undergone cosmetic surgery (update) as it appears to be different than other pictures, or perhaps I'm missing something glaringly obvious?
If anybody with a bit of free time has a moment to help me out, I'd be very grateful. Many thanks.
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Not sure the image is working and not able to post external links. To explain it, the firmware appears (and is the correct model), but all other boxes (content, wipe etc.) are empty and the flash button is greyed out.

Problems with sim card,signal.... could this be wiped partitions?

Hi, i recently got my xa screen shattered and i found another exactly same xa as mine but with signal problems (network not recognised and fails to make any calls, register to gsm)... becouse i bought it cheap and by the looks it's new XA i decided to revive it somehow, i tried to flash firmware newer and same version 33.2.A.4.70. Customization : RU but that didn't solve it. i then unlocked my bootloader, flashed boot and twrp recovery , booted in recovery and find out that some partitions is wiped. i believe this is the problem. im uploading pictures of partitions. can i somehow restore them? i mean i got 2 x fs3111 phones tho my shattered is with android 7 and locked bootloader, but if this is an issue i can solve and fix this phone i can downgrade to same version android 6, unlock, twrp it backup my partitions and restore it in phone that has wiped partitions, or maybe u can tell me better options? im uploading photos of wich partitions lost, take a look XX
AND i took its cover off and looks like it's new and no internal damage to components, i believe it's related to partitions somehow.... tho i'm not expert of android phones ... could that be? xx
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Where are u from?, I believe the problem isnt with the partition, maybe the phone is reported by imei, so you have this particular problem, for now on, use the motherboard of your previous phone, to make it work.

Trouble with n8010 - get pit on mapping ...

Hi folks!!!
I have 2 galaxy note 10.1 (2012).
One of them had already put twrp several times and different roms without problem. Now there is no way to enter the recovery, it stays in the logo. I can not use odin either because it stays in get pit for mapping and from there it does not happen. I already tried to load several pits of this page but nothing. Also download an official rom but neither. There is no way to fix the tablet.
The other was never done anything, it was such a factory but, although it worked, there was no way to enter the recovery until one day did not pass the logo.
I have used windows 7 with the drivers, now there is no way and I have had to use windows 10 and if it recognizes the tablet but it still does not pass the get pit for mapping ...
I've also tried from Linux with fastboot devices but it does not recognize anything.
Any help ?. I know it's an obsolete tablet but my son worked to see the YouTube videos.
Attached 1 capture in case they are useful.
I've spent a lot of time with this problem and trying and reading but there's no way.
Thanks and sorry for bothering.
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See your identical post .
You need a service center repair .

JJEgan said:
See your identical post .
You need a service center repair .
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Thanks. is it the only way?.

Question I need to backup full stock rom poco x3 pro vayu miui 13.0.4 global . which should i choose from the photo ?

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to be sure, take all!

Enable compression.
Backup everything.
Then move outside the phone.

borisku said:
to be sure, take all!
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borisku said:
to be sure, take all!
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then to restore just select this zip right? i will back up in usb

To restore, you can choose each, which partition you want to restore. Be careful with efs: these are device specific Data (Imei and other), do NOT (!!!) restore them on a different device, even if it is excactly the same model... restore efs only on the device where it came from... something like passeport for the individual device.. I have NEVER(!) restored efs partitition, if this is not nessesary, and that is very seldomly the case: I always backup this partition, but i never restore it! Be carefull and think before you do any action! ;-)

borisku said:
To restore, you can choose each, which partition you want to restore. Be careful with efs: these are device specific Data (Imei and other), do NOT (!!!) restore them on a different device, even if it is excactly the same model... restore efs only on the device where it came from... something like passeport for the individual device
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no i will test pixel os on my device and all the testing i am doing on my phone not others
Anyway thanks for the answer

then its okay to choose data, system, boot and recovery, i think, but im not really sure... i ve a 1tb micro sd with a lot of place and i always take all of it to be sur...