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Hello dear XDA forum!
I'll start with an apology, I believe there are answers to my questions, but I'm just to confused to understand everything since there are answers all over the place. And I couldn't find anyone having the exact same problem as me.
So, I'm fresh to the Android OS(was on symbian before) and is awesome for now. I rooted the phone once, but then I couldn't get Wi-Fi to work and tried to hard reset it, couldn't turn it on anymore. Did a software reinstall and tried to root it again.
I understand what Superuser does roughly, but I have a feeling I don't use the benefits of the rooted phone fully. For instance, ROM Manager is not working at all, downloaded a ROM, starts, resets the phone, when the phone turns on it's like nothing ever happened, so a little help with that would be appreciated.
The second thing that is driving me crazy is the low space on the phones internal memory, and I just can't figure out how to install stuff on the SD card, I have "Root All to SD", but the thing just won't work.
Any useful tips for a new rooted x8 user are very very appreciated!
Thank you, HeLLaTec.
Well, im new to into this things, and i have this X8 since friday. And im exactly in the same place as you, i just rooted my phone, and installed on it the xRecovery, and made a backup of everything just in case. You should do that too.
There's a guide on this same forum for you to follow and install xRecovery.
Goodbye!
if you want to change your rom , use xrecovery , search the thread for install xrecovery on your phone.
then change your rom with xrecovery, dont forget to backup your old rom with xrecovery too,
if you want to put your app to sd card, use link2sd on market, and its free. but you must partition your sd card and follow the instruction in link2sd.
clear?
Thanks for the info, but looks like I'm having some issues with installing xRecovery, I followed a guide on how to install it. Downloaded 3 files, moved them to my sd card then used "Root Explorer" to move it to system/bin. The guide said that I can access xRecovery by holding the back button while the phone is turning on(the boot screen), but absolutely nothing happens, the phone just turns on.
Any suggestions on how to get that going?
Thanks, HeLLaTec!
Don't hold back button, you must press it repeatedly when white SonyEricsson text appears
Thanks a lot, turned out I didn't actually install xRecovery, but now I had it installed, went into it. Wiped everything, and now the phone won't go past the first Sony Ericsson logo.
Any suggestions?
open xrecovery
goto partition tools
select mount/system
then browse your sd card put a rom in it
you can download it from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1079463
then go back
then select install custom.zip
select custom zip from sdcard
browse the rom select yes to install
here u go u got ur rom installed
Ok that helped a lot, fixed my phone now, managed to root it, put on xrecovery and root explorer, and now followed the link. Installed the ROM, but it just played an froyobread animation for a few minutes and now it just froze and nothing is happening... ideas?
Thanks, HeLLaTec.
Pull battery, enter xrecovery and do a full wipe and wipe dalvik cache and cache partition, Froyobread will take a few mins to start 1st time. Did you make sure your baseband is 15? this can cause some problems.
Ok, I'll try to do that. Can you please tell me if the wipeing will remove the root and xRecovery and everything?
And how do I figure out what "baseband" do I have?
Thanks for the reply!
No, the wipe will just remove any user data left behind from old rom. If Froyobread boots then just go to settings,about phone and check that baseband number ends with 015, if its 06(i think) then you need to flash new baseband(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=976538) kernel should be 2.6.29
If Froyobread wont boot then restore backup from xrecovery of stock rom and follow the steps above to check baseband.
Its good practice to wipe after installing new rom. DONT full wipe if you upgrade Froyobread to a newer version if you want to keep your apps and data, cache partition, battery stats(charge to 100%) and dalvik can always safely be wiped.
After reading about all the advantages of having a rooted phone, and after throughly reading up on the process, I finally successfully rooted my phone.
I'm currently running KL3 and now I want to upgrade to a newer stock firmware.
After backing up my apps with Titanium Backup, I want to do a full wipe and then install the newer stock rom all the while not losing root.
I did read Dr Ketan's post describing the steps in going from a rooted f/w to a newer stock f/w without losing root. But it seems that the process involved using CWM app and going straight from one f/W to another. It never mentioned about doing a full wipe (if so desired) just prior to flashing using CWM.
I know its not required, but still i want to do it. I like clean installs with no traces of previous code.
I did not see a wipe function on the CWM app. How would you recommend doing this wipe prior to flashing without losing root.
Any help appreciated.
Thanks
You do wipes from CWM Recovery. The way to do it is:
- press Volume up + Home + Power and hold
- the phone will reboot into CWMR
- here you move up and down with your volume button
- select 'wipe data/factory reset' (1st wipe)
- select 'wipe cache' (2nd wipe)
- go to 'advanced' and select 'wipe dalvik cache' (3rd wipe)
- go back
- reboot system
Ya i have not mentioned, b'coz it is not must. Many of users want to keep data intact, though I also recommend as well follow to wipe data prior to update ROM.
Chasmodo have already mentioned it, how to perform, And yes Factory reset(wipe data) won't erase root/CWM.
chasmodo said:
You do wipes from CWM Recovery. The way to do it is:
- press Volume up + Home + Power and hold
- the phone will reboot into CWMR
- here you move up and down with your volume button
- select 'wipe data/factory reset' (1st wipe)
- select 'wipe cache' (2nd wipe)
- go to 'advanced' and select 'wipe dalvik cache' (3rd wipe)
- go back
- reboot system
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Thanks for the info...
But won't doing this wipe also wipe out the App CWM, the app needed to install a new stock rom?
dr.ketan said:
Ya i have not mentioned, b'coz it is not must. Many of users want to keep data intact, though I also recommend as well follow to wipe data prior to update ROM.
Chasmodo have already mentioned it, how to perform, And yes Factory reset(wipe data) won't erase root/CWM.
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I'm assuming you mean it won't erase the CWM that you get to doing the up/menu/power button but the the CWM version under Application will get wiped
jeffs99 said:
Thanks for the info...
But won't doing this wipe also wipe out the App CWM, the app needed to install a new stock rom?
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It will delete all your user apps, including the CWM app, but you can always reinstall it (takes all of 1 minute), or flash custom roms directly from recovery (install zip from SD card option).
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jeffs99 said:
I'm assuming you mean it won't erase the CWM that you get to doing the up/menu/power button but the the CWM version under Application will get wiped
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Yep.
chasmodo said:
It will delete all your user apps, including the CWM app, but you can always reinstall it (takes all of 1 minute), or flash custom roms directly from recovery (install zip from SD card option).
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Yep.
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chasmodo i do believe this
Cwm is system application, neither version of cwm (cwr or cwm app) can erase with wipe data or factory reset
It can only erase if you reflash rom without selecting 'keep cf root' in cwm or without 'ever root' in mobile odin or flashing with pc odin.
Factory reset/Wipe off data can't erase anything under system ROM
Even if you have manually put any application under system/app folder, won't b erase.
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Chasmodo, Dr Ketan....
You guys are awesome...
Hopefully 'someday', I'll get to a point where I can help answer other's questions rather than be asking questions...
Thanks!
another quick question on this topic....
if I do perform the following steps:
1. do a full backup using titanium backup
2. do wipe using CWM(i know i don't have to do this step but want to)
3. upgrade to a newer stock rom
at this point is there a way to restore my titanium backup without having to reload the titanium backup app?
the reason i ask is that if i must reload this app in order to do my restore, i'll have manually re-enter wireless and/or my access point names in order to connect back to the internet to re-install titanium backup.
i know its not a lot of work to do this, but i want to do the minimal amount of manual re-entering phone config info.
any ideas?
thanks
No.. Not possible. You should install Titanium Backup up. then only you can restore the other apps. but, if you want to install only Apps, then open Titanium backup file and copy all apk to device then install one by one manually.
jeffs99 said:
another quick question on this topic....
if I do perform the following steps:
at this point is there a way to restore my titanium backup without having to reload the titanium backup app?
i know its not a lot of work to do this, but i want to do the minimal amount of manual re-entering phone config info.
any ideas?
thanks
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For that you need to have Titanium BU APK saved(hint google for the APK it is available). You can just install the application and direct it to back up location and you would have all your data w/o setting up anything manually.
jeffs99 said:
another quick question on this topic....
if I do perform the following steps:
1. do a full backup using titanium backup
2. do wipe using CWM(i know i don't have to do this step but want to)
3. upgrade to a newer stock rom
at this point is there a way to restore my titanium backup without having to reload the titanium backup app?
the reason i ask is that if i must reload this app in order to do my restore, i'll have manually re-enter wireless and/or my access point names in order to connect back to the internet to re-install titanium backup.
i know its not a lot of work to do this, but i want to do the minimal amount of manual re-entering phone config info.
any ideas?
thanks
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You can bypass titanium completely
Do this
Backup with CWM, in CWM just select backup.
Wipe data, you can do it in recovery(vol up + home+power)
select wipe cache, wipe data
Now update ROM with CWM (dont forget to keep CF Root, when asked)
upgrade CWM (according you new ROM)
Now , go to CWM, select 'Restore'
N select only 'Data', uncheck rest of all.
Done, without touching titanium
dr.ketan said:
You can bypass titanium completely
Do this
Backup with CWM, in CWM just select backup.
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Which CWM backup, the app or the recovery mode CWM?
dr.ketan said:
Wipe data, you can do it in recovery(vol up + home+power)
select wipe cache, wipe data
Now update ROM with CWM (dont forget to keep CF Root, when asked
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The updating ROM portion is done in which CWM, the app or the recovery mode CWM?
dr.ketan said:
upgrade CWM (according you new ROM)
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What is the purpose of this step?
dr.ketan said:
Now , go to CWM, select 'Restore'
N select only 'Data', uncheck rest of all.
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Which CWM backup, the app or the recovery mode CWM?
And why are we selecting data only?
Thanks
jeffs99 said:
Which CWM backup, the app or the recovery mode CWM?
The updating ROM portion is done in which CWM, the app or the recovery mode CWM?
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What is the purpose of this step?
Which CWM backup, the app or the recovery mode CWM?
And why are we selecting data only?
Thanks
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1.applicatiin cwm
When you open cwm application you will see backup option
2. Updating rom perform in application only
You have to keep rom file in firmware folder of ext memory card
Then have to select flash stock rom in cwm app
N have to select keep cf root when prompt.
3. Keep cf root option, won't update kernel, b'coz u have to select 'keep cf root' to keep your root intact
4. Backup created as shown u on answer 1, n you have to restore data only b that backup you have created is of old rom, you want just data from old rom to new rom.
dr.ketan said:
1.applicatiin cwm
When you open cwm application you will see backup option
2. Updating rom perform in application only
You have to keep rom file in firmware folder of ext memory card
Then have to select flash stock rom in cwm app
N have to select keep cf root when prompt.
3. Keep cf root option, won't update kernel, b'coz u have to select 'keep cf root' to keep your root intact
4. Backup created as shown u on answer 1, n you have to restore data only b that backup you have created is of old rom, you want just data from old rom to new rom.
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are these same steps if i wanted to install a custom rom or are these steps for stock roms only?
Is there anything Titanium can do that CWM Recovery can not do?
Thanks
Custom ROM installation depends on ROM, you will find installation note on corresponding ROM thread. usually custom ROM installed with flashable zip, tht you have to perform in CW recovery.
Titanium hav control on each n every individual application, CWM is mass restore.
I followed all the steps mentioned and upgraded to a new stock rom, performed the CWM 'data only' backup and everything worke fine...
dr.ketan said:
Custom ROM installation depends on ROM, you will find installation note on corresponding ROM thread. usually custom ROM installed with flashable zip, tht you have to perform in CW recovery.
Titanium hav control on each n every individual application, CWM is mass restore.
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Now,if i was to do a CWM recovery mode backup on a stock rom, then do a wipe and install a custom rom, then at this point could I do a CWM 'data only' restore on this custom rom and it work properly?
Thanks
Yes, you can restore 'data only' in custom ROM
But if you want to switch back completely as it was on Custom ROM(same ROM)
Then just restore full backup.
If you have made any changes in custom ROM(e.g.different custom), or if you have any error/bug in previous custom ROM, then just restore data.
Alright, Here's the scenario : My phone was working fine, I tried installing the DoCoMo SystemUI here and the All-in-One add-on, Installed normally, cleared cache & dalvik, rebooted, the boot animation plays for a few seconds, it freezes and then the phone restarts. I tried clearing data, then re-installed the JB rom, then i cleared System, Data, Cache, .android_secure and even SD Card (basically everything except ext. SD) then installed CM10.1 from recovery and still the same thing, Bootlooped at boot animation.
And the phone won't charge offline normally, it charges for a while (like 10 seconds) then it starts itself and get into the bootloop.
As formatting everything and installing again didn't help, I don't think FlashTool will, but I'm downloading the 9.1.A.1.140 FTF now and I'll try it tomorrow (slow internet).
Is it possible that the phone is hard-bricked and can't be rescued? If not what else can I do to bring it back to life?
If it was hard bricked it would not boot at all, it would be totally unresponsive (Just like a brick)
Were you on cm10 before?
If so you you cant install those stock based add ons, you should be able to restore your backup. What happens when you do that? (You did make a backup didnt you? Always backup just in case it f**** up!)
If you were not on cm10 before then you need to have an unlocked bootloader to flash cm10, make sure you have unlocked.
gregbradley said:
If it was hard bricked it would not boot at all, it would be totally unresponsive (Just like a brick)
Were you on cm10 before?
If so you you cant install those stock based add ons, you should be able to restore your backup. What happens when you do that? (You did make a backup didnt you? Always backup just in case it f**** up!)
If you were not on cm10 before then you need to have an unlocked bootloader to flash cm10, make sure you have unlocked.
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I don't have a backup, but would it matter because it only backs up data, system, cache, and .android_secure and I formatted all of them and did a clean install of both official JB and then CM10.1, Same thing for both. That's why I'm scared, I did a clean install but it still bootloops. (OFC my BL is unlocked)
AliAlsuhail said:
I don't have a backup, but would it matter because it only backs up data, system, cache, and .android_secure and I formatted all of them and did a clean install of both official JB and then CM10.1, Same thing for both. That's why I'm scared, I did a clean install but it still bootloops. (OFC my BL is unlocked)
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a backup backups everything.
You have yet to tell me which rom you were on, informtion like that will help me help you. Please answer all my questions
which kernel is currently installed on your phone?
YES! FlashTool has fixed it!
And I was on stock rom and DooMKernel at the moment of installation.
okay, I upgrade my n70f00 from ics stock to jb stock then root with philz kernel. everything went fine. then I notice my phone a bit slow, memory almost full (left less then 100mb out of 800mb) and everytime I boot I get 'android is upgrading, app statting.." notification. i want to reset, but when I do backup with cmw always fail (never backup before). do some this and that, i found that i can't access folder '\data\lost&found'. each time I click that folder using any rooted explorer I have the phone restart. I search and found sgs tools app that can delete corrupted media file, and it did. but I still can access '\data\lost&found' folder (keep restarting).
any idea at all?
thanks in advance..
Did you wipe all the partitions before flashing jb? You can download philz kernel (zip file) corresponding to your rom and flash it from stock recovery.. Go back to recovery (cwm) and wipe data, preload, system, cache, dalvik cache and put the phone in download mode and flash jb for your country or any country using pc odin.. Do backup anything important before wiping..
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treacherous_hawk said:
Did you wipe all the partitions before flashing jb? You can download philz kernel (zip file) corresponding to your rom and flash it from stock recovery.. Go back to recovery (cwm) and wipe data, preload, system, cache, dalvik cache and put the phone in download mode and flash jb for your country or any country using pc odin.. Do backup anything important before wiping..
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I didn't wipe anything prior to jb upgrading, hoping everything went fine so I dont have to reinstall alot of apps after upgrading. Now, I can't do full backup because it keep rrstarting when I do full backup. So I'll try several things before doing full wipe and odin.
Thanks
mymyway said:
I didn't wipe anything prior to jb upgrading, hoping everything went fine so I dont have to reinstall alot of apps after upgrading. Now, I can't do full backup because it keep rrstarting when I do full backup. So I'll try several things before doing full wipe and odin.
Thanks
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if you are already rooted and if phone gives you enough time to backup your apps you can try using Titanium backup pro to backup your apps.
treacherous_hawk said:
if you are already rooted and if phone gives you enough time to backup your apps you can try using Titanium backup pro to backup your apps.
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yes, I'm root. ok, i'll try that. btw, is there any risk of bricking if I do odin with 'corrupted' system folder ('system\data\lost&found')?
thanks again
No. If you put the phone into download mode and flash stock rom from pc odin it should work, but it is advisable that you do wipe the /system /data /preload before you flash stock rom again. Make sure you are on safe kernel before wiping.
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i recently flashed the eXistenZ Ultra 2, and im sure i did everything fine, after flashing the rom in recovery and flashing suprsu and wifi fix, i powered off the phone, and powered on but sony logo has apeared until now , and welcoming`s sounding 999..times. i cant turn it off, or i should say i cant do anything.
please help,
After flashing ROM and the fixes you should flash the 12.1.A.0.266 Firmware with FlashTool!
If problem still persists:
http://xda-university.com/as-a-user/how-to-recover-from-a-bootloop
Take a look at this site A recovery would be quite useful, but I think the kernel of eXistenZ ROM has one. If not, you'll find one in the development section. Otherwise, use the ADB as solution.
Good luck
Thanx for the post!
I used force shut down and then flash the 254 rom, and did all those things, and the problem occured again.
does the recovery software have to be the touch recovery? I use CWM v6 that enables with volume +.
and i use SuperSU fix.zip rather than superUser.zip and generally i flash rom, supersu fix.zip and wifi fix.zip. i flashed those three, before first booting, do i have to boot first before flashing wifi fix.zip?
eefathi said:
Thanx for the post!
I used force shut down and then flash the 254 rom, and did all those things, and the problem occured again.
does the recovery software have to be the touch recovery? I use CWM v6 that enables with volume +.
and i use SuperSU fix.zip rather than superUser.zip and generally i flash rom, supersu fix.zip and wifi fix.zip. i flashed those three, before first booting, do i have to boot first before flashing wifi fix.zip?
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I think you need to flash 12.1.A.0.266 instead of 12.0.A.2.254 after flashing ROM. You could also wipe data, cache and dalvik cache, reflash eXistenZ ROM and SuperSU fix (or SuperUser but SuperSU should be ok), shut down the phone with the option in recovery and then flash the 12.1.A.0.266 with FlashTool.
It doesn't matter which recovery you take. Use the one you like best. I'm not quite sure, but to go sure, please flash the wifi fiz.zip after first boot up!
Schokonuss said:
I think you need to flash 12.1.A.0.266 instead of 12.0.A.2.254 after flashing ROM. You could also wipe data, cache and dalvik cache, reflash eXistenZ ROM and SuperSU fix (or SuperUser but SuperSU should be ok), shut down the phone with the option in recovery and then flash the 12.1.A.0.266 with FlashTool.
It doesn't matter which recovery you take. Use the one you like best. I'm not quite sure, but to go sure, please flash the wifi fiz.zip after first boot up!
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thanx again,
i flashed the 266 kernel before the first boot, and the rom runs correctly,
but ive got some new problems:
1. performance, when i click on performance, it closes unexpectedly and says it has stopped.
2. i used go backup for backing up from data in 4.1, but in this rom i restored my apps,the apps installed correctly but goBackup says the data restoring successfully finished , but the data didnt restored, by the way at the time i backed up from my apps&data, i swapped memories with that linux code that this forum did.
eefathi said:
thanx again,
i flashed the 266 kernel before the first boot, and the rom runs correctly,
but ive got some new problems:
1. performance, when i click on performance, it closes unexpectedly and says it has stopped.
2. i used go backup for backing up from data in 4.1, but in this rom i restored my apps,the apps installed correctly but goBackup says the data restoring successfully finished , but the data didnt restored, by the way at the time i backed up from my apps&data, i swapped memories with that linux code that this forum did.
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You're welcome
1. Do you have SuperSU installed? On AOKP ROM I'm running it asked for superuser permission for ROM Control (the control center implemented in the settings of the ROM). Maybe it'll ask you if SuperSU is installed. Otherwise, because it is after the first boot it needs to rebuild cache and so on.. If problem persists after reboot, just use an other clock speed controler (No-frills CPU, SetCPU..)
2. If you did that at the same time, maybe Go Backup didn't really backup your data. Try again, if it doesn't work and if you have a nandroid backup (backup from recovery) you can go into recovery, then to advanced restore and restore data. Otherwise your data is unfortunately gone I think :/
PS: I prefer Titanium Backup