I want to go back to stock rom using SEUS but I'm afraid having an unlocked bootloader will brick my phone. Can I just use it or do I have to re-lock?
no you will not have a brick, if you want to relock it, relock it, if you want to leave it as it is, leave it as it is, but theres no chance you will have brick using seus
if you want my advice leave it as it is, soon you may want kernels again
Thanks! I'll probably be getting a new one soon and I want to give the x8 to my brother clean.
vasko002 said:
Thanks! I'll probably be getting a new one soon and I want to give the x8 to my brother clean.
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ok then,but with or without unlocked bootloader with the stock kernel and rom its the same "clean"....
what do you plan to buy? having anything in mind?
I'm aiming for a S3.
Stock ROM is very slow.. outdated one.. you install htx miui or gdx for yr bro.. he will like it
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Well as the tittle says im noob ..
First of all .. I have rooted X8 with Froyo Pro v1.1 for X8
And im just wondering if i Unlock bootloader on my phone , what will i get ?
New things ?
And , if my phone bricks or something goes wrong , or i want to relock bootloader , will this be fixed with SE updater ?
Im Noob Dont Hate Me <3
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Well as the tittle says im noob ..
First of all .. I have rooted X8 with Froyo Pro v1.1 for X8
And im just wondering if i Unlock bootloader on my phone , what will i get ?
New things ?
And , if my phone bricks or something goes wrong , or i want to relock bootloader , will this be fixed with SE updater ?
Im Noob Dont Hate Me <3
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If you unlock bootlader you will be able to install custom kernel. And you ll get OC, UV, swap support, tethering and much more built in kernel. Also custom kernel will improve overval speed of device.
You cant fix it with sonys update, you have to relock bootloader using S1 Tool.
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if i do something wrong while i unlocking the bootloader and the phone bricks , will this be forever ? Can i fix it ?
follow step by step please don't make any mistake while relock bootloader
(b'coz it just very simply step)
not forever..U can sent to any phone store and U have to wait how long they take
Hello sony ericsson X8/W8 users! I not newbie here on xda, but is new on your X8 thread. I have a new SE W8 which was given to me by my mom.. Now i was looking for a w8 thread here on xda but only led me to X8. i know X8 and W8 are close to being perfectly the same though there are a few things inside the phone also a better sound system on W8 which i researched the day i got it.
Now for my question: can you flash X8 stock roms, croms, fix, mods etc? Or they have their own Just like my first phone sgs i9003. It may look exactly like the i9000 but they have diff. stuff inside them which would brick the phone if you tried flashing i9000 roms on i9003 (happened to me on the first week i got the phone ...)
if you're kind enough, please help me with links for roms/mods specifed for w8
I am pretty confused with the x8 and w8 stuff... they should make a separate thread.... Sorry for those who might get annoyed with this post or sumthing. and thanks in advance for those who could help me with this
U can flash all the croms of x8 to w8.... with no hesitation...m using w8 only n i hve flshed gdx v24 n it works smoothly....
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Here are 2 types of bricks :
1.Soft Brick - Reparable , SEUS , Flashtool
2.Hard Brick - Nonreparable , phone dead .
If you want to flash a custom kernel u need first to unlock bootloader , very dangerous , it leads to hard brick.
The custom kernels have recovery buildin so from there u can flash ROMs.
About Root , use Superoneclick , use search button
Best Combos are , MiniCM7 +nAa Kernel and GingerDX + Alfs.
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soccerb4u said:
U can flash all the croms of x8 to w8.... with no hesitation...m using w8 only n i hve flshed gdx v24 n it works smoothly....
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Thanks my friend. ill try flashing roms on my w8 as soon as i get my laptop next week. so for now i will continue flashing croms on my galaxy s... thanks for refreshing my mind. ill thank you for that.
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Here are 2 types of bricks :
1.Soft Brick - Reparable , SEUS , Flashtool
2.Hard Brick - Nonreparable , phone dead .
If you want to flash a custom kernel u need first to unlock bootloader , very dangerous , it leads to hard brick.
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I would like to know why you people scary new users and make such a big deal of unlocking bootloader when its so damn simple!? 90% people successfully unlock bootloader if they follow the instruction and respect requirements, ok!?
this is tutorial if you wanna unlock it
w8/x8 is not different phone just changed some apps and ui! so dont worry u can flash everything what you want on your w8 from this forum!
and take a look in the list of roms, kernel... more or less everything you need for your phone!
hope it was helpful and make your start easy as possible!!!
I agree with u damir87....i have seen people scarying the newbie...about bootloader unlocking n custom kernel...infact this are so simple.....
Just follow the instructions properly.....
Well damir87 i had unlocked my bootloader but had issues with my sim network....i was not getting the network coverage....wat can be the issue...???
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Here are 2 types of bricks :
1.Soft Brick - Reparable , SEUS , Flashtool
2.Hard Brick - Nonreparable , phone dead .
If you want to flash a custom kernel u need first to unlock bootloader , very dangerous , it leads to hard brick.
The custom kernels have recovery buildin so from there u can flash ROMs.
About Root , use Superoneclick , use search button
Best Combos are , MiniCM7 +nAa Kernel and GingerDX + Alfs.
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yes i know about the hard /soft bricking.. And thanks for telling me about unlocking bootloaders i'd might brick the phone without knowing i need to unlock it.... +1 for you!
damir87 said:
I would like to know why you people scary new users and make such a big deal of unlocking bootloader when its so damn simple!? 90% people successfully unlock bootloader if they follow the instruction and respect requirements, ok!?
this is tutorial if you wanna unlock it
w8/x8 is not different phone just changed some apps and ui! so dont worry u can flash everything what you want on your w8 from this forum!
and take a look in the list of roms, kernel... more or less everything you need for your phone!
hope it was helpful and make your start easy as possible!!!
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Thanks for the link man. Wow rooting and customizing here takes a little more time on w8/x8... With bootloaders to be unlocked.... On the galaxy s all you need is to flash a kernel using odin. The kernel automatically unlocks the bootloader and of course rooting the phone. also installs cwm superuser and other root stuff... Although rooting here on w8 is easier by using superoneclick right?
About the bricking thing, its ok ive experienced bricking before with i9003. Hard bricked twice, but got lucky that the customer service never suspected it was rooted. Soft bricked before when odin was not responding...
Thanks for your knowlege damir, now i am well prepared with your link so when my laptop arrives i can start instanly! +1 for you on your thanks meter!
Since im in a good mood im giving +1 for those who helped me lol.
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Well damir87 i had unlocked my bootloader but had issues with my sim network....i was not getting the network coverage....wat can be the issue...???
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If the simlock certificate specified is NOT RECOGNIZED SIMLOCK CERTIFICATE, you can't unlock the bootloader of your phone. If you try, radio capability of your phone will be disabled!
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Although rooting here on w8 is easier by using superoneclick right?
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yes, only one click and your phone is ready for all the greatness of our devs!!!
Regards
Hi,
I am using W8 and i have unlocked my bootloader and currently running with custom kernel and custom ROM (ICS). Before you unlock your bootloader u please chk the number on the Phone just below the battery something like 11W27 ( this is mine) if it above 29 its not advisable to unlock the bootloader, your phone might be bricked. However you can use GingerDX on Stock kernel.. hope this helps
Thank you for the info....mine is 11w34 ...hard luck for me....
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Hi,
I am using W8 and i have unlocked my bootloader and currently running with custom kernel and custom ROM (ICS). Before you unlock your bootloader u please chk the number on the Phone just below the battery something like 11W27 ( this is mine) if it above 29 its not advisable to unlock the bootloader, your phone might be bricked. However you can use GingerDX on Stock kernel.. hope this helps
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Aww. 11w48. But why/how will this brick the phone with bootloader unlocking? And is it soft bricked or hard..
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Hard brick...sony implemented some security **** after 11w29
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Hard brick...sony implemented some security **** after 11w29
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Yes. You are right. Ive done some searching about this and learned that sony noticed that there were lots of hard brickings occurring in this phone unit. So sony had some part of the phone that starts with "Q" (i forgot the name) that holds the security stuff to make this "security hole" (or the "security ****") where bricks the phone whenever someone tries to unlock the bootloader... Thats what i understood... It can still be unlocked though you'll need someone good in hacking, and modding that could bypass the security hole thing and stuff a in the end unlocking the bootloaders.. It'll be tough work...
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Well i have 1 question about rooting my phone, since its branded to my carrier [Telenor] and i wonder if if could do my phone any harm to install custom kernels and ROMs on it because of its carrier lock?
veghov said:
Well i have 1 question about rooting my phone, since its branded to my carrier [Telenor] and i wonder if if could do my phone any harm to install custom kernels and ROMs on it because of its carrier lock?
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carrier locked means you cant put another carriers sim card in and use it..Doesnt have any effect on what rom you run.
Ok thanks a lot. I just where a bit afraid a new ROM would ruin it because of its branding. Flashing here I come!
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Ok thanks a lot. I just where a bit afraid a new ROM would ruin it because of its branding. Flashing here I come!
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I will warn you though...Stay away from the leaked ICS ROMS or you risk bricking your phone..
The only safe ICS ROM to run is CM9 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1627854
Yeah that its the one I'm planning to flash.
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Ok just to get this right before i'm starting. Since i have the Lc1 kernel i need to downgrade to a rootable firmware ( which one?) with Odin right? after i've done that i have to use this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360 to get both root and CWM so i can flash CM9? Please correct me if im wrong here!
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Ok just to get this right before i'm starting. Since i have the Lc1 kernel i need to downgrade to a rootable firmware ( which one?) with Odin right? after i've done that i have to use this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360 to get both root and CWM so i can flash CM9? Please correct me if im wrong here!
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correct..
Thanks for the help!
and dont forget many things arent working in cm9
Yeah im aware of that, and i can live with the current bugs. Cm9 is awesome so far, and the rooting and flashing went butter smooth! Really happy for being a first time flasher.
Hi all,
Just got my HTC One, new to Android from iphone 5, I have just rooted my phone and was watching this video
HTC One - HTC Logo Button Hack & How To
I cant post the link as it wont let me, which I find really stupid!
This chap talks about flashing a kernel, how does one do this? and would this be ok on a UK phone?
Thanks for your help
You have to unlock the bootloader, flash a custom recovery, and flash a kernel that support this mod...
If you don't know how to, is better do anything...
Better flash a 4.2.2 Sense 5 rom.
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LarsAussems said:
Better flash a 4.2.2 Sense 5 rom.
Sent From The One
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Is better do anything if he don't know that we're talking
Guich said:
Is better do anything if he don't know that we're talking
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I have unlocked boot loader and rooted I just don't understand the meaning of flashing and how one does it, I want to install the kernel that makes the htc logo into a button.
I notice in google play there is a rom manager app, would that make things easier ?
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I have unlocked boot loader and rooted I just don't understand the meaning of flashing and how one does it, I want to install the kernel that makes the htc logo into a button.
I notice in google play there is a rom manager app, would that make things easier ?
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anyone?
Hey man if you go into development section you will see ElementalX kernal thats whst your looking for. I suggest you go on YouTube and watch a few vids about flashing ROMs etc and remember to always backup before flashing anything. I also suggest you flash a ROM such as TrickDroid as that is compatible with said Kernal
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Hey man if you go into development section you will see ElementalX kernal thats whst your looking for. I suggest you go on YouTube and watch a few vids about flashing ROMs etc and remember to always backup before flashing anything. I also suggest you flash a ROM such as TrickDroid as that is compatible with said Kernal
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Thanks, I decided to grow a pair and just try it and it was very easy, but i do have a couple of questions, every time you flash a new kernel you have to setup the phone from scratch and re install all apps again? No easier way of doing this?
I was also hoping that this was going to remove the branding on the bootup of the phone but it didnt, and tips on how to remove the branding?
If you're only flashing a kernel it shouldn't let you setup the phone from scratch. Unless of course you're flashing a whole ROM in which should address your other concern about removing the branding.
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Thanks, I decided to grow a pair and just try it and it was very easy, but i do have a couple of questions, every time you flash a new kernel you have to setup the phone from scratch and re install all apps again? No easier way of doing this?
I was also hoping that this was going to remove the branding on the bootup of the phone but it didnt, and tips on how to remove the branding?
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If you're only flashing a kernel it shouldn't let you setup the phone from scratch. Unless of course you're flashing a whole ROM in which should address your other concern about removing the branding.
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Well I assume its a kernel that I have flashed as I still have the branding, but I also get asked to do a complete setup as if I has just got it out of the box
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Well I assume its a kernel that I have flashed as I still have the branding, but I also get asked to do a complete setup as if I has just got it out of the box
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You must have clicked the factory reset button or any wipe buttons in the recovery. Or the kernel developer must have badly coded the updater-script and enforced a factory reset everytime anyone installs his kernel. Which is not necessary really.
should the branding still be there tho?
Can somebody share the link of the latest RUU 2.17.401.1 please..
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Guess not then! Can someone tell me how to remove the branding from the bootup?
Many thanks
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Guess not then! Can someone tell me how to remove the branding from the bootup?
Many thanks
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That one requires S-Off. We may have it soon.
Ok, so I need Custome Kernel on my 11w44 manufacture date. I read that if I will try to flash, it may hard brick my xperia x8. But also i found that there is a way to flash it. I am little confused. So could you please explain me all of these things?
Nooo, u can't flash custom kernel for ur phone!!! Anyways where u know u can flash it??
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Ok, so I need Custome Kernel on my 11w44 manufacture date. I read that if I will try to flash, it may hard brick my xperia x8. But also i found that there is a way to flash it. I am little confused. So could you please explain me all of these things?
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dont do it mate, you have 11w44 and upon flashing a custom kernel you need to have an unlocked bootloader which is very risky to do and it is not advisable to do so, stick with stock kernel and stock ROMs
Unlock your bootloader with setool. Do not ask how, setool requires special hardware, so this is a paid method. If you try to unlock your bootloader with the free method, the result will be a hard brick what also need setool to resurrect the phone, so do not try it.
Search for a service or a person who have setool in your city/country.
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Ah... I guess I will stick with stock kernel. Thanks anyway . (Pressed thanks for all of you )
mine is 11w48 and i also searched and googled a lot but no satisfying result. it is very risky to do so. i am satisfied with my stock kernel. try to do the same as me . trying to unlock your bootloader may result in not having any x8 anymore of course as I know there are ways to un-brick it later but...
...it is expensive
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Sorry for hijacking the thread, but my dad wants this phone, and it will more than likely be newer than 11w29( I think that was the last unlockable one) and I was wondering, what's a good rom that can be used on stock, that doesn't need to be for gaming, multitasking or whatever WE would do, but what a 47 year old man does, like making calls, text..really basic stuff, but I don't want to keep on Eclair, and as I read, ICS and JB can ONLy be flashed on unlocked bootloaders, right? Is there any hope to have this phone unlocked further than 11w29?
hopefully you get a phone with 11w28 and down date, but the chances are really small. since your dad is going to use it, i believe stability is the most important? if you don't want to stay on eclair (which is good if you're okay with no app2sd feature), i'd recommend a froyo rom. which one really is up to you. just check the ones on the dev threads.
Yeah, stability is the most important, it's not like he'll want to play games haha. Would a GB rom be okay? I saw there's a Gingerdx rom that seems stable enough. Thanks!
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Yeah, stability is the most important, it's not like he'll want to play games haha. Would a GB rom be okay? I saw there's a Gingerdx rom that seems stable enough. Thanks!
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yes. if you're going to go gb, gdx is a great choice.