Coming from Nexus, I'm quite annoyed about how Sony phones work. I'm sick of booting to fastboot and flash a hell loads of stuff everytime I want to do something.
Has anyone made a flash zip that contains TWRP and stock kernel together that I missed? Or is there any other solution?
Thanks in advance.
SwordLaker said:
Coming from Nexus, I'm quite annoyed about how Sony phones work. I'm sick of booting to fastboot and flash a hell loads of stuff everytime I want to do something.
Has anyone made a flash zip that contains TWRP and stock kernel together that I missed? Or is there any other solution?
Thanks in advance.
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yes, its in the dev section.
flash doomkernel it has a choice of recovery in it
gregbradley said:
yes, its in the dev section.
flash doomkernel it has a choice of recovery in it
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Thanks for the reply, but I'm kind of confused. There is only one download link in the thread, without mentioning any recovery. Would flashing this overwrite the recovery the way same the stock kernel zip file does? Or is there already a recovery inside?
In any case, DoomKernel is kind of still in beta and not yet seems to be stable, so I would avoid it if I could. But I would give it a try.
SwordLaker said:
Thanks for the reply, but I'm kind of confused. There is only one download link in the thread, without mentioning any recovery. Would flashing this overwrite the recovery the way same the stock kernel zip file does? Or is there already a recovery inside?
In any case, DoomKernel is kind of still in beta and not yet seems to be stable, so I would avoid it if I could. But I would give it a try.
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You are joing right?
Its rock solid stable and has been working on may devices for a long time. I have been running it since its release with no problems.
Both twrp and cmw recovery are in the kernel so you get to choose which recovery you want to boot into. Press volume up on the purple LED and vibration to go into one recovery and volume down to get into the other recovery.
All you need to do is make sure your bootloader is unlocked and flash the zip in whichever recovery you currently have.
gregbradley said:
yes, its in the dev section.
flash doomkernel it has a choice of recovery in it
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gregbradley said:
You are joing right?
Its rock solid stable and has been working on may devices for a long time. I have been running it since its release with no problems.
Both twrp and cmw recovery are in the kernel so you get to choose which recovery you want to boot into. Press volume up on the purple LED and vibration to go into one recovery and volume down to get into the other recovery.
All you need to do is make sure your bootloader is unlocked and flash the zip in whichever recovery you currently have.
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Thanks. Never knew that multiple recoveries can be installed simultaneously.
Related
This is a CWM recovery for the Xperia T - you need to have unlocked your bootloader at http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/instructions.
I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR BRICKING YOUR PHONE ETC. ETC. ETC. - I'm sure you've heard the rest before.
Steps for installation:
Download recovery from http://goo.im/devs/tilal6991/recoveries/mint/15102012.img
Download fastboot and get it into a place where you can run it - I'm not going to provide instructions how - guides are all over the place
Open a command window in the place where fastboot is
Copy the recovery.img to the fastboot folder
Type fastboot flash boot recovery.img
Type fastboot reboot
You will be in CWM!
Note:
The first time you install a ROM you will need to flash the boot.img of that ROM using fastboot - I'm hoping this restriction can be removed at a future date.
A CM port is also up - compiled by me.
Thanks to:
All the CM guys for having their code on Github - I didn't do anything but compile and figure out the instructions for flashing.
Hmm, so tempting but not sure since you've not tested it on the T. Someone else gonna go first?
EDIT: I am sorry, a bad assumption possibly. Have you tested this on a T?
I have. It's tested and working. I've flashed CyanogenMod and using it as a daily as well.
Will have my T today but I wonder how to access recovery in daily use? (undestood the 1st time access, but not the next accesses...)
backup and restore work？
Switch off phone.
Power on phone with volume down held.
And although I haven't tested there's nothing that indicates backup/restore won't work.
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Hmm, the recovery just cycle boots into recovery mode. It never boots into system
As I said the first time you flash a ROM you will need to fast boot install the boot mage of the ROM.
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So then you are forced to flash a rom after installing cwm?
Sent from my Xperia T
Yes. Since you are flashing the boot partition its a pseudo recovery so a ROM needs to be flashed.
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help
@tilal
im from the arc/s forums and i am in need of some help with compiling CWM 6 for my device
could you gimme a quick tut or something... coz the tut i found on xda was a little vague and difficult to understand
appreciate the help!!
your recovery wouldn't mount sdcard (internal) so i couldn't install cm10. just to let you know, don't know what went wrong, i just used another one i found and all working fine.
thanks, anyway.
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tumult said:
your recovery wouldn't mount sdcard (internal) so i couldn't install cm10. just to let you know, don't know what went wrong, i just used another one i found and all working fine.
thanks, anyway.
Sent from my Xperia T
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I hope no one minds the question... but which other did you use? Going to slap the next rev of CM 10 when they post it.
charlatan01 said:
I hope no one minds the question... but which other did you use? Going to slap the next rev of CM 10 when they post it.
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well maybe it will work for you. i flashed this kernel with included cwm:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32442811
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New recovery up - quite a few fixes and updated to 6.0.1.5.
tilal6991 said:
New recovery up - quite a few fixes and updated to 6.0.1.5.
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I flashed this last night successfully. I couldn't get side-loading to work, but it's smooth otherwise. Have not tested backup / restore yet.
Additionally, FWIW, I then flashed the Paranoid Android ROM, and while I've got some issues with it, I didn't have to flash the boot.img from the ROM for the ROM to boot, so I am not sure if that is still required or not... or maybe that's what's causing my issues with the ROM?
Thanks for the recovery!
tilal6991 said:
Type fastboot flash boot recovery.img
Note:
The first time you install a ROM you will need to flash the boot.img of that ROM using fastboot - I'm hoping this restriction can be removed at a future date.
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So this recovery has to be initially installed on the boot partition, but does it copy itself to the recovery partition on first boot or do you have to reflash it every time you want to switch from running a ROM to running the recovery?
Also, is a stock boot.img available anywhere (so that this recovery can be used for nandroid backups with the stock rom)?
Once I am finished with this recovery how do I turn the phone off?
SOLVED
Hold vol + and - and power button.
CWM on Xperia TX and screen is upside down
Nice work tho.
Is AROMA working in the recovery?
I'm making a rom and I'd like to know it
gregbradley said:
Once I am finished with this recovery how do I turn the phone off?
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Hold vol + and - and power button.
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Vol + and power should do it
Vol - and power is for screenshot in the firmware
Hi this is CWM for locked bootloaders Alot of stuff is working test it yourself.
Download here: http://www.mediafire.com/?885wnu7x259r5q3
Instruction
1. Root your phone
2. Enable usb debugging
3. Run install file in CWM folder
How to Enter Recovery
Boot the phone and keep pressing volume down key and you will be booted into recovery. Move up and down with volume key and press power button to select
CWM Flashable Zip: http://www.mediafire.com/?5qdmrqpppmqsi97
Flashable Superuser: http://www.mediafire.com/?22zetxlmoh2hgj2
Flash this after flashing rom otherwise your phone will keep rebooting if you try to edit system files: http://www.mediafire.com/?1pxba0sjo2n3gzu
This was orignaly made for xperia GX and SX but it works fine on xperia T tested by myself
Thanks to crazy_Doze for modding the recovery
Sharaz22 said:
Hi this is CWM for locked bootloaders
Instruction
1. Root your phone
2. Run install file in CWM folder
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Many thanks, but can you edit the title to say this is for only the older firmware, as people with locked bootloaders cannot root the newer firmware, it may cause false hope and lots of annoying questions....
many thanks dude, lot of people are waiting for that ... i test it now and report
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vinss68 said:
many thanks dude, lot of people are waiting for that ... i test it now and report
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all is ok cwm run on my phone. i download some rom for testing.
some report. of course cm paranoid ... arn't run with this BUT...romaur it's ok but not recommanded... AND the new firmware deodexed by gregbradley run and it's rooted with locked bootloader ssoooo gooood rom is very fast . greg put it on your allinone i think it's a good news
will do, but will do tomorrow, sleep now
of course it's not a hollydays for all eheh.
how can i flash it on windows?
is there any guide for doing step by step?
erhangulsum said:
how can i flash it on windows?
is there any guide for doing step by step?
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connect phone to computer and just run the install.bat file
gregbradley said:
connect phone to computer and just run the install.bat file
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It doesnt install cmw for me. i have rooted a1.303 stock rom.
it didnt work.
Hi !
first, thanks ! it's amazing !
second, I have a question, after installed this, we can flash all the rom like AOKP, CM... or just rom who are make for locked bootloader (like http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2007736) ?
Thanks a lot men !
Meelouw said:
Hi !
first, thanks ! it's amazing !
second, I have a question, after installed this, we can flash all the rom like AOKP, CM... or just rom who are make for locked bootloader (like http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2007736) ?
Thanks a lot men !
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no, you need unlocked bootloader for those. You will have to stick to stock based roms like mine
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no, you need unlocked bootloader for those. You will have to stick to stock based roms like mine
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ok Thanks !
this worked ok, but after flashing Assaye V 003, i can't get into recovery, i re-ran install.bat, still the same, pressing volume down does not enter recovery anymore.
I was rooted the second time round too.
spida_singh said:
this worked ok, but after flashing Assaye V 003, i can't get into recovery, i re-ran install.bat, still the same, pressing volume down does not enter recovery anymore.
I was rooted the second time round too.
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volume up to get to recovery
doh.. cheers mate
Volume up doesnt work either, does when on .303, but after flashing .195, no joy in getting into recovery
Would this work on the Xperia TL running .303 rooted?
spida_singh said:
doh.. cheers mate
Volume up doesnt work either, does when on .303, but after flashing .195, no joy in getting into recovery
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Hmmm... It works for me
Just after flash .195, I re-installed recovery - install.bat
I think we need to make sure we are on stock 195 kernel. Try flashing this in flashtool and see if it works then
Im on a stock kernel, now on the FTF Kernel your provided in your ROM thread, for some reason, when i flash your ROM, CWM gets removed, i can't go back into it, i have to flash .303, and then use CWM to flash your ROM, i had to do this to upgrade form 003 to 004.
Locked bootloader, running Assaye v4. thanks to CWM. we just need a flashable version to flash after we flash roms.
You rock bro.
Device : Xperia T locked to rogers, rooted and free from carrier apps.
Im on a stock kernel, now on the FTF Kernel your provided in your ROM thread, for some reason, when i flash your ROM, CWM gets removed, i can't go back into it, i have to flash .303, and then use CWM to flash your ROM, i had to do this to upgrade form 003 to 004.
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There's an easy fix for this as i just came from the xperia s and had to deal with a locked boot loader on it as well.
We need a flashable version of CWM. this way after you flash a rom before you reboot your device you install CWM, then reboot. then you have ROM and CWM.
I guess you could also try and run the bat file again. (didn't work.)
i am looking for the CWM topic which someone has made so after you have installed a new rom you flash the CWM file to re-install CWM. I am 100% sure there is one and that i read it, i just cannot find it anymore
Maddhouse said:
i am looking for the CWM topic which someone has made so after you have installed a new rom you flash the CWM file to re-install CWM. I am 100% sure there is one and that i read it, i just cannot find it anymore
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How are you going to flash CWM if you don't have CWM?
I think you're looking for this or this
This thread is god http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2153167
You will find everything you need that are essentials for rooting, recoveries and roms etc. Direct link to CWM for locked BL is http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2187363
It's a script you'll have to run from your PC. (Incase you were thinking it was a flashable zip)
EDIT: Looks like diego beat me to it lol
diego9016 said:
How are you going to flash CWM if you don't have CWM?
I think you're looking for this or this
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nope thats not it, you can do flash it becuase you have already booted into it eg. boot into cwm flash new rom then while you are still in CWM you reflash the file to keep it, other wise if you reboot out of it from installing a new rom you loose cwm
Maddhouse said:
nope thats not it, you can do flash it becuase you have already booted into it eg. boot into cwm flash new rom then while you are still in CWM you reflash the file to keep it, other wise if you reboot out of it from installing a new rom you loose cwm
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Well... Hopefully someone can help you then.
Hey everyone. I just recently bough a new Atrix HD since my other phone broke but anyways...
1. i noticed i can access the root of the phone (like / partition) but i cant edit it? so is this sign of root? I tried installing superuser binary and it didn't let me so i guess there is no root.
So
How do i boot into the boot loader?
What is the best method for rooting and instaling SU on my atriix (running 4.1.1)?
How do i flash a recovery and which one is best if i want to get cm11? (on my other phone i needed a completely different recovery to get kitakt)
Do i need to unlock bootloader first then root or vice versa?
So the more details the better i will understand if THANK YOU ahead of time.
sorry for such noob questions
PS yes i did google on how to do this and its a bit choppy. like no step 1 step 2 step 3.
russian392 said:
Hey everyone. I just recently bough a new Atrix HD since my other phone broke but anyways...
1. i noticed i can access the root of the phone (like / partition) but i cant edit it? so is this sign of root? I tried installing superuser binary and it didn't let me so i guess there is no root.
So
How do i boot into the boot loader?
What is the best method for rooting and instaling SU on my atriix (running 4.1.1)?
How do i flash a recovery and which one is best if i want to get cm11? (on my other phone i needed a completely different recovery to get kitakt)
Do i need to unlock bootloader first then root or vice versa?
So the more details the better i will understand if THANK YOU ahead of time.
sorry for such noob questions
PS yes i did google on how to do this and its a bit choppy. like no step 1 step 2 step 3.
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No, its far from choppy. The only root method that works on 4.1.1 is Motochopper, and thats an automated script. So how you can say its choppy is beyond my understanding.
Since you are new to AHD, I highly recommend you reading this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2350721
I also recommend you download Mythtools, which is the all in one tool for AHD http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2262726
And download Philztouch recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2552622
Bootloader locked = enjoy stock forever
Bootloader unlocked = you can customize
Flashing a ROM is the same as with any device, boot to CWM/TWRP recovery, wipe down, and flash
palmbeach05 said:
No, its far from choppy. The only root method that works on 4.1.1 is Motochopper, and thats an automated script. So how you can say its choppy is beyond my understanding.
Since you are new to AHD, I highly recommend you reading this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2350721
I also recommend you download Mythtools, which is the all in one tool for AHD http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2262726
And download Philztouch recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2552622
Bootloader locked = enjoy stock forever
Bootloader unlocked = you can customize
Flashing a ROM is the same as with any device, boot to CWM/TWRP recovery, wipe down, and flash
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OOps my bad. By chopy i meant things i found on google. like they just say "this is how you root it" but do i have to unlock bootloader first like on htc or do i root first? etc
I just used motochoper and everything runs great.
i get how to flash a rom haha but do i unlock bootloader first then recovery?
Never mind.
Thank you so much this is so much simpler than my HTC (coming from an lg where you just plug and play) so pretty much this is nothing new to me.
Thanks again.
Now....which kit kat rom would be best right now?
russian392 said:
OOps my bad. By chopy i meant things i found on google. like they just say "this is how you root it" but do i have to unlock bootloader first like on htc or do i root first? etc
I just used motochoper and everything runs great.
i get how to flash a rom haha but do i unlock bootloader first then recovery?
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Yes. You have to unlock the bootloader to flash anything, including a custom recovery.
Um....okay the fastboot part....
How do i flash CWM after i have unlocked the bootloader which i just did. I just kind of wonder....do i have to dowload the 400+ megabyte .zip for fastboot?! or im getting something wrong.
okay awkward....
i flashed the recovery and it said the recovery (i got cwm from official cm instructions) and it said it installed fine.
The phone boots and stuff...but when i cant do the following
1. Reboot into recovery using volume down and power button
2. Reboot into recovery using fastboot command (it reboots but instead of a recovery it gives me an android with an exclamation point in a red triangle)
russian392 said:
okay awkward....
i flashed the recovery and it said the recovery (i got cwm from official cm instructions) and it said it installed fine.
The phone boots and stuff...but when i cant do the following
1. Reboot into recovery using volume down and power button
2. Reboot into recovery using fastboot command (it reboots but instead of a recovery it gives me an android with an exclamation point in a red triangle)
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You're booting into stock recovery. You have to change install-recovery.sh to install-recovery.sh.bak You should find it in /system/etc I believe
Then reflash the custom recovery
palmbeach05 said:
You're booting into stock recovery. You have to change install-recovery.sh to install-recovery.sh.bak You should find it in /system/etc I believe
Then reflash the custom recovery
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okay gotcha
ill give it a go in a bit and report how things went....
other than this little mishap everything was quite simple (thank you devs)
so is the cm11 nightlies any good?
russian392 said:
okay gotcha
ill give it a go in a bit and report how things went....
other than this little mishap everything was quite simple (thank you devs)
so is the cm11 nightlies any good?
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Not sure, personally I'm still on stock 4.1.1. I came from the A4G and the furthest we got was 4.2.2, so yeah, you could say that I'm staying with what I'm comfortable for the moment.
palmbeach05 said:
Not sure, personally I'm still on stock 4.1.1. I came from the A4G and the furthest we got was 4.2.2, so yeah, you could say that I'm staying with what I'm comfortable for the moment.
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alright. ive used 4.1 and 4.2 and 4.3 on other devices and im getting kind of bored. im that type, i dont sit to long on one rom
recovery works like a charm! thank you so much for all the help
guess its time to test kitkat
So, as you can see, the title is bit weird and that is what happened, I've unlocked the bootloader because I wanted to install 4.4 custom rom. I did everything, rooted the phone, installed recovery and went into it, but when I chose the rom (first it was Cyanogenmod 11, then I tried Carbon) I got the message that my phone is not 'hayabusa' but it is 'mint'. I don't know what to do, it is clearly TX, it was TX (hayabusa).
icALASAD said:
So, as you can see, the title is bit weird and that is what happened, I've unlocked the bootloader because I wanted to install 4.4 custom rom. I did everything, rooted the phone, installed recovery and went into it, but when I chose the rom (first it was Cyanogenmod 11, then I tried Carbon) I got the message that my phone is not 'hayabusa' but it is 'mint'. I don't know what to do, it is clearly TX, it was TX (hayabusa).
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Make sure the ROM you're trying to install is in fact for your phone. This will let you flash it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53652472&postcount=4
Antiga Prime said:
Make sure the ROM you're trying to install is in fact for your phone. This will let you flash it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53652472&postcount=4
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That should do it, thanks. I have one more question, if you don't mind. I can't post in Carbon's thread as I don't have 10 posts yet, so I'd be grateful if you could help me with this problem too. When I'm installing Carbon, I have to flash kernel and then install the rom from recovery, but if I flash kernel I can't go into recovery anymore.
icALASAD said:
That should do it, thanks. I have one more question, if you don't mind. I can't post in Carbon's thread as I don't have 10 posts yet, so I'd be grateful if you could help me with this problem too. When I'm installing Carbon, I have to flash kernel and then install the rom from recovery, but if I flash kernel I can't go into recovery anymore.
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If the ROM comes with a kernel, there is no need to flash one separately. Carbon, as do most ROMs, comes with a kernel; you'd just have to open the zip file and you'd know.
If you can't get into recovery, then you're most likely flashing the wrong kernel, or a kernel without a recovery. If you already have a recovery, just flash the ROM through the recovery. Which kernel are you flashing?
Antiga Prime said:
If the ROM comes with a kernel, there is no need to flash one separately. Carbon, as do most ROMs, comes with a kernel; you'd just have to open the zip file and you'd know.
If you can't get into recovery, then you're most likely flashing the wrong kernel, or a kernel without a recovery. If you already have a recovery, just flash the ROM through the recovery. Which kernel are you flashing?
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Sorry for the late response.
I have sorted it out. Instructions say that I have to extract a kernel and flash it separately. Anyway, everything's working. Thanks.
i need ****ing permission
Xperia Satio said:
i need ****ing permission
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That is really annoying but what can you do. They might give you warning because of this.