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I installed a bad apk (rc from a developer) and now even after uninstall and clearing the data the phone keeps on stuttering and hanging, freezing, ...
I fear a factory reset won't be enough to fix this. Also to be sure I would like to do a factory format instead.
I already tried the *2767*3855# dial code, but this doesn't work for the P880.
Anyone knows how to reflash (factory format) the ROM? But from within the phone.
Preferably not by flashing the kdz files, looks to risky to me.
Arne_B said:
I installed a bad apk (rc from a developer) and now even after uninstall and clearing the data the phone keeps on stuttering and hanging, freezing, ...
I fear a factory reset won't be enough to fix this. Also to be sure I would like to do a factory format instead.
I already tried the *2767*3855# dial code, but this doesn't work for the P880.
Anyone knows how to reflash (factory format) the ROM? But from within the phone.
Preferably not by flashing the kdz files, looks to risky to me.
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RuedasLocas said:
What is your problem @Arne_B ?
If you're having problems with some apps or settings of the latest version, its enough when you downgrade to the earlyest one and do the factory reset.
The phone will reset everything from the latest version.
After that, you can upgrade again to the latest having a clean install, the phone will overwrite the files from the earlier version.
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Also...
RuedasLocas said:
Its very easy to flash the phone, the thread is a little confuse cause a lot of users have different problems and doubts.
The steps are easy.
Download the "kdz-update" folder from the link on that thread
Download the FW version that you want.
Install "msxml" (from the kdz-update folder)
Run and turn ON the "Windows Enabler" (from the kdz-upload folder)
Take out the battery
Press "Vol-" and while pressing connect phone to computer untill you see on the phone screen "FW update"
Run "UpTestEX_mod2_marwin". Settings:
"Select type">>>>>>>>>>>CDMA - SmartPhone(WM)
"Work Directory">>>>>>>> The kdz-upload folder where is better to put the kdz FW files inside
"Select model.dll">>>>>>>>Choose from the kdz-upload folder ther file "X3_2008_v0.0.6.9.dll" or "P880.dll", both of them work fine
"PhoneMode">>>>>>>>>>>EMERGENCY
"Select kdz file">>>>>>>>> Choose the V10x that you download
Click on "Start Upgrade"
The program will start with the kdz file extraction, after a few seconds you'll see on the log that it start to write on the phone, thats when you need to put back the battery on the phone.
Just need to wait about 3-5 minutes and its done :victory:
The other way is using the Official tool but latest FW for Turkey is V10C soo, its useless for you...
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RuedasLocas said:
What is your problem @Arne_B ?
If you're having problems with some apps or settings of the latest version, its enough when you downgrade to the earlyest one and do the factory reset.
The phone will reset everything from the latest version.
After that, you can upgrade again to the latest having a clean install, the phone will overwrite the files from the earlier version
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I did install an earlier version, cleared data and uninstalled, rebooted the phone and installed the newest Play Store version (not the rc version) again but still had the problems.
Anyways, I tried to fix it manually by first uninstalling the app again. Then went to my root explorer and search in my phone (/ folder) for files related to the app name and deleted all those. Rebooted the phone, installed the latest app version from play store and for now all works well again. But didn't test the phone completely yet.
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Also...
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I know, but I read somewhere that LG checks your phone when flashing the Firmware, and doing it that way they know the phone was bricked due to rooting or other 'out of warranty' things..
Or am I totally wrong on this aspect?
Arne_B said:
I did install an earlier version, cleared data and uninstalled, rebooted the phone and installed the newest Play Store version (not the rc version) again but still had the problems.
Anyways, I tried to fix it manually by first uninstalling the app again. Then went to my root explorer and search in my phone (/ folder) for files related to the app name and deleted all those. Rebooted the phone, installed the latest app version from play store and for now all works well again. But didn't test the phone completely yet.
I know, but I read somewhere that LG checks your phone when flashing the Firmware, and doing it that way they know the phone was bricked due to rooting or other 'out of warranty' things..
Or am I totally wrong on this aspect?
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Flashing or rooting the phone (like we explain!!!) don't brick your phone.
Forget about what you read.
And if you have some problem and need to go to LG warranty, just need to flash the phone with the Official Tool.
RuedasLocas said:
Flashing or rooting the phone (like we explain!!!) don't brick your phone.
Forget about what you read.
And if you have some problem and need to go to LG warranty, just need to flash the phone with the Official Tool.
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Plus, modifying the software doesn't void your warranty; there was some new EU ruling about that, i read it a few weeks ago. The KDZ flashing method isn't even something inofficial, as it is also used by LG. So just fix it that way.
RuedasLocas said:
Flashing or rooting the phone (like we explain!!!) don't brick your phone.
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I know. But LG can start lacking in support of they know the phone is or was rooted in the past.
muellersmattes said:
it is also used by LG.
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Ok didn't know that.
I'll just do it that way than when the phone keeps on acting weird.
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reas0n said:
Last time i did a factory reset before flashing v10h kdz in default recovery and my phone had bricked so hard i didn't repair it by myself (kdz updater, lg flashtool, lg update tool). I saw it happens also on another lg phones sometimes.
So, do a factory reset in default recovery only when u really have to do it.
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@reas0n... what are you smoking? I want some too... looks good stuff!
Tell me how is that possible.
Off course that if we mess with the stock firmware or apps (some of them), we don't have other solution than
re-flash it but, in normal conditions a stock firmware should be unbrickable by Factory Reset... like that, the cure kill the patient...
Dexter said to me that partitions would be ruined, or somethin'. And nope i'm not smokin'
So how Would You explain boot freeze on first LG logo? Nothing helped in it
reas0n said:
Dexter said to me that partitions would be ruined, or somethin'. And nope i'm not smokin'
So how Would You explain boot freeze on first LG logo? Nothing helped in it
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Like I said before... if the FW is stock, the flash was a clean one, and if no files are deleted, looks kind of impossible.
Of course the flash can be "unclean". Its enough to change country version, a little of bad luck, and we'll have a contaminated install
Dexter is right but, partitions don't get ruined without any app install or without something move the files or modify them... unless there is some hardware issue but, thats different, and it's never fault of Factory Reset.
Factory reset just reinstall the firmware from a "safe" location. If that location is damaged or corrupted is because something there happend.
If I do a factory reset now, Chrome, World Clock and some others won't be installed, cause I delete the install files. The same can happens with other files, and make the re-install impossible.
What you had was faulty install.
Weird, cause factory reset only deletes the userdata partition... it doesn't touch the system partition or boot, or bootloader...
Marcb said:
Weird, cause factory reset only deletes the userdata partition... it doesn't touch the system partition or boot, or bootloader...
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The problem here was not what it delete but, what it read or where it written.
ARS performs the factory reset based in previously installed firmware. That firmware needed to be installed, and how it was installed or if something happend to those files, may result in a faulty install.
Unless, like I said before, there is a hardware problem that makes impossible read/write install files.
RuedasLocas said:
The problem here was not what it delete but, what it read or where it written.
ARS performs the factory reset based in previously installed firmware. That firmware needed to be installed, and how it was installed or if something happend to those files, may result in a faulty install.
Unless, like I said before, there is a hardware problem that makes impossible read/write install files.
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Actually, the recovery dictates where the phone should be formatted (the partition)... so that's even more weird 'cause we can't touch the recovery...
Probably a hardware issue...
Marcb said:
Actually, the recovery dictates where the phone should be formatted (the partition)... so that's even more weird 'cause we can't touch the recovery...
Probably a hardware issue...
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Dictates where but, need something to dictate right? If those files are missing or corrupted?
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Dictates where but, need something to dictate right? If those files are missing or corrupted?
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Right, but then again, "those files" are protected files... so that's why it's stange...
Marcb said:
Right, but then again, "those files" are protected files... so that's why it's stange...
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Protected, of course... but before they existe they need to be placed there. Thats why a clean install is important when we flash a FW version.
RuedasLocas said:
Protected, of course... but before they existe they need to be placed there. Thats why a clean install is important when we flash a FW version.
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And how can you be sure that you did a "clean install" of the KDZ?
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And how can you be sure that you did a "clean install" of the KDZ?
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100% sure its hard... my crystal ball runned out of batteries
What I use to do is, downgrade to the earliest version (V10A), factory reset to clean files from previous version, upgrade via B2Capp (I think it format somehow the internal storage before install the new firmware, I think that because I always loose root and all the apps that I have installed, with kdz upgrade the apps remain and most part of the time root also remains).
After that, root and factory reset again (to delete install files from the root process).
RuedasLocas said:
100% sure its hard... my crystal ball runned out of batteries
What I use to do is, downgrade to the earliest version (V10A), factory reset to clean files from previous version, upgrade via B2Capp (I think it format somehow the internal storage before install the new firmware, I think that because I always loose root and all the apps that I have installed, with kdz upgrade the apps remain and most part of the time root also remains).
After that, root and factory reset again (to delete install files from the root process).
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I see...
Maybe we need some new method to install those KDZs...
Like Odin with Samsung phones... it's way better than what we have...
what is hard reset code for lg 4xhd?
issak said:
what is hard reset code for lg 4xhd?
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In stock ROM, and stock dialer type 3845#*880# and select factory reset...factory reset.
Hmm, after LG's service gave my phone back, i saw they changed the motherboard to new.. So i don't what was the problem, the motherboard or factory reset i did in the recovery. Huh.
reas0n said:
Hmm, after LG's service gave my phone back, i saw they changed the motherboard to new.. So i don't what was the problem, the motherboard or factory reset i did in the recovery. Huh.
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Well what happened? You couldn't turn the phone at all? Couldn't enter APX or recovery mode? Or what?
Sent from my LG-P880 using xda app-developers app
the phone was stuck on first bootlogo, nothing helped.
AW: Factory Reset can brick ur phone!
Sorry to bump but when I'm not rooted is it now afoul dangerous doing a factory reset? Or can I do it just like that. Because that all scared me...
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Mmjk3 said:
Sorry to bump but when I'm not rooted is it now afoul dangerous doing a factory reset? Or can I do it just like that. Because that all scared me...
Sent from my LG-P880 using xda app-developers app
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I think i just got a bad luck. but better do factory reset after flashing the firmware
Hi folks, I have an Xperia Z and its still stuck at 4.1.2
It's a prototype model, I've used the phone now for months and its been working great despite the lack of updates but I'm hoping it can have the latest software like the rest of the phones out there.
The bottom of the phone has C6606 written on it but the image on the screen shows C6616. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
tinodevoe said:
Hi folks, I have an Xperia Z and its still stuck at 4.1.2
It's a prototype model, I've used the phone now for months and its been working great despite the lack of updates but I'm hoping it can have the latest software like the rest of the phones out there.
The bottom of the phone has C6606 written on it but the image on the screen shows C6616. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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can you take a screenshot of the 6616 screen? and can you go to the firmware by customization thread and follow the instructions? what is your cust.# ?
Thanks for the reply. l've PM'd you a link to the screen shot since I can't post any links on the forum yet. I'll check out the customization thread.
tinodevoe said:
Thanks for the reply. l've PM'd you a link to the screen shot since I can't post any links on the forum yet. I'll check out the customization thread.
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I think you can flash c6606 Software without problems... Maybe even of C6603 via Flashtool.
tinodevoe said:
Thanks for the reply. l've PM'd you a link to the screen shot since I can't post any links on the forum yet. I'll check out the customization thread.
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OK, that is really very strange. You could try to contact DoomLord or Apollo89, they have knowledge of such things.
Are you rooted? Can you do a CWM Backup? I suggest having a full backup before flashing another rom. So in case you need it, you can flash it back.
I am not sure if you have the same kernel as the rest of us. If you can not do a CWM backup, and are not rooted, you need to find a way to extract the file "boot.img" from the phone. This is the kernel, which you can easily flash back. But for this operation, a bootloader unlock will most probably be necessary.
If you can get no help from Doom or Apollo and can not extract boot.img, you might need to flash hoping for luck, or stay on the firmware you have.
Disclaimer: I might be much too paranoid, after all your phone seems to have the same hardware as the normal one, and a flash of a 10.4.B.0.569 ROM should be no problem. I just don't want to be the one that did not warn you and be responsable for a broken phone...
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EDIT: Just had a look at the thread, C6616 is bell Canada, if you had found that, you could have reported back and told us that you solved the problem.
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thanks for the advice. I still haven't tried anything with the phone. I've unlocked and flashed the firmware on my old Galaxy Nexus which for some reason also never updated (bought directly from Bell) but this one trying to read through all the information I'm having some trouble deciding on which method to use and where to really start.
If someone has a simple tutorial on flashing these phones please do share, otherwise I might just leave it as is and by the latest Nexus when this phone's done.
tinodevoe said:
thanks for the advice. I still haven't tried anything with the phone. I've unlocked and flashed the firmware on my old Galaxy Nexus which for some reason also never updated (bought directly from Bell) but this one trying to read through all the information I'm having some trouble deciding on which method to use and where to really start.
If someone has a simple tutorial on flashing these phones please do share, otherwise I might just leave it as is and by the latest Nexus when this phone's done.
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Here is the link where its all explained http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2275632
Also there is this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8EQmufr0lw
You need to download latest flashtool and latest firmware FTF for your model and follow instructions, really not hard, hardest part is to w8 untill all that downloads from internet
N1k0la89 said:
Here is the link where its all explained http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2275632
Also there is this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8EQmufr0lw
You need to download latest flashtool and latest firmware FTF for your model and follow instructions, really not hard, hardest part is to w8 untill all that downloads from internet
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sorry to sound dumb, but I can't figure out which firmware to select for my phone. Can someone please recommend a link for the correct file to flash this with? Also does it matter which generic firmware I use? I don't want to get the Bell firmware and end up with all the bloatware they have on there. I'd prefer as close to a clean firmware as possible so I can start getting the latest updates onto this phone.
tinodevoe said:
sorry to sound dumb, but I can't figure out which firmware to select for my phone. Can someone please recommend a link for the correct file to flash this with? Also does it matter which generic firmware I use? I don't want to get the Bell firmware and end up with all the bloatware they have on there. I'd prefer as close to a clean firmware as possible so I can start getting the latest updates onto this phone.
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I think all Generic firmwares have the same "bloatware" app in common and all carrier branded firmwares have their carrier specific apps, so just choose a generic firmware and then remove all unuseful bloatware apps (if you go root).
akisg said:
I think all Generic firmwares have the same "bloatware" app in common and all carrier branded firmwares have their carrier specific apps, so just choose a generic firmware and then remove all unuseful bloatware apps (if you go root).
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I finally just tried one method, following the guide here; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240614
I installed flashtool and installed the stock Bell software, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2390178
It looked like everything went fine and when checking system updates it showed 4.3 was finally available!
but then after it downloaded the file I tried to install and it just gave me an error message :crying:
So what would be the next step for me?
tinodevoe said:
I finally just tried one method, following the guide here; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2240614
I installed flashtool and installed the stock Bell software, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2390178
It looked like everything went fine and when checking system updates it showed 4.3 was finally available!
but then after it downloaded the file I tried to install and it just gave me an error message :crying:
So what would be the next step for me?
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Any info about that error??
Why not flash to 4.3 directly with flashtool or to 4.2 and then upgrade to 4.3?
Also try a fresh install by wiping data (if you have already a backup of them of course) it maybe helps..
akisg said:
Any info about that error??
Why not flash to 4.3 directly with flashtool or to 4.2 and then upgrade to 4.3?
Also try a fresh install by wiping data (if you have already a backup of them of course) it maybe helps..
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I've tried a couple times now to update that system update, its 10.4.B.0.569, once it starts to install it goes to the robot install logo at the startup for a second then starts the phone right away without doing the full install. The message on screen is simply "could not install".
i'll try a factory reset then directly to 4.3. I'm assuming I can use the same method as before or do I need to look into rooting the phone now?
tinodevoe said:
I've tried a couple times now to update that system update, its 10.4.B.0.569, once it starts to install it goes to the robot install logo at the startup for a second then starts the phone right away without doing the full install. The message on screen is simply "could not install".
i'll try a factory reset then directly to 4.3. I'm assuming I can use the same method as before or do I need to look into rooting the phone now?
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As soon you are installing a stock rom, you don't have to worry about root.
But if you wanna root, your only choice is to flash a 4.2 rom, root it with a method of your choice and then upgrade to a prerooted 4.3.
Can someone please point me in the right direction to a FW that works with my phone? the only one that I seem to be able to use with flashtool is this one here which is 4.1.2. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2390178
however it won't let me update the system!
I'm guessing that I need a C6616 firmware to make this work, but I also tried this one, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2612159 and I get an error in flashtools, in red writing 'ERROR - error flashing. Aborted'.
I've been searching on here and all the other firmwares are 6603 which I tried a couple and again errors in flashtools.
trying again with that 4.1.2 its flashing it but its not the firmware I need!
ok, finally got one of them to work! I'm not sure what it was but I downloaded a bunch of firmwares until one of them finally updated me to 4.3.
thanks for all the help!
I understand there is already a post regarding another user who has had this problem. However, I believe that my circumstances differ.
I am currently running iHacker's 4.1 rom. My device is a c9603, and has an unlocked bootloader. (I'm not sure if the other user was locked or unlocked)
From the roms that I have tested, I am only able to successfully use wifi and see my baseband, etc., using PAC or a restoration of a backup made of my current rom. All I am trying to do is update from .757 to .108.
Would it be worth it to make a backup of everything, relock the bootloader, revert it completely back to stock, unrooting it, and then either root it again and try to update, or use sony's PC companion or my phone's update center to update my firmware and then root it on .108?
Thanks in advance. This has just been a persistent problem and I'm really getting tired of it.
***UPDATE***
Somewhere in all my rom flashing endeavors, I must have accidently picked up a c6903 version of a ROM or ftf. It changed the model number (according to the status in the service menu) to an 03. Something told me to pop the sim tray, and behold: Model number c6902. Flashed the correct version, and my wifi is up and running again!
Try to go back to initial firmware and then to .108
olokos said:
Try to go back to initial firmware and then to .108
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Nothing seems to be working. No matter what I flash, I loose my baseband, imei, mac, ip... The only two roms that have worked are my current one and PAC.
What the hell is going on?
Try to flash full .534 FTF
It will bring back your IMEI and baseband. I have that before (lost IMEI) then flash .534, install recovery then flash straight to .108
Alright. I have class right now, but I'll give it a try when I get home.
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So... Apparently flashing anything below .757 causes my phone to bootloop... Help?
Flash everything on .534 FTF (baseband, kernel, system, ta, all of them) and all wipe to....
Use latest FlashTool (.18)
BlackSoulxxx said:
Flash everything on .534 FTF (baseband, kernel, system, ta, all of them) and all wipe to....
Use latest FlashTool (.18)
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I am I think... I can try again. I'll let you know how it goes.
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Flash everything on .534 FTF (baseband, kernel, system, ta, all of them) and all wipe to....
Use latest FlashTool (.18)
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I'm still getting a bootloop. I get past the Sony and Xperia screen and then it gets stuck mid-loop of little animation they included. Could it be a broken ftf? Or just an error when I downloaded it? Because more than one of the ftf files do this.
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I'm still getting a bootloop. I get past the Sony and Xperia screen and then it gets stuck mid-loop of little animation they included. Could it be a broken ftf? Or just an error when I downloaded it? Because more than one of the ftf files do this.
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Reflash FTF again then wait for 30mins (phone is plug into charger too)....
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Reflash FTF again then wait for 30mins (phone is plug into charger too)....
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Sorry for all the trouble, but I will try again as soon as I get home. It's about time this damn problem gets solved.
ShadowTech13 said:
Sorry for all the trouble, but I will try again as soon as I get home. It's about time this damn problem gets solved.
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Nope, same exact thing happened. Except this time, I only got to the "Xperia" portion of the boot logo before it decided to do another boot-loop. I waited for 30 minutes, and had it plugged in, but still nothing...
This time throw it at Sony centre to fix it....We have no idea.....
I'm currently on rooted:
XQ-AT51_Customized UK_1321-7192_58.0.A.0.1040_R8A
Looking to update to:
XQ-AT51_Customized UK_1321-7192_58.0.A.3.31_R8A
What's the best way to do this?
Research seems to suggest delete all .TA files aswell as the userdata file and if that works, to flash an extracted/pactched boot.img that I've already prepped. Though some users mention that they then get a decryption error resulting in the need to fully wipe.
I'd be grateful to hear from anyone who has successfully updated their Xperia 1 ii (with Flashtool or newflasher?).
Many thanks
Bump - anyone successfully updated their rooted firmware yet?
I assumed by flashing to Customized UK we would still get updates pushed to the phone? I flashed my new device last week to 58.0.A.3.39 and assumed if I wanted to update it'd ask me through my settings. Do I have to manually do this now?
Montane said:
I assumed by flashing to Customized UK we would still get updates pushed to the phone? I flashed my new device last week to 58.0.A.3.39 and assumed if I wanted to update it'd ask me through my settings. Do I have to manually do this now?
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Hmm I thought that by being rooted/bootloader unlocked it's messed with the system updates. See attached, as Xperia Assist says there's an update available yet then clicking via Software Update it says I'm up to date.
I'm on 58.0.A.0.1040 customized UK and yet there's 58.0.A.3.39 available via Xperifirm
I updated my AT52 from 3.31 to 3.39 with newflasher. Worked fine. Haven't tried to remove the userdata file to not lose all my stuff though, gonna try that for the next update.
Basically I downloaded with xperifirm and just ran newflasher and went through the prompts, didn't remove any files because I wanted to flash all partitions. Then patched the boot.img from that firmware and flashed through fastboot.
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I updated my AT52 from 3.31 to 3.39 with newflasher. Worked fine. Haven't tried to remove the userdata file to not lose all my stuff though, gonna try that for the next update.
Basically I downloaded with xperifirm and just ran newflasher and went through the prompts, didn't remove any files because I wanted to flash all partitions. Then patched the boot.img from that firmware and flashed through fastboot.
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Cheers. I'm curious if there's a way to update without wiping data, but I guess a good clean flash is not a bad thing, albeit timely
cd993 said:
Cheers. I'm curious if there's a way to update without wiping data, but I guess a good clean flash is not a bad thing, albeit timely
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Removing userdata_X-FLASH-CUST-2389.sin from the directory before running newsflasher should be equivalent to a dirty flash. But I've never tried it since this is my first Sony device since the Z1.
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Cheers. I'm curious if there's a way to update without wiping data, but I guess a good clean flash is not a bad thing, albeit timely
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I guess it's a whole new flash then. Backup and go again. Like you said. Timely
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Removing userdata_X-FLASH-CUST-2389.sin from the directory before running newsflasher should be equivalent to a dirty flash. But I've never tried it since this is my first Sony device since the Z1.
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Thanks yeah I may try that, or just stick to clean flashes
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I guess it's a whole new flash then. Backup and go again. Like you said. Timely
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Yup, though a thought is to perhaps get a sd card and use that for most data. Least that way when internal storage gets wiped, the sd card would be untouched. Not been able to do that for a while!
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Thanks yeah I may try that, or just stick to clean flashes
Yup, though a thought is to perhaps get a sd card and use that for most data. Least that way when internal storage gets wiped, the sd card would be untouched. Not been able to do that for a while!
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Feels good to have an sd card to put all your backups on again doesn't it haha. I will not miss having to back up the internal storage slowly through USB2.0 just in case I have to wipe the entire storage.
I'm going to try a dirty flash on the next firmware update and hopefully I don't soft brick it again. Not having TWRP is new and scary to me.
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With an updated firmware slowly rolling out (the one adding the RAW support and July security update) patch) etc, anyone managed to update when bootloader unlocked and rooted, avoiding losing data?
If I have to do a clean flash it wouldn't be the end of the world but I would love to avoid the hassle of (even with the usage of Swift Backup etc) and little things like not losing my autobrightness settings which have been learning my usage etc
As others have said, delete the userdata file to make sure that partition isn't erased. I don't think dirty flashing is as a big of a deal as people are making it out to be nowadays.
Just make sure you extract and pre-patch the new boot image with Magisk before you flash.
YandereSan said:
As others have said, delete the userdata file to make sure that partition isn't erased. I don't think dirty flashing is as a big of a deal as people are making it out to be nowadays.
Just make sure you extract and pre-patch the new boot image with Magisk before you flash.
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Thanks for the response.
When the time comes I'll certainly give that a go, though will indeed br sure to make a full backup in case.
I'm still hoping for someone to comment confirming this method works as I've read that some users get a decryption error, but I'll give it a go soon and post back ?
Newflasher guy gets mad when you talk about anything other than flashing every file so I'll post my update here.
Removed persist.sin and userdata.sin from the 3.88 update and ran through newflasher v33. Booted right back up and lost no data. YMMV.
I'm no pro to all this but I rooted for WiFi calling when I first got the phone. The other day I saw the update for Raw on my phone and updated just fine!?
Montane said:
I'm no pro to all this but I rooted for WiFi calling when I first got the phone. The other day I saw the update for Raw on my phone and updated just fine!?
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By "rooting" for WiFi calling did you just flash another customization or did you unlock the bootloader? AFAIK there's no reason to root for getting WiFi calling as flashing another firmware is the easiest way.
Montane said:
I'm no pro to all this but I rooted for WiFi calling when I first got the phone. The other day I saw the update for Raw on my phone and updated just fine!?
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Do you mean to say you received at OTA update notification via the system update option when rooted? Or you did a manual flash via newflasher?
I'll shutup. I flashed my stock Xp1 ii from O2 XQ_AT51 to enable wificalling for Vodafone etc.
Montane said:
I'll shutup. I flashed my stock Xp1 ii from O2 XQ_AT51 to enable wificalling for Vodafone etc.
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If you unlocked your bootloader then you will not be able to take OTAs. You do not need to have bootloader unlocked to flash another stock firmware (ie through flashtool or newflasher). You do need to have bootloader unlocked to obtain root privileges.
cd993 said:
Thanks for the response.
When the time comes I'll certainly give that a go, though will indeed br sure to make a full backup in case.
I'm still hoping for someone to comment confirming this method works as I've read that some users get a decryption error, but I'll give it a go soon and post back ?
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I unlocked my Xperia 1 II, downloaded the latest raw update from XperiFirm, deleted the userdata file, put the phone into download mode (vol. down + power), flashed via NewFlasher v33.
Phone booted up perfectly fine. Running the latest update and have raw option for all 3 cameras.
The only time your device will wipe is when you first unlock the bootloader. Otherwise, you shouldn't have any issues updating it.