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I'm unsure if this is the correct place to post this topic.
After a few searches, I have come up with a few links on XDA For the stock Sony Ericsson Rom for my SP
The reason i'm looking for this, is that I am going to root my phone, but everything i've seen required another rom/firmware to be flashed onto the drive. So as a fail safe, I want to rest in piece that I have a OEM Rom which I can restore back too incase it goes balls up
Could anyone direct me to reputable releases for this ROM?
Look in Xperia SP Android development section. There are shared many .ftf Files.
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Im wondering; is there not a place where we can find all the files? Diffrent OS versions etc? Like Samsungupdates.com
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42255293
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inhumanslayer said:
I'm unsure if this is the correct place to post this topic.
After a few searches, I have come up with a few links on XDA For the stock Sony Ericsson Rom for my SP
The reason i'm looking for this, is that I am going to root my phone, but everything i've seen required another rom/firmware to be flashed onto the drive. So as a fail safe, I want to rest in piece that I have a OEM Rom which I can restore back too incase it goes balls up
Could anyone direct me to reputable releases for this ROM?
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You can make your own with pc companion and flashtool. Then you can be certain you have the right Rom. Some of us have faced issues with using Ron's with different customization versions.
Also, there's a couple of 1 click root tools now available that don't require tinkering with kernels.
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I recently got the XPERIA SP(C5303) and I've been wondering whether I should root it or not.
From the information I've gathered currently, I can see a lot of people are having issues.
My main question is..
Is it worth rooting?
What are the pro's and con's of rooting this specific device (Xperia Sp)?
For example, will rooting disable the offline charging features?
What other aspect of the phone will be unavailable if I root..?
I really want to root but these problems are holding me back.
Can anyone reassure me?
Thank you very much.:good:
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Despite the issues some uses face I would say rooting has more in favour for than against.
Before rooting you can use flashtools to backup your ROM into a ftf file so you can use of you don't like it.
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But my main concern is offline charging..
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I have rooted my sp 2 times. After first i had charging bug. I repair my system through pc companion and then i have rooted my phone again. Offline charging bug dissappeard.
Wytapatalkowane z Xperia SP.
Ok, I'll root and see where I end up. Thanks
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CorePrideX8 said:
Ok, I'll root and see where I end up. Thanks
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i dont see why not ROOT such a great piece of hardware...
I didnt know of any offline charging problems but from my experience ROOTed >>unRooted in every aspect.
And its really easy too if you dont undate to .254 version, just connect cable and use doomlords kit.
I have rooted and unlocked bootloader and everything works fine so dont be afraid and ROOT! :good:
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CorePrideX8 said:
Ok, I'll root and see where I end up. Thanks
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ok bro.. did that offline charging issue solved?
i have d same problem
NafezRafee said:
ok bro.. did that offline charging issue solved?
i have d same problem
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how can i solve d offline charging isssue?
NafezRafee said:
how can i solve d offline charging isssue?
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repair with SEUS or PC compagnon
I have rooted my SP about 10 times give or take
The last 3 days i kept changing and trying roms and flashing kernels(i relocked and unlocked my bootloader 2 times) (most used program in my PC was flashtool )
But thats just extreme so i slowed down. Overall as zolaisugly said rooting helps you and dont mind about the small bugs that can be repaired easily
Also to make your decision easier you can use these apps : Titanium Backup , Greenify , Light Flow (helped me a lot) , Folder Mount , Link 2 SD !!!!
It just worth it !!!!
so i have a xperia sp with stock rom.id like to know what all problems can be caused by rooting the phone.and after rooting the phone,will the LED light strip stop working?
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so i have a xperia sp with stock rom.id like to know what all problems can be caused by rooting the phone.and after rooting the phone,will the LED light strip stop working?
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No ofcourse not (; don't worry. Nothing will be disabled, and for the offline charging bug, just make your own ftf from a repair with SEUS and you'll flash a bug free kernel when done rooting .254
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crazyhead 012 said:
so i have a xperia sp with stock rom.id like to know what all problems can be caused by rooting the phone.and after rooting the phone,will the LED light strip stop working?
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Mere rooting of the phone does NOT give problems.
Unfortunately, with the advent of 4.3, "mere' rooting is not possible unless you install pre-rooted "custom" roms.
A few roms are simply "re-engineered" stock to allow root and recoveries - these give the least problems.
Other roms are modified, and thus have more chances of problems.
I installed this "near stock" rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2704312 and had no problem
Because I wanted more than stock, I am now on this (the longest I have been on one rom): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658043
If you have your own stock in hand, try the above roms. If you encounter problems, it is easy to re-flash your stock.
Your greatest challenge would be to downgrade to 4.1.2 to root before you can install these roms.
I was installing iHackers 4 beta sometime before and had camera problem. Camera was not focussing. So i flashed the kitkat baseband separately and then camera worked fine.
Now im on iHackers 4.1 and observed that whenever i go to UB i lose the X-reality just like the jelly bean days !!
I tried restoring many unlocked TAs and failed restoring the engine. Whenever i lock with locked TA restore i get back the X-reality.
How to solve this problem
P.S I triedflashing Z2 x-realty and Z1 x-reality for JB and build prop tweaks! too
pranii23 said:
I was installing iHackers 4 beta sometime before and had camera problem. Camera was not focussing. So i flashed the kitkat baseband separately and then camera worked fine.
Now im on iHackers 4.1 and observed that whenever i go to UB i lose the X-reality just like the jelly bean days !!
I tried restoring many unlocked TAs and failed restoring the engine. Whenever i lock with locked TA restore i get back the X-reality.
How to solve this problem
P.S I triedflashing Z2 x-realty and Z1 x-reality for JB and build prop tweaks! too
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Well it should work with unlocked bootloader... I can't see any difference with our without it...
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HellRoot said:
Well it should work with unlocked bootloader... I can't see any difference with our without it...
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Me too.
HellRoot said:
Well it should work with unlocked bootloader... I can't see any difference with our without it...
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me too i can't see any difference
Strange....
I have unlocked the bootloader on my device with KitKat , nothing happen , X-Reality remain
Same here, x-reality is still there.
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Hello,
Yesterday I picked up a T-Mobile Z1S and rooted it via TowelRoot, installed a custom recovery, and manually debloated the /system. Which is all good, however, I want to know if any of the ROMS here in this forum can be flashed to it, considering the Z1 and Z1S have the same processor. Anyone have experience doing this? Thanks.
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Just Wait On It
troby86 said:
Hello,
Yesterday I picked up a T-Mobile Z1S and rooted it via TowelRoot, installed a custom recovery, and manually debloated the /system. Which is all good, however, I want to know if any of the ROMS here in this forum can be flashed to it, considering the Z1 and Z1S have the same processor. Anyone have experience doing this? Thanks.
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*In My Drake Voice* Just Wait On It ;P
Locked bootloader typically means it will be hard to flash custom ROMs until a way to bypass it or unlock it becomes available even with root.
I could not get towel root to work with my z1s. You just ran it and had root?
I have tried a couple yes with no luck.
troby86 said:
Hello,
Yesterday I picked up a T-Mobile Z1S and rooted it via TowelRoot, installed a custom recovery, and manually debloated the /system. Which is all good, however, I want to know if any of the ROMS here in this forum can be flashed to it, considering the Z1 and Z1S have the same processor. Anyone have experience doing this? Thanks.
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Actually, there are no roms yet, but you can deodex your current rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2783626
I rooted a little different than others. First I used the jcase method, installed the dual recovery and installed SuperSU. From there, I installed TowelRoot and ran it, rebooted, then flashed the latest v2 SuperSU. Sounds a little redundant I know, however, now I have permanent root, and also read/write permissions in /system, even after reboot, without running those ADB commands all the time.
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I'll try to get a good system dump from my Z1S, and release a ROM that doesn't affect the kernel, which should be able to be flashed via recovery. Since the ROM will only be /system mods, it shouldn't matter if the boot loader is locked still. Inform me please if I'm mistaken.
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troby86 said:
I'll try to get a good system dump from my Z1S, and release a ROM that doesn't affect the kernel, which should be able to be flashed via recovery. Since the ROM will only be /system mods, it shouldn't matter if the boot loader is locked still. Inform me please if I'm mistaken.
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I think that should be right, I thought the bootloader only prevents booting if the kernel isn't supported/allowed
troby86 said:
I'll try to get a good system dump from my Z1S, and release a ROM that doesn't affect the kernel, which should be able to be flashed via recovery. Since the ROM will only be /system mods, it shouldn't matter if the boot loader is locked still. Inform me please if I'm mistaken.
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No, you are correct.
As long as it runs on a stock kernel then you can have a locked bootloader. the whole of the development section is full of roms like that
The original development section is for mods/roms that need a custom kernel or a non stock boot.img
gregbradley said:
No, you are correct.
As long as it runs on a stock kernel then you can have a locked bootloader. the whole of the development section is full of roms like that
The original development section is for mods/roms that need a custom kernel or a non stock boot.img
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does this mean i can flash a rom with stock kernel?
has any one been able to create a back up nan?
This thread caught my attention. Has anyone had luck with flashing a rom with stock kernal using dual recovery? I will be attempting this later in the evening and I will post my results
After multiple issues I was finally able to get dual recovery with root last night. After sifting through the forums looking through roms, all of them required different firmwares, will the c6916 take firmwares from other z1 devices. If so then as the above poster said, there is loads of roms in the development section that will worked with locked bootloader. The only reason I ask is the posts list different device model numbers and the c6916 is not listed on any.
I would be very careful I hope you have insurance.
Kk update will come soon.
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All attempts were failed attempt, next I will try to make the phone belive it's a different model and then try a refresh.
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You need to learn how to port.
Did you even get to bootinmation.
No cm will boot with locked bootloader.
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Our devices have a 4.3 kernel that cannot be changed due to the bootloader being locked. Flashing a 4.4.X ROM will most likely not boot due to needing a 4.4 kernel as well. However, 4.3 ROMS modified to not flash the kernel, just the /system should boot fine.
When trying to boot another custom stock rom make sure you change the.
1. Libandroid-runtime-so.
2. Libandroid-servers-so.
Without not changing these it will not usually not boot up.
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Any update on the rom?
In my phone configuration it says
Bootloader unlock allowed: yes
Does this mean I can unlock my bootloader?
I have xperia z1s from tmo..
smxaz61 said:
In my phone configuration it says
Bootloader unlock allowed: yes
Does this mean I can unlock my bootloader?
I have xperia z1s from tmo..
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Your signature is z2 not z1s stop it!
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I have rooted my c6902 using z1lockeddualrecovery 2.127.8(have to flash entire ftf again cos in new 2.127.9,only twrp is working,If I press volume up it freezes!) beta installer using Towelrootv1(option3),I have backed up all apps via titanium backup pro, also backed up everything via Philz recovery (in boot)in external scard, NOW I WANNA FLASH BEST ROM FOR XPERIA Z1 LB. Please GUIDE ME.
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Palauv said:
I have rooted my c6902 using z1lockeddualrecovery 2.127.8(have to flash entire ftf again cos in new 2.127.9,only twrp is working,If I press volume up it freezes!) beta installer using Towelrootv1(option3),I have backed up all apps via titanium backup pro, also backed up everything via Philz recovery (in boot)in external scard, NOW I WANNA FLASH BEST ROM FOR XPERIA Z1 LB. Please GUIDE ME.
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if you have a ta backup you can unlock and relock the bootloader without any problem like the first day. even the sony cant realize that.but if you dont want to unlock the bootloader i think iHackers and RomAur are best.fast and stable
but you may have some issues with Xposed Framework (which is really handy) in LB.
but these two i think are the best based on stock roms
for note,I'm using iHackers v4.1 with unlocked bootloader
Ya I have many ta backups. But I shud unlock only after 6th Oct,my lifestyle is too dangerous to ignore warranty (I KNOW SONY CANNOT IF I RELOCK,STILL.. As I have no personal pc..ll buy in Oct)o thanks anyway.. M downloading ihackers 4.1 minimal version now.
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NiM72NiK said:
but if you dont want to unlock the bootloader i think iHackers and RomAur are best.fast and stable
but you may have some issues with Xposed Framework (which is really handy) in LB.
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Can you please tell me what issues may I face?
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Palauv said:
Ya I have many ta backups. But I shud unlock only after 6th Oct,my lifestyle is too dangerous to ignore warranty (I KNOW SONY CANNOT IF I RELOCK,STILL.. As I have no personal pc..ll buy in Oct)o thanks anyway.. M downloading ihackers 4.1 minimal version now.
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If you relock bootloader via TA backup, no one can notice that .means sony cannot realize it and your warranty stands.
and i think,i think,if i'm not wrong, rooting the phone will break the warranty .. ! again i'm saying, i think
Sorry, I just saw the rules..no best' rom thread allowed. I tried to edit but in vein! Sorry...
Hmm...m searching Sony.Co.in about this pal... "Does root void warranty? "
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MOD EDIT- BEST ROM THREADS are not allowed