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CWM flashable zip (locked BL)

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.

Big world of Kernels.... and iHackers ROM

So as you all no, Ive unlocked my Bootloader and Rooted my phone.
Now i am trying to install the iHackers 2.1 ROM but am coming into confusion. I have not installed any other apps for the rooted device, i have a clean device with "Philz advance Recovery Kernel" Installed. That is all!
If i go through the process of installing the iHackers 2.1 ROM will this delete "Philz Advance Recovery"? As i think Philz recovery is a kernel
and iHackers wants me to install their Kernel. Correct? so the iHackers will replace philz recovery?? Am i right or wrong?
If im right then how would i install ROMS/WIPE DATA/CLEAR CACHE and that after ive installed the iHackers ROM???
At the end of the tutorial iHackers give they say install my desired Kernel after the Stock Kernel step. Is this were i replace "Philz Recovery"?
I here people installing DOOM's(Something) Kernel at this point. But does that mean they have lost the recovery Kernel?? Its confusing.
I would like the Doom Kernel everyone is using aswell as iHackers ROM as well as A Recovery Kernel lol, Not asking for much am i ! LOL
Could some help clear this up please, i have read many documents on here and havent wrapped my head round it yet. THANKS

The procedure should be like that, complete the iHackers procedure to install the room. After you did that if you lost the recovery you can flash any kernel with recovery via Flashtool, it's your choice. The recovery it's implemented in Kernel so don't get confused, after you install any rom you can flash any custom kernel with any recovery.

eclyptos said:
The procedure should be like that, complete the iHackers procedure to install the room. After you did that if you lost the recovery you can flash any kernel with recovery via Flashtool, it's your choice. The recovery it's implemented in Kernel so don't get confused, after you install any rom you can flash any custom kernel with any recovery.
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Hi again mate...
So if i follow the steps for the iHackers ROM and decide i dont like it how do i revert back to the stock version i have (Which i have backedup via the CWM Recovery) if ive deleted it by switching kernels?

l-_-M4r5h411-_-l said:
Hi again mate...
So if i follow the steps for the iHackers ROM and decide i dont like it how do i revert back to the stock version i have (Which i have backedup via the CWM Recovery) if ive deleted it by switching kernels?
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A nandroid backup and then a restore would be the easiest and recommended

shem2409 said:
A nandroid backup and then a restore would be the easiest and recommended
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and if its to late for that? I backed up something when i had CWM installed but after changing to the iHackers Kernel that has now gone and im stuck with this. i prefer my stock! im not smart enough for this stuff!
Any help to revert back?

l-_-M4r5h411-_-l said:
and if its to late for that? I backed up something when i had CWM installed but after changing to the iHackers Kernel that has now gone and im stuck with this. i prefer my stock! im not smart enough for this stuff!
Any help to revert back?
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Install kernel with CWM and restore what you backed up before.

eclyptos said:
Install kernel with CWM and restore what you backed up before.
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Cheers Mate
Thats all from me now, im happy with my stock kernel and deleted bloatware haha. THANKS

[Q] CWM to install non stock kernel?

I was running 4.3 on my C5303 with locked bootloader and I didn't like it.
I restored a nandroid back up of 4.1.2 that I'd made in CWM, and rebooted. As the phone was rebooting I expected bootloop as I had forgotten to use Flashtool to flash the 4.1.2 kernel. Oops.
However, to my surprise the phone booted as normal. CWM had restored the older kernel.
My question is - if someone with a custom kernel made a nandroid backup and I restored it via CWM would this give me a custom kernel on locked bootloader?
I used to have an ARC S and JJs Hybrid rom was installed this way. A new rom was installed and user created a nandroid before completing the set up. When user like me restored the backup we got fresh new rom with root and CWM on locked bootloader.
I'm in the UK on O2 and bootloader unlock status is always NO for their phones.
The main problem I see would be the size of the backup file. But CWM can do partial backup/restores. Has this option been explored already?
This may be the only way I can ever experience KitKat Cyanogenmod.

You can't boot any custom kernel on a locked bootloader! If you try it'll brick your phone (I'm not 100% sure if it even could be a hard brick). Until now you can "only" flash 4.3 cyanogenmod/AOKP/PAC-Man on locked bootloader, which is also awesome, that this is possible.
Gesendet von meinem Sony Xperia SP C5303

I understand you cannot flash a non stock kernel because you can't use fastboot.
As part of the nandroid back up it creates a boot.img file.
When I restored my back up it replaced the 4.3 kernel with the 4.1.2 kernel. So it must have restored boot.img?
I wondered if there was any way to restore someone else's non-stock kernel via cwm nandroid boot.img.

rents1977 said:
I understand you cannot flash a non stock kernel because you can't use fastboot.
As part of the nandroid back up it creates a boot.img file.
When I restored my back up it replaced the 4.3 kernel with the 4.1.2 kernel. So it must have restored boot.img?
I wondered if there was any way to restore someone else's non-stock kernel via cwm nandroid boot.img.
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Yes, it makes a backup of almost everything so also from the kernel.
I understand what you want but the custom kernels arent boot.img but kernel.elf and these ones have a different ramdisk (is it called ramdisk?!) and a different ramdisk requires you to unlock your bootloader so it would definitely brick your device if it is not the stock 4.3 kernel
Gesendet von meinem Sony Xperia SP C5303

That is disappointing, I had hoped that as it worked on ARC S it might have worked on SP.
Obviously it isn't something I can test myself. I had hoped that no matter what the kernel CWM would have been able to restore it from a backup.
I must read more about the ramdisk.

rents1977 said:
That is disappointing, I had hoped that as it worked on ARC S it might have worked on SP.
Obviously it isn't something I can test myself. I had hoped that no matter what the kernel CWM would have been able to restore it from a backup.
I must read more about the ramdisk.
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The problem I think is that your bootloader isn't unlockable. If it worked on Arc S this is because the nandroid backup also backed up the bootloader status (I thinkso). So since your bootloader isn't unlockable, you won't have the chance to do so :/
Actually CWM could restore it from the backup but it would be the same, as if you would flash a custom kernel on a locked bootloader manually, which always should (hard)brick the device.

My Arc S had a locked bootloader too. Someone accidentally posted a nandroid backup with doomlord kernel instead of stock and I had doomlord kernel on locked bootloader.

rents1977 said:
My Arc S had a locked bootloader too. Someone accidentally posted a nandroid backup with doomlord kernel instead of stock and I had doomlord kernel on locked bootloader.
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No, since this is not possible (yet) the recovery must have backed up the bootloader status (unlocked) since the one who made the nandroid backup had an unlocked bootloader, so with restoring the backup it basically unlocked your bootloader, respectively your own one got overwritten.
But since your bootloader is not unlockable, it won't restore the bootloader status because it is in no way possible to unlock your phone's bootloader!
I hope you understood what I mean?
Gesendet von meinem Sony Xperia SP C5303

Ok, I think I've got it now
When I later restored a different nandroid on the ARC that's when my BL went back to being locked.
I guess that Sony must handle the TA or something differently now which prevents this from working with XSP.
Ok, it was worth asking I guess. I'd hoped with sources being released for our model and some hack like this I could have maybe gotten to try KitKat on locked BL.
It really puts me off buying Sony again, HTC don't lock their phones down anywhere near as tightly. You can get fastboot and change out the kernel for root really quickly. I even installed a rom on the the Desire which had the Sony UI that I love.

Hey guyz, i'm on cm11 and i want to go back to 4.1 ics arc s. But i'm not having my pc with me. So what should i do to flash the kernel. Can you guyz help me to install kernel via restore method with nandroid backup. I don't know if that can be done. If possible plz send me kernel restore file for lupus v16 for arc s(ics)
Sent from my LT18i

DeathStroke said:
Hey guyz, i'm on cm11 and i want to go back to 4.1 ics arc s. But i'm not having my pc with me. So what should i do to flash the kernel. Can you guyz help me to install kernel via restore method with nandroid backup. I don't know if that can be done. If possible plz send me kernel restore file for lupus v16 for arc s(ics)
Sent from my LT18i
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I couldn't figure out if you have a nandroid backup. Do you have one? The nandroid backup also contains the kernel, so if you restore a nandroid backup, kernel of when you made the backup gets also restored.
If you only want to restore the kernel with a nandroid backup you go into recovery → backup and restore → restore partial backup (or however it is called) and select boot.img

Schokonuss said:
I couldn't figure out if you have a nandroid backup. Do you have one? The nandroid backup also contains the kernel, so if you restore a nandroid backup, kernel of when you made the backup gets also restored.
If you only want to restore the kernel with a nandroid backup you go into recovery → backup and restore → restore partial backup (or however it is called) and select boot.img
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No, m not having nandroid backup. If you can provide me, that will solve my problem. M away from home 2000kms. M stuck with cm11, it drain lot of battery and lot of bugs. Could you please provide me backup for ics latest build with lupus kernel v16.
Sent from my LT18i

DeathStroke said:
No, m not having nandroid backup. If you can provide me, that will solve my problem. M away from home 2000kms. M stuck with cm11, it drain lot of battery and lot of bugs. Could you please provide me backup for ics latest build with lupus kernel v16.
Sent from my LT18i
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The thing is I have Sony Xperia SP with AOKP (4.3.1). Can't you flash a stock based ROM or a stock ROM just slightly modified (deodexed, pre-rooted or such things)?
Furthermore Xperia SP never had ICS. It came out with JB 4.1.2

Schokonuss said:
The thing is I have Sony Xperia SP with AOKP (4.3.1). Can't you flash a stock based ROM or a stock ROM just slightly modified (deodexed, pre-rooted or such things)?
Furthermore Xperia SP never had ICS. It came out with JB 4.1.2
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The thing is i m unable to change my kernel as i don't have access to my PC and without kernel i can't do anything.
So i was asking if there is anyway to do that ie flash kernel via cwm?
Sent from my LT18i

[quote name="Schokonuss" post=52000762]The thing is I have Sony Xperia SP with AOKP (4.3.1). Can't you flash a stock based ROM or a stock ROM just slightly modified (deodexed, pre-rooted or such things)?<br />
Furthermore Xperia SP never had ICS. It came out with JB 4.1.2
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The thing is i m unable to change my kernel as i don't have access to my PC and without kernel i can't do anything. <br />
So i was asking if there is anyway to do that ie flash kernel via cwm?<br />
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I'm not 100% if that's possible. Maybe if you download a ROM with a kernel and delete the ROM out of the .zip (don't try that, it is just an idea!). If I were you I would download and flash another ROM (stock-based) that has an in-built kernel via recovery.

I'm not 100% if that's possible. Maybe if you download a ROM with a kernel and delete the ROM out of the .zip (don't try that, it is just an idea!). If I were you I would download and flash another ROM (stock-based) that has an in-built kernel via recovery.
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ROMs for arc s don't have kernel inside rom zip. I always flash separately.
Sent from my LT18i

DeathStroke said:
ROMs for arc s don't have kernel inside rom zip. I always flash separately.
Sent from my LT18i
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What about trying it with GooManager?

Schokonuss said:
What about trying it with GooManager?
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Goomanager only install roms, not kernel.
I have tried hell lot of softwares paid as well as free but nothing worked.
Sent from my LT18i

[Q] Flashing ROM

I have a somewhat stupid question...
In a couple of ROM´s I have downloaded, both AOSP and modded Stock(not flashed yet), I see that there´s a "boot.img" included... kernel, right? I have read in several threads how to flash a new ROM and that I have to use Flashtool to first flash the boot.img (extracted from the zip). So far so good. But then in some threads I read that as long as I have a unlocked bootloader and a custom recovery I can just flash the full *.zip and dont have to bother with Flashtool... Is this really true?
//Manneman

Manneman32 said:
I have a somewhat stupid question...
In a couple of ROM´s I have downloaded, both AOSP and modded Stock(not flashed yet) I see that there´s a "boot.img" included... kernel, right? I have read in several threads how to flash a new ROM and that I have to use Flashtool to first flash the boot.img (extracted from the zip). So far so good. But then in some threads I read that as long as I have a unlocked bootloader and a custom recovery I can just flash the full *.zip and dont have to bother with Flashtool... Is this really true?
//Manneman
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Usually it should work with your custom recovery. Sometimes it fails though, then you need to flash the boot.img

St.Jimmy90 said:
Usually it should work with your custom recovery. Sometimes it fails though, then you need to flash the boot.img
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So how do I know? Bootloop?
I have another thread with a question... can I restore a full NAND recovery after trying a AOSP and I want to go back to my old backup?

Manneman32 said:
So how do I know? Bootloop?
I have another thread with a question... can I restore a full NAND recovery after trying a AOSP and I want to go back to my old backup?
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There will be a message that flashing to zip failed.
if you backup your current system with a recovery you can restore your backup. (Though this will only work if you try to restore it with the same recovery. You cant restore a CWM made backup with TWRP for example)

St.Jimmy90 said:
There will be a message that flashing to zip failed.
if you backup your current system with a recovery you can restore your backup. (Though this will only work if you try to restore it with the same recovery. You cant restore a CWM made backup with TWRP for example)
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Got it! Thanx!

Manneman32 said:
Got it! Thanx!
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You're welcome Feel free to ask if you need further help

[Q] Questions before enter the UBL world

Hello people.
I've passed this whole week seeing posts about unlock bootloader, and i want to put some Lollipop ROMs in my smartphone. :fingers-crossed:
But i've some questions that i don't have found the answers.
- The first is: Do i need to be in the stock firmware to unlock the bootloader? Actually i'm with LBL, and Slimkat ROM, but i have the stock FTF in my archives.
- The 2nd: I have made an backup of TA Partition, but if i want to relock my bootloader again, what steps i need to do? Relock -> Flash Stock FTF -> Restore the TA partition backup or simple Restore the TA partition then flash stock FTF?
- The 3rd: The Tangerine Kernel, Willians Kernel and DooMLorD Kernel are really safe to use? I've heard rumours about modded Kernels can overclock too much your processor and make it explode.
Well, i think is only these three really. And thanks advance to all you guys that answer my questions.

ronmtts said:
Hello people.
I've passed this whole week seeing posts about unlock bootloader, and i want to put some Lollipop ROMs in my smartphone. :fingers-crossed:
But i've some questions that i don't have found the answers.
- The first is: Do i need to be in the stock firmware to unlock the bootloader? Actually i'm with LBL, and Slimkat ROM, but i have the stock FTF in my archives.
- The 2nd: I have made an backup of TA Partition, but if i want to relock my bootloader again, what steps i need to do? Relock -> Flash Stock FTF -> Restore the TA partition backup or simple Restore the TA partition then flash stock FTF?
- The 3rd: The Tangerine Kernel, Willians Kernel and DooMLorD Kernel are really safe to use? I've heard rumours about modded Kernels can overclock too much your processor and make it explode.
Well, i think is only these three really. And thanks advance to all you guys that answer my questions.
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Afaik you don't have to, but i would recommend it.
2nd
You have to be on stock to relock bootloader. Custom Rom won't boot anymore when your BL is locked again.
3rd
You can deactive overclock on costum kernel. Then nothing can happen
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Sony Xperia SP - Cyanogenmod 12.1

Thanks.
About the 2nd question. Whats the procedure i would make to come back to full stock if i'm in an UBL ROM?
Flash Stock FTF, then Relock, then restore TA partition?

ronmtts said:
Thanks.
About the 2nd question. Whats the procedure i would make to come back to full stock if i'm in an UBL ROM?
Flash Stock FTF, then Relock, then restore TA partition?
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yes that is right
Flash Stock FTF, then Relock, then restore TA partition

Thanks man.
And about the kernel flashing process...
First time i think i'll make it with flashtool... but everytime an new update roll out, i i'll need to flash it with flashtool too, or can i use an custom recovery like CWM?

ronmtts said:
Thanks man.
And about the kernel flashing process...
First time i think i'll make it with flashtool... but everytime an new update roll out, i i'll need to flash it with flashtool too, or can i use an custom recovery like CWM?
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to flash what kernel ?
you can flash a custom kernel via cwm for sure
but every ROM you flash will have a stock kernel
when you UBL you can install twrp recovery via installing rashr app then from the app install twrp.img
if that answer didn't help ....make your question more clear

Tangerine Kernel for example... the dev that make it keep updating it, and if i want to flash the new version of the kernel, do i need to flash it via flashtool or cwm/twrp/philz?
And about ROMs that have the kernel.elf inside the zip package?

ronmtts said:
Tangerine Kernel for example... the dev that make it keep updating it, and if i want to flash the new version of the kernel, do i need to flash it via flashtool or cwm/twrp/philz?
And about ROMs that have the kernel.elf inside the zip package?
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no ...just flash it through the cwm/twrp/philz
and if you want to flash kernel.elf again just flash it using fastboot mode
but if you want to stay on stock kernel just flash the ROM ...nothing else
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i have to go to sleep now(in case i didn't replay anymore )...hope my answers helped you ..good luck