I have two TA backups:
One was made on the .534 FTF (using Backup-TA-9.8) and one with .257 (using Backup-TA-9.9)
I just noticed that the MD5 hashes for these are different, why would this be the case?
I thought that the TA partition stayed the same regardless of what firmware the phone was running
DarthOps said:
I have two TA backups:
One was made on the .534 FTF (using Backup-TA-9.8) and one with .257 (using Backup-TA-9.9)
I just noticed that the MD5 hashes for these are different, why would this be the case?
I thought that the TA partition stayed the same regardless of what firmware the phone was running
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The important bits do, don't worry, they will both do the same job for you.
gregbradley said:
The important bits do, don't worry, they will both do the same job for you.
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Thanks, just wanted to make sure something wasn't up
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Hello
I have Indian SP C5302. I want to install install the Australian generic 4.3 stock FTF (.266). I just read somewhere that one have to exclude TA partition while flashing it with flashtool whereas I have previously installed 4.1.2 stock FTF available here without excluding TA.
Can anyone please clarify under what circumstances one has to exclude TA or does not have to exclude TA during flashing stock FW.
Thanks in advance.
Zimar247 said:
Hello
I have Indian SP C5302. I want to install install the Australian generic 4.3 stock FTF (.266). I just read somewhere that one have to exclude TA partition while flashing it with flashtool whereas I have previously installed 4.1.2 stock FTF available here without excluding TA.
Can anyone please clarify under what circumstances one has to exclude TA or does not have to exclude TA during flashing stock FW.
Thanks in advance.
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Just use search option. This question was in many threads after releasing 4.3 Or just read what exactly TA Partition is!!
Zimar247 said:
Hello
I have Indian SP C5302. I want to install install the Australian generic 4.3 stock FTF (.266). I just read somewhere that one have to exclude TA partition while flashing it with flashtool whereas I have previously installed 4.1.2 stock FTF available here without excluding TA.
Can anyone please clarify under what circumstances one has to exclude TA or does not have to exclude TA during flashing stock FW.
Thanks in advance.
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Even if you select it on flashtool nothing will happen, it wouldn't get flashed, so choose either of them it wont harm your device.
RuchRha said:
Even if you select it on flashtool nothing will happen, it wouldn't get flashed, so choose either of them it wont harm your device.
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Ok Got it!! :good:
May I know how to get back warranty?
I got the Ta Backup.
I had restored it to NUTs 534 firmware, installed root and restore TA backup.
Now what should i do before going to Sony?
Phone button donsent work, therefore going for repair.
Do i just flash a stock ftf file over using flashtool and i am good to send for repair?
After Restored TA flash via Flashtool the latest FTF 4.4 for your model from your region. Done.
eclyptos said:
After Restored TA flash via Flashtool the latest FTF 4.4 for your model from your region. Done.
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Ok thanks for fast reply!
HotKillerZzz said:
Ok thanks for fast reply!
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Don't thenk me, click it.
I know It sounds strange but when I relocked my Bootloader with my TA i lost bravia engline
although I did that before and BE2 was working on 4.3
Any Suggestions I tried Relocking and reflashing
tried Several TA'S I had made
no luck
And BE works in the movie app
when you unlock your bootloader your drm's gone for good!!
if you didn't backed up your TA then it's lost forever
Actually I have 3 TA's which don't work
Forever No BE2
John98Zakaria said:
Actually I have 3 TA's which don't work
Forever No BE2
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EVERY phone's TA signature is unique. u are lucky not to hardbrick ur phone...
All 3 are made from my phone
One when I had 4.2
one after flashing 4.3 (It's After restoring 4.2)
One before Flashing 4.4
I know very well what would happen if i flash someone's TA into my mobile
John98Zakaria said:
All 3 are made from my phone
One when I had 4.2
one after flashing 4.3 (It's After restoring 4.2)
One before Flashing 4.4
I know very well what would happen if i flash someone's TA into my mobile
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did you get any errors when flashing?
if you have backed up using TA backuper you can flash back to 4.3 then restore your TA,
if you have backed up using flashtool, DRM are lost! you can't restore your DRMs
heikis said:
did you get any errors when flashing?
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Nope no Errors
But when I try a Dry Run After a Restore the 2 TA's Don'T match
sijav said:
if you have backed up using TA backuper you can flash back to 4.3 then restore your TA,
if you have backed up using flashtool, DRM are lost! you can't restore your DRMs
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Backup TA
Fixed after restoring 4.3
Unlocking on 4.3
Flashing 4.4
Rooting with CWM kernel
Restore TA
System Restore
Wait for 2-3 H and it will work by itself
John98Zakaria said:
Fixed after restoring 4.3
Unlocking on 4.3
Flashing 4.4
Rooting with CWM kernel
Restore TA
System Restore
Wait for 2-3 H and it will work by itself
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told you
Hey guys,
i just want to ask if its possible to unbrand a vodafone unit by flashing the generic country firmware without losing drm keys?
is there any risk?
so far i know that only unlocking the bootloader flashes the keys. but only flashing a firmware is ok?
x10isrooted said:
Hey guys,
i just want to ask if its possible to unbrand a vodafone unit by flashing the generic country firmware without losing drm keys?
is there any risk?
so far i know that only unlocking the bootloader flashes the keys. but only flashing a firmware is ok?
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You should be okay.
There is 0% chance of losing your DRM keys, you can only lose those by unlocking your BL.
Flash an FTF file with Flashtool and you're good to go!:good:
Iam in the same boat. Bought it from a shop without knowing that vodafone infected this beauty with their unremovable apps.
Know a trusted place for s generic rom?
msnxda said:
Iam in the same boat. Bought it from a shop without knowing that vodafone infected this beauty with their unremovable apps.
Know a trusted place for s generic rom?
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Get them directly from Sony via XperiFirm tool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/cros...oader-t2834142
You may also use Androxyde Flashtool directly:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920746
Thanks for the info. Now the guts to flash this on my brand new phone.
The chance to actually do damage in the process is really low, that would mean a corrupt bootloader so not even flashmode works anymore. I like to flash my phone using my notebook as it doesn't depend on external power.
if i create the FTF is it correct that i shouldnt include the loader.sin to the package? i have read this somewhere.
Also, is it possible to backup the current branded firmware for guarantee reasons bofore i flash a generic one?
x10isrooted said:
if i create the FTF is it correct that i shouldnt include the loader.sin to the package? i have read this somewhere.
Also, is it possible to backup the current branded firmware for guarantee reasons bofore i flash a generic one?
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Not without root I believe, could make a Nandroid backup, but requires CWM/TWRP
Why make the FTF file yourself? There are some on the forum that you can just download.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/general/ftf-file-23-0-2-93-generic-ru-xperia-z3-t2878164
Dsteppa said:
Not without root I believe, could make a Nandroid backup, but requires CWM/TWRP
Why make the FTF file yourself? There are some on the forum that you can just download.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/general/ftf-file-23-0-2-93-generic-ru-xperia-z3-t2878164
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cause the DE file is no longer on google drive. so i wanted to do it myself
x10isrooted said:
cause the DE file is no longer on google drive. so i wanted to do it myself
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But there is barely any difference between the versions, just the bloatware aps.
Sent from my D5803
Hi guys did you try to perform the unbrand then? Was it succesfull. I need to perform the same here in italy for a Z3 Compact branded with WIND
Thanks!
Does this void the warranty? I bought one on Amazon and it is a vodaphone d5803. Not sure if I have one to begin with...
My X performance is now running Nougat. I am going to downgrade it back to 6.0.1. And therefore I downloaded the FlashTool. I can install the Flashmode Drivers and Fastboot Drivers. But I can't find the Xperia X Performance drivers in flashtool-0.9.23.1-windows. Do I need to manually download the drivers from https://developer.sonymobile.com/downloads/drivers/xperia-x-performance-driver/ and right click on .inf to install the drivers in Windows?
Secondly, since I never unlock my bootloader, I am going to backup using the backupTA_v2 via the Dirtycow. However, I wonder if I restore the TA partition after I root my phone, would the root also go away? Basically, I want to have my Xperia X performance in root state while having the original TA partition in place so that I can run the PS4 remote play app. As far as I understand, all the DRM recovery patch out there don't fix the PS4 remote play app.
Thanks.
sdugoten said:
My X performance is now running Nougat. I am going to downgrade it back to 6.0.1.
Thanks.
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Let me know how you go, and how you got the MM ROM? I'm interested but I can't seem to find any MM ROM for my model and country variant.
chris_j26 said:
Let me know how you go, and how you got the MM ROM? I'm interested but I can't seem to find any MM ROM for my model and country variant.
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I havent' start yet because no one answer my question.
Here is the rom.
http://www.xperiablog.net/forum/resources/categories/xperia-x-performance-dual.102/
If you want to install fastboot driver on windows 7 or later, you must reboot with driver signature enforcement disabled. Here is the video shows you how to install driver.
Restore TA partition will not lose your root access.
sdugoten said:
I havent' start yet because no one answer my question.
Here is the rom.
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Does this mean I can flash any country variant rom to my phone ?
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Does this mean I can flash any country variant rom to my phone ?
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Yes. Just download the FTF that match your phone model and flash it into your phone using Flashtool.
chris_j26 said:
Let me know how you go, and how you got the MM ROM? I'm interested but I can't seem to find any MM ROM for my model and country variant.
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Step by step guide
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-x-performance/help/xperia-x-performance-root-7-0-ps4-t3598774
So for backing up the ta does it matter that I will flash UK variant marshmallow on my Australian firmware phone? Sorry I know it sounds like a noob question.
chris_j26 said:
So for backing up the ta does it matter that I will flash UK variant marshmallow on my Australian firmware phone? Sorry I know it sounds like a noob question.
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We backup TA partition because we want to keep SONY's special functions AFTER unlocking bootloader.
If you just want to flash different variant firmware, you don't need to unlock the bootloader, just find the FTF file and flash it into your phone.
f870103 said:
We backup TA partition because we want to keep SONY's special functions AFTER unlocking bootloader.
If you just want to flash different variant firmware, you don't need to unlock the bootloader, just find the FTF file and flash it into your phone.
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Ah but I'd like to downgrade to marshmallow(of available UK variant) and then unlock bootloader, root and then XPosed. So is TA even relevant for me?
chris_j26 said:
Ah but I'd like to downgrade to marshmallow(of available UK variant) and then unlock bootloader, root and then XPosed. So is TA even relevant for me?
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Yes. Since you want to unlock bootloader, backing up TA partition is relevant to you. But you can only backup TA partition on Marshmallow (because SONY fix the dirtycow on Nougat). So you should downgrade first, then backup TA partition, then unlock bootloader.
f870103 said:
Yes. Since you want to unlock bootloader, backing up TA partition is relevant to you. But you can only backup TA partition on Marshmallow (because SONY fix the dirtycow on Nougat). So you should downgrade first, then backup TA partition, then unlock bootloader.
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Thanks for the tips ?