Hi!
Sorry if this may have been answered before but...
I upgraded my software OTA from .257 to .290 and after various resets/repairs and reloading the.290 upgrade (via PC companion), I still had Bluetooth problems with my car audio and the hands-free system, which I rectified by using flashtool and "downgrading" my software back to .257 using this ftf -
C6903 14.1.G.2.257 Vodafone UK 1276-0815_R9A
Now that the .136 version is available, my phone still prompts for an "upgrade" to .290 and also informs me of this upgrade on the Sony PC companion.
Do I need to upgrade to .290 then to .136 OR
Can I use one of these ftf files to flash my phone using Flashtool -
C6903 14.2.A.1.136 Generic RU 1276-7743
C6903 14.2.A.1.136 Generic DE 1277-0154_R2B
C6903 14.2.A.1.136 Generic IT 1276-0557_R2B
C6903 14.2.A.1.136 Generic AU 1277-0078_R2B
C6903 14.2.A.1.136 Generic FR 1276-5833
C6903 14.2.A.1.136 Generic BAL
If so, which would be the best ftf to use and would I lose any Vodafone settings etc on my phone?
Any help will be appreciated!
Regards,
Alan
nalab1 said:
Now that the .136 version is available, my phone still prompts for an "upgrade" to .290 and also informs me of this upgrade on the Sony PC companion.
Do I need to upgrade to .290 then to .136 OR
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This way you have to do it via PC Companion because it will not let you jump to .136
nalab1 said:
Can I use one of these ftf files to flash my phone using Flashtool -
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Yes
nalab1 said:
C6903 14.2.A.1.136 Generic RU 1276-7743
C6903 14.2.A.1.136 Generic DE 1277-0154_R2B
C6903 14.2.A.1.136 Generic IT 1276-0557_R2B
C6903 14.2.A.1.136 Generic AU 1277-0078_R2B
C6903 14.2.A.1.136 Generic FR 1276-5833
C6903 14.2.A.1.136 Generic BAL
If so, which would be the best ftf to use and would I lose any Vodafone settings etc on my phone?
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All the FTF are Unbranded with the specific main language and they are without Vodafone bloatware and you will lose even the Vodafone boot screen. If you do not use any language from the list then I will consider the to flash C6903 14.2.A.1.136 Generic BAL via flashtool. To keep data on your phone just uncheck Wipe Data in Flashtool and you are done.
eclyptos said:
This way you have to do it via PC Companion because it will not let you jump to .136
Yes
All the FTF are Unbranded with the specific main language and they are without Vodafone bloatware and you will lose even the Vodafone boot screen. If you do not use any language from the list then I will consider the to flash C6903 14.2.A.1.136 Generic BAL via flashtool. To keep data on your phone just uncheck Wipe Data in Flashtool and you are done.
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Hi eclyptos,
Thank you for the reply! I'm from the UK so if I flash the generic BAL version, will I still get the English language on my phone? Not bothered about losing any Vodafone stuff, apart from network settings etc..
Regards,
Alan
nalab1 said:
Hi eclyptos,
Thank you for the reply! I'm from the UK so if I flash the generic BAL version, will I still get the English language on my phone? Not bothered about losing any Vodafone stuff, apart from network settings etc..
Regards,
Alan
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Yes, you will have English language. In the case of network settings you just will have to call Vodafone to send you the sms again with the right carrier settings or do it manually.
eclyptos said:
Yes, you will have English language. In the case of network settings you just will have to call Vodafone to send you the sms again with the right carrier settings or do it manually.
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Hi eclyptos,
Thank you for the reply.. I will probably have a go at flashing the .136 ftf later in the week and see if the bluetooth works with my car audio.. Hopefully will.. if not, I will flash back to the trusty .257...
Just tried the .136 BAL ftf and the Bluetooth doesn't work! Did not try a factory rest just kept the data when using Flashtool.. so its definitely the 4.3 version of Android that has screwed up the Bluetooth.. Great! Back to .257.. for another 23 months....Thanks Google/Sony NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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hi
not get .307 yet as latest firmware
i checked sonymobile website, pc companion & SUS but none of them told me to update
all said that i have latest firmware (.253)
C6602
9x15A-...-30110041-23
(UAE)
does .307 for c6603 only? or c6602 will get it but later because of unknown rolling out policy
thnX
Probably not out for your region or carrier. I'm still on .434 on UK unbranded,
Hi,
I am from Singapore, i m looking for Singapore region tft to re flash into my XZ.
During .423 update, i have flashed a Spain's region rom due to rooting issue... ever since, i m on Spain region even i tried to update or repair my phone from PCC...
Is there anyway or place that i can download Singapore tft file???
Sent from my ME371MG using xda premium
Flashben said:
Hi,
I am from Singapore, i m looking for Singapore region tft to re flash into my XZ.
During .423 update, i have flashed a Spain's region rom due to rooting issue... ever since, i m on Spain region even i tried to update or repair my phone from PCC...
Is there anyway or place that i can download Singapore tft file???
Sent from my ME371MG using xda premium
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Two ways to do it.
Either you can flash an old version of Singapore firmware and then upgrade it to the latest via PCC or SUS
Or
Root you existing firmware and use the Singapore SI number and then do a repair in the PCC or SUS
Please note that both ways will make you loose your data. So backup before proceeding.
Alternatively, find an Singapore FTF and flash it over your existing version. That should keep your data and settings in tact.
LiveSquare said:
Two ways to do it.
Either you can flash an old version of Singapore firmware and then upgrade it to the latest via PCC or SUS
Or
Root you existing firmware and use the Singapore SI number and then do a repair in the PCC or SUS
Please note that both ways will make you loose your data. So backup before proceeding.
Alternatively, find an Singapore FTF and flash it over your existing version. That should keep your data and settings in tact.
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I manage to change the Singapore SI in bulid.proc so i plan to update or repair the phone using PCC in the next version lolx ... I already backup my stuff..
Thanks for the advice.
Recently purchased a C6902 from Newegg. I rooted it to .257 using the flashtool|vRoot method. If I wanted to downgrade to .534, which version of the ftf should I go for being in the US? Does anyone have the US Version, or does it even matter?
Tenbatsu said:
Recently purchased a C6902 from Newegg. I rooted it to .257 using the flashtool|vRoot method. If I wanted to downgrade to .534, which version of the ftf should I go for being in the US? Does anyone have the US Version, or does it even matter?
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I'm not sure if it matters, but this should answer your question:
Go to phone and dial *#*#7378423#*#* to bring up the service menu. Tap "Service Info," then "Software info." Match "Customization Version" with the appropriate C6902 firmware from this page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2469191
For example, if your "Customization Version" is 1277-1348_R1A, then flash the C6902 14.1.G.2.257 Commercial/Journalist 1277-1348_R1A firmware.
grdnwng said:
I'm not sure if it matters, but this should answer your question:
Go to phone and dial *#*#7378423#*#* to bring up the service menu. Tap "Service Info," then "Software info." Match "Customization Version" with the appropriate C6902 firmware from this page: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2469191
For example, if your "Customization Version" is 1277-1348_R1A, then flash the C6902 14.1.G.2.257 Commercial/Journalist 1277-1348_R1A firmware.
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That'll do. Thanks for your help.
Tenbatsu said:
Recently purchased a C6902 from Newegg. I rooted it to .257 using the flashtool|vRoot method. If I wanted to downgrade to .534, which version of the ftf should I go for being in the US? Does anyone have the US Version, or does it even matter?
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you can flash any version, as long as you un-click baseband , so you do not loose it
ekoandrew said:
you can flash any version, as long as you un-click baseband , so you do not loose it
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so that means it will be okay if I flash a .259 telstra update and just untick the baseband?
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so that means it will be okay if I flash a .259 telstra update and just untick the baseband?
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I will untick both baseband and Ta just in case.
But know this, a phone first started with out LTE, flashing a rom with LTE do not enable LTE on a non LTE phone
Hey guys,
at the moment I am on 4.2.2. and .257 with my C6903
with backup TA and stuff plus
flash dual recovery and Criskelo on a locked bootloader after that.
I experienced some performance and battery issues due to reasons I dont want
to specify further
so now I got back to stock, did the whole OTA process with root
I bought my device from O2 DE and flashed Generic DE FTF
the question is:
Is Generic DE FTF or Central Europe FTF the right package to return the device back to stock?
(Mainly I have a pain in the *** because they delay the 4.3. for some of the german carriers so I wondered whether it does actually matter
what FTF I run on my device)
Device: C5306,
OS: 4.12.
Past status: no sim lock and bootloader status: YES,
Current status: sim lock and bootloader status: NO
In Short
I have a rooted device with no sim lock and bootloader status: YES, but after flashing ftf, I got sim lock with bootloader status No
I wanted to update my OS so i downloaded this (12.1.A.1.201_GENERIC ftf from this stock ftf thread). I mistakenly flashed the C5303 ftf on c5603 with flash tool and the flashing process ended with system sin processing error.... .
after doing some search, i found that flashtool version is the reason so i try again with flashtool 0.9.18.6 version and This ftf flashed without any error but on booting the device, My phone get sim lock with Boorloader Status: NO.
Right now, I have no idea of my original customization version,,, I have no backup except a ta backup of my device....
does info like IC, SI, S/n, FCC id on the back of xperia sp can help me to solve this issue.....
Please help
Use Xperiafirm (it should be included with Flashtool) and look for the C5306 firmwares (there are like 4 of them). Use the generic one if none of them seem to be your original one.
feromgar said:
Use Xperiafirm (it should be included with Flashtool) and look for the C5306 firmwares (there are like 4 of them). Use the generic one if none of them seem to be your original one.
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Thanks for the reply
Flashtool (0.9.25.0) doesn't work for me
I m using Flashtool (0.9.18.6) and Xperiafirm versiom 5.2.7 but Xperiafirm doesn't show Xperia SP in its list.
Update: In a panic, I flashed the PCT branded ftf , which includes the simlock.ta and flashing process gives error after flashing it.. Do you think this is the reason of simlock and Bootloader status No...
Can you help to download the correct ftf for C5306 using xperiaFirm.......
Update: Xperia SP is removed See this
Please help me
Ugh... If Sony removed the phone from their servers, your only hope is looking for a C5306 firmware over the Internet. There was a thread with almost all of them over here but I don't know if those ones are still up.
About the "sim-lock": yeah, the wrong firmware probably messed with that on your phone. Now, I don't have any idea why your BL allowed status changed from YES to NO, though.
feromgar said:
Ugh... If Sony removed the phone from their servers, your only hope is looking for a C5306 firmware over the Internet. There was a thread with almost all of them over here but I don't know if those ones are still up.
About the "sim-lock": yeah, the wrong firmware probably messed with that on your phone. Now, I don't have any idea why your BL allowed status changed from YES to NO, though.
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Most of the link on that thread are not working
still I managed to get US generic and US customised ftf of C5306 ..
but still no luck
Bigbwolf1 said:
Most of the link on that thread are not working
still I managed to get US generic and US customised ftf of C5306 ..
but still no luck
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UPDATE: I'm able to find the my device correct customisation
From here
My c5306 belongs to
"C5306 Bell Mobility CA CDF1275-0760" "1274-5300 Bell Mobility CA (Canada)/Black" for 35715705
"FSP_Huashan_BELL_LTE_1275_0760_S1_SW_LIVE_7054_PID1_0002.R4A_12_0_A_1_284.SIN_FILE_SET"
"MS_CDF_1271_0521.R8A.SIN_FILE_SET"
"ELABEL_Huashan_elabel_c5306_row.12_0_A_1_284.SIN_FILE_SET"
"APP_SW_Huashan_GENERIC_1269_3538_S1_SW_LIVE_7054_PID1_0002.12_0_A_1_284.SIN_FILE_SET"
"1274-5300 " is the serial number of my device....
Can you help me to find this ftf ?
Thanks
Falzo said:
Finally a C5306 12.1.A.0.266 ftf:
Google Drive
Mega
Note that it's branded to Bell/Virgin Mobile CA.
Enjoy!
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@Bigbwolf1, this post has the correct ftf. Only the Google drive link is still up, though.
feromgar said:
@Bigbwolf1, this post has the correct ftf. Only the Google drive link is still up, though.
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Thanks but still no luck.
Again, My device has Sim lock and Bootloader status: No ... Now its high time to buy new Xperia
Thanks for being awesome