Can anyone please advise, my wifes xperia z recently received the ota update 4.3, which worked fine it seemed at first but we noticed the unability to tether to her laptop. my xperia t which is on the same network is fine. After various attemps to sort this out ie factory reset/ deleted some apps. I decided to repair using pc companion, which I did this morning, and guess what (no change?). I really didn't want to go down the same route as myself with custom roms but somehow this has left me with no other option. so I downloaded a 4.12 stock ftf and have flashed this using flashtool. And guess what, ( tethering is now working? ). I have now rooted and installed cwm, I have also downloaded dual recovery ver, 2.7.86. for locked bootloader to install to ext sd. Now am unsure which rom is suitable like stock as she is still new to her phone and still learning. I would appreciate any advise or comments. thanks in advance.
If.she likes stock try flashing stock 4.3 with full wipe you might had bad ota update
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thanks, I thought this aswell. I have installed SuperHanss stock version, just in case she turns out to be a bit of a teckie
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Greetings:
Recently I've acquired my Sony Xperia SP, and since then I've tried many roms available online. Until now, I'm not convinced with every one of them. Let me to tell my story step by step:
01. First I flashed my phone's kernel from .254 to .266 using Flashtool, and then I rooted it. Aparently, I did wrong the process and it bricked. Then again I flashed it again from stock rom and did it once again the rooting process successfully. Afterwards, I installed CWM Recovery.
02. The first rom I tried was PurEXPerience sirius 3.5.0 that I read it was based on Android 4.3 and I felt my phone well, but unfortunately failed the data mobile connection (I'm paying a 4G Mobile Service) and I tried and tried but I was unable to navegate using data mobile. Even inputting an access point manually; I didn't get the 4G network back.
03. Currently I'm using a flashed 4.3 Stock rom with root properties and triple recovery installed. Using Phil'z recovery mode, I did the basic wipes (Factory Reset, Cache, Dalvik), installed rom and SU update, and finally I flashed the baseband using Flashtool. The permomance now it's been quite strange. The 4G connectivity is back, but I felt the phone's perfomance too slow and it freezes time to time, specially using the Clean Master app. Even uninstalling some useless system apps, and I don't feel ay change at all.
I'm afraid that my phone won't be able to be as fast as I felt it using its original stock rom. Is there any suggestions about a rom available online, which could be fast, best performance and that I could get 4G connectivity without problems?
Thank you so much for your time.
P.S. Sorry for my bad english.
Android 4.3
Existenz - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2478019
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UItimate PureXSP V2.3 Z2 Look - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2658043
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If u have unlocked BL - DoomKernel v12 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2345567
Android 4.4 - CM11
I'm using existenz 3.3.0,very good:fingers-crossed:
We do not allow best ROM/Kernel threads on XDA. The question is subjective, what's best for someone else may not be what is best for you. Best advice is to head over to the development section try some out and see which best suits your needs.
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i unlocked the bootloader and flashed 5.1 initially (it got some wifi connection problems) so flashed cm12 which makes my wifi to stuck at "Turning wifi on" same problem in cm11 also.
now to make things straight i went back to my stock version 4.4.4 which still doesn't fix my problem
My friend(nexus user) said to me tht there will be radio.img which will fix the wifi drivers but i did not find it any where in any rom
but for them it is included in the image provided by google.......
please someone give me radio.img to get my wifi back into working condition..................
himasagar said:
i unlocked the bootloader and flashed 5.1 initially (it got some wifi connection problems) so flashed cm12 which makes my wifi to stuck at "Turning wifi on" same problem in cm11 also.
now to make things straight i went back to my stock version 4.4.4 which still doesn't fix my problem
My friend(nexus user) said to me tht there will be radio.img which will fix the wifi drivers but i did not find it any where in any rom
but for them it is included in the image provided by google.......
please someone give me radio.img to get my wifi back into working condition..................
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When you say you went back to 4.4.4, did you mean by flashing via SP flash tool or just restoring a backup using a custom recovery?
Download the stock images to your device and flash it using SP flash tool. IFAIK we don't have a radio.img. It seems like a bad flash so even if you flashed using SP flash tool, reflash your phone. It probably fix your problem with wifi. You'll loose everything stored in your phone except for what's in your SD card, so backup your stuff before flashing anything!
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When you say you went back to 4.4.4, did you mean by flashing via SP flash tool or just restoring a backup using a custom recovery?
Download the stock images to your device and flash it using SP flash tool. IFAIK we don't have a radio.img. It seems like a bad flash so even if you flashed using SP flash tool, reflash your phone. It probably fix your problem with wifi. You'll loose everything stored in your phone except for what's in your SD card, so backup your stuff before flashing anything!
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well i tried both of them SP flash tool and also restoring the backup wifi did not work in both of them.i flashed using SP flash tool maybe like 4-5 times till now and still no change .
finally i have one question flashing stock with sp flash does it give back the warranty.????
i think it as some hardware defect i am going to give it to micromax customer care.
himasagar said:
well i tried both of them SP flash tool and also restoring the backup wifi did not work in both of them.i flashed using SP flash tool maybe like 4-5 times till now and still no change .
finally i have one question flashing stock with sp flash does it give back the warranty.????
i think it as some hardware defect i am going to give it to micromax customer care.
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Then it probably IS a hardware problem. If you flashed stock rom and locked the bootloader, you wouldn't have any problems with customer care. Check everything on settings before though (Model name, imei etc.) Just say you tried factory reset and it didn't work.
Hello guys,
sorry if this sounds noobish, but I'm new in this.
I have Xperia Z, as everyone else wants new Lollipop I tried to flash to german custom. But in the middle of flashing the procedure was cancelled. I don't know how, but I ruined my phone. All apps were gone etc.
Then in a few days I tried to flash to international but also no success.
What should I do? What is the right way of flashing?
Thanks
How to package and flash stock roms in FTF format
All apps may be gone because you wiped data. In flashtool you can uncheck to wipe data.
Hey guys,
So I wanted to upgrade to 5.1.1 and I saw a couple of ROMs for 5.1.1 that I was interested in flashing. So I chose this one > http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/development/rom-one-solution-debloated-xposed-t3164221
When I wiped, and then went to install it gave me an error, md5 error or something, but it seems it had already wiped my stuff.
So my phone was bricked and I could not get it past the initial Sony Xperia screen AT ALL. The only solution I found was to use "Emma" and recover it by resetting to factory. In doing so however, Emma installed a Stock 5.1.1, which booted no problems at all. Fantastic. Now I am on 5.1.1, unrooted, and inability to install or boot into a recovery to flash my backup.
Here's my problem, every single time I try to downgrade my Firmware back to Lollipop 5.0.2, or KitKat even, it either freezes at random places, like this > http://puu.sh/jRHEj/f3da0dfcfa.png
OR it finishes the flash on some Firmwares I have tried, but then I'll be stuck in a boot loop. I just cannot seem to have ANY luck trying to get my recovery back!
Any ideas what I could be doing wrong to get no success at all in downgrading from 5.1.1? Are there any methods to get into recovery in 5.1.1? Mine doesn't seem to ever work.
Is there a way to flash or install a backup that I did in TWRP without a recovery menu or no? Just want it all back to normal for now, 5.1.1 can get lost for the time being, screwed me over bad.
DGJ1992 said:
Hey guys,
So I wanted to upgrade to 5.1.1 and I saw a couple of ROMs for 5.1.1 that I was interested in flashing. So I chose this one > http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/development/rom-one-solution-debloated-xposed-t3164221
When I wiped, and then went to install it gave me an error, md5 error or something, but it seems it had already wiped my stuff.
So my phone was bricked and I could not get it past the initial Sony Xperia screen AT ALL. The only solution I found was to use "Emma" and recover it by resetting to factory. In doing so however, Emma installed a Stock 5.1.1, which booted no problems at all. Fantastic. Now I am on 5.1.1, unrooted, and inability to install or boot into a recovery to flash my backup.
Here's my problem, every single time I try to downgrade my Firmware back to Lollipop 5.0.2, or KitKat even, it either freezes at random places, like this > http://puu.sh/jRHEj/f3da0dfcfa.png
OR it finishes the flash on some Firmwares I have tried, but then I'll be stuck in a boot loop. I just cannot seem to have ANY luck trying to get my recovery back!
Any ideas what I could be doing wrong to get no success at all in downgrading from 5.1.1? Are there any methods to get into recovery in 5.1.1? Mine doesn't seem to ever work.
Is there a way to flash or install a backup that I did in TWRP without a recovery menu or no? Just want it all back to normal for now, 5.1.1 can get lost for the time being, screwed me over bad.
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Try flashing the firmware ( ftfs ) using a different computer. If that doesn't help you can consider one of two options
1) Unlock your bootloader, that way all you need to do is download a custom kernel that comes with a recovery and flash any rom you like therefore removing the need for flashtool
2) Send your phone to Sony if you prefer not to unlock the bootloader and let them fix it but it might cost you
*Also take note if you downgrade to Lollipop ( 5.0.2 ) as I know there are no methods on how to root it yet unless coming from Firmware .93 which is a Kitkat firmware.
Revontheus said:
Try flashing the firmware ( ftfs ) using a different computer. If that doesn't help you can consider one of two options
1) Unlock your bootloader, that way all you need to do is download a custom kernel that comes with a recovery and flash any rom you like therefore removing the need for flashtool
2) Send your phone to Sony if you prefer not to unlock the bootloader and let them fix it but it might cost you
*Also take note if you downgrade to Lollipop ( 5.0.2 ) as I know there are no methods on how to root it yet unless coming from Firmware .93 which is a Kitkat firmware.
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Hey Revo, thanks a lot for your reply dude. Appreciate you taking the time out of your day. I managed to flash a .93 kit kat, when I go to install TWRP via adb fastboot, my phone boots up with no image. I can hear sound and touch screen works but I have no picture. Super weird, had to reflash again to kitkat to restore picture. My bootloader is Unlocked already, so how effectively, on kitkat .93, can I get TWRP installed to recover my old backup? What's the easiest way from here?
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Hey Revo, thanks a lot for your reply dude. Appreciate you taking the time out of your day. I managed to flash a .93 kit kat, when I go to install TWRP via adb fastboot, my phone boots up with no image. I can hear sound and touch screen works but I have no picture. Super weird, had to reflash again to kitkat to restore picture. My bootloader is Unlocked already, so how effectively, on kitkat .93, can I get TWRP installed to recover my old backup? What's the easiest way from here?
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If you have your bootloader unlocked, you can just flash custom kernel via Flashtool, that would be AndroPlus kernel and you'll have a custom recovery
Cirra92 said:
If you have yout bootloader unlocked, you can just flash custom kernel via Flashtool, that would be AndroPlus kernel and you'll have a custom recovery
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Nice, got that done and just finished restoring my own backup, AHHHHHHHHHH my phone is back. Technology is freaky as hell man. Crazy crazy world we live in.
I really wish I could click one button and donate money evenly amongst all you insane people that write awesome awesome tutorials for what I assume is like, non-profit? It's mental. Wouldn't have my phone back right now if it wasn't for this forum. It's just unreal. SO happy right now.
So if anyone knows at all, million dollar question. What's now the safest possible option, if ANY, to get from 5.0.2 rooted, to 5.1.1 rooted? To keep all my data I am obviously going to have to backup up all my photos/music/contacts/sms etc onto my PC or online in a mysterious cloud, but what's the best steps now to safely get to 5.1.1 rooted, with no hassle? Or is it even worth it at this point?
DGJ1992 said:
What's now the safest possible option, if ANY, to get from 5.0.2 rooted, to 5.1.1 rooted?
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Now you just have to download a prerooted 5.1.1 rom and flash it through recovery and that is all. Full wipe is recommended before that of course (data, cache, dalvik, system)
Hello,
I rooted my phone, installed SuperSu, Xposed with Xprivacy, etc. and everything works fine. Except SMS. I didnt noticed first because I dont wirte much SMS. I read others have the same problem. But I didnt find a real solution. They reflashed or Wiped everything (not allways a success) and on my phone ohter SMS apps doesnt work neither. I dont want to setup everything again if possible.
Is there no FIX/Patch which I can flash or a simple workaround ?
Regards liqui
Flash back to 4.4.4 ( i used .93 fw ) , root and install xzdr , create a new flashable rom with prf creator 1.1 ( None Below! ) including fotakernel kernel and modem. Wipe data, do a factory reset via TWRP And flash the newly created clean rom.
Seems prf creator 1.0 wasnt able to handle the modem files... :/
Hi,
I flashed the 5.1.1 agian because I didnt want to wait. This time it works. Did nothing different then the first time
liqui666 said:
I flashed the 5.1.1 agian because I didnt want to wait. This time it works. Did nothing different then the first time
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By that you mean you flashed the latest ftf via flashtool?
I'm asking because I have the same problem, except one specific third party app is working, while another doesn't.
Thanks in advance
Hangouts figures to work, but in fact it doesn't. You can recognise it by switching back to stock messaging app, then the "send" SMS are gone. The solution I gave already. That's the simplest way to fix it with Bootloader locked, otherwise root will be lost. UB devices should fix it by flashing the actually used fw by flashtool with a full wipe, flashing a kernel with including recovery. Now just flash the latest SuperSU via recovery
You are totally right, I just hoped there would be another, simpler way. But I got it working again yesterday using your advice. After a little bit of ol' try 'n error I'm convinced it had something to do with the data partition, because when I restored the TWRP-backup, SMS function was lost again, but could be recovered by another wipe. That said, I first was on a prerooted firmware created with PRFC 1.1 and latest firmware but flashed SLiM ROM by wajk over that, so I don't know if the error lay within that ROM, but I'm not in the mood to try any time soon.
Cheers