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.
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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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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
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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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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.
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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?
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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)
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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)
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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.
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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.
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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?
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[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.
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DeathStroke said:
ROMs for arc s don't have kernel inside rom zip. I always flash separately.
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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.
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Hi guys, I have a X8 with GingerDX 21 and doixanh linuxkernel 004.
I'm going to sell my Xperia and the new owner wants to go back to my backup of stock eclair 2.1...
Can I restore with CMW? I made it with xrecovery... If not, how can I start the xrecovery instead cmw?
Can I restore the backup with no problems with my bootloader unlocked?
You can recover the stock kernel and stock ROM to the device. There should be links to those around here somewhere.
Also, you can try to install xRecovery again, but i'm not sure if this is possible when CWM is installed already..
TimeWasterNL said:
You can recover the stock kernel and stock ROM to the device. There should be links to those around here somewhere.
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I have my backup of stock rom.. if I restore from recovery, must I flash first a stock kernel too?? Is not the kernel in the backup?
charcutero said:
I have my backup of stock rom.. if I restore from recovery, must I flash first a stock kernel too?? Is not the kernel in the backup?
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i think no.
charcutero said:
Hi guys, I have a X8 with GingerDX 21 and doixanh linuxkernel 004.
I'm going to sell my Xperia and the new owner wants to go back to my backup of stock eclair 2.1...
Can I restore with CMW? I made it with xrecovery... If not, how can I start the xrecovery instead cmw?
Can I restore the backup with no problems with my bootloader unlocked?
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I think that theres an option to restore xRecovery backup in CWM.
charcutero said:
I have my backup of stock rom.. if I restore from recovery, must I flash first a stock kernel too?? Is not the kernel in the backup?
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NAND backup (made with recovery) only backups ROM, so, yes, you will have to flash stock kernel as well.
-Install stock rom with cwm or xrecovery (phone will bootloop) then
-Flash stock kernel..
There u go...
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Now looking for the stock kernel.. I don't find it
Checkout this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1101296
You should use the Flashtool link, which flashes the stock ROM & stock kernel at once
TimeWasterNL said:
Checkout this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1101296
You should use the Flashtool link, which flashes the stock ROM & stock kernel at once
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Thanks again... I was checking my files in the hard disk and them were there too...
Now crossing my fingers and flashing...
Original Kernel flashed. Any problem! Now everything is a breeze thanks again.
Hey,
Do not know if it is possible, but is there a .ftfwith CWM available?
I'm going to do some testing and if I would get met phone in a bootloop a ftf file with CWM and Root in it already would be usefull so I can restore my backup(without having to flash stock rom and then kernel). If someone could supply me a link?
Regards
Robin>Hood said:
Hey,
Do not know if it is possible, but is there a .ftfwith CWM available?
I'm going to do some testing and if I would get met phone in a bootloop a ftf file with CWM and Root in it already would be usefull so I can restore my backup(without having to flash stock rom and then kernel). If someone could supply me a link?
Regards
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No, it can be possible. A ftf its untouched sony software in a propietary format (.sin), you cant modify it and then recompile it...its impossible.
Only thing you can do is flash a stock firmware, root, install cwm or twrp and then restore a previous backup. Or: If you have a unlocked bootloader put a custom kernel, it will have CWM or TWRP or both, so you can restore a backup.
cachanilla86 said:
No, it can be possible. A ftf its untouched sony software in a propietary format (.sin), you cant modify it and then recompile it...its impossible.
Only thing you can do is flash a stock firmware, root, install cwm or twrp and then restore a previous backup. Or: If you have a unlocked bootloader put a custom kernel, it will have CWM or TWRP or both, so you can restore a backup.
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Thanks, I already thought so but then somebody told me something else and I got confused, my plan was to flash a kernel with CWM too. Thanks
Well, it so happened that I was on omni rom 4 3.1 with cocore kernel twrp recovery and I saw in a thread that we can theme our recovery by adding a ui.zip file in the theme folder of twrp. Ever since then, my phone boots in recovery only (without the three button combination). Plus in twrp, the theme is applied but I get a super zoomed view of the recovery so I can't restore nandroid as well. Of course, I used my last resort and brought back my phone to stock through odin but the problem is what did I do wrong and what should I take care of to prevent this sort of **** from happening in the future?
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Why did you use the co-core kernel for a cm ROM??
The rom shouldn't boot if you did this..
BTW You are getting the super zoomed recovery maybe because you are using the ui.zip designed for a mdpi/ldpi screen resolution.
Our screen is hdpi.
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But I used the ui.zip for hdpi devices only.. and I dont know.. the rom just flashed when I used cocore. By the way.. I dont see any other method for obtaning recovery except shaan's temporary cwm.. is there any other method as well??
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RazaVakil7995 said:
Well, it so happened that I was on omni rom 4 3.1 with cocore kernel twrp recovery and I saw in a thread that we can theme our recovery by adding a ui.zip file in the theme folder of twrp. Ever since then, my phone boots in recovery only (without the three button combination). Plus in twrp, the theme is applied but I get a super zoomed view of the recovery so I can't restore nandroid as well. Of course, I used my last resort and brought back my phone to stock through odin but the problem is what did I do wrong and what should I take care of to prevent this sort of **** from happening in the future?
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Do not mess with something that you are not sure that works on our phone. If you read that someone that has I9070 phone is using something, you can use it. Searching and using stuff from other phones can make you mess like that you got.
Omni MUST use its kernel, you CAN'T use COCORE on it. You will end up with a bootloop if you use COCORE on OMNI.
What you need to do is to flash stock FIRMWARE with ODIN. Download CoCore kernel, UNPACK it and use KERNEL.BIN.MD5 (copy to phone memory). Install UKF and ROOT EXPLORER. Open Universal kernel flasher and follow the procedure to install COCORE. Install, reboot and you have permanent recovery (CWM or TWRP depends what CoCore version you choose).
Perhaps you guys misunderstood me.. I did not flash cocore on Omni.. I flashed cocore on stock and then I flashed omni rom.. so I guess I have permanent recovery..
Im sorry if I sound like a noob but hey, every expert was once a noob, Im learning
I agree to the part of messing with things that people Dont use on our phone, I'll see to that in future..
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RazaVakil7995 said:
Perhaps you guys misunderstood me.. I did not flash cocore on Omni.. I flashed cocore on stock and then I flashed omni rom.. so I guess I have permanent recovery..
Im sorry if I sound like a noob but hey, every expert was once a noob, Im learning
I agree to the part of messing with things that people Dont use on our phone, I'll see to that in future..
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I missunderstood. Because you wrote: "that I was on omni rom 4 3.1 with cocore kernel twrp"
P.S. Maybe that theme problem have something to do with version of TWRP. But I can't tell for sure.
dagger said:
Why did you use the co-core kernel for a cm ROM??
The rom shouldn't boot if you did this..
BTW You are getting the super zoomed recovery maybe because you are using the ui.zip designed for a mdpi/ldpi screen resolution.
Our screen is hdpi.
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By the way, why did you tell the rom should not boot? Is it because the cocorekernel is only supported on android 4.1 or some other reason?
shut_down said:
I missunderstood. Because you wrote: "that I was on omni rom 4 3.1 with cocore kernel twrp"
P.S. Maybe that theme problem have something to do with version of TWRP. But I can't tell for sure.
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And when I went from omni rom to cm11 by maclaw, my recovery changed to cwm... any idea why did this happen because I was supposed to have permanent twrp
RazaVakil7995 said:
And when I went from omni rom to cm11 by maclaw, my recovery changed to cwm... any idea why did this happen because I was supposed to have permanent twrp
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The recovery in our phone is dependent on the kernel.
So if the kennel changes, the recovery changes..
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custom recovery in cm11
So if i flash from stock rom jb to cm11 (tc) , the recovery changes to cwm , no matter if u had CoCore+cwm or CoCore+ TWRP in stock rom.
What happens to the kernel in cm11?
i have done nandroid backup with TWRP, but since recovery changes to cwm in cm11 , will i no longer be able to restore the backup ?
Would it be better to do a nandroid backup with CoCore+Cwm then?
[email protected] said:
So if i flash from stock rom jb to cm11 (tc) , the recovery changes to cwm , no matter if u had CoCore+cwm or CoCore+ TWRP in stock rom.
What happens to the kernel in cm11?
i have done nandroid backup with TWRP, but since recovery changes to cwm in cm11 , will i no longer be able to restore the backup ?
Would it be better to do a nandroid backup with CoCore+Cwm then?
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If you flash stock JB firmware you get stock recovery (not CWM or TWRP). And you can't use nandroid backup of JB if you are on CM11 because Preload partition is used for SWAP, and it will be non usable for JB. You must flash script to repartition it or flash stock JB firmware. If you have TWRP backup, flash stock JB, root it, install CoCore with TWRP recovery and there you go...
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shut_down said:
If you flash stock JB firmware you get stock recovery (not CWM or TWRP). And you can't use nandroid backup of JB if you are on CM11 because Preload partition is used for SWAP, and it will be non usable for JB. You must flash script to repartition it or flash stock JB firmware. If you have TWRP backup, flash stock JB, root it, install CoCore with TWRP recovery and there you go...
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Thank you. So i understand that nandroid backup is useful only when something goes wrong during the process of upgrading from stock JB to CM11 .
one more doubt, I have also backed up app user data + system data with Titanium Backup Pro. That can be used to restore all data after i upgrade to cm11 right? Will Titanium Backup Pro take care of efs ( related to IMEI no.) if something goes wrong after flashing cm11. Btw i have also backed up efs with Samsung Tools app.
Also could you enlighten me about my first question in previous post " what happens to kernel in cm11" ?
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Thank you. So i understand that nandroid backup is useful only when something goes wrong during the process of upgrading from stock JB to CM11 .
one more doubt, I have also backed up app user data + system data with Titanium Backup Pro. That can be used to restore all data after i upgrade to cm11 right? Will Titanium Backup Pro take care of efs ( related to IMEI no.) if something goes wrong after flashing cm11. Btw i have also backed up efs with Samsung Tools app.
Also could you enlighten me about my first question in previous post " what happens to kernel in cm11" ?
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CM11 ROM 4.4.2 or 4.4.3 is the result of an update of version 4.1.2 of Android Jelly Bean. If right now, you have a backup system and applications that have been stored in the system when you are Jelly Bean. Then you want to restore the backup to the CM11, then I guess you will get an error. Because the system is Jelly Bean, and Kitkat system is 2 different things in the context of the "system". So you can do this while using TB Pro applications only restore data only, such as: backup contacts, sms / mms, third-party applications such as, apk, application of playstore etc.. Not the whole system ROM previously, JB.
Related to the kernel, system jelly bean, and kitkat system, has different kernel. In this case the kernel is owned by CM11 ROM, not the stock ROM 4.4.2/4.4.3 by samsung. CM11 kernel 4.4.2/4.4.3 allows us to perform GPU OC and CPU OC/UC/OV/UV In the default kernel Stock ROM (JB), you will not be able to do it, unless you replace it with a custom kernel, as the Cocore kernel. Hopefully it can be more clear.
So im currently rooted running cm11. I really dont like it and want to go back to stock. When I unlocked my bootloader I saved my TA partition rar file which I have stored on my pc. I am quite familiar using flashtool but not that much.
In other words I want to:
1) Lock my bootloader
2) Go back to stock sony firmware
Please help me thanks
p.s if it's worth staying rooted what rom should I install? cm11 is kinda rubbish...
Flashtool will relock your boot loader and reset to stock
My flashtools not display the button "relock" after clicking "BLU", how to proceed?
Here's my solution:
Relock your TA with TA Backup from the previously saved zip file. It doesn't matter what system you use under the procedure, but remember. If you use CM11 (or any non-stock based system) do not try to power on your phone before you flash the stock firmware with Flashtool. Otherwise you can soft brick the device, or if you lucky, you will get only bootloop. And two more thing: Before you start, charge your phone's battery to minimum 50 percent, and before you really start the backup, test it with "Restore dry-run" option. If it sucsess, you can do the trick. But if it fail, re-flash a stock KitKat based ROM, root it, and try this again. If it fails again, maybe your backup file is corrupted.
This method worked on my old SL, and on my Z too, so I hope it will be help to you too.
naaboula said:
So im currently rooted running cm11. I really dont like it and want to go back to stock. When I unlocked my bootloader I saved my TA partition rar file which I have stored on my pc. I am quite familiar using flashtool but not that much.
In other words I want to:
1) Lock my bootloader
2) Go back to stock sony firmware
Please help me thanks
p.s if it's worth staying rooted what rom should I install? cm11 is kinda rubbish...
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You don't need to relock bootloader to flash a stock based custom ROM. You can flash rajeevs purexz rom via recovery after wiping system and data partitions.
Locked bootloader is only needed for some Sony stuff like Bravia engine and stock Sony screen mirroring.
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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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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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1st
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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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?
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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