Hey guys.
I want to unlock Bootloader but i have a few questions.
What can i do when i unlocked Bootloader?
For example can i install any stock rom when phone bricked or anytime?
And What can't i do?
Last question is What shouldn't i do? i mean What i do my phone is bricked?
I'm so sorry for my bad english :/ Plz help me.
With an unlocked bootloader you are able to install custom Kernels. CyanogenMod based ROMS require a diffrent kernel and this requires an unlocked bootloader.
You need to follow this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2354721
AND REMEMBER TO BACKUP YOUR TA PARTITION!!!!!!
mrjraider said:
With an unlocked bootloader you are able to install custom Kernels. CyanogenMod based ROMS require a diffrent kernel and this requires an unlocked bootloader.
You need to follow this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2354721
AND REMEMBER TO BACKUP YOUR TA PARTITION!!!!!!
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thank you.
so, we say my phone is bricked. can i install any ftf ?
by the way i examining this guide.
sorry for my bad english. :/
Yes with an softbrick you can flash any ftf see my guide in signature bellow
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mrjraider said:
With an unlocked bootloader you are able to install custom Kernels. CyanogenMod based ROMS require a diffrent kernel and this requires an unlocked bootloader.
You need to follow this tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2354721
AND REMEMBER TO BACKUP YOUR TA PARTITION!!!!!!
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...Except you CAN get CM 10.2, CM 11, AOKP, PAC-Man Rom, SlimBean and SlimKit on Locked Bootloader thanks to @bagyusz. His roms have been featured on the XDA portal for allowing SPs with locked bootloader to have all that goodness. If you want one of those, and you can't unlock your bootloader, it's all good!
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...Except you CAN get CM 10.2, CM 11, AOKP, PAC-Man Rom, SlimBean and SlimKit on Locked Bootloader thanks to @bagyusz. His roms have been featured on the XDA portal for allowing SPs with locked bootloader to have all that goodness. If you want one of those, and you can't unlock your bootloader, it's all good!
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True but not all the CM based ROMS are Lockedbootloader compatible (yet)..
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Coming from the samsungs which was pretty straightforward in rooting and custom roms.
I see there are custom roms for locked bootloaders, which won't lose Bravia engine. So what are the benefits in unlocking it?
Use of more roms which only work on UB, can't loose Cwm, you can run cm android 4.2.2 and asop, ect which you can't on LB
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soulzero said:
Coming from the samsungs which was pretty straightforward in rooting and custom roms.
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That's cause samsung has an unlocked bootloader straight out of the box.
Locked bootloader = no custom kernels at all
I have changed my ROM a couple of times now after rooting my SP.
I am unable to unlock the bootloader, and dont seem to find many ROM's for locked BL's
Is anyone doing a KITKAT ROM for locked bootloaders at all?
Great work by all the DEVs.
Steve
Stirlin said:
I have changed my ROM a couple of times now after rooting my SP.
I am unable to unlock the bootloader, and dont seem to find many ROM's for locked BL's
Is anyone doing a KITKAT ROM for locked bootloaders at all?
Great work by all the DEVs.
Steve
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For now, you must unlock your bootloader before you can use custom ROM on your phone
Ex. CM, PAC, AOKP, etc.
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Pulsa said:
For now, you must unlock your bootloader before you can use custom ROM on your phone
Ex. CM, PAC, AOKP, etc.
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Thanks
So how can I tell the difference?
Stirlin said:
Thanks
So how can I tell the difference?
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What differences?
Press thanks instead of saying bro:thumbup:
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Best Option is PAC, since it is a combination of all
Paranoid Android Aokp CyanogenMod
Mystogan said:
Best Option is PAC, since it is a combination of all
Paranoid Android Aokp CyanogenMod
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Small error:
Panandroid AOKP and CyanogenMod
Stirlin said:
I have changed my ROM a couple of times now after rooting my SP.
I am unable to unlock the bootloader, and dont seem to find many ROM's for locked BL's
Is anyone doing a KITKAT ROM for locked bootloaders at all?
Great work by all the DEVs.
Steve
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No, locked bootloader just support stock firmware, or stock based ROM's. Since the last stock firmware for our device is 4.1.2, the only way you to put a newer version is by unlocking your bootloader.
But don't be afraid, Sony will realease android 4.3 for XSP this month.
See:
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/new...p-more-xperia-phones-in-testing-report-449661
ROM's for locked BL's
Stirlin said:
I have changed my ROM a couple of times now after rooting my SP.
I am unable to unlock the bootloader, and dont seem to find many ROM's for locked BL's
Is anyone doing a KITKAT ROM for locked bootloaders at all?
Great work by all the DEVs.
Steve
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Hi - can you tell me which roms you have been able to install with locked bootloader .... thanks
Andrew
With a locked bootloader you can only use Stock based roms – so no Kit Kat custom roms on a LB until Sony release 4.4 themselves.
These Roms will typically have the latest Sony media apps (camera, Walkman, video etc.) and use the Honami (Xperia Z) theme. They are often de-bloated and tweaked so their free RAM and out of memory settings improve on normal performance. Other features may include an expanded power menu and long press volume key to change track when listening to music.
Existenz is the most fully featured custom rom you can install without unlocking your bootloader.
An alternative is to install a debloated ROM and use the Xposed framework to get some of the goodies from Kit Kat and other AOSP based roms. This is what I did before CM was developed for the SP.
yes u can..
Stirlin said:
I have changed my ROM a couple of times now after rooting my SP.
I am unable to unlock the bootloader, and dont seem to find many ROM's for locked BL's
Is anyone doing a KITKAT ROM for locked bootloaders at all?
Great work by all the DEVs.
Steve
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Hey ..u can install CM 10.2 on locked bootloader..not CM11..
check out the link:
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2676492
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Hello,
so do you guys have a thread about bootloader unlocking? Didn't find it.
And do i need to unlock it? Just root and install recovery? Like in this rom thread forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/development/rom-existenz-v5-0-0-ultra-edition-10-4-t2349656 (i can't post clickable links yet)
And scroll down to how to install the rom and there it just is - install some firmware with flashtool, root and install recovery. Where is the bootloader stuff? Or it depends from the rom? help.
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Laurisss said:
Hello,
so do you guys have a thread about bootloader unlocking? Didn't find it.
And do i need to unlock it? Just root and install recovery? Like in this rom thread forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/development/rom-existenz-v5-0-0-ultra-edition-10-4-t2349656 (i can't post clickable links yet)
And scroll down to how to install the rom and there it just is - install some firmware with flashtool, root and install recovery. Where is the bootloader stuff? Or it depends from the rom? help.
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u can find it at Sony developer site
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slogger001 said:
u can find it at Sony developer site
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y
So bootloader unlocking is a must? as in the first post the link to the rom i gave was how to install but only firmware flash root and install cwm than install rom. ??
Laurisss said:
y
So bootloader unlocking is a must? as in the first post the link to the rom i gave was how to install but only firmware flash root and install cwm than install rom. ??
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You only need an unlocked bootloader for non-stock based roms, such as Cyanogenmod, Paranoid Android, AOSP etc and those based off them, as they need a custom kernel.
Stock based custom roms do not require an unlocked bootloader, as long as they use an unmodified stock kernel. The rom thread will specify if you need an unlocked bootloader in most cases.
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kingvortex said:
You only need an unlocked bootloader for non-stock based roms, such as Cyanogenmod, Paranoid Android, AOSP etc and those based off them, as they need a custom kernel.
Stock based custom roms do not require an unlocked bootloader, as long as they use an unmodified stock kernel. The rom thread will specify if you need an unlocked bootloader in most cases.
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Ok, thanks for your help
Did anyone use the eXistenZ rom ? forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/development/rom-existenz-v5-0-0-ultra-edition-10-4-t2349656
Can i change the red theme like showed in the screenshots? Is there some settings or a theme engine? Thanks!
Hi there,
At the moment I'm running Android 4.4.2 Stock ROM, but I want to switch to MIUI V5. I would like to know if it's possible to do this while having a locked Bootloader.
P.S.: First I used the towelroot-method to get root acces, then I installed SuperSU and CWM Recovery. So that's already done.
It should be possible. Take a look at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe...-miu-z-4-2-2-multilang-v2-5-10-3-1-2-t2467408
Just follow the steps for locked bootloaders.
gripfly said:
It should be possible. Take a look at this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe...-miu-z-4-2-2-multilang-v2-5-10-3-1-2-t2467408
Just follow the steps for locked bootloaders.
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Thank you for the fast reply! I'll try it. By the way are there any bugs in the ROM I've mentioned? I can't read any Chinese and Google Translation doesn't translate that well.
Isn't MIUI based on AOSP/CM? If it is, then you cannot flash it on a locked bootloader.
Edit - It seems the rom that gripfly linked to can be flashed on locked bootloaders. Disregard my post. ?
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kingvortex said:
Isn't MIUI based on AOSP/CM? If it is, then you cannot flash it on a locked bootloader.
Edit - It seems the rom that gripfly linked to can be flashed on locked bootloaders. Disregard my post. ?
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Too bad it's an outdated ROM. I would love to see the newest MIUI ROM running on this beauty, but I'm too scared to try it out and mess it up, and then risking to lose the DRM key.
Edit: Are there any good ROMS with nice GUI apart from Sony's UI for the Xperia Z? The MIUI ROM V5 is based on Android 4.2.2, which is more a downgrade than an upgrade...
tally114 said:
Too bad it's an outdated ROM. I would love to see the newest MIUI ROM running on this beauty, but I'm too scared to try it out and mess it up, and then risking to lose the DRM key.
Edit: Are there any good ROMS with nice GUI apart from Sony's UI for the Xperia Z? The MIUI ROM V5 is based on Android 4.2.2, which is more a downgrade than an upgrade...
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There are many good ROMs on the forum.
Actually, UI varies from person to person so it's very difficult to say which one is better, you can search in the forum and find a suitable one.
As for me, I highly recommend PA which include many good features.
Locked bootloader means stock based ROMs only.
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i fixed my phone today and try unlocking it,
i rooted it with towelroot, and even putted recovery, but the bootloader is locked, and flashtool tells me there is no offciail way to unlock it,
can i unlock it?
(my ultimate goal is to install a custom rom on it and flash puresound, so my question is, can i install a rom, without bricking my device, with my locked bootloader)
Zeok said:
i fixed my phone today and try unlocking it,
i rooted it with towelroot, and even putted recovery, but the bootloader is locked, and flashtool tells me there is no offciail way to unlock it,
can i unlock it?
(my ultimate goal is to install a custom rom on it and flash puresound, so my question is, can i install a rom, without bricking my device, with my locked bootloader)
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Dial *#*#7378423#*#* and go to service info / configurations / rooting status and if it's saying Bootloader unlock allowed YES so you can unlock your bootloader and if NO so you can't
If the ROM you are trying to install is stock based so you can install it without unlocking
But the custom ROMs need custom kernel and the custom kernel need unlocked bootloader so you can't keep it locked while you running custom ROM because that will brick your device for sure
TapaTalked from my Xperia™ (C660²) Z running Dirty Unicorns ROM!
Its says no. Is there any way at all to unlock it?
Like talking to Sony services or something
I bought it second hand
And tnx for the explanation it helped me understand what bootloader is, I'm new to Sony devices I had Samsung until now
Zeok said:
Its says no. Is there any way at all to unlock it?
Like talking to Sony services or something
I bought it second hand
And tnx for the explanation it helped me understand what bootloader is, I'm new to Sony devices I had Samsung until now
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There is no way to unlock it sadly, going to sony wont serve any purpose.
You can flash custom roms based on stock kernel
Can u give me link to custom Roms based on stock..?
androidfreak70 said:
Dial *#*#7378423#*#* and go to service info / configurations / rooting status and if it's saying Bootloader unlock allowed YES so you can unlock your bootloader and if NO so you can't
If the ROM you are trying to install is stock based so you can install it without unlocking
But the custom ROMs need custom kernel and the custom kernel need unlocked bootloader so you can't keep it locked while you running custom ROM because that will brick your device for sure
TapaTalked from my Xperia™ (C660²) Z running Dirty Unicorns ROM!
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Sorry bro @androidfreak70
I correct you because you give not good info, he can install a custom rom based on stock with a locked bootloader so he dont need to unlock it, he needs only to unlock it if he wanna install a CM/PAC or OASP Roms because those roms needs an unlocked bootloader and not the custom stock based roms like Excistinz/MoonWalker or Ulitmate Pure etc !
Zeok said:
Can u give me link to custom Roms based on stock..?
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Dont be lazy @Zeok
Check the Xperia Z Android Development abd check the title for [LB/UB] That means for Locked abd Unlocked Bootloader.
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Pandemic said:
Sorry bro @androidfreak70
I correct you because you give not good info, he can install a custom rom based on stock with a locked bootloader so he dont need to unlock it, he needs only to unlock it if he wanna install a CM/PAC or OASP Roms because those roms needs an unlocked bootloader and not the custom stock based roms like Excistinz/MoonWalker or Ulitmate Pure etc !
Dont be lazy @Zeok
Check the Xperia Z Android Development abd check the title for [LB/UB] That means for Locked abd Unlocked Bootloader.
Send From My "Personal" MoonWalker Revolution
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I said this : If the ROM you are trying to install is stock based so you can install it without unlocking
TapaTalked from my Paranoid Xperia™ Z (C660²)
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Hey guys i'm new here, and I don't want to hijack this thread but my question is almost the exact same, I've got the xperia Z c6606, rooted on towel root, I know i can flash roms based on the stock kernel, I was looking at Ihackers rom for the xperia z, it says it will work with locked or unlocked bootloader but in the devices it says it will only work with two other devices, I forget which, c6602 and c6603 I think, sorry if I'm wrong, I'm just curious on where I stand, I just don't want to brick the phone, and the information conflicts.
mutebychoice said:
Hey guys i'm new here, and I don't want to hijack this thread but my question is almost the exact same, I've got the xperia Z c6606, rooted on towel root, I know i can flash roms based on the stock kernel, I was looking at Ihackers rom for the xperia z, it says it will work with locked or unlocked bootloader but in the devices it says it will only work with two other devices, I forget which, c6602 and c6603 I think, sorry if I'm wrong, I'm just curious on where I stand, I just don't want to brick the phone, and the information conflicts.
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Maybe you should ask this in the ROM thread. I'm not sure what to answer
TapaTalked from my Xperia™ Z (C660²) running Dirty Unicorns ROM![/QUOTE]