Hi guys
I have backed up my TA Partition using TA-Backup Tool and have rooted my device XZ1.
I am about to restore my TA Partition for the same device to XZ1.
When I want to restore my TA Partition its shows me in the final Restore unsuccessful.
Anyone can help me??
Thanks
Why would you restore your TA if you only rooted your phone? Your TA is intact, if you didn't do anything else.
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electrash said:
Why would you restore your TA if you only rooted your phone? Your TA is intact, if you didn't do anything else.
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Firstly I was UB my XZ1.. after same time im relock the bootloader again.. and im plan to restore my TA.. whether it should?? and yeah before UB i was made a backup of TA partition for future use.. but now when im trying to restore TA partition its say Restore Unsuccessful..
How did you relock bootloader?
electrash said:
How did you relock bootloader?
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Im relock bootloader using FlashTool..
Whatever you do DONT REBOOT!
If something really went wrong a reboot will probably hard brick your phone.
For some reason I had the same issue yesterday evening.
In my case it was an not properly working su binary.
But who knows, maybe something more serious failed on your phone.
Try installing SuperSU application from Play Store and update the SU Binary.
After that try again.
Regards,
mischa_martin
mischa_martin said:
Whatever you do DONT REBOOT!
If something really went wrong a reboot will probably hard brick your phone.
For some reason I had the same issue yesterday evening.
In my case it was an not properly working su binary.
But who knows, maybe something more serious failed on your phone.
Try installing SuperSU application from Play Store and update the SU Binary.
After that try again.
Regards,
mischa_martin
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Already try it.. same too failed.. i was read some forum said that its must restore on the same firmware as the day we backup TA partition.. but no luck too..
anotherstarlord said:
Already try it.. same too failed.. i was read some forum said that its must restore on the same firmware as the day we backup TA partition.. but no luck too..
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Maybe TA was restored already.
And the script just fails to compare the written TA Partition and your Backup.
Try entering Service Menu and check for bootloader unlock status.
mischa_martin
mischa_martin said:
Maybe TA was restored already.
And the script just fails to compare the written TA Partition and your Backup.
Try entering Service Menu and check for bootloader unlock status.
mischa_martin
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Thanks to mischa_martin and electrash for helping me.. after some try and follow mischa_martin to update SuperSU my XZ1 Ta Partition restore successful.. thanks a lot..
Well I didn't help you so much, but I am glad that you fixed your problem.
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electrash said:
Well I didn't help you so much, but I am glad that you fixed your problem.
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Same for me
Btw, got a heartattack yesterday after 3 trys.
I thought my phone was bricked.
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Ho all, is it normal phone restart when removing app in titanium backup? Thanks in advance.
I'm afraid it's not....
Xperia Z
teddymild said:
Ho all, is it normal phone restart when removing app in titanium backup? Thanks in advance.
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either you removed something that shouldnt be removed, or you dont have fully root access.
Either way, go reroot your device. If you want to start off clean, then go repair it with Sony PC Companion or reflash the FTF file then ROOT and try again.
If you have a locked bootloader and you're removing a system app, it's likely that this is the remount reboot problem.
See here for info and fix - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317432
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kingvortex said:
If you have a locked bootloader and you're removing a system app, it's likely that this is the remount reboot problem.
See here for info and fix - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317432
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Thanks I'll try later, It also happens when changing r/o to r/w in root explorer.
Dear all,
I really should not post this, but i will do so.
I have unlocked bootloader to install CM 10.2 NIGHTlY. Despite of the so much warnings to backup your TA partition i did NOT backup it, because i thought "I never bought music so i have no DRM keys". Oh boy, was i so wrong to think that DRM keys are not only music related.
However: i was not happy with CM 10.2 and relocked bootloader with flashtool and reverted back to stock wit a FTF file.
For now: everything works fine.
Now my question, i see that my trackid is working fine, it recognizes music, so it works, also i still have the bravia engine option in the menu. So i am missing something here? I'm a lucky bastard who did not lose the DRM keys with unlocking the bootloader? How can i check if my TA partition is intact with all DRM keys?? Also OTA updates are working fine (yeah, of course its saying no update available, only there was 1 walkan app update available and i installed it success)
ddaemen said:
Dear all,
I really should not post this, but i will do so.
I have unlocked bootloader to install CM 10.2 NIGHTlY. Despite of the so much warnings to backup your TA partition i did NOT backup it, because i thought "I never bought music so i have no DRM keys". Oh boy, was i so wrong to think that DRM keys are not only music related.
However: i was not happy with CM 10.2 and relocked bootloader with flashtool and reverted back to stock wit a FTF file.
For now: everything works fine.
Now my question, i see that my trackid is working fine, it recognizes music, so it works, also i still have the bravia engine option in the menu. So i am missing something here? I'm a lucky bastard who did not lose the DRM keys with unlocking the bootloader? How can i check if my TA partition is intact with all DRM keys?? Also OTA updates are working fine (yeah, of course its saying no update available, only there was 1 walkan app update available and i installed it success)
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Drm keys have gone for good then, BE2 won't work on pictures. Track ID works on unlocked bootloader anyway
Edit: of you go into service menu and click on service tests then security down at the bottom you will see the top two are unknown error that is your missing Drm keys
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You are correct, i see unknown error 2 times. So that means i will never get the functionality back then?
ddaemen said:
You are correct, i see unknown error 2 times. So that means i will never get the functionality back then?
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Nope, it's gone.
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Nope they are gone your Drm keys are generated via your imei number at the time your phone is made, the only way is if you work on the production line of the Xperia Z and specialise in that with the software which is very slim and the imei number would most probably change which is illegal
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I just want to ask that if I create a backup using TWRP or CWM before unlocking my bootloader. And after that if I want to relock it, will I get my DRM keys back if restore the backup which I created using TWRP or CWM?
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I just want to ask that if I create a backup using TWRP or CWM before unlocking my bootloader. And after that if I want to relock it, will I get my DRM keys back if restore the backup which I created using TWRP or CWM?
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Recovery cannot backup your TA so no.
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gm007 said:
Recovery cannot backup your TA so no.
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So what should I do if want to make a backup of everything including TA?
Backup your TA partition with this tool - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292598
You can backup everything else with your custom recovery.
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Backup your TA partition with this tool - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292598
You can backup everything else with your custom recovery.
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.....and this TA Backup software will work 100%?
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Read the thread I linked to. It works.
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After installing CM 10.2. Milestone1 I lost my IMEI on my Sony Xperia Z.
I backed up my user data, but not the system itself...
I read in another thread you have to restore the TA partition to restore the IMEI.
Now, without having a backup, is it possible to restore the TA partition?
And where in the file system is this partition located?
Thanks in advance
I'll keep it simple:
No back up = No restore (NO WAY AROUND IT!)
Dsteppa said:
I'll keep it simple:
No back up = No restore (NO WAY AROUND IT!)
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This is really bad sh*t. If I only knew I would run into such trouble I would have made a thourough backup of the whole system. Now my phone is bricked...
I play with the nightlies, maybe it fixes something....
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I play with the nightlies, maybe it fixes something....
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Your TA is gone for good, matey! I'm truly sorry for you, but there's nothing anyone can do about it.
A word of caution: if you tamper with your TA, you *will* irreversible transform your XZ into a (very stylish) paperwieght.
PS: TA has nothing to do with your IMEI
thats why forums like this exist so you can read everything you need to know before u start playing around.
before i rooted my 1st android i spent more than a week just reading and browsing bout it. now i know what i can do without makin paperweights
cheers
ps if u somehow manage to fry ur phone you might get new one (if unrepairable) but i wouldnt try it
indycar said:
before i rooted my 1st android i spent more than a week just reading and browsing bout it. now i know what i can do without makin paperweights
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You know, long time ago I used CM on a different phone and all went fine and smooth. Thus I did not expect any problems. Maybe using a CM nightly or Milestone may cause some higher risk... But, I was able to install CM from scratch and get my IMEI back. Sometimes I learn by the hard way, no pain, no gain Oh, I purchased Titanium backup yesterday, lots of people talk about this tool, they say it´s useful :laugh:
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PS: TA has nothing to do with your IMEI
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Incorrect. IMEI is stored inside TA partition. Flashing some ROM's may make it seem that it has disappeared, but it is still there. Just flash a stock FTF with Flashtool and it should come back. If not, TA partition may be corrupted, and unless a restore of an unccorrupted one can be achieved, then there is no hope
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shoey63 said:
Incorrect. IMEI is stored inside TA partition. Flashing some ROM's may make it seem that it has disappeared, but it is still there.
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By the way, where in the filesystem is that TA partition located? I have no such /ta .......
/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/TA
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/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/TA
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yay i got this file !
im using z3c on newest cm12.1 nightly.
ES root Explorer.
i got my TA backed up when i got my fresh phone.
there MUST be a way to inject this.....
can anyone help?
So guys. Of course i got My phone rooted and unlocked bootloader (i don't have drm keys backup sorry) and now when i try to update it gives my an error. I think this is due to the fact my phone is rooted. I was wandering.... If i flash the update or even a kit kat 4.4 on my phone will i losse data and apps? I should flash the 12.1.a.1.205
Really need help. Thx
tommygun99 said:
So guys. Of course i got My phone rooted and unlocked bootloader (i don't have drm keys backup sorry) and now when i try to update it gives my an error. I think this is due to the fact my phone is rooted. I was wandering.... If i flash the update or even a kit kat 4.4 on my phone will i losse data and apps? I should flash the 12.1.a.1.205
Really need help. Thx
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backup before update
if you UB your phone, you will can't update via OTA, so you need to flash latest firmware using flashtool..
but so bad if you dont backup TA
Levered said:
backup before update
if you UB your phone, you will can't update via OTA, so you need to flash latest firmware using flashtool..
but so bad if you dont backup TA
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Yes but if i flash the latest firmware will i loose apps and data?
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Yes but if i flash the latest firmware will i loose apps and data?
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Yes. You'll lose it since you have to wipe the caches and the user data.
But be sure you're using the latest CWM recovery available for your device if you're trying to flash CM11 (android 4.4) or you may not be able to flash it... Or something worse.
If you wanna save your data, backup with Titanium Backup (look for it on the Store)
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Yes. You'll lose it since you have to wipe the caches and the user data.
But be sure you're using the latest CWM recovery available for your device if you're trying to flash CM11 (android 4.4) or you may not be able to flash it... Or something worse.
If you wanna save your data, backup with Titanium Backup (look for it on the Store)
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Ok then thanks. You have been very helpful
Is it possible to restore the DRM keys without a backup?
I recently unlocked my Z1, I have not made a backup TA partitions.
As far as I know. It is not possible
sm.vassallo said:
As far as I know. It is not possible
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This statement is true.
Sponzo said:
Is it possible to restore the DRM keys without a backup?
I recently unlocked my Z1, I have not made a backup TA partitions.
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NO BACKUP?! You lost your DRM keys forever, plus you cannot restore from another Z1.
What is lost with DRM keys
http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/xperia-z1-z2-z3-series-devices-drm-t2930672
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/xperia-z1-z2-z3-series-devices-drm-t2930672
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It's function of drm, which is known to be able to work without drm, but he asked for drm it self.
If he searched for this, then he gave wrong question to us
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I'm in the same mess, I remember back when I followed the guide that it basically said "If you're at latest update, you can unlock the bootloader but there's no way to make a backup of your TA." No biggie I thought, I'm not gonna miss the bravia much and I really really wanted to get rid of the bloatware...
Now the newest PS App is also DRM-Locked, and there's no way to make Remote Play work either. Guess i'm gonna buy a Z3 tablet and keep it stock as a reminder of my failure