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[Q] Go back to stock ROM from Cyanogenmod/CWM

Hi all
I have CM 10.2 and CWM recovery installed on my Z. Now I'm going to sell it and would like to "revert" to the stock ROM.
I realized that the Flash Tool by Bin4ry and Androxyde only works with stock, locked bootloaders so I cannot install original ROMs the "normal" way.
I assume I need to find a stock ROM image zipped in a format that is compatible with CWM recovery, and flash from there?
Thanks for all help

nope it should work with any Rom just download the ftf you want and flash it it would work with any Sony Device either Locked or Unlocked

Doubts about back to stock rom with a custom kernel

I would want install this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2704964 with doomkernel . My doubts were about the way to install the rom if now i have omnirom 4.4 , and how to install kernel after i have installed the rom. Thanks .

saracerno said:
I would want install this rom http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2704964 with doomkernel . My doubts were about the way to install the rom if now i have omnirom 4.4 , and how to install kernel after i have installed the rom. Thanks .
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Flash that rom via recovery from Omnirom before, reboot, an then flash doomkernel via recovery (or via flashtool extracting .elf file from the .zip)
Don't flash the rom with recovery from doomkernel, since it gives some problems...

[Q] update to 4.4.3 from .266

Hi,
So I've got .266 based UB, on 4.4.2 Vanir stock kernel
Interested in updating to a 4.4.3 rom but got a bootloop trying to flash CM11+gapps through TWRP.
I think it's down to one of these issues:
- Do I have to update to latest firmware via ftf flash? (.201/205)
- Do I need to flash a certain kernel/boot.img before flashing the rom?
- Do I need to use a certain compatible recovery/version?
Any help with this would be much appreciated. Thanks

Just flash via fastboot kernel that works with vanir and then enter recovery - wipe everything and install from SD. Should work

Xperia Z not booting anymore

Hi People,
I'm new here and I do have a problem over, as the title says, my Xperia Z (C6603) won't boot up anymore.
Yesterday I unlocked my bootloader, I also rooted my phone and installed Cyanogenmod 12 afterwards using TWRP, this was working perfect and stable.
Today I found out my phone wasn't rooted at all after I installed Cyanogenmod 12. So I wanted to start over again using this way (http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/general/guide-how-to-root-10-5-1-0-283-t2872873).
So what I've basically done, I installed Xperiaz_10.5.A.0.230_kernel_only.ftf over the CM12 mod, after this my phone doesn't want to boot anymore, getting stuck at the the 'Sony' logo.
Tried to do TWRP -> Factory reset, but it didn't work.
Should I install a full .zip stock rom again instead of the FTF file to restore my old rom?
Kind regards,
xChillz

My root guide and the files provided there are for rooting the 2 stock roms in the thread title only.
You cannot flash a stock kernel onto a custom rom. This is why your device isn't booting.
You can get your device booting in a couple of ways:
1. Extract the boot.img from the Cyanogenmod rom zip and flash it using fastboot. This should allow you to boot into your CM12 rom again.
2. Flash a stock FTF. This will bring your phone back to complete stock. How to package and flash stock roms in FTF format
Sent from my C6603

kingvortex said:
My root guide and the files provided there are for rooting the 2 stock roms in the thread title only.
You cannot flash a stock kernel onto a custom rom. This is why your device isn't booting.
You can get your device booting in a couple of ways:
1. Extract the boot.img from the Cyanogenmod rom zip and flash it using fastboot. This should allow you to boot into your CM12 rom again.
2. Flash a stock FTF. This will bring your phone back to complete stock. How to package and flash stock roms in FTF format
Sent from my C6603
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Thanks for the quick reply!
Could you tell me where I can get a 10.5.A.0.230 stock FTF or can I just Google it?
xChillz.

Thanks bro,
Installed the 10.5.A.0.230 stock FTF, then I installed CM12 and it works!
xChillz

Error while flashing

hello,
I recently flashed 5.1.1 ROM but soon realised that,it has no play store,no gapps.
OpenGapps didn't install either.
So i wanted to flash my old 4.3 ROM from flash tool.,but when i flash it phone turns on in between flashing.
How to fix it,and install 4.3 ROM.
Also if guys can give me a link to pure stock rom(no mods),in a zip file so that i can flash it via cwm,that will work too.
Thanks.

Sushrut52 said:
hello,
I recently flashed 5.1.1 ROM but soon realised that,it has no play store,no gapps.
OpenGapps didn't install either.
So i wanted to flash my old 4.3 ROM from flash tool.,but when i flash it phone turns on in between flashing.
How to fix it,and install 4.3 ROM.
Also if guys can give me a link to pure stock rom(no mods),in a zip file so that i can flash it via cwm,that will work too.
Thanks.
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Since you have access to recovery, just flash the zip from here to get the pure unmodified stock ROM.
and if you still wanna flash a 5.1 ROM,
Flash this via fastboot mode on Flashtool,
You'll get access to TWRP,
From there, flash the ROM,
then Tangerine (if you don't want Tangerine, then flash zip from here to get only TWRP recovery)
then GApps.

One more thing..after i install any 4.3 rom,i get stuck in bootloop,but 5.1 installs perfectly and runs.
Why 4.3 is not installing.

Sushrut52 said:
One more thing..after i install any 4.3 rom,i get stuck in bootloop,but 5.1 installs perfectly and runs.
Why 4.3 is not installing.
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I think its because of the recovery. Recovery for JB and Lollipop are quite different. So you have to flash stock ftf before trying any 4.3 ROM.

But bootloader is unlocked,and have flashed doomkernal v3.
What should i do?