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I really have no idea where to start on this. I traded my One X for a rooted Note and I was happy to start flashing roms but then I read that I can hard brick pretty easy. Usually I'm pretty good with following instructions but I don't even know where to start with this. I am on ICS and its rooted. How do I tell if I have a safe kernel? What do I do if I don't? Help a noob out. I've spent quite a bit of time reading the forums looking for answers but I don't even know what I'm looking for.
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You could start by telling us what your 'about phone' in Settings says.
We need more info in order to help you out here.
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I really have no idea where to start on this. I traded my One X for a rooted Note and I was happy to start flashing roms but then I read that I can hard brick pretty easy. Usually I'm pretty good with following instructions but I don't even know where to start with this. I am on ICS and its rooted. How do I tell if I have a safe kernel? What do I do if I don't? Help a noob out. I've spent quite a bit of time reading the forums looking for answers but I don't even know what I'm looking for.
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You can read the following thread:
Helpful info on ICS, GB, Bricks, Flashing etc...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1659768
This is what my about says. So this is what I gather from reading around, I just flash ANY GB rom, root and then flash a kernel, reboot into recovery and wipe then install the rom?
Sorry about being a noob. There are so many different things about this on here. I don't know what applies to me.
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SharkbotJR said:
This is what my about says. So this is what I gather from reading around, I just flash ANY GB rom, root and then flash a kernel, reboot into recovery and wipe then install the rom?
Sorry about being a noob. There are so many different things about this on here. I don't know what applies to me.
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Go back to GB with root like this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25285584&postcount=3
Then find the custom Rom you like, carefully read the OP, and follow the installation instructions to the letter - not all of them are the same.
I think you can try Rocket Rom! The best rom i had!!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1654838
eybee provide the full steps(as easy as that)
b2) coming from other rooted Samsung ICS-Custom-ROM or rooted ICS Stock ROM (FullWipe):
- download Abyss Kernel 4.2 from here: http://www.mediafire.com/?c65mndvpk6ocbaa
- put zip-file on your USB-storage
- boot in Recovery
- Flash Abyss Kernel 4.2!!!
- boot back in Recovery (find it under 'advanced')
- now FullWipe!!!
- Flash ROM
- reboot system
-...you are done
Ill try the rocketrom method when I get home. Hopefully I don't end up with a fancy brick. Thanks so much.
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I don't have CWM installed. Can I just flash it in the stock recovery? Or do I need a specific one?
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I don't have CWM installed. Can I just flash it in the stock recovery? Or do I need a specific one?
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Get it here. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1329360
You can't flash it in stock recovery. Get CWM in the link i gave you.
Thanks. I haven't felt like this much of a noob since the first time I rooted my old Desire HD.
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Thanks. I haven't felt like this much of a noob since the first time I rooted my old Desire HD.
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we are all here, there's so much to learn.
Okay im new and im looking around to find out how to flash a new rom. So i see the thing is i need
- rom manager
- flash clockworkmod recovery.
- press the button to install new rom
**( of course we are supposed to press the button to backup first. whatever i dont need backup if i have everything on dropbox and netqin sync and from there i can have everything i want at any other phone too. i dont care for settings , they are a matter of 10 minutes to download and setup the apps ).
So i try this thing.
1) I go root my phone and i get the first error. SystemBackupTest fails to run. yes i have done it properly according to the guide.
Ok whatever i think. maybe the guide is too old and jelly bean 4.1.2 20b has issues with that apk. i search around and i find the other way to root my phone. i download this file : http://www11.zippyshare.com/v/50635135/file.html, i go into recovery mode and i press root. success! im rooted.
2) since im new i test it out. i start installing whatever i find in google play and start tweaking things ) then i return it back to stock and do other tweaks. now i search for new rom. i read guides here about several rom. i now try it.
i install rom manager , i follow the guide and get error boot image signature. ok i press vol down and power button and restart. i check around here a bit about this error. i found this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2241754. so i see that i have to unlock the bootloader. so i find this thread : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2190326. i follow the guide and i fail because i get a message that unlock is denied. searching around i find another thread that sais ROOT MANY ANDROID. oke im confused. i cant find a proper guide around. can we make it a little easier ? can we delete the oldest threads-roots- .. whatever and keep the new ? can we clean up or sort things up please ? the older members of course are pro to all this but the newer ones we dont understand anything. we need one week only to understand where we have to click next......
So for me and any other new guy later on, what do we have to do ? where is a working guide to root the lg optimus 4x v20b and if there is not , then where is a proper guide to unlock the bootloader ? thanks............
Also here ... it sais many many wierd things. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35812268
someone sais where is made from. wt ?? the root guide naver said this is actually for japan, or this is for germany or whatever. every search i do i get to read "new" things scattered around. sort things around. delete old useless threads that get nowhere or pin at start the new ones working on the new firmware. am i wrong ?
1) This is the "original development" section. Read the rules to find that your topic should NEVER be here. (How could you even post here? Is the 10-posts-limit disabled?)
2) Don't do anything unless you know what you're doing
3) Use search function (I see you did, but still a lot to learn you have)
4) Don't use Rom Manager
5) Use search function to find out why 1-4 apply.
6) Extra hint: There's an index on the 1st page of "general section".
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1) This is the "original development" section. Read the rules to find that your topic should NEVER be here. (How could you even post here? Is the 10-posts-limit disabled?)
2) Don't do anything unless you know what you're doing
3) Use search function (I see you did, but still a lot to learn you have)
4) Don't use Rom Manager
5) Use search function to find out why 1-4 apply.
6) Extra hint: There's an index on the 1st page of "general section".
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that didnt help at all....... thanks for moving my thread here, maybe i got dizzy after so much reading and post it there but im still searching ........ Since 8 hours im searching , following guides and restoring ...
i have lg optimus 4x p880. os: 4.1.2 - 20b. can someone tell me at least one way to install a whatever rom ?
dont tell me follow the guide or things like that , im following them. just show me links what to do and be sure for those links that will work.
Ok, I'll help you. There's a thread called "unlock-relock tool". Use it once and you're unlocked. Then get TWRP from the TWRP thread. Install it via fastboot. Then download the rom you like, boot to recovery and flash it. That's all.
And for root: There's two different ways for ICS or JB. Use the appropriate one. (4.2.1 is JB, in case you didn't know.)
I don't have the links st hand, but there's this index linked in my signature...
muellersmattes said:
Ok, I'll help you. There's a thread called "unlock-relock tool". Use it once and you're unlocked. Then get TWRP from the TWRP thread. Install it via fastboot. Then download the rom you like, boot to recovery and flash it. That's all.
And for root: There's two different ways for ICS or JB. Use the appropriate one. (4.2.1 is JB, in case you didn't know.)
I don't have the links st hand, but there's this index linked in my signature...
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again i dont understand. the unlock relock tool thread , sais to install the unlock apk , install terminal , go to su root and paste the echo command from the unlock app. noone show us what to do. i get fffffdfffefeffed from the unlock. so what do i do with that to unlock my bootloader?
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2) Don't do anything unless you know what you're doing
3) Use search function (I see you did, but still a lot to learn you have)
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I think that's enough to say. I bet yo have internet access so you can search the whole web. Trust me, you will find the answers to all the questions you asked here because they are already answered.
As already stated very often in this forum, xda is not a noobie helpdesk so search and read yourself.
Dexxon said:
I think that's enough to say. I bet yo have internet access so you can search the whole web. Trust me, you will find the answers to all the questions you asked here because they are already answered.
As already stated very often in this forum, xda is not a noobie helpdesk so search and read yourself.
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you mean this forum is only for developers and for developers asking help from developers about how to make their new custom rom ? if thats it , then im sorry ill find another forum to ask help. Maybe you are SO pro that you cant help someone without knowledge to unlock the bootloader. But i dont even see anyone else answering too. Maybe indeed the bootloader of 4.1.2 20b cant be unlocked yet and instead you tell me keep searching. Anyway i didnt put up this thread to fight with random people. I need help. If u actually cant help then thank you ill get help from someone that can. its the help section after all , not the world war z.
Hey, I told you how to do it. It's not my fault if you don't understand the tutorials or the software that the devs provide. It's all written down, maybe you should read it after having some sleep
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kessaras said:
again i dont understand. the unlock relock tool thread , sais to install the unlock apk , install terminal , go to su root and paste the echo command from the unlock app. noone show us what to do. i get fffffdfffefeffed from the unlock. so what do i do with that to unlock my bootloader?
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try this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230934
wodka82 said:
try this one
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230934
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A M A Z I N G ! i made it. i didnt make it to unlock the bootloader but i didnt know that i DONT need to unlock it to install a custom rom. i used the tool kit to instan the team win recovery and then i flashed the new rom very easy ! took me only 3 minutes. amazing ! <3
kessaras said:
A M A Z I N G ! i made it. i didnt make it to unlock the bootloader but i didnt know that i DONT need to unlock it to install a custom rom. i used the tool kit to instan the team win recovery and then i flashed the new rom very easy ! took me only 3 minutes. amazing ! <3
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you'r welcome
kessaras said:
A M A Z I N G ! i made it. i didnt make it to unlock the bootloader but i didnt know that i DONT need to unlock it to install a custom rom. i used the tool kit to instan the team win recovery and then i flashed the new rom very easy ! took me only 3 minutes. amazing ! <3
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You can't flash a rom when the bootloader is locked, can you? That would be a surprising fact for me... Guess you did unlock it but didn't know about it
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Omario-242 said:
You can't flash a rom when the bootloader is locked, can you? That would be a surprising fact for me... Guess you did unlock it but didn't know about it
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lol? ill go check it now
kessaras said:
lol? ill go check it now
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to flash a rom.. yes..
what kind of rom ? is it stock rom ? or custom rom..
stock rom flashed using different tools than custom rom..
to flash custom rom, you need to flash custom recovery first..
to flash custom recovery, you have to unlock the bootloader first...
that's the basic knowledge
trikomlabs said:
to flash a rom.. yes..
what kind of rom ? is it stock rom ? or custom rom..
stock rom flashed using different tools than custom rom..
to flash custom rom, you need to flash custom recovery first..
to flash custom recovery, you have to unlock the bootloader first...
that's the basic knowledge
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vanir rom. cant be more custom xD i pressed: 3845#*880# which is supposed to check bootloader status and gave me the message: error connection or mmi code is not valid.
Now im thinking if i can flash werewolf kernel in use with vanir rom. is it possible or the kernel has to go with specific roms ?
The command you used only works on LG stock roms.
You can use werewolf kernel but you have to use cm10.2 version
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Dexxon said:
The command you used only works on LG stock roms.
You can use werewolf kernel but you have to use cm10.2 version
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failed with any kernel i tested i dont understand why. only the iodak 10.2 is working. any other kernel i tested didnt get passed boot logo.
and yes my bootloader is unlocked. i booted on unpgrade screen and left up corner had info that the bootloader is unlocked.
kessaras said:
vanir rom. cant be more custom xD i pressed: 3845#*880# which is supposed to check bootloader status and gave me the message: error connection or mmi code is not valid.
Now im thinking if i can flash werewolf kernel in use with vanir rom. is it possible or the kernel has to go with specific roms ?
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the vanir rom need his one kernel like stock, mui and cm. i think werewolf has one for vanir
wodka82 said:
the vanir rom need his one kernel like stock, mui and cm. i think werewolf has one for vanir
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yea i tested it. nothing i tested all kernels i found available for 10.2. and i dont have knowledge too to extract the kernel out of the rom... i tried but the installation failed. the one im using now of iodak hasnt got settings for the hardware buttons. the button leds are always on unless i stop touching the phone...
Hi, How to install TWRP in GT-N7000 with Odin?
Any tutorial for this? I have the galaxy note version GT-N7000. I would like put into multi-language version. Is it possible? Any Stock ROM for do it this? I would like one ROM with root and multi-language that include chinese and english/spanish. If it is not possible also can serve me CWM recovery.
With this phone, is it possible flash ROM file since custom recovery normally? Or is it necessary see the built version before of flashing? how does it works?
Sorry for my poor english and the stupid questions...
Thank you!!
You can't install twrp. On this device the recovery is implemented in the kernel. As such you would have to compile a kernel using twrp.
As for CWM, look for the "philz" kernel thread.
Also next time be a little less ................. And actually search, or even look at the FAQ or sticky thread.
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thank you friend!!! Finally I've achieved my goal =)
cron0s879D said:
thank you friend!!! Finally I've achieved my goal =)
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Hi, a few years later...
I'm trying to do exactly the same thing, to install TWRP on my french GT-N7000
I tried and now I'm with a Note not starting at all and with no recovery.
The screen stay with the white Samsung Galaxy Notes GT-N7000 screen...
You said you did it then I really would like to know how....
Thanks
Why is that? Any idea/solution?
First of all , why can't you flash it ? Any error messages ?
Second(this might be the problem..), is that firmware for your phone ? ( as you might know , sgm2 can be s6500(with nfc) and s6500d(without nfc) ), you must make sure the firmware is for your phone, also make sure to put in in the PDA collumn in odin.
I've got the non NFC model. Odin's flashing operation fails right after " <<ID:0/003>> fat.bin". I've also tried with s6500DXXMK1 in both odin 1.85 and 3.09.
Can u please G i stop spamming by making a lot of threads u can try to use google 1st then u may askbut not that spammy way and idk what's going on with ur phone and I own my S6500D for about 1½ years and I flashed this rom and was an older version from quite a year ago but went back to stock due to non arabic but now it's better to use Cm10.1 for stabilty or If u dont have mount proplems with cwm 6.0.4.5 use cm11 and if u have whitescreen use cm10.1 build 7/7/2013 (which I'm using right know) and u can do some cool editing by xposed framework and if u dont know what is it google it
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Mdetring said:
Can u please G i stop spamming by making a lot of threads u can try to use google 1st then u may askbut not that spammy way and idk what's going on with ur phone and I own my S6500D for about 1½ years and I flashed this rom and was an older version from quite a year ago but went back to stock due to non arabic but now it's better to use Cm10.1 for stabilty or If u dont have mount proplems with cwm 6.0.4.5 use cm11 and if u have whitescreen use cm10.1 build 7/7/2013 (which I'm using right know) and u can do some cool editing by xposed framework and if u dont know what is it google it
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lol, who's dat guy?
Ofc I did a google search before posting in here, do you think that it's easier for me to create a new thread instead of G-search?
Q&A section is about Q&A, that's why it's called Q&A section. You get it now? As far as I create threads for different issue each time, I can create as much threads as I want to, smartass.
Well than , I don't see what's wrong, did you put it in the PDA column in odin ? Is your phone in download mode and successfully detected by odin ? Is anything else besides Auto Reboot and F.Reset Time checked in odin ?
G i said:
lol, who's dat guy?
Ofc I did a google search before posting in here, do you think that it's easier for me to create a new thread instead of G-search?
Q&A section is about Q&A, that's why it's called Q&A section. You get it now? As far as I create threads for different issue each time, I can create as much threads as I want to, smartass.
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I think (And Im sure) that you are flashing a wrong Stock ROM. I manage a blog of Mini 2 and some peopke have the same problem, because fat.bin is different in every device
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aamj1997 said:
I think (And Im sure) that you are flashing a wrong Stock ROM. I manage a blog of Mini 2 and some peopke have the same problem, because fat.bin is different in every device
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Oh well, peter said to flash XXLD3 for non-NFC models in order to flash Peter's rom, so I tried to flash XXLD3 but i failed. Then i flashed my country's stock rom and above that I flashed Peter's update and it worked. Thanks for your response though.
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Oh well, peter said to flash XXLD3 for non-NFC models in order to flash Peter's rom, so I tried to flash XXLD3 but i failed. Then i flashed my country's stock rom and above that I flashed Peter's update and it worked. Thanks for your response though.
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Remember that usually when fat.bin fail is because you tried to flash the wrong rom
G i said:
lol, who's dat guy?
Ofc I did a google search before posting in here, do you think that it's easier for me to create a new thread instead of G-search?
Q&A section is about Q&A, that's why it's called Q&A section. You get it now? As far as I create threads for different issue each time, I can create as much threads as I want to, smartass.
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Before I start I will say someting ofc start why the fck did u insult me !!!!!!! And wanna ask u a question do u like to see some1 who is spamming the forum with a lot of questions the answer is NO
In topic :to be honest I dont suggest using peter's rom since there is a lot a custom roms better for our device now I used Peter's Rom before there was even a cm9 or 10 for our device but I went back to stock after 2 days of using peter's rom cause it had some bugs so didnt like it for daily usage my opinion is to use cm11 and if u have whitescreen and sdcard0 mount proplems like me go back to cm10.1 and use build 7/7 (which I'm using now) and u can make it better by installing exposed framework and download tinted status bar module and maybe using Avaite launcher will make it cooler and here is a screenshot of how I'm using my phone and sry for writing alot casue my english isnt very good thought.
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Hello there, since solved lot of problems reading this site, now I need some mora my xperia sp c5303 cant be updated to last version ( compilation 205 and android 4.3 ) because has malaysian customization version. Some people on sony forum told me to ask sony or flash it, here is where I need help A LOT. If I decide to flash it ... which version should I put ? I am from argentina if that means something, 2nd Should really flash it just for that updates ? and 3rd Lot of ppl complain that not working gps or a-gps is due to 4.1.2 android, is that true ?
thanx a lot for any help you can provide me also hope this is the correct section
JIJOK said:
Hello there, since solved lot of problems reading this site, now I need some mora my xperia sp c5303 cant be updated to last version ( compilation 205 and android 4.3 ) because has malaysian customization version. Some people on sony forum told me to ask sony or flash it, here is where I need help A LOT. If I decide to flash it ... which version should I put ? I am from argentina if that means something, 2nd Should really flash it just for that updates ? and 3rd Lot of ppl complain that not working gps or a-gps is due to 4.1.2 android, is that true ?
thanx a lot for any help you can provide me also hope this is the correct section
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you should update to .207
see this ,,,you will learn and gain experience and you will update your phone
Nice guide, but I have more questions for you if don't mind :angel:
1- How do I put that 207 firmware ?
2- You have a SP with android 5.1.1 ?!
JIJOK said:
Nice guide, but I have more questions for you if don't mind :angel:
1- How do I put that 207 firmware ?
2- You have a SP with android 5.1.1 ?!
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1- what do you mean?
2-yes i have 5.1.1 lollipop AICP ROM
JIJOK said:
Nice guide, but I have more questions for you if don't mind :angel:
1- How do I put that 207 firmware ?
2- You have a SP with android 5.1.1 ?!
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1st
Look for the guide for using flashtool on the page from @flash-
There are great flashtool guides on xda too. Just read them
2nd
Yeah, that's possible too!
To do so, you need to
- Root your phone with Towelroot
- Backup your TA partition
- Unlock your bootloader
- Install a recovery for Stock Rom
- Flash a Rom. I always take Cyanogenmod 12.1 by Mrcl1450 and AdrianDC. You find it in
XperiaSP/Original Android Development
There are other great Roms on
XperiaSP/Original Android Development
and
XperiaSP/Android Development
Just take what you like or try different roms.
Look in
XperiaSP/General/Xperia SP Lollipop Hub
There are great Rom reviews.
You can find guides to all these things here on XDA. Please read these guides. Then you can have Android 5.1.1
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the guide up there just starts with update android 4.3 on the 207 firmware, mine is 211. Sorry the noob stuff but dont know how install, flash that firmware on my phone.
Also I can just root phone and only delete unwanted apps and left the rest untouch, right ? With SU and that
JIJOK said:
the guide up there just starts with update android 4.3 on the 207 firmware, mine is 211. Sorry the noob stuff but dont know how install, flash that firmware on my phone.
Also I can just root phone and only delete unwanted apps and left the rest untouch, right ? With SU and that
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yes you can do that with su ...but if you want Unlock your boot-loader and then flash anything you want ...there is alot of videos on youtube and guides and f you need help we will help you with that
JIJOK said:
the guide up there just starts with update android 4.3 on the 207 firmware, mine is 211. Sorry the noob stuff but dont know how install, flash that firmware on my phone.
Also I can just root phone and only delete unwanted apps and left the rest untouch, right ? With SU and that
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Yeah, you can root your phone with Towelroot. The word to google is debloat.
Sorry if I sound rude, but someone has to tell you:
Nobody in here will help you googling a tutorial how to flash a ftf file.
OK, one last time...
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+flash+ftf+xperia+SP+flashtool
As far as I understand it, XDA is a community of people who want to mod their phones. Themselves. This includes that you read before you ask. Oh you didn't find the answer you were looking for on Page 1? Google again with similar keywords.
Let's think about the number of users who have already used flashtool. Millions! How many of them were noobs in the beginning? Millions!
Can you imagine how often your questions have already been asked? I can't...
There are hundreds of tutorials out there for each and every step of whatever related to mod a phone.
Go and read them! And if something goes wrong, there are thousands of tutorials how to get your phone back to life. I've never heard a phone causing a thermonucleal war because a beginner experimented with it.
Again, sorry for the rudeness of my message, but as you OBVIOUSLY didn't read the "READ BEFORE POST" message of the moderators, I had to tell it to you. That way you won't wonder why noone answers your questions.
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flash- said:
yes you can do that with su ...but if you want Unlock your boot-loader and then flash anything you want ...there is alot of videos on youtube and guides and f you need help we will help you with that
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Yes, sorry, I am really noob to this.
1- To update to that .207 I need flash my rom, to flash it I need do all that Kaffeetrinker said on the list. Right ? I mean the same except choose rom, I need the .207
2- To root the phone need the towelroot, towelroot.com click icon, make it rain, etc. That is the 1st step to do. Right again ? But at that page says "V3"
To : Kaffeetrinker I saw the videos and writen guides I learned how flash, I dont know where to get the .207 ftf file, all I find out there is the .207 AU ( australia if not wrong )
JIJOK said:
Yes, sorry, I am really noob to this.
1- To update to that .207 I need flash my rom, to flash it I need do all that Kaffeetrinker said on the list. Right ? I mean the same except choose rom, I need the .207
2- To root the phone need the towelroot, towelroot.com click icon, make it rain, etc. That is the 1st step to do. Right again ? But at that page says "V3"
To : Kaffeetrinker I saw the videos and writen guides I learned how flash, I dont know where to get the .207 ftf file, all I find out there is the .207 AU ( australia if not wrong )
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/cro...xperifirm-xperia-firmware-downloader-t2834142
It's a firmware downloader. You can download any version you want with it. Usage is tricky sometimes, read the thread.
PS: I think you mixed up the words for read and write
PPS: Don't mix up "update firmware with flashtool" and "open bootloader and install custom rom".
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Kaffeetrinker said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/cro...xperifirm-xperia-firmware-downloader-t2834142
It's a firmware downloader. You can download any version you want with it. Usage is tricky sometimes, read the thread.
PS: I think you mixed up the words for read and write
PPS: Don't mix up "update firmware with flashtool" and "open bootloader and install custom rom".
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OH MY GOD, cant believe that XperiFirm was for that ( kill me ) . Now reading all forum stuff I understand update firmware and flashtool. I am pretty sure you will hang me, but its the last thing I will noob with, I have no clue that " Install a recovery for Stock Rom" you said, it is for save my rom if I mess up but you mean this ClockworkMod Recovery or Team Win Recovery Project or this one here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2352920 every .207 its the same ? Since I see it by country ( I have no locked carrier )
ps : I was trying to say that I saw all the written guides
JIJOK said:
OH MY GOD, cant believe that XperiFirm was for that ( kill me ) . Now reading all forum stuff I understand update firmware and flashtool. I am pretty sure you will hang me, but its the last thing I will noob with, I have no clue that " Install a recovery for Stock Rom" you said, it is for save my rom if I mess up but you mean this ClockworkMod Recovery or Team Win Recovery Project or this one here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2352920 every .207 its the same ? Since I see it by country ( I have no locked carrier )
ps : I was trying to say that I saw all the written guides
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OK, I gotta clear up a few things:
Case A:
You want to Update your current old Sony rom to the latest Sony rom.
- Get Flashtool, get your Firmware from Xperifirm.
- Flash it
Yeah, it's that easy
Case B:
You want to have a newer Android that has not been made by Sony. E.g. you want Android 5.1.1 Cyanogenmod. That's what we call "Custom Rom"!
- Root your phone with Towelroot
- Backup your TA partition
- Unlock your bootloader
- Install a recovery for Stock Rom
- Flash a Rom. E.g. Android 5.1.1 Cyanogenmod
These two things are totally diffetent things!
What could have caused the misunderstanding is that you CAN root your phone in Case A. But you don't have to. You CAN add a Recovery Mode in Case A, but you don't have to.
IF you want a Recovery, take Philz Recovery for Xperia SP.
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IF you want to install a recovery, take this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2649923
As I said, IF you need it.
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Kaffeetrinker said:
OK, I gotta clear up a few things:
Case A:
You want to Update your current old Sony rom to the latest Sony rom.
- Get Flashtool, get your Firmware from Xperifirm.
- Flash it
Yeah, it's that easy
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I am sorry keep posting, Case A is not that easy because customization version ( malaysia ) doesn't allow update it to .207 ( .211 latest ) and android 4.3 . I screwed up everything
there's a guide for that here on forum, yes, I readed it thats the main cause why I posted, thank you for all the help and time expended on me
JIJOK said:
I am sorry keep posting, Case A is not that easy because customization version ( malaysia ) doesn't allow update it to .207 ( .211 latest ) and android 4.3 . I screwed up everything
there's a guide for that here on forum, yes, I readed it thats the main cause why I posted, thank you for all the help and time expended on me
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Ok, at what point of Flashtool are you stuck?
I think downloading the ftf isn't a problem anymore.
Getting Flashtool installed shouldn't be a problem too. The drivers for your device are installed on your PC, right?
Then you are at the point where you have to put your phone in flashmode.
Tell me where you're stuck. The exact point what you can't do!
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Hurry up, I'm going to go to sleep in an hour, it's 3:20am in here
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Kaffeetrinker said:
Ok, at what point of Flashtool are you stuck?
I think downloading the ftf isn't a problem anymore.
Getting Flashtool installed shouldn't be a problem too. The drivers for your device are installed on your PC, right?
Then you are at the point where you have to put your phone in flashmode.
Tell me where you're stuck. The exact point what you can't do!
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Hurry up, I'm going to go to sleep in an hour, it's 3:20am in here
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It's going great, got every question answered by you 2, I will be good by my own now that I am sure what to do, go sleep mate, thanx for all, tomorrow gonna get rooted phobe :highfive:
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It's going great, got every question answered by you 2, I will be good by my own now that I am sure what to do, go sleep mate, thanx for all, tomorrow gonna get rooted phobe :highfive:
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Ok, if anything strange happens, get back in here, else have fun :highfive:
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JIJOK said:
Yes, sorry, I am really noob to this.
1- To update to that .207 I need flash my rom, to flash it I need do all that Kaffeetrinker said on the list. Right ? I mean the same except choose rom, I need the .207
2- To root the phone need the towelroot, towelroot.com click icon, make it rain, etc. That is the 1st step to do. Right again ? But at that page says "V3"
To : Kaffeetrinker I saw the videos and writen guides I learned how flash, I dont know where to get the .207 ftf file, all I find out there is the .207 AU ( australia if not wrong )
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yes right ...but don't mix things up like @Kaffeetrinker said
2-for root yes just install towelroot and press on make it rain,, the phone will be rooted,, then install su app