not able to flash updated recovery to be able to flash lollipop - Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi Guys,
Im using a bootloader unlocked c5302 with stock rom(clean installed via flashtool) and cwm 6.0.4 recovery on it. i want to be able to flash cm12.1 on it for which i need updated recovery. i have tried rashr and fastboot both to flash the updated recovery. rashr seems to flash the recovery.img but when i reboot to new recovery its still the old one..and in fastboot it says "recovery partition not found". i dont know what im doing wrong. can someone please help with thiss??

flash t-kernel with fastboot mode ...it includes twrp recovery which is very good
reboot to it ....do a full wipe then flash cm12.1

flash- said:
flash t-kernel with fastboot mode ...it includes twrp recovery which is very good
reboot to it ....do a full wipe then flash cm12.1
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It worked thanks so much man! Cheers

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[HLP] old android user/noobe xperia user

Hi every one
as the title says, i'm a user friendly of android phone but i just got an xperia Z and i feel a little bit confused
i am on a stock 4.4.4 (10.5.1.A.0.283) updated with flashtool and bootloader unlocked !
now to flash a recovery should i download a kernel included custom recovery or just the recovery.img file and flash it via fastboot (fastboot flash recovery recovery.img)
specter16 said:
Hi every one
as the title says, i'm a user friendly of android phone but i just got an xperia Z and i feel a little bit confused
i am on a stock 4.4.4 (10.5.1.A.0.283) updated with flashtool and bootloader unlocked !
now to flash a recovery should i download a kernel included custom recovery or just the recovery.img file and flash it via fastboot (fastboot flash recovery recovery.img)
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This device doesn't have a recovery partition, so you can't flash a recovery.img.
You'll need to flash a kernel with recovery included. I suggest Dual Boot recovery with Philz Touch CWM Advanced Edition and TWRP.
Sent from my C6603
kingvortex said:
This device doesn't have a recovery partition, so you can't flash a recovery.img.
You'll need to flash a kernel with recovery included. I suggest Dual Boot recovery with Philz Touch CWM Advanced Edition and TWRP.
Sent from my C6603
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ahaaa no recovery partition ! now i understand thanX alot
so in this case, what about this?
i just flash it via fastboot (fastboot flash boot boot.img)
specter16 said:
ahaaa no recovery partition ! now i understand thanX alot
so in this case, what about this?
i just flash it via fastboot (fastboot flash boot boot.img)
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That kernel is for the ZL. Don't flash it if you have a Z. Use the kernel I linked to earlier.
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[Q] Trouble flashing ResRemix!

Hi, its 11:30 and i give up!
ok i first installed cwm using the kernel, and falshed SuperSU and than wiped data and cache and dalvik and flashed resRemix so i can reboot again and flash cwm, the problem is when i flash reRemix it goes to rom but also replaces the recovery with cyanogenmod one which doens't have any flashh zip and if i re flash the kernel with fastboot it will get stuck in sony logo reboot !
if i install both without booting to rom first it will reboot in middle of setup(first time setup name etc always at activating cellular)
this time i don't know what happened but it also freezed and rebooted on the bare-rom, but it worked before that (i assume i was tired and did something wrong)
what should i do?!
kamranhaghighi said:
Hi, its 11:30 and i give up!
ok i first installed cwm using the kernel, and falshed SuperSU and than wiped data and cache and dalvik and flashed resRemix so i can reboot again and flash cwm, the problem is when i flash reRemix it goes to rom but also replaces the recovery with cyanogenmod one which doens't have any flashh zip and if i re flash the kernel with fastboot it will get stuck in sony logo reboot !
if i install both without booting to rom first it will reboot in middle of setup(first time setup name etc always at activating cellular)
this time i don't know what happened but it also freezed and rebooted on the bare-rom, but it worked before that (i assume i was tired and did something wrong)
what should i do?!
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Flash other kernel with flashtools, entry in recovery wipe cache davilk cache and data/factory reset, flash the rom with recovery and the boot.img with flashtools.
Sorry for my bad english
I have linux, ia flashtool the only way?
My problem is flashing gapps, if i want to flash it i need cwm and cwm gets replaced when i flash the rom, and xda tutorial for flashing cwm (kernel.elf) makes mt device get stuck in sony logo and bootloop!
Guizão BR said:
Flash other kernel with flashtools, entry in recovery wipe cache davilk cache and data/factory reset, flash the rom with recovery and the boot.img with flashtools.
Sorry for my bad english
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wait, what do is boot.img?! why do i have to flash it?! i have no idea what it is! this was much easier on my nexus
kamranhaghighi said:
wait, what do is boot.img?! why do i have to flash it?! i have no idea what it is! this was much easier on my nexus
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Boot.img is the kernel, you have to flashing him because the latest version of this rom is for unlocked bootloader
Guizão BR said:
Boot.img is the kernel, you have to flashing him because the latest version of this rom is for unlocked bootloader
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where can i get it? and I will get CWM with it? (for flashing gapps)
kamranhaghighi said:
where can i get it? and I will get CWM with it? (for flashing gapps)
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Is inside the rom file, you have to unpack and flashing after using flashtools, you know how to use flashtools?
Guizão BR said:
Is inside the rom file, you have to unpack and flashing after using flashtools, you know how to use flashtools?
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Im not sure, i know how to use fastboot btw! (btw i got ubuntu, if its a software or something i need it to have a linux version)
Guizão BR said:
Is inside the rom file, you have to unpack and flashing after using flashtools, you know how to use flashtools?
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i will just google flash tools and do what you said when i get the chance, will post abck if i get into trouble
kamranhaghighi said:
i will just google flash tools and do what you said when i get the chance, will post abck if i get into trouble
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You can flash kernel with normal fastboot too of course! if the kernel name and formal will be boot.img just type command in fastboot
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Spasik said:
You can flash kernel with normal fastboot too of course! if the kernel name and formal will be boot.img just type command in fastboot
fastboot flash boot boot.img
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thanks, but i don't get it, boot.img is the kernel isn't it going to be flashed with the rom?! and how can i flash the GAPPS after rebooting, because it quires me to do it after doing the first boot!
kamranhaghighi said:
thanks, but i don't get it, boot.img is the kernel isn't it going to be flashed with the rom?! and how can i flash the GAPPS after rebooting, because it quires me to do it after doing the first boot!
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Ok i will try to explain the metod i use
First of all i have functioning phone on any rom
than i flash doomkernel or williams kernel
in these two kernels there are integrated all 3 recoverys cwm twrp philz
i boot the phone to any recovery i like (i preffer cwm)
in recovery i wipe data, cache, system, and internal memory because i have zips on sd card
flash the rom
if in the tutorial of rom is to flash gapps after first boot i just boot the phone to new rom
then i power off the device and flash doomkernel/williamskernel
after that ,i flash from recovery of these kernels the gapps
after flash of gapps is complete i power off the device and flash original kernel from rom i have
viola magic is complete
Spasik said:
Ok i will try to explain the metod i use
First of all i have functioning phone on any rom
than i flash doomkernel or williams kernel
in these two kernels there are integrated all 3 recoverys cwm twrp philz
i boot the phone to any recovery i like (i preffer cwm)
in recovery i wipe data, cache, system, and internal memory because i have zips on sd card
flash the rom
if in the tutorial of rom is to flash gapps after first boot i just boot the phone to new rom
then i power off the device and flash doomkernel/williamskernel
after that ,i flash from recovery of these kernels the gapps
after flash of gapps is complete i power off the device and flash original kernel from rom i have
viola magic is complete
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thanks will try that when i see him again

Fresh root, recovery not booting

Finally decided to root my own device to find out that the recovery is not working when I try going into it on the bootloader mode. It is a rooted device and I've tried flashing the twrp recovery through the command prompt and also through the flashify app. It only works when I try booting in from the flashify app but doesn't work through the bootloader, when trying it through the bootloader i select the recovery and the phone turns off. Anyone have a clue of how I could try to make it work, I would appreciate any help. Thanks
Blue.F150 said:
Finally decided to root my own device to find out that the recovery is not working when I try going into it on the bootloader mode. It is a rooted device and I've tried flashing the twrp recovery through the command prompt and also through the flashify app. It only works when I try booting in from the flashify app but doesn't work through the bootloader, when trying it through the bootloader i select the recovery and the phone turns off. Anyone have a clue of how I could try to make it work, I would appreciate any help. Thanks
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Looks like a system error which can be solved only if you flash the factory image again
which command did yu use "fastboot flash recovery (twrp File name ).img
If it didn't work, flash cwm and then twrp 8.6.0. Maybe it'll work Or flash twrp img while ur in twrp itself. Or download advanced reboot if ur using stock rom.
james11705 said:
Looks like a system error which can be solved only if you flash the factory image again
which command did yu use "fastboot flash recovery (twrp File name ).img
If it didn't work, flash cwm and then twrp 8.6.0. Maybe it'll work Or flash twrp img while ur in twrp itself. Or download advanced reboot if ur using stock rom.
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Yea it was the fastboot flash recovery trwp.... then tried it and didnt work. Thanks I'll try out the other options you gave me. I tried reflashing stock everything and booting into recovery now it didnt work again with the stock recovery.
Blue.F150 said:
Yea it was the fastboot flash recovery trwp.... then tried it and didnt work. Thanks I'll try out the other options you gave me. I tried reflashing stock everything and booting into recovery now it didnt work again with the stock recovery.
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Like flashing the full firmware? It should work, because something is wrong with ur recovery system.
james11705 said:
Like flashing the full firmware? It should work, because something is wrong with ur recovery system.
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I have the same problem. Flashed the stock firmware. Then flashed TWRP in fastboot, but whenever i select recovery from the fastboot menu, the phone just shuts off. Only way to get into recovery is by Flashify app too...

boot into recovery without flashing, possible?

hello i want to acces recovery menu, but won´t flash anything to my phone.
is it possible?
have download twrp-3.0.2.0-yuga.img unnamed it to recovery.img
fastboot boot recovery.img
it tells download ok
starting ok
than phone is booting normaly
what am i doing wrong?
xperia z with android 5.1.1 open bootloader
Hi, use this: https://twrp.me/devices/sonyxperiaz.html
(dd install method), download terminal emulator from playstore and type commands
Xperia Z doesn't support "fastboot boot" command
If you want to do this without flashing anything - this is impossible
damn
i have flashed twrp recovery, it worked without problems. device started into recovery, great but it boots always in the recovery.
-flashed xperia z with emma tool
-fastboot flash boot twrp.img
-reboot into recovery
fine but since them it boots always into recovery
have reboot from recovery into system or reboot or just turn device off and on.
(havent pressed any key while booting)
it boot everytime to recovery
can someone help pls
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steve233 said:
i have flashed twrp recovery, it worked without problems. device started into recovery, great but it boots always in the recovery.
-flashed xperia z with emma tool
-fastboot flash boot twrp.img
-reboot into recovery
fine but since them it boots always into recovery
have reboot from recovery into system or reboot or just turn device off and on.
(havent pressed any key while booting)
it boot everytime to recovery
can someone help pls
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You have flashed a recovery image to your boot partition, so it always boots to recovery. You need to flash a boot image to the boot partition.
But why do you want recovery if you won't flash anything to your phone?
By flashing recovery, you are doing exactly that anyway.
You have an unlocked bootloader, so you may as well flash an advanced stock kernel. It is stock kernel with twrp built into the boot.img. Check android development section.
thank you
since i know that i can't boot recovery without flashing, i have no other option as to flash.
can't i flash it to FOTA partition?
i have 10.7.A.0.222 firmware and need root access but like to do it manually
You can't boot directly to FOTA on XZ. Need modified boot.img or flash twrp to boot (like you did before). Then while in TWRP, flash Supersu.zip to get root. Afterwards flash kernel only in flashtool to get stock boot back
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steve233 said:
i have flashed twrp recovery, it worked without problems. device started into recovery, great but it boots always in the recovery.
-flashed xperia z with emma tool
-fastboot flash boot twrp.img
-reboot into recovery
fine but since them it boots always into recovery
have reboot from recovery into system or reboot or just turn device off and on.
(havent pressed any key while booting)
it boot everytime to recovery
can someone help pls
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same problem please help asap with instruction. thank you
shoey63 said:
You can't boot directly to FOTA on XZ. Need modified boot.img or flash twrp to boot (like you did before). Then while in TWRP, flash Supersu.zip to get root. Afterwards flash kernel only in flashtool to get stock boot back
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can u pls help me with instruction how to fix that plssssss.....
utsavgarg said:
can u pls help me with instruction how to fix that plssssss.....
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Is your bootloader unlocked?

.236 stock LP rom with Offical Twrp

Can I use the stock rom with the offical twrp?
If I can somebody could tell me how to boot the system because If I install twrp as a Kernel image It can t boot.
in order to use Official TWRP Recovery, you should unlock your Z1 to access the Recovery partition and after that you can do it.
lm/\/trix said:
in order to use Official TWRP Recovery, you should unlock your Z1 to access the Recovery partition and after that you can do it.
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I have root and my bootloader unlocked so If u have time can you help me a little bit? How to install twrp?
so if you have Unlocked Bootloader on your Z1 just boot your Sony into Fast Boot mode and flash TWRP recovery image by these commands.
fastboot flash recovery [RECOVERY FILE ADDRESS]
nemes480 said:
Can I use the stock rom with the offical twrp?
If I can somebody could tell me how to boot the system because If I install twrp as a Kernel image It can t boot.
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Obviously if you put recovery image in boot partition . How will the system boot ??
Put recovery in recovery partition
fastboot flash recovery insertrecoveryname.img
lm/\/trix said:
so if you have Unlocked Bootloader on your Z1 just boot your Sony into Fast Boot mode and flash TWRP recovery image by these commands.
fastboot flash recovery [RECOVERY FILE ADDRESS]
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Jeah I know that but i get a message back :tmp-mksh:fastboot: not found . And i tryed to install it with NUT s recovery's twrp but if I install it to FOTAkernel just the recovery boot. Maybe fastboot driver what I should have but I installed that long time ago. Sorry for my english.
in the other side of the coin you should reinstall fastboot and drivers.
lm/\/trix said:
in the other side of the coin you should reinstall fastboot and drivers.
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I did it. Same things when I try to install the twrp. I tryed it after clean flash the stock rom but it not solve my problem. any idea?
try it on another pc!
It will be okay just I need to take the phone to fastboot mode. But I installed again the nuts so tomorrow I will try it. Thanks everyone.
Well, I can t solve the problem. Still cannot install twrp. Please somebody help me. Stock rom support twrp?
Just flash the latest .236 stock rom and boot into fastboot and flash twrp recovery as RECOVERY not KERNEL!
Look, I tryed to flash stock after do this process but It never worked.

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