Dear all, I just Unlock the bootloader my Z1 C6902. And I don't know how to flash it Recovery. Anyone have it recovery?
You could try the "ROM-Manager" - App.
Brianlymtb said:
Dear all, I just Unlock the bootloader my Z1 C6902. And I don't know how to flash it Recovery. Anyone have it recovery?
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It's a little more complicated on Z1 as compared to other fastboot devices, you can't simply flash a recovery to the recovery partition because the Z1 doesn't have one, so the solution is to flash a kernel partition which has been modified to do a check for if the user wants to load recovery before kernel startup. There are a couple of those in the Android Development and Original Android Development boards in this section.
Brianlymtb said:
Dear all, I just Unlock the bootloader my Z1 C6902. And I don't know how to flash it Recovery. Anyone have it recovery?
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Install doomkernel v3, boot into twrp and thenexit to get root....Power off the device and then install the official FTF kernel alone
shahulvm said:
Install doomkernel v3, boot into twrp and thenexit to get root....Power off the device and then install the official FTF kernel alone
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I am a new user in here, would you kindly give me some link pls. Thanks
I already flash the DoomKernel and it show only stuck. Cannot flash the super user.
Brianlymtb said:
I already flash the DoomKernel and it show only stuck. Cannot flash the super user.
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After flashing doomkernel, install SuperSu1.85.zip & su-bin-3.1.1-arm-signed.zip...
Root is tricky in 4.3. Even after rooting you will not be able to mount the /system partition in RW mode, but with the root you can get titanium app to work.
still can't
I have xperia zr with 4.4.2 official rom that is rooted and it's bootloader is unlocked. I dont have rocovery. all of the recovery need to be flash with recovery!
just I found xzrecovery that when i press istall recovery said ''remount system fail'.
and ZR-lockeddualrecovery2.7.124-BETA.installer that i install from pc in debug mod. it need root . all instalation step seemed ok but steel no recovery.
how can i have a recovery?
ayene said:
I have xperia zr with 4.4.2 official rom that is rooted and it's bootloader is unlocked. I dont have rocovery. all of the recovery need to be flash with recovery!
just I found xzrecovery that when i press istall recovery said ''remount system fail'.
and ZR-lockeddualrecovery2.7.124-BETA.installer that i install from pc in debug mod. it need root . all instalation step seemed ok but steel no recovery.
how can i have a recovery?
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ZR-lockeddualrecovery2.7.124-BETA.installer is for locked bootloaders. read OP before doing anything otherwise you will brick your phone.
You can flash recovery kernel. see in dev forum
recovery
sourabhp said:
ZR-lockeddualrecovery2.7.124-BETA.installer is for locked bootloaders. read OP before doing anything otherwise you will brick your phone.
You can flash recovery kernel. see in dev forum
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my phone does not start in recovery mode...
so what can i do?my phone was flashed.and not installed any rom.
Dev patel said:
my phone does not start in recovery mode...
so what can i do?my phone was flashed.and not installed any rom.
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which ROM you are using? custom roms come with recovery.
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sourabhp said:
which ROM you are using? custom roms come with recovery.
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cyanogenmod 11 for htc
Dev patel said:
cyanogenmod 11 for htc
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CM11 Rom for HTC on Xperia ZR? how would that work?
ayene said:
I have xperia zr with 4.4.2 official rom that is rooted and it's bootloader is unlocked. I dont have rocovery. all of the recovery need to be flash with recovery!
just I found xzrecovery that when i press istall recovery said ''remount system fail'.
and ZR-lockeddualrecovery2.7.124-BETA.installer that i install from pc in debug mod. it need root . all instalation step seemed ok but steel no recovery.
how can i have a recovery?
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use [Nut]'s recovery from here http://nut.xperia-files.com/
this is the latest link for our device from it's official http://nut.xperia-files.com/?dlid=WlItbG9ja2VkZHVhbHJlY292ZXJ5Mi43LjE1NC1CRVRBLmluc3RhbGxlci56aXA=
sijav said:
use [Nut]'s recovery from here http://nut.xperia-files.com/
this is the latest link for our device from it's official http://nut.xperia-files.com/?dlid=WlItbG9ja2VkZHVhbHJlY292ZXJ5Mi43LjE1NC1CRVRBLmluc3RhbGxlci56aXA=
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@sijav isnt NUT's recovery for locked BL? correct me.
sourabhp said:
@sijav isnt NUT's recovery for locked BL? correct me.
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what's differences between BL and UL for you guys?
UL can flash kernel.
BL cannot flash kernel!
what's recovery?
some binary files that should be called before calling and starting system so it's pretty good to start in kernel before trying to start system.
but what if we can't modify the kernel?
yet we can modify the system and put some binary files in stock chargemon (when the phone trying to figure whether goes to offline charging or not) so it starts first in whole system and wait for a key, if pressed just execute the recovery!
so again, can something that specifically build for LB be flashed or run on UB?? my answer is mostly yes.
can something that needs flashing kernel or other things than system and data on LB? my answer is mostly NO
is [NUT] recovery for both ub and lb? yes! if you don't have recovery on kernel. ( or else you have two recovery one in kernel and one in system and 3 seconds delay in each starting nothing else)
So I got my Z1 yesterday, was on 4.4.2 stock unrooted. I unlocked the bootloader using Sony's official website and fastboot, then I went on destroying the phone by flashing Philz touch recovery.img through fastboot.
And since then the phone has been bricked, I can only enter Fastboot through the blue led, while Flash mode doesn't show up any LED light and my PC sees the phone when on flashmode as n "S1 device with a parameter error".
I've tried all drivers, none worked, and the flashtool keeps suggesting I should update my drivers when connecting the phone on flash mode:
02/042/2014 22:42:11 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
02/042/2014 22:42:30 - ERROR - Drivers need to be installed for connected device.
02/042/2014 22:42:30 - ERROR - You can find them in the drivers folder of Flashtool.
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Is there any way I can recover from this through fastboot instead of the flashtool? I can still flash system.img and recovery.img through fastboot. I'd really appreciate any help right now.
Abu-7abash said:
So I got my Z1 yesterday, was on 4.4.2 stock unrooted. I unlocked the bootloader using Sony's official website and fastboot, then I went on destroying the phone by flashing Philz touch recovery.img through fastboot.
And since then the phone has been bricked, I can only enter Fastboot through the blue led, while Flash mode doesn't show up any LED light and my PC sees the phone when on flashmode as n "S1 device with a parameter error".
I've tried all drivers, none worked, and the flashtool keeps suggesting I should update my drivers when connecting the phone on flash mode:
Is there any way I can recover from this through fastboot instead of the flashtool? I can still flash system.img and recovery.img through fastboot. I'd really appreciate any help right now.
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Xperia phones do not have a recovery partition to flash recovery to via fastboot.
If you can enter fastboot, then flash a stock kernel.elf with flashtool (In fastboot mode).
Then you can use flashtool to relock your boot (I imagine you have not even taken a TA backup and you are new to xperia devices, your post suggests so)
then you should be able to use pccompanion to repair, or flashtool to flash a FTF
However, by flashing a recovery image you may have bricked the phone. try what I have said, if it does not work get back in touch. (Do you have access to jtag and setool?)
gregbradley said:
Xperia phones do not have a recovery partition to flash recovery to via fastboot.
If you can enter fastboot, then flash a stock kernel.elf with flashtool (In fastboot mode).
Then you can use flashtool to relock your boot (I imagine you have not even taken a TA backup and you are new to xperia devices, your post suggests so)
then you should be able to use pccompanion to repair, or flashtool to flash a FTF
However, by flashing a recovery image you may have bricked the phone. try what I have said, if it does not work get back in touch. (Do you have access to jtag and setool?)
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Can you link me to the files you suggested I try? There seems to be a truckload of them laying around the forum.
Also, yes, I am new to xperia phones. Didnt think they were this complicated to flash but I shouldnt have played with fastboot anyway. And no, sadly I dont have a jtag. Never needed one before.
Thanks for the help btw, I greatly appreciate this.
i dont think you have 100% installed the drivers, on windows 7 upwards you need to disable driver signature to allow any unsigned drivers to be installed
Look in the mega collection thread in the general section for a 442 ftf file. The kernel.elf will be in it
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gregbradley said:
Look in the mega collection thread in the general section for a 442 ftf file. The kernel.elf will be in it
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Alright, but how do I extract it from the TFT file?
gregbradley said:
Look in the mega collection thread in the general section for a 442 ftf file. The kernel.elf will be in it
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C6903_14.3.A.0.757_Global 1277-2880.ftf
Is this 4.4.2?
Ok here is an update; after messing with fastboot for so long and a couple of kernel flashes, I managed to boot the phone But now its stuck on the Sony logo.
A sign of hope though lies with the fact that I managed to enter recovery mode and found CWM hanging there. So now Im probably going to try ADB push a rom file to the SD and try to flash it through recovery instead.
@gregbradley
Sounds good. The reason forth hang at the sony logo will be that you have wiped the system partition. Flashing a rom based on the kernel you have will enable the phone to boot
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gregbradley said:
Sounds good. The reason forth hang at the sony logo will be that you have wiped the system partition. Flashing a rom based on the kernel you have will enable the phone to boot
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Would flashing a custom rom zip from the CWM recovery, fix the bootloop? Or could it also be a baseband/firmware issue too?
Im not really familiar with Sony's bootloader unlock process, does it allow kernel flash from recovery or only through fastboot ala Htc style?
Abu-7abash said:
Would flashing a custom rom zip from the CWM recovery, fix the bootloop? Or could it also be a baseband/firmware issue too?
Im not really familiar with Sony's bootloader unlock process, does it allow kernel flash from recovery or only through fastboot ala Htc style?
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first flash original stock rom, than root your phone and install dualrecovery... and if u relock your bootloader unlock it again... don't try custom rom before this steps
Abu-7abash said:
Would flashing a custom rom zip from the CWM recovery, fix the bootloop? Or could it also be a baseband/firmware issue too?
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Yes, as long as the .zip contains a kernel, or id based on the same kernel you have installed now
Im not really familiar with Sony's bootloader unlock process, does it allow kernel flash from recovery or only through fastboot ala Htc style?
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Yes, if you have an unlocked bootloader
gregbradley said:
Yes, as long as the .zip contains a kernel, or id based on the same kernel you have installed nowYes, if you have an unlocked bootloader
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Alright thanks, gonna give it a go once im home. And yes, I already unlocked the bootloader through Sony's website and fastboot before this happened.
Vuja1 said:
first flash original stock rom, than root your phone and install dualrecovery... and if u relock your bootloader unlock it again... don't try custom rom before this steps
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It already has the dual recovery on it but for some reason its stuck in a bootloop.
Abu-7abash said:
It already has the dual recovery on it but for some reason its stuck in a bootloop.
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do u have any rom on it or u just have bootloop? i u can't access to rom, u need with flashtool to flash stock rom, when u do that u loose your root and lose your dualrecovery... u need to root it again and install dualrecovery
second is
if u can access to rom instal ndr utility and reboot in clockwork mod recovery...
third option si to install via fastboot advanced doomloader kernel which has clockwork mod and has root... after that to flash custom rom but stock version of custom rom
Any of you guys know of a Stock rooted 4.4.4 rom that comes with the stock kernel in a flashable zip? I have looked everywhere for one but I cant find any.
@gregbradley @Vuja1
Abu-7abash said:
Any of you guys know of a Stock rooted 4.4.4 rom that comes with the stock kernel in a flashable zip? I have looked everywhere for one but I cant find any.
@gregbradley @Vuja1
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2761614
try this one
Vuja1 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2761614
try this one
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Already did, not really what Im looking for. I want the stock rom but only rooted and in a flashable zip, can't believe there aint any around.
Abu-7abash said:
Already did, not really what Im looking for. I want the stock rom but only rooted and in a flashable zip, can't believe there aint any around.
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I can think of at least 3 in the development section off the top of my head...
gregbradley said:
I can think of at least 3 in the development section off the top of my head...
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You can? Link me Greg..link me
hi there......
i was on stock 4.3 .205 firmware.
1. i rooted the device using towelroot followed by supersu.
2. root success checked ....
3. unlocked bootloader using flashtool.
4. now here the problem comes - for any custom rom , i extract boot.img and flash it using fastboot. after that getting into recovery i flash the rom..
but after rebooting system.. sony logo comes and then black screen stuck up. same occurs in every rom ..
any solution please?
Maybe you messed up in the install step...
Try to reflash your phone...
Chena_22 said:
Maybe you messed up in the install step...
Try to reflash your phone...
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i have tried it many times. i also tried flashing stock rom again and following same procedure to root....
all steps to install rom are correct... but same black screen stuck occurs on every rom i flash..
bootloader unlocked or locked?
Chena_22 said:
bootloader unlocked or locked?
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unlocked bootloader...
Uhm there is an issue here:
3. unlocked bootloader using flashtool.
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You cannot use Flashtool to unlock the bootloader of the Sony Xperia SP. Go to here: http://developer.sonymobile.com/unlockbootloader/
Since it is not unlocked please read this too: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2354721
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Is there any way to root lollipop without having to go back to 4.4.4?
mikailmohammed said:
Is there any way to root lollipop without having to go back to 4.4.4?
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yes there is a way..follow my lead..haha
WARNING: for UL bootloaders only
1st dl stock lolli and flash
2nd flash latest kernel of venkat via fastboot (link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z1/development/5-0-rockz1l-kernel-t3101608)
3rd after flashing reboot device into recovery by pressing volume down continoulsy while sony logo is booting
4th choose install and flash the superSU.zip
and boom ur phone is now rooted with stock lolli
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Please more explain
mikailmohammed said:
Is there any way to root lollipop without having to go back to 4.4.4?
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try with nut dualrecovery installer
1-2-3- options
and if recovery work flash ROM
mizukage said:
yes there is a way..follow my lead..haha
WARNING: for UL bootloaders only
1st dl stock lolli and flash
2nd flash latest kernel of venkat via fastboot (link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z1/development/5-0-rockz1l-kernel-t3101608)
3rd after flashing reboot device into recovery by pressing volume down continoulsy while sony logo is booting
4th choose install and flash the superSU.zip
and boom ur phone is now rooted with stock lolli
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Wow that was easy.
mikailmohammed said:
Is there any way to root lollipop without having to go back to 4.4.4?
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I will be very God this... I will be waiting for root for xperia z1 on Android 5.0.2 without go to 4.4.4 or unlocked bootloader
mikailmohammed said:
Is there any way to root lollipop without having to go back to 4.4.4?
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ChristianD1 said:
I will be very God this... I will be waiting for root for xperia z1 on Android 5.0.2 without go to 4.4.4 or unlocked bootloader
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Here is new method for direct root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/unlock-bootloader-downgrade-t3106459