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[Q] Installing custom rom on unlocked Z failing

Unlocked rooted xperiaz..
installed this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2190936
(tried also with cwm)
After entering recovery cwm or twrp i can choose ROM: (tried paranoid android)
I'm on the latest stock firmware btw... 244..
After flashing i only get a red light, and nothing else works.. can get to flas mode and flash stock ROM, but everytime i try a custom rom it fails..
Where am i going wrong? I Know i **** up somewhere, but can't see where...

Try flashing the Kernel from Paranoid Android by itself. Inside the rom's zip there ahould be an image called boot.img. Flash via fasboot on Flashtool.
Now enter recovery and follow the normal procedure.

First of all that link to TWRP is for locked bootloaders. You need to have an unlocked bootloader to install a custom rom
To get recovery just flash the boot.img which is inside the rom .zip folder
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
Then enter recovery and flash the zip then gapps.

How exactly do i flash with unlocked BL

i rooted my phone and backed AT up, then in unloked the BL
now i thought i just install a custom recovery as i did in my DHD to flash roms but it seems they are all just for loked BL
and if they are not you can only flash stock roms??
so how do i for example flash carbon rom on my xperia z? do i use the flash tool and flash the rom the same way i flashed the 423 kernel to root?
and does anybody know where i can get carbon 1.7 the link is broken

For unlocked bootloaders the recovery is part of the custom kernal. So fastboot the kernal IMG contained in the rom zip. Reboot and press volume up and you will boot to recovery. Once in recovery do all wipes and flash the ROM....simple
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The fastboot command, for flashing boot.img files is:
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img

Androidone Stock firmware 5.1.1 with Power and Volume+ button Boots into Recovery BY

Code:
I am not responsible for bricked devices or dead
SD cards or whatever malfunction that may arise from you
Flashing this ROM. I've tested it and it worked well on
Infinix hot 2 X510 (2GB/16GB) make sure you follow the
Instructions well and flash at your own risk.
Make sure your phone model is infinix hot 2 X510
I've already uploaded AndroidOne stock 5.1.1 firmware in
This forum before now but the stock firmware had some
Bugs in that you cannot manually boot into recovery With
The phone being off by pressing power and volume+ buttons
Together.
That's a thing of the past now as I've come up with a
Permanent fix for it.
I also made available the stock recovery and TWRP recovery
Both flashable with SP flash tool so that you can tweak
As you want.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Make sure that MTK VCOM USB DRIVERS are installed in your PC
INSTALL SP FLASH TOOL and run it as administrator
If you are coming from infinix ROM 5.1 or your device is partially bricked, under the download select firmware upgrade
if you you are already using AndroidOne stock 5.1.1 firmware, then under the download select Download only
Power down your device
make sure you are using a firmly connected and original USB cord, connect your phone and wait for the processes to finish
Power on your phone and enjoy!
DOWNLOADS
AndroidOne stock 5.1.1 firmware by Bolumstar
AndroidOne stock recovery flashable with SP flash tool
TWRP Recovery for X510 Hot 2
Latest AndroidOne 20151012 5.1.1 fixed by Bolumstar
Warning
If there's an update in your phone, please use
SP flash tool to flash back the stock recovery if you are
Already using TWRP recovery before updating any
OTA updates.
Bootloader is still unlocked!
Am still working towards how to unlock it but until
Then, use SP FLASH TOOL, TWRP, Flashify or whatever
Flasher that works for you.
If you find this post useful please hit the thanks
Button.

Reserved

I am still unable to boot recovery using both stock and twrp from shut down.
Sent from my Infinix X510 using XDA Free mobile app

Valzey said:
I am still unable to boot recovery using both stock and twrp from shut down.
Sent from my Infinix X510 using XDA Free mobile app
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Download the AndroidOne from the OP links, if that's
What you downloaded, then reflashed it using firmware
Upgrade in SP flash tool.

Will it wipe the internal memory of the device coming from 5.1.1 Android One ? and can it work as a dirty flash without wiping anything?

What if I have stock android one ROM from infinix mobility. Do I still have to flash the stock ROM in your post ?
Sent from my Infinix X510 using XDA Free mobile app

Bolumstar said:
Code:
I am not responsible for bricked devices or dead
SD cards or whatever malfunction that may arise from you
Flashing this ROM. I've tested it and it worked well on
Infinix hot 2 X510 (2GB/16GB) make sure you follow the
Instructions well and flash at your own risk.
Make sure your phone model is infinix hot 2 X510
I've already uploaded AndroidOne stock 5.1.1 firmware in
This forum before now but the stock firmware had some
Bugs in that you cannot manually boot into recovery With
The phone being off by pressing power and volume+ buttons
Together.
That's a thing of the past now as I've come up with a
Permanent fix for it.
I also made available the stock recovery and TWRP recovery
Both flashable with SP flash tool so that you can tweak
As you want.
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
Make sure that MTK VCOM USB DRIVERS are installed in your PC
INSTALL SP FLASH TOOL and run it as administrator
If you are coming from infinix ROM 5.1 or your device is partially bricked, under the download select firmware upgrade
if you you are already using AndroidOne stock 5.1.1 firmware, then under the download select Download only
Power down your device
make sure you are using a firmly connected and original USB cord, connect your phone and wait for the processes to finish
Power on your phone and enjoy!
DOWNLOADS
AndroidOne stock 5.1.1 firmware by Bolumstar
AndroidOne stock recovery flashable with SP flash tool
TWRP Recovery for X510 Hot 2
Warning
If there's an update in your phone, please use
SP flash tool to flash back the stock recovery if you are
Already using TWRP recovery before updating any
OTA updates.
Bootloader is still unlocked!
Am still working towards how to unlock it but until
Then, use SP FLASH TOOL, TWRP, Flashify or whatever
Flasher that works for you.
If you find this post useful please hit the thanks
Button.
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Will it wipe the internal memory of the device coming from 5.1.1 Android One ? and can it work as a dirty flash without wiping anything?
One more thing. Can'y you make a system dump to flash on other devices from the original out of the box Android One firmware?

D3VI0US said:
Will it wipe the internal memory of the device coming from 5.1.1 Android One ? and can it work as a dirty flash without wiping anything?
One more thing. Can'y you make a system dump to flash on other devices from the original out of the box Android One firmware?
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I did a readback with SP flash tool on my stock AndroidOne
Firmware 5.1.1 but when I flashed it back it didn't really
Work out fine. The one that worked was adb push worked
So you might have to try backing up with adb push.
I didn't tryout a dirty flash with SP flash tool but
Since you are using AndroidOne firmware already
Try flashing this AndroidOne firmware Uploaded by
Me on top of yours with SP flash tool this time you
Just select Download only and deselect cache,
Userdata or even system. After the flash is
Complete, remove your battery and put it back,
Try booting in recovery manually and see if it can
Enter recovery. If not power up your phone back.
Your data won't be lost.

Bolumstar said:
I did a readback with SP flash tool on my stock AndroidOne
Firmware 5.1.1 but when I flashed it back it didn't really
Work out fine. The one that worked was adb push worked
So you might have to try backing up with adb push.
I didn't tryout a dirty flash with SP flash tool but
Since you are using AndroidOne firmware already
Try flashing this AndroidOne firmware Uploaded by
Me on top of yours with SP flash tool this time you
Just select Download only and deselect cache,
Userdata or even system. After the flash is
Complete, remove your battery and put it back,
Try booting in recovery manually and see if it can
Enter recovery. If not power up your phone back.
Your data won't be lost.
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It worked. thank you
Now I can boot in recovery using power+Volume+ and Factory reset using Power+Voulme-
Now we need to unlock the bootloader

D3VI0US said:
It worked. thank you
Now I can boot in recovery using power+Volume+ and Factory reset using Power+Voulme-
Now we need to unlock the bootloader
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Glad to know it worked for you. Now you can flash
TWRP recovery, make a full backup of your system
As read only and then go ahead and tweak all things
While waiting for the bootloader unlocked.
Will post it here once I finally get a breakthrough.

Finally worked, thanks bro
Sent from my Infinix X510 using XDA Free mobile app

Do I have to Format with sp flash tool before flashing the firmware upgrade or because I have already format and flash the stock rom still unable to boot to recovery normally

desorockstar said:
Do I have to Format with sp flash tool before flashing the firmware upgrade or because I have already format and flash the stock rom still unable to boot to recovery normally
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Please be very careful with SP flash tool format option
Only attempt formating any phone with SP flash tool
If it's bricked.
If your phone has AndroidOne one ROM already (5.1.1)
Use download only and if you can't manually boot into
Recovery use firmware upgrade. If you are coming from
Infinix ROM 5.1 use firmware upgrade.
Download only - deletes emmc without formating the
Partition
Firmware upgrade - deletes and reformat all partitions
Apart from the bootloader and protected partitions.

I can't still boot to recovery manually...I have done it with firmware upgrade yet I can't boot to recovery manually but I can boot to recovery manually when I flash the 1gb ram Stock rom i.e 5.1 but the original rom that came with the phone is android one rom i.e 2gb ram 5.1.1 and I couldn't boot to recovery manually when I flash the stock rom, I have to use application to boot to recovery but it was not like that before I got the phone bricked..
NOTE: sometimes we can't flash a rom with download only or firmware upgrade without formatting...it has happened to me severally..... Sp flash tool will give me this error "PMT.ifo......." meaning you have to Format before flashing with downloads only or firmware upgrade option.

desorockstar said:
I can't still boot to recovery manually...I have done it with firmware upgrade yet I can't boot to recovery manually but I can boot to recovery manually when I flash the 1gb ram Stock rom i.e 5.1 but the original rom that came with the phone is android one rom i.e 2gb ram 5.1.1 and I couldn't boot to recovery manually when I flash the stock rom, I have to use application to boot to recovery but it was not like that before I got the phone bricked..
NOTE: sometimes we can't flash a rom with download only or firmware upgrade without formatting...it has happened to me severally..... Sp flash tool will give me this error "PMT.ifo......." meaning you have to Format before flashing with downloads only or firmware upgrade option.
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Why I say don't format is a good precaution esp. To
Those who are new or not well experience with flashing.
If you dare flash manually or flash the bootloader you
Can permanently brick your phone!
PMT means Partition Mgt Table - it doesn't necessarily
Means you should format. It's just informed you that
There are differences between the phone's partition
Table and the scatter file partition of the Rom you're
About to Flash.
Formatting is the simpler but the most risky way to go
About it.
There are other advanced, risk-free and better ways of
Going about it.

Bolumstar said:
Why I say don't format is a good precaution esp. To
Those who are new or not well experience with flashing.
If you dare flash manually or flash the bootloader you
Can permanently brick your phone!
PMT means Partition Mgt Table - it doesn't necessarily
Means you should format. It's just informed you that
There are differences between the phone's partition
Table and the scatter file partition of the Rom you're
About to Flash.
Formatting is the simpler but the most risky way to go
About it.
There are other advanced, risk-free and better ways of
Going about it.
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Pls boss how do I go about when such an error because automatically the phone will brick when such an error of...ifo.pmt..... ocurred...
In such a situation what should we do since you said we shouldn't format?

Pls reply

@Bolumstar it seems like Infinix uploaded a new Android One ROM with the data 12-10. I don't know if you tried it but if you did it has the same problem?
I'm downloading it now

D3VI0US said:
@Bolumstar it seems like Infinix uploaded a new Android One ROM with the data 12-10. I don't know if you tried it but if you did it has the same problem?
I'm downloading it now
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pls give me the link to download it.do you think this rom will solved the problem of manual booting to recovery?

desorockstar said:
pls give me the link to download it.do you think this rom will solved the problem of manual booting to recovery?
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I don't know I hope this one is better https://mega.nz/#!JRsTFYbC!llzMEN4RoKQpRzoRbu5ESR9p2Cfujb6uyG2nhLav57oo

can not boot

sony zr android version 5.1.1
after unlocking bootloader i flashed twrp 3.0.2 recovery.. then rebooted into recovery again and phone stucked on black screen. it shows sony logo and then black screen. pc can not detect phone.
can anyone help???

You should flash tw 2.8 for stock rom ^^ 3.0 for RR rom or CM rom

ultimo123 said:
sony zr android version 5.1.1
after unlocking bootloader i flashed twrp 3.0.2 recovery.. then rebooted into recovery again and phone stucked on black screen. it shows sony logo and then black screen. pc can not detect phone.
can anyone help???
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max26292 said:
You should flash tw 2.8 for stock rom ^^ 3.0 for RR rom or CM rom
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TWRP 3.0.2 supperted in 5.1.1 but you need to flash with stock kernel.https://basketbuild.com/filedl/devs?dev=Chippa_a&dl=Chippa_a/dogo/TWRP-Recovery/STOCK-228/boot-228.img

thanks for attention. i flashed twrp img from fastboot again and problems gone

[SOLVED] c5502 5.1.1 Stuck on black blank screen, Unlocked bootloader, No recovery!

Hello Xperia ZR users,
I had dual recovery i flashed RR M and RR N rom's in a single day. the next day i restored stock rom which i have backup approximately 5.30 gb it took so much time to boot whole 60 percent charging had been gone so i flashed stryflex mm rom for sony look but again i thought to use stock rom so this time i restored stock backup rom through otg pendrive because my external storage got write permissions problem when i installed stryflex! but now also same happened device taking so much time to boot and i thought to flash rr nougat but i wiped everything through dualrecovery and i removed battery as dualrecovery not showing anything in otg pendrive now there is also no recovery available to flash anything!
Xda user Robin guided me to flash stock rom through firmtool but ended with errors in xperia firmtool log file!
So now i am having black blank screen! no recovery unlocked bootloader! i had installed adb drivers through flashtool drivers and also installed other universal adb drivers but pc is not showing my device in adb devices list in command prompt! My device is showing in Device manager as ADB interface! when i connected my phone through fastboot mode !
Please help me!
SOLUTION : If u are using custom roms and want to go back to stock rom 5.1.1 ?! and while flashing are u experiencing blank screen after a successful flash through flashtool or experiencing any errors in flashtool while flashing?! Well there are two methods to flash stock roms! Successfully!!
Method 1 : whatever the custom rom you are in! Just flash the stock 5.1.1 rom in your phone through flashtool but with other pc! Yes other pc, pc with no drivers installed regarding adb! Try out your friends laptop or pc! Don't forget to install flashtool, fastboot and your xperia model drivers through flashtool drivers exe file! which is located in c drive!! Also install adb setup file that install all drivers all over pc! And just flash the stock 5.1.1 rom through flashtool! There are 99.99999% chance that stock rom will be successfully flashed in your phone! If this doesn't work!! It's your bad luck and its definitely pc problem not your phone! Then just follow method 2 to flash the rom!
Method 2 : flash the twrp img through flashtool (use any flashtool version!) by entering into fastboot mode and select flash the kernel option and select the twrp img file in your pc (i mean u have to download the twrp 3.0.3 img and use it ! ) twrp will be successfully installed in ur phone and then flash the stock jellybean 4.1.2 version the download link is available below! it is an ftf file convert the ftf file into zip file and then flash through recovery! that's it u will be booted to stock jb firmware and it will ask to factory reset on first boot press yes option it will take few minutes and then it will be booted to jb rom!! restore drm keys if u have the backup and update the os through xperia companion!! or else flash the 5.1.1 zip through recovery!
Note: only flash the jb rom i tested flashing kitkat it doesn't worked!
Stock jellybean firmware Link:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2384512
PRFCreator tool:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/tool-prfcreator-easily-create-pre-t2859904

I uploaded a flashtool log file ! Please help!!

Delta solution
I was also stuck with same error, I Banged my head in all forums with all rookie answers.
Why this problem occurs?
Ans: Because the user has installed Marshmallow or Nougat ROM on Lollipop. Even if you try to
come back on Lollipop stock, it won't accept the TA partition and won't go further (Although CM 10/11/12/13/14 or ASOP 10/11/12/13/14 RR-M/N WORKS without ERROR, but I assume user is hungry for STOCK 5.1.1 LOLLIPOP).
So, what's the solution, either you need backup of your TA partition OR - and if you haven't like me. Nothing to worry. You just need Stock JellyBean ROM (THIS IS IMPORTANT).
My solution will 100 percent work (Its Brahmastra ).
Step 1) download https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2384512
Step 2) download flash tool version which is mentioned in the above link , I used 0.9.11. Version 0.9.19.8 is HELL - You will never succeed with this version)
Step3) flash... Even if you encounter error [17] no worries, if no error, still no worries (If you get error after TA partation is done...you are through, if you encounter before TA partition, it is worrisome)
Step 4) fastboot -i 0x0fce oem unlock 0xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx69
Step 5) fastboot flash boot boot. Img (twrp or PhilZ recovery) or STEP 8)
Step 5) download customized 5.1.1 by chippa
Step 6) goto TWRP (Recovery) and install customized , NO CMW recovery
Step 7) beer for me, go to STEP 10
Step 8) use flash tool to install C5502_10.7.A.0.222_1273-5765_R1E
Step 9) It boots after 3 sec
step 10) go to step 7 (beer loop mode)
If you go to SONY service centre, those M*F* will say, your screen is damaged, because once you push power button, it vibrates and goes to blank screen.
OR
You have locked your bootloader and you simply need to unlock the bootloader in ( STEP 4 ) and you will start with normal BOOT procedure.
How to unlock the bootloader?
Ans: http://www.cyanogenmods.org/forums/topic/unlock-bootloader-android-phone-using-fastboot/
OR
Relock bootloader (boot), then unlock bootloader (boot the device)
Cheers,
Dr. Lamda

Ok man thanks for your help! I am really surprised that someone gave me the solution! Well, i think i repaired my device! I don't know exactly what i did was correct or wrong few days before i installed a universal adb driver that repaired the driver in pc although there was an existing adb driver! And then i installed an old adb setup because i found that new adb not works sometime! And then through flashtool ver 0.9.23. something , i flashed the twrp 3.0.3 img by fastboot mode it installed successfully! And then i just flashed a rr nougat rom through recovery. I seen so many errors while wiping and flashing rom and gapps! But phone rebooted successfully! After that i see that selinux is set to enforcing rr nougat rom and i can't go to recovery mode so i same flashed twrp img through flashtool but it only rebooting to twrp i pulled off battery and booted again it was successfully booted to ROM!
Hey! Can i flash customised 5.1.1 through recovery ?! as now i am in nougat !

sandeepxperia said:
Ok man thanks for your help! I am really surprised that someone gave me the solution! Well, i think i repaired my device! I don't know exactly what i did was correct or wrong few days before i installed a universal adb driver that repaired the driver in pc although there was an existing adb driver! And then i installed an old adb setup because i found that new adb not works sometime! And then through flashtool ver 0.9.23. something , i flashed the twrp 3.0.3 img by fastboot mode it installed successfully! And then i just flashed a rr nougat rom through recovery. I seen so many errors while wiping and flashing rom and gapps! But phone rebooted successfully! After that i see that selinux is set to enforcing rr nougat rom and i can't go to recovery mode so i same flashed twrp img through flashtool but it only rebooting to twrp i pulled off battery and booted again it was successfully booted to ROM!
Hey! Can i flash customised 5.1.1 through recovery ?! as now i am in nougat !
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Yes! you can go back to 5.1.1 by the above procudure

If you want to revert back from RR - N to stock firmware then use flashtool-0.9.18.4 and first flash stock 4.4.4 firmware/ boot then flash stock 5.1.1 firmware.

Lλmdα said:
Yes! you can go back to 5.1.1 by the above procudure
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so i can flash the customised 5.1.1 rom by chippa through twrp recovery, right?

moly.maji , i love u brooooooo with your help what i did was i downloaded a jelly bean 4.1.2 rom and flashed through twrp 3.0.3 recovery by converting the ftf file to zip file (thanks to my other bro xda member robin for telling the info about prf creator pc software tool that converts ftf to zip) and it was successfully booted to jellybean stock rom !
and i am saying to whoever facing to flash the stock rom after updating the device to custom roms to prevent any errors to return to stock 5.1.1 firmware while flashing through flashtool it may be driver related errors in pc or any error just use the flashtool for flashing the twrp img! only by going to fastboot mode and then select flash the kernel option through that select the twrp img that's it within seconds the twrp will be installed in your phone and through twrp recovery flash the jellybean 4.1.2 rom ! i tested flashing kitkat but failed! so flash only jellybean rom!! that's it your phone will boot to jb rom and then if u have backup of drm keys restore and update the os through xperia companion or flash the 5.1.1 rom through recovery that's it !!

my device cant be detected and refused to go into fastboot or Recovery mode
is there any way?