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[Q] Few questions

Okay so, since I'm sort of new, I wanted to ask a few questions:
1. Is it possible to root xperia x8 with manufacturing date 11w48? At least at 95% chance. I'm a bit scared of the bricking part...
2. If it is possible, what kind of "ROM" (if I understood correctly) should I get?
3. If I get hard bricked/soft bricked what's the chance my phone will be still usable.
That's about it. Please don't rage at me for "OMG USE SEARCH BUTTON" type of thing.
I have tried doing it but no results found. Just threads and posts of people updating their.. ROMs I gues? Correct me if I typed anything wrong there.
But yeah, help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Jetboard said:
Okay so, since I'm sort of new, I wanted to ask a few questions:
1. Is it possible to root xperia x8 with manufacturing date 11w48? At least at 95% chance. I'm a bit scared of the bricking part...
2. If it is possible, what kind of "ROM" (if I understood correctly) should I get?
3. If I get hard bricked/soft bricked what's the chance my phone will be still usable.
That's about it. Please don't rage at me for "OMG USE SEARCH BUTTON" type of thing.
I have tried doing it but no results found. Just threads and posts of people updating their.. ROMs I gues? Correct me if I typed anything wrong there.
But yeah, help would be appreciated. Thanks!
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1. You can safely root your x8 regardless of when it is manufactured, you will not brick it
2. You have 11w48 so it is very risky to unlock your bootloader, i suggest you flash ROMS that is for stock
3. If you get soft bricked you can flash the stock firmware back using flashtool or SEUS, if it is a hard brick, you need to go to the nearest Service center or use a JTAG
Swyped via Tapatalk 2

Thanks a whole bunch. I thought I cannot root because of my manufacturer date. But what is a flash ROM tho?

Jetboard said:
Thanks a whole bunch. I thought I cannot root because of my manufacturer date. But what is a flash ROM tho?
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you can root your phone. but you can't unlock bl.
when you root your phone, you cam install cwm recovery. simply dl a rom for stock kernel and go to recovery and install(flash) the rom. remember to check the instructions first.
Just because i don't doesn't mean i can't.

All what I found until today was that if I cannot unlock BL I cannot install CWM recovery.
Maybe it is related to model - mine is Sony Xperia J. Y2012.
There is no fastboot available.
Am I wrong, can I have CWM, nandroid backup etc on stock ROM as only such one I may flash ?

F308 said:
All what I found until today was that if I cannot unlock BL I cannot install CWM recovery.
Maybe it is related to model - mine is Sony Xperia J. Y2012.
There is no fastboot available.
Am I wrong, can I have CWM, nandroid backup etc on stock ROM as only such one I may flash ?
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this is for x8. not sure how it works on J. but yeah we don't havt fastboot either. but we can install cwm even with a locked bl. again that's for se x8.
edit: my advice is go to your phone's subforum. you'll get your answers there.
Just because i don't doesn't mean i can't.

Thank you. I understand that lot of things is device dependent but thought there are non-breakable rules, like gravity,
and what is possible to do under certain circumstances was one of them.
Need walk through XDA forum once more, maybe there is a hope.

F308 said:
Thank you. I understand that lot of things is device dependent but thought there are non-breakable rules, like gravity,
and what is possible to do under certain circumstances was one of them.
Need walk through XDA forum once more, maybe there is a hope.
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there probably are a few unbreakable rules, but not being familiar with your device i can't guarantee that it's safe or it would work.
Just because i don't doesn't mean i can't.

Despite lot of reading I still am missing knowledge.
Question is:
What is fastboot ?
I found more than one definition of it and compiled into my own.
1.
Of course fastboot.exe is Windows binary (part of flashtool pack) which does certain type of work.
This is not what we are interested in.
2.
I concluded that:
- fastboot is one of modes into what android device can wake up. Just like linux can boot in different ways or Windows into single mode.
- this feature is encoded into boot.img, it is not separate android application.
- boot.img will work only with related kernel.img. They are like love and marriage (which is like horse and carriage - Bundy's).
- Sony sometimes disables stock boot.img to boot into this mode then without replacing boot .img it is impossible.
More comments ?

Fastboot is protocol used to update the flash filesystem in Android devices from a host over USB. It allows flashing of unsigned partition images.
Just because i don't doesn't mean i can't.

Okay, I got one more last question. Is this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=906195&nocache=1 okay to use for rooting? I'm still trying to find the LATEST safe ones =/ I wonder if this one is okay.
Um, I tried that one it didn't work. It said some stuff are missing, then it exited randomly etc.. Can someone give me a link or a short/long guide which I can use that's latest? I do have some X8 drivers in a .zip file but no idea how to install them. Thanks in advance.

Jetboard said:
Okay, I got one more last question. Is this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=906195&nocache=1 okay to use for rooting? I'm still trying to find the LATEST safe ones =/ I wonder if this one is good.
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I rooted mine with this
Means its safe
Sent from my X8

Having few issues with the SuperOneClick thing... It sometimes randomly exits, tells me that some stuff are missing etc. Any help? =/

Sony Xperia T Recovery Mode How To?

Have a Sony XPeria T here and it's locked an an android lock screen, (Code forgotton). So I'm trying to get into recovery and wipe data and I've looking all over the place and I found this does not work.
Enter Recovery
Keep pressing volume up when you see the sony logo on boot screen.
Use the volume up and down buttons to navigate, power button to select.
How can I wipe the data without getting into the phone? It's never been rooted and if I can't get into the phone I can't root it.
PS, can we get rid of the video's on here they are so annoying

GrandMstrBud said:
Have a Sony XPeria T here and it's locked an an android lock screen, (Code forgotton). So I'm trying to get into recovery and wipe data and I've looking all over the place and I found this does not work.
Enter Recovery
Keep pressing volume up when you see the sony logo on boot screen.
Use the volume up and down buttons to navigate, power button to select.
How can I wipe the data without getting into the phone? It's never been rooted and if I can't get into the phone I can't root it.
PS, can we get rid of the video's on here they are so annoying
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If you're not rooted, you obviously don't have a recovery... Flash a stock FTF file corresponding to the phone model you have. If you don't know how to do this, read the very first post of the General section (which I recommend you do anyway before asking questions, since they might already have been answered in there).
Tip: Flashing a stock firmware gives you the option to wipe all data, without root or recovery, without even starting Android.

Antiga Prime said:
If you're not rooted, you obviously don't have a recovery... Flash a stock FTF file corresponding to the phone model you have. If you don't know how to do this, read the very first post of the General section (which I recommend you do anyway before asking questions, since they might already have been answered in there).
Tip: Flashing a stock firmware gives you the option to wipe all data, without root or recovery, without even starting Android.
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I've got the flash tool and registered about 3-4 hours ago and still nothing so that's why I was looking for another way. Is there a way to use that without registering?

GrandMstrBud said:
I've got the flash tool and registered about 3-4 hours ago and still nothing so that's why I was looking for another way. Is there a way to use that without registering?
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Registered for what? I don't recall having to register to download Flashtool? If it's installed just open it and use it. You probably have a different program.

Antiga Prime said:
Registered for what? I don't recall having to register to download Flashtool? If it's installed just open it and use it. You probably have a different program.
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It was from the Sony website, I think called Emma. Found it searching around earlier. Got the one on here downloading, 45 minutes and counting on my 50mb connection

GrandMstrBud said:
It was from the Sony website, I think called Emma. Found it searching around earlier. Got the one on here downloading, 45 minutes and counting on my 50mb connection
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Ok, well Emma is not Flashtool. Don't know anything about Emma, so if you're gonna do it with that, then I have no idea and can't help you. But it most likely can be downloaded from the All-in-one thread in the Q&A forums.

Antiga Prime said:
Ok, well Emma is not Flashtool. Don't know anything about Emma, so if you're gonna do it with that, then I have no idea and can't help you. But it most likely can be downloaded from the All-in-one thread in the Q&A forums.
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Yes that's the one I have downloading now the one in the Q&A,
Thanks for your help

Antiga Prime said:
Ok, well Emma is not Flashtool. Don't know anything about Emma.
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'Open Emma' is Sony's official flashing software for xperia devices. Read up on it it's also what I use when I go back to stock, got a crap netbook set aside for it.
Http://developer.sonymobile.com/flash-tool/use-the-flash-tool-for-xperia-devices/
"To give up is a sign of your weaknesses, but to keep going is a sign of madness"

neosnake991 said:
'Open Emma' is Sony's official flashing software for xperia devices. Read up on it it's also what I use, got a crap netbook set aside for it.
Http://developer.sonymobile.com/flash-tool/use-the-flash-tool-for-xperia-devices/
"To give up is a sign of your weaknesses, but to keep going is a sign of madness"
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I meant, I've never used it, so I can't comment on how to use it. I know it's Sony's official software; but just because it performs the same functions as Flashtool, does not mean they are the same program.
I've never had interest in it since Flashtool works perfectly fine, and is developed by XDA developers instead of Sony developers.

You missed the point of my post, I was given a link for anyone else that wanted to know about it . As for me it's my last chance saloon as I have a unlocked bootloader.
"To give up is a sign of your weaknesses, but to keep going is a sign of madness"

neosnake991 said:
You missed the point of my post, I was given a link for anyone else that wanted to know about it . As for me it's my last chance saloon as I have a unlocked bootloader.
"To give up is a sign of your weaknesses, but to keep going is a sign of madness"
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Flashtool works with unlocked bootloaders as well...

Yeah I know but the ease of not looking for a ftf to flash is better, I use Flashtool a lot and am not putting it down, just some times I don't have time to waste.
"To give up is a sign of your weaknesses, but to keep going is a sign of madness"

[Q&A] [D58XX] CWM-Based Recovery 6.0.4.7 + ROOT for Xperia Z3 Compact [20140928]

Q&A for [D58XX] CWM-Based Recovery 6.0.4.7 + ROOT for Xperia Z3 Compact [20140928]
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Kitkat root hack for Z3 Compact?
Could this be helpful in any way for the Z3 Compact, as an alternative to DooMLoRDs CWM-Based Recovery, for those who want to use stock system, but with root?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2613548&page=60#600

henriko_se said:
Could this be helpful in any way for the Z3 Compact, as an alternative to DooMLoRDs CWM-Based Recovery, for those who want to use stock system, but with root?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2613548&page=60#600
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Anyone tried on xperia z3 compact??

ffaaiissaall said:
Anyone tried on xperia z3 compact??
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Its for a totally different device so I doubt it..
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Z3 compact Screen Black
I tried to flash the Z3_DooMLoRD_AdvStkKernel_v01_FW-93.img
After rebooting the screen is black. I sounds like the phone is booting up because it plays the boot-up tune.
After re-flashing the D5803_23.0.A.2.105_UK.ftf I managed to get the phone to work again. Still no root thoe.
Kernel is
3.4.0-perf-g18c6f85
Version
23.0.A.2.105

Before we get the same question for the 1000th time - as far as we know today:
- YES, YOU WILL LOSE THE DRM KEYS WHEN YOU ROOT AND UNLOCK THE BOOTLOADER
- YES, THAT MEANS THAT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE CAMERA WILL BE WORSE
- NO, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RECOVER THE DRM KEYS
:highfive:

charliebigpot said:
Before we get the same question for the 1000th time - as far as we know today:
- YES, YOU WILL LOSE THE DRM KEYS WHEN YOU ROOT AND UNLOCK THE BOOTLOADER
- YES, THAT MEANS THAT, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THE CAMERA WILL BE WORSE
- NO, YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO RECOVER THE DRM KEYS
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You forgot.
You can at the moment not get root without onlocking the bootloader

But now thanks to You show the ROOT method (Unlock BL), and I respect your work!
I hope will be other methods to root without loosing the DRM keys and TA partitions. I check this thread every day... I dont want to use my phone without root forever. If the Sony write the TA erasing comment to their site before I buy, never buy Z3C.
In the Z1C, the owners can use MIUI without BL... I'm crying.

Is there any development for a custom rom going on? Or are we waiting for lollipop to settle first?

save the boot.img to the folder containing fastboot binary
and where i can find this folder on my xperia z3 compact coz i dont see it anywhere every folder that i got just got some kb and there is no folder with the boot img inside please help

May it be possible to port the camera data from a z3 to an z3c with unlocked bootloader to get back those lost parts (for example as a flashable-recovery-zip or built in a kernel which could emulate this drm-stuff)? They should have the same camera hardware and running both on kitkat. I'm kindly new to those things and far far away from development, sorry for this (maybe) stupid question

Same issue with DRM keys
Thesinistah86 said:
May it be possible to port the camera data from a z3 to an z3c with unlocked bootloader to get back those lost parts (for example as a flashable-recovery-zip or built in a kernel which could emulate this drm-stuff)? They should have the same camera hardware and running both on kitkat. I'm kindly new to those things and far far away from development, sorry for this (maybe) stupid question
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This would not work as the z3 would also lose its drm keys and ta partition which contains the processing code for low light camera functionality. Both phones lose their DRM keys once bootloader is unlocked.

Unlocked and flashed kernel on Z3C: no more internet access??
So I followed the insctructions on this post to the letter, and after rebooting through fastboot, I tried to open the Play Store and noticed that I don't have access to the internet anymore, both on WiFi or mobile data. When I open a page in Chrome it just says "Unable to connect to the proxy server".
I am pretty freaked out right now, any help would be very much appreciated...
EDIT: I'm sorry guys I figured it out: turned out the proxy settings in my WiFi settings were on Manual for some reason... Switched it to auto and all is well again

How do I flash the stock kernel again?
So I unlocked my device and rooted it but I want to return to stock now. Can anybody help on how to do this? My guess would be flashing the stock kernel and locking the bootloader again, but I don't know how to do either... I already unrooted though.

RedskinWashingtons said:
So I unlocked my device and rooted it but I want to return to stock now. Can anybody help on how to do this? My guess would be flashing the stock kernel and locking the bootloader again, but I don't know how to do either... I already unrooted though.
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I may be wrong but you are still on stock kernel and stock sony UI. Rooting doesnt chanhe that.

tacocats said:
I may be wrong but you are still on stock kernel and stock sony UI. Rooting doesnt chanhe that.
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Isn't the boot.img I flashed a custom kernel? I think I read somewhere that the kernel and recovery are in the same partition, so I thought that what I did by following this tutorial, was flashing a modified kernel including custom recovery.
Do you by any chance know how to revert to stock recovery then...? Basically I would like to be completely stock again (minus the TA partition of course).

MeanMan said:
I tried to flash the Z3_DooMLoRD_AdvStkKernel_v01_FW-93.img
After rebooting the screen is black. I sounds like the phone is booting up because it plays the boot-up tune.
After re-flashing the D5803_23.0.A.2.105_UK.ftf I managed to get the phone to work again. Still no root thoe.
Kernel is
3.4.0-perf-g18c6f85
Version
23.0.A.2.105
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+1
I got mine yesterday. Unlocked it today. When flashed the boot image my device is now without a screen. It turns on and I can hear the touch sound when I touch the nav bar place snd when connecting it to computer I can access it is content but the screen is always slightly-lighted black. When I enter the phone in recovery mode the screen is also black but the weired thing is that it shows in the computer as Z2.
Please helppppppp
MeanMan
Where did you find
D5803_23.0.A.2.105_UK.ftf?
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LibyaDroid said:
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I got mine yesterday. Unlocked it today. When flashed the boot image my device is now without a screen. It turns on and I can hear the touch sound when I touch the nav bar place snd when connecting it to computer I can access it is content but the screen is always slightly-lighted black. When I enter the phone in recovery mode the screen is also black but the weired thing is that it shows in the computer as Z2.
Please helppppppp
MeanMan
Where did you find
D5803_23.0.A.2.105_UK.ftf?
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Solved.
Mr MeanMan me and you have made a mistake. We both flashed the boot image of the Z3.
Return to the main thread. Repeat the procedure with the correct image file that ends with 105
Me and you when reached the line (for root go to this post) we moved the post of Z3 and didn't know that we also downloaded the boot image of z3

so it's still not possible to root the Z3 compact without having to unlock the bootloader?
Or is there a different way to keep the DRM keys and root the divice?

Nope, not yet.
Sent from my D5803 using XDA Free mobile app

download the kernel image
save the boot.img to the folder containing fastboot binary
Where is the folder containing fastboot binaryon Z3 Compact???
Where i need to paste the image file i mean the name of the folder pliz

Various noob questions

Hello !
I've a new Xperia E1 Dual (2105).
I've successfully rooted it, thanks to the information I've found on this forum.
Now I've some questions :
1) on my previous phone (Xperia X8) I had a recovery screen accessible upon reboot onto which I could make backups of the whole software on the SDCARD. I would like to have the same on the E1 but I can't find nothing to make this work. What should I do ?
2) Is there any advantage to run a custom ROM on this device, given it already has 4.4 ? (the X8 needed a custom ROM to go beyond 1.6 or 2.1 version Sony delivered).
Many thanks in advance for your help !

Recovery requires unlocked bootloader
Yes, you can backup stuff using PhilZ or TWRP. You can get into recovery by tapping the walkman button during Sony logo
We are currently stuck on 4.4.2, but there are many Stock ROM mods that speeds up it up the phone, such as KillaMade, Illumination, etc.. It frees your time enchancing the ROM, or If you are completely new to Android, It avoids you to give a few headache
If you are unsure what to do, check my guide, It is mostly noob-friendly

Kizoky said:
Recovery requires unlocked bootloader
Yes, you can backup stuff using PhilZ or TWRP. You can get into recovery by tapping the walkman button during Sony logo
We are currently stuck on 4.4.2, but there are many Stock ROM mods that speeds up it up the phone, such as KillaMade, Illumination, etc.. It frees your time enchancing the ROM, or If you are completely new to Android, It avoids you to give a few headache
If you are unsure what to do, check my guide, It is mostly noob-friendly
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Thank you for your answer.
I'm a bit confused because I am not able to install TWRP because it says that my phone is unsupported.
I've cleaned bloatware using RUninstaller (backing up each APK before removing it) and moved the backuped APK to the SDCard and to my PC for a possible re-install. But I would have liked to make a backup of all the files with the device cold before tweaking ... I like having belt and suspender when going wild

georgesgiralt said:
Thank you for your answer.
I'm a bit confused because I am not able to install TWRP because it says that my phone is unsupported.
I've cleaned bloatware using RUninstaller (backing up each APK before removing it) and moved the backuped APK to the SDCard and to my PC for a possible re-install. But I would have liked to make a backup of all the files with the device cold before tweaking ... I like having belt and suspender when going wild
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Just saying using any TWRP app will always say E1 is incompatible, because it is not supported (officially) daily
However, you can install TWRP here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe.../recovery-main-thread-twrp-xperia-e1-t3323159
As I said It requires unlocked bootloader, otherwise you can't get into recovery

Kizoky said:
Just saying using any TWRP app will always say E1 is incompatible, because it is not supported (officially) daily
However, you can install TWRP here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe.../recovery-main-thread-twrp-xperia-e1-t3323159
As I said It requires unlocked bootloader, otherwise you can't get into recovery
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Thank you for your answer !
I've read about unlocking the bootloader and saw that it will reset the phone/apps/settings to factory default.
I should have done it long before ....
But I wonder if there is a way to backup everything BEFORE unlocking and, restore after unlocking to get my settings back.
What do you think ?

georgesgiralt said:
Thank you for your answer !
I've read about unlocking the bootloader and saw that it will reset the phone/apps/settings to factory default.
I should have done it long before ....
But I wonder if there is a way to backup everything BEFORE unlocking and, restore after unlocking to get my settings back.
What do you think ?
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Unfortunately I don't have a locked BL, so I can't really tell you how to make the recovery work, though there are many threads about how to boot into PhilZ under locked BL @xezrunner
If you do however manage to flash PhilZ, you can backup your entire system along with apps, data, and etc..
I suggest backing up TA, If you ever need to relock the BL back again to make use of the warranty

Here's the appropiate thread on how to install recovery on a locked bootloader.

xezrunner said:
Here's the appropiate thread on how to install recovery on a locked bootloader.
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Thank you very much but I've already used that and installed a recovery. You are late by a couple of hours.
I was able to do a backup of my present configuration and even make a "custom ROM" with the actual phone. So I'm very pleased !
I looked into the service menu and saw that my boot loader is not locked and that I've no DRM installed (maybe that's because my phone is a plain Sony one ? without any paid application ? )
Now, I've just to use the thread about changing the behavior of the Walkman button in order to disable it...
Thank to all who responded and provided help ! I'm an IT guy but far from an Android guy ! And I would not have done this without you !
Edit :
An additional question :
Now, I still have a locked bootloader (because I did not unlock it) and a recovery installed (PhilZ). Do you think I could install TRWP rescue still without unlocking the BL ? (this way I may keep the warranty of the phone ?)

TWRP is in a different image file (recovery.img), which locked BLs will never be able to boot in it
PhilZ is stored in the kernel (boot.img), so you can easily flash another ftf file to erase the kernel If you need to deliver the phone to your provider
(some providers take this seriously as this is a great excuse for them to ask for more money, or even worse, refuse to repair it, however Sony is still pretty calm about things like this)
As long as your BL is locked, and your TA is intact, your warranty is safe

georgesgiralt said:
I looked into the service menu and saw that my boot loader is not locked and that I've no DRM installed (maybe that's because my phone is a plain Sony one ? without any paid application ? )
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The Xperia E1 has no DRMs whatsoever. What DRMs could you even have? The camera lacks any enchancements Sony has for the other devices...

xezrunner said:
The Xperia E1 has no DRMs whatsoever. What DRMs could you even have? The camera lacks any enchancements Sony has for the other devices...
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Ah ! OK !
This clarifies a lot of things. I was wondering what's this DRM thing was about.
Last question, do you know if one can backup the official ROM downloaded through Sony PC Companion during "Repair phone" operation ?

georgesgiralt said:
Ah ! OK !
This clarifies a lot of things. I was wondering what's this DRM thing was about.
Last question, do you know if one can backup the official ROM downloaded through Sony PC Companion during "Repair phone" operation ?
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There's a much better way to get a .ftf file that you can flash with Flashtool. Use XperiFirm.

xezrunner said:
There's a much better way to get a .ftf file that you can flash with Flashtool. Use XperiFirm.
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Thank you thank you thank you !
It's amazing the volume and quality of information I got asking simple questions.
I would have had to read thousand of pages of this forum to get that much ! You definitely saved me weeks of investment.
Do you know if I can install a Sony software made for a different CDA phone ? Because I have an old X8 which came with Orange branding and it has been so badly configured it is a pity. So I would like to try it with plain Sony Ericsson software and compare with the ROM I tested on it.
Have a bright nice day !

georgesgiralt said:
Thank you thank you thank you !
It's amazing the volume and quality of information I got asking simple questions.
I would have had to read thousand of pages of this forum to get that much ! You definitely saved me weeks of investment.
Do you know if I can install a Sony software made for a different CDA phone ? Because I have an old X8 which came with Orange branding and it has been so badly configured it is a pity. So I would like to try it with plain Sony Ericsson software and compare with the ROM I tested on it.
Have a bright nice day !
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Absolutely, you can flash any kind of firmware and it will work as long as it's for that specific model. You might experience some issues like no 3G if the firmware was made for a country that has no 3G support or has a different kind of cellular reception. But that's rare. The amount of bloat also varies beetween firmwares, of course. Kizoky has made a thread on all the firmwares available in XperiFirm with the fewest amount of bloat, I'm using the Turkey one and it's working really nice.
Glad to be of help!

Hello !
Here I am again !
I've a question I can't solve myself.
I've searched and didn't find an answer.
When I'm at work, I would like to send some calls directly to the answering machine without the phone even ringing. Mostly the personal calls because I can't get any privacy when at work.
Before the Android Era, I had a phone with a white list and a black list. And you could manage the actions for the white or the black lists. This served me well.
On my Android 4.4 I did not find something similar.
I would be delighted to get some help from you guys !
Thanks in advance for your answer.

georgesgiralt said:
Hello !
Here I am again !
I've a question I can't solve myself.
I've searched and didn't find an answer.
When I'm at work, I would like to send some calls directly to the answering machine without the phone even ringing. Mostly the personal calls because I can't get any privacy when at work.
Before the Android Era, I had a phone with a white list and a black list. And you could manage the actions for the white or the black lists. This served me well.
On my Android 4.4 I did not find something similar.
I would be delighted to get some help from you guys !
Thanks in advance for your answer.
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Ugh, now that's some tough question.
Try asking in here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help

Kizoky,
Thank you for your answer. Actually, i had an idea to search for just blacklist android. It was more productive this way. I've to learn how to search ...
I've found two ways : the first one (not working) is to activate the black list from the settings in the contacts. The second one is to download an app to do just that. For now, I've to find one acting just on the phone call and not on the SMS. Funny Sony or Google did not think it was a need to fulfil ...

== [DRIVERS] [TUTORIALS] [ROOT] [XPOSED] All-in-One Resources Thread ==

If you are here then it means that you've probably bricked your phone and you need some kind of help, which isn't available here in the forum. Its because of the fact that nobody uses this phone anymore. Hell, I changed from it more than 2.5 yrs ago. But, if you are still using it and need help then there is a very less chance that you are gonna find answer to your query here in this forum.
So, all you can do is, to Leave me a message here through PM and wait for my reply. I check XDA regularly (atleast once in two days) and will surely help you in case you need my help.
Regards,
Sasukay
Get your FILES FOR ZENFONE 4
Full Unbricking tutorial ==>> HERE
TLDR- You need help, PM me

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What is the method to get recovery?
Mainly how to get into permanent recovery?
Lollipop.

Subhajitdas298 said:
What is the method to get recovery?
Mainly how to get into permanent recovery?
Lollipop.
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You mean how to boot into recovery?
I don't have this device from like 2 years now, so I don't exactly remember. But you should start with pressing Power + Vol. Up + Vol. Down, all together, to get into droidboot, which I suppose is Asus'es custom fastboot.

bump ;-/

help rooting
Hi @sasukay ,
I'm a bit new on this and in the last 2 days I was able to brick the phone like 5 times xD
Can you tell me step by step how to root the phone?
I want to install an xposed module.
What I was able to do:
- Install TWRP recovery system
- For now, I've the WW_14.1060.1708_20170928 firmware
Best regards

JiraiYaaa said:
Hi @sasukay ,
I'm a bit new on this and in the last 2 days I was able to brick the phone like 5 times xD
Can you tell me step by step how to root the phone?
I want to install an xposed module.
What I was able to do:
- Install TWRP recovery system
- For now, I've the WW_14.1060.1708_20170928 firmware
Best regards
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I'm sorry. I've been away for too long. I keep tabs on telegram only and open XDA only once in a while.
I assume you have fixed your problem now.
In case you need assistance just leave a message on telegram @sasukay666