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Hi, guy & girls
i am wanting to root my X10i and then install the gingerbread system on my phone, i was hoping someone could point me in the right direction of which method to use when rooting as i know there are a few tools out there for rooting, (easy as possible really)
Thank You, any help will taken on board..
Just look up flashtool on android development as it's probably the easiest method. If not then try superoneclick.
i have done superoneclick and the superuser app had appeared on my phone, how do i go about installing gingerbread?
ScarthHD said:
i have done superoneclick and the superuser app had appeared on my phone, how do i go about installing gingerbread?
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Do you have baseband .52 installed on your phone? You need that for gingerbread.
Then people on this forum or I will help u install gingerbread.
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I have baseband 52. Version 2.1update-1 is it possible to install gingerbread?
kenzhin said:
I have baseband 52. Version 2.1update-1 is it possible to install gingerbread?
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Yes, but you must install busybox with flashtool, then install xrecovery from the xrecovery thread. Have you used flashtool before?
Then read about a gingerbread ROMS thread to install the ROM through xrecovery.
If you have trouble, I will post links when I get to a computer tomorrow.
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Voelker45 said:
Do you have baseband .52 installed on your phone? You need that for gingerbread.
Then people on this forum or I will help u install gingerbread.
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i have done backup and restore, due to my phone going abit funny after superoneclick so i am now using flashtool, but thanks so much for the advice
Voelker45 said:
Yes, but you must install busybox with flashtool, then install xrecovery from the xrecovery thread. Have you used flashtool before?
Then read about a gingerbread ROMS thread to install the ROM through xrecovery.
If you have trouble, I will post links when I get to a computer tomorrow.
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i have busybox installed from market.. i havent used flash tool yet.. please do post some links so atleast it is not hard for me and others to get this work on
i dunno how to install xrecovery..
please do help me
just use Flashtool, the easiest method i know, you can root, then instal busybox, then install xrecovery.
see this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=928343
Hi Guys n Gals.
So i just unlocked my bootloader, at least i believe so..(no sony text anymore)
But i used a fresh 2.3.3 stock rom to do it. Now i have 2 questions..
1) can i "restore" my Z's cm7 rom just as usual via recovery/will this affect (or be affected by) the bootloader unlock?
2) Can i continue with flashing/installing new roms etc.. just as before?
Sorry, but i don't know and searching gave me no clue!!!
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Hi Guys n Gals.
So i just unlocked my bootloader, at least i believe so..(no sony text anymore)
But i used a fresh 2.3.3 stock rom to do it. Now i have 2 questions..
1) can i "restore" my Z's cm7 rom just as usual via recovery/will this affect (or be affected by) the bootloader unlock?
2) Can i continue with flashing/installing new roms etc.. just as before?
Sorry, but i don't know and searching gave me no clue!!!
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Judging from what I read in the forums,
1) Yes
2) Yes.
The bootloader is PERMANENTLY unlocked,
nothing you could do can re-lock it.
So... happy flashing and restoring!! LOL!
My_Immortal said:
The bootloader is PERMANENTLY unlocked,
nothing you could do can re-lock it.
So... happy flashing and restoring!! LOL!
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So its safe to flash fps and audio fix by z right?
How about flashing kernel other than doom's(thjap, goro n other)
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Ok, thank you for clarifying, 1 thing I realised is that it was permanent, I was just worried I might brick it with something!!
Mods, once this info is clear in any guide please delete.
Cheers
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teddymild said:
So its safe to flash fps and audio fix by z right?
How about flashing kernel other than doom's(thjap, goro n other)
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so far doom has come out with a kernel for unlocked BL... so I'd say its presumably safe to use atm. As for the rest custom kernels, please wait... we don't want a brick sitting in our hands now. Do we?!
You can do anything with your phones, exactly like before the unlock.
It will remain unlocked permanently.
You can flash all the zips in the world, the bootloader will still be unlocked.
I, for one, use goro's kernel at the moment, exactly as I did before.
My impression, we can treat the new ftf.kernels as directly replacing the original stock kernel. Therefor no need to use bypass at all. Can someone confirm this please?
Thanks.
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[email protected] said:
My impression, we can treat the new ftf.kernels as directly replacing the original stock kernel. Therefor no need to use bypass at all. Can someone confirm this please?
Thanks.
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I confirm this.
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I hope our dev can push x10 to 60 fps not only 54fps..
Thanks, I can now sit tight on stock Rom until a new customUBL Rom comes around
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I confirm this.
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above thanks was at you!, i'll hit the button too.
I have started to tweak my stock rom, so far so good
can somebody tell me, if i want to take the "other" tweaks from here (Doomlords' "collection of tweaks")
Where do i need to put the "other" tweaks?
("other Tweaks go to system/etc/install-recovery.sh") << still in here or somewhere different!?
so, this is the deal:
i dont know how to use flashtool.
My PC's system requirments for flashtool are more than enough.
i just dont understand how to use it.
i keep getting stuck at "not detected" or something.
ANYWAY, LEAVE THAT! i dont care about flashtool.
i updated my firmware 1.6 to 2.1
then i rooted my 2.1
then installed busybox
then installed xrecovery
then wiped everything
then installed many firmware 2.1 custom roms
HOWEVER, i find that i can only install 2.1 custom roms. i cant install 2.3 or higher custom roms. My phone keeps restarting automatically if i did that. so the latest CM mode i can use is 6.1.3 ! which is sad.
how can i get 2.3 or higher custom roms to work
on my phone without endless-automatic-restart-loop ???
pls tell me. thankyou.
Flash the correct bandstand....
Our update in pccompanion first,
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Yeah it coz u on wrong baseband (ur baseband in about phone should say 2.1.71). Use pccompanion or seus to update. Then use flashtool to root etc. Should work fine
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hi
gregbradley said:
Flash the correct bandstand....
Or update in pccompanion first
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laneyofdeath said:
Yeah it coz u on wrong baseband (ur baseband in about phone should say 2.1.71). Use pccompanion or seus to update. Then use flashtool to root etc. Should work fine
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thanks but i cant use PCcompanion or SEUS because i will end up with 2.3. i dont know how to root 2.3 without flashtool (REMEMBER I TOLD YOU I CANNOT USE FLASHTOOL). but i can root my current 2.1 with z4root app. then i have xrecovery.
is there a (.zip) archive that i can install via xrecovery to get baseband 2.1.71 ?
No, a far as I can remember all basebands are only flashable through xrecovery.
You better get working on learning how to use flashtool...its the only way to do anything with the x10
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If u install 2.1.71 bb u would have to be on 2.3 anyway not 2.1. Greg right pal u need flashtool in ur life it the only way to flash baseband currently for our phones. Follow flashtool-noobs guide you'll be fine (no need for z4 root its old, flashtool has one-click root)
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thanks
gregbradley said:
No, a far as I can remember all basebands are only flashable through xrecovery.
You better get working on learning how to use flashtool...its the only way to do anything with the x10
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laneyofdeath said:
If u install 2.1.71 bb u would have to be on 2.3 anyway not 2.1. Greg right pal u need flashtool in ur life it the only way to flash baseband currently for our phones. Follow flashtool-noobs guide you'll be fine (no need for z4 root its old, flashtool has one-click root)
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ok thanks i guess. i am not very good in flashtool
Devin-J said:
ok thanks i guess. i am not very good in flashtool
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Honestly it not hard to use if u follow guide. It is almost impossible to break phone.
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Devin-J said:
ok thanks i guess. i am not very good in flashtool
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its very simple....just practice...
help pls
laneyofdeath said:
Honestly it not hard to use if u follow guide. It is almost impossible to break phone.
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gregbradley said:
its very simple....just practice...
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hey guys, i think i found a way to root my 2.3 and install xrecovery. then i would not have the baseband problem (i had the baseband problem when i rooted 2.1 directly). It is using this software called superoneclick for the computer (i downloaded and opened it and saw a root button). does it work? if it works then it means that I do not have to learn how to use flashtool after all. I could get baseband 2.1.71 and install CM7 mod using xrecovery. No need of flashtool YAY! does the software superoneclick work for x10 if i use SEUS update to 2.3.3? :
Devin-J said:
hey guys, i think i found a way to root my 2.3 and install xrecovery. then i would not have the baseband problem (i had the baseband problem when i rooted 2.1 directly). It is using this software called superoneclick for the computer (i downloaded and opened it and saw a root button). does it work? if it works then it means that I do not have to learn how to use flashtool after all. I could get baseband 2.1.71 and install CM7 mod using xrecovery. No need of flashtool YAY! does the software superoneclick work for x10 if i use SEUS update to 2.3.3? :
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I'm not sure whether that would work or not, but the flashtool nowadays has already evolved to an all-in-one tool, and you can do anything with it.
My recommended steps are:
1. Flash to stock 2.3.3 through flashtool/SEUS
2. Boot up phone and turn on USB debugging and unknown sources.
3. Open flashtool, you should be able to access the Advanced menu--->Root--->zergRush exploit to root your 2.3.3
4. Ask root perms then hit install xRecovery
5. Flash custom rom
These are always steps that I would recommend to people who are not too familiar with flashing.
I couldn't get superoneclick to work on gb think it was on eclair I managed to use it. Believe me USE FLASHTOOL.
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laneyofdeath said:
If u install 2.1.71 bb u would have to be on 2.3 anyway not 2.1. Greg right pal u need flashtool in ur life it the only way to flash baseband currently for our phones. Follow flashtool-noobs guide you'll be fine (no need for z4 root its old, flashtool has one-click root)
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rite...........................
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=10879507
Guide on flashtool
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help ps
hey everyone,
everyone seem to have no trouble with flashtool. but i have because everytime i try to root my x10 2.3.3, i only get a half-rooted phone with superuser, busybox and everything installed but no root access. i used FlashTool 0.2.9.1 and tried to root my x10 2.3.3 using the aZuZu Root Method (reference: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1196421)
so, now i am using a rooted 2.1 (i rooted with z4root not with flashtool) and installed xrecovery and custom rom 2.1. i want to use custom rom 2.3 but for that i need to root 2.3 but i cant root 2.3 with flashtool.
but when i see a root button available, i also see a button 'ask root perms' button. what is the difference?
thanks in advance.
Hello,
I would like to know if its possible to flash a kernel from within xrecovery? Did some one already tryed that, or will this screw up my device for sure? Or if theres another way to flash kernel and rom without the use of a pc.
Greetings. Mellowbug
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Yes, u can flash kernel with xrec, just install it like a custom zip.
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Oke, great. Gonna try it .. But keeping fingers crossed. First time im flashing..:|
Greetings. Mellowbug
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mellowbug said:
Oke, great. Gonna try it .. But keeping fingers crossed. First time im flashing..:|
Greetings. Mellowbug
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you can only flash kernel from recovery if you are on locked bootloader
mellowbug said:
Hello,
I would like to know if its possible to flash a kernel from within xrecovery? Did some one already tryed that, or will this screw up my device for sure? Or if theres another way to flash kernel and rom without the use of a pc.
Greetings. Mellowbug
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YOu can simply replace kernel if you are using any custom ROM on locked kernel.
Then you can simply copy and paste it (overwrite)
EDIT: As I know, this cant be applied when on unlocked bootloader (you havent noticed it before).
Yeah, well apperntly im outta luck i geus. My x10i is rooted + unlocked bootloader, but im running 2.3.3 gb.... No custom rom, about the kernel i dont know if its stock or custom, i would have to take i look at google to find it out.
Edited: And yeah, looking back it would indeed bin better if i posted this info in first post.
After all it looks that im gonna have to borrow a pc by a friend.
Greetings. Mellowbug.
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Yes, info is correct. Locked uses xrecovery, but unlocked needs flashtool & pc.
From my XPERIA X10S v8.2 on JaBKerneL @ 1.15ghz
Hey so I'm coming from the i9000 section I'm very confident with flashing ROMS and mods and stuff like that but obviously every phone is different, what would be the best most stable ROM ? What I'm looking for
*stock styling (stock launcher like in 2.1)
*good battery life
*stability
*lots of features
*the slide to remove notification feature (this is probably my biggest ask, if there is a mod that can do this on stock firmware it would be great)
*clear instructions to check if bootloader is locked and if it is how to unlock it
*clear rooting and flashing guide thanks
By the way looking for this for mini pro
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Try the MiniCM7 its rubble and looks much like the org Im running MiniCM9 mimmi that is very sweet to
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while it is not stock i like minicm7 by naa. and when the bugs of minicm9 is ironed out i think it will be the next best thing.
I saw that but it had adw launcher, is there any ports of the stock launcher for ics?
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Anyone? A guide?
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calum96 said:
Anyone? A guide?
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I would start with MiniCM7Pro by Paul-xxx from this link.
It looks close to stock Android Gingerbread and it doesn't require you to mess with your bootloader or a custom kernel.
Steps are:
Get Flashtool
Root the phone
Install CWM
Press the backbutton on kernel-logo to get into CWM.
In CWM do the usual wipes (factory-reset/data, cache, dalvik-cache, battery stats)
Then install the ROM from your sd-card and reboot
Thanks a lot! since it is on 2.1 can I just use a once click app method? To do this then use ROM manager to install cwm?
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calum96 said:
Thanks a lot! since it is on 2.1 can I just use a once click app method? To do this then use ROM manager to install cwm?
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Don't have experience with ROM manager, if it works on stock 2.1 then it will probably install CWM fine, I've got a CWM install zip for xRecovery (I install xRecovery with flashtool ,then install zip from sd-card and choose the CWM-install zip)
It is in a thread here somewhere, can't remember where though.
After that just flash the ROM with it.
Thanks a lot if it isn't to much to ask what exactly would I need to unlock the boot loader for?
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calum96 said:
Thanks a lot if it isn't to much to ask what exactly would I need to unlock the boot loader for?
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search for S1Tool, it will give you the information you need to determine if it is safe to unlock your bootloader. (basically, if you have an SEMC simlock certificate you should be ok, if it states unknown simlock certificate, you're more than likely to brick your phone) (and look on the sticker under the back-cover of the phone, if it's on or after (year)11(week)29 (11w29) there is a chance of hard-bricking your phone too)
If it is safe, there is an unlock-option in Flashtool, under the plugins-menu that should do the trick.
Thanks what's the advantages of having it unlocked?
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calum96 said:
Thanks what's the advantages of having it unlocked?
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You can install custom kernels and have a wider choice of ROMS to choose from for your phone.
I think the best ROM for x10 mini/mini pro are miniCM9!:good:
It,s very stable and it still in development!
TemplexZ said:
I think the best ROM for x10 mini/mini pro are miniCM9!:good:
It,s very stable and it still in development!
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i disagree minicm9 still needs a lot of improvement. minicm7 is still the best
demoniacs said:
i disagree minicm9 still needs a lot of improvement. minicm7 is still the best
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I disagree, minicm9 works better then minicm7 in terms of speed and stability. Not to mention the UI of ICS is better then GB. All I have issue is with video playback (qualcomm's fault).
ruifung said:
I disagree, minicm9 works better then minicm7 in terms of speed and stability. Not to mention the UI of ICS is better then GB. All I have issue is with video playback (qualcomm's fault).
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Lol, it is NOT Qualcomm's fault, they would have helped if it was possible. If anyone is to blame, it is Google, for choosing a newer SOC with more possibilities as base for ICS.
SmG67 said:
I would start with MiniCM7Pro by Paul-xxx from this link.
It looks close to stock Android Gingerbread and it doesn't require you to mess with your bootloader or a custom kernel.
Steps are:
Get Flashtool
Root the phone
Install CWM
Press the backbutton on kernel-logo to get into CWM.
In CWM do the usual wipes (factory-reset/data, cache, dalvik-cache, battery stats)
Then install the ROM from your sd-card and reboot
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You can use xRecovery if you dont have CWM
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for me the best ROM is MINICM9. The only things that need to be ironed out are the Loudspeaker distortion, the earpiece sound bug while in a call and the lagginess when opening an app or someone is calling. Otherwise its perfect! (for me at least)
Thanks I just checked her phone tonight it was under the year week thing with right baseband and update version for miniprocm7 but didn't have access to a of so couldn't check sim lock, so assuming that's okay do I just connect it check unlock bootloader and run? Or is there anything else I need to know?
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DarksonDAP said:
for me the best ROM is MINICM9. The only things that need to be ironed out are the Loudspeaker distortion, the earpiece sound bug while in a call and the lagginess when opening an app or someone is calling. Otherwise its perfect! (for me at least)
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I think I'll wait till that ROM is completely stable as she's not the most technical person in the world
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