A friend of mine gave me his x10i phone to play, so i decided to follow all the proper steps to get the device rooted and install 2.3.4 on it.
I have downloaded the flashtool v 0.5.3.0, but it does not detect the device. I have also installed the drivers on the system from flashtool\drivers folder
When I click Check Drivers, i get the following output:
12/041/2011 16:41:47 - INFO - List of connected devices (Device Id) :
12/041/2011 16:41:47 - INFO - - USB\VID_0FCE&PID_612E\CB511ND245: OK
12/041/2011 16:41:47 - INFO - List of ADB devices :
12/041/2011 16:41:47 - INFO - List of fastboot devices :
Another problem I have is that Debug mode is on, but the flashtool always says it is off. I tried all i could including upgrading the stock rom from sonyericsson site, but at this stage, I am ready to give up. I do not see anyone else is experiencing this problem.
Any advice is appreciated.
screw the drivers in that folder
install the legit ones from the SE webstie
install the PC Companion and it will do everything for you
then try. If does not work message me or reply here
tried it all from scratch at home on windows 7 (first attempt was at work on XP).
At home everything worked fine Thanks!
do you want Unlocking you bootloader?
try my way, its stands in my signature.
I think i was able to unlock it. In fact, sorry, I do not know what "unlocking bootloader" is, but what makes me think that I've done it is that i was able to flash Doom kernel with wifi and one of the custom ROMs on it. Also I got root access on the phone. Recovery console (CWM ?) is working too.
Correct me if i am wrong, but this is as far as i can go with this device and nothing else needed to crack/install etc.
One issue i noticed is that GPS does not work and settings are just not there, but i guess it is a ROM/kernel related question which i will explore further.
unlock bootloader
makes it a lot easier and nicer when you install a custom rom
um
use flashtool
under plugins category
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So I've been following the bootloader unlock instructions on the Sony-Ericsson site and when I have plugged the phone in and the instructions say it should ask me for drivers it just plays the driver install failed noise, so in device manager I have the S1Boot Fastboot listed but when I point the driver update wizard to the adb folder where the driver is it just says it cannot find it. Anyone had an issue like this or knows how to fix it or have I done something completely idiotic because it's 6am and I haven't slept for 2 days?
you need the google usb drivers (android sdk) good luck !
Yeah I got past this bit and have the phone unlocked now but during the proccess my camera, lockscreen and a couple of other bits have stopped working and I can't simply revert back to the original software as sony's tool won't allow that. Also can't find a clockworkmod recovery image for the device so have no clue how to put the cyanogenmod nightly that's out on.
Can't you use flashtool to flash a stock rom ?
Yup, all recovered now.
It would be much better if this most essential of sites for people mucking around with there android phones had a section for the Xperia Pro, there are already plenty of threads for the device but they are spread over every other Sony section and makes finding the thread that will help quite difficult.
Guys, hi.
I'm beat, I admit it, the jig is up and I'm all out. I've done every possible thing to my phone and nothing helps.
I want to flash CWM7, right? I have the stock 2.1 and working root (that I know for sure). I also have Flashtool and Android SDK on my computer.
What I DON'T have, however, is a way to get into recovery and from there flash ROMs. CWM Recovery doesn't exist for my phone (Xperia X10 Mini Pro), so I got this thing (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1106146), copied the chargemon and recovery.tar into my system folder, set the permissions to all enabled, turned off my phone, turned it back on and spammed the back key -> nothing. On another try I long-pressed the back-key -> nothing. On another I installed Rom Manager and selected Boot into Recovery. The phone just restarted.
I THINK, but I'm not sure, that to use recovery, I have to have my bootloader unlocked, is that correct? For that I used this guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1254225) which I must say is extremely confusing - essentially, what I did was that I got msm7227_semc.cmd from here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17384177&postcount=3) and run that -that seemed to work fine and returned no errors, on my pc.
I can't ascertain whether I ACTUALLY have bootloader unlocked, because that (from what I read in the guide) requires Gordon's Gate and S1tool - S1tool alone doesn't work for me (does nothing) and my Flashtool installation doesn't have Gordon's Gate in it.
So, I don't even know anymore. What the heck am I doing wrong, how can I boot into recovery? It used to be so easy when I had the HTC Desire
Thanks, all. It would be really appreciated if you could give me any help, because I spent hours on this and have had no success despite following all the neat guides and stuff
Angelic out
When i was in Stock Android, I had taken xRecovery to flash my first ROM (MiniCm7pro V21)
After the ROM was flashed I had CWM already preinstalled
Hopefully this (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=950324) may help you
liveangelic said:
Guys, hi.
I'm beat, I admit it, the jig is up and I'm all out. I've done every possible thing to my phone and nothing helps.
I want to flash CWM7, right? I have the stock 2.1 and working root (that I know for sure). I also have Flashtool and Android SDK on my computer.
What I DON'T have, however, is a way to get into recovery and from there flash ROMs. CWM Recovery doesn't exist for my phone (Xperia X10 Mini Pro), so I got this thing (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1106146), copied the chargemon and recovery.tar into my system folder, set the permissions to all enabled, turned off my phone, turned it back on and spammed the back key -> nothing. On another try I long-pressed the back-key -> nothing. On another I installed Rom Manager and selected Boot into Recovery. The phone just restarted.
I THINK, but I'm not sure, that to use recovery, I have to have my bootloader unlocked, is that correct? For that I used this guide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1254225) which I must say is extremely confusing - essentially, what I did was that I got msm7227_semc.cmd from here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17384177&postcount=3) and run that -that seemed to work fine and returned no errors, on my pc.
I can't ascertain whether I ACTUALLY have bootloader unlocked, because that (from what I read in the guide) requires Gordon's Gate and S1tool - S1tool alone doesn't work for me (does nothing) and my Flashtool installation doesn't have Gordon's Gate in it.
So, I don't even know anymore. What the heck am I doing wrong, how can I boot into recovery? It used to be so easy when I had the HTC Desire
Thanks, all. It would be really appreciated if you could give me any help, because I spent hours on this and have had no success despite following all the neat guides and stuff
Angelic out
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hey angelic have you tried superoneclick? its a rooting software with a builtin recovery intaller
I have an Xperia mini pro sk17i with 2.3.4 Android. I'd like to flash newer/custom roms to it, but I've got a few questions/issues.
So far I've removed the sim lock and I *think* (it was a while ago now) I have unlocked the boot loader with the test point method. In service info it says "rooting status: Bootloader unlock allowed :yes", is that what I should see after a test point unlock? I also tried the fastboot.exe unlock, but that comes back saying that "phone is already unlocked". I don't recall whether I've rooted the phone or not.
Next step is I'd really like to take a backup of my stock rom before I reflash it. Is there a way to read the current firmware back off the phone and make an image file of it? Everything I found talks about a slightly different way to get it - using SUS (which doesn't work any more), or PC companion to download the firmware from Sony, and then create an image file from that. PC companion (v2.1) seems to get stuck in an infinite loop. Whenever it detects the phone, it comes up on the phone screen: "do you want to install the pc companion software on your computer". If I say yes it just downloads and installs what is already there. And then it just tells me that my phones memory is not accessible, and to check for sim card and screen unlocked. Even if they both are, it won't detect it.
I also tried to use the Sony program called "Emma", which I think does the same thing, but in bootloader mode? Yesterday I got it started and connected my phone, and I think it said my phone still needed boot loader unlocking first (but I thought it was. maybe not then)?? Today Emma won't even load - it says Win XP isn't supported any more, but I'm sure it worked yesterday on this pc!
I don't want to go any further without backing up the stock firmware if possible, so what should I try next?
Install CWM recovery then do a backup. Look around the stickies for links, there's plenty of tutorials for it. Good luck :
Hi everybody - any help with the following problem is appreciated, I've thrown everything I can find at it but I'm just over my head at this point!
My LG G watch worked great, up until one morning when it got stuck in a bootloop - if I had to guess, the battery must have run out at the exact wrong time, during an OTA update. Maybe. Anyway, stuck in a bootloop.
I managed to install TWRP bootloader, and apparently uninstalled everything but the TWRP bootloader, as it now has the 'no OS installed!' dialogue whenever I try to exit.
I had minimal success installing ADP drivers, but never managed to make a PC/watch connection past fastboot OEM unlock. At the moment (a few months after i had that working) my PC doesn't recognise the watch at all.
So I've bought an OTG cable, and the plan is to put a flashable ROM (hey, even the stock one if I can find it) on a USB stick, navigate to it on TWRP via install, and take it from there. Anyone know if that's what I should be trying / where I can find that particular ZIP file?
Also worth noting, I never toggled on ADP debugging when the original OS was working.
Here's the info from the fastboot screen- ANY help is appreciated!
Product Name = Dory
Variant = dory 4GB
HW Version - rev_11
Bootloader Version - Doryz11c
Serial Number - 03b1175b02a23642
MSN - 406KPMZ0096923
Signing - production
Secure boot - enabled
Lock state - unlocked
Have you tried the instructions of the thread about fixing adb after the update? May work for you. I don't think the watch supports OTG...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3347122
Use this tool for flashing:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g-watch/development/script-lg-g-watch-tool-t2820863
Should have asked months ago
MihaiSG said:
Use this tool for flashing:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/g-watch/development/script-lg-g-watch-tool-t2820863
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Mate... worked a dream. Thanks so much!
Gonna be a long read but I'd be glad if someone could help me. Plus, it is an interesting issue.
I use stock 6.0.1 with the july update(phone model 2303, locked bootloader, no root, no recovery) Today, I don't know why, all my apps started crashing. I mean all. Dialer, album, music, whatsapp, chrome... Turning my phone off and on did nothing. I tried several times. As everything was working great a just a few hours ago (and for years before that), I thought a factory reset could fix it. It didn't. Now phone starts with that first launch set-up thing and I keep getting errors of various apps crashing and the device does not proceed beyond the initial set-up.
So, I thought flashing a rom could fix it, however I can't seem to do that. I have flashtool however when I go into flashmode I can't see my phone. I have installed the fastboot and flashmode drivers, however couldn't find the xperia m4 aqua drivers on the driver list. Flashtool detects my phone on fastboot mode, but not in flashmode. I have read the guides, still no solutions.
Any suggestions on what to do?
edit: I have found "xperia m4 aqua" drivers on Sony's website, but Windows claims they are not suitable for my device and does not install them.
SOLVED: Using an older version of Flashtool worked for me. I used version 9.18