How I got FU14.1.B.1.510 through PCC in United States - Sony Xperia Z Ultra

I have 6802 13W30. I'm going to step by step how i got FU 14.1.B.1.510 at 3Am last night in texas.
First I did this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2422521
But like so many people after I did it, I started experiencing the dreaded SOD even after unchecking OPTIMIZED BACKLIGHT in display.
So after the SOD. i shut the phone off by pressing and holding volume up + power. once phone was off, i opened the sim cover area and depressed the little soft reset button 3 times.
I then decided it was time to go back to .475 so i opened pc companion and followed these steps. (Keep in mind i had done a .475 repair 2 days before with pc companion because i was having touchscreen issues, wanted to see if a full firmware wipe and install would fix problem. So i knew .475 was already on my computer and this should take 5 minutes, but it didnt. Instead i noticed pc companion was taking for ever because it was redownloading something off the web)
Turn the phone off and disconnect it from the computer
1. Disregard any instructions to connect the phone until you complete step 9
2. In the welcome screen you will see the different modules available for you including the "support zone" option. Click on "Start" below it.
3. On the next page Click on "Start" under "Phone/Tablet Software update"
At this point if you get an error stating that "unable to install update components" or "server is bussy" Please proceed to step 12. If you not see that error then continue with step 4.
4. The program will show a window saying "Could not find phone/tablet". Click on the option below that reads: "Repair my phone/tablet" the program will issue you a warning on the content that you will lose during the update
5. Choose the option to continue.
6. The program will issue a final message warning you of possible data lost during the update. Click on the checkmark and then on "Next/Continue".
7. After that, the program will download the necessary information (5 to 6 minutes) and it will present you with a list of phones.
8. Choose the Phone from the list then click on "next" then you will see a new section telling you how to connect the phone. (don't connect it yet)
At this point the phone must be off and disconnected from the PC.
9. Connect the cable to the PC not to the phone, then wile pressing and holding the indicated button (in the steps on screen an specific button will be shown for you to press on the phone) connect the cable to the phone and keep holding the indicated button until the program says "the update of your phone has started..." (in some cases a message of "Installing drivers" will appear before the message of "the update of your phone has started..." is shown.)
10. If you failed to follow the steps correctly the phone will turn on and it will request that you "Proceed with the following steps, slide down the notification bar", If this happens disconnect the phone from the cable, turn it off and repeat from step 9).
11. If the phone is connected properly, PC Companion will proceed with the update ( It will tell you to let go of the back key) then wait for the update to finish and follow instructions on screen to disconnect the unit.
When every thing was finished. PC companion told me your phone has been updated to 14.1.B.1.510 and since 12 hours now, NO SOD AND RUNNING VERY SMOOTH.!

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I got the 510 through Sony Bridge by just making the small build.prop hack and my procedure from start to end was this:
1. Edit the build.prop according to this:
Guide for changing build.prop in order to receive 510
I used ROM ToolBox Pro for this.
2. After that, I made a factory reset since I prefer to have everything clean when I update.
3. Connect the device to the computer and Update Service or Bridge will find the 510 and download it.
4. After flash, I followed the root instructions here:
Root Guide for 510
5. After that guide has been followed, I had 510 up and running properly. My only change was that I used my older 510 FTF in order to flash the kernel back since Mega fails with the 510 kernel listed in the guide.
So now I am up and running on the 510 and it works well. The only thing that failed is FolderMount, it causes a reboot when it tries to mount the folders. Sony has changed the path to the microSD card and that causes that problem.
Everything seems to work fine til now, 240 DPI went well, the new launcher is more tolerant towards that and no SODs for now. The SODs are caused by the defect FTF.

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E90 Commie said:
I got the 510 through Sony Bridge by just making the small build.prop hack and my procedure from start to end was this:
1. Edit the build.prop according to this:
Guide for changing build.prop in order to receive 510
I used ROM ToolBox Pro for this.
2. After that, I made a factory reset since I prefer to have everything clean when I update.
3. Connect the device to the computer and Update Service or Bridge will find the 510 and download it.
4. After flash, I followed the root instructions here:
Root Guide for 510
5. After that guide has been followed, I had 510 up and running properly. My only change was that I used my older 510 FTF in order to flash the kernel back since Mega fails with the 510 kernel listed in the guide.
So now I am up and running on the 510 and it works well. The only thing that failed is FolderMount, it causes a reboot when it tries to mount the folders. Sony has changed the path to the microSD card and that causes that problem.
Everything seems to work fine til now, 240 DPI went well, the new launcher is more tolerant towards that and no SODs for now. The SODs are caused by the defect FTF.
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How did you Update via Bridge with unlocked bootloader?

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I relocked the bootloader and updated after that. So I have a locked BL at the moment but will unlock it again when it is time, I guess I will wait for recovery and custom ROMs and stick to the Bridge for the rest of the period of using stock ROMs.

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That is what I'm also going to do.
Do you know if X-Reality is working with relocked bootloader again?

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Mucho79 said:
That is what I'm also going to do.
Do you know if X-Reality is working with relocked bootloader again?
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I guess it is like Bravia Engine: doesn't work in Album, works with Movies (that is after the bootloader has been unlocked even if it is relocked).

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E90 Commie
I did the update via Bridge to 510 from 475 by changing my build.prop also, I still got SOD's if I unticked the Optimized Backlight. Your works fine with the unticked Optimized Backlight even after a reboot?
Thanks
John

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lesterine said:
I have 6802 13W30. I'm going to step by step how i got FU 14.1.B.1.510 at 3Am last night in texas.
First I did this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2422521
But like so many people after I did it, I started experiencing the dreaded SOD even after unchecking OPTIMIZED BACKLIGHT in display.
So after the SOD. i shut the phone off by pressing and holding volume up + power. once phone was off, i opened the sim cover area and depressed the little soft reset button 3 times.
I then decided it was time to go back to .475 so i opened pc companion and followed these steps. (Keep in mind i had done a .475 repair 2 days before with pc companion because i was having touchscreen issues, wanted to see if a full firmware wipe and install would fix problem. So i knew .475 was already on my computer and this should take 5 minutes, but it didnt. Instead i noticed pc companion was taking for ever because it was redownloading something off the web)
Turn the phone off and disconnect it from the computer
1. Disregard any instructions to connect the phone until you complete step 9
2. In the welcome screen you will see the different modules available for you including the "support zone" option. Click on "Start" below it.
3. On the next page Click on "Start" under "Phone/Tablet Software update"
At this point if you get an error stating that "unable to install update components" or "server is bussy" Please proceed to step 12. If you not see that error then continue with step 4.
4. The program will show a window saying "Could not find phone/tablet". Click on the option below that reads: "Repair my phone/tablet" the program will issue you a warning on the content that you will lose during the update
5. Choose the option to continue.
6. The program will issue a final message warning you of possible data lost during the update. Click on the checkmark and then on "Next/Continue".
7. After that, the program will download the necessary information (5 to 6 minutes) and it will present you with a list of phones.
8. Choose the Phone from the list then click on "next" then you will see a new section telling you how to connect the phone. (don't connect it yet)
At this point the phone must be off and disconnected from the PC.
9. Connect the cable to the PC not to the phone, then wile pressing and holding the indicated button (in the steps on screen an specific button will be shown for you to press on the phone) connect the cable to the phone and keep holding the indicated button until the program says "the update of your phone has started..." (in some cases a message of "Installing drivers" will appear before the message of "the update of your phone has started..." is shown.)
10. If you failed to follow the steps correctly the phone will turn on and it will request that you "Proceed with the following steps, slide down the notification bar", If this happens disconnect the phone from the cable, turn it off and repeat from step 9).
11. If the phone is connected properly, PC Companion will proceed with the update ( It will tell you to let go of the back key) then wait for the update to finish and follow instructions on screen to disconnect the unit.
When every thing was finished. PC companion told me your phone has been updated to 14.1.B.1.510 and since 12 hours now, NO SOD AND RUNNING VERY SMOOTH.!
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Howdy,
Many thanks for your message. I followed your directions and the update worked fine, but the restored image was 475 rather than 510. I suspect that this may have something to do with the fact that you had previously had 510 on the phone or that you changed the proxy from the default setting. Can you offer any hints?
Thanks!

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charlie.s said:
Howdy,
Many thanks for your message. I followed your directions and the update worked fine, but the restored image was 475 rather than 510. I suspect that this may have something to do with the fact that you had previously had 510 on the phone or that you changed the proxy from the default setting. Can you offer any hints?
Thanks!
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I too got the same,,it didn't download 510 i'm literally reloaded 475 ,,this sucks lol any ideas?

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rx7boy22 said:
E90 Commie
I did the update via Bridge to 510 from 475 by changing my build.prop also, I still got SOD's if I unticked the Optimized Backlight. Your works fine with the unticked Optimized Backlight even after a reboot?
Thanks
John
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there is no SOD....just wait 1/2 min. It just a long loading time.

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Thank you, it works...
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I'm downloading the updated firmware than I will release it as stand-alone package.

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lesterine said:
I have 6802 13W30. I'm going to step by step how i got FU 14.1.B.1.510 at 3Am last night in texas.
First I did this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2422521
But like so many people after I did it, I started experiencing the dreaded SOD even after unchecking OPTIMIZED BACKLIGHT in display.
So after the SOD. i shut the phone off by pressing and holding volume up + power. once phone was off, i opened the sim cover area and depressed the little soft reset button 3 times.
I then decided it was time to go back to .475 so i opened pc companion and followed these steps. (Keep in mind i had done a .475 repair 2 days before with pc companion because i was having touchscreen issues, wanted to see if a full firmware wipe and install would fix problem. So i knew .475 was already on my computer and this should take 5 minutes, but it didnt. Instead i noticed pc companion was taking for ever because it was redownloading something off the web)
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Worked for me-Thanks