Hello guys, this is my first post in the forum, but I've been using CM for around 1 year... in the past with a Samsung Galaxy 5 and now with an Xperia Ray... I hope I can help out in many ways to the devs community.
I have some questions for you, as I'm a newbie with my Ray... I am reading and reading posts in XDA, and now I'm in a strange situation. I want to flash CM7 (hope CM9 soon) in my Ray, but since the Bootloader unlock allowed:NO message comes to my phone I feel very sad about it. I tried to boot into Fastboot, but the phone simply refuses to do it and only starts with the orange led and starts charging, but no Fastboot...
The first thing I tried was Root the Ray, and the I managed to do it with a simple tool (you can find the latest version here)
[Xperia 2011 Easy Rooting Toolkit [v4.0](zergRush Exploit)] (can't post links yet)
Still my Bootloader is locked... so I think the CWM installation was impossible, later, I found this tool:
[SE Extreme Tweak Installer v1.8] (can't post links yet)
Then, I had installed CWM onto the Xperia Ray, without unlocking the Bootloader yet... (yes, it works at boot having the vol- key pressed as well) and yes, you can flash files (actually I modded some things on the original rom from CWM)...
The question is... Am I missing something to flash CM7/9??
Can I flash CM7/9 now??
Do you think this method will work for Xperia models??
Do you have any sugestions on this??
What if I don't unlock the bootloader and flash CM7/9??
My phone is operator locked, is this a problem to flash CM7/9??
If I flash the CM7/9 rom, will my phone be bricked??
My bootloader still says Bootloader unlock allowed: No :S. By the way, I do have a Xperia ST18a not a ST18i.
PD: I do not own any of those tools. I am only telling my method, so I you think this is a valuable information please says thanks to the developers above (and if you want, me too )
gvelasquez85 said:
Hello guys, this is my first post in the forum, but I've been using CM for around 1 year... in the past with a Samsung Galaxy 5 and now with an Xperia Ray... I hope I can help out in many ways to the devs community.
I have some questions for you, as I'm a newbie with my Ray... I am reading and reading posts in XDA, and now I'm in a strange situation. I want to flash CM7 (hope CM9 soon) in my Ray, but since the Bootloader unlock allowed:NO message comes to my phone I feel very sad about it. I tried to boot into Fastboot, but the phone simply refuses to do it and only starts with the orange led and starts charging, but no Fastboot...
The first thing I tried was Root the Ray, and the I managed to do it with a simple tool (you can find the latest version here)
[Xperia 2011 Easy Rooting Toolkit [v4.0](zergRush Exploit)] (can't post links yet)
Still my Bootloader is locked... so I think the CWM installation was impossible, later, I found this tool:
[SE Extreme Tweak Installer v1.8] (can't post links yet)
Then, I had installed CWM onto the Xperia Ray, without unlocking the Bootloader yet... (yes, it works at boot having the vol- key pressed as well) and yes, you can flash files (actually I modded some things on the original rom from CWM)...
The question is... Am I missing something to flash CM7/9??
Can I flash CM7/9 now??
Do you think this method will work for Xperia models??
Do you have any sugestions on this??
What if I don't unlock the bootloader and flash CM7/9??
My phone is operator locked, is this a problem to flash CM7/9??
If I flash the CM7/9 rom, will my phone be bricked??
My bootloader still says Bootloader unlock allowed: No :S. By the way, I do have a Xperia ST18a not a ST18i.
PD: I do not own any of those tools. I am only telling my method, so I you think this is a valuable information please says thanks to the developers above (and if you want, me too )
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You have to unlock your boot loader .........then only you can flash cm or any other rom
Sent from my ST18i using XDA
Any ideas on how to do it?.
I've tried the testpoint method, but no success... I simply can boot in fastboot. Does it matters if the phone is network locked?...
gvelasquez85 said:
Any ideas on how to do it?.
I've tried the testpoint method, but no success... I simply can boot in fastboot. Does it matters if the phone is network locked?...
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Your phone is sim locked. You have to get it unlocked so it can accept any sim 1st before you unlock bootloader. Then it will say Allowed yes
Sent from my Xperia Ray using xda premium
OK, so I will go to my operator and unlock it as well... they gave me the code, but it simply doesn't works, the said:
dial #987654321# and a menu will appear and you can enter the code there... NOTHING !!!
I'll talk to you guys when I have my phone unlocked...
Solved!
Hi guys, after 25 days my operator finally unlocked my phone (it looks like they locked the phone with 5 wrong codes... and have to do the magic on the SE Support Service). Then, that was easy... not the unlock bootloader with the wire trick (took me more than I expected) but now everything is ok!
I'm a proud owner of a CM9 Xperia ray!... anyway, do you know if the Xperia Ray supports USB-OTG?
Any thoughts with HDMI? mini HDMI? or MHL interface on the Xperia Ray?
Please let me know if you think I can help out with something... or If you have questions just ask and I'll do my best...
The USB port on the ray is not MHL
if the USB port on Ray is not MHL, so we don't have any options to export the Ray screen to any display/TV?. Even with the dock?
I just got an Xperia S, it's a great phone.
I had The Xperia X10 (unlocked bootloader, x10s rom doomkernel max overclock)
I want to unlock my bootloader but I cant get the drivers installed on mij X64 bit windows & pc.
I tried it for 2 day and read allod of posts here.
Can somebody please help me?
I'm Even Willing to PAY good money If someone helps me (of does it for me)
If someones willing please contact me and If you can do the unlocking (I live in Tilburg/the Netherlands) that would even be greater
download the flashtool its has drivers with it. or you can try to download and install pda.net
Ok, I have that, I tried to root and unlock it the same as I did with the x10 it didn't work. Do I have to flash anything in flashtool? Follow the official unlock method (from Sony) or do something els?
Thanks for anwsering so quick buddy!!
Sent from my LT26i using xda premium
I think you unlock x10 using something like easy 1 click similar stuff.
That method is not available with xperia s. As of now, the only way to root is to flash a pre root image. In order to do so, you need to unlock bootloader which also means, you will lose the DRM key.
You can get the full tutorial in the development section.
I know, I followed the instruction only to get stuck at step 13.
if I do this My PC says He couldn.t find any comparable drivers.
here is a screenshot, mayb someone can see where I did What incorrect?
everything worktoud wit an other link for the xperia arc files,
just flast doomlord's latest kernel, looking for wifi files and then I'm ready
Hi
I have just bought a Sony Xperia Tablet Z SGP311 10.3.1.C.0.036 in China, only to discover that it only has the Chinese version of Android, meaning I can not acces google play or anything, i need to find out how to root this and install the real version of Andriod. I am quite new to this and have tried to follow some of the threads on here without any luck, could someone explain to me in laymans terms what is the easiest way to do this. I have tried to use DooMLoRD, but it says device not supported. I have also installed a Chinese version of Superuser, and it appears that it is now rooted, but when i try and do anything it says i dont have access. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Hey, first of all i would like to apologise if this is posted in the wrong section, its my first post and even though i have used XDA many many time, i have never really caught onto the posting side of it!
I recently obtained a Xperia Ray of a friend and it was running gingerbread, so first of all i updated to 4.0.4A and rooted my device, and then i installed busybox ect, then after looking at the service on the phone (*#*#7378423#*#*) i found out that my bootloader was Unlockable.
as i wished to install a custom ROM, i have been looking at custom ROM's for LockedBL's and then of course to install half of them i have had to install CWM but this is where my problem begins! i have not been able to successfully install CWM via various methods, including the X-Parts App, Xrecovery PC Application, can anybody help me?
Thanks in advance,
Liam
(Again i apologies if posted in the wrong place, dont shout, im a noob i know :laugh: )
I can't help you with your problem, but if your phone is built before 2012 week 11 (if I remember correctly) you can unlock it using the wotan service, despite the non unlockable status. You can check the build date on the sticker, below the battery.
Sent from my XT1032 using Tapatalk
rooting guide
CAn anyone explain how to root this searched and searched but not sure what is right as comments say out of date etc.
Am wanting to sort the sound issue only got it yesterday its on 5.1.1 d6503
already downloaded flashtool and installed drivers.
Never rooted before as i had a iphone i used to jail break the bootloader is unlockable which i will do when i get home but not sure what exactley i need and steps to follow