Hello everyone.
This is my first post here - in hope to get help with my Sony Z5 Compact.
So a week ago I have updated to Nougat,by mistake tbh.
Unfortunately Im really not happy with the device. The volume is OK unless youd like to watch some videos on a website - you won't hear much.
Then, playing a matroska file is impossible - stutters, pauses, gives you 5 fps ( I'm not joking) - it was flawless on MM (305).
So my plan is to go back to MM and I believe I've read every step by step tutorial existing on the Internet but I still have some questions.
1. How do I backup firmware? Every tutorial says about a folder with firmware files that you can import to flashtool to make an ftf backup of your stock firmware. The folder does not exist on my PC.
I've tried "repairing" etc, still, it does not exist.
2. Why do I need a backup firmware ftf for warranty?
3. Where can I find an ftf file?
Xperifirm doesn't give me anything, there are lots of fake websites, xperiablog doesn't send me an approval email for my account.
4. Is there anyone in Lodz, Poland that could help me?
I'd love to downgrade.. The phone is unusable for my work and I can't afford a new one.
Thanks in advance.
Kindest regards.
Michelangelo
Suggest you download Customized SG firmware, the lastest marshmellow is still available for download. Grab it now.
Hello, welcome to xda.
First, please do not open 2 different threads for the same problem - it's against forum rules.
About your problem: which fw you are on? you could try newest nougat firmware .33 first because the problems you described should've been fixed in this. Also you could dirty flash it and won't lose anything.
However if you want to go back to MM anyway, i would recommend 5.11 fw because it's .305 with newer security patch.
Be aware, that if you go back to MM, you will have to make a clean flash.
You can find all 3 firmwares on xperifirm from different regions(also .305). For most regions there are two different available, so click through all firmwares and look on the right side which you can choose.
What do you mean xperifirm gave you nothing?
How to download via xperifirm, create a ftf and flash viaflashtool: https://forum.xda-developers.com/z5...-33-pushed-t3581352/post71662820#post71662820
yup every update sony become worse
the best one was the last 5.1.1 i think (or one b4)
the last 6MM was meh
the last nougat (.33) is far worse from all of them
probably i won't buy sony's anymore
( i was happy with my WT19 sony ericsson arc like(Legacy Xperia) the one of the reasons i bought this sony(also easy roms flash,you just need use flash tool for stock roms you dont even need root or BTunlocked)
anyway i'm usually replace my phone every 5 years in average (when the phone stop run smooth mid-low range .like waze, temple run 2,subway surfer. apps (z5 still mid-high)
so the phones got about 4 more years, at least how i see it.
As Gewiz suggested, if you're on .376 or .378 version of the Nougat firmware, then updating to 2.33 might just fix the problems you're describing.
This is the highly recommended solution, since you won't lose any of your data or settings, and you don't really have to do anything, just wait for the update to become available for your region via OTA or Xperia Companion.
If you insist on downgrading back to MM, then you must perform a clean flash using unofficial (non-Sony) tools, which means you will lose all of your data and settings. Therefore you should backup all your data before doing so.
Being on anything but the latest version means you will forever have a non-dismissible notification nagging you about upgrading to the newest version.
If you're fine with that, then download a MM ROM from XperiFirm, create a FTF from the bundle, then flash it to your phone using Flashtool.
I think you're confused by the numerous tutorials you've read about "backups" and "warranty". You've likely read guides teaching you how to root your phone, which involves making a backup of the TA partition of your phone to preserve the DRM keys that resides within. Rooting the Z5C requires unlocking the bootloader, a process that wipes the DRM keys and voids your warranty. So, guides are there to help people make a backup of the DRM keys, so that they will have the ability to restore the keys to the phone and return the phone to warranty-eligible state when they need warranty service or resell their phone.
Since you have made no mention of rooting your phone, I assume none of this matters to you, don't worry about it.
Thank you all for the replies.
I updated from 376 to 2.33 and the phone is even more pathetic. It's slow and sluggish even with stamina mode off and data transfer/WiFi off. The battery drain is even bigger, now the alarm volume is terrible ( although video volume in chrome browser is now better). Mind you, I always do a reset after updating the phone, so everything that could be done was done.
I'm after 305 since the 5.11 introduced heating an worse performance ( I don't believe it was just a security patch).
I've managed to download 305 firmware with Xperifirm but I've hit one obstacle - I cannot create an FTF file with flashtool as the Xperifirm download unpacks the " FILE" files to many separate files and folders after download.
Could anyone please tell me how should I go about it? I'm really desperate to downgrade this phone as it was perfect until the cursed update and I can afford a new one.
Thanks in advance, and again thanks for all the replies.
MichelangeloJan said:
Thank you all for the replies.
I cannot create an FTF file with flashtool as the Xperifirm download unpacks the " FILE" files to many separate files and folders after download.
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First: for nougat (7.0) you need flashtool in version v0.9.23.2
version 0.9.23.1 _cannot_ create ftfs out of what you downloaded with xperifirm
Second: here's a tutorial for FTFs:
http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/08/1...re-files-using-xperifirm-and-flashtool-guide/
Please note: in flashtool, you just have to click "Bundles\Create" (you don't need to decrypt, as this is done by xperifirm already)
Ok, guys I have one last question regarding this topic. Im sorry this took me so long but I don't have the Internet connection at home.
The "how to create an FTF file" tutorial says " exclude . Ta files" although the screen from it show only 2 files being excluded.
Some other tutorials either say the same or don't mention the .ta files.
So should I exclude all of them? Or should I leave "simlock. Ta" and "booter" in there?
Thanks again.
Michelangelo
Reflash firmware or make a factory reset. I am on .33 Nougat and rooted. Don't have any issues. Only have Greenify and battery life is good, performance is very good.
I also have flashed Zach's kernel, it makes a difference. However, these issues you have are not from this. Some people have reported such issues when upgrading from MM. If you don't want to unlock bootloader and root, make a factory reset or flash a whole .33 FTF in Flashtool. Also no, I haven't had these issues on .376 either.
I hope one of my tips helps you
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MichelangeloJan said:
Ok, guys I have one last question regarding this topic. Im sorry this took me so long but I don't have the Internet connection at home.
The "how to create an FTF file" tutorial says " exclude . Ta files" although the screen from it show only 2 files being excluded.
Some other tutorials either say the same or don't mention the .ta files.
So should I exclude all of them? Or should I leave "simlock. Ta" and "booter" in there?
Thanks again.
Michelangelo
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Don't exclude anything, leave it as is
If you ask me, make a backup of all the stuff of your Internal Storage and wipe Userdata as well (unlocking the bootloader also does this, if you decide to do so).
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Am not such a noob, I've been unlocking, flashing, rooting and messing with xdas since my first oldschool qtek ... but am going to ask totally noobish question, which has probably been answered many times and you'll probably hate me for doing so.
anyways...
after my xperia mini pro got smashed accidentaly, I've bought xperia sola today, I couldn't resisted and am just playin' with now...
am probably all about to unlock, flash, overclock and reinstall it, but I'm not going to trust sony completely, so I'm worried about things that got me in past like broken buttons, failing audio jacks etc etc. and for problems like those you're glad for your warranty, long story short, the noobish question is:
please, give me hint, link, short tutorial - which is best way to backup stock rom and state of the phone before unlocking and flashing another bootloader and roms?
for example, am I able to extract some .ftf image of rom or something like that? to be able completely revert all my activity on that phone in case I would have to let it repaired because of some hw issues? simply, which is the safest and best way to revert and fool the service guys if I would have to?
thanx a lot for any link, suggestion or kickstart...
4n60 said:
Am not such a noob, I've been unlocking, flashing, rooting and messing with xdas since my first oldschool qtek ... but am going to ask totally noobish question, which has probably been answered many times and you'll probably hate me for doing so.
anyways...
after my xperia mini pro got smashed accidentaly, I've bought xperia sola today, I couldn't resisted and am just playin' with now...
am probably all about to unlock, flash, overclock and reinstall it, but I'm not going to trust sony completely, so I'm worried about things that got me in past like broken buttons, failing audio jacks etc etc. and for problems like those you're glad for your warranty, long story short, the noobish question is:
please, give me hint, link, short tutorial - which is best way to backup stock rom and state of the phone before unlocking and flashing another bootloader and roms?
for example, am I able to extract some .ftf image of rom or something like that? to be able completely revert all my activity on that phone in case I would have to let it repaired because of some hw issues? simply, which is the safest and best way to revert and fool the service guys if I would have to?
thanx a lot for any link, suggestion or kickstart...
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you will need... download these things
1) flashtool
2) stock ftf ICS (from dev section)
3) stock ftf GB (may be needed)
just keep these things handy whenever doing anything.....
for everything else read the stickies in this section itself........
@[email protected] said:
you will need... download these things
1) flashtool
2) stock ftf ICS (from dev section)
3) stock ftf GB (may be needed)
just keep these things handy whenever doing anything.....
for everything else read the stickies in this section itself........
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so, flashing some stock ftf roms and then maybe update via companion or something like that must be sastifying and enough.
anything I might mess up and change via flashtool etc might be reflashed back to locked and stock via ftf...
so, its safe then, if I can revert. thanx...
and any way how to get ftf from stock rom I bought it with? or its too difficult and flashing stock roms from dev section and updating after is enough?
Hi, noobs are welcome! Or half-noobs or whatever...
OK so the official story from Sony is that if you root or unlock the bootloader, they will know and they are not obliged to accept your warranty. However, I've good news, if you return your phone to stock, for example using PC Companion or Update Service (with locked bootloader, or it will brick) then they are unlikely to refuse warranty - in fact, I've never heard of Sony refusing becuase of root.
Even better, many users here who unlocked their bootloaders have sent away for repair and their phone was repaired under warranty, with no cost! That's really good news! :victory:
4n60 said:
so, flashing some stock ftf roms and then maybe update via companion or something like that must be sastifying and enough.
anything I might mess up and change via flashtool etc might be reflashed back to locked and stock via ftf...
so, its safe then, if I can revert. thanx...
and any way how to get ftf from stock rom I bought it with? or its too difficult and flashing stock roms from dev section and updating after is enough?
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to backup the rom u got with ur fone perform these steps:
1. You need to reinstall the firmware using SUS (Sony Update Service )
2. After completing go to C:\Program Files\Sony Mobile\Update Service\db\13740270\blob_fs\
3. Copy 2 files One of 15 mb and other around +- 200/300 MB into a New folder
4. Run FlashTool > Tools > Decrypt Files
5. Source folder : New folder that you created
6. From Files, Select both of the files and select OK
7. Wait till the decrypting finishes , after it does, a list will appear on the left
8. From Folder list, select all and move everything to the right
9. Fill all the details in the box
10. If the firmware that you are backing up is ICS then mark Disable Final Verification Check and select OK
11. Select your device > Ok
12. You will see the backed up firmware in > C: > flashtool > firmwares
I purchased (pre-ordered) the X compact from Amazon, and just wanted prospective buyers in the US to know that, after flashing the customized UK firmware from Xperifirm on the phone just now, the fingerprint scanner works perfectly , and is super fast compared to the Z5 compact. In fact, it's actually unlocked as the screen turns on - no delay. T-mobile LTE and everything else works fine. It took two minutes to do, and I can totally recommend it if you don't want to order the international version.
In other news, I LOVE this phone, particularly the screen - so bright and vivid, and looks beautiful with the loop design. The camera loads so much quicker than the Z5 compact too, and so far in usage all the other apps I have feels just as fast to load/use, if not faster.
Thanks. Could you please give info on how to do this exactly?
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I think the way to do it on other phones has been described before, so this is just going over old ground, but I always appreciate step by step instructions all in one place. However, being very noob at this, an obligatory disclaimer is if you try this I have no responsibility if you use this advice and it ruins your brand new phone. Use at your own risk. That said, since you're not unlocking bootloaders or rooting or anything like that, I think flashing sony stock firmware is relatively noob-proof (I'm a living example). I did it on my fresh-out-the-box X compact, so don't know if it will wipe your data - assume it will.
No doubt a professional will be able to cut out half my steps and correct this method, but that's appreciated
Edit: As corrected by someone who knows what they're doing (thanks and all credit to AndroPlus and IgorEisberg), you can just download Flashtool, click the Xperifirm button and download the firmware. This lets you skip steps 2-5 below: Flashtool will read the fwinfo.xml file and automatically create the FTF. Then head to step 6 below. Or follow all the steps I listed, which is the long way to do it, but also works
1. Download Xperifirm and flashtool:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/cro...xperifirm-xperia-firmware-downloader-t2834142
http://www.flashtool.net/index.php
2. In Xperifirm find and download the UK customized version of the X compact firmware. This downloads a folder full of files that will need to be converted into a single .ftf file using flashtool in order to flash it to your phone, also with flashtool.
3. Delete the fwinfo.xml file from the folder before you convert into .ftf
4. Open flashtool, go to tools>create> select the folder you downloaded. Select the device (F5321), write in the branding (Customized UK) and version (number with periods). Select all the files on the left and click the arrow to move them to the right.
5. Click create to make the .ftf file in c:/users/YOURUSERNAME/.flashtool/firmwares (or something like that). If it asks you to use the default.fsc select no.
6. Open flashtool. With your phone turned off, hold down volume down and plug in your phone into the PC. Flashtool should say its detected in flashmode. Click the lightning bolt icon, select flashmode, and choose the .ftf file you just made. Hit flash, and again if it asks for default.fsc select no. It might take a while to prepare files for flashing, just leave it. After it starts flashing it will take less than 5 mins.
7. Unplug your new fingerprint enabled phone.
This was all amalgamated from other peoples guides and hard work. For reference and reading first:
http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/08/1...re-files-using-xperifirm-and-flashtool-guide/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-stock-roms-t2240614
Hey thanks for taking the time to write all of that. Honestly I don't know if I have the guts to try this. If you're a noob, I'm a new born. I was just about to pull the trigger but I'm really considering buying the UK version and be done with it. I don't care about warranty
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drrobo said:
I think the way to do it on other phones has been described before, so this is just going over old ground, but I always appreciate step by step instructions all in one place. However, being very noob at this, an obligatory disclaimer is if you try this I have no responsibility if you use this advice and it ruins your brand new phone. Use at your own risk. That said, since you're not unlocking bootloaders or rooting or anything like that, I think flashing sony stock firmware is relatively noob-proof (I'm a living example). I did it on my fresh-out-the-box X compact, so don't know if it will wipe your data - assume it will.
No doubt a professional will be able to cut out half my steps and correct this method, but that's appreciated
1. Download Xperifirm, Xperia Companion from Sony (maybe this isn't needed, but it's handy to have),
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You only need Flashtool as it has built-in Xperifirm.
Press XF button (right of + button, left of PayPal donate button) and it will create FTF automatically.
AndroPlus said:
You only need Flashtool as it has built-in Xperifirm.
Press XF button (right of + button, left of PayPal donate button) and it will create FTF automatically.
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See, I knew there was an easier way! Thank you for clarifying.
Chinese to me. I'd probably kick my computer If I tried this. Lol
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So i did this flash and it worked perfectly, however i can only get 4g for mobile data, their is no option for LTE like i was getting with AT&T before. Any ideas on how to fix this?
Brave29 said:
So i did this flash and it worked perfectly, however i can only get 4g for mobile data, their is no option for LTE like i was getting with AT&T before. Any ideas on how to fix this?
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In the UK we refer to LTE as 4g.
Does anyone know if we will automatically receive future software updates when we have done this? And does it disable and Bands for service?
EDIT: I flashed the Nordic Combined and it seems like everything is working. It did not reset my phone. Everything remains. If anyone knows answers to my questions i would still appreciate it.
everdred said:
Does anyone know if we will automatically receive future software updates when we have done this? And does it disable and Bands for service?
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You'll still receive updates (I did the same US to UK conversion for my Z5 compact to enable fingerprint reader and still received all the updates right on time), and it doesn't change the bands available.
drrobo said:
You'll still receive updates (I did the same US to UK conversion for my Z5 compact to enable fingerprint reader and still received all the updates right on time), and it doesn't change the bands available.
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Everything has been working great! The fingerprint reader is really great, very fast. I did notice that the US version Vs the Nordic version there is 1 less bar for cellular (4 instead of 5) but I'm getting the same service (based on signal numbers) so visually it looks like it is worse but isn't.
Flashed my US phone to UK firmware and fingerprint sensor is working! Thanks!
drrobo said:
3. Delete the fwinfo.xml file from the folder before you convert into .ftf (this step is possibly unnecessary since flashtool now incorporates xperifirm, but I did it anyway to prevent any problems with flashing, and it worked great).
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Like AndroPlus said, just open XperiFirm through Flashtool and download the firmware. After it's done, close XperiFirm. Then Flashtool will read the fwinfo.xml file and automatically create the FTF for you.
This file was created by XperiFirm not to be deleted, but to be consumed by Flashtool. If you have problems with flashing with this file in the folder, you better update Flashtool, it's about time.
P.S. XperiFirm is not "built-in" into Flashtool. It's integrated. It means that both programs are completely separate. Flashtool downloads the latest version of XperiFirm whenever there is one, and then launches it. XperiFirm has a specific behavior when it's been launched by Flashtool.
he fingerprint sensor hardware is in the device but disabled due to a patent by HP since they own the patent of having a fingerprint sensor on the side with the power button.
AndroPlus said:
You only need Flashtool as it has built-in Xperifirm.
Press XF button (right of + button, left of PayPal donate button) and it will create FTF automatically.
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So i already had XF downloaded and the UK downloaded firmware, when I hit the XF button it says wait, downloading most recent XF. What should I do now. Flashtool doesnt tell me how far along it is in downloading it. Also if it does is it native to Flashtool(inside the program) or does it just download the XF program again?
Are you able to install the Sony Beta Program?
Are you able to use the Sony Beta Program to get early access to Android 7 after flashing the U.K. ROM on
your U.S. Xperia X Compact?
Sony Beta Program
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonymobile.xperiabeta.signup
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Akorstayblessed said:
he fingerprint sensor hardware is in the device but disabled due to a patent by HP since they own the patent of having a fingerprint sensor on the side with the power button.
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This bites considering HP is a non-factor when it comes to smartphones.
I hate patent trolls.
P.S. Can you provide your source regarding your HP statement?
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drrobo said:
I purchased (pre-ordered) the X compact from Amazon, and just wanted prospective buyers in the US to know that, after flashing the customized UK firmware from Xperifirm on the phone just now, the fingerprint scanner works perfectly , and is super fast compared to the Z5 compact. In fact, it's actually unlocked as the screen turns on - no delay. T-mobile LTE and everything else works fine. It took two minutes to do, and I can totally recommend it if you don't want to order the international version.
In other news, I LOVE this phone, particularly the screen - so bright and vivid, and looks beautiful with the loop design. The camera loads so much quicker than the Z5 compact too, and so far in usage all the other apps I have feels just as fast to load/use, if not faster.
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If you flash the U.K. ROM then return to the U.S. from by flashing back to the U.S. ROM,
is there a way Sony can tell you flashed a non-native ROM(i.e. the U.K. ROM)?
For example, if you flash a non-native ROM to a Samsung Galaxy S6 and revert to the
native ROM, you can no longer use Samsung Knox. Plus, Samsung phones use a trip
counter to tell when you flash a non-native ROM.
.ta files
drrobo said:
I think the way to do it on other phones has been described before, so this is just going over old ground, but I always appreciate step by step instructions all in one place. However, being very noob at this, an obligatory disclaimer is if you try this I have no responsibility if you use this advice and it ruins your brand new phone. Use at your own risk. That said, since you're not unlocking bootloaders or rooting or anything like that, I think flashing sony stock firmware is relatively noob-proof (I'm a living example). I did it on my fresh-out-the-box X compact, so don't know if it will wipe your data - assume it will.
No doubt a professional will be able to cut out half my steps and correct this method, but that's appreciated
Edit: As corrected by someone who knows what they're doing (thanks and all credit to IgorEisberg), you can just download Flashtool, click the Xperifirm button and download the firmware. This lets you skip steps 2-5 below: Flashtool will read the fwinfo.xml file and automatically create the FTF. Then head to step 6 below. Or follow all the steps I listed, which is the long way to do it, but also works
1. Download Xperifirm and flashtool:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/cro...xperifirm-xperia-firmware-downloader-t2834142
http://www.flashtool.net/index.php
2. In Xperifirm find and download the UK customized version of the X compact firmware. This downloads a folder full of files that will need to be converted into a single .ftf file using flashtool in order to flash it to your phone, also with flashtool.
3. Delete the fwinfo.xml file from the folder before you convert into .ftf
4. Open flashtool, go to tools>create> select the folder you downloaded. Select the device (F5321), write in the branding (Customized UK) and version (number with periods). Select all the files on the left and click the arrow to move them to the right.
5. Click create to make the .ftf file in c:/users/YOURUSERNAME/.flashtool/firmwares (or something like that). If it asks you to use the default.fsc select no.
6. Open flashtool. With your phone turned off, hold down volume down and plug in your phone into the PC. Flashtool should say its detected in flashmode. Click the lightning bolt icon, select flashmode, and choose the .ftf file you just made. Hit flash, and again if it asks for default.fsc select no. It might take a while to prepare files for flashing, just leave it. After it starts flashing it will take less than 5 mins.
7. Unplug your new fingerprint enabled phone.
This was all amalgamated from other peoples guides and hard work. For reference and reading first:
http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/08/1...re-files-using-xperifirm-and-flashtool-guide/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-stock-roms-t2240614
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HI,
Should I have to exclude .ta files during ftf file creation ??
AnandRajaguru said:
HI,
Should I have to exclude .ta files during ftf file creation ??
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I only deleted the fwinfo.xml file, I didn't exclude any .ta files. And that's only because I was doing it the long way - if you download the firmware through Xperifirm in flashtool it will make the .ftf for you and you don't need to worry about messing with separate files.
Hello!
Crazy question
Will flashing a UK firmware to a US device will affect Antenna band reception, ie: Tmobile reception...?
First off, hello everyone!
I've been reading the Forums for the past couple 3 days amounting to something around 9 hours total and finally signed up to ask some stuff!
I am, not a big surprise, completely new to everything related flashing, rooting and so on but thanks to this place I learned in 3 hours probably more than in a whole week back then in comp-sci classes at my university, thanks for that!
I have an old Xperia Z2 (D6503) to play with which, if bricked, wouldn't be a huge loss so I used it as my play and test ground... well what do you know, after about 3 hours of playing around I finally managed to (at least I think) kill the bootloader...
After another couple hours I fixed various problems (like actually fixing the bootloader and other errors like "failed do mount /system" ) on my own (thanks to guides), however I am now kinda "stuck".
The thing is, at current state, after a full wipe, my phone has, obviously, no OS, so I am trying to flash an original Firmware on it.
At first I googled a couple different .ftf's and tried them, only to be greeted with the "could not find META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary", a quick search told me that those are "update" .ftf which don't contain a complete ROM.
Alright, I keep searching for more .ftf files but no matter what, not a single one of them has said folder inside the META-INF when I check the contents of the zip, so I decide to use the Flashtool to download the newest available Firmware for my device, surely that will net me a fully working ROM.
For that I am using Flashtool 0.9.23.1, I successfully downloaded the newest official Firmware through XperiFirm but as soon as I select all files (except the handfull .ta files) and hit "create", the entire thing just freezes on me, leaving me without a .ftf file to flash on my phone so it has a proper OS again.
While the reason for the freeze might as well go as deep as a ****ty AMD VGA driver, is there a different way to create/obtain a FULL ROM? While it is fun and all experimenting, I am kind of losing hope and motivation after 3 days of no success...
Hope someone can help me out and thanks in advance!
EDIT: WELL, what do you know, I finally found an actual ROM (albeit a prerooted one) and was able to flash it properly, problem solved! I will maybe enhance this post as a kind of "guide" for future idiots like me who need a special case of handholding to not destroy their own device... but as always, learning by doing
Gibgub said:
First off, hello everyone!
I've been reading the Forums for the past couple 3 days amounting to something around 9 hours total and finally signed up to ask some stuff!
I am, not a big surprise, completely new to everything related flashing, rooting and so on but thanks to this place I learned in 3 hours probably more than in a whole week back then in comp-sci classes at my university, thanks for that!
I have an old Xperia Z2 (D6503) to play with which, if bricked, wouldn't be a huge loss so I used it as my play and test ground... well what do you know, after about 3 hours of playing around I finally managed to (at least I think) kill the bootloader...
After another couple hours I fixed various problems (like actually fixing the bootloader and other errors like "failed do mount /system" ) on my own (thanks to guides), however I am now kinda "stuck".
The thing is, at current state, after a full wipe, my phone has, obviously, no OS, so I am trying to flash an original Firmware on it.
At first I googled a couple different .ftf's and tried them, only to be greeted with the "could not find META-INF/com/google/android/update-binary", a quick search told me that those are "update" .ftf which don't contain a complete ROM.
Alright, I keep searching for more .ftf files but no matter what, not a single one of them has said folder inside the META-INF when I check the contents of the zip, so I decide to use the Flashtool to download the newest available Firmware for my device, surely that will net me a fully working ROM.
For that I am using Flashtool 0.9.23.1, I successfully downloaded the newest official Firmware through XperiFirm but as soon as I select all files (except the handfull .ta files) and hit "create", the entire thing just freezes on me, leaving me without a .ftf file to flash on my phone so it has a proper OS again.
While the reason for the freeze might as well go as deep as a ****ty AMD VGA driver, is there a different way to create/obtain a FULL ROM? While it is fun and all experimenting, I am kind of losing hope and motivation after 3 days of no success...
Hope someone can help me out and thanks in advance!
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There is no need to create an ftf file your self just download an ftf file and flash it using flashtools
Thats it now you have working phone again
And another thing is that you cannot flash ftf files using recovery
raminta said:
There is no need to create an ftf file your self just download an ftf file and flash it using flashtools
Thats it now you have working phone again
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I know, the thing is, that I couldn't find a simple ftf file that was a COMPLETE ROM and not just an update but as I wrote in my first post after editing it, I finally found one (after about 2 hours of spamming google)
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And another thing is that you cannot flash ftf files using recovery
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Obviously, I was trying with zips the entire time, which didn't contain the needed META-INF stuff
Hey everyone,
I hope i'm not being a pain in the toot for asking this, but I have the above issue. I've been trying for the past several weeks to resolve it but no luck.
I've unlocked my boot loader (worst decision ever) and installed a custom recovery; TWRP in that case. After some time I decided to go back to the official firmware. I already knew about Sony's flash tool which I tried but for some weird reason the flash tool (emma) doesn't recognise the f5122 model just the single sim variant f5121.
I've also tried to download the firmware manually using xperifirm which for some idiotic reason never worked (connection keeps getting messed up and the download fails)
I've managed to get my hands on the .tft file for nougat firmware and once I started the flash tool (developed independently by some awesome guy) it would also fail. Something about needing to enable debugging over usb (which is duh enabled) and enabling Unknown Sources (also duh enabled)
Any idea if there's something else that I didn't try/paid attention to?
P.S i'm currently running the Poison rom (found it here on xda) which works well but I've read that I won't receive any OTA updates.
Thanking you all in advance :fingers-crossed:
-=-=- first, Did you backup DRM before unlock bootloader ?
second, You can flash any x firmware with flashtool on flashmode ( search to find how to turn it on).
third, xperia firm can download well on day time, i think so because i live in vietnam and it only work between 8am to 4pm after that the connection lost.
1. No i didn't backup this thing (didn't know why I needed to)
2. I tried flash tool on windows and mac but without success, maybe I need to load a firmware downloaded with xperifirm in order to make it work
3. I'll keep trying with the xperifirm thingy
Any ideas if there's something that I missed?
1. Sometime Sony release some new Firmware and you need that backup to restore DRM key for full function of sony like xreal...
2. you miss flash scipt ( I guest) so to make it more clearly please give me the image when you flash stock rom
See that there is not ftfs fo X or X Dual on XDA. Strange.
If You cannot download it through XperiFirm, try my upload for my polish forum:
http://www.xperiasite.pl/forum/341-xperia-x/
I'm trying to add every firmware - one unbranded (usually one of the firsts which get) and for all polish carriers - for every Sony device.
There are GDrive and MEGA links, so choose which suits You better.
Excellent news people (at least for me )
I've managed to get stock firmware from xperifirm
Flashed the bastard and locked the bootloader!
Thank you all for your kind support )
Hey everyone,
So! I bought a Sony Xperia 1 (J8110-2019) phone from someone on Facebook Marketplace at a very solid price of £250 (RRP is still £850 in the UK) due to the seller describing it as 'in retail demo mode' so they lowered the price. I jumped the gun thinking I was getting a solid deal and just stupidly assumed it to be a feature I could just disable with *#*#73556673*#*#- me believing I was some insane developer with mad coding skills where in realityI had once flashed and rooted my Xperia XZ back in 2016. [Insert 'Hackerman' meme]
Yes... I am fully aware I'm a complete idiot for not doing a full assessment on the phone and am now having to learn a very important lesson from this situation!!
It seems to have a Store Front firmware installed and unsure what firmware to download and flash? I've tried some of the official stock ROMs from XperiFirm and it just continues to boot into constant 10-second cycles of demo videos making general functionality like phone calls pretty much impossible. without interruption. I've tried Customized and UK Service Provider Firmware such as EE and O2 but it always goes back into Store mode.
I was hoping if anyone would have or could elaborate on how to make an executable system flash zip for a 2019 Xperia 1? When I extract files from XperiaFirm ROMS (FTF,ZIP,SIN etc), I don't seem to get any META-INF files and thus cant make the proper .zip that TWRP needs to successfully flash a new repacked stock ROM? It always ends in a boot loop."
Here are some key points to hopefully give you some background:
I've installed TWRP successfully and have attempted to use 3 official firmware to flash whilst in recovery but have been unsuccessful each time with 'Invalid .ZIP format'. I've only a few times got booted whilst bundling together FTF files via Flashtool and doing it that way round but only ever seems to solve half the problem
I can't use the SinExtract feature in Flashtools as the SIN file errors as not being supported yet to use different file versions.
I can't use PRFCreator as it errors as the FTF file being unsupported (Due to it being new I assume)
I attempted to create my own META-INF>Updater-script but am unable to identify what partition my phone would use for mounting on "/dev/block". I only ever seem to get MANIFEST.MF from the files and nothing else. On my XZ I think I used something like:
(package_extract_file("boot.img", "/dev/block/mmcblk0");
package_extract_file("system.sin","/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/system");
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I have been able to install Magisk for rooting and verified.
I have used Minimal ADB and Fastboot to install programs like TWRP, SuperSu, Magisk but have never attempted, nor would I even know how to wipe my phone completely and install a clean stock ROM - is this possible?
All drivers, software, and systems are correct and up to date (as far as I am aware)
Would installing the' Service Exchange Firmware' be recommended (if I ever make it that far!) due to it being StoreFront?
I checked the IMEI number to see if it was blacklisted/blocked and it's all good. Not lost or stolen.
Thank you for your time to read and wallow in my woes with me my lovelies! Any help would be GREATLY appreciated you magnificent beasts! x
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