Original place (I don't understand the language):
http://se-cafe.net/forum/showthread.php?t=64038
XDA forum link:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1346190
Download link (version 1.8):
http://www.mediafire.com/?o224l3kfzlz45
Install:
- CWM for stock rom
- Apk
- BassBoost
- Mobile Bravia Engine
- more some feature
I tested it and working with xperia arc 2.3.4 (.42) fw!
I suggest you changed the title something like "cmw recovery on locked bl and more". I think many want recovery with but hesitant to unlock bootloader. Thanks for posting.
works perfect on rooted stock arc locked bootloader
sounds wonderful. I shall try on mine too
Can I install ROM now from the dev section in the forum?
can confirm that this does not work on the Xperia acro IS11S
so does this allow a recovery menu for devices with locked bootloaders, does that mean we can flash custom firmware on these devices. if not what are the benefits of locked bootloaders having a recovery menu
george1983c said:
so does this allow a recovery menu for devices with locked bootloaders, does that mean we can flash custom firmware on these devices. if not what are the benefits of locked bootloaders having a recovery menu
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Now we are able to make a full backup.
what happens if we flash the cyanogen .zip on locked bootloader?
mrloltime said:
what happens if we flash the cyanogen .zip on locked bootloader?
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Try it! lol
If we install CWM using this method, is there a way to remove it if we need to claim the phone on warranty or anything?
Also can more people confirm this definitely works with stock fw, locked bootloader
jtc42 said:
If we install CWM using this method, is there a way to remove it if we need to claim the phone on warranty or anything?
Also can more people confirm this definitely works with stock fw, locked bootloader
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i got rogers and its locked and it boots to recovery. I did a backup and it worked
m tempted to flash cm-7 or cm-9
mrloltime said:
i got rogers and its locked and it boots to recovery. I did a backup and it worked
m tempted to flash cm-7 or cm-9
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Are you sure that'll work? You still have a locked bootloader so custom ROMs probably still won't work. I think it more for backing up stock ROMs and installing mods etc.
ah ok i guessss your right....can we flash themes?
I have no idea. I'd like to know actually. Would make it a lot easier to test things that may cause a boot loop and be able to just flash back to stock without a full reset.
Sent from my LT15i
You can't upload the CM7 because CM7 need another Kernel. CM7 don't working with the stock kernel! If you make change kernel you need the unlocked bootloader phone.
I think that this works:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1325640
you are right,
Now we have to wait for developers to make some good rom whit stock kernel to, i'll love some miui rom
tomatos said:
You can't upload the CM7 because CM7 need another Kernel. CM7 don't working with the stock kernel! If you make change kernel you need the unlocked bootloader phone.
I think that this works:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1325640
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It says it requires an unlocked bootloader though....
jtc42 said:
It says it requires an unlocked bootloader though....
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Yes, but this is just a rom in ZIP file, just flash with CWM over the original stock rom. Test it if you have time!?
How about adding a (second) post / sticky in this Topic, with Roms, Tweaks etc. that work by CWM flashing... (locked bootloaders)
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With the GS2 I just got the file, put it on Odin and it was done so I have no clue about HTC phones. My phone is unlocked but has my networks firmware on it and I cannot update to newer firmware unless I get the stock firmware I'm guessing. So I'm just wondering where I can get that and how I do it?
Thanx.
Terrorantula said:
With the GS2 I just got the file, put it on Odin and it was done so I have no clue about HTC phones. My phone is unlocked but has my networks firmware on it and I cannot update to newer firmware unless I get the stock firmware I'm guessing. So I'm just wondering where I can get that and how I do it?
Thanx.
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Just about everything on htc phones is done through custom recovery.
If you have bootloader unlocked the you will need to flash a custom recovery I recommend twrp. After that just make a backup then download and flash a rom.
You can download and flash roms with just the phone no computer needed once you have the custom recovery
Sent from my Tricked out HTC One
Terrorantula said:
With the GS2 I just got the file, put it on Odin and it was done so I have no clue about HTC phones. My phone is unlocked but has my networks firmware on it and I cannot update to newer firmware unless I get the stock firmware I'm guessing. So I'm just wondering where I can get that and how I do it?
Thanx.
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when you say unlocked do you mean bootloader is unlocked
Just read this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2265618
jaythenut said:
when you say unlocked do you mean bootloader is unlocked
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No I mean my network doesn't lock the phone but you get their firmware which is annoying. I have no idea how to check the bootloader, never even heard of one before, everything was much easier with Samsung lol.
What's the difference between flashing CR and Rom?
Terrorantula said:
What's the difference between flashing CR and Rom?
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Custom ROMs are tweaked so more than likely it will be snappier and more battery efficient compared to stock ROMs. Also some custom ROMs have different themes, wallpaper or look than a stock ROM. The only ROM I know that doesn't have ANY visual changes is ARHD ROMs by mike1986.
shadowboy23 said:
Custom ROMs are tweaked so more than likely it will be snappier and more battery efficient compared to stock ROMs. Also some custom ROMs have different themes, wallpaper or look than a stock ROM. The only ROM I know that doesn't have ANY visual changes is ARHD ROMs by mike1986.
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No I mean I see Flash Custom Recovery and I see Flash rom.
Terrorantula said:
No I mean I see Flash Custom Recovery and I see Flash rom.
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You need to flash a custom recovery to be able to flash a custom ROM. Read the guide that was mentioned a couple of post above. The steps år basically like this.
Unlock the bootloader through the HTCdev website
Flash a custom recovery
Make a nandroid backup of your stock rom from recovery
Download and copy a custom ROM zip to the SD card
Flash the custom ROM from recovery
No, Samsung was not any easier to modify . I have rooted and modified several devices from both Samsung and HTC. You just have to learn the steps.
Sent from my HTC One using xda premium
How do I check if the bootloader is unlocked? I never had to bother with it before.
Terrorantula said:
How do I check if the bootloader is unlocked? I never had to bother with it before.
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If you haven't unlocked bootloader then it is locked you can't root before you unlocked the boorloader
jaythenut said:
If you haven't unlocked bootloader then it is locked you can't root before you unlocked the boorloader
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Why are they all locked now? They never used to be.
Hi im a tmobile user and have a locked bootloader I rooted and installed a.custom recovery
on my phone but every time I install a custom Rom I get soft brick I've done this three times
I've followed the direction but still the same thing I have no idea what else to do
Okay so first, download ftf and flash it using Flashtool. Then you can go back to pure stock:thumbup:
konpakuyomu said:
Okay so first, download ftf and flash it using Flashtool. Then you can go back to pure stock:thumbup:
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Thanks for the response yes I've done that already 're rooted installed the recovery app downloaded the Rom refreshed it and again soft brick I did this three times
Ah, what app?
konpakuyomu said:
Ah, what app?
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The recovery app for locked bootloaders it installs the twerp recovery
Did you try dual recovery?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261606
konpakuyomu said:
Did you try dual recovery?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261606
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Thanks I'll try that
Hope it's gonna be success
konpakuyomu said:
Hope it's gonna be success
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Ok I am not an expert but first thing is if u are flashing a custom kernel then your bootloader must be unlocked.Since you have a locked bootloader so u have to flash recovery for locked bootloaders only else ur phone will not boot.Also being on a locked bootloader, u cannot flash roms like aosp(cm,aokp,pac etc.) U can only flash stock based roms which don't require u to flash custom kernels.
r1punjay said:
Ok I am not an expert but first thing is if u are flashing a custom kernel then your bootloader must be unlocked.Since you have a locked bootloader so u have to flash recovery for locked bootloaders only else ur phone will not boot.Also being on a locked bootloader, u cannot flash roms like aosp(cm,aokp,pac etc.) U can only flash stock based roms which don't require u to flash custom kernels.
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Oh I didn't think about that possibility... I thought he was just trying to flash stock based ROMs.
konpakuyomu said:
Oh I didn't think about that possibility... I thought he was just trying to flash stock based ROMs.
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He didnt mention that.So maybe he was trying to flash custom kernel without unlocking bootloader.
I m sure it will help
konpakuyomu said:
Did you try dual recovery?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261606
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Ok thanks for the help
Hello.
I searched some but i could not find the answers so hopefully i can get them in this post.
Well what i was wondering about is: I have unlocked my bootloader the official way. Let´s say i wanna relock it again, flashing a stock kernel.sin and using flashtool to relock it.
What method is then used to Unlock it again if you would wanna do that ? And i dont want guesses here i want solid facts of what works and not.
/Jonas740
I just use FlashTool to unlock and relock after officially unlocking it the Sony way. I haven't experienced anything odd or harmful doing it this way. Seems to be nice and safe. Currently my Z1 is rooted, stock kernel, dual recovery installed and bootloader locked and it's working great!
dual `?
GR00VY GH0ULIE said:
I just use FlashTool to unlock and relock after officially unlocking it the Sony way. I haven't experienced anything odd or harmful doing it this way. Seems to be nice and safe. Currently my Z1 is rooted, stock kernel, dual recovery installed and bootloader locked and it's working great!
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Dual installer recovery ?
Im kinda newb but wont root go away if you apply stock kernel ? what kernel are you using. had a hard time finding stock ones. Unless you mean to just extract from a ftf file.
Jonas740 said:
Dual installer recovery ?
Im kinda newb but wont root go away if you apply stock kernel ? what kernel are you using. had a hard time finding stock ones. Unless you mean to just extract from a ftf file.
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On Locked Bootloader you can use Custom Roms with Stock Kernels as it is the only one kernel what you can use on Locked Bootlader.
Ye
eclyptos said:
On Locked Bootloader you can use Custom Roms with Stock Kernels as it is the only one kernel what you can use on Locked Bootlader.
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Ye but do you extract stock kernels from the ftf´s available or will it just wipe the kernel if you flash a ftf from the big ftf list ?
Before flashing JUST the kernel from the Global Generic FTF posted here I flashed (in recovery from ADV Stock Kernel) NUT's dual recovery for Z1 from here: http://nut.xperia-files.com/
Then after stock kernel flashed I relocked bootloader in FlashTool and still have access to recovery if I need it (say I lose root) and can always reflash Update SuperSU from recovery and booyah!! Root restored though I never lost root but if I do I can get it back super easy!!
Jonas740 said:
Ye but do you extract stock kernels from the ftf´s available or will it just wipe the kernel if you flash a ftf from the big ftf list ?
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I don't know what exactly you mean. If you want to keep your kernel you can flash any Stock FTF and exclude Kernel in Flashtool, that will wipe the system but the kernel will remain the one you have, it's called Dirty Installation.
If you have Custom Rom with Custom Kernel and you want, for example, relock your bootloader then with Flashtool flash the Stock Kernel only, how? Just use any Stock FTF, put it in Flashtool folder, select the FTF and exclude everything and leave just kernel clicked, it will flash just the Stock Kernel from the whole Stock FTF.
Done.
So the T-Mobile Z1S (C6916) has a locked bootloader, and there are roms like iHackers and RomAur, if I flash either one for the locked bootloader then flash the stock C6916 kernel and baseband from FTF, would it work? I'm asking first just to make sure I don't end up with a plastic omnibalance paperweight.
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So the T-Mobile Z1S (C6916) has a locked bootloader, and there are roms like iHackers and RomAur, if I flash either one for the locked bootloader then flash the stock C6916 kernel and baseband from FTF, would it work? I'm asking first just to make sure I don't end up with a plastic omnibalance paperweight.
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I've flashed trinityvengence and it booted successfully, without touching my kernel of course, everything worked but the cell radio, no sim card detected -____- too lazy to diagnose, any ideas?
ayuready1989 said:
I've flashed trinityvengence and it booted successfully, without touching my kernel of course, everything worked but the cell radio, no sim card detected -____- too lazy to diagnose, any ideas?
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Try flashing the baseband or was it the radio? From the stock ftf file with flash tool
LaosPerson said:
Try flashing the baseband or was it the radio? From the stock ftf file with flash tool
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it was a standard cwm flash without kernel.. after a cwm flash i shouldn't need to restore baseband should i?
Can I use TrinityUltimateKernel-V2.4AC-REFRESHED | 2.8Ghz | DT2W | GPU V2 for C6916 Z1 Tmobile and flash Custom Rom TrinityVengeanceRaptorX™ HD 1.3 on it?
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Can I use TrinityUltimateKernel-V2.4AC-REFRESHED | 2.8Ghz | DT2W | GPU V2 for C6916 Z1 Tmobile and flash Custom Rom TrinityVengeanceRaptorX™ HD 1.3 on it?
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How did you unlock your bootloader? Do you have a Z1s?
gregbradley said:
How did you unlock your bootloader? Do you have a Z1s?
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:laugh: This's the first time I use SONY . What's the Custom Rom can I flash for Z1s
trunganh412 said:
:laugh: This's the first time I use SONY . What's the Custom Rom can I flash for Z1s
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Since the Z1S has a bootloader locked down so tight it wont budge you cannot flash any rom based on a custom kernel.
S you are stuck to stock based roms which (AFAIK) there non of for the Z1S currently
gregbradley said:
How did you unlock your bootloader? Do you have a Z1s?
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the vengence rom booted for me and everything, no issues only but no cell radio... i removed the flashing of the kernel from the aroma installer and from the zip since our phone wont take, but it booted fine and everything, just couldnt detect sim card, question is the baseband files on the / partition?
ayuready1989 said:
the vengence rom booted for me and everything, no issues only but no cell radio... i removed the flashing of the kernel from the aroma installer and from the zip since our phone wont take, but it booted fine and everything, just couldnt detect sim card, question is the baseband files on the / partition?
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And of course you didn't flash the kernel and kept it stock
yeah, removed the kernel files from the zip and aroma installation, so i kept kernel, baseband etc, but just flashed the system from vengeance basically
LaosPerson said:
And of course you didn't flash the kernel and kept it stock
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1. hi all i wanted to ask for ur guidance/procedure on how to recover from bootloop if recoveries aren't functional after u've flashed a custom ROM.
2. what will happen if we flash kernel to LOCKED BL?
plz exclude flashing the stock FTF file, i need other options aside from reflashing.. i knew it already.
mizukage said:
1. hi all i wanted to ask for ur guidance/procedure on how to recover from bootloop if recoveries aren't functional after u've flashed a custom ROM.
2. what will happen if we flash kernel to LOCKED BL?
plz exclude flashing the stock FTF file, i need other options aside from reflashing.. i knew it already.
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1. You are sure you did it this way as said under point 2?
2. It depends.
As far as I know - most base of all base rules is to stick to proper kernel.
Locked BL requires kernel for locked bootloaders.
All parts of ROM has to be consistent together. system, boot, kernel ...
Either for locked or for unlocked BL. Mixing stock and custom ROM parts is very unhealthy.
I think you need to know if the device enters in flashmode, next would be flash a new stock rom ftf with flashtool.
If the steps are OK you should have your device fixed, and have the bad xperience mixing lb ub Kerns could be....
Hope 2 have helpd you
Regards
drubio said:
I think you need to know if the device enters in flashmode, next would be flash a new stock rom ftf with flashtool.
If the steps are OK you should have your device fixed, and have the bad xperience mixing lb ub Kerns could be....
Hope 2 have helpd you
Regards
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as i told u all that flashing the stock ftf is excluded coz i already knew it..my phone is ok i just wanted to have a work around or any ader option that pass the bootloop w/o flashing te whole fw.