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[Desire General] Drug_Store:
This thread is becoming useless...

30 peeps asking for help, 2 or 3 peeps, calling them dumb... for flashing a RUU...

so what? someone had to flash it in the first place for everyone to know that HBoot is updated also...

If you have nothing better to say, or intend to help solving the problem, leave the thread and move along.
[Desire General] iLHaNroID:
well apparently I am misunderstood.

I do not want to go back to froyo. + have never used custom roms so far, but now come to the point that it is the only alternative for me as the Official GB for Desire have not solved the matters.
[Desire General] kubek1334:
htc live support.

kuba: ok, but why we cant downgrade our devices to froyo?

Luke: Yes, but it will require you to send this to the repair centre, and we are still deciding whether this will be a chargeable repair

kuba: ok, thank you

that's really sad what htc is doing right now..
[Desire General] goggi10:
i got same answer
[Desire General] Lothaen:
Well you did agree that it could bust your phone...?
[Desire General] nickislauw:
Yeaaaah im back in rooting scene, went to a local shop and he had an xtc clip and now my phone is s-off again!!!
[Desire General] andQlimax:
Great! Would be nice to understand how it works, so unrevoked and alpharev will have an easy way to unlock all htc phones :D

Anyway i read that it just give s-off, but no fastboot commands on it, as the hboot is not changed..then u have to use the PB99IMG.zip method to flash the recovery, but at least after that u can flash roms again :)
[Desire General] timtime:
I also retained s-off after installing RUU (I only managed to get s-off by using revolutionary the night before I installed the RUU) How did you manage to root your phone again? I haven't had a chance to have a proper go at it yet (other than attempting unrevoked).
[Desire General] dandelionsland:
and how did you do it?

can you teach it here?
[Desire General] andQlimax:
If you search on google u will see its an hardware stuff, would be interesting to understand what exploit they use to make s-off every htc device with every hboot

http://xtcclip.com/product.php?id_product=10#idTab1
[Desire General] redrum781:
I'd like to have at least one more confirmation that xtc clip soffs 2.3.3 desire before purchase...
[Desire General] nickislauw:
yep, it S-OFF your device, cause a shop did it with my phone and new hboot:)

After s-off i applied PB99IMG.zip from alpharev.nl and you can use fastboot to flash recovery and then custom rom!
[Desire General] Bingley:
Easiest way is to download the ruu, run it and while it's starting open the rom.zip and remove the hboot stuff, it'll flash just fine. There's even a rom with just this done, and it's pre-rooted: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1200261 I'm using it now and it's just fine.
[Desire General] pimin:
Yes!

It works!

Some guys form a chinese forum have got s-off buy the shop costs about 20$.

So,don't be sad.Just wait!
[Desire General] Whiskeybreath:
How do you do that? The ruu in the official gingerbread update is an exe file.. How do you unpack that to remove the Hboot update?
[Desire General] yorkshiretyke:
Just asked the guy at local shop. He uses xtc clip but had no idea what S-off was! Not trusting my phone with that guy
[Desire General] nickislauw:
lol people here didnt understand it either, but you have to say unlocking bootloader and they will understand:)
[Desire General] reaper7881:
i have extracted the rom files from the ruu

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?1kapgk3sus53rgm
[Desire General] yorkshiretyke:
I'll try that tomorrow!
[Desire General] nightcrow:
I went to two local stores today. They knew what xtc-clip was, but when I started talking about unlocking the bootloader they looked at me like they saw water burning. Maybe I had to formulate my question a bit different, but I didn't trust them with my phone.

Talked to someone at the support-chat from revolutionary and he/she told me you shouldn't ask for unlocking the bootloader but S-off the radio. Don't know exactly what he ment by that but for now I'll just wait for the new hboot being added to the supported devices of revolutionary. Although I'm afraid this will take some time considering the fact that it's a waste of time to find an exploit. Anyone can flash the rom on a Froyo-bootloader. So updating using the official RUU sucks bigtime.

Maybe a moderator can sticky this thread because I'm still reading posts from people that just updated with that official RUU.
[Desire General] nickislauw:
you could also say: make it sim lockfree, cause when you use xtc clip it does all in once! so S-OFF and simfree so!
[Desire General] cherry34:
If any of you follow this thread and wait for any possibilities to root their machine I got good news.

Please follow this thread from now:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1218144
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solrac_Leinad:
I cant play need.for.speed for example and some other games when im using custom roms... Noticed this since my first flash :-P

Now im having the same problem with any GB Rom out there installed from stock fw, clean sd card, etc. I just get kicked from the game, no warning after the opening window/boot screen? Of the game...

Any clue? Stock firmware and os will handle every game like a charm.

Using a X10a from TELCEL Mexico...

Just tested Splinter Cell and got the first screen ok.. can choose between languajes and dificult... next screen is loading and reaching 100% i got reboot... now it just crash the game at 100% loading...

Edit:

Well I finally got some answers and turns out that everything is working just fine, rom is solid as a rock and game as well... GB needs the next version of each game... resulting in a pain in the ass for me, I thought I was using the latest version...
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solrac_Leinad:
Right now testing a Generic from UK:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=936733

I'll let ya all know
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Solrac_Leinad:
Well its official.. my phone sucks monkey balls... It wont start any game...

I can play plants vs zombies but... u know...

Im waiting for Telcel to release the FW for X10a... everything out there atm is for X10i
[Xperia Arc General] Mobage:
08-01-2011

New software available for your Xperia™ smartphone

Update your software to benefit from:

xLoud™ – boosts your music when played through the speaker

Stereo recording – shoot video with high-quality stereo sound

Digital home – enjoy entertainment content stored in your phone on DLNA certified media devices

New themes and Landscape mode for your home screen

To upgrade, search for new software in your phone or use PC Companion .

Note: The availability of new software is market and operator dependent.

http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/support/mobilephones/start/xperiaarc?cc=gb&lc=en#
[Xperia Arc General] Mobage:
Anyone got it?
[Xperia Arc General] jatt101:
Can't wait for this!
[Xperia Arc General] flakinarist:
germany: not yet...

just checked it!
[Xperia Arc General] tinyXperia:
What if you have a phone with unlocked bootloader: it won't update: OTA bricks the phone, PC companion gives an error.

So not for users with a unlocked phone eh?
[Xperia Arc General] kistigun:
relock your bootloader and do the update or wait for the ftf file for the flashtool

I'm on world generic and also no update yet
[Xperia Arc General] Awesome_Aleks:
No update on AU Generic Xperia Arc either.

If this is any similar to the X10 2.3.3 update we will have to wait 2-3 days before they start being released for download.

I wonder if this is on Android V2.3.4, kinda doubt it though as it would say otherwise.
[Xperia Arc General] cryogenix:
how about root status as well? will we lose them?
[Xperia Arc General] Mesho Arc:
I have unlocked bootloader, how can I check?
[Xperia Arc General] Mesho Arc:
is it guaranteed that my phone won't brick?
[Xperia Arc General] tomatos:
No update on my Arc, xx.145 Generic England 1247-1073_R8C. :(

Now checked with PC Companion!
[Xperia Arc General] kistigun:
let's wait untill the update comes out.
[Xperia Arc General] pngface:
No update yet for Rogers Lt15a

(don't even know why I checked.. not like anything comes first to Rogers..)
[Xperia Arc General] Hzu:
Wrong forum lol

Btw, if anyone have the update, get me some screenshots please? Thanks!
[Xperia Arc General] pngface:
Haha sorry, I just updated my X10, so got confused. But I meant Arc
[Xperia Arc General] pngface:
Anyone in UK.. or with UK generic.. should get it
[Xperia Arc General] frankie99969:
I have and i haven't
[Xperia Arc General] Ambroos:
It's not on EMMA yet for Nordic Generic...

Usually SE announces updates online a few days before they start appearing on the update servers... It's good to hear they're really working hard on the software though!

I really wonder what they mean with 'new themes' for the homescreen... Perhaps we get to replace the default blue in all the menus?

And stereo recording? How, the Arc and Neo only have one camera on the back?

And oh yeah, since this brings the features from the September lineup (Mini, Mini Pro and Ray) to our devices, I also expect we'll be seeing native CRT On/off animations!

This firmware might also be 2.3.4, but I'm not sure... It's coming soon in any case.
[Xperia Arc General] pngface:
Maybe they can use both the mics ?

(Doesn't the camera use the mic for sound input?)
[Xperia Arc General] uiqjirka:
Stereo audio,have two microphone
[Xperia Arc General] :
Can't wait for this in Australia!
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
Wait now, the only removal was with the information about the update on the SE official global support page, but on the Swedish support page it is still there http://www.sonyericsson.com/update/?lc=sv&cc=se (click on the Arc phone/symbol and you will see). Me and some other people got the update this Friday in Sweden with a branded phone from Telia, and as far as I can tell it is working well (3G and others). I know that SEUS and PCC is offline now for Arcs, but it could be the reason of server problems rather than an update bug. Ofcourse I hope that SE will fix the contact picture issues, but its problably a Google sync thing? If I will be proved wrong, please forgive me, but I don´t think so...
[Xperia Arc General] ZyxeLa:
Android 2.3.4 for XPERIA Arc ? :O And what's new? :)
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
Nordic 4.0.A.2.368 (telia) is back online with PCC today, I will try it and see if there are any changes from the one I got last Friday. I report soon again...:cool:

Edit: Now I tried the update in Sweden again after the PCC and SEUS downtime (for whatever reason), it seems like same as before but a little bit faster, ha ha ha!
[Xperia Arc General] MaLt-:
The weather widget drains it faster. I stopped using it and it was better. But it still drains fast.
[Xperia Arc General] cruzargel:
fw changes

hi all,

I am on the latest 368 firmware + rooted.

some of the changes I noticed:

1. CRT off screen effect

2. Camera digital zoom (and better camera shots (I can't confirm on that))

3. Better battery life (I'm losing only 1%/hr on idle, on .145 I lose 2-3%)

4. New themes

5. Phone seems to be overall faster

6. When you connect your phone to a PC, it will automatically connect your memory card - on .145 you have to tap connect phone memory card (new option: auto connect in MSC)

7. faster when connecting to wifi
[Xperia Arc General] Awesome_Aleks:
My Arc already auto-connects memory card on V3.0.1 firmware.

I don't have V4.0 yet :( hopefully soon
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
Yes, we know since last week ;) Did you get the rooted version from xda or did you update OTA in Philippines, that is the question?
[Xperia Arc General] uyo_kun:
How to make into landscape home screen? Because mine didn't rotate into landscape...
[Xperia Arc General] muzontnt:
landscape home screen only in HDMI mode :p
[Xperia Arc General] kiz1983:
Its only applicable when you are using the hdmi...
[Xperia Arc General] SXUsr:
Which regions have had the latest update? I'm having to reflash when I get home so want to try rooting 184, change the build.prop, and see if I can get the OTA update keeping root.
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
So far only Sweden with PCC (Telia branded 1246-8686_R3D), nobody else have reported any update. But I hope it will be soon and we can do OTA with keeping of Root. :D
[Xperia Arc General] SXUsr:
Thanks, I'll just hang fire then for now, still need to reflash though. :(
[Xperia Arc General] Flo95:
How do you want to do the ota when you modify system files? Everywhere it says ota won't work then (because of that my Arc is just rooted and no junk removed :( )
[Xperia Arc General] SXUsr:
Re-read my post. ;)
[Xperia Arc General] Flo95:
Ok, changing = modify

Post back if it worked or not.
[Xperia Arc General] SXUsr:
EDIT: I see what you mean.
[Xperia Arc General] Flo95:
Ok, good :)
[Xperia Arc General] shtreber:
Not available in Croatia > Tele 2... :S
[Xperia Arc General] Jinx13:
Update now available for me on orange and generic with pc companion and FOTA says "you must use a computer to update your phone"
[Xperia Arc General] czerwus:
I checked updates with OTA in phone few minutes ago, and it says it is avaible for me. It's also says that I must use a computer to make the update. I have .145 o2 branded 1247-1923_R11C. But i think i'll wait:)
[Xperia Arc General] bill.d:
Vodafone UK update available via pc companion going to update in a few mins:-D
[Xperia Arc General] Lord Takyon:
Shame it probably break root.
[Xperia Arc General] LususNaturae:
I've just had an update notification on my Arc about 5 minutes ago, can only be done via pc so I'm charging it up a bit first.

Running UK generic software, I guess I'll lose root but I wanna check it out :D
[Xperia Arc General] Ambroos:
If it asks you to do it over PC Companion you will lose root.

Why is this not available OTA? Because it actually removes files. OTA updates are a delta file that can change (update) files, add files, but OTA updates can't remove files. The deleted files from 3.0.1 + the new files from 4.0 would cause the software to be bigger, which would cause the available space for apps to be smaller, which could cause space issues after the update.

(also means you'll always lose root)
[Xperia Arc General] rikken:
Just updated my Neo :) All the new features.
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
Why no OTA? It sucks
[Xperia Arc General] DemonicHawk:
So basically there won't be an OTA update for 3.0 to 4.0? and hence no way to root the 4.0 software if you don't have an unlocked bootloader?
[Xperia Arc General] bashar.enjarini:
O2 Germany update us available via pc companion....

This update rocks

I liked more the new theme thing
[Xperia Arc General] Ambroos:
Exactly. It's a shame SE is re-adding bloatware apps and removing my lovely sounds to make room for them. Always found the amount of sound files available by default a nice strong point about the Arc/Neo.
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
Wait and hold your horses, maybe the guys at SE will do it soon.... :D Cross your fingers!
[Xperia Arc General] MobileBritain:
So to be clear UK generic update is available, the fact that you use the Orange network is completely irrelevant.

Orange branded update still not available.
[Xperia Arc General] frankie99969:
i think i have generic world (1247-1073) and just updated
[Xperia Arc General] Jinx13:
Orange update is available as my girlfriend has orange branded arc
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
I want 2.3.4 now
[Xperia Arc General] FrankBullitt:
Neo with Generic German also has the update through PC, and the process went fine.

The new features are nice, the new bloatware not so much. :P

Now all we need is a root exploit in the next weeks to make this perfect :)

___

btw, the build is 4.0.A.2.368 but Android version is still 2.3.3... I thought this would bring 2.3.4 :\
[Xperia Arc General] MobileBritain:
SEUS or PC Companion ?

Checked both and neither working for Orange Branded Arc
[Xperia Arc General] shtreber:
2.3.4 in less than 2 months coming
[Xperia Arc General] MobileBritain:
Would you mind taking a look at the build.prop file on her phone and posting the number on the line ro.product.name=LT15i_XXXX-XXXX
[Xperia Arc General] Poker gypsy:
Phone says update available, when I go home I will check, please let us know how the update going thanks
[Xperia Arc General] xperiax10.awesome:
New phone software version available (4.0.A.2.368) in Singapore.

My phone is 2.3.3 (rooted), build number 3.0.1.A.0.145

if I update my phone, my phone will remain rooted??

if NO, then how to root it, any idea??
[Xperia Arc General] harfot:
Look/search in Xperia Arc Android Development section.
[Xperia Arc General] pawfyd:
Still no update for my Polish arc without branding. :(

Customization version 1247-1041_R6C.
[Xperia Arc General] thephilip:
Things I hate with the new update:

Option to have preview pane just landscape is gone.

Screen lock sound is different & very low.

A hell lot of extra bloatware, most can't be deleted.

Things I like:

Icons stay arranged after boot

Generally faster, faster boot time

Number of msg preview on sms & email icon

Xcloud=amazing

Overall update is very good, should have been like this from the start when phone was launched.
[Xperia Arc General] Lasse3040:
Out in Denmark. Just updated. Works like a dream.
[Xperia Arc General] radheck:
In Spain :

Nothing at all in (Movistar, orange and Generic Spain)

New Update in Vodafone :confused:
[Xperia Arc General] doministry:
What preview pane you mean?

And what bloatware exactly?
[Xperia Arc General] Ricke77:
Still nothing on Telenor Sweden.
[Xperia Arc General] MobileBritain:
Still nothing on Orange Branded UK phone although customisation version of the phone seems to be completely different to normal one.

Can someone with an Orange Branded UK phone confirm their customisation version number (type *#*#7378423#*#* then goto service info > software info)
[Xperia Arc General] va5ja:
Still nothing on unbranded Arc bought in Germany.
[Xperia Arc General] thephilip:
Email preview pane, can no longer set it for landscape only.

Bloatware:

Whatsapp

Neoreader

Connected devices

Friends music & videos

Setup guide

Get apps

Extension search

Data monitor

Update centre

Get games

Qriticity video app

Uefa

I never had any of these apps before, now I do they are useless to me, and only a few can be deleted.

Now I think that is a LOT of bloatware
[Xperia Arc General] Poker gypsy:
Just did the update on my arc, so far so good? If something comes up I will let you know
[Xperia Arc General] kondejm:
update available in UK using pc companion for global generic rom:D
[Xperia Arc General] ah_cleo:
For those who updated, pls reply if ur phone is still rooted
[Xperia Arc General] kondejm:
my phone is no longer rooted after upgrade :(
[Xperia Arc General] michom:
I can't find the power control widget after the last update... and I agree with the above, lots and lots of bloatware that can't be removed. Lost the root as predicted. I hope there will be a way to root it again, facebook integration and all the timescape extensions are useless for me...
[Xperia Arc General] doministry:
Which power control widget?
[Xperia Arc General] michom:
The one that comes with android by default (had it since 2.1 on my Nexus one and it came with the Arc by default until the last upgrade). It's called Power Control
[Xperia Arc General] piercewei:
many people on Chinese BBS complained about the worse battery time after the update. anyone here got the same problem?
[Xperia Arc General] limhkc:
This was discussed in another thread; the power control widget is gone for good, it seems.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1206710
[Xperia Arc General] Lord Takyon:
Battery life was weird. It would be fine for a while, then rip through half the battery while showing nothing really using it, then be fine again.

At one point I lost over 60% in 4 hours while it was in my pocket.

The weirdest thing was that it showed it was entering deep sleep like usual.

The phone ran fine with the bloatware, I just hated seeing it all running in the background. The worst thing is that in low memory situations it would shut my stuff down and leave the bloatware running lol

I have now reverted to 145.
[Xperia Arc General] DemonicHawk:
I'm running the global generic and I'm seeing this problem as well. It uses much more battery life idle than it did on the previous firmware.
[Xperia Arc General] Ambroos:
We've all been complaining about the lower battery life for a while.

I think Sony Ericsson is just doing tick-tock releases.

3.0 = feature release -> 3.0.1 bugfix and battery fix release plus Android version up

4.0 = feature release -> 4.0.1 bugfix and battery fix release plus Android version up?
[Xperia Arc General] Touranaga:
Root is gone.

From all the bloatware only uninstallable are UEFA.com and Xperia HotShots.

Power Control Widget is also gone *sniff*.

That bloatware added some really annoying processes that are running constantly like fun&downloads WTH?! data monitor and ect...

Maybe the only thing wort upgrading is Xloud and wide home screen.
[Xperia Arc General] don_gabrielli:
For those complaining about battery life, I had the same issue when I flashed the initial Global Generic firmware with flashtool. It was so catastrophic I reverted back to .145. But I am now back on the new firmware with the official UK unbranded update from SEUS, and the battery life is stellar. Note that I have not wiped my phone.
[Xperia Arc General] DemonicHawk:
So you're saying the global generic has battery issues, but the UK generic doesn't?
[Xperia Arc General] athris:
anyone with rogers band receive an update yet??? i even flash to global generic and still couldn't update. can someone help plxxxxx?
[Xperia Arc General] don_gabrielli:
Hmmm I cannot speculate. It is just what happened with me. I am also seeing different behavior between the global and now the uk. Example the global one was very aggressive memory wise killing apps. I had always between 79mb and 90mb ram free. Now its more like 20-30mb. On the global one, the icons on the home screen use to refresh a lot. So you would see squares then the icons appear. Also the global one did not present me with the setup wizard on first boot after the flash, the uk one did (in both scenarios i did not wipe user data). And let's not talk about the battery drain i had on global. Note that all this is with the exact same apps and config. So yes the UK one is different for me at least and it is the region my phone came with.
[Xperia Arc General] Ambroos:
It's probably just that something is different when you update through PC Companion compared to a full flash with Flashtool or Wotanserver... I don't know, it seems hard to believe, but it's worth a try perhaps?

Also, I recommend everyone who doesn't mind wiping the phone to flash to a clean Nordic 3.0.1 with Wotanserver, and then do the update with PC Companion. It has got the least bloatware of all firmwares I've seen so far. It has Whatsapp, Neoreader and UEFA but you can remove those three.

Nevermind that, after the SEUS update NeoReader can't be removed and WisePilot suddenly is installed too.
[Xperia Arc General] doministry:
Lol my Arc still has 95 - 110 MB Ram free, 350 hrs without reboot.

Still without upgrade.
[Xperia Arc General] don_gabrielli:
Hehe with task killer i presume? I dnt have one. But i think pple having battery issues on global should go back to .145 on their region and, as Ambroos said, update through SEUS or PC Companion. I prefer SEUS.
[Xperia Arc General] Ambroos:
SEUS and PC Companion shouldn't be any different. Same servers, same core programming, different UI.

While the battery life on 4.0 is worse, it's still enough for me personally..
[Xperia Arc General] doministry:
NO TASK KILLER of any kind on my phone :D
[Xperia Arc General] cruzargel:
Bloatwares can be removed on titanium backup..

Sent from my LT15i
[Xperia Arc General] Poker gypsy:
No power wiget, and having problems with my battery gage it showed 98% over night from 100% still good but went to charge it says battery full even on the phone, so I shut off and charge, about 10 min, showed 100% will let you know how the day goes, so far I think it's great, the update