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[Xperia Arc General] lovelypong:
I have a question!

Now, I just flashed 184(UK),installed Gingerbreak 1.2 and rooted my arc.

If I wanna have rooted 2.3.4(with unlock boot loader), I must unroot my arc by gingerbreak and do following:

Flash Generic_World(Nordic).181 and start your phone again.

-Plug in your USB-cable to the computer and phone again.

-Make sure USB-debugging is activated in the settings menu.

-Install Gingerbreak 1.2 and press "Root the phone".

-The phone reboots by itself in about 20 seconds after pressing Root.

-After reboot and a long wait, go to settings and install OTA.

-Phone collects firmware OTA and reboots many times.

-Now Its working and you have rooted 2.3.4

It is right?
[Xperia Arc General] Duvel999:
yes, this has to work.

I just flashed .181 & Rooted & OTA.

I'm now on 2.3.4 with Root

Good luck to you all here:D

THX. datagubben:rolleyes:
[Xperia Arc General] tonyb15re:
Ive flashed .181 numerous times along with 184 and the other updates. Still no joy
[Xperia Arc General] Duvel999:
were u on 2.3.3 or already on 2.3.4 unrooted?

I suggest, do a back to factory settings, make a backup to pc (copy all files to pc)

back up contacts etc

format sdcard.

remove battery for 5 min .

and flash .181 again, etc.

maybe this will work.

good luck
[Xperia Arc General] kiyu727:
I've rolled back to 2.3.2

Installed Astro Manager from market.

Used Astro Manager to install Gingerbreak.

Used Gingerbreak.

Did OTA update.

=> 2.3.3 rooted.

Now as I saw its not 2.3.4 I got confused and hit OTA again.

Its says theres an Update available BUT I gotta hook up with my Computer to install it ....

I didnt do anything else besides what I described above.

I live in Germany.

Service Provider is E+ .

Does that mean no way for me to have 2.3.4 rooted ? (with locked bootloader)
[Xperia Arc General] Duvel999:
you can check settings, about the phone..about android version..

did you flash .181 , root & OTA etc?
[Xperia Arc General] kiyu727:
I used this room:

LT15i_3.0.A.2.181_Generic_World

Right now my cell says:

Version: 2.3.3

Build-number: 3.0.1.A.0.145

Thanks for the reply
[Xperia Arc General] Duvel999:
oke, then you need to root & use OTA by Wifi on your phone

hopes this works for you

otherwise do a factory reset & every step again => fresh install (.181/root/OTA)
[Xperia Arc General] kiyu727:
Oh sorry, by OTA I meant updating over Wifi. Updating via 3G is too expensive as I have no data plan.
[Xperia Arc General] Duvel999:
wifi is the best & fast way...

don't use 3G

Update ...set on .181 rooted the time/date correct & update then by OTA to 2.3.4

good luck
[Xperia Arc General] kiyu727:
Thanks, Ill reply if it works
[Xperia Arc General] anhviet030295:
In case of the battery is 0%, you cannot update by OTA because the system will say:"Battery level too low. Charge the battery before continuing"!!! <- This is the problem. Root and update to 2.3.4 by OTA isn't the problem here now.
[Xperia Arc General] tonyb15re:
If you read the whole thread you would realise this issue is NOT that the battery is low, it is because something in the process described has screwed up the battery/power applications on the device, this is causing the red battery icon, red light and 0% warning. The only way to do the update if you're in this situation is to use flashtool and download one of the firmwares off the forum... BUT, I have done this already and it doesnt fix the problem if you have what I have just described. I flashed 184, 181, 233 then 234 still red light and 0%.

There are warnings in the logs stating that theres a missing dependancy for the power components so somewhere along the line they got screwed or deleted.
[Xperia Arc General] anhviet030295:
I know that the battery is not low because I flashed a lot of firmware but it cannot fix anything. I am still waiting for a hero here :D

---------- Post added at 05:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:02 PM ----------

Is the sensor damaged or just the sofware's problems?
[Xperia Arc General] Duvel999:
how about a factory reset.

on my X10i there was battery calibration possible (XDA)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=943626

it's strange or not.. your Arc worked well & since down/upgrade its disturbed/corrupted..

So a solution has the be there...
[Xperia Arc General] visarya:
+1 i am also having exact similar problem and i tried almost everything , its still stuck on 0%.
[Xperia Arc General] xperiax10.awesome:
guys,

now there will be no 1-click method to root or what ??!!!?? Is anyone trying to find simple solution ??

everybody trying to flashback n then OTA :-(

sent via awesome Xperia aRc :-)
[Xperia Arc General] Retrosid:
I was about to root my xperia arc, but as I read all the pages back here, the majority has the battery issue. I haven't got the knowledge to fix it so I won't try it yet till there will ne a 100% secure way to do. I don't want to lose my warranty, plus I gotta sent my arc to Germany as I bought it from there if I do any mistake.
[Xperia Arc General] kgiann:
Hi to all, I am not a computer whiz kid and had not managed to do an OTA upgrade back in the days of 2.3.2, so I used PC Companion update utility from my computer to get 2.3.3 (and lose root access that had been achived with gingerbreak).

Anyway.. come the 2.3.4 announcement, and trying to recover lost grounds, I used the flash tool to downgrade to 3.0.A.2.181 (keeping my user data because I'm a lazy sod) and then, to my delight, I easily rooted with gingerbreak and preserved root when upgraded to 2.3.4 OTA!!!! The battery problem after initial root access was easily managed turning off the phone, taking the battery out for a few mins and then restarting.

Unfortunatelly though, despite having a rooted 2.3.4 I could'nt get GPRS access and my disk usage appeared fuller than full, so I thought wtf let's run another cycle this time wiping user data :-((

I am now stuck with the red battery sign nomatter what I flash, gingerbreak is not working and my phone seems to be f*cked.

Had I done it all afresh I would have never chosen to keep user data on downgrading to 181, and most importantly I would never (re)do the thing from 2.3.4, only from 2.3.3 or lower

My next attempt is to use the PC Companion update utility, hoping that I can at least get a working phone... will let you know how I do but I expect that in the best scenario I will have an unrooted phone and a big headache from trying to put things back to what they were in the first place lol. So much for the new rooting method..
[Xperia Arc General] Lord Takyon:
Glad I waited for the ota solution.

Sent from my awesome Arc via subspace beacon.
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
I says in the first post, flash .184 first.

If you have problem reading go to an optician.
[Xperia Arc General] Flo95:
Don't do ota with n unkocked bootloader!!!!!!

It'll brick your phone.

Flash back to 2.3.4, then flash a rooted system image, flash su.zip with recovery or use Doom's kernel to root it
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
Thats the way to go! ;)
[Xperia Arc General] ceppone:
I had a 2.3.3 Arc and following the procedure described now i have a rooted 2.3.4 Arc, so many thanks to the xda guys and guides....

...but now i have a problem, every app i install works fine and autoupdates except the Android Market :confused:

Anyone had the same problem??? Or better, does anyone know how to update market?? I hate the "old" version :mad:
[Xperia Arc General] syverman:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1272152
[Xperia Arc General] zanndoth:
I had a red led issue as well when 2.3.3 came out. It happened right after i flashed to 2.3.1 and root my arc. rebooting doesn't even help. what i did back then was to reflash again, root again and restart a few times. Repeat if it doesnt solve the issue. Just remember that you need to keep on charging because after many reflash, ur battery will really drain to zero. If still having issue, download a different rom from other sources. Just make sure they're same generic world rom. just don't give up. and do a clean wipe if you have to.

Note: if you read this thread>> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1264816 , you will realise that this issue if due to corrupted bootloader. so no matter how many times u pull out the battery it won't work. so get a different rom from other download sources. and fyi, i didn't use the ROM on this thread since i already have mine from few months back.
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
*When you flash to 2.3.1/2.3.2 there is always red LED, but just remove the battery for 5 sec and put it back again. The way you did was very time consuming and backwards.

*Yes, when flashing from 2.3.4 to 2.3.2 you will get red LED and brick the device, but as mentioned in the first post (and here hundred times) flash the UK.184 first and everything will be smooth and NO red LED afterwards.

I hope people can understand now? :)
[Xperia Arc General] :
I was originally on 2.3.3 UK rooted. Flashed down to 2.3.2, got the 1% battery error, pulled out battery and everything was fine, rooted, then up to 2.3.4 and no problems. Tried installing a theme but bootlooped so I flashed .184 UK and ended up with the 0% battery problem. So the .184 UK method may not always work.
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
Ok, my phone must be special then, made with extra care on that day in the factory.

Sent from my LT15i
[Xperia Arc General] Duvel999:
I got my phone bij flashing .181 & root & OTA to 2.3.4 rooted..

But I made a stupid mistake...

Tried to install de 100% home.apk, did everything good except forgot to set file permission..

So got stuck at SE logo,

Nothing worked again...Repair with PCC didin't work...

Still the battery problem, red icon, 0% battery..etc

Can this be solved?

Many people have these problems..
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
It seems now that root for 2.3.4 can only be done with .184
[Xperia Arc General] jatt101:
thats exactly what i encountered into, because the first time i flashed .181 firmware, everything worked fine, i rooted it to and etc, but i had to flash it again cuz of my dumb mistake, then i ran into the 0% error, so i think its completely random
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
I must change the first post then, becuase .184 method always works. Stay away from .181 method then:mad:
[Xperia Arc General] zanndoth:
if you had read the thread i posted, you will realised that not all problem can be solved by removing the battery. just cause we don't face the problem, doesn't mean everyone else doesn't as well. the problem exist, just not to everyone.

PS: you don't need to type in big fonts for people to read.

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like many others, i root mine with .181. no problem with that.
[Xperia Arc General] uyo_kun:
So .181 is sucks then?:D
[Xperia Arc General] rubenswing:
Its the problem that sucks, some have flashed down to .181 and got away with it (means they did not encounter the problem) and rooted to 2.3.4 but there is no guarantee that if they do it a couple of times more, they will not get the problem they just might...the problem is happening on a random basis and to locked bootloaders. So if u want to flash then as of now my advice is DON'T, cause there is no telling when something might go wrong
[Xperia Arc General] hellocng:
I dont have the problem but did anyone with the problem try to delete batterystat.bin in data/system and reboot?
[Xperia Arc General] tor3575:
Thank tout. It works great.
[Xperia Arc General] Duvel999:
good idea,

but I flashed so many, and am now on 2.3.3 unrooted..

could I delete it?

gonna try
[Xperia Arc General] anhviet030295:
It doesn't happen. I had tried :mad:
[Xperia Arc General] visarya:
tried it , does not work ....

some of suspecting errors in the adb logs is

W/kernel ( 110): [ 4.469757] Please check boot accessing charger (want 0x50, got 0xac) ***

E/BatteryService( 232): batteryCapacityPath not found

E/BatteryService( 232): batteryVoltagePath not found
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
Look at this!

After reading all posts I am getting an idea of the problem (but no solution if you already have problem).

(a) Some people had .368/.145 and flashed to .181 with Root and then OTA to 2.3.4 and it worked fine, (but they will probably get LED-problem next time they need to flash down because they obmitted the .184 step).:(

(b) Some people already had 2.3.4 and flashed to .181 first (or reflashed once again) got LED-problems right away.:(

(c) Some people had .368/.145 and flashed first to .184 and then .181 with root before OTA to 2.3.4 and they seems to be fine.:)

(d) Some people (including me), already had 2.3.4 and flashed to .184 before flashing again to .181 with root and OTA to 2.3.4 and there was No LED-problem. (I also tried several times to flash down again without trouble, but always with .184 first). :)

-So it seems that .181 alone makes the LED-trouble if you want to upgrade your firmware with root to 2.3.4.

-But a combination of .184 and .181 seems to work, when done the first time only!!! It is too late if you did any other way in the beginning.

I therefore don't think it is by chance or random to get LED-trouble, it depends on what you did in the first instance?

Anyone with different idea, please comment with your thoughts?
[Xperia Arc General] jatt101:
i flashed from 2.3.4 to .181 the first time, and it worked flawlessly, but when i reflashed .181 from .181 i got the problem
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
Ok, so my hypothesis is validating itself more and more now (inductive reasoning is not the best scientific method , but atleast we can get an idea of whats going on)...

Thanks for the comment.
[Xperia Arc General] visarya:
has anyone got a reply from sony support .

i am still waiting for mail i sent them
[Xperia Arc General] marelis84:
I have done everything step by step...But now i have 2.3.3 (4.0.A.2.368) with 2.3.4 features...How it`s possible??
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
LOL, nice update! Maybe SE reads xda and did som update on the server now as we speak?
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
I got private messages already and people saying I destroyed their phones. :(

I am sorry if you can not do it as we used to do = flash down and root + an update with OTA.

When I tried to root the other day, coming from 2.3.4 already, I used the .184 + .181 method and it was never ever any problems and still today, no problems.

:(:(:(

Ps. I have nice root now on 2.3.4 and did some stuff here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=17884189&postcount=41
[Xperia Arc General] :
After rooting on 2.3.4 have you tried repeating the process? Because I followed all the steps including the .184 first and had 2.3.4 root no problem. It was only after going from 2.3.4 rooted (bootlooped) to .184 that I experienced the 0%.
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
As of today, I reflashed my rooted 2.3.4 phone four times already, trying different branded firmwares in Sweden to test the radio/3G reception and never any problems.

So maybe the first time you upgraded to 2.3.4 was the problem, how did you do it?

Ps. I always have SIM-lock on my phone activated, if it makes any difference??? :cool:
[Xperia Arc General] :
Was on 2.3.3 UK Rooted. I dropped down to .184 UK to be on the safe side, then down to .181, rooted and up to 2.3.4.

Maybe my bootloop on 2.3.4 has something to do with it?
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
All my conclusions are now broken down into trash, why why why? :mad::mad: Can't give any more answers, only that mine (Arc) is flashing down nicely everytime and I have SIM-lock enabled and started of with a Nordic_Telia branded 2.3.4.

Now I am mad and going to bed...
[Xperia Arc General] :
Even though I already have the problem. Ill try starting at 2.3.4 unrooted with SIM-lock enabled and see if that works.
[Xperia Arc General] jatt101:
just another thought to throw out there since sony announced today that they started rolling out the update to nordic countries and the rest of the world are going to have to wait until mid October to see the update, do you think this has something to do with it?
[Xperia Arc General] danalex:
My story: was on global 2.3.3 and did as stated on this topic ->

1.flashed to uk 184 (didnt wipe data)

2.flashed with wiping data to nordic 181 (wiped data because things started to mix up from my old 2.3.3 )

3.rooted the phone

4.tried several times to update via OTA but got error : "can't update right now":confused:

5.restarted phone and installed with no problems via OTA the 2.3.4

6.all seems to be working fine ,have the 2.3.4 nordic rooted with locked bootloader, also got the new market ( a bit slow than the other one):D

Now i am a bit scared to go back to any of the old version as battery issue might occur.But i dont need to do that and I will keep it like this for a while.

Many of u guys didnt flash to uk 184 firstly... thats probably why u didnt manage to do it proper. Also, try to wipe data every time. GL.
[Xperia Arc General] zanndoth:
To those who have the Red LED problems, do u guys erase all data while flashing? Because I remember having the same issue when I don't erase my data. When I flash again to wipe all data, the RED LED problems goes away after i took out the battery and reboot.

Thos who don't have the LED problem don't have to reply.
[Xperia Arc General] :
Yup, I wiped all my data.
[Xperia Arc General] bikeage:
Worked for me.

Last Friday I was on rooted Generic Global .368. Backed up everything with Titanium Backup.

Then I downgraded to .181 "Unbranded" (that's what it's called in Flashtool). Upgraded OTA to 2.3.4, unrooted.

Tonight, flashed back to .184 Generic_UK. Then immediately flashed to .181 "Unbranded". I always wiped user data.

Then set up my wireless connection. Downloaded APK Installer from market, and installed Gingerbreak 1.20 (that I downloaded months ago on my SD card).

Gingerbreak took a long time.

Then I upgraded OTA and I have rooted .283. Restored my backups with Titanium backup.

Thanks!

p.s. Rogers Arc
[Xperia Arc General] cryogenix:
worked for me as well...

Did everything including the UK flash... worked like a charm... i backed-up everything and wiped data during the flashing and everything went smoothly. Thanks.
[Xperia Arc General] :
Be careful if you reflash from 2.3.4 rooted. That's how I got the 0% battery problem.

P.S. Posting photos uploaded to facebook reveals to much ;)
[Xperia Arc General] agralirid:
does not yet work for France :-(
[Xperia Arc General] uyo_kun:
My story:

-Flash .181

-Rooting, shows 1% battery

-Reboot, 0% issues

-Flash .184

-Reboot, still shows 0%

-Flash .368

-Reboot, 0%

Already tired with flashing...
[Xperia Arc General] shane25:
Hi everyone,

I am n00b(but old). Xperia arc running rooted 2.3.2 T-mobile network UK and uk 181 fw.

Please correct me if there are any mistakes to get rooted 2.3.4

Flash to generic 184UK

Flash to generic 181UK

Gingerbreak to root

Update to 2.3.4 OTA

Thanks for help from all you yougsters out there and commiserations to all of you having truble with your phones
[Xperia Arc General] SXUsr:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1274572
[Xperia Arc General] Istvan_86:
Really thanks for your job. I follow your instructions and all go fine at the first try. Only the root process was diferent on my arc, it takes about 5 minutes.
[Xperia Arc General] anhviet030295:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1278213&page=2 for everyone who has issue battery 0% :)
[Xperia Arc General] 偶像的演唱会:
Really thanks for your job.
[Xperia Arc General] Rashkae:
Hmm.... What am I doing wrong...

1. Flash to .184 (wipe data)

2. Flash to .181 (wipe data)

3. Install Gingerbreak

But whenever I try to run Gingerbreak, it says "I don't know what happened, but either the exploit failed or etc etc etc"

Any ideas? :(
[Xperia Arc General] syverman:
i use superoneclick, it's take 1 min to root and all is fine whit my arc
[Xperia Arc General] shane25:
Thanks to datagubben

Followd all instructions rooted 2.3.4
[Xperia Arc General] grat_master:
I'm rooted 2.3.4 too, but I am afraid this update have bugs in it, and not being able to flash anything else...

strange that this update is only on generic .181, nowhere else in the world ...
[Xperia Arc General] 偶像的演唱会:
and，plz could u tell me what the difference between SuperOneClick and gingerbreak1.2.
[Xperia Arc General] xtacy!:
I had the same problem. It just wouldn't root using gingerbreak v.1.2 but then I tried v1.1 and it worked without a hitch.
[Xperia Arc General] zombiej79:
i just got a new phone it has 2.3.3 aand never had 2.3.4 so if i flash the generic uk then the generic world gingerbreak and ota it will be rooted and i wont have the battery issue?
[Xperia Arc General] Rashkae:
Aaaah, haven't tried that...
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
People with Gingerbreak problems could try this:

-Install Gingerbreak 1.2 from SD-card.

-Make sure USB-debubbing is enabled.

-Connect USB-cabel to phone and computer.

-Answer No, when asked if you want to install PCC.

-Run Gingerbreak for 1 minute.

-Now press home, not back.

-Pull down statusbar and click on mass storage and change to mount SD-card.

-Phone reboots now by itself.
[Xperia Arc General] vmcuong:
thank so much datagubben
[Xperia Arc General] itsup:
thanks a bunch!
[Xperia Arc General] Rashkae:
In the x10 with the issue, I'm getting the gingerbread error after 20 seconds. It doesn't last 1 minute.
[Xperia Arc General] minhsu:
Please show me where gingerbreak v.1.1.apk is ?
[Xperia Arc General] whocancatchme:
I don't understand, the firmware is call global, i thought it means it's the same for everyone, and now you're telling me that there is a "global nordic" ?? i have the french generic rom and i'm still waiting for OTA... I remove some apps with roots, will the update works by the way ?
[Xperia Arc General] grat_master:
don't bother which firmware is named what... on the first post you have 2 links to download the 2 needed firmware to get rooted 2.3.4
[Xperia Arc General] androline:
T h a n k y o u

Quote N°1 and Quote N°133 of this thread are the BEST methods clearly explained to have a rooted & updated ARC on 2.3.4. PERIOD !​

DATAGUBBEN, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH :-):-):-)​
[Xperia Arc General] whocancatchme:
Yeah but i don't want to lose everything again i'm waiting for the OTA update
[Xperia Arc General] androline:
I understand that ...

But how is it that OTA is not available everywhere ?

Is it a country issue or has it something to do with phone serial numbers ?

Peace.
[Xperia Arc General] whocancatchme:
Can i ask if the region changes anything in the firmware ? Like UK and generic ? And also if you have the generic OTA available it is supposed to be available everywhere no matter in which country you are right ?
[Xperia Arc General] androline:
Well normqly it should be available.

Therefore i believe but am not sure, that sOme sort of waves of OTA's are sent by sony ericssonto devices through their IMEI's ...

To be xonfirmed ...

Peace.
[Xperia Arc General] devil28:
I'm sorry if i am posting repeated stuff

but this LED problem has just made me so nervous so i wanna reassure everything before doing any updates!

i followed this post to get a rooted 4.0.A.2.368 firmware (first flashed to 3.0.A.2.184 Generic UK and then had a 90MB OTA update)

this is the post ~> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1225257

and now i wanna OTA update to android 2.3.4 to still remain rooted (when update is available though!)

will i have this scary LED problem?
[Xperia Arc General] datagubben:
No scary LED-problem for you!
[Xperia Arc General] xperiax10.awesome:
-Turn off your phone and flash to UK.184 firmware.

-Start your phone and agree to the normal stuff (note: no battery problem).

-Turn off your phone once more.

-Flash Generic_World(Nordic).181 and start your phone again.

-Plug in your USB-cable to the computer and phone again.

-Make sure USB-debugging is activated in the settings menu.

-Install Gingerbreak 1.2 and press "Root the phone".

I FOLLOWED ABOVE STEPS, after clicking on root m getting message SD Card Safe To Remove !!! What Should I do???

EDIT

: After few trials its rooted 2.3.4 now!!! Thanks a lot.. (still getting few Force Close though, wonder why?)

com.android.phone has stopped working, FORCE CLOSE ???