yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Daxomega007:
LOL You're In Luck

That Very Same Thing Happened To Me,

But I Fixed It Thanks To Some Luck And A Great Flash Tool By Bina4ry, Look For A ftf File called (Play_V1.01_TA Brick Fix Update.zip) then flash it, then boot & Your Phone will show only Sony Ericsson,

Then Disconnect Your Phone And Take Out The Battery and Put It Back In And Then Reconnect It And Flash The Xperia Pro Firmware ftf Again And Your Phone Will Be Working Again :D

, You Will Lose Root Though But You Can Always Reroot It, Then Look For Software Called Links2SD And Freeze The Update Center In Your Phone.

Or Titanium Backup If You Choose But Links2SD Is Simpler.

And You Won't Have To Worry About It Trying To Force Update You After That.

And If You're Worried THat You Wont Be Able To Update Again Dont Be Because Once Ice Cream Sandwich Drops The New FTF File You Can Just Flash It From There Like You Are Doing Now. Hope This Helps.:)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zebulonia:
Hi,

Please help me!

At step 10 it says "mounting /dev/block/mtdblock0 on /system failed: Invalid argument"

What is it? What to do now?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alvaroag:
This method is a bit old, from the times there was no working exploit for our phones. Try with the zergRush exploit:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1320350
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zebulonia:
Thanks a lot! It is really simple. Now i have a rotted phone.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siuyilee:
Hi,

I just did the rooting for my PRO with the method from page5, last post. however I just gone through google and found a rooted kernel from 1 of the xda forumer here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1357026

his kernel is with build-in shortcut key to CWM recovery during start-up. may i know is there any shortcut key to recovery mode for this ROM here (because i tried the shortcut key from that link, it doesn't work), and if i would like to flash to the rom from the above link, is it that i just load the .zip from recovery or i need to revert back to the original firmware?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alvaroag:
Interesting, hadn't seen that. That's the bad thing of not having a device specific forum or subforum.

For what I read on that post, the CWM can be started by pressing and releasing the power key when the SE logo appears. Note it's the static SE logo, not the animated one.

That link is just to a custom kernel, not a complete ROM. You may use fastboot to install it, as on the instructions.

If you want to revert to the stock ROM, you can use PC Companion to do so, but, as this kernel is based on the stock one, it would not be necessary.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siuyilee:
just to reconfirm things,

if i use my pc companion to revert back to original firmware, will that create bootloop or brick my Pro?

and for cases like:

1. i'm using cm7, i want to change other custom kernels. should i revert back to original 2.3.4 first before i flash the new kernel in? or I just flash it direct through fastboot and recovery?

2. i'm using FreeXperia 2.3.4 stock-based kernel now, and i wish to flash to the stock-based kernel i found above. is flashing it directly using fastboot and recovery through sdcard safe? do i need to do like case (1)?

i'm concern with bootloop and brickings after the flash as Pro doesn't have a proper revert method like Neo. as you can see from the link below, Neo revert back to original kernel using flashtool, not pc companion, to avoid bootloop and brickings.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1116970

thanks~
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siuyilee:
bro, i tried to flash that ROM into my Pro using fastboot, but seems like unable. installation failed. i'm now reverting it back via pc companion, hopefully it can be done after this.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siuyilee:
looks like i cant install a stock firmware on my Pro anymore as the pc companion founds out the unit was modified. any methods i can revert back to original firmware (which is not rooted?). kindly help me if i mis-look on any methods in here.

thanks.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephyr83:
Hi, sorry for my english! I have s Sony Ericsson Pro (mk16i), android version 2.3.4, build 4.0.1.A.0.283. I followed this topic for root permission and works

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1320350

Now the system reports an update 4.0.2.A.0.58. With this update do I lose root permission?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] phoenix_rizzen:
Yes, you do lose root when you install that update. However, the zergRush method will root this version of the firmware. Went through this a week or so ago on my MK16a.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alex_mayorga:
Anything worth saving before rooting?

"I have a stock SEMC/MK16a:2.3.4/4.0.2.A.0.58/xf_v3w:user/release-keys phone and I'm yet to start fiddling with it.

If there's anything worth extracting from it just let me know and I'd try." Original post

Any suggestions on improving battery life?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephyr83:
CWM Recovery

Good, I installed CWM Recovery without unlock bootloader and it works!!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1345741

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=22038578&postcount=172
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plusnplus:
hi..,

anyone success root .62 mk16i?

because i see http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1320350 ( DooMLoRD) say .62 can not be rooted :(
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anamul.quader:
Yes
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anamul.quader:
Yes...u can root it..with root xperia...i dnt knw who is dev of that.if u wan it.i xan upload it
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] grtmoby:
yes.... please upload it.

Thanks in advance.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anamul.quader:
Olryt..i will upload it tonight :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Barleyman:
The 1st post method works just fine. Rooted my .62 mk16i just now. It's only the "easy" tool that doesn't work anymore.

At most you might have trouble getting all the right drivers installed as you have to do them manually.. I recommend downloading the PC companion from Sony, it should set you up with MOST drivers you'll need.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -sanosuke-:
thx i can root mi phone :3
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nandakalyan:
Thanks so much!

Thanks so much! I was able to root my Xperia Pro and flashed the Ultima ROM by Riyal! Its awesome! Since I am a new member I cannot post in his thread directly....is it just me or is the "Thank You" button really missing? :mad:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] k2mach:
i followed your tutorial untill the last step! but the superuser does not get updated and thus the busybox is not getting installed!! please help asap
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nandakalyan:
Thanks, works like a charm!

---------- Post added at 08:29 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:28 AM ----------

Its the long winded method, I mean, not the DoomLord method :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] now.i.feel:
It doesn't work for ICS
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bolto19:
HOW TO ROOT xperia pro running official ics

i know how to unlock the bootloader but not root. my phone is running the official ics update from sony. can u root after that using this method.

can someone plz help me with a step by step guide to root my phone

model number: MK16i

android 4.0.4

build number 4.1.B.0.431
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Avnish110:
failed remote device must rooted first...please help

Please help me....when i do fastboot...using any method...this error is shown..

failed remote device must rooted first.....My phone is already rooted...and also bootloader is also unlock...i check it many times...and rooting status is also rooted phone....phone..is mk16i...xperia pro...

Please HELP me...THANK YOU SO MUCH...
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kiranos:
please dont resize the letters so :(
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xtacy!:
Don't blow up your font size. It's just plain annoying! :mad:

And flash su binary through CWM again.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Exekutor:
The same here. I'm through the guide completly, but busybox and titanium backup got no root permission at the end.

Edit:

Now its running. The new "su" und "Superuser.apk" version from http://androidsu.com/superuser/ does the trick.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Avnish110:
Can u help..

SORRY FOR THE TEXT SIZE... can u help me how to flash su binary through CWM again..?? Plz Help me to solve...Thank you.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Flucker:
rooting ICS using Linux

I did this on Linux (opensuse kernel 3.4.2) with my MK16i but had to do some changes. First: ignore all windows references but understand WHY it is done. My changes are under the points:

1 and 2. I used the SDK for linux but extracted the necessary files from the package "ADB for dummies" ie "recoveryNEO.img"

3. as Exekutor pointed out the su and Superuser.apk in “xperia_pro_root.zip” does not work I had to get the packages http://androidsu.com/superuser/

8. I had to disconnect the phone and then reconnect it and wait for 30s before "adb shell"

If you have problem with fastboot try https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B72r2Q9pnQlrT2Y4RENZX2QwWTg (can't find original link again, sorry).

Prior to follow this guide I had problem unlocking the bootloader because my IME number was one character to long. Turned out that I should have kept the fist zero and ditched the last digit.

Hope this helps someone.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] danniechua:
i just rooted my mk16i 4.0.4 build number 4.1.B.0.431

just use this guide but dont use (RootXperia.zip) change it to the file i attach. it works for me!!

ps: the file i downloaded from http://androidsu.com/superuser/
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] michalurban:
Busybox

Hi,

this is probably my fifth (maybe sixth?) how-to followed and Im still not rooted. I always end up having Superuser app installed but Titanium says my phone is not rooted and Im unable to install Busybox:

"I am unable to verify whether or not certain utilities needed for this application to run are present and functional on your device. This problem could be cause by a device that is not properly rotted or by superuser settings that are misconfigured."

Busybox has everything checked green but still this message appears. Can someone help me, please? Im messing with this since yesterday morning ...

---------- Post added at 03:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:02 PM ----------

You saved me man!!! THANKS!!! You and rcummings100!!!!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] saptemai:
is there any way to root a bootloader unlocked ICS MK16i yet?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kam1962:
could you help??

the rootxperia.zip replacement from androissu.com...which file do you down load

arm or x86

i use windows xp dont know what type of processor but it a hp machine

and mu xperia is a pro mk16i android 2.3.4. build 4.0.2.A.0.62 BASEBAND 8x55a

many thanks

kevin
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stefaca:
I'm trying this metod but in step 7 I don't have orange recovery menu. does anyone know why? my phone is sk17i
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kam1962:
any one know when you will be able to root xperia pro with 0.62 fw????

thanks

k
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ameer1234567890:
arm
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kam1962:
think bootloader is unlocked but.... cannot root..

havent found an one click or easy method which will work with firmware 0.62

(xda DooMLoRD or zergrush) or do you know better???

k
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rene_ajax:
tip: If you have problems etc. With rooting try flashing the ultima v1.4 kernel by ''riyal'' [search google]!!!!!

1. Setup adb drivers and fastboot.

2. Hold ''menu'' when connecting to pc [neo and pro]. Led should now be blue.

3. Go to your sdk folder and open command window here.

3. Flash the kernel [in this case, a .img]: Fastboot flash boot .....img

4. You should now see a log. And when its done just type: Fastboot reboot.

5. If your phone is bootlooping disconnect pull battery wait and then put it back in and power up!

All credits goes to riyal and this method saved me alot of time!!!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guitbom:
Do i have root access?

Hi,

I followed the guide step by step and everything worked great! But at the end when it says:

16. Run the App "Superuser" from your app tray.

- under the settings tab, scroll to the bottom and click SU Binary "tap to check for updates"

I get this on my phone:

Downloading manifest... okay!

Parsing manifest... okay!

Latest version = 3.1.1

Checking installed version = Legacy

Then i press update and this appears:

Fixing database... okay!

Unpacking sutools... okay!

Checking current install path... /system/bin/su

Downloading new binary... okay!

Gaining root access... fail!

Did i do something wrong? Why did it fail at the root access part?

I have a Sony Ericsson Xperia Pro!

Thx!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vmu:
Thank you very much for this guide. And thanks again for not removing it. I was unable to root my Xperia pro with the easier (zergling) method. (Because of the last gingerbread update) This old method did the trick!

Thanks again!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevinkarthik:
5 a step and 8 step is not available when i do it!!kindly help me
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JemW:
HELP!

Using the steps at the beginning of this thread I successfully rooted my Xperia Pro MK16a.

I was then stupid - deleting system apps that I shouldn't have. Basically I have bu55ered my phone, although I can still get it to switch on. What I want to do is reinstall Gingerbread via Sony Update but before I can do that I need to unroot and I cannot see how to do that.

I would be eternally grateful if someone would kindly tell me how to do it.

Thanks
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androaft:
Rooted with custom kernel

I have unlocked xperia pro. I tried these simple steps to root my phone

1. After downloading and installing Flashtool, just download some stock based kernel(I prefer lupus kernel).

2. Connect your phone to pc in fastboot mode(switch off--hold option button-- connect to PC )

3. open flashtool--> click the thunderbolt:cyclops: icon -> select fastboot -->select kernel to hotboot -->(locate your kernel) --> click OK

4. Disconnect phone restart it normally

5. If it starts then you have rooted your phone. & if not then no need to worry, We have selected hotboot so if you restart again, it will boot with stock kernel!

6. if everything is good, again repeat step 3 but select kernel to flash(instead of hotboot) to permentlt flash the custom kernel.

PROS of custom kernel:

1. you can overclock your phone!!

2. preinstalled CWM & TWRP recovery

3. Many more advanced options(see kernel thread)

---------- Post added at 08:41 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:37 AM ----------

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1642480

Go through this post, then at last there is stock firmware option.

Select the relavant one and flash it using flashtool,
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] racy jace:
Hi. I've followed the instructions in the first post and all went well except for running busy box. I cant seem to install it. Any ideas? It says the phones not rooted and there could be a problem with superuser. I get no pop ups asking for busybox to have superuser access so the permission field is empty.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcummings100:
I'm sorry but I no longer own this phone and can't really help you. Maybe someone who still has it can help.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] racy jace:
No worries. Ill wait and see if any one else can help.

Its the wife's phone and she was complaining that it was running slow so I thought a custom rom may help. My Galaxy s3 is a breeze to mod but this Sony is doing my head in! Maybe I should buy her a Photon Q lol
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] crawdaddydoo92:
I recently purchased an AT&T Impulse :D, aka a Huawei Ideos X5 U8800 or so I believe. The Netflix Application says "Netflix now works with all android 2.2 and 2.3 devices and my impulse is running 2.2.2. However, from what level 1 and 2 tech support at AT&T tell me the Impulse has a chip/processor in it that is slightly under the guidelines for 2.2 and that this could be to blame for it not working out. When I attempt to stream a video I always get the same error "Sorry we could not reach the Netflix service. Please try again later. If the problems persists please visit the Netflix website (12001)." I've spent about 2.5 hours talking with At&T and 1.5-2 with Netflix and have gotten next to nowhere. AT&T is blaming Huawei for the chip and Netflix is saying that if the chip is under powered they did nothing wrong and refuse to issue any sort of refund :mad: even though they say my the application should work with all 2.2 and 2.3 devices and do no list a processor requirement like they do when you attempt to view via the website. Any help would be appreciated, preferable nothing that will void my warranty like hacking or jail breaking :eek: . At this point even AT&T seems to know next to nothing about this device, actually the level 1 tech reccomended this site saying "if the answer exists that's likely where you'll find it." Thanks in advance for your help :)
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] PlanDreaM:
Wifi or 3g? Can you try with 3g?

u8800,cm7,franco@1.5GHz
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] Odinforce:
First of all the u8800 is not underpowered or anything like it, it's totally the opposite it posses a very powerful hardware combo (having in consideration that is a mid tier) it's like putting a V6 engine into a small car like a Prius.

The MSM7230 and Adreno 205 + the 512mb ram makes it even a good phone to run Gingerbread smoothly.

So AT&T is full of BS.
[Huawei Ideos X5 U8800] shantam:
You should also try this

0) Root is required. Make a Nandroid backup! (I accidentally deleted by build.prop file and bootlooped my phone)

1) Download ES File Explorer (Or any other root file editor)

2) In ES File Explorer, go into Setting > Root Settings and enable both check boxes

3) Navigate to /system/ and copy/paste build.prop to /sdcard/ (just in case)

4) Open & edit /system/build.prop

5) Change the following lines to make your phone think it is a HTC G2:

ro.product.model=HTC Vision

ro.product.manufacturer=HTC

OR

ro.product.model=Nexus S

ro.product.manufacturer=samsung

6) Reboot the phone

7) Install the netflix apk (if you haven't already)

8) Enjoy
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Alazarin:
Have had my unlocked international S2 phone (UK version bought from expansys-usa.com) for a month now, and I just noticed that my S2 only shows a maximum of 4 bars. I am using it under with AT&T in the states.

I have never seen the signal at 5 bars. I figured this was the norm. However, I decided to go to the AT&T store today to see the new release of the AT&T S2. To my surprise, it shows 5 bars!

Anyone else have this issue? :confused:
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jr866gooner:
I'm in uk,from what I've ever seen on there phones 4 bars is the max
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UpInTheAir:
AT&T have a different firmware version.

DesignGears (Dev. Of Cognition 1.51) has just bought his AT&T version.

He has indicated that he will be using the 5 bar version in his future builds, universally compatible with both phones. He has already started, so keep watching his SGS2 thread for any update.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] speedy0339:
I feel like an idiot asking this, but is there a way to turn the vibrating off when typing with the Samsung keyboard? I type really fast and it's just annoying. It screws me up half the time because I type so fast. I had the evo 3D before this and on that there was a way to turn the vibrating off.

Thanks.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] eagercrow:
Disable hepatic feedback? This effects the entire system tho.

I personally use smart keyboard pro. It has many options, one of which is turning off the hepatic feedback on the keyboard only.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] m_reyna_16:
+1 on this
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] speedy0339:
I really like the stock keyboard and its autocorrection system is really good, but I hate when it vibrates when I type.
[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
Hi all.

I am curious about the differences in the Engineering bootloaders that we have for our devices (0.98.xxxx, 6.xx.xxxx, 2.00.2002) in terms of partitioning.

So I would like to gather some statistics from the you (users in this forum) about the size of your /cache partition and the bootloader (hboot) that you are using to see is there a difference.

For the hboot version you just have to reboot to bootloader from the power menu

for the size of the /cache partition use the Android Terminal Emulator (free from the Market) and type:

df

then look at the row that is written /dev/block/mmcblk0p27 - the size is next to it (under the 1K-blocks column)

Thank you in advance!
[HTC Desire S] Menelay:
/cashe is 302356K total

My hboot is stock (0.98.0002)
[HTC Desire S] Eclipse_Droid:
my cache is 138mb using new ENG HBOOT 2.00.2002
[HTC Desire S] zeekiz:
HBOOT 2.00.2002 (The leaked one from about a month ago).

150mb/138mb free.
[HTC Desire S] Eclipse_Droid:
i have the same cache as u but cannot see the lib partition anywhere after updating to the new hboot. can u?
[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
I think this works only with the leaked Deseire S Sense 2.0 [2.3.5], ported by proxuser and its kernel. Because this bootloader appeared in the forum for the new kernel users. I am not aware whether any of the custom ROMs supports that kernel, so maybe this hboot 2.00.2002 is useful only for the leaked stock roms (proxuser's and the new OTA one). Just my assumption...

P.S.: Thank for the posted so far!. Looks fro your posts that the stock bootloader offers the most cache space. Looking for other inputs :)
[HTC Desire S] ben_pyett:
I'm running the new HBOOT 2.xx.xxxx and I'd like a decent in lay-mans terms explanation of where the 150Mb that CACHE has lost has gone to, I believe LIB but I can't see a LIB partition? So is it being used or will it be used....someone please explain? I've read some attempted explainations but I'm afraid to say that I'm still not happy that I completely understand - I also believe that this is a particular question that many other users would appreciate an answer to.

$su
# df
/dev: 313160K total, 64K used, 313096K available (block size 4096)
/system: 562404K total, 493304K used, 69100K available (block size 4096)
/data: 1184268K total, 417700K used, 766568K available (block size 4096)
/cache: 146124K total, 4252K used, 141872K available (block size 4096)
/mnt/asec: 313160K total, 0K used, 313160K available (block size 4096)
/mnt/obb: 313160K total, 0K used, 313160K available (block size 4096)
/app-cache: 8192K total, 0K used, 8192K available (block size 4096)
/data/DxDrm/fuse: Permission denied
/mnt/sdcard: 31322160K total, 7923328K used, 23398832K available (block size 16384)
/mnt/secure/asec: 31322160K total, 7923328K used, 23398832K available (block size 16384)
/system/etc/virtuous_oc: 313160K total, 24K used, 313136K available (block size 4096)
#

EDIT: changed CACHE back to ext4 so altered numbers for CACHE to reflect this!

Swyped from my Desire S using XDA Premium
[HTC Desire S] amidabuddha:
Btw have you flashed the PG88IMG that is attached in the hboot 2.002.002 guide?? This is your lib partition, but it works only on Sense based ROMs or even only Sense Stock ROMs (like the one from proxuser)?.

@ben_pyett

+1. This was the main reason for starting this thread. Because in my desire to be up to date I flashed all the new stuff that came around, but now I start to question myself is this really necessary...