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[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] plusnplus:
if i want flash xperia pro, which one i should use?

can use xperia mini pro? anyone tried it?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
Nope, these are not for Xperia Pro.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] puppet13th:
I have found a new way to get rooted fw .62 or higher on locked bootloader.i will make a tutorial on a new thread.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] puppet13th:
New Thread started :

[TUT] DIY Rooted 4.0.2.A.0.62 or newer LOCKED bootloader

enjoy . . . :-D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] jakuchu:
I already downgrade my phone (sk17i Minipro) to fw .058

but when i try to root using easy rooting toolkit version 4

it failed!

i try 3 times but still dont get access to superuser

can anyone help me?

i post the image of my rooting process
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] apoorv the atheist:
Jakuchi check this out........!! try it.....worked for me!!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1555936
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] janmae:
hi guys...i.m new neo fw .62 user...but i installed cwm and rooted my neo using this method,and its work...not necessary to downgrade ..:)

http://www.androidauthority.com/xperia-neo-v-root-55872/
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] puppet13th:
That one need an unlocked/patched bootloader.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] janmae:
yes..u r right..:)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] LSI:
I can't downgrade my firmware to .58

I download firmware from another link (link on first post are broken), i flash old firmware and nothing, my phone is still in .62

Any solution ? thanks
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Kira.Lawliet:
If you cannot downgrade your phone using FlashTool, use WotanServer. You need an account though which is free.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] vasiulla:
he puppet can u pls upload those .62 kernel files for mini pro....?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] LSI:
So, i arrive to downgrade my phone in firmware .58 with WotanServer.

I root with SuperOneClick

And now, how to back to last firmware ? impossible ? (With WotanServer, root is lost, with flashtool too, or i do something wrong)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] RePlaYing:
Update it one phone via update centar over the wirless.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] LSI:
thanks a lot, it's work
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] puppet13th:
currently i have these stock kernel (FW .62) :

- Xperia Active

- Xperia Arc

- Xperia Arc S
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] soybi:
Anyone here have a tutorial/links on rooting xperia active?

Im a neo v user.. I just need it for my gf..

Thank you!!

written with the help of pen.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] puppet13th:
All 2011 xperia have same method for rooting.

If you stuck on fw. 62 rooting. Read 1st post.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] soybi:
i need to have the .42 or earlier .ftf file for xperia active to flash frim flashtool before i root it, right?

Thats the only thing i needed now..

I know the procedures but i cant find .ftf file for active...

If anyone has it please tell me..

Thank you btw. :p

written with the help of pen.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] puppet13th:
if you don't have .42 or earlier ftf,you can repleace that step with wotan server flashing.just remember to chose fw.42 or earlier
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] soybi:
So thats the only way left for me to do what i need...:D

Thanks man!!!

just hit thanks if i helped....

sent from my xperia active
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] AnnS:
Hi! I just wanted tosay I just rooted my Xperia Pro. But wanted to comment on something in case this happens to anyone else. I actually flashed/downgraded the firmware and rooted twice because the first time I did it, I wasn't getting OTA updates. Why?

I first flashed the firmware (I also had .62) with Wotan Client and there's a step where it asks you to choose the firmware (I chose .58) and CDA. I initially chose "Generic Trade Latin America (2.3.4) (MK16a)" and after it was done, I rooted using DooMLoRD's Easy Rooting Toolkit. Everything was great but when I tried to update the software (from the mobile, of course) it said I already had the latest version. So after a few hours, I dediced to flash again the firmware.

This time, in Wotan Client, I chose the last option under CDA, "Generic Trade US (2.3.4) (MK16a)", then I rooted again and now everything is perfect. I just updated to .62 and root it's of course still there. So my point, the CDA option matters. With my first option I wasn't getting the OTA update, even though in PC Companion I could see there was an update available. So if you're not from the US and think to choose something different in the CDA option, keep that in mind. :)

I apologize in advance for my english!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ijorlo:
Links dead

Links dead, please upload again.

Can't be done with wotan, is no longer free.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] melander:
check this thread for download links of these stock roms...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Xaddict:
OK, so this settles the question of Gorilla Glass on the Note.

Corning Gorilla Glass on GNote

Thanks to dennis1a4 for breaking the news.

Products with Gorilla: Note
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] katyarevishal:
I wont remove screen protector though....;)

coz many notes screen has allready scratched. Anyways good to hear......:p
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] bbdj69:
Thanks heavens this is settled. These were the most annoying and frustrating threads for me on here!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] vcespon:
I'll leave the screen protector for now. It's hard, shiny plastic that looks almost like glass. But after having an Galaxy S for a year and taking it to the moutains and the beach, and the screen is just perfect, I think the Note will be able to live without a screen protector too.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Xaddict:
Yea.

I was not into screen protectors but I got one with my SGP case and it is very good.

I'm leaving it on for now :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] EarlZ:
Why does it even matter if it has gorilla glass or not ?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] HarmonyFlame:
So people can decide whether or not to throw their device against a wall or not...

Cause apparently guerilla glass= I can abuse my device to no extent.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] macwilson:
I think this question is moot, no?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] EarlZ:
Gorilla glass can be easily scratched as any other regular glass, well its the coating thats scratched and not the actual glass. If the phone falls face down on concrete its either gonna shatter or not doesnt matter if its regular glass or gorilla.

So how is it moot, IMHO the moot point is knowing if its gorilla or not since the same care can be given to keep the device as prestine as possible.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Nixchecker:
Finally this stupid discussion comes to an end.

As if quality devices like this wouldn't be built with scratch resistant glass...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] stephen dagostino:
Well... 18 months of abusing my galaxy s without a scratch (case falling apart though!) Scratch on my Note after 1 day of similar pocket use...

I've had it for almost 2 months now with no more scratches but have used the flip case and been really careful.

I might have been unlucky but just being really carefully now.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] avetny:
oh you are correct my friend;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] -16-:
Until now I had 4 Smartphones with Gorilla Glass. None of them got scratched although I used no screen protectors. The Note was scratched within 3 days:D But thats okay. It has a huge screen and I'm using no case or something else...

Gesendet von meinem GT-N7000 mit Tapatalk
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] HarmonyFlame:
You do know I was being sarcastic right?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Xaddict:
Very true.

It doesn't matter to me, but apparently it matters to some.

This thread: Galaxy Note Definitely doesn't not have Gorilla Glass :0( has 19,490 views and counting.

Disinformation results in this kind of thing:

The facts matter, and the fact is the Note has a high quality scratch resistant screen, obvious from the start.

And of course;
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] emcnelly:
I couldn't agree more it would obviously come with a resistant glass. Gorilla glass is not scratch proof, it's just the truth, it's made to be shatter resistant and somewhat scratch resistant, in the end it is still glass it will scratch if it comes into contact with a hard substance. If someone expects their screen to be indestructable they're going to be disappointed.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] ph00ny:
I'm glad this is finally settled

BTW, samsung-corning product line is exactly identical to corning's product line.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] naimmkassim:
Yeah..just use the screen protector, problem solve!!
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PJK2011:
I have been trying to repair this phone, but the usual faults have not turned out to be the problem. This is the background on the repair efforts:

In my research I found 3 main causes for a dead touch screen.

1) Corruption of system software.

2) Failure of digitizer cable (hinge FPC)

3) Failure of digitizer screen (touch panel)

To check for #1, I flashed the firmware again (after a wipe). I downgraded to Android 1.5 because I wanted to root the phone and install CyanogenMod Android 2.2 Froyo.

This was a big mistake because I learned that when you don't have a working touch screen, you cannot get past the "Touch the Android to Start" screen.

So on to step 2 - replace cable (hinge FPC). I have a G1 parts phone that was lightly used in good condition before it was damaged. There was no damage to the sliding section, so I expected the hinge FPC to be in good condition.

So I installed the hinge assembly with its hinge FPC from the parts phone, but this did not work either.

So next I installed a new touch panel (digitizer screen), but that did not fix the problem either.

I had a chance to borrow a working G1 motherboard, and I was surprised to see that the phone was working with the borrowed motherboard.

So my question is whether my problem motherboard can be recovered with a software solution, or if these symptoms indicate a hardware failure.

I thought that a wipe followed by firmware flash would eliminate all soft system errors, but I am not sure if the wipe and flash really erase absolutely everything, or if there is something else I need to do to get it working again.

Thanks.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
more than likly it was the point in the motherboard where the flex cable connects. try using some electronic parts cleaner.

i have ran into this a few times and simply replacing the motherboard has only helped a twice, when i cleaned it up it worked.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PJK2011:
That sounds reasonable. I still have some Tweek. I'll give that a try. It worked with the same kinds of problems on computer sockets.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PJK2011:
Okay. You are on the right track. When I went back to the phone, I actually got two taps out of the screen, which it hasn't done in a long, long time. (I was running keyboard only for a long time before I could take it down to fix it.) I attribute that to just disturbing the contacts with so many assembly/disassembly efforts.

After I applied Tweek to the joints, it ran well.... for about an hour. Trying again was no luck, so I don't think I'm going to mess with the contacts anymore. By the time you figure how infrequently motherboards come up for sale and the cost, I think I'd do just as well with a trade in on a flat-rate repair.

But at least now we know for the record that there is another cause of dead touch screens.
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] demkantor:
well i have about 13 motherboards, if your interested let me know
[G1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] PJK2011:
Thanks. What has been your experience with changing motherboards?

The reason I ask is because the service manual wants the phone to be tuned again after a motherboard swap. I see a lot of people changing motherboards, and I can't believe that is much of a problem when you don't see anyone complaining about the phone not working well afterwards.

A spare motherboard might be a good idea for a diagnostic tool. It would have saved me a lot of work changing the touch panel and cables if I would have had a motherboard to try first.

I thought I had a good spare in a damaged phone, but when I took it out the other day to test this phone, I found out it had physical damage too. The SIM holder and RF shielding were dented, but the killer was that the daughterboard cable connector was bent.

I suppose back when the phones were $900 you might try to fix something like that, but it's hard enough to do a connector swap on a computer motherboard. I can't imagine that even the factory has the equipment to properly swap the connector even if you can get the part.

How much do you want for a motherboard? On that famous auction site I've seen them go for around $10 to $30. I could kick myself for not buying the last one I saw at $7 because I thought I had a spare.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] xiang950315:
hey i had make a theme like new Sony phone Xperia S

just put the DefaultThemes.apk to system/app and change permissions to rw-r--r--

remember to make a backup before u change it

then reboot and enjoy!

sorry for my poor english:p
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] xiang950315:
164 view and no reply? :eek:

Please let me know your opinions...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] pallavikv:
Wow..:)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] trulalueclav:
looks really cool! best paired with the ics theme. tried it on my active. keep it up!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] xachiel:
kowl(10 chars) ^^
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] prince.raja:
Nice :-)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] r33p:
Xperia S will rock
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ROYandhika:
It's really awesome, thanks guy ! :D :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] SoloRazr:
Thanks for sharing mate!

Please allow me to use some parts of this theme to customize my Live with Walkman. :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] devards:
well done mate... :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] xiang950315:
that's OK :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Theonewithideas:
Really good!

Thou, when I looked at Xperia S, it has more black space up and down, is it because the screen ratio (2:3 on Mini, 9:16 on S) or is it just cropped like that? I'd like to have more black space up and down :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] x8021:
I've been searching this for a while...thanks a lot.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] waky_xperia:
Its awesome thnx ;D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] josephnero:
get Xperia S livewallpaper from here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1470614
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] holyf4ther:
It's awesome.

Enviado desde mi SK17a usando Tapatalk
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] niv3d:
If I was to send Sprint speed test screenshots with my phone rooted (TNz Blend ROM) would they say anything?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrick_1:
Imho I don't think it would accomplish anything. I'm guessing your hopes are that sprint will have a visual of what they already know..their data speeds blow. Don't get me wrong, the squeaky wheel gets the oil, but I think sprint would just dismiss it. Especially coming from a "modded" device.

Sent from this phone
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] niv3d:
Well I couldn't agree more. However, a theme park has moved into my area and during the day I nor can anyone else I know that has sprint send or receive calls or text at least 75% of the time. Also less than dial up speeds during the day. Like .02Mbps to .08Mbps. I the really early morning hours I'be gotten up to 2Mbps, on average 1.30Mbps. I mean my network location works everywhere but where I live... (the crap tower)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] dcxgod:
I've heard of people successfully receiving one of those broadband powered Sprint mobile extenders...like a mini cell tower powered by your broadband connection (AIRAVE). Just call them, complain that you're having problems with cellular reception in your home and state whether or not the company is planning on implementing any fixes for this situation. They'll probably make you run some diagnostics on your phone but state that a friend of yours was given one of those and see what they say? YMMV

Call this: 866 556 7310

Tell them you have problems with reception in and around your house, and is tired of having to walk mad far to get reception. Ask them if they could supply you with their AIRAVE.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] niv3d:
Yea man. An Airave. I actually have 2 of them lol. My house is fine but 30 feet outside of my house or anywhere near that tower I'm toast
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrick_1:
Ok yeah, that's ridiculous. They need to reevaluate that area and upgrade the tower that's being pulled from. There is a section on sprints web page that, once you've put in your zip, will show you tower placement and whether that tower has been or is scheduled to be upgraded. Let sprint know you've noticed this, they want to retain you as a customer, if anything they'll credit you're acct for the inconvenience. I have to admit, they DO have great customer service when faced with a legitimate complaint.

Sent from this phone
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] niv3d:
Ohhh trust me I've had ohh about 10 tickets open myself. Not to mention others who have called. I've gotten my share of credits also. At one point they apparently had 10 tickets open at once. I've talked to many supervisors and a couple engineers about it. This has been happening since October. They said its been "fixed" 4 times now. I LOL at that
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] patrick_1:
Haha 10 tix! Outstanding!

Sent from this phone
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] stargaterules:
Yeah, about AIRAVE, it may boost your singal, but in my case it duplicated my texts or caused some not to go out. I turn AIRAVE off and everything is fine. As soon as it's back on, boom 2,3 copies of the same text come randomly.
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
This is an idea I got from an old thread in Desire HD section which had my setup as influence. Also I have seen that many users have been suggesting this idea in Galaxy S2 forums for the last few months as well. So, time to realize it.

Old thread created almost a year back by my XDA Desire HD buddy danalive:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1059778

So the idea is very simple, basically this thread is run by you guys. So please post your tried and tested combinations for the benefit of others. What ROM did you find most attractive? What KERNEL was most battery efficient and smooth for you? Which MODEM gave you the best balance between GPRS/3G/HSDPA and battery drain?

It also helps if you post screenshots of battery life with regards to your current setup and any other info that you think would be useful. :)

​

So without further ado I shall start off the festivities, with 2 recommendations:

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FIRST ONE:

ROM: VillainROM v3.0 (KI3_2.3.5)

KERNEL: Ninphetamine (2.0.5) or SiyahKernel (latest)

MODEM: KI3

REASON: Winning combo, both with regards to battery life and stability. If my desire to have new mods wasn't as big as having never endless smoothness and stability I'm sure I'd still be using it.

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SECOND ONE (current setup):

ROM: Batista70 FoxHound v3.0 (KL1_2.3.6)

KERNEL: SiyahKernel (latest)

MODEM: KI3 or your preferred one

REASON: Another winning one for me, stability hasn't reduced if compared to my previous configuration. Battery life is probably very very slightly been reduced but that maybe just my perception since I'm testing new Modems at the moment. Also most new mods are compatible which is always a plus for those customization heads, which is most of XDA. :D

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REFERENCE LINKS:

VillainROM thread

Batista70 FoxHound ROM thread

Nimphetamine thread

SiyahKernel thread

Sticky Modem thread

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So, that's about it from me guys. Please feel free to try out any of these and see how they work for you. Over to you Samsung Galaxy S2 users....... :p
[Galaxy S II General] TheSaw:
I always see these threads as having 10 pages really fast, and then no one really looking through several thousands of posts about random strangers saying "omg dinosaur rom bestest". And when a new phone user comes, he will create a new thread, because "i've read that thread, but there are 20 pages, how should I know which one to choose?" What's the point? Maybe if you'd do some kind of statistics, gather some data out of it. Give it a purpose rather than just pile up a bunch of random half-assed opinions.
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
I've already said it's best for people to post their explanatory reasons for choosing the setups that they have. Why don't you start by posting something constructive instead of slagging off something which essentially could be useful to others.

Do you have any idea how lost some people feel accessing this site for the first time?? This way they will be able to see what kind of ROMs and stuff people are using and try out 1, 2, or 5 variants till they find the one which works best for them.

Purpose of this thread is very simple, don't understand it? Go troll somewhere else please. :)
[Galaxy S II General] TheSaw:
Fine, I'm using the latest unofficial CM7 nightly, as my signature says. Reason? I like it more than the Samsung ROM's, and there's not much choice from there.

Edit: battery life - about 48 hours with light/medium usage, 2 hours of display, 10-15 minutes of calls / day, wifi and autosync always on.

And I'm not trolling. I'm just trying to understand it, and putting it in words. That's what this forum is for, after all. If I have an idea how new people feel? Well no, that's why I try to put myself in their position, and try to guess what would they do if this thread would be the first thing they'd see accessing the forums. Let's say it will have 400 posts, everyone having a different opinion on which ROM is best, (because let's face it, no one will say he's using a ROM which blows ass, (and most of the time they didn't even try that many to form a real opinion (and even if they would, you couldn't tell them from the other ones (and even if you could, that new guy probably wouldn't read past the third page, so he would have a really small sample of the total, which would mean nothing (because everyone is using their phone differently))))) how would he choose one, randomly? I'm not trying to be the party pooper here; it's fine to discuss these things, but it won't help anyone.
[Galaxy S II General] CamoGeko:
Thanks for your input mate, just posting statistical battery time will help a lot of users so I maintain that this is a useful topic. You're the first person to disagree with me on this subject. I'm tired of seeing people asking for this kind of thread.

/OT chat over
[Galaxy S II General] JJEgan:
One of the real problems a lack of actual measurement of roms and their usage .

The PC and Mobile mags run a fairly comprehensive test on stuff they review giving an end result of speed and battery life . All we get is this is the best rom or Quadrant is 8000 if the rom is overclocked subjective mostly not objective .

Easy to fix no as the various benchmark test fluctuate to much from one reading to another to be deemed as usable . Then no real constant measure of battery life from objective testing .

And yes by post ten the thread will be filled with whats the best rom posts ignoring posts one and two etc .

jje