yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] zeitgeist181:
New Theme CynanBlack for AOKP!! Black,simple,cool and save your battery!

All in one pack: Stock+5 animations :D Check the screenshots!:cool: Cynan overscroll glow! For Kids: Do not flash the whole downloaded zip:D Link: http://hotfile.com/dl/147042063/a39a48e/zeitgeist181_CyanNBlack.zip.html
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] bhu1:
Zeitgeist can u reply to my pm .
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Abaddon:
pls do a red n black port from gnexus :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] zeitgeist181:
maybe.....
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] schukje:
When that cyan theme turned to ics blue its a lot more beautiful. Its personal. ;)

Grtz from Holland
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] bassie1995:
Is it alright with you if I look at changing some things in your theme for this ROM?

Include some black apps, some more black icons, etc.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] zeitgeist181:
These are only basic changes! Everyone want something diffrent! You can change your icons with nova launcher, flash the AMOLED BLUE (it has black apps) and flash my theme! I just want to keep the customizing of android for yourself! :rolleyes:
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] bassie1995:
Yeah, I know they're basic, but it'd be handy to have all the little tweaks and adjustments in one place.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] zeitgeist181:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=916814
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] jorgemiguel4:
Hello,

After flash Black​ Exodus I have lost USB Mass Storage Switch. What should I do to get it back?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] bhu1:
Flash amoled blue theme. ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] ph1l337:
finally :) nice themes :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] jorgemiguel4:
Didn't work. It mount always as Portable Multimedia Player.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] bhu1:
Must be some settings u changed. Switch to mtp mode using USB switcher app by zatta( Google it ).
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] jorgemiguel4:
Solved. Thanks a lot
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Abaddon:
those themes are great keep them coming. come and feed micky ward :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] vampire949:
great work .. THnQ .. ^^
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] ph1l337:
after flashing amoled blue my googleMail keeps force closing ...
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] bhu1:
Clear its data. ;)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] gokussjx:
Hey BHuvan, the theme you provided, took away all GB leftovers from the apps. Except one.

Aldiko Premium Ebook Reader still has the black & yellow parts.. And in few rare places, the ics blue... Not a pretty combo, as you can very well imagine...

Is there a way around?

Tapatalked from 'Super' ICS Android 4.0
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] BenjaminX2:
What about icons? I'm using the stock launcher, can a theme change them?

Or should I use the nova launcher? I don't just now, because the auto update to version 15 failed.

Benjamin
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Apetekan:
Im having the same problem. Didnt notice was after flashing amoled blue because i did just after flashing the ROM. I've been clearing data of gmail app a lot of times but continue having FC on this app. I gave up and configured my gmail account on mail app :D

Can't post on develop thread but this night my battery consume was fantastic! Only 3% battery loss! WIFI ON, 3G (practically without coberture), no BT, no GPS, data and sync yes and without energy control.

But now, working normally with him, the consume is very high (Android OS 34%, Screen 24% wow! i never imagine saw something winning to screen consume hehehe).

Sorry for posting these here. Hope can help.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] zeitgeist181:
New awesome Theme for AOKP ported by me!!!

zeitgeist181 COBALT:

+ fixed USB (look @ screenshots) :D

+ cool bootanimation from AMOLED BLUE :cool:

+ 2 themed apps (settings, systemUI)

+ cool icons (check the Screenshots)

How to: Flash it over stock Rom! Do not flash the rom and this theme at the same time! Flash the rom and reboot, reboot to recovery and flash this theme!

Best theme for AOKP-android open kang project!!!:)

Coming soon: Black themed settings for this theme + 5 animations pack for this theme!! I will port this theme to Build24 as well;)

Download link: http://hotfile.com/dl/147174472/6dcebad/zeitgeist181_COBALT.zip.html
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Abaddon:
nice! will try it now :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Apetekan:
Cool icons! will try it too hehe
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] schukje:
thanks zeitgeist. Is it working on build 24 also? ;)

Grtz from Holland
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Abaddon:
there's no build 24 yet for SGS I9000 :)

he'll probably update the theme when it comes
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] schukje:
Lols. ;)

Grtz from Holland
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] kwakie:
Sorry but it didn't helped. USB switcher fails all the time saying: enable usb debuging first.

I also reflashed the rom without addons but then when i'm connecting phone i can only transfer pictures:(

Is there any other way than using odin?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] 7_Ab:
Nice theme! I'm waiting for black settings)

Адпраўлена з GT-I9000 з дапамогай XDA App
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] pl4cid:
hey,

nice work! i really like black theming and in every app i check settings if i can enable dark mode like in greader pro or astrid!! :)

@zeitgeist, are you going to theme the calendar too? then everything would be clean and dark, will appreciate that!! :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] zeitgeist181:
Not today! I am going to sleep after night work and porting this theme in the morning! Guys test it and give me some feedbacks! Usb etc.....
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] archdoraz:
Hope it will look like this thread.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1445647

It's very nice and clean..^^
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] schukje:
Take a nice rest. This theme is awesome! Can you when you have time look at dialer. I like the number blue very much. But it would be nicer if the background turned black. Rest of the theme is f...ing awesome!!!

Edit: and yes settingsbackground a little more black would be nice also. But you are going to at that already you said earlier. ;)

Grtz from Holland
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Abaddon:
ah. there's aokp from be18

haha my bad :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] jouix:
Hi, just a word to tell your work is awesome !!

It seems a new phone to me now

Thx

I would LOVE a black and bloody red port too :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] archdoraz:
me too +1 ^^

<i love Tapatalk and I9000>
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Abaddon:
+2 for my request if possible :D :P
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] TheSoaresan:
+infinity. .
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] vincesonata:
Thanks BHuvan for all your amazing work
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Kocai:
Found out that the camera didn't have power shutter feature after I flashed this theme but it's okay. I grabbed the apk from the ROM and it's all good. Thank you for this theme.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] zeitgeist181:
New awesome Theme: zeitgeist181 COBALT-Noble Black

zeitgeist181 COBALT-Noble Black: COOL AND SAVE YOUR BATTERY!

+ Black themed settings :D

+ Black themed notification bar

+ Black themed recovery, reboot... menu etc (check the screenshots:cool:)

Coming soon:

+ 5 animations pack for this theme and for zeitgeist181 COBALT!!

+ Many Black themed apps, widgets Package

+ I will port this theme to Build 24 as well:D

How to: Flash it over stock Rom! Do not flash the rom and this theme at the same time! Flash the rom and reboot, reboot to recovery and flash this theme!

Best theme for AOKP-android open kang project!!!

Download Link: http://hotfile.com/dl/147300781/3b50feb/zeitgeist181_COBALT_-Noble_Black.zip.html
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] schukje:
@zeitgeist. Will it be available for build 25 also. :D

Grtz from Holland
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] rcfreak07:
Do not work for me :( installed it over b2.02 and the status bar is gone. Cant set wallpaper and cant get into settings. Flashed back to amoled blue and it works again. :( BTW Cobal Noble Black is a very awesome theme...
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] schukje:
Please turn background dialer black also. :)

Grtz from Holland
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Abaddon:
+1 I sure hope so
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Jonathan_m84:
Try wiping (dalvik) cache before you flash, and fix permissions afterwards
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Stef@67:
Thank you for the themes ! Works fine ! :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] schukje:
Noble black is nice. Please look at contacts isnt themed yet.

Grtz from Holland
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Abaddon:
just replace the mms.apk and contacts apk with an inverted one. you can find one from bhuvan's ported theme or go to the gnexus thread or nexus s thread :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] boris0711:
Yeah, I really love that theme!! Would love it:cool:! :rolleyes:

I'm want to port it myself, but I really don't know how to....
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] rcfreak07:
Thanks that works for me.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] boris0711:
Lol, no I've got 100 posts :D

But, I found this:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1504192

It's the Black Exodus theme for Galaxy Nexus... and it looks beautiful.

Could someone port it, as I am not experienced enough... :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] schukje:
I made it myself :)

Grtz from Holland
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] sugar 7:
Gtalk, sms, gmail inverted ?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Abaddon:
only the systemui and framework. go find an inverted app you want and replace it in system\app :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] boris0711:
How did you do that?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] zeitgeist181:
"How to: Flash it over stock Rom! Do not flash the rom and this theme at the same time! Flash the rom and reboot, reboot to recovery and flash this theme!"

Have you flashed both at the same time???
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] rcfreak07:
No. Definitely not. Just the theme.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] zeitgeist181:
Black Infinitum? That theme is ugly as hell! Only black and white! I dont want to waste my time with it!:(
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] schukje:
I flashed inverted contacts and this is what also happened. F...king awesome

Grtz from Holland
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] zeitgeist181:
Have someone tested it in BETA 2.1!! This theme should work in BETA 2.1 as well! I cant test it, because i must go to work now!:mad: How is it?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Abaddon:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1461540

here are the inverted mms.apk and contacts.apk (themes the dialer too) from gnexus thread, put them in system\app and change it to the correct permissions

but this ain't the ones I'm using. the apk's from amoled blue are better :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] dark_knight35:
You mean 2.1?

Will try it out soon.

*sent with super smooth galaxy s running CNA 1.4.0*
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Abaddon:
2.02 b23? yeah it's made for that build.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] schukje:
Themes cobalt and black work on beta 2.1 i have it up and running since yesterday! :)

Grtz from Holland
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] boris0711:
Uhh, that's your opinion, but you can't just say it 'is' ugly as hell...

You find it ugly as hell is something different...

But doesn't matterz...
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] tonydelalg:
Congratulation for your custom ROM, its the best I install in my galaxy S...

First Impression: Excellent...

Thank you for your work...
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] pl4cid:
Flashed your Theme and it looks nice but:

- menu and back button feedback is a lot softer

- menu popup isnt themed for me, still grey

tested with and without wiping dalvik before flashing
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Abaddon:
can you make it work for build 25 if possible and if you have time? :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] zeitgeist181:
The menu popup in some apps wont be themed! Its app related!

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Sorry dude! I just want one good theme to make it perfect for this rom!

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I dont know! Build 25 is not really stable and has some issue! nasif619 from Dark knight has already ported android 4.0.4 to galaxy s! I am expecting new Builds for this rom with android 4.0.4!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] 7_Ab:
I enjoy your theme very much. And it would be really nice if you port it on build 25.

Отправлено с моего GT-I9000 с помощью приложения XDA
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] zeitgeist181:
Black apps and 5 animations pack for COBALT and COBALT -Noble Black

Black apps: http://hotfile.com/dl/147432857/25bfe2d/zeitgeist181_Black_Apps.zip.html

zeitgeist181 COBALT 5 animations: http://hotfile.com/dl/147407691/94cce26/zeitgeist181_COBALT_5_animations.zip.html

zeitgeist181 COBALT -Noble Black 5 animations: http://hotfile.com/dl/147410249/d6ddb78/zeitgeist181_COBALT_-Noble_Black_5_animations.zip.html

If you dont like some apps, just delect it before flashing or use Romtoolbox from Market!

Enjoy:D
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] boris0711:
Did you themed those black apps yourself?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] zeitgeist181:
I have only themed The Browser Background To black!
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] ghul21:
Hi

Can i flash the app package without COBALT BLACK theme? I mean i'm on amoled blue now... I really like the calendar in black, Or just extract app from the package??

THX
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] bhu1:
thank you Zeitgeist for all themes. I don't have time to add them all in main page but I have added two of the best ones.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] kwakie:
Totally Inverted APPS

If anyone want to choose some black apps(or all, also in zip) here you have:

They are always fresh updated !!!

http://rootzwiki.com/topic/15092-invertedtotally-inverted-apps-updated-2-16-google-reader-added/

tired all of these on 2.02 and 2.1 and work like a charm:)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Bushmanix:
This very nice theme ;)

Thx
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Abaddon:
I miss the old takometer\speedometer type battery bar :(
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] schukje:
Awesome theming zeitgeist. :thumbup::thumbup:

I have only removed google voice. Cant get it to work and it removed google talk which i use a lot.

Grtz from Holland
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] skodaslx:
How is it possible to get back to stock theme without flashing the rom again?

I can't find a flashable zip that does this.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] schukje:
Just flash rom because it is nowipe and you will not lose anything

Grtz from Holland
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] skodaslx:
I know that this will work.

But i don't want to wait till the battery is charged from 33% to 100% for flashing a rom. So i asked for another possibility.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] bhu1:
I flash roms on 5%, 33% is good enough. U don't need to flash from 100% every time though its recommended to flash roms while u r at high battery level.
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] zeitgeist181:
Thanks man and thanks again for your hard work! Hope your are doing well in studing.....

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Can you not change it with rom control! Just change the battery icon .....

I cant test it, because am in android 4.0.4 with black settings etc:D Trying to port cobalt to it:p
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Abaddon:
nah,its the old circlesmod (all blue circled speedometer like) :)

Im talking about the one like a meter which is multi colored and looks like a fuel gauge :)

nice,for 4.0.4 :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] TheSoaresan:
Is amoled blue good for b25? If its not, its perfectly cool, I'm just checking....
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Abaddon:
no, just for build 22 and 23
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] eths83600:
can I install chaos revenge on beta 3?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Abaddon:
make a nand backup and try. but I think it'll break some features like usb mount or so. dunno not sure. beta 3 has different framework than 2.1 and older. should work as mentioned by bhuvan but will break some features :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] eliteforce:
exucuse me!

Where i can find Black Exodus Theme
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] demonstone:
There is a port called Black Infinitum but only works with cm9 roms
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] eliteforce:
Does it works on our ROM beta 2.02
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] petitepeste:
hello all!

I can flash this issue on the beta3?

"zeitgeist181 COBALT-Noble Black"
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Abaddon:
no

no it will cause problems and also dont use beta3,use 2 1 its stable compared to beta3 with tons of bugs
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] rmean:
for those who are interested, i'm offering a flashable zip for aokp beta 2.1 with amoled blue theme installed.

it includes a modified framework-res.apk which removes the ugly gradient-backgrounds in settings (and other apps) and replaces them with pure black.

please do a nandroid before applying!

please ONLY install this on AOKP BETA 2.1 (BUILD 23) with AMOLED BLUE THEME installed!

if you like it, say thanks ;)

regards
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] archdoraz:
Very nice, just what I was looking for. Thx a lot man.

Tested and works like a charm :D
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] TheSoaresan:
I wanna switch back to build 23 because I miss the dark theming
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] _-xXBilanoidXx-_:
thx works greatz.

awesome works

request amoled theme in red :)))))))
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] wingg:
Who wants blue ICS keyboard it`s here http://rootzwiki.com/topic/14555-all-keyboards-updated-now-darker-darker-ics-blue-tangerine-orange-red-now-purple-keyboards2-9-12/
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] _-xXBilanoidXx-_:
need tester my RED theme for AOKP beta2.02

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=23006480#post23006480
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] fireymint:
Phone hangs 1 min after booting up and restarts itselfs again. Had installed amoled on v2.1. Anyone encountered the same problem?
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] Abaddon:
+1 to this. please port this incredible theme :)
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] hic87:
Oh bro is that possible to make it with a zeitgeist181 plzzz
[Galaxy S I9000 Themes and Apps] rmean:
which one exactly? ;)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kgunderson:
galaxynexusmods.com brings you today's mod 'Nexus Dots Navigation Bar.'

Tested Working on AOKP 23 and Codename 1.4.0. May not work on some other mods because there are a few xml files that are edited.

Run this through Metamorph and you should be good to go.

To see our entire collection of mods, visit http://www.galaxynexusmods.com

Softkey, battery, and data Mods on the site should be compatible with all Galaxy Nexus roms because only images are edited and not xml files.

This is what it looks like when you change to white soft keys

Download AOKP: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/59576992/NAVandSTATS/nav/nexusDots99283/nexusDots.zip

Download Codename: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/59576992/codename/nexusDotsCN.zip

Let us know if you have any questions or requests for other mods.

If you are not sure how to install using Metamorph, here is a quick tutorial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFmldQKfybo
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] lazy_ursache:
Looking good!:)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] maxib123:
SystemUI.apk stopped working tried 3 times
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kgunderson:
Sorry about that, what rom/theme are you running?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] stuu.f:
Same here.. Using codename 1.4.0 GSM

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] kgunderson:
Just downloaded CN and edited the files and made Metamorph zip. Let me know if this works.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/59576992/codename/nexusDotsCN.zip
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] stuu.f:
Link not working...?

Thanks

Sent from my Galaxy Nexus
[Xperia Play General] gneville:
Can anyone do me a favour and upload a titanium backup of the stock apps please?

My phone boots, but is broken (through me uninstalling too much via Titanium Backup) - I cannot get into 'blue LED' mode, has no recovery rom - can't flash one..

Bit of a mess!
[Xperia Play General] jacklebott:
That's a whole other issue if you can't get into fastboot (blue light), because removing apps from system doesn't do anything to the bootloader... Can you still get into flash mode (when phone is off, hold down back button while plugging in to computer)? If so, just use flashtool and reflash your firmware or something. You can even de-select the wipe data option, so your user apps will be untouched.
[Xperia Play General] gneville:
I've flashed back to a stock firmware - and now I can't re-root it either, what a nightmare phone this is (compared to my Desire!)

Holding down search with power off (and plugging in USB) doesn't give blue LED anymore as it used to.
[Xperia Play General] skaroger867:
what stock rom did you flash back to?

i would re flash the stock rom and try it again. thats all i know to do.

(yea this device is no walk in the park compared to the desire, i came from an inspire, similiar situation)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndrewSimoes:
I have unlocked my bootloader . My firmware is .62 as rolled out by SE.

I want to root. Apparently I need to downgrade to 42/ 58 and then root .

As regards this these are my questions :

1. I like my phone as it is and would like to take a backup of it AS IS in case I need to restore it later - in case I brick or mess up in some other way. If this is possible how to achieve it?

2. Even when I downgrade - I don't want to use some third party firmware - I'd like to downgrade the the original SE 42/58 firmware. Is this possible? If so , what's the process?

Apologies if the answer is already distributed all over this forum - I could not find a satisfactory answer while searching.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lilude56214:
1. Using backup in recovery and in case of bricked, you could enter to recovery for restoring

2. It's impossible for sure
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndrewSimoes:
Thanks for the answer. I'm sorry .. Backup and recovery ?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] taaviu:
Search "clockworkMod recovery" and "NANDbackup/restore"
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndrewSimoes:
I googled it. It says I already need to be rooted to take the backup. My question was : can I take a backup of my current state which is a state of non rooted 62 se firmware.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KingWickedd:
try flashing any one of these kernels..it should automatically root your firmware with built-in like CWM :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1421992

or

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1432198
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amulbaby:
Downgrading and rooting

Hey AndrewSimoes,

I own an Xperia Arc LT15i.

I had the same questions as yours. I had got .62 and then wanted to root and found out that its not possible yet. I didn't have a unlocked bootloader.

So, I downloaded Generic Global firmware(.42) and flashed it using flashtool 0.6.7.0.

And then I rooted my phone. It works like a charm.

Now, don't worry about ur phone getting bricked. Just follow the instructions on using flashtool and you can do it. :)

After doing it, download Xperia CWM Auto-Installer app from the android market.

Open the app, and install Clockwork Mod recovery. Then, reboot the phone in recovery mode by pressing BACK button on ur phone while the phone boots.

Go to Back up and restore(using volume keys) and do a NANDROID BACKUP. It would make an exact copy of whatever you have on your mob.(including apps, apn, user settings..).

Once you are done, go to your SD card and you ll find the backup under

/sdcard/clockworkmod/backup..

Thats it...Now u have ur phone rooted, backed up completely.

But if u wanna do this before rooting, its not possible i guess.

But I assure you that flashtool works simply great. When u can take so much risk in losing your DRM keys by unlocking the bootloader, i think rooting shouldn't be a problem.

Lemme know if u need the links to download .42/.58 firmware.

regards,

Amulbaby