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[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] SonyXperiaRay:
Bricked Ray got life..BUT....

Hi all,

I messed up while rooting and i bricked my Ray.

Thanks to wonderful post of Unbrick your phone.. I got my Phone back now.. :victory:

But as the last part says "Install stock firmware and kernel to your phone"

I had 4.1.B.0.587 version, so i searched for its FTF and flashed it into my mobile.

I was happy to see my Ray alive, but there are serious network issues and camera quality is gone..

Simply network drops at any point.. I checked my sim in odr phone , its working fine and checked oder fine working sims into my phone. No results :confused: :crying:

I realized i got ST18i_4.1.B.0.587_CE FTF from internet, where CE denoted Central Europe. I am from India . Now dat may be a problem, m not sure. Also, My Boot loader is unlocked so SUS don't work.. :rolleyes:

Could anyBody here guide me what to do next?

Can i flash any old version directly into my phone using flash tool? help me :(

As i said, i already messed up while rooting, jst don't want to mess up again... Jst want my phone working fine..
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
These guides can work on Xperia Ray aswell, though certain differences may apply.

I don't understand, what happened when you tried another SIM(s)?

Also, the region does not have any major effect, only related to keyboard layouts, if I am not mistaken.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] SonyXperiaRay:
Same Problem Of network drop after checking with other sim..

This Problem was not at all there before Rooting.. I am also struggling to understand the reason for this..:confused:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
Install stock firmware once again.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] SonyXperiaRay:
Thanks fr ur rply.. i ma noob!

what procedure i should follow:

Flashing Xperia_2011_FreeXperia_ALL.ftf file(Method in Unbricking ur phone) and then stock firmware?

OR

directly flash with Stock Firmware.?

Can u plz Point me to the link, from where i can get the Indian version of 4.1.B.0.587??

Or

Can i flash lower version into my phone? i see following downloadable links in this post..

4.0.2.A.0.42 , 4.1.A.0.562 ,4.1.B.0.431 .
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] TR26:
[Q] Help with Mac?

fantastic! great to have all this information in one place, especially for a newcomer like myself!

but...i'm working with a mac. what would i have to do differently? i have a xperia E (type C1504) -- brand new. was going to use an SD card from my old phone (nokia c3-01) to unlock bootloader, root, and install a lightweight rom...pretty basic, i guess?

-- also ive read that you should make a nandroid backup before attempting anything. how do you do that? is there a backup program already on the phone, or should i download an app? should i save it on the phone, or the sd card, or mac?

sorry for the newbie questions -- ive spent the last week reading all over this site, and i couldnt find the answers.

thanks for your help!

mei

---

xperia e (c 1504)

macbook pro
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
Just directly the stock firmware.

Yes, you can also flash previous versions, because not all firmwares are available on the internet and I currently am unable to collect them myself.

Unfortunately, I have never used Mac, I do not own one, neither do I have access to one, thereby I can not help you with this. You could try posting it in Q&A section.

EDIT: Just remembered - Mac OS do have some feature to run Windows and/or Windows apps. You could try install the drivers and try the guide there then. Although these should be more or less the same for Xperia E, I give no 100% guarantee, that it will work.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Axenvolt:
Do I need an unlocked bootloder to flash my wt19i with stock 4.1.B.0.587 , which got bricked after rooting whether trying to install a font package ....

Plz plz help me,thnx in advance..
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
No, you don't.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Axenvolt:
I've bricked my lww which is stucked at the sony logo.....would it be ok after flashing with stock rom....
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
It should if it's just a soft brick. Try it ;)

Sent from my Nexus 4 running Android 4.2.2
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] SonyXperiaRay:
I'll do it this weekend.. Bt i was thinking.. If i will flash the lower version and then following "Relocking the Boot Loader" process, Will SUS work for me??? Then i can update my phone officially.... Which should work fine..!!

Presently when i try to update my phone via SUS , it says Software is Modified.. Its because my BootLoader is unlocked. I unlocked it using Sony official method.

Thanks!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Axenvolt:
Thanks everyone for ur valuable comments, I've got my phone back.....
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
Yes, SUS will work again then. It has worked for me.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] SonyXperiaRay:
Thanks , I relocked my BootLoader and Updated it through SUS :victory:

But Still NEETWORK Drop PROBLEM EXISTS.. It has become really difficult for me to use this phone now...

Any Solution? Can i ask Sony Centre check if there is some hardware Issue?

Can i check it myself?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
Pull down notification bar and connect the memory card.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] singh_dd93:
Plz upload files to mediafire. It gives high speed with resume capability.

Thanks for nice thread.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
Uploading files to another provider is already in progress, but will take a while. All links will be added later.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
Mediafire links added.

More updates will be coming soon, including custom ROM installation.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] luiphilip:
Your tutorial keeps on improving, the last part XX downloads is a big plus bro. Keep it up.:D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
Thanks, but don't copy the whole first post at least :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] baenre79:
Thanks for this thread. I managed to downgrade firmware, root, upgrade to current fw using OTA and install recovery on my mini pro. Quite happy about it!

The only thing I had to do not covered by the OP was to reconfigure the physical keyboard for the correct keys, though I did find another thread on the forum with instructions. Maybe you can link to it or something? Here goes:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1224511

Thanks again!

Sent from my SK17i.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] luiphilip:
Me? Ofcourse not, If ever I do post some lines credit is always given to the originator. :thumbup:

Sent from WT19i using XDA.

Click thanks button if you find my post helpful.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
I ment the quote in your last post.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Mammt:
Definitive answer to .62 rooting

So in the end, does the "downgrade to .42 - root - OTA to .62" trick work if I use tutorial 3 then tutorial 2 then OTA update? Will I finally have a rooted .62? I always hear different opinions and experiences on this, like succeeding, or losing the root and having problems with CWM, or the update center says there's no new firmware even tho you have .42, etc.

Also does removing some bloatware affect the updates? I read about someone not being able to update after removing some stock apps, or re-having them back installed after the first update.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] m4x23:
Be sure to have locked bootloader or OTA update will brick your phone.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] baenre79:
It worked for me. I used the files/firmware found in the 1st post because I had trouble finding them elsewhere while searching for a localized version. Worked like a charm and I have both languages I need both on phone and physical keyboard (English/Portuguese) with the fix I posted earlier.

I have root on .62 upgraded OTA over the firmware on 1st post and instaled recovery through the market app. I have _not_ unlocked the bootloader as I actually liked the stock rom and don't really feel like messing around with it.

I have also since then removed some bloatware but only after I had upgraded to .62. Since the next update will be to ICS and only available through PC Companion and not OTA I don't think it'll be a problem but in any case I have both Titanium Backup and Nandroid Backups available of all apps as cautionary measure.

Sent from my SK17i.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
Great to hear it :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Mammt:
That's what I wanted to hear!;)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] jmmc:
Thanks for all I need the 4.0.2.a.0.62 firmware to my mini pro :D thanks :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
I am unable to get any firmwares for any other phone than Live with Walkman.

Okay, correcting myself, since WotanServer is paid now, I can't get any stock firmwares now.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] jimmivco:
what should I do

:confused: what should I do if I have st15a? Do I need the version (ST15a) - 4.0.2.A.0.42 to do flashtool method? or can I use de St15i version? help please... :confused:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Mammt:
wipe data?

Question regarding flashtool for when I downgrade to .42 to root: do I have to wipe data/cache? Please no!

And question regarding the stock firmware downloadable here: which "generic zone" is it? I heard if it's from a different zone than yours you won't be able to find updates automatically =(
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] alanocore66:
First time on Android...

Hi,

Would I be able to bring my phone back to its original state,.. once i downgrade it and root the phone? I want to root so that i could fix the button issue by running the script ... after which .. i may go back to the original rom ...

Please help..!!

Thanks,

Alan
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
Not aware of that, no experience nor have I read about it.

Not tested, but if you have stock ROM already, then I think it is not needed.

Don't take it as promise, problems can occur.

About the firmwares...contact XDA user benji.berg, he has collected all these firmwares.

If you have stock ROM and kernel installed, then you have original ROM and phone is in original state.

Rooting is known to void warranty also, it can be found if you take your phone to service with software/firmware fault.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Animus313:
In the Installing custom kernels section it says that we have to open the flash.cmd file

Can someone tell me which file this is referring to?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
The flash.cmd is given within the Kernel Installation Package.

The package needs some reworking, I will try to update it next month.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Niteshdcool:
Hey.. I hav a few questions.. Though these might seem very dumb but ya im kind of new to this stuff...

1) I know how to flash the kernel but i dont know tat after flashing it, do i have to reflash the custom rom im using or like restore from backup..?

2) If in future i want to restore from backup in cwm my kernal wont be changed back to the kernal of the backup. Right.?

3)If i ever end up bricking my fone and i flash the stock firmware. It will replace the kernel to the stock one right.!?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
1) No you don't have to reflash the rom or restore anything, the kernel doesn't affect your rom. It's a different partition ;)

2) No it won't restore your kernel, that's impossible on our devices. You have to reflash the old kernel using fastboot on your PC :)

3) Yes the stock firmware.ftf will replace the custom kernel, that's right :good:

Sent from my Nexus 4 running Android 4.3
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Niteshdcool:
Thanks a lot. :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
No problem, for any further questions just ask ;)

Sent from my Nexus 4 running Android 4.3
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kool jack:
Rooting problem

i am not able to root my xperia mini , version 2.3.4 and build no is 4.0.2.a.0.84

i followed all the instructions,installed adb driver and also tried twice .

this was running in prompt Press any key to continue . . .

--- STARTING ----

--- WAITING FOR DEVICE

--- creating temporary directory

mkdir failed for tmp, File exists

--- cleaning

rm failed for *, No such file or directory

--- pushing zergRush

1501 KB/s (23060 bytes in 0.015s)

--- correcting permissions

--- executing zergRush

[**] Zerg rush - Android 2.2/2.3 local root

[**] (C) 2011 Revolutionary. All rights reserved.

[**] Parts of code from Gingerbreak, (C) 2010-2011 The Android Exploid Crew.

[+] Found a GingerBread ! 0x00000118

[*] Scooting ...

[*] Sending 149 zerglings ...

[*] Sending 189 zerglings ...

[-] Hellions with BLUE flames !

--- WAITING FOR DEVICE TO RECONNECT

if it gets stuck over here for a long time then try:

disconnect usb cable and reconnect it

toggle "USB DEBUGGING" (first disable it then enable it)

--- DEVICE FOUND

--- pushing busybox

2777 KB/s (1075144 bytes in 0.378s)

--- correcting permissions

--- remounting /system

mount: permission denied (are you root?)

--- checking free space on /system

23 KB/s (439 bytes in 0.018s)

--- Free space on /system : 158120 bytes

--- no cleanup required

--- copying busybox to /system/xbin/

/system/xbin/busybox: cannot open for write: Read-only file system

--- correcting ownership

Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: No such file or directory

--- correcting permissions

Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: No such file or directory

--- installing busybox

/system/xbin/busybox: not found

--- pushing SU binary

failed to copy 'files\su' to '/system/bin/su': Read-only file system

--- correcting ownership

Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory

--- correcting permissions

Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory

--- correcting symlinks

rm failed for /system/xbin/su, Read-only file system

link failed Read-only file system

--- pushing Superuser app

failed to copy 'files\Superuser.apk' to '/system/app/./Superuser.apk': Read-only

file system

--- cleaning

--- rebooting

ALL DONE!!!

Press any key to continue . . .

unable to load some files,i am new to this rooting concept

pls help me
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
Just use eroot or check out my rooting guide. Use the method for .62 firmware ;)

Sent from my Nexus 4 running Android 4.3
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kool jack:
thanks buddy..used flash tool and rooted :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] theanelfro:
FOR MY FRIEND'S PHONE.

pls answer it fast if u have the time:

ARC S, latest ics 4.0.4,

its possible to flash 2.3.4 ftw file without to unlock the bootloader?

i didnt want to flash custom kernel just 2.3.4 ftw file, to downgrade GB ?

pls answer it,

Thanks.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] mihahn:
Yes it is ;)

Sent from my Nexus 4 running Android 4.3
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] theanelfro:
yes, i tried it and it worked.

Thanks :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Animus313:
I can't really afford a new phone right now and i don't want to screw this up. Sorry for the dumb questions, i'm a newbie.I want to install CM on my phone. This is what i'll be doing in the given order. Is there any fault here?(i have a stock rooted GB LWW)

1. Unlock bootloader using the computer's cmd.

2. Install CWM

3. Flash kernel using Fastboot tools in flashtool.

4. Flash the ROM using recovery.

5. Flash the gapps files using recovery.

Also can i do away with installing CWM and use flashtool for installing the ROM and gapps in recovery.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kool jack:
Doubt after rooting

hey , i rooted my xperia mini by downgrading the version to 4.0.2.a.0.42 from 4.0.2.a.0.84 (GB).

Now i want to upgrade back to 4.0.2.a.0.84 or ICS or jelly bean and if i do so will i lose root privilege ???

if no which is better, GB or ICS or JB for my phone,?? i have heard installing ICS on xperia mini slows down the phone ,what ab JB??

if yes, then probably i will stay in 4.0.2.a.0.84

But system update to 4.0.2.a.0.84 is pinned in my notification bar how do i remove it from there??

thanks in advance :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
Installing CWM is not needed, CyanogenMod's kernel already includes it. Otherwise you are doing it right.

You can not use Flashtool to install ROM or gapps.

If you make OTA update to 4.0.2.A.0.84, then you will keep the root.

Any other kind of updating will delete root.

ICS does indeed slow down the phone somewhat. JB is not officially supported, thereby it has some bugs here and there.

You can remove the notification by deleting or freezing UpdateCenter.apk file in /system/app.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] kool jack:
ok thanks mate :good:
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] flash gordon 13:
doubts

Hi, first time asking something, I have two questions

1. I have downloaded many ROMS so far from here and other sites as well, however sometimes I don't understand why they don't put the download link while talking about a ROM, they discuss about the bugs and their fixes , others openions an all, all quiet helpful I agree, but yesterday I spent the whole night on this "http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1434001" all 126 pages and I have seen ppl talking like "mini pro link uploaded"...next reply..."I have seen that, thanks a lot"...its like all understood, but where is the download link?? I really don't get it, ofcourse I am new here and so m asking this...

2. So far whatever ROMS and KERNELS I have tried is for xperia x10 mini pro...where kernels were .ftf files and ROMS are zip files, I use flashtool and sometimes x10flasher ..whatever but then sometimes I fine few kernels that are in .img format and you need to flash it in fastboot mode. However in my x10 mini pro I can connect my device in flash mode but I have tried so much but couldn't connect it in fastboot mode, ofcourse I have fastboot frivers installed though, keeping the usb plugged in pressing the vol button inserting the battery to make the device boot into fastboot is what they say , I tried all possible button combination and did changed the order of these steps, tried flashing command pront with "fastboot" command as well, but everytime I see "Device not connected"...so now my question is why don't they make kernels as FTF files rather than img files, I mean whats the difference...or is there any tool by which I can convert an img file to an ftf file?

if possible please gimmi the link for kamrush's miui rom (ICS 4.0.4/4.0.3) link as I have spent the entire night looking for it , its morning now, cant stay awake anymore, any kind of thanks or sugesion is appreciated...

peace and respect
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] gaslaw:
Before you can able to fastboot, you must have rooted you device and unlock the bootloader
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
1. All the download files are mostly put in the first post or at least the links are there.

2. Seems like fastboot is disabled your phone (phone has/had SIM-lock or is/was branded). Search on the forum for more info.

Also, you are talking about x10 mini pro. Everything in this section works on 2011 Xperia Mini Pro, these do not work on X10 Mini Pro. These are 2 different phones.

Now kamarush has removed all his ROMs from the forum. We do not know, why, but he has stopped the development and removed all the files. The MIUI ROM sources are still in his github, so you can use them to compile it for yourself, though I am not sure, if it is working or not.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] flash gordon 13:
yah I know these are two different phones however some of these roms works on x10 as well, moreover I do get rid of status 7 by removing few lines from assert..yah sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't n m ok with it, and I went ti gthub there by clicking the "download zip" I got the zip file, and as expected cudnt flush ..the same old (status 0) and installation abort...lol... , but I did manage to install miui2.7.13 (not the final release though) which is ics 4.0.4..but its full of bugs, keyboard, wifi, screen rotation, camera, data, then icon layouts were not cool, full of bugs..but ofcourse I din get that particular version I was looking for..i mean the stable one..so I got back to rc3 version(miui v3) which is 2.3.7 and its far more stable...

but hey tell me something with my xperia I understand it do have to match few things n I get it, like fixed kernel and respective ROM for my device right..but the problem is in my other mobile (micromax a101), I cant even try that as well, you know...and I am completely clueless about it...its running ics 4.0.4, now with stock kernel the problem was ...options were few, like advance, signature verification enable, reboot to recovery.. etc were not there, I mean those normal options that we see in normally, and secondly since its stock recovery I get this "sig verification failed error" while installing custom rom, but I get it as they are not official I get these signature error, but atleast I can brows my sdcard and could take backup or restore a backup u kow,

Now when I upgraded to cwm 6.0.2.8 I cant mount my sdcard, hence I cant take back up and installing custom rom is out of the question , hope u understand that...I tried everything single thing u can think of right now, like formatted the card with every file system thru mini tools or

sdformatter...went to the vold.fstab file there I found the the partition for internel card is emmc@fat and the external is mentioned as "auto", tried editing that but putting "emmc@fat" or just "emmc@user" but then the external card simply vanished...but I got it back later...now I know since its micromac m talking about, I shud go to the relevant section, but u know I think the prob m facing is about mounting an sdcard in CWMR, so somebodyfromhell what do u think where is the problem ? searched everywhere lots faced the same problem but nobody has the solution, I tried moving to twrp as well but I cant flash twrp some error I get n ...ufff one of those things.. so help me out...oh btw I have seen this phones /system , /cache and /data is in ext4 format, and some doubt that it might be because of cach memory got corrupted, I donno
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Animus313:
I edited the post and deleted the one stating my problem . It was a rather dumb problem that stemmed from lack of sleep or just a low IQ i guess :(

This is a really great and complete thread. Thank you :)
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] rushabh930:
Touch not working

After installing ICS my toch is not working......Help me
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
What phone? Which firmware?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] rushabh930:
Xperia Mini Pro (SK17i)

Android Version 2.3.4

Kernel 2.6.32.9

Build No 4.0.2.A.0.42
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Someguyfromhell:
What did you do before installing the firmware?

And 4.0.2.A.0.42 is not ICS.