yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Play General] andydidacus:
here's something..if i unlocked it 1 time..then something goes wrong when i flashed kernel or rom and it wont boot..so i have to go back and flash ftf file again..do i need to unlock it again..coz ive tried flashing the ftf..seems okay but its stock rom..then i tried to flash ics beta via fasboot..seems okay..it booted normally..but then when i tried to flash any rom via recovery..it always said installation aborted.

why is that??
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
if u flashed anything via fastboot your bootloader is unlocked.
[Xperia Play General] Lordomn:
what you need to do is make sure you set up the phone/activate it before you fastboot a kernel just to be sure you have flashed the ftf you wanted. & there is no need to try to unlock your phone again... its going to stay unlocked thru all your flashing.

"We are the fire that will consume them, belly and bowel, head and heart, many flames of us, but one fire."
[Xperia Play General] andydidacus:
okay ive tried to follow how to install a custom rom in "install custom rom xperia 2011" which ive failed so many times nad revert to ics beta so many times..i was wondering if something wrong with the instruction and i found this thread hope he's not mad coz i copy it from his OP it goes like this

( i skip step 1 coz i want a fresh empty rom)

2. Download the Sony ICS Beta for Xperia Play from here.

3. Extract the contents to the location of your fastboot folder (Default should be "C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools")

4. Make sure your Xperia Play is turned off, and hold the search button (far right) while plugging your phone into the USB. (Your Notification light should now be blue.

5. Open up command prompt, and cd to the location of your fastboot folder.

6. You should now be able to issue the following commands

Code:

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot flash system system.img

fastboot flash userdata userdata.img

7. After all flashing is complete, reboot your device, and let it fully boot and configure itself. (If you've done this right, it should boot up the ICS Beta, and you should not be able to receive a signal.)

8. Turn off your device, and go into fastboot mode (as mentioned above.)

9. Download rom ClockworkMod Recovery 5.0.2.8 from here, and boot it up as instructed in his thread.

10. Download rom.zip and gapps from the downloads section below. Save them anywhere that you have easy access.

11. Download romt Kernel from his thread here, and save it to your fastboot folder.

12. Delete the boot.img you downloaded from the Sony ICS Beta, and rename the kernel you just downloaded to boot.img

13. On your phone, go into "Mounts and Storage > Mount USB Storage". You should now have SDCard access on your computer.

14. Move rom.zip and the gapps your downloaded to the root of your SDCard.

15. On your phone, do a full factory reset. Then proceed to flash rom.zip, followed by the version of gapps you downloaded.

16. (Make sure your phone is unplugged at this point) After flashing, turn off your phone, and reboot back into fastboot mode.

17. Flash the renamed rom Kernel (should now be boot.img) using the following command.

Code:

fastboot flash boot boot.img

18. Reboot your device, and enjoy the new ROM! First boot should take a while.

i know some of the rom had already include gapps..but this is a copy of the step from his thread on how to instal his rom..i removed the name of the rom so he wont be pretty much offended..

please do correct me if i'm wrong...as i see in this stepp the custom kernel are the last thing to be flash..
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
your over thinking this, it's simple, flash kernel or install rom first whatever. just make sure the recovery and the script are compatible, that's why you usually flash kernel first.
[Xperia Play General] andydidacus:
okay...thanx...hopefully ill get it right thia time

Sent from my GT-N7000
[Xperia Play General] andydidacus:
where can i actualy get the dwnload link for this R800i_4.0.2.A.0.62_phoenixvendor.ftf.

as i cant find it in any thread...:crying:
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
Here - http://bit.ly/XnVgnP

or

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1817548
[Xperia Play General] andydidacus:
forgot to tell ive tried that...its a 231mb files..is there other link..cos i cant down that link via IDM..
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
no and i doubt there ever will be, doubt cosmicdan wants mirrors. not even sure if it is his file though

press alt while clicking download to download without IDM or is it insert? whatever press 1 of them, or disable IDM. contact IDM for help unless of course you pirated it in which case i don't feel like helping u.
[Xperia Play General] AzNTypeR:
Can I Nan-Droid backup my phone before I do this and then Unlock my Bootloader, or Will Restoring it mean Relocking My Bootloader?

Or Should I just backup my /data Partition?
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
Backup apps using titanium backup
[Xperia Play General] shyboi122:
Thanks! Great Thread.

Only hang up I had during the unlocking was getting the fastboot drivers to install.

I was able to solve that by switching to a different USB drive port.

I don't know if other ppl are having this problem but that might help.

I'm also pretty sure that this is a Windows 8 problem as most ppl who had this problem when

I was looking for a solution had Windows 8.
[Xperia Play General] Bahax FZ:
good tutorial ;)
[Xperia Play General] huzi7868:
bootloader unlocked failed same as others even though it says in service info its unlockable
[Xperia Play General] Lordomn:
double check your unlock code...

"We are the fire that will consume them, belly and bowel, head and heart, many flames of us, but one fire."
[Xperia Play General] sanderpunto:
Ask a new code. That worked for me.
[Xperia Play General] rheinhardt:
nice tutorial
[Xperia Play General] bugsheee:
driver doesn't work on windows 8 64bit :)

here's the screenshot.. : http://postimg.org/image/fsaeods81/

any advice?

thanks
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
Not really relevant to my tutorial :D , check any where on XDA and u will see lots of issues with windows 8 drivers, use a different/newer driver or older operating system.. sorry i can't help any more than that, but atleast i replied instantly :D
[Xperia Play General] bugsheee:
:D

my bad..I didnt search arround xda bout this issues..coz my phone just wake up after got damage flex slide cable for long time :D.. I thought it will work as win xp/7 .. but thanks for instant reply.. try to use old OS 2morrow.. :D
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
just to be clear it does work on windows 8 just not that driver :)

if i get a minute i will look for it.

EDIT: http://adbdriver.com/ < might help or cud be malicous... first link on google, thats all i got time to find at the moment.

EDIT2: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1982718

EDIT3: most promising - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1766220
[Xperia Play General] bugsheee:
OK solved with those guides!

http://postimg.org/image/eunv9rgjh/

thank you realy much.. :good:
[Xperia Play General] fabpianistta:
A little problem w/ my Xperia Play

Hey, everybody!

When I try to see if I can unlock my device BL, the Configuration page show just this:

"IMEI:

*********************

IMEI Software Version:

22

Available Speech Codecs:

HR, FR, [...]

Working band/s:

GSM850, [...]"

What can I do to know if I can proceed or not?

My best regards,

Fábio Pio
[Xperia Play General] abdel12345:
Well if you have an r800x its not going to show boot loader unlock allowed or not because Verizon hides it. But it can still be unlocked.
[Xperia Play General] fabpianistta:
Re: Well, if you...

Nope, guy. I've a R800a unlocked to any carrier, I'm in Brazil. What can I do?
[Xperia Play General] abdel12345:
R800a needs to be unlocked via testpoint but you wont have fastboot which you need to flash kernels. But you can get around that by using flashtool and loopys thread where he turns kernels into .sin files that can be flashed with it. Or you can pay to get your bootloader unlocked and have fastboot by contacting alejandrissmo.

Sent from my Xperia Play (r800x)
[Xperia Play General] joserra201:
thanks
[Xperia Play General] icet925:
Can I still not unlock the bootloader when it says not allowed when I enter the code on the phone?
[Xperia Play General] korrectmethod:
With testpoints yes
[Xperia Play General] xzafa:
For some reason I can't access service menu with the service number. Maybe has to do with me using Jellybean or something...
[Xperia Play General] sham4u2sam:
hi,

will i be able to unlock Xperia TIPO bootloader with this method??
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
yea if it says in service menu u can.
[Xperia Play General] sham4u2sam:
it says yes..my doubt is it only for Xperia Play or xperia tipo can also be unlocked with the mentioned explained ??thanks for your reply bro
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
then u can do it fine.
[Xperia Play General] sham4u2sam:
Thank you so so much ..i unlocked bootloader successfully without having to download 1gb files ...:good::good::good::good:
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
No problem :) glad it worked, A friendly reminder don't forget you can press the "Thanks" button instead of replying to say thanks :)
[Xperia Play General] senadin001:
Trades nedssen

www . prntscr.com/1usvcm (delete blank space after www and after .)

Does this mean that my bootloader is unlocked successful?
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
yes :)
[Xperia Play General] senadin001:
thank you man

can you now give me link of best custom rom(4.x.x) for my xperia play with tutorial how to instal?
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
No problem, Click thanks instead of saying thanks though :)

Also you shouldn't ask questions like "give me link to best custom rom" there is no best, Please read my FAQ in my signature
[Xperia Play General] R530er:
No pop up window

When i plug the phone in while holding the search button it lights up blue but no window show up on the computer.
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
Google "how to manually install drivers" or "universal adb driver" or "flashtool > drivers > install fastboot/flashmode"
[Xperia Play General] filfat:
Great Tutorial For Those Who Cant Unlock Their Bootloaders By Them Self :D

Keep The Good Work Up! =)
[Xperia Play General] HEZAiKU:
This is the 1st method that i use to unlock my Xplay bootloader and that time my drm still exist.

The Flashtool method will wipe your drm so some app can't use anymore like pre-installed TrackID, Musiclikes on Music Player.

The FB-SE apps like FBIAppShare.apk and FBMediaDiscovery.apk it's not working anymore, but i think this apps still can use if u have the apk from the latest model of Sony device.

Or maybe the latest Facebook update dont support this apps anymore~

This is only my opinion.
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
Pretty sure this method also breaks DRM but could be wrong
[Xperia Play General] HEZAiKU:
Well, i remember that i unlock using this method two times after relock and before using the flashtool method.

Maybe some device is different.;)
[Xperia Play General] kenblay:
pls my problem is that, the fastboot driver is not installing. I tried to browse to the S1 fastboot driver but says failed to enumerate and sometimes that it has the latest driver. pls help
[Xperia Play General] abdel12345:
I'm a little rusty but I think you can use flashtool to install fastboot drivers
[Xperia Play General] syawal286:
problem unlocking my xperia play..

i had the problem where my computer doesnt prompt for driver instal.. so i follow the steps on first post and managed to installed it manually..

then when i run the bat file with my key inserted..

screenshot of the result is in the attachtment

whats the solution?
[Xperia Play General] RawPenguin:
Good post! I'll probably get round to doing this at some point, but only when I see a completely flawless ROM
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
Xperia play development is slowing right down, There are plenty of ROM's that are flawless, But no don't ask "which is the best" as thats against the rules.
[Xperia Play General] abdel12345:
Just one piece of advice. stick with ginger bread

Please press the thanks button if I help you.
[Xperia Play General] RawPenguin:
This helped me alot! I finally performed the task of unlocking the bootloader, installing a kernel then flashing a ROM. I chose LuPuS v12 with Gin2KitKat as I like the updated UI. I had no idea what Kernel to choose, so I chose a popular(?) one. The only thing I feel not explored enough in this post though, is that fatigued me, at 10:30, thought it was a good idea to unlock the bootloader, causing my phone to be reset... If the warning was in bold and/or repeated more often in the thread, I would have had more chance to have realised I should use Titanium and back up my apps... Just a thought. (I'm still happy with my current setup though)
[Xperia Play General] DubleJayJ:
Image links appear to be broken.
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
Yeah but not for the main guide.
[Xperia Play General] rajan love:
i cant unlock bootloader

i cant unlocked my xperia play r800i bootloader everythig is intalled i have key

but when open cmd and run your metothed its said oem unlocked failde what can i do
[Xperia Play General] Lordomn:
Double check your unlock code from Sony
[Xperia Play General] abdel12345:
Maybe sure you put the letters in how they show. (Capital or lower case) . I remember it didn't work fir me because I used the wrong one but when I switched it weighed
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
Copy and paste :)

Loving the tapatalk signature, good phone :)

Sent from my LG G2 running Dirty Unicorns!
[Xperia Play General] abdel12345:
:D Thanks. It's pretty awesome so far. I haven't installed a custom Rom yet though. I'm waiting to see how stock kitkat will be and I actually like the lg ui so far except the theme which I changed to sense 5
[Xperia Play General] ReiverBlade:
Hello,

[MENTION=4348417]fma965[/MENTION]

well i am experimenting the same "unlock failed" as some here : i checked and double checked the number sent from Sony and nope i didn't wrote it wrong (btw copy past doesn't work in a command shell O.o) and im too lazy to do a .bat (or not lazy enough to do one since i do the whole manipulation directly in cmd shell)

Unlockable: yes

version X/A ? was it explained in the tutorial that the version was important, how to get it and what to do with it? did i miss something? oookaayyy i see ... well unbranded R800i so no biggies :D

Android version well the last in date of the 2.3.4

i wonder that make this happen ... back to investigating ...

from a SGSIII to a R800i ... downgrade? nope not at all :D i love the Xperia Play (plus for 45$, and in a good shape, i would have been stupid to not take it)
[Xperia Play General] Bakisha:
Check (and double check) IMEI you sended TO Sony. It should have 14 digits (ignore any extra ones if any)
[Xperia Play General] ReiverBlade:
i was reading the TL : DR part i didn't read in the thread ... and i came up with this too ... :D

but thanks to confirm it ;)
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
Yes it does! Ctrl + V doesn't but right click > paste does :P
[Xperia Play General] ReiverBlade:
i am just too old fashioned to use a GUI ... most of my command line period where without mouse :victory:

aleluja, and thanks for the quick answers ;)

hum ... about Noob ... i allways thought noob being insulting and offensive in the opposite of newbie, since a noob want to know all, is arrogant and never listen to recommendation, thus a newbie is a newcomer who want to learn and listen pretty well... oh i guess is just a matter of interpretation of slang.
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
noob = newbie they are the same thing just different spellings.
[Xperia Play General] jaskanwar:
how do i check if my bootloader is unlocked and how do i open my cwm which i flashed using xparts
[Xperia Play General] JAY48:
Just wanted to say, Thanks fma965 for yet another great tutorial. I unlocked the BL on my 12W17 R800i using your guide and the official unlock code.
[Xperia Play General] Johnny114:
Noob here

Hi so after hours of fiddling around with the damn usb drivers to get my pc to recognozie my xperia play in fastboot mode it says ublock failed and on after checking "configuration" for rooting status there is not such option or statement listed. So I have to pay? Is that guy still around? Is it expensive?

thanks
[Xperia Play General] Igggy1984:
help

I folowed tutorial and i got message Bootloader request failed(remote:Your phone is already unlocked) but when i go to Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status - Bootloader unlock allowed -Yes...can somebody help me pls? My phone is xperia play 4.0.2.A.0.69 Sorry for bad language :))
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
Uh it's unlocked

Sent from my LG G2 running PAC ROM 4.4.2!
[Xperia Play General] Igggy1984:
Ok, thanks.What kernel is the best to install for best game performance? :)
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
Please read the faq, questions like this are not good and are usually against forum rules, test them your self and decide for your self otherwise it makes developers feel sad or annoyed, also I have left xperia play development so wouldn't even know the answer even if it was allowed

Hope that helps, also xda has a thanks button ;)

Sent from my LG G2 running SlimKat 4.4.2!
[Xperia Play General] conconmon:
why my phone cant check if the bootloader can unlock or not after i dial*#*#7378423#*#*

and when i trying to unlock bootloader and type the bootloader codes it says "waiting for device"

can someone help me? :confused:
[Xperia Play General] xkvegans:
I've got some situation,

I've checked already by dialling *#*#7378423#*#*

but there doesn't show or says if boot loader unlock allowed yes or no

as I know my R800at phones manufactured is 11W34

what should I do for unlocking bootloader?

Thanks be4

[IMG="Screenshoot"]http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2874625&stc=1&d=1406603385[/IMG]
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
Iirc it's not possible for you to unlock using this method you will need to pay to get it Bootloader unlocked as far as I know.... I No longer support or own this device
[Xperia Play General] The-Observer:
Awesome tutorial!
[Xperia Play General] SynestheticDroid:
Android ADB Interface - Digital Signature Information Error

Getting an error message when I try to install the drivers, any advice? or am I okay to proceed? Followed your advice on the top 'quote' area on the OP, and got this as a result.

Thanks for the guide (as well as your many others), by the way! I made sure to thank you on the OP.
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
You need to disable driver signature enforcement, i don't support xperia play any more but this will help

http://www.howtogeek.com/167723/how...8.1-so-that-you-can-install-unsigned-drivers/
[Xperia Play General] SynestheticDroid:
It worked - Thanks!

Yep, worked like a charm. I'm dumb in that I didn't find that on my own. Thanks for the help. :good:
[Xperia Play General] HUEguy:
I've done every single thing in the tutorial and ok says the bootloader unlock, but when I go to flashtools to flash a new firmware it gives me this, I think it means that my bootloader is unlocked 16/047/2015 00:47:23 - INFO - Loader : S1_Loader_Root_773f - Version : R4A066 / Bootloader status : ROOTED

But when try to falsh a new kernel

16/050/2015 00:50:54 - INFO - Device connected in fastboot mode

16/051/2015 00:51:12 - INFO - Selected kernel (boot.img or kernel.sin): C:\Flashtool\firmwares\LuPuS_zeus_Stock-gB+iCsv7-ram.img

16/051/2015 00:51:12 - INFO - Flashing selected kernel

16/051/2015 00:51:12 - INFO - sending 'boot' (7424 KB)...

16/051/2015 00:51:12 - INFO - FAILED (remote: Unrecognized command, bork!)

16/051/2015 00:51:12 - INFO - finished. total time: 0.001s

16/051/2015 00:51:12 - INFO - FASTBOOT Output:

sending 'boot' (7424 KB)...

FAILED (remote: Unrecognized command, bork!)

finished. total time: 0.001s

16/051/2015 00:51:12 - INFO - Please check the log before rebooting into system

I try'ed to unlock my bootloader by a 1000 different ways and still I got this message, my brain is starting to burn, I just don't know what to do anymore :crying: Please help
[Xperia Play General] Djoochem:
My xperia

When I do the fastboot command it keeps saying waiting for device, I tried reconnecting it over and over again en the blue led is active. Any ideas? [MENTION=4348417]fma965[/MENTION] btw i'm getting code 10 while installing android_winusb
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
code 10 means device driver can't start, are you using x64 os? if so most likely you need to disable driver signature enforcement (google it)
[Xperia Play General] Djoochem:
So I've unlocked my driver signature enforcement but still getting code 10 device doesn't start. It also says SAMSUNG android USB composite device. I've followed every step preciesly [MENTION=4348417]fma965[/MENTION]
[Xperia Play General] ajhman:
Thanks for the guide. Very helpful!
[Xperia Play General] davis the droid:
On my Sony Ericsson Xperia Play (R800at) when I go under the service menu I have no Rooting Status at all or bootloader stuff.

I went in this order *#*#7378423#*#* > Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status but found nothing helpful at all. Is it because of AT&T being busybodies trying to control ever phone they bough?
[Xperia Play General] dj___:
What if I don't see any "Rooting Status" at all?..

Service info > Configuration > ??????

A and just see following info here (in Configuration):

IMEI:

*my IMEI*

IMEI Software Verson:

22

Available Speech Codecs:

HR, FR, EFR, AMR_HR, AMR_FR

Working Band/s:

GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900, UMTS_BC1, UMTS_BC8
[Xperia Play General] 10.:
I did everything very well (and my blue light was shining from the beginning) till this f*ckng point >>>>>>>>>>

>>>> For Windows users, when asked for a driver, point to the usb_driver folder where you placed the android_winusb.inf-file, and select the Android Boot loader Interface-file. (never asked and nothing happened)

4. When your device is connected, open a command window on your computer and go to the platform-tools folder within the Android SDK folder.(couldnt find even I spent hours :crying::crying::crying: platform-tools )

5. Enter the following command:

fastboot devices

6. Verify that you get an answer back without any errors.

Enter unlock key

WARNING! The command below contains your unlock key. If you perform this step, you will unlock the boot loader. This may void your warranty and/or any warranty from your operator.

1. If you still want to unlock the boot loader of your device, enter the following command:

fastboot -i 0x0fce oem unlock 0xCF646E38EC2EA677

2. Verify that you get an answer back without any errors.

>>>>>>please help me from ''...when asked for a driver, point to the usb_driver folder where...'' otherwise one laptop and one Xperia Play will be dust. :mad::mad::mad:
[Xperia Play General] grygcio:
links r down

can u reupload?
[Xperia Play General] oleg77:
Hi everyone. We'd appreciate if someone could reupload the adb+drivers package, link is down. Thank you.

edit : Xperia Play USB drivers are here : http://dl-developer.sonymobile.com/drivers/Xperia_PLAY_neo_arc_acroIS11s_acroSO-02C_USB_drivers.zip

Was there something else (except those drivers and minimal adb/fastboot) ?

Sorry to come this late, but I just bought recently a cheap R800i ...

I have a question, regarding this :

On my device, there is no "Rooting Status" page under Service info>Configuration...

Does it indicate something about the bootlodaer ? is it unlockable ?

I recieved an unlock code from Sony after entering my IMEI on their site. Does it mean that I should be able to unlock the bootloader of said device ?

Thanks for any help.
[Xperia Play General] kydd_dos:
Yezsir! your R800i device could become unlock.
[Xperia Play General] greenskull13:
no root option after configuration

Hey thanks for the guide man. Quick question though. My phone is rooted but is still locked and when I went to the menu the root option doesn't shows up after I click configuration. Actually no options show up. any advice?