yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xMimyx:
NOPE ???

wait a minute , he has RE-LOCKED the bl ..

Dude he won't be able to flash unofficial stuffs ..

ps : I'm sorry I said 20 minutes but had to be late ..:D

well , for safe purpose .. Make sure that you have HUGE Battery left ..

Download the latest Flashtools as androidtechdaily ..

and If you still get the same , try redownloading The ROM cuz It seems you didn't download it well either download was corrupted ..

wish It works for you ... =)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidtechdaily:
ill try and see if this works
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidtechdaily:
i'll try now keep in touch
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidtechdaily:
when i run the update for flashtool it says that flash tool is not installed?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidtechdaily:
So glad u guys are helping. I'm such an idiot doing what i did. When i get my phone fixed (hope to god thats today) the first thing i'm gonna do is make a back-up of my rom so i can revert back to that :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arpith.fbi:
he can always unlock it again :) ..well custom rom is the easiest way to get out of mess..only thing he can do before unlocking the bl is

- download the ftf again from another link

- update your flashtool to the latest version and try again

if still it doesnt work then its btr to go custom...

easy way in easy way out :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidtechdaily:
But what happens if i don't like the custom ROM. What i want is to go back to GB 2.3.4. Is there a way to go from the custom ROM back to stock.I will unlock my BL now. :/
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arpith.fbi:
C'mon..dere are loads of custom ROMs which looks exactly like the stock one..try arconium GB..stock rom cleaned version..if you want to take icre cream sandwich then u can try arconium ICS or MoodedROM..many are dere which looks exactly like the stock one..

even if u want to do back to the basic stock one then after installing custom rom you can flash .62 ftf if you want to go back to GB or .431 fw if you want to try ICS.. hopefully you wont get any errors that time
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xMimyx:
Yeah ... but ..

as I told before in this thread in a previous reply ..

I have relocked my mobile on unoffical kernel and custom rom

I tried re-unlocking it COUPLES of times ..

and NOTHING ONLY FAILS AND FAILS ..

and OFC the mobile wasn't working even ..

Until I upgraded it to the Original ICS through Flashtools and then I unlocked it again ..

thanks for the conversation .. =)

Dude COOL DOWN ! O_O

you are trying to do 99 different things all at once ..

first of all , is your mobile Locked or Unlocked .. ?

Define the situation ..

Tell what's your current ROM , and what do you really wanna go O_O

and " Do you have any Idea about Custom Roms , Kernels , Basebands " ETC.... ??!!

AND BEFORE ANYHING , MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE MORE THAN 70 BATTERY !

Keep in mind , if yo fail and your device stay without a system , you can fix it in 99 ways , BUT YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CHARGE IT

and IF YOU RUN OUT OF CHARGE , Idk what will happen never happened to me ...:D

but I can't flash while battery is taken off..

pls reply , and Define the situation pretty well ..

READ before you Do anything about Custom ROMS ..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1133650

Regards .. O_O
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidtechdaily:
It was unlocked now its locked and im in the process of unlocking again.

Current Rom stock 2.3.4

I wanna stay with 2.3.4 or upgrade to officail ics.

Basbands no, everting else, i know what i need to know to flash them on, cwm flashtool etc
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arpith.fbi:
now i m confused..who is in problem? xMimyx or androidtechdaily?

well its damn late here in India...Goodnight guys..hope androidtechdaily will sort out his problem :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xMimyx:
I'm telling you my exprience , a bug ..

you can't Unlock the bootloader when you relock it , with unofficial ROM ..

Like , you CAN NOT Unlock the bootloader UNLESS you are running an OFFICIAL WORKING ROM .. or smthg like that .. :rolleyes:

and solution .. , flash any Official ROM through flashtools , Unlock .. DONE !

---------- Post added at 10:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:58 PM ----------

k, so you are trying to Upgrade to Official ICS ... ?

alright .. , Try pc companion , Update service ..

If not working , then install the latest flashtools as we shown ...

MAKE SURE USB DEBUGGING IS ON

and try to flash it through that ...

" Prefered to take a photo like this before you flash it to keep me in sight of it "

and if you get a problem , copy the log and paste it ..
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidtechdaily:
how do i install updates to flashtoll?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidtechdaily:
Error flashing ICS .ftf

12/033/2012 20:33:50 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized

12/033/2012 20:33:50 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.8.0.0 built on 2012-05-27 21:57:12

12/033/2012 20:33:50 - INFO - You can drag and drop ftf files here to start flashing them

12/033/2012 20:33:56 - INFO - Device disconnected

12/034/2012 20:34:02 - INFO - List of connected devices (Device Id) :

12/034/2012 20:34:02 - INFO - List of ADB devices :

12/034/2012 20:34:02 - INFO - - none

12/034/2012 20:34:02 - INFO - List of fastboot devices :

12/034/2012 20:34:02 - INFO - - none

12/035/2012 20:35:13 - INFO - Selected LT18i_4.0.2.A.0.42_(1254-2716).ftf

12/035/2012 20:35:13 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing

12/035/2012 20:35:34 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode

12/035/2012 20:35:38 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.

12/035/2012 20:35:39 - INFO - Opening device for R/W

12/035/2012 20:35:39 - INFO - Reading device information

12/035/2012 20:35:40 - INFO - Phone ready for flashmode operations.

12/035/2012 20:35:40 - INFO - Start Flashing

12/035/2012 20:35:40 - INFO - Flashing loader

12/035/2012 20:35:42 - INFO - Loader : S1_Loader_Root_773f - Version : R4A066 / Bootloader status : ROOTED

12/035/2012 20:35:42 - INFO - Flashing kernel.sin

12/035/2012 20:35:42 - INFO - Ending flash session

12/035/2012 20:35:42 - ERROR - ERR_SEVERITY="MAJOR";ERR_CLASS="SECURITY_CLASS";ERR_STATIC="SIN_HEAD_VER";ERR_DYNAMIC="Failed to verify sin header";

12/035/2012 20:35:42 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted

12/035/2012 20:35:43 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode

12/035/2012 20:35:44 - INFO - Device disconnected

12/035/2012 20:35:46 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode

12/036/2012 20:36:26 - INFO - Device disconnected

12/036/2012 20:36:42 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off

12/036/2012 20:36:42 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xMimyx:
Uninstall your current version , and then install it again .. after that install the update

if that doesn't work , I'm sorry but you have to download the WHOLE new version from here ..

http://androxyde.github.com/

from installation tab , windows version ..

Question ..

What's your USB MODE .. ?

Mass storage (MSC) or Media transfer (MTP)

It must to be MSC in order to work with flashtools
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidtechdaily:
i just uninstalled my flashtool and reinstalled

The latest WHOLE flashtool is 0.8.0.0 which is what i got. The latest update is 0.8.5.0 which wont install becaouse it cant find flashtool?

I'm in mass storage always are. never use media transfer.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xMimyx:
Wait ..

you said you wanna upgrade to Official ICS .. ?

but you didn't choose the frimware of Official ICS ..

In order , after you download the ICS Official ROM in .Zip or .7z format , Extract it , IT should be in .TFT fomat

Copy the .TFT file to C > Flashtools > Frimwares

and when you flash CHOOSE it from the list , like the photo I uploaded here ..

Look at the left list , Make sure To choose the RIGHT .TFT file for the Official ROM

cuz in your log , It shows you've choosen 42 or a baseband .. and that's why It won't flash in your flashtools duo to locking the bootloader ..

pls try to make sure of the file you are going to Flash , Make SURE It's the OFFICIAL ICS ROM ..

let me know how it goes with you ..

regards ..
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidtechdaily:
This is bull!

None of this is working and all i want is to get it working again. :(

Here's the log for it erroring while flashing ICS .FTF not .TFT

I got a FTF when i extracted the generic.7z

12/005/2012 21:05:30 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized

12/005/2012 21:05:30 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.8.0.0 built on 2012-05-27 21:57:12

12/005/2012 21:05:30 - INFO - You can drag and drop ftf files here to start flashing them

12/005/2012 21:05:35 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode

12/005/2012 21:05:54 - INFO - Selected LT18i_4.1.B.0.431_Generic.World.1254-2184.ftf

12/005/2012 21:05:54 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing

12/006/2012 21:06:05 - INFO - Device disconnected

12/006/2012 21:06:18 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.

12/006/2012 21:06:30 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode

12/006/2012 21:06:30 - INFO - Opening device for R/W

12/006/2012 21:06:31 - INFO - Reading device information

12/006/2012 21:06:31 - INFO - Phone ready for flashmode operations.

12/006/2012 21:06:31 - INFO - Start Flashing

12/006/2012 21:06:31 - INFO - Flashing loader

12/006/2012 21:06:33 - INFO - Loader : S1_Loader_Root_773f - Version : R4A066 / Bootloader status : ROOTED

12/006/2012 21:06:33 - WARN - This file is ignored : simlock.ta

12/006/2012 21:06:33 - INFO - Flashing kernel.sin

12/006/2012 21:06:33 - INFO - Ending flash session

12/006/2012 21:06:33 - ERROR - ERR_SEVERITY="MAJOR";ERR_CLASS="SECURITY_CLASS";ERR_STATIC="SIN_HEAD_VER";ERR_DYNAMIC="Failed to verify sin header";

12/006/2012 21:06:33 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted

12/006/2012 21:06:33 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode

12/006/2012 21:06:35 - INFO - Device disconnected

12/006/2012 21:06:37 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jader13254:
omg

bro you know that your bl is unlocked!!??

simply reinstall complete flashtool, than install drivers, than flash. but u can choose this way for installing. it MUST work. u cant brick your phone completly by software. only if hardware is defect you can brick your phone completely. if it don't works let me know, i can repair your phone at my home, you can send me, or relock BL and repair with Sony Update Serivce.

grettings :D

#btw this was my 111 post xD it looks like Flashtool-programm error or firmware or driver error. if u cant get repaired send it to me, im in Germany, i can repair it, i am sure. its free (porto) try the link above and let me know if it works. if not try on different PC. and reinstall everything
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidtechdaily:
What drivers?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xMimyx:
Really confusing .... :|

ok , the final 2 solutions I know in my knowledge ..

1st : If you have an anti virus , de-activate it and try again ..

If that didn't work .. well then we've to move to the hard solution ..

Backup your frimwares Folder , and Uninstall the whole Flashtools application you're using ..

and then download the latest version from here and install it .. :

http://androxyde.github.com/

It's around 130 mb or so ..

I'm sorry but I can't help with this ..

this is my knowledge limits .., I wished I could help you .... =(

Download the new version of Flashtools and install through it

let me know if it works after that or no ..
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidtechdaily:
Nope not working :(
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xMimyx:
Remaining only having the latest version ..

simply uninstall , Download , install ..

wish it works with you after ..

I'll keep searchin' on this , so let me know if it works after you install the new Flashtools ..

I've no idea about update patches .. try installing the whole new Version .. without patches to avoid problems ..

keep in touch , Define and update your status so Other ppl could help yo too ..

at the moment , Download the latest Flashtools and try to flash through it .. With uninstalling the current one ..

and , Reactive your anti virus .. :D Don't forget to make it ON again ..

gd n8 ..

best regards ..
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LDinisPT:
Since i understand you have now stock GB Yes or no ???

What do you want now ??
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidtechdaily:
its stock 2.3.4gb but its all messed up and i want to make it just like i got it on day one.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LDinisPT:
but with stock rom everything must stay as new !!!

Retry install via PCC
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xtacy!:
Factory Reset? :rolleyes: It'll be there in Settings.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidtechdaily:
Read first post people! i factory reset it and now its missing android elements, eg lockscreen and camera no longer wokr
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] arpith.fbi:
dude go for custom ROM as i had suggested..atleast everything will be working fine..dere are many stock based custom ROMs..
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jader13254:
come on people

dont you read the first post?

i got EXACTLY the same prob, i have factory reset done and the benefit is: Lockscreen away, homebutton not working, multitasking not working u.a.

i have reinstalled it with SUS, but the important things is, you can LOCK your Bootloader this way and than use Sony Update Service to install ICS. And Drivers are here or in the drivers folder of Flashtool.

A new Install MUST work. Or tell me your PC and i can help you. BTW you can send it to me, if you can't repair yourself... I'm from Germany :D and 13 Years Old ;) And please hit Thanks xD
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kormatoes:
Had a bit of a read here really unclear about your first problem no USB mount if your still unlocked flash doom kernel or any with cwm mount sd card and push a custom ROM and flash to system this is the problem with messing with things that your do not know how to fix or you could make a updater zip and put all system ,apps and frame work in and flash that as a back up

Basic but could work

And also when flashing ics with flash tool mine also have same error but still booted up
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xMimyx:
Now you have to tell what have you done ..

Did yo update Flashtools and how did it go with you .. ?

and if yo planned to Use a Custom ROM , Developers section is STUFFED by ROMS , IF Not ..., then Tell us and Define your current situation so me and others can help you .. ;)

Regards ... :rolleyes:
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidtechdaily:
Okay, here's the situation so far.

I was up all night trying to figure it out but I gave up. Then this morning I decided I will try flashing a custom ROM through CWM. So I chose CyanogenMod 7.2 FXP124 RC3 from FreeXperia Team. After flashing the ROM and Google apps along with flashing DoomLord's Doomkernel for CyanogenMod. Now everything works, camera USB lock screen is back and I also get a sound if I receive a message or call.

But now I want to revert back to 2.3.4 from Sony Ericsson with the Timescape UI on top because I like it, So basically I want it to go back to the way it was coming out of the factory.

What can I do to get Timescape UI back on it?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jader13254:
yes

flash DooMKernel ICS, than boot to recovery from doomkernel and install this ROM. Follow the Instructions from the Link. You will got great ICS than.

PS: Hey, there are new ICONS added for the Anwser!!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidtechdaily:
I'll give it a try but I still don't think I can flash ROM's using flashtool, I think I'll get the same error as before.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidtechdaily:
Only works if I'm currently on ICS, I'm on gingerbread and can't update to ICS through PCC because it says the update service is not available at the moment.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xMimyx:
wait ..

So you have flashed CM7 on " Locked " boot loader .. ?

=O that means your boot loader is unlocked as you've flashed CM7 ..

btw , If yo want to go to ICS Custo ROM , install Baseband 70 or 72 , but go for baseband 70 if you didn't update your flashtools ..

and you have to UPDATE FLASHTOOLS , Fashtools won't work with new TFT files

about goin' back to original GB , I don't know but I think you have to flash the Original GB ROM through Flashtools ..

Again try updating Flashtools to the latest Flashtools version ..
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidtechdaily:
I haven't a clue about basebands?

Here's the story about flashtool.

I have the latest whole software 0.8.0.0 but i can't instal the latest update package 0.8.5.0 because it says flashtool is not installed even though it is. What can I do?

Also where will I find a GB TFT
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xMimyx:
well I have tried to find it and couldn't find it through ..

a few searches and yo would get it ..

Flashtools .. 0.8.0.0 .. ?!

the latest one I'm having is 0.6.9.1

r u sure yo have the latest one .. ?

and where did yo download it from ..?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LDinisPT:
Download from here http://androxyde.github.com/Flashtool/
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidtechdaily:
Sooo what do i do now?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LDinisPT:
Do you want a GB Rom Stock or not
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidtechdaily:
Yes please :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LDinisPT:
See this link

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1560777

Dont forget to check - usb debugging on

and - unknown sources
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xMimyx:
I'm still lookin' up for this thread ..

Sorry .., I was offline tonight suddenly duo to disconnect of my poor connection ..

So .. tell us did yo try the latest thread .., and how did it go with yo .. ?

About flashtools .. srsly I don't know what to say ..

I didn't even knew It's on this release .. I update mine frequently and It's Just on 6.9.1 so I've no idea what the hell is going on with it .. :rolleyes:

idk If I'm blind and couldn't see the version release all that time xD

if it says It's not installed , try reinstalling ..

But at the moment .., Just look up that thread and let us know how did it go with you ..

Best regards ..
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidtechdaily:
Okay I was on CM7.2 to see could a custom ROM fix everything and it did.

But I don't like CM so I tried flashing a stock like ROM and now its booted but no setup guide because I removed it when I first got the phone so its stuck with blank screen and status bar. Help?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LDinisPT:
You install CM and kernel from CM.

You need install the kernel from stock rom
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidtechdaily:
I've Already flashed DoomKernel v22
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xMimyx:
he said " STOCK kernel " :rolleyes:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1595206
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LDinisPT:
lol :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xMimyx:
anything funny sir .., ?

I think we all were in this knowledge state .. :rolleyes:

Regards ..
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hongzai1995:
Please help me!!

P;LEASE HELP ME! My phone can't even working, it stuck at SONY LOGO. I can't boot in to tick unknown sources, usb debugging. Any soulution? I can't flash back to stock rom! :/
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Patambiz:
Try to reflash the rom. Use the flash tool and flash a tft file via fastboot.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CarrotAk23:
Just use flash tool and try to flash the rom again man

It doesn't need to turn on ur dev, so it work fine :D
[Miscellaneous Android Development] tedhrs:
I was in the process of updating the A1 to the OTA ICS update.

I got an error that stated the following:

assert failed: run_program("/tmp/fuse", "system", "/tmp/system.zip")

E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip

(Status 7)

Installation Aborted

it was suggested that i rename the file to update.zip and apply from that. Well i renamed it and went to go back in to recovery by powering on and holding volume down and all i get is a battery icon screen. no recovery.

I was on CWM Recovery 5.0.2.7. I would really like to be able to get back to CM7 since this update to ICS didn't work.
[Miscellaneous Android Development] nccruz:
look into this....

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1624979&page=10
[HTC EVO 3D] Anonamoose:
Hello all thanks for stopping by. I have recently moved and settled to a new area and I bought my wife's and my phone straight out so we can switch at any time (or kill the contract if we moved outta the country). My android phones thus far have been the htc hero, lg optimus s, and the evo 3D. I got the evo 3d last june because I thought that it'd be like the original (tons of support, the next big thing, a crap ton of of mods). Little did I know that they would keep a lot of the drivers closed sourced and we as a community would have a few fantastic deves but would also run devs away (not just talking about the kernel devs over the past year quite a few have dropped by then been bashed and left). So my big question to everyone and indeed what I am pondering is.... Jump to a SIII as HTC and Sprint abandoned us or give HTC another shot? Both phones will have the same processor but im worried about samsung's build quality ...however I dont want htc to get my money blindly .... or i can just wait...? I dunno ...lol what is everyone else's thoughts?
[HTC EVO 3D] t4d73:
Ya know what? Screw HTC!!! I only got the 3d cuz I knew, or at least thought, it would be getting ics. Turns out, now I'm in the us on Sprint mind u, that I really don't think that's going to happen anymore and I'm not going to sit around and wait. Yeah I could've downgraded hboot and rooted but I just thought intentionally bricking my device was absolutely foolish and didn't trust it. So I got the gsII and within min was running a fully rooted Sprint ics leak so easily my 3 yr.old could've done it! And with the size of this screen, the super amoled display, and speed, and boy do I mean speed of.this device, I will never, ever, buy another HTC device again! Just my two cents lol! :)
[HTC EVO 3D] metalfan78:
How's the GPS on the gsII? I've never seen any Samsung with decent GPS or signal.
[HTC EVO 3D] saboxerman:
Sprint is the issue. They are the final step before ICS is released. Follow the order: Google releases Android to the manufacturer > HTC tweaks it an adds Sense > HTC sends to carrier. HTC is not necessarily the blame here. There is a few threads dedicated to the speculation of the ICS release. IMO, it's still coming, but, just from the timing of things, they most likely delayed it so as not to conflict with the release of their new flagship, EVO 4G LTE (pushing more people to upgrade to that).

With the amount of reading and diving in to other forums because people ask me about their phones or I have actually rooted their phones, I prefer HTC phones regardless of the Evo 3D's lack of official ICS ROM (even though there is a VM leak and three ports available for it, one of those ports is a fully functional HTC Sense 3.5, which is what I am running) and the HBOOT 1.5 cr@p (even though it's also mentioned that having HBOOT 1.5, rooted, S-ON and recovery 4EXT is the way to go).

I prefer the Sense interface. It's my preference. I love the ease of rooting (in most circumstances). I've had my experience of rooting a Samsung Captivate. It was eh. It was easy to root, but, when it came to custom stuff, just eh.

---------- Post added at 06:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:00 PM ----------

GPS works fine. My wife prefers Samsungs and has the GSII. We've used her GPS several times around Savannah, GA and locally where we live and around Atlanta with no issue. Actually performed better than my Evo 3D at times.