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[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ouji91:
I was asking, but no1 replied.

Prince
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheHaso:
It will work. That "error" is just a check if a sd partition exists to make use of. Wont affect sysyem if missing.

Typed down from the sky with sexy LT15i
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ouji91:
Thx then xd

Prince
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] magnamentis:
hints that migh be helpful to prevent trouble when flashing custom roms & kernels

hi there,

i'm not entirely sure if this will help you but generally speaking i came made a few observations about the fact that some people, mostly repeatingly the same users, encounter problems with their custom roms and/or flashing them, while others don't, albeit they are using the same devices.

i myself use 3 different devices, all rooted and running on pac 4.3, always latest nightly, as there are GT-N7100 - GT-I9100 - Nexus 4

not to the point

a) other than most other users i usually clean cache and dalvik cache as well before and after flashing the new rom and/or new nightly

and never encountrer any problems except those which everybody, using the same rom and nightly encounters.

b) whenever i flash an totally different rom and/or upgrade and/or downgrade to another level of android os, i.e. from 4.2.2 to 4.3, i perform

a clean install, including not only a factory reset, but as well a format sd-card, format cache and format system etc., again i cannot proof

which of these steps make a or the differnce but however, i never have problems others than thosw which everyone has with a version.

c) when using cusome kernels and due to the fact that some roms come with a kernel included, as well as with a custom recovery included,

it is strongly recommended not to forget to flas the kernel again after each flashing the new rom. one good example ist dorimanx kernel

for GT-I9100 which will not boot into recovery and reluctantly boot at all after a new flash of a pac nightly without reflashing the kernel.

d) try to fix permissions on reboot instead of doing it from recovery. one reason is that not every recovery has this option and further i

found that when fixing permissions before the first boot after flashing a new rom, there might be bootloops, albeit i cannot explain exactly

why that should, but however, sometimes it's better to be on the safe sid.

e) try to run whether the lastes version of custom recovery for your device, and or the use the included custom recovery of the rom or the

kernel. this again is one thing that can help to avoid some unexpected and hard to explain bootproblems and/or fc's etc.

hope that i could give you some new ideas how to avoid trouble while using custom roms and other hacks
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Someguyfromhell:
You must use ICS kernel, either unlock bootloader and install custom ICS kernel, or first install/update to stock ICS and then follow the same method.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pulkit_i21:
i already did 6 times

i already tried 6-7 time to install custom rom when it stuck on sony logo i flashed it with orignal stock rom and tried again but every times same problem arise. now i am not understanding where i missed
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Someguyfromhell:
Kernel. You must use appropriate kernel!
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pulkit_i21:
Already tried

i already tried flashing kernel too.....and also in ultimate HD there are option of instaling with locked boot loader.................................i just want to install ultimate HD..........
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Someguyfromhell:
Did you install full ICS firmware with kernel prior installing Ultimate HD ROM?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pulkit_i21:
yes

yes i did around 6 times after bootloot i goot in my androing so i flash 2.3.4 gingerbread ftf file again in it
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Someguyfromhell:
First install stock ICS firmware, Android 4.0.4 (4.1.B.0.587 or 4.1.B.0.431), and then install the custom ROM. Did you do it so? Can you write the file, which you used?
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pulkit_i21:
no..i flashed only base version 4.0.2.A

i always flash "LT18i_4.0.2.A.0.58(2.3.4)_HK" after every bootloop, i not tried to flash 4.1.B.587....few month before tried it to flash but i think it is not able to flash because of system partition is is less because of 4.0.2.................well benifit of installing upgraded rom "4.0.4 (4.1.B.0.587 or 4.1.B.0.431)" and are you sure after that i will able to install it..?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Till-Kruspe:
I have LWW stock 4.0.4 rooted and CWM installed...

I just exploring in XDA and bump on these two thread...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1705255

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1578109

This custom rom is compatible with lock bootloader now...so I wanna test it out...does anybody with lock bootloader successfully installed this rom and between ExMIUI and MiniCMSandwich Lite which one is better in your opinion...

Thanks. :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Feanor88:
I tried them both yesterday, just to get an idea. No problem at all with my locked bootloader. Anyway, since I only catched a glimpe of both ROMs, I can't post a real review. You should try them both and decide if you like them :D

MIUI is more... mmm... i-phone style. MiniCMSandwich looks like a Galaxy Nexus :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Till-Kruspe:
i-phone :eek: not my taste... :p

How to revert back to stock rom...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] AyamPushUp:
I try both yesterday, MiniCMSandwich i got bootloop.

MIUI can boot but MIUIHome and many other process FC's.

I can realize its because i am noob on Android mod :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] DragonClawsAreSharp:
You got bootloop and fc's as you did not clear data.

@Till: these roms will have no problems to run on locked bootloader. As the ROMs are compatible with the stock kernel.

To revert back you need to restore the back up using CWM. In this whole flashing the zip and reverting back process, you just are making sure that you do not touch /system. That way, you do not mess up with nAa's CWM (its installed in /system only), and so everything will be fine.

In case you get a bootloop, just flash the ROM again by flashtool, or repair using PCC and all will be fine.

Thanks,

Rick
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Till-Kruspe:
oh...maybe I just stick with stock rom right now...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Till-Kruspe:
So after flashing the rom...to revert back to stock rom just restore nandroid backup?...I don't get it about touch the /system...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] DragonClawsAreSharp:
See, the nAa's recovery installed on locked bootloaders are installed on chargemon and charger files which are there at /system/bin of your phone memory.

Now, suppose you install a ROM which is based on the Stock Kernel. To do this you flash the zip you got from xda or somewhere. While this zip is being flashed, the /system files of the stock ROM are replaced by the /system files of the ROM you are flashing. This will cause the chargemon and charger files to be overwritten, and so, CWM messes with itself. And rest of the installation will fail, giving you bootloop or brick.

The kamarush ROM, which is supported on locked bootloader, takes care that it doesn't replace the /system. Thus, nAa's CWM remains intact, and you can successfully flash the ROM.

Thanks,

Rick
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Feanor88:
Not true. Before installing the ROMs, you NEED to wipe /system. You can do it via CWM (Mounts and storage, wipe /system, /cache and /data. Then Wipe dalvik cache in advanced settings). Otherwise, you'll end up with a lot of fc.

Yes, restore nandroid and that's all. About /system, I already explained that :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] DragonClawsAreSharp:
.

When you are doing a /system wipe using CWM, then CWM knowd how to protect itself. It will not delete the contents of /bin and /xbin files.

Thanks,

Rick
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Czarnodziej:
Basically, yes.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Feanor88:
Of course :p

What I meant is that you HAVE to touch the /system folder. Just touch it the proper way :p
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] DragonClawsAreSharp:
Yea. Right. You are correct. In the first post where I mentioned not touching /system, I meant that the ROMs which have been made to work with locked bootloader make sure that they do not touch the /system. The zip files have no instruction about clearing data. So all data has to be cleared manually using CWM, and nAa is clever enough to make sure that his CWM knows how to protect itself. :D. (I sometimes so badly wish that I had the brains of Kamarush and nAa. I could look at the smali code and know what it means. With my current brain, I have to spend a whole week to figure out what's what, and then editing is a separate story :P).

Thanks,

Rick
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ZsDaniel:
Yo HAVE to wipe /system, because the current system will conflict with the new system.

In nAa CWM you wipe the whole /system (with /bin and /xbin) while it's running, and after wipe if you restart you will stuckat SONY logo, so don't reboot just install from zip. It will start Aroma installer and before the installation you have. to choose the locked bootloader version.It will install the ROM with nAa's CWM and now you can reboot and enjoy the ROM.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] DragonClawsAreSharp:
Hmmm. Right. That seems more logical. :).

Thank you bro.

Cheers,

Rick
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Till-Kruspe:
how to format whole system...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Till-Kruspe:
0. Get ROOT and install CWM. -> Only for Locked Bootloader

1. You must do a Full Wipe in CWM (System/Data/Cache/Dalvik-Cache)!

2. Copy the ROM to your SDCard

3. Flash ROM in the Recovery

4. Reboot & enjoy

5. First boot is loooooong

I don't get it in no. 1
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Feanor88:
I already told you. Start CWM Recovery on boot. Go to "Mounts and storage" and format /system, /data and /cache. Then go back, head to advanced settings and clear dalvik cache. Then install zip.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] DragonClawsAreSharp:
Here's what he meant.

You just clear everything (in kamarush's thread it's mentioned) and then you do not go for a re-boot. You directly choose the zip you downloaded. Now the zip will ask you if you have locked bootloader or not. If you select locked bootloader, the ROM installation will start with the installation of CWM (which you had cleared along with everything else), and then rest of the ROM will get installed. Then reboot, and everything will be fine.

Thanks,

Rick
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Feanor88:
I can't agree on this point. You are using CWM to flash the zip, so CWM is still there :p
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] DragonClawsAreSharp:
It must be turned running from somewhere temporary. Like the RAM of your device. I do not know. I am confused. Really. :confused:. But what my friend had said just seems more logical to me than my own explanation.

Cheers,

Rick
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Feanor88:
I'm curious. Really. Really really. Think I'll try a full wipe and reboot, just to check if CWM can be started :p
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ZsDaniel:
Trust me, it won't work..

If the CWM is still there after /system wipe, then why the locked bl ROMs .zip contains the files to install them?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] DragonClawsAreSharp:
Hmmm. Right. But as Feanor pointed out, how can you install the ROM then after wiping /system?

Or is it that the process starts using whatever got loaded into the RAM, and once the CWM in the ROM is planted in /system again, its no issue at all?

I will try now. If I break my phone, I will get a chance to repair it only by Monday. But still I will do it. :D. Will update the back-ups now.

Cheers,

Rick
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Feanor88:
Are you really doing it? If you don't, I'll do! But not now, this evening at most :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] DragonClawsAreSharp:
You will do? Or I do it? You can flash back the ICS ROM right? I have no access to PC now. I will be able to flash back only after Monday.

Hmmm. No. I will do it. I will do it now. And will try to report (I will have use my friend's phone) asap. Just waiting for a nod from my life. :D

---------- Post added at 06:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:32 PM ----------

Stuck at the Sony logo. CWM is not coming up. So no way to repair phone stand alone. Need to use PC.

Soon after the clearing of /system, CWM was still working. SO may be CWM loads into the RAM from the /system/bin and /xbin files, and so it was running all right.

:D

Now will have to wait till Monday to get my phone fixed. Till then, no playing with my droid.

Cheers,

Rick
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Feanor88:
Noooooooooooooo! I'd have done it tonight! I could have repaired it immediately! :p

Oh, anyway... you're my hero, and I'll hit thanks for all your posts :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] DragonClawsAreSharp:
MOnday.

God. That's long.

:D

Will be back soon I suppose.

Bye

Rick
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] boyq:
I enjoyed reading the whole thread :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] ZsDaniel:
-1. You have to be on official ICS with root and nAa CWM.

0. Download the ROM you want (ExMIUI or MiniCMSandwich).

1. Reboot to CWM.

2. In 'backup and restore' perform 'backup'.

3. After the backup is finished perform the followings:

- 'wipe data/factory reset'

- 'wipe cache partition'

- In 'mounts and storage' 'format /system'

- In 'advanced' 'Wipe Dalvik Cache'

4. Do NOT reboot!

5. Choose 'install zip from sdcard', then 'choose zip from sdcard', then the ROM's zip, then 'Yes - Install ...'

6. It will start the Aroma Installer. You can move with the volume buttons and perform actions with the home button.

1. Choose your language, then 'Next >'.

2. 'Next >'.

3. Agree the Terms and Conditions, then 'Next >'.

4. Choose your model, 'Next >'.

5. Choose the 'Locked' option, 'Next >'.

6. 'Install Now'. Now it'll start installing the ROM

7. 'Next >'.

8. Check 'Reboot your device now', then 'Finish'.

7. Now you can reboot and enjoy your new ROM.

I used MiniCMSandwich for the guide.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Till-Kruspe:
thank you all...I have successfully instal exMiUi on LWW lock bootloader... :D

cheers...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] DragonClawsAreSharp:
My phone is back. I could not wait. Had to use my PC is stealth mode. And I did it without getting caught. :D.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Till-Kruspe:
LoL!!! :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Feanor88:
Oooohhh... so you couldn't use it because someone didn't let you do it? :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] DragonClawsAreSharp:
I am not supposed to use my PC. On weekends. Only study those two days are, for me. As the rest of the days are only PC and cell.

:D.

So yesterday, I skipped dinner, and when all were having dinner, I flashed GB, and then ICS. (I was following my own tutorial. :rolleyes: ).

Thanks,

Rick
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Feanor88:
Strange enough... normally, one would study during week and use PC during weekend :D
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] DragonClawsAreSharp:
My dad is a bit strict (not supposed to say this on father's day, but never mind :D). So I do not really attempt to do anything on my PC on weekends. I know he will not say anything, but still.

Going off topic. :P
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] UchihaDareNial:
Strict father + caring and sweet mother = Successful person in the future

Strict father + strict mother = you're f**ked :p

XDA Premium sent this message from owner of Sk17i
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] DragonClawsAreSharp:
No one to care for you, and you stay all alone most of the time, well, what can I say? You feel like being in hell.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] y.prashanth92:
please help guys help me recover my lost phone

i'm from Hyderabad, india
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iamafrk:
File a report to the nearest police station. Also try informing your service provider.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bert.ba2:
use samsung
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lambstone:
Yes. Because here on XDA we are a bunch of magicians that can summon your lost phone when requested.

Yes. We could give suggestions as to what you might be able to do but you need to provide us with more information. Please don't say "I have a white Galaxy S2"
[HTC One S] GuestD0060:
hi i am from mumbai,india and want to purchase htc one s... (from grey market ...it will cost me 10K less than the local price) i want to know that will i have to take this phone to the service centre....(due to any defects such as for the chipping of the black color of the micro arc oxidation version)as i will not be given the bill in the grey market ...so friends please help me...thanx in advance...!!
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] hillbeast:
This is a simple guide for fellow developers on how to access the UART console on this phone. This is not something people should do on their phones, and this is NOT JTAG or anything along those lines. UART is for debugging purposes only, not for recovering dead phones.

Now note that I'm still learning all about this so it's not working 100%. I have no access to the bootloader at this stage and the kernel kills UART by changing the baud rate once the UART drivers are initialised.

Requirements

A USB cable you can cut up to make the UART cable

A level converter to convert the UART lines to USB (I use my Arduino)

A 523Kohm resistor

Soldering skills

Sharp craft knife

Software for viewing TTY connections (I use PuTTY on Windows)

Steps

You need to remove the plastic from the micro USB connector with a knife so you can access the pins and wires inside it.

Unsolder all the wires from it

Resolder the wires with this configuration:

Vcc (Pin 1) -> Do not connect

D- (Pin 2) -> RXD

D+ (Pin 3) -> TXD

ID (Pin 4) -> Attach one leg of the 523Kohm resistor to this, and the other to GND

GND (Pin 5) -> GND (MUST BE CONNECTED TO PHONE AND LEVEL CONVERTER)

Connect the level converter to the computer

Start the TTY software with this configuration: 115200 baud, 8N1, no flow control and start the connection

Connect to the phone via ADB Shell and enter:

su
echo PDA > /sys/devices/platform/switch-sio/uart_sel

Turn the phone off completely

Connect the UART cable to the phone

Remove the battery from the phone to ensure it is off completely and reinsert it

You should get at least 'Uncompressing Linux... done, booting the kernel.' show up on the console after a few seconds. If you don't, then you have missed a step. Go back to the top and try again.

Steps to enable kernel support for UART

Samsung disabled early printk on the device, most likely out of laziness. We need to reenable it.

Go to your kernel source code and do make menuconfig

You will need to change the code for CMDLINE to add support for CMDLINE_EXTEND. You can see what needs to be changed by looking at kernel 3.0s sources and looking at arch/arm/kernel/setup.c, and changing the code in there. Just do a search for CMDLINE_FORCE and it will bring you to the function that needs modified. You will also need to modify /arch/arm/Kconfig to add the choice in make menuconfig for enable CMDLINE_EXTEND

Go to "Boot options"

Change default command line to 'console=ttyS2,115200' and enable 'Extend boot options'

Go back to the main menu and go to "Kernel Hacking"

Enable 'Kernel low-level debugging' and 'Enable early printk'

Save your configuration and exit

Make the kernel as always and flash it on your phone

Reboot the phone as above and hopefully you should get output from the UART.

Hopefully this will help developers with their efforts to improve this excellent device.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vurrut:
Thanks i test it.

Can you show the pins???

Or a tutorial to conect.

-Thanks for your work.

Enviado desde mi Sensation usando Tapatalk 2
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] vishal24387:
Video tutorial

Superb buddy. But screenshot or video tutorial will clear everyone's small doubts.

Edit : I think now UC team cant complain that they dont know about how to creat UART cable. They can now build UART cable & work on 3.x kernel instead of keep working on older 2.x kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] loukalok:
Ya hill

You can make a video or some picture to teach is easier than only text :D:D:D:thumbup:
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Adi_Pat:
Well , thanks a lot! I really needed knowledge about this. Sadly I do not have a spare device else would have experimented a lot with my phone!

Thnx anyways, appreciated :D
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] moikop:
I don't mean to be rude, nor to discourage people who'd like to start developing. But there's A TON of information about this, not only in XDA forums, but also all over the web (even a couple of vids from AdamOutler showing how to use this on a Captivate).

So if you have any doubt while doing this, go look in the Galaxy S forums, and also a couple of posts in the hardware hacking section. Because that's where this little "discovery" was made.

In this thread, for example, you have a couple of interesting links to read.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Hetalk:
@Hillbeast ... I posted this on the other thread, but I guess you wont be able to reply as the mods closed that thread. See if you can reply here. It will be very helpful, as you are the only one who has a working UART setup with this phone.

@Hillbeast ... We (me + few other users) are planning to setup an uart as a collaborated effort and have zeroed in to this convertor, which, supposedly, is available in India. Do you think this will work for our device? Just need your thoughts about this. I understand you might not be able to confirm for sure. Just your thoughts.

http://www.rhydolabz.com/index.php?m...oducts_id=1090

@Anyone_except_Hillbeast_wondering_if_you_should_reply Please don't reply to this, unless you have a working UART setup or have a good understanding of this stuff.

@Mods ... There's no OT here so please refrain from being trigger happy.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] mikef:
Trust me when I say that pulling that trigger makes me unhappy.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Hetalk:
^ not u buddy. You've been pretty reasonable. I respect your patience here.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] hillbeast:
This is more what you're looking for. Those adapters are either ludicrously expensive or not right.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/USB-2-0-To-RS232-UART-TTL-COM-Module-Serial-Converter-6Pin-Buildin-in-CP2102-New-/270920605812?pt=AU_Laptop_Accessories&hash=item3f14206074
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] Adi_Pat:
Thanks a lot! W

I'll try to setup UART and work on the Kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] chongns:
@Hillbeast

is this the same?

http://www.ebay.com.my/itm/251082091781?ssPageName=STRK:MESINDXX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1436.l2649#ht_2305wt_1312
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] hillbeast:
Pretty much.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] chongns:
thanks, HB. will you do a tutorial to show how to use Putty, if that easy, can u please explain abit on this topic?

thanks in advance.
[Samsung Galaxy SL i9003] jan3586:
I think you can also use windows hyperterminal (copy from XP or download, it is not there by default on Windows 7), it is easier to use I think, just use the settings hb mentioned in the OP.

just make sure you use the same baud rate in the COM port on the device manager where the usb cable is connected and the hyperterminal program.