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[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Don No 1:
Root Xperia Arc LT18i 4.1.L.0.8

Perfect guide for rooting U.K. Three Xperia Arc LT18i 4.1.L.0.8 only...

Rooting your mobile may void the warranty and you are doing it at your own risk. Sony would be in no way responsible for any damage...

Go to settings > Security > Mark "Unknown sources"

Settings > Developer options > Mark USB debugging

Settings > Xperia > connectivity > USB connection mode > select MSC mode

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You should have

Flashtool

http://androxyde.github.com/Flashtool/

------Download------

1 ) Arc S - Kernel

http://www.4shared.com/file/qNTvdPI6/Lt18i_41A0562_Kernel.html

2) Go to C:/ Drive > flashtool > firmwares > delete everything present and Put the kernel

3) Run Flashtool click on the flashing icon ( left side below "file" option)

Select flashmode > ok

Setup should be like this > select OK

Follow the steps connect your mobile and flash.

Flashtool may show error after flashing kernel, no worries. Even your build number, android version won't change. Everything would remain same. So please don't go to phone settings to check anything

4) After flashing restart your device, It may not start completely, may remain at Sony logo or blank/black.

Whatever the status is, just restart your device and proceed with the rooting--->

( Make sure you close flashtool before running the rooting toolkit )

Now connect your mobile to PC and Root Your Phone

If you face problem in downloading the toolkit then here it is

http://www.mediafire.com/?7dp5k73by10inbf

[ READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY! ]

This script will:__________

1.root ur device using "andorid emulator" trick

2.install Busybox (1.18.4)

3.install SU files (ICS specific)

4.do some checks for free space, tmp directory (will remove Google Maps if required)

Before u begin:___________

1.make sure u have installed adb drivers for ur device

2.enable "USB DEBUGGING" - from (Menu\Settings\Developer Options\Development)

3.enable "UNKNOWN SOURCES" - from (Menu\Settings\Security)

4.[OPTIONAL] increase screen timeout to 10 minutes

5.connect USB cable to PHONE and then connect to PC

6.skip "PC Companion Software" prompt on device

[ WARNING ]

make sure that no other adb server is running in background (e.g.: Flashtool, PCC, SEUS) and disable any antivirus

[ How to install? ]

1.extract ALL the files in the zip

2.now just double click on "runme.bat"

3.sit back read the on screen instructions

4.the device will reboot a couple of times

5.when the script finishes it will say "ALL DONE"

5) Download 4.1.L.0.8 Kernel here....

http://www.4shared.com/zip/u6W3yREf/LT18i_41L08_Kernel.html

Credits goes to Androxyde, Bin4ry, Doomlord

and

Dhruv Shah for uploading 4.1.L.0.8 Kernel
[HTC Salsa] razer1224:
I Have started to cook roms what are the ingerdients u want in the rom

:confused:
[HTC Salsa] ajaychhillar007:
Gud to hear a new rom is coming...

Most of the rom slows down after data 2 sd....so wud like 2 see rom which is fast and stable

sent from htc salsa bb arc rom
[HTC Salsa] razer1224:
what sd card are u using
[HTC Salsa] ajaychhillar007:
Dnt knw the types of sd card....

sent from htc salsa -iconic
[HTC Salsa] razer1224:
U tried my new update
[HTC Salsa] ajaychhillar007:
Not yet gonna try it very soon :)

sent from htc bb x series arc
[HTC Salsa] razer1224:
Hey,till my knowledge it worked flawless without setcpu
[HD7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unamed18:
I installed this rom:

HTC_Europe_5.12.401.05_Radio_5.71.09.02a_22.51.50. 21U_NT_Tango_8773_18L_by_ansar

But I would like to change the search button, there is some xap to allow it?

Thanks!
[HD7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirajgoku:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=25876126&postcount=91

Here you go :D
[HD7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] unamed18:
Thanks thanks thanks!:d:d
[HD7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sirajgoku:
happy to help....change the thread to solved :D
[HD2 General] Fretwizard:
Update: Maybe stock rom is not flashing because i'm not getting the correct ROM for this phone?

Could someone PLEASE help me identify the correct stock ROM with the below serial number of the phone?

Hi Xda gods,

I shows me as a noob because i forgot my old account password! :D

Anyway, I have with me a friend's EU HD2. Details as follows:

HTC HD2 T8585

S/N: SH06KNW01615

The following are the problems with the phone:

1. I think he had someone try to upgrade the radio on the phone WITHOUT HSPL first because it used to show a 'software update failed, please try again' msg when turned on.

2. Installed HSPL 2.08 successfully and tried to install radio version 2.15.50.** and that didn't work either. got an error 264 i think which said 'this update utility cannot be used on your PDA'.

3. Read in many threads that a possible solution could be to flash back to a stock ROM that came with the phone via SD card method but after abt 3% i get an error saying 'radio v2 FAILED, LEOIMG.NBH FAILED, Update Failed'.

4.Used Mtty and followed the steps..set value to 14 0, task 29, task 8...and then flashed a custom rom through SD card...

5.The cutom rom flased fine but now phone is stuck on 'HTC quietly brilliant' and does nothing else.

Could one of you brilliant minds PLEASE help me solve this problem? i tried for more than 7 hours yesterday but didn't get anywhere...:confused:

thanks in advance!
[HD2 General] Mister B:
Custom ROM did not have a Radio included so expect trying a Radio such as linked in my sig may be worth another go.

If problems persists could be memory issue or other hardware issue.
[HD2 General] Fretwizard:
Thanks Mister B for the quick response..

I tried flashing a radio before flashing a custom Rom but got the same 'This update utility cannot be used on your PDA' error..tried radios: 2.15.50...2.12.something..even 2.08.50 but all with the same error...
[HD2 General] Mister B:
You try radio after flashing ROM ?

What custom ROM are you using ?
[HD2 General] pavlo_js:
Try to flash official ROM. It will update your radio.
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
"stuck radio" - pretty common error, with varying symptoms. Yours is the standard set of symptoms, , , everything flashes except radios, nothing boots (because radio is corrupt and cannot initialise, i presume).

Other variants are

- spl/hspl appears to flash ('we hacked it' when running hspl.exe) but doesn't change

- radio wont flash but custom roms WILL flash and boot (radio is stuck but not corrupted)

- spl and radio are both stuck and won't change.

Sadly, there are very few success stories regarding this error, however there are one or two, so don't give up hope just yet.

Primarily though, you need to find the correct stock roms, , tried contacting htc support? that's where i would start.

Then, once you know the correct roms to use, get all versions (i.e the 1.42, the 1.66 ((or 1.72 if its branded)) and 3.14) roms for that region/carrier, and try flashing them from sd card. There have been one or two occasions where trying again and again just suddenly works, and there are one or two more where using the freezer trick makes it work.

If your spl is currently 2.x then you need to change that,,, 2.x is NOT a stock spl for regular hd2's, only for tmous hd2's, and it can cause issues as it doesnt like being downgraded, even by sd card flashing. In which case, use hspl2 to set 1.66.0000 and go from there with the sd card flashes, , start with 1.42.

Mainly tho, prepare for bad news, that way when you've exhausted all possibilities you wont be as disappointed, and if it DOES suddenly take, it will be a bonus.
[HD2 General] Fretwizard:
Thanks for the feedback.

Actually, HSPL flashes fine..after the 'we hacked it' screen i go into bootloader again and the HSPL has installed.

With custom Roms, they flash fine but stay stuck at the boot screen and nothing else.

Tried every possible method even with Mtty but to no avail! No radio will flash!!

I'm currently on 2.08 but i will downgrade to 1.66 or 1.42 like you said and try again..

It was a branded htc but i installed HSPL..should i still try only stock roms or custom roms are fine?

Also, i saw in someone's post that their bricked HTC was brought back to life using the Goldcard method with dutty's Rom...maybe i can try this method.

Will let you guys know how it turns out.
[HD2 General] Pete_S:
Excuse me "hijacking" the thread with a question - I've been through this and another long thread about "stuck" radios and not seen a definitive answer (perhaps there isn't one).

In which part of the phone's firmware does the "carrier lock" reside, and what form does it take, is it in the bootloader, radio rom, or main firmware?

I've just purchased a second hand carrier locked HD2. I don't specifically want to unlock it as my sim matches it, but I have installed hspl, using hspl4, with a view to playing with ROMs, and wondered how far you can go without unlocking.

I'm quite used to flashing roms from previous unlocked HTCs I've owned, but I've never had a carrier locked phone before, hence the question.
[HD2 General] Mister B:
You can flash away as normal, Carrier SIM lock makes no difference but for the cheap price of HD2 unlocking it may be wise to get a code & unlock it know rather than perhaps the future.
[HD2 General] Pete_S:
Thanks. I might well take your advice on unlocking bearing in mind the minimal cost.

Still puzzled, as a few of the queries I've seen seem to suggest the problems flashing different radios some folk were having were down to the phone being carrier locked. Or, maybe it was just a case of certain radios only working with certain firmwares (and maybe with certain spls) and nothing to do with carrier lock at all?

Sorry for my apparent ignorance on the subject!
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
you have a regular hd2, therefore all radios will work on your phone, , but with some caveats.

If you intend to

a - use wp7 or nand android..

b - use a custom wm6.5 rom that unlocks the 576mb ram

then you MUST have a tmous radio - which translates to - you MUST use a radio with ..50.. in teh version.

i.e 2.07.51. will not work, 2.07.50 WILL work.

ALL radios will have either 50 or 51 in that third set of digits, if a radio doesn't, dont download it, go find another one. (some radio downloads may show the protocol version first, so it may say something like ''15.32.50.07U 2.07.51.22 2'' in which case its a 51 radio

Many people (myself included) find that some radios give slightly better reception and/or battery and/or less wake from sleep issues than others, however its not consistent, , what works well for one hd2 may not be the optimal for the next hd2 in the same location.

In general tho, most people seem to have settled on 2.11.50, 2.12.50 2.14.50 or 2.15.50.

(For simplicity, go flash 2.15.50 and you can forget about it till you've got everything else working)

Dont bother going lower than 2.10, theres nothing down there thats any better than those four.

As for the radio brick from flashing the wrong radio, thats tmous hd2 only, you can ignore that.

Carrier being locked will have no effect on anything you do, though you cannot unlock it under android, you need to be running winmo 6.5 to enter an unlock code and make it stick.

(Reports on this vary slightly, some people say they have successfully entered a carrier unlock code under android, , , i'm sceptical)

Big note - - - Anything that refers to a tmous, or a tmobile hd2, or a tmobile radio, , does not apply to you, just because it may be t mo provided, or locked to tmo, or running a tmobile branded stock rom,. its still a regular hd2 you have (well, assuming you didnt get an import from the states? it would say t mobile under the earpiece, and have red and green end/send keys if its a tmous). Only t mobile usa bought a different version hd2 from HTC.
[HD2 General] bib*oops:
Don't be! Sceptical, I mean... They're right!

I've managed to unlock by code a few TMoUS-version HD2s under Android(various versions, I don't remember...)!

Unlocking by wires is another story: it can be done under WM, only!
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
Hmm interesting, noted.
[HD2 General] Pete_S:
Thanks so much for all the nuggets of info. I actually have radio 2.15.50 already, so it can't be bettered and is ready for android if I decide to go that route.

The info relating to Android and carrier lock (that it doesn't make any difference unless you want to unlock) is also very useful.

From what you've said it seems carrier locking has very little effect on anything other than, er, choice of sim :)

So, sorry to be persistent, where does the carrier lock info reside in the phone? In other words, when you unlock a phone, officially or otherwise, where are the bits of information which change? It's purely out of curiosity - I need to know these things :)
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
Sorry, no clue, I'd suspect some dedicated chip somewhere, since its not affected by anything we have access to. Just a wild guess tho.
[HD2 General] T-Macgnolia:
The SIM lock is part of the bootlaoder, more specifically the IPL. This is what only Win Mo ROMs can be used to SIM unlock a HD2 because only Win Mo ROMs can actually communicate with the IPL of the bootloader. Now let me go a little deeper, like Samsamuel said it is more than likely a seperate chip somewhere on the mainboard of the HD2 that actually stores the SIM lock but only the IPL can access and change the data on that chip.
[HD2 General] Pete_S:
Thanks to you both for the info. That would explain why being network locked has almost no effect on anything else like ROMs etc. The actual info might even be stored in flash in the chip which "drives" the sim.
[HD2 General] Fretwizard:
I think the problem could be somewhat overcome if i knew which would be the correct stock rom for this phone! Its quite maddening!:eek:

My phone's serial starts with SH which i know is Shanghai, China but i haven't been able to find a 1.66 stock rom for this..

Thoughts?
[HD2 General] samsamuel:
Fone HTC support, they'll tell you in seconds.

Also, there are no branded 1.66 roms, ,, because branded 1.66 roms carry the verson number 1.72.
[HTC One X] olly2097:
I can't find an answer.

The ps3 and one x are dlna certified. How come I can't ever see my one x on my ps3 vice versa? Does HTC use a slightly different standard? I can see my PC etc.

I've tried media sharing apps but none work effectively, most don't work at all.

I've resorted to an mhl cable, My desire HD was supposedly dlna certified and that never worked either.
[HTC One X] mayad79:
Bump.

I bet it has something to do with standards or bit rates.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Saisuay:
Hi,

Like the title, i got problem with Playstore. There are no preview images. This happens with all network (wifi and 3G). Already clear market cache, download manager cache. Even wipe cache and clear davik cache.

ROM: Wanamlite XXAF2

ROM used: Omega 5.1, Stock (come with phone)

Market version :3.5.16

It is not a big deal but annoying issue. Is there any solution for this?

Thank you
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Utacka:
Update out for nordic countries

GT-N7000 - Nordic countries

PDA: N7000XXLQ3

CSC: N7000NEELP4

Version: 4.0.3

Date: 2012-06-04

Regions: Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom

http://www.sammobile.com/firmware/?page=8&view=4968
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] vcespon:
Thanks for discovering the fire.

This was posted 20 days ago:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1705751
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] dr.ketan:
I think it was Baltic

This is Nordic. Same PDA but CSC different. NEELP4 / XXLP7

But according to release date Baltic is recent (5june12), Nordic 4June12.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] blitze:
yet not a Nordic country in the afore mentioned list. No issue as I'm running PA myself in Finland but just pointing out.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] Utacka:
really? i dont need to know that you are one of those ppl that cant read. Baltic is not the same as nordic countries

Skickat från min GT-N7000 via Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 General] uccoffee.forum:
does the nordic LQ3 fixed the vehicle dock problem like baltic LQ3?
[HTC Sensation] Philips9:
Hello everyone, as the title, I would like to know if there is a way, guides, etc... to learn how to build a rom for htc sensation for a guy like me who has not taken courses in computer engineering.

Or if it is too difficult to develop a rom?

thanks in advance
[HTC Sensation] mrkekson:
you should use google imho but

for example

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_H4AlQaNa0

also it depend on what u mean bey development, u can easely set up a rom kitchen to create custom ROM-s ( others rom with custom apps ), but actual development, like get the wifi working, or throw a kernel throttler together, need some c or java knowledge.
[HTC Sensation] Jonny:
Amd ideally if you want to do kernel/AOSP developememt you need a linux pc
[HTC Sensation] fredcorp6:
well u could just install ubuntu on ur existing PC, thats simple enough
[HTC Sensation] Philips9:
Thanks to all, but having never programmed and do not know Java at all, I think it will be too difficult .... I need a teacher! : P
[HTC Sensation] shahkam:
You will need a lot of reading mate if you'd ask me lol..

:-)

Swyped From My Sensation.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] SimonM123:
Hi all,

Sorry to start a thread for this, but I couldn't find a single thread anywhere on the net covering this issue for this phone.

When using headphones, my One X is slightly louder in the left ear than the right. I have fairly sensitive hearing, so perhaps not everyone would notice/care, but it's really bugging me.

I've tried turning the headphones around, and sure enough the problem reverses, so I know it's not my ears. I've also tried 2 different pairs of headphones, and they both did the same thing. And I've tried the same headphones on a different device, and they're fine. So it has to be the phone.

I tested using music on the stock player, and podcasts on BeyondPod Pro.

Has anybody had this problem or heard of it?

Thanks!

Simon
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] jphilippon:
I'd have said it was the headphones had you not already tried that. Very strange. If it's still under the 30 day I'd return it.

Have you tried cleaning the headphone port? Sometimes lint can get in there. It's messed with my balance before.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] dmsc:
Hi,

try with a BT headset.

regards
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] rohan32:
There is an app called "jetAudio" which is an awesome music player with tons of features, one of the things you can do is change the balance between the left and right headphones. It only works for music played through that app though.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] SimonM123:
Possible design fault

Well I got a replacement... actually, I'm now on my fifth One X, and once again, the volume is slightly higher on the left.

Once again, I've tested this in every way I can to rule out deficiencies in my ears and headphones. The phone itself sends higher volume to the left ear.

Surely 5 devices can't all have the same fault. The same file on the same headphones is perfectly balanced on PC, and left-biased on the One X. This is a design fault of some sort. If you can't hear the same problem, you're lucky to have insensitive ears, but compare in the same way I did and you'll notice. It's deeply frustrating.

I think I'm going to have to swap for a Galaxy S3 and plump for the extra line rental in order to get it. Sad to say it but, after so many faults in various ways, the One X definitely takes the crown for the worst smartphone I've ever had. Gutted as it has all the right ingredients, but they have seriously, SERIOUSLY skimped on production standards. The screen edge issue and rattling problem have also been present on all 5 One X's I've been sent, and most of them have the camera not properly centered within the back of the phone. Details, but on a £500 device, they ought to be sorted.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] dorksturhh:
what if your right ear is slightly deaf?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] SimonM123:
But I've tried the same headphones and the same audio files on the phone and PC, and on the PC it's fine. And when I turn the headphones around, the problem reverses, right channel is louder. Tried multiple headphones and multiple audio files to verify, most noticable with audio files.

I went to Carphone Warehouse (didn't buy it there) to see if they had any phones I could compare it with, but they didn't have any live demo units. But they did suggest it could be the O2 custom firmware build causing it somehow - I don't see why O2 would mess with the audio processing though, seems suspicious.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] ptesmoke:
I have none of those issues, but mine also doesn't say att on the top. id guess the att branded device was a special batch.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] SimonM123:
Well I sent the phone to HTC, they claimed to 'repair' it, but as far as I can tell all they did was a factory reset - it's still O2 branded and the volume is still biased.

Here's how I just tested it:

- Loaded up a podcast on the PC

- Loaded the same episode on the phone

- Used the same headphones and compared

And as ever, it's clearly left-biased. Not a strong bias, but enough that you're distinctly aware that the voice is on one side of your head.

Again, I have had 5 One X's with this problem. It is clearly a design fault, and it amazes me that no one else is picking up on this. Compare like I did.

To reiterate, using a balance knob on apps like PowerAmp does not answer this, as I'd need this on my podcasting, internet radio and video apps too.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] SimonM123:
Interesting... I tested this on an unbranded handset at Carphone Warehouse, and it was fine, perfectly balanced. So I thought it must be the O2 custom firmware causing the imbalance. But then I got a friend to test their unbranded One X, and he found very notable left-ear bias.

Additionally, I've had a few people around me test my phone to make sure I'm not imagining things. The bias is definitely there, on a large number of One X's. So at this point, I'm just trying to work out if it's harware or software related.

If any One X owners would be so kind, please try the following test. Load up an audio only file - this tends to exaggerate the effect as it's normally mono), and listen carefully to where the sound is centred in your head. My friend described it as 'sort of stuck above your left eye'. It's really irritating once you're aware of it and if we could work out whether this is hardware of software related, perhaps a fix can be thought about. If you swap the headphones around left to right and the bias follows, you can rule out deficiency in hearing.

I used an episode of the podcast Red Bar Radio, as I know the sound is dead-centre and it's quite bassy, compressed audio. Perfect on a PC - but it's almost unlistenably biased through a One X.

If anyone is willing to carefully test this for me, I'd really appreciate it. O2 are willing to swap for a refurbed SGS3 so the whole thing is up in the air, but I don't like an unsolved mystery, or this odd feeling of being one of a tiny number of people noticing this.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] jphilippon:
Aluminum foil.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] SimonM123:
If you mean use aluminium foil to fix a potential wiring problem, then I understand - but that would require opening up the phone, which is not easy on this model, invalidating my warranty, and we don't even know for sure whether it's a hardware or software fault.

If it's an identifiable hardware fault, I can report it to HTC and possibly fixed. Honestly though, this just fits into the other myriad problems people have had with this phone that all stem from a lack of quality control at the factories. The design is superb, but the manufacturing process is evidently not so perfect, and it's possible that this is another example of it.

Or, it's a software bug, and I'm OK with flashing a generic ROM and losing warranty *if* I know for sure that'll fix it.