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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Inferno187:
I can confirm that my phone is now properly connecting to my PC after following s-X-s' instructions.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
Anybody else can confirm this regarding cconnection issues?

I'll add a link to the OP
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] faximusy:
I suggest to add the necessity to release the VOLUME DOWN immediatly when green light turn on.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
It's already there, maybe not clear enough, I will re-check

EDIT: Yes it's there
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bilawal aziz:
drivers

my driver folder is empty :/
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] SoLt3c:
3G problems

i followed instructions,everything went ok with update but now it seems i don't have 3g access anymore.All is ok when wifi is on but no connection with 3g.I checked all settings and everything seems ok.

Any ideas ?

thx
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
uninstall flashtool, download it again and reinstall it

the drivers folder should be ok
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
have you configured your operator's APN in "mobile networks" ??
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] SoLt3c:
yes and all settings are what they should be.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
this is a world firmware, it has no 3G limitations of any kind

and nobody has reported 3G problems (other than wrong or missing APN settings)

the problem must be in your configuration

check if you have WCDMA enabled in mobile network settings
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] SoLt3c:
all settings ok

tried sony's updatecenter en phone doesn't respond anymore when plugging in cable :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
I suggest you to fully flash your phone again.

You are the first one with such mixed symptoms and they could be due to a ad flash or a corrupted download.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ludi007:
driver problem

hi,

any idea why my win7 doesn't recognize my phone when it comes to connecting it to the computer? i've installed flashmode, fastboot and xperia s drivers. rebooted win. did everything according to the instruction. and it just wont work. why???
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
Check if your system is 32 or 64 bits

Uninstall any previous drivers and reinstall the correct ones

If you still can't make it work eead this thread for other users solutions

If it still doesn't work, search the subforums for "how to drivers"
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] SoLt3c:
flashed it fully and had the same thing,got another version from the xda link flashed it again and everything seems ok.

thx for the help gtrab :good::D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] zorathomas:
can't download the full installer from that link, it says, the file not found :(

so where do we go from here?

thanks for the help..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] shoz_on4u:
http://www.xdafileserver.nl/index.php?dir=Sony+(Ericsson)/SE+Xperia+S+(LT26i)/STOCK+ROMS here you'll find the installer with update download both of them. Hope this helps thanks :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
Just checked

It has 3 mirrors: fiberupload, uploaded.to and hotfile

only the first mirror (fiberupload) seems to be down, the other 2 are OK
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bendix83:
THANK YOU SIR !

i backed up my Phone with PCC

Then I reinstalled my SXS with "Sony update service" and created a ftf-file with flashtool to have a t-mobile version of 2.3.7. (Device is booting like a new one (without settings, login etc.)

I have done the ftf creation with this tutorial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB77gWRUI_A

is this ftf-file a full backup of my device with all apps and contacts, or is this a backup of a "non personalized t-mobile germany branded" device?

After flashing ICS along your tutorial, i thought i can do a "restore" with PCC to get my settings & savegames back, but PCC told me that it cannot restore my apps. PCC says that my SMS and my contacts are restored, but it doesnt work. (Bacckup file from 2.3.7, device is 4.0.4)

Google brought my contacts back, SMS Backup and restore saved my SMS, but i think the savegames are lost, aren't they?

[Edit]

Ok, forget it. After google play installed all apps, the savegames are back :)

[/Edit]
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
--> "non personalized t-mobile germany branded"

--> Sometimes google play takes a while to reinstall all of your apps, games, etc it may take up to an hour or so over WiFi

Cool to learn everything went OK

Have fun ;)

.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dazmaca:
I have tried this following step by step a couple of times, I keep getting this error in flashtool...

Im downloading a different ICS now from another one of those links to try that. Why would I be getting this error though?

Just tried it again with another ICS download, same results.

LT26_6.1.A.0.452_Generic_CH_1257-3740_.ftf

LT26i_6.1.A.0.452_GENERIC_NL_(1257-1993).ftf

Are the ICS that I have tried.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
Your flashing stops at the very first flash step: the loader

Possibilities:

1.- Bad (corrupt) FTF file with no loader.sin

2.- Unchecked components when selecting the FTF

3.- Flashtool not up to date

Uninstall the flashtool completely (use the "uninstall" in the flashtool folder)

Download flashtool again and install it

Then download the latest update and install it

Then try again and report back

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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dazmaca:
Just uninstalled flashtool, sus and pcc and tried again installing flashtool. Exact same error happened. I didn't delete the flashtool folder after uninstalling though, would this make a difference? The update is also installed again.

Ive been having problems updating the phone before, the phone wont connect to pcc or sus in flashmode for some reason. USB debugging has been on and off when trying this, I don't care if I cant connect it to either of these programs I just want to update to ICS.

This same error happens with both versions of ICS that I have downloaded, I don't tick or untick anything in flashtool when im going through the steps in the original post.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
Ten y might have a drivers problem.

Simply try with another PC

or search this thread for "drivers" and check how other users have dealt with this situation

Plan B: enter Flashmode BEFORE launching Flashtool, then try to flash
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tmcthree:
Hi,

Chrome says flashtool.exe appears to be malicious.!?>
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
It is not.

It may look suspicious to aome antiviruses due to its nature, but to date nobody has reported any problem with it.

Anyway you can ask the author (Androxyde) here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1588586

PS: It's been updated to version 9
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tiagodamian:
Brazilian Sony xperia S user, my cellphone is oprator branded and sim-unlocked.

I have undertanded that my 3G and network settings will be downloaded by firmware.

I have undertanded the process for flashing. (used to do all the times on my Nokia's.)

i have undertanded the process for backuping my Firmware.

Question:

1.The Sony Forware is universal? dos it comes to packages for every language in every place?

Brazil has been left out in the dark for updates in every single cellphone producer and i want to do not flash a Rom that will not work for me, but i will have to try anyways.

//2. this is my second post on forum, and thinking this could be misguded, i question:

//Sony playstation store has any vantage over Using PLAYSTATION emulator+ ROM zipped?

//Playstation store is not avaible to brazil, so i am still figuring it out how to make avaible for me.

My question 2 has already been solved in this topic, i am sorry for being new in this forum.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1511123
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ninja.lwin:
Now i can update to ICS 4.0.4

Now how can i root my SXS ?

please show me the way ..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] robertgeorge1:
Hi there,

I'm a noob and I need help finding a stock Rogers firmware for Xperia S. I've flashed my phone to ICS but now the phone wouldn't register to my carrier for data usage. Before I flashed the phone I did back up (or so I thought) stock firmware, for some reason the file is corrupted. I'm looking for one here but only one good man had posted one (P19). Unfortunately he's taking the file off and no one else re-posted it. Can someone post a Canadian GB stock firmware? Please and thank you :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
Please read the first post: It has ALL the languages from google Ice Cream Sandwich included.

Portugese Brazil is there too, of course
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
There is a guide for rooting in this same sub-forum

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1742992

If you have unlocked bootlader it is easier. just download the pre-rooted system image of THIS generic CH ROM and flash it

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1723610

There are instructions there to flash the pre-rooted image with fastboot tool

User Tsukeyomi wrote a guide here: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27756968&postcount=393

Hey dude, I found all these links in a couple of minutes using the SEARCH box

Have you tried any of these methods?

Is your bootloader locked or unlocked?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
You need another Rogers user to post his FTF...

By the way, why don't you just manually reprogram your carrier's APN?? (Access Point Name)

That's all your phone needs to register to your carrier for data usage

You can copy the APN info from another Rogers phone, then go to settings -> More... -> Mobile networks -> Access Point Names

Press the Menu button to create a new APN, then input the name and APN and any other required info

Piece of cake

EDIT

PS: I just googled for "xperia S" Rogers FTF

and guess what? The second entry is from this forum: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1606697

You could send the guy a PM, he seems to have the original Rogers FTF
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] robertgeorge1:
Thanks I found Rogers APN settings. It's working now :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mmarekk11:
Is there any bug fix which repairs wifi droping signal? I would like to upgrade to ICS, but no that first buggy ICS.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
What bug?

This is not a "first buggy ICS" ROM, I think you may be confused

I have been using the final Sony official Firmware (ROM) 6.1.A.0.452 Generic CH since June 20th and I have never experienced any WiFi bug

Can you please ellaborate?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mmarekk11:
You havent heard about wifi dropping signal on ICS? People wrote here on forum about that many times.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
I have not experienced that wifi drop and nobody has reported such bug on this thread

Are you sure it happens with the "CH" ROM I am using?

Can you link to a post confirming which ROM has the bug?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mmarekk11:
Well i read it in some thread about ICS bugs. But there wasnt mentioned what ICS people have. So if you state that there is any wifi bug i am happy :) And no fast-capture camera bug as well? Because there was something about that also.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
I understand your concerns, but I can only speak based on my own experience, and it is great so far.

I can't assure you nothing else. My fast-capture function is working perfectly, too.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mmarekk11:
Ok so i will try to update it tomorrow.. i let you know if everythings OK, or i fsome bugs appeared :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
You can always go back,

just be sureyou have the FTF of your current firmware version, or make the FTF yourself
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mmarekk11:
Updated succesfully :) So far i am satisfied, it was worth to update.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mariomshinu:
No ICS interface

Hello everybody, mi issue is I have succefully installed "LT26_6.1.A.0.452_Generic_CH_1257-3740_.ftf" and now my version is 4.0.4. The problem is that I don't have the ICS interface (i mean icons, dockbar, that kind os stuf). Done something wrong? Maybe it's because the ROM itself? It's because de locked bootloader? How to fix a get FULL ICS xperience? Sorry for my bad english hope you understand me. Thanks everyone.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mharckk:
try to reflash firmware or u can repair it via pc companion / seus.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mariomshinu:
Thanks i will try both hope it works

---------- Post added at 01:08 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:20 PM ----------

Ive tried both a nothing seems to work, i still have the same xperias interface (but 4.0.4 installed) Need to install Apex for ICS interface.

Any other ideas pls?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
The interface is pretty much the same Sony UX from gingerbread.

If you want a full ICS experience you will need an AOSP ROM without the Sony custom skin

...or a custom launcher with ICS-like UI
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] element800:
Helo , another quetion ;) if you update flashtool from 0.8.6 to 0.9.0 do you need to install the drivers again?

Ty ;p
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
Not necessarily, but you can do it
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tarukmaktor:
Flashmode problem !

I have done everything I was suppose to until Im faced with connecting my device in flash mode. I hold down the volume button and plug in my device in the computer .The green light comes on for not more than 10 sec and my phone continues to charge through the usb. The whole process is stopped and Im left very frustrated.

PLEASE ANYONE HELP IS DESPERATELY NEEDED !!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
You could be facing two problems:

a) Make sure you are pressing the VOLUME DOWN key and NOT the whole vlume key or the volume "up" key

b) You may have a drivers issue. Please search this thread for "drivers" and see how others have solved this problem.

You can try to connect the phone in flashmode (phone powered off, hold VOL DOWN key, connect the USB port) BEFORE running the Flashtool
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tarukmaktor:
Thanks for the response.

I made sure that Im pressing the correct button (volume down key ) . You might be right about the drivers , I will check that out now.

It doesnt matter if I connect it in flash mode before I run Flashtool or During flash tool , the Flashmode disconnects (Green light turns off ) .
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tarukmaktor:
Where do I download the drivers for my xperia s for windows ? because clearly mine seems to be faulty or not working .
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
drivers are on .../flashtool/drivers/

try uninstalling your current drivers first (connect the phone and check device manager to find the drive and uninstall it)

As I stated before, many users have solved drivers issues and shared their experiences in this thread, most problems are fixed after deleting the drivers, rebooting and reinstalling, or just try to do it from another PC

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27814657&postcount=109

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27828031&postcount=115

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27738953&postcount=30

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27898306&postcount=165

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=27735572&postcount=342

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28005651&postcount=189

PS: if you are using windows 64 bits, use FlashTool64.exe instead of flashtool.exe
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Hasborae:
Hello everyone,

Does this procedure works with Japanese Xperia Acro HD (Docomo issue, SO-03D) ? It begins to be pretty annoying to stay in 2.3.7
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
Nobody has tested it

If your phone is supported by the Flashtool then it could be safe to try, but I don't know if the firmware is compattible to your device or not
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] easy_hk:
how to get the 15-buttons status bar ?

i cant find the thread, anyone can help ?

thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] smallz2k:
I'm not sure if this works with this rom but I used it with cm9 on old Xperia have a browse through thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1531222
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
Neither I'm not sure, I have no experience with CM
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] :
My phone is probably bricked (exclamation mark with a triangle around it and a phone beneath it), and it won't go into recovery mode, will this method still work without losing 2000+ photo's?

Edit: Also, Flashtool says:

Which data? Photo's? :(

Edit 2: Apparantly, it isn't working...

And now it keeps connecting and disconnecting...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
Data inside the phone's internal system memory will be deleted

Data on your internal 16GB SD card will not be deleted by this procedure
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ramkrsn:
Thank you for such a beautiful and useful guide

thank you for this now the question is do we have an update for this as sony has recently released 6.1.a.2.45. once again a big thank you for the amazing job done everything works.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
y can use this guide to flash any firmware update available in ftf format
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] DavosR:
Huge Thanks!!

Oh man!! At the beginning i got some problems with drivers.. but... I've reinstalled it and now everything is good!!

Thanks from El Salvador! :highfive:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
Bienvenido!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] DavosR:
Re

BTW... Eres mi paisano?:confused::eek:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
De Sivar también ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] DavosR:
Re

Buenísima onda man!

Saludos! :D :good:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] evkanival:
hi does anyone knows how to disable the MTP mode ??
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] racinghammock:
What's the difference between flashing the new Andoird 4.0.4 like this and updating it via SUS or PC Companion? Aside from the fact that you can flash from any previous version?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
Difference? Flasthtool is unofficial, PC Companion is official
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] luaifarah:
noob question (A)

can i use this tool to upgrade from cyanogenmod? with clockworkmod recovery

and after this can i go back to using seus or pc companion?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
you this guide to change from and to any firmware in ftf format
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] awaisdbz:
Can i use this method to downgarde my phone from ICS to GB ??

Can i use this method to downgrade?

I am on ICS Stock via Sony Pc Companion . I want to go back to GB. Can i do this? Please tell

if No so it there any post for this ??????????????????????
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] someone755:
So let me get this straight...

I can flash .img files with this thingy, right?

EDIT: Nope, just installed it...

IMG files go through Fastboot -.-'
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] yasirrfc:
hi i was flashing the 6.1.a.2.50 generic italy firmware on my xperia s. it was rooted with a locked bootloader and running stock ics. i used x10 flashtool which is used for arc and arc s and flashed the new firmware. but then it gave me an error of "error: flashing aborted. now unplug device and switch usb debubgging on" the error was after it was flashing apps_log.sin. i didnt install any drivers or anything. now my phone is not booting up and tried flashing again but same error and phone not booting. im downloading the latest flashtool now and will see with that. if anyone can help, id really appreciate it.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
you can use pc companion to reinstall the firmware
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] aditmb:
Hi, I noticed you put "This guide will update your Xperia S from ANY previous version to OFFICIAL SONY ICS ANDROID 4.0.4". So if I already on ICS and want to update to newer official build, I can use your guide right? The reason why I want to manually update is because the pc companion couldn't update it successfully. Thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] HotKillerZzz:
Yah you can. It just overides everything to put in a whole brand new system
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] aditmb:
Thanks @HotKillerZzz, just what I need to hear. Im gonna upgrade my phone today
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] allenmark18:
with this tutorial,can we use this to flash any firmware?:confused:

as of now i have 6.1.A.0.453 UK Xperia S, can i flash 6.1.A.2.50 firmware to my phone?:confused: Is it the same procedure like this one?

Thanks!!

ooh..answered already..sorry..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xperia acro:
xperia acro HD (docomo SO-03D)

Hi to all,I have a xperia acro HD (docomo SO-03D) and tried to update to ICS.Did not work,frozen at start up.Laky I made a FTF file before and flashed it and works again.

I like to know what went wrong,in atachment is the log file.Thanks,regards
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Arconx:
driver error message in flashtool

I'm following all of the instructions to a "T", but I keep getting an error after I plug my phone in (holding the volume down button). Flashtool tells me that I need to install the drivers for my phone using the Flashtool Drivers utility, which I did. But, it keeps saying the same thing after I reboot and run the Flashtool.

USB Debugging is selected.

I've done this before to a previous Xperia S and I had no problems.

I'm using Flastool v0.9.9.0 and Sony Xperia S LT26i_6.1.A.2.50_Italian NO BRAND by tsukeyomi.ftf

Please help.

Thanks,

Marty
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] liviugreuu:
hello

Stuck at 51% and stayed there for an hour. Now the phone will not start. Sony appears and stops. What can I do?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] liviugreuu:
pls help my
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
Cold boot and then reflash
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sko4a:
del
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xeshan88:
Reply

I have asked this question b4 but no body response.

One question to make it clear. I have stock firmware Untouch no Root and No bootloader unlock. and updated to 4.0.4 Build 6.0.A.2.50 using official PCC. I want to know is it possible to downgrade my phone to Gingerbread using flashtool without unlocking bootloader?

I'm asking i don't want to lose my phone Status like bootloader unlock.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
Theoretically speaking, yes you should be able to flash ANY official firmware to your phone using the Flashtool.

If I were you, I'd get a copy of your current ICS firmware too. If something goes wrong, just reflash your current ICS.

Keep me posted.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xeshan88:
I did. Copied my original into backup. N flashed it with other.

Tnx
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] arothhaas:
Flashtool-Error

Hi, I had follow your manual, but I'm unable to flash my device. It keeps showing an error below (see attachment)

My phone doesn't boot into System, has not been rooted and the boot loader is locked. I also tried using SUS and PCC, but no luck it shows you have the latest update.

Can anyone point into a direction? Please...

PS. I have my drivers installed which provided in flashtool folders. I'm able to access Flash Mode and fastboot mode.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] JotaJgreen:
Good post, it helps me to update my phone!!

thx!!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] arothhaas:
Hi, I'm in need of help. Can someone help me?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] phiraphon-film:
thanks

thank you !
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gtrab:
From the piture I can see Flashtool starts to flash but then it aborts at half the process, so it must be a problem with the firmware you downloaded: it could be corrupted. Try with another firmware, better if it has MD5 checksum to check for possible download errors.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Akhil:
Try flashtool 0.9.5 , don't use the latest version..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xeshan88:
Try using PC Companion and select repair your phone option.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] arothhaas:
Hi, I finally got my problem resolved by uninstall the flashtool 0.9.10, install the newer version 0.9.10.1 and able to flash my firmware now.

PS. For some reasons the PC Companion and SEUS update don't work. It just saying you have the latest update.

Thank you all for your help. I'm greatly appreciated.