yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Yakandu:
Spectre i think it would be a good idea putting [XIon] in the threads title, so noone can make a mistake :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
I will update it. This forum merge blows.

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ TL
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] josemald:
I have my phone rooted, but not deodexed (I used to do it, but the battery was being consumed too fast). I found textinput-chn.apk and JapaneseIME.apk files in /system/app, should I delete those? Afterwards, do I need to clear cache and/or dalvik cache with CWM afterwards?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
I have removed the Japanese and Chinese keyboards through root explorer and have had no issues. It just removes those keyboards. Didn't need to reboot or clear anything and I don't use CWM either so you should be fine.

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ P
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Added 6.1.E.2.68 for the LT28h in the first post courtesy of Jozinek
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] vladvertigo:
mirror 6.1.E.2.68:

lt28h LT28h_6.1.E.2.68_CentralEurope.ftf

lt28i LT28i_4.0.4_6.1.E.2.68.ftf.zip
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] randy_c:
Mine is the LT28at. Is this worth to update HK Rom? All I wanted is to improve the battery a little :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jeriku:
It's good to stay current, as little bugs get fixed etc.. Plus mods and such will start being based on the latest fw.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] zackspeed:
Dang it I just went to .29 and now we have a newer one lol. Guess I know what I am doing today.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] randy_c:
So with HK firmware do you get LTE symbol or 4G? I know 4G will get the H right?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
H = HSPA

4G = LTE

Only on the AT&T firmware do you get the LTE symbol otherwise its H or 4G
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Added to OP and Wiki
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] randy_c:
Merge and I can't find the thread that I am looking for so can you help? I am looking for the thread showing flash HK firmware but keep AT&T baseband.

I tried check baseband etc.. but didn't come out right

After flashing HK firmware I kept getting these error

"contact has stop working"

"process android.process.acore has stopped"
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Toledo_JAB:
Hey randy_c

I'm just curious, why are you wanting to exclude baseband? I thought the only reason for doing that was to keep LTE when flashing the old LT28h ics. (when the only ics we had was no LTE) I am using the new .68 LT28i version and have full LTE and tether is available.

Anyways the first few pages in this thread should be what you want.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1812168

~Jaramie

sent by my ION
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] KaKaShiHp:
Ion

Updated to ICS 6.1.E.2.68 :D,thx for the download link ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Virus_UTECH:
HELP no more tries left to put in unlock code

HELP no more tries left to put in unlock code

can flashing my firmware help to return the tries
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] randy_c:
I really like the 4G and LTE icon from the LT28at instead of very small "H" and "4G" :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] accts:
It doesn't do any good try to save your baseband - It is the systemUI that's calling out the signal icons '4G' or 'H'. Also the framework might have something to do with it too.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] avi.abhay:
i am new to android flashing scene and i own a ion lt28h 6.1.e.0.233

so i wanted to ask that is every firmware flashable to lt28h, i know that mine is generic so can i also install any version like lt28i or h with any build number??
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Toledo_JAB:
The newest is .68h found here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=28302842 it just takes you to this threads OP

Since you don't have LTE radios use the -h version just in case, no unneeded stuff.

~Jaramie

sent from my ION
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] avi.abhay:
so i cant update with lte?. once i heard that if i flash it with baseband of lte it will become lt28i. hence i asked if i can update with lte firmware
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] avi.abhay:
i cannot update from flashtool.. the downloaded firmware wont show up in flashtool? what am i missing? ? i have pointed it to right dierctory
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cjna:
Have you unzipped it?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] KEB64:
I like the .68 on LT28at-
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
That's what I am running too. Works great other than the smart dock not being detected by smart connect.

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ TL
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] :
As am I. I find the reception for both WiFi and cell on the .68 to be significantly better than on the AT&T firmware.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Toledo_JAB:
I also had reception issues on att ics

.68 is my current.

~Jaramie

Sent from my ION
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jeriku:
Finally got around to flashing 68fw. As someone stated, the capacitive buttons are much easier to press, a direct touch does the trick. Now I'll have to unlearn the slide-to-press technique, lol.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] razholio:
any problem with international OTA?

I have the LT28at flashed with LT28i and I got the OTA notification from sony. I'm rooted and would rather not loose data. Can I do the OTA without risking any loses?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Ota to what? what LT28i did you use? If you update Ota you shouldn't lose anything. You might have to root again but probably won't have to.

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ P
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Levopron:
thanks.i download
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] razholio:
sorry, it currently has .29, and the OTA is for the latest, .68

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I did the OTA, and my data and root were preserved contrary to at least one of the comments on the xperia blog article on this update.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] :
OTA updates rarely erase data since they usually are minor fixes.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] NoobTW:
Unable to flash the "LT28h_6.1.E.2.68_CentralEurope.ftf". I downloaded and put it on desktop, but when I open it via flashtool, it didn't show anything....
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Put it in the c:\flashtools\firmwares folder then open flashtools.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] RobertM27:
Is anyone having trouble getting GPS location? I tried a service test and it still can't find my location, this is on .68
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] :
Working fine for me.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] RobertM27:
Would anyone know how to fix this?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
When you flashed the firmware did you wipe everything?

Sent from my Sony Xperia S
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] RobertM27:
Yes I did. Then I used the Sony Backup&Restore to bring all my apps back.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] NoobTW:
It cannot be seen, either.

I have tried to redownload it twice.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] clavecinist:
sin header verification

Heads up for anybody who decides to give this a shot- it failed right out of the gate with SIN header verification failed.

whomp whomp
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bach415:
Good to see that the Xperia Ion is going somewhere in development.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] 0000alex0000:
pretty much that's an official version, but att just begins putting another **** load of ****ty apps on it..

anyways, thank you very much, cvular:good:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bach415:
Tried to flash the ICS tft file onto the LT28at. Gave a sin header verification error.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dogsly:
I typically do not include only the simlock.ta
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Anyone else with a lt28i get an update to this?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bach415:
So I tried flashing my LT28at to ICS with the tft provided earlier(even though it failed) after I changed it to international verison, now it says my model number is LT28i. Is it the same for you Spectre?

Edit: Here's the picture
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Yeh if you flash the international version your phone will show up as a lt28i.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bach415:
Alright. Just making sure. Any ideas on fixing the sin header verification error without having to root it? There's seems to be another person(maybe the same person) on a chinese android forum that seems to be running ICS on their LT28at using the same rom that's posted here.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Nope, not sure root would fix it either. I really would like to know where they got their ions and some more info about how they got ICS.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
There seems to be a file named ramdump.sin in the ftf that isn't in any other ftf I have seen. Can you try remaking it without that file.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] DennisDD78:
Hello everyone!

I have the LT28i bought in HongKong, it runs on latest 2.3.7, and i wanna try AT&T 4.0.4 from the message above, what do you think the firmware wil be installed properly ? Anyone tried this ICS ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] popfan:
Looks like the Chinese version the Ion LT28h is starting off with 4.0.4

http://www.unwiredview.com/2012/06/...ics-brings-xperia-acro-s-and-xperia-go-along/
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
What build number do you have? The ftf for ICS above isn't working.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Missing LTE as well. Doubt we can do anything with that rom unless we can flash a separate radio file for our LTE ions.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] liuxueyuan1990:
The ftf for ICS above is working for me,is that because mine is prototype phone?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] DennisDD78:
I updated GB till 6.0.F.0.111 via SEUS.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
You might want to zip the FTF then re-upload so its a 300mb file instead of 500.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Notice any changes from .72?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Wonder why its working for you and not others. Perhaps its a LT28i thing...anyone else with a LT28i try it and have it work?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] :
I'm downloading that firmware to see if the same thing happens for me. Stay tuned.

EDIT: It works for me. Not sure what's wrong on your end.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] vladvertigo:
did you download the file from rapidshare or alternate link?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
You sure it's not zipped.

Sent from my Sony Xperia S
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] enzotarece:
I got my tethering to work on Xperia ion LT28at :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
What did you do?

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] enzotarece:
Plug it in my laptop and turn on USB tethering I notice it stays on then I turn on the portable hotspot an it stays on i use my laptop to connect to it an it work 74mbs :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Do you have a mobile share plan with at&t.

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] enzotarece:
Nope I do not live in the US my phone is unlock
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
So are you using at&t?

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] enzotarece:
No am not using att this is the first time I got it to work all the rest time I could not
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] derrickdroid:
Is there a way to check if boot loader is unlocked? Sorry for noob question.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Gotcha. Thought you were saying you had tethering working with the at&t firmware on at&t.

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] :
Lucky you. AT&T cracked down on me whenever I tethered via 3rd party programs. They told me to stop or pay extra.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] enzotarece:
An tht is so unfair for them to tell us how to use our phones tht our money buy I thought Android is a free open source software
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
I tether using the built in tethering on the international firmware and they never say a thing.

Sent from my Sony Xperia S
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] enzotarece:
No just the firmware am using not the service
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] :
Really? Wow. I'll have to do that then, lol. Thanks.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kumbangdesa:
I dont know why flashtool can't detect .68 ftf LT28h at first post but succesfully flash .68 ftf at jozinek thread..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Maella012:
hello please i need help

I did the Flash for my Sony Xperia ion but i forget to the USB debugging off and the unknown sources

my phone is does turn on at all please what do i have to do

thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] randy_c:
http://developer.sonymobile.com/dow...ives/open-source-archive-for-build-6-1-e-3-4/

I wonder if this firmware was released? 6.1.E.3.4
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] raheelc:
I have a ATT branded xperia ion...can i flash the generic international firmwares? Or do i need to stick with the ATT firmware?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
You can install the LT28i firmware with no issue and then use tethering too.

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kumbangdesa:
Is it save to flash GB rom on LT28h?. Is there any risk to break battery gauge if I flash that rom?. I'm not fan of ICS rom.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Toledo_JAB:
All stock firmwares (GB or ICS) for the Ion can be flashed to any version of Ion, lt28i, lt28h, lt28at. Just remember only versions for lt28at & lt28i will have LTE. Lt28h is NOT LTE compatible, phone & firmwares. Also lt28at firmwares are at&t branded.

~Jaramie

Sent from my ION
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kumbangdesa:
Succesfully flash GB Rom for my LT28h. Thank you.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] KEB64:
Really? I thought once we were on ICS we could not revert to GB due to the stock kernel and locked bootloader of the LT28at.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jeriku:
As long as it's an Official Sony Firmware you can flash it, whether upgrade or downgrade. Before the ICS Root method, I was flashing back to GB to update to the "new at the moment" ICS firmwares and get root.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] KEB64:
Interesting. Not that I would wanna go back to GB. Not that it was a bad OS. In my opinion it was probably one of the best GB stock ROMs. But what would be the point -

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Well, besides preference.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kumbangdesa:
Well. I'm not really like ICS. My experience it lack of smoothness and also not battery friendly compare with GB. I'm happy to get GB again even LT28h come fresh with ICS. ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kin912:
Marked.Thanks for share.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] fcb13:
6.1.E.3.7 update is out. Some on this forum have been able to upgrade: http://bbs.gfan.com/forum-836-1.html. Anyone have the ftf?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] muaxuantht:
6.1.E.3.7

6.1.E.3.7

http://upanh.biz/Znq
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Haven't seen one yet. Mine still says current version with 6.1.E.2.68. From reading that forum looks like its a Middle East regional update.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kin912:
LT28h 6.1.E.3.7 released!:cool:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] muaxuantht:
Update from ASIA

Update from ASIA 21h20 17/12/2012 time Vietnam GMT +7

Europe 18/12 haven't.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Why don't you make an ftf and post it here for everyone then.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] muaxuantht:
Sorry, i'm from Europe.

Friend's for me from AISA. Friend's not pro creator FTF.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nexusamoris:
lt28h in Australia

Hi there, Ive just bought the lt28h in australia and have downloaded the rom however the file name says "...Central_Europe" and was concerned about whether it is appropriate for users based in Australia. Should I be concerned?

Thanks in advance.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Not really unless you are going from branded to unbranded. Might be small differences in regions but nothing really that would cause any issues. Just as long as you only use the lt28h firmware for your device.

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ TL
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] muaxuantht:
LT28h rom stock LT28h 6.1.E.3.7

LT28h 6.1.E.3.7

http://www.fshare.vn/file/TV33A5BJ2T
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] fcb13:
Thanks! :) I heard that root isn't available for this update....looks like ill find out.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] muaxuantht:
Australia

based in Australia, telephone run CDMA and GMS ok > run ok

if as AT&T in Australia not run

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LT28i

http://ptcrb.com/vendor/complete/view_complete_request_guest.cfm?modelid=21303

LT28h

http://ptcrb.com/vendor/complete/view_complete_request_guest.cfm?modelid=21802

Certified Product Detail

Below are all of the certified HW/SW versions of this product.

Manufacturer:	Sony Mobile

Model #:	LT28h (PM-0200-BV)

Supported Technologies

and Frequency Bands:	GSM: 850/900/1800/1900, UMTS FDD: Band I/Band II/Band IV/Band V/Band VIII

HW Version	SW Version	Request Type	Date Certified

A	6.1.E.3.7	ECO	Dec 11, 2012

A	6.1.E.3.4	ECO	Nov 26, 2012

A	6.1.E.2.68	ECO	Oct 30, 2012

A	6.1.E.2.65	ECO	Oct 30, 2012

A	6.1.E.1.20	ECO	Sep 6, 2012

A	6.1.E.0.233	ECO	Aug 23, 2012

A	6.1.E.0.211	Variant	Aug 21, 2012
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] fcb13:
DO NO UPDATE TO 6.1.E.3.7! There is no root method yet, it does not work with Binary's method, nor the RootingKit for the ION.

EDIT: It seems to be a problem with the kernel/baseband. I flashed stock 6.1E.2.68, then the 6.1.E.3.7 kernel and baseband to see if it is rootable. It is not, using Binary's method there is no second reboot after restoring.

EDIT: Here's the 6.1.E.3.4 update in zip form, it needs to be flashed via recovery. http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=161014&uk=1996907265

6.1.E.3.4 and 6.1.E.3.7 are not recommended to update to, due to loss of root. Just a warning
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] lmbea4:
But what else is changed?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ARNOB:
Do you have a changelog?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] fcb13:
From what I noticed, I only tested for about 5 min...but 6.1.E.3.7 seemed smoother than previous firmwares. Sorry I do not have a changelog.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] peshovec:
As you know, in the update there is a kernel :)

Actually it is not just the kernel, but also some small initial filesystem, which becomes the / one...

long story short, when booting the device executes /init

then /init parses build.prop and other files... and here comes the trouble: the latest update (6.1.e.3.7) doesn't parse /data/local.prop ...

so no chance for binary rooting ...

I did the check after i did the update so for now i am stuck in non-root position :)

However just before the update (with root access) i created /data/local.prop with rw-rw-rw permissions to be able to edit it even if not root...

badly just then discovered the non-parsing of it :)...

If someone want to play, can try following:

just before update when still root access is obtained:

create /data/property/service.adb.root

and write 1 in it (also make it with permissions rw-rw-rw)

create /data/property/ro.kernel.qemu

and write 1 in it (just in case:) it helps again with permissions rw-rw-rw)

i dig in the new init binary and see it parse:

strings init | grep prop
<3>init: property %s has no value for writing to %s
<3>init: property %s has no value for assigning to %s
<6>init: property init
property_init
set_init_properties
property_service_init
queue_propety_triggers
/data/property
<3>init: Unable to write persistent property to temp file %s errno: %d
<3>init: Unable to rename persistent property file %s to %s
/dev/__properties__
/default.prop
<3>init: Unable to open persistent property file "%s" errno: %d
<3>init: fstat on property file "%s" failed errno: %d
<3>init: skipping insecure property file %s (uid=%lu gid=%lu nlink=%d mode=%o)
<3>init: Unable to read persistent property file %s errno: %d
<3>init: Unable to open persistent property directory %s errno: %d
/system/build.prop
/system/default.prop
property_service
<3>init: sys_prop: mis-match msg size received: %d expected: %d errno: %d
<3>init: sys_prop: Unable to %s service ctl [%s] uid:%d gid:%d pid:%d
<3>init: sys_prop: permission denied uid:%d name:%s
property:
<3>init: property name too long in trigger %s
oad_persist_props
etprop
setprop
load_persist_props

then in init.rc :

# adbd on at boot in emulator
on property:ro.kernel.qemu=1
start adbd

# This property trigger has added to imitiate the previous behavior of "adb root".
# The adb gadget driver used to reset the USB bus when the adbd daemon exited,
# and the host side adb relied on this behavior to force it to reconnect with the
# new adbd instance after init relaunches it. So now we force the USB bus to reset
# here when adbd sets the service.adb.root property to 1. We also restart adbd here
# rather than waiting for init to notice its death and restarting it so the timing
# of USB resetting and adb restarting more closely matches the previous behavior.
on property:service.adb.root=1
write /sys/class/android_usb/android0/enable 0
restart adbd
write /sys/class/android_usb/android0/enable 1

p.s. i am still digging to figure out what exactly is the ics bug in backup/restore and if it is possible to push it again to break :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] randy_c:
what's the different between 3.4 and 3.7? LT28i release yet?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] muaxuantht:
LT28h rom stock LT28h 6.1.E.3.7 mediafire

LT28h rom stock LT28h 6.1.E.3.7

http://www.mediafire.com/?at3613bl88p67

Help Pro need root, recovery new rom

---------- Post added at 07:07 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:50 PM ----------

NOT RUN 6.1.E.3.4 update in zip form, it needs to be flashed via recovery
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Links to stock FTFs for LT28h 6.1.E.3.7 added to OT.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] muaxuantht:
YES

YES to OTA. server ASIA

Smooth more v.68, not root,..

need root, CWM for v.3.7
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jeriku:
A slight perception of added "smoothness" is not worth giving up root. I'll be sticking with 68.

______________

From my LT28

LT28 Thread Index
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] bobby09120:
i have the same idea untill they have root , waiting for a good news
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
For rooted LT28h 6.1.E.3.7 - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=35630714#post35630714

Has anyone seen 6.1.E.3.7 for the LT28i?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] fcb13:
Fantastic! Now just need 6.1.e.3.7 for Lt28i to have lte
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] muaxuantht:
Wait long time LT28i

Wait long time LT28i, long time, long time,.......

FTF for LT28i 6.1.E.3.7
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] RpRAUC:
quick root for LT28 6.1.E.3.7 for unlock bootloader

1) Flash kernel via flashtool - kernel must include a cwm (such as CM)

2) flash custom zip archive with Superuser (that's an example View attachment superuser.zip)

3) then flash flashtool stock kernel and reboot

fnx RpRICE, sorry my english
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dyepnoodle:
anyone confirm this, im planning to unlock my BL now. will this method work?

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im new to ion but i previously own a xperia arc and gnex so im not new to flashing. my question is, idf i will flash cm's kernel is it like on the arc that i need to use fastboot for the boot.img or i need to extract the kernel to cm's main rom and use flashtool?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] RpRAUC:
plz test! this is new version Root_by_Bin4ry - v18. I did not check, wait for 28i

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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] randy_c:
Could we flash this one exclude baseband to preserve LTE?

Still looking for a good firmware use little less battery... :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Yes that still works
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] peshovec:
Will not work,, still rely on /data/local.prop, which is not parsed in latest fw

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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] acsakvith:
I tried but 6.1.E.3.7 fw created FTF file size is 700MB.. is that possible?? but your file size is around 400MB. why is that.