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[Xperia Arc General] Pottertons:
Ever since the annoying 'inssuficient storage available' messages kept popping up (even though i've only downloaded about 10 apps on my Rogers Xperia Arc) on my X10 and now my X arc, i've been ITCHING to root my phone but never had the courage in fear of 'bricking' it.

Even after swimming through multiple guides I just couldn't bring myself to do it. Mainly because the language used in the guides seemed comprehendable, only to those who are already familiar with these types of customizations.

This is the first guide that i've been comfortable enough to proceed with, and I got it after the first attempt.

During the procedure i was worried because after the first flash, a pop up kept saying "keyboard has stopped working"; which is where most guides would end, and that pop-up would not go away. So i had to resort to the SEUS update to resore it back to normal.

This guide continues to let you know that there is actually a second flash that needs to be done with a different kernel to the one used in the first flash step.

So thank you very much for a thorough explanation

One thing i would suggest you add is that after the first flash step, maybe point out that you must disconnect your phone before restarting it.

I was confused at this stage but decided to disconnect my phone from the pc anyway. Seems as though i made the correct choice. ;)

Thank you very much; from someone who was near terrified to even attempt this. :)

Finally i can rid of that useless, pre-installed, rogers bloatware and free up space for some more appealing apps.
[Xperia Arc General] Horatio124:
Excuse me, i followed the your guide step by step, but my ARC hasn't been rooted.

There is a problem,

" adb server is out of date "

How should i do the setting of flashtool?

Your photo doesn't present probably. I might did a wrong setting of flashtool.

Any info that i can provide to help you understand my situation?
[Xperia Arc General] TopperBG:
Close Flashtool and check with TaskManager for any process adb.exe.

If it exist - close it forcibly!

Also be sure that any other phone com programs are closed (PC Companion or SEUS)

Then run Flashtool again.
[Xperia Arc General] Horatio124:
Here is a photo attached in this post. That is what i got from toolkit.

I really wanna root my ARC, Can u help?
[Xperia Arc General] vivekgb:
root tool

the root tool is struct at this point... :(

phone is connect to to comp in debugging mode and doubled checked it
[Xperia Arc General] Pottertons:
No idea what it going on in that image, but i do know that I personally never got that.

Try this link....

http://pcfrenz.blogspot.ca/2012/09/how-to-root-sony-smartphone-404-41b0587.html

It's the same procedure as in the o.p but for some reason i found that the layout of the steps was more user-friendly to a NoOb such as myself. :)
[Xperia Arc General] denvern3:
kernel issues or sony issues???

ok the updated kernel ..0.587 is a good kernel in some respects but however it fails to get rid of the proximity sensor issue that Xperia Arc and even Xperia S has...this is really frustrating because as soon as u finish making a call the screen just goes black and u have to use the power button to cut the call...very very very bad indeed, so i really don't know whether the updated kernels from Sony are crap or its the hardware thats crap but something is terribly wrong...i love Xperia but software issues and technical glitches can be bothersome. I challenge my fellow XDA members to develop a kernel for arc that can at least allow the proximity sensor to work...happy holidays enjoy
[Xperia Arc General] TopperBG:
Strange, on my Arc S sensor works as good as it intended to work ?

If I'm in call, the screen is "blank-locked" and I couldn't touch screen with ear for example.

After finish the call and remove phone from my ear - its lights on and can see duration, to hang up and so on ?
[Xperia Arc General] jerung16:
thank you..it work at last..phew:good:
[Xperia Arc General] futraa:
Hi...

I rooted my xperia arc and everything is working except my data internet connection..only my wifi works..

any1 ??? pls hlp...
[Xperia Arc General] FernandesL:
I worked fine

At firt try on my Xperia ARC. Thanks.
[Xperia Arc General] Pottertons:
hahahahahahaaaa. You sound like me about a year and a half ago when i was first intrigued by the mystery of what a rooted phone would be like.

I just kept reading and reading until i figured it out. The answers are all in here as i found myself without making one single post.
[Xperia Arc General] :
I rooted my phone but I can't sync or create contacts as they are gone. But flashing back to ICS without root works.
[Xperia Arc General] fritzlezz:
I was totally ****ed up.

I accidentaly open the runme.bat when flashtool is still open..

and now my device is rebooting and rebooting..

how can I fix this?

even I close flashtool and rerun runme.bat , it didn't help.

please give me some solution..:crying::crying::crying:
[Xperia Arc General] :
What I did was to reboot first. If that didn't work I then flashed back to stock firmware via flashtool. Try that
[Xperia Arc General] ilishki:
thanks
[Xperia Arc General] Phenomzye:
My arc S lt18i just works and starts/boots normally with the 562 kernel, and I can't use the toolkit because it gives errors of device not found between each step ... I'm 4.1.B.0.587..
[Xperia Arc General] TopperBG:
Check your drivers and/or reinstall ADB flashboot drivers from the dir of FlashToool.

Also check your USB mode, debug turn on and unknown publishers.
[Xperia Arc General] Ubichinon:
Rooted the device using this method, works like a charm! No issues at all if you follow the guides.

Also i had an error that Flashing is aborted in Flashtool, but after restart of my computer flashing was normal..

Thanks for share :)
[Xperia Arc General] ByteFlinger:
Inconsistencies

Hi

Thanks for the guide. I followed it and managed to root my mobile to near perfection.

I am having some issue which I am not sure why they are there.

1 - When I downgraded to 4.0.3 Kernel, the Sony logo, upon boot, was not longer animated and also the battery charging animation was not animated either (It was not constantly filling up and down as it did before), which is fine as I suppose that's how it was back on 4.0.3 however when I flashed 4.1.B.0.587 kernel again, this persisted

2 - For whatever reason, when I connect a usb cable to a usb port for charging the phone, even though it shows the charging symbol in the battery, the battery keeps going down. This does not seem to happen if I connect the phone to a normal wall charger.

The first one is very minor but the second one is more of a major issue, could anybody offer some help on the matter?
[Xperia Arc General] TopperBG:
Charging, icons and animation didn't connected to rooting the phone.

BTW why do you downgrade do 4.0.3, you must have 4.0.4 just lower the kernel version which is rootable (.413 or .562)
[Xperia Arc General] ByteFlinger:
Maybe I misspoke. By downgrade I just meant flashing the 4.1.A.0.562 kernel as explained in the original post. After I flashed that the animations mentioned were gone but I expected them to come back after flashing the 587 kernel again.

What do you mean by them not being connected to rooting the phone, something in the process did it (Or failed to restore them back), right?

I have also done a bit more testing on the charging side and it seems that the phone is charging via the usb port (Since it charged when I had it turned off connected to the USB port) which leads me to believe it is just draining more battery than before and the USB port can cope with.

I am guessing flashing the whole generic 587 stock rom back would (hopefully) get rid of all issues but that would also mean loosing the root so I'd appreciate any help on the matter to not have to resort to that.
[Xperia Arc General] shubham247:
How can i root and install costum rom on my xperia arc s

i am using arc s with stock ICS 4.1.b.587 and it is very laggy UI and hangs when it comes to gaming.

I don't know anuthing about rooting and related stuffs.

can anyone tell me step by step provedure so that i can install this rom http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1920207&nocache=1

NOTE: my phone is not rooted.

sorry for bad english
[Xperia Arc General] SammiSaysHello:
1. Download flashtool

2. Download this kernel

3. Use flashtool to flash the kernel onto your phone. This video will help you. The video shows how to flash a firmware, not kernel, but when you select an ftf at the beginning, select the kernel instead :)

4. Download this, and run RunMe.bat with your phone connected to pc in debugging mode.

5. Phone is rooted :D
[Xperia Arc General] FallenJedi:
Noob strikes back :-/

I was trying to install the custom ROM as described above. The thing is, it is stuck at the cmd with the message * daemon started successfully * and it has been like that since the past 2 hours. What should I do? This is my first Android device and my first attempt at rooting it.

Thanks in advance for the help :confused:
[Xperia Arc General] boyvosssk8:
I cant downgrade my kernel from .587 to .562, my flashtool say its all done but when i look on my phone the kernel stays the same, can someone help me????
[Xperia Arc General] Abhinav1997:
Don't worry whatever the status is continue rooting your device since it won't ruin anything :D

Best Regards,

AJ
[Xperia Arc General] Michael P:
Sh*t

I just rootet my girlfriends phone, and now all the SMS and contacts is gone :S

And it´s not my first time I rooted a phone (Had done it with my old Arc S and galaxy S2)

Wtf!
[Xperia Arc General] XperiaArc97:
Perfect

Everything works thanks :) :good:
[Xperia Arc General] matgras:
Really thanks for this tutorial,

it was really easy,

the hardest thing was to find out which one was the right download button :D
[Xperia Arc General] haneef.sk:
didnt work..

hi...i followed this method...i just flashed my kernal ..but i cant root my xperia arc...it says adb is outdated in the command prompt..plz me..i have been searching web sites for months..but still i didnt succed:(
[Xperia Arc General] ru486:
what are adb drivers?? that you mentioned

u didn't gave the link for that...
[Xperia Arc General] ehl.ey14:
12/031/2013 12:31:30 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized

12/031/2013 12:31:30 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.9.10.1 built on 2013-01-09 19:49:47

12/031/2013 12:31:30 - INFO - You can drag and drop ftf files here to start flashing them

12/031/2013 12:31:36 - INFO - Device disconnected

12/031/2013 12:31:36 - INFO - Selected ST18i_4.1.A.0.562_kernel.ftf

12/031/2013 12:31:36 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing

12/031/2013 12:31:36 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.

12/032/2013 12:32:12 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off

12/032/2013 12:32:12 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode

12/032/2013 12:32:37 - INFO - Flash canceled

12/032/2013 12:32:39 - INFO - Log written to C:\Flashtool\flashtool_2013-03-11_12-31-30.log

12/032/2013 12:32:51 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized

what's wrong?.. I'm on MSC mode and Debugging on :(
[Xperia Arc General] Hasooboy:
I have successfully rooted by using this method but now my phone battery is draining fast then before any solution ??
[Xperia Arc General] brian45:
I have the same problem. Tried twice but no luck.

Have you solved yhe problem?

/brian
[Xperia Arc General] babivora:
I try to flash the device using flashtool v 0.9.10.1 but failed

I cant figure out what's wrong

FYI, I've unlocked the BL with test point method
[Xperia Arc General] mmicoo:
thank's for that :D
[Xperia Arc General] scholbert:
Go figure...

Within flashtool folder, step to devices->r800.

You'll find the file loader_unlocked.sin, which could be used for all Xperia 2011 unlocked with testpoint.

So simple copy the loader to your device folder.

Good luck and happy flashing!

scholbert
[Xperia Arc General] ZamSoonLoo:
thanks dude
[Xperia Arc General] pabble:
Hi guys, ive just got my replacement arc s from sony and now im gonna use this guide to root it,, my question is this: the arc s has come with android 2.3.4..... so can i just go straight to doomlords app and root it?

Also once rooted do i just flash to the 587 kernel, or do i need to upgrade my phone from pc companion, please advise as i dont want to mess this up. thanks
[Xperia Arc General] pabble:
deleted wrong section, sorry guys
[Xperia Arc General] perinhas2003:
I dont think so..you need to do the full procedure with the Flashtool..
[Xperia Arc General] Veydron:
Hi guys, this is my first time rooting an Xperia Arc. After flashing the kernel with flashtool, the phone just kept on restarting. I ran the toolkit but nothing happen. Can anyone shed me some lights? thanks!
[Xperia Arc General] ami007tumi009:
is there are any one click method of rooting Sony xperia arc running ics build no 4.1.b.0.587( and its also bootlocked)???....pld help me......i am new and have not so much knowledge......
[Xperia Arc General] jcgechevarria:
YESSS!!! go here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2219711
[Xperia Arc General] ami007tumi009:
thanks finally i rooted my phone.....but now i face the problem that usb storage manger says busy box not installed but it installed in my phone???
[Xperia Arc General] seb7721:
unrooting

if i use the OP method (using zoogRUSH tool from DooMLorD, and by downgrading and then re-installing kernel) on my Xperia Arc S 4.1.B.0.587, will I still be able to use his unrooting tool, or will I have to downgrade again to use that? For example, if i needed to unroot for warranty reasons
[Xperia Arc General] mercy83:
There is a very easy way to root Your Arc / Arc S on 4.1.B.0.587. Try Eroot_V1.3.4 It is in Chinese but very usefull
[Xperia Arc General] Джек:
Arc S rooting plus kit kat

Hi there guys,

First I say thank you for the tuto!

But I need a little help 'cos of my english, it is my second language so I give you details what I m about.

A couple of weeks ago I took my arc s to the local phoneshop where they said they can do rooting.

So I asked them to do it for me. When I got back the phone, there was no root access, and they installed some kind of mobile service provider custom software, and all they did is upgrade to my phone to a newer android.

I took the phone back and they said give them another try, so I let them do it, but with no luck and the mobile service provider software was still on.

They said at the shop it,s not possible to root it and they can,t install other than the mobile service software.

This is how I found the site, and thanks for the tutos I have managed to install android 4.0.4, kernel 2.6.32.9-perf, build number 4.1.B.0.587

Now I m trying to root my arc s but as I said my english not very good I need some kind of help to understand the process.

I have got installed

android sdk

flashtool

got downloaded DooMLord, kitkat (cm11 anzu), busybox1.18.4

for rooting I dont get this - "root ur device using "andorid emulator" trick" what is android emulator? what is that trick?

- "install Busybox (1.18.4)" have downloaded and it is a linux application but using windows (I famailier with linux

my main op system on desktop and laptop) just dont get it.. or get busybox downloaded from googleplay install it to the phone?

-"install SU files (ICS specific)" where to install it to the mobile or the pc? and where can I find the download link?

- "adb drivers" where can I get downloaded?

Sorry guys I m new to the mobile field especially android, so please be patient with me, I also willing to donate (cos got my money back) for a nice step by step instructions so I can do the rooting and have kit kat on my arc.

Many thanks,Джек

edit - arc s rootin done via the tuto below.

talk sonymobile com t5 Android-development GUIDE-How-to-Root-Xperia-Smartphones td-p 287857
[Xperia Arc General] Джек:
No one around here @ this time to help me out?:o
[Xperia Arc General] Attitude.SSJ:
Try this:http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2219711

In any case rooting won't help you in installing kitkat... You ll need an unlocked bootloader to flash kernels...
[Xperia Arc General] Джек:
Thanks 4 the reply, rooting is done, I have managed to unlock the bootloader, now I'm stuck cos cant find any info that is ok to install kit kat on android 4.0.4 build number4.1.B.0.587.

And dont know the process, have watched a couple of videos on youtube but all different and also could not find any which is the explain the installation, just reviews. :)

Anyway thank you
[Xperia Arc General] Attitude.SSJ:
Here you go:https://github.com/LegacyXperia/Wiki/wiki
[Xperia Arc General] emperor496:
I have follow the instruction.. flashed ok.. rooted ok.. flash to 4.1.B.0587.. after restart no root acess.. dont know what i miss..
[Xperia Arc General] Heranjjove:
Flashtool

Why is that Flashtool is not available to download?
[Nokia Lumia 900] zolmajstor:
Hy guys and girls, soory if I put this thread in wrong tab, but i need your help as you are the best community forever.

I have nokia lumia 900 locke on orange network. Is there a way to unlock it with code? i know people have problem with AT&T but this is orange and i hope there is a way. Thank you in advance for any help.

Best regards
[Nokia Lumia 900] pranavam:
hai

thanks buddy:cowboy:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] youri_69:
Hi!

I've finally managed to root and update my Xperia S. Now it's time to remove some bloatware, but I have no idea what is save to remove. When I had the Xperia Arc I had found a list of bloatware but I don't find one for the Xperia S.

Somebody has one or can make one?

Or are these safe to remove:

AntHalService

AntStateNotifier

ApplicationsProvider

ChromeBookmarksSyncAdapter

Facelock

FbCalendarSync

FBIAppShare

FBMediaDiscovery

FBMusicLike

GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter

GoogleContactsSyncAdapter

GoogleLyricsPlugin

GooglePartnerSetup

HTMLViewer

Keychain

LearningClient

MediaProvider

MediaUploader

NoiseField

OMAClientProvisioning

OMADownload

OmaV1AgentDownloadServices

OneTimeInitializer

PhaseBeam

PicoTts

PowerSaveModule

ReadyToRun

RemoteControlService

SecureClockJava

SemcClock

SemcCnapProvider

SemcContactsProvider

SemcDlna

SemcDlnaHandover

SemcMusic

SemcPws

SemcSetupWizard

SemcTvLauncher

SemcVideo

SettingsProvider

Stk

Storefront

Tag

Talk

TalkBack
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] kien:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1546253
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] -Harsh-:
You mean simply adding .bak to any apk would freeze it??

Can you just give me an example??

Use the thank button, it's there for a reason :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] geekygrl:
The list of apps I provided above - I use Root Explorer and simply rename each like this:

From: EventStream.apk

To: EventStream.apk.bak

Changes the actual icon of the file - you could put anything after .apk and it will prevent them from running as its no longer a valid file format for Android. BUT..best thing is it stays where it is originally located, and it doesn't lose its permissions either.

Bit more fiddling around than Rom Toolbox or Titanium but I prefer to pick and chose what I am doing and rather read about each .apk as I go through them one by one. Also allows me to do the same thing to any .odex file that may be there as well.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] xminirom:
Ultimate cleanup tool is here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2349568
[Samsung Galaxy S (4G Model)] RW$:
This is a shout out of thanks to all of you developers and a special note for anyone that may have experienced this:

Samsung Galaxy S 4G phone locked up and after pulling the battery and resetting it would not connect to a wireless network and would not recognize the Sim card. (T-Mobile stock Froyo) At first I thought it was a bad Sim so I went down to the T-Mobile store and got a new one. No luck. I noted that I could connect to wifi networks, but no wireless networks. Beginning to think it is a hardware problem, but read on.

After some research I decided to try loading a new modem driver on the phone from the forum's Noobs Guide. No luck. Since I had Froyo, I tried to do the Samsung Kies GB upgrade. Would not work since it could not identify the "Baseband". Decided to try ODIN and that worked to upgrade to a stock GB. Still no luck with wireless.

Decided to try a custom kernel, Stock Kernel + CWM + Voodoo EXT4 Lagfix by drhonk, and in addition to that I chose the Valhalla Final ROM since I was going all the way. This worked! Phone is fully functional and working better than ever. (and there was some other fix I ran concerning reformating the 16gb SD card)

Thanks guys, you rock.

NOTE this took me about 6 hours of research, reading, and carefully following instructions. And about another 2 hours to reload my apps and reconfig/restore the phone with all of my e-mail and other stuff, etc.. So depending on how valuable your time is, you may just want to buy a new phone, eh ;)
[HTC Desire S] Bockko:
Hi, I am using Reaper V3.0 ROM which is running on GB 2.3.7, and I am wondering is there a way to change "insert smileys" button from bottom right on keyboard while typing SMS to "new line" button?

I only found Mms.apk for ICS and JB... is there solution?

Thanks!
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] san_099:
Hi Guys,

I have a question about the following ROM

[ROM][4.1.1] [2.0.0 Rev1] Remics-JB (Team RemICS) *V2 IS ONLINE

Really happy with the performance, i just upgraded from RemICS-UX v1.3.1 and one amzing feature that I can't seem to activate is the notification lights on the bottom two buttons, the lights switch on when i have a missed call, sms, etc... any suggestions?

The second thing is a lot of people are having trouble to have multipule langauges ( such as Arabic) to display, I found the following thread as a suitable solution.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=31030729&postcount=1892
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] amerkiller1995:
I suggest asking the developers in the rom thread
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] san_099:
Am still new to the forum, I cant post on the developer section yet.
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oct-Al:
LED notification won't work. If you want BLN (I think that's what you mean) flash the Devil Kernel! See XYUnknown's post

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=31084634&highlight=bln#post31084634
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] san_099:
Is anyone having trouble with What's App on this ROM?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] san_099:
is anyone having trouble with disappearing apps from the main home screen, specifically on the bottom drawer?
[Galaxy S I9000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oct-Al:
Disappearing apps & green android men

Because of the lack of space, it may be necessary to move some apps to the external sd card. On reboot, the icons will turn into green android men in the apps list and disappear from the home screen and bottom drawer.

The tw launcher is somewhat 'flaky', so it will probably be better to download Nova launcher (or Apex or Go...). I've just installed Nova launcher because tw took a nasty turn for the worse this morning. Everything is now fine - though the ui is a little strange at first. One advantage is that Nova presents the app list in alphabetical order - not higgledy piggledy. The settings too can be saved prior to any flashing.
[HTC One S] tasos12:
Does anyone has the Z560 version of the ONE S?

If so how happy are you with it?

I was originally thinking of upgrading to HOX but I can get the ONE S Z560 for free from my provider.

Should I go for it?

Are you happy with the phone?

Thanks in advance!
[HTC One S] usaff22:
I think getting the z520 would certainly be a wiser option.
[Samsung Galaxy Tab Plus] robyr:
Hey guys, its been a while since I've been on the Forums, but I am having a hell of a time finding a concrete answer:

Is there any way, whether it is via a mod, ROM, or kernel change, to charge a device that is plugged in to the Samsung USB adapter?

I am going on a very long hike, and I'd love to be able to trickle charge my Note with the Tab Plus's much larger battery.