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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnrgKrshn:
any TV with a HDMI slot will work.

I don't know Bro. At this point, I'm pretty sure it's a hardware issue.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] whyslucas:
Hi, first, i'm sorry for the bad english, 'cause i'm brazillian. Ok.

Then, i was trying to flash the android 4.4 for my xperia s, with the cyanogenmod, right. So, i unlocked the bootloader, made root, everything, but, when i tried to install the new android, it get an error, so i turned off my phone. BUT, i forget that i made the wipe's and etc. Now i'm without android OS, stopped on the sony logo, i can make the hard reset and access fastmode and flashmode, but i dont know what i have to do, 'cause, when i try in flashtools, it gets an error, sayin' that the debugging option is off, but i can turn this on! Help me!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnrgKrshn:
Do you have a recovery on your phone? If not, try to fastboot a kernel. Connect the phone in fastboot mode, flash the kernel and reboot into the recovery. Then, if you have a rom, flash the rom on your sd card. If not, adb sideload a rom onto your ad card. Tutorials are all over xda, search a little bit, you'll find tutorials for what I said. :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] elz_terible:
Rooting steps

Hi All,

Anyone can provide here the steps on how to root Sony Xperia S up to unlocking the bootloader? LINKS will do.

Thank you so much.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnrgKrshn:
Best way, unlock custom kernel, which gives you root, like doomkernel. You can unlock bootloader from the sony site. Download the fastboot drivers and follow the steps. Use search for the tutorial.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] boys501:
hello i hvae tried to flash my xperia s but i have lashed it with xpreria arc s flash after my phone wont turn on nothing work i have just a red light when i connect it to the charger & the pc someone tell me that my motherboard is dead another tell my that i need a jtag ! any issue!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnrgKrshn:
There's a hardbricked thread here. Follow the steps on that.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] boys501:
so i must do the jtag !!!!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnrgKrshn:
I'm not sure what a jtag is.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Playback95:
Accelerometer

Hey Guys, please answer me!

Do we have any solution to the problem (accelerometer not working)?

:confused::confused:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnrgKrshn:
You don't need to use jtag. There's a fairly simpler process. Check it out in the Q&A thread.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] BerserkerMime:
Can't Unlock bootload!

I've been trying to Root my ION for over a week now and I've tried everything from Flash-Tools to the Sony Developer unlock...

I just for out that under the Configuration of my phone it says:

Rooting Status:

Bootloader unlock allowed: No

I don't know what to do and would like to find a resolution. Either I'm screwed and can't unlock or there is another way that I have failed to explore. Please help.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnrgKrshn:
You can root it, but there is no way of unlocking your bootloader, I'm afraid.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] BerserkerMime:
Rooting requires me to place the phone in Fastboot and for some reason the phone just goes to charging and doesn't show me the Blue LED
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnrgKrshn:
It takes quite a bit of fiddling and luck. Are you sure you have successfully installed the fastboot drivers? It took me quite a lot of trial and error and installing the drivers manually while plugging in before it went into charging mode. It's not easy. Or at least, wasn't for me.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] firstflash:
Allowing Quick Settings turn on/off gps

Hi !

I have Sony Xperia acro s.

I need to use from notification bar gps on/off, i found program quick settings what fullfills my needs but phone setting doesnt allow this program switsh gps - error while changing state. How can i change that ?

Thank you
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] EEngineer:
I have two rooted LT28at Ions, one is ICS 6.1.C.1.111 and the other is ICS 6.1.C.1.105. Both have unlockable bootloaders.

I want to flash the latest JB on each of them, but there are a lot of broken links on the forum and finding the right info hasn't been easy.

I downloaded Flashtool v0.9.14.0 for Windows - is that the latest version?

And for these two phones, can someone show me the FTFs for JB for the LT28at?

Thanks!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sonypro:
Help please I flashed I new rom nice and clean on Xperia S and I got this while downloading an app FYI this happen to me once but it fixed it self and don't suggest me to clear data I already did
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cyberdynesystem101:
is your phone rooted? If yes go and download root explorer and go to system/etc and find a file call hosts and delete it
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ADDICT.ANK:
Yes its the updated version.

In ur device thread

Search for the stock rom.ftf

It'll be there, with working links.

And post here.

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Swap the kernels.

Flash the kernel version which can be rooted via doomlord's kit.

And then flash the latest kernel back.

It'll be rooted.

Use Flashmode from flashtool for flashing kernels.

Make them ftf. Via package builder in flashtool
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jboscan:
Ion Bootloader Locked

Hi [MENTION=5075064]optimumpro[/MENTION],

I was following your post, and I just want to know the best ROM for the Xperia ION Locked bootloader, also I prefer it having CM.

Actually I'm using the CM 10 for Locked B from [MENTION=5031348]MrGezz[/MENTION].

Thanks,

Jorge
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cyberdynesystem101:
screenshot please

any screenshot cause its unclear in your description .......

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hey dude ........ whats the problem chill out and lets see if I can help
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Playback95:
rotation

Thanks for replying,

i have this problem, the screen does not rotate, in anyway, camera, nothing. on games that use accelerometer, it doesnt work, i searched and found that almost every xperia s have this problem in every update after GB, does it exists a soution for this?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] elcidx:
Hi all!

I want install on my Acro S Beanstalk ROM and i need help.

1. First step is unlock bootloader so i will use SE Bootloader unlocking and i will also use this program to instal kernel.

2. In this thread http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2411343 i dont see any kernell to download, where i can get good kernel for this rom?

I miss something?

Sorry for my english :|
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] firstflash:
I cant insert anything : To prevent spam on the XDA forums, ALL new users prevented from posting outside links in their messages. After approximately 10 posts, you will be able to post outside links. Thank you for understanding!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Alejandroh19:
i have the same problem, but the different thing here is that when i try to flash the firmware in flashtool appears this error:

ERROR - ERR_SEVERITY="MAJOR";ERR_CODE="0009";ERR_DYNAMIC=" Final data verification failed";

does anybody knows what to do?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnrgKrshn:
Have you find anyone else with a similar problem? Cause this is the first I'm hearing of this, and I've had the phone for two years
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Playback95:
yes

yes i have http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2070489
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cyberdynesystem101:
pm me then

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I've heard of it ......... but .......i think its a hardware related problem did you try reflash your rom through flashtool ? If you did I think its your gyroscope dead ..... you need to bring it to the sony repair shop...... or you try reflash the kernel of your phone ......

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2302569
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnrgKrshn:
Yeah, just as Cyberdyne said, I'm confident its hardware related.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Playback95:
Do you have something to suggest, that i could do?

do you think theres a way to solve it?

thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnrgKrshn:
Well, I'm afraid I can't think of anything other than taking it to the service center and getting it checked.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ADDICT.ANK:
Use the service code in dialer

And see the gyro status.

And reflash the rom

Also try a app and enable force rotation

And see

And post here
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Playback95:
rotation

i have that problem not him, i have flashed many roms and nothing. now i tried to access de gyro stats, when i clicked on gyroscope, it just rebooted.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] arthurpf4:
Hi, I'm looking for a PAC ROM V23 (or what else most new on 4.2.2).

I've looking on this link: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2177236

But i think it's strange because the NEW PAC 23 THEMED WALKMAN powered by 3.4 kernel is a file with 1,4gb, strange name and no extension name. Although, what I really is to install the pure rom, but the links are all broken
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] deathly98:
Hey guys yesterday when I was using my xperia s, it became unresponsive and nothing worked. Even the screen would not go off.I am using cm11 kitkat ROM.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnrgKrshn:
So what did you do at that point?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] deathly98:
I was just setting up an alarm for today and it became unresponsive.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnrgKrshn:
Did you do a hard reset by holding power and volume up?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] deathly98:
No I didn't do anything like this.

As far as I remember.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnrgKrshn:
So your phone is still on? I'm asking what you did after it became unresponsive.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] deathly98:
I let the battery drain out.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnrgKrshn:
You shouldn't have done that. Well, if you connect the charger, what happened?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] deathly98:
It booted up normally.

Do I have anything to worry about?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnrgKrshn:
In that case, nothing to worry about. Must have been a random derp. :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] deathly98:
Thanks man
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] arthurpf4:
Anyone?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnrgKrshn:
I don't recommending pulling anything from closed threads. For now, you'll have to make do with beanstalk for the most customizability.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] deathly98:
Hey guys. Since I upgraded to cm11 my battery drains very fast .please help.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] artttur:
???

Can someone explayn, what is diference AOSP,CM11, Slim ROM 4.4,carbon ROM,Omni ROM Thanks to our great devs,we have so much Kit Kat version for XS now,but I googled searched and can't find answer what is what. English is not my language,that's why I ask if Somebody will answer,please try answer like for small child. :)

P.S Now we have so much app,mod,camera addons from Z2,is there something for our XS? Any chanse to have Z1, Z1 compact or Z2 camera working on any KitKat version for XS?

Regards
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnrgKrshn:
That's a big question. The short answer would be, the different ROMs implement different features and customizations. The least being CM and PA, I believe. Each ROM gas it's own feature list, so check the changelogs, to get started.

With regard to the features from the z2, its up to Niaboc to port the camera and features, let's wait and see.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mohammed rageh:
problem

I have sony xperia ion lt28h and there is problem in battery or charging,when I use mobile and battery is 19%,it appears that battery is 1% and then the mobile turn off,then I must connect battery to charger to turn on.when I do that,it appear that the battery start charging from 19%(not from 1%).so,what is the problem exactly?and what is the solution? :(

by the way,I went to sony company maintenance department in saudi arabia and it could not repair this problem.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] EEngineer:
Duh. :p Thank You, Captain Obvious! :silly:

To tell the truth, I've worked with a few devices on XDA and I'm sorry to say compared the ones I've worked with the Ion has the worst ROM documentation on XDA Unlike other phones there's no information on the difference between ROMs. The changelogs tell you nothing and some of the information is just wrong.

The CM10 [LB} thread is an example. It took me two hours to carefully go through the entire thread and I still could not figure out what patches MUST be installed after CM10 is flashed. Why those patches aren't part of the CM10 flash is a mystery to me.

It's impossible for a non-English XDA speaker to determine which Ion ROM is best. I'm an electrical engineer, technical writer, and assembly language coder and it took me a week to be absolutely certain how to safely flash my phone without a bootloop.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ashu_852258:
Sony Xperia Ion LT28h at&t reboot loop issue.

Hello there,

I have been using my xperia ion since around 6 months with stock rom and never tried to tinker with anything, lately suddenly my phone stopped working i.e it started a reboot loop. the phone turns on to the sony logo then gets to the 'rethink possible' screen and then a blue/black glaze appears and the phone restarts which happen again and again, as this phone is off warranty, i tried to flash it some other (4.1.2) stock rom but still no luck, when i connect my phone to the pc using the usb cable while holding the volume down button, the green led does shows up but the flash software says (error flashing - aborted).

I have attached a picture of the same.

Please see into it and help me get through it.

I will be much thankful fellas.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] motty89:
hi there, i wanna asking bout my xperia S lt26i....

im using the existenze 2 by niaboc79 , and my based ROM still .200

previously im having no problem with my device, but nowadays , my WI-FI cannot be turned ON, when i click or switch the WI-FI , it refuse and the wifi keep turning OFF, and when i tried to tethering hotspot with my XS, the same thing happened.... my mobile data is working fine, only the WI-FI that having trouble, can u guys help with my problem.... thank you so much
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] genecis:
Did you switch your kernel recently?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] motty89:
actually few days ago i updated my device to .96 (busybox,deodex,rooted) but i made a backup first via CWM, and then i restored back to my .200 existenze via CWM ,is that what makes my XS wifi cannot be turn on????

i thought if i made a backup and restored it, everything will be OK
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] genecis:
Don't really know :(

Search for Wi-Fi modules for .200 and flash them
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cyberdynesystem101:
make sure the ftf file u flash is for Xperia ION...... and try reinstall the driver and the flashtool or if possible use another computer and try again..... :) happy flashing.....

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well you got nothing miss except the gapp files...... Flash the rom then immediately the gapps file.....
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] TredecimXIII:
Sony Xperia Acro S stuck in boot loop

Hey, man, sorry if I replied to this thread. I don't really know how to post one. :confused:

Please bare with me... :confused:

To be honest I haven't actually read all the rules.. So, I'm sorry again.

Anyway, desperately wanting to increase my phone's RAM, I overwritten my phone's build.prop. Not realizing it wasn't made for 6.2.B.1.96 kernel. After I rebooted my phone it went to a boot loop. I can't open it and my pc would only read it if it was on fastboot or recovery mode.

I've tried dozen of things and read through a lot forums. But non of it seemed to help.

No chance using Sony PC Companion 'cause my bootloader is already unlocked. It's also rooted.

I've tried flashing a 6.2.B.1.96 kernel using flashtool. But, apparently my phone's usb debugging is off. So, I can't go anywhere.

If any you guys know how to fix this.. PLEASE help... :( :(

I'd really appreciate it!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] alex_ncfc:
This is probably very noob but how do I root my Xperia S?

I'm on the last official Sony firmware (6.2.B.1.96)

I've looked around and the only way I can find so far is the flashing of the previous JB kernel, then root, then flash back the 6.2.B.1.96 kernel.

Is there an easier way now available that I've missed?

I only want to root to remove some of the bloatware apps (Music Unlimited etc)

Thanks!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] genecis:
As long as you have unlocked bootloader, you cant really brick your device ;)

Just download the stock .96 ftf and flash it in flash mode...

And always make a nandroid backup before messing with build.prop

None that I know about... it's not a difficult method either...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] alex_ncfc:
So once the old 6.2.B.0.211 kernel is flashed and the phone is rebooted, it won't cause any problems with the installed system? Because in my experience of rooting on my old X10, using a kernel and Android version that are not designed to work together can cause all sorts of problems.

This is why I am apprehensive about this method.

Although if everything is fine after flashing back 6.2.B.1.96, then I might give it a go.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] genecis:
There's no need to worry... the .211 kernel can be flashed safely on the .96 firmware :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] TredecimXIII:
You're right! :laugh: I just flashed a stock .96 ftf with usb debugging disabled, and its works PERFECTLY!! :laugh:

THANKS A LOT, MAN!!!! :laugh: :laugh::good:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cyberdynesystem101:
Did u have a computer if yes download sony pc companion and..... use the repair button and see if it works..... happy flashing.....
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] deadman220:
can any one help me find how to get the 4.3 theme work on xperia s stock .96 deodexed rom I searched for the framework but got nothing please help
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] vwmaniacx:
Quick noob'ish question. If I have my ION rooted, will doing a factory reset either, work fine, brick the phone, or just loose root?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] DeyX:
It'll only lose root, it'll be fine if you didn't made any changes of root system archive or something wrong with the framework. So, if it's only rooted with some apps an little cwm changes is okay to do a factory. Reset :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] daxsm:
ROM with best battery and ram perf

Hi guys,

I got my xperia S and it's amazing phone. Although I'm not very happy with battery drain, and available ram. Before xperia s I got alcatel 997 with 1gb ram and around 600mb was free for me. And having <300mb in XS is bad :/.

I've looked forum for few past days and was looking for rom which will fix battery and ram a bit, but can't find a good one. Can someone who's into this can recommend GREAT 4.1.2. rom which doesn't have bugs, has fullHD recording, and has better battery and ram performance?

Pls don't tell me to google or search, I've been doing that for few days, but it's hard to decide which rom is best, and someone who tried few of them can surely recommend good one :)

Cheers!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] DeyX:
It has only 1750 mha to feed 720 p screen and everything else, for full HD I recommend to use the modded camera who has superior auto I think is from Rizal Lovins and the best rom for LB and it's actually the one I have installed on my xs it's existenZ rom 2.0.5 and it's doing well in many aspects. Like ram management and the framework permits to have a buttery experience, also the battery scripts it has help a little :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] daxsm:
Thanks mate, I will try it out :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] daxsm:
I have installed XperiaNature custom rom and was wondering if I can install some kernel like DoomKernel? Will it mess up my phone since I have that custom rom?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnrgKrshn:
I recommend sticking to the kernel you're one right now, if you don't have any problems. I'm suggesting this cause I'm not sure if nature xperia is stock based. If its not, doomkernel won't work, cause that is a stock based kernel.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] EEngineer:
What other ROMs have you tried besides existenZ rom 2.0.5?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] daxsm:
I have tried XperiaNature (had some strange bugs so I switched to existenz).

Which one is greatest when it comes to battery life? Should I try some 4.2-4.4 roms or 4.1.2 are better in that area?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] EEngineer:
PureION seems to have the best reputation. It has terrific battery life, it's full featured, and the thread has almost no bugs to report. It also has both TWRP and CWM.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2622315
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] alvaro.costa:
Help me Please! >[ROM][ACRO S LT26w][UB][Linaro][KitKat][4.4.2]Carbon Rom[UPDATE #2]

For flash this rom i need unlock bootloader?

[ROM][ACRO S LT26w][UB][Linaro][KitKat][4.4.2]Carbon Rom[UPDATE #2]

sorry my bad english, thanks!:confused:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] genecis:
Yes
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] BillBong:
Hoping someone can help me fix my mess. I had a stock Xperia S with locked BL running 6.2.B.1.96 (rooted with Doomlord kernel/recovery).

I decided to try abcdjdj's Carbon ROM so I went through the process for unlocking the BL but when the phone restarted it just sat on the "streaming ribbons" screen. Eventually, I messed around with it and managed to get it booting into a (vanilla) home screen but then it FC's straightaway and reboots again. I saw somewhere that this might be a BL problem so I went through the process of unlocking it again, and I got a message saying it's already unlocked.

So now it's stuck in a boot loop (the Sony logo and then Xperia come up, and then it just stays on the "streaming ribbons"). I have fastboot and flashmode access but I don't know how to install the ROM from here. I think I've already lost everything on the phone so I'm not bothered about wiping from fresh if needed but I don't what to do from here to get working again. Can someone please go through the steps for me. Thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] genecis:
Assuming you did manage to unlock your bootloader, extract the Carbon ROM zip file on your PC and flash the boot.img using flashtool in fastboot mode. Next enter TWRP and wipe everything except sdcard and then flash the zip file (if you don't have it on your internal storage, you'll have to use adb push command to push it)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] BillBong:
Thanks. All done after a lot of trial and error. I didn't have a working recovery either so I had to go through everything from scratch but it seems to be working now.

For anyone else, I flashed XperiaS_LT26i_6.2.B.1.96_1257-6919.ftf through Flashtool and then rooted via Doomlord Easy Rooting Toolkit v18 and installed Recovery through RecoverX, and then went through the steps outlined in the Carbon thread. All seems to be working fine now
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Batman232:
Home usage

Hi,

double touch on home to open previous program[AcroS 4.1.2] is very troublesome.

(Sometimes the system gets heavy and it kept doing it once),

Is there any way like old version?

(on the 4.0.1 The previous program is opened by holding Home)

Thanks @ -} -
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Berylbala:
Can anyone take a look at my problem , tried a lot

Can anyone look at it for me , tried a lot.

Should I just give it a few more hours on charge while the led is off? Don't think it's doing anything cause the charger won't get hot.

Or should I just keep reflashing it with flashtool.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2716298

Thanks in advance :victory:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
Dual core ROM: is the name of the ROM.

The backups are at /sdcard/clockworkmod/ Save all those folders ob your pc.

"What really matters in this world, anyway?"
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] neectron:
I think he is using Xperia sola,not S.:)

I kindly request everyone to mention their device name when asking questions,so that you could get correct answers relevant to your device.