yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] wajahebat:
Okay i get it, cant work if i just flash GI kernel right away....Need the whole firmware...That means im gonna loose everything...CWM and all...

Maybe better for me to stay with .E.3.7 right now :D

Thanks btw
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] wajahebat:
Ive been thinking...What if, i make a full backup using cwm, and copy it to my other harddrive...Then flash to 6.1.E.2.68, install cwm and root...

Then copy the backup back to my sd, and restore the DATA only using cwm....It will work rite? mean that i can gain back all apps/settings in the last backup...But not the customization as it require SYSTEM restore...?

Now im fuzzy:silly:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] somecallitkarma:
Hoping I'm in the right thread.

Just wanted to ask if the latest TurboRom 3 supports HDMI-Output.

Thanks guys!

scik
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
It should, considering it is a stock based ROM.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] somecallitkarma:
Wow, you guys are pretty fast. Thanks! And what about CM10? Since it's not stock based?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
90% sure it won't work.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] yUlekk:
I am currently on cm10, will flashing .55 via flashtool preserve my root, cwm and do a fresh install(no apps or data on sd card)?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mamboboy:
nm
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tOrNadO™:
Guys i have a doubt? Can i get to knw wht r d advantages of unlocking a bootloader and also not unlocking it??
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mityokm:
Hi all!

I have Acro S. Is it possible that after unlocking the bootloader, the wifi has become very low? I don't remember how strong was it on locked bootloader and stock .45 rom. I have tried a lot of roms: FXP 9.1, XTXperience, MIUI, stock ics .45 and .55 versions.

I am in my room, the wifi signal is good, i turn off the screen (wifi turning off too), turn on a few mins later and it can't connect. My Moto Defy says, the signal is good. We have 2 routers, and i have tried a lot of routers (at work, free wifi stations), but its the same... I don't understand it. So is that because of unlocking the BL?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MarkMRL:
Can you link me to the best XV Walkman port that works with stock Xperia S and that has all the new sound enhancements working?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] amirmalas:
hey guys.

I just updated my Xperia ion to last build number : 6.1.E.3.7

but unfortunately my phone is not rooted anymore ,

so how could I root it again ?

thanks for ur helpful answers.:angel:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Gripa98:
I think that it will work that way. Good luck.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2055043

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] amirmalas:
Thanks 4 ur good topic.

i just want to know whats difference between these 2 :

Stock-Rooted 6.1.E.3.7

Stock-Rooted-Deodex 6.1.E.3.7

and one other thing , how could I know that my phone has locked boot loader or unlocked ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
One is deodexed and one isn't. Deodexed is what many mods need that change the way the ui looks.

Dial *#*#7378423#*#* and go to service info -> configuration. If it.is unlocked it will say bootloader unlocked yes. If not it will say bootloader.unlock allowed yes or no depending on if you can unlock it.

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] logicaldeveloper@live.com:
Guys how to test bravia engine on custom Rom as we dont have settings on it..

XPERIA S

PacMan Rom | XPERIA Keyboard

Sent from xda app
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Amir3014:
Why Ram is so low ? only 650 !!!!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] badkiller32:
abot xperia ion get softbrick

please help me. my xperia ion get soft brick. then i cant enter in flashmode. only can fastboot only. when i try to flash use the fastboot it want android-info.txt.. and one more thing. who has system.img or sin because i can open fastboot only :crying:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Amir3014:
Sony does not own the Task Manager ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Ben36:
Make a new q&a thread. It'll get seen by more people

Sent from my Jellybean Xperia S
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Toledo_JAB:
You can get your stock .sin files from the stock ftf file.

Google your question. Look for XDA results.

From Jaramie's LT28at

2012Xperia SOFT-BRICK Recovery Thread
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] badkiller32:
i already download the ftf

i already download the .ftf then how to get .sin file in ftf?

---------- Post added at 04:38 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:19 AM ----------

i already download the .ftf file. i know the kernel.sin,system.sin all in the .ftf file. but i need only system.sin to flash use fastboot.

i already try many method to get flashmode. but still cant. i only can open fastboot only
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] badkiller32:
The problem already Solve.

thank you who help me.. my problem already solve. i already download boot.img. then i can flash it really easy.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] boncaunhaquynhanh:
I have deleted some apk files in system / app, so the Weather widget does not work (FC) .But I do not know the apk file to help it work.

help me:highfive::crying:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] amirmalas:
thank you dude for ur complete answers.

by the way , which one do you recommend ? Deodexed or not ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
I don't do any UI mods so just rooted.works for me.

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ TL
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] diaboliku123:
Hello. I just got an Xperia S

How can I improve my graphics performance without breaking warranty?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] aka.lander:
Can't install themes

Hi. I've rooted my Xpreia Ion using this tutorial:

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

Now I'm trying to change the status bar by applying theme from

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1724602

I've downloaded two zip files (links under the ICS statusbar - V3 (07.09.12). text in the second link), copied them to the phone and applied via CWM without any error messages. But when I restart the phone nothing have changed.

What am I doing wrong?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] wajahebat:
Well you might want to try this :

- Before install, go to " Settings > Apps > All " Locate "SystemUI" & "SystemUI Preference" Clear Data for both

- Reboot into CWM, Wipe Cache Partition, Wipe Dalvik, Flash the zip

- Reboot into system, go to " Settings > Apps > All " Locate "SystemUI" & "SystemUI Preference" Clear Data for both and Reboot

If still not settled, ask the OP of that mod
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] aka.lander:
Didn't help but thanks anyway)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tOrNadO™:
Hi guys.. I rooted my phone with Binary's.. Locked bootloader.. I also flashed CWM.. But when i go to CWM and try to flash any custom ROM, it says install from sd card successful.. But when i try to boot it gets stuck in SONY logo.. Forget about the custom rom not booting, but I can't even comeback to recovery mode again.. Have to flash stock again via flashtool and then root again and then install CWM again.. I have to do everything right from the beginning.. Can anyone help?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ZN6:
Make sure the custom rom you are using support on locked bootloader.

Feel free to hit if this post help you anyway.

Sent from LT22i via Tapatalk.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sai santosh:
Mount system in cwm before u flash the zips!!!

This will fix the issue :D Hope it helps :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tOrNadO™:
Yes it supports.. XZXperience.. I am able to flash other files in CWM.. So it aint the problem of CWM, its the prob of ROM file i guess.. :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Jiyeon90:
so I installed small apps for the xperia s on my acro s and now when I go to storage, the SD card is gone, when I connect phone to pc I only see internal storage, also the option to save camera pics on the SD card is gone.. how to fix this????
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nope00:
Hey I have Xperia S, I have got the original screen protector film on my S, I read that that is break protector, I have some micro scratches on it, if I remove shoud i buy new one? Or the display is sratch protected? I also read that the is but i dont know what is it gorilla glass or what?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
It avoid the screen to crack all over. the scratches are on the protector, not on the screen itself. It isn't Gorilla Glass, just a protector.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] landluber:
*Deleted by user*
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Jiyeon90:
As far as i know its not gorilla glass, but its still scratch resistant, I removed the screen protector on my acro s about a week ago, so far not a single scratch but its really easy to get fingerprints on it.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] abcdjdj:
Help with kernel

Can someone please tell me how does a kernel get flashed via CWM? I have come from the Xperia Mini ST15i forum at least in the 2011 devices we didn't have a recovery partition so we could not flash kernels from CWM. I thought that CWM is usually in the ramdisk of kernels.:confused::confused:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sudd1976:
CWM Vs TWRP

Guys,

I have a question about recoveries.

I have Installed CM10.1 but the battery life was not amazing, so I installed Nova Kernel which has improved my battery life.

But now I have gone from CWM to TWRP as my recovery, are the recovery files compatable with each other ?

If I use TWRP to instal a recovery made in CWM will it work? Or will I end up with some crazy boot loop of doom??

Any ideas
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] steryman:
Retard question: where can I get Xperia S 6.1.a.2.45 ramdisk? When I was compiling kernels for Xperia Arc, I've used the ramdisks on DooM's github, but he doesn't have the ramdisks for Xperia S.

Nvm, I've just got a kernel.sin from a .ftf and splitted it.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
One will simply not find each other's backup, and they are saved on different folders and also they are in different formats.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sudd1976:
Cheers,

I thought that may be the case, but that I should ask anyway.

Thanks once again for your help. :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Petto10:
Hello, can anybody help me how to unlock xperia U? I mean when phone is locked for 1 specific operator. I've seen here something about unlock and root here. Is this unlock the one that I need? If not, please, post me some link here. Thanks!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
You should look here for help:

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1515
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xXFlippyXx:
Hi there, i've got a minor problem with my xperia s

I'm running KASSpeed 24.1 and got almost everything working. Except for one thing:

Beaming over NFC is not working.

NFC is working properly (double checked it with smart tags) but there are other potentially error sources:

When i beam text (for example browseraddresses) the other device is just opening a blank playstore page. this happens on several devices.

When i beam a picture it seems to work right at the beginning (The other device informs me about the incoming beam), but then one of my system apps fc. Bluetooth is turned on though. After that beaming isn't possible anymore. I need to turn nfc off and on (turning beam on and off in the process) and then i'm right back at the start.

Well here's a minor problem, wich i think, we can solve out. I don't know the english name of that app that goes fc. in german it's "Inhalte freigeben" wich means something like "sharing content". I don't exactly know if sharing is the right translation though, but as far as pcs are concerned (Windows Shares etc..) this translation is valid.

Xperia S running Stockrom without Root and Bootloader locked.

Galaxy S III running Stock/Paranoid/CM (doesn't really matter).

On the Galaxy i have disabled S-Beam (it's running with android beam; bluetooth not wifi direct).
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tux75at:
Firmware question

I know that atm some firmwares are not rootable (hopefully that will change).

The only problem which i have is, that i dont know which firmware will be on my Acro S and i might want to root it.

Is it possible to safe the firmware, e.g. rootable stock firmware before i update (OTA or whatever) to be able to go back and root the device without having to unlock the bootloader?

I am sure, that with unlocking the bootloader it will be possible. But i dont want to void the warranty on the first day.

I think of using the stock firmware in the beginning and might go back to rootable stock in some time (if neccessary).

The custom firmwares come a bit later.

So ... i want to update to latest not rootable stock firmware and go back to rootable stock firmware a bit later if it will be needed by that time.

Which way to reflash will be needed, i got confused with fastboot and flashtool and whats possible without unlocked bootloader.

Or do i have to stay on the firmware, when it is still rootable, and dont update if i want to root without unlocking?

greetings

Tux75at

(finally my Samsung i5700 spica will rest in peace :laugh:)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rahilsayed:
I have unlocked bl and also rooted the device.I m on ics .50 firmware and i m seein a notification for update to. 55.

I wana know how to update it and also i dnt have recovery for installing any rom or kernel!

I have just UBL and root with stock. 50 firmware.Please help
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tux75at:
With Unlocked BL you cant update via OTA and also not stock firmware update with PC.

You have to relock BL to upate.

And i think the .55 is not rootable, you have to stay on .50 if you want to have root access.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rahilsayed:
I want recovery then how to get it?? Doomkernel which has recovery as well but how to do it as i just dont know how to get to recovery.U can suggest any method to get recovery on UBL for me!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tux75at:
I think best way to get recovery is to use custom rom, as you allready have unlocked BL, most work is allready done.

But there is also a thread with a title close to "stock firmware & CWM & recovery", but not sure about correct thread title and for which phone it is, but i guess thats what you look for.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] chossen:
some questions

Hello! I am new to the Xda community, and I have a Xperia S. I went throw a lot of Rom threads and read all, even video tutorial and because of that I got confused. Can anyone spare some time (aprox. 10 mins) to answer me some questions, by chatting or here. Please do not make a fool out of me like some other guys around here.

1. if i go into bootloop after flashing CM10, can i restart the phone and go into CWM without flashing again boot.img, and flash the rom again?

2. if i go into bootloop after flashing CM10, do i have to flash the stock rom using flashtool?

3. tell me a simple way to get out of bootloop.

4. can i install CM10 on my SXS with build number *.2.55?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] skyfin:
1. i think CWM still available after you flashing rom CM10 and yes you can flash the rom again

2. if you want to try clean instal, you should flashing stock rom using flashtool

3. turn off your phone by hold power button and volume up (wait for it vibrate 3 times)

4. yes you can

have you unlock your BL?

Please correct me If I'm wrong
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Ben36:
Unlock the bootloader and fastboot advanced stock kernel (always keep this on your sd)

Then download cm10 and flash in recovery following the instructions in the thread. You won't get bootloop

Sent from my Android 4.2.2 Xperia S
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] lingbennex:
Xperia S flashmode help?

Please help my guys:crying: I recently flashed CM10 on my xperia s only to find the volume up to be broken (hardware problem) so I tried to restore everything to original and relock the bootloader so my local sony dealer would accept it. However i have this problem where I can't even enter flashmode. the weird thing is that I can enter fastboot without pressing anything just by plugging in the usb but not matter what i just can't enter flashmode. Mind giving any solutions? I'm really kinda desperate right now because I've got no extra phones that accept my sim. Please do help me?:confused::crying:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Li-polymers:
The reason for this is that this small apps are meant for xs only, and then when you installed it changed SD card to internal storage. You fix it by flashing an ARCO s stock rom.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tux75at:
Did it got stuck and allways pressing volume up?

Do you feel any point while pressing the volume up button?

Does rotating the phone change something? (Volume Buttons sticking up and down, even shaking and trying again)

Sometimes you can release the button that way.

My actual phone has a dead button, i still feel the pressing point, but touching very softly (even shaking the phone) triggers the button.

what you mean by entering flashmode? the Recovery?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] lingbennex:
I'm really not sure, it happened so suddenly that there was once it was working then the next moment it wasn't asnymore. Occasionally the phone would go on volume up for a while but that happened very very rarely and i didn't how that happened too. Well apparently I've tried pressing it with all sorts of pressure but it still wouldn't trigger the recovery mode... Flashmode? Oh I meant that mode where the green LED comes out and you can flash everything back to it's original condition using flashtool on a pc. I was wondering if there was any recovery that I can flash via fastboot that doens't require the volume up? Or any other way that I could get into recovery without needing without volume up? Then I can carry on from there :/
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xXFlippyXx:
everytime when i change rom (i do this frequently) changes made to the sd card wont save

example:

im using sspeed

flash cm10

copy something onto my sd card

restore sspeed

windows will not show the file i've stored onto my sd card

on a windows pc i'd say the index of the filesystem is overwritten with the backed up one in wich the new file wasn't present.

what do i need to do to rebuild this index.

short:

what appdata do i need to delete, to rebuild the index of the sd card?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] unexpected_usman:
Hi all,

thanx for the useful thread for people like me (noob) :D

I m new here (even on android :p ),i want to know few things about my xperia acro s.

how to enter in recovery mode? (i want to backup)

i want to root my xperia acro s,how to root it?

i searched much but didnt got anything useful.can u please link me the best and latest links.

help would be much appreciated. :)

thanx in advance. :cowboy:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] maguuss:
Are you sure you "searched much"???

The topic to root is fixed in Acro S development..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1834291

Also, to enter recovery mode, as far as I know, you have to install CWM, and to do so you need to root.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] unexpected_usman:
Thanks for the reply :)

How can I backup (full backup from recovery mode) before rooting it?

I read everywhere to backup first before rooting that's why lil bit confused :P

Sorry for my lots of questions.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Felimenta97:
No recovery without root. You need to root to get recovery. Unless I'm missing something.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tux75at:
I am not sure, but possible you want to backup your firmware to go back to stock later on.

I saw a video where it was shown, how to build a ftf from stock firmware backup.

But i forgot where, i think it was a thread with many videos and first post, maybe the recovery thread or a thread showing how to root and put custom firmware on your phone, as well as going back to stock.

I would also like to find it again.

I think i found a different post with instructions for the latest stock firmware of your phone:

h-t-t-p-:-/-/-xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28305266&postcount=3

If data backup is meant, then you have to backup with a manual mode, as there are no methods available. Maybe there are backup apps, but most things you need, are easier to backup manual.

As many things can go wrong during rooting, its good to backup all data, then you can reflash stock firmware and wipe everything without loosing data (as you have your backup).
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] unexpected_usman:
thanx for your useful reply :)

can u please clear me,building ftf file = making backup?

i m totaally new with android thats why confused...so please dont mind. :D

and the second thing,can i backup like this:

h t t p : / / droidtrends.com/2012/07/how-to-perform-a-nandroid-backup-and-restore-it-to-your-android-device

or building ftf file is also like this backup...

in simple words,i want to backup my whole os (apps,contacts,settings etc) before rooting.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tux75at:
Nandroid backup is the same as the recovery mode you get with the kernel you can flash during installing of the CM10 ROM or mostly any custom rom. Problem is, that you need to change your system before you can make a backup.

I am also interested in a way to extract data and system before starting to change the system.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Xocus:
hello guys, my xperia s taking long time to charge, i don't know why it was good last week . I never had such problem, tried so many rom but after installing xzxperiance 1 rom I used it one week but suddenly I saw that my phone is taking long time to charge so i thought that it must be rom issue so i revert back official ICS firmware .50 but here also my xperia was taking long time to charge. So i download an app Battery Calibration by NéMa. I first calibrated battery and it charged fast but another day still experience long battery charge so I calibrated once again and it again

charged fast. So my problem is I have to calibrate my battery once before I connect it to wall charger.

[Earlier My phone use take 2 hrs to complete 0-100% charge and I'm using EP-800 charger]

plz somebody help me
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Ceqtyron:
[Xperia S]Help flashing KA25 Xperia SSpeed

Hello,

I would really appreciate any help with flashing KA25 Xperia SSpeed on my Xperia S. I have flashed upto KA05.2 but then my phone had the sim card reader issue and I had to send it to singapore to get replaced. I have just now got it back and am trying to flash KA25 but it always ends up in a boot loop.

I have followed all instructions on the KA25 thread and it is still not working.

These are the steps I took:

1)Updated phone to stock .55fw (Singapore)

2)Unlocked bootloader through Sony website

3)Flashed Xperia SSpeed kernel v8

4) Flashed KA25

Result - Bootloop

I have flashed KA24.1 and that results in bootloop as well. I have also then tried to flash in KA25 and still there is a bootloop.

Any help will be appreciated, I really want to get my phone up to its full potential.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] rahilsayed:
How can we read or know any bugs of fxp207 or any further updates??

I really dont understand the site and bugtracker logs! Please tell me how to know the bugs!!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xXFlippyXx:
AW: [HELP THREAD][XPERIA S, ACRO S & ION]Ask any question. NOOB friendly

Cleared data and dalvik cache? Wipe could Help too
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] richie25:
Question !!!

Since i cannot post questions on the Dev link let me just ask it here. This is a link where it say " NO ROOT REQUIRED, NO BOOTLOADER UNLOCK REQUIRED, WILL NOT VOID WARRANTY" about flashing the SG ftf .55 firmware, just wanted to know if that is the pre rooted .55 firmware or what ?:confused::confused::confused:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mharckk:
the breakdown is for stock, but there is a prerooted system @ the upper part of the thread.