yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] atis112:
Please read before post. :) Yes this work on locked bootloader because it's for locked bootloader! But it's for U, so maybe it have bugs with sola. I will make a version for sola soon.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] uao:
works perfect., thanks
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] kaito83:
safe mode :/

I got only safe mode, what am i doing wrong?

Power on phone-> sony logo -> volume down when lights turn on and I got safe mode

permissions:rwx r-x r-x

system\bin\chargemon

system\bin\recovery.tar

system\bin\charger

system\xbin\sh
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] 0M3G4_:
That happens because you keep the volume down button pressed... You must tap it repeatedly as soon as Sony logo appears.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] light19940120:
Thanks!

Working fine with my Xperia U.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] atis112:
One click installer avaliable!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] simon_cbb:
Wow works perfect on my XU :D :good:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] RockitOut11:
this sounds so freaking awesome!

thanks!

and atis, can u post a tutorial and sources, so we can make our own Recovery.zip based on whatever modded CWM version, and working on our device? That would be gr8 for personalized CWM recoveries... like translated ones and themed ones! Thanks in advance! ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] atis112:
It's munjeni's cwm and his sources not avaliable. But i working on CWM6 too and that will open source, but not in the near future, because i will share it with cm9 sources.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] uao:
report problem

Solved, it was related to clean ics rom rewriting your files. Reinstalled This cwm and now works perfect

hello, I have installed this cwm yesterday and with ics stock did work fine, i mounted the usb without prolem. then i installed the rom "ics clean beta". now since it come out the version 4 of that rom, i tried to mount the usb mass storage again to copy the new zip but i get an error on mounting usb driver. also the cwm cannot format my sdcard with the factory resect and the format sd commands.

any suggestions?

thanks
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sxrmafia:
Working Perfect :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sarsarhos:
working on sola! This CWM touch has a bug with sola. On-screen buttons only work with floating touch.

but good news, i've flashed ac!d sound engine finally its working!

thank you. we will waiting for customized sola version.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] andryush:
It works fine, but i can't install Pimp My Rom zip. It installs, but after going to installation screen it freezes after some time. It has something to do with AROMA installer?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Me‎:
I seem to have the same problem :(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] andryush:
It seems that AROMA installer simply doesen't work on this CWM.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] GEKTHEBOSS:
Aroma doesnt work properly because in locked bl there is a problem,dev are trying to fix it!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Jason Fernandes:
Ok it works.....

I used many root to root my phone and then used this Thank you......

Just smashed that looks like button..
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] andryush:
Which devs? Those who working on CWM, or AROMA??
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] GEKTHEBOSS:
I think the devs that have created this are trying to fix him cwms!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] atis112:
Test it please. :) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33218587#post33218587
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] smartaaa:
thank youu <33333
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] toninsc:
hello

hello guys, works perfectly on my sola... thanks... i have a question, internal memory is enable on cwm, can i enable external sd (micro sd) to make a backups, restores etc.?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] iSolaris:
Works on Sola too like a boss :highfive:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] xperiavish:
Mount usb storage not working for me..any ideas..??
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] outadoc:
Unplug your USB cable and plug it back, and then mount USB storage. This is what worked for me.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] plageran:
Sony Logo

anyone know how to do a battery pull on the sola?

I ran the bat file, shutdown and switched my device on while pressing the volume down now its stuck......

any help? I'm running ics stock global and rooted.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] XqepX:
Hey, can anybody tell me how i can enter CWM on the sola? I tried it with taping on the SONY logo, then the LED lights in some colours and then it vibrate one time,after that it stuck at the SONY Logo :/
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] soncarl:
Can't mount usb storage
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] halman:
@lol98lol98

You have probably tried the "sola edition". I also tried it and got stuck at the same point like you. For now the only BL recovery that works for me is from this thread (U version). All you have to do is to download the zip and run the install.bat. It will overwrite the existing recovery and then you will be able to enter CWM.

Hope it works for you:)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] XqepX:
Thank you so much! :) It really worked :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] yasin12:
Pull out the usb cable and plug it back in
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] zenchikage:
Works on my sola except that the reboot options gets me stuck in a black screen. Although hard reset works.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] frostyaloha:
USB mass storage still not work for me, try to replug already
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] EpicTracks:
Perfect! Worked fine in my st25a :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Adonis K.:
I modified the .bat to make it into a .sh for linux users, If anyone is interested.

Note that i only tested this on my device, so be careful
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] atis112:
Great, i use ubuntu but i was lasy to do it. :D

I will add it to the first post. Thank you! :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] soncarl:
i can't still mount usb storage :S
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] You_Know_Who:
Hey I am not able to boot in recovery for some reason.

I have run install.bat and in the end it says Finished!

During reboot when I press Volume Down button(at the time Sony appears) nothing happens, it continues with the normal booting process

Solution?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dind84:
You have to boot your phone and press Volume UP button ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] You_Know_Who:
Thanks for your help :)

But the first post says Volume Down button

Anyway I tried Volume Up button as well, but no success.

I tried Rebooting into Recovery from Titanium Backup option as well, still nothing positive :(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] outadoc:
You have to press repeatedly on the Volume down button, not hold it. It might be the problem as that's what happened to me ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] You_Know_Who:
Worked! :victory:

Many thanks man! :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
On step 1

It says waiting for device

Usb debugging is turned on

Rooted stock ics xperia u
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] atis112:
did you install drivers for your phone?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
And how do I do that??

By installing pc companion??

Edit - got it done

Just tried it again while enabling usb tethering :D

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Working :D

Btw one thing

I created a backup

I had 2280mb left earlier

Nw I have lest than 1gb :(

I cant give this much memory for a backup

What should I do?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] corsav6:
Bump, any way to decrease the backup size? 1 backup takes 25% of my memory.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dragxdk:
Nandroid backup on ext card??

Because i flash it and when i select backup ext card, it doesn t work...:confused:

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[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dragxdk:
Don t work, help please!!!

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[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] XperianPro:
Better backup to USB.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dragxdk:
What version of cw you use?

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[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Charlus97:
Works fine on Xperia Sola. Just need backups on Ex_Card :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] pel.89:
Ok working thx, had to read whole topic because i wasnt able to boot on recovery, i was holding vol down instead of tapping :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] atis112:
deleted
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dragxdk:
:confused:

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[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] atis112:
Sorry i misunderstand it. :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] dragxdk:
I would like to use my ext card more...:(

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[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rickkyez:
this is the newest version of cwm? v5.5.0.4 is the older version? what is the special about new version?:confused::confused::confused:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] venkatpathy03:
thanks bro it works perfectly
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] SharpnShiny:
Error mounting system?

This hasn't happened before, and I just reinstalled this CWM on Sola. :confused:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tzaq93:
How you expect people with locked bootloader to be rooted?

Is there any way to root if I have a non-unlockable bootloader?

Will CWM work if I am not rooted?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
Use binary's method to root without unlocking bootloader

Yes u need to b rooted to use cwm
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tayler7:
xmm . I think i've installed the recovery correctly but for some reason i cant boot into it . When i power on my phone the led lights blue only in xperia logo .And after pressing volume down in that time i boot into safe mode (weird) . I've tried pressing volume down when sony logo apears but nothing happens . Any suggest?

P.S.: I have xperia u with locked bootloader and stock ICS 6.1.1.B.1.10 . I've rooted my phone with Bin4ry's method and i have installed root explorer
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
Dun keep the volume down button pressed... Keep on pressing it multiple times after u see sony logo
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gautham.r.w:
Flash Mode

Hey, I installed your CWM and it works perfectly. But now, I cant get into Flash Mode to flash Stock ICS ftf.. It either boots into CWM or boot loops at the Sony Logo. When I unplug, it'll power on to the ROM like normal :( Any idea what to do ?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Kewyang:
For sola users, you have to keep pressing the vol down button and touching the sony logo multiple time at the same time in order to enter recovery mode.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] atis112:
Why don't you use the sola version?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] MAHKOL:
thank you but ican.t download this file
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] pohlipit:
Uninstall CWM

How can you remove CWM again once installed on a device with a locked bootloader?

Pete
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] niku4uster:
A simple question here....are we going to twrp recovery??
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Rajul:
No until someone port it
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] niku4uster:
can anyone do it??? i heard its quite awsome...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Rajul:
Yes we have lot of developers wirh great potential we may see it in near future
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] GEKTHEBOSS:
After tweaked kernel come out i can try to port it^.^

Motivami a continuare il develop cliccando Thanks/

Keep up my develop hitting Thanks!!!

:)_;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] niku4uster:
thanks man..you are the greatest..!!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] iamwin:
hi! Just want to ask, if I already have CWM Touch recovery on my phone and I want to perform a Restore Factory Settings, Is it required that I do it thru CWM Recovery? Or can I just use the normal method via SETTINGS>>BACKUP & RESET >>FACTORY DATA RESET? thanks!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Min3r:
Both will work fine :p All it does is format /data and /cache so either one will give same output :p
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] chronos2111:
I was on GB and upgraded to official ICS.

I've tried to install this recovery, but I could get only to safe mode (or what was the name). I've rooted (it didnt work with flashtool btw) and tested root, installed this on windows first without root explorer than with, installed successfully both times, I reboot, Sony label comes, LED's dont even blink, Xperia logo comes in, animated, LED's come in. I've tried to push the volume up and down buttons continuously and with several speeds, even only when the LED's come in, and many other, but still nothing. I cant unlock the bootloader and I'm on Hungarian Vodafone SIMLOCK.

Any ideas how to install and use this recovery properly? What do I miss?

Thanks!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] atis112:
I think that the problem is just the button pressing.

Indítás után kezd el folyamatosan, gyorsan nyomogatni (ne tartsd lenyomva) amíg be nem jön a recovery. Ha továbbra sem megy írj üzenetet és megoldjuk. Angolul nem tudnám elmagyarázni. :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] pipi14:
Englishh!!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Epsil:
Hi,

When you connect your phone to the pc with USB debugging.

SuperUser show up a notification accept this if not cwn will not install correctly and phone not boot in recovery.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] aggourodolmas:
everything went perfect installing CWM on my xperia u. Already made a backup and flashed cybershot. We'll see if any bug comes across..

Thanks!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Phantom Pt. II:
Sorry, I'm used to HTC phones.

Do I need to root via any method first before flashing this zip to get CWM Touch?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] wisnuhadi23:
Yes, you need to get root first before getting this CWM.

If you are B.10 you can just use bin4ry method to get root.

If you are on .54 or C.10, first flash B.10 kernel using flashtool then use bin4ry method v13 to root your phone and finally flash back the original kernel you were on. The kernel files are available here, I forgot the link, but you can search under U development.

Or, flash any pre-rooted kernel if you have unlocked your bootloader.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Phantom Pt. II:
Thanks. I really need to dig into this phone. I don't even know what B.10, .54 and C.10 are. Is it the release versions from Sony?

I'm not that much of a noob, trust me, but I am for a bit now with this new phone. ;)

Because from what I understood, all I needed to do was update to ICS on the official website and then follow these steps and it would be done. No?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] azfar:
tonight I am going to install it on XU ICS (B.10 rooted and unlocked) hopping it will be a breeze for me and after successful install I will have no issue as no known issue is written in first post.

Btw way what is the use of Root explorer? nothing mentioned in Installation steps.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] wisnuhadi23:
Yup, it's release version. The latest one is B.54 and C.10.

That method works for B.10 version, I don't know if that works for the other two. I did not try it. I used bin4ry method.

These are the kernels that you will need.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2064997
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] azfar:
install.bat is not going forward from "step 1 waiting for device" Have run multiple times. If I replug usb cable then it shows ok but then all failed :( do i need a locked bootloader to install it?

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got it working now :) i already had device drivers installed but somehow i have to reinstall them.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] azfar:
is there a way to fix file permissions via cwm? I replaced my home.apk (Xperia Z one) via root explorer but before updating permissions my phone itself rebooted and now unable to boot completely.

Edit: fixed it via adb.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] starbuck79:
I try everything and i can't make it work!!!

I did it!

Atencion, this tutorial don't have a recovery link, so after this tutorial install a recovery for Xperia.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Hoshigami:
what you mean dont have recovery link?

the recovery file included on the file
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] SpaceCaker:
How to remove recovery? Just flash original sony FTF file eitj flashtool ?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] atis112:
Delete these files: /system/bin/recovery.tar /system/bin/chargemon /system/xbin/sh

And rename /system/bin/charger to /system/bin/chargemon

Or flash FTF. :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] SpaceCaker:
As i can see in ur install file

adb shell "mkdir /data/local/tmp/cwm"
adb push chargemon /data/local/tmp/cwm
adb push charger /data/local/tmp/cwm
adb push recovery.tar /data/local/tmp/cwm
adb push sh /data/local/tmp/cwm
adb push step3.sh /data/local/tmp/cwm

they are moved to /data so not to system ?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] atis112:
step3.sh move all to system
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] SpaceCaker:
Ohh thanks ;)

installed it :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] divyesh_070:
it's not worjking properly, on running install it shows that cwm recovery is succesfull but on switching on phone and pressing the volume down button during sony logo does'nt show any thing and phone enters into safe mode!!! kindly help me out
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] SpaceCaker:
Dont press but keep ticking it
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] blackkzero:
if I format the system partition from cwm, it erases the recovery?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Smiff2:
same problem here. installed apparently fine from linux, but can't get into CWM. have tried many times, pressing fast, slow at different times etc.. phone either ignoring all attempts or isn't installed right. any ideas please? any way to boot into from running rom using an app?

can i install again, or another CWM package or is that a bad idea? can FlashTool get into it? will have a look.

edit: tried getting into it using FlashTool from the menu Reboot > Recovery > Default

didn't work

have gone through filesystem on phone, step3.sh seems to be copying all files to correct places on phone. how do i trigger the install of recovery?

edit3: GOT IT. holy crap blue and green LEDs and into recovery.

something must have not worked first time i ran the script, even though it said "Finished OK" there's no error checking in there!

thanks
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sasha4fierce:
i will lose root if i flash this?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Andrewasth:
Of course not! ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sasha4fierce:
this will not touch the kernel right?

i have ics .54

it i safe? probably only recovery will add?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] underskyzx:
Yes it does
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Wiplive:
Hello, I'm kinda nooby with these things, I would like to know if this won't brick anything? I have rooted, unlocked bootloader, unlocked Xperia U phone. I know installing roms, etc can brick, but only installing CWM, and making backup won't do anything bad, right? Just making sure :)

EDIT: Tried it, it says install is successful, not working, yes tried tapping and holding volume down on Xperia U.

EDIT2: Nevermind, it actually works, I actually have to grant SuperSU access, now it works fine, performing backup atm. Very nice and easy :)) You should actually edit post saying you have to allow, because on lockscreen it doesn't show anything. Nice work :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] MnM:
going in safe mode

did as u said but instead of recovery mode its goin in safe mode...y so??:confused:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Smiff2:
can we use the linux version on a P if we switch the recovery.tar from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2020895 ?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] blackkzero:
thanks for this useful tool. There's a chance to change the battery icon?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] diegonnc:
Is there any risk on installing this on unlocked bootloader ?, as right now there is no other cwm ouyt there that does not come with a kernel like mujenji, i only want cwm not a kernel.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
It's safe

Atleast m using it on mu xu wid ul bootloader
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sv2hqx:
touch

works on me

xperia u

unlocked bld

terra rom

nice work
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mpjoe2000:
I have facing some freezes when i use AROMA installer from Xperience roms. With CWM v6 + AROMA installer had worked perfect every time.

My Xperia U is a st25a from Venezuela Locked Bootloader
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] blackkzero:
same to me with aroma installer. A couple of times I have to pull out the battery to unfreeze my device :S
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mpjoe2000:
now i can confirm that CWM 6 also freeze running AROMA, but has been more stable.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sfermat:
can't install in linux,

something similar if i use wineconsole
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] SpaceCaker:
Instal the android sdk

And then adb
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sfermat:
i've used virtualbox, im going to try this later
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] MasterBolle:
why do i need root explorer?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rootrider:
Thanks a lot for this!

Confirmed noob-proof. :laugh:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Rezakorn:
Thx!!!! Excellent work!!!! Working fine with unlock bootloader!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mpjoe2000:
i had some troubles with this recovery flashing roms with AROMA installer on my Locked Bootloader Xperia U, i posted this before, but it seems no one cares, but i have found a workaround to have less freezes while i'm running an AROMA installer on this recovery. I just disable this two lines from chargermon file in files folder:

echo "powersave" > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu0/cpufreq/scaling_governor
echo "powersave" > /sys/devices/system/cpu/cpu1/cpufreq/scaling_governor

So i disabled powersave gov in recovery, now is faster and less buggy with AROMA installer.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] HarryCustom:
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[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] MeltdownSpectre:
Xperia U ICS 6.1.1.B.1.89

Just installed this recovery. When I try to boot into rceovery I just get the Sony logo.

My Xperia U is rooted, running Stock ICS 4.0.4 (6.1.1.B.1.89) and it has a locked bootloader.

The LED lights come but no recovery. The phone is in front of me and it's not booting into recovery.

Please help!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] arsal_93:
Did you tap on the the Sony logo?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mpjoe2000:
Reinstall recovery but before disable powersave governors editing chargermon file or just replace it with this http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1949136&d=1368124346

Remember chagermon file is inside cwm-installer.zip, and this will replace chargermon on the phone, located on /system/bin/
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] MeltdownSpectre:
I replaced the chargemon file but still stuck on Sony logo.

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Nope... do we have to?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] 83RN15:
i tried it and when i turn off phone i rapidly prass vol down and shows the blue green blue light but then it goes back to sony logo and starts normally, i replaced the chagermon file :S and i did tap on the SONY LOGO, it shows the blue green blue LED but then it goes back to the sony logo and starts normally.

Im runing Android 2.3.7

6.0.B.1.564
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mzampa:
Hi,

I have an Xperia U swiss brand, and I want unlock it for use here in Italy, but I don' t connect to flashtool because the phone are set on MTP for default and I don't find

the option to set the MSC mode to connect Flashtool.

who can help me?

greetings

maurizio
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mrmbk:
Are you on GB ? or ICS ?

Hope you have checked debugging in the developer option.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mzampa:
Hi,

thanks for you reply, I just upgraded

to ICS, but no there the option to choice.

can you show me the way to do it?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mrmbk:
To connect to flashtools, you have to check USB debugging in settings>developer options>USB debugging.

In order to unlock your boot loader see this thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1527159

P.S: Post your further queries unrelated to this topic in the Q&A section :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mpjoe2000:
no tapping needed, you just need to reflash a complete sony stock rom via flashtool (yes! wiping data, cache and app logs), make your backup first with favorite software. Then you will have to root with bin4ry (download the last version) normal method and then you will be able to install this recovery. I think is the only way.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] 83RN15:
Am i unable to install this because my bootloader is unlocked? do is it need to be locked in order to work?