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[Sony Xperia L] Levered:
request SemcCameraUI.apk from xperia L
[Sony Xperia L] AayushDhuria:
Really? You doubt Sony? They provide bootloader unlock not devs.

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TO DO: BEFORE UNLOCKING BOOTLOADER.

Backup your TA partition before unlocking using the tool here. : xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2292598

Sony does not provide official relock and you can revert to locked bootloader by restoring TA Backup. Read the thread for details.

It hasn't been tested on our device but should work. Seems to work on all latest Xperia devices.
[Sony Xperia L] DeviousFusion:
I flashed the .ftf after unlocking the bootloader, but it ignored the TA partition...haven't used the tool you gave. Also could you upload the TA partition from your phone, as I didn't extract mine before unlocking?
[Sony Xperia L] AayushDhuria:
You clearly didn't read the thread. Flashing someone else's TA backup will permanently brick your device. Hard brick.
[Sony Xperia L] theserpent:
Dam it :(, I am really pissed with the battery.
[Sony Xperia L] Dark Passenger:
Hi guys can someone upload the recovery.img ,boot.img and build.prop.

thanks.

EDIT

to extract img files

adb shell
dump_image boot /sdcard/boot.img /*substitute boot with recovery for recovery. img */

and for build.prop

adb pull /system/build.prop
[Sony Xperia L] DeviousFusion:
Yeah sorry, my bad, I read that later on. :(
[Sony Xperia L] Dark Passenger:
Yes I know about bootloader locking but I doubt they provide the devices already unlocked.(seems to be a miscommunication here).
[Sony Xperia L] Levered:
Can anyone upload semccameraui.apk from xperia l:cool:
[Sony Xperia L] gavster26:
Hi

Hi guys i need your ftf if you's have one or if not could one of you please dump your system for me i want to start porting things for xperia J :D
[Sony Xperia L] naitik2012:
Hello Guys

I have few question

1-Can Any one Give Simple Explanation Of Unlocking Bootloader Is it only For flashing Custom Roms and karnel ?

2-If I Unlock Bootloader And Reflash Stock ROM Or Upgrade With Newer Version Of Stock ROM Will It Cause Hardbrick?Do i need To Lock Bootloader First To flash Stock Firmware Again? If Yes Is Der Any Process To Lock Bootloader?

3-If I SOFTBRICK My Phone Can I Able To Flash Stock Firmware? And From Wer I Can Install Stock Firmware?

Sorry If My Questions Annoy U Very Very Sorry :(

I Am Switching From Samsung TO Sony I Was Using Samsung Galaxy S Advance Since 6 Month

Samsung has Totally Different Method For Flashing Custom Roms And Karnel Thats Y M Asking

Plz Some 1 Advice me Is It Safe Playing With Custom Roms And Karnel In Xperia Device ?

I Love This Phone It Has Adreno 305 Lol My Samsung Galaxy S Advance Is Garbage Against XL HAhhahaha Not Only Samsung S Advance But Every Mid Range Samsung Phones Are Nothing More Than Garbage

Thanks :)
[Sony Xperia L] Dark Passenger:
Umm anyone interested in helping this will help any dev on working for clockworkmod for this device.

-link-
[Sony Xperia L] keenofhiphop:
1And to acces /system for proper and full root support

2As I know it doesnt cause anything bad

3you can restore your phone via Seus as long as you have stock kernel

Greets

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[Sony Xperia L] naitik2012:
Thanks Bro For rplying

few more question :P

Do i need Stock karnel To restore stock firmware ? Sony Ericsson Update Service didnt provide stock karnel ?

thanks :)
[Sony Xperia L] keenofhiphop:
now I am not sure about if seus even offers xperia L? but if it does: yes it needs stock kernel to verify your device.

Greets

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[Sony Xperia L] Alex_rac:
hi everyone , can someone share with me the Xperia L 15.0.A.1.36 ftf file?

thanks in advance :fingers-crossed:
[Sony Xperia L] keenofhiphop:
are you sure there is .36?

Greets

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[Sony Xperia L] Alex_rac:
take a look http://www.ptcrb.com/vendor/complete/view_complete_request_guest.cfm?modelid=22826
[Sony Xperia L] keenofhiphop:
there is .31 and .36... I have .35

I do not think that this is a serious website? Do you trust it?

Greets

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[Sony Xperia L] Alex_rac:
XD ptcrb is serious xD anyway its not a prob (please share your .35) :good:
[Sony Xperia L] keenofhiphop:
I mean on my phone... officially... maybe those are testing or some special brands for different metwork companies or countries?

Greets

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[Sony Xperia L] Alex_rac:
dont want share it? its simple follow this guide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2075736
[Sony Xperia L] keenofhiphop:
no I have to work and all, i dont have the time now...

Greets

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[Sony Xperia L] Alex_rac:
thanks anyway ;)
[Sony Xperia L] naitik2012:
Last question :p

i checked on Gsmarena it has 4.3 inch display does it includes the onscreen button?

i mean Can You just measure Display Of your Xperia L without Onscreen Button

thank you very much :D
[Sony Xperia L] keenofhiphop:
Oh man sorry i have nothing to measure here :/

But it is maybe ~ 4 inches in the end

Greets

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[Sony Xperia L] DeviousFusion:
dump_image: image not found.

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https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/15891188/Xperia/Xperia L_15.0.A.1.31_C2104.ftf
[Sony Xperia L] signashoes007:
Check Your Device

http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/instructions

guys, instruction on how to know if your bootloader is unlock or not..

I believe i already read this one at this thread..just confirm it and i will delete this one..

i've already did this, and this test confirmed that my XL has an UNLOCK bootloader.. :D

Here in PH, it was updated to A.1.36.. just an info..No significant change on my phone though..

Any suggestion on how can i play flash??

already rooted and pushed a SWF player..but still, no flash can be played.. :(

Thanks!
[Sony Xperia L] DeviousFusion:
About the update to .36, did you get it OTA after unlocking?
[Sony Xperia L] signashoes007:
hmm.. updated it through PC Companion..

i got the update of .36 before unlocking..

:highfive:
[Sony Xperia L] Dark Passenger:
for both boot and recovery.img

hmm. anyway thanks.
[Sony Xperia L] gavster26:
Thanks a million bro
[Sony Xperia L] AndroidGyan:
Hi,

Can you please post the "about phone" screenshot if you have updated to 15.0.A.1.36 ?

Any change log ? Noticed any changes in the new firmware ?

Please list if any...
[Sony Xperia L] signashoes007:
Dude, there's NO change log posted by SONY.. And as i have said, I did not notice any significant change on my XL's performance..

I will upload the screenshot of your request as soon as possible.. :highfive:
[Sony Xperia L] Dark Passenger:
So guys we are currently shortlisted for getting a forum(I had a chat with the forum admin we are on the private request list!).

also ...

seems to be a fix for locked bootloader /system r/w reboot fix(Its for Xperia Z but you never know).

reboot fix
[Sony Xperia L] signashoes007:
Here you go..

1.36 update..

;)
[Sony Xperia L] naitik2012:
Xperia L Support Unlocking bootloader? can any one check on service info ?

And any 1 here unlocked bootloader of xperia L ? can we Run No-frills Cpu On xpeia L ?

thanks
[Sony Xperia L] DeviousFusion:
I am boot loader unlocked.

You can run no-frills without unlocking boot loader. You just need root.
[Sony Xperia L] AayushDhuria:
Its not yet available for C210"4", which seems to be the Indian version for XL.
[Sony Xperia L] xperiaL:
hello guys, i'm new here, stumbled across while looking for news about rooting.

I could not but notice you've had problems with ILLUMINATION BAR NOTIFICATION app.

This app works on my xperia l (c2105).

AT FIRST IT DIDN'T, then I realized how it can truly work:

Uninstall it, then after re-installation DO NOT set the general theme, leave it UNTOUCHED.

Just set applications one by one.

I tried several times, and this is the only way it works.

Anyway, waiting for root in order to use titanium backup :)
[Sony Xperia L] signashoes007:
i'm confused, what should be uninstalled?? The Illumination Bar App??how can you uninstall it without rooting?? I assumed your XL is not rooted since you said above that you're waiting for it..:confused:

My XL is rooted..but has a locked bootloader.. The guys here are starting to develop this one..:D

:highfive:
[Sony Xperia L] xperiaL:
I was talkin about the app you find on Play Store...

I don't have a pre-installed app for it. I haven't one.

If there is one, tell me where i can find it :)

i read the root is a partial one
[Sony Xperia L] Dark Passenger:
Guys we got our first custom kernel here thanks to xda user Rachit Rawat.

get it here-Link-
[Sony Xperia L] varun.chitre15:
I need testers for my custom kernel who has got good amount of time. Anyone available here?

You need unlocked bootloader
[Sony Xperia L] billbond4:
Anyone got usb-otg working on the L?
[Sony Xperia L] allenwalker1998:
May I ask is this thread for Xperia L C2105? Cause I am confused whether is this for ZL or just L :confused:

Sent from Xperia L(C2105)
[Sony Xperia L] indycar:
1 yes

2 using flashtool

3 same as 2

indy@XperiaZ
[Sony Xperia L] billbond4:
How will flashtool enable usb-otg?
[Sony Xperia L] Dark Passenger:
this is for Xperia L (C2104 and C2105). Only.
[Sony Xperia L] Tutos14:
Now we can only wait and CyanogenMod CWM :)
[Sony Xperia L] Dark Passenger:
Jerpalea is gonna buy this device(he told me)...we just have to wait.
[Sony Xperia L] Crytech:
Yeah...Im very confident that this will be my next phone...BTW bro u also bought this???;)
[Sony Xperia L] Dark Passenger:
no man but I have locked onto this device after a lot of searching for a sub Rs. 20,000 device.

Now just looking for the best deal.:D
[Sony Xperia L] Crytech:
Same here...This phone is the nly replacement for our lovely fit at this budget :D...Seeing devs started the work already is like cherry on pie :)
[Sony Xperia L] Dark Passenger:
well there are two Recognised Developers publicly working on the device....still cant wait for jerpalea or another dev to get Cyanogenmod for this device.

Sony is turning out to be pretty awesome:D
[Sony Xperia L] keenofhiphop:
I think with this device sony made an awsome device, not only concerning the price. It is just what I would call the perfect smartphone in things like "what do you want to have?" and "what do you really NEED?". So I am sure that this device will get a good group of users.

Greets

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[Sony Xperia L] billbond4:
Two big faults i found on the phone.

* Some Class 10 memory cards not supported.

* USB-OTG not supported either.

I assume a firmware update will fix the memory card, but not sure will Sony introduce USB-OTG support,

seems strange as these two were supported on all/most previous Xperia's.
[Sony Xperia L] karkand:
anyone has this device driver for win8 x64 ?

I need that thing,,please give me link to download..

I just download the latest flashtool & SUS but still not driver installed for my C2105
[Sony Xperia L] allenwalker1998:
??? Class 10 working fine for me

Sent from Xperia L (C2105)
[Sony Xperia L] billbond4:
Is yours a Sandisk?
[Sony Xperia L] Crytech:
This must be memory card's problem...My 2 year old bulky phone also supports class 10 :p
[Sony Xperia L] billbond4:
There's a thread on the Sony Forum about the class 10

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/130908

I tried a samsung 32GB class 10 and it didnt work either
[Sony Xperia L] Crytech:
Thats a sad thing then :/
[Sony Xperia L] billbond4:
Yeah it is, i assume its just a bug issue, at least I found a class 4 32GB thats working in the phone.

And the USB-OTG not working is hopefully a bug issue

As can see my USB device is visible /sys/bus/usb/devices/usb1 its not showing up a storage device.

I would guess these bugs will be fixed later
[Sony Xperia L] allenwalker1998:
Yes it is

Sent from Xperia L (C2105)
[Sony Xperia L] billbond4:
seems that Sandisk is the only Class10 microsd working on the L at the moment
[Sony Xperia L] Crytech:
It depends on varient??...lyk c2104 and c2105 have diff compatibilities...???
[Sony Xperia L] krabappel2548:
Can someone post kernel.sin + build.prop from a stock firmware?

I'll try something for rooting on locked bootloaders then ;)
[Sony Xperia L] signashoes007:
is this the one you're looking for?

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=42267973&postcount=48

Rooting Option

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=42150929

dj2tusk already has a successful rooting guide(not that it always work the first time,but still it works)..Anyway, at least another developer recognized this thread.. haha! big thanks dude! :highfive:
[Sony Xperia L] koci.świat:
just some problems of mine...

I got this phone nearly two weeks, and overall I'd say it's alright, but, I got it because of the shortcomings of my Xperia U. Was this a good choice? Still not sure... I'll wait and see what future updates will fix, because so far I've noticed the following, and they certainly are the most annoying.

1) Very Narrow Camera Focus and Photo Resolution Noise - probably caused by pixel smoothing software, or the actual camera CCD is not an 8MP matrix, but, a composite matrix made up of multiple VGA matrices, which sucks, because the advertised camera was one of the major reasons I bought this phone, and got rid of my Xperia U.

2) Electromagnetic Interference of Touchscreen and FM Radio - when the phone is plugged in and charging, the EM interference from the charging battery causes various anomalies to the touch capacitive screen, mainly while trying to slowly scroll up or down any scrollable area, the scrollable area, not the whole display, jitters rapidly up and down. This is apparently caused by the capacitive screen's detection cycles constructively interfering with the batteries EM field. Also, there is EM interference to the FM radio in the form of background noise. Unplugging the device from the power source resolves both issues. This should've been caught prior to production.

3) Problem With Photo Album Cache Address - when using a cache cleaner app, the necessary data of the Photo Album, along with the expandable cache, gets deleted, causing the Photo Album not to display any photo miniatures, although, when touching various locations of the screen in the Album lets you view the picture, thus, only the address of the photo miniatures gets deleted. Manually force closing the app, and refraining from using cache cleaning apps, resolves this issue. This seems like a simple code bug, but, I've heard it's a problem in other Xperias.

Waiting for future updates...

(This is an edited copy of my post on Sony's Talk forum)
[Sony Xperia L] Vardaan007:
hey guys can anyone tell me how to port bravia engine in xperia L........:confused:

my phone is simply rooted it doesnt even have a recovery!!!!!!!
[Sony Xperia L] keenofhiphop:
about the error with album: was fixed after update to .36 just plug into pc :)

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[Sony Xperia L] miinoo:
Hi Everyone!

I would have a few questions. There are things what I previously successfully set up on other android devices, but they aren't working on XL. I also have boot loader related questions. Let's start with this:

1. I rooted the phone, but as it revealed later it was just a partial root, because my phone's bootloader is locked. I do the workaround what Sony suggest to check the bootloader status (*#*#7378423#*#*, Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status), and it said: Rooting status: Bootloader unlock: not allowed. Does this mean I can't unlock the bootloader or means I shouldn't have to do that?

2. Probably it's the partial rooting, but I would like to make sure. I tried to set up Link2SD. I partitioned the SD card, installed Link2SD, grant superuser permissions to Link2SD. The app asked for the filesystem of the partition which will be used, and said the mount script altered, then the phone reboot. But the phone not booting again, when it reach the Sony logo it reboots. When I remove the SD card, the phone can boot again. Does anyone have a working solution to use Link2SD on XL?

3. I really would like to switch the internal memory (which mounted to /storage/sdcard0) with the SD card (which mounted to /storage/sdcard1). I did it on other Jelly Bean device editing the /etc/vold.fstab. I just have to change the mount points from /storage/sdcard0 to /storage/sdcard1 for the internal memory and the opposite for the SD card. When I restarted the phone it said both the internal memory and the SD are damaged. I undo the changes in /etc/vold.fstab and after restart everything went back to normal without data loss. How can I switch these storages? The games putting their stuff to the internal storage, and 4 GB isn't enough for 4 big games.

I'm a Linux admin, and there are a few things what I would like to check and configure, but I hardly find anything familiar under Android :( It's leading to question 4-6:

4. Where can I find the file where are the mounts configured? The problem what I mentioned at question 3 could be solved if I can set the SD card to the /mnt/sdcard mount point which is now point to the internal storage. But anyway, I really would like to see the partitions.

5. I have a wild idea. Can I merge the /data partition with the internal storage? Under an average Linux it wouldn't be too difficult (fdisk, tune2fs, resize2fs). Is there any tool under Android for manipulating partitions and filesystems?

6. What kind of filesystems supported on Android 4.1.2? I tried ext2, ext3, ext4, NTFS SD card, but the phone didn't recognize those. Is there any way to load kernel modules for filesystem support? I tried the Mount Manager app from Play Store to get nfs and cifs support, but it wasn't be able to load the modules so I failed this case too.

I'd be really grateful for answers. Also if you can show me some threads or docs or whitepapers or anything where I can find the answers for my Android system related questions I'd appreciate that too.
[Sony Xperia L] naitik2012:
really? but some people had already unlocked der bootloader. Are u sure ? which version u r using C2104 or C2105? can u post screen shot ? man m going to buy this mobile after 3 days and u r saying that we cant unlock bootloader wow :( after searching 1 month i found only this phone which is in my budget with awesome performance

can any one post screenshot which shows we can unlock bootloader ?

thanks :)
[Sony Xperia L] DeviousFusion:
1) Bootloader unlock:not allowed...that actually came as a surprise to me. Yes that does means that you cannot unlock your device. Are you locked to a network?

2)Because you are bootloader locked hence you cant modify any files on /system. Link2sd needs modifications done on /system. So you cant use it. Any modification done to /system when bootloader is locked and you are using partial root, will result in a reboot.

3) I am unsure how to answer that question, but while i was browsing the ramdisk, i noticed a lot of scripts that control the mounting process of the internal storage, which might be restricting the switching of sd and internal.

4) in adb shell or terminal emulator, issue this.

ls -l /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/

Output with my Xperia L:

5) Theoretically, Yes you could merge partitions, but it is not recommended to do that in Android. And I haven't seen any app that can do that. Maybe find a way so that android partitions are detected in fdisk in linux. Be careful though.

6)Filesystem support is kernel dependant. Stock kernel does not support ext2, 3, 4. [MENTION=4736004]Rachit Rawat[/MENTION] has made kernel that adds support for these but i don't think it is of any use to you as you are boot loader locked :(
[Sony Xperia L] DeviousFusion:
Here,
[Sony Xperia L] keenofhiphop:
Couldn't that just mean that he is not allowed to access his boatloader? I think that would be more realistic don't you agree?

Greets

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[Sony Xperia L] DeviousFusion:
Quoting Sony from their unlock bootloader page(http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/instructions) :

Though I can't think how the access maybe restricted to BL.
[Sony Xperia L] varun.chitre15:
This is wrong, stock kernel has support for those filesystems. The system partition itself is ext4 formatted.
[Sony Xperia L] mukesh07:
i need flip cover for xperia l i did not find anywhere can anyone please tell me where i buy flip cover for xperia L

thanks in advance
[Sony Xperia L] DeviousFusion:
Is it?? Coz i tried mounting a sd partitioned to ext but it didn't detect it.

And I also just did notice that system is ext4 partitioned. Thanx Varun for correcting me..! :)
[Sony Xperia L] miinoo:
First of all thank you for all the answers. Here is some more information:

It's a C2105 and I attached the screenshots.

Yes, I bought my phone from Telenor in Hungary

Can you tell me, how can I access the ramdisk? I'd like to check those scripts :)

When I format my SD card to ext2 or ext3 or ext4 or NTFS my phone said the SD is unformatted and if I want it can format that.
[Sony Xperia L] Soumitra.5693:
Bugs, queries & experience

I moved from Galaxy Ace to XL 3 days back, and I've used it while I drove over 600kms on a trip.

Firstly the good things

1. Fairly satisfying battery backup. It gave me around 7hrs till 20%, with gps navigation on (i switched off the network radio since i didn't need it)

2. Smooth so far, with minor lags when wifi was on and had a few background apps syncing

3. I noticed that even while gaming/downloading etc, the screen and the region near the power supply get hot, but the battery remains comfortably cool. I suspect that this phone has a secondary battery inside.

4. I tried benchmaking, and I counldn't stop smiling. It was almost thrice my prev phone. :D

Xperia L.........................................................................................Galaxy Ace

5. For the first time, I actually liked the sony theme. Otherwise i'd always opt for holo launcher

Now the bugs that came to me.

1. This does not support UHS class sd cards (and most of the class 10 ones). I did search for possible solutions, but quite a lot problems related to class 10 cards not being recognised were shown. I had this 16GB UHS in my ace, and it worked pretty well :crying:

Anyone knows for sure if this is a software limitation or a hardware one ? :(

2. Illumination light thing which everyone knows

3. The position of sd card is horribly designed. You can insert the SIM without touching the battery, but not the sd card. >.<

4. There is some problem with my all facebook apps connecting to the net. I wonder what? :eek:

5. Lots and lots of bloatware

P.S. - The camera's fairly okay. Not as good as advertised (graininess, and possibly what koci.swiat said,

). The HDR mode is a blast, and the shutter speed is just too good (along with image stabilization). And for those who might have problem with the AF/blurriness, try changing the focus mode to "Single Focus". It made my camera respond quite better.
[Sony Xperia L] billbond4:
The illumation is working for me, only when I install the illumation Bar app and have the Blink Rate to be "always on"

It seems Sandisk class 10 does work
[Sony Xperia L] miinoo:
I'm using a Sandisk microSD 32 GB which is Class 10 and UHS Grade 1 and it's working fine (as fast as hell). I'm not sure which one, I not even no what the difference is in the look of the two cards...

SanDisk Ultra microSDHC UHS-I card for mobile devices

SanDisk Ultra microSDHC UHS-I card for cameras
[Sony Xperia L] Soumitra.5693:
I guess it boils down to sheer luck. :(

Some had it running, some did not. I'll anyway try contacting Sandisk to try for a replacement. Hope they do :angel:

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Btw anyone has any idea about our device having a flash counter? Some samsung and Sony devices used to have it, to check for flashing and rooting...

I basically wanted to know if unrooting can "bring back" the warranty, like in cheaper androids, where the customer care guys can't tell if it was rooted in the first place.