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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
You can flash the stock firmware ftf using flashtool. Or else if You have unlocked bootloader, then flash this kernel, boot into TWRP and copy the ROM using adb to phone using following command:

adb push path/to/ROM.zip /sdcard/

This copies the ROM.zip to Your phone's internal memory. Now You can easily flash it via TWRP.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mitch_781:
thanks it helped me a lot but i had problem with your link it goes to a download file .exe that is a virus !!!

so to solve the problem i started in recovery by pressing up button and flashtool64 then, fastboot, reboot adb, reboot fastboot, select kernel, i took the one from carbon KK.

I restarted and push up 2times to unter TWRP, there is could intall the rom that did not work before and started android 5.0.

So this is fine except in all custom roms i found there is no google play installed so i can not install all my usual apps, how is it possible to get it installed ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
You pressed on the wrong download button then as the file which I linked to is .img, not .exe . Anyways, glad You solved the problem. For gapps, go here.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ackster:
Hi guys, complete noob to all this and thought i'd found what i was looking for in this thread....a complete idiots guide.

But i have a problem with the very first stage, rooting the phone.

I have Xperia S, with jellybean 4.1.2 Build 6.2.b.1.96 stock rom, but once the rooting tool gets to the part about clicking service tests>Display, it just hangs.

I've left it for a couple of hours, and all that happens is the screen dimming, then relighting. Nothing is happening in the software and the last message on the command prompt is:

Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cmp=com.sonyericsson.android.s

ervicemenu/.ServiceMainMenu }

/data/local/tmp/onload.sh ...

Any idea's?

I did all the pre-rooting checks and all drivers etc are installed and my phone is recognised in device manager etc.

Thanks in advance
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
Use the towelroot app to root the phone. Then proceed with other steps.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ackster:
Thanks for the reply Mirhawk,

I used Doomlords Easy toolkit in the end and got the phone rooted without problems.

I ran it without flashing any ROM's for day or two just to make sure all was well.

But now i have a new problem.

I followed this guide, installed RecoverX (I think. Well i ran the software, and it said it had completed, )

I got through to Step 6 and was trying to flash the pa_nozomi-4.6-BETA4-20141009 Rom.

I got to the part where it reboots into recovery, however, my phone never came back on.

I saw the sony screen, and now i have the blank screen, with just the backlight, and blue led.

I cant turn it off, cant connect it to flashtool, and my PC wont recognise it once plugged in. (which i presume is also the reason flashtool cant see it. due to the drivers not loading.)

Is this basically bricked now and how do i sort it?

Thanks

Ackster

UPDATE: I managed to reboot the phone, and even thought it still ends up the same way (Sony logo, then blank). After a while it gets recognised by Flashtool. I tried to flash a different Rom, this time pure_aosp_lollipop_test13, but still the same result.

Clearly i've done something wrong, but not sure what
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
Just went through the guide, the guide is pretty old. If You have unlocked bootloader, follow the procedure from here to flash the ROM. Since Your phone is getting detected via flashtool in flashmode, it will be detected via fastboot method too.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ackster:
Thanks again Mirhawk

I went to the link, but when i tried to download the boot.img in step 2, firstly the site was blocked and gave the dangerous content warning, then when i bypassed it and downloaded, norton also blocked it as having the suspicious.cloud.7.1 virus.

Obviously i didn't proceed any further.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
Yeah, that site has started doing that now. Use this link. I will update those links to other file hosting now.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] vovum:
(Removed URLs from quote because of new user post restrictions)

Sorry to hijack but I tried this.

I had previously installed CWM but I can't install Lollipop-based ROMs with it. I want to switch to TWRP, ran this command (finished successfully... apparently) but when I boot to recovery I still get CWM...

I have a CWM backup but I would like to have a TWRP one before attempting anything more drastic to get Lollipop to work.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

EDIT: Nevermind, found thread 2634382

EDIT 2: [MENTION=5699223]Mirhawk[/MENTION] : I got twrp installed with "DualRecovery" script as thread 2634382 shows, but it is an old (2.6.3) version... I can make backups but not restore them or install roms, I get "unable to unmount /system" error which seems to be an old bug now fixed on newer versions; however I can't update twrp because:

1. "dd" method from terminal still doesn't work for me

2. twrp manager app recognizes my installed version, even downloads the new one but gives an error about me already having recovery when trying to update

3. twrp official method of "install" img file from within twrp itself is not available on the version I have, must have been added later

I think I could apply the "dualrecovery" method again with an updated recovery.tar but I can't find that file anywhere...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] fe2k7:
Hello [MENTION=5699223]Mirhawk[/MENTION] ,

I'm not getting any way to install TWRP 2.8 on the Xperia S LT26i . Did anyone help you ? I've done several attempts without success .

I want to flash the ROM Ucyan and accurate TWRP from this version .

Thank You.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] darknessmc:
TWRP need custome kernel to start like CM11 or CM12 kernel. It doesn't start with stock or doomkernel
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mirhawk:
Try following guide's from here to flash uCyan and get latest TWRP.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mhanel:
#38

I will try these steps tomorrow. I hope it will turn out okay. I am really a beginner and I am reading almost all unfamiliar words.

And please can you give a recommended rom for me? I don't know how get it And I don't know if it's good for my phone (xperia s). Thank you.

Edit: can somebody help me :'( because I'm having a problem with my phone.. whenever I plug it in my PC it turn blue light but after 5 seconds it will turn orange/green and then charge. Please helpe with this one..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nageswarswain:
you need to install drivers on pc.Install it from flashtool>>driver folder.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mhanel:
Sorry but can you teach me step by step :(

please see the attach photo.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] nageswarswain:
Just install all drivers in the flashtool driver installer then you will be OK.or search on google for fastboot drivers for xperia s
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mhanel:
okay I will. thank you.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] TiTAN-O-One:
Hi guys, maybe due to my silly act or smth, i placed my phone on a wet surface today, and when i listen to my phone's speaker for YouTube, it sounds horrid and distorted... Any idea how to fix it? Cos' if not, I'm probably gonna get a hTC Sensation soon an give this to my sis so yea... sad story :(

I'm back to OneOfAKind v21 ;):cool:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] kabychow:
Lol why u place you phone on water? Hmm maybe you can try use the hairdryer and "blow" the speaker place. It worked for my nokia 3310 :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] honeyx:
Let your speaker dry and do not use it till it dryied, else the moving parts that are glued together may loose their connection and the distortion will stay permament.
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] TiTAN-O-One:
o_o maybe too late for that but thanks for the tip!

I'm back to OneOfAKind v21 ;):cool:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] TiTAN-O-One:
Haha, i use the "blow" method using my mouth and my friend was the one who cause all this really -.-"

I'm back to OneOfAKind v21 ;):cool:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] kabychow:
Haha good luck, maybe It will be okay soon because I think the weird sound come out is because of water on the speaker surface and have to wait or "blow" until it dry :)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] sorenzoren:
open ur phone case n try to make it dry with fan, maybe
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] goldenboyz:
I have experienced that problem as well. You just need to dry your phone, until it completely dry, using hair dryer is expected. Just expose with it, wait until you sure, and it'll be work ;)
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] jam90:
Put it into the rice!!! It saved my touchscreen, and it was COMPLETELY wet!!
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] bhun:
Hi TiTAN-O-One,

I hope, your problem is gone for now, but perhaps it would be helpful to know what you can do, when such unfortunate happens.

This phone is really easy to disassemble and reassemble. Replacement parts are not expensive and almost everywhere easy reachable.

I had to replace my internal speaker because it sounded distorted. I bought the part and with some tools i replaced the internal speaker with the proximity sensor earphone jack and upper michrophone (these are all on one unit). You will find an accurate guide on youtube on how to disassemble and reassemble your wonder without damaging it. It's quite easy.

In case it gets wet it is the same, you can safely disassemble it, dry and carefully clean parts and thats it. All you need is patience, some time, and the tools described in the youtube guide.

I did that and my device is still up and running. :D If you decide try, thats the way... ;)

Hope that this little guidance helped! :fingers-crossed:
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] TiTAN-O-One:
Thanks for the tip! :D Actually, :rolleyes: this problem always happens.. but after sometime, the water probably dried enuff and the internal speaker doesnt sound anything distorted anymore ! :D
[Samsung Galaxy W I8150] bhun:
You're welcome! :D

That's good luck for you that your speaker did not take a major damage.:good:

But watch out, because these electronic parts can be easily be damaged without any other option than replacing them.

I use my phone with silicon case and above that i have a carrying bag too.

Wolud be nice for this phone to (at least) be waterproof. There are some casings that can make our wonder waterproof, but they are way too expensive by sametime not allowing a confortable use of the device.:(
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] shine911:
Please Mod Close This Thread

I have mod vold.fstab i want some people test it

I thinks it work in CM like Stock JB

I hope CM10 have more storage like JB from SAMSUNG (some gamer prefer this because some game data up to 1GB or more)

Tutorials:

0.Backup first before test:o

1.Rename file mod into vold.fstab:laugh:

2.Copy to Sdcard and put it to system/etc or /etc:victory:

3. Replace old file and set permission rw-r--r--:silly:

4.Reboot, Enjoy:D

Vold.fstab old

Vold.fstab edited

p/s: I want try mod i (may be not work) i thinks file mod from stock JB cannot work:p. I thinks file mod can work with CM10 official. If have people posted it please mod delete my topic:victory:. Thanks for tested

If after test your phone cannot boot you flash this file via Recovery

RESET

EDIT: I listen some people said file mod work fine you can download and install it

EDIT 2: I have a people vote it not work if not work please comment my topic say why not work help me can edit the file in order to files work fine on our phone

EDIT 3: I retry modified vold.fstab like source from SakuraDroid soucre And i want people test it, i want external storage into USB storage. I can see vold.fstab from CM like JB from SAMSUNG :cyclops:

EDIT 4: CANNOT WORK WITH BE_02 BECAUSE EXTERNAL STORAGE CANNOT WORK IN BE_02

Thanks to Sakura Droid Project Team make CM10 for ACE 2:good:
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] strofo:
It works on BE_01C. Nice, thanks.
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] shine911:
thanks for testing:thumbup:
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] samer menla:
Thank you it work
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] gidano:
Super

Thank you! So I have seen and used both memory! :highfive:
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] Rikxzdjz:
[MENTION=225651]op[/MENTION] Thanks
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] mkel91:
how can I see this information box?
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] Rikxzdjz:
[MENTION=1836471]mkel[/MENTION] what information box ?
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] Shadowcareful:
What for an Information box? Where you see the ram or internal external storage ?
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] Shadowcareful:
In task manager you have several categories in top you just have to click on one
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] Shadowcareful:
Here some screens of several task manaher kategories in jb stock me1
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] Kilstor:
Will this work on BE_02 ?
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] shine911:
I don't know please try it:o
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] akumasihdisini:
Not work on BE_02
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] shine911:
I think bug in external storage

:(

Wait a new version
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] Kilstor:
Yeah its not working.
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] judas1977:
For me it works.... kind of.

I see my micro sd as internal and I can see internal as sd card in total commander but there is no cats in storage info.I use it from beginning and just now I see it's not quite good:)

Edit: strange, I don't see internal (sd after switching) now, but I didn't do anything that could change it (ok, I screw up installing firmware but restoring backup did the job)

Wysyłane z mojego GT-I8160 za pomocą Tapatalk 2
[Galaxy Ace II Android Development] shine911:
all bug i think because External Storage cannot work on BE_02
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] john:
hi guys,

Does anybody know if it is possible to change the language of the MDA Compact from German to English?

because i'd like to order one, but i dont want to be stuck wit this german language on my device.

thanks.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] mikewchandler:
See some of the other forums for more details...But, to answer you question... Yes, you can flash the English ROM which should be available later this week from nowicom (which is where I assume you are buying MDA Compact???
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] 27:
What if I buy a German one from some other place. Can I still flash it with the Nowicom software?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Guest:
Not sure. Where are you going to buy???
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] mikewchandler:
This was me. I wasn't logged in.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] 27:
I'm not sure. Does it matter though? It the same hardware isn't it?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] mikewchandler:
No. I'm just curious b/c I had a hard time finding a place to buy. :? nowicom is about the only place where I found it "in stock". :)
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] katsj:
Can I download the german version from somewhere just in case the english upgrade of nowicom won't work?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] mikewchandler:
Hey Katsj :) I ordered from nowicom based on some of your comments. Anyway, I just took a risk and have no idea how to flash the English ROM. The support at nowicom said it was a simple update and said she didn't know how to do it either :shock: Although, she said that she would find out tomorrow. My device should be shipped tomorrow :D :D
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] katsj:
Mike believe me flashing a pocket pc its extremely easy! My MDA compact will be shipped tomorrow with UPS Express I asked for the fastest way and I am willing to pay the 92 euros for the next day delivery!

I will let you know as soon as I flash mine and I will give you all the details!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] 27:
No, that's not what I mean.

I mean, does it matter where you buy it as it's the same hardware?

I'm just thinking that many people will be buying from German websites as that seems to be the only plave it's available in Europe.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] mikewchandler:
I knew what you meant. :wink: But, I'm afraid I don't know the answer. Hopefully, more info on this will be posted by some others that are in the know!! :D
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] edsub:
@katsj: Could you upload the English MDA Compact ROM, or even better:

Intellidialer.cab, Intellipad.cab (in ExtRom) and cprog.exe (in windows) . . . .
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] katsj:
If I get the english rom then I will upload all the extended rom files. Nowicom didnt send us a link as they promised today!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] edsub:
Thanks! Looking forward to that! 8)
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Guest:
can someone, who have the compact in german already, post the german ROM files please?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Guest:
Just had e-mail from nowicom saying that the english rom won't be availble until Monday now.

I'm not sure if I believe them.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] 27:
I don't understand why you wouldn't believe them. You think they're lying?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] optica:
Idem for the Nowicom E mail: available Monday
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Guest:
here's the answer from Nowicom to my last email (one hour ago) :

Hello,

we are still working on it. It could be that we have it today or during the weekend. It is not sure that it takes until monday. As soon as it is available, we will send it around.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Wiz:
The radio rom should not be necessary, it's language independent. The extended rom can be found here as a separate download for you to install manually. The OS is the only thing you need I would say.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] katsj:
The MMS Composer for example is in Extended ROM and its in German! So we do need the extended ROM as well! I guess you people will sort this out too :wink:
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] madds:
Someone with a english rom can give you that at any time.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Riccardo:
MDA Compact from German to English possible?

YES YES YES! YEAAAAAAA :D

SD image is in:

ftp://xda:xda@xdaforums.com/Magician

and look for R_Magican.rar (1 hour left)

You should be able to flash you German MDA Compact (only OS imsage) to English!

When done it the device will tell you chek sum fail but jest reset and wait few second.

PS. You have to use a 256MB card i think.

Many thanks from gibbo and myself to Wiz for SD image!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] digger:
Riccardo, does that mean you've done it, German to English?????? Damn it, I dont have a 256MB card, only 128 and 512

Can you give some step by step instructions for those of us who don't know what they are doing?? And can you confirm everything work, no SIM lock etc...

And finally, do you mean Magician.zip or R_Magician.rar cos there isn't a R_Magician.zip. Many thanks!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] Riccardo:
Yes, no SIM lock etc...

For some step by step instructions look on Magican forum section.

I must go home! I spent all day for this! with good result!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] :
Are these the correct steps? Thought I should save people some time looking in the forums

How to flash CE ROM image on SD card to the device?

1. Insert SD card to the device

2. Enter bootloader mode by pressing down power button and soft reset at the same time

3. Press Action button to start SD flashing

4. Message indicates SD flashing is finished. Again, the device needs to be hard reset to ensure the old version is being overwritten.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] :
That was me! Forgot to log in :roll:
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] kta:
TWICE !!!! :oops:
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] :
i press soft reset and power and no bootloader screen,is tha correct?Also it is correct that i have to flash the phone with the 156mb file.i think rom capacity of the phone is much lower.Is there any link that i can see more exact instruction for backing up my german rom to have a restoration and antibricking availability.

Thanks
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] kta:
You have to press the power button and the camera button as well while pressing the reset switch.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] digger:
I think you get to the bootloader by pressing and hold power and camera button and do a soft reset. - damn it Kta just beat me to it :-)

Also, the file I downloaded was 143MB.... do we have the same file (R_magician.rar)?

Is there any way this can be used on a 512MB card?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] :
my file is the same name but 152mb and after i unzip it i cant fit it into my sd card.. any help?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] digger:
When I try extracting the RAR I get a CRC error message... looks like it may be corrupt :(
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] digger:
Guest: how are you trying to copy the nb1 file to the SD card? Are you using NTRW?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] :
i made it with ntrw but still cant flash
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] iMAT:
Hello.

I have some questions:

Did you need to use ACTIVESYNC ??

which file do you recommend. .zip or .rar ??

Than u , and congratulations by the ROM
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] katsj:
Riccardo can you tell us how many bytes should we copy from our German ROM header to the english ROM header? It seems that some of us cannot flash your ROM cause we probably have a different header that your german header!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] katsj:
THIS IS CRAZY 7MBs BEFORE FINISHING THE DOWNLOAD AND THE FILE IS GONE!!!!! :evil: :twisted:
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] :
there is noting

there is noting with ftp://xda:xda@xdaforums.com/Magician

where can i download it? :(
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] 27:
You'll getit here temporarily.

Please make copies and host it elsewhere as I'm not sure how long Insomnia can host it.

http://www.cleardirection.co.uk/images/downloads/R_magician.rar
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] katsj:
The lik isnt dead but its 117MBs and not 156MBs like the other one!!!!!!

Are you sure its not a fake?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] :
yes,moment it´s not dead,and can be downloaded with a very highspeed!
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] katsj:
27 please tell us is it the correct file? It seems to be smaller than the one on XDA Developers FTP! Did you download and use succesfully that file?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] harlemyin:
ok, u are right. it´s not the right thing. can be not unziped!

warning of winrar: unkonwn end of the file!

should be demage
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] harlemyin:
and i saw a new folder appears in ftp://xda:xda@xdaforums.com/Magician

guss someone is uploading the file ringht now
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] digger:
OK, I can make it available for a little while, although I am not sure how quick the download will be... but get it while you can (this one does decompress correctly!!):

link now removed - see post further down

Now form an orderly queue please, one at a time :)
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] katsj:
It seems busy and unable to download from that! :(

Mr. Nowicom can you get it in your server I think you own us some bandwidth! :lol:
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] digger:
I'm only on a 512mbit broadband link and right now it is rather busy :wink:

I still can't test the upgrade as I need to get a 256mb SD card. So I hope someone can test and report back ASAP.
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] skeye:
Digger, can you copy the files to my ftp, i will leave it available for all.

ftp://webpanelxda:webpanel@webpanel.ru[/url]
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] digger:
skeye, uploading now... but don't hold your breath, it estimates just over 10 hours :shock: Wait, that has just dropped to 4 hours :?
[JAM, MDA Compact, S100 General] :
i manage to download the correct? file yesterday from xda,s server (156mb) the r_magician.rar.I copy it to my 256 sd card using NTRW tol.I insert the card in the mda press power camera soft reset and i take a screen says serial v1,00 and nothing else except Once i took a message says -serial region :1 update not allowed but only once.I try reinserting sd reinstalling the image on sd pressing some buttons but nothing changed. Is anyone can give some help?