yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows RT General] diamantericos:
Yeah but I never store movies seeing them once is enough lol. Plus you can find everything online these days so.
[Windows RT General] Gotcha007:
Indeed a very good deal. at that price the surface is the best tablet :) For me, I bought it because I moved to another country and didn't had a PC at that time. So for that it's a very good deal as you have a tablet and a pc at the same time/ I wanted to be able to use my USB device but also be able to browse my network drives connect via ssh to my apple tv,...
[Windows RT General] SixSixSevenSeven:
Plus you can get USB hard drives quite cheaply now, especially with the money you have saved on the surface in the first place. Stick movies on there for long term storage.

You will probably want the microSD anyway though, 32gb on a windows machine is very little. You can use 64gb microSD's in it I think, or just use 32 or less I guess.
[Windows RT General] rabilancia:
I too couldn't resist. Mine arrived yesterday. While it has "REFURBISHED" stickers, both the unit and keyboard look brand new. The only minor sign of prior use is with the power supply.

I've been running RT 8.1 on my Dell XPS 10, so I knew what I was in for as far as the OS is concerned. In other words, I am very happy it jumped.
[Windows RT General] FinancialWar:
Buying what?

You might want to be more detailed for those of us reading on tapatalk...
[Windows RT General] rydroid:
I bought mine in the uk last weekend for £319 with touch cover, I knew exactly what I was buying, as I hate the ipad and have grown to detest android, even after having and hacking a dell streak, Motorola droid etc. I also used ios for years with jailbreak and in the week I have had the surface I have to say am very happy. if I had bought at $199 I would be singing from the roof tops as that's a steal. it is a tablet that divides opinion, because the world, cant see how not having to sync to the bloody terrible iTunes is a good thing. tonight I have rearranged the music on the usb stick, I use in my lexus, written a couple of lengthy emails with attachments, reviewed a couple hotels, and created half a power point presentation all from my tablet.

I can honestly say that the only thing I am missing from ios and android is bad piggies and I am pretty sure that Google and apple fanboys would say that's cause there app stores are better, they maybe but they make up or stale hardware.
[Windows RT General] SixSixSevenSeven:
At one point Rovio mentioned that Bad Piggies would release on windows 8, and the unity game engine does support both windows 8 and RT, no idea what happened to that.
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gildas_nc:
Hi all.

this is my first post.

I watch the excellent video "you're a noob" before registering.

read a bunch of posts.

but I may have missed something since I am still stucked.

here is the complete story.

Defy + bought in feb 2013 on LDLC.com (french site). so it was not simlocked. android 2.3.6

few days a go decided to change ROM

rooted with framaroot (don't remember why superone click was not working)

did nandroid backups.

installed quarkx 10.2 ROM...the phone app was not there (?) could only make calls through contacts.

wanted to tests others ROM. did a (too) complete wipe from custom recovery...

...lost custom recovery. no boot anymore.

flashed with RSD lite 5.7 the last "retail french" SBF from sbf.droid-developers.org/umts_jordanplus/list.php

and just to mentionned. I had to use the macgyver cable to workaround the "battery low cannot program" issue.

and I don't care about downgrading.

now the problem.

RSD reboot the phone, and the phone is stuck on animated motorala logo.

now 2 questions.

did I missed something in the process of flashing stock ROM?

can I try what ever SBF recent files ?

I continue my post readings but in the meantime all tips tricks advises , experience feedbacks are very wellcome.

thanks a lot, I have to fix that guy! like it and can't afford xperia Z for now (yes my phone HAS to be waterproof :)
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gildas_nc:
ok i sorted it out.

I had to do the wipeS data/cache/reset factory from stock recovery.

so just to remind if some read this.

I did.

flash with DEFYPLUS_U3_4.5.1-134_DFP-231_BLUR_SIGN_USADEFYEMARAB1B8RTFR004.0R_PDS03C_USAJRDNGIBRRTFR_P020_A024_M002_Service1FF.sbf

rsd was showing "manually reboot" while my device was stuck on Moto animated logo.

unplug usb. remove battery. replace battery holding volume down, push power button.

android robot and warning sign show up. push volume down AND up. to enter recovery

do the 2 wipes.

reboot

it's all good.!
[Defy Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gildas_nc:
and thanks again to

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1618718 for rsd tuto

and

xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=892026 for the mac gyver cable
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] krabappel2548:
Xperia ZU & Z1 recovery for locked bootloaders v4, Fully working! BETA STAGE[19/10]

I'm proud to present to you:

Recovery for locked bootloaders for S800 Xperia devices​

This recovery should also work on unlocked bootloaders :)

This thread is for user discussion for Z Ultra and Z1!

== Information ==

Still not 100% confirmed as stable, but everything except dates in backups should work

- CWM recovery (volume up, default)

- TWRP recovery (volume down)

- Locked and unlocked bootloaders

== Howto? ==

- Enter CWM by pressing volume up when phone vibrates and LED is green during kernel logo

- Enter TWRP by pressing volume down when phone vibrates and LED is green during kernel logo

== Downloads ==

- Mega: XZU & Z1 recovery v4 Windows

- Mega: XZU & Z1 recovery v4 Linux Will come later

== Installation ==

WINDOWS: How to install using the installer:

Make sure you have USB debugging turned ON.

download

unpack at C: or somewhere you will remember!

navigate to the resulting directory and look for

If you have SuperUser installed on your phone: superuser.bat

If you have SuperSu installed on your phone: supersu.bat

Run the file you need to install, follow instructions.

Your phone WILL reboot when installation has completed and it will go into the default recovery for the first boot.

Reboot to system from recovery to allow the installer to clean up after installation (it is safe to skip this step).

Enjoy CWM RECOVERY!

LINUX: How to install using the installer:

Make sure you have USB debugging turned ON.

download Coming tomorrow!

unpack in your home folder with xzurecovery-linux.zip

navigate to the resulting directory and look for

If you have SuperUser installed on your phone: superuser.sh

If you have SuperSu installed on your phone: supersu.sh

Run the file you need to install, follow instructions.

Your phone WILL reboot when installation has completed and it will go into the default recovery for the first boot.

Reboot to system from recovery to allow the installer to clean up after installation (it is safe to skip this step).

Enjoy CWM RECOVERY!

== Credits ==

- Big thx to [NUT] for modifying my original Xperia Z recovery script so I can release a pretty stable version for XZ Ultra :)

== Extra ==

Enjoy this guys :)

If you like my work consider donating to me for my future Xperia devices!

== Changelog ==

== 19/10 v4 ==
[INDENT]- Added TWRP
- Fixed headphone bug
- Fully functional except backup date in CWM (Use TWRP and set backup name)[/INDENT]

== 13/10 v3 ==
[INDENT]Fixed 40sec reboot bug (should be)[/INDENT]

== 31/08 v2 ==
[INDENT]Fixed recovery ramdisk[/INDENT]

== 31/08 v1 ==
[INDENT]Initial release[/INDENT]
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] krabappel2548:
Error reporting:

Please, when reporting errors or problems:

Put up a notice in this thread providing the package name you used to install or update;

Include ROM name and/or FW version numbers;

Send me the contents of all the log files from right after a failed boot attempt or a link to an archive containing these logs by PM (that's including the .old rotation logs!). If you have no website or online location to store the logs, PM me for an email address to send them to.

Logs can be found inside:

/cache/recovery

/tmp/XZDualRecovery

/storage/sdcard1/XZDualRecovery

/cache/XZDualRecovery (if the previous exists, this one will not!)

NOTE: I need them

ALL

!

I really need them to troubleshoot what failed and what worked OK. Thank you!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] brosenz:
It does not work, when rebooting the first time the screen will flash like ~10 times (I think it's trying to enter Recovery, but it seems there is a missing fle) but nothing will happen, and after ~10 times it will just boot normally. If I reboot again and I press the volume key the same thing will happen. I was so excited :crying::crying::crying::crying:

Let me know if you need help troubleshooting it.

My Bootloader is Locked. I am using .510 with SuperSU

Update 1: I have unlocked the bootloader and tested again, now it will not event flash the screen.

Update 2: I have attached the Recovery.log file, there seems to be a problem with a file that doesn't exist

Update 3: Back to Lock Bootloader

11:09:49: The recovery file does not exist, exitting with a visual warning!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] avetny:
DAMN IT
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hoaianh2007:
me too, phone auto reboot and no see logo
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] krabappel2548:
Ok, I'll check the log!

Can anyone provide me the last_log from cache/dualrecovery folder?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] brosenz:
Please let me know when a new version will be ready to test, thanks

---------- Post added at 08:42 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:13 AM ----------

I just checked the /cache folder and there is no dualrecovery folder
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] krabappel2548:
Yeah, I already got logs, I'll work on it tonight when I'm home :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hoaianh2007:
do not get into recovery
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] krabappel2548:
I know, v2 is released, hopefully this one works :)

== Downloads ==

- Mega: XZU recovery v2
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Feodorus 4PDA:
Dear krabappel2548. Tell, and what key for downloading on MEGA? I can't download. Thanks
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] krabappel2548:
I fixed the link :p

Now it should open MEGA and you don't need a key :) just click download ;)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] danilos2k:
some feedback?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Feodorus 4PDA:
NICE. Thanks friend. Everything is ok. CWM works.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] brosenz:
I can confirm the device will boot fine into CWM Recovery. :good:

Nonetheless after ~40 sec idle in Recovery mode it will auto-reboot. :(

I just measured the time, it's exactly between 40 sec and 42 sec, then will auto-reboot. It doesn't matter what are you doing with the Recovery, it will always auto-reboot.

Attached is the log file:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] krabappel2548:
Ok, now I need logs, from

- sdcard1/XZUDualrecocery

- cache/XZUdualrecovery

Or similar named folders :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] brosenz:
I have attached the log file from sdcard1/, there was no log on /cache
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] krabappel2548:
just saw it :p check all these folders for logs please :)

[*]Logs can be found inside:

/cache/recovery

/tmp/XZDualRecovery

/storage/sdcard1/XZDualRecovery

/cache/XZDualRecovery (if the previous exists, this one will not!)​
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] hoaianh2007:
me too. auto reboot

log file : ony in /storage/sdcard1/XZDualRecovery
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] yeeson:
FreeXperia Recovery is ok！
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] RHBH:
Thank you so much!

Working perfectly on my Z1 with .257 FW.

Is there a ETA for backup date with CWM?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] TimeTurn:
Got a big problem with this here. First it worked very well, but after flashing some CM nightlies something went wrong here.

I tried it now 4 times and everytime i flashed the recovery with the bat file, it does not boot into recovery, does not boot normally after all. I have to reflash the whole system (flashing the 526 kernel with recovery and reflashing kernel/bootcode did not work).

Lucily I have an open bootloader, so I can recover root everytime by flashing the full FTF of 257, flashing the 526 CWM recovery and reflashing root with that recovery. Then flashint bootcode/kernel from the FTF and all is well and up again.

You see if the error occures during boot. Instead of a second or two, the purple LED goes off very fast and dows not react on VOL+ or - - so you have no chance to recover it without flashing the system.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
I'm currently restoring a backup, and boy, does it take its time. It's been using 15 minutes now. For comparison, my old Note used 2-3 minutes. And btw, when i'm rebooting from Recovery it says:

"ROM may flash stock recovery on boot. Fix?"
"Yes - Disable recovery flash"
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] TimeTurn:
Thats normal. It feels like restoring and backing up forever, but thats the same if you use the CWM build-in in the boot.img of CyanogenMod - so it's not an issue of this mod. Did a restore and backup more than a dozend times now (until the error appeared written above your posting). Backing up CM goes slightly faster since system is much smaller.

Generating or checking the md5 checksums does take the most time here.

That message regarding stock recovery does only occure once.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Okay, so i should disable recovery flash? What happens if i don't? It's the first time i've seen this notice in Recovery, so bear with me :p
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] iBuzman:
Yes :) you'll lose recovery if you don't.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] rockky:
question please

i dont get this;. From what device state do you do this?

Enter CWM by pressing volume up when phone vibrates and LED is green during kernel logo

- Enter TWRP by pressing volume down when phone vibrates and LED is green during kernel logo
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] [NUT]:
Well... When do you see the kernel logo? The answer to that question is your answer :p
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
I press UP when the green LED shows up, and then it turns to purple for a second, and voila!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] TimeTurn:
Works now. Problems with folder xzudualrecovery on the microSD card. After deleting it, recovery works fine again. Strange...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Off topic (in a way), have you guys tried Flashify? I just discovered it and i'm not sure if it's usefull for ZU owners. It can flash ZIPs, IMG (yes, that includes boot.img) and other things including backup of Recovery and kernels (kernel backup works fine, but Recovery backup isn't supported on the ZU for the moment).

The thing is, i haven't tried to flash a boot.img yet (since i don't have the balls), but if this app can flash boot.img on our device, then that will mean that we don't have to plug our ZU's to the bloody computer anymore! We can flash boot.img and ROM zips from the same app.

The question now is; does flashing boot.img actually work on our device? Who's a real man here? A pioneer? (Note: You can't actually brick your device if it fails, but you'll have to restore your NAND backup, which can be time consuming)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SUPERUSER:
worked fine flashing. But I have no need for an app like this ;)

*rebooting*

..and my device..booted up fine:good:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
@SÜPERUSER Did you flash a boot.img? or a random file?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SUPERUSER:
I flashed the boot.img from the zip file of a cm rom
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Alright, so let's say i'm going to flash CM.

- I open the app and flash boot.img from CM

- I flash the ROM

Profit? That's it i guess (in theory). And how isn't this a usefull tool, din köttbulle? I don't have to use my computer, and it does everything in one place! Success! :p
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SUPERUSER:
If you have recovery..you don't need to flash the boot.img, just reboot in to recovery, wipe and flash the rom.

If you do not have a recovery, yes this might be a useful tool to use only once to install this.. din köttbulle, fan nu blir jag sugen på köttbullar! :silly:

This might been the second or third time I ever flashed a boot.img on my Z ultra
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Oh god, i don't believe it. I've always thought that i had to flash the boot.img. Damn me! :eek: Well, i don't need the app anymore! :p
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] techpal:
If I have recovery and have CM installed and want to install PA rom so then should I not flash boot.img of PA first then flash the ROM?

I always thought I have to flash boot.img first then ROM.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Wobzy:
EDIT; removed.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] SUPERUSER:
dunno, the rom works for me so why should I? I would flash the boot.img if the PA rom wasn't booting up but it always has.

I am not sure whether you should or not flash the boot.img or if Im just lucky..

Before I got my ultra I read the z forum here at XDA and the OP wrote you flash the boot.img if you have a locked bootloader or no recovery to begin with if I remember this right. I would assume its the same here?

edit: it might been that you can not flash the boot.img if you are on a locked bootloader... Eh im not awake yet
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Aaaand I'm confused.

I flashed the boot.img last time I tried to flash a custom ROM, and that ended badly (unlocked bootloader), so I think you might be onto something here. I'll try to flash CM later today without flashing the boot.img and report back.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] TimeTurn:
That's not a HTC phone here :) After opening the bootloader on HTC phones, you always have to flash the boot.img via fastboot (at leas at the HTC One X I was dealing with last year).

I always installed CM without flashing the boot.img after I had this recovery installed in the stock ROM :) - last time today (CM has still the bug in the dialer, so I went back 2 stock).
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Yeah, i'm aware of that now :p I blame the vague instructions. Why does it say that we need to flash boot.img and then the ROM in almost every single ROM thread? Why don't they simply write "Flash boot.img (Not necessary if Recovery is installed)? It's like they're assuming that we don't have recovery installed. It's confusing, and i'm seeing that i'm not the only one that is/was confused.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] techpal:
Ya I too was under this impression but I am thinking why in every custom ROM they mention to flash boot.img when its not necessary. All over the net I have seen people mentioning to flash boot.img, never ever seen where it said not necessary if recovery is installed.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] [NUT]:
Actually, flashing a kernel only applies to CM ROM's. Stock based ROM's don't have this requirement.

The recovery or the app you mentioned will flash a kernel with every time you flash a CM zip, simply because it's in it and because the zip has been designed to do so.

The reason for the ROM chef's to say you have to flash the boot.img is simply only applicable for the first-time installation. As long as you flash CM ROM's after that flashing the zip will be enough.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shingers5:
the problem with Sony is that even with unlocked bootloaders recoveries cant flash the kernel of AOSP or CM based roms. If you are on a stock rom and wanna flash another stock rom then you don't need flash boot.img again. If you wanna flash CM or AOSP based rom you need to flash boot.img to ensure you have the right kernel needed to boot these roms as just flashing the rom zip wont be enough. if you are already on AOSP or CM based roms you dont need boot.img to flash another of the same unless the dev has significantly modified the boot.img specific to his rom.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Aha! So we DO have to flash boot.img. What if I want to restore a stock ROM in recovery? Do I have to flash boot.img again before I restore?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] YrrchSebor:
maybe i haven't been reading carefully, but after unlocking the bootloader with the unlock code from Sony, then installing krabappel's kernel with CWM, i have never flashed a boot.img separately when flashing CM or restoring stock nandroids.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
God damn it, people :p You guys are confusing everybody! :p
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] techpal:
Can u link me to krabappel's kernel with CWM? I am :confused:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] YrrchSebor:
LOL, i haven't used the recovery in this thread, so i'm not sure about it. but with unlocked bootloader and krabappel's recovery kernel, the boot.img seems to flash thru recovery. i guess i keep my mouth shut now :D

---------- Post added at 07:44 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:42 PM ----------

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2426736

the only thing about it is he hasn't updated it to .257, so yo can't flash it and then boot up on .257. but you can flash it and flash CM and/or restore nandroids.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] techpal:
So acc. to you I can flash krabappel's recovery kernel and then install CM 10.2 or PA ROM directly without flashing boot.img of CM 10.2/PA.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] YrrchSebor:
yep, that's how i've been doing it. (my bootloader is unlocked with the Sony method)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] techpal:
Great learned new thing today :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] YrrchSebor:
hehe, cool deal. i did root first tho and grab a backup of my TA partition before unlocking the bootloader.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shingers5:
you cant restore a stock backup from a CM or AOSP based rom as once again the kernel is the issue. i am happy to be proven wrong here as i tried to restore my backup from PA and it failed. when it did finish it boot looped. dont take my word for it test it and see

after flashing krabs with recovery? that means you had a kernel with recovery already installed. stock roms have no recovery installed so to flash one with recovery you would have had to flash a kernel with recovery via flashtool or fastboot. if that had support for aosp then that would explain your success! upon looking i cant see any of Krabs kernel on ZU for CWM flash only boot.img and this one has a batch install method. can you link me to the Krab kernel zip for CWM recovery flash as i'd like to try it thanks

it wont boot as Krabs is based of stock sony which cant boot aosp or cm based roms. this doesnt just apply to this device. think about it? unless krabs recovery has support for cm or aosp roms it wont work

in theory that cant work mate as krabs advance stock kernel is based of sony stock which cannot boot AOSP roms. that is a known fact! so i dont know what you been doing but in order to boot a AOSP or CM base rom you need an AOSP or CM kernel. SOmeone should test your theory from stock rom with recovery just flash PA or PAC or Omni etc.............it wont boot or bootloop.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] YrrchSebor:
i'm not too familiar with this device, but it seems Krabappel compiled CWM into the advanced stock kernel.... so when flashing the adv-stock-v5.img thru fastboot, it installs CWM, which can then be used to flash ROMs. I used the kernel from the link i posted a few posts above... flashed the boot image thru fastboot, and recovery is included.

i do remember on HTC devices, if you only unlocked the bootloader with the HTC method, you COULDN'T flash kernels thru recovery and had to use fastboot. but i never even thought about that whole issue on the Ultra, and kernels do seem to flash thru recovery with bootloader unlocked thru Sony..
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shingers5:
Oh you said you flashed krabs kernel via cwm as I know that can't be true as he hasn't released one LOL. Yea these kernels have recovery included hence why you need flash kernel boot.img to get recovery. However using advanced stock kernel to flash aosp or cm based roms won't work as kernel based off stock can't boot these roms. Just think if what you said was true how many devices that this would effect. Xperia S T Z ZL Z1 and Z Ultra. I tried to do what you suggested and it doesn't work. I've owned all these above apart from Z1 and none are able to flash aosp or cm kernels via recovery. Samsungs can HTC One can but one x couldn't without s-off