yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z1 General] nobnut:
The confusion here is that people are assuming 'sdcard' relates to the external card. It doesn't... it relates to the internal card.

The external card isn't touched. If you are paranoid however, just remove the external card before you unlock.
[Xperia Z1 General] 301stSpartan:
Exactly. I wasn't sure which is why I asked. After I did it, I can confirm internal is wiped external is not, no room for debate
[Xperia Z1 General] andymg350:
my bad, with it saying you will lose all content i guess i assumed it meant both internal and external :eek:
[Xperia Z1 General] gregbradley:
I think this issue is closed now, it does not wipe your external sd card

and it was a moot point anyway because you could always remove it.
[Xperia Z1 General] dron39:
At this moment if i unlock bootloader - my camera will not work with custom roms or what?
[Xperia Z1 General] Ferranza:
just restore your ta partition, all stuff works
[Xperia Z1 General] 301stSpartan:
No camera will not work unless you take it in AR mode with the dinosaurs and elves and stuff.

Some custom ROMs claim to have gotten it working but I don't believe they've been released in that version yet.

If you do unlock, back up TA partition first!

You can restore TA after unlocking and yes, the camera will work again. But the bootloader will also be re-locked. So you can't currently have both camera and unlocked bootloader until someone or Sony publishes a fix.
[Xperia Z1 General] Shaky156:
Any method of rooting via linux os?
[Xperia Z1 General] Jiyeon90:
I cant find the USB debugging option, I'm on latest firmware
[Xperia Z1 General] gregbradley:
Tap on your build number several times in about phone in order to unlock the developer options in settings

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=how+to+open+developer+settings+xperia+z1
[Xperia Z1 General] andymg350:
Delete post wrong thread.
[Xperia Z1 General] joecool666:
hi i am new to z1. just got rid of my Samsung s4 for this device.could you tell me what is the latest firmware is 4.2.2 or 4.3. thanks.
[Xperia Z1 General] race4life:
Kingo Root on Win 8

Does Kingo root work on Win 8 (running as VM on MBP). I tried everything but it wouldnt recognize the Z1. USB debugging was enabled and also tried it with disabling USB Debugging. I dont have a win machine @ home anymore so its going to be interesting on how to root.
[Xperia Z1 General] 301stSpartan:
Worked for me on Win8
[Xperia Z1 General] MeLViN-oNe:
Hey Guys

I got a Xperia Z1 2 days ago and today it showed me an update notification

But when i try to update it reboots after half of the update process and gives me an error it cant update.

After that i tried to flash the FTF with flashtool but i cant enter flashmode somehow

The LED lights up and after that nothing happens and the phone boots normally after a while (and even that takes up to two minutes after Sony logo, even if i power on normally)

any hints? its my first sony device..

EDIT: okay, i got flashtool to work now, think it was a driver problem

but the phone still takes very very long time to boot and i dont think its normal
[Xperia Z1 General] gregbradley:
It will take a long time to boot after a flash. Let it settle for a few hours and try a reboot again.
[Xperia Z1 General] colors:
omg how simple it was to root with kingo! Works great!
[Xperia Z1 General] MeLViN-oNe:
Yeah after a flash i wouldn't say anything :P

But it was also before the flash

The funny thing is after the flash it booted really fast and now its slowly again and i did nothing, just a reboot :D
[Xperia Z1 General] gregbradley:
yes, lots easier than rooting with the X10 back in the day, when we had to download an update, watch the files updating in the blobs folder and when one file reached 95% unplugging the usb cable and then running a script with our fingers crossed....
[Xperia Z1 General] babylonbwoy:
I don't know if it was discussed here,

those who don't want to keep the Chinese root app can switch doing this :

from tablet discution thread : http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=45711221&postcount=20
[Xperia Z1 General] gregbradley:
or just use kingo root
[Xperia Z1 General] spiritonline:
Rooting & camera

I know this is a probably a stupid question but: just rooting the phone trough the chinese tool will

not

break my camera or anything else right?

Thanks.
[Xperia Z1 General] gregbradley:
its perfectly fine to do that

But I suggest kingo root, it will root and install an English version of SuperSU

Just google it
[Xperia Z1 General] babylonbwoy:
Oops again! Thought that kingo was the other Chinese root app!

Will tell to XTZ tablet owners that there's an english tool...

Edit :

Did you got it ? If not yet, will consider a little donation
[Xperia Z1 General] deconfrost:
first time I rooted with Kingo Root, I still have chinese in notification and when superuser ask for permissions, so I after I did an firmware upgrade....

I used Kingo root and before rooting I replaced supreruser inside su_root.zip and all worked perfect, full english superuser, infact a different one altogether :)

file attached if you want to use it

replaced the file inside "C:\Program Files (x86)\Kingo Android ROOT\files" folder with the attached file then root
[Xperia Z1 General] [NUT]:
If I may push my own thread in to this post?

[DISASTER RECOVERY][v3.4] Getting your Z1/Z/ZL back to life!

Saves you the trouble ;)

And come to think of it:

[LB] The definitive root Remount-Reboot fix! <-- if you have reboots while remounting /system as writable, this should fix it!

I'm currently debugging it, to make sure it works for the Z1 as well as it does for many other Xperia devices :)
[Xperia Z1 General] iconspiracy:
Kingo root worked like awesomesauce :) loving this phone btw

HTC One mini

S-OFF
[Xperia Z1 General] shawnhalu:
hi afew thing that i want to ask to be much confirm, as i just switch to sony from samsung (i have read thru the 17pages of this guide)

1st most of u have have use v-root or kingoapp to root the phone right.

2nd after rooting it DOES NOT unlock the bootloader?

3rd did u all backup the TA partition after rooting?

4th Backup of TA what method did most of u do? the Maunal way or the Auto way with the help of a script?

5th it better to use Flash tool or the Sony PC Companion? or both is the same?

6th (Flash tool = ODIN?) and (PC companion = Kies) can be both installed? (as last time if i rem correctly someone from the Samsung side saying dont use Kies when rooting the phone)

7th after rooting, i am still able to update the firmware right, as it will still prompt me? unlike when after rooting with samsung the OTA will not prompt u anymore.

8th thank u all for listening =D

---------- Post added at 11:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:35 PM ----------

hi afew thing that i want to ask to be much confirm, as i just switch to sony from samsung (i have read thru the 17pages of this guide)

1st most of u have have use v-root or kingoapp to root the phone right.

2nd after rooting it DOES NOT unlock the bootloader?

3rd did u all backup the TA partition after rooting?

4th Backup of TA what method did most of u do? the Maunal way or the Auto way with the help of a script?

5th it better to use Flash tool or the Sony PC Companion? or both is the same?

6th (Flash tool = ODIN?) and (PC companion = Kies) can be both installed? (as last time if i rem correctly someone from the Samsung side saying dont use Kies when rooting the phone)

7th after rooting, i am still able to update the firmware right, as it will still prompt me? unlike when after rooting with samsung the OTA will not prompt u anymore.

8th thank u all for listening =D Hope u all love the XZ1 as much as i do =D
[Xperia Z1 General] gregbradley:
1)yes

2)no

3)It cannot be done before

4)auto

5)flashtool to flash a ftf you have made or downloaded, pccompanion to download the files from sony

6)Not sure. You can install both. Flashtool was made by devs on xda, pccompanion is official and wont work with an unlocked bootloader

7)yes

8)no worries
[Xperia Z1 General] maxsteel_mx:
debrand Z1

I every body, great information for the Z1, can you help me plis with a question?. i'm confused. :(... we can debrand the z1 for use with any carrier?, if is posible, exist some problem with the camera, sortware or some thing?. thanks a lot.. (sorry for mi bad english )
[Xperia Z1 General] gregbradley:
Yes you can, but what you are asking for is sim unlock. That is different to boot loader unlock and will not break anything in your phone. However there is no way to do it on this forum. You have to ask your carrier to do that as it is illegal to do it without their permission in some countries
[Xperia Z1 General] shawnhalu:
thanks mate!!!

btw ftf is just like a custom firmware isn't it?
[Xperia Z1 General] gregbradley:
no, it is stock firmware made with downloaded files straight from Sony with absolutely no modifications to it
[Xperia Z1 General] maxsteel_mx:
thanks

thanks for the information :good:, for local arriers is not illegal to unlock the phone, but when we buy the phones, you must wait six months to unlock by the carrier, ( plus, some time to make the process), for this, I ask for help to find the debranding process, if you can help me to put the question in the correct forum i'd appreciate it :good:
[Xperia Z1 General] gregbradley:
There is no forum on xda about sim unlocking.

Debranding refers to removing bloatware apps that carriers put on the phones. In order to sim unlock you must speak to your carrier
[Xperia Z1 General] shawnhalu:
with my own downloaded file u mean?

---------- Post added at 03:45 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:44 AM ----------

with my own downloaded file u mean?

something like a backup nandroid
[Xperia Z1 General] gregbradley:
if you made the ftf then yes.

When you update via pccompanion it puts the downloaded files in a blobs folder. Its those files that are used to make the ftf.

not a nandroid backup because it will only ever be a pure stock, factory reset, straight from the factory, out of the box rom.

You cannot set it up, personalise it or add your own apps to it.
[Xperia Z1 General] shawnhalu:
ok thanks
[Xperia Z1 General] shem2409:
Here is a video highlighting the TA Backup process with all the basic questions answered. If you have any more questions do let me know :)

[YOUTUBE]kva9-rAPG5s[/YOUTUBE]
[Xperia Z1 General] funky0308:
Hi guys...

I'm sure someone already answered this but search won't work so I'll ask again

What is the best app/way to root Z1.

I don't want to unlock my bootloader, just root device for now...

Thanks
[Xperia Z1 General] Michealtbh:
Kingo http://www.kingoapp.com/android-root.htm
[Xperia Z1 General] funky0308:
Tnx mate.

Do you maybe know is there a way to safely unlock bootloader ( I know I can do it and backup DRM keys) without camera probs?

My device arriving next week, for a few days so I just gathering informations...

Anyone themed stock rom to black (dark theme)?

If not I think I will ;)
[Xperia Z1 General] Michealtbh:
Camera will still work if you backup and restore your TA, but it won't work with custom kernels so it's pointless for now.

We now have dual recovery for locked bootloaders so it's best just to stick with stock based roms until Sony fixes the camera issue.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] mannyvinny:
Hi everyone,

I am a GNote2 user but I've Gnote as a spare device..I have Photowall lwp set in my Note2 but was tempted to install it in my Note. So I grabbed my photowall apk from Note2. This apk won't install as normal apk..u need to lush it in your system app folder

Steps to install-

1. Download the apk from the link below and place it in the root of ur sd card

2. Using any root explorer navigate to your system folder then open app folder.

3. Mount your system as R/W and paste the apk here.

4. After doing the above step, mount back your system to R/O

5. Reboot

Done! Now you can select photowall lwp as normal lwp!!

Download-

http://www.mediafire.com/?x9nokn08q5ah2m2

Note-If this post is already posted here, moderator is free to delete this post because I don't know if its already explained/posted:) I didn't find any thread regarding this so I posted here..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] kishtyle:
Great app....I am loving it...

Thank you very much for this app. I really like the photowallpaper and it also doesnot consume too much battery. My battery consumption was just normal. I found that I had too many photos which I wanted to display, but there is a limit of 100. I wonder if this could be increased...also I found that this app allows selection of photos only from one folder I think....I hope someone can fix these two....But nevertheles this app is really awsome thank you for sharing.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] qazibasit:
If u have a note3 then i dont think u need to add this app. It will be there in ur phone ore installed. Its the backward devices for which we need to do alk this to add a feature thats lacking.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] GoSooners345:
Not on kit kat
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] southonline:
I have another app: multiple wall papers from lg phone, work well with my stock, PUT IT in system/app . It is live wallpaper.

docs.google.com/file/d/0B4u5S7EyWKVyc3NUWllIYlZaNk0/edit?usp=docslist_api

img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/05/uhete2ut.jpg
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] bethuel:
thks u bro
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Themes and Apps] leventpinar:
THANKS !

Just make sure the permissions on the file are 644 (rw-r-r) just like the other apps. It may not work unless you set these permissions.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Mastiff:
Rather easy, really.

1. Download the 5.10 upgrade from TomTom (You don't have to install the original 5.0 from the CD first). The file will be either an exe file or ppcup510.zip.

2. Unpack the zipfile (don't run the exe directly from WinRAR or similar programs, that will make it a lot harder to find the directories you want, unpack it to somewhere first). Run the update on the Windows PC. When the first window appears, go to the directory where the update is run from. Don't close the TomTom window, or the files you want will be deleted. You will see some new directories there, and what you want, is "nvapp". Within that you'll find a subdirectory called "app". Copy the four cab-files from that to your PPC, either via the network or ActiveSync. Never mind the ini files.

3. Go to your TomTom CD and find the directory Voice. You'll need to find the correct voice file. For Norway that's nor.cab, for Denmark it's dan.cab and so on. Copy that to the PPC as well.

4. Finally run all the five cabfiles. It doesn't matter which one you run first.

You're done. Of course there's the GPS as well:

1. Pair the Bluetooth GPS with the PPC.

2. Go into Settings, System, GPS. Set Program and hardware port to none and remove the tick from the box "Manage GPS automatically".

3. Settings, Connections, Bluetooth, COM Ports. Create an incoming port (I use COM8). Some ports will give you an error. Also create an outgoing port. I use COM7, and that is called "HOLUX GR-230 (COM7)" since I use a Holux GR-230 GPS.

4. Open TomTom and go through the regular setup. When you come to GPS setup, choose "Other Bluetooth GPS" and set that to the same port as your outgoing port. On my GPS that means COM7. Within 15 seconds your GPS should send signals. And you're good to go TomTom-ing! :D

And this was my post number 100. I'm so proud! :wink:
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] HDuser:
Thanks

I have added this to wiki but am not sure that it is for both WM5 and Ce2003.

http://wiki.xda-developers.com/index.php?pagename=BA_Install_TomTom
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Mastiff:
WM5. You can simply run the installation app for WM2003SE, at least if you haven't installed AS 4, I have a sneakin' suspicion that it is the culprit, and not WM5 itself. And 2003 doesn't have the GPS applet in Settings.

And thanks! I tried to add it to the Wiki myself, but I'm hopeless with HTML and I haven't done any Wiki work... :oops:

Edit: Saw the note in the Wiki. I have done this twice on my WM5 Qtek 9090, it works as a charm.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] HDuser:
Wiki is a piece of cake has Zero to do with coding.

use the edit button and you will see it.

There are one about 5 things you need to know and all of them you will see if you edit a page.

Maybe you would like to add your notes to the page!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Mastiff:
Yeah, that was easy. It was creating a new page and linking to it that I couldn't get a grip on. Comments added.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] zdw1005:
Woo, Thx a lot. finally, i got tomtom 5 running on my ppc.

but anyway, anyone who has USA maps can share with us?? Westcost of USA is most importemt area for me.

Thanks again!!!!!!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] HDuser:
Mastiff

If you go back a page and edit it you will see how to create a page.

After you have done the link a ? comes up, you then have to click on that to enter the content.

All Pages strart with BA_ or BA_WM5.

To get a feeling for links just edit a page that has one in it.

Check out the Wiki development Page on the root of BA wiki, You can set up a test area to create your own pages, edit format them ansd then post them when they are done. (you will see my page, edit it and will be able to work the rest out.)

If you have issues then pm me, I will also move files form Upload to a proper place and correct the link.

Have fun.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Mastiff:
OK, thanks. I'll try that if I ever have anything worthy of the Wiki again... :wink:
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Lesane:
Well, Tomtom is installed succesfully, but the registration of The Benelux map will not work.

This problem wasn't an issue before. With the TomTom 5.00 version from Bakonl.

Someone suggestions?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] zdw1005:
i got tomtom 5 installed and running fllowed by this guide. however, i copy the California Map to the root of SD Card. but tomtom shows "map not find"??

how to install a map. or i did something wrong?

by the way, i got map from my friend, he bought tomtom from bestbuy. i don't have full copy of tomtom 5. just downloaded the update package from tomtom.com
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] larman:
I just want to thank you for the great info on BT setup for GPS. I was trying to setup my Iguidance and Mapopolis with a Belkin BT GPS and had no luck. WM5 takes some getting used to.

Cheers!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Mastiff:
Just happy to be able to help. I've gotten so much help on this forum that it's good I can give something back. Also I struggled like crazy with this, and most of the stuff is just compiled from other posters.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] maltje:
I have installed tomtom 5 but I can't install language.

On my cd I got languages as zip files called **1,**2, etc

I don't find a cab file.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] maltje:
voices are ok now

but gps status is searching for 30 min,I got 2 blocks on status but still no gps connection!!???
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] pasa:
Backlight Tomtom 5 with wm2005

The installation works perfect but when i start tomtom5, my backlight is going down. If i look at the backlight settings then they are OK. If i change one of the backlight settings while tomtom is active, the backlight is going on.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] plachow:
Mastif's solution is nice, but imho not conceptual

Mastif, thank you for your solution. But I think it isn't working at all. I'm talking about Blue Angel (WM5) and ASUS BT-100 GPS reciever.

I had big problem connecting TomTom 5.0 to GPS reciever under WM5. Devices were paired well, but TomTom 5.0 (and all other GPS programs) were not able to see serial port on which devices communicated. Avialable were just COM 1, 2 and 9 + BT UART. GPS was paired on ports 7 and 8.

After a lot of attempts I found a solution (IMHO supposed by MS as default):

- turn on Manage GPS Automatically in settings

- set correct hardware port where is GPS paired (COM8)

- choose port where programs should see GPS (COM7)

- start GPS application

- if I understood well, after first applications attempt to recieve GPS data, OS will create "virtual" GPS on port COM7, pair it with real GPS (the same PIN) and start to use it.

- voila! TomTom (5.0) started working!

BUT! This process is not repeatable! I spent a lot of time to start it again, with very bad success, sometimes ok, sometimes not. And I can't imagine that I will write PIN code for GPS pairing at every start of TomTom (eg in moving car :-)

So I tried Mastifs solution with partial success, I upgraded TomTom at 5.1, turned off GPS sharing feature, paired GPS and TomTom 5.1 seems to be ok. But other programs not! They don't see paired COM port as well...

Any other advice? I need to complete this task to November, 1st, because I will drive Atlanta - Key West - and back. I need a satellite navigation! :-) Last month I made a "little" trip Prague - Germany - Netherlands - Belgium - France - most western part of England and back, major part I drove alone and can't imagine driving without TomTom! :-) But it was with MDAII (Himalaya), now with Blue Angel I am nearly lost! :-)
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] powwww:
Hi firstly thanks for this method I'm so happy to have it working on my pda (your a champion)...One issue i have encountered is that even after installing off the update of 5.10 in prefs it says it is 5.0 which is odd to me as I have it working fully and as far as I know it doesn't have any probs with the probs of 5.0 but saying this i'm not sure how I would know if it is having probs with my vga etc etc

thanks in advance
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Mastiff:
Kind of strange. Mine says "Prg. Version 5.100 (5160)" under Preferences, Show version.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] spacekiek:
Thx for the guide, I finally got TT working again on wm5 !

One snag though ... TT5 doesn't appear in the Today screen, even when I select this program in "system - today" :?
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] MUCKER:
XDA EXEC
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] scaseman:
Hi, thanks for the advice......

However, I have the dvd version of 5. If i install the cabs off that dvd no tom tom appears in programs but if I install the cabs from the 5.1 update it appears in programs but now it asks for me to activate my map!! I had to install the map off my v5 dvd. This map never needed activating in v5.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Uziman:
how do i add maps to tomtom

i have followed the guide and it works however its says no maps found. can someone please tell me how i can add the map of great britain to my tom tom so that it may run

thanks!
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] t1tch:
Thanks for this solution - I've been doing my nut trying to get tomtom working and now it does...almost.

the trafic account is returning an error message about having to reactivate the account, and every time I start tomtom, my GPS reciever has to be re-paired very strange!

Still thanks again for getting me this far.
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] Milio:
I have a strange behavior whit qtek 9100 and tt5.

All the installation of the cabs go well, except for the voice cab that's installed but not cleared from the temp directory where i copied in.

Then when i run tomtom it start well but can't find voice file and remain blocked in this position.

All ideas will be appreciated.

Thanks :)

Milio
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] t1tch:
TomTom have released 5.2 - WM5 compatable! Available for download on their web site

But they haven't solved the bluetooth pairing issue yet... Good thig we've got buys like Mastiff about realy :D
[MDA III, XDA III, PDA2k, 9090 Software Upgrading] maltje:
I try to install tt520 but I can't find the 4 files they are talking about in the wikipage.

Again I need some help.