yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia SP General] hgeert:
Is the Australian version multilanguage ? Which language do you have to choose in down under ?
[Xperia SP General] anderledani:
Can you tell me how do you downloaded it?
[Xperia SP General] alone_in_dark:
Seed.....

Those who have already downloaded the torrent files,please don't shut down ur PC...!!

Seed them... Help others to get 4.3....!!
[Xperia SP General] Nanostray:
how? same thing as .254 trick?
[Xperia SP General] qamu74:
:good:

If I am also ready to spend up to the Dropbox
[Xperia SP General] veno77:
how?
[Xperia SP General] reno96:
good speed

800kb/s
[Xperia SP General] LuigeUA:
unlikely

I doubt it! The release will be tomorrow.
[Xperia SP General] cEvin:
sony has just released 4.3 for sony tablet z wifi version if is it helps:) so the chances are there :)
[Xperia SP General] jakoba-1995:
Hey, does it matter if you have an unlocked bootloader? I guess not but was just wondering
[Xperia SP General] mrjraider:
Yes unlocked means no OTA or PC companion..

You need to relock it, restore your TA partion and after that you can update.
[Xperia SP General] jakoba-1995:
I don't really get it, pc companion still works. And can someone tell we how to lock it again if that is needed.
[Xperia SP General] mrjraider:
Yes, PC companion works untill you press the update/repair button. You will get a pop-up stating you are running non-legit software.

I dont know (yet) how to relock since I havent done this myself.
[Xperia SP General] zolaisugly:
If you do relock bootloader make sure you are on stock kernel first, or else it will soft brick your device, and give you many probs.
[Xperia SP General] jakoba-1995:
I have a kernel with dual recovery, the rest is stock. Does that matter?
[Xperia SP General] DjTony90:
I suggest you to wait and flash a stock based rom ready with root...
[Xperia SP General] GaEul:
Just in case we got the ota update, will it work on a rooted custom ROM? Will it retain root?
[Xperia SP General] Aadi:
You won't receive the OTA update on an another ROM except the official stock one...
[Xperia SP General] headbon3:
Probably not...OTA updater checks your phones system files and if there's a case such as removed or added items, the update will not be installed. If you intend on updating via OTA...make sure you are on stock rom with no CWM. You can root your phone though and retain root after the update.:rolleyes:
[Xperia SP General] SammyXNA:
I might be kinda screwed unless I go to my friends house and update using companion, it wont flash on Windows 8.1 at all cause of some USB 3 thing, not even flashtool and I got all the drivers installed including disabling driver enforcement. Locked bootloader too so there shouldn't be any problem apart from the OS issue, might have to dualboot :/
[Xperia SP General] 某龙兄:
30 Dec 2013 9:34 am in China.

Sent from my C5302
[Xperia SP General] cEvin:
uk still nothing..
[Xperia SP General] knightazura:
Indonesia 9:42 AM still not get the update
[Xperia SP General] akif44:
Turkey 04.30 No Update :/
[Xperia SP General] juitz88:
10:33 here in the philippines, still nothing, we should wait til afternoon, the 4.3 z series was released 2pm in the afternoon in philippine time.

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ SP (C5303)
[Xperia SP General] dipesh1502:
Yes exactly we should wait until the noon....but we must keep checking:P
[Xperia SP General] satishynd:
9 AM India... no update notification...

btw when notification does come... I guess we wont be able to install it right away.. due to all overload with everyone trying to update theirs rightaway..

hope sony has good servers to serve high load data traffic
[Xperia SP General] ZakooZ:
It's only doing that because you just started downloading... When you reach around 50% it will stabilize around 250kb/s until the end. Which is still not bad
[Xperia SP General] Mahthenewgamer1998:
It's very simple on Unlocked BL

Flash a Kernel with CWM

Then Flash Update Supersu.zip via CWM
[Xperia SP General] PAINfájdalom:
MEGA
[Xperia SP General] Nanostray:
The one from the dropbox link has a 1MB/s on my PC using utorrent. Will be seeding it in approx. 10 minutes

EDIT: nevermind.. got back to 450kb/s
[Xperia SP General] kwasiborek:
Guys test that FW for me ;) , i'll wait for OTA or PCC .
[Xperia SP General] DaKu007:
upload it on dropbox if u have good upload speed....and share here...
[Xperia SP General] dontknow773:
Hen you are pretty lucky D i have download at ~80kbps and downloaded 230 MB after hour and upload ~400kbps and uploaded 518MB :D

Odoslané z C5303 pomocou Tapatalku
[Xperia SP General] Amin.HVS:
Guys,

a few minutes, direct download links and links to reputable sites will put for the new firmware.
[Xperia SP General] mick232:
Finally a useful link and not the 27th mirror of the torrent file, that doesn't speed up anybody's download of the actual data.
[Xperia SP General] lionboy12:
4 MB/s
[Xperia SP General] DeadMan2k:
thank's man
[Xperia SP General] zakkkkk:
Can anyone confirm if apps to sd feature is available??
[Xperia SP General] qamu74:
KÖSZI!!

HAVER!!:good:
[Xperia SP General] Rs_Jimmi:
Not long to wait now :)
[Xperia SP General] dontknow773:
is it the same file as the torrent one?

if i can seed this once downloaded :)
[Xperia SP General] poran123:
can i download this??.. is this the same with torrent file that was posted earlier
[Xperia SP General] PAINfájdalom:
i downloaded, with edited build.prop and SUS
[Xperia SP General] Nanostray:
do I have to wipe app data etc for this?
[Xperia SP General] lionboy12:
flashing :D
[Xperia SP General] Klamatiel:
There are 3 versions of this FTF. Which one is better?

C5303_12.1.A.0.266_Generic AU.ftf

C5303 12.1.A.0.266_1_Austrailia.ftf

C5303_12.1.A.0.266_Australia Generic.ftf
[Xperia SP General] poran123:
OMG so fast.. Bro which one you have downloaded? mega or torrent?
[Xperia SP General] SKA67:
Thank you

Direct links from awesome server

http://fs2.filegir.com/ska/C5303_12.1.A.0.266_Australia_Generic.ftf
[Xperia SP General] lionboy12:
mega
[Xperia SP General] noahvt:
Mega is broken flashtool says bad block length
[Xperia SP General] lionboy12:
i am at boot screen wait to start :)) first start

EDIT: and start :D
[Xperia SP General] Jamal_RS:
Mirror:

C5303_12.1.A.0.266_Australia_Generic.ftf

C5303_12.1.A.0.266_Australia_Generic.ftf
[Xperia SP General] poran123:
are you sure bro?? cause m downloading from mega and 50% already completed
[Xperia SP General] dh.harald:
It works for me...
[Xperia SP General] sattar1363:
So tanx Yerah

دمت گرم یره :))
[Xperia SP General] alone_in_dark:
all are same... created with different names by different members.........
[Xperia SP General] Klamatiel:
They are not the same, since size differs.
[Xperia SP General] qamu74:
how root LB????
[Xperia SP General] ZakooZ:
Some include files that aren't needed by flashtool, some don't

It's all the same in the end though
[Xperia SP General] usmandiaye:
Will this update flashable for c5302 ? And how to flash it for locked bootloaders??
[Xperia SP General] antkalaitzakis96:
For all the users who have downloaded the rom from other links than my torrent, don't cancel the torrent download, you will fully seed it after 100% and the speed will be great..Thanks! :o
[Xperia SP General] Cloud1989:
theres 3 versions which do i choose to install? as iv picked the 2nd one to install, as i wasnt sure
[Xperia SP General] poran123:
can anyone help me m getting error in mega... it say temporary error retrying
[Xperia SP General] sshadi:
So ftf from MEGA is okay or not? I am flashing it.. ;/
[Xperia SP General] lionboy12:
it seem we have a problem witth google play error 403 cant update any application
[Xperia SP General] ZakooZ:
My device is flashing right now... I'll report back

edit: now booting... bootanim looks slightly different... don't know if it's the 4.3 bootanim though

edit: Now running 4.3 :D

Locked bootloader

Did take it's merry time with first boot though! Thought it was bootlooping!
[Xperia SP General] clewis:
People are having issues downloading i think flashing should be fine, im in the middle of flashing now so ill let you know if it works in 5 mins.
[Xperia SP General] lionboy12:
only Google Play dont work
[Xperia SP General] clewis:
Did you wipe everything with flash?
[Xperia SP General] Kianush:
thanks man

mersi hamshahri:P
[Xperia SP General] Shywim:
Aaaaand, the question everyone should ask : what about root? :p
[Xperia SP General] sshadi:
FTF from Mega gives me bootloop.
[Xperia SP General] dontknow773:
yup, flashing via flashtools will vipe all your data from previous FW, so make save all your data via PCC :)
[Xperia SP General] Kianush:
Im rooted with locked BL do I need to unroot before update or will it be unrootet automatically?!

and I have so many apps installed I cant lose them all

can I update keeping my apps and settings??

and if I may ask...what about rooting on LB?
[Xperia SP General] 0l1v3rof:
I read on a different thread that it has the same kernel as the developer release, so if there was a way to root that, then maybe...
[Xperia SP General] dontknow773:
if you dont want to lose all your user data wait for PCC/SEUS/OTA update. Otherwise you lose it all.

and with rooting i cannot help you

sorry mate :/
[Xperia SP General] Cloud1989:
only 1 out of 3 files work on that mega, the others says something about stored blocks or something so cant install those
[Xperia SP General] sshadi:
ee... mistake. Just Android starts about 10 minutes. I thought it was bootlop. Everything is allright.
[Xperia SP General] Rubecula:
Torrent download speed should now increase as there are a lot of people seeding :highfive:
[Xperia SP General] jucares:
Should I restore my TA partition before flashing 4.3 tft??
[Xperia SP General] ZakooZ:
Just tested the MEGA download. Google Play works fine!

edit: I cleared data with flashtool, by the way
[Xperia SP General] sshadi:
I have error 403 in Google Play
[Xperia SP General] clewis:
Mine has booted fine with mega link, will update this if i get google play working or not.
[Xperia SP General] dh.harald:
Make a factory reset
[Xperia SP General] dontknow773:
just flashed FW from MEGA from the hungarian guy here and google play work normally :)
[Xperia SP General] anderledani:
I have failed that i am not excluded TA partition? It says:

11/035/2014 21:35:05 - INFO - Flashing cust-reset.ta

11/035/2014 21:35:05 - INFO - Writing TA unit : [00, 00, 08, A4, 00, 00, 00, 0E, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00]
[Xperia SP General] xperian.ir:
Direct Link

http://dl.xperian.ir/files/files/dey92/C5303_12.1.A.0.266_Australia_Generic.ftf

thanks PAINfájdalom
[Xperia SP General] sshadi:
Yes. You have to excluded TA partiotion because errors.
[Xperia SP General] reifen:
So rooted devices must wait... Right?

We loose the root if we update with flash tool?

Στάλθηκε από το C5303 μου χρησιμοποιώντας Tapatalk
[Xperia SP General] anderledani:
But it finished flashing and it works fine. I am just afraid of i am (sim)unlocked the phone
[Xperia SP General] MixoMaxoViper:
Is it work in Poland????

LockedBootloader
[Xperia SP General] noahvt:
I think it was a problem at googles side i had it on stock 4.1.2 too
[Xperia SP General] zolaisugly:
http://fs2.filegir.com/ska/C5303_12.1.A.0.266_Australia_Generic.ftf[/QUOTE]

Thanks downloaded fine i am going to mirror file as well will post links when done.?
[Xperia SP General] MixoMaxoViper:
How to Flash mnm Miles?
[Xperia SP General] clewis:
Has anyone got google play working? I just get the download error even after factory reset and resetting the application, anyone found a fix?
[Xperia SP General] sshadi:
I made factroy reset and seems it solved problem.
[Xperia SP General] clewis:
Not for me, tried updating the app, clearing cache etc still doesn't work.
[Xperia SP General] Sahaab:
try wiping google play services data as well
[Xperia SP General] mick232:
If I flash, should I exclude the TA partition? Will that save my DRM keys? What if I flash the TA partition?
[Xperia SP General] lintern:
I have a problem, i have put the ftf file in the firmware folder for flashtool, when i go to select it in flashtool the ftf file does not show up, i downloaded the new firmware release today and i would appreciate the help
[Xperia SP General] clewis:
Nope still the same error, sad times.
[Xperia SP General] yordi08:
403 error Google Play

also having the 403 issue when trying to download anything from the Play Store, reset everything and still doesn't work :confused:

flashed ftf from MEGA
[Xperia SP General] Sahaab:
anybody have the C5306 update?
[Xperia SP General] Klamatiel:
Would be helpful to know which FTF you flashed. Since there are like 3 with different sizes, like i told a few pages back.
[Xperia SP General] smogf:
Now I have 4.3 leaked, rooted, unlocked bootloader with TA partition backup.

I want to lock BL (bout Bravia Engine) and flash this one.

What should this procedure look like??

1:

- flash 266 ftf

- restore TA?? (but I think for restoring I need root, and I will lose it flashing .266 - right??)

or

2:

- restore TA (it will automatic lock my bootloader???)

- flash 266 via flashtool

???
[Xperia SP General] dssmex:
By default flashtool don't flash the TA partition
[Xperia SP General] Patrol619:
I would go for number 2 ;)
[Xperia SP General] dontknow773:
one question

why is the loading screen the same as the one from 4.1.2?

shouldnt it be different?
[Xperia SP General] ZakooZ:
it's slightly different. there's more pink
[Xperia SP General] clewis:
Could i ask everyone who has a working google play what ftf they used and a link to it please, i used the one on mega.
[Xperia SP General] lintern:
ftf file not showing in flashtool

anyone else got a problem with the C5303_12.1.A.0.266_Australia_Generic.ftf file not showing in flashtool? i would appreciate the help.
[Xperia SP General] dontknow773:
https://mega.co.nz/#!hg9HiLKQ!BgchHdim7RabzjxhKpCOPKASbcsV2HmEXl2J_gIfWbE

This is what i flashed and everything work GREAT!!! :)

Just recovering phone
[Xperia SP General] SammyXNA:
Downloaded two different files, one from an 'awesome server' and another that was filemup.com, Flashtool is not detecting either of these and I have placed them in the correct directory, I can only see my old .254 firmware :(

Downloading the torrent version now, hopefully fixes it.
[Xperia SP General] Sahaab:
no update for c5306 yet??

i have tried editing customization number , cant find update
[Xperia SP General] Patrol619:
I'm having it too ;/ You need to download the file again.
[Xperia SP General] dontknow773:
Try this https://mega.co.nz/#!hg9HiLKQ!BgchHdim7RabzjxhKpCOPKASbcsV2HmEXl2J_gIfWbE

for me works as is has to
[Xperia SP General] lintern:
i have downloaded it twice from the direct link, im trying the mega link now
[Xperia SP General] clewis:
Thats the one i used :/ lol and i get error download apps from play.
[Xperia SP General] dontknow773:
for the 1st app my phone was trying to install i got an error too... i almost s**t in my pants but then the apps started to update themselves normally even the one, which had a problem.. try directly via PLAY app :)
[Xperia SP General] clewis:
Tried that already im going to try nd re flash it see if that works.
[Xperia SP General] @non4:
Oh yeah! Now we just need doomkernel [MENTION=2784807]DooMLoRD[/MENTION] are sources released with Sony firmwares or do they keep us waiting for that?

Sent while my supervisor wasn't looking
[Xperia SP General] dontknow773:
okay. good luck then :)
[Xperia SP General] michald94:
;)

solution for those people whose Google Play isn't working: (you must be logged on your google account on phone and computer)

1. Turn Wi-Fi on on your phone

2. Go to the play.google.com on your computer and choose any app for example Facebook

3. Click the green button install (even if there is "installed")

4. Choose your device (for me it was called "unknown device")

5. Click install.

that's it :) for me it works :)

PS. i think that light rhythm effect in Walkman app isn't working :/
[Xperia SP General] Patrol619:
FTF from MEGA also doesn't show up in Flashtool... WTF is going on for God's sake??!!
[Xperia SP General] krump_lee:
for me the C5303_12.1.A.0.266_Australia_Generic.ftf seems to be corrupt, tried from different source,

DO NOT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH IT !

C5303_12.1.A.0.266_Australia_Generic.ftf 832 106 KB
[Xperia SP General] Patrol619:
On which version of Flashtool did you created this FTF file?
[Xperia SP General] sshadi:
Corrupt? How?

I have problem with screen. When I am pushing on/off screen turn off, but if I want to turn on screen I have to push button few time ;/
[Xperia SP General] lintern:
managed to get a working ftf file, flashing now :DD
[Xperia SP General] michald94:
if you have Windows 7 click flashtool.exe right mouse button and click "open as administrator"
[Xperia SP General] antkalaitzakis96:
the torrent ftf works great..no problem with play store or flashtool..but my upload speed really sucks (80kb)..many users are on 61% so in about 2 hours or less the torrent will get speedy..
[Xperia SP General] Patrol619:
Seems like the same file, but completelty different size... None of them recognized in Flashtool (the latest one)

can someone give me good and reliable source?
[Xperia SP General] krump_lee:
LOL

now i trust only the torrent, but too slow, i think going to sleep :crying:
[Xperia SP General] smogf:
832106KB file from: http://fs2.filegir.com/jima/C5303_12.1.A.0.266_Australia_Generic.ftf - no recognize with flashtool

Now downloading 813MB file. Lol. Same file so many sizes.
[Xperia SP General] clewis:
Nope didn't work for me, i don't know what to do now.....
[Xperia SP General] sshadi:
I have ftf which size 852*075*774 and except awake bug (im not sure what is the reason) looks ok.
[Xperia SP General] Patrol619:
Torrent is useless, because there are no seeders, only people who stuck on ~65%. So it looks like I won't flash it by any means :(
[Xperia SP General] dogsly:
I looked at the composition of flash files

Proper firmware is called C5303_12.1.A.0.266_Australia Generic.ftf composition correct firmware

MD5: 11b9eac8c8d61277a53eac5b97694f71

Yandex | Google

C5303_12.1.A.0.266_Generic AU.ftf - once in the firmware file (elabel-C5303-row_201306241700.1_12.0.A.2.254.sin of radio 12.0.A.2.254)

C5303 12.1.A.0.266_1_Austrailia.ftf - radio module firmware is not at all.
[Xperia SP General] Patrol619:
Can you give the link to the proper one?
[Xperia SP General] antkalaitzakis96:
it's because I am the only seeder and my speed sucks..let the torrent downloading and wait..
[Xperia SP General] XenderX666:
yeah :)

I don't try to flashed tft fils , i modify build.prop an when a put the usb to my phone i get the update with PCC :)
[Xperia SP General] solid0snake:
Flashed the first uploaded Mega Link

Gesendet von meinem C5303 mit Tapatalk
[Xperia SP General] no_username_available:
Android 4.3 rolling out to sp right now!!!!

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Andr...ts-rolling-out-for-the-Sony-Xperia-SP_id52494
[Xperia SP General] solid0snake:
Flashed the first uploaded Mega Link. Excluded ta since it's just the sim lock. And didn't wipe data.

The phone feels blazing fast. No more memory faults and app switching is fast. Love it.

Gesendet von meinem C5303 mit Tapatalk
[Xperia SP General] ZakooZ:
https://mega.co.nz/#!hg9HiLKQ!BgchHdim7RabzjxhKpCOPKASbcsV2HmEXl2J_gIfWbE
[Xperia SP General] Cloud1989:
The mega 4.3 too me seems rather buggy, play store doesn't work, it's proper slow and laggy when trying to do things, certain things. Are out of place like the density or whatever you call it is messed up, this to me is what a beta is like
[Xperia SP General] dontknow773:
Anyone gets this bugView attachment 2573882

The grey rectangle over the time has to be that line showing the volume. Try it please. Am i the only one who gets this?

Odoslané z C5303 pomocou Tapatalku
[Xperia SP General] Patrol619:
Downloaded from Google Drive, and now it's flashing :)

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1Pa6BgRBUZ9MnVIa081eTlFWjg/edit

It has 832 106 KB.
[Xperia SP General] smogf:
It looks like 813MB file is THE ONE
[Xperia SP General] pm2lp:
Can you provide the link, please? This thread is getting really messy..
[Xperia SP General] Patrol619:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1Pa6BgRBUZ9MnVIa081eTlFWjg/edit
[Xperia SP General] ZakooZ:
Yep, I get this too. Pretty annoying
[Xperia SP General] krump_lee:
i can confirm, https://mega.co.nz/#!hg9HiLKQ!BgchHdim7RabzjxhKpCOPKASbcsV2HmEXl2J_gIfWbE is booting now !!

:laugh:

:good:

:cowboy:

:cool:
[Xperia SP General] Patrol619:
Those Google Play problems... I'm starting to think that it wasn't Sony's fault... it wasn't carriers' fault. Maybe it was delayed by Google, because their services couldn't work properly on different devices :confused:
[Xperia SP General] Mahthenewgamer1998:
But MEGA and Google Drive Exactly have same size :/

Both of them are 812.602 MB

MEGA Doesn't work and Google Drive Works for you?
[Xperia SP General] @non4:
Locked bootloader users try the recovery from this post:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=49844868

If it works flash the supersu zip here to gain root:

http://download.chainfire.eu/382/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.93.zip

Hopefully this works and we'll get a sticky for it ;)

Sent while my supervisor wasn't looking
[Xperia SP General] dontknow773:
We will never know... For now i want Sony to fix: GPlay for som users and the volume bar

Odoslané z C5303 pomocou Tapatalku
[Xperia SP General] Sahaab:
Recovery doesnt work without root
[Xperia SP General] Masteq:
Try removing any proxy from APNs, i think it helped for me (internet AND MMS)
[Xperia SP General] dontknow773:
I have locked BL and no root. I created a recovery via PCC and flashed .266. Then installeb recovery and phone works normally

Odoslané z C5303 pomocou Tapatalku
[Xperia SP General] @non4:
:banghead: forgot about that! Oh well good luck guys my BL is unlocked! :P sorry for my complete and utter brainfart

Sent while my supervisor wasn't looking
[Xperia SP General] LocaMobile:
So we have to wait for .266 root first? or just flash custom kernel? Today I locked my bootloder cuz I had hope for official update in Poland too, so some other ways will be welcome :)
[Xperia SP General] marsx1984:
After using the customisation number method failed . downloading a file that flashtool could not recognise for some strange reason I finally got it going. I have no issues with google play services.

Now for some heavy gaming to see how the ram management works on this. Real Racing 3 here I come!
[Xperia SP General] Patrol619:
This "FACTORY STARTUP SERVICE" is pissing me off.. How to get rid of it?
[Xperia SP General] Rs_Jimmi:
I downloaded the MEGA ftf file and my Play Store did the 403 error on me, but I found a fix did which work.

Go to settings>>Apps>>All> Force stop, Clear data and cache for Google Play Store, Google Service Framework and Download Manager

Restart your android then reopen Play Store

Update the Play Store if prompted

Hope this helps :)
[Xperia SP General] mick232:
Mega FTF works.

My phone almost gave me a heart attach though:

- flashing worked fine, did not wipe data, excluded TA partition from flash

- first restart, optimizes all apps

- phone feels very slow at first (expected)

- when opening Play Store,

phone reboots and gets into a strange mode with a triangle on top and a blue bar below

- then takes very long to boot, looks frozen

- eventually boots fine and works fine
[Xperia SP General] clewis:
Nope still the same :(, doesn't look like its going to work for me tried pretty everything.
[Xperia SP General] yordi08:
now I get "no connection" error
[Xperia SP General] clewis:
That will go away after about a minute and you will get the 403 error again lol.
[Xperia SP General] yordi08:
Jup, same error again but now only when updating apps, downloading new ones manually works ^^
[Xperia SP General] Rs_Jimmi:
I didn't have any problems when I did it. After I restarted my phone and clicked Play Store, it started to auto update my apps.
[Xperia SP General] Sahaab:
I believe by this recovery u mean backup?

We talking bout CWM
[Xperia SP General] wgermano:
Screenshot

The screenshot option doesn't show to me when i hit the power button. Anyone else with the same problem and/or know how to fix it? :rolleyes: