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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DooMLoRD:
i read somewhere that 4.4.3 OTA was available... anyone got the link yet?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] oldblue910:
No, unfortunately not. I'm checking mine regularly in case no one else posts it. We'll have the link soon enough. :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
It is indeed released, but I haven't seen anyone around here with it. Damn you all, GPe users, damn you all. You have ONE job, ONE :P
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] canarycny:
I did but nothing I would remember. If there's any other questions let me know.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] oldblue910:
Can you send a screen shot of your about phone screen?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DooMLoRD:
When did you get the update?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] canarycny:
Yesterday around 5-6pm eat.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DooMLoRD:
Have u rooted your device before?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] canarycny:
Let's just say this is my 2nd gpe. But to answer your question this one hasn't been tinkered with at all.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] adfurgerson:
Ota.zip posted here.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=53166811
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] TheManii:
000017972232727c2355c05d986a163cd3669c18.live_update_1278-8069_R3C-R3C_KOT49H.S2.2052-KTU84L.S1.3056_Sony-Ericsson-E-Application-Signing-Live-864f-1.zip

Here's the actual link for it.

Could someone that has it installed tell me the bootloader version included with it?

It's:

1270-3115 S1_Boot_MSM8974_GPE_26
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DooMLoRD:
No full OTA?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] TheManii:
All I did was turn the file in the post above that into a working url.

If there's a full ota then someone needs to find it first.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] oldblue910:
The first post has been updated. Thank you!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Sebring5:
Sideloaded and updated

Thanks for the zip.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] oldblue910:
The 4.4.4 updates for GPE devices are rolling out now. So far we have the Galaxy S4, HTC One M7 and LG G Pad 8.3. Hopefully that means the Z Ultra update is in the pipeline too. Keep an eye out for the update!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] oldblue910:
It's a very rare day that I get to contribute to one of my own threads. I got the 4.4.4 update on my phone today, and have added it to the first post.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Nice! Hope we'll get an updated GPe ROM soon then :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
Seems as it was such a small patch I looked to see if we could just flash onto the GPe port (after removing all the 'real' GPe bits) but alas it failed to patch
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] oldblue910:
Link found to Lollipop OTA. First post updated!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DooMLoRD:
perfect! was searching for this!

updated to Lollipop :D

I have uploaded the partition images here:

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z-ultra/xperia-z-ultra-gpe/lollipop-5-0-boot-fotakernel-images-t2960269
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] appleknight:
Shouldn't this be in the gpe thread?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] knives of ice:
wait..so there is no way to root 5.0 yet?

also, did anyone get the update while running xposed framework?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Zuk.:
I adb sideloaded this and am getting: Error in /tmp/update.zip (Status 7) going from KTU84P to LRX21P. Double-checked the zip is correct and I'm rooted / unlocked.

Could someone point me in the right direction so I can sideload 5.0 on my GPE?

Thanks.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] anathema_forever:
I am also getting this error.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] oldblue910:
Something on your /system was changed or deleted. Your system partition must be 100% stock.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Zuk.:
I wiped everything and reverted back to stock and still had the same issue. Anyway, I just got the OTA update. If anyone else is stuck on this, just wait it out.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] geeyoupee:
Zuk do you have guide to revert back to stock?

First I tried to flash the KOT49H Full ROM via recovery in which I edited the updater-script to remove the version check. I did this about half a year ago and it worked fine but now I get an error "failed to verify whole-file signature, signature verification failed"

Then I tried flashing to KOT49H Full ROM that I didn't edit the updater-script but I get the error message that I can't flash back to the older version.

Any ideas?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
flash the edited 4.4.2 with a custom recovery
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] geeyoupee:
Do you mean my edited 4.4.2 or a certain one that someone else made?

I used Advanced Stock Kernel with Dual Recovery by Doom Lord. I tried CWM and TWRP to try to flash it but it had the verification error.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] egzthunder1:
Blueether's guide has a link to a stock build that I made which should work. I know it does because I just used it to downgrade from lollipop to 4.4.2...

Sent from mALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD!!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] geeyoupee:
Ok. I was able to get it to work

I used CWM via Advanced Stock Kernel with Dual Recovery.

I flashed 4.4.2 with "Stock.zip" found at http://d-h.st/KMe
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Phone_fan:
Status 7 error

I get this message when I try to adb sideload "LRX21P from KTU84P".

I currently have FreeXperia CM12 on my device and I've not yet found a way to flash anything else. FreeXperia CM12 flashes a Cyanogen recovery, which has no way of flashing zips.

"/system/app/Chrome.apk" has unexpected contents.

E: Error in /tmp/update.zip

(Status 7)

Installation aborted

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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] egzthunder1:
The unexpected contents error normally come out from recovery expecting to find something and finding something else instead (sorry for the obvious). This aims at a stock file modified. So you have xposed installed? Any module affecting chrome by any chance? Are you trying to flash stock? Your best bet would be to flash one of doomlord's kernels and flash from it whatever it is you are trying to flash.

Sent from mALL GLORY TO THE HYPNOTOAD!!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Phone_fan:
I had an official CyanogenMod CM11 snapshot ROM from the CyanogenMod websie (Android 4.4.4) installed - unmodified in any way. I also had the ZU Dual Recovery installed. I flashed the FreeXperia CM12 ROM, which also flashed a Cyanogen recovery. The FreeXperia ROM doesn't have working wifi so I tried to flash something else but couldn't. The Cyanogen recovery can't flash zips so I am unable to flash any zipped ROM normally flashed through custom recoveries. And I am not able to successfully flash back to the ZU Dual Recovery.

I tried to restore my Z Ultra using DoomLord's method of ADB sideloading the file he has in his thread, but the install process errors out saying it couldn't overwrite the newer content (I can get the exact wording if needed).

Right now, there is no way to wipe the current ROM - FreeXperia CM12 - from my Z Ultra. The best it can do is factory reset, which leaves FreeXperia intact. If I could find a way to successfully flash a custom recovery, It might allow me to resolve this problem. But as is, I've tried everything I know to get away from this FreeXperia ROM with no success.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] egzthunder1:
Have you tried Advanced Kernel? Also, just out of curiosity, how are you trying to push the recovery into the device? (Flashtool, adb, etc)... What about trying to downgrade to cm11 or maybe with a nandroid?

There are two rules in life for being successful:

1. Never reveal everything you know;

2.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Phone_fan:
For flashing ZU Dual Recovery, I boot into FreeXperia (the current ROM) then enable developer options and tick USB debugging. Then, with my device connected to my PC, I simply click the "Install" Windows batch file. It goes through the process showing success, but my device always boots into Cyanogen recovery no matter whether I tap volume up or down.

I haven't tried Advanced kernel. Do you have a link?

______________________

Here's what the install process says:

"1. Installation on ROM rooted with SuperSU

2. Installation on ROM rooted with SuperUser

3. Installation on unrooted ROM using the TowelRoot method

4. Install ADB drivers to windows

5. Exit

Please choose install action.

[1,2,3,4,5]?2

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *

* daemon started successfully *

=============================================

Waiting for Device, connect USB cable now...

=============================================

Device found!

=============================================

Getting ro.build.product

=============================================

Device model is togari_gpe

Firmware is LRX22C

=============================================

Step2 : Sending the recovery files.

=============================================

0 KB/s (29 bytes in 0.031s)

984 KB/s (15757 bytes in 0.015s)

0 KB/s (501 bytes in 1.000s)

11 KB/s (11842 bytes in 1.000s)

3551 KB/s (56834 bytes in 0.015s)

192 KB/s (3082 bytes in 0.015s)

0 KB/s (385 bytes in 1.000s)

5872 KB/s (657704 bytes in 0.109s)

5792 KB/s (2965760 bytes in 0.499s)

5803 KB/s (2599934 bytes in 0.437s)

4686 KB/s (1875823 bytes in 0.390s)

545 KB/s (8759 bytes in 0.015s)

=============================================

Step3 : Setup of dual recovery.

=============================================

Permission denied

=============================================

Installation finished. Enjoy the recoveries!

=============================================

Press any key to continue . . ."

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I also see that the FreeXperia ROM is Android 5.0.1. But I can't make any posts in that thread because I have less than 10 posts.

Also, I'm not able to downgrade to CM11 or anything. Cyanogen recovery doesn't have a way to flash zipped ROMs, and sideloading won't succeed. Something about not being able to overwrite newer files with older ones...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] egzthunder1:
You need to flash recovery via flashtool. Boot into boot loader (with the phone off, press and hold volume up and plug the device onto your PC via USB). Then, fire up flashtool and flash via fastboot method.

There are two rules in life for being successful:

1. Never reveal everything you know;

2.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Phone_fan:
Does Flashtool have the recovery image in with it? If not, I've tried to find a recovery image I could flash in Fastboot, but failed. The only recovery I've found is the ZU Dual Recovery. I know how to flash in Fastboot, no problems, I just don't have a compatible recovery image.

Any...I'm downloading Flashtool...

I'm not finding any recovery image file to flash in Flashtool. Plus, it doesn't show the GPe Z Ultra in device selector. Not really sure how to use this tool...

Yeah...I decided not to use the Flashtool because I can't find any instructions relating to the GPe Z Ultra. I did download the Advanced kernel by DoomLord and tried flashing it via Fastboot, but it gave this error:

"D:\ROM flashing\Fastboot flash for recovery img>fastboot flash recovery recovery

.img

sending 'recovery' (16838 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.531s]

writing 'recovery'...

FAILED (remote: size too large)

finished. total time: 0.531s

D:\ROM flashing\Fastboot flash for recovery img>"

WOOHOOO! Paydirt! I finally succeeded in flashing the much needed custom recovery! :) Right now it's in TWRP.

The command line I used was: "fastboot flash boot boot.img". I changed the Advanced kernel/recovery image to "boot". I tried "recovery" thinking it didn't really matter what the file name was. But "recovery" and the subsequent, "fastboot flash recovery recovery.img" failed.

Thanks for your help! :) My device is back from the grave.

One last note...I still can't get it to restore to factory GPe software. It still gives the same error message about not being able to overwrite newer files with older ones and something about an error 7. But at least it'll eventually have a CM12 that works.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
That's all expected. you were trying to flash a boot image to the recovery partition. FYI the fastboot command is

fastboot flash <partition_nane> <partition_image_name.img>

once in recobery you will need to flash (adb sideload... or from sdcard) the modified 4.4.2 zip file that [MENTION=252661]egzthunder1[/MENTION] posted and I've linked to from the GPe guide
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] egzthunder1:
Look for blueether's guide on returning to stock. In there (in the first post in fact), you will find a 4.4.2 stock image which I uploaded which should flash with one of DoomLord's kernels (I believe it was with with Advanced Stock). I will try to upload the kernel I use to flashback later tonight if I get a chance. That, plus the stock image I just told you about should get you right as rain in no time :)

Don't worry, we'll get you fixed :)

There are two rules in life for being successful:

1. Never reveal everything you know;

2.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Phone_fan:
Thanks guys, for the help, but the only return-to-stock guide I'm finding for the GPe version of the Z Ultra is by DoomLord. And that one doesn't work. I've tried it many times, but it just errors out saying it can't overwrite newer files with older ones. The last official Google OTA update my Z Ultra GPe saw was Android 4.4.4. So it will have the firmware, radio, boot and all for a 4.4.4 ROM.

The only restoration guide I see from blueether is for the Sony Xperia Z Ultra. The Xperia Z Ultra uses FTF files that will brick the GPe.

Okay...starting to be on track...sorry for being slow. I found an Android 4.4.2 download entitled: "Flashable zip of 4.4.2 http://d-h.st/KMe", which is itself called "Stock zip". And you say it is an "image" file and it contains the needed kernel, or do I flash it and the kernel separately?

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Okay, first of all, thank you so much for the help.

I flash the zip in custom recovery the usual way of flashing a ROM, or I flash it through ADB sideload?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] egzthunder1:
No, I will upload the kernel later tonight. After flashing the stock.zip, your kennel will return to bare stock, so you will only be on that kernel for a couple of minutes at most. You could try to flash the stock.zip via dual recovery kernel, but I have a feeling it will fail due to model compatibility (I believe the dual expects you to flash things for the honami....)

In either case, I will get this up here shortly.

Edit: you will flash this via regular recovery which means that you will drop the zip into your SD card after you get it. You could also side load it if you feel like it, won't make a difference.

There are two rules in life for being successful:

1. Never reveal everything you know;

2.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
I used egzthunder1's file and DooMLord's v2 kernel (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2769608) to return to stock 4.4.2. so the instructions would be:

Download ZU_GPe-DooMKernel-v02.zip

Extract the zip file

From flashtool or fastboot flash the boot.img that you just extracted

Power off GPe

Hold the vol. + key and connect to PC

Flash the boot.img (fastboot flasg boot boot.img)

Boot this kernel

Enter recovery when LED lights up (press vol. + for cwm)

Flash the 4.4.2 zip either off sdcard or adb sideload ...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] egzthunder1:
Here is the kernel I use

https://www.dropbox.com/s/m6jor7987qb6o73/DLK.img?dl=0, which I believe it is the same that [MENTION=3534362]blueether[/MENTION] uses as well...

Hope this works.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Phone_fan:
Okay, currently stuck on boot screen. Here's what I did:

I Fastboot flashed [Sony ZU GPe] DooMKernel v02. Then as soon as the device started booting, I chose CWM recovery and then flashed the Stock.zip. Then I chose to reboot the system.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] egzthunder1:
Do keep in mind that you need to do a full wipe. A dirty flash when changing rom types will cause this.

Now, if the ROM did flash, you will likely not have recovery right now, so that means that you will have to start again. Follow these steps:

1. Put device in bootloader mode;

2. Launch Flashtool

3. Flash the img I uploaded (or the one from [MENTION=3534362]blueether[/MENTION])

4. Make sure you have stock.zip in your sd card

5. Once the kernel flashed, reboot the phone into recovery

6. Wipe all (data, cache, dalvik)

7. Flash the ROM

8. The recovery will ask you if you want to "fix recovery" and "fix root", answer "No" to both. I have gone into loops or choosing yes on either.

9. Reboot the device and be patient as it might take a couple of minutes for it to completely boot.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Phone_fan:
Yeah, already ahead of you. :p

I reflashed the custom recovery through Fastboot and am restoring from the save I created before I started all this. It will put my device back to CM11 that I had on it before I flashed the FreeXperia CM12 ROM. In fact, it just this moment rebooted back into it. :)

I want to thank you and blueether for your kindness and effort in helping restore my Z Ultra. I'll continue to play with it and see if I can get your Stock.zip going tomorrow.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] egzthunder1:
Alright! Welcome back to the land of the living!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] oldblue910:
Guys, we are getting way off topic in here. This thread is not for discussion of rooting, custom kernels, stock factory images, or the like. If you need help flashing an actual legit OTA ZIP update, then by all means continue. The rest of these discussions, though? Please take them elsewhere. Thanks.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] egzthunder1:
Well, I guess you are correct. I will grab all these posts and turn them into a new thread in q&a. It really did start because of not being able to flash these to return to stock, but oh well...

I will take care of this...

There are two rules in life for being successful:

1. Never reveal everything you know;

2.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Phone_fan:
I tried to find the thread in Q&A but failed. Please message me with the link. I have a couple other questions to ask. Thanks.

Well, I guess my questions actually will be on-topic. I'm rockin' official OTA Lollipop right now, thanks to you guys. But what about the TA Partition? Should I restore it at some point, or does it get renewed with the stock software update?

By the way, it's disappointing that Sony chose to keep the framework like it has been on the GPe Z Ultra. It seems all they've done is copy over the framework of a phone much smaller when the Z Ultra is best suited to the rows and columns of a tablet - 7-icon dock, 6 x 7-icon rows and columns.

The one thing about CyanogenMod I liked so much was the proper framework. It has 7 dock icons of proper size and spacing, and 6 x 7 rows columns.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] oldblue910:
5.1 is rolling out to the Z Ultra GPE. If someone gets the OTA notification on their phone, please grab the filename before you update! Thanks!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mtuckman:
It is downloading now - what can I grab and how?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] oldblue910:
If you're rooted, just grab the filename from the /cache folder.

If not, enable USB debugging in developer options, then select "Take Bug Report." In about a minute or two, you'll get a notification that the big report is ready. Email it to yourself, then open the text file attached to the email abs search it for ".zip" (without the quotes). That should find the filename
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mtuckman:
Here is the URL for the update:

http://android.clients.google.com/packages/ota/sony_c6806_gpe/28a66c1492a43a0c528b62bfc504dcc596a626ff.live_update_1278-8069_R3C-R3C_LRX21P.S3.4201-LMY47D.S4.5094_Sony-Ericsson-E-Application-Signing-Live-864f-1.zip

Since it is giving me grief over my release keys, it thinks I am still on 4.4.4, can I use the downloaded file and sideload the update?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] oldblue910:
You're a fine man and an excellent judge of wine, women and whiskey. Thank you, sir.

You can probably sideload the update, yes. Give it a shot.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] oldblue910:
The first post has been updated. Once someone updates, can you please reboot into the bootloader and do "fastboot getvar version-bootloader" and tell me what it says?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] DDRMSTRPRO:
Update doesn't install.

Phone says while trying to sideload via ADB:

"Package expects build fingerprint of Sony/C6806_GPe/C6806:5.0/LRX21P.S3/4201:User/release-keys or Sony|/C6806+GPe/C6806:5.1/LMY47D.S4/5094:user/release-keys; this devices has sony/C6806_GPe/C6806: 4.4.4/KTU84p.S1/3061:User/release keys.

E:Error in /tmp/update.zip

(Status 7)

Installation Aborted

Could i get some help with this? It's bricked my phone.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] oldblue910:
Anyone?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] draiko913:
I tried updating through the notification on phone as well as adb sideload and both are giving me the fingerprint error (status 7 error).
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] oldblue910:
Wow. Sounds like Sony messed something up. They'll probably issue a new OTA in the coming days to fix it.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] draiko913:
Anyone know if there is a way to report this issue to them to help "encourage" a fix?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] mtuckman:
Can the script in the current update file be changed to ignore the fingerprint and then resigned? I changed the script but didn't know how to resign it.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] oldblue910:
You can't re-sign it once it's been modified. Only Google and the OEMs can do that.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blazta:
Hope it was a 6806 and not the ported version :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] berry_lthird:
For those having trouble installing the updates: It worked once I installed each individually update incrementally in their exact release order. That is, not skipping from two or more versions above the version I had installed.

It's a long and tedious process, but in the end it worked flawlessly for me.

Hope this helps!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] oldblue910:
So, if you're on 5.1 now, can you tell me what your bootloader version is? Reboot into the bootloader, plug it into a computer, and do this command:

fastboot getvar version-bootloader
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] berry_lthird:
Sure!

version-bootloader: 1270-3115 S1_Boot_MSM8974_GPE_6
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] :
I am having some confusion. I just got the device second hand, w/ locked bootloader,but stuck in bootloop. The previous owner stated he took the 5.1 ota and it got into bootloop, and he gave up. Is there a way for me to just wipe teh data partition, unlock it, and install a custom recovery?

For some reason the info on what the custom recovery (or whether I can access fastboot to flash a custom recovery) is for 5.1 on this device is throwing me for a loop after reading the forums for a couple hours.

Any pointing in the right direction is appreciated. I am quite confused.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] egzthunder1:
You will need to update your fotakernel or else you will never get past 5.0. Unfortunately, you will have to unlock your bootloader to do that. Once you get the BL unlocked (check out blueether's guide), simply push it via fastboot

fastboot flash FOTAkernel (the name of your file).img

In order to get into fastboot, with your device powered down, hold vol up and plug the device to a pc. The led will lit blue for a second. You are now in fastboot.

If you need to go into recovery, once you access fastboot, simply scroll with vol up/down until you get to "recovery", then hit power to accept the option. The phone will reboot into recovery. Now, do keep in mind that the only thing you will see will be an Android on its back with an exclamation sign on top. To access the " hidden" recovery menu, you need to press the power button and vol up (or down). You need to play with the buttons a bit as sometimes it gets tricky to get it to show (ie press and hold one and then press the other). Once in recovery (stock recovery), you should be able to do a full wipe.

Hope it helps.

There are two rules in life for being successful:

1. Never reveal everything you know;

2.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] :
Thanks for this helpful post. I will try it once the device is in my hands.

First thing, though, I am hoping it will just go to stock recovery so I can attempt a factory reset, as the previous owner only got it into bootloop after doing an OTA to 5.1, as I understand. I am hopeful.