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[Sony Xperia C] superdragonpt:
Hi

So here's another way to flash CWM Recovery / Your Stock Recovery

This time we'll be using the original Mediatek's flash tool (SPFlashTool).

*** And don't forget you need to have ROOT ***

1: Download This flashtool-stock recovery.zip - 20.92 MB

2: Extract it to your PC

3: The

.zip contains

: SPFlashtools; SPFlashTools Windows Drivers; Your Stock recovery.img and scatter file

4: Let's install the drivers, for detailed drivers instalation, refer to this thread. (Drivers don't work too well on windows 8 ...)

5: Now that you have the drivers installed, extract the "flasher.zip" in your PC (this is the SPFlashtools)

6: Turn OFF your phone, and take out his battery .

Now Click on

scatter-loading

, and select the scatter file,

Now Click on

Download

, it will pop an message about "not ALL images......" Just press "YES"

7: Now put the Battery back, and connect the phone USB Cable to PC, it will start the flashing process.

8: IF all goes well, you should see an GREEN CICLE in the end, and your stock Recovery should be restored

NOTE: You can use this same instructions to flash my two test CWM, just replace the

recovery.img

Best Regards ;)
[Sony Xperia C] elvhizs:
anyone tried the sp flashtool method? oh by the way. battery for xperia c is non removable right??
[Sony Xperia C] superdragonpt:
IF the battery is un-removable, then turn OFF the phone, and let it be turned OFF for at least 10m, before you press "Download", and connect the usb cable to PC

Also this flash tool is the official flasher for ALL Mediatek's SoC Devices, but dont mess with other functions, just follow the provided steps ...

regards:cool:

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Thats not right....

You should see only ONE recovery.img file .

IF you put it on the root of your SDCard, and saw that, then put in the root of your internal memory (emmc), it depends in what's the primary storage of the device...

Those recoverys, are links to on-line ones/and there are an couple ones on the App itself ...

So probably you just flashed an wrong recovery :/
[Sony Xperia C] elvhizs:
spflashtool cant seem to detect my phone. after i plug it in computer the phone's sony logo ang charging icons appears and nothing happened in spflash tool :(
[Sony Xperia C] superdragonpt:
You should press "download" first, and then connect the phone to PC.

Open device manager. In the moment you connect your phone to PC, you should see for like 3 seconds "USB VCOM..." or "Mediatek VCOM.." driver

Poping up.

Most probably the drivers arent installed correctly... Check that link to see how. To install

And are you sure the xperia's bat is not removable?

Regards
[Sony Xperia C] DaXKiDDo:
...

already did 1 month ago... but not detect anyway... and if u make cwm recovery from mtk tools... i already make it,, not working....
[Sony Xperia C] chauhanjayc:
well trying all the way to detect my phone

but no luck trying again and again as there is no other way coz i am out of station and there is no sony center will get back by 25th

wish me luck
[Sony Xperia C] superdragonpt:
that CWM, is an old version. What i provided is the latest CWM 6.0.4.4 , with touch support.

Well then it seems your bootloader is fully locked.. damm

I will ask again, cant you take your Batt out? Is that sealed?

The flash tool, will work better if you get it out.

PS: I emailed Sony, with some infos to how to unlock the bootloader... seems they are clueless in this matter.

Regards
[Sony Xperia C] rikardo03:
Anyone tested this yet? I just need CWM for nandroid backups.
[Sony Xperia C] elvhizs:
yeah battery cannot be removed. already tried to reinstall drivers but still no luck. my comp cant detect the VCOM. well ill try it again in a different computer tomorrow. ill also ask some of my friends who has mediatek phone with non removable battery on how to use the spflashtool.
[Sony Xperia C] metalrules321:
well then......i guess this is it. Xperia C will never see the day of custom roms. :(

I dont understand, why oh why? did they lock the bootloader. And that too without any upgrade to android version

#rant#rant >:(
[Sony Xperia C] superdragonpt:
The bootloader was locked by Mediatek's, not Sony.

And its obvious Sony doesnt fully understand this SoC arch.

What they can do is requesting Mediatek to unlock it, but The community will need to make pressure on Sony.

About some months ago Mediatek started selling The new devices with locked bootloaders, its lame if you ask me.

Still, if Sony request it, im sure they will get an answer from Mediatek.

Sorry, i did my best :/
[Sony Xperia C] afer eric:
Custom Recovery

is there a custom recovery for the Xperia c yet ?
[Sony Xperia C] metalrules321:
And we whole-heartedly thank you for your efforts mate :good:

On a side note, I still dont get why mediatek are being such a huge d*** ? What have they got to lose by allowing custom roms to be installed ? O_o

ookay....people, time to spam mediatek's forum to oblivion. :cyclops:

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Read..................the previous threads

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Please. !!
[Sony Xperia C] DaXKiDDo:
=D

i never try take battey out cz is that sealed by smallest skru =D

:D
[Sony Xperia C] gkm223:
I have successfully rooted xperia c.

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and using rootappdelete deleted some system apps. how to upload the app here, plz guide. you can also use root file explorer with root access.
[Sony Xperia C] gkm223:
root xperia c

yes fully working,

then one can download super su, and both will work.

I installed busybox too.

try at your own risk.

but mine is working fine.
[Sony Xperia C] metalrules321:
DELETE
[Sony Xperia C] pangeranpas:
Recovery mode!!

Guys..

I've found how to go to recovery mode...

1. Turn off your phone

2. Wait until 5-10 seconds

3. Turn on device with press power+volume down together until you see android robot icon

4. When on android robot icon, press camera button..

5. Tadaaa.. You're on recovery mode

:good:
[Sony Xperia C] DaXKiDDo:
OMG

OMG... how long u use xperia C.. today u know... how to go to recovery mode =.= before this .. u use ur xperia c.. never xplore?? =.=
[Sony Xperia C] metalrules321:
wat ? ಠ_ರೃ

On a side note......guys have you signed the petition ??
[Sony Xperia C] sulez_yudha:
I already signed the petition mate :fingers-crossed:
[Sony Xperia C] rikardo03:
Yup. I already signed it.

I know this might be off topic but. Has anyone tried installing Dungeon Hunter 4 from playstore? I can't install it. It says "Your Device Isn't Compatible with This Version". I tried installing a version I got from google and It works fine. If I remember it correctly I already installed it before but it got removed when I had a bootloop and forced to flash the stockrom using Sony Companion.
[Sony Xperia C] gkm223:
Any one tried the root master I have uploaded, really rooted xperia c, busy box also installed. try it friends.
[Sony Xperia C] metalrules321:
Working fine for me here, no errors :good:

Did you upgrade your android to the latest update provided by sony ??
[Sony Xperia C] rikardo03:
Nope. I'll try to update and see if it would work now.
[Sony Xperia C] rohitrockon17:
Already known !!!

Hey Bro,

We already know how to boot into 3e recovery mode on Sony Xperia C, however thanks for sharing for users who doesn't know about it:)

RG:cowboy:
[Sony Xperia C] elvhizs:
saw your guide on unlocking bootloader and flashing custom recovery for asus memo pad HD 7

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=46928333&postcount=2

just wondering if that process will work for our phone? ;)
[Sony Xperia C] superdragonpt:
Hi

No, the process may be the same, but those files (sec.ro is the bootloader image) is device specific... :/ Remmember, the bootloader is like an PC Bios.

Still waiting Sony's reply about the email i sent them, with info about how to unlock it. It requires an patch bootloader with an specific key sign...

If Sony doesn't have it, they can request it to Mediatek.

The problem in my point of view, is that Sony doesn't want the bootloader unlocked.

Regards
[Sony Xperia C] rikardo03:
I guess our only option is to wait. I hope the petition would make a difference. :sigh:
[Sony Xperia C] elvhizs:
hopefully sony will release on how to unlock bootloader for this phone
[Sony Xperia C] Revontheus:
Hai, Kababayan, I am also a pinoy :D
[Sony Xperia C] afer eric:
Has anyone tested xposed module on a rooted xperia c.?
[Sony Xperia C] palimatix:
For me, only XBlast is working..
[Sony Xperia C] khashayar_khk:
Hey can you please give US a thread with pictures and guide us with the whole recovery and things because I don't know how to use Mtk flash tool and flashing
[Sony Xperia C] kiko6383:
Using SPFashtool

Mates,

it is important that battery be removed when flashing using SP Flashtool

but then Xperia C's battery cannot be removed.

For common mtk device with dettachable batteries, the most common steps to flash using SP Flash Tool are:

1. Make sure the usb driver for your mtk devices are installed

2. You have the scatter text file (specific for your phone)

3. The recovery.img that you want to flash

4. DO NOT CONNECT YOUR DEVICE YET, run the SP FLASH TOOL.

5. Click scatter loading then select your scatter text file

6. After selecting scatter text file, check the box beside RECOVERY then select your recovery.img

7. After selecting your recovery.img, click on download (or F9) - it is important that your phone is not yet connected via usb cable

8. After hitting download, yes press YES when a pop-up message appear (saying not all images ...)

9. After step 8, this is just the moment for you to connect your

mtk device without its battery.

Usually the bar with percentage below the SP Flash Tool will turn red, then purple, then yellow (it means that it is flashing perfectly). Just wait for it to complete

10. A green circle will appear when it is successfully flashed.

I hope it helps. Credit goes to the developer of SP Flash Tool.

P.S. - to developers out there, I am quite dumb about this. Will the open source provided by SONY for Xperia C be useful to develop CUSTOM ROM/S? Link provided below:

http://dl-developer.sonymobile.com/code/copylefts/16.0.B.2.13.tar.bz2

Thanks!
[Sony Xperia C] kiyee:
is this u upload 16.0.B.2.13 have language of Chinese ?
[Sony Xperia C] kiko6383:
I suppose it does, because after updating through Sony PC Companion, I still have chinese language on my phone. But then, I am not a developer though, so I am not sure if the open-source would have that language. Sorry mate!
[Sony Xperia C] Droid_rohit:
Yeah mate, I tried it on my Xperia C. It's working fine. Although, I haven't tested all the modules. But, those which are specifies for Xperia phone are working.
[Sony Xperia C] iSiddharth:
You can try Custom Roms for Xperia C :

http://xdaforums.com/sony-xperia-c/help/how-to-custom-rom-xperia-c-t2842985
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] randomjoe404:
Hey guys, I have a weird issues with my external SD card.

After I upgraded from Shostock to ShoStock 3 4.0, my phone stopped automatically mounting my SD card at book. I have to wait for boot and rush to my setting so I can hit "Mount SD" every single time my phone starts so that way the apps that depend on the externalSD won't get screwed up.

It's getting really annoying, and I've scoured the internet for answers, but I haven't found anything yet. Most people are looking for ways to swap their internal/external cards or mount it to their computer when they plug it in to their USB.

I already tried wiping it and reformatting it; didn't help.

Any ideas on how to solve this issue and get it to automatically mount at boot? I can add/modify scripts if that's what it takes.

Thanks in advance!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
It sounds like a bad flash. Did you wipe everything before you upgraded SHOstock3 to 4.0? I'm guessing that a clean reinstall of the firmware and kernel would solve the issue.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] randomjoe404:
Yeah, I did a clean wipe and reset before flashing SHOstock3. It actually originally started happening when I upgraded from the old SHOstock to SHOstock3, but it seems like no one else had this issue.

Do you think it would help if I just reflashed without wiping? I already did a clean wipe and reset before flashing.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
If the problem is due to a bad flash, doing a dirty re-flash (without wiping) will not fix the problem. I'm not certain that a bad flash is the issue, but troubleshooting methods would say to flash back to stock and see if the problem persists. You would have to do a full wipe and clean install of stock to be sure. I'm suggesting that you try re-flashing SHOstock3 first, and then if that doesn't correct the problem, try flashing back to stock.

Edit: But I think you are saying that the problem has already persisted through a clean re-installation of the firmware? Then the problem must be something else than a bad flash. Still, flashing stock would be the next troubleshooting step.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] randomjoe404:
Unfortunately due to my work I can't afford to miss another day/night without my phone for a while :(

I was hoping there would be some script or modification I could make to force it to mount the externalSD at boot. But I guess it's already supposed to do that?

Maybe my fstab or whatever is bad?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] creepyncrawly:
I don't really know the hardware, or even the internals of the firmware, well enough to answer. I guess you'll have to keep mounting it manually until you have time to do some trouble shooting. You don't have to reboot that often though, do you? I sometimes go weeks between reboots.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] randomjoe404:
I have to reboot every day, which really sucks.
[Bada Software and Hacking General] JonasVFC:
Hi,

is there any way of setting the cpu frequency at 1000mhz instead of ~800mhz in bada permanently? or even overclock the cpu?

best regards
[Bada Software and Hacking General] ash009:
The answer is in the following thread;)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1697411
[Bada Software and Hacking General] JonasVFC:
but that is only temporary and as soon as you launch an application, like the browser or other (can't remember) it resets to 800mhz
[General Questions and Answers] pizza_pablo:
I searched here and on the thread, in question...

What are the differences between the two software versions (98.15.66.XT907 and 9.8.1Q-66-1), in the below thread, for the XT907?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2250155&nocache=1

TIA!
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] gpvecchi:
Hi, I found this icon on another forum: it was originally part of a flashable zip for JB, that doesn't work on KK.

So I extracted just the PNGs and added one for XXHDPI devices (Nexus 5).

To install you need to copy the MMS.apk from system\priv-apps to another place, rename it to .zip, copy new icons in it, rename to .apk, put it back in its folder and set permissions to 644.

I would be grateful if someone may create a script in a flashable zip for this; I can provide the original zip for JB, if needed...
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patass:
Is there a fix for this or should I just roll back?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dicecuber:
Join the club

Sent from my Nexus 5
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meangreenie:
some people including myself flashed back the radio from 4.4 because of this
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdawg0024:
Is there a way to do this if my N5 is completely stock?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] t0p8uzz:
Would also like to know this too. It takes 30-40 secs to get signal in certain locations that use to take 5 secs tops!
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patass:
can i get a link to that radio
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris6278:
Yea the new radio blows. Flashed back the old one an everything is back to normal
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EddyOS:
All fine for me, although I did a factory reset after applying the OTA (which I do after all OTAs)
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jdawg0024:
I am trying this now will report back with results.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EddyOS:
OP, out of interest, are you talking about 3G speeds, WiFi or both?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meangreenie:
I think you need to be at least on an unlocked boot loader.

then you can fastboot flash it directly or install a custom recovery and flash a .zip version from there
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bash156:
Has anyone else 4g signal dropped on 4.4.2
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] patass:
flashed the radio i think i had prior and hspa is around at around 5mbps, coulda sworn I was hitting 12mbps in the same area prior.
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ben36:
Anyone have a link for the older radio?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meangreenie:
here you are.. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2514095

you need the krt16m one
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] mixmaven:
I am needing a way to access my global contacts without a server side plugin and found this from ms:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/downloads/global/default.mspx

I just tried it out and keep getting server unavailable errors. A friend of mine on a different exchange server tried it out as well with the same error. We are both running exchange 2003 spk2 and can sync fine otherwise, in fact using push from the new ROM which is working great. Any thoughts? Anyone else care to try it out? Setup is simple, just user pass domain and server address.

tried the check boxes in setup and they didn't seem to make a difference (forms authentication and isa 2004)

Thanks,

-mix
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] mixmaven:
btw, I tried to update via wifi and grps and received the same error. the FAQ is useless, evidentally they dont expect you to get unavailable errors.....

-mix
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] kingbear2:
Thanks for writing this cause I didn't even know it was possible. All I do is go into contacts, click menu, and click find online. Then type in a name and click find and boom! it's there! no need to enter any server settings.

I'm using the new leaked ROM with push e-mail.
[8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General] mixmaven:
Thanks for the tip, I missed that in the new rom. I was hoping to to use global access to schedule a meeting on our shared global calendar, something I can't do with the new ROM, unless someone else can point to a place where I missed it. :)

If anyone else loads it, let me know.

Thanks,

-mix
[Nexus 5 Accessories] dreckgos:
Hello all,

I am trying to figure out which is the fastest charger, wired or wireless for the Nexus 5. To do this, I suggest we gather measurements about the charging speed for the phone charging when it has less than 75% charge.

My results are the following so far:

T-Mobile dual usb wall charger 700-800 mA

this ebay Qi charger [1] 200-300 mA

[1] http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wireless-Qi...l_Phone_PDA_Chargers&var=&hash=item51b121c146

Note that the T-mobile dual USB charger was the power source when using the Qi charger and the same microUSB cable was used in both cases.

Does anybody have a wired or wireless charger that can charge faster?

Also, I am using the Elixir 2 app to measure the mA, is there an alternative that does not require the screen on (I feel that it may affect the measurements)?
[Nexus 5 Accessories] FuMMoD:
The one that outputs more mah will charge faster.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Ben36:
They're both awful outputs u need at least 1000 mA / 1A output. You can damage the battery with underpowered charge rates

Also that eBay link states 1A output in the description
[Nexus 5 Accessories] dreckgos:
Guys, for the wired chargers, we are not talking about the STATED MAXIMUM OUTPUT here, we are talking about the output IN PRACTICE. Most chargers are rated for instantaneous output (it can output 1A or 2A or whatever is listed on the charger, but only for a millisecond, then the rate will fall off).

Please use the app and let me know what your rates for wired charging are (not that the rates fall off when the device is charged more than 75%, so try to test when the charge is lower than that). I bet the rate you find will be lower than 800mA, but if this is not the case, I am curous on the charger and cable that you use.

As for the wireless charger, I know it is very very bad, am trying to return it.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] Ben36:
A poor/cheap usb cable will make a massive difference too. I once had a cable that wouldn't let more than 384mA through it!
[Nexus 5 Accessories] dreckgos:
Exactly! This is why I picked the cable I am using now, but I could not get over 900mA with this combination of cable + charger. The Charger is a T-mobile dual USB 3A charger and in my opinion it is very good.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] rikudo:
The stock wired charger is rated for 1.2A and actually charges at just over 1 A. The charging chipset in the phone limits charging to 1.5 A max.

The nexus wireless charger charges at 750 mA max. Bad positioning and cases will reduce wireless charging efficiency though.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7517/google-nexus-5-review/3
[Nexus 5 Accessories] dbolot1:
I've noticed that during wireless charging my phone will charge at 500-600mA up until 85-87% and after that it will charge at 300mA to 100%, so make sure when you are testing to test at lower battery capacity. Also, try wireless charging from a USB port of a computer, I've noticed that I got better performance form USB port than from 2A touchpad charger.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] muyoso:
Wired charging is always going to be faster than wireless charging. Wireless charging on the Nexus 4 Orb takes about twice as long as charging via the supplied wired charger with the Nexus 5. Technology is going to have to advance quite a bit before wireless charging eclipses wired charging. There is an inherent inefficiency with wireless charging that wired charging does not have.
[Nexus 5 Accessories] brunobliss:
i bough one of those white, skewed ones off ebay for 10€ shipped and am pretty happy with it!

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[HTC One S] ATSPerson:
OK here's the thing. My contract with EE is up for renewal in a few months. Originally I was going to request an N5 (or some money towards it) for my birthday and change to a SIM only deal and save some cash.

I have been without my One S for some time because I kept bricking it, trying to get it to do things HTC doesn't want us to do with it. Well f*&k HTC - I finally managed to re- S-Off it after three times failing, hard bricking and JTagging. I've finally got rid of all traces of HTC branding and software and installed CM11 and my One S is reborn, I mean its really flying. Its not perfect, but for my money its a much much better phone than when I got it early in 2012.

So this is my dilemma. Do I still get an N5 and use my One S to play around with, mod and flash and all the rest, or do I keep with my One S as my main phone, save all my money and get a life instead?

Seems to me that there is tons of life left in our phone. I'm not giving up on it just because HTC has.

What would you do?
[HTC One S] wognwarren:
Save all your money and get a life instead.
[HTC One S] ATSPerson:
You are not wrong :)
[HTC One S] khan.orak:
Phones are cool. Buying new one gives you the excitement.

But it's temporary, really. They keep on coming and one keeps on buying.

I'd say, save some cash and get a life, keep this phone until it dies. It will fulfill all your needs I'm sure.
[HTC One S] Zannettou365:
man buy the nexus if you feel your HOS is old otherwise buy a new casing:D
[HTC One S] TheiPhoneKiller:
if you happy with one s get the upgrade to most valuable phone on the market,sell it and keep the one s ,if not upgrade to phone you want and keep the one s as backup
[HTC One S] ATSPerson:
yeah but the idea is to get out of contract I've probably already made my mind up. I'll just use this phone 'til if finally dies or at least until its not supported by any dev then buy the latest nexus at that time with the money I would have saved on the contract.