yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia ZL] khangozzy:
Hi all,

Anyone here with ULB have fast and simple way to update this new KK ?
[Sony Xperia ZL] [NUT]:
Flash the FULL (not the one from this topic) FTF exclude wiping DATA (this will work fine).

Download ZL XZDR Kernel 2.7.124, fastboot flash the boot.img inside /tmp inside the ZIP.

Put the zip on your external sdcard and flash it again in recovery.

Done :)
[Sony Xperia ZL] Suryashis:
This Kitkat rom works well on my c6502 locked phone but don't really like a few changes brought about in this rom. Now it's only been 2 days that I am using this but I think I'll revert back to 4.3 soon. This rom seems less smooth, though I cannot say laggy, than the previous 101 4.3 rom.:p
[Sony Xperia ZL] Rosi Labres:
100%. Thanks.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Andyy2k3:
Why is this Rom so laggy?
[Sony Xperia ZL] [NUT]:
Because the moon is drifting away from the earth?

:silly:

:angel:

It can help to factory reset and start fresh...

On my Z it is buttery smooth... as only the casing is different between the Z and the ZL, it should be that way on the ZL as well... so apps are the only idea I can come up with... did you update them all yet?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Andyy2k3:
Yes, they are up to date. Even typing is laggy right now. So when I factory reset I shouldn't restore the whole app data of user apps with Titanium Backup, right?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Anárhér:
Its normal to take more than 30 minutes on Formatting SYSTEM...?
[Sony Xperia ZL] [NUT]:
I'd be very selective on what to restore yes...

add/restore apps a few at a time. Then give it a few days to test how it performs.

No, that's actually a bit long... Did it finish ok in the end?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Rumman Shaikh:
Working great here [MENTION=4904057][NUT][/MENTION] ? ?

Did a clean install, no lags,apart from minor glitches in settings
[Sony Xperia ZL] ChicaAndroid:
:( I'm having trouble downloading the torrent file for c6502 not any peers. Will take forever. The other option I don't understand how it works :(
[Sony Xperia ZL] [NUT]:
Have you viewed this link yet? http://zbigz.com/page-quickstart

It's really easy. You don't have to create an account, but if you do, your download will be kept safe for you to grab for a longer time compared to when downloading as an anonymous user.
[Sony Xperia ZL] rameshkotibani:
help me

when using deodex zip through this tool my device getting hang at sony logo,and after deodexed rom install through twrp ,is it require to flash

Flash stripped FTF

through flash tool
[Sony Xperia ZL] [NUT]:
If you want to deodex it's mandatory to finish this guide first, inlcuding the FTF (it contains baseband, modem firmware and the kernel). Then after you finish it's setup run the tool to deodex it.
[Sony Xperia ZL] rameshkotibani:
help me

yeah i did

Put 'C65XX_10.5.A.0.230.flashable.zip' on (the external) SDcard1;

Put 'C65XX_10.5.A.0.230_Stripped.ftf' inside the Flashtool/firmwares folder;

Create a backup of your phone in TWRP and don't forget to backup the contents of 'SDCard' (the internal storage!);

Flash 'C65XX_10.5.A.0.230.flashable.zip' in TWRP (if you notice your phone reboot during the update process, update to the latest XZDualRecovery and try again);

NOTE: do not reboot but go back to the main menu, then go to reboot->power off;

Flash everything in 'C65XX_10.5.A.0.230_Stripped.ftf' using flashtool;

Reboot to system.

after that i do deodexed zip through [TOOL] Kamome tool for Windows and i flash through twrp,after that it show ur system root access is loss,it prompts install root,that time i swipe yes...,my phone restart ,and it hangs at sony logo

sorry for my bad english
[Sony Xperia ZL] [NUT]:
I'm afraid [MENTION=5169444]RyokoN[/MENTION] may reply to that as it's his tool...

RyokoN, buddy, help the good lad, will ya? :)
[Sony Xperia ZL] TAL333:
I tried to use the tool to deodex after using this update and got a continuous boot screen. Made a backup first but I remember at the end of the deodex it showed 1 file missing, and I believe it said it was classes.dex. And my final size was 333MB also which I read was smaller than it should have been. But the update worked perfectly on unlocked 6506 w/.101 and 88 user apps + gem, serajr xposed, gravity box and xtheme. No lags, no drain, 1 GB free ram minimum, and the lockscreen pixie dust which was huge on a clean install was tiny like I think it should be with this update flash. Great work.
[Sony Xperia ZL] rameshkotibani:
help me

Flash 67 wiping everything,

install xzdualrecovery,

flash 230 zip,

do a factory reset from recovery,

Turn off,

Flash stripped FTF

after that sucessfully boot to phone,only one recovery working,other cwm and philz are not working through utility and manually press at

sony logo

sorry for asking questions
[Sony Xperia ZL] AndroPlus:
If you did zipalign when you deodex with kamome tool, please re-deodex without zipalign.

Also please try installing SuperSU or superuser with zip after you flash deodexed zip.

C65XX_10.5.A.0.230.flashable.zip puts superuser.apk to /system/app/, so maybe something breaks it and cause losing root access...

[EDIT]

I should reload before posting:crying:

I'll update kamome tool to save log file.

Here is the kamome tool v5.

kamome tool v5 (mirror)

It will save progress and error to log.txt.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Edwrib:
Not blaming you awesome work Nut, I only want know if anyone is getting same error, maybe Sony fault or 4.4 changes.

Anyone getting FC in live wallpapers?

And seems to me that they reload the LWP every time I unlock the phone. Maybe anything related to another wallpaper in lock screen?

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I also having random FC at email app, weird is that they are frozen.

And this too lol:
[Sony Xperia ZL] demonicangell™:
no fc's anywhere .. try doing a clean install
[Sony Xperia ZL] Edwrib:
What you mean clean install? I already did a factory reset after install.
[Sony Xperia ZL] mr_esmit:
Created space already?? I have a 6506 also and cant wait to start flashing away. Thanks.
[Sony Xperia ZL] [NUT]:
Pff, loooooooong time ago... And it's been online for only 30minutes less then the others...
[Sony Xperia ZL] mr_esmit:
I started downloading the torrent from your original ppst but it says 0 peers.....:(
[Sony Xperia ZL] [NUT]:
Use zbigz.com then... You might be having issues with bittorrent in general? :confused:
[Sony Xperia ZL] mr_esmit:
Ok, thanks. I'll go that route and report back if any issues occur.
[Sony Xperia ZL] demonicangell™:
I did it Before installation ..

Not sure why u are getting fc
[Sony Xperia ZL] rameshkotibani:
thanks

after deodexed rom with the kamome tool v5 wih out zip align, flash super user mod after that sucessfully boot my phone,

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after deodexed rom with the kamome tool v5 wih out zip align, flash super user mod after that sucessfully boot my phone
[Sony Xperia ZL] [NUT]:
I wasn't able to do this before, but this is why I know it's working fine:

View attachment 2767112
[Sony Xperia ZL] mr_esmit:
I don't know what went wrong...Couldnt go into recovery mode so I installed xzdualrecovery again. When rebooting, my screen is stuck on the "sony" logo. Wont reboot, wont reset, not recognized by flashtool or anything for that matter. Please help.....
[Sony Xperia ZL] mr_esmit:
Nevermind. Did a clean ftf install. Will now proceed to install dualrecovery again and root. I think the problem was i installed dual recovery after having it installed already. That made everything crazy I guess.
[Sony Xperia ZL] stonyperson2:
My Xperia ZL C6503 does not recognize SIM card

After updating, following the tutorial to the letter, my phone does not recognize the SIM card. I have already installed a new generic rom (through Flashtool), did a reset to factory default, but nothing worked. How have the functions of my SIM card back?

Thanks for the help already ...
[Sony Xperia ZL] [NUT]:
What rom version did you use before you installed this one?

Which rom version did you try the full rom flash on?

What is your exact model number?
[Sony Xperia ZL] mr_esmit:
to root .230, do I have to have the .101 version rooted?? Can I just flash .230 via recovery and later flash the stripped ftf via flashtool??
[Sony Xperia ZL] demonicangell™:
this is already pre rooted .read the OP .. u have to switch off after u flash .230 and flash the stripped ftf .. if u are coming from previous rooted fw it should work too . 4.2 fw might require wipe
[Sony Xperia ZL] mr_esmit:
Great thanks. Still cant get into recovery mode even after clean install of FTF (.230/ not rooted) and installing dual recovery..... Very frustrating. Can you please advise (again/sorry) steps to go into recovery mode? Thanks a million.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Tiu Fiu:
If you flashed a stock FTF (clean one, without root), then the only way to get root is by unlocking the bootloader (which voids your warranty). By flashing a stock FTF you don't get [NUT]'s XZ Dual Recovery, nor root.

If you want to get root while keeping your warranty (keeping your bootloader locked) you need to downgrade to a stock 4.2.2 FTF (say, from firmware 2.67), root it, flash a custom recovery and then flash one of the ZIP files available on the OP.

Keep in mind that you should perform a clean install (with factory reset) every time you flash a new firmware. then and only then you'll will have a clean stock 4.4.2 firmware with root and locked bootloader.
[Sony Xperia ZL] rameshkotibani:
help me

sorry to ask here

when i download the file through chrome or other browser in xperia zl k.k 10.5.A.0.230 it shows

downloadfile.bin

extension (it is not show original file format not like .apk,or .zip, it shows .bin file),what should i do?pls help me
[Sony Xperia ZL] [NUT]:
Just rename it to whatever it was you where downloading...
[Sony Xperia ZL] rameshkotibani:
is it malware, is it any wayyyy to original name download
[Sony Xperia ZL] ankitmadharia:
I'm having huge battery drain.... It shows Google services are the cause... How to stop this.? Please help.
[Sony Xperia ZL] [NUT]:
Yes, use a different browser... :p
[Sony Xperia ZL] mr_esmit:
Go to settings > location > mode and select device only. That should help.
[Sony Xperia ZL] rameshkotibani:
thanks

is it malware danger?????????please supposed any best browser
[Sony Xperia ZL] demonicangell™:
Bin file is not malware :rolleyes:
[Sony Xperia ZL] stonyperson2:
[QUOTE='[NUT];

After updating, following the tutorial to the letter, my phone does not recognize the SIM card. I have already installed a new generic rom (through Flashtool), did a reset to factory default, but nothing worked. How have the functions of my SIM card back?

Thanks for the help already ... [/QUOTE]

Thanks, my problem is solved, it was hardware error (coincidentally at the time of installation of the rom).

Now, Gravity box does not work with Xposed framework. Tested the Gravitybox JB in Update Gravitybox .101 and .230 update in KK; both show the message "The framework of Gravitybox unresponsive. Leaving." (maybe in English the message is different).

I Flashed again the .569 update, I tried to root (old method flashing .423), the device went into boot loop. Root was done unlocking the boot loader. Still Gravitybox not work.

Please help me. I need this module.
[Sony Xperia ZL] NamenIos:
Does anyone else have the problem, that the time and date is wrong in TWRP? I can't get it to automatically set itself and judging by the name of my backups it worked on 4.3. I guess it could be Kernel related?
[Sony Xperia ZL] detective zero:
Yes, same here! :crying:
[Sony Xperia ZL] Kabeesh:
HELLLPPP!!!

WIll it work if i flash from this version 10.4.B.0.569 to 4.4 kitkat instead from the version stated above (10.4.1.B.0.101) , Because in the previous thread you don't have the 10.4.1.B.0.101 rooted file for c6502.. please help...
[Sony Xperia ZL] anagramgenius:
any rooted version with recovery installed, will go fine.
[Sony Xperia ZL] prudhivisekhar:
[STOCK][C650X][4.4] Update to 10.5.A.0.230 [Root & XZDR]

I am from India (C6502) will it work for me ?
[Sony Xperia ZL] detective zero:
Title says C650X, so why should it not work for C6502?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Edwrib:
New firmware (10.5.A.0.233)

http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/06/0...33-certified-for-xperia-z-zl-zr-and-tablet-z/
[Sony Xperia ZL] [NUT]:
I'll see if I can find out what's been updated between the releases and put together a patch release... I hope it's a quick bug fix release and not a branded update AGAIN like they did with previous versions ...
[Sony Xperia ZL] Kr3i0s:
3G/HSPA issues

My 3G/HSPA speed has suddenly dropped to around 20-25 kbps, I am not sure it is related to the update but if I put the same sim card on a different phone, it gives me 3-4 mbps. Please advise. Currently running 10.5.A.0.230.
[Sony Xperia ZL] sanderschang:
Dear Sir [NUT],

Thanks for the awesome rom.

But after backup with CWM, the backup folder shows

“2009-01-02.05.00.35_10.5.A.0.230”

Is this normal?

Thanks.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Edwrib:
I hope at least Sony fix the issue with Google location service.

Sony said it was Google fault lol oh yes, only Sony ROM 4.4 have that issue and it's Google fault lmao
[Sony Xperia ZL] NamenIos:
Please read or search in the thread. This is a known bug (iirc also present on the XZ):
[Sony Xperia ZL] sanderschang:
Dear Sir,

Thanks for your reply.

So can I successfully restore from the buggy backup?
[Sony Xperia ZL] NamenIos:
Did it a few time and it worked flawlessly. It is just the time and date that is wrong, you can manually name your backup or set the time/date manually before you make a backup.
[Sony Xperia ZL] phclopes:
UPDATED:

Apparently this version (KitKat) you have to go to the internet settings and click at a button that will "download configurations for internet and MMS" to insure your connection.

I honestly do not remember having this procedure on the others versions of Android. Nonetheless that's the way to get things to work now.

Thank you NUT for the amazing release.

PROBLEM SOLVED:

My internet (3G) connection isn't working anymore. Does anyone knows how to fix it?

INFO:

1. I went from a CM 11 to this stock ROM.

2. I have locked my bootloader after changing to this ROM by using Flashtool (also restored TA partition).

3. I followed all the steps with the exception of downgrading my rom to JB since I was already using Kitkat on CyanogenMod

PS: Everything else seems to be working properly.
[Sony Xperia ZL] lclaudiogb:
4.4.2 x 4.3

The only issue, strange thing, I have found in 4.4.2 apart from the lag in SETTINGS MENU which can be fixed enabling FORCE GPU RENDERING, is that as I use Foldermount to transfer big game files to SDCARD1, when I mount pairs, the file size doubles when checking setting - storage.

E.g: DEAD TRIGGER 2 has around 420 mb, when foldermount is enabled, the game file jumps to 840mb.

However I can tell that Foldermount did not copy but indeed transfered files because if you unpair, the game won´t launch and system requests data download.

For now really anxious for .233 for bug fixes.
[Sony Xperia ZL] rfg13:
lost root and now I have to do the rooting from the scratch, what a frustration. :mad:

done: back to 4.2, root, recovery then directly to 4.4.

but have restore all apps.

2 days testing, is everything working well, but battery drains much faster comparing to 4.3 even with "Location" checked out.
[Sony Xperia ZL] nuts70:
Thank u NUT u really helped me I was trying to ask the same question

about flashing rooted 230 on rooted 67 & it's working great & very smoth till now
[Sony Xperia ZL] rfg13:
to NUT

could you update to 233 based on open code provided by Sony? good luck to your future works!
[Sony Xperia ZL] renzzoman:
done this upgrade but I'm having an issue, every time I pull down the notification drawer its shows a warning "the process com.android.systemui has stopped" and the screen become automatically locked. what should I do? please anyone help me...
[Sony Xperia ZL] NamenIos:
That would be pointless. This is just the Kernel, this means a) you have to be on unlocked bootloader to flash it (or wait for Sonys signed FTF) b) just the Kernel is useless, often it is also incompatible (4.3 .569 was incompatible with 4.3 .101 and vice versa) c) iirc the Kernel did not change from 230 to 233, try to diff it.

This sounds like xposed or system app incompatibilities. What was your previous ROM? Do you use Xposed? Did you wipe data? Did you wipe data and restored the user app data?

The best is to make a backup of all data of the user apps (not the system apps) wipe /data install the rom and restore the user apps and the data of the user apps.
[Sony Xperia ZL] renzzoman:
My previous ROM JB 4.3 .101 and yes I am using Xposed but all Xposed modules are working smoothly now. The warning only appears when I pull down the notification drawer and click one of the notification. I did not wipe data.

Is it because of Xposed? how about to uninstall Xposed, is it gonna solve the problem?

one more thing, In case I want to switch back to 4.3 .101, is it safe just to restore my backup from TWRP backup file? I'm thinking to switch back to JB because this KK draining out my battery so much. Thanks... :o
[Sony Xperia ZL] rfg13:
info-eye FC

info-eye app for camera doesn't work - fc all the time. :confused:

solved after installation of a new version
[Sony Xperia ZL] NamenIos:
If you used stock (rooted/not-rooted and xposed/non-xposed) you should be fine and there should not be a FC. Some flashable addons could cause this I would suspect.

Xposed should run fine. It could be the activated modules. Try disabling all modules, reboot and check if it fixes the problem. The compatibility of Xposed modules on 4.4 got way worse. Gravitybox ran fine with 95% of the options on 4.3 and with 4.4 it is almost unusable for example.

I am not sure if you would restore the Kernel baseband etc. Just to be sure I would restore the TWRP backup, power the phone off and flash the stripped FTF from 101 again. If you don't have a stripped FTF, I uploaded it sometime ago: http://d-h.st/wUs but be careful to not wipe your data with it, I did not remove the option to wipe appslog/cache/data so you have to uncheck this manually.

I fixed some of the high battery drain by "Wakelock Terminator" in the Play Store and disabling/spoofing the NlpWakeLock and NlpCollectorWakeLock. It seems to be a like shady app/dev though which is extra dangerous with xposed (it can do everything, even without permissions thanks to superuser access) - the app asks you if you love it and if you do you can give a play store rating if not a chat will be opened to submit you problems/feature requests, but the dev does not answer. Also the ratings speak for itself.
[Sony Xperia ZL] renzzoman:
Problem solved by disabling all Xposed modules. Yes apparently there are some uncompatible modules with KK. I have installed wakelock detector, is it the same function with wakelock terminator?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Dead Metal:
Ok so I followed the instructions and now after doing the flash tool part the screen is on but does't do anything after I turned it on for the first boot.

Should I wait longer or any ideas what might have happened?

Before this I had stock 3.4 rooted.
[Sony Xperia ZL] [NUT]:
Waiting longer doesn't help... Power down using the switch behind the sim lid and leave it off for a little while. Then try to power it up again.

If it still fails, redownload the ftf specific to your EXACT model and flash it again.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Dead Metal:
I reverted back to my backup instead. I think I'll wait a little longer for the official update to finally hit.
[Sony Xperia ZL] iamsamsamiam:
I'm assuming you were just unable to use the flashtool correctly or the flashtool didn't detect your device and you hit a wall. I'm pretty sure you have to get into bootloader mode to get the flashtool to work correctly which involves shutting down the phone (using the hard off button if you have to) and turning on the device by holding volume down and power until the phone vibrates 3 times or something. The device screen should still be blank (black) but the LED indicator should have changed colours (I'm thinking red but his is off the top of my head). From here when you plug in the USB the flashtool should detect your device in which you flash the ftf file.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Dead Metal:
Erm, no?

Flashtool is super easy to use, it tells you what you need to do, and I did all that, it just didn't work for me is all.

I have since flashed the leaked version of 4.4, using the ftf from the flashtool site, and then just rooted that.

No idea what went wrong with this pre-rooted version since it works for a lot of people and should have worked for me as well. But it doesn't matter, since I'm now at pretty much the same level.
[Sony Xperia ZL] iamsamsamiam:
Well I'm also assuming you were coming from 4.3 or 4.2 which needs a different kernel that's located in the ftf but you have to flash the ROM first which makes you end up with a blank screen because you don't have the right kernel or something.

I was under the assumption you couldn't even get the device to connect to the flashtool and I'm just saying there's a method to connect the device to the flashtool when it looks like your device is dead (soft bricked) so you can flash some software that will make the device useable again.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Dead Metal:
Yes, the method to connect my phone to Flashtool was needed to revert back to my backup.

So here's what I did:

Connected to PC via cable

Opened Flashtool

Started Flashtool

Hit the flash button

Choose the old 4.3 stock ftf

Then when prompted to disconnect my XZL and power it down, I opened the battery compartment and hit the "OFF" switch to force it to reboot, then when the screen came back on I hit the volume down key a couple times, since you know the XZL doesn't have a physical back key

Then waited while flashtool did its thing flashing my phone

Once that was done I rooted it again and installed TWERP again

Booted into Recovery mode (TWERP)

In TWERP I chose "Backup/ Restore", then "Restore from SD Card"

Finished that

Then I downloaded the leaked version of 4.4 (which this ROM here is based on)

After that I did the same as in the first eight steps, just this time with 4.4

Done
[Sony Xperia ZL] demonicangell™:
thank you for all the updates so far . had a good run :)
[Sony Xperia ZL] houlalajaimal:
Files not found

Hi,

Where I can find files for ZL 6503 devices.

Links return a file not found message.

Thanks
[Sony Xperia ZL] [NUT]:
Uploading them to the downloads tab of the project bar right now.

XDA upload is slow ... this will take all day to complete I'm afraid.
[Sony Xperia ZL] faisalmalaeb:
i can't download

me 2 i can't download the files :(
[Sony Xperia ZL] faisalmalaeb:
Tethering & hotspot

hi all

i have upgrade to 4.4.2 and it work fine .

i have try to run the wifi Hotspot but it's not working at all even i have try the usb tethering same thing ,

anyone have this issue ?? and know how to solve it please .

Best Regards

Faisal
[Sony Xperia ZL] Chxrlyglez:
Hey [MENTION=4904057][NUT][/MENTION]

Are you planning to give us the new update with your touches of magic?

Im waiting for C6506...

Regards!
[Sony Xperia ZL] lclaudiogb:
Let´s cross our fingers and hope our friend NUT can make us a FTF file already rooted, That would be great cause once rooted, it´s not cool using a unrooted fw.
[Sony Xperia ZL] peekay2n:
why not download an ftf and root using NUT's DIY guide?
[Sony Xperia ZL] demonicangell™:
doubtful
[Sony Xperia ZL] anshumangoyal:
I have Xperia ZL running on Cyanogenmod and TWRP Recovery. I want to install the stock rooted rom. Can I simply flash the zip using TWRP? or I need to do this whole process.

PS: I am already having latest version of TWRP on my phone. So, want to check if this works or I have to follow this Flashtool thing. Some one please help. I am really struggling for this.
[Sony Xperia ZL] leeknows:
Is the stripped ftf flashable on its own?

Hi can anyone tell me if the stripped ftf is flashable on its own via flashtool?

I just want to update to 4.4.4 I dont care about root or anything.
[Sony Xperia ZL] cmhdream:
I used Serajr Xposed to add it to Power Menu. 5.1.1 working...