yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] polargirl:
This new method is exactly what I was posting about!!!

I never thought I'd be coming back but clicking the wrong link in my browser lead me back to the Z Ultra general page when I found this thread. I guess it's a good thing the most popular currency converter website's URL also begins with an x. http://www.xe.com/

I just briefly went over this so I am not quite ready yet but I will be happy to combine all this information and make a new sticky thread that combines this new method and another linked in this page.

My only questions for now is: What must be done to retain DRM keys and how does unrooting work with this new method? When I get answers to those questions and more time to read this and other recent related threads in detail and well analyzed, I will get to work on the new thread if you guys like.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] adfurgerson:
I have GPe model so my opinion shouldn't count, here it is anyways. Unless you intend to keep the thread up to date it wouldn't be worth doing. As you can see things can change quite a bit in a rather short amount of time.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] polargirl:
As long as I receive adequate support from tech people, I will maintain the thread. I will even make a GPe thread if the procedure becomes significantly different enough to justify one. It's probably better to make a separate one for GPe if even just one thing is different just do avoid misunderstanding instructions.

If someone else would rather do this, I wouldn't mind. Unfortunately, this method has been out for a week already and it doesn't look like anyone else is interested in volunteering to make that thread so I will. This is one contribution that I can make to this site.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] adfurgerson:
Sounds great then, I wasn't trying to discourage you just putting my two cents where it doesn't belong. As for the GPe it doesn't require this kind of exploit. Thanks for taking the lead on this and look forward to seeing your guide.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
We already have TOO many threads.

This method will only be easier the the old method untill the next andriod release from Sony, then we will be back to the downgrade dance. No point in making a thread that will become out of date. Yes [MENTION=655433]LordManhattan[/MENTION] needs to update his thread, but we dont need another root thread by someone that doesn't come here often.

If you really want to help don't reinvent the wheel. PM Lordmanhattan with corrections to his well used thread.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] polargirl:
Thank you for the encouragement. It means a bit coming from a regular like yourself.

The problem with your suggestion is that the consumer version of the Z Ultra rooting wheel has neither been invented yet nor does LordManhattan seem interested in doing this. That consumer wheel is not even a rough prototype ATM. This was the source of argument the last time I was here. Even adfurgeson is being supportive of me doing this.

If Lord Manhattan decides to do this himself, I would be happy to abandon this project. The is he almost certainly won't but I will wait until he chimes in on this thread before doing anything.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
WTF is this then

If someone cant follow that and then press option 0 in the tool mentioned then I give up on them and they wont beable to run the batch file needed in the towel root way
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] polargirl:
Something that needs work and become a sticky thread on it's own.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
I give up. I truly do
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] warfareonly:
polargirl, I think you're forgetting one thing. This is a developer site. The guides which exist are already simple enough for non-developers/non-hobbyists people to understand. For example, the instructions which you and blueether 'discussed' right now. Here is the proper quote (with formatting) (which you should have done in the first place, [MENTION=3534362]blueether[/MENTION] :silly:)

The above method will get you a rooted .532 system. Then simply follow this thread to get .757 rooted(it even has a video link).

Now don't ask how will a new user know that he/she is supposed to downgrade to .532 first, because it is written quite clearly in [MENTION=655433]LordManhattan[/MENTION] 's thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2569904 (see the big red letters ?)

And while we're at it, his thread is concise and useful. A new user can follow his thread's instructions and end up with what he wants. Your standards of a non-prototype guide are too high. These guys are not getting paid to do it. They don't have to make it beautiful, they just have to make it functional. The only thing needed to understand these guides is the ability to follow instructions. The guides are good enough.

Few more things, polargirl.

Each and new user, who gets a new device, will be 'lost' - without fail. You get 'un-lost' by searching, searching and more searching. So if you want to make a guide, you first have to understand what goes on behind it. If you're not willing to spend that time, then please don't attempt to make the guide. (And if you think you're spending too much time on it, remember - it takes 6 months to make a Rolls-Royce and only 13 hours to make a Toyota.) and how will you understand ? By searching...

So please, this is a humble request to you. If you want to write this guide, be prepared to invest your time. If you want to make a better all-in-one rooting guide, please do it. I do hope it is better than LordManhattan's guide. But do not expect us to agree that what's functional is not even a rough prototype.

As for "support from the tech people" -

We will help, but again -

If you ask a trivial question, you'll get the usual one word answer. If you ask something non-trivial that cannot be explained by a simple search, you may even end up getting page-long answers.

I hope that puts an end to this stupid fighting we've been participating in. Please pardon me if you feel that I've been going off on tangents.:p

---------- Post added at 04:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:21 PM ----------

1.) http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2784900

2.) try reflashing the stock kernel using flashtool (?)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
It's true though. I haven't updated my thread in awhile now. It's A LOT of work, and you must always know what's what and how to do it. If Polargirl can't even follow a regular rooting guide that noobs have followed for ages, I highly doubt she can make AND maintain a thread like that. She should probably just READ like the rest of us have done.

This is my first and last post in this thread since I'm not throwing away my time on this stupid thing - again.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] iBuzman:
Whatever happens, can we all agree on one thing please.. Towelroot was definitely named after Towelie.. (smile, we're all having fun here lol)
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cecr:
Having come close to hard bricking my device once already, I want to check some things before I attempt custom ROM installation.

I'm on 7.4.9, (rooted and with a factory cable to hand). The instructions for installing TWRP say to install "kfhd7-u-boot-prod-7.2.3" which I understand is the bootloader for OS 7.2.3 which is used because the later OS bootloaders were locked.

Now, if I flash that bootloader, and install TWRP, I can go on to flash a custom ROM. But if I just install TWRP for now, will the device still work with an 7.2.3 bootloader and the other images from 7.4.9 ? (or if I wish to continue with the stock ROM do I have to downgrade all images to 7.2.3?)

Also, are the checksums for the various stock images and files required to install TWRP around anywhere? Understandably, I'd like to verify them before starting.

thanks guys
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SafinWasi:
I would recommend you to keep a ROM and GApps zips on the sdcard,because we don't really know what evil Amazon has put into their latest update. So installing a second bootloader and TWRP might give you a bootloop. So keep a ROM so that you can flash it if you have a bootloop.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cecr:
thanks for your reply but I'm still in the dark.

what I really need to know is if I flash a bootloader from a different OS version, without TWRP etc, ie a straight swap of bootloaders, will the device still work normally? I don't want to try anything until I know I will be able to get out of trouble and have a functioning device.

I appreciate your advice to put a ROM and GApps on the sdcard, but what ROM? Stock? Do you mean the bin file or 3 images?

Or do you mean CM11 or similar?

Installing CM11 is my goal, but having run into trouble the first time after installing TWRP I want to reduce risks as much as possible. My intention is to install TWRP first, then make a backup of the stock ROM so I can go back to that if needbe, then to install CM11 and give that a go. The only thing stopping me is that the first time I tried, after installing TWRP I couldn't boot up the stock ROM, and I don't know why it happened.

Would I be better off downgrading to 7.4.6/7.4.8 before doing anything else? I assume I'll lose all my apps and settings if I do that?

In any case, I'd like to verify the checksums of any file I download to be on the safe side, but haven't seen a comprehensive list of files/images and checksums. Where can I get that info?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SafinWasi:
I meant the zip files,not the images or binaries. And a custom ROM is recommended.

As for your concern,I suggest you to make image backups of the system,boot and recovery partitions,not a nandroid backup via TWRP.

If you install a 2nd bootloader+TWRP on 7.4.9,there's a high chance that it'll bootloop. So there's no point in making a nandroid of a system that bootloops. But by flashing the backup images that I told you to make,you'll go completely stock,no risk.

And if you want to automate the process,use FireFlash by stanga72 or my Flasher. There's a good chance of them working since they both worked on 7.4.6 and 7.4.8
[Oppo Find 7 and 7a] FantasticalX:
Can someone post me OPPO FInd 7/7a's offline charging icon/animation?

Thanks before :D
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] young440:
Howdy,

I was wondering what app you all use for controlling the IR blaster on your phone. Are there any decent free apps that do this?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jbb3393:
Not really the place for a question, but I used to use this... http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=41218367. Now I just use the stock one
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Fede37:
Hello! I already searched through all the thread suggestions you get when you try to create a new thread without result. So... My question is: how do you disable LED notifications COMPLETELY? For example, when I'm at the gym I don't want my phone to use the LED at all because it's annoying. Is there a widget or something that can disable the LED completely and then allows you to re-enable it at will? Thanks in advance

EDIT: NVM, found it. And it's actually made by Motorola. I feel so dumb

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motorola.ledwidget
[Sony Cross-Device General] Rizal Lovins:
Hello Xperia Community, i want to share my theme for Stock Jelly Bean 4.3 and Kitkat 4.4 ;)

Everyone may don't like this theme cause i know is PINK color lol :cool: :laugh:

okay here is requirement to install this theme to full working not just like wallpaper and lockscreen :

REQUIREMENTs :​

- Official 4.3 Jelly Bean and KitKat ROM

- Rooted

- SuperUser Mod installed

FEATUREs :​

- Support for all DPI (MDPI, HDPI, XHDPI, XXHDPI)

CHANGELOGs :​

v1.0.0-Lovins

- Initial release

DOWNLOAD :​

- Downlaod on attachment

HOW TO INSTALL :​

- Install the theme

- Apply the theme

- If not changed all, just reboot the device

Credits & thanks to my brother and friend :​

- SONY for Xperia Theme feature

- [MENTION=4569900]ibanez7[/MENTION]

- [MENTION=4816245]funky0308[/MENTION] for navigationbar icon :good:

- XDA Forum and XDA member
[Sony Cross-Device General] Rizal Lovins:
SCREENSHOTs :​

​
[Sony Cross-Device General] crizt:
Thanx master

:good:
[Sony Cross-Device General] Naufal Sidik:
Cool Themes Master, will try soon :fingers-crossed:
[Sony Cross-Device General] Pankaj Rai:
c00l
[Sony Cross-Device General] whalesplaho:
amazing theme brov... always giving us tha best! :)
[Sony Cross-Device General] ibanez7:
Why you post before you tell me my little brother? :rolleyes: haha

btw great work :good:
[Sony Cross-Device General] stanlin salu:
Nice theme :)
[Sony Cross-Device General] Ticklefish:
Screenshots not showing... :crying:
[Sony Cross-Device General] Snigdho:
Good

Awesome Theme... Thanks.. :D
[Sony Cross-Device General] milocj:
Good!(for girls) but very Nice work!

from XZ [MENTION=4946430]milocj[/MENTION] by devSXSTeam
[HTC One Max] appro77:
I'm using Telstra in Australia and I'm very suspicious that my imported phone that was purchased through Kogan doesn't have the 850Mhz 3G band that Telstra operates on. The phone was advertised as having 850Mhz 3G.

Is there any way of telling what frequencies that my variant of the phone is equipped with?
[HTC One Max] Wonders_Never_Cease:
fastboot getvar all will tell you model number,then research that model number for band frequencies
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] gatopelon:
I have a samsung galaxy s3 I747 and I have on my cell phone:

android 4.1.1

Clockworkmod v6.0.1.4

stock rom

When I bought my cell I rooted it with a tutorial I found here at the xda_developers forum.

here is the link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2042775

it rooted and installed clockworkmod also.

I am a noob with all of this and my question is, how do i upgrade android?

I go to settings, about device, software update, then it tell me I can download an update, after I downloaded it my phone says it will restart in 5 seconds, after it does, clockworkmod kicks in and I don't know what to do from there.

After that I reboot my cell phone and it tells me that the upgrade was interrupted and to press ok, when i press ok it starts normal but with no upgrade.

then I have to wait 23 hours for the next try.

I went in the menus of clockworkmod and most of them say load or stuff like that from the sd card.

Thank you for your time
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] SkVergil:
Explaining every step here would be very long and it will take a lot of time, but there's a dedicated guide in the General section that will help you tons!

Notice: You won't be able to update through the method you're trying because you're rooted, and that update it's a stock official update which will detect your rooted Galaxy S3 and its clockworkmod and it will make the update fail everytime. Look at it like some type of Samsung security thing.

If your Galaxy S3's ROM is on Android version 4.1.1 you can always update to 4.3 from a software called "Odin", there are tons of youtube videos about that. But if you want to keep the clockworkmod recovery and install custom ROMS (CM11, AOPK, 4.4, 4.4.2, 4.4.4) which are pretty much all the ROMS and updates around here, you'll have to follow the guide I mentioned. I too had the same questions as you a long time ago, and it took me a while to get the hang of it, but I'm pretty sure you'll have a nice looking and great update/ROM on your S3. Just follow the instructions and you'll be good.

Good luck mate!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GreekSofos:
Although S-planner has many stickers doesn't cover many professions like my own, so I decided and created some that suits my needs.

These stickers are png images 150x150 32bpp (obviously with Alpha-channel/transparency).

I based mine in the same files as the stickers I downloaded form Samsung trying to achieve maximum compatibility.

I put them in the /data/data/com.android.providers.calendar/sticker where the originals reside and changed (using ES explorer/root on) the permissions to be the same as the originals -rwxr-xr-x plus the owner and the group to u0_a151

But unfortunately the extra stickers aren't appearing in S-planner even after Reboot.

So. There must be something else to consider.

Perhaps another property of some kind, or there is a cache with all these icons that didn't update, or maybe someking of a log where I must add the names of the newest stickers, that I named them in the same fashion as the originals.

Any ideas?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GreekSofos:
Done it!

Easy peasy!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Evaldino:
The owner doesn't respond to private message, perhaps others know how to make your own stikers for S-planner?

Maybe anyone has created and could share? :angel:
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] h311sdr0id:
Anyone still interested?

I have a quick fix I could share if anyone's interested. I don't want to hijack anyone's thread, but if this is still something people wanna know about (and it's not already shared some where else here), I'd be glad to help.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Evaldino:
oh, please share!

and maybe you've already have some custom stickers created and could share those too?
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pixielikescandy:
So toady, I tried to install Cyanogenmod 11 on my Xperia SP, model C5036.

The install worked, but now my phone is missing the IMEI and can't activate Wi-Fi.

I would try to factory reset inside of my recovery, but when I try to enter it (camera button on boot), the phone boots normally and the LED on the bottom flashes red.

Some more info:

-Phone was rooted with Towel Root

-Bootloader is locked

-Phone is locked to Bell Canada, if that helps

-I, as an idiot forgot to wipe factory data and clear cache.

-Phone was previously running Sony 4.3

-The phone now lists the model number as C5303

-Cyanogenmod version: 11-20140528-UNOFFICIAL-huashan

ROM used: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2735975&page=51

If you need any more information, I will tell you.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrhnet:
Enter recovery with vol up/down (philz/cwm) buttons.

Missing imei is probably related to the recovery used. Try re-flashing the ROM via cwm, after data/cache/dalvik wipe.

FYI, Newer version of cm11-LBL is available.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pixielikescandy:
I was able to flash the newer version through CWM and now the IMEI is back and my SIM works. The only thing that isn't working now is the Wi-FI; it won't switch on at all. So the only thing I still need help with is the Wi-Fi.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrhnet:
Probably the WiFi module not loading. Have you flashed the .205 kernel? Your model is c5306 and the kernel posted in the OP (of cm 11 thread) is for c5303. I don't know whether flashing that on your phone would be alright (or have you already flashed it?). I don't think it would cause problems...

In any case, try these in a terminal emulator to see whether wifi modules load..

su
modprobe wlan

Any error? If nothing, run "lsmod" (without quotes) to see which kernel modules are loaded.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pixielikescandy:
No, I haven't flashed it yet..

In Terminal Emulator doing the modprobe command gave me this:

modprobe: 'wlan.ko': unknown symbol in module or invalid parameter
[Code]

After doing lsmod, I get this:

[Code]
cpufreq_wheatley 7320 0 - Live 0x00000000
cpufreq_lionheart 57110 - Live 0x00000000
texfat 124855 0 - Live 0x00000000 (PO)
cfg80211 135928 - Lie 0x00000000
[Code]

I also used "svc wifi enable" but it just said "Killed" after.
Am I supposed to get these?
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrhnet:
Looks like wlan.ko is not loading (??symbol mismatch..). The solution I can think of is to flash the given .205 kernel and hope it works!
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pixielikescandy:
So I flashed the .205 kernel in Androxyde's flash tool. When I booted up the phone, the phone turned off twice at the boot animation, but I don't think that did anything, as it still works.

The Wi-Fi now says "Turning Wi-Fi on..." but it just stays like that. I also noticed that running lsmod (su command does nothing) it says "cfg80211 135928 1 wlan, Live 0x00000000" instead of "cfg80211 135928 - Live 0x00000000" and new string "wlan 2702117 0 - Live 0x00000000 (0)".

Also, the IMEI is gone again, even after reflashing CM through cwm multiple times.

Should I just use a different ROM other than CM11?
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrhnet:
Wlan.ko seems to load with .205 kernel. For the missing imei, the possible "solutions" mentioned by users in other threads are..

* Flashing ROM with a different recovery (TWRP seems to have the least imei problems).

* Do a backup in cwm and restore it (weird of course) - it also fixed Wi-Fi problems for some.

For some people, this imei missing thing is random! If nothing works, may try a different ROM. Maybe can flash/restore a stock based rom to get TWRP recovery, and then flash cm11-LBL via TWRP.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pixielikescandy:
I restored my phone back to Sony 4.3 and re-installed CM11. Wi-Fi now works but no IMEI still.

I also can't access TWRP after installing cm11-LBL; only PhilZ and CWM are accessible. This has happened both times installing it.

Do you have any ROMs that you can recommend to me in case we can't fix this? The reason why I wanted to update to CM11 was because Sony's 4.3 had far too many bugs and lagged too much.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrhnet:
Cm11-lbl doesn't have TWRP. I meant, to use TWRP to flash while on a stock based ROM. Anyway, I'm now using PA rom for LBL : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2789320

It's a very nice ROM.

Need to flash it (build #3) via cwm. If no imei, making a cwm backup and restoring it is the working solution.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pixielikescandy:
I flashed PA build #4 in TWRP and IMEI and baseband is still missing like in CM11. I did the backup and restore fix in CWM but it's still missing.

IMEI and baseband does show up normally in Sony 4.3, just not custom roms.

So, I have tried SlimKat, CM11-LBL and PA build #4. All show missing IMEI and basebands.
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrhnet:
Strange! Imei missing issue is fixed in build 4. Only old cwm is not compatible. One issue mentioned about TWRP is that, doing a /system format manually before flashing creates problems.

I suggest to go through PA OP carefully and flash build 4 with newest recoveries (Philz confirmed working). Should work!
[Xperia SP Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pixielikescandy:
I already have flashed the newest version of dssmex's recoveries before flashing build 4.

So, this is what I did:

1. Factory reset to 4.3 through Flashtool

2. Re-root with Towelroot

3. Install newest recoveries by dssmex

4. Enter TWRP, factory reset, clear dalvik and cache and flash PA/4.4 ROM and then GApps

5. Power off, enter flashmode (green LED) and flash .205 kernel with Flashtool

6. Reboot, and 4.4 ROM boots up normally with Wi-Fi working, IMEI and baseband missing.

Is there anything that I'm doing wrong?