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[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Afterlife737:
I just got a Z1 C6903 and want to unlock the bootloader/root so I can flash a stock android rom (= nexus like rom). I have only previously rooted Nexus devices - is there a one-click root tool that will do this ??

Thnx, and sorry is it was posted before I'm new here :)
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] UltraWelfare:
Take a look over here
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Afterlife737:
But this guide is for older firmware - can I still follow it ?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregbradley:
No need to unlock the bootloader to root, just follow my sig. But to install an aosp ROM you will have to unlock the boot as well
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Afterlife737:
Okay so I have never rooted and unlocked a device apart from Nexus'. Is there a Complete guide on how to do this for the .108 firmware?? And what do Ioose when unlocking the bootloader? Is it safe? Should I unlock the bootloader and then root the device following your guide or the other way round? Thnx
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregbradley:
Please only start one thread per question, I have locked the other thread you started about this same issue.

First root, follow my signature for guidance (4.4.4 is the easiest to root)

Then backup your TA partition, look in the cross device development section for the TA backup thread.

Finally you can unlock the boot http://bit.ly/1okTnqd.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Afterlife737:
Oh sorry I needed answers fast :( Anyway thanks allot for your help! :)
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregbradley:
Also, you should know that you do not need to unlock the boot loader to install a custom recovery. You only need root. And one you root using the newroot method you will have cmw recovery installed.

You only need to unlock the boot loader if you want to flash a custom kernel, or flash a custom rom based on a custom kernel such as CM, AOSP etc
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Afterlife737:
I want to Install Cm and get stock android. Can I use a Ta partition backup tool? And how risky is this?
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregbradley:
Yes you can use it, I have advised you to do it. There is no risk, it just copies your trim area partition so you can restore later if you want to relock your boot loader
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Afterlife737:
Okay thanks then :) I will be rooting now :) thanks for all your help, I will let you know if I run into any problems
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Afterlife737:
Sorry to bother again, but I can't find the 4.4.4 ( .108 ) root guide/toolkit that you screenshoted in your post - both newroot and easy root aren't in the subforums :eek:

EDIT: found Newroot DERP :)
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregbradley:
Please use this thread for your current situation, please refrain from opening several threads about the same situation.

Follow the instructions from the official Sony website that I have linked already.

They're are also numerous you tube videos if care to Google then
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Afterlife737:
Sorry I will use this one then... I will try for the last time to use Sonys guide with the android SDK but aren't there any alternatives ?? For instance flashtool ??
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Afterlife737:
This is the only video I can find but the website now looks totally different

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvUIu5EG3ng
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregbradley:
The website has gone through an over haul, but is exactly the same process.

You can use flashtool but you still need the unlock code from Sony.

If you have installed the fastboot, flashode and z1 drivers in flashtool then you do not need to do anything else.

Connect in fast boot mode, type

Fastboot devices

Then you should get a reply back with a serial number.

Then type the command to unlock the bootloader with the code you get from Sony.

To install the drivers from flashtool, goto

C:\flashtool\drivers and run drivers.Exe

Choose fastboot, flashmode and z1 drivers
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Afterlife737:
Okay so I have the code from Sony but am still lost.... Please where do I download Flashtool ? I haven't used it in my life so I don't know what to do and the Android SDK which they want me to use I can't even install ! I'm using Ubuntu btw.. :( please help
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregbradley:
Flashtool.net, just Google it.

It does work on Linux as well
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Afterlife737:
Will the application guide me through the unlocking process ?? On the site I can't seem to figure it out :/ :(
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregbradley:
On the site there is instructions to install it on Linux,

Once it's installed click on the blu button and follow what it says.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Afterlife737:
Okay finally installed - I get a "ERROR DRIVERS NEED TO BE INSTALLED" and below that "ERROR YOU WILL FIND THEM IN THE FLASHTOOL DRIVERS"

View attachment 2890689

Where to I get the drivers and where do I put them ??

EDIT: addad photo
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregbradley:
Do you see that box in your photo? Do you see where it says Sony Xperia Z1?

Click it.

Also look in the extracted folders of flashtool, look for the drivers there.

Allthough I have used Ubuntu I am not amn expert.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Afterlife737:
Okay so I got it rooted in the end I borowed a friends laptop with Windows 8. One last thing - I need to install a cusom recovery. I have only ever instaled a custom recovery through rom manager but I can't find my device listed there :( Even though I highly doubt that there isn't a C6903 TWRP or CWM recovery ( preferably TWRP)...

Any ideas ??

EDIT: And how do I check for 100% that I have really unlocked my bootloader ?? :eek:
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregbradley:
You probably have recovery installed.

If you use the new root method you have it already.

You have not yet unlocked the bootloader if all you have done is root. But I imagine you are confusing unlocking the boot with rooting, they are 2 seperate things

To check dial *#*#7378432#*#*

Goto software info and configuration, check the last line.

All this is on the official Sony instructions I have already linked for you.
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Afterlife737:
No I have unlocked my bootloader but when I dial that number nothing happens....

It jsut dissapears and nothing :eek:

EDIT: I tried rebooting the phone multiple times and I've noticed that when the SONY logo shows up after that a blue light starts flashing above and the phone vibrates and the lad changes to red and then the phone reboots normally.... But this is happening without me holding any buttons down :eek:
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregbradley:
My mistake, it should end in 23, not 32
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Afterlife737:
Doesn't matter now it's bricked. I held volume down and power and got into CWM and selected to boot into the bootloader but the screen is black.. What now ?? :( :( :(

OK good panick mode deactivated. It was in fastboot mode with the blue led on
[Xperia Z1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Afterlife737:
Okay so I have an unlocked bootloader and I am root. And I think I have Cwm.....

The other screenwriter was to big to fit the image limit...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] posonty:
Hello friends.

Please anyone know what the name of this app that creates circles ?, had it installed some time ago and does not remember his name. Thank you.

[YOUTUBE]DL-_U8h4Pr8[/YOUTUBE]
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] posonty:
Please. anyone know anything?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
Can't seem to find the circle side launcher there, but the other launcher they are using is this one:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.boatmob.sidebarlauncher
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] posonty:
someone help me with the name of the app please?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rophaq:
its called circles :https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gau.go.launcherex.theme.circles
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] es0tericcha0s:
That's a theme. He's looking for the launcher that slides from the side with the circles.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rophaq:
The nearest one I know of is next launcher ,I had it on my phone, it moves in circle
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] flashknight33:
hey everyone and fellow dev teams :)

I used to install cm11 rom since the first version for GT-S5570i. .and i could return back to my stock rom easily by odin .but since i installed cm-11-20140725 .

I can' t restore my stock rom . every time trying to restore it my phone enter into a boot loop . I wiped data and cache . and

trying different roms and different versions of Odin but every time it end up by boot loop in spite of complete installing by odin . Can anyone

help me please to return back to my stock one or did anyone face such a problem before ?

thanks in advance
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] mina forever:
Oh my god i have the same problem. and try to install stock kernal after odin installation of stock rom but boot loop was the end.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] ronylts:
use this link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2226030
[General Questions and Answers] iraneslam:
hi guys

i have problem with my hyundai hold x8 gig tablet.i dnt know if it is bluetooth version or not .

it hadnt smoth rom ,and with some difficuilty,i installed 4.2.2 android on it.now it shows ziro for internal memory volume.can any body help to fix it?

great thanks
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mastercommie:
Unable to change from Swipe to PIN Lock screen or to None in the clock screen setting on the first buiild of Alliance Rom for the Verizon Note 3. Any tips?
[Verizon Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barrackOBAMA:
Wait or start seeking third party apps
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mattft86:
Hey all been a while im not new to debranding and flashing ect....... But i am new to doing it with htc's. So could a very nice person please help me to debrand my new phone im not looking for a custom rom but the rom that comes with the unlocked and unbranded m8.

Pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease and also how to install said rom
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Garmig:
Someone answer your issue already: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2841216
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] pranavm:
Does anyone know how to configure Atom according to Indian service provider?

My Atom is not Configure with India Service provider. Because of this i m not able to use GPRS with my atom. Even very silly thing like Caller Tunes. I can't hear it. I use BSNL service and if i call on HUTCH or AIRTEL i can't hear ring. So i can't understand that ring is passing or not or out of coverage area etc.

Guys please help me..

Thanks.
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] sbm:
Hi all....

Im also having tat problem......

Using BSNL.....not able to make any calls.....
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] mushipkw:
Hey, this is the problem of the service provider BSNL and not of Atom, else u can try upgrade the radio rom of ur device.
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] pranavm:
no dear.. it's not BSNL prob... you can enter Airtel sim card but the prob is same...

n ya i have upgraded new ROM as well..
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] c_shekhar:
About your problem:-- Have you tried to hard reset yr device??? If not then the HD can solve this prob.

About the GPRS and MMS:-- I have the cab file for configuring the settings but for BSNL north zone only. Which zone are you located in??
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] sdh:
I had written to O2 about this issue because they released settings for Pakistan and Dubai some time back and I wanted to find out when they do it for India. This is what they replied.

>

Thank you for contacting O2 Asia Technical Support.

With regards to your query below, currently our engineers are working

together with the Telco in your region to try resolve the issue, and we are

not updated of the outcome at the moment.

Thank you.

Warmest Regards,

Alex Lim

O2 Technical Support

Asia Pacific Region

>

I guess if lot of people bug them, they do someting about it.
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] hdubli:
Hi,

There is an alternative option..since we now can extract the extended ROM and view the cabs.What we can do is delete the unwanted cabs and put our settings cab with GPRS and MMS settings..flash it back so they remain permenantly..

Else the cabs are already there..I can tell the hint..use any of the operator seting cab and edit it with CAB Manager.Change the name, the wap provisioning DOC and save the cab.

In most of the cases Access point name is required...I can put the ones which I know..others can add to it.

Airtel :airtelgprs.com

Idea : internet/imis

Hutch : portalnmms/www

BSNL : gprswest.cellone.in/gprsnorth.cellone.in/gprssouth.cellone.in
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] c_shekhar:
What you have mentioned are for GPRS only. figureout the MMS settings also and I can make the installable cab file for you...
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] hdubli:
Can be compiled..I hv MMS settings..will also check the cabs which I had made long back..and post it here..sorrry in a bit of hurry and nice talking to u shekhar
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] [A|iENN]:
hello guys iam too having problem on same issue .. how to configure my bsnl grps on india south and use it ? also i cant select india from auto config and select bsnl .. cany any give me the steps how to configure gprs on my atom?
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] twins69:
gprs error

iam to my atom cant use gprs why? iuse telkomsel provider,i live in indonesia
[iPAQ rw6828, XDA Atom Software Upgrading] madan26:
anyone know how to set mms settings on wizard for bsnl north
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stabum:
Hello. I've upgraded my One M7 from Sense 5.5 to Sense 6 when I've installed Kitkat 4.4.2. I would like to "come back" to Android 4.3 and Sense 5.5 or even better 5. I've tried many times the procedure written in the manual (hard reset with fast boot disabled) but nothing has chanfed. Android 4.4.2 and Sense 6 are always there.

Is there anything I can do? I'm from italy and my htc is no branded.

Thanks so much and excuse my poor english.

thanks again.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alray:
hard reset or factory reset will not downgrade the phone OS. It will only remove all user data.

You can downgrade using a RUU if your phone is S-OFF, or you can flash a custom rom based on Sense 5.0 or 5.5.
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stabum:
I would like to use only "not-customized" rom... S-OFF is my only way to go?
[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] alray:
there is some custom roms that are really close to stock. You can also use nandroid backup to restore your phone to a previous version. However, I would not suggest you to downgrade your phone OS. Some important security holes were patched with all these updates. S-OFF is only required if you want to do a downgrade using a RUU which will also downgrade the firmware, unlike a rom or a nandroid backup.
[General Questions and Answers] jpl90:
Hi! I've always had this question and ignored it so far (looking for alternatives). Maybe there is some solution or workaround... I haven't found any convincing one yet...

I have an Xperia Z now. Before I had a Nexus 4 and before that a Motorola Atrix.

In my Motorola Atrix and previous Android devices I could access my data on the phone normally from Windows. SD and internal memory. They look like a pen drive or a common disk... Since I have the Nexus, the way of accessing the device changed. It's more like a "multimedia" purpose and not so free, I would say. In my Xperia it's like that also...

The problem is when I'm accessing certain files that a "mean" (?) user would not want to access (maybe Whatsapp database files, some zips, backup files, etc). It's like they are "cached" and the version I can "see" is much older, so I had some trouble once restoring not the very last Whatsapp databases. From the phone, much more (and newer files) are there, but from Windows I can only access some of them (and pictures, videos, etc with no problem)... Is there any way of being able to see everything as in the older phones without using an SD card? Or at least be sure that what I'm seeing and copying is the last or full version of what I'm trying to copy?

I'm transferring them through WiFi as a "solution".

Thank you in advance!
[General Questions and Answers] CalculatedRisk:
Yeah so to the best of my knowledge on the newer devices there is no way to use anything other than mtp through a cord transfer because of a difference in the partition layouts. I have a nexus 4 and am used to the USB mass storage mode that is also not present on the nexus 4, so I am stuck with MTP and WiFi transfer like you.
[General Questions and Answers] digijedi007:
you could try software data cable
[General Questions and Answers] RyuukenZenkou:
have u tried this one?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2297888

i use it every time i need to mount the sdcard on a pc or a device that needs to read the sdcard and mtp dont work.

its very useful but it needs root. try it out

---------- Post added at 11:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:10 PM ----------

ahh.. i forgot to say that to mount ext3/4 on windows u can use some 3rd party apps like ext2explore http://www.howtogeek.com/112888/3-ways-to-access-your-linux-partitions-from-windows/
[Sprint LG G3] orbitalcomp:
The Sprint version of the G3 came out of the box with the ZV4 firmware, which is supposed to include the WiFi Calling app and toggle switch in Settings and Quick Settings, but of course there were a few quirks and some of us were left without this feature. No matter how many times you tried to update firmware or factory reset the phone, that app just would not appear.

Turns out after seeing this thread (http://xdaforums.com/sprint-lg-g3/help/wi-fi-calling-t2827818), I was not the only person having this weird problem. Other issues that went along with this were having the stock LG boot logo and sound for startups and shutdowns instead of the Sprint Spark splash page, plus a missing Sprint Zone icon in the app drawer. During initial provisioning, it's like the phone skipped a step and did about 99% of what it was supposed to do, even installing all the preloaded Sprint bloatware.

Well, the fix is simple but I can't take credit for it. This post (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=54442210&postcount=28) in the other thread by bitbyter57 led me on the right path. Looks like a few users even returned their devices for new ones, but this is not necessary at all.

All that needs to be done is contact Sprint to get your MSL number via chat or just tell them you are having issues and would like to do the ##RTN# factory reset. Once you are in this menu, go to the "reset" option and input the MSL and confirm the reset. The G3 will reboot a few times and lead you through a full provisioning and setup, and all the missing features will now work.

Hope this helps!
[Sprint LG G3] The_Big_H:
Thank you so much for showing a way for how to get the MSL. I have been looking all day with no success until I found your post. I now have WiFi calling back along with the boot/shutdown logo. Thanks again.
[Sprint LG G3] tracsportva:
Doh Rereally?

Thank you for this information.

Do you think with the lollipop update that the wifi calling witll be fixed?

I spent a good amount of time setting my phone up the way I like it. I guess i could reset it, ...is the wifi calling worth it?

Just curious, I had the same problems...no boot etc....I got my G3 about 3 weeks ago.

thanks any help would be appreciated

ryanpelkey@gmail.com
[Sprint LG G3] meyerweb:
Will ##RTN# erase any data?
[Sprint LG G3] engine95:
Yes. You can try ##UPDATE# sometimes that works, without erasing data
[Sprint LG G3] kiotti:
I backed up all my data before I did this. It erased all my apps but other data was still on internal storage. Images download folders extra.. backup anything you don't want to lose.
[Sprint LG G3] orbitalcomp:
It's hard to know if Lollipop will fix this bug, but I wouldn't be surprised either way.

Honestly, if you don't need WiFi Calling because you have a good cell signal everywhere, I wouldn't reset everything and start over. I did mine because I didn't have anything set up yet, so it was easy to just get the process over with in case I ever need WiFi Calling. I did try the feature and it works well, but since then I just leave it turned off.
[Sprint LG G3] fancyleggs:
Thanks a lot : ) worked like a charm

i had to call sprint 3 times before they gave me the msl code, i was suggested 2 other ways of "activating" my device, just be persistent and nice if they dont give it to you right away
[Sprint LG G3] 53l3c7a:
Thanks for this fix! [MENTION=1280108]engine95[/MENTION] pointed out this same fix, and now WiFi calling is working great. I work in the lower level of a 5-story building, and my battery would drain by 50% by the end of the day while my radio struggled to find a signal. Now my wife can bug me at work without me having to run upstairs on my breaks! :good:
[Sprint LG G3] tracsportva:
I have a restricted guest wifi at my school to log into...do you think I would be able to get and make wifi calls on this network?

Worth a shot rebooting my phone, getting the msl code etc....

thanks
[Sprint LG G3] Skip75:
excuse my stupidity but where do you do this at?

I updated my phone earlier and I just got done putting it back but now I am stuck not having the wifi calling and sprint stuff/logo

I wanted to do this before I re-rooted and added all the stuff I want
[Sprint LG G3] engine95:
In the dialer.

Try ##72786# first.

If that doesn't work, ##RTN#. but you'll need your MSL for that one.
[Sprint LG G3] Skip75:
Thanks, I think the letters threw me off, called sprint since i needed to do the ##RTN#
[Sprint LG G3] bruiserman:
Is there any other way? Could it be added to a custom rom to flash? I'm worried about loosing the ability to root and this wouldn't be worth that. I had sprint try to set it up for me and they activated it on my account. Did the ##72786 thing now I have the apk file on the phone but it won't install. There are a couple other wifi calling apk files that are there as well. Can you flash an apk file to force it to install?
[Sprint LG G3] engine95:
Wifi calling is in every stock Rom we have. I don't know why it doesn't activate on it own. I've LGFlashtooled a few times and every single time I have had to ##RTN# to get it back.

After that, ever stock Rom has had it working for me when I flashed it.

If you've never activated it, it won't install on any stock Rom either. Unless you ##SCRTN#, which hasn't worked for me, or ##RTN# the flashed ROM.

I wished I could do something about it, but I can't.
[Sprint LG G3] bruiserman:
Ok, so if I did the ##rtn# and my phone was zv4 to begin with does it revert to zv4 cause I flashed zv6 odex already? Then I can get wifi calling set up and use stump root, install TWRP and restore my backup? I guess I am not sure what those commands will do to the phone. This is crazy, almost too much hassle., kinda ticked off it didn't come ready on the phone.
[Sprint LG G3] engine95:
You're thinking into it to much. Lol

If you already flashed ZV6 from this forum, then you already have root/unlock.

If you don't have wifi calling, then just ##RTN#. But you need your MSL to do it. When you do that it'll reset everything and you'll start from scratch. So you should try ##SCRTN# first and see if that works.

If you update OTA to zv6, then you can not root it. And you'll have to revert back to ZV4.

Edit. Make sure to back up your EFS first!