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[Xperia Z3 Compact General] dijorc:
Can somebody help me...

Today I got my Z3C back from Sony Repair Center. They preinstalled Firmware: 23.4.A.0.546 (LP) now I want to downgrade to KitKat so I can root my device.

Everytime when I try to flash to any FW prior to Firmware: 23.0.A.2.105 the FlashTool gives an error during processing SYSTEM.SIN

I can only flash FW's from Lollipop e.g. v23.4.A.1.232 with my device.

I tried multiple versions of FW before October 2014 all give the same error with SYSTEM.SIN

Flashtool V0.9.19.10 installed.

TIA
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] casouzaj:
Kingroot will work in your current 5.0.2 ROM. You might dislike it, but I find it to be pretty acceptable to use it only temporarily, if your aim is to install a pre-rooted 5.1.1 ROM afterwards, because pre-rooted ROMs are prepared with SuperSU
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] dijorc:
Kingroot is full of spyware I heard.

Anybody knows why everytime I get system.sin error during flash from LP to KK?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] casouzaj:
Have you read my post, just above yours? Won't you flash a pre-rooted 5.1.1 ROM afterwards? Kingroot won't cause harm for a short time. Or are you planning to flash KitKat to stay there for good?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] vcdwelt:
Kingroot will send you IMEI to someone in China, so it's not a temporary thing.

see here
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] fijasko:
Try with Flashtool 0.9.18.6, it should work.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Napsterbater:
Anyone have any news/info/location of the USA version of 232?

GF's D5803 is still not showing it and claims its "up to date"

Thanks
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Flasheris:
23.1.A.1.28 Baltic unbranded file missing. Thank you.

I have problems with 4g/3g signal strenght in 5.1.1 therefore need to downgrade to 5.0.2
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] istux:
The link you gave is incomplete, please fix :crying:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] carlonchete:
could some body reupload this version please?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] carlonchete:
Please?

Enviado desde mi D5803 mediante Tapatalk
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] theduardo:
whenever I try to flash a 4.4.4 ftf the phone goes on a bootloop. When I flash 5.1 the phone starts. What could be wrong?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] evildog1:
the firmware 23.4.A.1.236 is out
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] nataelj:
Seconding the above question; anyone know if there will be an update soon? It seems to be taking much longer for the US version to be posted on this one; here's hoping this doesn't repeat for the .236 release too.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Guids:
I think I succeeded in flashing the stock ftf. Now i can send the phone for repairs.

Flash tool did ask me for a special script to be performed, fsc script. I was not completely sure what to do, but I said 'yes perform' and everything seems fine.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] justanillusion12:
Sorry bro xD

link fixed :angel:

mega.nz/#!YwZXCbBJ!1LJevatRBtxb1IK9Tog4HNRCmOTkGhEIXKp8CIP 43Aw
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] riftan:
My first question is...if my phobe alreadybusibg 5.1.1. Can i reflash it to 5.0.x or 4.4.x?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] DrEzkimo:
yep, done that myself after the first lollipop.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Mctrixy:
Can I install from 4.4.4 straight to 5.1.1? Or do I need to install each upgrade in increments i.e. 5.0.2 -> 5.1.1

Thanks,
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] SkippR:
Straight to 5.1.1 should be fine
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] tronjojo:
So, should I stop waiting for an USA update, or should i flash a different region (and which one?) or just flash the marshmallow concept?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Tudor M:
Hy!

Because of Lollipop issues, I want to downgrade to KitKat.

My device: D5803

Customization: 1289-4464_R11C

Phone software version: 1285-6521_23.4.A.1.200

Operator: Orange RO

There is no version of KitKat with Orange RO operator in the list, but that wouldn't be an issue, as I would also like to get rid of their bloatware.

What ftf do you recommend for me to flash?

Many thanks. :)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] pepitoff:
23.0.1.A.5.77 - Unbranded - CE1 [Central Europe] (1288-7915)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Tudor M:
1. So far, I have read aprox. 40 pages of posts from this topic. Someone said that .77 is draining more battery than other versions. Is this true?

2. Sould I worry about any baseband issues?

thanks.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] tronjojo:
Can someone recommend which version would be good for use in the USA with Tmobile?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] skibler:
I would like to restore a z3 compact to factory settings so it will be safe to return to Sony for warranty service (it can no longer get a GPS lock). The device is rooted but the boot loader is not unlocked. I simply flash an image as described in the first post in this thread and I am good to go? Is there anything further I would need to do?

Thank you for any assistance.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Trandaa:
Try to find some firmware customization near your location.

Cheers

Trandaa

Sent using XDA One on my D5803
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] tronjojo:
Sorry, I meant to ask if anyone has experience with using any of the newest firmware? There isn't a US version of the latest .ftf so I was hoping someone had some first-hand experience. Or has everyone moved on to the 6.0 concept?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Trandaa:
As you can see in my signature, I'm on the latest CE1 firmware, so well, not everybody moved to Marshmallow Concept. But I'm living in Germany, so I don't have any problems with baseband,but I don't know if it will work in US

Sent using XDA One on my D5803
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Charkatak:
My phone came with Italy (Customized IT) firmware and I have T-Mobile as my carrier. Have not had any issues with it.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] darkflyer1983:
yes, just flash the original ftf firmware file with flashtool, and you are done :)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] xrallyx:
The italian D5803 23.4.A.1.232 link is no longer working :)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] istux:
Sure?

Working properly here :eek:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] xrallyx:
Mm i'm trying again now, it's incredibly slow... but maybe it'll work this time, thanks :)

EDIT: 14 hours left now...:laugh::eek:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] hifonicy:
https://mega.nz/#F!Wl9AHDTI!O17qdKvfVgW5QHHOHFBZqg
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] dbsoundz:
Hello,

I am currently trying to install CM on a new Z3 compact.

First I flashed old firmware as described. While flashing I get an error:

20/025/2015 18:25:51 - INFO - Processing system.sin

20/025/2015 18:25:51 - INFO - Checking header

20/025/2015 18:25:51 - INFO - Flashing data

20/026/2015 18:26:17 - ERROR - Processing of system.sin finished with errors.

20/026/2015 18:26:17 - INFO - Ending flash session

20/026/2015 18:26:17 - ERROR -

20/026/2015 18:26:17 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted

20/026/2015 18:26:17 - INFO - Flashing finished.

20/026/2015 18:26:17 - INFO - Please unplug and start your phone

20/026/2015 18:26:17 - INFO - For flashtool, Unknown Sources and Debugging must be checked in phone settings

Now phone does not boot anymore and tells me that software update failed. Make sure that your phone is connected to you PC ad try it again.

So, I have not done this: "For flashtool, Unknown Sources and Debugging must be checked in phone settings"

-> but how can I do that now when phone does not boot anymore?

Currently I have no idea what to do. Can anyone please help me? Thanks!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] dbsoundz:
OK, got it again working. I repaired the phone with PC Companion.

But I am not able to get any old FW working to get root after flashing it with flashtool. All FWs don't boot. I downloaded FW from different sources / threads old firmware. It boots but then phone makes a terrible tone and then reboots. Am I doing womething wrong? I have no idea :(
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] android167:
Can someone help me. I'm trying to go back to 5.1.1 from concept marshmallow. But when the flashing is done, my phone turns on for 30sek and then goes to bootloop. Am i doing something wrong?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Tudor M:
I do not have the permission to quote yet, but:
[MENTION=5174689]pepitoff[/MENTION], thanks, I installed: 23.0.A.2.93 - Unbranded - CE1 [Central Europe] (1288-7915) #2 ~made by [MENTION=5927697]Trandaa[/MENTION], instead of the latest version, because some have complained about it. Don't know if it's true, but for now, this works good. :D

p.s. Many thanks to Trandaa, also. I made a back-up of the FW I had before, just in case, but I don't know how good it is :-??

Somehow, strangely, Orange still has something on my phone,.. also somewhere in the Modem I saw Orange,, But, whatever, it works fine, and battery issues are almost completly gone.

p.s.s. Phone still takes 3h++ to charge with the original dock. Any suggestions? :D
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Trandaa:
With the dock charging is always longer. Imo it doesn't have Fast charge feature, but Micro USB port has it.

Cheers

Trandaa

Sent using XDA One on my D5803
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Tudor M:
Yeah, but some time ago, it didn't take that much to charge.

Anyways,

1. do you know from what Android version on I can see the estimated time until fully charged?

2. is the messaging app different from the latest kitkat and first lollipop?

3. Is it worth to update to the latest version of kitkat? *p.s. I don't want Lollipop again. At least, not the 5.1.1. with the battery draining issue.

Many thanks.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] ewuzh:
I just went from 6.0 marshmallow back to 5.1.1 stock because the marshmallow rom was constantly dropping cellular data. I am on T-Mobile US and flashed FW .232 Unbranded - CE1 [Central Europe]. Followed the same FlashTool procedure as I did for marshmallow (full user data wipe). Wait out the first boot animation while everything unpacks. Takes at least few minutes. Everything working okay so far.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Trandaa:
Sorry buddy, but I don't remember...

Haven't been for a long time on KK... I can only provide you screenshot of 5.1.1.

Battery drains issue? Don't know about any. My phone normally last for a 1,5-2 days of medium usage. When heavy usage, at end of the day I still got at least 30%.

Cheers

Trandaa

Sent using XDA One on my D5803
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Tudor M:
[MENTION=5927697]Trandaa[/MENTION]

Yeah, there is a pretty big issue after the upgrade to 5.1.1. on many phones. There is a 14 pag. thread on talk.sonymobile called: "Z3C Battery drain after update from 5.0.2 to 5.1.1." And many other issues brought by 5.1.1 reported by other people. So I just had enough of it, battery was draining almost twice faster. One update came to "fix it" (.200) and brought other problems: vulnerability. .232 should fix that, but I didn't get the update because of the lazy carrier. So I decided to downgrade. I has so frustrated that I took the risk of bricking a 500 dollars phone.(and I am not rich, for sure). I could downgrade to 5.0, but I still liked some things from KK more. And in the end, I also got rid of the Orange apps bloatware.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Trandaa:
Hmm... Probably I'm the lucky one who don't have battery issues. My feeling is that I drained the battery more on KK, but probably my usage rate has changed.

My phone comes with CE1 which is now at .232, but I already used Swiss, Nordic, French Customized FWs, so not much bloatware. But never downgrading, just changing customisations or upgrading.

I'm thinking what I'm missing from KK... I don't have any idea :confused:

Sent using XDA One on my D5803
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Tudor M:
For those with battery issues on Lollipop (and for you, Trandaa), let me "paint you a picture" from Battery usage:

So far:

1h 51m Voice calls

1h 57m Screen on

1d 10h 20m Cell standby

and my battery is at 70%

Never had this on Lollipop 5.1.1., for sure!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] mab71:
Which KK version are you on now?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Tudor M:
I have flashed: 23.0.A.2.93 - Unbranded - CE1 [Central Europe] (1288-7915) #2 ~made by [MENTION=5927697]Trandaa[/MENTION]
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Rubenmgsantos:
Hello,

I have an issue some time now, and i would like you guys to help me. When one new version came out i make a download of my contry version (portugal costumized) and make a prerooted version of it. The problem is that is always leads me into an bootloop. the only way that i can instal it is intalling an existent prerooted version (download from here) and then install my version. I use PRFCreator v0.8 to create my version.

PS: Sorry if someone already answer this but i dont have time to read 190+ pages, only read the last 3

thanks
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] casouzaj:
Have you checked the 'Include' boxes, like kernel, FOTAKernel, etc? Otherwise, you'd have to flash the corresponding components with Flashtool, after installing your pré-rooted ROM.

Edit: by the way, update your PRFCreator to v1.1. It's much faster!

Enviado de meu D5833 usando Tapatalk
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Trandaa:
Very interesting numbers.

I'm now on 78%

No calls

1h30 screen on

Cca 8h on wifi

Cca 4h on mobile data H+

12h15 cell standby

I don't know how much are you using wifi and cellular data, but I'm always online, so my battery usage is ofc higher.

They're not the best numbers, but for one and half to two days is it enough.

I was living with much worse numbers on my previous phone, so I'm okay with my battery lasting for now.

Cheers

Trandaa

Sent using XDA One on my D5803
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Tudor M:
Yeah, I use mobile data and wifi only when needed. :D
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Trandaa:
Oh, okay, I'm the type of guy who is online 24/7 just when abroad without wifi or while driving I'm offline :D
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Tudor M:
By the way, i got 2 warnings while flashing your ftf.

Anyone have any idea what are these?

1. WARN - Unit 2212 not found in bundle

2. WARN - Unit 2404 not found in bundle
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] bengosu03:
Hello everyone! I have a Z3C for 2 weeks now. About 4 days ago the notification drawer wouldn't go down, so I installed Nova Launcher. I put the swype down gesture so I could open the notification drawer. 2 days ago the soft keys stopped working also. Now I am on Glove Mode from Settings so I could use my phone somehow. If I'm hovering with my fingers over the soft keys, they are working. But if I press on the screen, they won't work. I also tried PC Companion to "repair" my phone, but with no success. Now I flashed an UK 4.4.4, I thought it might work, but no. I ran out of ideas on how to repair my phone. On google I couldn't find a solution to my problem.

I hope you guys will understand what my problem is and excuse me for my grammatical "skills". Thanks for the great work you are doing here and greetings from Romania!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] barni42:
Have you checked your Touchscreen? Try System ->Developer Options ->Input and activate touches and pointer location. If it's ok, go back to firmware your phone was delivered. If you still have this problem I would contact vendor for guarantee exchange....
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] vcdwelt:
There are new builds on XperiFirm :)

23.4.A.1.264

For now only: Germany, Italy, Turky, Croatia
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] FcukBloat:
i confirm all vulnerabilities are fixed in latest fw :o

Inviato dal mio HUAWEI Y300-0100 utilizzando Tapatalk
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] bengous03:
I tried what you said and it works. But when I try to touch the soft keys the visual indicator stops drawing those indicator lines on the screen like there is the edge of the screen. I don't know why the soft keys aren't recognized by the phone (android).
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Trandaa:
Starting uploading Customized DE 1289-4696.... with my upload-rate expecting firmware in 8-9 hours :angel:

EDIT: Sorry, guys, idk where's the mistake, but I can't flash the German one, can't boot the phone. Back to CE1, waiting for the .264 CE1 customization :/
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] okij:
What's a bit strange: Firmware 23.4.A.1.264 has not been certified on PTCRB for D5803 (Z3c), as well as for for D6603 (Z3) yet.

Does anybody know why? So far I thought that only certified firmwares are allowed to be released by the manufacturers. :confused:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Whitefoxy:
Perhaps it is Android 6?
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] FcukBloat:
no still lp with fixed vulnerabilities running it here now
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] istux:
Ya, this means that the official Marshmallow isn't so close as we could expect :rolleyes:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] pepitoff:
:) Do you have a cristal ball?!?! ;)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Napsterbater:
Is there not a 232 for the US? My GF's Z3c that is stock still hasn't gotten the upgrade.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] DeusEx80:
Last stock firmware for D5803:

D5803_23.4.A.1.264_Customized IT
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] scottjb:
My US Z3 is on 23.4.A.1.200. I believe that's the current version.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] AndriyeZ:
can i used firmware d803 for d5833 ?? coz download link for 23.0.A.2.93 Hongkong was dead
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] istux:
Link fixed.

Try here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=56165287&postcount=33
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Napsterbater:
Z3 or Z3c? My US Z3 got 232, her Z3c is still on 200.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] scottjb:
Oops, sorry, my Z3 Compact.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Napsterbater:
Ok, thought so, just checking.

Wonder why there is no 232 love for US Z3c owners.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] AndriyeZ:
thanks mate, now I'm facing problem with flashtool driver , installation from flashtool was unsuccesfull, I used windows 10 64bit, is that a compatible issue with windows 10??, coz there's no trouble when i used on my Win7 desktop :rolleyes:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] istux:
Just checked on XperiFirm and 232 is out for normal z3 only.

200 is the current version for z3 compact.

You can do it by yourself by clicking on XF icon you can find in last Flashtool versions ;)

264 will be next for sure ;)

Usually there's no much love for US market, because Sony mobile business is very small in your country...

I tested on windows 10 32bit and everything worked properly.

Anyway nobody reported issues with 64bit, you're the first one :eek:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] AndriyeZ:
Solved mate..thanks
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Trandaa:
DELETED

Sent using XDA One on my D5803
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Kirch93:
I've got problems with Win 10 x64 too, solved with this:

a. Press the Win + C and click on PC settings.

b. Switch over to the “Update & recovery” section.

c. Then click on the Recovery option on the left hand side.

d. Once selected, you will see an advanced startup section appear on the right hand side. You will need to click on the “Restart now” button.

e. Once your Computer has rebooted you will need to choose the Troubleshoot option.

f. Then head into Advanced options.

g. Then Startup Settings.

h. Since we are modifying boot time configuration settings, you will need to restart your computer one last time.

I. Here you will be given a list of startup settings that you can change. The one we are looking for is “Disable driver signature enforcement”. To choose the setting, you will need to press the F7 key.

Then you can install the drivers.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] istux:
Device: D5803

Firmware version: 23.4.A.1.264

Unbranded Germany (1289-4696)

Unbranded Italy (1289-4008)

Unbranded Turkey (1289-4791)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Trandaa:
Just uploaded the German .264 and Fixed CE1 .232. [MENTION=4708091]istux[/MENTION], can you please add it?

Regards

Trandaa

Sent using XDA One on my D5803
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] smartuser8:
OMG... Why NEVER US FTF ???

It's always Europe, Europe, Europe... oh!... Russia! yeahhh... Hey Sony, do you know United States of America???

US D5803 : No updates .232 and .234
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] HornetRider:
Nobody knows them [emoji12]
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] vctrrl:
is there any significant difference between D5803 and D5833? I'd like to install the latest version for D5803 but my Z3c is the D5833 version.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] vcdwelt:
[MENTION=5111445]vctrrl[/MENTION]

See here:

http://xdaforums.com/z3-compact/help/d5803-d5833-t2885294

Or use the Search function, because this is a Question which was answered already several times...

Funny thing with new Firmware. Last time i had installed German Software and Central Europe get update first. This time i have Central Euope installed and German gets Update first :crying:
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] justDave:
I went ahead and upgraded from D5803_23.1.A.1.28_Customized_US to D5803_23.4.A.1.232_Customized_UK last week (I got tired of waiting for the full Stagefright fix) and then to D5803_23.4.A.1.264_Customized_UK now that it's here. 5.1.1 is much more responsive than 5.0 and I can't tell what's different between the UK and US versions. 232, at least, seems to have fixed the memory leaks that 5.0 had - I was able to run it for 2 weeks without having to reboot. Hopefully 264 will work at least as well.

For the record, all I had to do (both times) was dirty flash via recovery and install the right version of Xposed. First boot took a long time but everything works as far as I can tell.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] enrique71:
I too upgraded to .264 UK from .200 US. Apart from the 4G indicator, nothing else really changed.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] Charkatak:
FYI - My phone came with Unbranded Italy (1289-4008) firmware and it has all the proper LTE/4G indicators, as US version.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] LKN007:
Hi

Im new here and have been trying to install a stock UK ROM.

Have followed all the steps, flashtool, drivers install. Sony PC companion installed etc.

But when I connect the phone with hold volume off, i get the error

"Drivers need to be installed for connected device"

I have installed Z3 Compact drivers, usb debugging is on. Im using Windows 10 by the way.

Please help!
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] casouzaj:
Do you have an unpacked version of a recent XZDualRecovery build (2.8.23 RC) on your PC? Run the install.bat file and select the option to install adb drivers (number 4, if I'm not mistaken).
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] LKN007:
Thanks for the response.

No i dont have the XZdual recovery build but i will download it and install it. Then run the install.bat file and select the adb drive option.

Thanks
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] casouzaj:
The official site is nut.xperia-files.com.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] doubletakeit:
23.4.A.1.264 - Unbranded - NORDIC (1288-5411)

D5803_23.4.A.1.264_1288-5411_R19C.ftf

https://mega.nz/#!AR1CVJAS!JkOLRcXPTmlPnGB30ZowikPmAtli8ZiUndL-yDZrIWg
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] AndriyeZ:
include recovery..??
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] armrob:
is this pre-rooted ? how do i install without loosing root ?

thanks
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] DeusEx80:
The ftf files are stock roms, never prerooted

If you want the last prerooted firmware, see here (zip file) : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=64068351

Flash with TWRP, if you already have root and recovery.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] istux:
Device: D5833

Firmware version: 23.4.A.1.264

Unbranded Hong Kong (1288-5471)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] chinhvd86:
Anyone have rom 4.4 23.0.A.2.93 telenor SE d5803 pls up link for me. Thank so much.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] istux:
Why do you need it?

If you're rooting your z3c, any .93 is fine for that ;)
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] chinhvd86:
My z3 compact stock rom when i purchase is telenor se. After i flash other rom my microphone have issue, other not hear me in call. I think by flash wrong rom. Sory all, my english very bad. Thank u so much, pls send link rom to me.
[Xperia Z3 Compact General] istux:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=64440475&postcount=560