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[Sony Smartwatch 3] XorZone:
Congratulations, happy New Year!

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Cool, I would update to make sure everything is fine including TA. Resetup is matter of few minutes only.

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[Sony Smartwatch 3] julz:
Ok i'm updating now via PC Companion.

Edit: All done and updated!

Here's a link to my partitions dump files:

http://1drv.ms/1tDB57z
[Sony Smartwatch 3] XorZone:
Gratz! Happy for you. So, this is back to latest stock using twrp guide right here!

Could you please document the steps in new thread. Thanks.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] perpe:
[MENTION=443341]julz[/MENTION]

I'm so happy for you. Have fun and make some nice watchfaces :)
[Sony Smartwatch 3] perpe:
No, this was "making a test device official"

Back to stock is easier: http://xdaforums.com/smartwatch-3/development/rom-repacked-stock-rom-swr50-version-t2988087

Everyone with a device with official firmware doesn't need the basebands to go back to stock, they weren't updated with the last firmware release.

The zip contains all the files from the last update, even the bootloader ones. That is enough for every one, who is on official KNX01V and wants to update to LWX48P and also for everyone, who messed up with his LWX48P and root, they don't need to flash the bootloader files again, but I didn't want to create two zips.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] XorZone:
You are right, I meant restore to full stock including radio using twrp. But I guess it make sense to keep it here and point only to ones who really need it.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] ced360:
it's great that to work. thank you

thin after installing the root. the watch is blocked on the home screen. even staying press the button boot it nothing happens.

It's good it works . I waited until the battery is empty and I was able to reboot into recovery mode . And I did a wipe cache. And suddenly the watch to boot properly

Just a matter of how suddenly do I know if the watch is root?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] Orvils:
I think I have similar issue. After installing TWRP I wanted to boot into recovery using button combinations. Selected recovery and double pressed home button. Now it just sits on desk saying "SmartWatch 3" and nothing happens. Cant turn it on or off.

So you say that after battery drained it was working fine?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] perpe:
Have you rebooted your device after the bootloader unlock? You have to do this before flashing the recovery.

[MENTION=2327639]ced360[/MENTION] if you enter "su" with adb you can see, if you are rooted or not (works only if you have flashed the wear supersu zip)

[MENTION=5237538]Orvils[/MENTION]

Have you tried long pressing power button until power off?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] Orvils:
Yes I have. Tried holding for 5min, rapid tapping etc. Won't turn off. This happened after selecting recovery in boot menu.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] ced360:
Probably the same problem as me . Just wait until the battery discharges. It lasts long after the charge .for me it took ten hours

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it's good ?

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb shell

shell@tetra:/ $ su

su

root@tetra:/ #
[Sony Smartwatch 3] Orvils:
Yup after it ran out of battery i plugged it to charge and after that it booted up fine. Will try to install recovery later on, because it seem to have stock recovery now.

EDIT: After trying it again it works fine and I have root on my SW3 =) I flashed recovery img and straight after that booted recovery img with fastboot, then I choose reboot recovery and flashed supersu from there. Works fine.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] bBigBrO:
Any plans to get 2.8.5.X on it? :D

Sent from my Nokia 3310 which killed every dinosaur

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Yea! # means root mode.

Sent from my Xperia ZA18
[Sony Smartwatch 3] [NUT]:
Want root, but you don't want to unlock your bootloader?

( click on the image above! :angel: )
[Sony Smartwatch 3] matejdro:
This recovery seems to be incompatible with 5.1.1 update (apparently new bootloader was added) - when booting to recovery it just reboots into normal mode.

Can anyone post img link to old bootloader?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] cb22:
You probably don't want to go mucking around with bootloaders, the risk of bricking these things at the moment seems to be pretty high.

I've created a hacked version of the TWRP posted here, simply by replacing the zImage with that of the zImage from the updated firmware (well, I had dumped my partitions from the old firmware before updating, then had to manually apply the boot.img.p which is a patch to the partition, then extracted the zImage out of that). It boots up, but nothing has been tested, YMMV, may eat your laundry, etc. Definitely don't flash it, just run it with fastboot boot.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] matejdro:
So if I run this with fastboot boot, it will boot me into recovery?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] cb22:
Correct. However, bear in mind that rooting doesn't quite yet work. They've been some changes in 5.1 with app_process (which supersu hooks to allow rooting under SELinux) or something along those lines, I believe.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] matejdro:
Thanks, it works. I flashed old supersu.zip and it appears to work without problems so far. Maybe changes in 5.1 only affect some features?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] cb22:
Really? Interesting, I'll give it another shot. It's entirely possible my memory is fuzzy or I did something wrong, because I'm pretty sure when I tried it I got a boot loop
[Sony Smartwatch 3] fer2503:
How can i restore original recovery to flash original 5.1 update?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] [NUT]:
Dumped from my (stock) 5.1.1 SW3:
[Sony Smartwatch 3] matejdro:
You don't have to restore recovery, only /system partition.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] [NUT]:
root@tetra:/ # su --help
SuperSU v2.45 (ndk:armeabi-v7a) - Copyright (C) 2012-2015 - Chainfire

Stripped only the apk from the updater zip from [MENTION=631273]Chainfire[/MENTION], because it won't work on your SW3 anyway :)

Works fine :good:
[Sony Smartwatch 3] [NUT]:
No, flashing the update package using TWRP will fail. Don't ask why, I don't know, but it does.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] matejdro:
It worked for me.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] [NUT]:
Then you can actually consider yourself extremely lucky... because it caused a major bootloop for me, which almost made me return my device to the shop I bought it from.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] fer2503:
it doesn't work. can you make a flashable zip? i have twrp recovery with 5.0.2 and i want to update to 5.1. how can i do it?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] [NUT]:
Lets start at the beginning, what did you do? fastboot flash it or what?

[EDIT]

You should be able to fastboot flash these images, but you can also use dd in TWRP:

boot to TWRP

connect USB

adb push stock-recovery.img /tmp/

adb push stock-recovery-dtb.img /tmp/

adb shell

dd if=/tmp/stock-recovery.img of=/dev/block/platform/sdhci.1/by-name/recovery

(OPTIONAL, in case you overwrote this image at some point)

dd if=/tmp/stock-recovery-dtb.img of=/dev/block/platform/sdhci.1/by-name/recovery-dtb

use TWRP to reboot to recovery
[Sony Smartwatch 3] fer2503:
ok i'm on twrp but i can't activate adb or push file or anithing else. i want to restore it to original so i can update to 5.1.1 without problem. how can i do it? sony pc companion (if i try to update) says that it isn't compatible with my smartwatch 3 O.o.

thanks for your help :)

p.s. i can't go on system because my smartwatch 3 boot only in recovery and fastboot, but ic an use adb sideload in twrp

edit: i flash original recovery of 5.0.2 but when i try to sideload original 5.0.2 ota i get error 7 :/
[Sony Smartwatch 3] [NUT]:
You need to enable debugging options (keep tapping the build number to get them) and accept the PC before you go in to TWRP for adb to work.

The reason why the sideload doesn't work is because it's not a full ROM, it's a patch release, which checks all prior existing files before it tries to update them. If PC Companion says it's not compatible that could be because you have unlocked the bootloader? I'm not sure about that though.

you can try to 'fastboot boot stock-recovery.img' to see if you can use it all then.

AFAIK I didn't see Google update the recovery at all with this update, so your 5.0.2 recovery should be the same as my 5.1.1 recovery.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] fer2503:
i can't boot in system so i can't enable adb debug . I can access only in twrp, fastboot andsony original recovery (i can open it but i can't flash the stock ota because it gave me error 7). what i can do to restore it?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] [NUT]:
Well... I just realized you might have done something wrong with PC Companion (if it will work at all on unlocked bootloader), you do know you don't have to do anything to get in to flash mode (which is required for PC Companion) right? Just make sure you turn off your watch, connect the cable to the watch but wait with connecting the PC side. Then wait for the instructions by PC Companion to tell you you need to connect it. AT the blue screen, don't do anything. it should go black after a second or 2 and PC Companion should continue.

Just make sure you have (any!) SEMC flash device driver handy, if you used flash mode on this PC for an Xperia device, it should work and see your SW3 as a SEMC flash device when in flashmode.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] fer2503:
i do this but after connect the watch, sony pc companion says: no software avaible for your device

details:

the update module sony does not have software for your device

i don't understand where is the problem :/
[Sony Smartwatch 3] ranf:
Read this:

http://xdaforums.com/smartwatch-3/general/guide-soft-unbrick-reflash-stock-t2925027
[Sony Smartwatch 3] [NUT]:
What option of the support module do you use? If you are using the 'Accessory' option in the 'Support Zone' then it should be the correct one, you should also get an option to reflash the entire device with loss of all data... it's what was offered to me when my device failed to flash the update and went in to a bootloop-spiral-of-death...
[Sony Smartwatch 3] fer2503:
i use accessory option. the problm is that when i insert the usb i get this message and i can't do anithing.

i can use maybe fastboot to flash this?

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=57811203&postcount=12
[Sony Smartwatch 3] [NUT]:
IF you can't boot to the system right now, this would probably be your best bet, yes.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] ranf:
I never flashed these myself. So NO guaranty.

I could loop mount the system.ext4 on Linux and read the files just fine.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] [NUT]:
Well, I assume it's exactly what PC Companion is doing, but then through flashmode.

I'm still convincing [MENTION=2807379]Androxyde[/MENTION] to include the SW3 as a supported device on FlashTool, if possible with the FW download option :)
[Sony Smartwatch 3] fer2503:
how can i flash this zip with fastboot?

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i use this guide but i get always the same error. My device is listed on device like: Somc flash device

but doesn't work

edit: i try with another full stock SW3 and pc companion give me the same error. i don't understand where is the problem
[Sony Smartwatch 3] ranf:
Unzip then at least "fastboot flash" boot, recovery and system (like flash-all.(bat|sh) from a Nexus FW).

I did it with repair option under Phone/Tablet. As he asked for my phone I just picked a Z2 IIRC. It later on identifies what is connected.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] fer2503:
if you go in device manager on your pc, what's the name of sw3 in pc companion restore mode?

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i don't undestand with fasboot: i extract the file in fastboot folder, open cmd and after what i have to type?

edit: ok i understand i have to type example: fastboot flash system system.ext4 (for system

fastboot flash boot boot.img (for boot)

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img (for recovery

but when i flash system i give and error: target reported max download size of 457179136 bytes

invalid sparse file format at header magi

erasing system...

okay

sending sparse 'system'

okay

writing system

failed (remote: unknow chunk type in file system)

finished
[Sony Smartwatch 3] ranf:
Oh ****.

Don't touch anything and don't reboot.

I've now looked at that file with mcviewer. There is a path of my computer inside the system.ext4. Not good.

I've now extracted a fresh system.ext4 from the .SIN file. Do you want to wait until I've uploaded?

You could also try the three dump files of the newest firmware from [MENTION=4904057][NUT][/MENTION]
[Sony Smartwatch 3] fer2503:
ok i can wait for your upload. thanks!

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i get invalid sparse etc etc also with another system.ext4. any solution?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] ranf:
It's up:

download: https://mega.co.nz/#!8ogySDbL!FVPKSvkuBKL2XTISBdEjn5z8f1Hv2S3HAuzqnO07few

tetra-LWX48P_2016-06-01.zip 158.8 MB

- ISO date added to filename to know which is which

- IMG instead of EXT4. converted with "ext2simg system.ext4 system.img"

- don't use doc\flash-all.bat. It's more like a step-by-step guide than a fully functional batch script. Needs improving.

fastboot flash system system.img

echo "wiping cache..."
fastboot format cache

echo "wiping userdata..."
fastboot format userdata

echo "rebooting..."
fastboot reboot
[Sony Smartwatch 3] fer2503:
so i have to write this line? can you make a step by step?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] ranf:
You can copy+paste each line from browser into cmd.

When errors occur _don't_ go on with next.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] fer2503:
sorry for my bad english, wht's the meaning of this phrase: echo "wiping cache...". Is it a command for fastboot? i don't know the meaning of echo

also i have to flash also boot.img and recovery.img, right?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] ranf:
The next line after that wipes the cache partition. Better safe than sorry.

echo just prints the text inside Windows cmd. It's just for feedback to the user once this bat is fully OK.

So did flashing of system.img work without error? I'm very interested.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] fer2503:
AWESOME RANF!!!!!!!!! IT'S WORKS!!! oh really i'm really happy!

thanks a lot to you for your incredible help! really really thanks!!!!

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after a day of problem i resolve it thanks to you. really really thanks MAN :D:victory:
[Sony Smartwatch 3] ranf:
We made this a lengthy thread (and somewhat offtopic too).

But I learned something along the way.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] fer2503:
I'm glad you've been able to learn something from this problem :D. I thank you again for the great help you gave me, without which I would not have solved my problem :victory:
[Sony Smartwatch 3] [NUT]:
[MENTION=4940323]fer2503[/MENTION] I'm glad you got your SW3 fixed :good:

[MENTION=4652406]ranf[/MENTION] thank you for your excellent work and help, you stepped in at the correct time and held on 'till the end, good job! :highfive:
[Sony Smartwatch 3] fer2503:
thanks also to you for your work with xperia devices.

small O.T. maybe we can see a [NUT] modded kernel for z1 in the future? :D
[Sony Smartwatch 3] [NUT]:
Kernel for Z1? Heck no :p

Just the XZDR versions, that's about it...
[Sony Smartwatch 3] qingtest:
Sorry I got a little lost in reading all the replies. So in a word, is there a working method to replace recovery of SWR50 5.1.1, or at least get it rooted so far?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] matejdro:
1. Download boot image from this post. Do not forget to extract img file out of tar file.

2. Get watch into fastboot mode (either via holding power button while turning it on or via "adb reboot bootloader" command)

3. Run "fastboot boot boot.img" (where boot.img is the name of the file you downloaded in step 1) from your PC command line

4. Watch should be booted into TWRP now. Flash wear supersu that you can get from this post. It is same SuperSU than 5.0, works for me at least.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] [NUT]:
If you want the latest su binary: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=61095221&postcount=51
[Sony Smartwatch 3] scrubber:
Hi NUT! Do you have any idea how to disable selinux for starting init.d? :confused:
[Sony Smartwatch 3] SimDroid:
Thanks for this thread :) It gives alot of answeres.

Now I am oem unlocked and rooted with busybox installed on my new Smartwatch3 with latest version Android Wear 5.1.1 build LDZ22D that came with the Sony watch when I got it.

I used this recovery to boot in Fastboot (but the new link for 5.1.1 recovery found in thread, not OP) and flashed WearSuperSU, then sideloaded Busybox and successfully installed it all, and now have Root access with working "Device Controll" app and all.

I was very interested in flashing a custom kernel, but the only custom kernel I found here on XDA was for the older firmware for SW3, It just gives bootloops for me.

SO, Does anyone know if there is a posibility to patch the LDZ22D 5.1.1 kernel to unlock all four cores?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] ranf:
Just look in init.tetra.rc (should be found in /system/ or /system/etc/ ) near the bottom: 2 core DEVFS nodes get chmod 000.

Edit: init.tetra.rc is in the ram disk of boot.img.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] systoxity:
So uhh, i pulled a facepalm. Sony smartwatch 3 on 5.1.1 wiped everything in twrp.

I can't restore from the 5.0.1 repack because of the bootloader (actually it was because i ran recovery from flash rather than through fastboot), and i don't know how to work around that. i also don't know how to do a fresh 5.1.1 reinstall, i had no backup. I can't find a repack of 5.1.1 and i'm not having any luck with sony pc companion (it won't recognize that there is a firmware available to fix it).

Does anyone have any ideas for undoing my stupidity?

Nevermind, fixed by loading the twrp.img from fastboot rather than relying on the one i had flashed. That let me install the rom repack no problem.

Smh at this whole blunder. Thank you all.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] forserg:
Hi guys,

Why TWRP didnt stick to my watch? What I am doing wrong.? Tried to boot image didn't work for me either.. Is it compatible with Android v5.1.1?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] [NUT]:
Do not flash it to the device (first of all) and use http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=61002165&postcount=43 instead for 5.1.1.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] matejdro:
So there is still no method to install TWRP permanently to the 5.1.1+ watch?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] [NUT]:
AFAIK, no, because the DT image is incompatible with the rom. It's basically a repacked kernel image. It will boot up fine with fastboot but it will fail to do so using it from the recovery partition.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] forserg:
Got it, thanks a bunch
[Sony Smartwatch 3] wserfer:
I flashed this recovery with two-step manual from topic. Work good.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] alex_SW:
hi all,i managed to repair my swr50 with flash provided...now version is lwx48p.....but i cant upgrade to 5.1.1....update says there is no update and pc companion says that tere is no update...can someone share a 5.1.1 flashable full rom for twrp???? would help alot

tnx
[Sony Smartwatch 3] alex_SW:
hi...i booted twrp then flashed the supersu.zip......and before i unlocked boot loader,then fastboot format data and cache.....now it hangs at the dots moving around.....after smartwatch 3 logo.....any ideas?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] pctv007:
Hi !

Is it too late ? Did you manage to unbrick ?

I managed to install TWRP and SU ;)

Maybe I can help you ?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] alex_SW:
Hi and ty for replay... I actualy fixed it...

http://xdaforums.com/smartwatch-3/orig-development/tut-how-to-fix-swr50-fastboot-t3258918
[Sony Smartwatch 3] nmeuret:
Dear friends,

I just start working on my SmartWatch and I have problem in fastmode : I can use adb when the watch has boot (debug mode on) and run for instance "adb device, adb reboot ..."

UPDATE : FIXED THE PROBLEM using Ubuntu instead of Windows :)
[Sony Smartwatch 3] Guto ViP:
Hi OP, the last version works with Android Wear 1.4?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] ranf:
This works (but I only "fastboot boot"ed it :

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=61002165&postcount=43
[Sony Smartwatch 3] Tepes4:
Hey guys,

I have an SWR50 with MEC24H. Managed to unlock the bootloader and tried to install TWRP but it just won't do it. I'm on Windows 7 x64, have installed the appropriate drivers, my PC communicates without a problem using ADB and fastboot commands are getting passed correctly. Also tried with fastboot boot twrp_image.img in order to boot to TWRP without installing it but it will always boot into system. No firewall, no antivirus, nothing that could block it.

Anyone else having the same problem? I just want to flash another rom to check my watch's battery life, but it won't flash TWRP .

Thanks in advance.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] citydweller1985:
Same Problem as [MENTION=1030618]Tepes4[/MENTION]
[Sony Smartwatch 3] golfnut22:
While I have a different problem, I can't get mine to update to MM regardless of what ROM or XC used, I did have a similar scenario that you have described. I found that there are several TWRP files out there. Some are labeled TWRPMM or TWRP and labeled even differently. If you have not tried different files, even though they may labeled the same, you may want to try that.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] Guto ViP:
Same problem here... i cant reboot in recovery mode (by mistake i has flashed new_boot.img.tar, now i dont have stock recovery and twrp too...)

Update: I has used Xperia Companion to repair SW50 and now i have stock recovery again and SW50 updated toM1D63G version... Now what i need to do to use TWRP and flash custom ROM?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] golfnut22:
Glad to hear it. I have tried XC but it said it was successful, but it would not boot up. So, I had to go back to LCA43. I really haven't studied the differences between MM and LP, but I get good battery with LP and everything else seems to work that I have tried except the app Golfshot. Oh well.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] Guto ViP:
Good news... TRWP of this link works in M1D63G (using fastboot boot command) and i has flashed the custom ROM.

All perfect now!
[Sony Smartwatch 3] Guto ViP:
Hi Dev, no TWRP 3.0 for our SW50?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] Yk_Handler:
Hi there. I've read that this is for sony smart watch 3.

I wonder is it possible to use this twrp to huami amazfit android watch? It is running android 5.1.1 as well.

And i dont have a stock rom for this device, if any one can provide, i will be very thankful.

And can you explain how to do fastboot? Is it after getting into the shell (after i put the boot.img into the watch) or not? And the supersu.zip, must i put it into the watch before going to the fastboot?

thanks in advance.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] yaro666:
This TWRP didn't work for me, just won't boot to twrp. I've installed twrpmm found in other thread and adb it as windroid also won't flash recovery.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] SlanDev:
How do I root my 6.0 SW3?

I can boot TWRP, but it says "Internal Storage: 0MB" and fails to mount /data.

Is there a method to fix this, or without TWRP?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] alex6600:
Flash ROM with root and twrp.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] and3rsonluiz:
another link please

Can someone put another link please ?! This is not working
[Sony Smartwatch 3] starsky135:
Can also say that the link isn't working for me.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] chinesesmartwatch:
Hello, can anybody tell me how to make a system image backup before trying twrp? What tool is required? How to read the internal memory (ROM)? The writing is easy with fastboot, but what about reading?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] NextGoogleCEO:
Link is not working, can some one be kind enough to pass me a link that works. :D
[Sony Smartwatch 3] Vesa Julin:
Working root

Hi. I've tried to root my SW3 a few times with no luck. If you know fast and easy root that works every time, I like to hear.

Thanks.
[Sony Smartwatch 3] juanysara:
Any link?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] Disrupthor:
Better yet by the way, any update?
[Sony Smartwatch 3] Grante15:
TWRP

Hey, does anyone have a mirror link to the TWRP for the sony smartwatch 3? The link is dead and I can't seem to find any other on the internet..