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[Sony Xperia ZL] Ultramanoid:
Admittedly I myself brick a device very rarely, however I'll give you some motives for needing a recovery with backup and restore.

I set up devices with different applications and versions of Android for work and being able to change from one setup to another via recovery backup saves literally hours if not days of work. This I have to do daily many times and honestly most of the roms used are CyanogenMod's, so you should care.

I have to duplicate device setups between same kinds of devices, for instance clone a Z1's setup into another Z1, Z3 into another Z3. This I have to do several times a week.

( Edit : The above is what I have done when my main device was physically damaged, which has happened a couple times in the last few years, and I was up and running with system, customized binaries, applications and preferences all back in place in a few minutes with the replacement device. Smartphones are very breakable, whatever they might want you to believe, particularly more so when travelling far from home, for some reason. )

Often there's need to return a device to stock for application development, but need as well to keep the customized system for later restore. This is also something that happens several times in a month.

On a personal level, I don't like to use any system ( Linux, Windows, OS X, Android... ) that I cannot backup in some way or form to save needless hours of pain and work when hardware or software break badly, and I say WHEN, not IF, but this last reason is completely subjective and not your problem.

Thank you so much for building for a device you don't own, that's a pain too, and it's very much appreciated.

(ノ￣ー￣)ノ
[Sony Xperia ZL] qsnc:
its not like you cant backup/restore stuff with the cyanogen recovery, if you know how to use some simple cli commands - i do that too. you can even script the whole process and be done with it in an automated way - dd is your friend :)
[Sony Xperia ZL] Calvin2394:
If you could link a tutorial to do this, that'll be great :p

Also, does that mean we'll never get nightlies even though the builds are fine?

[MENTION=4215483]Bazoocaze[/MENTION] has a ZL (I guess) and maybe we could ask him to monitor nightlies since he has experience with building and logging? :)
[Sony Xperia ZL] Ultramanoid:
Not a bug report per se, but a warning for those using the last build from August 26th... It breaks Chrome / Chromium, but it was fixed a day later, so it should be fine again next time qsnc posts a new build :

http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/107747/
[Sony Xperia ZL] Ultramanoid:
SONY upgrades to 5.1.1 the 'old' Z models, ZL included. ㄟ(ツ)

http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_pushes_android_511_update_to_xperia_z_zl_zr_and_tablet_z-news-13889.php
[Sony Xperia ZL] qsnc:
first of all: new build is up. should perform a bit better on i/o operations. also that nasty chrome bug has been fixed by the team.

i am quite sure there are tutorials for this flying around somewhere ;)

as for nightlies: it seems that cyanogen inc. will jump in and help me with my problem, so be patient and wait for good things to happen :)
[Sony Xperia ZL] Calvin2394:
It's awesome that a developer provides support to a device he doesn't own, even without any help from others.

Keep up the good work *respect*

Hope Cyanogen Inc. provides help asap :)
[Sony Xperia ZL] danimagrin:
Dear [MENTION=5145127]qsnc[/MENTION],

firstly thank you for your work.

Here are some things I've noticed in the latest version:

1. Google Chrome keeps crashing and won't work.

2. Profile selection isn't available within Power Menu.

3. When battery is at 1%, the phone simply halts abruptly, without calling the shutdown process and message.

Whatsapp Audio works perfectly, on the other hand.

Could you please fix these points?

Thank you very much

Daniel
[Sony Xperia ZL] Ultramanoid:
Are you sure it's the latest build ? The bug that broke Chrome is fixed in the latest one, I'm running Chromium right now in it.
[Sony Xperia ZL] danimagrin:
You're right! Chrome is working now. When I posted I didn't see the new build had been released. However points 2 and 3 are still happening...

Thank you
[Sony Xperia ZL] qsnc:
(update: link removed, refer to first post)

new build with plenty of changes and new blobs... experimental... try it out... reboot if you have no incall sound, and please let me know how it does.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Calvin2394:
Will try and report tomorrow.

Any way to backup /system incase I want to revert to 0910?
[Sony Xperia ZL] qsnc:
if you want to go back to 0910, just flash it back, the system partition will be replaced. what you need to worry about is /userdata, as that will be upgraded... so you might want to backup using adb and the dd command from the shell.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Calvin2394:
Build boots, seems to work a little better performance wise.

Mic works too.

Auto-rotate doesn't work at times, rebooting the device fixes the issue.

If you need any logs or tests done, you can ask me :)
[Sony Xperia ZL] qsnc:
a little surprise for everyone writing me about more regular builds: http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/110058/
[Sony Xperia ZL] Calvin2394:
Nightlies? :D
[Sony Xperia ZL] qsnc:
exactly, nightlies ;)

since "odin" is somewhere in the middle alphabetically, today's build should be done fairly soon. the first post is already updated.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Calvin2394:
Awesome, just need to ask if we can dirty flash the nightly over the 09-17 UNOFFICIAL.

Delta downloads and regular updates, here we come :D
[Sony Xperia ZL] qsnc:
yes, you can dirty flash it. it's essentially the same thing, just built by the cyanogen build server.
[Sony Xperia ZL] juniorhxcx:
Fantastic!

Thank you very much for the effort that has had to keep our ZL (Odin) updated and even receive Nightlies CM. I am very grateful!
[Sony Xperia ZL] Baron1971:
With the official Nightlys Whatsapp Call, and SoundHound still not working, and it is even more worse than with the last unoffical Build!
[Sony Xperia ZL] sturmtruppler:
Logs...?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Baron1971:
The Volume of the Microphone is to loud!

Here the logs:
[Sony Xperia ZL] Baron1971:
Is it possible to resize the Kernel, that we can use TWRP?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Ultramanoid:
You can use TWRP as it is now, I do. However, this is off-topic in this thread, as stated in the OP.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Calvin2394:
Download and install TWRP Manager from Play Store.

It will install TWRP into FOTAKernel partition, which won't be wiped on installing updates!

To be on topic, can we expect CM13 for Xperia Z, ZL?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Ultramanoid:
For what it's worth, SONY has given the list of devices that will be upgraded to M, and anything older than the Z2 is out. It will be up to the OP and / or other CM developers to see if it will / can be done.

Edit : despite such list, SONY has later released alpha / beta versions of 6.0 that include older Z devices. I'd say there's hope they can be upgraded, including the ZL.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Calvin2394:
Haha, I see a lot of CM13 gerrit by qsnc :D
[Sony Xperia ZL] Baron1971:
With the actual Nightlies i can't set my Mailbox Number!
[Sony Xperia ZL] Baron1971:
Is there anything going on Development for the ZL?

The Mailbox Bug still persists...! :(
[Sony Xperia ZL] Calvin2394:
[MENTION=638411]Baron1971[/MENTION] Looks like CM 12.1 development has halted. Give the guys time to get MM working! :D

[MENTION=5145127]qsnc[/MENTION] Hey, how's the bringup going :)

(Not asking for an ETA)
[Sony Xperia ZL] KJYap:
Mayb curiosity will not boost the progress of dev?

So just sit back and provide logs for [MENTION=5145127]qsnc[/MENTION].
[Sony Xperia ZL] sturmtruppler:
There's still much development for CM 12.1:

http://www.cmxlog.com/12.1/odin/

Development isn't specific for odin, but that doesn't matter. Thanks to nightlies we profit from any progress in CM.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Govind61:
Will there any possibilities of odin getting cm13????
[Sony Xperia ZL] sturmtruppler:
Yes:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=63760391
[Sony Xperia ZL] KJYap:
can put hdr mode back into the camera?

Quite missing it though
[Sony Xperia ZL] sturmtruppler:
I don't think this will be possible so easily. Qsnc is porting/adjusting CM for our devices, not sure if he is into the CM development process.

But you are right, camera in CM is very basic. That's why it was supposed to be replaced with focal. But the developers of CM and focal didn't get together and separated.

You can find Focal in Google Play Store and on F-Droid (it's Open Source). But I'm not sure if it has HDR..... :D
[Sony Xperia ZL] alusan20raziel:
hi, im on android 5.0.2 lollipop and i want to try cm12.1 stable from official downloads. i need upgrating to 5.1.1 to installl cm12.1 release ? thanks
[Sony Xperia ZL] KJYap:
No need. Just flash the kernal with comp then straigh flash the awesome rom :good: . Hope this helped u
[Sony Xperia ZL] alusan20raziel:
yeah, thans :) im on cm12.1 stable
[Sony Xperia ZL] abdullah.darwish:
I have a sensor problem and the screen peek feature is not working

How do i provide the right logs? i have logcat app already installed
[Sony Xperia ZL] KJYap:
Launching camera from standby using camera button is inconsistent. Camera wouldnt launch sometimes.

The duration to launch camera is hard to predict, mayb adding a vibration will helps?

Also camera fail to launch eventually after sometimes, need reboot to solve.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Linwood.Ferguson:
Can't get through first step of install - flash boot

I got 12.1 on a i777 without issue (well, except a known call bug) and then tried to bring my daily use phone a C6506 up to 12.1. It was previously running stock, unlocked, rooted.

I've tried following the 12.1 odin instructions several times and each time I try to flash the boot.img I get a "command not allowed" on the write.

But it is unlocked, and I have numerous times in the last two days flashed other roms with flashtool. Plus I did a separate oem unlock which worked.

Question: Am I supposed to flash the boot.img that was inside of the distribution zip, or that was listed as "recovery" on the cm download site (they do not appear to be the same)?

And you do flash with flash boot and not flash recovery?

I'm coming from stock without any recovery, but in an unlocked state.
[Sony Xperia ZL] ham5:
you should probably be in 'Xperia ZL Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting' and not cross-posting, just mo.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Linwood.Ferguson:
I understand and perhaps, though this is a very specific CM12.1 question as to which boot.img to flash. The other is more general about my difficulties in using fastboot.
[Sony Xperia ZL] KJYap:
Man, cyanogenmod is the only continue hope for me to keep moving with ZL. Cant live without it, pls dont end the life android development of ZL...

Marshmallow amen. Merry Chirstmas.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Linwood.Ferguson:
Can anyone confirm they have flashed CM12.1 for the first time on a ZL from Windows using the CM instructions (specifically to fastboot flash boot)? And if so, what drivers did you use? If from Flashtool, which version?
[Sony Xperia ZL] KJYap:
Any flashtool version will do, flash boot.img using flashtool in flashmode. Ez.:good:
[Sony Xperia ZL] Linwood.Ferguson:
My apologies for what may seem like an obvious question then... can you tell me how to flash boot.img in flash vs fastboot mode? I seem able to flash in flash mode but cannot get fastboot to flash (I have a thread here if you want to see the details).

I know how to run flashtool in a basic sense, but not quite sure what things to check/uncheck to just do one single boot.img as described in the CM12.1 documentation.

Or conversely, is there a way to flash the whole CM12.1 kit in flash mode rather than separately through recovery?

PS. I am running stock at the moment, unlocked but not rooted, and without a recovery (because of this issue).
[Sony Xperia ZL] KJYap:
Ops my mistake, it should be fastboot sry.

Running stock or custom rom dont matter as long u have an unlocked bootloader u can flash this baby cyanogenmod.

1. Backup all ur important stuff.

2.Download the CyanogenMod package. Extract boot.img from the zip to your computer, you will need this file for fastboot. Also put CyanogenMod zip into ur device.

3.Open flashtool app in computer.

4.Put the phone into fastboot mode: With the device powered down, hold Volume Up and connect the USB cable.

5.Click the lighting icon at the top left -> fastboot mode -> At Doomlord section press (select kernal to flash).

6.Use the boot.img u extracted.

7.Power on u will see the recovery. Flash the zip file and clear data and cache.

Boom! U are good to go.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Linwood.Ferguson:
Thanks, that's pretty much what is in CM12.1's instructions, and they do not work for me. That's my question. Are they working for anyone on Windows 10 with the ZL?

Here's what happens when I try:

25/057/2015 09:57:56 - INFO - FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
25/057/2015 09:57:56 - INFO - finished. total time: 0.339s
25/057/2015 09:57:56 - INFO - FASTBOOT Output:
sending 'boot' (10668 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.338s]
writing 'boot'...
FAILED (remote: Command not allowed)
finished. total time: 0.339s

25/057/2015 09:57:56 - INFO - Please check the log before rebooting into system

Notice that it will send the file OK; it's communicating in fastboot mode. I can do commands like "getvar version", but the actual update is blocked. Things I see in other forums for the failure imply a driver issue, but I cannot seem to make any progress on resolving it with different drivers.

While not lately, in the past I've had no issues flashing (or fastboot commands) this device, the only thing really different is windows 10 (and I've upgraded all the PC's in the house so can't go back). But hence the question -- SHOULD it work on Windows 10 + ZL?

Someone may say "your bootloader is locked" but it doesn't show locked. At least my recollection is the single yes (versus yes/no) means it is unlocked, right? See screen shot. Incidentally I can and have unlocked it again, the fastboot command "oem unlock" will work.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Linwood.Ferguson:
Relative to the above, problem solved. Not sure why, it I needed to fastboot-flash immediately after another bootloader unlock. It appears (purely from observation not understanding) that if stock reboots after bootloader unlock, it does something that makes the bootloader appear locked -- at least to fastboot. The service menu still says unlocked. So I ran the flashtool adb unlock (it worked), then did NOT reboot, put it back in fastboot mode and flashed the boot.img. Worked. Of course then I noticed 12.1 says it doesn't support the 6506 (only the 6503). Sigh.... well, will play with it a bit, then try another.
[Sony Xperia ZL] KJYap:
Are u sure? Bcuz im using C6502 and cyanogenmod works flawlessly on my ZL. Thou no LTE even i can choose from the network selection.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Linwood.Ferguson:
"Sure" is such a strong word, but the CM12.1 known issues says it only has the bands from a 6503, which are more European than US. When I look at the LTE band in use it's the only overlapping band (17). So I THINK their comment is correct but not certain.

See: here
[Sony Xperia ZL] KJYap:
Alive?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Calvin2394:
Nope, the device is dead, the Xperia Z lives on.

Move on, I got the OnePlus X :)
[Sony Xperia ZL] ninguem98:
What do you mean? The device still has maintainers. Plus, we can see some movement in CM Gerrit, about CM 13.
[Sony Xperia ZL] CyberWalkMaN:
correct partition sizes

qsnc, can you add this patch for odin? .review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/127792
[Sony Xperia ZL] juniorhxcx:
Thanks for the great work, is ROM is very good, it has evolved!

Our beloved Xperia ZL hopes of a CM13?
[Sony Xperia ZL] KJYap:
Can i flash twrp recocery cuz i couldnt flash some zip files i wanted..
[Sony Xperia ZL] detective zero:
Yes, you can.

Gesendet von meinem Xperia ZL mit Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia ZL] spitfire887:
Help me please

Hi, i installed cm 12.1 last year and i got to say that isnt bad at all, but the only problem is that i cant rollback to stock, i tried everything i know (have the device since 2013) and simply i cant flash anything more. The messages in Flashtool display is "Dumping TA partition".

I tried flash with another Falshtool version, change the Max USB Buffer, flash in W7, W8 and W10 but nothing...the same F.... message. If someone pass thorugh this and know how can solve it, please help me !!! I like probe diferents roms but since i installed cm12..NO MORE

Sorry for my bad english...

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06/055/2016 20:55:04 - INFO - Syncing devices from github

06/055/2016 20:55:05 - INFO - Scanning devices folder for changes.

06/055/2016 20:55:36 - INFO - Pulling changes from github.

06/055/2016 20:55:37 - INFO - Devices sync finished.

06/055/2016 20:55:41 - INFO - Device disconnected

06/056/2016 20:56:37 - INFO - Selected Bundle for Sony Xperia ZL (C6503). FW release : 10.6.A.0.454. Customization : Customized_BR

06/056/2016 20:56:37 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing

06/058/2016 20:58:37 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.

06/058/2016 20:58:51 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode

06/058/2016 20:58:51 - INFO - Opening device for R/W

06/058/2016 20:58:51 - INFO - Reading device information

06/058/2016 20:58:51 - INFO - Phone ready for flashmode operations.

06/058/2016 20:58:51 - INFO - Opening TA partition 2

06/058/2016 20:58:51 - INFO - Current device : Unknown: Apr 27 2015/08:46:48 - EP73162LEV - Unknown: Apr 27 2015/08:46:48 - Unknown: Apr 27 2015/08:46:48 - Unknown: Apr 27 2015/08:46:48

06/058/2016 20:58:51 - INFO - Closing TA partition

06/058/2016 20:58:51 - INFO - Start Flashing

06/058/2016 20:58:51 - INFO - Processing loader.sin

06/058/2016 20:58:51 - INFO - Checking header

06/058/2016 20:58:51 - INFO - Flashing data

06/058/2016 20:58:52 - INFO - Loader : S1_Root_5ca3 - Version : APQ8064_39 / Boot version : S1_Boot_Lagan_1.1_10 / Bootloader status : ROOTED

06/058/2016 20:58:52 - INFO - Max packet size set to 512K

06/058/2016 20:58:59 - INFO - Making a TA backup

06/058/2016 20:58:59 - INFO - Opening TA partition 1

06/058/2016 20:58:59 - INFO - Start Dumping TA partition 1

06/058/2016 20:58:59 - INFO - Finished Dumping TA partition 1

06/058/2016 20:58:59 - INFO - TA partition 1 saved to C:\Users\Luis\.flashTool\registeredDevices\EP73162LEV\s1ta\2016-03-06_08-58-59\1.ta

06/058/2016 20:58:59 - INFO - Closing TA partition

06/058/2016 20:58:59 - INFO - Opening TA partition 2

06/058/2016 20:58:59 - INFO - Start Dumping TA partition 2

06/059/2016 20:59:00 - INFO - Finished Dumping TA partition 2

06/059/2016 20:59:00 - INFO - TA partition 2 saved to C:\Users\Luis\.flashTool\registeredDevices\EP73162LEV\s1ta\2016-03-06_08-58-59\2.ta

06/059/2016 20:59:00 - INFO - Closing TA partition

06/059/2016 20:59:00 - INFO - Parsing boot delivery

06/059/2016 20:59:00 - INFO - Ending flash session

06/059/2016 20:59:00 - ERROR -

06/059/2016 20:59:00 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted

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[Sony Xperia ZL] Dragonkind:
Well, is the CM12.1 of Xperia still being optimizing?

There are already CM13 and TWRP v3 for Xperia SP now.

Any good news with ZL?

Btw, will this commit be added?

http://review.cyanogenmod.org/#/c/127792
[Sony Xperia ZL] Dragonkind:
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[Sony Xperia ZL] xkeita:
[MENTION=5145127]qsnc[/MENTION] any news on a build for odin?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Krllo:
there is a kernel from gustavo that allows you to install any rom, but not using flashtool...you will have to install TWRP recovery, install the kernel then the the rom you want.
[Sony Xperia ZL] alusan20raziel:
what about root access? :(, i actually flash cm12.1 last nightly compilation but no root icon. :( please help
[Sony Xperia ZL] Dragonkind:
It is in Developer option, you can enable root access.

Or you can also flash SuperSU from here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
[Sony Xperia ZL] alusan20raziel:
You actually right :) thanks.
[Sony Xperia ZL] alusan20raziel:
hi again, i have a quetion. Actually a new nightly version of cyanogenmod 12.1 for odin zl is available cm-12.1-20160417-NIGHTLY-odin.zip, actually im on cm-12.1-20160410-NIGHTLY-odin.zip ... so ... i want to update to the last nightly. i used cyanodelta to download the new zip.

I wonder if strictly necessary to update using TWRP, I have only cyanogen recovery and I'm not sure how I manually install the zip without losing my data, help please. Can i upgrade using cyanogen recovery ?

How can I do it?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Dragonkind:
I don't recommend that...

Download TWRP manager from Play Store, then find TWRP-3.0.2-odin.

Download it and install it, you will be able to flash anything with TWRP.
[Sony Xperia ZL] alusan20raziel:
Thanks for reply, I already download twrp manager and identified zl Odin . so this appear and I not sure what to do.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Dragonkind:
Just click "yes", we are right using FOTA. :D
[Sony Xperia ZL] alusan20raziel:
Thanks for reply :), I'm just like a dummy with this terms. Thanks a lot :D
[Sony Xperia ZL] qsnc:
okay people, as of now, this thread switches to cyanogenmod 13 - coinciding with the first test release for odin. please try this as-is (meaning just flash it and leave it be, no custom kernel funny business), and report any and all problems you might find.

whats new? well, other than this being cm13 which as been tested for odin's sibling devices (yuga, pollux -- see respective changelogs in their threads) for some time now, this build already includes gello, the shiny new browser that will be included in cm13 soon.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Dragonkind:
[MENTION=5145127]qsnc[/MENTION]

The dev of Xperia SP (huashan), who made camera work for all the old Sony devices, Adrian DC had improved the time of starting camera again! Just see his changes on May 6 and 7 here:

https://github.com/AdrianDC/android_device_sony_huashan/commits/cm-13.0

Coz my ZL is dead now, I turn back to SP temporarily.

Now I'm using SP with CM13, the camera only takes 3 seconds to start.

Even much faster than ZL!

I hope I'll have a better-than-stock-rom CM13 after my ZL reliving…xD
[Sony Xperia ZL] ryanrudolf:
downloading now.....
[Sony Xperia ZL] KJYap:
Awesome man! ive been waiting this for a long time now it has arrived, you're the bomb.
[Sony Xperia ZL] ryanrudolf:
cant figure out how to make SuperSU work in CM13 =(

flashed the beta and stable release in recovery but still not work. for the meantime i just enabled root in developer options

thanks for giving life to ZL. from RR Marshmallow i went back to CM13. I feel at home at CM13. MMR has so many tweaks i feel like drowning LOL
[Sony Xperia ZL] KJYap:
has anyone tried out cm13? i just wish my data wouldnt lost only, i use it as my backup phone..
[Sony Xperia ZL] alex-gibson:
Thank's for the rom, but this CM have Doze?

Thanks in advance
[Sony Xperia ZL] repey6:
Yes it have.
[Sony Xperia ZL] pzpretto:
Hi [MENTION=4004386]Ultramanoid[/MENTION] ! Could you please tell me how did you make to replace the Cyanogen Recovery for TWRP? I've tried to install it by TWRP Manager, by Flashify, by Rasher, even by dd Install Method as sugested by TWRP page and nothing worked. Every time I reboot my phone and try to enter the recovery, only the Cyanogen Recovery appears. What mistakes am I doing?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Ultramanoid:
I had no problem installing TWRP with dd. I did it from the device itself, but try from a computer if that doesn't work.
[Sony Xperia ZL] sonmota:
There are some functional root for that 6.0 ?
[Sony Xperia ZL] Ultramanoid:
I flashed this over CM 12.1 as it was and got stuck in the boot animation. Unfortunately when rebooting into recovery TWRP had been replaced by the default CM recovery and couldn't do much until I got back to a laptop.

Will give it a try again trying to wipe all first.
[Sony Xperia ZL] Ultramanoid:
Got this installed and running and it works very well, with a notable exception, which is not recognizing anything formatted with ext4 either via card slot or USB OTG... "Unsupported" as it says.

In CM 13 I get prompted to format, but no other option. Back in 12.1, everything is working as expected, both ( the same ) cards and USB OTG attached filesystems.