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[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Rysieks:
I just tried out using Flashfire to create a backup of my phone before attempting to flash a ROM. In the instruction set, I selected a FULL backup, and the next instruction was a reboot. I thought there would be no harm in that. I was wrong. Flashfire appeared to complete the backup (saved to external SD card). Then when the phone went to reboot I get the Samsung Custom screen, followed by the red Verizon screen. That's when things go south. I get a black screen with message boxes appearing saying "Unfotunately, ________ has stopped." It proceeds to pop up messages going through all sorts of apps that stopped working (ei Setting, Fitbit, S Voice, Google Play Store, Video Player etc etc). I can select either Report, or Ok on some of the boxes. Some of them, I only have the option to select Ok. I tried letting it run for a while (30 - 40 minutes) to see if it would eventually get up and running. No luck.

I have tried booting an NC5 tar file from ODIN to get out of this as this has always worked for me in the past when I get stuck on things. I get the same behavior as described above unfortunately.

Can anyone help??
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4] Rysieks:
Update: Whatever I was trying with ODIN previously was not the right thing. It was a tar file that I downloaded as part of the root method I used (I can't post a URL yet, Google "Root I545VRUFNK1 Galaxy S4 I545 Without Tripping Knox" to find article).

I downloaded the I545VRUFNK1 firmware from sammobile and flashed that per sammobile's instructions. This did the trick. I did lose root however. Either way I am happy to have a functioning phone :)
[Note 7 Questions & Answers] locoboi00:
It isn't blue so I'm curious
[Note 7 Questions & Answers] NIKKOTUASON:
I don't think so, I bought a USB C that is 3.1 and I find it much faster than thr OEM but that's just my guess I haven't done any real scientific comparison.

This is the USB C 3.1 I bought:

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B019MQEYZ4
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Questions & Answers] blacksheep93:
I installed all of the games in the title but none of them work. The first 2 don't even start: if I watch the recent apps tray they aren't there; for "Legend" I get a fast screen that I can see in the recent apps tray that says "File Validation Complete". My questions are: do this games work on your devices? Does anyone have any idea on how i could resolve this? I tried rebooting, reinstalling and looking for privileges of some sort but nothing worked.

Thanks
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] drrobo:
I purchased (pre-ordered) the X compact from Amazon, and just wanted prospective buyers in the US to know that, after flashing the customized UK firmware from Xperifirm on the phone just now, the fingerprint scanner works perfectly :D , and is super fast compared to the Z5 compact. In fact, it's actually unlocked as the screen turns on - no delay. T-mobile LTE and everything else works fine. It took two minutes to do, and I can totally recommend it if you don't want to order the international version.

In other news, I LOVE this phone, particularly the screen - so bright and vivid, and looks beautiful with the loop design. The camera loads so much quicker than the Z5 compact too, and so far in usage all the other apps I have feels just as fast to load/use, if not faster.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Notchr302:
Thanks. Could you please give info on how to do this exactly?
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] drrobo:
I think the way to do it on other phones has been described before, so this is just going over old ground, but I always appreciate step by step instructions all in one place. However, being very noob at this, an obligatory disclaimer is if you try this I have no responsibility if you use this advice and it ruins your brand new phone. Use at your own risk. That said, since you're not unlocking bootloaders or rooting or anything like that, I think flashing sony stock firmware is relatively noob-proof (I'm a living example). I did it on my fresh-out-the-box X compact, so don't know if it will wipe your data - assume it will.

No doubt a professional will be able to cut out half my steps and correct this method, but that's appreciated :)

Edit: As corrected by someone who knows what they're doing (thanks and all credit to AndroPlus and IgorEisberg), you can just download Flashtool, click the Xperifirm button and download the firmware. This lets you skip steps 2-5 below: Flashtool will read the fwinfo.xml file and automatically create the FTF. Then head to step 6 below. Or follow all the steps I listed, which is the long way to do it, but also works ;)

1. Download Xperifirm and flashtool:

http://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/pc-xperifirm-xperia-firmware-downloader-t2834142

http://www.flashtool.net/index.php

2. In Xperifirm find and download the UK customized version of the X compact firmware. This downloads a folder full of files that will need to be converted into a single .ftf file using flashtool in order to flash it to your phone, also with flashtool.

3. Delete the fwinfo.xml file from the folder before you convert into .ftf

4. Open flashtool, go to tools>create> select the folder you downloaded. Select the device (F5321), write in the branding (Customized UK) and version (number with periods). Select all the files on the left and click the arrow to move them to the right.

5. Click create to make the .ftf file in c:/users/YOURUSERNAME/.flashtool/firmwares (or something like that). If it asks you to use the default.fsc select no.

6. Open flashtool. With your phone turned off, hold down volume down and plug in your phone into the PC. Flashtool should say its detected in flashmode. Click the lightning bolt icon, select flashmode, and choose the .ftf file you just made. Hit flash, and again if it asks for default.fsc select no. It might take a while to prepare files for flashing, just leave it. After it starts flashing it will take less than 5 mins.

7. Unplug your new fingerprint enabled phone.

This was all amalgamated from other peoples guides and hard work. For reference and reading first:

http://www.xperiablog.net/2014/08/1...re-files-using-xperifirm-and-flashtool-guide/

http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z/general/tutorial-how-to-flash-stock-roms-t2240614
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Notchr302:
Hey thanks for taking the time to write all of that. Honestly I don't know if I have the guts to try this. If you're a noob, I'm a new born. I was just about to pull the trigger but I'm really considering buying the UK version and be done with it. I don't care about warranty
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] AndroPlus:
You only need Flashtool as it has built-in Xperifirm.

Press XF button (right of + button, left of PayPal donate button) and it will create FTF automatically.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] drrobo:
See, I knew there was an easier way! Thank you for clarifying. :D
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Notchr302:
Chinese to me. I'd probably kick my computer If I tried this. Lol
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Brave29:
So i did this flash and it worked perfectly, however i can only get 4g for mobile data, their is no option for LTE like i was getting with AT&T before. Any ideas on how to fix this?
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Dilbert83:
In the UK we refer to LTE as 4g.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] everdred:
Does anyone know if we will automatically receive future software updates when we have done this? And does it disable and Bands for service?

EDIT: I flashed the Nordic Combined and it seems like everything is working. It did not reset my phone. Everything remains. If anyone knows answers to my questions i would still appreciate it.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] drrobo:
You'll still receive updates (I did the same US to UK conversion for my Z5 compact to enable fingerprint reader and still received all the updates right on time), and it doesn't change the bands available.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] everdred:
Everything has been working great! The fingerprint reader is really great, very fast. I did notice that the US version Vs the Nordic version there is 1 less bar for cellular (4 instead of 5) but I'm getting the same service (based on signal numbers) so visually it looks like it is worse but isn't.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Xevuhtess7:
Flashed my US phone to UK firmware and fingerprint sensor is working! Thanks!
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] IgorEisberg:
Like AndroPlus said, just open XperiFirm through Flashtool and download the firmware. After it's done, close XperiFirm. Then Flashtool will read the fwinfo.xml file and automatically create the FTF for you.

This file was created by XperiFirm not to be deleted, but to be consumed by Flashtool. If you have problems with flashing with this file in the folder, you better update Flashtool, it's about time.

P.S. XperiFirm is not "built-in" into Flashtool. It's integrated. It means that both programs are completely separate. Flashtool downloads the latest version of XperiFirm whenever there is one, and then launches it. XperiFirm has a specific behavior when it's been launched by Flashtool.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Akorstayblessed:
he fingerprint sensor hardware is in the device but disabled due to a patent by HP since they own the patent of having a fingerprint sensor on the side with the power button.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] evang3los:
So i already had XF downloaded and the UK downloaded firmware, when I hit the XF button it says wait, downloading most recent XF. What should I do now. Flashtool doesnt tell me how far along it is in downloading it. Also if it does is it native to Flashtool(inside the program) or does it just download the XF program again?
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] 44alexsmith:
Are you able to install the Sony Beta Program?

Are you able to use the Sony Beta Program to get early access to Android 7 after flashing the U.K. ROM on

your U.S. Xperia X Compact?

Sony Beta Program

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sonymobile.xperiabeta.signup

---------- Post added at 02:22 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:17 AM ----------

This bites considering HP is a non-factor when it comes to smartphones.

I hate patent trolls.

P.S. Can you provide your source regarding your HP statement?

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If you flash the U.K. ROM then return to the U.S. from by flashing back to the U.S. ROM,

is there a way Sony can tell you flashed a non-native ROM(i.e. the U.K. ROM)?

For example, if you flash a non-native ROM to a Samsung Galaxy S6 and revert to the

native ROM, you can no longer use Samsung Knox. Plus, Samsung phones use a trip

counter to tell when you flash a non-native ROM.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] AnandRajaguru:
.ta files

HI,

Should I have to exclude .ta files during ftf file creation ??
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] drrobo:
I only deleted the fwinfo.xml file, I didn't exclude any .ta files. And that's only because I was doing it the long way - if you download the firmware through Xperifirm in flashtool it will make the .ftf for you and you don't need to worry about messing with separate files.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] carlos_polanco:
Hello!

Crazy question :)

Will flashing a UK firmware to a US device will affect Antenna band reception, ie: Tmobile reception...?
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Catcher235:
After updating the flashtool .jar file, it worked perfectly. Still having trouble with completing this process though. Now I am having trouble with installing the flashtool drivers, as it is indicating that the installation failed because "google, inc. (winusb) androidusbdeviceclass (12/06/2010)."

This is what is happening when I use the "Flashtool Xperia Driver Pack v1.9 (20160308)":

1. I open the "Flashtool-drivers" file from Flashtool.

2. I select and install "Flashmode Drivers" and "Flashboot Drivers"

3. The "Completing the Device Driver Installation Wizard" indicates that the "Install failed" for "Google, Inc. (WinUSB) AndroidUsbDeviceClass (12/06/2010)"

4. The "Sony Mobile Communications (ggsomc) USB (11/10/2014)" is "Ready to Use"

Thank you for all of your help!
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Barrel_Trollz:
did you allow unsigned drivers? It's a thing you need to do in windows 10. This involves entering test mode and disabling driver signature verification requirements. Otherwise you can't just install any random drivers from wherever you want.

http://windowsreport.com/driver-sig....com/driver-signature-enforcement-windows-10/
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Barrel_Trollz:
I can't tell you for sure, but I don't think these messages are anything to worry about. I had the same messages come up when I flashed my X Performance (then shortly after, the X Compact). I wouldn't be concerned if I were you, though. If you really have to know, wait for somebody smarter to stumble into the thread, haha.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Aviad1928:
I am getting this error every time and I am hitting a wall here. Please help
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Barrel_Trollz:
when it asks you if you want to do the 34.fsc or whatever, the yes or no query, hit yes
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Aviad1928:
Could you elaborate? It never asked me this..
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] tiagopy:
i have the same issue, its says there is no loader, pls help me
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] scrouch:
MMS after flashing

I flashed the UK Customised firmware and the fingerprint scanner works great, but now MMS messaging doesn't seem to work. When ever I try to create a group text in Android Messages it says the thread is now a mass text and replies will be in their own thread. Anyone see this and/or have a fix?
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Aviad1928:
It worked out for me, you need to redownloaded the firmware stright from Flashtool, otherwise it won't ask you if you want to create a .fsc file.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] alphabeeta:
I could not get through the creating the .ftf file. Tried on two different systems using both FlashTool and FlashTool64. I tried downloading the firmware directly using Xperifirm as well as initiating it via the FlashTool. Both the softwares I downloaded today so should be latest. Flashtool freezes when I try to create the ftf. Any suggestions? I did install Xperia Companion. I tried installing the flashtool drivers but didn't find anything for XperiaX.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] alphabeeta:
I was able to finally create the .ftf file. Apparently the downloaded version on the website is not the latest. You have to manually add the new .jar file.

Installed the driver from sonymobile website, which also explains how to install the driver
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] zhoueysun:
Can you explain how you install manually the new .jar file? I have heard various comments like replacing the old .jar file (which one?), and rerunning the Flashtool. I guess I need more explicit noobish details.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] alphabeeta:
At the location "C:\Flashtool" you would see x10flasher.jar. Replace this file with the new jar file that you download from the website, titled as : Patch from 0.9.23.1 to 0.9.23.2
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] zhoueysun:
Here is where I get confused. The patch is called x19flasher.jar[IMG="patch"]https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3BSlSrQ-MjBMTBCLWxhZ0YwODQ/view?usp=sharing[/IMG] , which I placed in the c:\Flashtool folder. When I rerun flashtool.exe, I do not get indication of a patched updated flashtool

edit: I cannot get my screen shots to display
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] ondrejvaroscak:
the filename must remain the same, it means delete the OLD x10flasher.jar and copy the NEW x10flasher.jar. If in your case it is called x19flasher.jar, the filename si obviously WRONG.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] pinkmetroid:
17/034/2017 21:34:04 - INFO - No flash script found.

17/034/2017 21:34:04 - INFO - Flash script is mandatory. Closing session

How can I add the flash script?

I believe this is the script, and it appears to be in the appropriate place: /user/.flashTool/devices/F53XX/34.fsc

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For those having this issue - I found out the issue was my .ftf file. I had created it with XperiFirm.exe before downloading my drivers.

If you download the driver first, then go to create your .ftf file, flashtool will ask you if you want to add the .fsc script to your .ftf file.

Hope it saves someone some agony. Good luck.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] ekoandrew:
camera app no longer work after flashing, anyone know how to fix this for F8331 XZ US Version
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] filipunk:
When I download the firmware in Flashtool, i dont receive option to hit YES to fsc . When I try to flash I get an error (WARN - No loader found or set manually. Skipping loader﻿)
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Thesaints13:
Hi all, after work for more than two days trying to change the rom (on xperia x compact USA firmware that have the fingerprint blocked ) with the "flashtools" and many firmware (making the bundle and all steps...... ) without any success result, I found the best and easy way to do it, at least for me, and the steps are easy:

1.- You must to use the EMMA sony tool ( url= developer.sonymobile.com/open-devices/flash-tool/how-to-download-and-install-the-flash-tool/ ).

2.- Unlock the bootloader your phone ( url= developer.sonymobile.com/unlockbootloader/ ) here you can use the function BLU of flashtools that is easy when you have the Unlock code.

3.- Connect your phone to emma and choice the NOBA firmaware. ( url= developer.sonymobile.com/open-devices/flash-tool/use-the-flash-tool-for-xperia-devices/ )

4.- After finish and reboot your phone you could use again the Flashtool in order to re look the phone but now with the new firmware and the fingerprint running (with this you will not have the message when turn on the phone).

2.-
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Staxman:
I cross posted a guide over here that might help us, who are not the most tech savy. But it works :)

https://xdaforums.com/xperia-x/help/flash-xperia-x-to-uk-eu-fingerprint-t3607156
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] havenlau:
FOUND A SOLUTION FOR NO FLASH SCRIPT FOUND

copy the newest .fsc from C:\Users\<name>\.flashTool\devices\F81XX to C:\Users\<name>\.flashTool\mydevices\F81XX and rename it to the firmware version, e.g. 41.2.A.2.199.fsc, then you will be prompt to it when you flash

have fun
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] thegumptiontrap:
This is the exact error I'm getting. Did you confirm that this works? Any advice for doing it on a Mac?

I don't show anything inside of the My Devices folder. Should I copy the entire folder from Devices to My Devices and change the name of the .fsc file?
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] repero:
i have the exact same issue. however my directory has 3 files in it.

35.fsc

39.fsc

F81XX.properties

what do i do ?
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] thegumptiontrap:
I used the folder titled F53XX because it is, from what I can tell, the folder for the X Compact. (I have no idea what I'm doing--learning as I go along.) Inside of the folder were two files: 34.fsc and F53XX.properties.

I copied the 34.fsc file into the UK Custom firmware file I downloaded from XperiFirm. I then created the bundle, using the UK Custom firmware with the 34.fsc file added to it beforehand. I did a flash simulation and got this: https://xdaforums.com/xperia-x/help...ingerprint-t3607156/post72371001#post72371001

My concern is that the firmware is marked 34.2.A.2.47 and the .fsc is only 34--which, I'm assuming, means it's older. And I don't know enough to properly understand what happened and what that transcript means. I'm still waiting for a response from someone who is knowledgeable in this area.

But, from what I can tell, the .fsc file has to go into the firmware folder before creating the bundle. I just don't know if I have the correct .fsc file.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] repero:
Hi, i have the exact same issue with the same device. Can you be more specific about which file out of the 3 i should copy and what should i rename it to? Im a noob and i cant get this thing to work
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] havenlau:
not sure about mac.. it worked for me on windows, you just need to find the 39.fsc and rename it to the firmware and put it in my devices
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] repero:
my flashtool doesnt pop up the default.fsc question, what is wrong ?

its the latest version and everything was going according to the tutorial except for that part. what might be the issue ?

im getting a no matching loader found and no flash script found... how do i fix that ?
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] thegumptiontrap:
39.fsc is in the F81XX folder. Is that folder correct for the X Compact? Shouldn't it be the F53XX folder?

Does everything in this simulation look right to you? https://xdaforums.com/xperia-x/help...ingerprint-t3607156/post72371001#post72371001
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] repero:
im with the sony performance F8131
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] talmarsh:
Hi,

Questions about marshmallow:

1. Can you downgrade using this method?

2. I want to wait out till they fix the Bluetooth issues with Nougat (X compact) - Where can I get Customized UK Marshmallow?

Thanks :)
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] cmstlist:
Does anyone know if the "Generic LAM" (Latin America) firmware would also enable the fingerprint reader?
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] cmstlist:
Answered my own question: Yes. Generic LAM enables the fingerprint reader.

I thought it might be more appropriate than the UK firmware as LATAM radio bands are a closer match to North America.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] xincale:
nice
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Nauju:
Other than xperifirm where can i download xperia firmware for Xperia x compact?

If i downloaded customized UK or Nordic versions of .ftf file can i decrypt and delete fwinfo.xml using flash tool?

Please help me guys

Thanks in advance..
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] GrislyAtoms:
Question - first time I've tried this, and following the outlined steps, I get to the 'create' point in Flashtool and the app just hangs...eventually not responding.

any ideas?
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] flashflexpro:
My US version XZ's finger print is working now

Finally, I figured this one out:

"No flash script found.

Flash script is mandatory. Closing session"

I had to create folder F83XX in .flashTool/mydevices copy .flashTool\devices\F83XX\39.fsc into .flashTool\devices\F83XX\41.fsc BEFORE DOWNLOAD F83XX's firmware with XperiFirm, so that after the FTF downloaded, FlashTool can detect and add .flashTool\devices\F83XX\41.fsc into a package before Flashing.
[Sony Xperia X Compact Guides, News, & Discussion] Nauju:
Help please..

Guys can anyone upload the UK customized .ftf and pm the link so that i can directly flash it using flashtool.

i cannot able to do all those above said stuffs. whoever is upload for me i'm ready to pay you $2 or $3..

its almost a week with x compact but yet didn't get an solution.

Thanks in advance. Sorry for bad English.