[Sony Xperia XA Guides, News, & Discussion] bigrammy:
New "N" BOOT_DELIVERY.xml

For Info:

I flashed the recovery using the BOOT_DELIVERY of the New FW release : 33.3.A.1.97 which now allows flashing of recovery again. ;)

Note I am still on the 33.3.A.0.131 FW but I have not noticed anything untoward so far with the 33.3.A.1.97 boot area installed. :fingers-crossed:

bigrammy@bigrammy-Dell-System-Vostro-3750:~$ fastboot getvar all
(bootloader)	max-download-size: 0x8000000
(bootloader)	partition-size:Qnovo: 1800000
(bootloader)	partition-type:Qnovo: ext4
(bootloader)	partition-size:flashinfo: 1000000
(bootloader)	partition-type:flashinfo: raw data
(bootloader)	partition-size:system: d7000000
(bootloader)	partition-type:system: ext4
(bootloader)	partition-size:userdata: 32000000
(bootloader)	partition-type:userdata: ext4
(bootloader)	partition-size:cache: c800000
(bootloader)	partition-type:cache: ext4
(bootloader)	partition-size:oem: 12800000
(bootloader)	partition-type:oem: ext4
(bootloader)	partition-size:diag: 1000000
(bootloader)	partition-type:diag: ext4
(bootloader)	partition-size:apps_log: 1000000
(bootloader)	partition-type:apps_log: ext4
(bootloader)	partition-size:keystore: 800000
(bootloader)	partition-type:keystore: raw data
(bootloader)	partition-size:secro: 600000
(bootloader)	partition-type:secro: raw data
(bootloader)	partition-size:tee2: 500000
(bootloader)	partition-type:tee2: raw data
(bootloader)	partition-size:tee1: 500000
(bootloader)	partition-type:tee1: raw data
(bootloader)	partition-size:logo: 800000
(bootloader)	partition-type:logo: raw data
(bootloader)	partition-size:boot: 2800000
(bootloader)	partition-type:boot: raw data
(bootloader)	partition-size:lk2: 100000
(bootloader)	partition-type:lk2: raw data
(bootloader)	partition-size:lk: 100000
(bootloader)	partition-type:lk: raw data
(bootloader)	partition-size:nvram: 500000
(bootloader)	partition-type:nvram: raw data
(bootloader)	partition-size:md3img: 500000
(bootloader)	partition-type:md3img: raw data
(bootloader)	partition-size:md1arm7: 400000
(bootloader)	partition-type:md1arm7: raw data
(bootloader)	partition-size:md1dsp: 4c0000
(bootloader)	partition-type:md1dsp: raw data
(bootloader)	partition-size:md1img: 1800000
(bootloader)	partition-type:md1img: raw data
(bootloader)	partition-size:proinfo: 300000
(bootloader)	partition-type:proinfo: raw data
(bootloader)	partition-size:oemkeystore: 800000
(bootloader)	partition-type:oemkeystore: raw data
(bootloader)	partition-size:seccfg: 40000
(bootloader)	partition-type:seccfg: raw data
(bootloader)	partition-size:metadata: 2000000
(bootloader)	partition-type:metadata: raw data
(bootloader)	partition-size:nvdata: 2000000
(bootloader)	partition-type:nvdata: ext4
(bootloader)	partition-size:ppl: 40000
(bootloader)	partition-type:ppl: raw data
(bootloader)	partition-size:frp: 100000
(bootloader)	partition-type:frp: raw data
(bootloader)	partition-size:expdb: a00000
(bootloader)	partition-type:expdb: raw data
(bootloader)	partition-size:para: 80000
(bootloader)	partition-type:para: raw data
(bootloader)	partition-size:[B]fotakernel[/B]: 2800000
(bootloader)	partition-type:fotakernel: raw data
(bootloader)	partition-size:ltalabel: 1000000
(bootloader)	partition-type:ltalabel: ext4
(bootloader)	partition-size:protect2: b80000
(bootloader)	partition-type:protect2: ext4
(bootloader)	partition-size:protect1: a00000
(bootloader)	partition-type:protect1: ext4
(bootloader)	partition-size:ta: 200000
(bootloader)	partition-type:ta: raw data
(bootloader)	partition-size:preloader: 40000
(bootloader)	partition-type:preloader: raw data
(bootloader)	version-preloader:
(bootloader)	version: 0.5
(bootloader)	secure: no
(bootloader)	version-baseband: 1300-9502_33.3.A.0.131
(bootloader)	version-bootloader: 1298-9241 S1_Boot_MT6755_N0.MP103_104
(bootloader)	serialno: No Need To Know
(bootloader)	product: F3111
all: Done!!
finished. total time: 0.004s

bigrammy@bigrammy-Dell-System-Vostro-3750:~$ fastboot flash recovery /home/bigrammy/Desktop/srk6/XA-7.0/recoveryXASS-3.1.1-0.img
target reported max download size of 134217728 bytes
sending 'recovery' (17508 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.940s]
writing 'recovery'...
OKAY [ 0.434s]
finished. total time: 1.373s
bigrammy@bigrammy-Dell-System-Vostro-3750:~$ fastboot flash boot /home/bigrammy/Desktop/srk6/XA-7.0/bootXASS-33.3.A.0.131.img
target reported max download size of 134217728 bytes
sending 'boot' (12682 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.683s]
writing 'boot'...
OKAY [ 0.303s]
finished. total time: 0.986s