[XPERIA X10 Android Development] armarra:
10 things that can hold you back following this procedure.

Hi,

I've successfully completed this procedure a few times, for practice !!

and thought I'd list a few items you can get wrong.

BACK UP YOUR DATA !!! you can use astro file manager to backup your apps to sdcard and google or sony utilities can backup your contacts / messages , etc.. Because you dont have root access yet your recovery of system data and settings is very limited.

1. in step 1, the deviceID is a pain to find in the registry but perseverance pays off. Spend quite a bit of time on this part and recheck just once more when you think you have the correct device id.

2. on some unsuccessful runs, the device id gets wiped from the deviceid.txt file so before running the batch files have one last check of the deviceID.txt files in steps 1 and 3. This one can trip u up easily as it is unexpected that the deviceID gets removed, but on unsuccessful runs it can be.

3. You are to connect the device in flash mode in steps 1 and 3 , which is the same steps for using the deviceID. make sure you hit that enter key on the batch file immediately after seeing the green light of your device turn on. Dont wait for the usb beeping to settle, just hit the enter key to start the flashing. failure to do this in time, or to set the deviceID correctly or to forget that the deviceID was wiped on the last run, will cause the common error displayed in the command shell on your pc.

4. if/when you get the prompt to mount the sdcard upon connecting in flash mode, then DONT mount it just cancel that. leave the mounting up to the batch file.

5. The only times you need to disconnect the usb cable is prior to step 1 and prior to step 3, you can leave the mobile connected to the pc during the bootup that occurs after step 1.

6. When you start step 2 after the phone rebooted whilst being connected to the usb still, have patience and wait for the multiple buttons list to appear on your phone. the first task of the step 2 batch file you run is to put that menu on your phone.

7. when you hit the 6th button option of the phones list ..updating from sdcard.. WAIT.. it will not respond immediately and may even put the menu up again..DONT touch it, go have a coffee.. it will take a bit of time but it will start to reboot and update in 4 distinct DOTTED steps.

8 when this is well and truly completed and the command prompt tells you to use the cleanup file, BE CAREFUL. running this blindly will remove all the apps you may want. The default is to remove them all, so I suggest not running this cleanup for the first time you root your phone. Otherwise if you must run it, PLS comment out all the ones u want to keep because it will remove them from your phone..undoing some of the install's work.

9 the last step is number 3 and it is to be done in flash mode. you can just start the batch file and proceed as step 1.

10 if you are successful, first thing to do now is install Mybackups from market to restore all your data / system settings / apps.

then use titanium backups to schedule a full backup now you have root access so your configurations from now on dont get lost.

beware that even with root access there are still limitations to saving config info simply because of the many ways apps store their stuff but properties files

seem to be the norm.

next is to install setcpu which lets you bring the cpu right down when screen is off or battery is getting near dead or cpu is overheating.

having the cpu constantly at full is probably what makes impacts heavily on the battery standby. readonly mode without root tends to confirm the high cpu rate during idle/standby

apart from these hiccups, it ought to be smooth sailing, but these hints will make sure there are less things you will miss and further updates will be a bit easier with titanium backup that needs root access to help you restore more settings than this time round..

good luck then..

:o