yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lockon Stratos:
You shouldn't have to. If rooting was done properly from the flashtool, it would have installed Superuser already.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pierre Duc:
uh yes, apparently, it didnt
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregeberts:
flashing X10a

I'm getting confused reading through all of these posts. I am in North America and I have an X10a. I am stuck on Android 1.6 and I want to put 2.1 on it. Is it as simple as using the flash tool and putting Generic version 2.1update1 build 2.0.2.A.0.24 on the phone?? Do I have to worry about the baseband and all of that stuff?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregeberts:
2.1 upgrade

Also, if I do flash to the 2.1Update1, does that enable 16M colors on the phone? And will the camera still work properly? Sorry for so many questions. I appreciate any help.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lockon Stratos:
Yes all you need to do is use the flashtool but get the global generic 2.1.A.0.435 from this link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=936733

That will have baseband 2.1.54 on it.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregeberts:
Awesome! Thank you! So is that a new baseband? My phone says it has baseband version 1.1.32 on it right now. Do you think that will pose any problems?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregeberts:
Also, will it matter that it says 'X10i' on that one? Do I need to root the phone first or can I just put it on there, And is this SE software, I mean will my camera and everything still work? Again, sorry for so many questions. I appreciate your help.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lockon Stratos:
It's newer compared to stock but not the latest. I don't want to make it harder for you to choose but there's also 2.1.55 & 2.1.58. :D

2.1.55 is a baseband update only which you can flash after you get 2.1.54 from my previous post. 2.1.58 on the other had you can get with the firmware but it's based from a ROM in Poland.

It won't pose any problems at all. I have used all 3 (.54, .55 & .58) and my phone worked fine.

Hope I didn't confuse you more but feel free to ask more questions.

Others might disagree with me but it won't matter. I've used X10i & X10a roms and I hardly saw any difference.

You don't have to root the phone if you don't want to. You are flashing SE software yes so if you are happy with it, no need to do anything extra outside of backing up your contacts to your SD card.

Now if you want to root the phone, flash it first then after it completes, enable usb debugging then root it using the flashtool.

BTW I've heard some issues with the new version of the flashtool, now quite sure what exactly since I haven't used it, so stick with v0.2.8 which I still use.

Hope this helps and sorry if I caused more confusion but like I said, fire away the questions. :D:D:D

Don't forget to use the thanks button :D:D
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregeberts:
OK, I think I got it now. I have flash tool version 0.2.5 which I downloaded from the link at the beginning of this thread. If I do this flash, does it delete all of my apps and reset everything?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lockon Stratos:
If you flash the 2.1.A.0.435 firmware yes...it will wipe everything so backup your contacts and anything important.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregeberts:
That's tolerable.. Have you used flash tool version 0.2.5? I found firmware version 2.1.A.0.435, but when I click the link it says version 2.1.A.435 Are these the same thing?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lockon Stratos:
Yes and yes
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregeberts:
Awesome, thanks! Is there a way to back up or somehow make sure that I can flash my phone back to factory specs should I ever need to send it in for warranty or anything (or in case I totally screw the whole thing up)?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lockon Stratos:
LOL yeah there is....just flash the rom from this link:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=755774
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregeberts:
Beautiful! Well, I'm going to give this a shot. I appreciate all your info and will post back how it works. Thanks again!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lockon Stratos:
No problem...glad I was able to help.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregeberts:
Got it! THANK YOU!!! Everything is working great. Now, does this 'JIT' thing work as well as people are saying? I already got about 3 times the performance according to the benchmark test I downloaded, but I'm hungry for a little more now:D I have read about some people having trouble with JIT though, is there any way to get rid of it if it does cause problems?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lockon Stratos:
Jit is one of the reasons, if not the main one, you are having good benchmark results so don't remove it.

It might be time for you to try other custom roms. Since you already have your phone rooted, I'm assuming, you'll need to install xrecovery so read up on it. You should have a link to that thread from one of the many links I sent you. :-)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Peppe1983:
Is there a way to flash a new baseband without using flash tool?

Unfortunately, a few days ago I broke the microUSB port of the phone .... :-(

News?

P.S. The battery charging with a desktop charger
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -=SrgiO=-:
The most useful tool ever created!

I use Virtual box with windows, because my main system is Arch Linux and everything perfect!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregeberts:
Actually, I haven't rooted it yet. I was comparing the performance gain to my wife's stock X10. I have been reading up on it, and some people claim that the JIT causes rebooting and force close of some applications. I just wanted to get your take on it before I did the root and JIT install..
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lockon Stratos:
I see, thought you would have rooted by now :-). I never stayed on 2.1. As soon as I got my x10, I rooted it then tried all the custom 2.2 roms I could get a hold of which I believe all had jit2 installed.

Since my wife got her x10 a couple of months ago, I've installed ericwill's custom 2.1 on it which she loves so she stayed with it.

Check it out the custom roms and decide yourself since you have copies of the stock rom anyway.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chabadoo:
thanks this helped a lot
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pana_Ruplahlava:
well where i can find firmware for x8? there are just x10 :)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Azur0n:
wow, thank you =) I'm new in this forum, and this guide is very helpfull :D
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lockon Stratos:
You can not be serious about this question.....
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crowds:
you`re welcome ;)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zimmerAndy:
flashtool from here is a ws virus is not save
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pana_Ruplahlava:
well... there is fw for x10 and x10 mini why not for x8? but whatever...

im stucked, my phone is just restarting, tried flash tool with 10i_2.0.2.A.0.24_Generic and it gives me

08/031/2011 16:31:13 - INFO - Flashing loader
08/031/2011 16:31:13 - DEBUG - Streaming from file : .\firmwares\prepared\loader.sin
08/031/2011 16:31:13 - DEBUG - write(cmd=5) (finish)
08/031/2011 16:31:13 - DEBUG - Reply :
08/031/2011 16:31:13 - DEBUG - Reply(Hex) : []
08/031/2011 16:31:13 - DEBUG - write(cmd=7) (finish)
08/031/2011 16:31:13 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted
08/031/2011 16:31:13 - INFO - Now unplug the device and power it on
08/031/2011 16:31:13 - INFO - Then go to application settings
08/031/2011 16:31:13 - INFO - turn on Unknown Sources and Debugging

which is quite odd, because i tried to enable jit and Unknown Sources and Debugging was enabled... can anyone help me?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lockon Stratos:
The reason I said that is because there is a section dedicated for the x8...

http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=846

I would have looked there if I had an x8 but that's just me :D:D:D
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lockon Stratos:
Here's a sticky from the X8 Dev section

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=921652
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gregeberts:
Yeah, I guess I can't screw it up too bad:) Do any of the ROM's have full camera functionality?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pana_Ruplahlava:
You can't belive how gratefull now I am. I really used search, but i dont know which keyword use, my english is not that good.

Thank you a lot :)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lockon Stratos:
On my phone I switch back & forth between Wolf's & Rendeiro's custom froyo...they are practically the same but Rendeiro has additional tweaks. The camera works on both but I think there's a av sync issue wih the camcorder. I'm not sure since I barely use the camcorder.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lockon Stratos:
Well I'm glad it worked out for you and that I was able to help.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pissat4motion:
thanks for this newb guide..I was a little intimidated by all the techno speak but it went through flawlessly.

I did however read through this entire thread before attempting though in an attempt to wrap my head around the concepts at least..

Thanks again.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lockon Stratos:
If only all my fellow noobs are like that...:-):-):-)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pdasch02:
I have an x10 on att, I downloaded the 2.1.A.0.435 fw and put it in the firmwares folder of the 2.8 flash tool.

I then followed all the directions as indicated and it fails to flash, I feel like the problem might be in the window that pops up after using the "flash" button in the flasher tool. It shows the fw file but does not give me the option to select .ftf (which is the type i downloaded)...it only shows .sin firmware content options

Please help, thanks so much for the thread!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] getjayu:
Thanks, finally my phone is up again.

SEUS didnt allow me to repair or update the phone, finally got it operation with the MOD rom.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pdasch02:
alright, after searching other threads and looking into my phone some more I realized that ATT has removed the "unknown sources" option from the phone. Ive been searching to figure out how to bypass and turn this on -but no luck yet.

Any suggestions?

thanks
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lockon Stratos:
I don't quite follow what you mean here. I downloaded the x10a generic 2.1 435 fw from the 2nd post and saved it on the firmware folder of the flashtool. You should see that ftf file right away if you downloaded the correct file and saved it on the correct directory. I took a screen shot of what the flashtool would look like if the steps were done properly.

As far as unknown sources, the stock at&t firmware doesn't have that. You'll need to flash a generic FW or a custom one to get that option.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] highaltitude:
SO I'm assuming the reason my question keeps getting completely ignored is because nobody knows what causes the error "JVM could not be started due the maximum heap size (-Xmx) is too large or an antivirus or firewall tool could block the execution ..." when trying to run a more current version of the Flasth tool? I cannot get any version past 0.2.3 to work.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lockon Stratos:
Try going to the java website and download the latest version.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Patricks_book:
Give me about 3 more minutes and all repost this i'm working on it in the me time factory reset an do a SU repair thru SU update.

be rite back

log in to your accounts when done turn off phone
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Patricks_book:
OK just start all over and read this it will work an i think i got all the links to work now to.

and if you are not on XP pro check the forum to see if there is some differences to open the tools.

cool good luck
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Patricks_book:
When you root it will be there just use the flashtool like it said and all will be good read my post and if you find it helpful please check the thanks button.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pdasch02:
I got the flash to work, now Im having trouble getting onto WPA/WPA2 wifi networks (all other security types seem to work fine.

Im starting to search for a fix to this, but if anyone has a quick answer i sure wouldnt mind a post haha

Thanks for all the help!
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] highaltitude:
Ive done that a couple times. Thanks though.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Patricks_book:
Cool glad to hear :) Now you have to Manually set up your network. thats what i did and the settings are in the email or in my post to you if you are on ATT or Rogers networks. But i like this app for my Wifi

(Wifi Manager) free on the market it works a lot better then the stock one and has more options.Try the apps in my post too i get 750ish per the Quadrant app ( Which is a Benchmark app also free on the market ) not bad for a stock 2.1.1updated running 228 apps + OS

my post link http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=12858548#poststop

Please click the Thanks button if this post helps

GOOD LUCK
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Patricks_book:
Had the same problem last year what you need to do is uninstall all SU software pc companion an SU updater and all Java.

Do a reboot wait till stack OS/drive lite stops flickering (stops loading).

Do a disk clean up Local Disk C:drive/right click properties/click disk cleanup/click all boxes (you will/may have to sign back into some web/properties pages) Click clean.

Reboot wait till stack OS/drive lite stops flickering (stops loading).

Then run Disk Defragmenter (Program/Accessories/System Tools/Disk Defragmenter).

Reboot wait till stack OS/drive lite stops flickering (stops loading).

Yes boot again.

Reboot wait till stack OS/drive lite stops flickering (stops loading).

The first boot sets up your cleanup the second boot starts a fresh boot cycle again wait for full load up lite stops.

Reinstall all programs JAVA first pc companion then SU updater rebooting on each one NOT all at once (waiting till stack OS/drive lite stops flickering (stops loading) each time.

This helps your stack/drive stay clean sorry but it's a Windows thing.

For Mac just uninstall all and reboot.

Install each program one at a time and reboot each one waiting till stack OS/drive lite stops

All should be good to go. :o

If this post helps please click Thank you :)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] FabricioGS:
Tried step 1, step 2 but Flashtool doesn't enable any buttons except for "Flash". How can I root my phone? I'm using the latest one.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jokerbest2006:
Help!!!!!

Dude,it.s working,but on my x10i on the baseband version say "unknown" and it doesn.t recognize my phone card(not the memory card,the other one).BTW I am from Romania if it does matters.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pissat4motion:
Ive successfully unbranded my x10...updated to global generic SE2.1 without MT. After doing a little more reading I decided to Root, Optimize, Clean and install Busybox and XRecovery. Everything went ok..also backed up SE2.1 with XRecovery.

I have PC companion installed and a notification came up that there was a download available for MT so against my better judgement I downloaded it. Afterward it seemed as though the phone was no longer rooted*not completely sure* but I know I could no longer access xrecovery on reboot of the phone...I had to go back into flashtool, reRoot the phone...and clean(the apps I had deleted were back in the installed column)...but didnt get a chance to install Xrecovery again

Im wondering if the download from SE set my phone back to stock. The xrecovery folder is still on my SD card and the backup I made of 2.1 is still there..
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lockon Stratos:
Do you remember what baseband version you had because you'll need to reflash it or update to .58 if you want.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lockon Stratos:
Yes if you upgrade or repair through PC Companion it will flash a stock ROM but it will not delete or alter any changes you made on the SD card. That includes the xrecovery folder that was automatically created when you did the backup. So you'll need to root, optimize or install xrecovery all over again. :D
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pissat4motion:
Thanks... I figured that was the case. Is there a way to prevent that from happening when updating from pc companion/seus? Im planning on trying out a custom Rom but would like to keep the Se2.1 current...but without having to go through flashtool afterward.

..also a question about backups.

Ive made a backup of my most current se2.1 rom thru xrecovery. I also have titanium backup installed..which is just for the apps I've added?

*ended up having to manually install xrecovery..
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lockon Stratos:
There is no way around it that I'm aware of but you can make a backup of your stock 2.1 in xrecovery. That way you can restore it whenever you want.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mathiasspleth:
Nice

Nice work Love this program
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ketrollazo:
Error

Hello Im having problem with the flash tool, It says

"The JVM could not be starter, The maximun Heap size (-Xmx) might be too large or antivirus or firewall tool could block the execution"

I turned off the antivirus and firewall and still get the error, what can I do?

Thanks in advance :D
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liamb2001:
im trying to change bb from 54 to 49 but with no luck :(

i have tried this on my phone, installed seus twice, i get the green light and press ok and the flashtool keeps looping the message "ERROR - Please install or reinstall device drivers from drivers folder" , i have reinstalled seaus with no luck, does this work on windows 7 64bit ???
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liamb2001:
reinstalling SEU for 3rd time and restarting my pc seems to have allowed it to work, hope this helps others, ive gone into development and the last message flashtool is displaying is Installed version of busybox : BusyBox v1.15.3 (2010-02-06 17:13:19 CET) multi-call binary

but now even after a restart my baseband is unknown, my phone gets no service and it keeps crashing

please HELP !!!!!! :confused:
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] handr:
Im having the same problem as Liamb2001. want to change basband from 54 to 49. i only get unknown as above. but the guide says that flashtool should see the .ftf file but i only see alot of .Sin files. perhaps thats the problem and why i keep getting Unknown basebands.

It's really annoying =)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] liamb2001:
Mine said unknown on cyanogen which was installed while I had my original bb 54 but I installed tripui and it now says I have bb 49 fully working :)

The only reason I can think is that cyanogen doesn't support 49 ........I'm not sure
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] handr:
Mine says Unknown on cyanogen and on TripNMiUI.. what did you do ??!?! :D

Edit: Got it to work!! yees :D
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crowds:
maybe you should put those questions regarding baseband on the right thread but...ok.

i can`t remember if i create .49 as sin or ftf but if you have sin files just follow 4th post to change those to ftf files.

for those who have baseband unknown just flash desired rom right after baseband
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] smek3rul:
i have this problem.

any ideea to resolve this? i stop the antivirus but same error
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crowds:
install/update to the last version

https://cds.sun.com/is-bin/INTERSHO...ee_sdk-6u2-jdk-6u24-oth-JPR@CDS-CDS_Developer
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spaarc:
is there a way to make roms on the flashtool using the bundling method?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] evilbarcode:
I maybe asking a question that has already been asked and answered but i cant be bothered going through 41 pages on my mini pro too look for it.

So my question is, is it possible to make a .ftf file from a nandroid backup, somehow using the system.img file maybe.

Any help will be greatly appreciated thanks,

Evilbarcode.

Edit: Dont worry i found out what i need to do.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] e3jeremey:
Can someone tell me which version I need to d/l for ATT (US)?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lockon Stratos:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=755774
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] callyh87:
Hi, this thread was really useful and I have flashed Xperia x10a succesfully but I also want to clean out system app junk. When i try to gain root access, it says, "Please connect you phone and enable USB debugging", when I already have done that. Any suggestions? I have also downloaded the latest version of Flashtool but it wont even let me click the gain root access button, clean, root, or customize button; they are all grayed out.:confused:
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crowds:
"ask root perms" button :D:D
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] callyh87:
Yes, I have tried that, and it still says,: "Please connect phone and enable USB debugging."

Help, please?:confused:

See attatchment of screenshot
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Lockon Stratos:
This could be driver related. Try running the setup located in the Drivers folder of the Flashtool then reboot your PC. If you are using Windows, after rebooting check device manager for an UNKNOWN device of some sort while the phone is plugged in the USB port. Post a screen shot of it if you have to.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wrior:
A Helpful tip as i always have difficulty getting in to flash mode on bricked Xperia:

Remove the Battery ,Insert USB, Hold the back button while inserting battery

as soon as the battery touches the contacts on the phone the popup will disappear an the phone will start flashing.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DarkGonz:
Do not remove the battery man, just turn it off , when the program ask u to plug the phone, press the "BACK" button and plug the cable...
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bicouli-13:
Merci pour le tuto
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DBCoopa:
Is there some1 from The Netherlands who can help me putting android 2.3 on my xperia x10?
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diggeles:
Issue with rooting using flashtool

Hey,

I have followed your guide and can easily flash my x10 to any rom. The only issue i have is that I cannot root it. I have checked the unknown sources and debug mode.

The logs say it is rooted but when i try to install busybox it says SU not installed. I have tried different roms and the process many times.

Ages ago i managed to root the phone but had to restore the phone without root. This was before the GUI of flashtool and everything worked.

Not sure why ROOT does not work anymore. Could you please provide help. I have the logs if required but it says everything completes successfully.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crowds:
1st. if you have any custom rom, DO NOT install busybox.

2nd. just do:

- flash rom;

- get root access;

- when it reboots just press "ask root perms" on flashtool and check phone

;)
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DBCoopa:
No one from The Netherlands who can help me out?