[CWM]Xperia SP CWM recovery for unlocked bootloaders

sj8023ld · May 23, 2013

Hi guys,I made a working recovery for Xperia sp and have tested by China users. Now I share you a English version of recovery

[How to use]

Unlock your bootloader
reboot your phone into fastboot mode
flash the kernel with fastboot.

fastboot flash boot kernel.elf

credits:

Koush for recovery source
DoomLoRD for init.d scripts support and the fstab
FXP for boot scrpits.

[Download]
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8xetVDZBRDiS09rRXVLYlA2YzA/edit?usp=sharing

[Sourcecode]
https://github.com/sj8023ld/Recovery_SP

DooMLoRD · May 24, 2013

good work..

hope the tips i sent u were useful

Nicksilvers · May 24, 2013

Testing it now.....

Edit: So far so good. Phone boots normally. So how do i access CWM through hardware keys?

sj8023ld · May 24, 2013

DooMLoRD said:
good work..

hope the tips i sent u were useful

Yes,it's very useful! Thank you again!

Nicksilvers · May 24, 2013

How do i access the CWM?

sj8023ld · May 24, 2013

Nicksilvers said:
How do i access the CWM?

press volume + when show the bootlogo

Nicksilvers · May 24, 2013

sj8023ld said:
Hi guys,I made a working recovery for Xperia sp and have tested by China users. Now I share you a English version of recovery

[How to use]

Unlock your bootloader
reboot your phone into fastboot mode
flash the kernel with fastboot.

fastboot flash boot kernel.elf

credits:

Koush for recovery source
DoomLoRD for init.d scripts support and the fstab
FXP for boot scrpits.

[Download]
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B8xetVDZBRDiS09rRXVLYlA2YzA/edit?usp=sharing

[Sourcecode]
https://github.com/sj8023ld/Recovery_SP

So just a heads up here, i managed to test the CWM, it works! Just that i think people might find it hard to go into recovery mode. Have your phone TURNED OFF. HOLD VOLUME UP + POWER BUTTON at the same time. Once a blue flash and the first vibration occurs, you can now immediately release the POWER BUTTON. But keep holding onto the VOLUME UP BUTTON. Once the Boot logo shows up followed by the 2nd vibration, you can now immediately release the VOLUME UP BUTTON. You'll go into CWM Mode

Nicksilvers · May 25, 2013

Ok, just a little report. I just had 2 FCs now after installing it yesterday. Not a big issue to me. I'm guessing i should just fix permissions.

某龙兄 · Jun 1, 2013

I suggest you write a new topic in Xperia sp forum

我建议你在Xperia sp论坛再发一个帖子

DooMLoRD · Jun 1, 2013

某龙兄 said:
I suggest you write a new topic in Xperia sp forum

我建议你在Xperia sp论坛再发一个帖子

no need... i have contacted XDA Site admins to move this thread

xutienan9520 · Jun 6, 2013

Love you Sj~

GTM_rhinox · Jun 6, 2013

Root??

Do we have to root the phone before installing recovery?? How to root?

Rajeev · Jun 6, 2013

GTM_rhinox said:
Do we have to root the phone before installing recovery?? How to root?

Ofcourse u need root acces.. And for now root is available only for Unlocked Bootloader..

Here it is

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2272741

Do at your own risk... But if u unlock ur bootloader means u will lost ur DRM key with Bravia Engine 2...

jasonwsc · Jun 7, 2013

The SU binary and busybox seems to be installed incorrectly. There is no request for superuser access and many scripts have problems finding busybox. I have to flash a superuser zip and install busybox manually.

spurgeonjudah · Jun 9, 2013

Thank you so much for this CWM! But i've few questions!!

I'm first gonna flash Extended Stock Kernel,Then my phone is rooted!!

Inorder to get CWM, i flash this kernel, does that mean, i will lose the essentials of the extended stock kernel (root+features)??

alivanov79 · Jun 9, 2013

spurgeonjudah said:
Thank you so much for this CWM! But i've few questions!!

I'm first gonna flash Extended Stock Kernel,Then my phone is rooted!!

Inorder to get CWM, i flash this kernel, does that mean, i will lose the essentials of the extended stock kernel (root+features)??

Just flash this kernel and there will be root and cwm. No need to flash other kernel. Only unlocked bootloader need.
After flashing install Superuser or SuperSU from market and update su binary.

spurgeonjudah · Jun 10, 2013

alivanov79 said:
Just flash this kernel and there will be root and cwm. No need to flash other kernel. Only unlocked bootloader need.
After flashing install Superuser or SuperSU from market and update su binary.

cool

Thanks! will give it a try

Deleted member 4529355 · Jun 14, 2013

I re-flashed the stock kernel via flashtool and the .ftf, but now my phone refuses to charge turned off...is there any way to fix this?

noob_user_ · Jun 14, 2013

Use the power off button at the back to make sure its turned off. Then try flashing again and rebooting...

Sent from my Xperia U using xda app-developers app

karkand · Jun 18, 2013

I'm using Xperia L, will it work ?
I'm already root w/o unlock bootloader using Framaroot..

Thanks!

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