Again thanks for getting back to me so quickly.
Flashtool is in root directory and working for all other procedures such as flashing stock ROM.
Drivers seem to be installed and working for flashmode and fastboot as Flashtool picks up the device in both modes
Used service menu to confirm the bootloader is unlocked
This might be my error - I've been flashing img as system and not getting "writing boot: OKAY"
17/003/2014 07:03:58 - INFO - Device connected in fastboot mode
17/004/2014 07:04:06 - INFO - Selected system (system.img or system.sin): C:\TemXperia\boot.img
17/004/2014 07:04:06 - INFO - Flashing selected system
17/004/2014 07:04:06 - INFO - Please check the log before rebooting into system
How to write as boot in flashtool menu?
Just realised I should flash as custom kernel... getting my head around flashtool. This should solve the problem?
---------- Post added at 07:46 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:07 AM ----------
from there u boot into recovery by pressing vol+ ; but on my latest builds maybe recovery is not working, then take cm boot.img and flash my roms, then after flash, u fastboot flash again dat cm boot.img in order to get a working recovery on the rom
17/033/2014 07:33:10 - INFO - Flashing selected kernel
17/033/2014 07:33:10 - INFO - sending 'boot' (8136 KB)...
17/033/2014 07:33:10 - INFO - OKAY [ 0.275s]
17/033/2014 07:33:10 - INFO - writing 'boot'...
17/033/2014 07:33:10 - INFO - OKAY [ 0.391s]
17/033/2014 07:33:10 - INFO - finished. total time: 0.665s
17/033/2014 07:33:10 - INFO - FASTBOOT Output:
sending 'boot' (8136 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.275s]
writing 'boot'...
OKAY [ 0.391s]
finished. total time: 0.665s
Yes problem is still getting back into recovery after flashing the boot.img. Should I try an earlier ROM to make it easier?
---------- Post added at 07:50 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:46 AM ----------
your bootloader is not unlocked...dat the only explanations i see, also u have to install flashtool at the root of your system; means at C:/ not C:/doc/bla/bla/bla and then in C:/FlashTool/drivers/ u will find an .exe , u run it as admin, and 4 boxes has to be ticked in hte driver list
flashmode
fastboot
adb drivers (for fusion3 devices)
drivers for tab z
dats it dats all...if u have "writing boot: OKAY" in flashtool log, then kernel is properly flashed
then u boot in recovery (soon as u fire up device, u hit vol+ rocker while led is purple), but as i said, my last builds have broken recoveries...
Seems to work but still cant get to recovery...obviously my bad somewhere.