{Recovery} FreeXperia - Xperia S [12.04.2012]

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nickholtus

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unplug the usb
press power and volume up for 15 seconds
wait 10 seconds
now press volume up and plug the usb in
 

xbiggyl

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unplug the usb
press power and volume up for 15 seconds
wait 10 seconds
now press volume up and plug the usb in

The only thing that happens when I press Power + Vol up the red light blinks every couple seconds. The the phone does not power on (not even the backlight).

Even if I plug it in (usb) while holding Vol up, the pc does not recognize it (I don't think the pc is getting anything from the phone) :/


I have a question, if the phone is stuck on recovery, does it recharge??
 
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gm007

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Since you have removed the battery,you should test the battery voltage to make sure it's not empty.
Edit: No I don't think in this recovery you can charge offline.
If you want send me your phone number by pm so I can help u ;)

Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk 2
 
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xbiggyl

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Since you have removed the battery,you should test the battery voltage to make sure it's not empty.
Edit: No I don't think in this recovery you can charge offline.
If you want send me your phone number by pm so I can help u ;)

Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk 2

I guess I have bricked my first phone!! :(

The only way the PC will recognize the phone is when I hold VOL up + VOL down + Power >> the pc recognizes the phone as SEMC Flash Device.

I described the whole issue here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1588586&page=9
 

hponline

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i rooting X S!!!! : waiting for device

Laptop already full driver for X S.

Sorry, My english is verry bad.
 

stefabax73

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Info

Sorry but someone could explain me the differences from flsh recovery and flash kernel.
I use FXP rom and I flash boot.img inside file.
So I have to flash recovery now? This give me more features and performances?

Thanks
Stefano
:eek:
 

amfirbek92

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Sorry but someone could explain me the differences from flsh recovery and flash kernel.
I use FXP rom and I flash boot.img inside file.
So I have to flash recovery now? This give me more features and performances?

Thanks
Stefano
:eek:

Flashing recovery wont let the system boot..this is the only way to explain it for you!

Sent from my Amfir Mimi BEK' Xperia™ S "LT26i" using xda premium
 
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boimb

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Hi guys,
My BL in unlock (the only thing i made good so far :D )
I've "fastboot flash boot recovery-nozomi.img" and get the recovery, but did not copy any zip on my sd before...
I'm stuck there cause always reboot on recory mode.
I think i made "fasboot flash system recovery-nozomi.img" too... (first of all i think...)
Tryed to "fastboot flash ics15.elf" but then i just get "SONY" splash screen... and stuck again...
I cannot find "kernel.sin" that seems to be part of the solution...
I'm a bit panic now...
And my english's so poor, that i cant understand enough discussions to do it myself i guess...
Can i copy a "ICSROM.zip" to my sd when connected in fastboot mode so that i can apply it from recovery then ?
Thinkin' i broke my 500€ phone :crying:
[EDIT]... I solved my prob by flashing an original rom with flashtools. So i'm back to beginning... I'll copy all needed files before "fastboot flash the recovery" and retry rooting. Got the "kernel.sin" from the original rom flashed with flashtools so it should do the trick... Hope so...[/EDIT]
[EDIT 2] Cool i'm root now ;) [/EDIT 2]
 
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blakwhite

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Is it possible or easy to create a system bootable recovery only?

As you managed to root the phone without flashing a custom kernel, it would be very useful for those who want recovery in a rooted phone with latest stock kernel.
 

K900

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@binary

Is it possible or easy to create a system bootable recovery only?

As you managed to root the phone without flashing a custom kernel, it would be very useful for those who want recovery in a rooted phone with latest stock kernel.

There is a version of CWM for locked bootloaders already.
 

ran-ton

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Stuck at CWM

I installed this CWM and now I'm stuck at it. I didn't know that I have to put the ROM to the SD BEFORE I flash this CWM. So I cannot boot my Xperia to Android, only to CWM. And my Windows 7 wont recognize this phone anymore (it shows MTP USB device but it is unable to install the drivers).

What to do?
 

blakwhite

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I installed this CWM and now I'm stuck at it. I didn't know that I have to put the ROM to the SD BEFORE I flash this CWM. So I cannot boot my Xperia to Android, only to CWM. And my Windows 7 wont recognize this phone anymore (it shows MTP USB device but it is unable to install the drivers).

What to do?

Mount storage in cwm and you might copy a flashable zip rom to the sd and flash it.
 

ghouse_basha

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Recovery X tool or Binary recovery

Hi guys

I want to flash Erachter ROM v5 , but in the instruction say to install binary recovery.

I have already installed CMW using Recovery X tool by LEDdelete.

Do i need to install binary recovery to flash Erachter ROM or use the existing CMW recovery to flash the rom.

:confused: Need help here.

Thanks
 

geek_seeds

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after flashing this recovery my XS die
can't boot, can't enter fasboot
any solution ?
unlocked bootloader condition
 

huzz

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Is it possible to get a CWM flashable version of this recovery, for those of us who want to get back to this recovery since it usually fixes all issues and don't have access to a pc at the time?
 

ArvoTroN

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Stuck in CWM, unable to Mount storage

Mount storage in cwm and you might copy a flashable zip rom to the sd and flash it.

Hi,

I flashed this recovery using fastboot, but did not follow that with the kernel.sin

Now my device is stuck in recovery.

I cannot mount my storage (Error: Unable to open ums lunfile)

Is there a way to switch off the mobile now? Or should I wait till battery dies and then boot into fastboot?

Edit:
[SOLVED]:

Found that you cannot enable USB Storage from this recovery if stuck in this kind of situation (no system image flashed)

Only solution is to try and get into Fastboot. Before you try the key combos, keep a command line ready with "fastboot flash boot kernel.sin"

When you get the <Waiting for device> message, do the following:

1. Remove USB cable
2. from CWM menu, go to one line below the Reboot option, press and hold volume UP button (after pressing vol up, "reboot" option should now be highlighted)
3. Press power button and simultaneously insert USB cable
4. Blue led should glow and flashing should start in your CMD line

Repeat if unsuccessful. You can also try using FlashTool for this.

Phew. Cheers.
 
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    Team FreeXperia would like to present you the very first full working recovery system for the Xperia S aka Nozomi aka LT26!

    Notice:
    For unlocked bootloaders only!!

    Also this is ONLY RECOVERY for now! You cannot boot the actual system with it!
    We will create a recovery for stock booting later! For now enjoy this.

    Howto:
    https://rapidshare.com/files/628034582/recovery-nozomi.img
    2.) Flash it to phone with command:
    Code:
    fastboot flash boot recovery-nozomi.img

    After that your phone will now always boot into recovery!

    To boot again normal Rom you have to flash the stock Sony kernel.sin (can be found in ANY Rom ftf, just extract ftf as zipfile)

    Reflash stock Rom:
    Code:
    fastboot flash boot kernel.sin

    This Recovery is ported to our device by Defer, Jerpelea and Bin4ry.

    Have fun with it :)

    Regards
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    Hello,

    can i just boot recovery-nozomi.img ??? with:
    Code:
    fastboot boot recovery-nozomi.img

    i think it's will be more quick...and don't need to flash the KERNEL.sin after :)

    thanks for ALL your WORK :rolleyes:

    Sadly this is not implemented in Sonys bootloader :-(

    Regards

    Sent from my LT26i using XDA
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    @Bin4ry

    mate u should have kept the "power off" option in recovery ;)
    3
    The same question again: what did you do to work around the bootloader bug?

    We will tell later when Rom is released ;)

    Regards
    3
    Pretty please? :3
    I'm quite new to the Android scene, but good with embedded Linux, so really interested in the magic behind this :)

    Pretty no ;)

    Regards