I need help, custom Rom, rooting..

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Hello there,

I have decided to ask for help after reading at least 100 threads here and on Android forum. I wanted to get custom ROM, so I've checked all guides - man everything over here, and I still managed to brick my phone! ( yellow triangle and no boot? )
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-at first I checked the bootloader, and I managed to unlock it using 2nd option in particular thread - some kind of software SE..+ code
-then downloaded Flashtool - done the drivers, changed firmware in the folder; download. OctanE, Gapps zip to my SD card.
and then I bricked my phone by incorrectly plugging, pressing and all that stuff while in Flashtool.
-so then I got Wotan, followed instruction, and of course I got stuck again.
-so I got LuPuS kernel and successfully flashed it, please do not ask how I have no idea.

Right now i would like to get OctanE, but I get to safe mode only by pressing volume down key.
Can somebody of you guys be so kind and guide me step by step ( I really do not understand what to do, sorry) how to get CWM, how to root it because I've got ROM Manager from Google play and it says the phone's not done.

thanks guys,
Veronika

Re: I need help, custom Rom, rooting..

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Dear why you are doing such confusing activity.
Just do one thing if your booloader is unlocked then you just connect your phone to flashtool in fastboot mode and flash suitable custom kernel of your phone, by the way the kernel flashing is 5 seconds process,
And if you have flashed Lupus kernel then use POWER KEY WHEN MOBILE BOOTS UP AND PURPLE LED BLINKS instead of vol key to enter in recovery


Sent from my Xperia Live with Walkman using xda app-developers app

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Which phone you are using dear

Sent from my Xperia Live with Walkman using xda app-developers app

Hello,
i'm using xperia active st17i, ICS.587,
the problem is that when i flash custom kernel i.e. LuPuS, the phone is still not rooted, this one contains boot.img, and ROM Manager shows incorrect rooting.

Originally Posted by belavera

Hello,
i'm using xperia active st17i, ICS.587,
the problem is that when i flash custom kernel i.e. LuPuS, the phone is still not rooted, this one contains boot.img, and ROM Manager shows incorrect rooting.

are you sure your bootloader unlocked properly?

Re: I need help, custom Rom, rooting..

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Try to unlocked wth SE unlocked bootloader by quangnhut123, just 3 clicks Done . . .

Sent from my WT19i

gsOaymo Eighth

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Hello,

problem Solved after 10 hours!! of fixing, un-bricking and frustration. Let me explain:
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I've had ICS .587 with bootloader unlocked and could not root it by downgrading to .0.62, my phone got bricked everytime. I didn't understand I could just flash pre-rooted one. So I have downloaded, flashed it and it contained CWM aswel.
Then I've flashed custom kernel Vengeance, after that OctanE, but my phone was a bit unstable, so I got LuPuS.
All done, there are too many guides and I got really confused.

Thanks for help
V.