[Q] New Z1 Straight Out Of The Box. Now What?

gregbradley · Jun 9, 2014

abbychauhan said:
Sorry to quote the whole thing..
1. U say flash any FTF - Any FTF or Stripped FTF of the same device model will do?

I said any ftf ending in 534, there are no stripped FTFs for 534 FTFs

2. If i flash Generic FTF then I wont be having Root and Recovery then How am i gonna install Dual Recovery?

Flashing ANY full FTF will mean you do not have root or recovery, but the point of flashing a 534 FTF is that you can directly install dual recovery onto it using the installer.bat. The installer can use a vulnerability with the 534 FW to obtain a root shell

Also i know its not related but can u suggest me.. My phone is unable to focus.. I was on AOSP ROMs from so long.. Now i flashed NUT Stock ROM 757 via Recovery and Everything is smooth and good except the Camera is not Focussing..
I read somewhere that if Running Camera Problems then downgrade to 534 and do the whole process and then Come to 757.. Is it true?
Also we need a Good Tutorial for Coming to AOSP from STOCK and Vise versa with proper links and Support can u do it? Because i have seen People who come to AOSP from Stock run into different types of problems, mostly the solution is Downgrading and Doing the whole process.. I know u have the knowledge to do that what say?

There are plenty of guides, I keep writing these posts about 3-4 times a day on average and sometimes upto 10 times a day.
Its up to the OPs of the guides and tutorials to update the instructions, the fact they are not being updated is a big issue.

abbychauhan · Jun 9, 2014

gregbradley said:
There are plenty of guides, I keep writing these posts about 3-4 times a day on average and sometimes upto 10 times a day.
Its up to the OPs of the guides and tutorials to update the instructions, the fact they are not being updated is a big issue.

That's what i meant.. Most of the people Run into the same problems and ask the solution again and again for which dont u think wastage of time? As today i switched from AOSP from Stock and running into problems feeling like i dont know anything.. It would be batter if we have a tutorial so if someone face problems it can be directly pointed to the tutorial.. Well completely ur choice i am just giving suggestion.. Thanks for clearing up for me

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I read somewhere that if Running Camera Problems then downgrade to 534 and do the whole process and then Come to 757.. Is it true?
- Any Clue??

gregbradley · Jun 9, 2014

abbychauhan said:
That's what i meant.. Most of the people Run into the same problems and ask the solution again and again for which dont u think wastage of time? As today i switched from AOSP from Stock and running into problems feeling like i dont know anything.. It would be batter if we have a tutorial so if someone face problems it can be directly pointed to the tutorial.. Well completely ur choice i am just giving suggestion.. Thanks for clearing up for me

No problems. Like I said, we should not start ANOTHER guide or tutorial thread, that is just going to add to the confusion. What should happen is that the original guide/tutorial threads need updating which has not happened for a long time. I wont create another thread for this.

I read somewhere that if Running Camera Problems then downgrade to 534 and do the whole process and then Come to 757.. Is it true?
- Any Clue??

Yes, but more likely just flashing a 757 kernel and clearing the data for the camera apps will work.

abbychauhan · Jun 9, 2014

gregbradley said:
Yes, but more likely just flashing a 757 kernel and clearing the data for the camera apps will work.

Nope that didnt do.. I flashed Doomkernal v19 and then v21.. Didnt help then i flashed Advance Stock Kernal 757 that also didnt help
Then i flashed 757 stripped ftf of the Device model from Nut via flashtool that didnt helped either.. Any other suggestions?

gregbradley · Jun 9, 2014

abbychauhan said:
Nope that didnt do.. I flashed Doomkernal v19 and then v21.. Didnt help then i flashed Advance Stock Kernal 757 that also didnt help
Then i flashed 757 stripped ftf of the Device model from Nut via flashtool that didnt helped either.. Any other suggestions?

reinstall the rom then

abbychauhan · Jun 9, 2014

gregbradley said:
reinstall the rom then

Ok i ll do that too.. Thanks man

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gregbradley said:
reinstall the rom then

Dirty flashed the ROM again.. Still same problem.. I ll tell u exactly what is happening .. Camera unable to focus and when i half press the camera button then flash Starts bit it dont focus Remains blurry and when i full press the button it Hangs with Flash light on..

gregbradley · Jun 9, 2014

well do a clean install, wipe cache and dalvik for all camera apps first

abbychauhan · Jun 9, 2014

gregbradley said:
well do a clean install, wipe cache and dalvik for all camera apps first

Did that too.. Still nothing.. When i went away from Stock to AOSP i was on 290 FW and now today i am trying to come back to Stock i am facing this problem

gregbradley · Jun 9, 2014

abbychauhan said:
Did that too.. Still nothing.. When i went away from Stock to AOSP i was on 290 FW and now today i am trying to come back to Stock i am facing this problem

Did you back up your TA before unlocking the bootloader?

Then, flash a 290 FTF, relock the bootloader by restoring your TA, then upgrade.

290 was a 4.2 ROM I think, unlocking the bootloader on 4.2 resulted in that problem. The only way around it was to restore the TA, upgrade and then unlock the bootloader on a 4.3+ ROM

abbychauhan · Jun 9, 2014

gregbradley said:
Did you back up your TA before unlocking the bootloader?

Then, flash a 290 FTF, relock the bootloader by restoring your TA, then upgrade.

290 was a 4.2 ROM I think, unlocking the bootloader on 4.2 resulted in that problem. The only way around it was to restore the TA, upgrade and then unlock the bootloader on a 4.3+ ROM

290 was 4.3 Rom from which the camera problem was solved for AOSP ROM. FW Earlier then 290 was breaking the camera.

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I think this is why people gives this type of instructions before installing new ROMs..
You must install 4.2.2 with Root and CWM. If you don't come from 4.2.2 then
- Install Offical 4.2.2 Firmware. 6903 Firmware or 6902 firmware
- RootYour Device
- Install CWM
Copy my ROM on your Internal SD Card
Install My ROM with Wipe/Factory Reset
Turn Off Your Phone
Go in Flashmode and Install Original 4.4.2 [.757] Kernel for Xperia Z1 6903 or Xperia Z1 6902
Reboot your Phone

gregbradley · Jun 9, 2014

well try that then

EXCEPT, DO NOT USE THAT TOOL TO ROOT YOUR PHONE

its malware and send your IMEI number to an ip address in china

abbychauhan · Jun 9, 2014

gregbradley said:
well try that then

EXCEPT, DO NOT USE THAT TOOL TO ROOT YOUR PHONE

its malware and send your IMEI number to an ip address in china

Woah.. Super Thanks man.. I didn't knw the malware thing.. Thanks.. And Yes sure.. I ll try this and what u suggested and i ll let u know.. Thanks for ur time

shem2409 · Jun 10, 2014

gregbradley said:
This is what you need to get to a 4.4 ROM with Root.

1) Flash any FTF file ending in 534 (Find files and instructions in the mega collection thread in the general section)
2) Install the latest dual recovery (Find files and instructions in the XZDR dual recovery in the cross device development section)
3) Install a pre rooted 4.4 ROM of your choice (Find files and instructions in the development section)

No need to root, no need to unlock the bootloader, hence also no need to back up the TA partition.

At the end of the process you will be on KitKat and rooted.

Here is my brand new video showing you step by step how to root and install the newest recovery on bootloader locked Sony Xperia Z1 Android 4.4 based on [NUT]'s guide:

@gregbradley Could you add the video to your how to root post?

eclyptos · Jun 10, 2014

shem2409 said:
@gregbradley Could you add the video to your how to root post?

I think we all have to do that...hehe...

gregbradley · Jun 10, 2014

shem2409 said:
@gregbradley Could you add the video to your how to root post?

Will do, Its a good video

shem2409 · Jun 10, 2014

eclyptos said:
I think we all have to do that...hehe...

If you could, it would be awesome

gregbradley said:
Will do, Its a good video

Thank You :good:

abbychauhan · Jun 10, 2014

gregbradley said:
well try that then

EXCEPT, DO NOT USE THAT TOOL TO ROOT YOUR PHONE

its malware and send your IMEI number to an ip address in china

Ok man as i told u my camera was unable to Focus when i came back from AOSP to Stock ( I unlocked my Bootloader and went to AOSP ROMs when i was on 290 FW 4.3 and now want to come to 757 Stock ), i tried the following -
I directly flashed 757 from AOSP - No focus,
I did Downgrade to 534 - No focus,
Then i rooted the 534 and upgraded to 757 - No focus,
Then i flashed old 290 FW ROM - Camera is Focussing

So now i need ur suggestion, All i want 757 Stock Rooted ROM in which camera do Focus.

Edit : I want to tell that also I didn't faced any Focus problem on Any of the AOSP ROM

gregbradley · Jun 10, 2014

Update with pccompanion and see if the camera focuses then.

If it does continue with the root process I have described above.

If not, please let me know

abbychauhan · Jun 10, 2014

gregbradley said:
Update with pccompanion and see if the camera focuses then.

If it does continue with the root process I have described above.

If not, please let me know

Update from a 290 ROM? Any 290 ROM will do with PC companion or u suggest Some ROM

gregbradley · Jun 10, 2014

Update from a rom that has a working camera.....

use pccompanion

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