Neo V - Few Questions before flashing Custom Rom

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Hello,

I searched for these informations, but I could not really find the right answers. So anyways, I have an Xperia Neo V and I want to flash a Custom ROM.

Here are my Questions:
- Can I do a Nandroid Backup of my current Setup (Bootloader still locked) and flash it back after unlocking the Bootloader (if I am not satisfied with any Custom Rom)?
- Why can't my CWM mount (and thus not backup) /sdext?
- What is the right way to flash CM 7.2? I just found some old solution with replacing some files from the CM from the Neo here. Does this work for every FXP release?
- How stable is CM 7.2? Is it ready for everyday use?

Thank you very much. Answers are appreciated.

Originally Posted by metacircle

Hello,

I searched for these informations, but I could not really find the right answers. So anyways, I have an Xperia Neo V and I want to flash a Custom ROM.

Here are my Questions:
- Can I do a Nandroid Backup of my current Setup (Bootloader still locked) and flash it back after unlocking the Bootloader (if I am not satisfied with any Custom Rom)?
- Why can't my CWM mount (and thus not backup) /sdext?
- What is the right way to flash CM 7.2? I just found some old solution with replacing some files from the CM from the Neo here. Does this work for every FXP release?
- How stable is CM 7.2? Is it ready for everyday use?

Thank you very much. Answers are appreciated.

well u can try http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1542115 (jj's hybrid) with ur locked phone and if u dont like it just use seus

I am going to unlock my BL hence these questions.

Sent from my MT11i using XDA

1a) yes you can, but you need CWM(there is one for locked bl's) and of course root,
1b) if you unlock it officialy there is need to restore firmware(didn't try but people report that), if you unlock it unofficially(with s1tool) there is no need to restore anything,
2)ok now I see you already have CWM but still, sorry can't answer as I don't use sd-ext. What happens when you run full backup, and at the end of backup when it comes to backup-ing sd-ext?

3&4- sorry don't use it.

Originally Posted by Madfysh

2)ok now I see you already have CWM but still, sorry can't answer as I don't use sd-ext. What happens when you run full backup, and at the end of backup when it comes to backup-ing sd-ext?

I get an error saying that /sdext cannot be mounted. Also I was wondering why CWM cannot format SD card. With my LG P500 CWM had this option, also mounting /sdext was no problem there.

Hotboot the alliance kernel that can back up sd-ext and format sd

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