Originally Posted by vone1974

Hi I know this may sound extremely silly and inane but i have been trying to get my phone to fastboot mode . but cannot . just Just CANNOT . ithe blue lite comes and then the phones goes in green charging more again . i have tried every possible thing that i could fathom. Please guide me . i want to rememove the bloatware from the device . to begin with . i hve tried on mac and on pc with 64bit version on Windows 7 . tired using S1tools , and also Flashtools . but it just wont happen . i want to unlock the bootloader to begin with if i understand correct . kindly guide me and advise me on the procedure .

my device is , Sony Xperia Sola , running Gingerbread 2.3.7 , version 6.0.B.3.162.


Thank you.

Here is guide for Bl unlocking for Sola: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1527159

Also there is root method for Xperia S with locked Bl so why dont you look here? Maybe it will work on Sola too.

LWW Flashtool drivers

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I new at flashtool. Im using LWW. When I connect using flash mode, it says "drivers required". so i check in firmwares folder and open "Flashtool-drivers.exe". But LWW drivers is not inside there

Originally Posted by jaithesimpleguy

I new at flashtool. Im using LWW. When I connect using flash mode, it says "drivers required". so i check in firmwares folder and open "Flashtool-drivers.exe". But LWW drivers is not inside there

Check every box and install.

Please Help

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Ok so I installed Flashtool and updated and put the phone on flash mode as stated in the first page but the phone just turns no normally and starts chargin the phone. I have tried removing the battery and pressing the back button .. to no avail. What can I do ? I need to flash the phone please help me

Thanks.

hey great guide! everything went perfect, one thing, if I rooted with flashtool how can I unroot? i was going to try with doomlords but it says that if i didn't root it with their method if i unroot it with theirs something can go wrong. but i don't want to flash eveything again and lose the data cause is not my phone

hi ,
if i re-unlock it using setool2 will i be able to unlock the bootloader?

thanks for OP...
it help me lots...everything work like charm..
one tools for everything..

Originally Posted by kiki90

Ok so I installed Flashtool and updated and put the phone on flash mode as stated in the first page but the phone just turns no normally and starts chargin the phone. I have tried removing the battery and pressing the back button .. to no avail. What can I do ? I need to flash the phone please help me

Thanks.

Simply you need to install the Flashmode drivers (from Flashtool/Drivers/flashtool-drivers.exe)

Originally Posted by plotinus

hey great guide! everything went perfect, one thing, if I rooted with flashtool how can I unroot? i was going to try with doomlords but it says that if i didn't root it with their method if i unroot it with theirs something can go wrong. but i don't want to flash eveything again and lose the data cause is not my phone

You can unroot with Doomlord's kit, because the method Flashtool roots your phone is based on the same root method as his kit.

Originally Posted by paldine1

hi ,
if i re-unlock it using setool2 will i be able to unlock the bootloader?

Yes, you will be able to unlock the BL.

Thanks for a Good Guide

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Many thanks to Crowds and G-Face for this guide. I was able to flash my SE Xperia Pro from 2.3.4 to 4.0.4! The directions were clear enough. Now to try the BL unlocking......

R@id33n
Sony Xperia Pro Stock ICS 4.0.4
Rooted / CWM Recovery / BL Locked

i got a probem in flastool program following the instruction for unlocking my Xperia X10.... in the main menu under the PLUGINS window i got nothing ... what i m doing wrong?