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ginoscopesce · Mar 24, 2011

Ok,
X10 mini pro (U20i) ITA 2.1.1.A.0.6
for SE PC Companion (on Vista 64) I found the following files here:
C:\ProgramData\Sony Ericsson\Update Engine\db\13740270\blob_fs

FILE_277443441 (64kB)
FILE_277817975 (13.024kB)
FILE_277833989 (104.530kB)

According to your advice I will try using only the two biggest
(please correct if I'm wrong)

Crowds · Mar 24, 2011

ginoscopesce said:
Ok,
X10 mini pro (U20i) ITA 2.1.1.A.0.6
for SE PC Companion (on Vista 64) I found the following files here:
C:\ProgramData\Sony Ericsson\Update Engine\db\13740270\blob_fs

FILE_277443441 (64kB)
FILE_277817975 (13.024kB)
FILE_277833989 (104.530kB)

According to your advice I will try using only the two biggest
(please correct if I'm wrong)

thats correct

ginoscopesce · Mar 24, 2011

Ok,
I got
8 .sin files,
one simlock.ta file
and two .xml files
(total 11 files)

In the bundle creation window I see 9 files (all but the .xml ones)
should I select only the 8 .sin files or should I select the simlock.ta file too ?

Crowds · Mar 25, 2011

ginoscopesce said:
Ok,
I got
8 .sin files,
one simlock.ta file
and two .xml files
(total 11 files)

In the bundle creation window I see 9 files (all but the .xml ones)
should I select only the 8 .sin files or should I select the simlock.ta file too ?

Select. SIN and. ta aswell

ginoscopesce · Mar 25, 2011

OK,
thanks for the advice,
I have done it!

The zipped file size is 118.454 kB,
I can upload the file for sharing,
but I have no account on upload servers,
do you have any suggestion?

Crowds · Mar 25, 2011

ginoscopesce said:
OK,
thanks for the advice,
I have done it!
The zipped file size is 118.454 kB,
I can upload the file for sharing,
but I have no account on upload servers,
do you have any suggestion?

Most users (me included)don't have any issues with mediafire

ginoscopesce · Mar 25, 2011

@ rendeiro2005
I (think to have) sent you a PM

Crowds · Mar 25, 2011

added U20i ITA firmware

2nd post updated with U20i ITA firmware (thks ginoscopesce

)

ginoscopesce · Mar 25, 2011

Hello,
thanks for the thanks

I have installed the xrecovery (freexperia) using the 2.9.1.beta flashtool
and then I rebooted, entered xrecovery and made a full backup of the phone (x10 mini pro with SE stock 2.1.1.A.0.6) that currently is fully configured and working.

Now,
I'm curious to try a CM6 or CM7 rom,
but I have a doubt,
if, after tried a CM6, I want to revert to my previously made SE stock xrecovery backup, I will reboot the phone, enter in xrecovery (will be the same version?)
and restore from my sd backup:
- will I have problems with this workflow?
- after restoring will I get again back my complete fully configured and functional setup (with all my payed apps, accounts, contacts, calendar etc etc?)

Many thanks in advance.

Crowds · Mar 25, 2011

ginoscopesce said:
Hello,
thanks for the thanks

I have installed the xrecovery (freexperia) using the 2.9.1.beta flashtool
and then I rebooted, entered xrecovery and made a full backup of the phone (x10 mini pro with SE stock 2.1.1.A.0.6) that currently is fully configured and working.

Now,
I'm curious to try a CM6 or CM7 rom,
but I have a doubt,
if, after tried a CM6, I want to revert to my previously made SE stock xrecovery backup, I will reboot the phone, enter in xrecovery (will be the same version?)
and restore from my sd backup:
- will I have problems with this workflow?
- after restoring will I get again back my complete fully configured and functional setup (with all my payed apps, accounts, contacts, calendar etc etc?)

Many thanks in advance.

no.
you need to install your current rom and then restore from xrecovery.

if you try to restore your current one on another rom you`ll have MD5 mismatch

you can`t restore a windows7 on xp do you?

ginoscopesce · Mar 25, 2011

rendeiro2005 said:
no.
you need to install your current rom and then restore from xrecovery.

if you try to restore your current one on another rom you`ll have MD5 mismatch

you can`t restore a windows7 on xp do you?

Ok,
thanks a lot!!

Now, if I understand correctly:
I have to flash the device with my own recently done ftf

(or by using SE Companion)
then I have to re-root it with flashtool,
reinstall freexperia
and then, booting in xrecovery,
I can restore my rom from the backup I made
and I get the system correctly configured again ?

So, if I'm not wrong, xrecovery backup is not a full rom backup image.

Will Nandroid do a full rom backup image
allowing for a one-step rom restore between CM6 and previously made SE backupped ones?

Many thanks in advance

Crowds · Mar 25, 2011

ginoscopesce said:
Ok,
thanks a lot!!

Now, if I understand correctly:
I have to flash the device with my own recently done ftf
(or by using SE Companion)
then I have to re-root it with flashtool,
reinstall freexperia
and then, booting in xrecovery,
I can restore my rom from the backup I made
and I get the system correctly configured again ?

So, if I'm not wrong, xrecovery backup is not a full rom backup image.

Will Nandroid do a full rom backup image
allowing for a one-step rom restore between CM6 and previously made SE backupped ones?

Many thanks in advance

you`re half right.

you can`t run a full recovery per-si ...

...but you can make your own rom from .img files (if you go to your xrecovery folder you`ll see 4 .img files and use system one to do that) so that way install directly your backup rom.
Go HERE to use that great tool from DooMLoRD that should work also on your mini

if you don`t use that way, the only option you have is through SEUS/PCC/flashtool

donelly duck eclair · Mar 25, 2011

I'm terribly sorry if the following has been asked many times before but I'm unable to figure out what I'm doing wrong when trying to upgrade from 1.6 to 2.1:

I have the AT&T version of the X10, downloaded the flasher tool and firmware X10a_2.1update1_r2.1.A.0.435_Generic.ftf (which I moved into the firmwares folder).

I start the process by clicking the flash button, then follow instructions to unplug phone, power it off, hold back button, and plug it back in. Then nothing happens -- the message I see in the flasher tool log is "ERROR - Please install or reinstall device drivers from drivers folder." Then, after a minute or so (still holding down back button), the message reads "ERROR - Please plug you device in flash mode."

Can someone point out what I need to do?

thanks a lot in advance,
Rudy

Crowds · Mar 25, 2011

release back button right after green LED appear.
if still can`t do repeat the process.

donelly duck eclair said:
I'm terribly sorry if the following has been asked many times before but I'm unable to figure out what I'm doing wrong when trying to upgrade from 1.6 to 2.1:

I have the AT&T version of the X10, downloaded the flasher tool and firmware X10a_2.1update1_r2.1.A.0.435_Generic.ftf (which I moved into the firmwares folder).

I start the process by clicking the flash button, then follow instructions to unplug phone, power it off, hold back button, and plug it back in. Then nothing happens -- the message I see in the flasher tool log is "ERROR - Please install or reinstall device drivers from drivers folder." Then, after a minute or so (still holding down back button), the message reads "ERROR - Please plug you device in flash mode."

Can someone point out what I need to do?

thanks a lot in advance,
Rudy

donelly duck eclair · Mar 25, 2011

rendeiro2005 said:
release back button right after green LED appear.
if still can`t do repeat the process.

I needed to install the device drivers, then I was able to successfully upgrade.

ginoscopesce · Mar 25, 2011

rendeiro2005 said:
you`re half right.

you can`t run a full recovery per-si ...

...but you can make your own rom from .img files (if you go to your xrecovery folder you`ll see 4 .img files and use system one to do that) so that way install directly your backup rom

In my xrecovery folder I have 3 .img files:
system.img, data.img and cache.img (and a nandroid.md5 file)
I can extract the .img using unyaffs and I get a bunch of files and folders.
Sorry, probably we are going too much beyond my skills here,
because I don't know how I can use all these files to make a single rom image file and to flash then the phone...
(any futher link will be appreciated in order to learn more...)

rendeiro2005 said:
if you don`t use that way, the only option you have is through SEUS/PCC/flashtool

So, this means that I can in any case do the following:
- PC-companion -> flash SE 2.1.1.A.0.6
- flashtool -> root and then xrecovery install
- xrecovery -> restore from my backup files on sd
And this workflow will work?

Thanks a lot

chris_newton · Mar 26, 2011

Thanx to the folks that made this flashtool and showed us how to do it. It worked perfect for me and I am so glad to be off 1.6 now. I only had 1 problem when done. I couldn;t connect to AT&T data network. I could make calls & text & get on wifi, but no 3g network. I tried several things in my network settings but no luck. Then I found a thread about APN settings. Someone posted the APN settings for AT&T. So i out them in manually & now I am good to go. Not sure if that was discussed in this thread or not or I just missed it when I read how to flash. But she working good now. Thanx

CM-PRo · Mar 26, 2011

Thanks a lot for your help.....worked great!

eggyenergy · Mar 27, 2011

thanks man i use it all the time now! fantastic work

daorithos · Mar 27, 2011

Many many many many thank's from italy... with this guide i have debranded X10 Mini Pro! THANKS

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