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icstm

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I know you post these to keep this thread uptodate, however have you done anything with your stock rom, or is it just that, the standard 195 UK build?
 

gregbradley

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I know you post these to keep this thread uptodate, however have you done anything with your stock rom, or is it just that, the standard 195 UK build?
Its based on stock UK vodafone branded .195
The changelog is in the thread.

I have not updated it as it is just a ROM I made for myself and it works fine for me and my needs. I will update it when I make and tweak my own ROM for any updates I get, but the base 195 ROM is the latest on offer for my phone.


There are a few tweaks in the ROM and there are various init.d tweaks that can be installed from vinss (Post 4 in that thread)

I find it very smooth and it does just what I want...
 

DrSt01eR

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so i flashed one of your ftf's to my xperia t but now my recovrery has gone and fastboot hangs at loading boot.img nothing seems to happen when i disconnect the device cmdpromt throws out a (too many links) error when i try to install your gregkernelV2.elf via cmd from fastboot folder


greg is it at all possible to make a ftf with the recovery included ?
 

gregbradley

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so i flashed one of your ftf's to my xperia t but now my recovrery has gone and fastboot hangs at loading boot.img nothing seems to happen when i disconnect the device cmdpromt throws out a (too many links) error when i try to install your gregkernelV2.elf via cmd from fastboot folder


greg is it at all possible to make a ftf with the recovery included ?
Not that I know of. Which ftf did you flash?

Have you unlocked your bootloader?

If you flashed the ftf without excluding the kernel it would flash the stock kernel, hence you would lose recovery that is installed on your custom kernel.

Try flashing my custom kernel via flashtool in fastboot mode and post the output from flashtool so I can see the exact errors
 
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Provi2010

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Hi,

I was able to make my own ftf (.223) for Xperia T with flashtool, but I just can't flash it with .303. As first, there is no drag&drop, I have to put .ftf in firmware folder, than choose it from the list inside flashtool. When I try to connect phone with pressing vol down (or up?) sometimes I get error or phone just disconnects.

Could it be driver problem as I have Win8? I haven't tried with Sony's flashtool yet, I'll do that tonight.

I want to root phone just to copy some data from old phone using TB, after that I would prefer unroot phone to 'normal' state. If that means I can skip some steps I won't mind :)

Sorry for language, English is not my native language.
 

gregbradley

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Hi,

I was able to make my own ftf (.223) for Xperia T with flashtool, but I just can't flash it with .303. As first, there is no drag&drop, I have to put .ftf in firmware folder, than choose it from the list inside flashtool. When I try to connect phone with pressing vol down (or up?) sometimes I get error or phone just disconnects.

Could it be driver problem as I have Win8? I haven't tried with Sony's flashtool yet, I'll do that tonight.

I want to root phone just to copy some data from old phone using TB, after that I would prefer unroot phone to 'normal' state. If that means I can skip some steps I won't mind :)

Sorry for language, English is not my native language.

Update your flashtool. Flashtool has supported dragging and dropping ftf into the window for some time now. The prompt will say "drag and drop ftf here for flashing" or something similar

Its volume down to connect in flashmode

Yes, there are issues with drivers and win 8. Apparently there is an option on boot to be able to disable driver signature checks or something...there are quite a few threads on that.

Let us know how you get on
 

Provi2010

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Update your flashtool. Flashtool has supported dragging and dropping ftf into the window for some time now. The prompt will say "drag and drop ftf here for flashing" or something similar
This one with drag&drop is odd, I have the latest flashtool version 0.9.10.1, got it from androxyde web page. After i press flash icon, I choose flashmode and than Central Europe .303 ftf in firmwares folder (this ftf is probably closest to the one I have now, if that matters?). This part I tried with and without phone connected.

Than I disconnect phone, power off, press vol down and plug in usb cable. I hold volume for a few more seconds, then error appears. This is log:

INFO - Selected lt30p_4.0.4_7.0.a.1.303_central europe.ftf
INFO - Preparing files for flashing
INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.
INFO - Device connected in flash mode
INFO - Opening device for R/W
INFO - Start Flashing
INFO - Processing loader
INFO - Checking header
INFO - Ending flash session
ERROR -
ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted
INFO - Device connected in flash mode
INFO - Device disconnected
INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off
For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode
When I go help/check drivers I get a name (code?) in the list of ADB devices, but list of fastboot devices is empty.
 

Provi2010

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You must connect with usb debugging turned on. Goto settings developer options and ensure usb debugging is ticked.

Sent from my LT30p xda premium app.
How do I customise the signature on xda premium app?
USB debugging is on since I started trying, I also always see an icon whean I connect phone.

One more thing - I noticed I cant 'eject' Xperia in Windows because some other SW is using 'Sony sa0105 ADB Interface Driver'.
 

Provi2010

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I see what you mean, but:
- in settings/developer options/USB debugging is checked
- when I connect phone to PC there is 'USB debugging connected' icon in status bar

Is there anything I'm missing?

PS. I'll try to repeat from another computer with WinXP.
 

gregbradley

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I see what you mean, but:
- in settings/developer options/USB debugging is checked
- when I connect phone to PC there is 'USB debugging connected' icon in status bar

Is there anything I'm missing?

PS. I'll try to repeat from another computer with WinXP.
or try any pc with win 7 or vista. There are problems with win 8 drivers

Also, check the about button and check drivers, psot what it says...
 

Provi2010

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A few more pieces in this mess (still on W8).
This is log when I connect phone powered on (here is debugging on):

INFO - Device connected with USB debugging on
INFO - Connected device : LT30
INFO - Installed version of busybox : N/A
INFO - Android version : 4.0.4 / kernel version : 3.0.8+1.0.21100-02484-gd96ec71 / Build number : 7.0.A.3.223
And I also remembered that I am doing all of that without SIM card inserted (I need it in old phone), does it matter?
 

gregbradley

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A few more pieces in this mess (still on W8).
This is log when I connect phone powered on (here is debugging on):



And I also remembered that I am doing all of that without SIM card inserted (I need it in old phone), does it matter?
try it with it in, i have never done without it in, so that may be it
 
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