New bootloader for open devices (now with real recovery)

[jerpelea]

Hi all,

I have a great news
http://developer.sonymobile.com/201...for-a-range-of-unlocked-xperia-devices-video/

Bootloader is compatible with open devices roms and also enables real recovery (Volume Down + Power)
to flash recovery partition on device you have to

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

Happy Cooking
J

PS.
in case latest software does not appear just press "all Services"
flash latest software available and on top new loader

 

[bimbar]

Now if it worked, that would be nice.

 

[CoolDevelopment]

I think you dont understand..
This is just a bootloader, which lets you boot into recovery, which is on recovery partition.
You have to flash the recovery yourself with fastboot, the recovery may need to use 3.10 aosp kernel. Just flashing this will NOT get you a recovery.
Btw i didn't test this myself yet

 

[bimbar]

According to sony, at least some icon should pop up. Which doesn't. And I did have a functional recovery in the right place at that point.

 

[papzi57]

I think you dont understand..
This is just a bootloader, which lets you boot into recovery, which is on recovery partition.
You have to flash the recovery yourself with fastboot, the recovery may need to use 3.10 aosp kernel. Just flashing this will NOT get you a recovery.
Btw i didn't test this myself yet

Hmm...
And where is the Sony's recovery.img for this recovery?
I flashed with EMMA the new TA partition (Sony say: this is the recovery!), and nothing, I don't have a new recovery...

 

[Rekoil]

Hmm...
And where is the Sony's recovery.img for this recovery?
I flashed with EMMA the new TA partition (Sony say: this is the recovery!), and nothing, I don't have a new recovery...

That isn't the recovery, that just enables recoveries, you still have to flash a recovery and I have yet to see one which works for this new bootloader, but I'm sure one will show up!

 

[funiewski]

That isn't the recovery, that just enables recoveries, you still have to flash a recovery and I have yet to see one which works for this new bootloader, but I'm sure one will show up!

Sadly the latest aosp build for amami doesn't boot and recovery isn't possible to reach either

 

[papzi57]

Sadly the latest aosp build for amami doesn't boot and recovery isn't possible to reach either

Hi dear @funiewski!
Do you think, can we flash in these TA partition to FOTA TWRP from http://forum.xda-developers.com/sony-xperia-z1-compact/general/fota-twrp-recovery-amami-t2909719?

 

[funiewski]

Hi dear @funiewski!
Do you think, can we flash in these TA partition to FOTA TWRP from http://forum.xda-developers.com/sony-xperia-z1-compact/general/fota-twrp-recovery-amami-t2909719?

I don't really have any knowledge about the new bootloader layout but fota twrp is for flashing on fota partition, my answer is nope.

 

[papzi57]

OK!
Does anyone know, what kind of recovery we can flash up in here?

 

[bimbar]

There doesn't seem to be any.

 

[CoolDevelopment]

latest twrp 2.8.7 to use as a real recovery

 

[camdecoster]

latest twrp 2.8.7 to use as a real recovery

Where did you find this recovery? I'm chomping at the bit to try it, but I want to verify where it came from.

 

[levone1]

latest twrp 2.8.7 to use as a real recovery

Do you know if this will work with FXP AOSP rom, (http://forum.xda-developers.com/son...experia-project-aosp-android-5-x-x-t2983696)? Thanks

 

[CoolDevelopment]

Where did you find this recovery? I'm chomping at the bit to try it, but I want to verify where it came from.

I compiled it

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Do you know if this will work with FXP AOSP rom, (http://forum.xda-developers.com/son...experia-project-aosp-android-5-x-x-t2983696)? Thanks

Yes

 

[levone1]

I compiled it

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Yes

Great, so when I flash, should I flash this as 'fastboot flash recovery', instead of the included img? Thanks

 

[camdecoster]

I compiled it

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Yes

Well thank you. It works for me. Now I just need to figure out how to get SuperSU to work. Have you had any success with that?

 

[CoolDevelopment]

Great, so when I flash, should I flash this as 'fastboot flash recovery', instead of the included img? Thanks

Yes
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

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Well thank you. It works for me. Now I just need to figure out how to get SuperSU to work. Have you had any success with that?

I am using aosp

 

[oshmoun]

latest twrp 2.8.7 to use as a real recovery

the new recovery works nicely
Great job :good:

 

[Syssx]

latest twrp 2.8.7 to use as a real recovery

Nice job man, you should create a new thread with this.