[STOCK][C69XX][4.3] Update to 14.2.A.0.290 [Root & XZDR][LB/UB][16/1/2014]

[harfot]

So what about c6902?

Drink a nice cup of tea and wait

 

[shahulvm]

Drink a nice cup of tea and wait

LOL :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

 

[danw_oz]

@Nut your a legend, thanks so much mate!!!

 

[juliospinoza]

endless boot

Ok, I was able to install the old FTF I had here, but the phone says "invalid sim card" and i cant get any signal, also the IMEI appears like "0000000000000", i dont know what did I do wrong, but I am kindda worry, any help guys?
Also I made a bakup via TWR but when I enter the recovery the program says that canno mount External SD, I checked and the SD card is fine, the PC recognizes the SD and all the files but I cannot come back to my old firm
what can I do?:crying:

 

[shahulvm]

Ok, I was able to install the old FTF I had here, but the phone says "invalid sim card" and i cant get any signal, also the IMEI appears like "0000000000000", i dont know what did I do wrong, but I am kindda worry, any help guys?
Also I made a bakup via TWR but when I enter the recovery the program says that canno mount External SD, I checked and the SD card is fine, the PC recognizes the SD and all the files but I cannot come back to my old firm
what can I do?:crying:

Do you have backup of TA?, just in case

 

[juliospinoza]

Do you have backup of TA?, just in case

no, i have locked bootloader
seems that the IMEI 000000000 is the problem, but i dont know how to restore to the original

 

[MysticEnforcer]

Hi. i followed all instructions, after all recovery+root was gone.
i tried it again, flashed back to .534 rooted device, flash recovery and tried again flash the update. but befor i switch off the device, i flashed chainfires latest supersu update zip, powered off device, flashed the ftf, reboot and root was there.
now i tried to flash recovery and it doesn't work.
so i downgrade again to .534, flash root + recovery, so i restored my backup, reboot and device doesn't connect to vodafone network.
so i typed *#*#4636#*#*, click phone information and what have i seen?
imei: 00000000000000, no phonenumber, no connection to vodafone network.
so i downgrade again, flash root + recovery, flash this update + ftf again and all was fine.
imei is there, phonenumber was shown and device connects to vodafone network.

after using this files you can't downgrade anymore!

*edit*
i tried to restore my ta and it doesn't work.

i think the cust-reset.ta in the stripped ftf is the failure

 

[iBuzman]

Sry for the slight OT @[NUT], but if I'm creating a z ultra version of this I can replace your system.tgz file with one I've made from the z ultra system (packaged up into *.tgz obviously and leave everything else the same? Thx mate, hoping to get us our first flashable 4.3 :thumbup:

Sent from my C6802 using Tapatalk

 

[ozgadgetguy]

Seems like this still has a few issues. Anyone been successful following the original procedure?

 

[dmh1]

no, i have locked bootloader
seems that the IMEI 000000000 is the problem, but i dont know how to restore to the original

You flashed ftf firmware by flashtool but it is not back to original ?

 

[ZeroAE]

Would this work on a C6906 if I flashed the baseband of a .257 C6906 FTF?

 

[juliospinoza]

You flashed ftf firmware by flashtool but it is not back to original ?

Yes, after the bootloop, I flashed a FTF I have, this is not the firts time I flashed that FTF because I used to get root, after that the IMEI was gone
I managed to recover my TWRP backup, buts still the IMEI is 0000000000, I have read several blogs but there is nothing about this error, my bootloader is locked, the baseband is ok, the problem is the IMEI, it appears like that and i cant get any signal

 

[[NUT]]

Sry for the slight OT @[NUT], but if I'm creating a z ultra version of this I can replace your system.tgz file with one I've made from the z ultra system (packaged up into *.tgz obviously and leave everything else the same? Thx mate, hoping to get us our first flashable 4.3 :thumbup:

Sent from my C6802 using Tapatalk

Go ahead... But watch out...
if it is even remotely comparable to this rom, you might end up in quite the sh*tstorm yourself... :banghead:

Seems like this still has a few issues. Anyone been successful following the original procedure?

It's MUCH more troublesome then I ever anticipated

Besides that, I'm also hampered by the lack of a Z1, I would have been able to test and debug it all myself before release :crying:

Sorry for all the issues folks...

 

[eric1214]

Thanks a lot

Sent from my C6903 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

 

[MohammadAG]

Bootloop here, and it happens way before adbd starts, so I'm guessing it's a kernel panic.
Plus, recovery doesn't work, so I'll have to go back to 534 again.

I'd suggest updating the first thread that this doesn't work, taking down the links would be another option.

 

[iBuzman]

Go ahead... But watch out...
if it is even remotely comparable to this rom, you might end up in quite the sh*tstorm yourself... :banghead:

It's MUCH more troublesome then I ever anticipated

Cheers.. And whilst I can't speak for anyone but myself, your efforts are very much appreciated and teething problems are just part of the process.



Sent from my C6802 using Tapatalk

 

[shahulvm]

Thanks for your efforts @Nut, rom is fluid except for the below bugs..

Summary of the issues I faced are :

- Superuser app was present, but su through adb did not work
* Installed SuperSU apk and su binary through recovery
- Unable to mount /system in RW mode
- Recovery has 40 seconds bug

 

[rvjaywaks]

Hi. i followed all instructions, after all recovery+root was gone.
i tried it again, flashed back to .534 rooted device, flash recovery and tried again flash the update. but befor i switch off the device, i flashed chainfires latest supersu update zip, powered off device, flashed the ftf, reboot and root was there.
now i tried to flash recovery and it doesn't work.
so i downgrade again to .534, flash root + recovery, so i restored my backup, reboot and device doesn't connect to vodafone network.
so i typed *#*#4636#*#*, click phone information and what have i seen?
imei: 00000000000000, no phonenumber, no connection to vodafone network.
so i downgrade again, flash root + recovery, flash this update + ftf again and all was fine.
imei is there, phonenumber was shown and device connects to vodafone network.

after using this files you can't downgrade anymore!

*edit*
i tried to restore my ta and it doesn't work.

i think the cust-reset.ta in the stripped ftf is the failure

Flash older firmware .534 then update with sony update service. thats thing will solved your problem

 

[thanhhii]

Flash older firmware .534 then update with sony update service. thats thing will solved your problem

SURE! Su binary dont work and cant root!
But i have way to have Dual Recovery! Yeah!
@Nut please make this root!

 

[eukaryote]

Followed instructions. Goes into BootLoop.

Was so promising.