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think i bricked my nexus s please help

ok, i was running 2.3.3 on my ns and finally got it unlocked then i decided to go for it and root it. my biggest mistake was not backing up anything after the unlock and then when i was rooting the phone it got stuck in the google screen
now i can get to the bootload screen but when i go to update from sd; it takes me there but i have nothing to back it up from
ive been trying to figure out a way to load a recovery backup to sd but the pc will not read the sd card anymore...
how can i fix this or am i stuck with an expensive paper weight?
please help

Question: Do you have clockworkmod on it?
(I figure you unocked and roote via adb/Fastboot - but if you can do it some other way and you did here they are]
Get ADB and Fastboot - figure out how the commands work (from Terminal/console/Command Prompt).
U need to put the files u want to flash (*.imgs in the same place as fastboot/ADB unless you're good a remembering your paths, if you have OS X simply drag and drop commands and files into terminal)
See if you can find a clockwork recovery image,
Download a stock rom - report back
Basically:
fastboot flash boot example.img
Fastboot flash recover example-recovery.img
that should work. I'll keep an eye on this thread.

After flashing CWR, go to mounts and storage and select mount USB storage, from there you can access your sdcard and copy files over.
The USB storage might take a minute or so to show up on your computer, if you're on windows go to my computer and click refresh until it shows up.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA Premium App

been trying all day to do this and i cant seem to figure out the command prompt...as many times as i try cant get it to get anywhere.....tomorrow i will post pics of what the phone shows on screen
thanks for all the help

i do have a clockwork recovery but , not in the phone
i know that doesnt do any good and i did move files to adb but still would not do anything

redlilcivic said:
i do have a clockwork recovery but , not in the phone
i know that doesnt do any good and i did move files to adb but still would not do anything
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Are you on a windows PC? If so I can give you all the files necessary and step by step instructions to fix your phone.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA Premium App

yes i am on windows pc
please send if you can today ....i will not go to sleep until i have this phone up and running again
thanks

redlilcivic said:
yes i am on windows pc
please send if you can today ....i will not go to sleep until i have this phone up and running again
thanks
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Here are the steps to get your phone back up and working:
1.Download this platform-tools.zip and extract it to your desktop
2.Connect your phone to the PC and enter bootloader mode
3.Press and hold Shift while right-clicking the folder you extracted 'platform-tools'
4.Click 'Open command window here' from the pop-up menu. cmd.exe window will open.
5.If the Bootloader is Unlocked continue to the next step. Type in the cmd.exe window 'Fastboot oem unlock' and follow the steps on the phone screen.
6.Type in the cmd.exe window 'fastboot boot cwr.img'.Your phone will restart and enter ClockWork recovery(CWR).
6.In CWR navigate with the volume keys and highlight 'mounts and storage' and select it by pressing the power button.
7.Then navigate down and select 'mount USB Storage'
8.On your PC, go to 'My computer' and press the refresh button until a 'removable disk' drive appears.
9.Double click on 'removable disk', You now have access to your SDcard on your phone!
10.Copy over a flashable .Zip Rom to the SDcard that you want to install on your phone, ie. Stock 2.3.4: Link(only for i9020T and i9023, dont install if you have i9020A), CM7: Link, etc.
11.Select 'unmount' in CWR when done copying files over. Then 'Go Back' to go to the CWR main menu.
12.Select 'wipe data/factory reset' in CWR and confirm with 'yes'
13.Select 'install zip from sdcard', then select 'choose zip from sdcard', then select the zip file you want to install and confirm.
14.Wait until the Rom installation is complete, then 'select reboot system now'.
15.Your phone will reboot and be up and running! Custom Roms tend to take longer to boot so be patient.
Let me know what happens.

WOW !!!
you are the man , i so appreciate it so much !!!
a couple of little things thoug....the android market not in the system and now when i try to mount the phone memory thru the pc wont mount.... do you know why?
thank you so much for all of your help !!!

redlilcivic said:
WOW !!!
you are the man , i so appreciate it so much !!!
a couple of little things thoug....the android market not in the system and now when i try to mount the phone memory thru the pc wont mount.... do you know why?
I suggest flashing cm7 stable.
thank you so much for all of your help !!!
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Are you using CM7 nightly? I think it has a USB mount bug and the google apps including market are not in the CM7 rom and have to be flashed separately from the rom.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA Premium App

USB Storage won't mount
The usb storage isn't showing up after I run cwm

Another restoration method you could try is using Odin to flash back to stock and retry the whole root process step by step ....I am on my phone right now so its hard for me to dig for threads but I know there are instructions and a stock Odin image floating about
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ok my nexus is bricked and i followed the steps above with no luck. my pc wont recognize my phone, i can access clockword mod, but when i click mount usb storage nothing happens. im stuck at the google screen.

nickcash said:
ok my nexus is bricked and i followed the steps above with no luck. my pc wont recognize my phone, i can access clockword mod, but when i click mount usb storage nothing happens. im stuck at the google screen.
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can you get into fastboot(power on pressing the volume up button and the power button together)?

simms22 said:
can you get into fastboot(power on pressing the volume up button and the power button together)?
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yes, i can access clockwork mod also, but it the usb storage wont show up.....

Follow these instructions:
1. Slap self in head.
2. Power on phone while holding volume up&power button.
3. Now on the pc, Get the fastboot folder to the root of hard drive, I.E. C:\fastboot\. Also add to this folder your *.img files (radio, recovery, boot, system, data, etc.)
4. Open start menu.
5. In search box type cmd and press enter.
6. Now command window is open, type in that
cd C:\fastboot
fastboot flash * *.img
Replace the * with appropriate .imgs.
recovery, system, data, boot, radio.
Example
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
7. Now that that is finished type
fastboot -w
fastboot reboot
8. Now the phone will reboot. BE PATIENT AS THIS MAY TAKE UP TO TEN MINUTES TO FULLY REBOOT INTO ANDROID!!! Disturbing it in anyway can cause corruption. I had this happen to my phone before. Literally walk away and come back in ten. Don't touch it, don't breath on it nothing. If you have any further problems either post here or PM me. Getting the .img files and fastboot is up to you. By the previous replies you should have them already.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA Premium App

nickcash said:
ok my nexus is bricked and i followed the steps above with no luck. my pc wont recognize my phone, i can access clockword mod, but when i click mount usb storage nothing happens. im stuck at the google screen.
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I think I had the same problem. first you need to check if your pc has the correct driver to accept the nexus s in bootloader mode. when that is done and you have colckword mod , you can but a custom rom on the sd card and flash that, then you'll be able to use your phone again.

[GUIDE] Upgrading your Verizon r800x to CM9

Recently I posted about Sony/Verizon finally allowing meid unlock of the r800x.
I thought I'd come back and write up a little guide to help those of you that are wanting to upgrade your Verizon r800x device to a fresh install of CM9.
Things You'll Need
Unlocked Bootloader
Xperia Fastboot Drivers
Android SDK
Cyanogenmod 9 (I used the 2012-11-25 nightly)
Flash Tool (Links are under installation)
Verizon's 2.3.4 TFT
Gapps for CM9
Keiran & Atarii's CDMA Fix (There are some touchpad fixes out there too but I'm not covering those as I chose not to use them)
Recovery Play
Setup Stage
Download everything listed above.
Install Flash Tool and copy Verizon's 2.3.4 TFT into Flash Tool's firmware folder
You'll want to get Android SDK installed.
In the SDK manager, you want to be sure to have platform tools and Google USB driver checked and installed.
Unlock your bootloader following the steps on Sonys Unlock Bootloader webpage. Congrats your bootloader is now unlocked.
Start your phone and connect your usb connect your SD card to the PC.
Make a folder to store your rom setup files and copy the Cyanogenmod 9 Zip, Gapps, and Keiran & Atariis CDMA Fix Zip to that folder. Unmount USB Storage.
Back up your app data using Titanium Backup or some other tool to your SD card.
Navigate to the install path of your Android SDK and locate the platform-tools folder.
Open up the CM9 Zip file and extract boot.img to the platform-tools folder.
Also copy the recoveryPLAY.img to the platform-tools folder.
Run the command prompt and navigate to your platform-tools folder. Keep the command prompt open throughout this whole guide.
Code:
cd c:\program files\android\android-sdk\platform-tools
for example
Disconnect your USB cord from the phone and shut the phone off. Hold the search button and plug the USB cord back in.
You should see a blue light. If windows can't find the drivers for your fastboot, point it to the platform-tools folder.
Run the following code and when that is complete run the 2nd command:
Code:
fastboot boot recoveryPLAY.img
fastboot reboot
Unplug your usb and press the back/return button on your phone until you see ClockworkMod show.
Navigate to backup/restore and choose to backup your phone (home is up, list is down, search is enter). We are doing this incase something goes wrong with with your Cyanogen install, in which case you will simply restore your phone.
Poweroff the phone.
Start Flash Tool, press the lightning icon and select flash mode. Select Verizon's 2.3.4 TFT and click next.
Hold the back button on your phone, insert the USB cord, and press the power button to start flash mode when flash tool asks you to.
Boot your phone and activate your service using verizons *228 program. After the phone reboots, turn it off.
Back at your command prompt, run the following codes and then immediately unplug the USB cord.
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot reboot
Your phone should start and you should see a FXP boot screen, start pressing the volume down button to enter into recovery.
Navigate through clockworkmod using your vol up/down keys and choose the install zip from SD option (home is enter).
Select choose zip from SD card and navigate to your CM9 zip you copied to your SD card earlier. Select yes.
After install completes, repeat the step above but this time choose your Gapps Zip file.
Lastly repeat the step again and this time choose Keiran & Atariis CDMA Fix Zip.
Reboot your phone and hopefully if everything went well, your phone will start up into the OS after a minute or two.
Go through the setup that pops up (you shouldnt need to activate your service, you did that previously in the fresh 2.3.4 install).
Lastly open up voice dialer and say Open APN and it should come up with an option to Open APNs. Select it.
That should bring you to a screen and there should be an option for Verizon Wireless, select that and return to your home screen. You're done.
If for whatever reason you encounter problems. Boot into recovery and restore your 2.3.4 backup.
I am not responsible for any botched upgrade attempts. You assume the risk when you unlock your bootloader and all modding attempts made on it.
This guide was writen as a suggested route one can take for upgrading your phone and any problems encountered along the way were not my doing.
Search the Xperia Play Forums if you encounter any weird problems.

This is a great guide! Good luck CDMA users! First
Sent from my Xperia Play using xda app-developers app

You'll need a kernel too. Get LuPuS CM9 Kernel, and get rid of the recovery thing. LuPuS comes with it built in.

DubleJayJ said:
You'll need a kernel too. Get LuPuS CM9 Kernel, and get rid of the recovery thing. LuPuS comes with it built in.
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I used the one that game with the cm9 download. But people are free to try whatever they want.

DubleJayJ said:
You'll need a kernel too. Get LuPuS CM9 Kernel, and get rid of the recovery thing. LuPuS comes with it built in.
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how do i get rid of recovery and is this safe? also whats the point?

frozty95 said:
how do i get rid of recovery and is this safe? also whats the point?
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What I meant was, skip the recovery part, and don't flash the kernel that comes with CM9. Get LuPuS CM9 kernel. Has it's own built in CWM (6.0) and it's great. Tons of useful features.

Thanks For The Guide it helped alot!

Help. Bootlooping?
Thanks for writing this guide. I"ve read that the initial boot in to CM9 takes forever, but how do I decide if I've waited too long and I'm bootlooping? Also, all of the procedures I've read talk about fixing a boot loop by returning to the stock firmware. I want CM9 and don't want to return to stock.
dt674 said:
Recently I posted about Sony/Verizon finally allowing meid unlock of the r800x.
I thought I'd come back and write up a little guide to help those of you that are wanting to upgrade your Verizon r800x device to a fresh install of CM9.
Things You'll Need
Unlocked Bootloader
Xperia Fastboot Drivers
Android SDK
Cyanogenmod 9 (I used the 2012-11-25 nightly)
Flash Tool (Links are under installation)
Verizon's 2.3.4 TFT
Gapps for CM9
Keiran & Atarii's CDMA Fix (There are some touchpad fixes out there too but I'm not covering those as I chose not to use them)
Recovery Play
Setup Stage
Download everything listed above.
Install Flash Tool and copy Verizon's 2.3.4 TFT into Flash Tool's firmware folder
You'll want to get Android SDK installed.
In the SDK manager, you want to be sure to have platform tools and Google USB driver checked and installed.
Unlock your bootloader following the steps on Sonys Unlock Bootloader webpage. Congrats your bootloader is now unlocked.
Start your phone and connect your usb connect your SD card to the PC.
Make a folder to store your rom setup files and copy the Cyanogenmod 9 Zip, Gapps, and Keiran & Atariis CDMA Fix Zip to that folder. Unmount USB Storage.
Back up your app data using Titanium Backup or some other tool to your SD card.
Navigate to the install path of your Android SDK and locate the platform-tools folder.
Open up the CM9 Zip file and extract boot.img to the platform-tools folder.
Also copy the recoveryPLAY.img to the platform-tools folder.
Run the command prompt and navigate to your platform-tools folder. Keep the command prompt open throughout this whole guide.
Code:
cd c:\program files\android\android-sdk\platform-tools
for example
Disconnect your USB cord from the phone and shut the phone off. Hold the search button and plug the USB cord back in.
You should see a blue light. If windows can't find the drivers for your fastboot, point it to the platform-tools folder.
Run the following code and when that is complete run the 2nd command:
Code:
fastboot boot recoveryPLAY.img
fastboot reboot
Unplug your usb and press the back/return button on your phone until you see ClockworkMod show.
Navigate to backup/restore and choose to backup your phone (home is up, list is down, search is enter). We are doing this incase something goes wrong with with your Cyanogen install, in which case you will simply restore your phone.
Poweroff the phone.
Start Flash Tool, press the lightning icon and select flash mode. Select Verizon's 2.3.4 TFT and click next.
Hold the back button on your phone, insert the USB cord, and press the power button to start flash mode when flash tool asks you to.
Boot your phone and activate your service using verizons *228 program. After the phone reboots, turn it off.
Back at your command prompt, run the following codes and then immediately unplug the USB cord.
Code:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot reboot
Your phone should start and you should see a FXP boot screen, start pressing the volume down button to enter into recovery.
Navigate through clockworkmod using your vol up/down keys and choose the install zip from SD option (home is enter).
Select choose zip from SD card and navigate to your CM9 zip you copied to your SD card earlier. Select yes.
After install completes, repeat the step above but this time choose your Gapps Zip file.
Lastly repeat the step again and this time choose Keiran & Atariis CDMA Fix Zip.
Reboot your phone and hopefully if everything went well, your phone will start up into the OS after a minute or two.
Go through the setup that pops up (you shouldnt need to activate your service, you did that previously in the fresh 2.3.4 install).
Lastly open up voice dialer and say Open APN and it should come up with an option to Open APNs. Select it.
That should bring you to a screen and there should be an option for Verizon Wireless, select that and return to your home screen. You're done.
If for whatever reason you encounter problems. Boot into recovery and restore your 2.3.4 backup.
I am not responsible for any botched upgrade attempts. You assume the risk when you unlock your bootloader and all modding attempts made on it.
This guide was writen as a suggested route one can take for upgrading your phone and any problems encountered along the way were not my doing.
Search the Xperia Play Forums if you encounter any weird problems.
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swing4thefence said:
Thanks for writing this guide. I"ve read that the initial boot in to CM9 takes forever, but how do I decide if I've waited too long and I'm bootlooping? Also, all of the procedures I've read talk about fixing a boot loop by returning to the stock firmware. I want CM9 and don't want to return to stock.
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I fixed it: I booted in to Recovery mode by holding the volume down button and then I used it to wipe user data. Then rebooted and booted in to CM9 in less than 2 minutes.

Is there any way to do this with out activating your phone? I have a Galaxy Nexus and don't wan to deactivate it just to flash a rom.

LAcube said:
Is there any way to do this with out activating your phone? I have a Galaxy Nexus and don't wan to deactivate it just to flash a rom.
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Um i'd assume so. But this is for the xperia play, not galaxy nexus. Try checking Galaxy Nexus Forums

swing4thefence said:
Thanks for writing this guide. I"ve read that the initial boot in to CM9 takes forever, but how do I decide if I've waited too long and I'm bootlooping? Also, all of the procedures I've read talk about fixing a boot loop by returning to the stock firmware. I want CM9 and don't want to return to stock.
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I fixed it: I booted in to Recovery mode by holding the volume down button and then I used it to wipe user data. Then rebooted and booted in to CM9 in less than 2 minutes.
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Yeah i actually had this happen to me a few times on other roms. It usually boils down to wiping cache/dalvik after the install, and sometimes user data.

No worries, found what I needed.

Nice guide, but going from GB to ICS on XP is more of a downgrade...
Sent from my R800x using xda app-developers app

so the Verizon's 2.3.4 TFT both links wont work what can i do ?

dt674 said:
Um i'd assume so. But this is for the xperia play, not galaxy nexus. Try checking Galaxy Nexus Forums
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Sorry, I didn't explain my self right. Since the phone I'm currently using right now is Galaxy Nexus and is activated and my Xperia Play is not in service, is there another way to flash CM9 without having to activate your Xperia Play? (Step 21)

When i do the fastboot flash boot boot.img it says everything did well but my phone wont boot. I dont know what im doing wrong...

The Verizon's 2.3.4 TFT file seems to be down.

the links for verizons android 2.3.4 no longer contain the file. can anybody point me to the right direction where i can obtain the file.

Problem with step 19
Hi guys
flashtool is not recognizing the Verizon's 2.3.4 TFT file. i copied and pasted the file in the firmware of the flash tool but its not showing up in the firmware section. I notices that the file extenetion is .ftf inseted of .tft i changed the extention to .tft but it still didnt show up.

I don't know what tft is (it's FTF) but I have the 2.3.3 (.88) and the 2.3.4 (.57) both on my dropbox account. Just click my link and foloow it to the correct folder and file. Enjoy.

[CWM] for Micromax A35

Here is it,guys! Clockwork Mod for Micromax A35.Only 1 Bug was found.Soon it will be rectified.
Device ; Micromax A35
Processor : Spectrum ***
Download Link for CWM recvery : Download it from here
Instuctions to Flash :
* Install the required packages like adb.
*Download Quickboot.apk and install it in your phone.
*Now Enable USB debugging in your phone by going to Settings->Development->USB Debugging (Skip this step if it is already enabled)
* Open Quickboot & click on Bootloader option.
*After sometime your phone will get stuck at the logo.
*Connect your phone to PC using USB cable.
*Now open the adb folder & inside that folder press & hold the Shift key + right click on blank space & choose Open Command Window Here.
*Now download the given img file,rename it to "recovery.img" and put it into the adb folder
*Now a black cmd window will open, there type fastboot devices
*This should display your device name in fastboot mode, if nothing is shown, then you have to check previous steps again.
*Now Type fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
*Within a sec the process will get over & it will install the CWM.
So Enjoy, you have successfully Install CWM Recovery.img on Micromax A35
Now you can check whether your CWM is working or not:-
Remove battery of your phone and reinsert.
Press Power and Volume Up key to boot into recovery mode.
If it get booted into recovery mode then it mean you have successfuly installed it, if not then try the process again.
Credits : Prashanth Sadasivan
If you have liked my work,dont forget to press the thanks button.

Prashanth Sadasivan said:
Here is it,guys! Clockwork Mod for Micromax A35.Only 1 Bug was found.Soon it will be rectified.
Device ; Micromax A35
Processor : Spectrum ***
Download Link for CWM recvery : Download it from here
Instuctions to Flash :
* Install the required packages like adb.
*Download Quickboot.apk and install it in your phone.
*Now Enable USB debugging in your phone by going to Settings->Development->USB Debugging (Skip this step if it is already enabled)
* Open Quickboot & click on Bootloader option.
*After sometime your phone will get stuck at the logo.
*Connect your phone to PC using USB cable.
*Now open the adb folder & inside that folder press & hold the Shift key + right click on blank space & choose Open Command Window Here.
*Now download the given img file,rename it to "recovery.img" and put it into the adb folder
*Now a black cmd window will open, there type fastboot devices
*This should display your device name in fastboot mode, if nothing is shown, then you have to check previous steps again.
*Now Type fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
*Within a sec the process will get over & it will install the CWM.
So Enjoy, you have successfully Install CWM Recovery.img on Micromax A35
Now you can check whether your CWM is working or not:-
Remove battery of your phone and reinsert.
Press Power and Volume Up key to boot into recovery mode.
If it get booted into recovery mode then it mean you have successfuly installed it, if not then try the process again.
Credits : Prashanth Sadasivan
If you have liked my work,dont forget to press the thanks button.
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not working at all for me.. rooted my phone but not able to install your cwm on my phone through fastboot... Fastboot shows installation for the recovery done but when I press volume+ and power button, it goes into some blue screen where you can not do anything.... please help

Try it with quickboot
Sent from my XR650 rom by using xda premium

Seems good ! Can you tell mee the version of this recovery ??
Sent from my HTC Vision using XDA Free mobile app

Root Xperia Z1 C6903 14.5.A.0.270 Android 5.0.2 Unlocked bootloader

Update : 03.08.2015 Update with Full Erase it will bring back your best bettery performance.
in the recovery Format the internal SD Storage and update .270. All the steps still same, Before install flashable.zip format your internal SD.... Thats it
Who are in .242 frimware just download the new .270 frimware follow the same steps.... as .242
in this time no need to flash the boot img.....
1.Download Firmware....
2.create FTF File and make Flashable .Zip
3 Copy to External SD ....
4. Before Do anything make a proper backup...in this time you have to format your inernal sd....
5. you have rooted .242 frimware Download Here install Z1 Dual Recovery installer.zip... extract the zip file run the .bat file it will install the recovery
6 boot in recovery... Format the internal SD ....then install the flashable.zip and clear the caches.. Enjoy....
Update : 22.06.2015 dont update .270 Or .283(t-mobile) Firmware its drain's battery quick its only 15 to 16 hours on normal usage....
I am new to XDA its my first Post.....
sorry if any mistake....in my writing...
Root Xperia Z1 C6903 user may Check this method in other Z1 Variant.. not operator customized variant...
this is the simple way to root Z1 in 5.0.2 new stock FTF..
Reqr:-
Xperia Z1 C6903 unlocked bootloader..with android 5.0.2 (.242) & 60%of charge
Xperia flash tool..... Click here with xperia Z1 driver
To Download Xperia Device's Firmware File .FTF Click Here XperiFirm you need to copy .exe to Xperia Flashtool Folder and run from that folder..
PRF Creator.....Click here
SuperSu Binary...Click here
Recovery image....Download here
Dual recovery Flash able Zip file..Downlaod here
Procedure.. Before proceed prepare all reqired file its only take 5 mins.....
Now run PRFC and add all three required files(.ftf,SuperSu,Recovery) in it.
Then click on Create.
Once the Flashable ROM is created, it will show finished. now the flashable.zip file created in the same PRF Creator folder..
Do not touch any other option while creating the pre-rooted firmware.
Now copy the flashable.Zip firmware to the phone’s internal storage
Step 1: Connect the phone with usb Debugging. mode
Step 2: Open the flashtool thunder icon select Fastboot mode...
Step 3:Select option reboot in fastboot mode via adb...(or simply connect phone in fastboot using press volume (+) while connect the usb
Step 4:Again click reboot in fastboot via fastboot
Step 5:Now click select kernel to flash.. now browse (.img extension) and select boot_2.img file download..
Step 6:Now disconnect the phone from pc. boot into recovery using power on the phone its show sony logo the press volume (-)
Step 7:now you are CWM Recovery... install .zip from sd storage ...select the flashable.zip and install it...once finished ..power off the phone using recovery advance option...
Step 8:Now open flashtool in pc select thunder icon select flashmode select .242 firmware in Wipe Option tick APPSLOG, CACHE & untick DATA. in Exclude tick SYSTEM
Step 9: Now Click Flash....Connect the phone Dialog Window Will Appear now connect the phone USB together press volume (-)
release the button when dialog window disappear
now the your pc detect your phone in flashmode and flash the firmware..... only 2 mins completed..
Step 10:Now disconnect from pc. power on the phone ....that's it...now your phone rooted......Enjoy :good:
if any Question's ask me...

Nice share
Sent from my C6903 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

I cant find the ftf file
please fix
I cant find the FTF file
how can I get that file

bwararsalan said:
please fix
I cant find the FTF file
how can I get that file
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Download your prefer firmware with XperiaFirm, then create TFT with FlashTool.

anburaj said:
I am new to XDA its my first Post.....
sorry if any mistake....in my writing...
Root Xperia Z1 C6903 user may Check this method in other Z1 Variant.. not operator customized variant...
this is the simple way to root Z1 in 5.0.2 new stock FTF..
Reqr:-
Xperia Z1 C6903 unlocked bootloader..with android 5.0.2 (.242) & 60%of charge
Xperia flash tool..... Click here with xperia Z1 driver
PRF Creator.....Click here
SuperSu Binary...Click here
Recovery image....Download here
Dual recovery Flash able Zip file..Downlaod here
Procedure.. Before proceed prepare all reqired file its only take 5 mins.....
Now run PRFC and add all three required files(.ftf,SuperSu,Recovery) in it.
Then click on Create.
Once the Flashable ROM is created, it will show finished. now the flashable.zip file created in the same PRF Creator folder..
Do not touch any other option while creating the pre-rooted firmware.
Now copy the flashable.Zip firmware to the phone’s internal storage
Step 1: Connect the phone with usb Debugging. mode
Step 2: Open the flashtool thunder icon select Fastboot mode...
Step 3:Select option reboot in fastboot mode via adb...(or simply connect phone in fastboot using press volume (+) while connect the usb
Step 4:Again click reboot in fastboot via fastboot
Step 5:Now click select kernel to flash.. now browse (.img extension) and select boot_2.img file download..
Step 6:Now disconnect the phone from pc. boot into recovery using power on the phone its show sony logo the press volume (-)
Step 7:now you are CWM Recovery... install .zip from sd storage ...select the flashable.zip and install it...once finished ..power off the phone using recovery advance option...
Step 8:Now open flashtool in pc select thunder icon select flashmode select .242 firmware in Wipe Option tick APPSLOG, CACHE & untick DATA. in Exclude tick SYSTEM
Step 9: Now Click Flash....Connect the phone Dialog Window Will Appear now connect the phone USB together press volume (-)
release the button when dialog window disappear
now the your pc detect your phone in flashmode and flash the firmware..... only 2 mins completed..
Step 10:Now disconnect from pc. power on the phone ....that's it...now your phone rooted......Enjoy :good:
if any Question's ask me...
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im a novice can you please help me
Ive followed up to "Dual recovery Flash able Zip file..Downlaod here"
but i m not sure what to click on once ive opened the link?. I have a z1 c6903 running lollipop 5.0.2 build number 14.5.A.0.242
thanks

seriously the smartest & easiest way to root C6903 14.5.A.0.242 !!!
no downgrade bull***t & useless time-consuming process
many thanks !!

Rooted with this method.. and it's the bomb yo!

Спасибо! Все отлично! Работает!

okay so ive just finished the root and used a app to make sure it is rooted, it is. but i cant access the recovery when i hold the - volume button and plug in the phone the led flashes red then green then goes off. do i have to add my own recovery?
thanks

nikster19 said:
okay so ive just finished the root and used a app to make sure it is rooted, it is. but i cant access the recovery when i hold the - volume button and plug in the phone the led flashes red then green then goes off. do i have to add my own recovery?
thanks
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AFTER REFLASH(FINAL) WITH FLASHTOOL ITS EARSE THE RECOVERY PARTITION THAT'S THE PROBLEM I AM WORKING ON THAT TOO WAIT..

Problem is I made it work the first few times around. There was recovery and all was good for the first 3 times ( I had to redo the whole process due to the Rock1zk rom I tried to install kept kicking me into bootloop or boot animation hang) and now I can't get it to work anymore. It keeps having the red LED light and no recovery.
There must be something I did right the first few times or something i did wrong after....

mojo1ne said:
Problem is I made it work the first few times around. There was recovery and all was good for the first 3 times ( I had to redo the whole process due to the Rock1zk rom I tried to install kept kicking me into bootloop or boot animation hang) and now I can't get it to work anymore. It keeps having the red LED light and no recovery.
There must be something I did right the first few times or something i did wrong after....
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R U Tried to install aosp based rom..
power off using powerbutton + volume( +) for few mins
now try to flash via flash tool with Stock Firmware...in flashmode ..

nikster19 said:
okay so ive just finished the root and used a app to make sure it is rooted, it is. but i cant access the recovery when i hold the - volume button and plug in the phone the led flashes red then green then goes off. do i have to add my own recovery?
thanks
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now i got it :good::victory:
i assume you have root access..and you cann't get in to the recovery...
try to install the recovery in adb ...
Download here "https://mega.co.nz/#!6QtTRCwT!flLlwuSo1hK3_jskHEPqO-Q6jVUXrWF5xoxEyuHN3cI"
run the install.bat....
its hard to get permission on android 5.0
if you got it then you are sucessfully installed the recovery...
if not ...install ROM MANAGER "https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.koushikdutta.rommanager&hl=en"
under Utilities MENU
Select fix app permission (similar) it will grant root access to all your application...
the restart the Phone ...
now install in normal ADB Mode...
then start install.bat..:good:
:good:
Try you will get It....:good:

Ive tried to check if my device is rooted and I get different answers from different apps??? :/
edit i re did the whole root and i now have root access
Sent from my C6903 using XDA Free mobile app

nikster19 said:
Ive tried to check if my device is rooted and I get different answers from different apps??? :/
edit i re did the whole root and i now have root access
Sent from my C6903 using XDA Free mobile app
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if you have root access....check your recovery ...if installed ok...
if not use the above method to install recoveries....

Thanks for the help ive figured it out now

can we use this method also on C6902 ?

When I am creating the ftf file in prfcreator ,do I check the include options or do I leave them unchecked?

Astra1 said:
When I am creating the ftf file in prfcreator ,do I check the include options or do I leave them unchecked?
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PRF Creator does not create TFT but flashable zip file. You should get all options selected. Read more here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=55082595&postcount=2

Astra1 said:
When I am creating the ftf file in prfcreator ,do I check the include options or do I leave them unchecked?
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In PRF Creator Don't Touch any tick(option) Simply select your zip(three .Zip files) and then select create...

boot loop

hi ive tried to get a rom back on my moto e4 with no luck and now ive down something and it just stays on boot loop .i have moto e4 xt1761 and im stuck bad .just want to get it back up and running

madman141272 said:
hi ive tried to get a rom back on my moto e4 with no luck and now ive down something and it just stays on boot loop .i have moto e4 xt1761 and im stuck bad .just want to get it back up and running
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Take out the battery . Put the battery back in . Hold the power button & volume up button until you see your bootloader screen . Plug the phone into computer .download adb_fastboot from xda minimal install . Extract and install on C drive or desktop of computer . Inside folder right click and open a cmd window as administrator ..type
fastboot oem unlock
Volume up to select yes
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
( Make sure you download one recovery img from my posts AND PUT IT INSIDE adb_fastboot tools folder )
fastboot reboot bootloader ( if it doesn't work do it manually)
Hold power & volume up key to enter bootloader screen
SCROLL WITH VOLUME KEY UNTIL YOU SEE OPTION WITH RECOVERY
SELECT WITH POWER button
when inside twrp flash rom , flash gapps , flash magisk ... or just flash magisk & noverity.zip from my posts .... * Obviously put all of these files on external sd
Or just use all-in-one-tool from my posts ...but most importantly
READ & STAY CALM AND THINK AND DON'T FORMAT good partitions bro :silly:
Most likely you can READ how to use power and volume up key to enter bootloader to enter recovery to flash noverity.zip ( that guide told you to put on external sd with magisk ) if you managed to flash recovery correctly ..before looping
Take out battery if you are back in loop . Put back try again ..even in a loop you can get to bootloader with holding power and volume up UNLESS you flashed a bad boot.img
THEN just take out battery and follow my threads that explain how to use SP flashrool to restore stock rom ..
Just install flashtool ..unzip stock rom..open flashtool ..click select scatter loading ..use navigation window popup to select scatter.txt in stock rom folder ..take battery out connect phone with usb..click download only button in sptool ..put battery in .. DON'T TOUCH ..WAIT FOR GREEN tick ..peace bro

i cant access bootloader with power button and volume down nothing happens wether its gone or i cant do it

madman141272 said:
i cant access bootloader with power button and volume down nothing happens wether its gone or i cant do it
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Take out battery
Download & Install Motorola drivers
Download & Install latest SPflashtools
Download stock rom for flashtool
*You can find it in my posts*
PUT EVERYTHING ON DESKTOP
Connect your phone to computer without battery
Run flashtool as administrator
Unzip stock rom
In flashtool click select scatter
A navigation window will appear
Navigate to scatter.txt in unzipped stock rom folder
Click download only button in flashtool
Now put battery back
DON'T TOUCH IT
in bottom of flashtool different coloured progress bars will run
DON'T TOUCH
when a pop-up window with a tick appears
Unplug phone
Start phone with power button
YOU ARE BACK ON STOCK & NOT BRICKED
:fingers-crossed:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-e4/development/moto-e4-woods-xt1762-build-nma26-42-75-t3688609
You will find all files you need in my thread in link

i dont get option in rsdlite to choose scatter.txt which is in my stock rom

madman141272 said:
i dont get option in rsdlite to choose scatter.txt which is in my stock rom
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Rsdlite and flashtool are two different things . Please be more proactive if you really want to fix your phone. Did I say rsdlite at any point ?
---------- Post added at 04:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:23 PM ----------
Here you go bro ... Please don't be so lazy bro ..
https://romprovider.com/2017/03/download-sp-flash-tools-all-version.html/
http://download1448.mediafire.com/3andp9nvcilg/45wpn5dcyz9wbmj/MOTOROLA_E_NMA26.42-75_ROW.7z

Download vcom driver first & install it && download flashtool && follow my instructions

Here you can see correct button in flashtool

boot
hi i get this when i do it
brom error s_security_secure_usb_dl_image_sign_header_not_found (6045) msp error code:0x00

madman141272 said:
hi i get this when i do it
brom error s_security_secure_usb_dl_image_sign_header_not_found (6045) msp error code:0x00
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Don't select "cache" in the tick box window area then flash
If not work try "firmware upgrade" option
*If not make VIDEO so I can see what mistakes you are making* did you make sure you have correct files*

i cant make video as phone dont work but i put usb cable in click download then put battery in quick and bar goes red the purple then gett error when i remove cache

madman141272 said:
i cant make video as phone dont work but i put usb cable in click download then put battery in quick and bar goes red the purple then gett error when i remove cache
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Ok unselect all the checkboxes . Then select only preloader and see if it flashes successful ly ..if it does tell me then I will tell you what to do next .

yes that worked what now

madman141272 said:
yes that worked what now
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Don't remove your phone . Don't switch on . Start flashing ALL the files ONE BY ONE . USE DOWNLOAD ONLY SELECTION . When you see which file fails tell me which file is failing . You don't need to flash cache or userdata .
---------- Post added at 07:29 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:24 PM ----------
Also note . MAKE SURE YOU ARE USING *LATEST* version of flashtool . Download a different version of flashtool too. Sometimes it gives 6045 error.
S_SECURITY_SECURE_USB_DL_IMAGE_SIGN_HEADER_NOT_FOUND (6045) , MSP ERROE CODE : 0x00
Meaning: The image files you are trying to flash doesn't contain the -sign header.
Solution:
Use SP Flash Tool V5.1532.00

what image should i use then

madman141272 said:
what image should i use then
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I already answered that question. You don't even read my replies properly. The only thing left to do is for you to make an effort and read carefully and think , follow instructions and be a bit more autonomous. Peace bro . . I'm done.