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[TUTORIAL]How to repair your Arc

I opened this thread collecting all the necessary information found on XDA
to make the search for the best tools to use, without having to search many threads, post etc.etc.,
I myself had many problems with my Arc after trying the root of my device ..... I'm crazy for two days to read and find solutions ..I'm newbie on Android
of course I also thank the help of many people who sent me this ...
all you will find in this thread, it is not my material, but as mentioned, are guides found on xda
That said, if you have problems of stuck your Arc after making changes as root etc.etc. here's what you should do:
(Original guide for use Flashtool)
1. Download FlashTool Beta Version 0.2.9.1 here: Original Thread
2. Download ROM for your Arc(File .TFT):make sure you have the correct ROM for your model
3. Open the folder you extracted FlashTool to and place the ROM in the "firmware" folder.
4. Open "X10FlashTool.exe" and click the FLASH button.
5. The Arc firmware you put in the "firmware" folder should show up and be selected. Click OK.
6. Now just follow the on screen instructions and it will do the rest for you.
That's all
N.B:
List ROM .TFT:
LT15i_3.0.A.2.181_Global_Customized.tft
LT15i_3.0.A.2.184_Generic_UK.ftf
for other ROM, we will try to update the thread
I hope this thread will be useful ...
If the moderators feel are unnecessary, they can delete it without problems

Any chance of anyone posting standard software here so we have something to back to if needed? I'm still looking for the standard UK Orange branded software.
Cheers
Dazza

Guys. For those of you that reported a bricked device. have a look in this Play thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056094
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA Premium App

NielDK said:
Guys. For those of you that reported a bricked device. have a look in this Play thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1056094
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA Premium App
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what are the differences from the one written in first post of this thread??

alesscam said:
what are the differences from the one written in first post of this thread??
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some people got phones not booting, bricked, after Ota updates. That thread describes how these Play models have been flashed with flashtool, renaming simlock.ta to presets.ta in the ftf file.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA Premium App

NielDK said:
some people got phones not booting, bricked, after Ota updates. That thread describes how these Play models have been flashed with flashtool, renaming simlock.ta to presets.ta in the ftf file.
Sent from my Nexus S using XDA Premium App
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ok!!
this for people that have Arc simlock??'it's right??

erm....flashtool did not detect rom in the firmware folder

may be because you didn't extract it. file must be .ftf .....not zip or other!

confirm..... be sure to added file .tft in folder firmware and not file .zip or other

herasymcuk said:
may be because you didn't extract it. file must be .ftf .....not zip or other!
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ok it detect now but i got this error
28/009/2011 21:09:26 - INFO - Searching Xperia....
28/009/2011 21:09:26 - ERROR - Please plug you device in flash mode
28/009/2011 21:09:27 - INFO - Searching Xperia....
28/009/2011 21:09:27 - ERROR - Please plug you device in flash mode
I follow the instruction press and hold the back button
is this because of my phone did not have bootlaoder unlock?

lighterlp said:
ok it detect now but i got this error
28/009/2011 21:09:26 - INFO - Searching Xperia....
28/009/2011 21:09:26 - ERROR - Please plug you device in flash mode
28/009/2011 21:09:27 - INFO - Searching Xperia....
28/009/2011 21:09:27 - ERROR - Please plug you device in flash mode
I follow the instruction press and hold the back button
is this because of my phone did not have bootlaoder unlock?
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You might not have use the flash mode of the arc, turn off your phone then unplug from usb, then hold the back button then plug the usb device.

animboo said:
You might not have use the flash mode of the arc, turn off your phone then unplug from usb, then hold the back button then plug the usb device.
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So this will work even on devices with a locked bootloader?

animboo said:
You might not have use the flash mode of the arc, turn off your phone then unplug from usb, then hold the back button then plug the usb device.
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ok thank you very much

Updating to 2.3.4 firmware - if you don't want to root

HI
This is Just for People who want to flash 2.3.4 firmware or any other firmware but don't want to root their phones like me.
Again All Posts are within XDA and Due Thanks to the OP's and DEVS
I'll Try to be as informative and clear as possible ( Its more for the newbies )
First off all it has been stated this 2.3.4 is leaked and not official
So lets Begin
1. Install latest Kies of samsung > connect your phone and make sure all drivers are Installed and your phones is recognised in Kies > Backup if you wanna
2. Close Kies ( make sure its not running in the system tray) > Install ODIN
Get Odin v1.85 from here: http://www.multiupload.com/1RTGSE061G
Just extract Odin folder and keep the odin3.ini file in it.
How to USE ODIN in SECOND POST
3. Download your 2.3.4 Firmware ( or any other firmware you wish to flash)
a) Download Link Stock XXKG1 : http://www.multiupload.com/2EMBQMYF4V (via ficeto) or If you can find other links
and Extract It > you should have four files:
b) CODE_I9100XXKG1_CL349526_REV02_user_low_ship (goes into PDA section)
GT-I9100-CSC-MULTI-OXAKG1 (Goes into CSC section)
MODEM_I9100XXKG1_REV_02_CL1034110 (Goes into Phone section)
u1_02_20110310_emmc_EXT4.pit (not required)
4. Open ODIN and put the files in the respective TABS > Do not change (tick or untick any other boxes) read the second post by intratech
5. Put phone in Download Mode
a) DOWNLOAD MODE - Volume Down + Home Button + Power Button
b) Volume Up to get into Download Mode
c) Connect phone and wait till First Box in ODIN turns Green
d) Click Start and wait till phone flashes and Reboots automatically ( can take up to 15 mins)
e) Once phone reboots you are Done you can close ODIN
ORIGINAL POSTS, OFFICIAL FIRMWARES and CARRIER FIRMWARES HERE
Thanks to - INTRATECH,TANMAY,FICETO and the DEVS CONCERNED
PS : If I have missed out anything let me Know and I will update

INTRATECHS GUIDE TO FLASHING WITH ODIN - Scroll Down to see the screen shots in HIS POST
Flashing Firmware with Odin
1. Just download the firmware version you want from above and extract the .tar file in the archive and save it somewhere
2. Reboot your phone to download mode.
To get download mode shut down the device. After it shuts off completely simultaneously press the Down volume key+ Home button + press the power button .
You should see a warning asking you to press volume up if you want to continue or volume down to cancel, press volume up. You are now in download mode!
3. Start Odin
4. Click on the PDA button and browse to the .tar file that you extracted in step 1
If the package has more than one .tar archive then they will be labelled with PDA, Phone/Modem and CSC. Just put them in the corresponding section of Odin
5. DO NOT PUT .PIT FILE AND DO NOT, I REPEAT, DO NOT TICK REPARTITION.
Anyone ask about .pit file is a moron
Should look like this screenshot
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/5705/odinm.jpg
If the package has 3 files it should look like this:
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/8290/odinxm.jpg
Regardless of firmware version it's still the same methodology
6. Connect the USB cable and wait for the ID:COM section to turn yellow
7. Click start to flash
8. Do not disconnect the cable or turn off the device, it will reboot when it finishes.
It will not wipe your phone if you flash as recommended

Will I loose all my data and programs?

let me be the first to thank you
i am coming from iphone4 so all these terms and apps are new to me, and while i can use the search function a lot of times it takes several pages of read-thru to piece together what you have put in 1 concise post
btw i love the SG2 and android platform, steve jobs can toss my salad

If you flash any 2.3.3 you don't seem to loose any data... but yeah updating to 2.3.4 you do loose data and programs.
I didn't have many programs, but market restored most of them from me, and good to backup first.
Also kies gives me that I can't update firmware maybe cause its the latest one and it don't recognise the firmware.
Please be aware this is a leaked version, so if you want you could wait for the official one, I so far had no problems whatsoever

Just one noob question, SII being my first android phone, i assume that in order not to lose warranty you still have to use USB jig to reset rom counter if something bad happens, right ?

Sp1tfire said:
Just one noob question, SII being my first android phone, i assume that in order not to lose warranty you still have to use USB jig to reset rom counter if something bad happens, right ?
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Sorry I have no clue about that But I guess you could always flash the carrier branded firmware from INTRATECH's posts.. links in my first post as well.
I guess it only applies if you root your phone (I could be wrong).
Here is a link if its any good to you
[HOWTO] reset custom binary counter in download mode

obionenairobi said:
Will I loose all my data and programs?
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With low packages you will so yes.
Good work tfn.

Intratech said:
With low packages you will so yes.
Good work tfn.
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All thanks to you Mate , It mostly all leeched off your posts

Sp1tfire said:
Just one noob question, SII being my first android phone, i assume that in order not to lose warranty you still have to use USB jig to reset rom counter if something bad happens, right ?
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If you are using stock kernel there is no counting in custom binary,so no problem with your warranty.You can check your counter if you go to download mode.By the way usb jig is always usefull.
Regards
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

afilopou said:
If you are using stock kernel there is no counting in custom binary,so no problem with your warranty.You can check your counter if you go to download mode.By the way usb jig is always usefull.
Regards
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk
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Thanks for the info

Is it possible to use another CSC from older stock releases together with this? ie, flashing this, and then after that flashing the multi CSC "MultiCSC OXXKF1" for instance? The reason im asking is that ppl have reported this rom to not include the nordic keyboard's for swype etc, and thats sort of a gamebreaker for me.

rulleeeee said:
Is it possible to use another CSC from older stock releases together with this? ie, flashing this, and then after that flashing the multi CSC "MultiCSC OXXKF1" for instance? The reason im asking is that ppl have reported this rom to not include the nordic keyboard's for swype etc, and thats sort of a gamebreaker for me.
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I dont see any reason why not.
Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk

tried it, and it worked to install that CSC, but i thought the keyboard layouts were included in that but i was misstaken, guess ill go back to the KF3 nordic release, meh

password request
after i install it asks me to confirm password.i dont know anyone help me please

xboxfan said:
after i install it asks me to confirm password.i dont know anyone help me please
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I believe it must be your samsung account password.. or unless you had a security lock password.. Try one of those

xboxfan said:
after i install it asks me to confirm password.i dont know anyone help me please
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Whatever the pin unlock code that you use to unlock the device in the password that you need.

tfn said:
If you flash any 2.3.3 you don't seem to loose any data... but yeah updating to 2.3.4 you do loose data and programs.
I didn't have many programs, but market restored most of them from me, and good to backup first.
Also kies gives me that I can't update firmware maybe cause its the latest one and it don't recognise the firmware.
Please be aware this is a leaked version, so if you want you could wait for the official one, I so far had no problems whatsoever
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tanx so much!!!..i`m downloading...keep it up bro

There is one thing I don't understand how to do. Before I flash my firmware with the new 2.3.4 version, I would like to take a copy of my existing firmware from my phone first and save it to my PC. So that I have the option of putting my phone back to how it was if for some reason I want to revert my phone. I understand that I would need to buy a jig to reset the update counter.
So is it possible to save my existing firmware to my PC first?
I did try looking at the download page but there were so many different countries and carrier versions that I found it confusing. I am stock KF3 uk unbranded O2 still running 2.3.3
Thanks

Thank you tfn. Great instructions, I am loving the new update.

[Help]Bricked Xperia Play 800i DE

Hello,
I just wanna ask you guys on how to un-brick my SE Xperia Play, i unlocked my bootloader using the SE tutorial and i wanna know if i "Re-lock" the bootloader, will the SE Companion fix this ? I used the Flashtool to install a rom on the phone but during the flash the program got stuck at 34% for about 2 hours and then my laptop battery died, do you think i can fix this ? When i power on the phone i see the "Sony Ericsson" and after that a little icon with a phone and a ! sign, then the phone goes off.
Thanks!

K4maD3va said:
Hello,
I just wanna ask you guys on how to un-brick my SE Xperia Play, i unlocked my bootloader using the SE tutorial and i wanna know if i "Re-lock" the bootloader, will the SE Companion fix this ? I used the Flashtool to install a rom on the phone but during the flash the program got stuck at 34% for about 2 hours and than my laptop battery died, do you think i can fix this ? When i power on the phone i see the "Sony Ericsson" and after that a little icon with a phone and a ! sign, then the phone goes off.
Thanks!
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Can you still get into fastboot mode? If so then just reflash with a rom via ftf and flashtool.

ozzmanj1 said:
Can you still get into fastboot mode? If so then just reflash with a rom via ftf and flashtool.
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Fastboot ? Holding the back button and connect the phone to the computer = green light ? If so, yes, i can ...

K4maD3va said:
Fastboot ? Holding the back button and connect the phone to the computer = green light ? If so, yes, i can ...
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If you have not download and installed Flashtool to your PC here is the site:
http://androxyde.github.com/index.html?1357833651000
Find your ftf file for your device and use flashtool to flash it to your phone, once its done you should be golden and have a working device again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1589399
Make sure to save the ftf file int the flashtool folder and I would recommend extracting the and installing the flashtool file to your desktop or someplace easy to find....
If you got more questions .....yeah leave them here... Good Luck

ozzmanj1 said:
If you have not download and installed Flashtool to your PC here is the site:
http://androxyde.github.com/index.html?1357833651000
Find your ftf file for your device and use flashtool to flash it to your phone, once its done you should be golden and have a working device again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1589399
Make sure to save the ftf file int the flashtool folder and I would recommend extracting the and installing the flashtool file to your desktop or someplace easy to find....
If you got more questions .....yeah leave them here... Good Luck
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I'll try this when i get home, at work now I'll keep you updated.. If my phone was made in Germany, and i had the firmware update to *.*.A.*.69, will this still work ? And can you tell me what tft should i download ? Does it have to be a German one ?

K4maD3va said:
I'll try this when i get home, at work now I'll keep you updated.. If my phone was made in Germany, and i had the firmware update to *.*.A.*.69, will this still work ? And can you tell me what tft should i download ? Does it have to be a German one ?
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As my current device is CDMA, I cant say for certain but, someone correct me if I am wrong, you should be able to flash any ftf... just realize that if you flash say Hong Kong you will not have German language, you will have obviously Cantonese, Mandarin, English......
Let me take a look:
Edit:
OK, so if I were you I would take a look at the following:
From johnnzey
R800i - 4.0.2.A.0.62
From Xperia4life
R800i 4.0.2.A.0.42 Generic UK and this mirror for it
I would say either of those two should be good (taken from the FTF link I posted earlier) Then again I like to experiment so I would probably go with different FTF files just to mess with stuff.
In regards to the .69.. looks like its the same as .62. So its up to you. Actually if I were you I would probably just flash my device with the R800i 4.0.2.A.0.62, just to at least get your device back in working order.
Also if you are having issues getting the fastboot drivers to work on your computer you can download the unlock tool from Wotan Server and it installs all the files, at least I have been told it will.
Wotan Server Download Link:
http://www.wotanserver.com/en/sony-ericsson/se/xperia-play-r800/unlock-tool/debranding-flash
Again, good luck amd let us know if you save your XP or need more help.

ozzmanj1 said:
As my current device is CDMA, I cant say for certain but, someone correct me if I am wrong, you should be able to flash any ftf... just realize that if you flash say Hong Kong you will not have German language, you will have obviously Cantonese, Mandarin, English......
Let me take a look:
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OK, so if I were you I would take a look at the following:
From johnnzey
R800i - 4.0.2.A.0.62
From Xperia4life
R800i 4.0.2.A.0.42 Generic UK and this mirror for it
I would say either of those two should be good (taken from the FTF link I posted earlier) Then again I like to experiment so I would probably go with different FTF files just to mess with stuff.
In regards to the .69.. looks like its the same as .62. So its up to you. Actually if I were you I would probably just flash my device with the R800i 4.0.2.A.0.62, just to at least get your device back in working order.
Also if you are having issues getting the fastboot drivers to work on your computer you can download the unlock tool from Wotan Server and it installs all the files, at least I have been told it will.
Wotan Server Download Link:
http://www.wotanserver.com/en/sony-ericsson/se/xperia-play-r800/unlock-tool/debranding-flash
Again, good luck amd let us know if you save your XP or need more help.
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Thanks for all the info you provided me.. I'll try this at home, until then.. THANKS !!!
Ps. I don't rly need German as a language on the phone, i'm in Romania, the phone came with a German ROM.. i was just wondering if i need the original german one..

Just one more thing, when i use Flashtool and select the ROM, do i need to check/uncheck anything like "Bootloader", "Kernel" ... Should i leave all of them to be installed ?
Thanks !
Edit: Stuck at 19% ... I don't really know what to do
http://postimage.org/image/ya4m2klnf/

Never mind, i was able to fix it. Again, thank you for your support.
Ps. I locked the bootloader and PC Companion fix it

K4maD3va said:
Never mind, i was able to fix it. Again, thank you for your support.
Ps. I locked the bootloader and PC Companion fix it
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Awesome, good to know you saved your PLAY. Generally if you are updating and it fails, flashtool and fastboot are your best friend. On a side note I would keep the flashtool files, FTF file copied to a seperate place for emergencies.. I leave my stuff on box.com (Xperia play users get 50gb free) or my D-H.st account.

[Q] PLEASE HELP SM-G900F stuck at firmware upgrade encountered screen..

So i tried to unroot my phone by watching a video how to do it.
İ followed all steps and downloaded a stock firmware for G900F
The blue bar on my phone went till the end then it failed
i tried other firmwares too all failed..
I need the firmware for the netherlands i cant find it i dont know if that will work..
I stıll can enter the download mode by holding volume down lock key and home key.
I dont understand alot of this im just a newbie can someone PLEASE use teamviewer with me and solve it
I cant use my phone please help me!!

ErmanTunca said:
So i tried to unroot my phone by watching a video how to do it.
İ followed all steps and downloaded a stock firmware for G900F
The blue bar on my phone went till the end then it failed
i tried other firmwares too all failed..
I need the firmware for the netherlands i cant find it i dont know if that will work..
I stıll can enter the download mode by holding volume down lock key and home key.
I dont understand alot of this im just a newbie can someone PLEASE use teamviewer with me and solve it
I cant use my phone please help me!!
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Here is a full tutorial for how to flash a rom with Odin http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6VmIfXPWgs. Here is the link to the Dutch PHN NE2 (unbranded) rom https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0B6Ufgy16r712ODRMRFhheGZMZEk&export=download. Good luck mate
BTW: make sure to remove the battery first, wait 10-20 seconds, reinsert it and go into downloadmode and flash the rom with Odin 3.09.

sfsefv
sir is it true that only the stock firmware of my country will succeed on odin?
my phone is a dutch one the box also said The Netherlands..
The ones i tried were united kingdom.

ErmanTunca said:
sir is it true that only the stock firmware of my country will succeed on odin?
my phone is a dutch one the box also said The Netherlands..
The ones i tried were united kingdom.
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Flashing a UK or German DBT rom shouldn`t be a problem. I flashed the German DBT cause they are updated quicker and more frequent then the Dutch firmware. I cannot post you the link because its not allowed but look for Firmwares on Sammobile.com and look for the SM-G900F German DBT rom.
IMPORTANT: disable Kies in windows task manager before you flash with Odin !!!!!

still fail
it failed again i dont know what im doing wrong.
Are you able to help me by using teamviewer so you can check if i did any wrong?
After downloading i extract the file into a map that i created on desktop.
Then i choose the file by pressing AP at odin then wait and start.
İs there any other option?

ErmanTunca said:
it failed again i dont know what im doing wrong.
Are you able to help me by using teamviewer so you can check if i did any wrong?
After downloading i extract the file into a map that i created on desktop.
Then i choose the file by pressing AP at odin then wait and start.
İs there any other option?
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- Do you use a usb 2 or 3 cable? Usb 3 can be a problem sometimes as i read.
- Have you terminated Kies in windows task manager?
- Do you have the correct usb drivers installed? Does IDCOM light up and show you an COMx number if you connect the phone to the pc in the left upper corner of Odin?

it shows COM3 and its blue is that ok?

ErmanTunca said:
it shows COM3 and its blue is that ok?
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Yes

Solved!
Thanks alot for helping me after 5 hours of surfing on forums i finally am so lucky that u found me..
Keep up the great work mate!

ErmanTunca said:
Thanks alot for helping me after 5 hours of surfing on forums i finally am so lucky that u found me..
Keep up the great work mate!
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Hurray for TeamViewer

try flashing with odin, i am sure it will work gl

la2o said:
try flashing with odin, i am sure it will work gl
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The party is allready over (post 9), problem solved

I got my rufus Cuff

I finally got a rufus cuff... and not i am ready to flash it. it wasn't unlocked when i got it so i cant change any of the settings , like screen orentation and adding volume buttons.
ANyone have any ideas on how to flash this thing?

with sp flash tools: https://spflashtools.com/
you'll find ticwris and lemfo branded firmware and soon also the rufus branded firmware at Full Android Watch - Android Smart Watch

Noidremained said:
with sp flash tools: https://spflashtools.com/
you'll find ticwris and lemfo branded firmware and soon also the rufus branded firmware at Full Android Watch - Android Smart Watch
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Thanks, I'm trying it today... hopefully I don't brick the thing, lol

I bricked it
@Noidremained

how bad? can you describe what happened?

Noidremained said:
how bad? can you describe what happened?
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I loaded the unlocked image from fullandroid. The flash tool said it was successful. But now it won't power on

which firmware version did you try? just try to flash it again, the rufus branded firmware is available in this post: https://discourse.fullandroidwatch....guring-out-the-right-firmware-to-use/61332/13

Noidremained said:
which firmware version did you try? just try to flash it again, the rufus branded firmware is available in this post: https://discourse.fullandroidwatch....guring-out-the-right-firmware-to-use/61332/13
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This is the one I used. Version 4. Do I need to format and download or download only?

firmware upgrade is what you should choose. With format all + download you will loose your imei and some other important stuff

Ok. I did download only the first time

I got it to flash . I had to wait for the battery to die, but after that I am good. still don't like the RC stuff so i think i am going to go with Ticwris.
Thanks for all the help @Noidremained

I tried to flash the ZIP file from where Noidremained suggested but when I try to install it with the UI, it loaded into recovery and said: file corrupted.
How can I flash it with SPTool if I don't have a USB connection to it?

@talwinter you may want to start here: https://discourse.fullandroidwatch.org/t/lem-t-reviews-and-faqs/50030

I now flashed it with SP Tool but when I boot up the device, it's show me stripes and i can't press anything.
Seems like something is happening but I can't see much of anything

ShamondoS said:
@talwinter you may want to start here: https://discourse.fullandroidwatch.org/t/lem-t-reviews-and-faqs/50030
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My only problem now is that I see everything with vertical stripes ... looks bad. and everything is black and white.

Can it be that I did something to the screen when I flashed wrongly maybe? can it be?
I can flash Ticwris v1.0 rom: TICWRIS_MAX_V1.0_20200921W_20200922_011504
I see it Ok, but I still see the stripes

take a look at this thread: https://discourse.fullandroidwatch....-into-the-os-only-bootloop-into-twrp/61143/34

ShamondoS said:
take a look at this thread: https://discourse.fullandroidwatch....-into-the-os-only-bootloop-into-twrp/61143/34
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What do I need to look for in there?

Any ideas?