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Happen to have Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, how do I dump the rom out of this?

Hi,
This was originally posted to Android Dev General and someone stated i should put this here as well.
As stated in the title I've got a SE Xperia Arc here. It's obvious you guys want the software on this thing. I can dump it, if someone can provide instructions. I am familiar with ADB, command line usage etc.
This has to be quick as I have to bring this baby back tommorow

Well, first of all, its a prototype, which means it's useless to flash onto retail devices. Second of all, you're bound to make someone lose their job Decisions decisions...

unknown13x said:
Well, first of all, its a prototype, which means it's useless to flash onto retail devices. Second of all, you're bound to make someone lose their job Decisions decisions...
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It's for my own personal testing purposes. Thanks for your help, though.

rimbu said:
Hi,
This was originally posted to Android Dev General and someone stated i should put this here as well.
As stated in the title I've got a SE Xperia Arc here. It's obvious you guys want the software on this thing. I can dump it, if someone can provide instructions. I am familiar with ADB, command line usage etc.
This has to be quick as I have to bring this baby back tommorow
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How is the Phone?

copy everything in your internal storage(/system etc.) of arc to your computer

would it not have had the drivers in the source though that may have been portable over to the X10 2.3.2 J&Z implementation

Yeah managed to adb pull the system.
Sorry about stating you guys could have the sofware, it's my job at stake if I'd share with you guys I'll see if I can cook something up with this.
The phone's fine, much better than X10i. It's the best SE & Android combo I've used. The new UI really looks cool and is smooth as silk. Build quality isn't that great, too much plastic for my taste. This one packs Android 2.3.2 and is atleast as fast as my Nexus S running stock. An excellent upgrade from X1. I'd love to give you guys some in-depth review with photos but unfortunately I'm in bit of a rush.

please delete, already solved.

qwer23 said:
please delete, already solved.
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if you have it can you upload it somewhere pls?

So creating this thread was useful because...?

tr0llica said:
if you have it can you upload it somewhere pls?
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i don't have it the OP does not want to share the ROM because he would risk his job. Totally reasonable imo.

But if it is true, i think we could be able to port arc's applications into this rom: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=911364
Correct me if i'm wrong

Don't know if devs would be able to port or not, but why not wait for next month when phone's launched instead of asking the man to risk his job for something we could be getting in a month's time?

Best thing that you can do is dump the system. You can do this by issuing this command:
adb pull /system
once the device is USB Debugging Mode. This will really give us something to work with.

I would imagine that this would only be possible by using the kernel of 2.1 (the way that devs been using to port 2.2 and 2.3) as I don't think that SE would sign the certificate of arc with the same signature they signed the x10 so the only benefit of this is to get hold of SE add ons compared to 2.3 that j already ported
I would like to join the developers team at some point as I might have something to add, but I need to finish school in May as having 6 courses keeps my hands full...until then good luck to these guys for their impressive job and specially their dedication
Regards,
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Windst said:
because he is a troll, I have an arc too, i can give you all the info you need from it, just oh wait, my jobs at stake, nvm.
just like the iphone 4, but not
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well said!

MrHassell: so if the certificate is same, it will be possible to run arc kernel (2.6.32) on x10??

Hmm jobs at stake my ass, how would they ever find out from a simple system dump that you was the person that uploaded it???FAIL!!! GO AWAY TROLL

Let's follow his dog home and kill him with fire.
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MrHassell: so if the certificate is same, it will be possible to run arc kernel (2.6.32) on x10??
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I think so, thats why Sony has such a good bootloader protection. They want you to buy the new one instead of pimping your X10. In the end Sony wil fail this, I'ts a mather of time. It does keep the noobs away.

2011 Xperia ICS alpha out

ht tp://developer. sonyericsson.com/wp/2011/12/15/ice-cream-sandwich-alpha-rom-available-for-unlocked-xperia-phones/
Lets nick the apps
also Hello World
curses, can't post links, remove the space for the link :/

well...it may be a long time until ICS run on X10

OMG OMG OMG
Highly unexpected

I know right, been testing out what I can get working.....basically only some of the old stuff we've got from the older arc roms, I think the status switch widget is updated, but don't quote me on that.
and curse your sig, I thought I had a bug on my screen D:

That's good, maybe we can use some stuff inside package for Arc S. Damn it, also mod old kernel too.

Moomany said:
I know right, been testing out what I can get working.....basically only some of the old stuff we've got from the older arc roms, I think the status switch widget is updated, but don't quote me on that.
and curse your sig, I thought I had a bug on my screen D:
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10 people atleast in the list i have fooled

Holy crap, this looks AWESOME! I'm jelly on 2011 XPERIA owners.

System dump uploading...
And will explain details later...

Ics alpha out
http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_ericsson_showcases_android_401_ics_alpha_rom_on_video-news-3523.php
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U are a bit late...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1393362

threads merged

look great**

Preview show the ROM more like SE version of ICS not like original ICS or Cyanogen style. but the page linked to FXP CM 7.2.0 (Arc/Arc S)

System.IMG contains odex files. Some apps like SEMCMusic, Media Widget and photo widget can be installed on Cobrato MIUI but only Media Widget can be use.

I believe the X10 has some capable reverse engineers. With this ICS alpha release from SE, hopefully we will see a complete ICS rom for the X10.

new hopes comes )

I have been trying to get the new apps to work on the GB fw but whatever I try doesn't seem to work. The fact it lets us see the apps and not parse error us means there has to be a way they will work. I will keep looking into it and and let you guys know .
Regards
Blackwatch
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On 2.3.7 it works some lol. I'm trying to port it but stuck at splash screen using Z modified kernel and his Zip as base. Something must be wrong

silveraero said:
On 2.3.7 it works some lol. I'm trying to port it but stuck at splash screen using Z modified kernel and his Zip as base. Something must be wrong
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It's weird. I thought it should work. The thing is we cant use appXplorer to see the SDK number it's for. What rom are you using?
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Hehe Cobrato MIUI 2.3.7.
aZuZu is compiling for X10 but crashed cause low memory lol. Wait this and port ROM

Xperia Tablet Z 4.2 Screenshots!!!

Apologies if this has already been posted somewhere, but as I was updating my Xperia Link app on the play store, I noticed it has screenshots which had the notification bar moves to the top and the three main home, back and open apps buttons moved to the centre of the bottom bar like a nexus 10.
So it seems Sony will be changing it to match the Nexus tablet line UI for the forthcoming update.

Nice find!
Hopefully the update comes soon.
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I like the idea of that but the only issue I can see is there is no shortcut to access Small Apps like there is now unless I just missed it.
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reg6ft3 said:
Apologies if this has already been posted somewhere, but as I was updating my Xperia Link app on the play store, I noticed it has screenshots which had the notification bar moves to the top and the three main home, back and open apps buttons moved to the centre of the bottom bar like a nexus 10.
So it seems Sony will be changing it to match the Nexus tablet line UI for the forthcoming update.
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is that what 4.2 will really look like?
im not a hater or anything but to be honest i dont like it, i guess i need to stick the current appearance if that so...
plus i agree with the person above me.. the shortcut for small apps and remote is gone...
anyway, its not really out yet and i hope that kind of appearance is for phones
i just remember that i think xperia z tab will not go for 4.2 cause it will jump to 4.3, IM NOT SURE
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Why did Sony kill off TabletUI? The "new" TabletUI is a piece of crap for a 10,1" device!

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NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
Why did Sony kill off TabletUI? The "new" TabletUI is a piece of crap for a 10,1" device!
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Android adopted the phablet UI in favour of the tablet UI from 4.2 onwards.

SWFlyerUK said:
Android adopted the phablet UI in favour of the tablet UI from 4.2 onwards.
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the image is clearly photoshopped. look at the status bar - the bluetooth and wifi icons are off centered and much too big, same with the battery percentage. also the apps look like they are copied in, they are much too close to the navigation bar. this is clearly a fake screenshot.
let´s see what the real 4.2 update will bring us i would appreciate the switch to the new tablet ui from 4.2. it´s so much more intuitive and needed for 4.2 because where would the quicksettings go without it?

shangrila500 said:
I like the idea of that but the only issue I can see is there is no shortcut to access Small Apps like there is now unless I just missed it.
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Small apps are probably going to be moved to the recent apps button like they are on the smartphones.
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I don't think Sony will switch to a phablet ui. It would confuse their 'normal' consumer base (excluding people here). And companies always assume users are idiots, so i'm pretty sure we'll still have the tablet ui

Sony is trying to keep the core framework and such as close as possible to stock Android. I also don't like this new UI, but I'm sure as soon as we have the 4.2 system deodexed, mods to bring the old Tablet UI will be back...

om22 said:
the image is clearly photoshopped. look at the status bar - the bluetooth and wifi icons are off centered and much too big, same with the battery percentage. also the apps look like they are copied in, they are much too close to the navigation bar. this is clearly a fake screenshot.
let´s see what the real 4.2 update will bring us i would appreciate the switch to the new tablet ui from 4.2. it´s so much more intuitive and needed for 4.2 because where would the quicksettings go without it?
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It might be photo shopped, but it is from official screenshots from a Sony tablet app on Google Play, so we have to assume it is the new UI. Like you though, I guess we'll have to see

Nothing surprise if Sony switch to this Phablet look as Android officially kill off the Tablet UI since Jelly Bean 4.2.2
I do hope Sony keep the tablet UI even on 4.2.2 or 4.3 in future, I not really fancy on Phablet UI on Tablet due to it just smaller more the screen usage due to Status Bar and Navigation Bar get separate.

Sorry, but:

If this ends up being the case someone will need to port PA to this device. I do not want to give up more screen for the notification bar up top.

neuteboomt said:
If this ends up being the case someone will need to port PA to this device. I do not want to give up more screen for the notification bar up top.
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If I'm not wrong they've already ported PA
Sent from my Nexus 4

Good Guy Mark said:
If I'm not wrong they've already ported PA
Sent from my Nexus 4
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I've seen PAC-Man but not PA, PAC has the PA per-app DPI changer so its pretty much PA with a bunch more goodies from CM and AOKP.
The only problem is, unless it has been fixed in the past 2 or 3 days, that the ROMs don't have WiFi working on the WiFi only XTZ. A lot of people, myself included, chose the WiFi only XTZ because we didn't need the cellular connectivity and because it was quite a bit cheaper. The entire reason a lot of people haven't unlocked their bootloader is because there is simply no reason to at the current moment because the ROMs haven't progressed far enough, no fault of the hard working devs, for them to be completely functional or have even all the core functions.
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It's now early August, the ZR has received 4.2.2 as promised so hopefully it won't be too long now. I hope the beginning of this week.

DdcCabuslay said:
Small apps are probably going to be moved to the recent apps button like they are on the smartphones.
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I have never seen how that's implemented, I have never had the chance to use a Sony android phone. My carrier, Verizon, doesn't carry them, I believe the last one that Big Red had was the Xperia Play. Hopefully Big Red will bring the Xperia Z Ultra, I would gladly give up my Note 2 and pay full retail price, to keep my unlimited plan, for it!
Anyway, I got off topic for a bit.... Would you mind explaining how the Small Apps being in the Recent Apps works?
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shangrila500 said:
I have never seen how that's implemented, I have never had the chance to use a Sony android phone. My carrier, Verizon, doesn't carry them, I believe the last one that Big Red had was the Xperia Play. Hopefully Big Red will bring the Xperia Z Ultra, I would gladly give up my Note 2 and pay full retail price, to keep my unlimited plan, for it!
Anyway, I got off topic for a bit.... Would you mind explaining how the Small Apps being in the Recent Apps works?
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More or less like this:
http://fs02.androidpit.info/userfiles/2732026/image/xperia-z-android-update-11.jpg
If you press the arrow down, it shows the recent apps list.

Xperia Tablet Z SGP321 Android 4.2.2 10.3.1.A.0.244 firmware update ROLLED out
Xperia Tablet Z SGP321 Android 4.2.2 10.3.1.A.0.244 firmware update ROLLED out
Update for European Version LTE.
Same build number, kernel number, baseband version like XZ,ZR,ZL update.
Some changelog :- Centered Soft Buttons on bottom, Notification bar on top instead of bottom.
Source and Changelog - http://www.xperiaguide.com/2013/08/04/xperia-tablet-z-sgp321-android-4-2-2-10-3-1-a-0-244-firmware-update-out/
Attached screenshots...

Lollipop Update for all Z series in February

Mike Fasulo, President of Sony Electronics, while announcing new devices at the CES event confirmed that the rollout of the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Xperia Z range will begin next month...
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/new...op-update-rollout-begins-february-sony-644728
I hope it is true story

Vuja1 said:
Mike Fasulo, President of Sony Electronics, while announcing new devices at the CES event confirmed that the rollout of the Android 5.0 Lollipop update for the Xperia Z range will begin next month...
http://gadgets.ndtv.com/mobiles/new...op-update-rollout-begins-february-sony-644728
I hope it is true story
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I'm with you bud apparently the z2 and z3 will see the release first no surprise
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dakunclear said:
I'm with you bud apparently the z2 and z3 will see the release first no surprise
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I cannot wait! I skipped 4.4.4 due to the screen being way to sensitive to my liking, I think it was more of an android problem than Sony as the Galaxy s5 on 4.4.4 seems too sensitive to me as well.

Its 100% sure.Sony confirmed several times.Z3 and Z2 will take the update first,than the rest from the Z family.5.0 will start rolling at 10/15 of february. (hope there will be way for rooting it easly this time lol )

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(hope there will be way for rooting it easly this time lol )
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This depends are we talking UB or LB?
Im exited for LP alike everyone else, mostly for its featured and performance

Hopefully Xposed will work for Lollipop then :fingers-crossed:

I got sick of waiting for Lollipop and being on stock, finally got up the nerve to unlock and install CM11 LOL. Will wait and see what the new stock rom is like compared to CM12 once its widely available.

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Hopefully Xposed will work for Lollipop then :fingers-crossed:
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Hell yea bro. I really wish it'll work

Am I really the only one who finds Lollipop (atleast aosp) looking extremely unappealing? I gave it a go on my old Xperia Z but quickly just went back to 4.4.2... I really hope Sony will work their magic because the way Google made it is just... yuck... the notification dropdown is a mess and a great example of weird material-design would be the "Settings" menu of lollipop.. so much spacewaste filled with plain white.
The design guidelines for Android and even iOS confuses me these days -.- heck, even Windows and OS x look like plain colored crap! Tshh, tssh...

Kocayine said:
Am I really the only one who finds Lollipop (atleast aosp) looking extremely unappealing? I gave it a go on my old Xperia Z but quickly just went back to 4.4.2... I really hope Sony will work their magic because the way Google made it is just... yuck... the notification dropdown is a mess and a great example of weird material-design would be the "Settings" menu of lollipop.. so much spacewaste filled with plain white.
The design guidelines for Android and even iOS confuses me these days -.- heck, even Windows and OS x look like plain colored crap! Tshh, tssh...
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I didn't like the stock lollipop look, had it on my nexus 5. It was rather bland and overly bright.
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m2geek said:
I didn't like the stock lollipop look, had it on my nexus 5. It was rather bland and overly bright.
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Ya I can see your point on that since its running on my nexus 7 fhd and the brightness does make it awkward so hopefully Sony keeps the dark colours or allows you to switch between the two
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Ya I can see your point on that since its running on my nexus 7 fhd and the brightness does make it awkward so hopefully Sony keeps the dark colours or allows you to switch between the two
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Yep, my 70yo father had a n7wifi and he hated lollipop so I flashed him back to 4.4.4
Its a Ott tablet for his uses (only uses it for internet banking Hahaha) but he likes it.
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Glad to hear it's coming. Though I'll be waiting for it to be rooted with a Locked Bootloader before I update. Hopefully that wont be long.

Lagamorph said:
Glad to hear it's coming. Though I'll be waiting for it to be rooted with a Locked Bootloader before I update. Hopefully that wont be long.
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it shouldent be too hard ;D
just flash to 314 root and install recovery
flash a Pre-Rooted LP FW (if made )
use flashtool to flash a LP kernel
simple as

Envious_Data said:
it shouldent be too hard ;D
just flash to 314 root and install recovery
flash a Pre-Rooted LP FW (if made )
use flashtool to flash a LP kernel
simple as
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That's only if that method still works for LP. Isn't a kernel what allows SU during boot needed now? At least that was the case when I rooted my N7 2012 when LP was first released.

gamer649 said:
That's only if that method still works for LP. Isn't a kernel what allows SU during boot needed now? At least that was the case when I rooted my N7 2012 when LP was first released.
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no, once you get root access SuperSu will add an exeption into the policy nearly imediatly so an unlocked bootloader is no longer required to root lollipop

Envious_Data said:
no, once you get root access SuperSu will add an exeption into the policy nearly imediatly so an unlocked bootloader is no longer required to root lollipop
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Well that's a lot better than the need for an unlocked bootloader then (although I will probably unlock mine soon ). It is going to be interesting to see what Sony do with the 5.0 update.

gamer649 said:
Well that's a lot better than the need for an unlocked bootloader then (although I will probably unlock mine soon ). It is going to be interesting to see what Sony do with the 5.0 update.
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Better don't do that, because Sony will release 5.0 in February. Better stay on locked bootloader, u can unlock bootloader only if u want to tray some another rom on another kernel (non stock, like CM, AOSP). I think Sony will release 5.0 in 30 days maximum

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Better don't do that, because Sony will release 5.0 in February. Better stay on locked bootloader, u can unlock bootloader only if u want to tray some another rom on another kernel (non stock, like CM, AOSP). I think Sony will release 5.0 in 30 days maximum
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That's actually my plan, to do a little bit of experimenting with another ROM/kernel/MultiROM.

Apart from Lollipop we all see news around that Sony is open to sell their mobile division. I'm so sad to hear that. Still its a rumour and we didn't see any new devices on CES too.

Anybody still using Xperia XA?

I was thinking of porting some fantastic roms to this phone but I need to know if people are still using it or not?
As for me, I use it because I don't have money for another phone and I don't really need one(I'm a student).
So, yay or nay?

Yay. Something AOSP or Pixel Expierience like would be great. Not saying Sony has a heavy skin, but I just love the stock android style.

I'm still using it and looking at the current market, I'm not at all interested in buying a new phone in the near future.

Yes, here we are a lot waiting for a soul who takes this heavy charge

I'm still using this phone and waiting custom rom for a long time. rom like aosp would be great.:good::good::good:

I have sent my phone for repair, once I receive it. I'll work on porting roms
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Yay

Yay please :good:

Hope it not too late. I'm too still using xperia xa. It would be nice if you make a custom ROM for it.

N'ayam Amarsh'e said:
I was thinking of porting some fantastic roms to this phone but I need to know if people are still using it or not?
As for me, I use it because I don't have money for another phone and I don't really need one(I'm a student).
So, yay or nay?
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Hell YAY! Got like patron or paypal.me? Quite willing to support if that's what your motivation needs to get going
Carbon was my favorite custom ROM altogether...right now everything remotely to cyanogen mod, really stripped free of Google, Sony or any other pre-installed (bloat)ware would be a blessing. My personal wish list includes:
- modify grid layout of status icons
- data rate (like KB/s) monitor/indicating symbols for in- and output packets
- killing apps by holding (or double tap) 'back' button
- terminal and please, a very very simple & standard file explorer app
did I say YAY, already?

YES!

here I am!!

Yeah!!

Here! I am still using the Xperia XA I would love a custom rom such as PixelExperience for the Xperia

here!

ДааааааААААААААААААААААААА

yes

Yes

I'm selling it right now