topic Re: Xperia Ray ST18i/a 2.3.4 update 4.0.2.A.0.62 in Other/General

Xperia Ray ST18i/a 2.3.4 update 4.0.2.A.0.62 & .42

Uliwooly — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:55:07 GMT

Xperia Ray ST18i/a 2.3.4 update 4.0.2.A.0.62

Thanx XDA Forum, idareyoutoclickthis and Aire

Re: Xperia Ray ST18i/a 2.3.4 update 4.0.2.A.0.62

uliwooly-wooly — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:57:36 GMT

1st Backup everything

2nd follow the steps bellow to flash your phone (remember I'm not responsible if anything happen to your phone and this "might" void your warranty)

3th enjoy

it's useful to have

Sony Update Service (SUS)

http://www-support-downloads.sonymobile.com/Software%20Downloads/Update_Service_Setup-2.11.12.5.exe

download FlashTool

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920746

http://androxyde.github.com/Flashtool/

and the ftf files here

4.0.2.A.0.62

http://uploaded.net/folder/64t0qg

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1444841

4.0.2.A.0.42

http://hotfile.com/dl/132993883/a8206d5/

Install it and you will see 5 folders

Custom

Drivers

Firmwares

Loaders

X10Flasher_lib

take the firmware to the "Firmwares" folder

click on Falsh

Press Ok

it will ask you to connect your phone on Flashmode (turn off your phone, press the back button, then connect the USB) press OK

This is an step by step guide

Re: Xperia Ray ST18i/a 2.3.4 update 4.0.2.A.0.62

uliwooly-wooly — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:57:55 GMT

Contacts

this is how to manually backup your contacts with Google/Gmail

open your phonebook

press MENU button -> tap on Send Contacts -> select all -> send it to your email

on your computer

-> download the file -> go to your gmail -> click on contacts -> click on more actions -> on the drop down menu click on "import" -> choose the file -> and click import

SMS Backup + (SMS/MMS/Call Log)

this app it's great it will sync your SMS/MMS/Call Log with your Gmail

SMS Backup +

Save MMS (MMS)

Save MMS

Call Logs (call logs)

Call Logs

SMS Backup & Restore (SMS)

this is by far the fastest way to backup/restore SMS

SMS Backup & Restore

Apps

Don't worry so much about backing up your apps

on your computer go to: market.android.com -> log in -> click on My Library -> and send all your apps to your phone

The Backup & Restore was designed for the 2010 Xperias but work with the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Xperias

the Backup & Restore app will backup your SMS, MMS, Call Logs, Settings, Apps & Contacts.

Use one of these links to download the apk

How to sideload apps

unkown sourcess MUST be selected

1st Method

download OI File Manager (or any other file manager)

OI File Manager

download the app on your computer, transfer it to your SD card, use OI file manager to find it -> tap on it -> install it

2nd method

download the apk on your computer, send it to yourself through email, make sure you send it to your Gmail

now on your phone

go to settings -> applications -> check unknown sources

wait for the email, once you get the email, open it, and instead of downloading the attachment it will allow you to install it, voila, done

3rd Method

go to box.com and upload the apks from any computer

install the App on your phone -> open BOX -> tap on the app -> install it

BOX

4th Method

download the app, transfer it to your SD card

Download Apk Manager

Apk Manager

open "Apk Manager" and voila select the apps that you wan't to install

Re: Xperia Ray ST18i/a 2.3.4 update 4.0.2.A.0.62

uliwooly-wooly — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:58:35 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9VnDu60smE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg2dYQO59CQ

Re: Xperia Ray ST18i/a 2.3.4 update 4.0.2.A.0.62

uliwooly-wooly — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:59:02 GMT

how to flash an old Kernel

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20599198&postcount=7

thanx adrianom

This is how to root

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312859

this is a great Thread on how to change Kernel

http://talk.sonyericsson.com/message/142493#142493

Re: Xperia Ray ST18i/a 2.3.4 update 4.0.2.A.0.62

uliwooly-wooly — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:59:38 GMT

this is how to add more Internal Memory it's a long process but its worth it

1) backup everything (Check above)

2) backup your SD card

on your PC

1) open any folder -> click on tools -> properties -> view -> show hidden files

2) mount the SD card, go to your SD card, press Ctrl + A then Ctrl C, on your desktop create a new folder, open it, then press CTRL + V

now this is where it gets AWEOME-ER

Guide to using Link2SD on your Xperia smartphone

This guide may seem lengthy, but trust us when we say it is straightforward. All steps have been documented which makes it look daunting. Read each section carefully and follow the steps outlined to install Link2SD.

1. PREPARATION
Please make sure you have completed all of the following before starting the tutorial.

On your PC:
– Install the necessary drivers for your Xperia smartphone onto your PC/laptop. The easiest way to do this is to ensure that Sony Ericsson PC Companion is installed on your PC. Once installed, connect your phone to complete the process.
– Download and install MiniTool Partition Wizard onto your PC or laptop.

On your Xperia:
– Enable USB de-bugging mode: Setting –> Applications –> Development –> Tick ‘USB debugging’
– Enable the ability to install unknown apps: Setting –> Applications –> Tick ‘Unknown sources’
– Install Link2SD from Android Market onto your Xperia smartphone. It is a free download.

2. ROOT

3. BACKUP MEMORY CARD
As we will be creating a partition on your microSD memory card, make sure you create a backup just in case anything goes wrong.

a) Create a new folder on your PC and name it anything you want, such as ‘SD_Backup’

b) Connect your phone to the PC, navigate to your memory card and copy the contents to the backup folder.

4. CREATE SECONDARY PARTITION
You now need to create a secondary partition on your microSD memory card that will enable you to use Link2SD.

Note: We will use MiniTool Partition Wizard to create a secondary partition on your microSD card. This partition can be ext2, ext3, ext4 or FAT32. We will use FAT32 as it is supported on all phones and should lead to less troubleshooting later. You can use any partition manager of your choosing, but the steps below guide you through MiniTool Partition Wizard.

There is no need to wipe your memory card when going through this process, just ensure you have at least 0.5GB to 1.0GB of free space to make it worthwhile. You also do not need to use a microSD card adaptor as the process below creates the partition whilst the phone is connected to your PC.

a) Connect your handset to the PC via USB and then launch MiniTool. You should see the details pop up under ‘Disk 2′.

b) Click on the memory card under Disk 2 in MiniTool and then in the left pane, press ‘Move/Resize Partition’. On the blue bar under ‘Size and Location’, move the right arrow towards the left to create the size of the secondary partition desired. In the example below we created a secondary partition with 1018.63MB of space. This value can also be typed in manually in ‘Unallocate Space After’.

c) Once this is done you should see that your memory card is now split into two partitions under Disk 2 of MiniTool. Right click this new partition and then press ‘Create’.

If you see this pop-up below, just press ‘Yes’ to continue.

d) You should then see this ‘Create New Partition’ window. Under ‘Create As’ click Primary and then under ‘File System’ click FAT32. Leave the cluster size as default and you can assign whichever drive letter you want. Once finished press OK.

e) This should bring you back to the main MiniTool screen. Now hit the ‘Apply’ button on the top-left of the screen, denoted by a tick symbol.

This will bring up another pop-up window and will take several minutes to both resize and create the secondary partition.

If successful, you should see message below. Congratulations your card is ready to use in conjunction with Link2SD.

5. LINK2SD
This application makes it easy for users with root privileges on their phone to move applications to the SD card.

a) Open the Link2SD app on your phone. You should be greeted with the following menu, check the FAT32 option and click OK.

You will then see the Superuser Request, click ‘Allow’.

Once you see the following message, restart your phone. The app should now be ready to use.

b) To make sure everything is installed correctly. Click the Menu button and go to ‘Storage Info’. This will show you the internal memory and your two partitions on the memory card. In our case, you can see that the second partition has 1GB free.

c) Now you need to move the apps of your choice to the memory card. Click the Menu button and press ‘Multi-select’.

Choose which apps you want to move by clicking the tick box next to the app. System apps are greyed out and cannot be selected. Link2SD can only move apps that are already on the internal memory. If you have apps already on your SD card, you will need to move them back to the internal memory before you can link them with Link2SD.

If you want to move all of your apps, pressing the menu button will bring up another menu allowing you to do this.

d) Once you have chosen which apps you want to move, you then need to hit the menu button and press ‘Actions’, which will bring up the following menu. Press ‘Create Link’.

Leave all three check boxes ticked and press OK. Link2SD will now do its work and move/link the selected apps to your memory card.

Once finished, you should see that the apps you have moved have ‘Linked -> SD Card’ in red font in the Link2SD app list. Reboot your phone.

e) Congratulations your phone is now using Link2SD! You should now go to Settings by pressing the menu button and configure how you would like Link2SD to work. The main decision here is whether you want to Auto Link newly installed apps to the memory card. Given that you’ve gone through the hassle of installing Link2SD we suggest you enable Auto Link and make worrying about your internal memory a thing of the past.

Special Thanx to the Xperiablog

http://www.xperiablog.net/2011/12/12/link2sd-guide-never-worry-about-internal-memory-limits-again/

Re: Xperia Ray ST18i/a 2.3.4 update 4.0.2.A.0.62

uliwooly-wooly — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 21:59:56 GMT

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9VnDu60smE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yg2dYQO59CQ

Re: Xperia Ray ST18i/a 2.3.4 update 4.0.2.A.0.62

uliwooly-wooly — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:37:58 GMT

Re: Xperia Ray ST18i/a 2.3.4 update 4.0.2.A.0.62

joeTaco — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:57:20 GMT

Fantastic guide, thanks. One (potentially stupid) question: Do I need root to use flashtool and upgrade to .62 with this method? I'd like to be able to receive future OTA updates, but my stupid carrier (Telus in Canada) still has me stuck with 4.0.1.A.0.283 and it keeps restarting on me. Sometimes bootlooping.

Re: Xperia Ray ST18i/a 2.3.4 update 4.0.2.A.0.62

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:22:12 GMT

hello, any chance to receive this update over the air via the software update app?

Re: Xperia Ray ST18i/a 2.3.4 update 4.0.2.A.0.62

Uliwooly — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:22:53 GMT

I'm glad you like the guide, you do not need to root to use flashtool

you should be able to receive OTA updates

Re: Xperia Ray ST18i/a 2.3.4 update 4.0.2.A.0.62

Uliwooly — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:27:53 GMT

that's up to your network to send it OTA

Re: Xperia Ray ST18i/a 2.3.4 update 4.0.2.A.0.62

joeTaco — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:16:20 GMT

Eventually I decided to use Wotanserver instead. Still, thanks for the fantastic guide; I probably wouldn't have realized I could upgrade firmware myself without rooting otherwise. Wotanserver just seems easier for noobs such as myself, plus it has firmware from different regions. I'm not sure if they're planning to charge for it in the future, though. For now it's free.

Re: Xperia Ray ST18i/a 2.3.4 update 4.0.2.A.0.62

Uliwooly — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:28:39 GMT

as long as you have the latest update

Re: Xperia Ray ST18i/a 2.3.4 update 4.0.2.A.0.62

realbanda — Sat, 23 Jun 2012 20:33:04 GMT

Thanks but in download link for 4.0.2.A.0.62 - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1444841 they provide a russian rom I guess. Is there any english version because I've already changed the language to english but some parts are still displaing in russian language. Can you please provide me a proper link for a english version of the firmware. my SI - 1261-7483

And additionally since xperia ray is not equiped with a hard "back" button alternative way is to press volume down button while connect to the usb which is not mentioned in "(turn off your phone, press the back button, then connect the USB)" step.

Thanx..

Re: Xperia Ray ST18i/a 2.3.4 update 4.0.2.A.0.62

Uliwooly — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 07:06:52 GMT

use the volume key the same way you use PCC or SUS

Don't forget to mark the Correct Answers & Helpful Answers

Re: Xperia Ray ST18i/a 2.3.4 update 4.0.2.A.0.62

SK_mami — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:20:59 GMT

Hello, the new update of OS is disaster.

Start the phone takes longer time.

Menu changed and not as good as the old one.

If I could I would throw this phone against the wall.

Is it all the time the same.

We have something new we will change it.

Is there somebody thinking about user friendly things?

Stupid, stupid, stupid Sony XPERIA ST18i.

This phone is good only for aliens.

Kind regards,

Marek

:smileyangry::smileysad::smileyshocked::smileycry:

Re: Xperia Ray ST18i/a 2.3.4 update 4.0.2.A.0.62

venkatx5 — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 21:33:15 GMT

@SK_Mami : Install Build 4.1.B.0.587.

It's really good to use. Refer the below thread if you want to root your phone and update to 4.1.B.0.587 Build.

{GUIDE} How to Root Xperia™ Smartphones

Re: Xperia Ray ST18i/a 2.3.4 update 4.0.2.A.0.62 & .42

RossFen — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 07:28:11 GMT

This wont work for my Sony Ericsson Xperia Ray ST18i 2.3.4 Firmware, Build number 4.0.2.A.0.62

Re: Xperia Ray ST18i/a 2.3.4 update 4.0.2.A.0.62 & .42

venkatx5 — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 16:25:31 GMT

@RossFen : I have the same Xperia Ray Phone and Followed the steps specified by Nabeel. Haven't faced any issues and got my phone rooted.

If you are facing any issue, Please provide more details.

-Venkatx5