Thread
:
Xperia X/Sailfish X possibly damaged - advice required
View Single Post
DrYak
2018-05-29 , 09:49
Posts: 248 | Thanked: 1,142 times | Joined on Dec 2014 @ Earth
#
9
Originally Posted by
juz
I only have ubuntu on a laptop though, so not so easy.
Another alternative would be to use
flashtool
which works on Linux too (NOTE: requires access to raw USB port. So either
udev rule
or run as root if you're lazy).
Guide such as
this one
suggest
http://xperiafirmware.com/
as a source of ROMs.
XperiFirm
would be another tool (might require a few extra step to repack the .ZIP file into a .FTF flashable file)
That's the tools I used back when Sailfish X came out
to do all my flashing and TA backups
(this howto even covers the "generate .FTF from XperiFirm" part).
Bonus point: if you happen to have saved your TA partition before unlocking the phone you would even be able to flash your backup and relock it as in from factory state (including the DRM and special Sony camera firmware bits).
But AFAIK, nobody on the forums has ever complained of warranty repairs *on the screen* being refused in case of missing TA partition.
Also, if I remember the latest European legislation evolution, the warranty of the device
should
cover screen repair, even if the currently fitted-in screen happens to be 3rd party, but I'm not 100% sure.
(More or less the same kind of question raised by the "right to repair" legislations in the US).
So maybe Sony Europe should be able to repair your screen if its still within the 2-years of legal european warranty.
Quote & Reply
|
The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to DrYak For This Useful Post:
juiceme
,
juz
,
mosen
DrYak
View Public Profile
Send a private message to DrYak
Visit DrYak's homepage!
Find all posts by DrYak