Easy Steps, How To Install Sony Xperia Flashtool on Windows 7, Windows 8, WIndows 10, and Linux
In this post, we'll show you how to install flashtool in any operating system easily.
Hello Guys..
In this post we're gonna show you how to install sony flashtool on your windows and Linux operating system.
Sony Xperia flashtool is a tool to flash and modify all xperia devices. Flashing is an effort to fix software issues on your phone such bootloop, system crash, some features doesn't work, etc. Flashing also an effort to upgrade, downgrade, and reinstall an operating sytem on a android devices.
Let's get started
1. Of Course you need a PC. You can use Windows and Linux Operating System 32 bit or 64 bit. If you use windows 8 and windows 10 you will need to disable signature enforcement to install drivers. I'll give a guide for it below.
2. Download flashtool below.
1. Extract flashtool files in a folder. Open extracted folder and double click on flashtool setup files. Just install flashtool like install software commonly.
1. Open windows recovery settings. you can search it on windows search bar or you can restart your PC then click shift repeatedly.
1. Download flashtool in http://www.flashtool.net/downloads.php make sure you download tar.7z format.
6. Then install ia-32libs via terminal. enter comman below to install
7. Untill here, flashtool installed correctly. To open flashtool. open terminal and you need to enter the command
By following guide above, now you can install flashtool on your PC and you can flash your lovely xperia devices. If you face a problem or whatever you can tell us in the comment box below. we'll respon you as soon as we can.
In this post we're gonna show you how to install sony flashtool on your windows and Linux operating system.
Sony Xperia flashtool is a tool to flash and modify all xperia devices. Flashing is an effort to fix software issues on your phone such bootloop, system crash, some features doesn't work, etc. Flashing also an effort to upgrade, downgrade, and reinstall an operating sytem on a android devices.
Let's get started
Pre-quisites To Install Sony Xperia Flashtool on Windows PC
2. Download flashtool below.
- Flashtool v.0.9.18 (Recommended for flashing all old xperia devices and also recommended for flashing Jellybean, Kitkat, and Lollipop firmwares
- Flashtool v.0.9.22 (Recommended for flashing all xperia's firmware except nougat and oreo firwmares)
- Flashtool v.0.9.23 (minimum flashtool for flashing nougat firmwares and this version also recommended for flashing Japan Version Xperia Docomo, AU, and Softbank )
- Flashtool v.0.9.25 (minimum flashtool for flashing oreo firmware)
3. Download xperia manual driver. You only need this driver for Xperia that launched on 2016 or later such as Xperia X series , Xperia L series, etc.
Steps How To Install Sony Xperia Flashtool on Windows 7
1. Extract flashtool files in a folder. Open extracted folder and double click on flashtool setup files. Just install flashtool like install software commonly.
2. After flashtool installed, open C:/flashtool/drivers then double click on Flashtool Drivers files to launch driver installation setup.
3. Select some driver which you want to install. Fastboot and flashmode drivers must be selected. You also can install all drivers. But, it will take a time.
4. If pop up window showed (check pic) just choose "install" and "install this driver anyway". Time for installation will take a time. The more driver you install the more time will be taken.
Now, you can flash or modify your xperia phone using flashtool. But, there is some issues for windows 8 and windows 10 that drivers cannot be installed on it. So, for windows 8 and windows 10 you need to disable signature enforcement to install xperia's drivers like we said above.
let's do it.
Steps How To Install Sony Xperia Flashtool on Windows 8 and 10.
1. Open windows recovery settings. you can search it on windows search bar or you can restart your PC then click shift repeatedly.
2. If Start menu option showed select troubleshoot/advance option/startup setting
3. Then select "disable driver signature enforcement" you also can click "7" or "F7" to choose it.
4. Your PC will reboot automatically. Now, you can install flashtool like windows 7 guide above.
Steps How To Install Sony Flashtool on Linux PC (Ubuntu, etc)
1. Download flashtool in http://www.flashtool.net/downloads.php make sure you download tar.7z format.
2. After flashtool downloaded, extract it using your extractor software
3. Move flashtool folder to home directory
4. Open terminal en enter command below.
sudo cp /etc/udev/rules.d/70-persistent-Click enter. then enter command below again
net.rules /etc/udev/rules.d/80-persistent-
usb.rules
sudo gedit /etc/udev/rules.d/80-persistent-usb.rules5. The script will be opened. put script below most under the script.
SUBSYSTEM==“usb”,ACTION==“add”,Then, save the file.
SYSFS{idVendor}==“0fce”,
SYSFS{idProduct}==“*”,MODE="0777”
6. Then install ia-32libs via terminal. enter comman below to install
sudo apt-get install ia32-libs
7. Untill here, flashtool installed correctly. To open flashtool. open terminal and you need to enter the command
sudo su
cd FlashTool
./FlashToolFlashtool will open and now you can flash any xperia devices on your lovely linux PC.
By following guide above, now you can install flashtool on your PC and you can flash your lovely xperia devices. If you face a problem or whatever you can tell us in the comment box below. we'll respon you as soon as we can.