Re: The Official Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S (LT18i) Users Thread
How to Unlock your Arc S' BOOTLOADER credits to lollylost100 from XDAD
►Unlocking the Bootloader will void the phone's warranty.
►Unlocking the Bootloader will wipe the phone's data.
1. Download
FASTBOOT PACKAGE and
32bit and 64 bit DRIVERS
2. Go to this
LINK
3. At the bottom click 'Continue' and enter your IMEI (type *#06# to find out), name and email address
4. The site will give your
UNLOCK KEY. Save it in a notepad.
5. Extract fastboot.rar and open fastboot folder.
6. Hold SHIFT and right click on the background of the folder. Select " Open Command Command Window here ".
7. Connect your phone in fastboot mode (turn phone off, hold menu button and plug in USB Cable)
MENU BUTTON IS THE LAST BUTTON AT THE RIGHT.
8. In the cmd windows type in
fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce getvar version.
If it returned a value, It means the phone is connected properly.
9. Type in
fastboot.exe -i 0x0fce oem unlock 0xKEY and replace KEY with the key provided in step 4.
Kung di nyo pa rin makuha, Watch this
VIDEO
How to flash Doomlord's Kernel to your Arc S
For ROOTED phones with UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER only 
Compatible for Builds 4.0.2.A.0.42/.58/.62 FW
1. Take a screenshot of your phone's Status and Info and save it to your desktop. This is for your reference. Take note of the Build Number.
(e.g 4.0.2.A.0.62)
Go to > Settings > About Phone
2. Download this
attachment. Rename the downloaded attachment to just
boot.img
3. Download
Modules.zip
PUT THE FIRST ATTACHMENT INSIDE THE FASTBOOT FOLDER.
PUT THE 2ND ATTACHMENT (Modules.zip) on the root directory of your SD CARD.
4. Turn off your phone.
5. Hold down the 3rd key of your phone (on the right) then connect the USB cable to your PC.
6. Open your fastboot folder then Right Click anywhere inside the folder and Select "Open Command Line Here".
7. Type:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
8. Once done flashing, Reboot your phone. You will notice the start up screen of Doomkernel. While on that boot screen, keep pushing the
Volume down key to enter
CWM.
9. On CWM mode, Select " Install zip from sd card " then "Choose zip from sdcard"
10. Select the 2nd attachment that you downloaded earlier (Modules.zip).
11. Reboot phone and check Settings> About Phone> Kernel version should be like this :
REMINDER : Doomlord's Kernel is not smooth when using a
STOCK ROM. I suggest you Flash your phone with
Arconium to feel the drastic change.
How to Install Arconium ROM on your Arc S. CLICK ME
credits to Doomlord from XDAD
OVERCLOCKING
Just download Set CPU from the BlackMarket and check Set on boot. Set Scaling to "Performance" and Move the indicator to MAX.
Dahan dahan lang ang pagmomove ng notch/slider. It should be one level per move until you reach the MAX as per DoomLord.
How to Install Transparent Notifications on your Arc S :
Requirements :
1. Rooted Phone
2. Root Explorer ( Go to Page 1 for the download link)
Instructions :
1. Download
SystemUI.apk
2. Place the downloaded file in the root directory of your SDCARD.
3. Create a new folder in /system and move SystemUI.apk inside the newly created folder.
4. Tap and hold SystemUI.apk and set permissions as shown in the screenshot below :
5. Move SystemUI.apk to /system/app/
Overwrite the existing file when prompted.
6. Reboot Phone.
7. Enjoy! Credits to JazonX from XDAD
