== Install an FTF file ==
FTF files are the regular Sony firmware files, installing them is quite easy and powerfull to recover a soft bricked/semi-bricked device.

- You need to put your ftf file in C:/Flashtool/firmwares before flashing it
- You can start by clicking on the "Flash" icon, it's the left icon in the icon bar
- You'll get a prompt asking you to go to "Flashmode" or "Fastboot mode", choose Flashmode
- The following screen should look like this:


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- Red: Firmware selector to selct the firmware you want to flash - Blue: this will display the firmware content - Green: Wipe options, you can choose to wipe certain things here - Purple: Exclude options, this is to exclude content like kernel or baseband from flashing - Orange: verification check, you don't need to edit this option

- Click the Flash button to flash the FTF
- Wait for the prompt and connect your device in Flashmode

== Use Fastboot toolkit ==
- You can start by clicking on the "Flash" icon, it's the left icon in the icon bar
- You'll get a prompt asking you to go to "Flashmode" or "Fastboot mode", choose "Fastboot" this time
- You'll get the following screen:

The options you'll use most would be:
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- Red: Flask kernel - Blue: Flash a system.img file

== Backup TA partition ==
Root Required!!
Backing up your TA partition will give you a backup of your locked device with DRM keys for Bravia/X-Reality Engine

- To be able to backup your TA partition you need to switch to the "pro mode" in FlashTool
- Open file menu and click "switch pro"


- After this you should have a new menu option available called "advanced"
- To backup your TA click "Advanced => Trim Area => Raw Devices => Backup:

- Connect your device in Flash mode to backup TA
- Select your device by double clicking on it in the list:


- Wait until Flashtool is finished