I want to unlock my boot loader and root my phone, but I've heard doing so wipes all data off of your phone. There is a certain live wall paper I would like to keep which is no longer available on the market.
How would I go about saving this file somewhere? Without having root access in the first place ofcourse.
Any tips much appreciated.
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You dont need an unlocked bootloader to root your phone
if you root your phone first (theres a thread bout it in android development section) and install Titanium backup/MyBACKUPROOT and backup your wallpaper it should be saved
Unlock Bootloader,regain root access,restore!
Do I not need to flash down to 2.3.2 to use that root method? I'm currently on 2.3.3. Would flashing down wipe the phone?
Or is there a new root method?
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Zub7 said:
Do I not need to flash down to 2.3.2 to use that root method? I'm currently on 2.3.3. Would flashing down wipe the phone?
Or is there a new root method?
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You can flash with flashtool without loosing data
Ahh ok, thanks guys for the help!
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Hi guys i want to try the leaked ics update.. I have flash the new firmware on my play. But i cant install the kernel because my fon needs to be rooted to do that. I tried zegrush and oneclick but my fon cant be rooted.. Is there another way to do it? Btw i dont have my own pc. I want to try the fastboot adb..
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Read this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1294129
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imkentoy said:
Hi guys i want to try the leaked ics update.. I have flash the new firmware on my play. But i cant install the kernel because my fon needs to be rooted to do that. I tried zegrush and oneclick but my fon cant be rooted.. Is there another way to do it? Btw i dont have my own pc. I want to try the fastboot adb..
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also it is .62 rom but -64 baseband no .64 not to try and be a know it all but to correct u for future questions
u can only root the .62 rom with unlocked bootloader and doomlord kernel i believe.
u cud downgrade using FLASHTOOL even with a locked bootloader as long as it is signed i believe. or so i have been told although tbh i dont think that works
Hey guys
I have a question ., i want to flash my arc to stock rom and i want to flash it using wotan server but when i download the drivers and the wotan client it asks me for an update but it just doesn't update at all i tried many times and it didnot work
any ideas ?
thanks
and i have a small little question i want to install a theme on my brothers phone
he has an arc rooted but bootloader locked
can i do that?? and how ????? or i have to unlock the bootloader ?
thanks again
Not sure about Wotan, why not use flashtools to flash generic stock rom.
About themes if it is rooted install cwm most can be applied this way, mods can be installed as well.
Look in Dev sections and app/theme for the tools I mentioned or look at some of the how to guides.
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Thanks .. but how can i install cwm on rooted arc i installed cwm by kernal in my phone
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Look in app and theme section it has an installer like an ordinary app.
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go here for cwm info and download
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1437840
go here for flash tools and info
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1000012
Hi
can anyone please tell me if i can only just root, and nothing else like flash etc...
Aty01
Aty01 said:
Hi
can anyone please tell me if i can only just root, and nothing else like flash etc...
Aty01
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If you mean root without doing anything else then, yes you can. Zergrush method
Aty01 said:
Hi
can anyone please tell me if i can only just root, and nothing else like flash etc...
Aty01
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Although why you would want to root and not do anything else is a mystery.
Did you mean to say what can you do besides root? In that case, we would need to know what model of phone you have in order to polnt you in the right direction.
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netizenmt said:
Although why you would want to root and not do anything else is a mystery.
Did you mean to say what can you do besides root? In that case, we would need to know what model of phone you have in order to polnt you in the right direction.
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Hi
its what i was trying to say
Xperia Play R00i
android 2.3.4
Kernal Version 2.6.32.9
I used easy rooting tools took less than 2 mins just google it an download it
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I've used Flashtool: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351299
And used the specific menu command to use zergRush.
Remember you need to enable USB debugging in Aplications>Development
Didn't I already answer this? Use superoneclick its easy. Rooting is easy. But why just root when you can do so much more
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fma965 said:
Didn't I already answer this? Use superoneclick its easy. Rooting is easy. But why just root when you can do so much more
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hi
i tried this method, however it doesnt work. when i tried this method it comes up as Running psneuter...
it has a back screen too.
when i close the black screen it says "IF IT KEEPS LOOPING TRY DISABLING USB DEBUGGING NOW"
when i do tht it comes up as running psneuter ...
FAILED
Any Help
Try easy rooting tools mate works for me superoneclick wouldnt
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Even I had the same questions..
I'm on an R800i ..
Android: 2.3.4
Build: 4.0.2.A.0.62
I just got the phone this week, so I'll be happy with the stock rom for a few months..
All I wanna do is root it, so I can remove the bloatware..
(If possible, without having to unlock the bootloader for now)
My last phone was the LG P500 .. and all I needed to root that was run the gingerbreak apk.
Any chance of that working here?
Also, there is a sticky in the dev section for how to root, but that now redirects to a page [WIP] ClockworkMod Recovery - FreeXperia page..
So really confused..
Do I install CWM and then flash that file for rooting?
(is it possible to install cwm without rooting?)
Or do I root it using some other method, and then flash CWM using what that thread says?
Uber confused..
it is not possible to root Rombuild .62 you need to downgrade your rom to.40
dang..
and for downgrading I'd have to use flashtool, right?
wouldn't that format the phone as well?
ajphoenix said:
Even I had the same questions..
I'm on an R800i ..
Android: 2.3.4
Build: 4.0.2.A.0.62
I just got the phone this week, so I'll be happy with the stock rom for a few months..
All I wanna do is root it, so I can remove the bloatware..
(If possible, without having to unlock the bootloader for now)
My last phone was the LG P500 .. and all I needed to root that was run the gingerbreak apk.
Any chance of that working here?
Also, there is a sticky in the dev section for how to root, but that now redirects to a page [WIP] ClockworkMod Recovery - FreeXperia page..
So really confused..
Do I install CWM and then flash that file for rooting?
(is it possible to install cwm without rooting?)
Or do I root it using some other method, and then flash CWM using what that thread says?
Uber confused..
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First you root then u install the clockworkmod recovery. Superoneclick worked for me or use flashtool.
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MrHaPpY66 said:
First you root then u install the clockworkmod recovery. Superoneclick worked for me or use flashtool.
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Errm.. So you CAN root .62 firmware with Superoneclick?
Use easy rooting tools thats what i used an got same firmware mate
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scouse83 said:
Use easy rooting tools thats what i used an got same firmware mate
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but from what I've read, it seems .62 firmware cant be rooted
any guides on how to revert back to 0.42 or some other older version?
and will i lose my data/apps in doing so?
Hello,
Recently i have unistalled gin2jellybean in the xperia play in order to install the stock rom 2.3.4, and when i have finished the installation i have realised that i wasn't root any more. I have tried to install it again but it is imposible. Somebody can help me, please?
Flash DoomKernel, it has an autoroot feature.
Click thanks if i helped!
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leetxperia said:
Flash DoomKernel, it has an autoroot feature.
Click thanks if i helped!
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I mean i cannot be root, not that i cannot install the gin2jellybean. So there is any posibility of being root agin?
If your boot loader is unlocked just flash superuser permissions zip in recovery! Flashing root in recovery is the best most easiest and fastest way to root any phone on any rom !