I am on .266 rooted on arc s and i was wondering what if i can update over the air, without flashing again, to .42 without any kind of problems and keeping the root.
You can get root using zergrush exploit on .42. I did
I do have an arc tho,but I think same firmware.
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Does anyone have Android 2.3.3 for the Neo, if you have a flashed and rooted 2.3.2 and update it OTA to 2.3.3, your phone is bricked. I already have NEO-GLOBAL-3.0.A.2.181.ftf
Just use Wotanserver, it's free for now and works perfectly (did it myself a few days ago).
I will try to root my phone tomorrow. Have been busy all day rooting and unlocking the bootloader, but after flashing stuff 8 times or whatever, I ended up again with unrooted and relocked phone and again 2.3.3. Even bricked it sort of (only flashing worked), so I've learned a lot.
But I will NOT re-unlock the bootloader, only rooting. Does that really require flashing 2.3.2 (.181)?
@sdk16420,
Yes, you will still need to flash 2.3.2 if you want to root your phone using Gingerbreak.
xtacy! said:
@sdk16420,
Yes, you will still need to flash 2.3.2 if you want to root your phone using Gingerbreak.
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In that case, this thread can be removed, also as mentioned before 2.3.3 is available at WotanServer...
i have an xperia arc which was rooted 2.3.4 build .42
I updated over PC to .62, lost root. Now I want to revert back to .42, how can I do that safely
I used flashtool to root previously, prefer to use that again. Can I flash .42 back with no problems
Thanks in advance.
Zyar
yah no problem at all ,you can use flashtool and you can root again then update thru OTA update so your root will still remain .
Hi,
I recently rooted my ARC S and flashed the new ICS Official. My bootloader is unlocked.
After installing ICS, Root Check Basic says I dont have root access. Do i have to root the phone again? Can i do it the same way i did with Gingerbread?
You need to root again because official Updates doesn't come with root i don't really know how to root ics :/
ROOTING TOOLKIT FOR XPERIA 2011 ICS
hello
iam trying to root my device xperia arc s with stock rom xxxxxxxxx42
i managed to root it once before but when i flashed a new rom (same stock xxxxxxxxx62) i cant seem to root it (tried with both versions ) iam doing evrything right and its not a drivers issue it keep saying "failed" for evrything ( am rooting using doomlord's root tool v4 )
what could be the problem??????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks in advance
What's the output of dooms .bat? I'm guessing you have a locked bootloader?
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0.62 fw wasn't rootable when i had it. Just flash back with flashtool or wotan to 0.42 fw root with doomlords pack. Update again and it is rooted.
You can only get root on .42 with doomlords easy root.
Re flash .42 with flashtools get root, if bootloader is locked then update over the air to .62 root will remain.
DO NOT UPDATE OVER THE AIR IF BOOTLOADER IS UNLOCKED YOU WILL BRICK THE PHONE.
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try this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1558114
Ok, so I updated from build 3.0.1.B.0.270 to 3.0.1.B.0.285 through pc companion and lost root access (which is unacceptable). So then I flashed back to .270 then rooted through flashtool then searched for an OTA for .285 (because I read on another thread that OTA was the only way to retain root on .285) but the search said "No Updates Found". Anyone have any idea why it wont find an update and if it is not possible to do it OTA then is there anyway (other than pc companion or flashing) that I can update to .285?
Xperia Play r800at
Just flash the 4.0.2.A.0.42 firmware with flashtool and then root it using the zergrush exploit, which is included already in flashtool. You can download the firmware from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1313505
So would that be exactly the same as the stock .285 build for the r800at?
No it is different. The ota to .285 is available. Just try it again and maybe give it sometime before trying the update again. Its how I got to .285 keeping root.
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