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Ok so I read on other forums and CyanogenMod forums that it's somehow possible to get CM with LOCKED bootloader, by using the root exploit like gingerbreak, downloading ROM Manager and installing the mod. The question is... can we do this too on Xperia Arc? Because I really like CyanogenMod7 but I don't want to unlock the bootloader because I will lose the DRM Keys. Yes I know, I can unlock it without losing DRM Keys but that costs and I don't wanna spend any money. So, can we get CM7 with locked bootloader on Arc?
steryman said:
Ok so I read on other forums and CyanogenMod forums that it's somehow possible to get CM with LOCKED bootloader, by using the root exploit like gingerbreak, downloading ROM Manager and installing the mod.
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Try it, and let us know.
The problem is that I have the 0% battery problem, and I flashed the 1% patch. Will everything work okay?
Ur heading the wrong way mate
No cm7 with locked bootloader no matter what u download
Goodluck wit ur batt issue
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So it's not possible on arc... if I'll try and anything bad happens, reflashing the stock firmware will fix everything?
Can't say it will fix ur phone as I've no idea what u intend to do
What I'm saying is u won't get cm7 with locked bootloader
Sorry mate
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I intend to install CM7 using ROM Manager and root without unlocking bootloader like here http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/5143-install-cyanmod-wout-unlocking-bootloader/
Rom manager uses cwm which u won't have or get by installing rom manager
Rom manager is an app to run cwm from phone not a work around way to flash roms
Cm7 uses its own kernel. It will not work on stock kernel and u can only change kernels wit fastboot.
Fastboot is only enabled by unlocking bootloader.
Best I can explain it
Best of luck
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Ok so maybe these guys on N1 made it but it was cm6... Maybe it was easier... Anyway... Should I unlock the bootloader? What will i exactly lose if I'll do this? I mean, what apps/functions will stop working by removing the DRM keys...? I heard one of them would be TrackID
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Honestly not sure done mine and haven't missed anything that was removed.
Heard track Id ( I use soundhound)
Also seus and ota updates won't work/dangerous to use
I can't say one way or the other but I'm on miui wit 1.2 oc and love it
Up to u mate
Enjoy
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Does anybody knows what exactly apps/functions I'll lose by removing the DRM keys beside TrackID, SEUS and OTA correct functionality?
Ok so by removing the DRM keys I read I'll lose trackID and the "Like" function in the native music player. Is that true, or anything else? As the SEUS and OTA functionality can be fixed by relocking the bootloader
Hi there,
Is there a way to root the xplay?
I had the .42 firmware and rooted it. Then I deleted all the crap apps.
After a update with PC Companion (with phone there was an issue), my root disappeared and I tried to root it again with DooMLoRD_v3_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su but it failed.
Is there a possibility to root it with the actual firmware, or only with .42?
And I wait for the ICS update for my play, can I root it then with ICS?
GoldenRazz said:
Hi there,
Is there a way to root the xplay?
I had the .42 firmware and rooted it. Then I deleted all the crap apps.
After a update with PC Companion (with phone there was an issue), my root disappeared and I tried to root it again with DooMLoRD_v3_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su but it failed.
Is there a possibility to root it with the actual firmware, or only with .42?
And I wait for the ICS update for my play, can I root it then with ICS?
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If you updated to .62, it's unrootable. The exploit we've been using for root doesn't work on Android 3.0+
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paxChristos said:
If you updated to .62, it's unrootable.
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If u have ur bootloader unlocked it isn't
If you can, flash a custom kernel, such as DooMKerneL, and it will be rooted straight away, and that kernel works on .62 as that is what I am using now
I was also afraid of unlocking my bootloader the first time as I still have a one year warranty one my r800i. However, my dark side is dominant so I unlocked it and then that is when I started modding my Xplay. I almost bricked my phone but thanks to my friend who flashed a new stock rom (hongkong ftf lol). Now, I rarely used my pc hahaha
The .69 Firmware hasn't Android 3.0+
I wait until the update for Andorid 4.0, when it's released, then I maybe unlock my bootloader ~
GoldenRazz said:
The .69 Firmware hasn't Android 3.0+
I wait until the update for Andorid 4.0, when it's released, then I maybe unlock my bootloader ~
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I was answer both your questions in one line, sorry. It should've looked like this:
The .62 firmware and up are patched for the zergRush exploit. So root is unobtainable without an unlocked bootloader.
Also, zergRush does not work on android version 3.0+, so when ICS comes out, you won't be able to root it without an unlocked bootloader.
Pax.
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paxChristos said:
Also, zergRush does not work on android version 3.0+, so when ICS comes out, you won't be able to root it without an unlocked bootloader.
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and there is not other root method for ics? and there wont be one???
Rondock said:
and there is not other root method for ics? and there wont be one???
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Not yet. There have been relatively few major cross-device root exploits and ics is still new and relatively unused, until lots of devices have it, I don't really see a new exploit coming out.
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You are still able to flash back to .42, apply ZergRush and then do the OTA, which won't remove your root.
The only downside doing so is the whole backup process since flashing the old .ftf will remove your userdata.
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Not yet. There have been relatively few major cross-device root exploits and ics is still new and relatively unused, until lots of devices have it, I don't really see a new exploit coming out.
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well that sucks. so nobody will ever update to ics then?
Rondock said:
well that sucks. so nobody will ever update to ics then?
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People with unlocked bootloaders can still easily root ICS though
jacklebott said:
People with unlocked bootloaders can still easily root ICS though
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A good reason to go for it!
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jacklebott said:
People with unlocked bootloaders can still easily root ICS though
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Can you unlock bootloader after update to ics?
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Jordanooo said:
Can you unlock bootloader after update to ics?
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Unlocking the bootloader can happen anytime.
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So today after watching tutorial videos and reading about it I finally made my mind and decided to flash/root my xperia arc. The build no of my stock was .431 now what I did was download the '.431 ready to root ftf' and flashed my phone, now when I tried to root it it gave me several errors mkdir failed for tmp, File exists and rm failed for *, No such file or directory and to make thing worse the memory card messed up and I had to format it and lost all the data. Now I've recovered the phone using pc companion but I failed very badly
I have no idea what exactly did I do wrong?
assassin8 said:
what exactly did I do wrong?
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Not a clue, the memory card shouldn't have been affected so god knows. Just start over.
XperienceD said:
Not a clue, the memory card shouldn't have been affected so god knows. Just start over.
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is there any other way of rooting my device? like if I unlock the bootloader will it be easier to root it? and how do I go about cfw/kernel/mods in a unlocked bootloader?
assassin8 said:
like if I unlock the bootloader will it be easier to root it?
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Yep.
assassin8 said:
and how do I go about cfw/kernel/mods in a unlocked bootloader?
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Read the stickys, and the individual threads for instructions.
Go to setting after flash the ready to root 4.0.3. Click at xperia. Click connectivity. Click USB connection mode. Choose MSC. The default is MTP if i not mistaken. Then root your phone and flash back 4.0.4 kernel.
This method i using when i root my phone last week. Before that it was giving me so many error.
Im on LOCKED BOOTLOADER while doing that
assassin8 said:
is there any other way of rooting my device? like if I unlock the bootloader will it be easier to root it?
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Yes, after unlocking the bootloader flash a kernel, and then install a custom rom that's pre-rooted. Much easier way if you don't mind not sticking with stock.
SuperMari064 said:
Yes, after unlocking the bootloader flash a kernel, and then install a custom rom that's pre-rooted. Much easier way if you don't mind not sticking with stock.
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what kernel and ROM should I get?
assassin8 said:
what kernel and ROM should I get?
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Normally I use the Arcknight kernel (Get version 3.5.1 or 3.3 because 3.6 is broken), but since Sony released the new .587 build I'm sticking with this kernel for now.
Now with Roms I suggest you go with this one its really good .
Okay I just rooted it sucessfully but I kept the bootloader locked.
How do I flash Arcknight 3.5.4 on my locked bootloader?
assassin8 said:
How do I flash Arcknight 3.5.4 on my locked bootloader?
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You can't.
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XperienceD said:
You can't.
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So how do I go about getting 'Xperia Ice Bean 4.0.4'?
If that's not possible then can you please recommend some good ROMs for locked BL if there are any?
assassin8 said:
So how do I go about getting 'Xperia Ice Bean 4.0.4'?
If that's not possible then can you please recommend some good ROMs for locked BL if there are any?
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If you're going to root then you might as well unlock the BL. If IceBean needs a custom kernel then you can't use it, if not follow the instructions.
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I unlocked the bootloader and now running cyanogen mod
however the usb transfer speed is rather slow, around 2.5mbps?
Hi i have a question which you have most prob answered 100,000 times. Rooting Arc LT15i, 4.0.2.A.0.62 (USB debugging on). Computer OS win8 SDK tools installed
I have been reading alot about doing this for months and now i have read so many tutorials ect. about it i have now confussed myself about it
I am downloading at the moment a.0.42 gen global and i have already installed flashtool and then run doomlord v4 to root then use OTA to update to .62 is this correct? also do i need to install a custom rom/kernal and unlock bootloader becuase i have never touched the phone
I just need a tutorial which works if you understand
Jamief1 said:
I just need a tutorial which works if you understand
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Pick one and follow it then. - how to root xperia arc Starting new threads on this is highly annoying these days given how many threads there are related to it.
Use testpoint to unlock..
Nope you don't have to unlock your bootloader to root your phone by the way
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Search for the guide for the ultimate hd Rom. There is a root guide and after you end up with one of the best arc Roms out there...for locked bootloader!
boyob32 said:
Search for the guide for the ultimate hd Rom. There is a root guide and after you end up with one of the best arc Roms out there...for locked bootloader!
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He's asking for GB root. Root method is different on GB than ICS, therefore those instructions won't help him.
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Thanks for this, i have now rooted which was a complete pain to do phone just kept on saying no. Now i am having problem with ROM manager/project x
trying to install ultimate hd 2.0.3, rom manager first loads to a point i can hardly read it and when i go to flash it says unsupported device so i installed it via project x install finished rebooted and phone, turned back on like normal and not into recovery mode, does this mean i have to unlock the bootloader
please help but i am liking the root requirement apps though
p.s Do i have to update the kernel if i want to try Xperia Ultimate HD because one person says about it for unlocked and doesn't mention it for locked bootloaders
Did you press the volume button on booting as is required to boot into CWM unless the ROMs power options support rebooting into it?
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XperienceD said:
Did you press the volume button on booting as is required to boot into CWM unless the ROMs power options support rebooting into it?
Sent from Myushi
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thanks for the reply i found out to boot into it is by tapping the back button when sony word is up. I am creating a back up tonight then tomorrow i will try to load a rom
AW: [Q] Rooting Arc (now confussed)
If you flash a custom kernel you need to unlock your bootloader
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Hello guys!:cyclops: I finally decided to make an account on XDA and meet some new people so ill be around. I started modding about a year ago, anyway I have a 2.3.3 Xperia Play, locked bootloader running a custom rom. I have installed a boot animation, but I want a new boot splash. is this possible with a locked boot loader. Thank you!
XperiaNazi said:
Hello guys!:cyclops: I finally decided to make an account on XDA and meet some new people so ill be around. I started modding about a year ago, anyway I have a 2.3.3 Xperia Play, locked bootloader running a custom rom. I have installed a boot animation, but I want a new boot splash. is this possible with a locked boot loader. Thank you!
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Not possible on locked bootloader because bootsplash is in kernel, and you can't install custom kernel.
Even on unlocked bootloader it's not easy to do (but not impossible)
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That's what i thought.
Bakisha said:
Not possible on locked bootloader because bootsplash is in kernel, and you can't install custom kernel.
Even on unlocked bootloader it's not easy to do (but not impossible)
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Ok that's what I was thinking I just wanted to be assured. so now that I have a rooted x play, what else should I do to it? heres what Ive done.
- SD booster
- overclocked
- root explorer
- boot animation
- custom rom for locked boot loader
what else should I do to me phone guys? I want to make it cool. I have an ics theme currently but I want to take this phone to a new level. I am open to all suggestions and I appreciate everything you guys tell me in advance
XperiaNazi said:
Ok that's what I was thinking I just wanted to be assured. so now that I have a rooted x play, what else should I do to it? heres what Ive done.
- SD booster
- overclocked
- root explorer
- boot animation
- custom rom for locked boot loader
what else should I do to me phone guys? I want to make it cool. I have an ics theme currently but I want to take this phone to a new level. I am open to all suggestions and I appreciate everything you guys tell me in advance
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i didn't know you can overclock it on locked bootloader...
Maybe add andreno booster on that list. It can speed some games up...
Feel free to test GB roms and find what you like most
Also search for orochi themes for GB on xda, IMHO, they can be pritty nice
Or you can be creative, uninstall apps that you don't use from /system/app , or install apps that you use often to /system/app (so you can have more space in data partition), clean up or add you favorites to /system/media/-ringtones-notifiation...
But that's pritty much all you can do... Because of kernel you are bound to GB roms...
Next level is unlocking your bootloader and trying other kernels or ICS/JB roms. They are more cool Slower, but cool
I m having xperia tablet z lte (sgp321) can i flash custom boot animation on locked bootloader? ??????
If yes. Then. Can i use boot animation app