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[Q] How to Root Xperia Play 2.3.4 without Bootloader unlock ?

Hi guys, I hate to be the new guy asking for something that's more than likely been answered, but I honestly did search for hours on the site before I broke apart and joined the forum to ask.
Basically, I'm new to the android hacking scene and want to Root my Xperia Play R800i that is running 2.3.4, having been upgraded from 2.3.2 . But i'd like to be able to do this without unlocking the bootloader (and according to the system menu, the boot can be unlocked, i just choose to prefer to not unlock it).
Is this possible ? Because the 3 tools I tried that say they supposedly support this, haven't worked for me :
SuperOneClick 2.2
DooMLoRD V3
Root Unroot Sony 1.5
So, can anyone help me out in this one ? Thanks in advanced
Alpha

For 2.3.2 its called gingerbreak and for 2.3.3-2.3.4 its called zergrush. Search for those.

hi alpha
gingerbreak is not working on 2.3.4
and for use doomlord kernel you have to unlock your bootloader .
there is one way to roor/unroot your beautiful xperia play , use oneclickrool ( https://shortfuse.org ) latest version.it works %100 , i've used it yesterday on my phone 2.3.4 (( .....0.58 ))

Huh.... Oneclickroot worked when uing that new version. 2.2 didn't work, 2.3 did though. Handy.
Thank you very much Mehdi.Moah !

hi, im trying this now, but it always stop responding after starting the daemon server. how did you get it to work?

i thought id post rather than start a new thread
i have an xperia play with the very latest software
specs:
R800i
2.3.4
build: 4.0.2.A.0.42
kernal:2.6.32.9-perf [email protected]#1
i am worried about rooting, i definatly want it but i am looking for an easy and safe way to do it please get back to me on this here or preferably by email
[email protected]

I just use flashtool to push zerg
Sent from my R800a using Tapatalk

SeXperiaPlaY said:
i thought id post rather than start a new thread
i have an xperia play with the very latest software
specs:
R800i
2.3.4
build: 4.0.2.A.0.42
kernal:2.6.32.9-perf [email protected]#1
i am worried about rooting, i definatly want it but i am looking for an easy and safe way to do it please get back to me on this here or preferably by email
[email protected]
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when i use superoneclick should i select zergrush exploit

Leave it as AUTO don't select.
Also, it may take a few tried. I had to try like 3-4 times, rebooting each time for it to work.

Make sure you have USB debugging enabled too. First time it faiked for me I forgot to do that
sent from my Locked r800at

help
Hello,
Can some one please help me?
I have an xperia play with the very latest software
specs:
R800i
2.3.4
build: 4.0.2.A.0.62
kernal:2.6.32.9-perf [email protected]#1
boot loader is locked
Can I root the device using superoneclick (short fuse)? Would I be able to then use Link2sd?
When rooted to unroot do I just use SE companion to reinstall the software?
Thanks

mr_spatel said:
Hello,
Can some one please help me?
I have an xperia play with the very latest software
specs:
R800i
2.3.4
build: 4.0.2.A.0.62
kernal:2.6.32.9-perf [email protected]#1
boot loader is locked
Can I root the device using superoneclick (short fuse)? Would I be able to then use Link2sd?
When rooted to unroot do I just use SE companion to reinstall the software?
Thanks
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NO. you can only root via recovery on .62 but I believe you can downgrade then root or something.
Sent from my R800i using Tapatalk

Unable to Root Arc S LT18 which is on 4.0.2.A.0.62 or 4.0.2.B.0.62

Hello XDA.
I am a grt fan of the forum first of all thanks to all who contributed here.
I had a Sony Ericsson W8 E16i, its was a piece of Gem with the nAa CM9 ICS on it thanks to all the guides, Kernels, ROMs and Mods that made my phone smooth and Agile.
Now i have my new Xperia Arc S LT18i which is SIM unlocked and i have just unlocked the boot loader. Now i want to root my phone. I have searched all the threads about rooting, which were mostly of Easyroot Kit, Doom lord's Method of Rooting. I have tried almost all the methods, but i am still unable to root my phone. In one of the threads it was advised to downgrade from 4.0.2.B.0.62 to 4.0.2.A.0.62 via flashing it with flash tool. I did it and tried to root, still no luck. Can any body please help me rooting my device?
Current settings on my phone.
Android 2.3.4
Build No - 4.0.2.A.0.62

There is no such firmware as 4.0.2.B.0.62. It doesn't exist at all.
You have to downgrade from 4.0.2.A.0.62 to 4.0.2.A.0.58 or older(.58 or smaller).
Also, if you have unlocked bootloader, you can just install custom kernel, which already includes autoroot, so if you install that kernel, ROM automatically gets rooted.

FIrst of all, you cannot root .62 in any way or the other........you need to downgrade it to .42 first...this your normal procedure would have been
Searching for following
1)how to downgrade from .62 to .42
2)how to root .42
But you have the greatest advantage of an unlocked boot loader hence, you can directly flash a compatible kernel (e.g doom kernel v19) and then flash a rom.....thus you have a custom kernel that supports overclocking and also a superb rom(e.g acronium 8.2) along with extremely battery efficient system andof course root....

can you screenshot the Firmware?

link-in said:
FIrst of all, you cannot root .62 in any way or the other........you need to downgrade it to .42 first...this your normal procedure would have been
Searching for following
1)how to downgrade from .62 to .42
2)how to root .42
But you have the greatest advantage of an unlocked boot loader hence, you can directly flash a compatible kernel (e.g doom kernel v19) and then flash a rom.....thus you have a custom kernel that supports overclocking and also a superb rom(e.g acronium 8.2) along with extremely battery efficient system andof course root....
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Installing custom kernel, which has autoroot in it, gives you root access on any ROM version.
Sent from my Xperia Arc S using xda premium

Just flash a kernel with root
Sent from my LT18i using xda app-developers app

here you go guys.. thanks for the reply. I guess i have rooted my phone with fastboot. Can you please tel me how do i change the kernel???
or do the custom rom work with this current kernel.. please help me out.. Also please let me know how do i get CWM on my phone, I know i am asking too many questions.. but i am sure i will get the answers from all of you awesome people at XDA !!! :laugh:

ghost9685 said:
I know i am asking too many questions
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All of which have been answered many times.

[Q] Xperia Arc S Root

Hello xda forum!
I´m kinda noob in the world of custimizing android devices, my first device was a SGA so that was an easy one, but now I have a xperia arc s with the official 4.0.4 rom made by sony the build number is 4.1.B.0 and I want to root it but i can´t, I have tried the DooMLoRD_v1_Xperia-2011-ICS-ROOT-emu-busybox-su.zip method but it failed i think because it requires the build no 4.1.A , the 2nd atempt was to flash a kernel made also by doomlord to put the build number into 4.1.A or somthing like that but it also failed becuse i can´t boot into fastboot mode, so i made a research around xda forum and I found that some devices are locked by the mobile operator, so they can´t boot into fastboot mode. Now my question is does this device is rubish or do I have a solution? what can i do?
thanx!! to all the people that can help me.
P.D.1: sorry for my bad english xD
P.D.2: don´t be like "uuhh! look around xda, you´ll find the answer" please I need some help.

psychonation said:
P.D.2: don´t be like "uuhh! look around xda, you´ll find the answer" please I need some help.
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Read the stickys, guides or one of the other threads just like this asking the SAME EXACT QUESTION...
Have you read the THREE threads on THE SAME PAGE you decided to post your question?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1874801
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1683957
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1871981

thanx!
XperienceD said:
Read the stickys, guides or one of the other threads just like this asking the SAME EXACT QUESTION...
Have you read the THREE threads on THE SAME PAGE you decided to post your question?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1874801
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1683957
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1871981
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Thanx you save my life jeje i finally rooted my phone!! so glad!!

could you?
psychonation said:
Thanx you save my life jeje i finally rooted my phone!! so glad!!
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Could you tell me which thread you did ?

arc s
Hello fellows
am using sony Ericsson Arc S
Lt18i
4.0.4
2.6.32.9-perf kernel
4.1.b.0.587 build
i try to make it Root
but i was not able to do it
even i followed the links
can any one help me please
thank you

thilan said:
even i followed the links
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XperienceD said:
Rooting:
- What is rooting and why should I do it? The pros & cons of Android rooting
Rooting methods for the XPERIA line of Phones has constantly changed from apps to Pre-Rooted ROMs and Kernels. A Google search of "root -insert device name-" should help to find the specific method for your Phone but the following link is well worth reading - [How-To] Rooting guide for 2011 xperia devices
References:
Root MANY ANDROID! [Upd: 18.12.2012]
[ROOT+BB+CWM] ICS and non rootable GB build
[ROOT][NOOB GUIDE][for unlock BL] For Official ICS 4.0.4
[HOW-TO][FTF] Root and CWM with the latest 9.0.1.D.0.10 firmware
[ROOT&MORE]Xperia 2012 line Flashtool + prerooted system.img + Sony fw FTF + addons
{Guide} How To Root Xperia™ Smartphone Running ICS ( Ice Cream Sandwich) or GB ( Gingerbread )
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Xperia arc s rooting problem !
Guys Noob Here ! Help m out I downloaded the flashtool , ready to root file , and kernel for Arc s , doom rooting kit too and started Updating , it flashed my phone , but when i started the runme.exe file it said that ' adb drivers are not updated something like that and its killing the process ! i didn't knew what to do ! so then i installed the kernel ! now my phone is very much slow not useable ! new apps came that are foursqaure but not SU user the root apps ! what to do ? how do i downgrade or fix tis problem ! my phone is almost dead :X :crying: :crying:

Yes then update your phone's ADB drivers.
Sent from my LT18i using xda premium

[Q] Xperia S - ICS rooted and I'd like to update

Hi everyone, I'm sorry if this has been answered before as I've actually found many threads but they all seem to redirect to the following thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
My questions is as follows; using the method above, how can I update an Xperia S that is already rooted without loosing root? The thread above seems to explain how to root altogether, but I just want to update and keep the root. Thanks in advance for any help provided. My Xperia S is on 6.1.A.0.452 and I'd like to have 6.1.A.2.45. I've also seen people talk about JellyBean but as far as I know that's not available on the Xperia S until February, how are these people getting it?

.45 and .50 can be rooted...

mmm273 said:
.45 and .50 can be rooted...
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Could I bother you with a guide based on the method shown in the following link? I would really appreciate it. I'm totally a noob, but I learn really fast, so guidance for this rookie will guarantee you that I will learn to do things on my own. Thanks!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1886460

Just use the binary root tool at the top of the development forum
Sent from my Jellybean Xperia S

landluber said:
Hi everyone, I'm sorry if this has been answered before as I've actually found many threads but they all seem to redirect to the following thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
My questions is as follows; using the method above, how can I update an Xperia S that is already rooted without loosing root? The thread above seems to explain how to root altogether, but I just want to update and keep the root. Thanks in advance for any help provided. My Xperia S is on 6.1.A.0.452 and I'd like to have 6.1.A.2.45. I've also seen people talk about JellyBean but as far as I know that's not available on the Xperia S until February, how are these people getting it?
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Just update your phone & root with bin4ry method.If u want to update to.55 then just flash rom of .55 through cwm.
If u want to use jelly bean then u have to unlock your bootloader
Sent from my LT26i using xda premium

[Q] Xperia arc (LT15i) 4.0.4 build 4.1.B.0.587 root with same rom

How is it going
I want to root my phone which is
Sone Ericsson Xperia arc ( LT15i )
Android version 4.0.4
Build number 4.1.B.0.587
And I really like this version and don't want to change it
Could you tell me how could I root my phone without changing the rom or the kernel
Please help me guys

Root and unlock bl is not the same. Read basic threads please before posting. If u have doubts, coment in those threads.
Cheers

sorry i mean i want to root my device
thank you for your information
i'm new into this
i want to root my device without changing my android version

tarek87 said:
sorry i mean i want to root my device
thank you for your information
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It's obvious what you want to do, the point is there are lots of threads on the subject which you could have asked your question on. YOU ARE NOT THE FIRST TO WANT TO ROOT!

The basics
Put superuser.zip in sdcard from their site, same name
Testpoint
Get flashtool
Downoad a kernel with cwm
Hotboot kernel with flashtool in fastboot menu.
When phone restarts press volume down on blue led
Install the zip in sdcard
Reboot
Sent from my LT15i using xda premium

XperienceD said:
Rooting:
- What is rooting and why should I do it? The pros & cons of Android rooting
Rooting methods for the XPERIA line of Phones has constantly changed from apps to Pre-Rooted ROMs and Kernels. A Google search of "root -insert device name-" should help to find the specific method for your Phone but the following link is well worth reading - [How-To] Rooting guide for 2011 xperia devices
References:
Root MANY ANDROID! [Upd: 18.12.2012]
[ROOT+BB+CWM] ICS and non rootable GB build
[ROOT][NOOB GUIDE][for unlock BL] For Official ICS 4.0.4
[HOW-TO][FTF] Root and CWM with the latest 9.0.1.D.0.10 firmware
[ROOT&MORE]Xperia 2012 line Flashtool + prerooted system.img + Sony fw FTF + addons
{Guide} How To Root Xperia™ Smartphone Running ICS ( Ice Cream Sandwich) or GB ( Gingerbread )
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