Hello, I'm Using Xperia M Single Sim... I am planning to root my device due to internal memory problem... I am going to use stock ROM on which i'm using to swap my Storage s... My Q is after rooting and using stock rom can i get official SONY updates???
Yes you can...but if you unlocked your bootloader then installing a update will mess your device...
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haresh311999 said:
Yes you can...but if you unlocked your bootloader then installing a update will mess your device...
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No no i don't want to unlock my boot-loader because it will void my warranty...In our thread their are two method of rooting Half Root and Full Root... WHich root should i do To use to just swapping storage s??? I dont want to use custom roms...
Take a look...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2529561
shiromau said:
No no i don't want to unlock my boot-loader because it will void my warranty...In our thread their are two method of rooting Half Root and Full Root... WHich root should i do To use to just swapping storage s??? I dont want to use custom roms...
Take a look...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2529561
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You NEED to do full root. Any attempt to edit the /system partition with a half root will cause the phone to reboot.
gamer649 said:
You NEED to do full root. Any attempt to edit the /system partition with a half root will cause the phone to reboot.
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thanks a lot... any need to install custom recovery(CWM)???
only way to install that is unlock bootloader, you dont need cwm for rooting or swapping internal memory
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shiromau said:
thanks a lot... any need to install custom recovery(CWM)???
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There is no recovery menu for a locked bootloader. The only recovery is for an unlocked bootloader. If you mess up your phone at any time you better hope you can boot into flash mode and then re-flash the /system partition. I have the same problem in all fairness.
And if you want to root properly just look at the guide in the forum and follow it to the letter.
gamer649 said:
There is no recovery menu for a locked bootloader. The only recovery is for an unlocked bootloader. If you mess up your phone at any time you better hope you can boot into flash mode and then re-flash the /system partition. I have the same problem in all fairness.
And if you want to root properly just look at the guide in the forum and follow it to the letter.
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I'm going to use this method for swapping...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2605378
does any special partitions needed in SD Card to us swapping??? what steps you use to swap memory???
shiromau said:
I'm going to use this method for swapping...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2605378
does any special partitions needed in SD Card to us swapping??? what steps you use to swap memory???
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I've never swapped memories so I have no idea about it, sorry. I've heard the SD card cant be in FAT32, not sure how true it is.
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gamer649 said:
I've never swapped memories so I have no idea about it, sorry. I've heard the SD card cant be in FAT32, not sure how true it is.
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Fat32 works fine for me, don't know where you got that.
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Fat32 works fine for me, don't know where you got that.
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I'm sure it was on here somewhere. I've never swapped memories so I don't actually know what works and what doesn't. It may have just been a mis-read on my end however.
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I create this post just to tell people the quickpanel toggle from Xperia S work in Ion.
*Edit: My phone is bootloader unlocked and it is Lt28i.
Here is the post i follow:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1594947
Instruction:
Download only the SystemUI.apk (the rest doesn't work on ion and don't try, it will cause bootloop!!!!!!)
Change the permssion of SystemUI to
Owner -> Read and Write
Group -> Read
Others ->Read
Copy the file to /system/app (by using Root Explorer or whatever)
reboot the phone, and it works!!!
Warning: Make sure you know what are you doing before you actually do! If you do not follow this instruction, it might end up bootloop or the phone won't power on until you pull the battery (yes, i mean pull the battery)
athris said:
I create this post just to tell people the quickpanel toggle from Xperia S work in Ion.
Here is the post i follow:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1594947
Instruction:
Download only the SystemUI.apk (the rest doesn't work on ion and don't try, it will cause bootloop!!!!!!)
Change the permssion of SystemUI to
Owner -> Read and Write
Group -> Read
Others ->Read
Copy the file to /system/app (by using Root Explorer or whatever)
reboot the phone, and it works!!!
Warning: Make sure you know what are you doing before you actually do! If you do not follow this instruction, it might end up bootloop or the phone won't power on until you pull the battery (yes, i mean pull the battery)
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So you are saying you have root on the ion? Care to explain how?
Oh mine is Lt28i, Sorry i didn't mention that
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Oh mine is Lt28i, Sorry i didn't mention that
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Okay so what did you do to root it? Do you have an unlocked bootloader?
yes, beside unlock bootloader there's no way we can get root from GB. currently all the methods in Xda doesn't work at all, i tried all of them.
athris said:
yes, beside unlock bootloader there's no way we can get root from GB. currently all the methods in Xda doesn't work at all, i tried all of them.
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Which method did you use to root once you unlocked the bootloader? And I take it you used the Sony official way correct?
i just use the Unsecure kernel that posted on development to get rooted. The way i unlock bootloader is using the sony official way. I don't think there's testpoint trick on this CPU yet.
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i just use the Unsecure kernel that posted on development to get rooted. The way i unlock bootloader is using the sony official way. I don't think there's testpoint trick on this CPU yet.
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That's what I figured. Just wanted to be sure. Have you tried relocking the bootloader? Just wanna know if the file works.
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The relock file work pretty well. But I have to reflash the stock kernel after that, otherwise the phone wont power on. Of course it will lost root after that. I tried couple times already, so pretty sure it work
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The relock file work pretty well. But I have to reflash the stock kernel after that, otherwise the phone wont power on. Of course it will lost root after that. I tried couple times already, so pretty sure it work
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Hmm well I wouldn't consider that working. Will have to pass that on to the guy that made it so he can look into that. Would be nice to have a working relock file where you don't have to reflash stock after that.
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hi just got this phone today and it's awesome.
i am rooted but got a locked bootloader so without changing roms, is link2sd the best and easiest way to get more storage on this phone? if not what are the other ways? thanks
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I tried link2sd. It wouldn't let me do it with my locked bootloader. Leads me to believe that you need an unlocked bootloader.
obviously remove bloatware is the first step but link to sd can still force move some apps to sd which is useful for more internal storage I have locked bootloader as well but use dixperia 2 which us awesome and cache cleaner but I'm just stating the obvious choices apart from link to sd I so that use the partition thing and have over 200 apps and have 179 mb free on internal =D
zakkkkk said:
hi just got this phone today and it's awesome.
i am rooted but got a locked bootloader so without changing roms, is link2sd the best and easiest way to get more storage on this phone? if not what are the other ways? thanks
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maddog00 said:
I tried link2sd. It wouldn't let me do it with my locked bootloader. Leads me to believe that you need an unlocked bootloader.
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You dont need unlocked bootloader. I am on stock rom with locked bootloader and rooted and link2d works a treat for me.
As ILikeTheWayYouMove2 said you remove all the bloatware from the phone and it frees up so much space. I have pretty much everything linked now and new apps are linked automatically.
Follow this guide here and you cant go wrong - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919326
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You dont need unlocked bootloader. I am on stock rom with locked bootloader and rooted and link2d works a treat for me.
As ILikeTheWayYouMove2 said you remove all the bloatware from the phone and it frees up so much space. I have pretty much everything linked now and new apps are linked automatically.
Follow this guide here and you cant go wrong - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919326
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thank you so much for the info guys.
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Please recommended mode of link2SD
Ext 2 Ext 3 or Ext 4
Thank you
Depump said:
Please recommended mode of link2SD
Ext 2 Ext 3 or Ext 4
Thank you
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Ext4 > Ext3 > Ext2, unless you get compatibility issues.
BensJammin said:
You dont need unlocked bootloader. I am on stock rom with locked bootloader and rooted and link2d works a treat for me.
As ILikeTheWayYouMove2 said you remove all the bloatware from the phone and it frees up so much space. I have pretty much everything linked now and new apps are linked automatically.
Follow this guide here and you cant go wrong - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=919326
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I don't get it, thought. I keep getting "Mount script cannot be created". When I go to the FAQ, it tells me that error happens when you have a locked bootloader.
I have the R800X. Maybe that's a difference too.
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I don't get it, thought. I keep getting "Mount script cannot be created". When I go to the FAQ, it tells me that error happens when you have a locked bootloader.
I have the R800X. Maybe that's a difference too.
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You can't create another partition with locked bootloader, but you can use the native app2sd method and force all apps to go on SD.
I get the mount script failed but when I select fat32 / fat16 it works?
i think u should have the init.d in your system/etc/...first,then link2sd can create the mount script (ext2-4)
correct me if i am wrong...
Hi. So, I have a SONY XPERIA S with bootloader locked. I recieved a mail from SONY with the unlock bootloader key. The next step should be to download the SDK. But since the SDK is almost 500 MB in size and I have a slow connection, and a limited data plan I cannot download the SDK. My question is : Is there another easy way to to this? To unlock my bootloader?
i'm not sure if this help, but just trying to help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42407269
Perfect
Alin Theron
Any advantage of unlocking?
This is general section, pls post question on Q&A section... Tq
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The advantage is that with unlocked bootloader I can make root
AlinTheron said:
The advantage is that with unlocked bootloader I can make root
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Mmm, did you know that you can 'root' with locked bootloader also?... the real advantage is that you can use custom kernels
I tried, not working.
Any ideas on how to root with locked bootloader?
AlinTheron said:
Any ideas on how to root with locked bootloader?
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Yes.
AlinTheron said:
I tried, not working.
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Would you mind sharing more feedback of what you have already tried for rooting?? and which steps are you failing at? so we can help you out :cyclops:
I've tried a zip package from doomlord
i'm using XAS, base on .200 ROM, all i do to root was this.
1. UL BL
2. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2309117
3. place this SuperSU-1.25-Busybox-1.20.2-UPDATE.zip file from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=42005929&postcount=3 onto internal storage
4. flash SuperSU-1.25-Busybox-1.20.2-UPDATE.zip in recovery
that's what i did on both XAS
I'll try it right now
Done. SOLVED
Now it works just fine.
SOLVED
How to get the key from Sony?
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http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/instructions
i'm scared to root my xperia zl, because i bricked my last phone Xperia arc s when rooting...
I want to know whether the thread made by Bin4ry titled Root MANY ANDROID! [Upd: 20.11.2013] - Added Z1 Root
in this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31545627&postcount=1
supports rooting Xperia ZL 2.67 Locked Bootloader..?
Kabeesh said:
i'm scared to root my xperia zl, because i bricked my last phone Xperia arc s when rooting...
I want to know whether the thread made by Bin4ry titled Root MANY ANDROID! [Upd: 20.11.2013] - Added Z1 Root
in this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31545627&postcount=1
supports rooting Xperia ZL 2.67 Locked Bootloader..?
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Just follow the steps laid out here(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2458268)
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TinySarabia said:
Just follow the steps laid out here(http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2458268)
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Is there any working devices after following this method? is there any problems afterwards like broken NFC???
Kabeesh said:
Is there any working devices after following this method? is there any problems afterwards like broken NFC???
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I've done these exact steps a dozen times now and everything is working fine.
If you want to unlock your bootloader (for flashing AOSP roms), don't forget to backup your TA partition first! (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2292598)
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Is there any working devices after following this method? is there any problems afterwards like broken NFC???
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i just rooted mine after a long time with .244. First attempt was a success. No problems so far
Does unlocking my boot loader procedure wipe my phone? (data partition, internal sdcard partition, etc?)
scifan said:
Does unlocking my boot loader procedure wipe my phone? (data partition, internal sdcard partition, etc?)
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If u unlock your bootloader the zl then u will lose ur mobile bravia engine... And also if u flash a custom Rom will wipe your data... Unlocking bootloader doesn't wipe ur data..
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Kabeesh said:
If u unlock your bootloader the zl then u will lose ur mobile bravia engine... And also if u flash a custom Rom will wipe your data... Unlocking bootloader doesn't wipe ur data..
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I hadn't realized the bravia engine would go away as well... I've rooted... and basically done what I really needed to do thus far to it... I'm just exploring the other options... assuming my wife wants to use it as her daily phone, I won't be messing with it much after the initial setup anyway.
i root my xperia with KINGO ROOT, simple and fast
plug your device, enable usb debugging and click root.. works fine in .2.67!!
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I hadn't realized the bravia engine would go away as well... I've rooted... and basically done what I really needed to do thus far to it... I'm just exploring the other options... assuming my wife wants to use it as her daily phone, I won't be messing with it much after the initial setup anyway.
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So great to hear from you.. Have fun...
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krutftw said:
i root my xperia with KINGO ROOT, simple and fast
plug your device, enable usb debugging and click root.. works fine in .2.67!!
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I have tried and it actually works well..
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Kabeesh said:
I have tried and it actually works well..
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Well as per recent info, it tracks many info from the phone while rooting as in IMEI number, some personal info etc. so it still being reviewed, unless its confirmed to be safe its better not to use Kingo Root.
coolrevi said:
Well as per recent info, it tracks many info from the phone while rooting as in IMEI number, some personal info etc. so it still being reviewed, unless its confirmed to be safe its better not to use Kingo Root.
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Yo.. Thanks for the info..
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i used kingo to install CWM and use the cm.. now im using a CM with a totally different root file.. then in that case, i would have no problems with this privacy thing?
scifan said:
Does unlocking my boot loader procedure wipe my phone? (data partition, internal sdcard partition, etc?)
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Unlocking boot loader completely wipes your data including internal storage. Make sure yo back up before you try..
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tnks
hi all
where can i find CWM OR TWRP for rooted locked bootloader phone
t2 ultra dual
thanx
chauhanjayc said:
hi all
where can i find CWM OR TWRP for rooted locked bootloader phone
t2 ultra dual
thanx
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why do you want to keep your bootloader locked
just root the device backup the TA keys and then unlock the bootloader
Please dont create unnecessary complications
Dont take this the wrong way
Ashwin Prabhunerurkar said:
why do you want to keep your bootloader locked
just root the device backup the TA keys and then unlock the bootloader
Please dont create unnecessary complications
Dont take this the wrong way
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thanx ashwin
but i still fear of losing BE2
chauhanjayc said:
thanx ashwin
but i still fear of losing BE2
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So, anyone can help with recovery for locked bootloader? No sense unblocked bootloader, everyone waiting for android 4.4.
chauhanjayc said:
thanx ashwin
but i still fear of losing BE2
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there is no difference
This is my 4th Sony Phone
I know what is am talking about
BTW
NO Unlocked Bootloader=No Custom Roms,No AOSP Roms,No Kernels
Ashwin Prabhunerurkar said:
why do you want to keep your bootloader locked
just root the device backup the TA keys and then unlock the bootloader
Please dont create unnecessary complications
Dont take this the wrong way
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So, is their a root without unlocked bootloader...for single sim...cause i can't backup ta keys without root...
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martin132014 said:
So, is their a root without unlocked bootloader...for single sim...cause i can't backup ta keys without root...
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find it in android development for T2 ultra section...
Chena_22 said:
find it in android development for T2 ultra section...
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I believe their is non for single sim either towelroot or vroot will fail....test both but not successful....the only one I see will work is doomlords method but that's require to ub first before root so backup ta is out of the questions....
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martin132014 said:
I believe their is non for single sim either towelroot or vroot will fail....test both but not successful....the only one I see will work is doomlords method but that's require to ub first before root so backup ta is out of the questions....
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Well,it's working for me...
Maybe you can try another root tool
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Well, What if I only want CWM/TWRP recovery for now? unlocking bootloader felt safer for Xplay and xperia neo L ( 2011-12 devices ) .... but I dont wish to unlock bootloader just yet... I guess the OP just wanted a way to have Nandroid backup ability, if something went wrong while using say... xposed modules, or other root apps, or tweaking the build.prop ... so is it possible to get CWM/TWRP on stock ROM and Kernel ?
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Well, What if I only want CWM/TWRP recovery for now? unlocking bootloader felt safer for Xplay and xperia neo L ( 2011-12 devices ) .... but I dont wish to unlock bootloader just yet... I guess the OP just wanted a way to have Nandroid backup ability, if something went wrong while using say... xposed modules, or other root apps, or tweaking the build.prop ... so is it possible to get CWM/TWRP on stock ROM and Kernel ?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2823793
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2823793
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Thanks man.... Really appreciate. Wonder why I couldn't find it when it was right there in front of me... I already had one bootloop, and without a recovery I had reflash the ftf and lose all my stuff.. But NEVER AGAIN!