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For unlocked bootloaders only!
Please use the recovery now to root any firmware!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1596285
Just flash the SuperSU cwm zip with recovery and your phone will be rooted. To download SuperSU visit this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1538053
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Bin4ry said:
For unlocked bootloaders only!
Download:
http://eddy.uni-duisburg.de/bin4ry/system_xps_prerooted_63fw.img
Connect device in fastboot mode (blue LED).
Open Command prompt and type:
fastboot flash system system_xps_prerooted_63fw.img
This will give you root immediatly after reboot!
A nicer way will come soon. But this should solve first problems
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ERRRR u beat me to it
Cholek3 said:
Guys, you're asolutely f***ing amazing. Congrats.
Do you mean Command prompt in ADB or windows?
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In Windows command prompt. But ou need fastboot installed.
This is only fist shot. If you dont know really what im talking about, then please wait for another image with good instructions
Jozinek said:
I can confirm, that it work, many thanks.
Edit - it work, but i cant downloads anything from Market, so back to stock version without root. Will wait on new kernel
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If you get market problems go ot Settings -> Apps -> ... -> Search for the market in the list and then delete Data of the App. After that all will work fine.
Regards
Bin4ry said:
In Windows command prompt. But ou need fastboot installed.
This is only fist shot. If you dont know really what im talking about, then please wait for another image with good instructions
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I know roughly what you are talking about. I know command prompt, although I never used fastboot, as I only owned X10 (until I dropped it and USB port snapped ), so never had to/wanted to unlock bootloader this way. But I want to learn, that's why I am reading all this now, and I need to ask about something I am not sure of.
Just go through the unlock bootloader process and then you will know what fastboot is
After that just type my comamnd with my file in the same directory and you will be done.
Regards
If I were you I would wait till I get ICS on the phone then unlock the bootloader and root the phone.
Quick question. It just wonders me. Sony "supports" unlocking bootloader, which is more dangerous than root. Why rooting is not supported then? Is it because we could unistall third party aplications and Sony has some sort of agreements with them and are obligated by law?
Cholek3 said:
Quick question. It just wonders me. Sony "supports" unlocking bootloader, which is more dangerous than root. Why rooting is not supported then? Is it because we could unistall third party aplications and Sony has some sort of agreements with them and are obligated by law?
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No you are getting the idea wrong
Long ago we discussed alot with SonyEricsson and together decided this is the best way of doing it.
The reason is simple:
Rooting alone does not give you access to all partitions etc. pp See X10 Forums for that. Sony is very good in hiding partitions
With a bootloader unlock we get fully workable fastboot. We are able to write all partitions and change what we want. (Root too)
Also Sony(Ericsson) is able to track who unlocks and who not AND is able to provide a check mechanism to forbid unlocking of phones which are not owned by the user (for example provider branded phones in contract, the phone is usually property of the provider).
So this is the reason. Unlocked bootloader gives us nearly full access, so no need to worry I am in this game since X10 times (like you or not ?)and we always got the phones working like we wanted.
Our work for CM9 on XPS has started now too.
Regards
Bin4ry said:
No you are getting the idea wrong
Long ago we discussed alot with SonyEricsson and together decided this is the best way of doing it.
The reason is simple:
Rooting alone does not give you access to all partitions etc. pp See X10 Forums for that. Sony is very good in hiding partitions
With a bootloader unlock we get fully workable fastboot. We are able to write all partitions and change what we want. (Root too)
Also Sony(Ericsson) is able to track who unlocks and who not AND is able to provide a check mechanism to forbid unlocking of phones which are not owned by the user (for example provider branded phones in contract, the phone is usually property of the provider).
So this is the reason. Unlocked bootloader gives us nearly full access, so no need to worry I am in this game since X10 times (like you or not ?)and we always got the phones working like we wanted.
Our work for CM9 on XPS has started now too.
Regards
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See, I was not aware of that "agreement". Now everything seems to make sense. I am android user since I bought X10 back in August 2010. I was more or less following XDA since then as well, but this forum is worldwide community and is almost imposible to keep a track on everything. I would consider myself somewhere between rookie and advanced users. I know how to do certain things (root, how to use ADB, I was changing framwork_res.apk for my own purposes, etc.). My point also is, I am more hardware sort of guy, rather than software. That's why I am glad you guys are here with us.
Will this wipe the phone data or only the system partition ?
Cholek3 said:
My point also is, I am more hardware sort of guy, rather than software. That's why I am glad you guys are here with us.
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Hehe no problem. I'm hardware and software guy
gbil said:
Will this wipe the phone data or only the system partition ?
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Well no. But the first step is that you need to unlock bootloader and THIS WILL wipe your data. To flash the systempartition itself will not wipe userdata.
Cholek3 said:
Yes, I agree. But myself, I will wait for root for phones with locked bootloader as well. I assume I will be happy with phone speed, but when CM9 comes out, then I will consider unlockin bootloader.
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Your choice, i hope too that we will get a nice exploit again soon. But i personally have to time to work on an exploit.
Regards
3Shirts said:
Screw that! There are too many useful reasons for root. My motto:
Got android? Get root!
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True that, after I heard that you can lock back the bootloader and update it via SEUS or PCC, I'm so gonna root it and true again.
thanks sir at all
every thing is ok bootloader is unlocked now and root is ok
just i face a problem when i restored 340 (programs+games) through titanium backup pro ...... and when opening just only setting application my phone force close setting menu .......i dont know why although i still have 330 mb free in app
thanks in advanced
hasan_abeer said:
thanks sir at all
every thing is ok bootloader is unlocked now and root is ok
just i face a problem when i restored 340 (programs+games) through titanium backup pro ...... and when opening just only setting application my phone force close setting menu .......i dont know why although i still have 330 mb free in app
thanks in advanced
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So you restored with Titanium. Since Titanium is a Root app and you don't had Root before i think you are trying to restore a backup from another phone.
If you do that you have to assure that you ONLY RESTORE APPS and NOT SETTINGS! Settings from another phone will be most likely incompatible.
So this wil be your problem!
Regards
Bin4ry said:
So you restored with Titanium. Since Titanium is a Root app and you don't had Root before i think you are trying to restore a backup from another phone.
If you do that you have to assure that you ONLY RESTORE APPS and NOT SETTINGS! Settings from another phone will be most likely incompatible.
So this wil be your problem!
Regards
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thanks sir i do so restore app+data from samsung galaxy note ........what is the best way to restore :
could i reset my phone through setting+pivacy+factory data reset without affecting root or i must reflash this rom in order to save root
thanks again for your hard job
rgrds
hasan_abeer said:
thanks sir i do so restore app+data from samsung galaxy note ........what is the best way to restore :
could i reset my phone through setting+pivacy+factory data reset without affecting root or i must reflash this rom in order to save root
thanks again for your hard job
rgrds
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Restore only Apps in Titanium not Data! If you factory reset the phone root is still there
Regards
does the super one click work after bootloader unlocked?
unic0de said:
does the super one click work after bootloader unlocked?
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I don't think it will, otherwise somebody would already confirmed that I think. At the moment the only way is to flash appropriate firmware (only with unlocked bootloader).
Thread cleaned guys.
Constructive posts only, if you want to say thanks then hit the thanks button.
to whom it concern for call recorder over this rom works like a charm both sides very clear and great loud
just use callrecorder by SKVALEX(green color) from market with choosing recording calls from kernel with 2 way recording patch(root required) option
+wav format
enjoy my friends
great thanks to mr Bin4ry for rooting rom
rgrds
When I first bought my ZL, I rooted the phone using binary4 V27 on superuser mode and that was very fast and simple. I could modify system files and do everything.
One day using my ultimate stupidness, I updated the firmware to 10.1.1.....253 then I did factory reset without doing a backup for my root.
Right now, when I go to settings -----> about ----> I get Kernal version 3.4.0 with android version 4.1.2 but unfortunately It seems like I don't have a rooted phone + I am unable to do any function of a rooted phone like modifying system files or ....etc .
I've tried million ways such as:
1- rooting the phone using the same method --------> the result is stucking at the wight screen and nothing happened.
2- Using motochopper method --------> doesn't work
3- Using the method of installing Android SDK and using the command prompt window to push (Su-busybox-superuser.apk) files to data/local/tmp/ --------> when reach sysrw step (sysrw not found)
tried to type SU (su not found)
tried to use one of the alternative commands like cd /system/usr/we-need-root or ./su-backup -----> file not found
or mount -o remount,rw '' /systemmount ---------> Operation not permitted
I will be following your instructions directly and give u the feed back
I am not gonna move anywhere until solving this issue BC I am getting crazy
I would highly appreciate your help guys , ... Thank you so much in advance
mahmoud.kunbaz said:
When I first bought my ZL, I rooted the phone using binary4 V27 on superuser mode and that was very fast and simple. I could modify system files and do everything.
One day using my ultimate stupidness, I did factory reset without doing a backup for my root.
Right now, when I go to settings -----> about ----> I get Kernal version 3.4.0 with android version 4.1.2 but unfortunately It seems like I don't have a rooted phone + I am unable to do any function of a rooted phone like modifying system files or ....etc .
I've tried million ways such as:
1- rooting the phone using the same method --------> the result is stucking at the wight screen and nothing happened.
2- Using motochopper method --------> doesn't work
3- Using the method of installing Android SDK and using the command prompt window to push (Su-busybox-superuser.apk) files to data/local/tmp/ --------> when reach sysrw step (sysrw not found)
tried to type SU (su not found)
tried to use one of the alternative commands like cd /system/usr/we-need-root or ./su-backup -----> file not found
or mount -o remount,rw '' /systemmount ---------> Operation not permitted
I will be following your instructions directly and give u the feed back
I am not gonna move anywhere until solving this issue BC I am getting crazy
I would highly appreciate your help guys , ... Thank you so much in advance
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u already posted in Q & A the same thing
demonicjas said:
u already posted in Q & A the same thing
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Yeah, I am so sorry for that but as you know some people only go for a certain section so I might be missing someone who has the
solution of my issue :crying:
I am sorry again
mahmoud.kunbaz said:
Yeah, I am so sorry for that but as you know some people only go for a certain section so I might be missing someone who has the
solution of my issue :crying:
I am sorry again
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Ur bootloader is lock or unlock? If lock, you have to be patient for new root exploit method to appear.
Another way is to degrade ur Rom to. 434 and root. Then flash doomkernel v7 (this only apply to bootloader unlock) and flash .253 xcluding kernel. When finish once u want to reboot, there will be request to root appear.
Another another way, download rootkeeper, then temp un root and run OTA but some people in Z forum reported that it still fail to update, some successfully update.
Sent from my C6502 using Tapatalk 2
butatx said:
Ur bootloader is lock or unlock? If lock, you have to be patient for new root exploit method to appear.
Another way is to degrade ur Rom to. 434 and root. Then flash doomkernel v7 (this only apply to bootloader unlock) and flash .253 xcluding kernel. When finish once u want to reboot, there will be request to root appear.
Another another way, download rootkeeper, then temp un root and run OTA but some people in Z forum reported that it still fail to update, some successfully update.
Sent from my C6502 using Tapatalk 2
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So thankful for ur reply
Unfortunately this is too much for a beginner like me so actually I have to search alot to get any of your solutions done.
by the way I did only root by binary4 so I think I still have a locked bootloader.
Thanks again
mahmoud.kunbaz said:
So thankful for ur reply
Unfortunately this is too much for a beginner like me so actually I have to search alot to get any of your solutions done.
by the way I did only root by binary4 so I think I still have a locked bootloader.
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Some aspects of modifying this phone can leave you a seriously broken phone, notably the TA partition. You would benefit greatly from doing a lot (like hours and hours) of reading in the "Z" section. All the activity is there, not in the ZL section. 99.9% of all the information there applies to the ZL (but practically NONE of the download files, so do not use software there unless clearly labeled for the ZL). The sections on backing up TA (look for DRM and TA), on using flashtool.
Note that all the information on root that does not specifically mention 253 is obsolete.
Linwood.Ferguson said:
Some aspects of modifying this phone can leave you a seriously broken phone, notably the TA partition. You would benefit greatly from doing a lot (like hours and hours) of reading in the "Z" section. All the activity is there, not in the ZL section. 99.9% of all the information there applies to the ZL (but practically NONE of the download files, so do not use software there unless clearly labeled for the ZL). The sections on backing up TA (look for DRM and TA), on using flashtool.
Note that all the information on root that does not specifically mention 253 is obsolete.
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Thanks alot for your reply but I really don't understand why this device (ZL) is being ignored like that
I have opened a thread here about that http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2293512
so many ZL users are complaining and unfortunately things are not going well
mahmoud.kunbaz said:
So thankful for ur reply
Unfortunately this is too much for a beginner like me so actually I have to search alot to get any of your solutions done.
by the way I did only root by binary4 so I think I still have a locked bootloader.
Thanks again
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Yup, please read a lot and read the feedback. It will help you to gain ur confident.
Sent from my BlackBerry 9900 using Tapatalk
butatx said:
Ur bootloader is lock or unlock? If lock, you have to be patient for new root exploit method to appear.
Another way is to degrade ur Rom to. 434 and root. Then flash doomkernel v7 (this only apply to bootloader unlock) and flash .253 xcluding kernel. When finish once u want to reboot, there will be request to root appear.
Another another way, download rootkeeper, then temp un root and run OTA but some people in Z forum reported that it still fail to update, some successfully update.
Sent from my C6502 using Tapatalk 2
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tried rootkeeper - doesn't work. (currently on 434 with locked BL)
Thread closed, use the post linked by the op three posts above
Hi,
I want to root my xperia z1 compact.
As i read, there are few steps that i need to take before rooting my device - backup TA partition, installing CWM, rooting the device.
Both of the CWM/TA backup require that the device will be rooted but if i will root my device without backing up the TA partition i cant go
back and reinstall the stock rom.
What is the correct order of the rooting process?
If the rooting process will get done correctly can i reinstall my stock rom back(for warranty issues)?
What are the downside for rooting - i want it mainly for Titanium backup and the Lba apps?
Thanks for any help!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2642081
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2634196
If you follow the guide, you should be able to root without Unlocking Bootloader (Which will cause you loosing TA if you Unlock bootloader first)
So, the best way is to Root (Without unlock bootloader) which is in the guidance, then Backup TA, then you can unlock bootloader if you like (to install ROM or other tweaks).
For myself i just need root so i kept the Bootloader lock and have a backup TA just in case.
thermalboyz said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2642081
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2634196
If you follow the guide, you should be able to root without Unlocking Bootloader (Which will cause you loosing TA if you Unlock bootloader first)
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If i understood correctly, i will be flashing other rom(previous version in which the root witout unlooking bootloader exploit exsist), to my device.
what will be the effects on my device? will i lose my current device configurations - apps/settings/localization/...? where this change wil be noted?
The process is very complicated and with a lot of "Brick" possibilities, will a more noob friendly version should be expected soon?
Yes you will lose your data as stated in the guides. There isn't really any brick potential, if you screw something up you should always be able to start over again.
As long as there is no other exploit, there won't be an easier method.
cohena said:
If i understood correctly, i will be flashing other rom(previous version in which the root witout unlooking bootloader exploit exsist), to my device.
what will be the effects on my device? will i lose my current device configurations - apps/settings/localization/...? where this change wil be noted?
The process is very complicated and with a lot of "Brick" possibilities, will a more noob friendly version should be expected soon?
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Hi,
I've rooted my Z1C successfully 2 weeks ago with this guide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2642081
At step 18 you had to do a factory reset... You should always create a backup. But you're are right, this guide could be more noob friendly
I wish there were some screenshots or more detailed explanations, because after I flashed the first file, I only could see a black screen, a white symbol photo of the Z1C with some japanese (?) characters and the phone doesn't do anything... Can't turn off, can't exit this screen... I was shocked until I see a home screen
D_R_Z_87 said:
[..] But you're are right, this guide could be more noob friendly
I wish there were some screenshots or more detailed explanations, because after I flashed the first file, I only could see a black screen, a white symbol photo of the Z1C with some japanese (?) characters and the phone doesn't do anything... Can't turn off, can't exit this screen... I was shocked until I see a home screen
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If you have some concrete tips I'll be happy to edit the guide
zxz0O0 said:
If you have some concrete tips I'll be happy to edit the guide
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Hi,
in my situation it would have been helpful to know following things:
- is it ok to rename the downloaded .ftf files from .zip to .ftf ? --> in my case it was ok, because the windows explorer automatically saves the .ftf file as .zip (also .apk files). --> in your guide, post #8, you wrote that this is not ok.
- as i already wrote in my last post, i thougt my phone got bricked after flashing the first file...
- i got stuck at step 13, installing dualrecovery and got the message "Waiting for device to connect" - in my case everything was configured right on my computer, already checked your tips, but it doesn't work until the fifth restart of my phone... maybe you should also suggest a few restarts when the phone would not be recognized
i've rooted several samsung and google nexus devices, but this phone...
but in general, your guide is really good and helped me!
zxz0O0 said:
If you have some concrete tips I'll be happy to edit the guide
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I will take few days to better understand the process and then i will follow the guide's suggestions, i will post my experience
using the guide after the hopefully successful ending....
Two questions:
how do i do a "factory reset"?
I have no data to lose, so data loss is not an issue for me....
At the hopefully successful ending of the guide which rom do i have?
I want to get back the same device experience i begen the rooting process with....
cohena said:
I will take few days to better understand the process and then i will follow the guide's suggestions, i will post my experience
using the guide after the hopefully successful ending....
Two questions:
how do i do a "factory reset"?
I have no data to lose, so data loss is not an issue for me....
At the hopefully successful ending of the guide which rom do i have?
I want to get back the same device experience i begen the rooting process with....
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Great :good:
I rooted and unlocked the bootloader right after I bought the phone so data loss was also not a problem for me.
Factory reset is located in Recovery Menu under 'Wipe data/factory reset'.
In the end you will have an unbranded UK firmware with root access. There isn't really any difference.
zxz0O0 said:
In the end you will have an unbranded UK firmware with root access. There isn't really any difference.
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What do you mean there is no difference?
What are the diffrences between firmwares? what does firmware means- kernal maybe?
I need to understand if having the uk firmware will cahnge my current "device expereince" - gui, localization. preinstalled apps, or it is
just a change to the os itself without any imapct on the current user interface.
cohena said:
What do you mean there is no difference?
What are the diffrences between firmwares? what does firmware means- kernal maybe?
I need to understand if having the uk firmware will cahnge my current "device expereince" - gui, localization. preinstalled apps, or it is
just a change to the os itself without any imapct on the current user interface.
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Pretty sure there is no difference in the kernel. There might be a difference in the pre-installed apps or modem, I don't know your current rom so I can't answer that. In the end you won't notice any difference.
cohena said:
Hi,
but if i will root my device without backing up the TA partition i cant go back and reinstall the stock rom.
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Yes you can!
cohena said:
If the rooting process will get done correctly can i reinstall my stock rom back(for warranty issues)?
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Yes.
cohena said:
What are the downside for rooting
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NON!
cohena said:
what does firmware means- kernal maybe?
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Firmware is basically the OS, Gingerbread, Icecream Sandwich, Jellybean, Kitkat, and the main difference between a UK ROM and a Global ROM for example might only be one or two apps at the most.
cohena said:
I need to understand if having the uk firmware will cahnge my current "device expereince" - gui, localization. preinstalled apps, or it is
just a change to the os itself without any imapct on the current user interface.
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Sony's UI looks the same on an ROM (that is the same Firmware), and if you need to flash a new ROM to root then chances are you will loose whatever you haven't backed up.
zxz0O0 said:
Pretty sure there is no difference in the kernel. There might be a difference in the pre-installed apps or modem, I don't know your current rom so I can't answer that. In the end you won't notice any difference.
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Thanks for your help so far...
The preinstall apps does not concern me - most of them i will remove anyway...
The modem part sounds problematic....
My build is 14.2.A.1.114, where can i found the rom/modem version data?
cohena said:
Thanks for your help so far...
The preinstall apps does not concern me - most of them i will remove anyway...
The modem part sounds problematic....
My build is 14.2.A.1.114, where can i found the rom/modem version data?
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You don't need to care about that... Just follow the guide you won't notice anything different.
If you are scared so much you could create a ftf of your stock rom (there are guides on the forum).
zxz0O0 said:
You don't need to care about that... Just follow the guide you won't notice anything different.
If you are scared so much you could create a ftf of your stock rom (there are guides on the forum).
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Let summerize the procedure so far :
1. I will create a ftf image of my stock rom using the guide that i found, here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35910775
in the "How to backup your Sony Ericsson Xperia firmware using Update Service and the FlashTool" video.
In that guide the end result is a ftf file and the root guide asks for zip file, how can i get the zip file from the ftf one?
2. I will root my xz1c as the guide suggests here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2642081
3.ABOUT THAT I AM NOT TOO SURE : on step 19 on sub step 1, i will instal my device ftf instead of the uk one and continue
with the rest of the other 2 sub steps.
Am i correct?
If i am flashing back my device rom or the uk rom at the end of the procedure and both roms are unrooted, how come the device is rooted?
After rooting the device how can i unroot or reroot if needed - i will have to go all the way again?
No.. I meant that you can create a ftf of your stock rom if something would be wrong with the UK one you could flash your old one.
But this won't even happen because the ROMs are almost the same! I don't understand what you are scared about.
There are people from many countries using this UK firmware and no one complained yet.
zxz0O0 said:
No.. I meant that you can create a ftf of your stock rom if something would be wrong with the UK one you could flash your old one.
But this won't even happen because the ROMs are almost the same! I don't understand what you are scared about.
There are people from many countries using this UK firmware and no one complained yet.
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Ok, so no going back....
After having my device rooted with the uk rom, how cam i localize(keyboard, lang, cell operators, etc....),
the device to my country?
And again with the logical question - if at the end of the process i am flashing an unrooted rom that i flashed at
the beginning of the guide, how can the device be rooted?
I have just been notified that my device is going to get updated to Android ver 4.4.2(KitKat) today/tomrrow, does it changes anything regarding the root procedure?
cohena said:
Ok, so no going back....
After having my device rooted with the uk rom, how cam i localize(keyboard, lang, cell operators, etc....),
the device to my country?
And again with the logical question - if at the end of the process i am flashing an unrooted rom that i flashed at
the beginning of the guide, how can the device be rooted?
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You just select your language in android, like you normally do
UK firmware does not mean there is only english. There are still all languages available.
In the end you are flashing a zip file (step 19.1), that zip file has root installed.
I am working on updating the guide for KitKat.
zxz0O0 said:
You just select your language in android, like you normally do
UK firmware does not mean there is only english. There are still all languages available.
In the end you are flashing a zip file (step 19.1), that zip file has root installed.
I am working on updating the guide for KitKat.
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You right!
We need root our lovely Z1c device...
zxz0O0 said:
I am working on updating the guide for KitKat.
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Ok, so Should i upgrade to kit kat or wait for the root guide?
Hi everyone. I am new and I agree that I am complete noob in this field. I have never did any update to my stock vibe p1 ROM because it runs very smoothly and I never encountered a single issue like other users had. Now I want to just Root it but I don't want any upgrades( in terms of version update). I know that this question may have been answered earlier but all the listed method is so confusing. Can anyone please just put the step by step instruction on how to root my vibe p1 and please share the link of the necessary files in this thread. I am sorry for wasting your time but I need to root it to gain access to my network settings. Thanks in advance. :angel:
VIPNEXXT said:
Hi everyone. I am new and I agree that I am complete noob in this field. I have never did any update to my stock vibe p1 ROM because it runs very smoothly and I never encountered a single issue like other users had. Now I want to just Root it but I don't want any upgrades( in terms of version update). I know that this question may have been answered earlier but all the listed method is so confusing. Can anyone please just put the step by step instruction on how to root my vibe p1 and please share the link of the necessary files in this thread. I am sorry for wasting your time but I need to root it to gain access to my network settings. Thanks in advance. :angel:
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Try Kingo Root.
All you need is an laptop or pc, or you could try Kingo Root apk file.
Look on uncle Google for this app.
Good luck.
Send from my Lenovo P1 Vibe Pro with 3 Gb of RAM and 32 Gb of Internal Storage.
stympy said:
Try Kingo Root.
All you need is an laptop or pc, or you could try Kingo Root apk file.
Look on uncle Google for this app.
Good luck.
Send from my Lenovo P1 Vibe Pro with 3 Gb of RAM and 32 Gb of Internal Storage.
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Genie root, kingoroot , vroot and many other I tried and all of them failed. Thanks for reply grandma.
VIPNEXXT said:
Genie root, kingoroot , vroot and many other I tried and all of them failed. Thanks for reply grandma.
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You could tell this important information in your o.p. so we can skip this step.
Now... write here what your system is, like what is written in: Settings/About phone/Device information/Build number.
What you have to do is to read some articles from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/vibe-p1/development/qpst-flashing-vibeui-3-1-s272-rom-t3386650
I think, if you dont know what to do, go to someone who knows and can help you.
Good Luck.
stympy said:
Try Kingo Root.
All you need is an laptop or pc, or you could try Kingo Root apk file.
Look on uncle Google for this app.
Good luck.
Send from my Lenovo P1 Vibe Pro with 3 Gb of RAM and 32 Gb of Internal Storage.
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stympy said:
You could tell this important information in your o.p. so we can skip this step.
Now... write here what your system is, like what is written in: Settings/About phone/Device information/Build number.
What you have to do is to read some articles from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/vibe-p1/development/qpst-flashing-vibeui-3-1-s272-rom-t3386650
I think, if you dont know what to do, go to someone who knows and can help you.
Good Luck.
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Thanks for reply. That is the exact thing I meant when i called myself noob. My build is p1a_42_s137_151028_ROW. I did mentioned I got confused though I know this is not a new topic. I think the process (in the link) is for upgrades and what I want is just root because I never got a 100% satisfied user after any upgrades let it be via ota(starting with 30mb patch) or custom Row. My handset works perfectly fine. No lag no heating , no battery draining, etc. I want to root because I want to tweak network settings which is not possible with non rooted mode as SQL is not accessable. Sorry i was not able to provide whole info but I truly don't use blogs or social sites so I lack the idea.
VIPNEXXT said:
Thanks for reply. That is the exact thing I meant when i called myself noob. My build is p1a_42_s137_151028_ROW. I did mentioned I got confused though I know this is not a new topic. I think the process (in the link) is for upgrades and what I want is just root because I never got a 100% satisfied user after any upgrades let it be via ota(starting with 30mb patch) or custom Row. My handset works perfectly fine. No lag no heating , no battery draining, etc. I want to root because I want to tweak network settings which is not possible with non rooted mode as SQL is not accessable. Sorry i was not able to provide whole info but I truly don't use blogs or social sites so I lack the idea.
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Tell me one thing!
When you tried to root your phone with kingo root tool, did you activated USB Debugging option from developer section ?
If not, activate this option from developer option and try again.
To activate this option you must go to : Settings/About phone/Device information/Build number and press fast many times on it till developer tab is activated.
Go to Settings/Developer options and activate the option from there.
Write here what is going on.
stympy said:
Tell me one thing!
When you tried to root your phone with kingo root tool, did you activated USB Debugging option from developer section ?
If not, activate this option from developer option and try again.
To activate this option you must go to : Settings/About phone/Device information/Build number and press fast many times on it till developer tab is activated.
Go to Settings/Developer options and activate the option from there.
Write here what is going on.
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Yes sir I did that via USB connect option. Did anyone had success with kingoroot? But they did not mention vibe p1 in their support list. Thanks for quick reply.
VIPNEXXT said:
Yes sir I did that via USB connect option. Did anyone had success with kingoroot? But they did not mention vibe p1 in their support list. Thanks for quick reply.
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you are right the root for this device is not avialable by kingoroot.they r actually working on it , may be in future we will get it.
There is a bootloader lock on the phone. Applications is useless. The bootloader must first be unlocked, or root application must be installed on the rom. The best solution for you is to unlock the bootloader lock and install twrp. Please see the following page:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/vibe-p1/development/qpst-flashing-vibeui-3-1-s272-rom-t3386650
Fatih Firinci said:
There is a bootloader lock on the phone. Applications is useless. The bootloader must first be unlocked, or root application must be installed on the rom. The best solution for you is to unlock the bootloader lock and install twrp. Please see the following page:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/vibe-p1/development/qpst-flashing-vibeui-3-1-s272-rom-t3386650
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That entire process is for unlocking the bootloader? Let's say I have done that but how can I get rooted without updating my raw row?
VIPNEXXT said:
That entire process is for unlocking the bootloader? Let's say I have done that but how can I get rooted without updating my raw row?
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Well I can only say that with my rom 288 the process was If you have already unlocked bootloader is using QFIL and selecting rawprogram_twrp.xml put supersu zip on your sd card boot into twrp recovery and install supersu zip.
VIPNEXXT said:
That entire process is for unlocking the bootloader? Let's say I have done that but how can I get rooted without updating my raw row?
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It probably works with the qfil file of your same rom. You need to add and flash bootloader files into the same rom(data can be deleted). ROM version is not important for the bootloader file. If the process is successful, you can install twrp and supersu.zip
S137 qfil rom:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0xPm0R2ARggMHBTb3F5ZG1BRUE/view
Hi.
I need to do full backup of my xt1635-02.
It is not rooted. Is there a way to have backup of contacts, app, wifi settings, gmail account settings and so on just in one file? Like TWRP or ClokworkMode. Without need of root.
My device is making weird thing, from dissapearing of wifi to making mess with files.
It is time to reset.
But do not want to spend whole day doing it.
Any advice appreciated.
mazak23 said:
Hi.
I need to do full backup of my xt1635-02.
It is not rooted. ... Like TWRP or ClokworkMode. Without need of root.
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You do not need root for using twrp, but your device needs to be unlocked. If you didn't do it already, it won't help: unlocking wipes all data.
Best thing I see in this case is adb backup. Plug the usb cable, start "adb backup -all". You may search for help using Google "adb backup", there should be some instructions available.
As i unlocked all my devices, I did not use adb except some tests and never restored anything. I'm myself using twrp and Nandroid backup.
tag68 said:
You do not need root for using twrp, but your device needs to be unlocked. If you didn't do it already, it won't help: unlocking wipes all data.
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tag68
Thank you a lot.
But how to unlock my device. After adb backup I want to do it for future.
mazak23 said:
But how to unlock my device. After adb backup I want to do it for future.
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It's nearly the same for all devices by Motorola. Just search for some instructions.
Get code from your device via fastboot/adb
Enter that code in a website by Motorola
Receive unlock code
Enter that code twice (first: enter again to assure you want to do that) to you device via fastboot/adb
Then it wipes your device and is unlocked.
Booting afterwards you have 5 seconds delay and a message that your device is unlocked, on every boot. This is to make you confident that your device is configured right, at least I see it this way.
Done. But it looks small, only 128 Mb of data, what really it saves? Anything from my first post?
Hi, I am feeling so bad, that I am writing offtopic, but I can't already create new topics and I got my device hardbricked, and I need size of all partitions (I mean not only /system /data etc., but all partition from chip) can anyone provide it to me?
Also cat /proc/emmc and cat /proc/partitions will be helpful. So again, for anyone reading this, who has root. Help me please, this information is needed to rawprogramme0.xml and patch0.xml that are needed for unbricking. It will enable everyone to ressurrect their devices.
What happened that you brick it? My is not rooted and I dont want it, so probably I cannot help.
mazak23 said:
What happened that you brick it? My is not rooted and I dont want it, so probably I cannot help.
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Hi, thank you for response. I hard-bricked it by doing OTA after downgrading phone firmware. I have made partition tables from leaked firmware so I don't need them anymore, but you will help me very much, providing backup of your chip. This will allow to create unbrick solution for everyone with that phone. Here is the thread I finally could make:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-z-play/help/one-best-to-moto-z-play-xda-community-t3902951
This contain instructions and all info. If you don't have root it is still ok, you don't need to have it