HI All,
Recently got a replacement for my xperia Z, a Z1 ! I had KitKat on it which came with an annoying SD card problem (I guess you all know about this issue....) I flashed to 14.2.A.1.136 Jelly Bean and Rooted with TowelRoot. All good except that my SuperSU will not update its binaries....Access to SD read/write is all OK.
I would also like to be able to use a custom ROM, iHacker's look interesting and very useful but the process seems very long winded and I don't want to try it without SuperSU working properly.
I am not bothered with KITKAT so happy to stay with Jelly Bean if necessary.
Although I am able to Flash an FTF I am still a bit green with regard to android workings so simple directions would be muchly appreciated.
I hope anyone out there can help me
PS I found StorageCow but didnt know if any of the ftf files would help my problem, guess I need the last JB firmware....
Hi,
Me advice would be to read as much as you can and get a handle on everything, then follow the instructions to the letter. Also, here's a great guide for doing most things.... And you can ask questions here,
> Sony Xperia Z1 > Xperia Z1 General > Root, Backup TA, Unlock bootloader and more! The ultimate Xperia Z1 guide
Good luck!
Much appreciated KJ
Thank you. Thread closed.
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hello,
recently bought an arc s, and started reading about root and the advantages of having custom roms, until I read several things follow a topic, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1683957, and now I have huge errors in my phone, as keyboard failure, left also have the option in the settings xperia, at the end I could not do any root, which failed? I have to follow to do a root and put a custom rom?
please ask for help, I've seen all the forum and can not find a solution.
I'm with 4.1.B.0.587, 4.0.4
my version of arc is LT15i
ok now fine all seting, but can't root.
i follow http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1874801 but not root, anyone help?
Hello everybody,
First of all, I'd like to apologise if I'm posting this in the wrong thread, I'm kinda lost, as I'm new to this website and the smartphone world in general.
See, I've just bought a Sony Xperia Tipo ( http://www.gsmarena.com/sony_xperia_tipo-4718.php ) in the UK, and I moved back to my country (Peru), so my warranty is already voided.
What I wanted to do was to root and install a JB Rom (admittedly, I haven't found much information about this, and even the beginner guides I found confusing).
I was thinking on doing it without asking by following this tutorial on how to root a Xperia Tipo ( http://androidadvices.com/root-sony-xperia-tipo-st21a-android-phone-tutorial/ ), then I found this other one in the XDA forums http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1890478 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1971370 but the comments were somehow discouraging and the instructions were more than confusing for my slow working brain (sorry!).
Then I read that Sony Xperia Tipo does not support the unlock bootloader function ( http://2e0b66ea.yyv.co/ - from the official sony xperia website), does that mean I won't be able to install a cuztomized JB ROM?
Now, I've also searched through the forums and found http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=28929562#post28929562
Having said that, I would very much appreciate a rooting guide for dummies for the Sony Xperia Tipo (or should I just use one of those tutorials i posted?)
Will I be able to install the JB ROM I mentioned on my Tipo?
Thank you guys so much in advance for any future replies and I apologise for the stupidity of my question, but I had to ask before bricking my phone.
P.S: Needs to be said that I just bought the phone, so I didn't make any configurations or anything, was waitign to see if I can root my headset first.
you can unlock boot loader for tipo
as it is confirmed by sony official website
check it out...............
they updated there website..........
Hi guys me and my friend are complete and utter noobs :crying: we really need help on how we can upgrade our phones to the latest rom jelly bean. My phone is a Arc s thats on LTi18 4.04 kernel 4.1.0.437 and his phone is an xperia go. We have the following tools flash tools, pc companion that's it. We got to the point where we could flash it but besides that were stuck. Is there a guide out there that can help us? a video even? I dont even know what kernel to download for us. Nor how to flash the boot.img thing pls help us.......:crying:
Hi Guys,
I'm new here and need a bit of help rooting my Sony Xperia C3 D2533 running Android 5.1.1
1286-1677_19.4.A.0.182
GLOBAL-LTE 19.4.A.0.182
Customization version 1288-2489 R5C
bootloader status : UNLOCKED
just wondering if there is a proper guide out there to do this in english and in detail
other guides required 4.4. or 5.0.2 software which I don't understand and Kingroot. I am pretty techy and I do understand how to do things, but may need some more information to read and where to start as I couldnt find anything myself.
would be pretty interesting to get some in depth details covering how to and the workings on how to do it, I did do a search and couldnt find anything with a method to do the 5.1.1 OS or with the unlocked bootloader
Thanks in advance
Any help please
mr_zedx said:
Hi Guys,
I'm new here and need a bit of help rooting my Sony Xperia C3 D2533 running Android 5.1.1
1286-1677_19.4.A.0.182
GLOBAL-LTE 19.4.A.0.182
Customization version 1288-2489 R5C
bootloader status : UNLOCKED
just wondering if there is a proper guide out there to do this in english and in detail
other guides required 4.4. or 5.0.2 software which I don't understand and Kingroot. I am pretty techy and I do understand how to do things, but may need some more information to read and where to start as I couldnt find anything myself.
would be pretty interesting to get some in depth details covering how to and the workings on how to do it, I did do a search and couldnt find anything with a method to do the 5.1.1 OS or with the unlocked bootloader
Thanks in advance
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Hello, and welcome to XDA!
Looks as though it was easy as downloading SuperSU from the Play Store, and updating the binaries, but I doubt it's like that now.
Please check out this thread, and add to it, to see if there is a new method for 5.1.1:
> Legacy & Low Activity Devices > Sony Xperia C > Xperia C Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting > (Q) How root Xperia C3 (D2533)?
Hope this helps, and good luck!
My trusty ol' Xperia Z3 compact is getting sluggish. Also, I was disappointed that Sony left out the ability to fully use the sd-card when upgrading to version 6.0. Would I benefit from rooting the phone? What rom is stable and easy to use?
Thank you for reading.
Hi !
First have a look here
https://www.xda-developers.com/root/
If you want to do it, here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact/general/how-to-root-backup-drm-keys-t3013343
Regarding which rom to use you can check here
https://forum.xda-developers.com/z3-compact
Good luck !