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[Q] xperia ZR rooting

Hello Experts,
I'm fairly new to this world.. Hope you guys will help me out..
My Questions are,
-What is Custom ROM & Stock ROM with regard to Rooting?
-How to root Xperia ZR?
-What is flashing the drive?
-When I type *#*#7378423#*#*, it says in software info section-- you phone doesn't support firmware version read.
Also in configuration section, Rooting status: Bootloader unlock allowed: YES
-What is locked boot loader and unloacked boot loader?
All I want is to install 4.4.2 or 4.4.3 on ZR.
Eagerly waiting to get some guidelines/ tutorials.
Thanks & Regards,
Anshul

Anz20in said:
Hello Experts,
I'm fairly new to this world.. Hope you guys will help me out..
My Questions are,
-What is Custom ROM & Stock ROM with regard to Rooting?
-How to root Xperia ZR?
-What is flashing the drive?
-When I type *#*#7378423#*#*, it says in software info section-- you phone doesn't support firmware version read.
Also in configuration section, Rooting status: Bootloader unlock allowed: YES
-What is locked boot loader and unloacked boot loader?
All I want is to install 4.4.2 or 4.4.3 on ZR.
Eagerly waiting to get some guidelines/ tutorials.
Thanks & Regards,
Anshul
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hi anshul,
a warm welcome to the world of xda-developers forum...
A Stock ROM is the ROM which is came with your phone. it is more stable but lacks customisation...
A Custom ROM is the ROM made for your phone by a developer (eg. cyanogen mod). It has more customisation but buggy, stable releases also there...
For Xperia ZR rooting guide see this thread -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2427995
Flashing is nothing but replacing with another software (e.g. flashing recovery)
in some phones bootloader is locked by manufacturers such that we cant able to install another os to the phone.. if we unlock the bootloader then we can able to flash roms and install os...
hope i cleared all your doubts...:good:
dont hesitate to ask any doubts to xda...

Startrail 8

Hey guys,
I just bought a Startrail 8 by LAIQ, after someone stole my cellphone, but i'm not that happy with it's firmware.
It has a Quad Core 1,25GHz processor, runs Android 6.0 and has 1 GB of RAM
1- So can someone tell me if there's a custom rom which is or should be compatible? and where can i find a good guide for doing it? Or is it simply impossible? cause i'm having a hard time finding anything online about it.
2- On another topic, the last time i rooted a devide (Oneplus1) i used Odin, but i was googling about my new cellphone, and found a guide where it explained how to "Flash" the latest official firmware (which i'm running on) and it also said i could install a Custom Rom without rooting my device (with Odin)? Is this possible and will i keep my warranty? And what exactly is the difference between flashing and rooting?
cheers and thanks in advance!

Need ROM upgrade from KITKAt

Hi
Im new to the custom rom.
I cant find the correct ROM. Im using HTC ONE E8 single sim.
I unlocked but S is still on and not know how to off.
I need to upgrade my ROM. Can you please guide me step by step.
Please help

Updated to 7.1,Need root,please advice

Sorry if my topic is a lil weird...but I recently updated to official 7.0 via ota,but now I learnt that root can't b done on this OS build at the moment, I really need root..so I figured I downgrade to an os I can root and do so then flash a custom ROM with a newer OS..
So my question is...what OS build do I downgrade to, and how?
Plz help guys

Check out this thread
https://forum.xda-developers.com/verizon-galaxy-s6/general/downgrade-6-0-1-to-5-1-1-t3489816
You should be able to downgrade and obtain root but I don't think you will be able to flash a custom ROM.

Help explaining how to root/flash etc.

I have a little experience with this custom ROM scene as I rooted and flashed a ROM to my old Xperia Pro. My battery life on my Z5 has been awful recently so I've been thinking about trying to flash something to it to make it run better and give me more battery life. Thing is I have no idea how to start. My bootloader is locked and when I looked up on the phone if it could be unlocked it said it couldn't. So my question is, as a noob how would I go about doing this? What do I need to get and download, do you have a ROM and kernel that you think is best. And if there is some guide tailored for the Z5. Any help for the dummy noob would be really appreciated.
Thanks
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Android : 7.1.1
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