I have an unlocked xperia z3 d6603 I bought brand new in january I believe. I just today rooted and installed recovery but am stuck on the 23.0A.2.93 tft rom which it shippped with. It would have normally been running unrooted the latest rom from sony which was just pushed out a couple months ago. I'm in california and need a rooted d6603 generic global rom, or even unrooted, and I can't seem to find the down link here. In xpreifirm 3.6a latest, I keep getting a java error so can't use that and I've already uninstalled and installed the latest 64bit java8 update 40. I was going to just flash it with the moonwalker rom but it days I need to be on a different tft altogether. Any help here would be appreciated. I have installed a firewall, changed dns servers, and uninstalled a few things using rom toolbox. Hoping to just update it to the recent tft or even better, a working custom rom which won't mess up the default phone capabilities. I'm on kitkat 4.4.4, at&t lte, rom 23.0.A.2.93
Again I need a rooted global generic 577 tft for a z3, a nonrooted one, or even better, a custom one I can just flash to it so I can get back to my life.
since you have a working recovery just flash this one 23-0-1-5-77-deodexed-zipaligned it's the latest KK
ps: I'm on AT&T in CA as well and running that firmware just fine for a while now, it's generic global so no worries...
awesome. THANKS. Gonna try it now. Been at it all day from like 10am to about 5 when I had to break
How do you flash a zip file
tweker said:
awesome. THANKS. Gonna try it now. Been at it all day from like 10am to about 5 when I had to break
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I rebooted with TWRP in recovery mode, reset device (Wipe Data, Cache and Dalvik Cache), saw no way of flashing from recovery mode. Shut phone off. Plugged in in flash mode with the zip file in the firmwares folder and it was not recognized by flash tool. Where are the directions for flashing a zip?
Choose the second option in recovery
Install custom zip
I used NDR to reboot into recovery. The zip was on both internal and external at root. First time I selected the one from internal and it gave no errors. Wiped cache and rebooted and still on stock 93. Did the exact same thing again choosing zip on sd card and it still says 93. Third time I did it from sd card but no cache wipe. Still on23.0.A.2.93. WTF???
Where can I find a working ftf. NDR doesn't work for ****. BTW, phone is setup in dev mode with mock, airplane mode etc with supersu free working. I think
BTW, why in the hell does the thread with all the roms not have any current ones???? rooted or not
What for are you trying to flash? Please provide a link.
What does the recovery log say? It really helps if you tell us this.
FTF files are geberally not uploaded anymore as it is very easy to download any you want from the sony servers and create your own FTF using flashtool and Xperia firm.
Ps, it may be nice to watch your language. The issue is not NDR, it works fine.
I'm using D6603_23.0.1.A.5.77_deodex.zip from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/development/deodex-23-0-1-5-77-deodexed-zipaligned-t3015178 on top of D6603_23.0.A.2.93_Generic_20GLOBAL.ftf which was rooted and dual recovered. I have flashed the above 5.77 zip file like 5 times from recovery mode and still on 93. This last time I noticed I had no file mgr. Installed es, mounted system rw like it says to do after root, reflashed the 77 deodexed zip, wiped dalvik and cache, reupdated supersu zip in recovery, rebooted, and stil on93. What am I doing wrong? Is there not a dern ftf file I can use instead? OR, should and could I just wait for another official update?
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I'm using D6603_23.0.1.A.5.77_deodex.zip from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/development/deodex-23-0-1-5-77-deodexed-zipaligned-t3015178 on top of D6603_23.0.A.2.93_Generic_20GLOBAL.ftf which was rooted and dual recovered. I have flashed the above 5.77 zip file like 5 times from recovery mode and still on 93. This last time I noticed I had no file mgr. Installed es, mounted system rw like it says to do after root, reflashed the 77 deodexed zip, wiped dalvik and cache, reupdated supersu zip in recovery, rebooted, and stil on93. What am I doing wrong? Is there not a dern ftf file I can use instead? OR, should and could I just wait for another official update?
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That is not a ROM file, it does not contain a ROM. It just deodex's your system files if you are on that firmware.
And, No, there is not a FTF you can flash that is rooted. FTF files have to be completely stock as we cannot sign them with Sony's keys as we do not know them. The only way to flash something rooted is via recovery
Post#2 told me I could flash the zip over and it would work. No wonder it doesn't work because it doesn't do anything. I don't want to unlock boot because I may fail official updates. I really just want to update to a working global generic 77 rooted dual recovered system. So basically even if I had the official 77, unrooted, I still couldn't use (nor root) it right? Thanks for the help. I at least know to go another route.
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Post#2 told me I could flash the zip over and it would work. No wonder it doesn't work because it doesn't do anything. I don't want to unlock boot because I may fail official updates. I really just want to update to a working global generic 77 rooted dual recovered system. So basically even if I had the official 77, unrooted, I still couldn't use (nor root) it right? Thanks for the help. I at least know to go another route.
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Post #2 is wrong. Also the thread stated in the first line that a requirement for that to work is that you are already on .77 firmware.
There is no need to unlock your boot.
Just flash a .77 prerooted ROM.
If you cannot find one then make one yourself. Follow the guide in the thread called PRFCreator (Just google it)
Once you have the files downloaded it takes 7 minutes and it is all automated for you
Thank You Very Much. At present I have access to two pc's. One is my roomies (win8.1) and mine (win7). My roomies has some sort of java issue and xperifirm fails right when you click the file you want. Tried fixing java didn't work. Mine is wireless, dns disabled, mac changed, hosts file, and tiny wall fw. Experifrm says no net access even though it works fine. Tried a cable and for the life of me got the same error (couldn't quite reconfigure it to work correctly-pita). If I ever get the file I will do the prfcreator magic, and I'm assuming, flash it through ndr tools in recovery mode. In the mean, I might request an xda user in another thread to grab one for me and post it. Should help lots of people not just me. Again, thank you for your help, saved a lot of hair pulling.
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Thank You Very Much. At present I have access to two pc's. One is my roomies (win8.1) and mine (win7). My roomies has some sort of java issue and xperifirm fails right when you click the file you want. Tried fixing java didn't work. Mine is wireless, dns disabled, mac changed, hosts file, and tiny wall fw. Experifrm says no net access even though it works fine. Tried a cable and for the life of me got the same error (couldn't quite reconfigure it to work correctly-pita). If I ever get the file I will do the prfcreator magic, and I'm assuming, flash it through ndr tools in recovery mode. In the mean, I might request an xda user in another thread to grab one for me and post it. Should help lots of people not just me. Again, thank you for your help, saved a lot of hair pulling.
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Sorry about the confusion, indeed the first link that I provided was just a patch to deodex your room (I always use deodex so I can mod my rom)....anyway you can use this one it's a generic prerooted .77 from the z3 android development section in this forum, then you can patch it with the other one if you have the need to...just follow the instructions in this link and you should be on your way
Again sorry about that first post, I rooted my phone the minute root was available on locked bootloader so it's been some time now
I have been to that link. The only one I can see that says generic global is the 23.0.A.2.93 one. The others say, Generic_DE, Generic_NCB, or Generic_AU. Which looks to me like Deutch, Generic Nordic?, and Australian? Since I speak english and am nowhere near any of those places, I did not touch them. Which one is safe to use and will there be any post config for my locale and radios?? Plus I have no clue what the purpose is of de-odexing the file system (flashing that zip) does. I still have read write issues with apk's I install when I tell them to use my 128gb sd card. I did recover my setup prior to the zip flash you pointed me to which I still have-thank you.
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I have been to that link. The only one I can see that says generic global is the 23.0.A.2.93 one. The others say, Generic_DE, Generic_NCB, or Generic_AU. Which looks to me like Deutch, Generic Nordic?, and Australian? Since I speak english and am nowhere near any of those places, I did not touch them. Which one is safe to use and will there be any post config for my locale and radios?? Plus I have no clue what the purpose is of de-odexing the file system (flashing that zip) does. I still have read write issues with apk's I install when I tell them to use my 128gb sd card. I did recover my setup prior to the zip flash you pointed me to which I still have-thank you.
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1) its called a FTF file not a TFT file. It's a FlashTool File.
2) your sd write card issues are a feature of KK, and nothing to do with any error or bug to do with your phone. Just Google KK write to sd card to read more about it and how to circumnavigate this issue that was deliberately introduced by Google.
3) i have read some of the advice you have banded about in several of the thread here. Some of it is just plain wrong. Although not dangerous to anyones device it may be worth reading and learning a bit more first.
4) please stick to asking questions in just one thread, there is no need to ask in several thread because the first time you did not get an immediate answer
5) you can safely flash a FTF from any region as long as it is for the same model you have. Especially as you are only going to be on that version for a few minutes whilst you root them immediately upgrade.
Ok, great. I'll grab the de one. As for not trying to help; I put down what worked for me. If I don't know everything I can still give input with the little I know. That's how people learn, myself incl. I just got my pc running not two weeks ago so a little overwhelmed with having just rooted as well. Thanks very much for all your help.
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Ok, great. I'll grab the de one. As for not trying to help; I put down what worked for me. If I don't know everything I can still give input with the little I know. That's how people learn, myself incl. I just got my pc running not two weeks ago so a little overwhelmed with having just rooted as well. Thanks very much for all your help.
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No worries. I did not mean to imply that you should not help, only that you should be sure that what you are saying is in fact correct information.
We do all have to learn, but its hard to learn when incorrect information is posted and stated as "fact"
Greg
From install to booted took 4 min. Just had to update supersu and remove a few things. This is awesome! NDR Utils is worth paying for. Now I can finally encrypt my phone. TYSM
Alright everyone, I'll just say I don't ever create a Q&A thread unless I've run out of options and unfortunately I have...
So my device never got an OTA and its the 22nd now so I've basically given up on that. As a result, I took matters into my own hands and unlocked the bootloader (which went fine).
FlashTool
Now the hard part is trying to use FlashTool to push an ftf file onto the device but unfortunately every time I try to use it every ftf file simply stalls after setting the max buffer size. Once it does this I have a look at the .flashtool\firmwares\prepared folder only to find a single .sin file there.
I have tried a number of things to try and get FlashTool to work including:
Using different USB Ports/Cables (I thought it might help lol.)
Using different ftf files
E6653_32.1.A.1.163_R4C_Australia_Generic
E6653_32.1.A.1.163_TH
E6653_Customized AU_1298-7277_32.1.A.1.163_R4C
Updating FlashTool to the latest (including patch)
Just pushing a single SIN item by excluding everything else
Fastboot AOSP
After FlashTool, I considered just using fastboot to push AOSP marshmallow to my phone using the following:
Code:
[FONT=Arial]fastboot flash boot boot.img[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial]fastboot flash system system.img[/FONT]
However, when I tried to push system.img it just stalled out on 'sending system.img' and never got beyond that.
Fastboot FTF
I have also tried extracting the core parts of the ftf file and using fastboot to push the .sin files onto the phone.. Didn't work =(
Sony Companion
I really should have started here but I didn't realise it was a thing until after unlocking my bootloader. But I have now tried the the Sony Companion method of updating the device but it won't work because 'contains modified sofwtare that cannot be updated'
Other stuff you need to know
More stuff you need to know:
FlashTool version: 0.9.19.10
Sony Z5 model: E6653
Bootloader status: ROOTED
Flashmode Driver: installed from FlashTool
Solved.
Installed flashtools and z5 driver on another pc and used flashtool to push firstly a Lollipop build onto the device. After confirmation of it working I put on the Marshmallow build and it booted up.
No Problems to report so far and working 100%. Only had to add another APN to get mobile data working.
Try reinstall Flashtools. Worked for me.
Haha yeah, I've tried that too but I'll give it another shot tonight just in case.
You can manually Flash the Marshmallow OTA Update file.Check out the guide here > http://rootmygalaxy.net/download-sony-xperia-z5-marshmallow-ftf-32-1-1-163-model-no-e6653/
Btw i haven't tried this method.
Hello guys,
im using a Xperia XZs 32GB non Dual and i tried to build AOSP which still fails on my cloud instance.
In the meantime i unlocked the bootloader and after that, i noticed the non working camera i.e. green pictures caused by the DRM stuff.
So i tried this fix with kernel combined with the TWRP img and flashed it. After that im stuck at the Sony logo.
Is there any ROM i can flash now? ( i don't have windows and those usb-passthrough, adb stuffs with kvm is a poor experience)
or does some dev here already build successfully the AOSP images that i can flash to unbrick this mess?
regarding my build problems, i also posted in the sony dev forum [link]https://talk.sonymobile.com/t5/General-Discussion/Xperia-XZs-AOSP-7-x-build-not-working/m-p/1229197#M922[\link]
Thanks for any Help guys
EDIT: If someone ****ed up like me, i could restore it with the Xflasher tool from the thread here on XDA.
All you can do is flash the stock rom in flashtool
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All you can do is flash the stock rom in flashtool
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i installed windows 7 x64 on a spare harddisk and tried the latest and 2 previous versions of flashtool.
The newest one and the previous one went to "not responding" and the oldest one hang's on the last step including the specific XZs files for flashtool which i downloaded from another thread here.
Are already usable and with flashtool flashable files for the XZs out there?
I am able to boot to fastboot and to rescue state. I have also TWRP on it.
This sony flashtool doesn't work for this device or maybe cause of the unlocked Bootloader.
EDIT: is this legit? it looks sketchy: G8231_1308-6105_41.2.A.0.235-R4D_Customized_IT.ftf (i cannot post links, but its from android.gl and hosted on alafile which you have to pay for cause of 3gb filesize)
Hello everybody,
As you can see in the title I am searching to know how i can root my Sony Xperia XZ Premium G8141 47.1.A.12.34, that I have flashed thanks to this thread : https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz...shtool-0-9-t3736217/post75276892#post75276892
After Flashing the photo camera doesn't take pictures anymore (take green photos but video works) but I know that this is a DRM problem. I find a tutorial on XDAdevelopers that tell you how to root and fix the DRM on a Sony Xperia XZ Premium : https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz...hack-mod-sony-xperia-xz-premium-twrp-t3695171
I Checked first if my Sony was compatible with this tutorial, read everything before doing stupid things and all seams to be ok. I downloaded the XperiFix, installed it and put my device on fast boot mode before I launched the program. But after the rooting process, when my device was rebooted, the camera problem was still present and my device wasn't rooted too.
So I want to know if anyone have the same problem or know how to fix that or have an alternative solution. Is it the flash tool that I used that isn't compatible with the Xperifix software or something else ?
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Hello everybody,
As you can see in the title I am searching to know how i can root my Sony Xperia XZ Premium G8141 47.1.A.12.34, that I have flashed thanks to this thread : https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz...shtool-0-9-t3736217/post75276892#post75276892
After Flashing the photo camera doesn't take pictures anymore (take green photos but video works) but I know that this is a DRM problem. I find a tutorial on XDAdevelopers that tell you how to root and fix the DRM on a Sony Xperia XZ Premium : https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz...hack-mod-sony-xperia-xz-premium-twrp-t3695171
I Checked first if my Sony was compatible with this tutorial, read everything before doing stupid things and all seams to be ok. I downloaded the XperiFix, installed it and put my device on fast boot mode before I launched the program. But after the rooting process, when my device was rebooted, the camera problem was still present and my device wasn't rooted too.
So I want to know if anyone have the same problem or know how to fix that or have an alternative solution. Is it the flash tool that I used that isn't compatible with the Xperifix software or something else ?
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Well you unlocked your bootloader.
unlocking the bootloader will erase the TA partition which includes camera features (DRM), and now they are deleted along with whats left in TA partition.
now you can not go back to a natural device.
good news is if you follow the procedure properly on this link:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz...hack-mod-sony-xperia-xz-premium-twrp-t3695171
(2. Use XperiFIX to get what you want)
then you should get your DRM fix patch, read the thread carefully, youre gonna have to do it all over again as you lost TA partition which you can never get back now.
So go do procedure 1 + 2 carefully, you will get it fixed and you will also have a rooted phone
if its not working try to flash a previous version FW that supports xperifix im not sure the one you have is supported but most likely it is, then redo the process in the thread and see if it works out.
hit the thanks if I was a help
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Well you unlocked your bootloader.
unlocking the bootloader will erase the TA partition which includes camera features (DRM), and now they are deleted along with whats left in TA partition.
now you can not go back to a natural device.
good news is if you follow the procedure properly on this link:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xz...hack-mod-sony-xperia-xz-premium-twrp-t3695171
(2. Use XperiFIX to get what you want)
then you should get your DRM fix patch, read the thread carefully, youre gonna have to do it all over again as you lost TA partition which you can never get back now.
So go do procedure 1 + 2 carefully, you will get it fixed and you will also have a rooted phone
if its not working try to flash a previous version FW that supports xperifix im not sure the one you have is supported but most likely it is, then redo the process in the thread and see if it works out.
hit the thanks if I was a help
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Thanks for the help and for the very quick reply !
I'll try too flash a older version firmware for my device, but I didn't find links to download the right version for my actual firmware (G8141 47.1.A.12.34), so I want to no if it's a problem to take an other version (as exemple G8141 47.1.A.12.34 from XperiFirm) and flash it to my device ?
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Thanks for the help and for the very quick reply !
I'll try too flash a older version firmware for my device, but I didn't find links to download the right version for my actual firmware (G8141 47.1.A.12.34), so I want to no if it's a problem to take an other version (as exemple G8141 47.1.A.12.34 from XperiFirm) and flash it to my device ?
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i rechecked and i think the xperifix should work on any firmware so try it out
if you are unlocked just download the xperifix on that link and just run it as instructed and it should work
also check if you followed correctly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=8&v=XeYlIHnSuOM
also check if you installed the firmware that suits your device G1841/G1842 they are 2 different things
flash whats suited.
if that didnt work, you can download the firmware in the video using xperifirm and do the procedure again.
and to answer your question, i dont really understand you already have 47.1.A.12.34 why would you want to install it again? im not getting the question...
Hi,
So in the past I used Xperifix to root my Xperia XZ Premium, and it worked a charm, but since then I have removed the root using Magisk in order to try and update my phone. At the time I didn't realise you can't update a rooted phone using the phone's automatic updater, or whatever it is lol. I tried to update it using Xperifix, but now Xperifix isn't working for me. I've contacted them for support but I've been waiting a few days for a reply, so I don't know when I'll be able to update my phone using Xperifix. I'm wondering if there's another way I can update it? I flashed my phone (whatever that means I'm not even sure myself) and it reset my phone, but reset it to version 7.1.1, and I don't know how to update it to the latest Android version without Xperifix.
Does anyone know how I can update my phone? I'm not used to rooting my phone so if you're going to use any tech talk please keep it basic ?
Thank you.
Jack_J18 said:
Hi,
So in the past I used Xperifix to root my Xperia XZ Premium, and it worked a charm, but since then I have removed the root using Magisk in order to try and update my phone. At the time I didn't realise you can't update a rooted phone using the phone's automatic updater, or whatever it is lol. I tried to update it using Xperifix, but now Xperifix isn't working for me. I've contacted them for support but I've been waiting a few days for a reply, so I don't know when I'll be able to update my phone using Xperifix. I'm wondering if there's another way I can update it? I flashed my phone (whatever that means I'm not even sure myself) and it reset my phone, but reset it to version 7.1.1, and I don't know how to update it to the latest Android version without Xperifix.
Does anyone know how I can update my phone? I'm not used to rooting my phone so if you're going to use any tech talk please keep it basic
Thank you.
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The phone will still be unlocked, but perhaps your attempt to update it may have removed the recovery partition, but I'm surprised if it did. Usually OTA updates instantly fail on rooted phones and never get to do anything.
To get the latest firmware:
Download newflasher.
Install the Sony ADB drivers, to do this you will need to boot your Windows10 into safe mode and use 'driver signing disabled'
Read up on Xperiafirm, download the latest firmware for your region.
Put a copy of the Newflasher into the firmware download folder.
Unplug your phone from the PC.
Turn your phone off completely Power and Vol up (+) until it vibrates three times.
Run the newflasher and when prompted, plug your phone back in while holding the Volume up (+). Once the process has started you can let go.
Once you have the latest stock firmware on and running ok, try flashing with Xperiafix again.
Edit: you will need to download the very latest version of Xperiafix you CANNOT use and old version on the latest firmware. Sony have incorporated an anti-fix in the latest builds, using the old fix may well damge your phone.
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The phone will still be unlocked, but perhaps your attempt to update it may have removed the recovery partition, but I'm surprised if it did. Usually OTA updates instantly fail on rooted phones and never get to do anything.
To get the latest firmware:
Download newflasher.
Install the Sony ADB drivers, to do this you will need to boot your Windows10 into safe mode and use 'driver signing disabled'
Read up on Xperiafirm, download the latest firmware for your region.
Put a copy of the Newflasher into the firmware download folder.
Unplug your phone from the PC.
Turn your phone off completely Power and Vol up (+) until it vibrates three times.
Run the newflasher and when prompted, plug your phone back in while holding the Volume up (+). Once the process has started you can let go.
Once you have the latest stock firmware on and running ok, try flashing with Xperiafix again.
Edit: you will need to download the very latest version of Xperiafix you CANNOT use and old version on the latest firmware. Sony have incorporated an anti-fix in the latest builds, using the old fix may well damge your phone.
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Thank you, I am trying this now. As for driver signing disabled, is that the same as driver signature enforcement? That's the only thing I was able to find on Google that was related to driver signing.
Thanks.
EDIT: I am not being prompted to plug my phone back in. It asks if I want to download GordanGate, which I've done, and afterwards it says "No usb device with vid". I've tried it with and without my phone plugged in.
EDIT 2: I didn't realise I had to put my phone into flash mode BEFORE running Newflasher. It's running now though.
EDIT 3: It worked, managed to update my phone. Thank you. Although Xperifix still isn't working. I'll see if I can find a solution. Thanks for all your help, much appreciated.