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If you want to root your Xperia T with locked bootloader then follow bin4ry's thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
Worked for me..UK Xperia T, .303 FW.
Many Thanks.
Fast and easy on UK Xperia t unlocked bootloader
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Fast and easy on UK Xperia t unlocked bootloader
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Any chance you could make an FTF, im guessing yours is unbranded / SIM free?
I want to remove the o2 branding from mine.. .
Theres a guide on how to create FTF files, but it does mean you will have to restore your phone to stock...no worries if not, im sure a Generic Global FTF will appear shortly.
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A quick note on root, it works fine, but, there are some residual issues:
Originally Posted by spida_singh
Hi Bin4ry
I also have the Xperia T, can you comment on the reboots? Mine worked fine, but, every time i even touch the system partition, it reboots, i tried to install an updated busy box (via the market), the phone just rebooted, even copying and pasting a file into the system directory causes the phone to boot, i can make a video if it helps...is it the root, or something else?
Even if i mount /system as RW... a few seconds later, device reboots...?
I'm on O2 UK Branded firmware.
[Bin4ry]
Yes thats what it does. It has nothing to do with a faulty root, it is just a security option on the Xperia T which should prevent modifications to the System partition. When i have time i will take a look and tell which daemon on device it is so we can kill the daemon and modificate the system partition.
Regards
Ok, i rooted my Xperia T with the above method but when i change something in the System folder the phone Reboots and puts it back to how it was
any ideas??
Build 7.0.A.1.303
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Working perfectly now. I just installed V13.
Use V13, i restored my phone completely using PC companion, then re-rooted, i can mount /system as RW, replace files etc..all ok.
Worked for me.
I just bought an xperia T and it was sold to me as an unlocked phone. But, it has a locked bootloader( from vodafone uk). I am wondering if its possible to get it unlocked(paid or free) or atleast put a stock sony firmware even if it has locked bootloader? I am new to xperia and I dont know much about flashing..
Thanks.
_L_ said:
I just bought an xperia T and it was sold to me as an unlocked phone. But, it has a locked bootloader( from vodafone uk). I am wondering if its possible to get it unlocked(paid or free) or atleast put a stock sony firmware even if it has locked bootloader? I am new to xperia and I dont know much about flashing..
Thanks.
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Read the all in one thread in the Q&A section. All your answers are there.
Briefly.
You can easily get a free unlock and easily root if you dont want to unlock.
You can easily flash stock sony firmware without unlocking or rooting.
Basically read the all in one thread and ask any questions there
gregbradley said:
Read the all in one thread in the Q&A section. All your answers are there.
Briefly.
You can easily get a free unlock and easily root if you dont want to unlock.
You can easily flash stock sony firmware without unlocking or rooting.
Basically read the all in one thread and ask any questions there
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Thanks Greg. I did check it out yesterday but I was uncertain. I will go through it again.
_L_ said:
Thanks Greg. I did check it out yesterday but I was uncertain. I will go through it again.
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No problem. If you are unsure just ask in that thread.
Also, no need to say thanks, if you ever feel the need to thank anyone for their help then hit their thanks button.
Xperia TX
Will this procedure work on Xperia TX 7.0.A.3.212 FW version with locked bootloader ?
Build 9.1.A.0.489 can work?
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Mohammed Atif said:
Build 9.1.A.0.489 can work?
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Read the thread, NO
You have to downgrade to ICS, root, instal CMW for LB and then flash a prerooted stock JB rom
This has been said many times and is in the all in one thread
Xperia TL locked bootloader
Hi,
I rooted my Xperia TL with a locked bootloader, and I read somewhere that I can only install custom roms which are based on the stock rom. Is there anyway around this?
No
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Didn't work on my T with .195, in either normal mode, or 'new' mode.
Also tried to downgrade to 303 but that didn't work either, Flashtool gives an error.
Anyone know if you can use the OTA upgrade to root, and then downgrade back to 195?
You are using the wrong version.
Upgrade to JB then use the latest version
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Successful on my TL with JB 4.1.2 using the 3rd option.
gregbradley said:
You are using the wrong version.
Upgrade to JB then use the latest version
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I really don't want JB though. I don't like the changes to the UI
So, I've rooted and installed CWM.
And I've tried to install the JB AOSP. After installing, my phone does not turn on. When I long press the power button, the phone vibrates but that's it. Which has me thinking that it's a soft brick. Also, the notification light turns green when I enter flash mode, my computer also detects a device, so I think there is hope.
I run a locked bootloader by the way, is that where I went wrong?
So, should I use the flashtool? I don't know what to do, please someone help me.
Yes that Rom needs an unlocked boot loader.
Just flask a stock ftf, or repair in pccompanion, or unlock your bootloader and flash the Rom again
Now I have answered your question, guess which section it should have been posted in
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gregbradley said:
Yes that Rom needs an unlocked boot loader.
Just flask a stock ftf, or repair in pccompanion, or unlock your bootloader and flash the Rom again
Now I have answered your question, guess which section it should have been posted in
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How do you repair in PC Companion?
Do you flash the rom after unlocking the bootloader via flashtool?
Thanks. And it shoulda been posted in General, right?
Georges2251 said:
How do you repair in PC Companion?
Do you flash the rom after unlocking the bootloader via flashtool?
Thanks. And it shoulda been posted in General, right?
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No... Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting, strangely enough
^no.it goes to Q&A.use search or gregbradley s everything in one thread
ApriliaM3 said:
No... Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting, strangely enough
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Looks like I don't know how to take a hint
Georges2251 said:
How do you repair in PC Companion?
Do you flash the rom after unlocking the bootloader via flashtool?
Thanks. And it shoulda been posted in General, right?
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Another answer to your question is
Run Pccompanion then run software update. When it says you already have the latest software then click on repair phone.
However, this will not work if you have unlcoked your bootloader, if you do that you can just flash the rom again and it will work.
By the way, the screen does not turn on. Is that a problem?
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By the way, the screen does not turn on. Is that a problem?
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no (Maybe), turn it off, and repair in pccompanion, the hone just needs to go into flashmode
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no (Maybe), turn it off, and repair in pccompanion, the hone just needs to go into flashmode
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Went into flashmode then connected to the pc. A "repair my phone" option showed up and the file is now downloaded.
So that basically solved my problem. Thank you, and thanks to everybody who helped.
I was just wondering if any one can help me restoring the imei on to my xperia lt30p. i think this is a prototype model. I only got imei once when i flashed LT30at_7.0.B.1.152_ATT rom. But soon as inserted a sim card and rebooted it vanished again. I have the kernel.elf file which i cant flash as the boot loader is locked. I have tried flashing various different roms but no joy. Sorry for being a nobo
swagatsourav said:
I was just wondering if any one can help me restoring the imei on to my xperia lt30p. i think this is a prototype model. I only got imei once when i flashed LT30at_7.0.B.1.152_ATT rom. But soon as inserted a sim card and rebooted it vanished again. I have the kernel.elf file which i cant flash as the boot loader is locked. I have tried flashing various different roms but no joy. Sorry for being a nobo
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On the IMEI Page what does it say
Go to settings
Settings > About Phone > Status > IMEI
and if its somthing like 000000x or some obvious fake imei then ya
and where did you buy the device and when did the problem start?
I know that i can be potentially done using a program called QPST (which can be found on the Internet), you need to change the phone USB Settings to RMNET + DM + MODEM (Galaxy s3 has a menu for it, i don't know if xperia has one but anyway it can be done using terminal by manipulating files at /sys/class/android_usb/android0/) and finally you need a windows driver that cloud allow communication between windows computer running QPST with the phone in diagnostic mode (I don't know if driver can be found on the net, let me know if you found one).
so it seem that the main problem will be the windows driver.
You can flash the kernel as long as it is a stock kernel from Sony
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AndroidHoneyComb said:
On the IMEI Page what does it say
Go to settings
Settings > About Phone > Status > IMEI
and if its somthing like 000000x or some obvious fake imei then ya
and where did you buy the device and when did the problem start?
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We are a phone recycling company and this phone was sold to us by a customer and when we sold it to another buyer of ours, may be i believe he had tried some custom rom, there was no imei inside it. i mean *#06# shows a black imei. I found in some forums that, since the imei is prototype series, unless the phone is flashed with a prototype firmware which is not available in the internet. The imei wont recover. Other on the same series have exactly the same problem. But at at least they were able to unlock their boot loaders and able to flash a stock kernel.but since my boot loader cant be unlocked. I always get the message in flash tool that the phone needs to be rooted 1st before i can flash a kernel.
I had once got the imei back by flashing a AT&T firmware, but after i rebooted the imei vanished again
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You can flash the kernel as long as it is a stock kernel from Sony
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i have a kernel which i believe can restore the imei back, but it is elf format and for that my boot loader needs to be unlocked, which is not allowed. But a really strange thing is when i try to check by boot loader status the moment i click configuration under service menu. the service menu just hungs and crashes. Its only once i managed to get inside never after that. no mater how many time i have re flashed it
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i have a kernel which i believe can restore the imei back, but it is elf format and for that my boot loader needs to be unlocked, which is not allowed.
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Yes it is
You can flash stock kernel.elf with a locked bootloader
But how. Every time I try that I get a message that the phone needs to be rooted 1st. I have rooted the phone using binary4 28. Have also installed Cwm also. But still keeps getting the error message
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to flash kernel you need to be in fastboot mode
When it says rooted in this case it means unlocked bootloader, because you are trying to flash to the boot partition it is saying your boot I'd not rooted.
What this means is that the kernel you are trying to flash is not a stock kernel, it had been decompiled and modified in some way by someone.
But my point still is true, you can flash a STOCK kernel that is in .elf or .img format if you have a locked bootloader
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If you have CWM try the kernel for your device from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40212285
P.s. These are only for the latest JB update
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gregbradley said:
When it says rooted in this case it means unlocked bootloader, because you are trying to flash to the boot partition it is saying your boot I'd not rooted.
What this means is that the kernel you are trying to flash is not a stock kernel, it had been decompiled and modified in some way by someone.
But my point still is true, you can flash a STOCK kernel that is in .elf or .img format if you have a locked bootloader
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Understood your point. Is have seen in forums that the unlockable boot loader can be unlocked using paid setools2 method. do you know anything on that
swagatsourav said:
Understood your point. Is have seen in forums that the unlockable boot loader can be unlocked using paid setools2 method. do you know anything on that
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Not much.
But the server for setools has not been online for nearly a year, so I suggest that is not a probable solution anymore.
crazymister said:
If you have CWM try the kernel for your device from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40212285
P.s. These are only for the latest JB update
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Hi Can you make me a flashable zip. I have attached the my elf file which i believe can restore my imei
You will not be able to flash it successfully because you have a locked bootloader. This is not a stock kernel with a Sony signature
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gregbradley said:
You will not be able to flash it successfully because you have a locked bootloader. This is not a stock kernel with a Sony signature
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I tried today again flashing with LT30at_7.0.B.1.152_ATT, i again got an imei on the 1st successful boot, but as soon as i restarted my phone, the imei just vanished. I am really tired now thinking what my options are really. does someone have access to the Sony system to download prototype firmware for this.
Hello guys.
I got my hands on my SONY XPERIA Z 2 weeks ago. Then I updated it to the Jelly Bean 4.2.2 immediately.
3 days ago, I got the 2.67 update. Next up, I decided to root my device. So I googled "XPERIA Z C6602 10.3.A.2.67 root".
I don't know what the number was, but the last 4 digits were 2.67, the latest update actually.
In time, I noticed that I had to unlock the boot loader first.
So I d/l'ed the Minimal Fastboot & Adb from the XDA and had gotten my Key through the SONY UNLOCK BOOTLOADER service.
I ran the minimal fastboot & adb then unlocked the phone. I ended up a data-wiped XZ after the operation as the 13-page application menu had gone and a 3-page one remained from stock XZ Jelly Bean firmware. That was normal actually, but the thing is that I ran the UBL operation on my smartphone solely to ensure that I have a BL unlocked smarty.
What I got after the second time unlocking was, um, SONY & XPERIA splash screen and then multiple reboots. Thus, I did some googling and noticed how to switch off the unit, using VOL+ & Power method. Now every time I boot it up, it keeps rebooting over & over.
As you all know, I cannot update/repair it through SUS or PC Companion as it's BL unlocked & EMMA is unavailable in my area.
I couldn't find a 4.2.2 C6602 Stock FTF but a 4.1.2 FTF to use with my XZ. I have to use Androxyde Flashtool.
Will this kind of downgrade kill my BLU'ed smartphone or can anyone help me out uploading the C6602 4.2.2 Global Generic FTF stock firmware or a link? Are there any other ways to relieve my phone?
Any kind of help would be greatly appreciated.
Additionaly, I've seen guys having the same problem because of other reasons, say, turning Airplane mode on.
WeabSSH said:
Additionaly, I've seen guys having the same problem because of other reasons, say, turning Airplane mode on.
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I had the same problem,thought i had permanently bricked my Z!! I eventually updated flashtool to version 0.9.13.0,flashed stock .244 FW and then did a nandroid restore after rooting and installing cwm and VOILA!! Got my Z back to life! Hopefully that will help,bootloader is unlocked by the way!!!
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Hello guys.
I got my hands on my SONY XPERIA Z 2 weeks ago. Then I updated it to the Jelly Bean 4.2.2 immediately.
3 days ago, I got the 2.67 update. Next up, I decided to root my device. So I googled "XPERIA Z C6602 10.3.A.2.67 root".
I don't know what the number was, but the last 4 digits were 2.67, the latest update actually.
In time, I noticed that I had to unlock the boot loader first.
So I d/l'ed the Minimal Fastboot & Adb from the XDA and had gotten my Key through the SONY UNLOCK BOOTLOADER service.
I ran the minimal fastboot & adb then unlocked the phone. I ended up a data-wiped XZ after the operation as the 13-page application menu had gone and a 3-page one remained from stock XZ Jelly Bean firmware. That was normal actually, but the thing is that I ran the UBL operation on my smartphone solely to ensure that I have a BL unlocked smarty.
What I got after the second time unlocking was, um, SONY & XPERIA splash screen and then multiple reboots. Thus, I did some googling and noticed how to switch off the unit, using VOL+ & Power method. Now every time I boot it up, it keeps rebooting over & over.
As you all know, I cannot update/repair it through SUS or PC Companion as it's BL unlocked & EMMA is unavailable in my area.
I couldn't find a 4.2.2 C6602 Stock FTF but a 4.1.2 FTF to use with my XZ. I have to use Androxyde Flashtool.
Will this kind of downgrade kill my BLU'ed smartphone or can anyone help me out uploading the C6602 4.2.2 Global Generic FTF stock firmware or a link? Are there any other ways to relieve my phone?
Any kind of help would be greatly appreciated.
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i know it's too late, but you don't need to have an unlocked BL to get root. And i hope you did a TA-backup, so that your drm keys aren't lost forever.
Downgrading won't harm your device.
If you want to get the latest fw follow this :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2311211
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2315914
Hi,
I have a Sony Xperia ZR (C5503), with stock android 4.3.
My goal is to root it and backup the TA partition before unlocking the bootloader.
I found 2 ways to backup TA partition with a locked bootloader. Both methods however require me to root my device first.
The first one redirected me to DooMLoRD's root rool
However, when I try to use it, it gets stuck waiting for device. I made sure:
- adb was running correctly (ZR drivers)
- USB-debugging was enabled
- Unknown sources was enabled
- Tried both MTP and MSC (USB connection mode)
Eventually I gave up trying.
The second one redirected me to Root MANY ANDROID!, which is unforunately incompatible with the ZR.
Now my questions are:
Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong when trying to use Doomlords tool?
Does anyone know another root tool which works with a locked bootloader?
Does anyone know a way of backing up the TA partition without root access?
Thanks in advance
karelb. said:
Hi,
I have a Sony Xperia ZR (C5503), with stock android 4.3.
My goal is to root it and backup the TA partition before unlocking the bootloader.
I found 2 ways to backup TA partition with a locked bootloader. Both methods however require me to root my device first.
The first one redirected me to DooMLoRD's root rool
However, when I try to use it, it gets stuck waiting for device. I made sure:
- adb was running correctly (ZR drivers)
- USB-debugging was enabled
- Unknown sources was enabled
- Tried both MTP and MSC (USB connection mode)
Eventually I gave up trying.
The second one redirected me to Root MANY ANDROID!, which is unforunately incompatible with the ZR.
Now my questions are:
Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong when trying to use Doomlords tool?
Does anyone know another root tool which works with a locked bootloader?
Does anyone know a way of backing up the TA partition without root access?
Thanks in advance
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You should follow this thread to root http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/development/root-how-to-rooting-firmware-10-3-1-0-t2386405
Ben Ling said:
You should follow this thread to root http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z/development/root-how-to-rooting-firmware-10-3-1-0-t2386405
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It says :
THIS IS ONLY FOR THE XPERIA Z (C6602/3) FW 10.3.1.A.0.244 / 10.3.1.A.2.67!
DO NOT USE IT ON ANY OTHER VARIANT/FIRMWARE!
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Never mind, I didn't see the message about ZL/ZR.
Thanks, I will try that!
karelb. said:
It says :
THIS IS ONLY FOR THE XPERIA Z (C6602/3) FW 10.3.1.A.0.244 / 10.3.1.A.2.67!
DO NOT USE IT ON ANY OTHER VARIANT/FIRMWARE!
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well i think it will work...
then try this,it was meant for most Xperia devices
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2327472
Hi friend, use prerooted 4.3 available in Android development forum of ZR.
It will not require you to unlock bootloader. It is very easy but carefully read all instructions.
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