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[Q] problem rooting the phone

Hi, im trying to root the phone after a soft-brick . i fix the problem with the flashtool. I used the latest stock firmware version of sony but now the vroot is giving me problem . i dont know chinese but a display in red appear showing me something and after that the image show and X saying that the phone was not rooted. i download an app to see why is this happening and i download the vroot checker and this app said "this device does not have proper acces". before the soft brick the phone was rooted and the bootlocker unlocked but i want my camera work so i did this.
Pls help me bz i have my TA but in order to restore that i need to have my phone rooted and idk why the vroot dont want to resolve the problem.
btw i alredy have install the stock sony C6903_14.1.G.2.257 firmware i did it through flashtool but i was trying to install again the firmware to see if this was a problem for the flashtool with SUS but when i try to do it , said "this phone contains modified software that cannot be updated. Pls tell me what happen bz i dont know what to do .
thanks

I attach a picture of the image of the problem with VTOOl. i see in the phone that is requesting permision to install the "mtkcamera" and the "xinyi_vroot" i accept to install but just after that give me to full restore data and i do it too. but the phone doesnt reboot... still stuck in this

You cannot directly root the latest FW
Please refer to the several guides in the general section on how to get .257 FW and root

Thanks pls close this thread

Is this weird or normal?

I searched high and low for solution of my problem but i couldnt find the right solution to my problem that's why I'm starting this thread.
Phone- Xperia Sp C5302
Stock Kernel
Rooted
Philz Touch recovery installed
Nandroid backup made using TWRP
Tried to unlock bootloader- Problem starts from here........
Initially phone rebooted normally but couldn't detect sim and signal.
Then phone started rebooting after few minutes . Stay on for a while then reboot again till battery died.
Now battery not charging, phone showing no life, no led, no vol up+power, vol- power , vol up+vol down+power work
Tried everything I know plz help and plz explain slowly and calmly.
THANKS IN ADVANCE.
EDIT:
Used wall charger 2amp for charging left overnight no red led or anything as described in other posts
Connected to laptop left for about 4 hours no nothing.
Tried to connect in fast boot not detected.
Any more ideas guys at least give some pointer for what to do or is my Sp is actually dead ? And I can't restore my backup? Plz guys help
EDIT: Pressed the small button at the back and the phone came back to life YESSSSS........

Now the phone isn't showing imei no. or sim or network. But when restarted it imei and network came back magically. So I thought the problem is solved to confirm it I switched phone off again then switched on then imei and network gone again and also baseband isn't showing too (I'm sorry if it is the same thing I'm a newb to this stuff)
Then again I restarted the phone number it came again. I don't know what to do in this situation. I just wanted to unlock bootloader and install xenon hd rom in my Xperia Sp.

Zeemanv2 said:
Now the phone isn't showing imei no. or sim or network. But when restarted it imei and network came back magically. So I thought the problem is solved to confirm it I switched phone off again then switched on then imei and network gone again and also baseband isn't showing too (I'm sorry if it is the same thing I'm a newb to this stuff)
Then again I restarted the phone number it came again. I don't know what to do in this situation. I just wanted to unlock bootloader and install xenon hd rom in my Xperia Sp.
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Try flashing stock ftf with Flashtool.
If the problem gets solved, then start with the new ROM.

Zeemanv2 said:
Now the phone isn't showing imei no. or sim or network. But when restarted it imei and network came back magically. So I thought the problem is solved to confirm it I switched phone off again then switched on then imei and network gone again and also baseband isn't showing too (I'm sorry if it is the same thing I'm a newb to this stuff)
Then again I restarted the phone number it came again. I don't know what to do in this situation. I just wanted to unlock bootloader and install xenon hd rom in my Xperia Sp.
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Use the method answered by the previous post. But I will add into that
You can use the flashtool to flashing everything stock but please dont flash System and Kernel. If you flashed a custom recovery and want it to stay untick Fotakernel as well.
This should fix your problem without having to deal with the stock ROM.
But if problem persists then I would suggest a complete stock ROM flash.
Huge chance that the process of unlocking your bootloader is faulty. Are you sure that it went without errors? Anyway you might also wanto to try to relock and then unlock the bootloader again

@Zenith I left the phone idle for sometime now it's OK ish . I've made a nandroid backup but can u tell me plz which folder contains imei and other important stuff so I can make a backup of it too.
BTW I think my bootloader is not correctly unlocked coz pc companion is detecting my phone bravia engine is there gracenote is working. But in service menu under configuration I found: Bootloader unlocked: Yes.
Previously it was Bootloader unlock: Yes. So is it unlocked or not if not then how to unlock?
I've followed sony's official unlocking method.

Zeemanv2 said:
@Zenith I left the phone idle for sometime now it's OK ish . I've made a nandroid backup but can u tell me plz which folder contains imei and other important stuff so I can make a backup of it too.
BTW I think my bootloader is not correctly unlocked coz pc companion is detecting my phone bravia engine is there gracenote is working. But in service menu under configuration I found: Bootloader unlocked: Yes.
Previously it was Bootloader unlock: Yes. So is it unlocked or not if not then how to unlock?
I've followed sony's official unlocking method.
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You don't need to backup imei. It will stay the same no matter what ROM you use.
and You can use Titanium Backup to backup all your important apps and data. But do not backup/restore system apps.
and in the service menu;
"Bootloader Unlock allowed - Yes" means that your Bootloader is Locked, and you can unlock it.
"Bootloader Unlocked - Yes" means that your Bootloader is unlocked.
Bravia engine shouldn't work if your BL is unlocked, so something must have gone wrong in the process.
Follow what's said in post #4.

@Zenith Thank you for your wonderful suggestion i will do as u say. bt one big noob ques- Do i have to dload a ftf file to flash to stock cant i use my backup or someyhing from it to restore?
@TechnoSparks yeah i think you are right about my bootloader bt isnt there something to check if BL is unlocked correctly. Btw when i requested to unlock BL in fastboot nothing really happened apart from
<Bootloader > Unlock phone requested
OKAY [15.725s]
finished. total time: 15.725
Then restared approx every 10 min or so till battry went flat and phone being dead untill i reseted it via pin

Zeemanv2 said:
@Zenith Thank you for your wonderful suggestion i will do as u say. bt one big noob ques- Do i have to dload a ftf file to flash to stock cant i use my backup or someyhing from it to restore?
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Yes, you have to download the ftf file.
Use this one.
and don't use the latest version of Flashtool, use the "0.9.18.5" version.

@Zenith Thanks bro bt my model is C5302 will it be compatible?
And i just dloded 0.9.18.6 version. its not latest 0.9.19.0 ver is latest.
So do i have to dload again? (connection limited bandwith n slow speed)

@Zenith Sorry bro for bugging you again n again bt u r the only person who showed some intrest in this post and helping me.
Btw ive founded this"https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-mh6JO-ztBfaGZ6UE1QanFzRTg/edit?usp=sharing" C5302 Indian generic 12.1.A.1.201 [FTF] Is it better?

Zeemanv2 said:
@Zenith Thanks bro bt my model is C5302 will it be compatible?
And i just dloded 0.9.18.6 version. its not latest 0.9.19.0 ver is latest.
So do i have to dload again? (connection limited bandwith n slow speed)
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You should flash ftf specified for C5302 then.
Download the C5302 variant that you prefer from here.
And try flashing with the Flashtool you have. If it doesn't work properly, then uninstall it, and install the 0.9.18.5 version.
Some members including me faced some problems on the next 2 versions of flashtool. So yeah..
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Zeemanv2 said:
@Zenith Sorry bro for bugging you again n again bt u r the only person who showed some intrest in this post and helping me.
Btw ive founded this"https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-mh6JO-ztBfaGZ6UE1QanFzRTg/edit?usp=sharing" C5302 Indian generic 12.1.A.1.201 [FTF] Is it better?
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It's okay
And as I have a different model, I can't actually assure you that it works or not.
So try and see what happens.

Thanks bro will surely let u know.

Zeemanv2 said:
@Zenith Sorry bro for bugging you again n again bt u r the only person who showed some intrest in this post and helping me.
Btw ive founded this"https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-mh6JO-ztBfaGZ6UE1QanFzRTg/edit?usp=sharing" C5302 Indian generic 12.1.A.1.201 [FTF] Is it better?
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Even you can flash C5303 ftf on C5302. I personally use Singapore variant .207. It has got least bugs and it is fast and much bloatware free.
P.S. Dont flash .201 it has got a lot of bugs.

Reversed screen rotation after fw swap c6916 (14.5.B.0.247) to c6906 (14.6.A.0.368)

Hi folks,
I've upgraded/replaced the original TMobile firmware (14.5.B.0.247) on my Xperia Z1s (c6916) by c6906 Customized US (14.6.A.0.368). Everything works fine except few things like:
1) screen rotation - when i try to rotate the screen into the landscape mode - it turn the screen in opposite direction/backwards. Looks like the sensor readings get reversed? It was working fine before the upgrade, hence it looks like a software issue. Any ideas how to fix it?
2) device memory is twice less but it is kind of expected because original Z1 has only 16 Gb of storage onboard. Is there any way to fix that?
Thanks.

shefys said:
Hi folks,
I've upgraded/replaced the original TMobile firmware (14.5.B.0.247) on my Xperia Z1s (c6916) by c6906 Customized US (14.6.A.0.368). Everything works fine except few things like:
1) screen rotation - when i try to rotate the screen into the landscape mode - it turn the screen in opposite direction/backwards. Looks like the sensor readings get reversed? It was working fine before the upgrade, hence it looks like a software issue. Any ideas how to fix it?
2) device memory is twice less but it is kind of expected because original Z1 has only 16 Gb of storage onboard. Is there any way to fix that?
Thanks.
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ok, here is a "solution":
The C6906 "/etc/sensor_def_qcomdev.conf" must be replaced by C6916 version. The same applies to CyanogenMod 12.1. C6916 have different settings for few things.
I downloaded TMO firmware, extracted system.sin and replaced the file on my phone running CyanogenMod 12.1 - after reboot rotation works perfectly but it will get broken as soon as i upgrade the firmware

how did nobody catch that this dude managed to flash a different firmware on a phone that is supposedly NOT unlockable? Shefys, you need to explain exactly what you did. In another thread you said you unlocked your Z1s c6916 on developer.sony.com and i tried it, but there was no Z1s option. Followed the steps anyways by selecting Xperia Z1 but the unlock command failed citing not allowed.

shefys said:
Hi folks,
I've upgraded/replaced the original TMobile firmware (14.5.B.0.247) on my Xperia Z1s (c6916) by c6906 Customized US (14.6.A.0.368). Everything works fine except few things like:
1) screen rotation - when i try to rotate the screen into the landscape mode - it turn the screen in opposite direction/backwards. Looks like the sensor readings get reversed? It was working fine before the upgrade, hence it looks like a software issue. Any ideas how to fix it?
2) device memory is twice less but it is kind of expected because original Z1 has only 16 Gb of storage onboard. Is there any way to fix that?
Thanks.
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How you did this? I hard bricked my Xperia Z1S putting the 5.1.1 fimware, I needed to buy a new board because I had no solution.

Ksix007 said:
How you did this? I hard bricked my Xperia Z1S putting the 5.1.1 fimware, I needed to buy a new board because I had no solution.
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hi, i wasn't aware that you cannot unlock z1s booloader. I just went to the developer site, registered, submitted my imei (as a Z1) and got a link/key to unlock it.... maybe my imei was lucky. Sorry, folks. Right now I'm running CM12 on my Z1s. Can provide photos if you want to
Before unlocking the bootloader, i was running C6906 official firmware on my phone because it was newer.

shefys said:
hi, i wasn't aware that you cannot unlock z1s booloader. I just went to the developer site, registered, submitted my imei (as a Z1) and got a link/key to unlock it.... maybe my imei was lucky. Sorry, folks. Right now I'm running CM12 on my Z1s. Can provide photos if you want to
Before unlocking the bootloader, i was running C6906 official firmware on my phone because it was newer.
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I tried to use the C6943 firmware .368 and hard bricked..... I will try on Sony's site unlock my bootloader...

Yes please post pics. I tried unlocking my z1s as a z1 just like that but it didn't work. The fastboot command to process the unlock returned a "not allowed" error.
If you can get to the service screen, there is a section where it says "unlockable: no". (Or yes). Can you post a picture of that?
How did you get on the 6906 firmware?

How to unlock with flashtool
Helgaiden said:
Yes please post pics. I tried unlocking my z1s as a z1 just like that but it didn't work. The fastboot command to process the unlock returned a "not allowed" error.
If you can get to the service screen, there is a section where it says "unlockable: no". (Or yes). Can you post a picture of that?
How did you get on the 6906 firmware?
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after you take the link and after that you take the unlock code just have to unlock with flashtool:
1.) create a folder in the flashtool folder with your device code ... mine is : D:\Android\Flashtool\custom\mydevices\CB5A1WPPTA
2.) inside the folder, create a file called ulcode.txt , in the file just copy the unlock code
3.) open flashtool (be sure that your phone have enable usb debug and connected) and press BLU (bootloader Unlock)
4.) after that a window will appear with your code and the phone id, you select unlock and now you have the xz1s unlocked...
BE AWARE: in my case, the camera doesnt focus after unlocked and video just doesnt work...
for the rom, i think you could take it using xperifirm and installing with flashtool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbAfxL-oGjk

I'll have to try this and report back. I understand that unlocking the bootloader causes issues with the camera, but does the issue get resolved by flashing a ROM? Or does it stay broken?

Helgaiden said:
I'll have to try this and report back. I understand that unlocking the bootloader causes issues with the camera, but does the issue get resolved by flashing a ROM? Or does it stay broken?
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So, Did You tried? I have fear of lose my Xperia more one time.... :crying:

Ksix007 said:
So, Did You tried? I have fear of lose my Xperia more one time.... :crying:
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No my z1s would not unlock.

forgot the password, can't get into recovery or download mode

hi guys, a friend of mine have the xperia z1 and he forgot the password, i'm a galaxy kind of guy so i don't know much about the xperia z1
i looked up how to get into recovery and i tried everything but still can't get there, and i don't know how to use the flash tool
I tried :
- power button + vol up simultaneously and after the phone is on
- "repair phone" by using Xperia Companion
- update by using Xperia Companion
i even took it to various shops but they all have no idea how to fix it
really desperate to some help, thank u in advance

hi first question that you mean the password is forgotten, second if the password pattern cell and do not remember you can unlock by adb if above the USB debugging is enabled, this case if you have none of that only solution is to flash the ftf file corresponding to your phone.

iammrred said:
hi guys, a friend of mine have the xperia z1 and he forgot the password, i'm a galaxy kind of guy so i don't know much about the xperia z1
i looked up how to get into recovery and i tried everything but still can't get there, and i don't know how to use the flash tool
I tried :
- power button + vol up simultaneously and after the phone is on
- "repair phone" by using Xperia Companion
- update by using Xperia Companion
i even took it to various shops but they all have no idea how to fix it
really desperate to some help, thank u in advance
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hi first question that you mean the password is forgotten, second if the password pattern cell and do not remember you can unlock by adb if above the USB debugging is enabled, this case if you have none of that only solution is to flash the ftf file corresponding to your phone.

soujirock said:
hi first question that you mean the password is forgotten, second if the password pattern cell and do not remember you can unlock by adb if above the USB debugging is enabled, this case if you have none of that only solution is to flash the ftf file corresponding to your phone.
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The question is how to do that ?
What tools do i need and how to do it ?
And can i flash the file when the phone is off or locked?

iammrred said:
The question is how to do that ?
What tools do i need and how to do it ?
And can i flash the file when the phone is off or locked?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyAOxbRyVsc
try it or search in google flashtool and tuto for flash

soujirock said:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyAOxbRyVsc
try it or search in google flashtool and tuto for flash
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Thank u, it worked

[help] about rooting z4 docomo

hi, good evening.
first, I'm sorry because there was so many threads about this but i still write this one.
few days ago, i have deleted some important videos from my phone. After that, i tried many ways to get it back but i found that i have to root my phone before recovering my video. That is the reason why i know XDA
after 2 days reading a number of thread about rooting z4, i realize that i'm still an idiot so i decise to write this thread.
Please help me!!! I really want to get back my video.
could you please write the way to root z4 step by step? what i have to note? and which software i need?
i'm using z4 docomo single sim- android 6.0.1 - 32.2.A.0.224
bootloader unlock allowed: Yes
thanks for reading and sorry about my english if there were any fault-spelling @@