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[Q] What ROMS can the locked bootloader Xperia Z flash

Hi,
Just as the title says. What ROMS can we flash with our locked bootloader Xperia Z's
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weeo said:
Hi,
Just as the title says. What ROMS can we flash with our locked bootloader Xperia Z's
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You can use any Rom that is based on a stock firmware and kernel.
Make sure you have cwm recovery to flash Rom
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abd_alazeez2002 said:
You can use any Rom that is based on a stock firmware and kernel.
Make sure you have cwm recovery to flash Rom
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Oh. That sucks. So I'll never get CyanogenMOD on my Xperia Z
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weeo said:
Oh. That sucks. So I'll never get CyanogenMOD on my Xperia Z
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Not unless someone manages to find an exploit to unlock it.
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abd_alazeez2002 said:
You can use any Rom that is based on a stock firmware and kernel.
Make sure you have cwm recovery to flash Rom
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i heard you need to be on stock based firmware to install the recovery,
but you can flash on other roms and manually flash the kernel or something like that
im not too sure,

Kallb123 said:
Not unless someone manages to find an exploit to unlock it.
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And what's the possibility of that happening
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Kallb123 said:
Not unless someone manages to find an exploit to unlock it.
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BL is already unlockable, one unlocked u lose all DRM, there is no need for exploit.
Root was needed just to push the recovery to the stock kernel.
And CM uses a completely different kernel than the stock and the only way to flash it by unlocked BL
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abd_alazeez2002 said:
BL is already unlockable, one unlocked u lose all DRM, there is no need for exploit.
Root was needed just to push the recovery to the stock kernel.
And CM uses a completely different kernel than the stock and the only way to flash it by unlocked BL
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Not all of us have unlockable bootloader though
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weeo said:
Not all of us have unlockable bootloader though
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Exactly. I'm not sure of the chances that non-unlockable devices will become unlockable. If I said any amount if time I'd be making it up :/
One of the devs said that Sony bootloaders are locked up tight though...
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Kallb123 said:
Exactly. I'm not sure of the chances that non-unlockable devices will become unlockable. If I said any amount if time I'd be making it up :/
One of the devs said that Sony bootloaders are locked up tight though...
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Yeah. I'm trying to trade my Xperia Z in for an unlockable one now
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[Q] Relock Xperia Z bootloader?

Hello all.
The last 2 days I have searched all over google and xda, on how to RELOCK the bootloader. I really want to relock the bootloader again and go back to all the stock, how to do this? XPERIA Z

Use flashtool from development section.
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gm007 said:
Use flashtool from development section.
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Can you please explain more, which files shall I use to relock? If you mean the BLU button and then the RELOCK option I cant get it to work have tried, I only get ''no loader found in device''

Yes the blu button,it work for me.
Did you install the drivers that came with flashtool?
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gm007 said:
Yes the blu button,it work for me.
Did you install the drivers that came with flashtool?
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I have installed the xperia z drivers only

mardic said:
I have installed the xperia z drivers only
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Sorry i don't know,Maybe you should ask this in flashtool's thread,you will get the dev's help.
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I found the solution, I had the wrong flashtool!

Bootlosder unlock or root first?

Hi there!My friend had a C6603 and he would like to flash custom Roms and other root related stuff.So I have one simple question:Root first then unlock bootloader?or Unlock bootloadera then Root?Please reply ASAP!
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Root, tell him to use Backup-TA to save his DRM keys, and then he can unlock the bootloader
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[q] urgent!!! Help please!!!

Hi everyone,
This is my first time posting so sorry if it is in the wrong place
I have got an xperia z and I decided to change over to cyanogen mod. I the got rid of that and flashed across a stock rom which works fine however it is telling me that I have an update ready but the update center won't do the update because it tells me I have a custom rom so does anyone know how to return it to how it was when it came out of the box?
Many thanks in advance
Thedfg33

Relock your bootloader if you want to receive updates officially. Flashtool can do it in BLU mode.
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Thank you! Will relocking my bootloader wipe anything?
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It shouldn't, no.
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Brilliant thank you ever so much
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You're welcome.
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No way for 4.4 root locked bootloader?

Any body cant rooted this rom?

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2759143
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