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Rooting .290 JB 4.3

Hello,
Coming from a Galaxy S2 flashing and rooting is not new to me but for me there are some questions for the Xperia Z1.
When i bought the Z1 it was on 4.2.2, and offcourse i wanted root the same day
After trying numerous times with Vroot i gave up.
After some more reading i read that i had to downgrade and then flash an older version, then root and flash teh correct version and so on.....(cant find the correct topics anymore )
After doing that my phone wasnt working properly and i connected with PC Companion and it gave me the update to .290 JB 4.3 and everything was fine except foor root.
Did some more reading and found the solution,
Now I'm reading that if you are on .290 4.3JB that root isnt possible(correct me if im wrong).
I want to share how i did it because for me it went very easy.The hardest part was getting the drivers installed correctly hhaha
First i unlocked the bootloader and then i flashed a CWM with root and recovery.
I followed the steps provided on this links.
http://techbeasts.com/2013/12/18/how-to-unlock-bootloader-of-sony-xperia-devices-guide/
http://techbeasts.com/2013/12/19/in...ng-latest-14-2-0-a-290-firmware-how-to-guide/
Al of this went so easy that i'm startin to wonder if its me who did it wrong and dont understand it or if you didnt know about it,
The only thing i forgot was a TA backup :angel:
to MODS....if its in the wrong section please replace it.

Actually it is the official way. Unlock -> CWM -> Root with CWM (Notification)
Rooting 4.3 isn't impossible, but morr difficult than on earlier versions. Google wanted to improve the security of android. Most of the ways which "make" the opportunity of rooting are malware-ways too.
You don't need to backup your TA partition with .290 and above, because the camera will work after the BL unlock.

The big question is if root for unlocked boot loaders will ever be available for 4.3! I really doubt it.
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You mean Locked Bootloader, i think?
Question about CWM, does it function the same as it did with my S2? So, back-up and restore with CWM?
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djg269 said:
Question about CWM, does it function the same as it did with my S2? So, back-up and restore with CWM?
sent from rooted en unlocked 4.3 Jb Xperia Z1
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it should, why are u asking ?

Curious
Eager to try but not in the mood for a complete do over if it fails
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Ohh, I will be glad to rooting without unlocking BL...on 4.3..but still no way...

This works just fine, thanks for sharing this! Just FYI, this is also an interesting read about getting full root access on 4.3: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2573921

eclyptos said:
Ohh, I will be glad to rooting without unlocking BL...on 4.3..but still no way...
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I have heard from @shem2409 that a partial root on LB for 290 (4.3) is possible, but I have not figured out how to do it yet. I think you can pull it off with the insecure ramdisk hack, but to install that, you need to install XZDualRecovery; to install XZDR, you need to be rooted; it's only possible to root 534 LB and when upgrading to 290 root is lost. So, it seems to be a chicken-and-egg problem to me at the moment. I think I must be missing something.

xasbo said:
I have heard from @shem2409 that a partial root on LB for 290 (4.3) is possible, but I have not figured out how to do it yet. I think you can pull it off with the insecure ramdisk hack, but to install that, you need to install XZDualRecovery; to install XZDR, you need to be rooted; it's only possible to root 534 LB and when upgrading to 290 root is lost. So, it seems to be a chicken-and-egg problem to me at the moment. I think I must be missing something.
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That's why I do not rooted mine phone yet. Partial root is not worth to do, full root is what we really need but still under testing and also Unlocked Bootloader is needed. Unlock bootloader we lose the DRM keys which we need if one day we want go back to stock and not lose warranty but to do that we have to Buckup TA. To Backup TA we need root, but I updated to 4.3 and I can't. It's to early to fully rooting 4.3. We have to wait. Developers are working on that and I hope a full root come without unlock bootloader. I hope so.

eclyptos said:
That's why I do not rooted mine phone yet. Partial root is not worth to do, full root is what we really need but still under testing and also Unlocked Bootloader is needed. Unlock bootloader we lose the DRM keys which we need if one day we want go back to stock and not lose warranty but to do that we have to Buckup TA. To Backup TA we need root, but I updated to 4.3 and I can't. It's to early to fully rooting 4.3. We have to wait. Developers are working on that and I hope a full root come without unlock bootloader. I hope so.
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If you want to backup TA now, you can - flash back to any 534 FTF, root, make your backup, then upgrade back to 290.

xasbo said:
If you want to backup TA now, you can - flash back to any 534 FTF, root, make your backup, then upgrade back to 290.
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This is what I don't want to do. Unlocking Bootloader on 4.3 will also compromise few features like Bionz and X-Reality. I don't think I really need them but for me will be good enough to have Full Root with Locked Bootlader and Apps to SD. I don't ask to much, so I wait.

eclyptos said:
This is what I don't want to do. Unlocking Bootloader on 4.3 will also compromise few features like Bionz and X-Reality. I don't think I really need them but for me will be good enough to have Full Root with Locked Bootlader and Apps to SD. I don't ask to much, so I wait.
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You just took those words from my fingers. The wise way here is waiting and cheering developers to figure out how things work with Z1, 4.3 just came a few weeks ago and (hopefully) we will get 4.4 soon, so for that time you'll have to do that trickery again to keep your phones rooted.

AntiDroid said:
Actually it is the official way. Unlock -> CWM -> Root with CWM (Notification)
Rooting 4.3 isn't impossible, but morr difficult than on earlier versions. Google wanted to improve the security of android. Most of the ways which "make" the opportunity of rooting are malware-ways too.
You don't need to backup your TA partition with .290 and above, because the camera will work after the BL unlock.
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I mistakenly took the .290 update as well and I'm now looking for a way out. This whole backing up the TA thing worries me because I'm afraid I'll lose those DRM keys and bravia etc..... Are you saying that I will be fine and all the keys will be intact if I follow this guide?
Is it possible to downgrade the firmware instead?
What would you suggest?
Thanks

xasbo said:
I have heard from @shem2409 that a partial root on LB for 290 (4.3) is possible, but I have not figured out how to do it yet. I think you can pull it off with the insecure ramdisk hack, but to install that, you need to install XZDualRecovery; to install XZDR, you need to be rooted; it's only possible to root 534 LB and when upgrading to 290 root is lost. So, it seems to be a chicken-and-egg problem to me at the moment. I think I must be missing something.
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Ok, so here is a little clarification
You need to downgrade to .534, root, install recovery and then flash a prerooted .290 rom from (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2572988) or one of the stock-based custom roms such as monxdified (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2463675) if you want a partially rooted, locked bootloader 4.3 firmware on your Z1. There is an instruction on how to install on locked bootloader in the thread.

Rooting on the newest version of Android 4.3.3 isn't impossible on the Xperia Z1, it just takes you more steps than normal to actually get full root access. I have a locked bootloader as well but I was able to get a rooted version of Android 4.3.3, specifically the iHackers 2.0 ROM running Android 4.3.3 with full root access. Here's how I got full root access on the iHackers 2.0 ROM:
1) Download the .ftf file named C6903 14.1.G.1.534 Global 1277-2880_R4A from the compiled FTF thread at this link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2469191
This is a version of the original Stock Rom that the VROOT program will actually work on when trying to ROOT your phone.
2) Flash the ROM you downloaded using Flashtool (steps on how you can go about doing that should be in the Xperia Z1 General forum.) and now, you're ready to root your phone with it.
3) Download, install and run VROOT to root your phone. Again, more information on how to properly root your phone using VROOT can be found in the Xperia Z1 General forum. For me, I just turned on USB Debugging on my Z1, connected my phone to my computer while VROOT was running and clicked the green button until I got root access. It's extremely easy.
4) With Root Access, now you can download and install Dual Recovery for the Xperia Z1 on your phone.
5) Download the latest iHackers 2.0 ROM from the Xperia Z1 Android Development thread and copy it to your phone. This is hands down, the best ROM for the Xperia Z1 right now in terms of battery life. With the latest 4.3 update, I'm able to get over 2 Days worth of battery life on one charge. Battery life is much better on the new iHackers 2.0 ROM running Android 4.3.
6) Download the flashable Locked Dual Recovery for the Xperia Z1 here. http://nut.xperia-files.com/
The file is called XZ-lockeddualrecovery2.7.63-BETA.flashable.zip (8.48MB), download it and copy it to your phone, preferably the same place you copied the iHackers 2.0 ROM. To make things easier for yourself, create a new folder on your phone or SD Card in your phone and name it iHackers. Copy both the iHackers 2.0 ROM and the flashable Locked Dual Recovery.zip file into this folder.
7) With both files now copied to a folder on your phone, you're now ready to go into recovery to flash the iHackers 2.0 ROM. Boot into recovery and once you're there, do a Wipe Data/Factory Reset before Installing the ROM.
The rest of these steps are now taken directly from the iHackers 2.0 download thread on the Xperia Z1 Android Development forum.
8) Install the ROM and THEN Dual Recovery. Don't make the same mistake I did, once the installer is finished, DON'T REBOOT THE DEVICE. Uncheck the "Reboot Device" box and go back to recovery to install the flashable Dual Recovery.zip file that's in the iHackers 2.0 folder.
9) Switch Off Your Phone (Do Not Reboot). Select No to Disable Flash Recovery Confirmation.
10) Install Kernel.ftf for C6903 (.290) or Kernel.ftf for C6902 (.290) with Flashtool to get compatible Kernel and Baseband. To download the kernel.ftf file, go to the original iHackers 2.0 thread to download and flash the kernel using Flashtool. You should be familiar with Flashtool at this point since if you make it to this step, you've already used Flashtool once to flash the .534 baseband version of Android.
11) Reboot and Enjoy. Now you're running the latest version of Android 4.3 on your Xperia Z1 on a Locked Bootloader WITH full Root Access. Sure, it's not the stock version but the iHackers 2.0 version of Android 4.3 is just as good, if not better. This will certainly do until there's a better way to simply root the newest Stock Version of Android 4.3.
I've been looking into unlocking my bootloader to install custom kernels on my Z1 but the battery life and performance on my Z1 with a locked bootloader is already pretty impressive. I can't imagine how good it could be with a custom kernel.

deli pastrami said:
Are you saying that I will be fine and all the keys will be intact if I follow this guide?
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No, if you Unlock Bootloader you will lost the DRM keys permanently with Bionz and X-Reality, even with Android 4.3, if you do not do a backup, but the difference from 4.2 is that your phone will still working properly.
deli pastrami said:
Is it possible to downgrade the firmware instead?
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Yes.
deli pastrami said:
What would you suggest?
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Nobody can suggest what to do. You have to figure out by yourself what you need. It's your own risk.
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x016x said:
Rooting on the newest version ..bla..bla..bla
....bla..bla..bla..bla...king my bootloader to install custom kernels on my Z1 but the battery life and performance on my Z1 with a locked bootloader is already pretty impressive. I can't imagine how good it could be with a custom kernel.
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Thanx man. I appreciate the time you took to explain the process step by step. One step very important you forgot to mention, Backup TA, never forget to mention that. Anyway I will check if this actually get me full root and all the stuff and when I finally will lose my patient I will start follow the guide and flashing and burning my Z1.

shem2409 said:
Ok, so here is a little clarification
You need to downgrade to .534, root, install recovery and then flash a prerooted .290 rom from (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2572988) or one of the stock-based custom roms such as monxdified (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2463675) if you want a partially rooted, locked bootloader 4.3 firmware on your Z1. There is an instruction on how to install on locked bootloader in the thread.
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Ahh, cheers, I thought there was a way to root any arbitrary ROM, that's where I was getting hung up. The pre-rooted options make total sense.
eclyptos said:
Thanx man. I appreciate the time you took to explain the process step by step. One step very important you forgot to mention, Backup TA, never forget to mention that. Anyway I will check if this actually get me full root and all the stuff and when I finally will lose my patient I will start follow the guide and flashing and burning my Z1.
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The instructions didn't say to unlock the bootloader, which is the only sure-fire way to lose your TA partition. However, I would agree there's no good reason *not* to back it up anyway. Better safe than sorry!

xasbo said:
The instructions didn't say to unlock the bootloader, which is the only sure-fire way to lose your TA partition. However, I would agree there's no good reason *not* to back it up anyway. Better safe than sorry!
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Ahhh, ok, so you are confirming that the guide is incomplete and we have to unlock bootloader anyway if I follow that? Hmmm...I am a bit puzzled.

eclyptos said:
Ahhh, ok, so you are confirming that the guide is incomplete and we have to unlock bootloader anyway if I follow that? Hmmm...I am a bit puzzled.
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Sorry, no. In his instructions, UB is not necessary because XZDualRecovery can be installed on LB. The reason skipping the TA backup is okay is because the instructions do not unlock the BL.

[Q] Critical Camera Issue 4.4 KK

hi,
my camera stopped working after flashing a 4.4.2 stock based rom.
i am on ub but without Ta backup. The camera doesnt take pictures and cant focus. it was allright before udpate.
i even downgraded to stock 4.2.2 to see if its working but no, it is not
Any help? Or as i understand i lost my cam forever?
-EDIT-!! After playing around a long time at night, it started to work again on .290 ftf
idk what it was and what it was caused by.
But it seems that sony has problems with the 4.4 update in general.
thanks anyway
Edit2 - actually it is only working on 290. O.0 strange! as i upgrade to lower or newer firmware it stopps working.
Has anybody got an idea?

Good for you, I hear someone saying that there still a possibility, without TA, to lose the cam forever.
..and yes, KK have been reported with many bugs but not with the cam actually.
Good luck.

eclyptos said:
Good for you, I hear someone saying that there still a possibility, without TA, to lose the cam forever.
..and yes, KK have been reported with many bugs but not with the cam actually.
Good luck.
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Well i think i will relock my BL and stay for stock. I hope i will be able to upgrade to 4.4 with camera feature. Because now it is only working on 290. ftf.
What the hell is that. Never happened before to me so strange
Thankx

LLars_PL said:
Well i think i will relock my BL and stay for stock. I hope i will be able to upgrade to 4.4 with camera feature. Because now it is only working on 290. ftf.
What the hell is that. Never happened before to me so strange
Thankx
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Relock BL without TA do not have sense. It will not work anyway so try to keep .290 for now and soon a fix will come, or try the new KK when it will roll out, with new fixes.

eclyptos said:
Relock BL without TA do not have sense. It will not work anyway so try to keep .290 for now and soon a fix will come, or try the new KK when it will roll out, with new fixes.
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i made it out- just flash 290. then flash original kit kat ftf and it will work. And keep your BL unlocked do not play with flashtool

LLars_PL said:
And keep your BL unlocked do not play with flashtool
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Thanks, I thought it was not safe flashtool for play with Bootloader, always use the Original Backup TA App. Good you solved. :good:

eclyptos said:
Thanks, I thought it was not safe flashtool for play with Bootloader, always use the Original Backup TA App. Good you solved. :good:
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Yes as long as you have a Ta-Backup which i have not, luckily i made it out :good:

Yes as long as you have a Ta-Backup which i have not, luckily i made it out
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So tell me exactly what did you do to repair camera issue? I'm now on RomAur v6.3 with unlocked bootloader and camera doesn't focus or take pictures... If I understood you correctly I'll have to flash C6903_14.2.A.0.290_Stripped.ftf and than C6903_14.3.A.0.681_Stripped.ftf all without TA(only TA? maybe I'll have to check something else?) using flashtool to made it work again? or do I have to flash original firmware or what?

adamkx7xdesire said:
So tell me exactly what did you do to repair camera issue? I'm now on RomAur v6.3 with unlocked bootloader and camera doesn't focus or take pictures... If I understood you correctly I'll have to flash C6903_14.2.A.0.290_Stripped.ftf and than C6903_14.3.A.0.681_Stripped.ftf all without TA(only TA? maybe I'll have to check something else?) using flashtool to made it work again? or do I have to flash original firmware or what?
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Well, you missunderstood the Ta thing Did you make a TA-Partition Backup BEFORE unlocking the bootloader? If yes- Just restore it & you are fine.
If not, thats what you have to do/what i did to make it work.
First of all NOT STRIPPED ftf`s becasue it is only the kernel as far as i know. You have to download the whole original rom which is about 1gb.
+Edit. Do not exclude any options in Flashtool like Ta, kernel or anything else !!!! Just choose your ftf and flash!
First flash original 290. FTF with your branding (for me it was vodafone)
The camera should work there. If yes continue.
Flash original 681. ftf with your branding if possible.
The cam should work there too. If yes continue.
Now you are good to go, put your custom rom on SD Card-
Flash custom kit kat kernel/or stock with recovery
Boot into CWM and flash your Rom. Your Cam should work.
LG

LLars_PL said:
Well, you missunderstood the Ta thing Did you make a TA-Partition Backup BEFORE unlocking the bootloader? If yes- Just restore it & you are fine.
If not, thats what you have to do/what i did to make it work.
First of all NOT STRIPPED ftf`s becasue it is only the kernel as far as i know. You have to download the whole original rom which is about 1gb.
+Edit. Do not exclude any options in Flashtool like Ta, kernel or anything else !!!! Just choose your ftf and flash!
First flash original 290. FTF with your branding (for me it was vodafone)
The camera should work there. If yes continue.
Flash original 681. ftf with your branding if possible.
The cam should work there too. If yes continue.
Now you are good to go, put your custom rom on SD Card-
Flash custom kit kat kernel/or stock with recovery
Boot into CWM and flash your Rom. Your Cam should work.
LG
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that's odd.... but I've flashed Xperia Z1 C6903 14.3.A.0.681 Commercial&Journalist w/o TA (before you told me that I should't exclude anthing) than I find out that the camera works and than I decided to flash DooMKernl v11 and RomAur 6.3 without any other steps and everything is working ok so far...

adamkx7xdesire said:
that's odd.... but I've flashed Xperia Z1 C6903 14.3.A.0.681 Commercial&Journalist w/o TA (before you told me that I should't exclude anthing) than I find out that the camera works and than I decided to flash DooMKernl v11 and RomAur 6.3 without any other steps and everything is working ok so far...
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Well nice,but only because you were able to take pictures and your camera wasn`t that broken as mine was probably
LG

LLars_PL said:
i made it out- just flash 290. then flash original kit kat ftf and it will work. And keep your BL unlocked do not play with flashtool
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I think that I have the exact same problem (no autofocus, no picture/video, no TA backup and unlocked bootloader).
I know that there was camera issues with unlocked bootloader that was fixed by Sony at some point (maybe the .290 ?), it can be an explanation...
If I understand correctly I need to flash .290 ftf with flashtool, then kit kat still with flashtool ?
Will I still have a rooted phone after that ?
I'm glad I finally found someone with the same problem, and someone that managed to solve it !

Swatch_n7 said:
I think that I have the exact same problem (no autofocus, no picture/video, no TA backup and unlocked bootloader).
I know that there was camera issues with unlocked bootloader that was fixed by Sony at some point (maybe the .290 ?), it can be an explanation...
If I understand correctly I need to flash .290 ftf with flashtool, then kit kat still with flashtool ?
Will I still have a rooted phone after that ?
I'm glad I finally found someone with the same problem, and someone that managed to solve it !
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Skip .290 and upgrade to KK directly. To keep Root you have to follow [NUT] instructions on his thread.

eclyptos said:
Skip .290 and upgrade to KK directly. To keep Root you have to follow [NUT] instructions on his thread.
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Ho but I am already on Kit Kat, and like LLars_PL I have camera issues. So I was wondering if I need to downgrade to .290 then reupgrade to KK, and if I'll still have a rooted handset, with working camera (JB or KK, as long as it's rooted with the camera working...)
Thanks anyway !
Edit : just saw that in [NUT] thread :
Camera problems?
You have 3 things to try to fix it, try them one at a time:
Clear dalvik-cache only;
Clear the camera app settings;
Do a factory reset in TWRP or PhilZ (this should keep your internal storage safe);
flash the ROM package again;
boot until you can test the camera;
If it works go back to recovery to restore a backup of data.
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I'll try as soon as I can.

Swatch_n7 said:
Ho but I am already on Kit Kat, and like LLars_PL I have camera issues. So I was wondering if I need to downgrade to .290 then reupgrade to KK, and if I'll still have a rooted handset, with working camera (JB or KK, as long as it's rooted with the camera working...)
Thanks anyway !
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In this case I think is better to start from scratch as the downgrade is recommended with Full Wipe. Then you should downgrade to .534, Root it and Upgrade with another Full Wipe to KK. Clean installation should fix the problem.

eclyptos said:
In this case I think is better to start from scratch as the downgrade is recommended with Full Wipe. Then you should downgrade to .534, Root it and Upgrade with another Full Wipe to KK. Clean installation should fix the problem.
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Thank you !
I'll wait because the solution posted by LLars_PL seems a little less brutal, but if that or [NUT]'s solution doesn't work, I'll certainlly do that.

Swatch_n7 said:
Thank you !
I'll wait because the solution posted by LLars_PL seems a little less brutal, but if that or [NUT]'s solution doesn't work, I'll certainlly do that.
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Hehe yeah, the downgrade to 290.was needed for me.
eclyptos said:
In this case I think is better to start from scratch as the downgrade is recommended with Full Wipe. Then you should downgrade to .534, Root it and Upgrade with another Full Wipe to KK. Clean installation should fix the problem.
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Downgrade to 534. Did not work for me
You dont need to root, just do it with 290.flash a original Kit kat ftf over 290.and then just Flash a Kit kat Kernel with cwm - Flash your custom Rom with root already
Wysłane z mojego C6903 przy użyciu Tapatalka

My wife has a completely stock (with original Sony ROM), installed the OTA to 4.4.2 and now the camera doesn't work.
Her phone is completely unmodified as it came of the box, sounds like I might have unlock it and install a custom ROM to fix what I can only assume is a bug with Sony's firmware update.
I suppose I should try contacting Sony support first, but phone/online support is usally mostly useless.

I've flashed the original 14.3.A.0.757 and now my camera is working again
Of course I lost the root (and the recovery ?!) so I need to sort this out now.

I've found that i have a weird problem with my Camera, the sound look like in mono when i listen to the sound, i've tried another app that just record sound and it's perfect, that make this only with the camera, any idea?

CM 11 BL- Help

Hello guys, im new to all this stuff and i dont really know what i have to do first in order to get CM 11 installed on my Bootloader locked phone.
Its so confusing, i dont know if i have to root my device first, or install a recovery or unlock my bootloader first so im able to root it etc.
Can anyone help me what to do first? im on the 4.3 Update
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the reason why i want to have CM 11 is because ive read that this rom is way faster than the 4.3 stock, also it has better ram management (?) and doenst lag as much as the stock one.
Also why i want to have the BL version is because i dont really want to void my warranty.
I hope you guys can help me out with a nice step by step guide for someone who thinks all those different steps are getting confusing oh and im sorry for my english ^^ im from germany

Peter_Blart_xSP said:
Hello guys, im new to all this stuff and i dont really know what i have to do first in order to get CM 11 installed on my Bootloader locked phone.
Its so confusing, i dont know if i have to root my device first, or install a recovery or unlock my bootloader first so im able to root it etc.
Can anyone help me what to do first? im on the 4.3 Update
abload.de/img/screenshot_2014-05-02weo0t.png
the reason why i want to have CM 11 is because ive read that this rom is way faster than the 4.3 stock, also it has better ram management (?) and doenst lag as much as the stock one.
Also why i want to have the BL version is because i dont really want to void my warranty.
I hope you guys can help me out with a nice step by step guide for someone who thinks all those different steps are getting confusing oh and im sorry for my english ^^ im from germany
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First,you will need to root your phone & install recovery
Then flash the 4.4.2 ROM for Locked bootloader over here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735975

Ben Ling said:
First,you will need to root your phone & install recovery
Then flash the 4.4.2 ROM for Locked bootloader over here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2735975
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Sounds legit, in order to root my phone, i have to downgrade to the very first firmware and then use the doomlord method right?
after that i have to install the recovery, after that, do i have to flash a pre rooted 4.3 stock firmware or can i go straight from the very first rooted stock FW to the 4.4.2 rom?

Peter_Blart_xSP said:
Sounds legit, in order to root my phone, i have to downgrade to the very first firmware and then use the doomlord method right?
after that i have to install the recovery, after that, do i have to flash a pre rooted 4.3 stock firmware or can i go straight from the very first rooted stock FW to the 4.4.2 rom?
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you will need to downgrade,root it,flash recovery,flash pre-rooted 4.3 rom,then 4.4 Rom...
make a backup of 4.3 rom using recovery in case you want to revert.

Yes, downgrade, root, install cwm, install CM10.2 for LB, reboot recovery again and install cm 11 for lb

mrjraider said:
Yes, downgrade, root, install cwm, install CM10.2 for LB, reboot recovery again and install cm 11 for lb
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Aufter ive installed Cm 10.2 i got stuck on the Sony logo -.- is this a bootloop? if yes then this happened the second time...

Got it know, works perfectly, shame that this is "only" the stock android ui :/ btw. is there a way in the options where you can enable the % of the battery? i cant find it

Try Xposed modules...

mrjraider said:
Try Xposed modules...
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Dont know whats xposed modules are, but ive found it now anyways, was hidden somewhere in an advanced options tab

Google xposed
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Xperia Z1 Launcher issues
Hy guys,
I tried to install the xperia z1 launcher on my CM11 LBL. it worked for a while but since yesterday not working anymore. Always crash!!!
I tried to reinstall it, to change apk, but no way it won't works. For some of them the phone won't install...
Any solutions??? Also a crash issues with google cam...
Thanx for help

[Root][4.4.2][LB/UB] Stock 10.5.A.0.230 Xperia ZR

Xperia ZR • Pre-Rooted Stock 10.5.A.0.230​
Hi everyone!
Today, the first 4.4 build of Sony for the Xperia ZR rolled out.
So, I've use DIY Guide by @[NUT] to build an pre-rooted version for you. (Me, I'll go back on custom ROM after testing that for you. ^^)
It's available for LB and UB.
Let's go!
Features :
Based on the firmware 10.5.A.0.230 (4.4.2) (Taiwan location for C5502, Nordic location for C5503)
Pre-Rooted
Built-in Dual Recovery @[NUT] 's"XZDR"
Needed files :
For both (C5502/03) :
UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.94.zip (→ Paste it on sdcard)
ZR-lockeddualrecovery2.7.124-BETA.flashable.zip (→ Paste it on sdcard as well)
For C5502 (3G) :
Xperia ZR C5502 • Pre-Rooted 10.5.A.0.230 by Thibou.zip (→ Place on sdcard)
C5502_10.5.A.0.230_Stripped.ftf
For C5503 (4G/LTE) :
Xperia ZR C5503 • Pre-Rooted 10.5.A.0.230 by Thibou.zip (→ Place on sdcard)
C5503_10.5.A.0.230_Stripped.ftf
Installation :
If you coming from on 4.3 :
Flash 4.2.2 FTF or 4.1.2 FTF
Root your firmware with VRoot/Kingo etc (for 4.2.2) or with Doomlord's one (for 4.1.2)
Install Recovery
Boot to Recovery
Wipe cache partition, wipe Dalvik cache and wipe Data/Factory reset
Flash Pre-Rooted Rom .zip file from Recovery
Flash "UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.94.zip" from Recovery
Flash "ZR-lockeddualrecovery2.7.124-BETA.flashable.zip" from Recovery
Switch off your phone
Flash Stripped FTF with flashtool
Reboot your phone
First boot will take longer than usual boot.
You're done!
If you have LB with 4.2/4.3 and Recovery or UB :
Go to Recovery
Wipe cache partition, wipe Dalvik cache and wipe Data/Factory reset
Flash Pre-Rooted Rom .zip file from Recovery
Flash "UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.94.zip" from Recovery
Flash "ZR-lockeddualrecovery2.7.124-BETA.flashable.zip" from Recovery
Switch off your phone
Flash Stripped FTF with flashtool
Reboot your phone
First boot will take longer than usual boot.
You're done!
If you have trouble with recovery, delete the folder "XZDualRecovery" and reboot to recovery with the app "NDR Utils".
Please... Backup your data before starting.
And don't try dirty install. Make clean install to avoid lot of bugs. So, make all wipes.
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Credits:
@[NUT] for his great tool
@Chainfire for SuperSU
@Alx31TLse for helping and correcting my English
@pajoneer for the C5502 ftf base
@Mario.D for the C5503 ftf base

I am happy that people do things here. I want to try your version....... Succes with it
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That's great! Merci beaucoup.

Waiting you
i hope that you'll do it for both version C5502/C5503 :good:

DoO37 said:
Waiting you
i hope that you'll do it for both version C5502/C5503 :good:
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For now I have just made it for C5502, but yes, sure I will make it for C5503 ! (I have a C5503. ^^)

How you did it, I want to try to do it myself also is there a thread about it?
Sent from my C5503 using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

Wow Pre-rooted 4.4, can't wait

I'm also on Carbon but ill flash this on my phone once uploaded to see what the changes are between JB and KK..
Great work tho to get it rooted so quickly!
Thanks button hit...

Thibou said:
For now I have just made it for C5502, but yes, sure I will make it for C5503 ! (I have a C5503. ^^)
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Hmm.. that's great cuz my device is C5502 ,, Can't wait for it.. upload it quickly :good:

Can u make one for C5502 LB as well?

stupid question
Hey guys i have a stupid question cuz iam new to this
Pre-rooted Stock rom means its rooted?
Is there any risk in doing this?
and will the warranty be void?
will the bravia engine 2 disappear?
will i be able to use folder mount after this rom?
please someone answers these questions
and iam from egypt so France firmware will affect anything?

SZRUSer said:
Hey guys i have a stupid question cuz iam new to this
Pre-rooted Stock rom means its rooted?
Is there any risk in doing this?
and will the warranty be void?
will the bravia engine 2 disappear?
will i be able to use folder mount after this rom?
please someone answers these questions
and iam from egypt so France firmware will affect anything?
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1.yes, it is rooted after flashing this.
2. If you mean your phone may become a brick, I can say that is very very unlikely. In case things go wrong, u should still be able to recover it to original condition. So the risk is really really small.
3.To do this, you must have your phone's bootloader unlocked, and that means a good bye to your warranty, of course. But if u use Backup TA (search in this forum) and a recovery tool, u can recover your phone and even relock the bootloader and warranty comes back
4. Bravia Engine remains with you. This is an update, it can only be better than before, no way disappeared.
5. Honestly I don't know. But since Folder Mount supports 4.4, it should work here as well.
6. You should check your model if it is C5502 or C5503. If it is 5502, then no problem. If 5503 (in other words Egypt has LTE) I think you can't no longer use LTE in that case you should wait for someone making a prerooted version for C5503.

micheldjerzinski said:
1.yes, it is rooted after flashing this.
2. If you mean your phone may become a brick, I can say that is very very unlikely. In case things go wrong, u should still be able to recover it to original condition. So the risk is really really small.
3.To do this, you must have your phone's bootloader unlocked, and that means a good bye to your warranty, of course. But if u use Backup TA (search in this forum) and a recovery tool, u can recover your phone and even relock the bootloader and warranty comes back
4. Bravia Engine remains with you. This is an update, it can only be better than before, no way disappeared.
5. Honestly I don't know. But since Folder Mount supports 4.4, it should work here as well.
6. You should check your model if it is C5502 or C5503. If it is 5502, then no problem. If 5503 (in other words Egypt has LTE) I think you can't no longer use LTE in that case you should wait for someone making a prerooted version for C5503.
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No.. Egypt dosn't has lte
but why not for locked bootloader, i don't want to unlock mine
I have 4.3 prerooted installed and my bootloader is locked

a7medsaif79 said:
No.. Egypt dosn't has lte
but why not for locked bootloader, i don't want to unlock mine
I have 4.3 prerooted installed and my bootloader is locked
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Then you have to wait, or learn to DIY. Because it's harder to make it prerooted in locked bootloader, and also not many people out there worry about unlocking, so
LB versions always come later than their UB counterparts.

micheldjerzinski said:
Then you have to wait, or learn to DIY. Because it's harder to make it prerooted in locked bootloader, and also not many people out there worry about unlocking, so
LB versions always come later than their UB counterparts.
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So.. Do you think if i used TA backup it will be just like LB

So where is the download?

another question
micheldjerzinski said:
1.yes, it is rooted after flashing this.
2. If you mean your phone may become a brick, I can say that is very very unlikely. In case things go wrong, u should still be able to recover it to original condition. So the risk is really really small.
3.To do this, you must have your phone's bootloader unlocked, and that means a good bye to your warranty, of course. But if u use Backup TA (search in this forum) and a recovery tool, u can recover your phone and even relock the bootloader and warranty comes back
4. Bravia Engine remains with you. This is an update, it can only be better than before, no way disappeared.
5. Honestly I don't know. But since Folder Mount supports 4.4, it should work here as well.
6. You should check your model if it is C5502 or C5503. If it is 5502, then no problem. If 5503 (in other words Egypt has LTE) I think you can't no longer use LTE in that case you should wait for someone making a prerooted version for C5503.
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Ok cool so how do i flash it do i need a custom recovery like samsung or what?
another question
is there any thing bad will happen if i unlocked bootloader ?? and btw iam c5502

Ok guys, I had connection problems. It's uploading now.
I've build the pre-rooted version for C5003 too.
Concerning locked bootloader (LB), actually it's possible to install this pre-rooted version but it's complex. I'll tell you what to do for LB.
As I said in OP, you will have the links today or tomorrow. Be a little bit patient. It's a question of hours. I study during the day...

thanks
Thibou said:
Ok guys, I had connection problems. It's uploading now.
I've build the pre-rooted version for C5003 too.
Concerning locked bootloader (LB), actually it's possible to install this pre-rooted version but it's complex. I'll tell you what to do for LB.
As I said in OP, you will have the links today or tomorrow. Be a little bit patient. It's a question of hours. I study during the day...
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ok and thx for pre-rooting

My C5503 is locked and I installed a pre rooted 4.3. I downgraded to 4.1.2, rooted with doomlord rooting kit, installed dual recovery, then flash a pre rooted 4.3.
Will test the 4.4 once it is uploaded
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Questions about my Xperia Z1

Hello guys! Recently i bought a xperia Z1 but seems it is from SFR. The problem is that the phone is neverlocked but the unlock bootloader status : NO. Is there any chance i can get custom roms and everything? Is there any chance i can change the status from NO to yes? I kinda searched all night on the internet but i cannot even boot in recovery mode Can anyone help me ? Thank you!

orchero12 said:
Hello guys! Recently i bought a xperia Z1 but seems it is from SFR. The problem is that the phone is neverlocked but the unlock bootloader status : NO. Is there any chance i can get custom roms and everything? Is there any chance i can change the status from NO to yes? I kinda searched all night on the internet but i cannot even boot in recovery mode Can anyone help me ? Thank you!
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If you really searched Z1 threads, you would have found the answer: absolutely no. You can't unlock your bootloader and you can't have a custom rom, other than some customizations of stock. Now, don't ask to show you stock based roms. Search and you will find out...

orchero12 said:
Hello guys! Recently i bought a xperia Z1 but seems it is from SFR. The problem is that the phone is neverlocked but the unlock bootloader status : NO. Is there any chance i can get custom roms and everything? Is there any chance i can change the status from NO to yes? I kinda searched all night on the internet but i cannot even boot in recovery mode Can anyone help me ? Thank you!
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Sounds like an all stock Z1. I'm guessing you already read the 1st reply to your post. Yes, @optimumpro is right you have absolutely no way of being able to unlock your phone's bootloader. And booting to recovery? It doesn't have a recovery screen that looks anything like TWRP or CWM. You will need to root your phone and install a custom recovery such as TWRP, CWM, or DualXZ1Recovery

Deathschythe33 said:
Sounds like an all stock Z1. I'm guessing you already read the 1st reply to your post. Yes, @optimumpro is right you have absolutely no way of being able to unlock your phone's bootloader. And booting to recovery? It doesn't have a recovery screen that looks anything like TWRP or CWM. You will need to root your phone and install a custom recovery such as TWRP, CWM, or DualXZ1Recovery
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How can i root my 5.1.1 xperia z1? I searched and i couldn't find a root guide for 5.1.1, only for kit kat and so on

orchero12 said:
How can i root my 5.1.1 xperia z1? I searched and i couldn't find a root guide for 5.1.1, only for kit kat and so on
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You answered yourself.
With an unlockable bootloader and already on 5.1.1 your only way ist to downgrade to an android version that is rootable.
In your case the latest rootable is .270.
After rooting you must flash a custom recovery. Having a custom recovery you can flash latest pre-rooted firmware through recovery. At the moment a pre-rooted firmware is the only way to get root.