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[Q] Rooting an I8190N

Hello everyone.
I got a little problem with my phone, since i want to root it, i checked out which build I had installed on my phone, here's the results:
i.imgur.com/1sOmg7i.png
As you can see, my build is an AMG3/AMF3, and i couldn't find any guide for rooting with that build installed.
What should i do?
Thank you in advance,
Amaryl.

Hi there,
Firstly, I am new to all this too, so take my advice, or leave it, with that in mind!!
I have recently rooted mine from the AMG3 build with mskip's toolkit. I took the plunge and took his advice on choosing the closest available build. I donated so as to be sure I had his latest update of the toolkit. I am not near my pc, but it was the selection which included the AMD3 build (the most recent, ie bottom in the section for the model with NFC, as that is themodel I have). I had one root through odin which failed to give superSU any binaries or permissions at all, so then completely reinstalled the toolkit on my pc (possibly unnecessary) and then reflashed twrp recovery, but chose the cwm version of superuser and ot worked perfectly! As far as I can tell, my phone works exactly as it did before, but now with root access.
If you look in this section of the forum, I posted a q this morning which gives a couple more details about the process I went through re 1st failed attempt which I won't retype here, but I can confirm I have full rooted functionality with the toolkit over the AMG3 build on the N model of the mini, with twrp and superuser!
Btw I say a failed attempt, but my phone worked fine, I just got an error message at the end of the toolkit installing busybox, so booted the phone and superSU just said "there are no binaries I stalled, this is a problem!". So I assume I wouldn't have been able to exploit the root, but at no point did It stop the phone working as a phone.
As I say, I am faaaar from an expert, but that's my experience.

[Q] Easy rooting of 266 with LB? / Xposed FW on SP

Hi Xperts,
I'm trying to help a friend with his Xperia SP. He's on 266 and wants to install Xposed Framework, so the device needs root. I have quite some experience with Android (not with Xperias though) but this task is bringing me to my limits. Could some kind soul point me into the right direction?
We do not want to unlock bootloader, we don't want to install a custom rom or even CWM/TWRP, we just need root on 266.
So far the only working path seems to go back to a reinstall of the older 251 FW (4.1.2), root it with some windows tool, flash supersu and then install 266 again plus supersu update.
Is this really true? Is there no easier way to directly get root on 266?
Thanks.
Moosach

Moosach said:
Hi Xperts,
I'm trying to help a friend with his Xperia SP. He's on 266 and wants to install Xposed Framework, so the device needs root. I have quite some experience with Android (not with Xperias though) but this task is bringing me to my limits. Could some kind soul point me into the right direction?
We do not want to unlock bootloader, we don't want to install a custom rom or even CWM/TWRP, we just need root on 266.
So far the only working path seems to go back to a reinstall of the older 251 FW (4.1.2), root it with some windows tool, flash supersu and then install 266 again plus supersu update.
Is this really true? Is there no easier way to directly get root on 266?
Thanks.
Moosach
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At present this is the only way to get root - 30 minutes work is not that bad.

Moosach said:
Hi Xperts,
I'm trying to help a friend with his Xperia SP. He's on 266 and wants to install Xposed Framework, so the device needs root. I have quite some experience with Android (not with Xperias though) but this task is bringing me to my limits. Could some kind soul point me into the right direction?
We do not want to unlock bootloader, we don't want to install a custom rom or even CWM/TWRP, we just need root on 266.
So far the only working path seems to go back to a reinstall of the older 251 FW (4.1.2), root it with some windows tool, flash supersu and then install 266 again plus supersu update.
Is this really true? Is there no easier way to directly get root on 266?
Thanks.
Moosach
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wait for couple of days for DoomLord or NUT to release 4.3 rooting method without any headache

Waiting for the Doomlord to find the exploit for the root. Will be rooting his method

using doomlord's existing exploit
I am noob and just got an XSP.
[Previously on nokia symbian (yes, living in a cave ) which was rooted]
I tried doomlord's previous patch (downgrading to rootable 4.1.2 and flashing to 4.3 - kernel) as detailed here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2405933
After getting flash tool to work with all drivers installed, my xsp went into a bootloop at startup.
Flashed back 4.3 and it boots proper...
Really looking forward to doomlord's new exploit

At some point in the endless how-tos I had the impression that you won't end on the same partition layout if you go this "back, root, upgrade again" way. I really think best is to wait for a real exploit.
Thanks everybody for the feedback.

[Q] Please help me root my Sony!

[First, I apologize for the double post, but I was getting no answers on the first and thought a different title might help. Also goes toward my first 10 posts which is frustrating, as I want to comment this question directly on the thread I posted a link to below. I suppose this is to prevent spammers, but I really need an answer to this. Also if this is the wrong section, I apologize... seems there is no z1s category.]
Though I am used to androids, this is my first device I am attempting to root. I own a Sony Xperia Z1s running 4.4.4. Kitkat. I've been following these posts http://forum.xda-developers.com/xper...4-4-4-t2839990 and http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=2784900 and thought it sounded plenty easy enough. One issue has popped up though, and I'm fairly certain it has a simple answer that you guys might provide. Here's what I got: my Sony has usb debugging enabled, I downloaded all necessary files (drivers,easy root tool), unknown sources are enabled (as always), and extracted the files so I could run install.bat. It keeps saying tr.apk not found, trying to download from towelroot. Next, as it kept failing, I decided to manually install towelroot (call me crazy here, but I swear every time I plug my phone in, my internet drops off. I'm using a usb wifi bridge thing [whatever you call those], and the blasted thing won't stay. Probably why install.bat can't help me with towelroot)... anyhoo, I opted to direct download the apk on my phone rather than this crappy PC. So, I began again, now with Towelroot. I ran install.bat and got the waiting for device, connect now message. Stuff started happening, libzxploit.so created, doing the magic, etc, and done. It checked if my device was rooted, and came back with error: device not found. error: device not rooted.
Well GREAT. Let's do it AGAIN.
Ran install.bat again. It keeps stopping on creating vm <loljavasucks>. Is it because of my crap signal, or is there something else I am missing? This seems so easy and straightforward, absolutely frustrated i'm having so many issues. Can someone help walk me through? Is it because it's newer firmware? But then why is that XDA thread specifically targeting the Xperia Z1s on 4.4.4. as mine is, and all the comments seem to be "Great, it worked!" and "Rooted my device!"? Am I just unlucky here? Ffs, I just want this damn thing rooted so I don't have to muck through KitKat anymore! Now what am I to do?
Lollipop can't get here fast enough....

Wireless usb?!?!
You are having the same issue I had when I brought my Z1. KitKat have some issues when you try to root it, specially if you are on KK .157 (LATEST)
Follow this link to download the correct FTF for your device: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2311211
Also, you can try this to root your device (doesn't work with updates AFTER .108 build) http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z1/development/newroot-z1-t2807092
This is 99% of success.

TurokHunter47 said:
Wireless usb?!?!
You are having the same issue I had when I brought my Z1. KitKat have some issues when you try to root it, specially if you are on KK .157 (LATEST)
Follow this link to download the correct FTF for your device: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2311211
Also, you can try this to root your device (doesn't work with updates AFTER .108 build) http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z1/development/newroot-z1-t2807092
This is 99% of success.
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Hey, thanks for the reply! This is why I loathe KitKat (among other reasons). Love the phone, hate the build.
I'll give this a shot and report back my results!
I should've mentioned this, I forgot. I'm on 14.4.B.0.56
This is what happened when I ran the newroot.exe. It sent the log to my desktop and reported back this:
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NEWROOT v1.7 FOR XPERIA Z1 COMPACT and Z1
BY MUNJENI @ 2014
This might work on most Xperias
credits to libexploit by Towelroot
credits to wp mod by MohammadAG
Thank you guys!
...........................................
ro.build.product=C6916
ro.build.id=14.4.B.0.56
kernel version=3.4.0-perf-gf96f13d-00907-gaee6e5a
Your device: C6916 is not D5503, C6902, C6903, C6906 or C6943 so you will need to replace recovery.munjeni.gz in /system/bin when you finish root since only listed models is supported with my recovery!
Your kernel: 3.4.0-perf-gf96f13d-00907-gaee6e5a is not supported!
And unless I'm mistaken, the first link you sent me requires that your phone already be rooted, which it sadly is not.

Hi! Did you root your phone already?
If not, check out this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z1/development/guide-root-sony-xperia-z1s-t-mobile-t2829848
EDIT: The first link is to download the correct FTF for your device.
Follow the PART B AND C ONLY. Do this before clicking the link up here. [emoji106] [emoji106]

Installing rooted ROM on a phone that's not rooted

Hello guys! I have Xperia T 9.2.A.0.295.
I've tried a couple of methods of rooting my phone and all failed:
- rooting via flashtool, when "make it ra1n" appears, phone just restarts
- rooting via first method listed in this subforum, when running .bat file it gets stuck @ *daemon started successfully*
- rootin via towelroot, when I try to install it, it simply says "App not installed".
My idea was following, but I'm afraid to execute it without you guys having my back or I know it will be broken (back or phone or both hehe)
I wanted to try to push CWM via fastboot (already got drivers installed and all options defined correctly, unknown sources, debugging etc.)
I wanted to follow this tutorial with this CWM: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918966
1. So, if I install rooted ROM, is my phone going to be rooted or not? Or is installation going to fail? (some people were mentioning it's very likely phone is gonna end up bricked...)
2. If I install this CWM (since it's from 2012) am I going to have problems installing ROMs developed in 2015 (eg. 4.4.4 or 5.x?)
3. Is there a way I could back my current software up just in case something goes wrong so I could restore it in case of a fail?
Thanks guys!
If anyone has FB and maybe would like to add me just so I could contact him if things go south, feel free to send it to my PM, I'll add you

OK, I found older firmware on XperiFirm (9.2.A.1.199) from the vendor I bought the phone from. Later the phone was unlocked, I sure hope it doesn't lock again or something.....Since I moved to another vendor.
I'm downloading now, but I'm thinking about sleeping through the night 'till someone answers because I'm having a feeling I'm gonna wreck something...

Did you tried THIS ?
It works for me

Sorry for replying so late, didn't work for me, but I'm working on it with Olivier, he helped me

Z4V Root Exploit?

As most of you know already from my other postings, I have a Verizon Xperia Z4V.
I have the dreaded bootloader unlock allowed = no at the moment (even though I have a Sony Dev. fastboot unlock code from their web tool)so am looking for a method to root the phone so I can extract the cdma radio and uhd screen drivers and use various other kernel sources to compile new ROM's
I have fastboot, and adb access.
So far, NOTHING has worked. Flashtool has come closest with the service menu exploit, however I cannot re-create what it did the first time.
The device is using 5.0.2 with kernel version : 3.10.49-perf-g301bca8-01952-g67d95bb / Platform : 64bits / Build number : 28.0.E.0.570
I know the device is NOT directly supported by any scripts, but it seems to me something should work from a similar device. After all, the only differences are the cdma radio and the screen resolution.
Any ideas?
Rick
BlackIce

https://www.xda-developers.com/root/
Choose your poison

That page is very useful. But as I mentioned the Z4V isn't listed at all.
Rick
BlackIce

Aha! Even though I am not abig fan of KingRoot, I managed to get version 5.3.0 to root the Z4V. Sort Of.
Sort Of? Well, I have Flashtool running on my PC and all drivers working. KingRoot runs and achieves root. Flashtool then recognizes root and pushes files and deactivates RIC. Then I get a crash or reboot on the phone, when it returns, root is gone.
Any ideas how to get it done?
RIck
BlackIce000

If i can get root for 15 seconds is there anyway i can flash a recovery or defeat RIC so I can keep it and begin to work on this phone??
Thanks,
Rick

blackice000 said:
If i can get root for 15 seconds is there anyway i can flash a recovery or defeat RIC so I can keep it and begin to work on this phone??
Thanks,
Rick
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15 or 30 seconds is a bit short in time ...
Prophylaxis is key first (not breaking anything): create a backup of the kernel image/partition
https://android.stackexchange.com/q...img-and-recovery-img-from-sony-xperia-e4-dual (that example is with a MediaTek chipset so mostly different still a good starting point though)
you need to find out which partitions contain what data and create a dump / dd image as a backup of boot.img
https://github.com/lygstate/lygstat...10-Extract-boot.img-from-an-android-device.md
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/26967862/how-to-make-an-image-of-android-partition-to-your-pc

blackice000 said:
As most of you know already from my other postings, I have a Verizon Xperia Z4V.
I have the dreaded bootloader unlock allowed = no at the moment (even though I have a Sony Dev. fastboot unlock code from their web tool)so am looking for a method to root the phone so I can extract the cdma radio and uhd screen drivers and use various other kernel sources to compile new ROM's
I have fastboot, and adb access.
So far, NOTHING has worked. Flashtool has come closest with the service menu exploit, however I cannot re-create what it did the first time.
The device is using 5.0.2 with kernel version : 3.10.49-perf-g301bca8-01952-g67d95bb / Platform : 64bits / Build number : 28.0.E.0.570
I know the device is NOT directly supported by any scripts, but it seems to me something should work from a similar device. After all, the only differences are the cdma radio and the screen resolution.
Any ideas?
Rick
BlackIce
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Just a small thing you may forgot, USB debugging mode to be on (for non carrier specific Z4) and you can use Flashtool for unlocking bootloader.
Before unlocking bootloader, take backup of DRM keys and important data.

New info. I can get root with Kingroot...I can manipulate using Flashtool. RIC is deactivated...after a short while phone reboots.
Any ideas?!! I'd really like to be able to use this phone.
Flashtool LOGFILE Attached
Rick