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[Root] [Recovery] [Wipe-optional] 4.4.4 KitKat SGP311/312 10.5.1.A.0.283 VMo US, EU1

Xperia Tablet Z 4.4.4 KitKat Rom - Pre-rooted - Includes Recovery
For SGP311 and SGP312 - Wiping is optional​
** DISCLAIMER: I AM NOT A DEVELOPER. I DO THIS AS A HOBBY AND SHARE MY FINDINGS IN CASE SOMEONE ELSE FINDS THEM USEFUL. **
** THIS WORKED ON MY DEVICE BUT IT MAY NOT WORK ON YOURS. APPLY AT YOUR OWN RISK **​
Requirements:
Flashtool 0.9.15.0 or higher
Rooted SGP31X (on any other previous Android version) with custom recovery (i.e. XZDualRecovery) installed.
Previous firmwares up to 4.4.2 can be rooted with towelroot.
If your current Rom doesn't have recovery, follow step 10 of this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53063218&postcount=14 with tablet in USB debugging mode (step 4 of the same post).
This works on locked or unlocked bootloaders and any customization.
This ROM is pre-rooted and comes with recovery. Other than that it is identical to stock rom.
Download links:
SGP311 US_CA_PR https://mega.co.nz/#F!dhMBkRpC!qAsRR7WXJlKwsUwBuv1vig
SGP311 EU1 https://mega.co.nz/#F!p4FzQaqQ!o88OJPX4SyAYOUM3PMb5_A
SGP312 US_CA_PR https://mega.co.nz/#F!El8QnQxC!BlkadNT5FWGF3dLfCbD4mA
Use the link that matches your tablet model. You only need the zip and ftf files. The txt file is just the checksum if you want to verify that your download is error-free.
Instructions:
0- Backup before you start messing with your tablet!
1- Put system.flashable.zip in /sdcard of your tablet.
2- Keep SGP31X_10.5.1.A.0.283_VMo US_CA_PR_NoSystem.ftf on your PC.
3- Disconnect any USB cable that may be attached to your tablet.
4- Reboot to recovery. Preferably to TWRP, but you can make CWM work too.
5- Do not wipe anything.
6- Once in recovery, flash system.flashable.zip.
7- It is important to TURN OFF the tablet after this step.
8- Find and use the Power Off option in the recovery and turn your tablet off. In CWM based PhilZ Touch it is under "Power Options" -> "Power Off". In TWRP it is under "Reboot" -> "Power Off". If you see your tablet rebooting, force it to turn off by pushing the power and volume up keys simultaneously (or however else you can!)
9- Open Flashtool 0.9.15.0 (or higher) and click on the flash icon. Choose flash mode.
10- Navigate to where you have saved SGP31X_10.5.1.A.0.283_VMo US_CA_PR_NoSystem.ftf
11- If you do not want your any of your current data to be wiped uncheck all the items under the "wipe" section. My recommendation however is to wipe.
12- Now flash this ftf with your tablet in flash mode. To put your tablet in flash mode, hold the volume down button when it is off and connect with the USB cable to the PC.
13- Reboot. You are now on rooted 4.4.4.
Credits:
I only put the files together. All the credit should go to XDA's [NUT] and DooMLoRD and many others...

Can I flash this on SGP312?

Kindly request if you could make also a flashable zip with any European rom

FiDra said:
Can I flash this on SGP312?
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You can and it is not going to break your tablet but there are small differences between the two fimwares. I added a link for SPG312 too.

nick2crete said:
Kindly request if you could make also a flashable zip with any European rom
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I can try when I have time. PM to me your model and your customization code.

Flashed and works good on SGP312
Thanks!

It worked perfect !
Thank you very much !

I wasn't going to update to 4.4.4 until you offered this solution. Swapping kernels,etc., re-rooting, reinstalling recovery was just more work than it was worth and had the potential to brick the device. Your approach is brilliant! Thank you very much.
However, I am not able to boot into recovery.

Thank you very much for the easy-to-follow instructions.
It worked perfectly on my SGP312. Fully rooted 4.4.4 Kitkat.

Working on 311

najoor said:
OP!!
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Any chance that you can and will release a 10.5.1.A.0.283 deodex package for 311 / 312 versions / firmwares?

Shanliang- said:
Thank you very much for the easy-to-follow instructions.
It worked perfectly on my SGP312. Fully rooted 4.4.4 Kitkat.
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How is it performing for you compared to omni rom?

cantenna said:
How is it performing for you compared to omni rom?
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I wouldn't be able to compare it to Omni as I haven't used it. Actually, I havent used any AOSP 4.4.4 version. But I can say that 4.4.4 stock so far it has worked pretty well.
There's no lag anymore in the options menu.
Battery seems to last as much as it did on 4.4.2, but I'll update this info after some more testing.
Stock launcher feels smoother, although I use Nova Launcher Prime.
I haven't noticed any bugs for now. Perhaps the only thing is a quite short, recurrent distortion in the sound when playing music, but I had that issue in 4.4.2 as well. Haven't found any info on that.
I'll try to report more as I continue using it.

Shanliang- said:
I wouldn't be able to compare it to Omni as I haven't used it. Actually, I havent used any AOSP 4.4.4 version. But I can say that 4.4.4 stock so far it has worked pretty well.
There's no lag anymore in the options menu.
Battery seems to last as much as it did on 4.4.2, but I'll update this info after some more testing.
Stock launcher feels smoother, although I use Nova Launcher Prime.
I haven't noticed any bugs for now. Perhaps the only thing is a quite short, recurrent distortion in the sound when playing music, but I had that issue in 4.4.2 as well. Haven't found any info on that.
I'll try to report more as I continue using it.
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Tanks man for the feedback. Will you be re-locking the boot loader for the DRM xperia engine, is that possible?
I am really glad that we have this option available to us now

cantenna said:
Tanks man for the feedback. Will you be re-locking the boot loader for the DRM xperia engine, is that possible?
I am really glad that we have this option available to us know
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yep! it's possble with BackupTA.

I'm surprised to hear there is occasional static sound with a stock ROM from Sony. Can you pleas elaborate as to the problem?
Also, if I follow this tutorial will it automatically relock my boot loader? I'd prefer to keep an unlocked boot loader until I have had opportunity to test drive.
I'm very pleased with my Omnirom ATM. Am curious to try though.
Thanks

Destroyedbeauty said:
Any chance that you can and will release a 10.5.1.A.0.283 deodex package for 311 / 312 versions / firmwares?
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I've make one for 311/312, you can grab it here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe...ent/stock-rom-xperia-tablet-z-sgp312-t2876245

Not completely related to the OP, but this is the first time I've upgraded a device that I had encrypted. Following all the steps, my device is now stuck in a bootloop. TWRP is unable to mount the encrypted partition w/ the passphrase I had set.
Anyone else experience this, or better yet have experience with this in general?

tamasrepus said:
Not completely related to the OP, but this is the first time I've upgraded a device that I had encrypted. Following all the steps, my device is now stuck in a bootloop. TWRP is unable to mount the encrypted partition w/ the passphrase I had set.
Anyone else experience this, or better yet have experience with this in general?
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Sorry, I do not and I have not tried this ROM yet

tamasrepus said:
Not completely related to the OP, but this is the first time I've upgraded a device that I had encrypted. Following all the steps, my device is now stuck in a bootloop. TWRP is unable to mount the encrypted partition w/ the passphrase I had set.
Anyone else experience this, or better yet have experience with this in general?
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I got my stock 4.4.4 rooted, but unfortunately not with this ROM. Below are my thoughts on what the problem may be.
system.flashable.zip only includes TWRP 2.6.*, which apparently has issues mounting encrypted partitions. These issues are solved in TWRP 2.7; can the OP update system.flashable.zip to include 2.7?
For those who still want to use this ROM, after flashing system.flashable.zip, I'd immediately install dual recovery before rebooting. I've not tested it myself but it's my theory for what will work.

[Q&A] [STOCK][D58XX][5.0.2] Firmware 23.1.A.0.690 Generic [ROOT/XZDR/SuperSU]

Q&A for [STOCK][D58XX][5.0.2] Firmware 23.1.A.0.690 Generic [ROOT/XZDR/SuperSU]
Some developers prefer that questions remain separate from their main development thread to help keep things organized. Placing your question within this thread will increase its chances of being answered by a member of the community or by the developer.
Before posting, please use the forum search and read through the discussion thread for [STOCK][D58XX][5.0.2] Firmware 23.1.A.0.690 Generic [ROOT/XZDR/SuperSU]. If you can't find an answer, post it here, being sure to give as much information as possible (firmware version, steps to reproduce, logcat if available) so that you can get help.
Thanks for understanding and for helping to keep XDA neat and tidy!

Can i flash zip or ftf via adb? i'm using cm12 rom.

hi guys,
I bought a Z3C and I just checked the bootloader is not locked .
pen the dialler and enter #*#7378423#*# to access the service menu.
Tap Service info > Configuration > Rooting Status. Bootloader unlock allowed says Yes
I wanted to know if I could flash via Flashtool software directly ?

OK, so I've used the method described in the thread, flashed firmware.zip from recovery on rooted 4.4.4. (.77), after flashing I wiped cache and dalvik, rebooted, android was upgraded, system booted, and all of my apps and settings remained intacted. Is this normal? I expected clean start. I used D5803_23.1.A.0.690_Generic_NCB-Root-XZDR2.8.3-SuperSU.

savudin said:
OK, so I've used the method described in the thread, flashed firmware.zip from recovery on rooted 4.4.4. (.77), after flashing I wiped cache and dalvik, rebooted, android was upgraded, system booted, and all of my apps and settings remained intacted. Is this normal? I expected clean start. I used D5803_23.1.A.0.690_Generic_NCB-Root-XZDR2.8.3-SuperSU.
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If you didn´t wipe data in recovery, then no data should be wiped. That´s normal.

Yes, that's it. But, did I had to wipe data? I've read that clean install is recommended. I've noticed no problems in the last couple of hours of usage.

Dirty Flash from 23.0.1.A.5.77
I dirty flashed 23.1.A.0.690 from Greatslon MIUI v5 23.0.1.A.5.77 and still have root.
The phone froze and bootlooped a couple of times when i installed and restarted it, but patience was rewarded, as it finally booted.
I can still mount /system as rw both via adb shell, "onboard" terminal and through Root Browser.
Can i be of some help with a logcat, and in case how?
I am a software developer myself, but in a different branch than android. I just can't see through how i should get started with android development.
Great work guys
I guess i should add, that i still have my bootloader locked.
So to summarize:
>Bootloader locked (never unlocked)
>Firmware 23.1.A.0.690 from this thread
>Full root
>System R/W

Hey,
is there a chance to change the carrier name on the lockscreen? In the upper left corner it says "no service" but my carrier is already set up successfully.
Maybe its just because im from germany and its a generic rom or something. so is there a option to set up manually?
greets

Interesting, I did exactly the same but only have partial root, meaning that my system indicates root but I don't have writing permissions. Tried the ADB fix but did not work. Any other suggestions for getting full root again?

FYI: Nut has mentioned that he fixed recovery in his main development thread and will be working on releasing it to everyone soon.

Tnx for ur great work... but i have problem to download from mega site.. and specialy from the folder...
can anyone give me the direct link of [5.0.2] Firmware 23.1.A.0.690 Generic and A.5.77... not the folder link...
and can anyone tell me where exactly save the file we download from mega site ?
i cant find it anywhere...
Tnx alot.. :xX

How to delete recovery when it not working, thanks

Can't try new xposed for lollipop because it require install from recovery. And recovery not working in 5.0.2

air32 said:
Hey,
is there a chance to change the carrier name on the lockscreen? In the upper left corner it says "no service" but my carrier is already set up successfully.
Maybe its just because im from germany and its a generic rom or something. so is there a option to set up manually?
greets
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edit the build.prop

what if I restore the TA Backup after that?

AndreDNA said:
what if I restore the TA Backup after that?
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You would only need to restore the TA backup if you've unlocked your bootloader in the past.

I'm locked now, but it seem that I have to be unlocked to manage in upgrading to LP and keep the R/W is that right?
Sent from my D5803 using XDA Free mobile app

AndreDNA said:
I'm locked now, but it seem that I have to be unlocked to manage in upgrading to LP and keep the R/W is that right?
Sent from my D5803 using XDA Free mobile app
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No, system rw is working atm with the newest(2.8.3) release from nut with locked bl. At least for Z3C . the system rw not working refers to other devices.
So when he manages to get the new recovery working you should just be able to install it. That is my hope at least. Anyway in case it doesnt you can backup with titanium backup and after flashing everything again just restore.

2mal16 said:
No, system rw is working atm with the newest(2.8.3) release from nut with locked bl. At least for Z3C . the system rw not working refers to other devices.
So when he manages to get the new recovery working you should just be able to install it. That is my hope at least. Anyway in case it doesnt you can backup with titanium backup and after flashing everything again just restore.
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oh!
Really thanks for the answers, but I'm not sure to have understand (first sony for me).
I have kk, rooted and with locked bootloader. I have no recovery (I can't manage in flashing that without unlock), so how can I flash the preeroted LP?
I understand that if I backup TA, unlock BL, flash a recovery, flash a pre-rooted LP (after a full wipe), flash the last NUT recovery and then relock the BL restoring TA, I should finally have LP with root, R/W, and drm feature right? Am I missing something? Sorry for the High Noob Lvl xD

AndreDNA said:
oh!
Really thanks for the answers, but I'm not sure to have understand (first sony for me).
I have kk, rooted and with locked bootloader. I have no recovery (I can't manage in flashing that without unlock), so how can I flash the preeroted LP?
I understand that if I backup TA, unlock BL, flash a recovery, flash a pre-rooted LP (after a full wipe), flash the last NUT recovery and then relock the BL restoring TA, I should finally have LP with root, R/W, and drm feature right? Am I missing something? Sorry for the High Noob Lvl xD
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Go to the thread of NUT dual recovery and (assuming your on a windows pc) download the installer for nut dual recovery. it will let you install the recovery on locked bootloader by running the install.bat file. with this recovery you can then flash a prerooted lollipop zip (you can do it yourself with prf creator, include the newest SuperSU zip and the newest dual recovery zip together with stock lollipop rom) after wiping your phone. people also just flashed over KK but i prefer to do it clean and set up my phone newly again. you will then end up with a phone which has system rw and root on lollipop but the recovery will be gone until NUT fixes it. That is what everybody is waiting for.
So unlocking BL wont really gain you anything except sonys DRM keys not working. it will just introduce an additional step to relock them.
Here is the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261606
to get into recovery just spam the volume up button(or down since it has two recoveries ) when your phone boots and lights up the led.

[Q] 4X HD First Custom Rom

Hello,
i have nearly no clue about Android Roms / rooting.
But my Phone (P880) is quite slow at the moment so i search for a custom rom which helps me to improve the general performance of my phone.
At the moment my Phone is not even rooted or has its bootloader unlocked.
So due to my wish to have a custom rom on my phone im surfing the forums.
There are lots and lots of custom roms and i really dont know which to choose.
So the main requirements for a rom are :
It should be quite stable.
It should work faster than the LG Rom.
It should not have major bugs or features which i cant use anymore (like NFC does not work or GPS does not work).
Im not playing games on my phone im just using it to Whatsapp / SMS / Calls.
I hope you can help me to find a rom which provides the features mentioned above and is easy to install.
I would also be happy about a easy to understand tutorial on how to install everything.
Thanks for your help,
Nils

First, you need to unlock bootloader, root your phone, so you can instal recovery, use this toolkit to do all that... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230934 - i recommned twrp.
When you finish, use super su to flash/update your TWRP Here download link latest TWRP for our phone http://dl.twrp.me/p880/twrp-2.8.6.0-p880.img
Than, turn off your phone, press power + volume down to enter recovery, backup your system data, and everything, just in case, i will reccomend you to install LiquidSmooth 4.0 featuring new Mourta-Hybrid lollipop rom, becouse it's only rom with updated kernel, all other roms have outdated kernel. Liquid download link: http://www.mediafire.com/download/5m682nst53sfnan/LS-LP-v4.0-2015-03-27-liquid_p880.zip
If you have any questions just ask.

Marko055 said:
First, you need to unlock bootloader, root your phone, so you can instal recovery, use this toolkit to do all that... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2230934 - i recommned twrp.
When you finish, use super su to flash/update your TWRP Here download link latest TWRP for our phone http://dl.twrp.me/p880/twrp-2.8.6.0-p880.img
Than, turn off your phone, press power + volume down to enter recovery, backup your system data, and everything, just in case, i will reccomend you to install LiquidSmooth 4.0 featuring new Mourta-Hybrid lollipop rom, becouse it's only rom with updated kernel, all other roms have outdated kernel. Liquid download link: http://www.mediafire.com/download/5m682nst53sfnan/LS-LP-v4.0-2015-03-27-liquid_p880.zip
If you have any questions just ask.
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Thanks for the reply.
Which Android Version does LiquidSmooth 4.0 use ?

Nils001 said:
Thanks for the reply.
Which Android Version does LiquidSmooth 4.0 use ?
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Android lollipop 5.0.1, i think..

[Summary] Rooting the Z5

Hi there,
I think we should make a simple thread to sum up everything we know about root, since the main talking thread is long, here are the main informations:
Xperia Z5:
- No locked bootloader root yet
- AndroPlusKernel: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z5/development/kernel-andropluskernel-v1-t3246100
- TWRP here http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z5/development/twrp-2-8-7-0-z5-rootable-kernel-t3240032
- CWM booting but not usable: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z5/development/recovery-clockworkmod-recovery-sony-t3249782
- Unlocked BL dirty rooting available and working as intended: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z5/development/dirty-root-solution-unlocked-bl-t3233274
- Dumped original firmware: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z5/general/ftf-files-sony-xperia-z5z5-dual-t3214397
- Xposed works but you need to let it bootloop a few times
Xperia Z5 Compact:
- No locked bootloader root yet
- Zombie Kernel testing release here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/z5-compact/orig-development/kernel-zombie-t3224735
- Unlock bootloader root available (http://forum.xda-developers.com/z5-compact/development/dirty-root-solution-unlocked-bl-t3230524)
- Prerooted firmware available for unlocked BL: http://forum.xda-developers.com/z5-...-rooted-32-0-5-32-firmware-one-click-t3231520
- Xposed doesn't work with prerooted firmware
Currently we need to:
- Compile Zombie Kernel for Z5
- Improve TWRP support
- Create prerooted-firmware
- Most obviously and most hardly, find exploit for Locked BL root
Ok I'm not an Xperia pro, just got my first one few days ago, but still a android and linux geek, so if there is mistakes in my post, or update I haven't seen, notify me

Knux14 said:
- Maybe dump the original firmware ?
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If I'm not mistaken, I think it already has: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z5/general/ftf-files-sony-xperia-z5z5-dual-t3214397

Need root for Z5, thx for efforts.

Uclydde said:
If I'm not mistaken, I think it already has: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z5/general/ftf-files-sony-xperia-z5z5-dual-t3214397
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Updated

Test kernel for Z5:
https://mega.nz/#!15oSGLiA!N-lOlfn8RS9_gN_GcVJrFzXg21nzL1xDdt1xKujl9is
This is stock Z5 kernel modified to disable Sony RIC, dm verity, etc.
It should work together with the Z5C rooting solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z5-compact/development/dirty-root-solution-unlocked-bl-t3230524
Please report back.

nilezon said:
Test kernel for Z5:
https://mega.nz/#!15oSGLiA!N-lOlfn8RS9_gN_GcVJrFzXg21nzL1xDdt1xKujl9is
This is stock Z5 kernel modified to disable Sony RIC, dm verity, etc.
It should work together with the Z5C rooting solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z5-compact/development/dirty-root-solution-unlocked-bl-t3230524
Please report back.
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You are the man, you saved me
my phone works now with root access

nilezon said:
Test kernel for Z5:
https://mega.nz/#!15oSGLiA!N-lOlfn8RS9_gN_GcVJrFzXg21nzL1xDdt1xKujl9is
This is stock Z5 kernel modified to disable Sony RIC, dm verity, etc.
It should work together with the Z5C rooting solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z5-compact/development/dirty-root-solution-unlocked-bl-t3230524
Please report back.
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Huge thanks, But I can't get it working...
I open BL, I fastboot flashed the kernel, then I fastboot booted on the recovery (Which doesn't show a black screen as expected but a real non-fully-working twrp for me) and I tried to install Supersu but I write an error then...
EDIT: Kinda glitchy to do, but works.
If anyone has Xposed working, please make a tutorial

Okay so this is my first Xperia device and my second android device (used to have a Nexus 5 so rooting was simple). Can anyone ELI5 the root situation?
I understand that the TA partition contains DRM keys to make X-Reality etc work and that unlocking the bootloader will wipe this TA partition and the features will stop working. My main confusion comes from - if other lollipop devices have rooting methods for locked bootloaders, why don't these methods work on the Z5? Sorry if this is extremely obvious and I'm an idiot.

Most android devices have either already unlocked BL or you have to. For example, Nexus 5 needed to unlock the BL, as well as the OnePlus One, but those devices don't contain DRM so you don't loose anything when unlocking

nilezon said:
Test kernel for Z5:
https://mega.nz/#!15oSGLiA!N-lOlfn8RS9_gN_GcVJrFzXg21nzL1xDdt1xKujl9is
This is stock Z5 kernel modified to disable Sony RIC, dm verity, etc.
It should work together with the Z5C rooting solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/z5-compact/development/dirty-root-solution-unlocked-bl-t3230524
Please report back.
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Worked in second attempt. First time reboot into recovery. New fastboot boot booted into black screen.
In following sequence it was necessary to add destination file name,
D:\DOWNLOADS\Sony\Xperia\Z5\Fastboot>adb push SuperSU-v2.51.zip /data/media/0/
failed to copy 'SuperSU-v2.51.zip' to '/data/media/0/': Is a directory
D:\DOWNLOADS\Sony\Xperia\Z5\Fastboot>adb push SuperSU-v2.51.zip /data/media/0/SuperSU-v2.51.zip
9055 KB/s (3989636 bytes in 0.430s)

harfot said:
Worked in second attempt. First time reboot into recovery. New fastboot boot booted into black screen.
In following sequence it was necessary to add destination file name,
D:\DOWNLOADS\Sony\Xperia\Z5\Fastboot>adb push SuperSU-v2.51.zip /data/media/0/
failed to copy 'SuperSU-v2.51.zip' to '/data/media/0/': Is a directory
D:\DOWNLOADS\Sony\Xperia\Z5\Fastboot>adb push SuperSU-v2.51.zip /data/media/0/SuperSU-v2.51.zip
9055 KB/s (3989636 bytes in 0.430s)
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I did not had to :/

You guys work fast!
Unsure whether to root myself yet,
Kind of wouldn't mind being able to connect a ps3 pad instead of
Ps4 using the sixaxis app

I'm still confused here. I don't see clear instructions for root process, probably because this is my first Xperia device. Neither do I know if using this modded stock kernel and doing this adb thing few posts back will break the DRM thingy and camera features or not.

Falenone said:
I'm still confused here. I don't see clear instructions for root process, probably because this is my first Xperia device. Neither do I know if using this modded stock kernel and doing this adb thing few posts back will break the DRM thingy and camera features or not.
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There is nothing clear enough for beginner yet. Sooner or later there will be a TWRP fully working and it will be easy.
Try the dirty method, but don't do things that you are not sure that will work. Ask us if needed

I don't want to lose features because of unlocked bootloader. I guess I'm going to survive without root til there's TWRP and pretty much flash n go root

You will maybe never be able to root without loosing feature. Xperia devices work like this for ages..
The only way you could would be that we find a flaw in Android, which could either arrive soon, or never...

Knux14 said:
You will maybe never be able to root without loosing feature. Xperia devices work like this for ages..
The only way you could would be that we find a flaw in Android, which could either arrive soon, or never...
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Ages means..? I know that the Z1 is not so fresh anymore but we were able to root 4.2/4.4.4/5.1 without losing anything with locked BL. (I know nothing except following tutorials)
Sent from my E6653

Yes because there were security holes in android. For now we havent found anything yet in this version

harfot said:
Worked in second attempt. First time reboot into recovery. New fastboot boot booted into black screen.
In following sequence it was necessary to add destination file name,
D:\DOWNLOADS\Sony\Xperia\Z5\Fastboot>adb push SuperSU-v2.51.zip /data/media/0/
failed to copy 'SuperSU-v2.51.zip' to '/data/media/0/': Is a directory
D:\DOWNLOADS\Sony\Xperia\Z5\Fastboot>adb push SuperSU-v2.51.zip /data/media/0/SuperSU-v2.51.zip
9055 KB/s (3989636 bytes in 0.430s)
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I did boot into TWRP (it was like tablet mode) mounted all partitions to be sure, flashed SuperSU from external sd. It is working. Thank you all

ChrissehB said:
Okay so this is my first Xperia device and my second android device (used to have a Nexus 5 so rooting was simple). Can anyone ELI5 the root situation?
I understand that the TA partition contains DRM keys to make X-Reality etc work and that unlocking the bootloader will wipe this TA partition and the features will stop working. My main confusion comes from - if other lollipop devices have rooting methods for locked bootloaders, why don't these methods work on the Z5? Sorry if this is extremely obvious and I'm an idiot.
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Google "Verified Boot Android" .. there is almost 100% probability that locked bootloader root will never be achieved, because of this security feature. Verified Boot was introduced in KitKat, but almost nobody used it in so strict mode implementation... Until now, no single firmware using Verified Boot was ever rooted without either custom kernel (must unlock bootloader) or leaked engineering bootloader (try ask Sony engineers for it).

XT1068 overwhelmed, just want root

So browsing through all the development threads I can't seem to find a basic root tutorial. I just want to root the stock rom so I can use greenify to improve the wife's batt life. I understand I'll need to unlock the bootloader. The phone is now a year old so no warranty left anyway. Any help would be appreciated.
EDIT: Sorry it's a XT1063, not 1068.
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Unlock the bootloader using this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/general/wip-unlock-bootloader-moto-g-2nd-gen-t2875728 : Warning - unlock will factory reset your device.
Flash the recovery http://forum.xda-developers.com/mot...recovery-twrp-2-8-2-0-touch-recovery-t2979149
(in fastboot mode from first tutorial, use command
Code:
fastboot flash recovery xxxx.img
)
Then copy the supersu zip to your device, boot into recovery and install it. https://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip

Thank you sir. That's disappointing you have to wipe to unlock boot loader. In that case I might as well flash a ROM. I know asking about "the best" rom is frowned upon but what's a good stable daily driver that I can flash once and forget about it, since it's not my phone.
Side question, rooting then upgrading to official marshmallow will kill root I assume?

1. Personally I use temasek's CM13 - while updates are not as frequent, the feature set is pretty nice. And it is quite stable. http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/development/rom-temasek-s-unofficial-cm13-t3264678/
2. I don't think you will be able to upgrade to Marshmallow with a modified device using the standard OTA method. This works, though http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-g-2014/general/6-0-soak-moto-g-2014-t3255883
PS : For Marshmallow, if you are using a stock ROM, root is to be done with SuperSU's 2.6x zip file, don't use the older versions.
Most custom ROM's are CM based, and therefore, have root inbuilt. So you don't need to do anything more about that if you flash a custom ROM.
PPS : Next time quote or mention me, so I get a notification. Thanks.