[Q] Xperia X10 Root Help [Newbie] - XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
I have had my Xperia for about 6 months now and I am getting a little bored of it. I want to root my phone and upgrade to the latest available firmware however I am a little confused. I have read this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=885956
Currently I am running: X10a V1.6, baseband 1.0.13, Kernel Version [email protected] #2, Build Number R1FA014
Basically I want to upgrade to Version 2.1 with a rooted phone but specifically don't understand these steps:
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3. Boot into xRecovery and install update.zip
5. Unpack the 2.0.2.A.0.24_for_X10-flasher.tar.bz2 and flash the SIN files with X10-flasher
I googled xRecovery however it says that I need a rooted phone to install the update - however I thought the point was that I was trying to root the phone? Does this mean the phone needs to be pre rooted with an earlier version before I install this software and run this update?
About the flasher: I have read this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=825675
But I am a little confused as that thread mentions a firmware and I am not sure what exactly I am meant to be doing?
All help would be great I am a complete newbie and this is the first Andriod phone I have owned/ attempted to root.
Thanks,
Vijay Pather.

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Vijay Pather said:
All help would be great I am a complete newbie and this is the first Andriod phone I have owned/ attempted to root.
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...now to sort your issue, flash and debrand with THIS, root with Z4Root install THIS, then THIS, and you'll have an up to date, debranded and rooted X10.

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XperiaX10iUser said:
...now to sort your issue, flash and debrand with THIS, root with Z4Root install THIS, then THIS, and you'll have an up to date, debranded and rooted X10.
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Thanks for that I will give it a go and let you know how it goes

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Hi,
When trying to flash the phone i get this message and nothing seems to happen:
Code:
Please choose:
1.) 32-Bit Windows XP
2.) 64-Bit Windows XP
3.) 32-Bit Windows Vista/7
4.) 64-Bit Windows Vista/7
Please choose: (1-4): 4
please connect Xperia in flash mode.
Press any key to continue . . .
Jan 9, 2011 3:07:32 PM X10flash main
INFO: start
Jan 9, 2011 3:07:32 PM X10flash readReply
INFO: <<< cmd=1,flags=1,length=46
Jan 9, 2011 3:07:44 PM X10flash readReply
INFO: ### read filed : checksum err! FFFFFFFF!=00000000
Jan 9, 2011 3:07:44 PM X10flash testPluged
INFO: <<<
Jan 9, 2011 3:07:44 PM X10flash writeCmd
INFO: write(cmd=1) (finish)
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.lang.String.<init>(Unknown Source)
at X10flash.testCmd01(X10flash.java:142)
at X10flash.run(X10flash.java:380)
at X10flash.main(X10flash.java:421)
Press any key to continue . . .
EDIT: NVM found a fix!
Hmm still not working does anyone know some sort of JAVA fix?

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Vijay Pather said:
Hi,
When trying to flash the phone i get this message and nothing seems to happen:
Code:
Please choose:
1.) 32-Bit Windows XP
2.) 64-Bit Windows XP
3.) 32-Bit Windows Vista/7
4.) 64-Bit Windows Vista/7
Please choose: (1-4): 4
please connect Xperia in flash mode.
Press any key to continue . . .
Jan 9, 2011 3:07:32 PM X10flash main
INFO: start
Jan 9, 2011 3:07:32 PM X10flash readReply
INFO: <<< cmd=1,flags=1,length=46
Jan 9, 2011 3:07:44 PM X10flash readReply
INFO: ### read filed : checksum err! FFFFFFFF!=00000000
Jan 9, 2011 3:07:44 PM X10flash testPluged
INFO: <<<
Jan 9, 2011 3:07:44 PM X10flash writeCmd
INFO: write(cmd=1) (finish)
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException
at java.lang.String.<init>(Unknown Source)
at X10flash.testCmd01(X10flash.java:142)
at X10flash.run(X10flash.java:380)
at X10flash.main(X10flash.java:421)
Press any key to continue . . .
EDIT: NVM found a fix!
Hmm still not working does anyone know some sort of JAVA fix?
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Use the non-GUI version

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batman_112 said:
Use the non-GUI version
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Do you mind elaborating?
What keeps happening is that the solid green light keeps disappearing and the phone will boot up normally.
If I turn the phone off, hold the back key and plug the cable in, the light will stay green for a given amount of time (usually between 5-10 seconds) then turn off and the phone will boot with or without me doing anything on my computer. The thing is however when I plug the cable in while the phone is booted I don't have issues with it disconnecting by itself.
Is this an issue with the phone/ cable or something irrelevant?

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not dev related, moved to q&a

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Don't mind me asking, but have you tried to plug in your phone to your PC, fire up Sony Ericsson Update Service (SEUS) and check to see if you can update your phone to 2.1?

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Remove the battery for 10 seconds before trying, just turning it off isn't reliable in my experience.

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XperiaX10iUser said:
Remove the battery for 10 seconds before trying, just turning it off isn't reliable in my experience.
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Oh okay I shall give that a go and see if the flash runs all the way through without any issues.
hush66 said:
Don't mind me asking, but have you tried to plug in your phone to your PC, fire up Sony Ericsson Update Service (SEUS) and check to see if you can update your phone to 2.1?
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Yes I have tried this it just spits out the message "your phone is up to date" even though it is running v1.6 my carrier 3 mobile Australia hasn't and as far as I know isn't planning on releasing The update.
thanks,
Vijay pather.