[System] Rooted R800i 3.0.1.A.0.145 [UK] - Xperia Play Android Development

Unlocked bootloader required.​
First, you need to unlock the bootloader referred to [TUTORIAL] Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc bootloader unlocking by lollylost100.
Then, download the system image you needed:
[New 2011-05-27] R800i_3.0.1.A.0.145_UK_system.zip (155.9 MB)
http://www.multiupload.com/BFNXWME4QB
http://u.115.com/file/bh1yeh44
PS: It's highly recommand to flash the unrooted .145 UK tft ([ROM] R800i_3.0.1.A.0.145 - Generic UK Firmware by thomassafca) via flashtool and flash this rooted images becuase the Baseband version was updated.
Downlaod the Android SDK (android-sdk_r11-windows.zip) via http://developer.android.com/sdk/
Extract android-sdk_r11-windows.zip to C:\
Extract the system.zip file to C:\android-sdk-windows\tools and downloaded the SYSTEMFILE.img file. (Filename will get different)
Open "SDK Manager.exe" from C:\android-sdk-windows
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Press "Cancel" from the "Choose Packages to Install" box.
Go to "Available packages" and double click "Android Repositoey".
Choose "Android SDK Platform-tools, revision 4" and click "Install Selected".
Click "Install".
Installing...
Click "Yes" to restart the ADB.
Click "Close" and close the SDK Manager.
Go to "C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools" and copy AdbWinApi.dll AdbWinUsbApi.dll to "C:\android-sdk-windows\tools"
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools (Before)
C:\android-sdk-windows\tools (After)
Make sure that the .dll files in C:\android-sdk-windows\tools
Unplug the USB cable and power off the phone
Press the "Search" button and plug the USB cable.
After that you will see the BLUE Notification light.
Go to the Start menu and click Run. Type cmd and press enter.
Type
Code:
cd \android-sdk-windows\tools
fastboot devices
and press enter.
If you got XXXXXXXXXXXXXX fastboot that means your phone successfully connected.
Then, you can flash the system img to phone.
Type
Code:
fastboot flash system [B]SYSTEMFILE.img[/B]
and wait a few minutes. (Please change SYSTEMFILE.img to the file your have extracted)
After Flash operation complete, reboot the phone!
Regards,
Kan

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Downloading now will report back when flashed and booted
can confirm success, works fine!
will now reflash my package so i can wipe, flash the img file and use titanium backup to restore back.
~Many thanks

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thanks kanzone, it's really apreciated

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so this is confirmed to work then

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nukester84 said:
so this is confirmed to work then
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yes its working

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nukester84 said:
so this is confirmed to work then
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waz000000 said:
Downloading now will report back when flashed and booted
can confirm success, works fine!
will now reflash my package so i can wipe, flash the img file and use titanium backup to restore back.
~Many thanks
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FrAsErTaG said:
yes its working
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Thanks all for testing and report.
Regards,
Kan
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Thanks a lot

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so does this completely wipe all your data? ill probably wait for an easier root method. Good going though

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No this doesn't wipe your data

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Could someone convert this to a .ftf for me please
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Can someone reply REALLY quickly as i'm going out for the weekend in about 2 hours and want this done before i leave.....
Basically, all i need to do is:
1. flash the non-rooted rom
2. reboot handset
3. flash the rooted rom
4. reboot handset
5. enjoy the rooted fun of my play!!
EDIT:
OK, so i just went ahead and did it, and guess what, IT WORKED!!!!!
**** myself slightly after flashing the non-rooted ftf file, but it all went smoothly and i am now rooted on 2.3.3

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nukester84 said:
Could someone convert this to a .ftf for me please
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We are not able to create the .ftf becuase there were something encrypted.
Regards,
Kan

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Just tried Pauls gtalk with video on this new update. And can confirm it now works. link is in another thread.
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Rooted and Booted Thanks very much Kan.
Something to note to others:
1. the sdk is now r11
2. the adbXXXX.dll file required has been moved from the default "tools" directory to "platform-tools" so you need to update the PATH system variable to ensure it is seen by windows when u run the fastboot command. Took me a while to figure that out, I don't read the readme files as a general rule
I'll write up more if needed, right now I'm tired and there is beer in the fridge & poker tourns about to start
Have a great weekend all...

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Rixter757 said:
Rooted and Booted Thanks very much Kan.
2. the adbXXXX.dll file required has been moved from the default "tools" directory to "platform-tools" so you need to update the PATH system variable to ensure it is seen by windows when u run the fastboot command.
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This was already so in the last version, I just copied all the content from platform-tools into the tools folder, problem solved

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Rixter757 said:
Rooted and Booted Thanks very much Kan.
Something to note to others:
1. the sdk is now r11
2. the adbXXXX.dll file required has been moved from the default "tools" directory to "platform-tools" so you need to update the PATH system variable to ensure it is seen by windows when u run the fastboot command. Took me a while to figure that out, I don't read the readme files as a general rule
I'll write up more if needed, right now I'm tired and there is beer in the fridge & poker tourns about to start
Have a great weekend all...
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Thanks for your information.
I'll update the step to r11 soon.
Regards,
Kan
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this way (boot loader unlocked) will stop track ID right? Then the like button in music app wont work waiting for a locked root method

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tried flashing the rooted image after the original image
Hi I tried to flash the rooted image over the unrooted image mentioned in the 1st post. But fastboot gave error message: FAILED (remote: The device must be rooted first).
Anyone encounters this problem?
thanks in advance

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zceep24 said:
Hi I tried to flash the rooted image over the unrooted image mentioned in the 1st post. But fastboot gave error message: FAILED (remote: The device must be rooted first).
Anyone encounters this problem?
thanks in advance
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to flash using fastboot you first need unlocked bootloader.
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NielDK said:
to flash using fastboot you first need unlocked bootloader.
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works perfectly. thanks for the info