[Q] rooting xperia s - Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go

hey folks,
so i have been searching for hours and i am stuck so i need to ask.....
im trying to root my xperia s, BL is unlocked (done that!!!)
Build Number - 6.0.a.3.75
Android version - 2.3.7
i cant find how to do it anywhere can somebody either walk me through or point me to a walkthrough for complete noobs to sony rooting.
i have a basic understanding as rooted and flashed samsungs, htc, lg..... but sony well its proving tough...
thanks in advance for your help..

Look in this forum, you should see I topic for ICS root etc. I've written an idiot guide in there. I'm an idiot an I can do it.
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marjohn56 said:
Look in this forum, you should see I topic for ICS root etc. I've written an idiot guide in there. I'm an idiot an I can do it.
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He's still running Ginger Bread!!!?????
Try here... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23181146&postcount=5

Yes, but the root bit will be the same...
Won't it?
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The process may be similar but he'll need to flash a pre-rooted version of the FW he's using or Doomkernel.
If he's planning on sticking with GB he'd be better to use one of DoomLord's methods so he can get CWM.

Guys the rollout for ICS is iminent do I just wait for that and root then.
Plus I cant find pre rooted 75 build any where...
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Just go with the ICS everyone else is flashing; it works like a.charm.
If you want to stay with GB, then I think there is a rooted 76 somewhere around here.
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I think your right uk gsm rollout should be pretty soon im a Sony ambassador so they keep telling me..,
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You don't need to wait, use the ch ftf file; I'm a happy UK Xperia s owner!
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Any chance you can link a tutorial and download?
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killcam3000 said:
Any chance you can link a tutorial and download?
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You know how to browse to the Dev section, right?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=27692994&postcount=1

All done updated to ICS and rooted thanks for the information...
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killcam3000 said:
hey folks,
so i have been searching for hours and i am stuck so i need to ask.....
im trying to root my xperia s, BL is unlocked (done that!!!)
Build Number - 6.0.a.3.75
Android version - 2.3.7
i cant find how to do it anywhere can somebody either walk me through or point me to a walkthrough for complete noobs to sony rooting.
i have a basic understanding as rooted and flashed samsungs, htc, lg..... but sony well its proving tough...
thanks in advance for your help..
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you have to flash a Prerootets System image or a prerootet kernel... take al look at the devs forum, you found everything you need - try out Advanced stock kernel and then, through the recovery, install the Doomkernel and, if you needet, the WIFI modules

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Now I have unlocked BL, what can('t) i do next..

Hi Guys n Gals.
So i just unlocked my bootloader, at least i believe so..(no sony text anymore)
But i used a fresh 2.3.3 stock rom to do it. Now i have 2 questions..
1) can i "restore" my Z's cm7 rom just as usual via recovery/will this affect (or be affected by) the bootloader unlock?
2) Can i continue with flashing/installing new roms etc.. just as before?
Sorry, but i don't know and searching gave me no clue!!!
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Hi Guys n Gals.
So i just unlocked my bootloader, at least i believe so..(no sony text anymore)
But i used a fresh 2.3.3 stock rom to do it. Now i have 2 questions..
1) can i "restore" my Z's cm7 rom just as usual via recovery/will this affect (or be affected by) the bootloader unlock?
2) Can i continue with flashing/installing new roms etc.. just as before?
Sorry, but i don't know and searching gave me no clue!!!
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Judging from what I read in the forums,
1) Yes
2) Yes.
The bootloader is PERMANENTLY unlocked,
nothing you could do can re-lock it.
So... happy flashing and restoring!! LOL!
My_Immortal said:
The bootloader is PERMANENTLY unlocked,
nothing you could do can re-lock it.
So... happy flashing and restoring!! LOL!
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So its safe to flash fps and audio fix by z right?
How about flashing kernel other than doom's(thjap, goro n other)
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Ok, thank you for clarifying, 1 thing I realised is that it was permanent, I was just worried I might brick it with something!!
Mods, once this info is clear in any guide please delete.
Cheers
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teddymild said:
So its safe to flash fps and audio fix by z right?
How about flashing kernel other than doom's(thjap, goro n other)
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so far doom has come out with a kernel for unlocked BL... so I'd say its presumably safe to use atm. As for the rest custom kernels, please wait... we don't want a brick sitting in our hands now. Do we?!
You can do anything with your phones, exactly like before the unlock.
It will remain unlocked permanently.
You can flash all the zips in the world, the bootloader will still be unlocked.
I, for one, use goro's kernel at the moment, exactly as I did before.
My impression, we can treat the new ftf.kernels as directly replacing the original stock kernel. Therefor no need to use bypass at all. Can someone confirm this please?
Thanks.
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My impression, we can treat the new ftf.kernels as directly replacing the original stock kernel. Therefor no need to use bypass at all. Can someone confirm this please?
Thanks.
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I confirm this.
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I hope our dev can push x10 to 60 fps not only 54fps..
Thanks, I can now sit tight on stock Rom until a new customUBL Rom comes around
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phillu97 said:
I confirm this.
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above thanks was at you!, i'll hit the button too.
I have started to tweak my stock rom, so far so good
can somebody tell me, if i want to take the "other" tweaks from here (Doomlords' "collection of tweaks")
Where do i need to put the "other" tweaks?
("other Tweaks go to system/etc/install-recovery.sh") << still in here or somewhere different!?

I want to root but......,,,

Guys i wanna root my Xperia S but i have some questions..
So basicly my questions:
1. Will i have problems with root when i want to update to ICS
2. If i update to ICS will root stay or do i have to re-root
3. If yes for question 2 will there be root for ICS the first day ICS will arrive?
4. My last question can someone give me a link for a good tutorial to root my xperia s..?
Thanks all
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yes for now the only way to root is to install the custom img using the fastboot which required the unlocking once you give it imei to sony the the only option to get the ICS will be via the flashtool
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1527133
So my xperia interface will change a bit if i do this root?
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No change to the interface once you root.
Guys come on be a little more specific, i am new to android i dont know what all these stuff means etc explain me when u say something in good details. What is flashtool. Pleaseee
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If you don't really understand what rooting your phone means then I would suggest that you don't really have a need to do it.
If you want to know how to unlock your bootloader and root your XS then read the relevant stickies in the Dev Forum, they explain everything in detail, you just have to spend the time to read them.
FiyiKz said:
Guys come on be a little more specific, i am new to android i dont know what all these stuff means etc explain me when u say something in good details. What is flashtool. Pleaseee
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Read the very very detailed explanations, links, etc in the dev forum.

New to sgs2....some help please

Hey guys..I got the sgs2 from a couple of days to try it out ..so I have a couple of questions...
What's a firmware ??does it affect flashing ROMs or kernels ?
How do I flash a kernel ?
What's Odin?
Does cwm come with the kernel ?
In case i got stuck in a boot loop and I didn't have a nandroid backup ..is there any other way to restore phone to stock ??
does every ROM need a certain kernel ??or all on the same one
Am I able to flash all ROMs that are in the development section
Sorry for asking lots of questions ..but I wanna know what I'm doing ...
Thanks in advance
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Guides to everything SGS2.
OK thanks ...can you please answer simple answers ?
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BigJoey010 said:
OK thanks ...can you please answer simple answers ?
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Can you read simple answers????????
All the info you need is already on forum, look, read learn.
BigJoey010 said:
Hey guys..I got the sgs2 from a couple of days to try it out ..so I have a couple of questions...
What's a firmware ??does it affect flashing ROMs or kernels ?
How do I flash a kernel ?
What's Odin?
Does cwm come with the kernel ?
In case i got stuck in a boot loop and I didn't have a nandroid backup ..is there any other way to restore phone to stock ??
does every ROM need a certain kernel ??or all on the same one
Am I able to flash all ROMs that are in the development section
Sorry for asking lots of questions ..but I wanna know what I'm doing ...
Thanks in advance
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The operating system
Yes
With odin or cwm
Tool for flashing
Most if not all custom kernels
Yes;get stock rom from sammobile
No;a lot a interchangeable
No
Yes;if its for your model
So spend about a week reading as much tutorials as possible and we'll see you back then....lol
Nice...usually I wasn't able to flash a kernel from recovery on my HTC because I was s-on.....btw is there s on and off on Samsung ?also these answers are enough for me because I had experience in HTC but I felt Samsung was complicated but it seems way easier soo thanks anyway
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Nice...usually I wasn't able to flash a kernel from recovery on my HTC because I was s-on.....btw is there s on and off on Samsung ?also these answers are enough for me because I had experience in HTC but I felt Samsung was complicated but it seems way easier soo thanks anyway
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I personally think it's quite weird you don't press the thanks button for TheATHEiST, but when you get an answer you like you actually do. These all are the basic questions when it comes to rooting and flashing etc., and you clearly didn't seem to take the effort to read and search for yourself.
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happy now ?
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Really happy.
Sent from the Matrix
Then stay on it
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Happy?
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He's a little bit offended I think, because some people told him things he didn't want to hear
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Actually I heard everything I want
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Actually I heard everything I want
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There, +1.
Now everybody calm tha funk down

Downgrade to stock?

I'm going to trade phones with a friend so I want to downgrade to stock (2.3 Gingerbread) because he wants a user friendly ROM, I have CM10.2, but Bluetooth doesn't work and there's some bugs in here.
In a few words, I just want to get Gingerbread from Jelly Bean. Can I do it?
Simply flashing stock kernel and that's it? No soft-brick phone?
Thanks in advance!
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Yes, its safe
I am back. Ignore forum signature 1st line.
So, where I can find the kernel.
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manudo said:
So, where I can find the kernel.
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Search the FTF and flash. Thats all.
I am back. Ignore forum signature 1st line.
AndroidNoob69 said:
Search the FTF and flash. Thats all.
I am back. Ignore forum signature 1st line.
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Hmm, gotta Google around because it's hard to find, but got a better idea, I'll flash from ICS stock because the ftf file is sticky in this forum, it's easier to find. I wanted Gingerbread because is smooth.
manudo said:
Hmm, gotta Google around because it's hard to find, but got a better idea, I'll flash from ICS stock because the ftf file is sticky in this forum, it's easier to find. I wanted Gingerbread because is smooth.
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HERE you go

Xperia U about to be thrown at garbage

I'm sick of this junk phone!!!
It's locked and I have no idea who told those guys from the development section that it can be rooted even if bootloader is locked, couse i'll be damn if it worked for me.
I tryed every option shown and none worked.
Hell it dosen't even show me the restore option, every time I have to manualy go to settings and hit restore.
And in <<only one>> option I get the RootMe restore option, the one for those with open bootloader...
And I also get a lot of error in the command promt, and that shouldn't happen.
Dose anyone have any suggestions or anything? Couse I can't talk with those guys due to this new user thing... X(
I can't use it, can't sell it, I swear that for 200E that it cost me, i'll throw it away
UnixAxwell said:
I'm sick of this junk phone!!!
It's locked and I have no idea who told those guys from the development section that it can be rooted even if bootloader is locked, couse i'll be damn if it worked for me.
I tryed every option shown and none worked.
Hell it dosen't even show me the restore option, every time I have to manualy go to settings and hit restore.
And in option I get the RootMe restore option, the one for those with open bootloader...
And I also get a lot of error in the command promt, and that shouldn't happen.
Dose anyone have any suggestions or anything? Couse I can't talk with those guys due to this new user thing... X(
I can't use it, can't sell it, I swear that for 200E that it cost me, i'll throw it away
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junk u said junk....even if u don't like this phone everyone else still using it...do whatever u want . ...u can't root its cus u a noob . the dev is trying very hard to make this device better than before if u dont like it go buy the another phone
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The "soft" mod is no longer an option for many other devices not only smartphones. The method you guys have here is usless for phones that have the bootloader phisicaly locked by sony!!!
I'm looking for a way to bypass the sony lock, the hard way...
Where are those old fonefreekz when you need them...
And is very unpolite to call someone a noob only "cus u" think he knows no s***. I was cracking phones long before Android was publicaly released...
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UnixAxwell said:
The "soft" mod is no longer an option for many other devices not only smartphones. The method you guys have here is usless for phones that have the bootloader phisicaly locked by sony!!!
I'm looking for a way to bypass the sony lock, the hard way...
Where are those old fonefreekz when you need them...
And is very unpolite to call someone a noob only "cus u" think he knows no s***. I was cracking phones long before Android was publicaly released...
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dafaq even if ur boot loader is locked in jail u can still root it jeez are u a noob?
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IT'S NOT WORKING!!!
And what makes me decide even harder to change to other company, is that I was sent here from the Sony forum...
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UnixAxwell said:
IT'S NOT WORKING!!!
And what makes me decide even harder to change to other company, is that I was sent here from the Sony forum...
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I have an Xperia U, LOCKED BOOTLOADER, rooted and working fine. Not sure what you are doing but you are doing it wrong.
UnixAxwell said:
IT'S NOT WORKING!!!
And what makes me decide even harder to change to other company, is that I was sent here from the Sony forum...
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ITS WORKING just fine, its up to you.
Well if you know any other post in the forum for doing that i'll apreciate the link to it, couse with what i found from Bynary dosen't work
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Well if you know any other post in the forum for doing that i'll apreciate the link to it, couse with what i found from Bynary dosen't work
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I found this after 2 minutes searching xda...
The guide is for Xperia U 6.1.1.B.1.10 , i don't know what firmware do you have.. so if its any newer than 6.1.1.B.1.10 than you should just flash ONLY the kernel for 6.1.1.B.1.10 , then follow this guide till the end, then after root is achieved.. flash back the original kernel for your version of firmware.
I always root this way, and i never had any problems , just before rooting set the display of your phone to NOT turn off for at least 5 minutes, not 30 seconds as it is at default.
I have some kernels if you need them
Xperia U 6.1.1.B.1.10
Xperia U 6.1.1.B.1.54
Xperia U 6.1.1.B.1.100
I have the 6.1.1.B.1.54 and my god haven't I tryed this option too. It was the very first method I found on xda back in 2012 and it failed. I will try it again however but I expect the same result as the first time...
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Nice... The flashtool link gave me 404 and the flashtool from the other method jas no. exe in it... X(
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flashtool-0.9.11.0-windows
flashtool-0.9.13.0-windows
UnixAxwell said:
Nice... The flashtool link gave me 404 and the flashtool from the other method jas no. exe in it... X(
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u use window 7?
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No. I'm useing Vista and 8, and they both should be working... I'm not getting any errors due to driver conflicts or anything so it's not an OS problem...
And no, my AV dose not see flashtool as a worm...
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Your phone isn't different from everybody else, but obviously you are.
Be humble and review all the steps, options and possibilities.
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Patience
UnixAxwell said:
No. I'm useing Vista and 8, and they both should be working... I'm not getting any errors due to driver conflicts or anything so it's not an OS problem...
And no, my AV dose not see flashtool as a worm...
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all u need is a little patience. first flash stock 6.1.1.b.1.10.ftf that u can download from
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391151
in the android 4.0 section flash it using flashtool and repeat the same methods u tried earlier and report it.
It doesn't matter dump ur phone but being this way u'll never get to learn stuff............
Remember to calm down first, so your head will be clear. I was also exasperated when I was unable to root my phone with .54 kernel. I had a lot of difficulties because I am on ubuntu 13.10 and I had to first properly install the packages required by flashtool. After a gruelling 3 days of failures I decided to step back a while so I could calm down and relax. Finally I got my phone rooted after I redownloaded a .10 kernel.
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When u hurry hurry hurry u will overlook a ton of things and miss a lot of essential steps even though you say "i have tried all methods and did them correct" a human is a human and obviously can make mistakes without even knowing them. and then u fail and get hatred but thats the part where u need to cool down. In this thread i have seen a lot of Correct answers for you i even used them and managed to root my Xperia U st25i with 1.54 firmware aswell the kernel is essential in it to so take some time and relax read the threads properly and even if something fails to download Search on XDA or google and u will have so much correct answers that u will be amazed of
if u are on .54 fw then u need to download .10 kernel and flash it via flashtool and then use bin4ry's method (restoring the RootMe file) and then reflash the .54 kernel
u will get the kernel in the op of the thread linked below
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2028139
and if u seriously want to get into rooting and tweaking your phone's system then the first thing you need is a calm mind or else you will end up bricking your device

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