Hi,
I have an Xperia P device on my desk (LT22i) which seems to be locked (the service screen says so).
Can anyone tell how to go about unlocking and/or rooting this device with a custom rom?
Can it even be done for this particular model (LT22i)?
I am using Windows 7...tried the FastBoot method but Windows 7 refuses to load the FastBoot USB driver, instead installing something called SMC USB Disk Drive Driver.
Any help appreciated.
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Hi xda members,
first of all i've read through tons of post, searched google for an hour. Now I hope for your help. I own a "Sony Ericcson Xperia Mini Pro" (model number SK17i) running Android 2.3.3 (Kernel 2.6.32.8-perf, build number 4.0.A.2.335). It's branded by Orange Austria. I'm looking for a way to root it, but all I could find doesn't help.So far i've read the thread on rooting my phone and followed the guide mentioned there. That doesn't work as planned.
The problem seems to be the branding. Fastboot won't recognize my device since I'm not able to unlock the boot loader. The phone just goes to normal charging mode, when I press [volume up] while connecting the usb cable.
Hence my question: Is there a workaround to unlock the bootloader or an alternative way of rooting? I looked and found solutions for older Xperia phones with brandings and tried what I could. No success.
I would appreciate any help. Just point me into the right direction. Thanks!
Edit: So I found a post on unlocking the bootloader using the device's testpoint. According to one post he succeded in unlocking his orange branded phone. Unforunately some of the information there 404 so I can't reproduce that. Plz help!
Edit2: Now I'm a step futher. Problem now is that s1tool dies after the disconnect testpoint step. Any suggestions?
So this is where I'm stuck:
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Weird URL due to new users not allowed to post outside links. I removed the testpoint and waited. Am I supposed to do something else? At one go I tried the [volume down] stuff with and without connected battery. That didn't help.
So for branded phones with *#*#7378423#*#* (service) -> "Service Info"-> "Configuration" -> "Bootloader unlock allowed: No" there is now way to unlock the bootloader?
Hello all. I have a question.
So I have a Neo V with me now, and I would want to root and unlock the bootloader. So previously I had a Samsung Nexus S and I unlocked the bootloader via this website called nexusshacks.com
So there was this folder from the website that could help me to root and unlock the Nexus S. I was reading through various thread on rooting and unlocking BL for Neo V and realized I had similar files already in my MacBook.
They are
1) adb-mac
2) fastboot-mac
3) USB Drivers (with the x86 one which I believe is for Mac OS X?)
Therefore my question is, can I proceed to unlock the BL for my Neo V, since I have those files in my MacBook already? Is the process the same then, as in getting unlock key from Sony website, running fastboot, and running the fastboot oem unlock command?
Also do you guys recommend CWM or xRecovery for a recovery system? Thanks again for the help, I'm just very confused since most, if not all guides are written for Windows computers haha
Hi..all.. I have problem with unlocking bootloader in xperia neo l..
I tried with official method from sony by using command and also i tried with SE Bootloader unlocking v1.6..
but nothing is working properly..
In official method when i connect my phone in fastboot and i place path for update drivers its showing windows unable to load drivers...
Its showing waiting for device and I am not getting any response like 0.3...I fully fed up..
So i thought to unlock bootloader via test point...so pls any body guide me to unlock my bootloader via test point..
Hello!
I want to flash a custom ROM on my Sony Xperia phone, but the bootloader unlock isn't allowed. I know the solution for it, but since unlocking SIM lock would cost at T-Mobile Hungary 15000 Ft (about 48 €), I thought maybe PC Companion can do it this way, too. (The official Android updates also just 'flow through it' to the phone.) So I've selected Repair sotware in PC Companion. It downloaded some files, the actual software is likely to be here: C:\ProgramData\Sony Mobile\Update Engine\db\13740270\blob_fs. Here are (among others) 3 files beginning with 'FILE_', ending with a 9-digit number (they don't heve extensions). I could decrypt them with Flashtool (Tools -> Bundle -> FILESET Decrypt), so they must be the OS insaller files.
Now, my question is: how could I do this reversed? So, if I have a custom ROM, how can I convert it to a 'FILESET'? If this was possible, PC Companion might be able to flash that ROM on the phone. It would be a much easier way.
I hope this is possible - I'd welcome any ideas connected to the problem!
Hello everyone,
I want to by a Sony Xperia 1 III which is MDM locked.
My question, is there anyway to bypass the MDM lock on this device?
For example by unlocking the bootloader and flashing a costum ROM or a stock one?
I read somewhere that on MDM locked phones there is no possibillity to turn on tbe usb debuging and bootloader unlocking functions.
Is it a eay to managed it by command prompt via PC?
So the main question is there anyway to bypass somehow?
Thanks for the answers