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Hi Everybody,
Today i updated my xperia mini pro sk17i to the latest android version 4.0.4 via Sony Update Service.. Now I want to root my sk17i...
Please can anyone help me to root my phone.. without unlocking my bootloader..
Thanx.
mohdaqib17 said:
Hi Everybody,
Today i updated my xperia mini pro sk17i to the latest android version 4.0.4 via Sony Update Service.. Now I want to root my sk17i...
Please can anyone help me to root my phone.. without unlocking my bootloader..
Thanx.
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There must be a thread about the latest ICS root,you need to find it ;0
UchihaDareNial said:
There must be a thread about the latest ICS root,you need to find it ;0
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I can't find it.. can you tell me how to root sk17i 4.0.4 .. ??
You need to downgrade to GB and then use local.prop method. There is a tutorial on the Dev section
mohdaqib17 said:
I can't find it.. can you tell me how to root sk17i 4.0.4 .. ??
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Here it is: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1688980
use the unlocked bootloader method, it's easy and fast
Curtis7990 said:
use the unlocked bootloader method, it's easy and fast
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Bro, i don't want to void my warranty.
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Unlock your bootloader and you can find a very easy TUT in the dev section. I rooted my device with it. Good luck
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kareemgonna said:
Unlock your bootloader and you can find a very easy TUT in the dev section. I rooted my device with it. Good luck
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I don't want to unlock my bootloader as it voids the warranty ..
Any other method please ..
mohdaqib17 said:
Bro, i don't want to void my warranty.
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Check out my Signature.
Thanks,
Rick
Hit Thanks if I helped you in anyway.
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DragonClawsAreSharp said:
Check out my Signature.
Thanks,
Rick
Hit Thanks if I helped you in anyway.
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Thanx for your help.. now i have rooted my XPERIA Mini Pro ...
Thanx again ..
mohdaqib17 said:
Thanx for your help.. now i have rooted my XPERIA Mini Pro ...
Thanx again ..
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How did you do it??
I'm totally lost, I never rooted a phone before... help please... :s
u can take a look at this
root all kind of official sony frimwares
http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/41119?start=0&tstart=0
Xperia Mini Pro SK17i Update mystery
Xperia Mini Pro SK17i update is mystery, i update my Xperia Mini Pro to 4.0.4 ICS and i experienced certain inconsistencies, after searching for hours it found that i should repair my update and after that do factory default, i did that and it made my phone much better. Now everything is fine accept one think that making me hate my phone, it's battery backup which is very ugly. It hardly goes one day in mostly standby mode.
If anyone else like me is frustrated with only battery issue or know how to fix it than please reply...
This might useful for you ,
talk.sonymobile.com/thread/35239
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1688980
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mini pro 4.0.4
hi guys,
I am quite a noob, and trying to figure this xperia thing, after at last I managed to nicely root and flash my htc.
But it seems on xperia it is all working different. What I need, is generally to delete bloatware, to do so I need root.
But to get root I need to flash a ROM first? In htc it's rooting so that you can flash roms. It all gets me confused.
Is there a way then to root without any weird downgroading/flashing roms?
Agnes
If you are on gingerbread you can root it on older Firmware than .62/.69, otherwise you must downgrade and upgrade again. Just Check out my signature
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mihahn said:
If you are on gingerbread you can root it on older Firmware than .62/.69, otherwise you must downgrade and upgrade again. Just Check out my signature
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Thanks, all the pictures are very helpful! will try it I guess~
alkithilien said:
hi guys,
I am quite a noob, and trying to figure this xperia thing, after at last I managed to nicely root and flash my htc.
But it seems on xperia it is all working different. What I need, is generally to delete bloatware, to do so I need root.
But to get root I need to flash a ROM first? In htc it's rooting so that you can flash roms. It all gets me confused.
Is there a way then to root without any weird downgroading/flashing roms?
Agnes
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If you want to remove bloatware apps it's easier to remove them from the zip package before you flash the rom.
Open the the rom using 7zip or similar program (open archive NOT extract it).
Then go into the system folder and there is an app folder (system/app).
The app folder contains pretty much most the app's that are on your rom.
Just go through them and delete the app's you don't want, there are plenty of lists around of safe apps to delete/remove, there are some on here and if you google you will find more.
hello everyone..
I have new xperia mini pro and just updated it to ICS 4.0.4 officially.
nothing is done in my phone like flashing or rooting.
whenever i try to customize it using mods it shows flash via CWM.
and with best of my knowledge CWM requires rooting and flashing.
is there any way i can flash zip files without rooting my phone.
or if have to root it please tell me the best way to do it as i think rooting with 4.0.4 is nt possible.
tankyou.
jdotk said:
hello everyone..
I have new xperia mini pro and just updated it to ICS 4.0.4 officially.
nothing is done in my phone like flashing or rooting.
whenever i try to customize it using mods it shows flash via CWM.
and with best of my knowledge CWM requires rooting and flashing.
is there any way i can flash zip files without rooting my phone.
or i have to root it please tell me the best way to do it as i think rooting with 4.0.4 is nt possible.
tankyou.
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for xperia mini(st15i) there is a temp CWM recovery that you can flash with flashtool(require unlocking bootloader) and you can flash mods and when you reboot the device CWM is gone.
search temp boot for xperia mini pro.if you find maybe usefull for you.
if you find temp boot for your device you can root your device with CWM.
Rooting is the gate to modding pal. . .
You need to do it. . .
Also bootloader should be unlocked as if u wanna install custom rom some of them are only for unlocked bootloaders. . .
Rest use search button
Happy modding
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Remember unlocking the boatloader u will loose ur warranty..
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Can you please tell me the best step by step guide to root mini pro with ics.
i googled a lot but every one suggested a different method. what would be the best method??
Thanks..
jdotk said:
Can you please tell me the best step by step guide to root mini pro with ics.
i googled a lot but every one suggested a different method. what would be the best method??
Thanks..
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Here u go..this link vl help u root..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568792
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To use CWM you dont need to root your phone but you need to unlock the bootloader and flash a new kernel. This WILL void your warranty but if done correctly it opens a whole world of mods in android. Sony provides an official method of doig the same in their blog(jut google) but using that method makes you loose your drm. I did come across another method(on this forum) which claimed that you could do the same without loosing the drm but I havent tried it out.
You can without unlocking...
CircuitBug said:
To use CWM you dont need to root your phone but you need to unlock the bootloader and flash a new kernel. This WILL void your warranty but if done correctly it opens a whole world of mods in android. Sony provides an official method of doig the same in their blog(jut google) but using that method makes you loose your drm. I did come across another method(on this forum) which claimed that you could do the same without loosing the drm but I havent tried it out.
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Hello.
To use CWM without unlocking your bootloader, I did the following :
Start with an xperia mini pro with official ICS 4.0.4 (4.1.B.0.431)
First, I rooted my xperia following the topic : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1701357
Then I used RecoverX to install CWM without unlocking the bootloader : http://www.iphoneandroidtips.org/how-to/recoverx-to-install-recovery-for-sony-xperia-phones/
Then you restart your Mini Pro when Sony appears, keep on taping on Volume down button to enter CWM menu :cyclops:
Then I could install custom ROMs CyanogenTimescape, RealICS, AOKP (Roms that allow locked bootloaders)
I hope that can help you.
sandy7 said:
Here u go..this link vl help u root..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568792
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Thanks for the link..
but the tutorial says for ICS 4.1.B.0.531 ONLY but mine is .431
will that work.. :S
jdotk said:
Thanks for the link..
but the tutorial says for ICS 4.1.B.0.531 ONLY but mine is .431
will that work.. :S
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It's for 431.. it will work
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jdotk said:
Thanks for the link..
but the tutorial says for ICS 4.1.B.0.531 ONLY but mine is .431
will that work.. :S
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Then you didn't look good enough in that topic.
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Someguyfromhell said:
Then you didn't look good enough in that topic.
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Sir i read it thoroughly.. but was unable to root.
wen i was trying 2b. I downloaded Xperia-ROOT.rev4.zip and executed 01-local-prop.cmd it said rooted device not found.
was there something i missed???
Thanks.
You need to have root already, before updating to ICS.
You need rooted Gingerbread in order to root ICS. Make sure ADB drivers are installed.
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hi nobody at all im an user of x10 mini
but now i got sk17i with 4.0.4
i want to root and install cwm recovery pls help make some simple methods and direct root method so it is easy , im asking u bcoz no one is perfect than u so im waiting for ur reply
1) nAa doesn't have a 2011 xperia.
2) this belongs in a Q and A secton, not development
3) this is the 2010 mini section.
4) there will already be methods for your device.
5) nAa isn't obliged to do anything, he does it because he wants to.
X10man
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x10man said:
1) nAa doesn't have a 2011 xperia.
2) this belongs in a Q and A secton, not development
3) this is the 2010 mini section.
4) there will already be methods for your device.
5) nAa isn't obliged to do anything, he does it because he wants to.
X10man
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great help thankz
fairy123 said:
great help thankz
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made my day
fairy123 said:
hi nobody at all im an user of x10 mini
but now i got sk17i with 4.0.4
i want to root and install cwm recovery pls help make some simple methods and direct root method so it is easy , im asking u bcoz no one is perfect than u so im waiting for ur reply
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http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Sony_Ericsson_Xperia_Mini_Pro:_Full_Update_Guide
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1242
fairy123 said:
hi nobody at all im an user of x10 mini
but now i got sk17i with 4.0.4
i want to root and install cwm recovery pls help make some simple methods and direct root method so it is easy , im asking u bcoz no one is perfect than u so im waiting for ur reply
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Google it
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fairy123 said:
hi nobody at all im an user of x10 mini
but now i got sk17i with 4.0.4
i want to root and install cwm recovery pls help make some simple methods and direct root method so it is easy , im asking u bcoz no one is perfect than u so im waiting for ur reply
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1. unlock bootloader
2. with flashtool flash extended stock kernel v1 or v2
done
rooted phone with cwm recovery
more detils here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1239
kernel is here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1694027
hi guys
How to Root Xperia Sola without Unlocking bootloder
please I need step by step explanation
thanks 4 help
ghost_j1 said:
hi guys
How to Root Xperia Sola without Unlocking bootloder
please I need step by step explanation
thanks 4 help
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I'm waiting for my Sola so can't help... But you give not enought data... What FW??
ghost_j1 said:
hi guys
How to Root Xperia Sola without Unlocking bootloder
please I need step by step explanation
thanks 4 help
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Presently that's not possible!!!
You have to unlock your bootloader to root ur device!!!
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soulhackereborn said:
Presently that's not possible!!!
You have to unlock your bootloader to root ur device!!!
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ummmm then why its not possible ? is unlocking the bootloader something related to the root ???
ghost_j1 said:
ummmm then why its not possible ? is unlocking the bootloader something related to the root ???
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No working root exploit, you need to wait the official ics rom.
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ghost_j1 said:
ummmm then why its not possible ? is unlocking the bootloader something related to the root ???
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Yes bro he's right...
Only with ICS this cam be possible..
And the way things are looking and the latest which I read in Sony forum a guy frm UK asked for the date of update of ICS of Sola. On Sony Facebook page and he got an answer which was heartbreaking and disappointing "Q4 was the ans frm Sony ie; by the year end!!! "
atis112 said:
No working root exploit, you need to wait the official ics rom.
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Go FXP!!!!
mt27i
atis112 said:
No working root exploit, you need to wait the official ics rom.
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soulhackereborn said:
Yes bro he's right...
Only with ICS this cam be possible..
And the way things are looking and the latest which I read in Sony forum a guy frm UK asked for the date of update of ICS of Sola. On Sony Facebook page and he got an answer which was heartbreaking and disappointing "Q4 was the ans frm Sony ie; by the year end!!! "
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OMG by the end of the year !!!!!!
then there several question my mind if dont mind to answer me you or someone who knows the answer
1.in case I had unlocked the bootloader is installing ICS upgrade in future will relouck the bootloader and install a fresh copy of android OS?
I think yea it will relock it but I just wanna be sure...
2.Is unlocking the bootloader will effect the performance of mobile and is there any side effect for that ?
I reall dont wanna do that but I am forced to that for only one stupid reason goog leblack country list if anyone can suggest a solution I will be really thankful for not unlocking my mobile
3.and how about this thread I found today ??
[Daily Update]Root / Unroot Sony Ericsson Xperia 2011 v1.5 without unlock bootloader
I think that means there is away to do it without unlocking bootloader and some of supported mobile are not ICS
I had posted that this dont support Xperia Sola hople they will Help Us :'(
Finally please point me for a thread that provide step by step explanation for unlocking bootloader :'(
ghost_j1 said:
OMG by the end of the year !!!!!!
then there several question my mind if dont mind to answer me you or someone who knows the answer
1.in case I had unlocked the bootloader is installing ICS upgrade in future will relouck the bootloader and install a fresh copy of android OS?
I think yea it will relock it but I just wanna be sure...
2.Is unlocking the bootloader will effect the performance of mobile and is there any side effect for that ?
I reall dont wanna do that but I am forced to that for only one stupid reason goog leblack country list if anyone can suggest a solution I will be really thankful for not unlocking my mobile
3.and how about this thread I found today ??
[Daily Update]Root / Unroot Sony Ericsson Xperia 2011 v1.5 without unlock bootloader
I think that means there is away to do it without unlocking bootloader and some of supported mobile are not ICS
I had posted that this dont support Xperia Sola hople they will Help Us :'(
Finally please point me for a thread that provide step by step explanation for unlocking bootloader :'(
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1) there is a relocking bootloader. Tft file which relocks your bootloader only { DRM KEYS WONT RETURN}which will help you to bypass Sonys altered software error while updating it through SEUS or PC Companion n you can update your device without any problem to latest firmware....
2) No performance change is noticed rather the performance wil increase if you using custom roms...
3)it works only for Xperia 2011 device
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soulhackereborn said:
1) there is a relocking bootloader. Tft file which relocks your bootloader only { DRM KEYS WONT RETURN}which will help you to bypass Sonys altered software error while updating it through SEUS or PC Companion n you can update your device without any problem to latest firmware....
2) No performance change is noticed rather the performance wil increase if you using custom roms...
3)it works only for Xperia 2011 device
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uh gd gd thnaks but for the firs one do u mean that i have to relock my mobile before updating to ICS
Yes you have to relock it before update or you will brick your device..
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noim said:
Yes you have to relock it before update or you will brick your device..
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ok thanks a lot man thanks.... and I am still looking for away that only root Xperia Sola without Unlocking bootloder if anyone can help
thanks alot man for begging this much patience :good: :fingers-crossed:
WAX OFF:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1527159Doomlord tut
WAX ON:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1740243Flashtool special ftf by jozinek
Maybe this helps you:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
Hi for now, there are no known ways of rooting the locked Sola bootloader.
There are successful methods for this on ICS but not gingerbread, for now. I have tried so many.
Thanks for replies. Thread moved to the Q & A.
so we w8 ICS or FXP its like a race! xD
I got tired of waiting and crazy rumours so I did it, unlocked myself. I wanted root that much. Plus, I read B4anry explain in a comment exactly how Sony treats locked/unlocked bootloader, depending on what you've done, and I think I'm safe. He knows his stuff obviously!
Hi!
I have a sony xperia u (st25i) android 2.3.7 with firmware 6.0.B.3.184 .Is there a way to root it without unlocking the bootlader?Thanks!
zafisinl said:
Hi!
I have a sony xperia u (st25i) android 2.3.7 with firmware 6.0.B.3.184 .Is there a way to root it without unlocking the bootlader?Thanks!
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Nope you can't root without unlocking bootloader
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Thanks for your reply!
I saw this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460 that's why i asked...this didn't work for me that's why i ask to see if there is another method...
ICS / JB
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Hi!
Is this a custom rom or a program to root locked bootloader?I am interested in rooting my xperia u with locked bootloader in order to change my customization number and flash the phone with arabic firmware from se update.Thanks!
When the U ICS update rolls out next week - is it expected we can use the "Root Many Android" method to obtain root without unlocking the bootloader?
soulhackereborn said:
Nope you can't root without unlocking bootloader
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Hi
I have a sony xperia u (st25i) android 2.3.7 with firmware 6.0.B.3.184.
I also have unlocked bootloader.
Kindly advise me on how to root my ST25i.... if its already discussed then pls provide me the link for the same
root XU
hi i have unlocked bootloader in XU build number is 6.0.B.3.188 can i follow the steps given for rooting 6.0.B.3.184?
if not can u tell me how to root my fone
Sony XU rooting
zafisinl said:
Hi!
I have a sony xperia u (st25i) android 2.3.7 with firmware 6.0.B.3.184 .Is there a way to root it without unlocking the bootlader?Thanks!
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soulhackereborn said:
Nope you can't root without unlocking bootloader
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i run 2.3.7 with 6.0.B.3.188 can this be rooted please tell me
Yes you can all you need us flash tool and .10 stock rom that's all....
Press thanks!!!!
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kcoolkartik said:
i run 2.3.7 with 6.0.B.3.188 can this be rooted please tell me
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yes, you are on GB,
see the instructions under GB for root,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Sony_Xperia_U
try this also
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2063029
though rooting ICS can be achieved on locked bootloaders where on GB you may need to unlock it !
update to ICS and root, is what i suggest.
miaad said:
yes, you are on GB,
see the instructions under GB for root,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/wiki/Sony_Xperia_U
try this also
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2063029
though rooting ICS can be achieved on locked bootloaders where on GB you may need to unlock it !
update to ICS and root, is what i suggest.
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thanks bro but here is the thing i unlocked bootloader and the first link u gave me does not hav matching kernel shud i go ahead?
coz dey hav .184 and mine is .188
Hi!
Hi! I have a :
[device] SONY Xperia U
[Model Number] ST25i
[Android] 2.3.7 (Gingerbread)
[Firmware] 6.0.B.1.576
My question is: How Can I root it? I tried 2-3 apps(on my phone). 2 of them didn't rooted the phone when they were over, and the other told me to wait a few minutes(I waited 1 night, I mean 6-7 hours and I wasn't over).
Please help! and thanks in advance!
(Sorry for opening such an old thread)