[Q] Rooting without losing data? - Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 Mini

Hi there,
Recently I have found that to move my apps to the SD card and to completely back up all of my app data with MyBackup Pro, apparently I have to root it, which would kinda be ironic cos MyBackup Pro's meant to back up my apps and then when I root I might lose all of my app data. :silly:
Well, I was searching the Q & A forum looking for a way to root my device without losing data and there doesn't seem to be a thread, so that's why I have made a new thread on this topic.
Thanks,
DrShellgon :fingers-crossed:

drshellgon said:
Hi there,
Recently I have found that to move my apps to the SD card and to completely back up all of my app data with MyBackup Pro, apparently I have to root it, which would kinda be ironic cos MyBackup Pro's meant to back up my apps and then when I root I might lose all of my app data. :silly:
Well, I was searching the Q & A forum looking for a way to root my device without losing data and there doesn't seem to be a thread, so that's why I have made a new thread on this topic.
Thanks,
DrShellgon :fingers-crossed:
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Just rooting your phone only gives you access to the system areas, it won't lose you any data. What were you thinking of doing that might lose you all your data?

Hi SmG67,
Thnx for your reply . It's just that I was worried that I would lose app data, calendar, and stuff when I rooted and that there would be a full factory wipe, and my friend (with a Nexus of some sort) said he lost everything when he rooted.
Oh, and is there a method of rooting where I won't lose any data for sure?
Thanks,
DrShellgon :fingers-crossed:

drshellgon said:
Hi SmG67,
Thnx for your reply . It's just that I was worried that I would lose app data, calendar, and stuff when I rooted and that there would be a full factory wipe, and my friend (with a Nexus of some sort) said he lost everything when he rooted.
Oh, and is there a method of rooting where I won't lose any data for sure?
Thanks,
DrShellgon :fingers-crossed:
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Get flashtool and press the root-button (the one with the padlock on it), it will root your phone and install superuser and busybox. It will not delete anything on your phone.

SmG67 said:
Get flashtool and press the root-button (the one with the padlock on it), it will root your phone and install superuser and busybox. It will not delete anything on your phone.
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Hi SmG67,
Where do I find flashtool? And is it as simple as pressing the padlock button, or are there any other processes involved?
Thanks,
DrShellgon :fingers-crossed:

drshellgon said:
Hi SmG67,
Where do I find flashtool? And is it as simple as pressing the padlock button, or are there any other processes involved?
Thanks,
DrShellgon :fingers-crossed:
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It's in the first post in the x10mini development section and in the second post in the x10minipro development section... You may have to enable usb-debugging (settings, applications, development, usb-debugging) on your phone for it to work, but other than that, just press the button and it will basically do everything automatically for you.

Hi SmG67,
Thanks for your help. So just to check, I just install it onto my phone, with no need for wiping or backing up my data?
Thanks,
DrShellgon

drshellgon said:
Hi SmG67,
Thanks for your help. So just to check, I just install it onto my phone, with no need for wiping or backing up my data?
Thanks,
DrShellgon
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I have never seen anyone lost data after rooting their phone.
I suggest you to use Super One Click ( find it on xda ) to root your phone.
Hope it helped

drshellgon said:
Hi SmG67,
Thnx for your reply . It's just that I was worried that I would lose app data, calendar, and stuff when I rooted and that there would be a full factory wipe, and my friend (with a Nexus of some sort) said he lost everything when he rooted.
Oh, and is there a method of rooting where I won't lose any data for sure?
Thanks,
DrShellgon :fingers-crossed:
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If i recall, that only affected the early nexus devices because of the way the internal memory is designed to be one happy unit, with no partitions for apps and data
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HI there guys
Thanks for your helpful replies . However, I do have some questions: What is Busybox (the Google Play description is a tad confusing), and what is its relation in the use of Link2SD?
Thanks
DrShellgon :fingers-crossed:

drshellgon said:
HI there guys
Thanks for your helpful replies . However, I do have some questions: What is Busybox (the Google Play description is a tad confusing), and what is its relation in the use of Link2SD?
Thanks
DrShellgon :fingers-crossed:
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Busybox is a set of linux command-line tools that can be used in a terminal or by other scripts or apps.
Since phone-manufacturers want to ensure a proper and hassle-free operation of the phone, they've not included anything that can easily mess up the system, so it needs to be added later. Link2sd needs it to create simlinks and move apps.

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[Q] Phone Bricked? Please help...!

Hello guys,
I've installed "NoFrills" CPU Control on my LG E720 on 3/4/13, and it worked quite well on that day.
But when I tried to turn on the phone on 4/4 , it just stuck in the "android icon screen" ( it must be boot-looping :angel: )
What's happening? Can I slove the problem without losing all the user data ?
Thanks for your help! :laugh:
(*I've moved the app to SD by using "Droidsail Super App2SD")
( sorry for my bad English )
Try flashing another rom through Recovery if not then revert back to stock rom.
-Rik[Rittik]
Rittik said:
Try flashing another rom through Recovery if not then revert back to stock rom.
-Rik[Rittik]
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so in that case, will i be able to save my user data, or extract them from the phone to my pc?
Also, are there any tutorials about ‘flashing rom’, as i know little about it...
Many thanks :laugh:
There's a dedicated thread for help on bricked phones please post there a don't create a mess in the forum
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win173d said:
so in that case, will i be able to save my user data, or extract them from the phone to my pc?
Also, are there any tutorials about ‘flashing rom’, as i know little about it...
Many thanks :laugh:
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If you hadnt backed up before. then my answer will be No. And depending on your device if the device has a dedicated Forum on XDA you will get more help there in terms of flashing Stock roms as All Manufacturers have different methods to do so. if there isnt i am sorry to tell you should go to service centre.

Pls answer. Sorry for being noob.

Good day everyone! Im totally have very less idea regarding android but im a fast learner. I got my first android phone and I rooted it using framaroot v1.6. Now i want to learn how to flash roms. Here goes my questions..
Which is advisable to the newbies like me? cwm or twrp?
Right after rooting? What is the best thing to do? If back-up, what to back-up? Also how to back-up?
Now for cwm or twrp, pls guide me which of them should i use and pls provide steps.
Very Big Thanks for Answering!
(Sorry im totally noob)
qaasedsawd said:
Good day everyone! Im totally have very less idea regarding android but im a fast learner. I got my first android phone and I rooted it using framaroot v1.6. Now i want to learn how to flash roms. Here goes my questions..
Which is advisable to the newbies like me? cwm or twrp?
Right after rooting? What is the best thing to do? If back-up, what to back-up? Also how to back-up?
Now for cwm or twrp, pls guide me which of them should i use and pls provide steps.
Very Big Thanks for Answering!
(Sorry im totally noob)
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You can go for either one of them...i use cwm but its personal choice..now how yo flash cwm on your phone..just search the forum with your phone name..every detail is out here..you just have to search.after flashing cwm just take a backup of your current rom to be safe in case something goes wrong and flash a new one.search for custom roms for your phone in the forum. The procedure for flashing it will be written there only.
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Dark Wraith said:
You can go for either one of them...i use cwm but its personal choice..now how yo flash cwm on your phone..just search the forum with your phone name..every detail is out here..you just have to search.after flashing cwm just take a backup of your current rom to be safe in case something goes wrong and flash a new one.search for custom roms for your phone in the forum. The procedure for flashing it will be written there only.
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Ok sir ill go with twrp.. Pls answer my questions above one by one if its ok.. What should i do right after rooting? What should i back-up? How to back-up? If installed another rom, can i still access my apps? Will the apps remain on progress? or it will be back to start again (as if newly installed). Thanks a lot!
After install the recovery, make a full backup (the recovery have that option, but I dunno where is it in TWRP).
If you're going to install a ROM, surely you'll need to make a factory reset (another recovery option), so all your apps will be lost, however, you can make a backup of your apps (and/or its data) using some app like Titanium Backup, and restore the backup after install the ROM.
qaasedsawd said:
Ok sir ill go with twrp.. Pls answer my questions above one by one if its ok.. What should i do right after rooting? What should i back-up? How to back-up? If installed another rom, can i still access my apps? Will the apps remain on progress? or it will be back to start again (as if newly installed). Thanks a lot!
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RoberGalarga said:
After install the recovery, make a full backup (the recovery have that option, but I dunno where is it in TWRP).
If you're going to install a ROM, surely you'll need to make a factory reset (another recovery option), so all your apps will be lost, however, you can make a backup of your apps (and/or its data) using some app like Titanium Backup, and restore the backup after install the ROM.
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Adding to this..you can restore apps through cwm itself.after creating backup and flashing rom,select advance restore then select only data then select fix permissions..everything is here only bro..just search the forums
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hm.. thanks for all the replies.. how partitioning? when should i do it? ive read some posts about partitioning so i think its important, is it or is it not? thank you i really appreciate every reply.
It depends of your phone and your usage habits. If your phone have few space to install apps, or you will install many apps then maybe you will need more space, this is the purpose of partitioning.
How to do it... well, you need to make the partition in your SD (you can do it from the recovery, or from your PC using any partitioning utility) and then, to use the partition, you'll need to install an app like Link2SD (you can install the scripts used by Link2SD if you prefer, but for the newbies is recommended use an app instead).
Ok sir, im learning a lot.. How about making NANDROID Backup?
How should i make one? Or which is the safest way to make backup?
My phone uses MT6589 and rooted with SuperSU
I saw a post using MtkDroidTools_v248.exe
Should i go with it? Pls guide me to the safest path because i dont want to end up having no phone to use. Thanks a lot again!
qaasedsawd said:
Ok sir, im learning a lot.. How about making NANDROID Backup?
How should i make one? Or which is the safest way to make backup?
My phone uses MT6589 and rooted with SuperSU
I saw a post using MtkDroidTools_v248.exe
Should i go with it? Pls guide me to the safest path because i dont want to end up having no phone to use. Thanks a lot again!
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Brother the entire forum is at your disposal.you can find any and every information here.Make google and xda search fields your best friend if you wanna learn......
As a fellow mt65XX device user...if you are scared of bricking ur device..just stay a bit away from sp flashtools until u are confident enuff and know what you doing??
Dark Wraith said:
Brother the entire forum is at your disposal.you can find any and every information here.Make google and xda search fields your best friend if you wanna learn......
As a fellow mt65XX device user...if you are scared of bricking ur device..just stay a bit away from sp flashtools until u are confident enuff and know what you doing??
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Im sorry sir. I think i ask too many questions. I can search how but i wont know which of those methods is the safest or easiest to use. Anyway i really appreciate the response. Thanks a lot sir!
qaasedsawd said:
How about making NANDROID Backup?
How should i make one? Or which is the safest way to make backup?
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The nandroid backup is a backup made with the recovery, as simple as that
RoberGalarga said:
The nandroid backup is a backup made with the recovery, as simple as that
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You are talking about cwm & twrp right?
qaasedsawd said:
Im sorry sir. I think i ask too many questions. I can search how but i wont know which of those methods is the safest or easiest to use. Anyway i really appreciate the response. Thanks a lot sir!
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No issues man..questions are always welcome here..all i am saying is that you can find all the info here..as for whats safe or not,since you are using mediatek processor,just be careful of spflashtools..try sticking to cwm as much as possible
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qaasedsawd said:
You are talking about cwm & twrp right?
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Yep
Ok sir. Thanks for the responses..
ill just clear things out. So i can make nandroid backup with just my phone? No use of computer? Hehe. If yes. Id be glad, coz i think its easier.
qaasedsawd said:
Ok sir. Thanks for the responses..
ill just clear things out. So i can make nandroid backup with just my phone? No use of computer? Hehe. If yes. Id be glad, coz i think its easier.
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Yes,you can make a nandroid backup using your phone only.
Dark Wraith said:
Yes,you can make a nandroid backup using your phone only.
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Thanks a lot sir. ill be working in my phone this weekend. i hope everything will be awesome. i also hope you wont get tired of answering my noob questions. ) Thank you so much!
fear not!
qaasedsawd said:
Thanks a lot sir. ill be working in my phone this weekend. i hope everything will be awesome. i also hope you wont get tired of answering my noob questions. ) Thank you so much!
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I've just started to play with custom roms 2 days ago and nothing went badly wrong just yet With some precautions (the backups) and attention to the instructions you will do just fine Make sure you get the correct roms for your phone, because my first attempt to flash a rom was from a different phone model Nothing wrong happened, just an error message, but its a good example that you should play attention to the names and versions of the files!
good luck
qaasedsawd said:
Thanks a lot sir. ill be working in my phone this weekend. i hope everything will be awesome. i also hope you wont get tired of answering my noob questions. ) Thank you so much!
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No i wont..
Dark Wraith said:
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No i wont..
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Wait sir, i got a little bit confused.. Hehe. What is Mobile Uncle Tool? Do i need it to have CWM or TWRP?

DMR Keys....?

I was wondering if any body knows how to check if the DMR keys arg still active or if they are gone after a rooted process or just to check thanks
It's still there if you've just rooted. It'll disappear if you unlock your bootloader, so make a TA backup (check the development section for tutorial)
Thanks for your response. I just rooted so I hope they will be there but if I want to check how do I do that thanks.
jaime4272 said:
Thanks for your response. I just rooted so I hope they will be there but if I want to check how do I do that thanks.
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I would like to know how to check to. I tried switching the engine on and off when I was completely stock and I could not tell a difference at all.
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jaime4272 said:
Thanks for your response. I just rooted so I hope they will be there but if I want to check how do I do that thanks.
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You don't need to check. Rooting does not modifiy the TA partition. Nothing can change this unless you actually delete it yourself. (then you are actually given a prompt before you actually delete it.)
You could play a video and compare them. you will see the different especially in characters faces.
I thank you all but. is there a way to check. just because and thanks again

[Q] Rooting, DMR's and other things with my new Xperia

Good day, first of all I thank you for reading this post haha ​​and it would be great to help me and clarify several questions that I have with this beautiful terminal I just bought ...
Well ... I really like that about rooting and other stuff in my phone's haha ​​and now with this I have read many threads about these things...
The first thing that worries me are the DMR's involving the BIONZ, X-Reality and other things ... MY FIRST DOUBT IS: when i Root the device, I lost the dmr's? ONLY rooting and maybe installing a custom recovery... or only lose by opening the bootloader?
I have android 4.4.2 compilation 17.1.2 A.0.314 i can root my device and backup my dmr's without losing them?
I hope you can help me friends, I wish you an excellent day
You will lose your DMR by unlocking your bootloader so you need to back them up before doing that.
you can root your device now and backup the keys before unlocking the later on you can apply them back use the search tool to find all the threads that you want .
For now just backup your keys by rooting.
Good luck
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Did you even try to search?
Safarend said:
You will lose your DMR by unlocking your bootloader so you need to back them up before doing that.
you can root your device now and backup the keys before unlocking the later on you can apply them back use the search tool to find all the threads that you want .
For now just backup your keys by rooting.
Good luck
Sent from my D6503 using XDA Free mobile app
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Thank you very much for your answer! then, in the same way if I install a custom recovery DMR 'S not lost?
o0 Matt 0o said:
Did you even try to search?
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yep
emmanueldmc said:
yep
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Answers are here

Few Question about rooting and formatting

Hi all ,
i rooted my device using this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-x/general/guide-root-oneplus-x-twrp-pc-t3251027
now i have few question:
1) can i use this method to have full controll of my phone? http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-x/general/discussion-how-to-root-oneplus-x-t3242830
2) if i want to return to a stock-rom with no rooting what i have to do? I have only to rebbot in recovery, go to advanced and then to a format data?
i know that this informations is spread around the various thread, but i don't want to brick my phone so i need a clear answer.
*sigh*
mohammedtabish said:
*sigh*
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[sarcasm]Thansk for the detailed answer. You really help me.[/sarcasm]
If you want to go back to stock, just flash the full Rom zip 2.2.0.
If you go the opposite, there is no reason you can't apply the other method to unlock bootloader & then...
But if you don't know what you are doing, don't !
Kéno40 said:
But if you don't know what you are doing, don't !
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Read, read, read.
Cronos89 said:
[sarcasm]Thansk for the detailed answer. You really help me.[/sarcasm]
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No problem pal i will always help you .... N sorry you can pm me and ask any ques n i will answer you just pm me
Cronos89 said:
Hi all ,
i rooted my device using this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-x/general/guide-root-oneplus-x-twrp-pc-t3251027
now i have few question:
1) can i use this method to have full controll of my phone? http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-x/general/discussion-how-to-root-oneplus-x-t3242830
2) if i want to return to a stock-rom with no rooting what i have to do? I have only to rebbot in recovery, go to advanced and then to a format data?
i know that this informations is spread around the various thread, but i don't want to brick my phone so i need a clear answer.
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And most important thing, take Efs backup and save it somewhere safe. Do not mess this up.

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