hi, i am totally new to rooting. my phone is sony Xperia Mk16i with rooting status - Bootloader unlock status: Yes. the ROM is factory installed 2.3.4.
i was checking this forum and noticed the test point method of rooting which allows to maintain the DRM keys. i do not purchase any songs or videos online neither do i use the trackID app of my phone. is there any other reason to save the DRM keys other than the ones mentioned?
i noticed a thread in another forum where someone was complaining about not being able to use camera after rooting without saving the DRM keys.
i would also like to know if there is any method of rooting the phone without unlocking the bootloader. the main reason i want to root my phone is to increase its internal memory and be able to use the USB OTG option in my phone which is locked.
i am trying this after expiry of the warranty period and seriously can't afford to brick my phone.
any help or answers will be much appreciated.
thank you
austicorn said:
hi, i am totally new to rooting. my phone is sony Xperia Mk16i with rooting status - Bootloader unlock status: Yes. the ROM is factory installed 2.3.4.
i was checking this forum and noticed the test point method of rooting which allows to maintain the DRM keys. i do not purchase any songs or videos online neither do i use the trackID app of my phone. is there any other reason to save the DRM keys other than the ones mentioned?
i noticed a thread in another forum where someone was complaining about not being able to use camera after rooting without saving the DRM keys.
i would also like to know if there is any method of rooting the phone without unlocking the bootloader. the main reason i want to root my phone is to increase its internal memory and be able to use the USB OTG option in my phone which is locked.
i am trying this after expiry of the warranty period and seriously can't afford to brick my phone.
any help or answers will be much appreciated.
thank you
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Yes... Rooting can be done without unlocking bootloader...try the eroot thread...
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Phone: Live with walkman
For a while i have wanted to unlock my bootloader but i cant.
I have found a thread where you can unlock your phone using the test point method.
Using this tutorial - HERE
I have some questions
Can i use this method if unlocking the bootloader is not allowed?
Is there such thing as bricking? If i do it wrong will it brick my phone?
Will it effect my INSURANCE (not warranty)?
I have no experience over unlocking via test point method, so I am unable to help with it.
There is no such thing as bricking, although you can get your phone bricked, if you try to update your phone firmware over the air(3G or WiFi), while having unlocked bootloader.
But don't worry about that, chance to make it completely bricked is quite low, if you know, what you are doing.
About the insurance, check your contract details, can't help with that.
Jhawsh said:
Phone: Live with walkman
For a while i have wanted to unlock my bootloader but i cant.
I have found a thread where you can unlock your phone using the test point method.
Using this tutorial - HERE
I have some questions
Can i use this method if unlocking the bootloader is not allowed?
Is there such thing as bricking? If i do it wrong will it brick my phone?
Will it effect my INSURANCE (not warranty)?
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About the bootloader:
The s1tool method might work even if the phone is branded but if you want to unlock the boot loader to flash custom kernels and roms you will need to enter to fast boot mode which is disabled in all the branded phones that I know of, you can try to enter the phone in fastboot mode turning it of and connecting the USB cable to the PC and the phone holding down the volume up key, if the notification led turn on blue then you can flash custom kernels and rooms once the bootloader is unlocked if not then you will need to pay to unlock it if that is what you want.
About the brick and the insurance the answer was given in the previous post.
Cheers!!
If i get unlocked will it also allow me to unlock the bootloader?
After some searching.
If your phone has SIM-lock(locked to a specific network), you cannot unlock the bootloader. The only way currently is to pay some money and it will remove SIM-lock and unlock bootloader also.
Can't remember the provider exactly.
Hi, I came from X8 section so I dont really know how things work around here in X10MP section. My problem is, how safe it is to unlock my bootloader because one of my X8 has been bricked because of it, what i mean is hard bricked that is not recoverable by home remedies, it needs JTAG and I have paid alot for it. So I am afraid and sensitive when it comes to Bootloader unlocking, I read the faq's, sticky, and guide here and use search, but no luck. Im kinda annoyed that no one confirms or warns if it is safe or not in FAQ/Stickies, when I first unlock my first x8 it worked out well so I did not bother unlocking my 2nd x8, unfortunately it did bricked(hard). The X10MP that I have is 12w17 MFC, so is it safe? it is past 11w29, so to say in X8 it is not safe IDK in X10MP. Thanks in advance.
EDIT1: I Fiddled abit in this phone, IDK if this is the confirmatory that were looking for, this is what i found:
BTW-Im on stock rom and stock kernel so i have this service mode or something like that
1. Enter *#*#7378423#*#* in the dialer then call
2. Go to Service info
3. Go to Configuration
4. At the lower most entry, there is something that says:
-Rooting Status:
Bootloader unlock allowed: Yes
Is this the answer that we need? or it is all in MFC date? my X10MP is 12w17.
EDIT2: I guess, I did answer my question, the confirmatory is this http://unlockbootloader.sonymobile.com/
The supporting details is EDIT1, BTW thanks for nothing
Hi Guys,
My xperia mini pro was acting kinda wierd lately with the phone getting stuck while using the slider keyboard. This went on for a day and then the speaker on the phone stopped working and i was forced to use the headset for all calls. Then the very next day, the display went off completely. I have not rooted the phone and its on stock OS. Bootloader is locked too.
I used the search option and found this link which almost completely explains my issue http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1918271
Did as told there, SUS did find my phone and i could reinstall the OS, but it still didnt bring back the display.
So i m off to service center to get the flex cable changed.. :good: wonder y they make this thing so, if the cable damage is almost certain.
My q. is can i unlock my bootloader once the phone arrives from service? I am on 11W49. Had seen a similar thread saying anything after 11w29+ will brick the phone, but it was for Xperia X8. I am using the Xperia mini pro, will it brick the phone? i wanted to load MiUi on it
Unlock it using the official method by sony and it won't brick
If you want to know how to do this, read my guide on how to unlock the bootloader
Sent from my Nexus 4 running Android 4.3
Thanks mihahn,
Will do it once i get it back from service.
The issue of hard bricking would be applicable to X8 alone i suppose.
U can also try unlock it using test poin method. My XMP is 12W07 and everything went fine. But U must be sure, that in service menu under rooting status is Bootloader unlock allowed: yes Otherwise U won't be able to unlock bootloader for free
Hey,
So I had one tablet SGP771 that had a broken TA-Partition after unlocking bootloader and enabling My Xperia. After updating the tablet to 6.0 My Xperia asked for login etc, and it now works flawlessly without any issues to activate and deactivate. Is it now maybe a chance for all those who broke their TA-Partition to regain root status if an exploit is found in 6.0 kernel?
Also a sidequestion. I have the SGP712 version of this tablet as well, other one is my GF's after i broke it. But I have root on this, can I update to 6.0 after using AndroPlus kernel without losing root status?
Thanks in advance
The same here
You are my Hero, thank you so much.
I have unlocked the bootloader of my z4 (712) and didn't noticed that the TA and all DRM keys are getting lost on this action ("chief fast finger" strikes back again :crying: )
But then I read your posting and made an attempt. And what should I say; It seems to me that the DRM keys are back again. The Album Widget is working, TrackID works again. For me Emma made it; YMMV of course
Thanks so much:
denk_mal
BTW can someone tell me a way to find out a (nondestructive) way to find out if the keys are really there?
denk_mal said:
BTW can someone tell me a way to find out a (nondestructive) way to find out if the keys are really there?
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Try toggling the display enhancement options like X-Reality and see if they indeed change the display?
jelbo said:
Try toggling the display enhancement options like X-Reality and see if they indeed change the display?
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I have checked the service menu in the meantime and found out, that the DRM Key are gone
Service/Security shows:
Blobs: generic error!
HUK: generic error!
OTP_LOCK_STATUS : LOCKED
But I have official Android 6.0 MM now; This more than nothing
denk_mal
hai everyone..
i have z4tablet 771 aswell..
and my bootloader is unknown..
can i ask you where did you update it ?
via pc companion or via xfirm that can restore back your bootloader ?
thank you
I have used Emma from sony developers. (serach for "sony" and "emma") because PC Companion dosn't work on my unlocked Z4
HTH
denk_mal
Hi there,
So I am a bit confused, but mostly I am curious... So I have a Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet (SGP771), I bought it off ebay pre-owned and for awhile I have been curious about rooting this device (mainly to block ads and remove unwanted and unremoveable content [ie Facebook] whilst still using stock android, but rooted). But for awhile now I have known that my device in the service\configuration menu has said 'Bootloader Unlock Allow: No' which has excluded me from what feels like everything available in terms of modifying the system to actually be rooted. The device is network locked to O2 UK, which I also assume the device is network restricted in relation to the bootloader also.
So I am confused because some threads have said about unlocking a locked bootloader, whilst most have clearly stated that their modification is not for my device (After having the bad bootloader message after all). So my question is, could someone tell me what actually is available (If anything at all) For me to root this device?
What I have learnt so far is that if I want to change the 'Bootloader Unlock Allowed: No' I would have to switch the motherboard with another one (Which is clearly an extremely expensive process and not something I would want to do). Other than that I would have to wait for an exploit, But I am not sure if there is one available (Yet?) which brings me to my earlier question. Otherwise I would have to continue to use the unrooted stock android, which I dont really have any issue with because I would definitely still root it and use stock if that was available to me (Blasted bootloader rejection).
I would really apprechiate a response on this and thanks for reading XD
I would contact o2 and see if they can help.
Maybe SONY (doubt they will do it) or a SONY repair center (third party).
Replacing the bootloader should be doable in software.
No solution to Xperia Z4 Tablet Locked Bootloader
Hello, I got the same model locked to O2 UK as well and as far as I know there's still no solution to that problem, ie changing the rooting status to YES or rooting the device on a locked bootloader like we all rooted previous Xperia devices. O2 requested Sony to lock the bootloader on purpose. There are many reasons for this. One of them is, O2 doesn't want anyone to change the IMEI of their device if it gets blacklisted, for example. Of course Sony (Service Centre) can unlock it but I doubt we find a Sony member of staff who will risk losing their job for doing so. However, there's a way of uninstalling unwanted apps (bloatware) without root, but this method uninstalls the bloatware for the current user only. So basically if you have several user accounts, you'll have to uninstall those apps as many times, and also keep in mind that the operation is not reversible. So the only way to restore those apps is by factory-resetting the tablet which leads to wiping all the user-data. That method is done via a PC and you need to install, I think, Android SDK as well as Sony drivers. The full guide can be found here
https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/
Again, this is not reversible unless you factory-reset the tablet.
If I ever find a solution, or a renegade Sony guy lol, I'll let you know.