Heya, I'm using .67 Firmware w/ Bootunlock, Rooted. I tried to update .73 Firmware in Sony PC Companion, it's new released version. Have any way to update it?
If you have installed the doom kernel and the recovery correctly, just restart in flashboot mode (blue led) and you can flash some 0.73 prerooted stock rom which you can downloadd from the xperia s android dev.
You can not use pc companion to update your phone when your bootloader is unlocked,
Thats why there is a re lock method, when relocked you can use the se software again
But will loos root probarbly
I have rooted my device on 6.1.A.0.452 and I wanna update it but it can't be updated because of the root (I tried to update it from Sony PC companion and phone updates it self and i failed ). So anyone give links to flash the new rom without any change
because you have rooted your phone im assuming you've unlocked your phone, you cant update your phone if you have unlocked your phone,
if u want to update via seus or pc companion you have to relock it again.
relocking bootloader
or if u just want to flash latest update, flash it via flashtool,
flashtool
firmwares
thanks for the reply and the links.
But I can flash without relocking it. Right ?!
I Guess I rooted it without unlocking the boot screen.
Hi!
Somebody in a different forum suggested that it might be possible to root the latest firmware (23.0.1.A.0.167) by downgrading the kernel (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56590546&postcount=1224).
Can anybody confirm this method to work?
I purchased my Z2 tablet yesterday and was foolish enough to believe that I can upgrade to the latest firmware and still root my device (with a locked bootloader).
Greetings
MJFox
MJFox78 said:
Hi!
Somebody in a different forum suggested that it might be possible to root the latest firmware (23.0.1.A.0.167) by downgrading the kernel (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56590546&postcount=1224).
Can anybody confirm this method to work?
I purchased my Z2 tablet yesterday and was foolish enough to believe that I can upgrade to the latest firmware and still root my device (with a locked bootloader).
Greetings
MJFox
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It doesn't work. You end up to bootloop. However you can flash prerooted firmware in custom recovery and have fully rooted device.
kulvertti said:
It doesn't work. You end up to bootloop. However you can flash prerooted firmware in custom recovery and have fully rooted device.
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In order to do so I have to unlock my bootloader and with that I'm going to lose my drm keys, right?
MJFox78 said:
In order to do so I have to unlock my bootloader and with that I'm going to lose my drm keys, right?
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No. If you easy root and install the dual recovery beforehand you flash from that.
But easy root doesn't seem to work with the latest firmware, they closed the vulnerability that easy root is using
MJFox78 said:
But easy root doesn't seem to work with the latest firmware, they closed the vulnerability that easy root is using
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Easy Root Tool works just fine with .314 firmware. So if you are now on latest .167 firmware, downgrade to .314, root it, install custom recovery and flash prerooted flashable.zip in custom recovery. Done.
kulvertti said:
Easy Root Tool works just fine with .314 firmware. So if you are now on latest .167 firmware, downgrade to .314, root it, install custom recovery and flash prerooted flashable.zip in custom recovery. Done.
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Ah, I didn't know it's possible to downgrade the firmware
So I need the firmware flash tool and a ftf file of the 167 firmware, right?
And it can be done without root and a locked bootloader?
Sorry for all the newbie questions, I'm coming from HTC devices and it's a little different there
Greetings
MJFox
MJFox78 said:
Ah, I didn't know it's possible to downgrade the firmware
So I need the firmware flash tool and a ftf file of the 167 firmware, right?
And it can be done without root and a locked bootloader?
Sorry for all the newbie questions, I'm coming from HTC devices and it's a little different there
Greetings
MJFox
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You need:
- latest Flashtool with drivers installed correctly for your device
- some working custom recovery
- Easy root tool
- ftf file you need is 314 firmware of you device where you have to downgrade to easily root it
- prerooted zip file included you device 167 firmware, SuperSu install files and latest dualrecovery install files.
You don´t need unlocked bootloader for this. Point of downgrading is to achieve root easily that you can have root with 167 firmware? Or do you mean that can you achieve root on 314 firmware without having it before? If so, yes you can with Easy root tool.
kulvertti said:
You need:
- latest Flashtool with drivers installed correctly for your device
- some working custom recovery
- Easy root tool
- ftf file you need is 314 firmware of you device where you have to downgrade to easily root it
- prerooted zip file included you device 167 firmware, SuperSu install files and latest dualrecovery install files.
You don´t need unlocked bootloader for this. Point of downgrading is to achieve root easily that you can have root with 167 firmware? Or do you mean that can you achieve root on 314 firmware without having it before? If so, yes you can with Easy root tool.
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thanks for your efforts!
in the meantime I managed to downgrade the firmware to 314, successfully root and backup TA
I installed superSU from the play store and it is telling me that I need to update the binaries and I can choose between "normal" (which doesn't work) or through "twrp/cwm"
I didn't install any custom recovery yet, so I'm not sure how to move on from now
should I install dual recovery (from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785598), after flash the latest supersu from recovery and finally flash prerooted zip file?
do I need custom recovery to flash the prerooted 167 firmware?
or should I just run the OTA to get 167 firmware (will the device still be rooted after the update)?
please advice
MJFox
MJFox78 said:
thanks for your efforts!
in the meantime I managed to downgrade the firmware to 314, successfully root and backup TA
superSU is telling me that I need to update the binaries and I can choose between "normal" (which doesn't work) or through "twrp/cwm"
I didn't install any custom recovery yet, so I'm not sure how to move on from now
should I install dual recovery (from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2785598), after flash the latest supersu from recovery and finally flash prerooted zip file?
or should I just run the OTA to get 167?
please advice
MJFox
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Good to here you achievment. If you can´t update SuperSu binaries by "normal" way easiest might be to flash SuperSu latest update from custom recovery. I recommend dual recovery from your link and when installed use TWRP.
So install dualrecovery, flash latest SuperSu and then prerooted zip. If you end up without write permissions to system here might be solution for that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56616135&postcount=52
kulvertti said:
Good to here you achievment. If you can´t update SuperSu binaries by "normal" way easiest might be to flash SuperSu latest update from custom recovery. I recommend dual recovery from your link and when installed use TWRP.
So install dualrecovery, flash latest SuperSu and then prerooted zip. If you end up without write permissions to system here might be solution for that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=56616135&postcount=52
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I installed dual recovery and flashed your prerooted zip from the other thread - everything works perfect, thanks a lot for your efforts! :good:
greetings
MJFox
Hi,
I have received the MM OTA update notification but I have a custom recovery installed. Is it best to restore back to stock recovery and install the OTA update to get MM or use the flashtool?
Also is the DRM restore tool available on MM?
Cheers
Spikey.
If your bootloader is unlocked then you cannot update via OTA or via PC Companion. You will have to use flashtool
I have Sony Xperia F5122 model.
Phone has TWRP and it's rooted. It has Magisk 14.0 for hidden root. I don't remember if I installed a kernel.
It's curently running build 34.2.A.2.69. version. Now xperia system update is getting all up in my nortification bar to update the software to 34.A.0.228. When I try to update it trough the phone it fails every time. I assume this is because I have TWRP not original recovery. How do I update without losing my data? I was thinking of flashtool but I don't know which boxes to tick for wipe and exclude. I have original firmware from xperifirm and compiled with flashtool.
Leonardsleim said:
I have Sony Xperia F5122 model.
Phone has TWRP and it's rooted. It has Magisk 14.0 for hidden root. I don't remember if I installed a kernel.
It's curently running build 34.2.A.2.69. version. Now xperia system update is getting all up in my nortification bar to update the software to 34.A.0.228. When I try to update it trough the phone it fails every time. I assume this is because I have TWRP not original recovery. How do I update without losing my data? I was thinking of flashtool but I don't know which boxes to tick for wipe and exclude. I have original firmware from xperifirm and compiled with flashtool.
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you can use flashtool, exclude fotakernel so you'll keep twrp. After flashing rom use magisk app to get root or create and flash a rooted kernel
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you can use flashtool, exclude fotakernel so you'll keep twrp. After flashing rom use magisk app to get root or create and flash a rooted kernel
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I realized that I can't or don't know how to get into fastboot because I have TWRP.
Ok now I remembered how to get into fastboot. Now I don't have root. Twrp asks for a decryption password which I don't know. Installing supersu from flash didn't do anything.