hey guys I have just flash an android 5.0.2 ROM that doesnt have recovery or superuser and the root apps that i install say that i need root access. i own an xperia s with unlocked bootloader and i received a message from the dev saying i need to install recovery in the fota kernel and i dont know how to do that. So what my question is that can I flash the .img file of recovery using flashtool as the kernel stuff like fota is just complicated for me. please help! I love android 5.0 and always wanted it and i came across this problem and i need help fixing it :crying:
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Hey everyone, I've been using my hox+ rooted for some time now, never flashed a ROM and was wondering if I update to the new att software will I lose root?
Yes. Just make sure you have a custom recovery and flash the root installer zip. Or if you have TWRP, after a the flash, it will ask to install root.
Hey thanks for the response, I'm running twrp 2.4 the thing is I don't know whether to to let the phone update through its regular way of updating or do I flash this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2235248, the problem with flashing this is I don't
Know how to flash boot IMG. Sorry I'm a noob any help would be greatly appreciated.
Use this command in fastboot.
fastboot flash boot /location/of/boot.img
If your bootloader is unlock and your phone has a custom Recovery, the official AT&T update won't install on your phone. If you want the update, or you wait for a custom ROM with the update to be available, or you relock bootloader, and flash the latest RUU to recover the original state of your phone. Then you can still unlock with the same token and install a custom recovery to root your device.
Thanks much fellas, you've been a great help!
im downloading the 10.6.A.454 via XperiFirm and going to use PRFCreator to add the ftf, supersu and the recovery and then flash the nrely created file onto my tablet now firstly this is my first flash so im just wondering has anyone else done this? and once this works and im going to flash my Z1 which has a locked bootloader but its rooted and i have the dual recovery on it.
any help would be appreciated
TabZ-lockeddualrecovery2.8.20-RELEASE.flashable.zip - im using this as my recovery and the normal SuperSU but im not too sure of the the flashing process... also i dont have a sd with it
Hello, I recently bought an xperia Z2 from someone that had it from the french operator Orange.
Running on a heavily bloated lollipop 5.0.2 with a build number of 23.1.A.1.28 D6503 with a locked unlockable bootloader
Being a samsung user all my life, this seems a new territory to me, I first wanted to clean everything up and have it running on CM12, that seems impossible because of the bootloader lock.
Then I failed rooting it and got really confused. the device also doesnt boot into recovery AT ALL
Can you please help me root the hell out of it and clean all the crap that Orange put in it? and also would you please suggest a debloated clean stock rom(kitkat is preferred)
Thank you so much for your time, I'm looking forward for you replies
Use KingRoot for rooting,install BusyBox, then install custom dual recovery with XZRecovery finally flash SuperSU zip with recovery , here's a link for all the files needed http://www.mediafire.com/download/894tuibsb2a75bm/wts.zip
Well, my dear friend, I failed twice doing that, now im running a clean factory reset and going to try again, will let you know
Flash android version 4.4.2, root this version and then flash the firmware of your choice via recovery (make sure it is a prerooted one, that comes in a Flashable Zip form)
As I know, Sony devices doesn't have accessible stock recovery
You can boot into recovery only after installing custom recovery like :
TWRP - CWM - Philiz Touch
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Hello guys,
I am stucked in very vizar situation. Actually i have my phone with no recovery installed & locked bootloader. But good thing is that i have working ROM and it is also rooted.
I want to install new Oxygen OS update but whenever i tried to unlock bootloader , its just failing as there is not recovery installed on my phone.
I there any way to get out of this problem... pls help
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I'm not as knowledgeable as the devs here, but you could try unrooting and then unlocking the bootloader?
Unrooting has nothing to do with it. Have you tried this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-x/general/discussion-how-to-root-oneplus-x-t3242830
Did you root with Kingroot?
champ14 said:
Hello guys,
I am stucked in very vizar situation. Actually i have my phone with no recovery installed & locked bootloader. But good thing is that i have working ROM and it is also rooted.
I want to install new Oxygen OS update but whenever i tried to unlock bootloader , its just failing as there is not recovery installed on my phone.
I there any way to get out of this problem... pls help
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since you are rooted you can download flashify and install recovery from there
check this thread out
http://forum.xda-developers.com/oneplus-x/general/guide-backup-locked-bootloader-t3301387
Hello all,
I followed this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/m4-aqua/general/root-t3421932
And I sucessfully installed TWRP and rooted my phone. Everything worked fine so far, I was able to use root and access the custom recovery all normal.
Now I come across a discrepancy, I wanted to update the new PokeGo app by following this tutorial, to install in a rooted phone: (the new update blocks access to all rooted/jailbroken phones)
http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/09/11/guide-play-pokemon-go-0-37-rooted-android-magisk/
But I found a situation when I want to uninstall root, in SU, I get an error of uninstallation failed... I tried all the options and I can't seem to revert root. Another situation is, when I try to boot up the custom recovery, It gets stuck in the white sony bg logo and it doesn't boot up. I tried to flash recovery img again by flashboot and it didn't work... Now I'm stuck with no recovery or a way to make a backup of everything..
So the question is, and i guess i know the answer already but I will ask anyways, is there any way to unroot this with flashtool? I don't want to lose any of the current phone settings/data, I was maybe thinking I could just reflash the FW with flashtool, but I wouldn't know if i should be ticking all the boxes or just the kernel one for this.
Anyways, any help/ideas are appreciated.
flash the ftf of the build number you were using at the time and then untick flash user data
Install xposed and next install module BSD mod tools to hide root
Flash stock boot.Img, and unroot it with SuperSU