Hello, i am kind of lost in the forum and can't quite find what i'm searching for, so i figured i should ask around
Is there an option for Xperia Z2 d6503 to root it without installing dual recovery or any recovery, unlocking bootloader and so on,
just a simple root, for "admin" privileges...like from fastboot or through adb just coping SU binary
Thank you all in advance
igorsalma said:
Hello, i am kind of lost in the forum and can't quite find what i'm searching for, so i figured i should ask around
Is there an option for Xperia Z2 d6503 to root it without installing dual recovery or any recovery, unlocking bootloader and so on,
just a simple root, for "admin" privileges...like from fastboot or through adb just coping SU binary
Thank you all in advance
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It depends on what android version you have in your phone, if you're still on 4.4.2 you can root it using a simple exploit and it's done (this one for example http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2784900 )
If your phone is on android 4.4.4 or 5.0.2 you either:
1 - Downgrade to 4.4.2 , root, install dual recovery and upgrade to a prerooted 4.4.4 or 5.0.2 .zip firmware (no need to unlock bootloader)
2 - Unlock your bootloader (and lose your DRM keys) flash a kernel with recovery and flash supersu in recovery.
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Hi, just received a 4.1 SGP312 today, rooted with DooMLoRD_Easy-Rooting-Toolkit then updated too 4.2 via OTA after moving supersu to /system --> root is still there.
Now i would like to install a custom recovery and after reading all the treads concerning recovery i'm lost : is there any recovery woking atm for a 4.2 rom on locked bootloader for a SGP312 ?
ibis69 said:
Hi, just received a 4.1 SGP312 today, rooted with DooMLoRD_Easy-Rooting-Toolkit then updated too 4.2 via OTA after moving supersu to /system --> root is still there.
Now i would like to install a custom recovery and after reading all the treads concerning recovery i'm lost : is there any recovery woking atm for a 4.2 rom on locked bootloader for a SGP312 ?
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Maybe someone will correct me on this, but I thought recovery required a non-stock kernel, and insralling a non-stock kernel requires the boot loader to be unlocked. So, you can't have recovery on a locked bootloader with stock ROM.
ibis69 said:
Hi, just received a 4.1 SGP312 today, rooted with DooMLoRD_Easy-Rooting-Toolkit then updated too 4.2 via OTA after moving supersu to /system --> root is still there.
Now i would like to install a custom recovery and after reading all the treads concerning recovery i'm lost : is there any recovery woking atm for a 4.2 rom on locked bootloader for a SGP312 ?
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Nope, if you want a custom recovery you'll need to unlock your bootloader. In case you wan't to keep your DRM keys nad relock bootloader afterwards, backup you TA partition, unlock your boot loader, flash 4.2.2 kernel with custom recovery ('https://mega.co.nz/#!vV8QHKaI!Zpxtii1zictYur7sVOVRVVk0lR8tdIDOSmaDQkL8QDk'), flash root from recovery and finally reflash your TA partition which also relocks your bootloader.
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
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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Hi community,
I stuck on rooting and/or installing a recovery on my new SPG611 after hours of reading and trying. I need a guidance with working downloads.
What I have:
SPG611
years of knowledge with HTC and Nexus - rooting, recovery, ...
fastboot, adb working
flasher used to flash ftf
unlocked bootloader
What doesnt work until now:
on 5.1.1 and 4.4.4 - towelroot, kingroot
booting TWRP 3.0.2 FOTA-kernel - stays on SONY-screen
I've also build a PRF but don't see a way to use it without recovery.
I don't find a ftf for 5.0.1 to try these things with it.
Tried so much things, I can't eliminate that I simply missed something.
Thanks
Stephan
Hi. I'm a beginner to Android development (especially Sony devices) and I have a few questions before I do something catastrophic. I have Sony Xperia Z2 D6502 with Android MM (.575), unlocked bootloader and TWRP recovery. Also, I don't have root. At least not properly.
1.Will I be able to install custom ROMS without root?
2.Flashing SuperSu zip from TWRP does not root it properly. Is there any way around??
3.Will Xposed work without root? I flashed it successfully.
4.When building a custom ROM, how do you change that easter egg when you tap the Android version a few times and you get a game??
Thanks
1. Not without root, since your bootloader is unlocked you can easily root it.
2. Yes it does ( I do flash supersu.zip after I install recovery)
3. Xposed requires root as far as I know