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Hello
I have been reading through the threads here but can't seem to find a rooting method for Z2 on 5.1.1 546. Bootloader is unlocked. If this has been discussed somewhere already please kindly point me to the relevant page. Thank you
If you already are on 5.1.1, unrooted, you'll have to either flash a kernel with recovery and then flash superSU(since you bootloader is unlocked) or you'll have to downgrade to 4.4.2, root and install recovery and then make a rootable 5.1.1 zip file and flash it.
Flashable zipfile can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z2/general/ftf-cutomized-23-1-0-726-cda-1281-9809-t3082166.
Skanin said:
If you already are on 5.1.1, unrooted, you'll have to either flash a kernel with recovery and then flash superSU(since you bootloader is unlocked) or you'll have to downgrade to 4.4.2, root and install recovery and then make a rootable 5.1.1 zip file and flash it.
Flashable zipfile can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z2/general/ftf-cutomized-23-1-0-726-cda-1281-9809-t3082166.
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Thanks. I will try that. I was hoping I wouldn't need to downgrade though. :good:
Skanin said:
If you already are on 5.1.1, unrooted, you'll have to either flash a kernel with recovery and then flash superSU(since you bootloader is unlocked) or you'll have to downgrade to 4.4.2, root and install recovery and then make a rootable 5.1.1 zip file and flash it.
Flashable zipfile can be found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z2/general/ftf-cutomized-23-1-0-726-cda-1281-9809-t3082166.
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Hey, sorry to be a bother. My problem is I also can't get into recovery. I have used samsung all my life this is my first non-samsung device so it's vexing me a little. I used fastboot to flash twrp, cwm, philz but each time I can't get into recovery. sometimes I get purple led but it doesn't progress from there. got any ideas?
arsenicas said:
Hey, sorry to be a bother. My problem is I also can't get into recovery. I have used samsung all my life this is my first non-samsung device so it's vexing me a little. I used fastboot to flash twrp, cwm, philz but each time I can't get into recovery. sometimes I get purple led but it doesn't progress from there. got any ideas?
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You press the volume button down when the purple light shows, right?
Norwegian
Du trykker på volum knappen nedover et par ganger når lyset lyser lilla, ikke sant?
Same for me here. Flashed 5.1 via flashtool and unlocked the bootloader then. But none of the recoverys boot. And no purple light either.
Worked this Morning, when i was on 5.0
go download twrp from their site
go into fastboot mode
fastboot flash recovery [twrp recovery image name].img
Now you should be able to access recovery by pressing vol up multiple times on boot (if it doesn't work, try vol down, or the power button) , you won't see any purple light as that is related to Androplus kernel I think
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You press the volume button down when the purple light shows, right?
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Du trykker på volum knappen nedover et par ganger når lyset lyser lilla, ikke sant?
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Yes I keep pressing the button. it shows the screen is on because you can see the backlight but nothing on display
ticktock666 said:
go download twrp from their site
go into fastboot mode
fastboot flash recovery [twrp recovery image name].img
Now you should be able to access recovery by pressing vol up multiple times on boot (if it doesn't work, try vol down, or the power button) , you won't see any purple light as that is related to Androplus kernel I think
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for me twrp is the most unresponsive of all the recoveries I tried. it gets stuck on the Sony start up screen
Just an update on my case, I have had a breakthrough (somewhat) with recovery. I flashed extracted the boot.img from the kernel on this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z2/development/kernel-andropluskernel-v10-t2974841 and fastboot flashed it as per instructions on the post. I was then able to boot into twrp but couldn't boot into the system due to bootloop. tried to flash a pre tooted stock zip didn't work either so I had to flash CM12. Since I had always wanted to try cm12 I can do so while I'm still trying to find my way back to stock lol. Root works now though, which way my major issue.
Hi, is there a way to root for locked bl?
JonnyZaggi said:
Same for me here. Flashed 5.1 via flashtool and unlocked the bootloader then. But none of the recoverys boot. And no purple light either.
Worked this Morning, when i was on 5.0
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U need a custom kernel from 5.0.2 then flash recovery. Turn on ur phone and when u see the led colour press volume down
I had a locked bootloader and 5.1.1 on my Xperia Z2. I downloaded an original firmware 5.0.2, flashed it with FlashTools and then applied root without any problem. Also I installed a recovery, so I can now enter by keeping pressed vol-down from first vibration on start until it vibrates many times.
can you please tell me how did you come back to 5.0.2 because whenever i am flashing 5.0.2 my cell phone stuck in booting screen and restarting
I know that some people are having some issues working with the flash tool and downgrading their firmware to get root. There IS an easier way. The way I rooted the last time was to:
1) download one of the prerooted flashables (I chose one of the lollipop ones) and put it on my SD card,
2) use Kingroot on the .44 firmware to get temp root
3) install the dual recovery.
4) Once dual recovery installed and booted to TWRP for the first time I did a wipe (may not be necessary) and flashed the pre-rooted .zip
5) wiped cache/dalvik (again, maybe not necessary) and rebooted to rooted lollipop with supersu.
6) If kinguser is still installed (I don't believe it was for me) just uninstall it.
Do you know why after I am flashing pre-rooted.zip files, my phone stuck at Verzion boot logo forever
Can you please help?
rfresh said:
Do you know why after I am flashing pre-rooted.zip files, my phone stuck at Verzion boot logo forever
Can you please help?
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How long is "forever"? It's been noted that it can be at the VZ screen for 15 or so minutes.
If ever in doubt, go back into TWRP, wipe everything but your internal/external storage and flash again. If that doesn't work, your prerooted .zip is likely funked up.
it won't bootup for the whole night
I fresh downloaded the same version and it still not work
Anything else I could try?
rfresh said:
Do you know why after I am flashing pre-rooted.zip files, my phone stuck at Verzion boot logo forever
Can you please help?
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where are you getting the file from?
Over here
https://mega.nz/#!24swjQgQ!7o4tB05IEqNEC88UwE5cbESG_8hQFi7YVHZazz8h8iQ
BladeRunner said:
I know that some people are having some issues working with the flash tool and downgrading their firmware to get root. There IS an easier way. The way I rooted the last time was to:
1) download one of the prerooted flashables (I chose one of the lollipop ones) and put it on my SD card,
2) use Kingroot on the .44 firmware to get temp root
3) install the dual recovery.
4) Once dual recovery installed and booted to TWRP for the first time I did a wipe (may not be necessary) and flashed the pre-rooted .zip
5) wiped cache/dalvik (again, maybe not necessary) and rebooted to rooted lollipop with supersu.
6) If kinguser is still installed (I don't believe it was for me) just uninstall it.
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How to install dual recovery? Anyone has a step by step guide?
Finally Kingroot worked and I'm rooted with recovery on lollipop.
I spent the day trying all the other instructions and finally looked at this thread. Got it and rooted with 5.02 installed and dual recovery. Yahoo!. I first installed 5.02 without root and was having some trouble with intermittent smartwear connectivity. Once I decided to downgrade to kitkat and root I also thought it was best to wipe the phone and am glad I did this time although reinstalling and configuring the phone will take some time. It solved my Bluetooth connection problem. Thanks for recommending kingroot. This is much easier imo. These are the procedures I used:
Using Windows 10 x64
Notes:
A: I was content with non-root 5.02 but Bluetooth connectivity was acting up with my Sony Smartband Talk.
B: Driver signing seems to be an issue with Windows 7 and 8.1 from other’s comments but not on Windows 10.
C: These procedures are for getting back to 4.4.4 from a non-rooted 5.02 phone so that root can be obtained. For just obtaining root on 4.4.4 and then upgrading to rooted 5.02, skip the first two steps.
Files and procedures:
1. Installed Flashtool 09.18.6 from here https://userscloud.com/kb6tr3bcuecr
2. From non-rooted 5.02, I used this version of Flashtool to pull the KitKat 4.4.4 version and installed to phone wiping cache, data and app settings
3. Files to install on SD card:
a. Prerooted lollipop: http://forum.xda-developers.com/z3/...ment/5-0-2-sony-xperia-z3v-prerooted-t3214182
b. Dual Recovery TWRP: Z3-lockeddualrecovery2.8.21-RELEASE.flashable.zip from: http://nut.xperia-files.com/
c. SuperUser from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/supersu/2014-09-02-supersu-v2-05-t2868133
4. Install Java SE Development Kit 8u65 Windows x64 to system from here | http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html
5. Install Windows version of Kingroot from here to obtain temporary root on 4.4.4 | http://www.kingroot.net/
6. Install Dual Recovery TWRP v: Z3C-lockeddualrecovery2.8.21-RELEASE.installer.zip from here: http://nut.xperia-files.com/
Note: This version you run from Windows to obtain the first recovery after successull Kingroot and is why I installed the Java SE kit
7. Reboot phone and it comes up in recovery
8. Wipe Dalvik and Cache
9. Use the Install function in TWRP to install the Super User and Dual Recovery zip files and then the Pre-rooted lollipop. Reboot
10. Done. Old/New rooted phone. F$ck Verizon
11. Delete the flash files from SD card included in step 3 above.
Thanks and you are saying you could gain root on 5.0.2?
1, Flash 5.0.2 TFT
2, Root with Kingroot?
rfresh said:
Thanks and you are saying you could gain root on 5.0.2?
1, Flash 5.0.2 TFT
2, Root with Kingroot?
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No, you still need to root on 4.4.x first, install dual recovery then flash the prerooted lollipop zip
BladeRunner said:
No, you still need to root on 4.4.x first, install dual recovery then flash the prerooted lollipop zip
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Thanks, the thing is
After I install dual recovery and flash pre-rooted zip files, my phone just stay at "Verizon" logo
I struggled for nearly three weeks, still could not find a solution
Would you like to help?
rfresh said:
Thanks, the thing is
After I install dual recovery and flash pre-rooted zip files, my phone just stay at "Verizon" logo
I struggled for nearly three weeks, still could not find a solution
Would you like to help?
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I have no idea why it won't flash. Makes no sense to me. Dumb question but you actually have the z3v for Verizon, correct, and not just a z3?
BladeRunner said:
I have no idea why it won't flash. Makes no sense to me. Dumb question but you actually have the z3v for Verizon, correct, and not just a z3?
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yes, D6708
rfresh said:
yes, D6708
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Just wanted to make sure. Are you flashing the zip from the internal memory or an SD card? Whichever way you are doing it try the opposite. Move it from your PC to the internal/external and flash it. It seems as if that zip is corrupted somehow. I just don't know why.
rfresh said:
Thanks and you are saying you could gain root on 5.0.2?
1, Flash 5.0.2 TFT
2, Root with Kingroot?
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Yes, I updated my post with the procedures I used. Many thanks to all that have done the legwork in prior threads/posts.
Confused
Somebody say root 4.4.4 which I know it is already working
And you say 5.0.2, we can gain root without flash pre-rooted ROM
rfresh said:
Confused
Somebody say root 4.4.4 which I know it is already working
And you say 5.0.2, we can gain root without flash pre-rooted ROM
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I don't know how you gain root without going back to 4.4.4 first unless I've missed something. That would have saved me a big headache.
Hi
I am having some issues with my Xperia Z2 D6502. I am new to rooting, so please bear with me.
I rooted my device following these instructions. All things went smoothly. However next day I started having problems to boot into recovery mode. I have explained my problem here. I tried reinstalling Z2-lockeddualrecovery2.7.154-BETA.installer which I got from the above instructions. It installed successfully but still I couldnt boot into recovery mode. The phone even stopped detecting my SD card, I had to reinsert it each time I would reboot to make it work.
So I followed all the instructions from the scratch again except for the last one which involved flashing pre rooted 5.1.1 stock ROM(flashable_D6502_23.4.A.0.546.zip). I wanted to keep rooted kitkat 4.4.2(I initially,i ..e., before rooting, had 5.1.1 but according to the instructions I had to downgrade it to kitkat) which I obtained as a result of downgrading my Xperia Z2 from 5.1.1.
Now I am facing wifi problems with kitkat. I can connect to the network but internet works extremely slow while it works absolutely fine on other devices. I dont have access to the router as its a common router in my dorm. I tried several solutions which I found on internet involving changing DNS to 8.8.8.8 and changing IP settings to static. None of them had any effect. Is there anything else I could do to resolve this issue?
The main reason I want to keep kikat is that I want to install Xposed on my device for imei changer and android id changer, and I read somewhere that for installing Xposed on kitkat you dont need to flash any zips and just install it like any other app. I didnt flash it on lollipop because of the warnings about getting stuck in bootloop in sony devices and I wasnt sure of how to flash it as the instructions were not very detailed and I am new to it. So do we flash it the same way I flashed 5.1.1 rom, i.e., booting into recovery mode and then selecting install and then selecting the zip I want to install?
I got this link to working modules on sony devices but I cant find imei changer in the list. So even if I installed Xposed, with your help of course, will I be unable to use imei and android id changer?
I read in several places that I should backup my device so that I can restore to the previous state in case I soft brick it or enter a bootloop. What kind of backup is this and how do I take it?(I googled and found Backup TA to take backup but I am not sure if that is the type of backup I am looking for and the instructions in the page are not detailed enough for me as I cant risk my device.)
I have one request, please provide me with detailed steps as I am doing all of it for the first time and am extremely nervous of screwing up my device as it is my only phone and quite expensive too.
Well, my device is rooted, on 5.1.1, and Xposed Works very well, without bootloops, and all Modules that I tried worked very well, by your description I can't figure out what is causing your problems...
stayawake said:
Well, my device is rooted, on 5.1.1, and Xposed Works very well, without bootloops, and all Modules that I tried worked very well, by your description I can't figure out what is causing your problems...
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I havent tried Xposed on my device yet. Have you tried imei changer and android id changer? If not can you confirm if it works?
Can you please provide me with detailed step on how to install Xposed?
If my device goes into bootloop, will I be able to flash it using stock ROM?
And can you please provide answers regarding taking backup?
berbatov93 said:
I havent tried Xposed on my device yet. Have you tried imei changer and android id changer? If not can you confirm if it works?
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I didn't tried these two modules.
berbatov93 said:
Can you please provide me with detailed step on how to install Xposed?
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following the official topic of the module, you will have all the steps to install it, and the version that most fits with your system version
berbatov93 said:
If my device goes into bootloop, will I be able to flash it using stock ROM?
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If you got a boot loop, you can:
1: Force power off the device by holding volume+ and power button simultaneously, then, you will able to flash via flashtool a new ROM
2: if you have a custom recovery, you can follow the same method to power off, then, power on and access the recovery, where you will be able to flash a zip containing a new system, etc.
berbatov93 said:
And can you please provide answers regarding taking backup?
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Well, again, using a custom recovery you can make a Backup, the interface is very intuitive and easy to understand.
stayawake said:
I didn't tried these two modules.
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Can you please try them?
If you got a boot loop, you can:
1: Force power off the device by holding volume+ and power button simultaneously, then, you will able to flash via flashtool a new ROM
2: if you have a custom recovery, you can follow the same method to power off, then, power on and access the recovery, where you will be able to flash a zip containing a new system, etc.
Well, again, using a custom recovery you can make a Backup, the interface is very intuitive and easy to understand.
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Do we make custom recovery using the backup option we get when we boot into recovery menu?
And how to enter recovery menu without booting into the system? I access it using NDR utils app.
And do I need to flash any recovery zip from the recovery menu if I want to keep it?
berbatov93 said:
Can you please try them?
Do we make custom recovery using the backup option we get when we boot into recovery menu?
And how to enter recovery menu without booting into the system? I access it using NDR utils app.
And do I need to flash any recovery zip from the recovery menu if I want to keep it?
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If you have Dual recovery, you are already running a custom recovery.
to enter the recovery menu whitout boot the system, you should:
Power On the device, and at the FIRST SONY screen, when the LED flashes, press volume up to enter TWRP
stayawake said:
If you have Dual recovery, you are already running a custom recovery.
to enter the recovery menu whitout boot the system, you should:
Power On the device, and at the FIRST SONY screen, when the LED flashes, press volume up to enter TWRP
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Volume down for TWRP, volume up goes to the other one, CWM I think? I've never looked!
@berbatov93 you need a bit more patience and to read more things. Forums are awesome because you can get help from people all over the world but it rarely happens in real time.
stayawake said:
If you have Dual recovery, you are already running a custom recovery.
to enter the recovery menu whitout boot the system, you should:
Power On the device, and at the FIRST SONY screen, when the LED flashes, press volume up to enter TWRP
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Its doesnt enogh to tap once volume up to enter to recovery ,when Sony logo shows he must tap few times volume up until notification led get purple color and phone goes in to recovery.This is procedure for Philzz Touch Recovery.
may i ask you something..did you unmount your memory card before you take it out?
if you want to have lastest version lolipop with root..
downgrade your phone to android lolipop 5.0.1..then follow this step http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z1/general/root-xperia-running-lollipop-lb-ubl-t3123893..
then..
1. install busybox
2. turn on usb debugging and unknown source
3. find lolipop lastest version preroot...copy to your memory card (make sure to unmount it before you put it out) or just put the usb cable
4. install recovery (make sure to get lastest recovery.. can get it on nut.xperia-files.com/)
5. enter recovery then flash lastest pre root lolipop..
6. turn on your phone...
7.Good Luck
TA Partition Backup is for who want to unlock bootloader.. it backup DRM key which important for waranty.
Thank You, i hope this will help you
NamiDragneel said:
may i ask you something..did you unmount your memory card before you take it out?
if you want to have lastest version lolipop with root..
downgrade your phone to android lolipop 5.0.1..then follow this step http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z1/general/root-xperia-running-lollipop-lb-ubl-t3123893..
then..
1. install busybox
2. turn on usb debugging and unknown source
3. find lolipop lastest version preroot...copy to your memory card (make sure to unmount it before you put it out) or just put the usb cable
4. install recovery (make sure to get lastest recovery.. can get it on nut.xperia-files.com/)
5. enter recovery then flash lastest pre root lolipop..
6. turn on your phone...
7.Good Luck
TA Partition Backup is for who want to unlock bootloader.. it backup DRM key which important for waranty.
Thank You, i hope this will help you
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The DRM keys are unlikely to affect your warranty claim but they do other things including allowing your device to get OTA upgrades.
To unlock your bootloader you have to get an unlock code from Sony, to do that you give them your device details. So if you send it back for warranty and they look it up, I have no idea if they do, they'll see that you have unlocked your bootloader. Or at least got the code to do so, I doubt anyone gets the code without planing on using it.
Those DRM keys play a role in the Sony image processing for both the camera and the Bravia Engine. That is what you lose by unlocking the bootloader, warranty is not the major factor.
Hey
I had the same problem.
So what I did to solve this?
I did a factory reset > flash again flashable_D6502_23.4.A.0.546.zip > wipe dalvik >
And the problem was fixed.
Good luck
Rooting and romming Sony devices is a little harder than most android devices, some things work a little different. The scattered info doesn't make this any easier either. I had to find this out the hard way, softbricked my Xperia in the process, but I finally did it. I see that there still are people that wish to root stock 5.1.1 and that there are no unified proper instructions to do this so here is my process and guide. Good luck.
There are many ways to do this, but it includes flashing your Xperia to earlier firmware then rooting and installing the recovery and then flashing back the newest firmware, so I made this little guide to make things easier for Sony newcomers. This process should be compatible with Z1, Z2 and Z3(c) - but ofcourse its made for Z2, for Z1 and Z3 download recovery files for your model respectively.
You won't loose any of your data on your stock ROM if you do this correctly.
You'll need a Windows PC, 7, 8.1, 10. (Mac and Linux are also supported)
1. Root your Z with Kingroot.apk v4.6 and v4.8 work flawlessly. Just download and install as normal apk and hit the big blue button. You have to have internet connection for this to work. It will root your Z automatically after cca. 2m.
Kingroot app is basically a super su app from a different developer. Congrats, you now have root.
2. To install a recovery do not use any flashing apps by TWRP or similar, it wont work. We will use XDZR.
XZDR is Xperia Z Dual Recovery, its basically Philz recovery and TWRP recovery flashed together. You enter Philz holding vol up and TWRP holding vol down when powering up your xperia. * Search for NUT's dual recovery for more info.
Download the recovery from here:
http://nut.xperia-files.com/path/XZDualRecovery
(Download the correct .zip for your Xperia model).
3. Download the. zip to your PC.
4. Connect your phone via USB after you have enabled USB debugging on your xperia. If you have correct Sony drivers installed your PC will recognize your device and a dialog will pop up on your phone (about allowing USB debugging from this PC). Allow the access.
5. Unpack the zip you downloaded to a random folder on your PC. Here run the install.bat if you're on a Win PC. Bat will run and here you just choose the first option, type 1 and follow the on screen instructions, keep an eye on your phone, it will pop up a couple of yes - no dialogs. Allow the access and ADB access and wait, it will be fast.
When you reboot you will see a green LED light up while SONY splash is shown, this is when you hold up or down for one of the two recoveries.
Down is for TWRP and up is for Philz.
6. Download superSU from here:
https://download.chainfire.eu/696/SuperSU/
Boot to system again and now you can unroot your phone trough Kingroot app (general settings) and then reboot to recovery again and flash the file from this link, you will get the super su app and super su binaries and this way you're fully rooted and will have dual recovery for your full flashing pleasure.
* Remember that you first need to unroot and uninstall Kingroot app and then flash Super su, otherwise you risk a bootloop or just not functional root access.
* Do not flash newer TWRP or any recovery or youll loose your recovery.
* I am not responsible if something goes wrong with your device.
And thats it, you have your data intact, stock 5.1.1 ROM, fully functional root access with super su and two recoveries, intact BL and DRM keys and you can flash almost anything that supports LB (locked bootloader).
Hey.
I have a few questions.
Does installing recovery void the warranty? Can the XZDualRecovery be uninstalled easily? Can I still update to Marshmallow via official update when it comes out when I have recovery installed on my phone?
Thanks!
cha0zine said:
Hey.
I have a few questions.
Does installing recovery void the warranty? Can the XZDualRecovery be uninstalled easily? Can I still update to Marshmallow via official update when it comes out when I have recovery installed on my phone?
Thanks!
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I think that Sony does void warranty if you do an "unauthorized software changes" and changing software in any other way than trough OTA is unauthorized by Sony, so yes. But you can completely restore your device to factory state by flashing an official FTF image trough flashtool and restore Sonys recovery and basically get your warranty back.
If you follow the above steps installation of XZDR is quite easy and fast.
You will be able to update to official MM by flashing MM FTF image trough flashtool and restore your phone to "official" software state. But with XZD recovery you will be able to flash leaked MM from beta program even sooner and easier.
This guide does not unlock your BL and does nothing irreversible to your phone * providing you do everything correctly.
Thanks for answering! Much appreciated!
can you back up the drm keys through this method?
jeebarbas said:
can you back up the drm keys through this method?
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Rooting with this method wont unlock your boot loader so there is no need for that, your DRM keys wont be touched.
5ageman said:
Rooting with this method wont unlock your boot loader so there is no need for that, your DRM keys wont be touched.
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Thank you for replying. sorry, im such a noob but after flashing su and subinaries do i need to update the su binaries or i could jsut leave it as it is?
jeebarbas said:
Thank you for replying. sorry, im such a noob but after flashing su and subinaries do i need to update the su binaries or i could jsut leave it as it is?
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You can leave it as is, you will have full root functionality. Of course you can also update binaries to have up to date bug fixes and security patches, update trough normal method works fine.
@5ageman Hi. Thanks for the tutorial. I m a noob in this rooting stuff. Last night i rooted my phone Xperia Z2 5.1.1 using kingroot bcos i was scared of rooting with some other steps and bricking my phone. But then i realized that xposed wont install unless i have custom recovery. But i m quiet confused with few things related to root even after reading so many posts. So just need to know what exactly recovery is. Like when i restart my phone and then press vol up or down key what will exactly happen? Is this something like safe mode and some other mode in laptops??
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@5ageman Hi. Thanks for the tutorial. I m a noob in this rooting stuff. Last night i rooted my phone Xperia Z2 5.1.1 using kingroot bcos i was scared of rooting with some other steps and bricking my phone. But then i realized that xposed wont install unless i have custom recovery. But i m quiet confused with few things related to root even after reading so many posts. So just need to know what exactly recovery is. Like when i restart my phone and then press vol up or down key what will exactly happen? Is this something like safe mode and some other mode in laptops??
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Recovery is actually closest to BIOS in PC terms although its much more. Xperia Z2 has no recovery by default, you'll need to flash it manually. See step 2. And only then you can eter recovery. By pressing vol down when the green LED lights up you will enter TWRP a custom recovery made by Team Win Recovery Project. Nothing will happen if you do nothig, you wont accidentaly wipe or brick your Z2. If unsure what to do next just tap the reboot button and then system to reboot to system as nothing happened. Go step by step, no hurry.
@5ageman thanks alot for ur answer. Now my doubt is clear.
But i have few more questions related to ur tut.
1- i have already rebooted my phone a number of times after rooting it. Like for some other purpose and not for recovery or super su. So will the tut work for me as i read somewhere that one need not restart the phone after rooting using kingroot and install recovery directly. Or if it was for some other device i dont remember.
2 - According to the end of step 5 and step 6, does that mean that i have to download super su from chainfire while i m still in recovery mode? And once agn in the system after uninstalling kingroot and rebooting in recovery do i have to install SuperSU in the recovery mode? If yes then how?
3- last question. Entering recovery is just vol down button or power + vol down both.
Once again sorry for such basic questions but i m completely new in the world of rooting plus i want to make sure i know what i m doing.
Thanks for ur patience. Appreciate.
talkativetaurus said:
@5ageman thanks alot for ur answer. Now my doubt is clear.
But i have few more questions related to ur tut.
1- i have already rebooted my phone a number of times after rooting it. Like for some other purpose and not for recovery or super su. So will the tut work for me as i read somewhere that one need not restart the phone after rooting using kingroot and install recovery directly. Or if it was for some other device i dont remember.
2 - According to the end of step 5 and step 6, does that mean that i have to download super su from chainfire while i m still in recovery mode? And once agn in the system after uninstalling kingroot and rebooting in recovery do i have to install SuperSU in the recovery mode? If yes then how?
3- last question. Entering recovery is just vol down button or power + vol down both.
Once again sorry for such basic questions but i m completely new in the world of rooting plus i want to make sure i know what i m doing.
Thanks for ur patience. Appreciate.
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1. You cannot install recovery directly from the system on Z2 like on other phones, Z2 has no recovery partition. This can only be done with unlocked bootloader. Just make sure you have a working root access with Kingroot and USB debugging enabled when you connect your Z2 to a PC.
2. Download superSU from chainfire while still in system, then reboot to recovery and flash it trough recovery. It's a flashable zip. Before booting to recovery unroot your phone trough Kingroot app. SuperSU zip will flash su binaries and the app to system partition automatically and will root your phone again. Rooting trough Kingroot is done only to flash the recovery, then its deleted.
3. After you successfully install tge recovery when you power on your Z2 it will vibrate and flash green LED on sony bios logo. Then you hold down vol down key until led flashes purple. Afterward it will boot to recovery.
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1. You cannot install recovery directly from the system on Z2 like on other phones, Z2 has no recovery partition. This can only be done with unlocked bootloader. Just make sure you have a working root access with Kingroot and USB debugging enabled when you connect your Z2 to a PC.
2. Download superSU from chainfire while still in system, then reboot to recovery and flash it trough recovery. It's a flashable zip. Before booting to recovery unroot your phone trough Kingroot app. SuperSU zip will flash su binaries and the app to system partition automatically and will root your phone again. Rooting trough Kingroot is done only to flash the recovery, then its deleted.
3. After you successfully install tge recovery when you power on your Z2 it will vibrate and flash green LED on sony bios logo. Then you hold down vol down key until led flashes purple. Afterward it will boot to recovery.
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@5ageman Thanks for ur reply. but i have few more things to say..
1- no i didnt mean in the system. What i read was that when u root with kingroot u r nt suppose to reboot until u install recovery. Otherwise it might cos prbs and nt install SuperSU.
2- What does flashable exactly mean. Is it nt just installing? I dload the superSU from chainfire while in the system and install in the recovery, right? Where will i find the zip to install it? (sorry... Had to ask)
3- i think i got that...i ll knw that exactly when i try it...lol
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@5ageman Thanks for ur reply. but i have few more things to say..
1- no i didnt mean in the system. What i read was that when u root with kingroot u r nt suppose to reboot until u install recovery. Otherwise it might cos prbs and nt install SuperSU.
2- What does flashable exactly mean. Is it nt just installing? I dload the superSU from chainfire while in the system and install in the recovery, right? Where will i find the zip to install it? (sorry... Had to ask)
3- i think i got that...i ll knw that exactly when i try it...lol
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1. You wont face any issues if you reboot, but you dont have to. Just plug your phone to PC while your phone is in android. Yes you download in system and then install - flash in recovery by tapping "install" and then you navigate to supersu.zip and select it and then swipe to flash it. The supersu.zip will be there where you download it, most likely on internal storage in download folder.
2. Flashable means its installed trough recovery - its flashed as opposed to being installed normally in android system.
So is it safe to root my Z2 with this? I have 15.1.1 264 stock rom, is this safe?
nemanja899 said:
So is it safe to root my Z2 with this? I have 15.1.1 264 stock rom, is this safe?
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If you follow the guide correctly and know basic android rooting and romming then yes its safe, I rooted my Z2 the same exact way. 5.1.1 264
Long story - Tried to apply the latest Marshmallow rooted package for D6503 on my 6502 that was already rooted with XZ dual recovery. It installed successfully, was rooted too...but I forgot to add the patch that would fix the radio not working. So I try to reboot to recovery...and that doesn't work anymore. I tried installing TWRP recovery from the manager app, but it wouldn't reboot. Then I ran the XZ recovery installer externally, and now my phone is ****ed. Stuck at an infinite boot loop.
At this stage the only thing I can access is flashtool and fastboot, and since my bootloader is locked I can't flash a recovery that way (nor do I want to permanently lose DRM keys/camera quality as I've heard happens with unlocking the bootloader). I have a memory card and I used the option to disable loading the recovery specified on the XZ thread by adding a 'donotload' file on the sd card.
Still no use - I get a Sony logo for about 5 seconds, the screen goes dark and back to the same. At this point probably my recovery is screwed up or non existent and a bad situation has gone worse with the bootloop.
What can I try now?
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XZDR is still not compatible with MM, that's why you got a bootloop...
Also you can't install the "regular" TWRP with twrp manager on a LB as there is no recovery partition... it won't work and probably will mess your phone in the process.
The solution is to flash any KK / LP .ftf with flashtool (i would wipe everything when flashing as i have backups of my data/apps) , root it with kingroot or any other method you like, install xzdr for KK/LP and finally reboot to recovery and install the latest MM prerooted rom from niaboc which already has root&recovery (not xzdr btw) included. Since you have D6502 don't forget to install the baseband patch after the rom again
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z2/development/rom-official-6-0-1-23-5-0-486-beta-t3336770
Just did it exactly this way yesterday on my friends d6503 (minus the d6502 patch obviously) had 0 troubles MM, root and recovery working perfectly.
Thanks, will try this today. Is wiping data required or can i get by by just flashing the older one?
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The solution is to flash any KK / LP .ftf with flashtool (i would wipe everything when flashing as i have backups of my data/apps) , root it with kingroot or any other method you like, install xzdr for KK/LP and finally reboot to recovery and install the latest MM prerooted rom from niaboc which already has root&recovery (not xzdr btw) included. Since you have D6502 don't forget to install the baseband patch after the rom again
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I managed to flash and root 17.1.2.A.0.314, but once again I'm unable to get any damn recovery to work. Installed XZDR, after that TWRP, in both cases it refuses to boot into recovery mode. What am I missing?
KaiserSnorezay said:
I managed to flash and root 17.1.2.A.0.314, but once again I'm unable to get any damn recovery to work. Installed XZDR, after that TWRP, in both cases it refuses to boot into recovery mode. What am I missing?
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Weird, after you have your phone rooted it should be simple to install xzdr... just enable usb debugging in the phone and make sure you have the adb drivers correctly installed in your pc.
Download the latest xzdr from nut's thread ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261606 ) unzip it and run install.bat . After a successful install the phone should reboot to twrp automatically and it's done.
Okay, I fixed it..using Flashfire! No idea why the recovery didn't work earlier, but now finally I'm on Marshmallow. Thanks for the help!
KaiserSnorezay said:
Okay, I fixed it..using ! No idea why the recovery didn't work earlier, but now finally I'm on Marshmallow. Thanks for the help!
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hey bro, just read your post. Yesterday i got an update msg in my software update menu of my Xperia Z2 D6502. After i updated i went into bootloop. i have very important stuff in my phone. i updated earlier too all the updates that sony servers inform about. so then i thought to flash with the stock file. Although i didnt knew the firmware number , i just flashed with 5.1.1 , 1st with Customized IN & later with of US. Both of them didn't work as well. Please help me out. I'm not much aware about this root stuff & all. hope to get reply soon from you or anyone in this forum.
-also i don't know the exact firmware number-
dodge911 said:
hey bro, just read your post. Yesterday i got an update msg in my software update menu of my Xperia Z2 D6502. After i updated i went into bootloop. i have very important stuff in my phone. i updated earlier too all the updates that sony servers inform about. so then i thought to flash with the stock file. Although i didnt knew the firmware number , i just flashed with 5.1.1 , 1st with Customized IN & later with of US. Both of them didn't work as well. Please help me out. I'm not much aware about this root stuff & all. hope to get reply soon from you or anyone in this forum.
-also i don't know the exact firmware number-
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Try what ptmaniac suggested - flash an older FTF that can be rooted (more recent ones can't), root it, install recovery and then flash the newest build.
You'll have to improve your Google-fu to find a suitable firmware and a root technique for it.
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Try what ptmaniac suggested - flash an older FTF that can be rooted (more recent ones can't), root it, install recovery and then flash the newest build.
You'll have to improve your Google-fu to find a suitable firmware and a root technique for it.
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okay. you mean flashing any old firmware ( which i did and still in bootloop ) & root it. Then installing recovery for the same firmware ?
with "recovery" will i be able to get back my whole data ?
KaiserSnorezay said:
Long story - Tried to apply the latest Marshmallow rooted package for D6503 on my 6502 that was already rooted with XZ dual recovery. It installed successfully, was rooted too...but I forgot to add the patch that would fix the radio not working. So I try to reboot to recovery...and that doesn't work anymore. I tried installing TWRP recovery from the manager app, but it wouldn't reboot. Then I ran the XZ recovery installer externally, and now my phone is ****ed. Stuck at an infinite boot loop.
At this stage the only thing I can access is flashtool and fastboot, and since my bootloader is locked I can't flash a recovery that way (nor do I want to permanently lose DRM keys/camera quality as I've heard happens with unlocking the bootloader). I have a memory card and I used the option to disable loading the recovery specified on the XZ thread by adding a 'donotload' file on the sd card.
Still no use - I get a Sony logo for about 5 seconds, the screen goes dark and back to the same. At this point probably my recovery is screwed up or non existent and a bad situation has gone worse with the bootloop.
What can I try now?
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hey i am having same problem with my xperia Z2 , it stucked in bootloop ,i have already tried to flash new firmware from xperifirm using flash tool,but i think my usb debugging is off, what can i do ,i cant start my phone so there are no chances for turning USB debugging on,what can i do, any solution,, just want my phone back,it will be okay if I loose my all data..please
DedSec_35 said:
hey i am having same problem with my xperia Z2 , it stucked in bootloop ,i have already tried to flash new firmware from xperifirm using flash tool,but i think my usb debugging is off, what can i do ,i cant start my phone so there are no chances for turning USB debugging on,what can i do, any solution,, just want my phone back,it will be okay if I loose my all data..please
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Sorry, I ditched my Z2 for a Oneplus 3 in August 2016. Learnt my lesson, only going to use phones with easily unlockable bootloaders.