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[Q] Super noob needs a help here!

Back in old days when i had a HTC Wildfire with a few clicks i rooted it and started installing new ROMS on to it
But since i got this New Xperia Play : R800i Build NO. 3.0.1.a.0.146 {UK}
I got no clue how to do anything on it. Let me be honest here... I updated my phone using the option under the settings menu in About my phone and seems to be on 2.3.3 and look all my friends have rooted their phones but i got no clue if its even possible . Mabey im not such a noob or something but i would be really greatfull if anyoen could point me atleast to the right direction. Mabey some helpfull links to help a fellow noob

Is your phone sim locked?
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Nope... Well not that i know of, because i got my phone from vodafone and once i inserted a sim card from another operator i made a few calls and i could recieve calls too without any problems.

arian009 said:
Nope... Well not that i know of, because i got my phone from vodafone and once i inserted a sim card from another operator i made a few calls and i could recieve calls too without any problems.
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Mine was from vodafone and wasnt sim locked either. Ok you have two choices for root. You can either unlock your bootloader (there are many downsides and advantages to this so you should research it) or downgrade to 2.3.2, root using gingerbreak then OTA update to latest version. That way you will not loose root while updating.
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Seems like ol' Freddy is right after all:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_return

What OTA Update Means? And please can you give some links on how to downgrade and root it please?

And btw if i use the method of downgrading my phone first will i be able to flash custom ROMs?

Logseman said:
Seems like ol' Freddy is right after all:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_return
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Lmao
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arian009 said:
What OTA Update Means? And please can you give some links on how to downgrade and root it please?
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Im on my phone so i can't really link. Look in the android development section, there is a thread all about rooting 2.3.3 with a locked bootloader. OTA means over the air. Basically thats when you download and install an update using just your phone.
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arian009 said:
And btw if i use the method of downgrading my phone first will i be able to flash custom ROMs?
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No you need an unlocked bootloader to flash custom roms. But please read the pros and cons of unlocking your bootloader first. And understand what you can and can't do
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Ok mate just wanna say thanks a lot for your help and i really appreciate it. You really helped me out here. also just one more thing i need to know. By the looks of it the only cons in unlocking your bootloader seems to be that you will lose warranty and that your phone or your radio may get bricked which apparently can be fixed with restoring a backed up data using a program named omnius for se which i'm actually working on... however my only other concern is if there are any other disadvantages regarding the unblocking the bootloader that you happned to know of and be kind to share it with me Also just wanna say that i can see many tutorials as you said in the development section and i quite frankly i don't know which one applies to me since i realized one of the tutorials are for models with build number .184 where as mine is 3.0.1.a.0.145 AND I HAVE NO CLUE WHICH TUTORIAL TO FOLLOW. So i would be greatfull if you could lend me link to a right tutorial whenever you get free time on the PC

If all you want is root you can do that with a locked bootloader. You will have to downgrade to 2.3.2 (.184) then root then ota to get the latest firmware rooted. Follow the guide here. Or see this post i made here for easier instuctions on downgrading and rooting.
If you want to flash custom roms then you do need an unlocked bootloader like AndroHero has said. You dont need a specific guide to unlock your bootloader. Just go too the SE bootloader unlocking site (it gives you all the instructions you need) http://unlockbootloader.sonyericsson.com/. Then just flash doomlords kernel (which autoroots) or anything really from the development section (since i think anything can be rooted with one click with an unlocked bootloader) you will then have root and the ability to flash cutom roms.
Oh btw build number .184 = 2.3.2, build number 3.0.1.a.0.145 = 2.3.3 and build number 4.0.a = 2.3.3 (xloud version, the latest update)
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If you unlock your bootloader OTA, Pc Companion + SEUS are off limits use any of them after unlocking your bootloader and you will brick your phone. Go to the dev section for the latest updates.

Logseman said:
Seems like ol' Freddy is right after all:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eternal_return
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Looks like I've overseen your sense of humor... Very subtle... Wicked
Regards Dousan...

You won't allow me to get rowdy and yell at folks, so I have to resort to good old snark. Caveat emptor.

Dousan said:
Looks like I've overseen your sense of humor... Very subtle... Wicked
Regards Dousan...
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Logseman said:
You won't allow me to get rowdy and yell at folks, so I have to resort to good old snark. Caveat emptor.
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I got it straight away

Logseman said:
You won't allow me to get rowdy and yell at folks, so I have to resort to good old snark. Caveat emptor.
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Lmao I can't argue with that, althoug it's sneaky to post a link like that, still hilarious
Regards Dousan...

Bootloader unlock page under maintenance

I was planning to unlock my bootloader today. When I tried to open the Sony ericsson page, its showing the page is under maintenance. Are you guys getting the same response from the sever? Or did Sony completely stop the bootloader unlocking?
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Same question here. I tried it since yesterday and that feature is under maintenance till now. I am planning to unlock R800i. Did Sony Ericsson stop the bootloader unlocking and if so, any alternative to unlock bootloader may I know? Thanks in advance.

Well, we will see. Hopefully its just a real maintenance, but maybe they are fixing the hole which the guys used to unlock cdma phones.
Let's hope it comes back to life soon!
Regards

I guess they're fixing CDMA keys hole. Looks like Verizon isn't happy about it.
But I don't understand why it takes so long to modify some small piece of code to disable MEID calculator.

Maybe you DDOSed them too much ?
Regards

Thanks guys.
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Bin4ry said:
Maybe you DDOSed them too much ?
Regards
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Lol..
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Bin4ry said:
Maybe you DDOSed them too much ?
Regards
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Heh, technically, I wasn't there when it crash happened, so I gave server the opportunity to recovery from requests and free up resources

Unlock bootloader is back, wish me luck all

jasmine106 said:
Unlock bootloader is back, wish me luck all
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how did it go?

Very smoothly. Now on stock with doomlord's kernel.
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3G & WiFi missing
solitarymonkey said:
how did it go?
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succeeded, but with a little problem. Could any1 pls help me?
i followed Bin4ry's guide [How-to] Root your Play.
On the first try of flashing system with play_modded, i got some error message like android.process.acore & android.process.media has stopped unexpectedly, so I soft reset it to factory setting and flash system again and succeeded, with no error message.
But the problem is after the root process, my phone can't detect 3G network. The service provider I am using has two options, 2G and 3G, and phone can only detect 2G network.
Another problem is that although I can find WiFi networks and connect, WiFi connection is not working anymore (no data send/receive through WiFi).
If any of you know how to fix that 3G network & WiFi missing issues, kindly let me know. Thanks in advance.
One more, my rooted play is now on 3.0.A.2.184 build and when I connect it to computer, PC Companion said found new software update and ask me whether want to update or not. Rooting process will be overwritten and I will need to root it again if I update software (base 3.1.A....something I think) I would like to know.
Thank you again.
Regards,
edit : sorry if this post should be under Q & A section, please let me know and I'll open a new thread

Im assuming you have a r800i? If so, my simple recommendation would be to flash 4. Firmware. Then enter fastboot and flash dooms kernel which will automatically root it for you. Hope this helps.
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solitarymonkey said:
Im assuming you have a r800i? If so, my simple recommendation would be to flash 4. Firmware. Then enter fastboot and flash dooms kernel which will automatically root it for you. Hope this helps.
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ႊThank you. Could you please elaborate more as I am new to android, or please let me know the location (in this forum?) where I could get detail instructions, like, where to/how to get flash4.firmware, flash dooms kernel?
Thank you again.
Sorry, I forgot to mention that I've updated to 4.0.A...(i followed the instructions found here, used X10Flash Tool and Xperia_Relock_bootloader.ftf to get bootloader locked, and use PC Companion to update s/w.

jasmine106 said:
ႊThank you. Could you please elaborate more as I am new to android, or please let me know the location (in this forum?) where I could get detail instructions, like, where to/how to get flash4.firmware, flash dooms kernel?
Thank you again.
Sorry, I forgot to mention that I've updated to 4.0.A...(i followed the instructions found here, used X10Flash Tool and Xperia_Relock_bootloader.ftf to get bootloader locked, and use PC Companion to update s/w.
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For starters unlock ur bootloader again, as you need it to flash the kernel (which in my opinion is worth keeping), then go over to the developers sub forum, download the UK generic 4.0.whatever the rest of the code is firmware, flash it with flashtool, the go to doomlords thread and download his kernel. All instructions you need are in the relevant threads, easy to follow. I would link them, but I'm away from my computer at the moment. And I cant link from my phone. Sorry. Hope all goes well!
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solitarymonkey said:
For starters unlock ur bootloader again, as you need it to flash the kernel (which in my opinion is worth keeping), then go over to the developers sub forum, download the UK generic 4.0.whatever the rest of the code is firmware, flash it with flashtool, the go to doomlords thread and download his kernel. All instructions you need are in the relevant threads, easy to follow. I would link them, but I'm away from my computer at the moment. And I cant link from my phone. Sorry. Hope all goes well!
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Thank you so much. It took me like 1 hr to figure all that out, but it worth
Now on 2.3.3, 4.0...368 built and 2.6.32.9-perf doomlord's Kernel.
And thanks a lot to the development team and everybody who's enlightened me on how to play with android.
It's time for [*ROOT required] application from droid market.

It's working great, really fast.
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Xperia Z1 rooting + most commonly asked questions video

Here are two videos I recorded today. The first one is pretty straight forward following the Vroot method. The second one gives answers to the most commonly bootloader/rooting/flashtool answers that I have been asked a million times in the past.

Thank you for your efforts making these, I am sure they will help.
In order to make it easier for people to find this information can you please post these in the guide threads that already exist in the dev section
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gregbradley said:
Thank you for your efforts making these, I am sure they will help.
In order to make it easier for people to find this information can you please post these in the guide threads that already exist in the dev section
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Of course I will post them there as well I try not to be a pain in the ass and not post the same information too many times

shem2409 said:
Of course I will post them there as well I try not to be a pain in the ass and not post the same information too many times
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Hi, Thank you for your great explanation!
Will I lose root if I flash FTF 14.1.G.1.524 firmware?
I'm currently rooted on firmware: 14.1.G.1.518

JayantSparda said:
Hi, Thank you for your great explanation!
Will I lose root if I flash FTF 14.1.G.1.524 firmware?
I'm currently rooted on firmware: 14.1.G.1.518
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Yes, every time you flash a new firmware you will loose root (unless you find a prerooted ftf) . The newest firmware is 14.1.G.1.534 so just flash that one instead. Then go through the procedure again to regain root.

[Q] Help S5[Root] [Firsttime]

Hello Xda Developers,
This is My First Post, I was browsing Internet For Precautions Before Rooting Cellphone, Im Currently Using Samsung galaxy S5
"Model Number = SM-G900H
Baseband Version = G900HXXU1ANE2
Kernal Version= 3.10.9-1539356
Build Number = KOT49H.G900HXXU1ANE2"
And i wanted to Root It and Since Its My First Time I Understood somewhat that i need to note Things which are Mentioned Above in " "
Furthermore when i read They said You Should take help from trustworthy Website And Xda Developers was Mentioned there,
So here i am Asking For Help With a Humble Request, I really want to Root my Samsung Galaxy S5 Without Any Chances of Failures Or Brcking
Or Atleast Chances of Getting Back my Phone If It Fails or Something,
Since i am a beginer I needed Some of Your Time To Tell me How Can i Root My Cellphone Step by Step if possible,
I appreciate Your Reply
Thank You
Regards,
Usama

check here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2696537

pnr2020 said:
check here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2696537
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It says
"Flash the CF-Auto-Root package as PDA in ODIN" ?
How Should i do that ?
What is Flash ?

[U$AMA]* said:
It says
"Flash the CF-Auto-Root package as PDA in ODIN" ?
How Should i do that ?
What is Flash ?
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You need to do a lot more reading. I suggest you spend a few hours reading up on things before even thinking of touching your phone, everything you need to know is on these forums. Good luck.
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I agree, it sounds as if you may not fully understand what you are doing. Read up on what Odin is and what it does and what you are flashing to your phone. Do not want to end up with a brick!

[U$AMA]* said:
It says
"Flash the CF-Auto-Root package as PDA in ODIN" ?
How Should i do that ?
What is Flash ?
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Read this to get an idea about Odin and flashing http://androidcentral.us/2014/02/how-to-flash-firmware-using-odin-samsung-devices/. There are also video tutorials about Odin on YouTube mate. Follow the given advice to read up before you brick your phone

gee2012 said:
Read this to get an idea about Odin and flashing ["URL"]. There are also video tutorials about Odin on YouTube mate. Follow the given advice to read up before you brick your phone
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Thank You Everyone
I read Everything up ... i understood Alot and Now Im Going To Root My Device Following Instructions Given Above ..
Tbh Xda Developer Forums was very usefull
Once Again Thanks Alot

[U$AMA]* said:
Thank You Everyone
I read Everything up ... i understood Alot and Now Im Going To Root My Device Following Instructions Given Above ..
Tbh Xda Developer Forums was very usefull
Once Again Thanks Alot
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Please reply back to let us know your results. I, too, am wanting to root my S 5.
Thank you

gryphon101 said:
Please reply back to let us know your results. I, too, am wanting to root my S 5.
Thank you
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It Succesfully Rooted , Checked Via Google Apps , Safe and Sound
I think you should go for it as well

Upgrade ale-l21c432b216 to MM - how?

Hello pals. I want to ask more informed than me how to upgrade my daughter's phone to MM?
Can't find exact steps/versions to apply.
Thanks in advance.

TopperBG said:
Hello pals. I want to ask more informed than me how to upgrade my daughter's phone to MM?
Can't find exact steps/versions to apply.
Thanks in advance.
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Hello,
http://huaweifirmware.com/huawei-p8-lite
Good flash:good:

TopperBG said:
Hello pals. I want to ask more informed than me how to upgrade my daughter's phone to MM?
Can't find exact steps/versions to apply.
Thanks in advance.
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Search for The MEGA-THREAD in the general section there is everything important mentioned, even how to recover if you screw sth. up.
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You can't upgrade the ALE-L21C432B216 to Android MM as the guide on the update file says its not supported...