Is it necessary to unlock the boot loader for rooting Xperia arc ?
I used x10 mini pro earlier but never had to unlock any boot loaders for rooting it. I bought my Arc today, there are lot of things about it that flew over my head and had birds chirping around my head :d when I started operating it though I used x10 mini pro earlier. Also does rooting the phone(without unlocking bootloader, if possible) mean tampering the warranty of device ?
Please refer to this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045204
And I don't think it would jeopardize your warranty but unlocking bootloader would mostly does.
vineelitsmylife said:
Is it necessary to unlock the boot loader for rooting Xperia arc ?
I used x10 mini pro earlier but never had to unlock any boot loaders for rooting it. I bought my Arc today, there are lot of things about it that flew over my head and had birds chirping around my head :d when I started operating it though I used x10 mini pro earlier. Also does rooting the phone(without unlocking bootloader, if possible) mean tampering the warranty of device ?
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If you just want to root, then you don't have to unlock if u use Gingerbreak. But if you're going to use custom rom, then yes.
Hi there so I am not new to rooting and flashing roms but not an expert either. I have a Xperia play I got from Verizon(yes horrid verizon) few problems as I can see I cant unlock bootloader, I assume this because in configurations settings there is no root option or even a bootloader unlock yes or no so from what iveread im screwed in that area.
My other problem is and htis is now on 3 phones of xperia play verizon has sent me they all have version of android 2.3.2 and when i try to do the manual update I get this mssg and I have bene trying this on all the ones they sent me and even contacted them with sony on the line and they cant understand why(morons). only solution is to send to them but perhaps someone here can help me. Here is the mssg. it tells me there was an error downloading hte software and it please try again later it has said this for weeks since ive had it everytime i try even after doing a hardreset and this is on all 3 xperia plays they have sent me so it must be something they have done.
Can I still manual update it at least to 2.3.4 using the method from sony and discussed on here using a flashtool x10 but im not sur what version of flash to use since they show like 3 main ones for different types and if so if im using windows what version of flashtool for my xperia play from verizon would i get for my xperia play r800x?
Any ideas and help would be great thanks agian.
You can use the latest one.
Hi talrune,
I'll try to answer some of the questions you posted, but I may be wrong on some things. (If anyone can see anything wrong please feel free to correct me) As far as rooting the device it can be done. It has been awhile since I rooted mine and I cannot remember how I did it. I'm sure a quick google search will pull it up. As far as the bootloader, you can unlock it but you have to pay to have it unlocked. Alejandrissimo was offering this service a while back and I assume he still is. If you would like to get your bootloader unlocked you will have to get in touch with him.
I do not know why you would be having trouble with upgrading to 2.3.4 from Verizon OTA. I am pretty sure however that you cannot use flashtool to install the update without having an unlocked bootloader. Also, the directions from sony are no good. Unless they have changed things they want you to use PC companion or something to download and install the update. This works fine, however, when they ask you to connect the phone they require they phone be connected in MTP mode (I believe) and there is no way to put the R800x into this mode. I called sony and they asked me to go into the system menu and go to the Sony Erriccson tab, but this tab does not exist on the verizon phones (dang verizon!!!)
If you have the money I would strongly suggest getting the bootloader unlocked. It is extremely helpful when Verizon fails in epic fashion. Plus its fun to play around with different roms and kernels. Goodluck :laugh:
with a locked-bootloader flashtool should work, but fastboot should not.
there a firmware stickied in the Development forum for the VZW R800x
As the title says, It seems the bureaucrats at EE UK network are using phones that cannot be bootloader unlocked, even if Sony do allow, albeit with some loss of features.
Considering I flashed a generic rom, and my important photos/whatsapp files got wiped (I forgot to backup) as it was stated with flashtool only account based user data will get wiped not data from internal memory/sd card, well that didn't work.
I needed to root to allow some recovery software get my photos/whatsapp files back.
Now finding that the booloader is unlockable . I just want to throw the phone at the kunts at EE management. " EE the UK's biggest and fastest growing, bunch of dicks!"
Is their anybody else on EE who's bootloader is unlockable?
I'm so depressed with this all.
You needed to root to recover deleted files that you deleted by rooting?
davestuarts said:
As the title says, It seems the bureaucrats at EE UK network are using phones that cannot be bootloader unlocked, even if Sony do allow, albeit with some loss of features.
Considering I flashed a generic rom, and my important photos/whatsapp files got wiped (I forgot to backup) as it was stated with flashtool only account based user data will get wiped not data from internal memory/sd card, well that didn't work.
I needed to root to allow some recovery software get my photos/whatsapp files back.
Now finding that the booloader is unlockable . I just want to throw the phone at the kunts at EE management. " EE the UK's biggest and fastest growing, bunch of dicks!"
Is their anybody else on EE who's bootloader is unlockable?
I'm so depressed with this all.
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In Poland Orange locks bootloaders for good in SONY devices, as I know there are tricks to make it unlockable, but not sure if possible to do it at home.
adamk7 said:
You needed to root to recover deleted files that you deleted by rooting?
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I have not rooted yet, have only applied a generic less bloated rom. But now I need to root, so I can use software like 'hexamob recovery' which needs root to access the internal memory.
Tbh, the photo's I took that got wiped are sentimentally so important, hence me getting so stressed about it.
rollesky said:
In Poland Orange locks bootloaders for good in SONY devices, as I know there are tricks to make it unlockable, but not sure if possible to do it at home.
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Oh, so orange there do the same. Here its now T-mobile/orange joined together as EE.
There must be a way to change that Bootloader state to yes. I know Orange/EE won't do it. Many people have asked in their forums about similar devices.
Thx for the insight tho...
I'll be totally honest with you here & you wont like the answer...
...if it says "bootloader unlock allowed: no" it will most probably stay that way.
My last Sony phone was from O2 & it was the same story.
The history of Sony phones with that state have stayed that way, as far as I'm aware
This means, once (optimistic) we get root you will only be able to flash stock based roms
Considering rooting newer versions of android seem to be getting more difficult, finding a way to bypass the bootloader is going to be near impossible...never say never but don't hold your breath.
The only Sony phone I had where the bootloader got unlocked unofficially was the X10 mini pro (beast phone) & that is when they were still Sony Ericsson & over 2 years after release (luckily back then you could flash CM / AOSP etc with locked bootloader, not any more though!)
Best bet is, give the phone back & buy it from a reseller like Clove / Handtec if unlocking the bootloader is that important to you & its not a contract deal you're after (or get sim only contract or something...PAYG FTW)
Otherwise, remember this for next time...
davestuarts said:
I have not rooted yet, have only applied a generic less bloated rom. But now I need to root, so I can use software like 'hexamob recovery' which needs root to access the internal memory.
Tbh, the photo's I took that got wiped are sentimentally so important, hence me getting so stressed about it.
Oh, so orange there do the same. Here its now T-mobile/orange joined together as EE.
There must be a way to change that Bootloader state to yes. I know Orange/EE won't do it. Many people have asked in their forums about similar devices.
Thx for the insight tho...
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phroenix said:
I'll be totally honest with you here & you wont like the answer...
...if it says "bootloader unlock allowed: no" it will most probably stay that way.
My last Sony phone was from O2 & it was the same story.
The history of Sony phones with that state have stayed that way, as far as I'm aware
This means, once (optimistic) we get root you will only be able to flash stock based roms
Considering rooting newer versions of android seem to be getting more difficult, finding a way to bypass the bootloader is going to be near impossible...never say never but don't hold your breath.
The only Sony phone I had where the bootloader got unlocked unofficially was the X10 mini pro (beast phone) & that is when they were still Sony Ericsson & over 2 years after release (luckily back then you could flash CM / AOSP etc with locked bootloader, not any more though!)
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What phroenix said is true.
From Xperia T (2012) onwards, there's no chance to get the bootloader unlocked if you read "bootloader unlock allowed: no".
@davestuarts Your old customization was 1289-4465 (T-mobile/EE) so I'm making a new FTF for you with that old firmware, let's try this way
istux said:
What phroenix said is true.
From Xperia T (2012) onwards, there's no chance to get the bootloader unlocked if you read "bootloader unlock allowed: no".
Sony, will they ever learn. I'm glad I didn't get rid of my viper running One X yet.
Tbh, the Sony layer on kitkit is pretty good considering and I'm plenty happy keeping stock roms, My main things are to run exposed and xprivacy.
@davestuarts Your old customization was 1289-4465 (T-mobile/EE) so I'm making a new FTF for you with that old firmware, let's try this way
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Thanks istux, appreciate the help and less stress feeling.
Tha
Sony has just recently announced a SIM-Lock Free model for the Japanese market called Xperia J1 Compact (D5788), which is based on Docomo Xperia Z1 Compact (SO-02F). I'm not sure of the exact differences between the two in terms of hardware, but I have read that the front facing camera is different and the new J1 Compact does not support one-seg TV. Apart from that, the specs regarding CPU, RAM, GPU, etc. appears to be the same.
I was using my SO-02F with MVNO SIM (IIJMio - using Docomo backbone), and I was quite happy with it, but I still had lots of Docomo bloatware that I couldn't get rid of, plus, I had to root to get A-GPS working properly and use adb to get tethering to work.
Since I wasn't worried about losing the one-seg TV functionality, I decided to transplant the D5788 ROM and see what happens.
Although the D5788 has not been officially released for sale yet (April 20th is the due date), I found that I can download the firmware via Xperifirm V4.3. I then proceeded to burn the ROM via flashtool, Sony Mobile Flasher by Androxyde V0.9.18.5.
I will not be explaining the procedure in detail, as there are many tutorials in these forums that do. There are no magical settings or tricks that you need to be aware of.
In the short time that I have tested the device, everything appears to work normally. I was most concerned about the osaifu-ketai (felica) functionality, but it appears to be working fine. Both the front and back cameras are also working. No more Docomo bloatware but there are some Sony ones, but I can live with those as they are not as intrusive. Finally, the A-GPS and tethering works without going through the hoops.
If you own an SO-02F or SO-04F and using an MVNO SIM, then I would highly recommend you try this mod. If you don't like it, you can always flash back to stock. However, all the usual warnings apply and you do this at your own risk. THERE IS ALWAYS A RISK THAT YOU MAY BRICK YOUR DEVICE.
HI,
does nfc work?
I have an SO-02F, flashed an european tft on it and now there is no seg-tv and no nfc.
Don't care much about segTv but nfc is a bit sad.
thanks
aexme said:
HI,
does nfc work?
I have an SO-02F, flashed an european tft on it and now there is no seg-tv and no nfc.
Don't care much about segTv but nfc is a bit sad.
thanks
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I haven't tried the "normal" NFC, but it should work.
The osaifu-keitai (Sony Felica) for such things as Suica, Edy, etc. also works fine.
My apologies.
It seems the osaifu-keitai (felica NFC) doesn't appear to work properly.
It recognizes my balance for Suica and Rakuten Edy through the pre-installed Osaifu-Keitai app, but when I try to run the dedicated Suica or Rakuten Edy apps, it throws an error.
Looks like I will be going back to the original ROM. Perhaps I'll try again in couple of weeks when the Xperia J1 Compact is actually on sale. They may have an updated firmware by then which will resolve this issue.
Again, sorry about the earlier misinformation.
no worries, am waiting for lolipop anyway
tomtecs said:
sony has just recently announced a sim-lock free model for the japanese market called xperia j1 compact (d5788), which is based on docomo xperia z1 compact (so-02f). I'm not sure of the exact differences between the two in terms of hardware, but i have read that the front facing camera is different and the new j1 compact does not support one-seg tv. Apart from that, the specs regarding cpu, ram, gpu, etc. Appears to be the same.
I was using my so-02f with mvno sim (iijmio - using docomo backbone), and i was quite happy with it, but i still had lots of docomo bloatware that i couldn't get rid of, plus, i had to root to get a-gps working properly and use adb to get tethering to work.
Since i wasn't worried about losing the one-seg tv functionality, i decided to transplant the d5788 rom and see what happens.
Although the d5788 has not been officially released for sale yet (april 20th is the due date), i found that i can download the firmware via xperifirm v4.3. I then proceeded to burn the rom via flashtool, sony mobile flasher by androxyde v0.9.18.5.
I will not be explaining the procedure in detail, as there are many tutorials in these forums that do. There are no magical settings or tricks that you need to be aware of.
In the short time that i have tested the device, everything appears to work normally. I was most concerned about the osaifu-ketai (felica) functionality, but it appears to be working fine. Both the front and back cameras are also working. No more docomo bloatware but there are some sony ones, but i can live with those as they are not as intrusive. Finally, the a-gps and tethering works without going through the hoops.
If you own an so-02f or so-04f and using an mvno sim, then i would highly recommend you try this mod. If you don't like it, you can always flash back to stock. However, all the usual warnings apply and you do this at your own risk. There is always a risk that you may brick your device.
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please
make a tutorial how'd you did it. I need it badly. This is my only way to make my ntt docomo so-02f openline.
Thank you so much!!!
hi I have done this. but, in start up, I still see a sim unlock code. is it not openline for all country? is it sim free for japan only?
I don't think this procedure will actually unlock your phone for use with any carrier's SIM. If you want to unlock, you still need to do it some other way.
I just wanted to test this out because I wanted a firmware without Docomo's heavy bloatware, without losing the osaifu-keitai functionality. Otherwise, I could just as easily have loaded an international version of the ROM or the custom ones.
It seems the Xperia J1 Compact is still not complete in regards to osaifu-keitai as it states on the official Sony website (http://www.sonymobile.co.jp/xperia/sp/j1c/index.html) that they are still working on adding full functionality.
THANKS! do you know any other procedures to unlock my device? I really need it badly. I hope there is a way to unlock xperia so-02f ntt DoCoMo locked to any carrier.
tomtecs said:
Sony has just recently announced a SIM-Lock Free model for the Japanese market called Xperia J1 Compact (D5788), which is based on Docomo Xperia Z1 Compact (SO-02F). I'm not sure of the exact differences between the two in terms of hardware, but I have read that the front facing camera is different and the new J1 Compact does not support one-seg TV. Apart from that, the specs regarding CPU, RAM, GPU, etc. appears to be the same.
I was using my SO-02F with MVNO SIM (IIJMio - using Docomo backbone), and I was quite happy with it, but I still had lots of Docomo bloatware that I couldn't get rid of, plus, I had to root to get A-GPS working properly and use adb to get tethering to work.
Since I wasn't worried about losing the one-seg TV functionality, I decided to transplant the D5788 ROM and see what happens.
Although the D5788 has not been officially released for sale yet (April 20th is the due date), I found that I can download the firmware via Xperifirm V4.3. I then proceeded to burn the ROM via flashtool, Sony Mobile Flasher by Androxyde V0.9.18.5.
I will not be explaining the procedure in detail, as there are many tutorials in these forums that do. There are no magical settings or tricks that you need to be aware of.
In the short time that I have tested the device, everything appears to work normally. I was most concerned about the osaifu-ketai (felica) functionality, but it appears to be working fine. Both the front and back cameras are also working. No more Docomo bloatware but there are some Sony ones, but I can live with those as they are not as intrusive. Finally, the A-GPS and tethering works without going through the hoops.
If you own an SO-02F or SO-04F and using an MVNO SIM, then I would highly recommend you try this mod. If you don't like it, you can always flash back to stock. However, all the usual warnings apply and you do this at your own risk. THERE IS ALWAYS A RISK THAT YOU MAY BRICK YOUR DEVICE.
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From the official image by sony japan, I think D5788 is more likely an unbrended (and unlocked) version of SO-04F ...
(although so-04f itself is based on z1f :laugh
ralph21 said:
THANKS! do you know any other procedures to unlock my device? I really need it badly. I hope there is a way to unlock xperia so-02f ntt DoCoMo locked to any carrier.
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Hi,
to unlock you have to go to a docomo shop, they will unlock it for about 3000yen.
If you are not in jp, i heard there are online shops that sell unlock codes
This will only make it sim free, not bootloader: unlock.
aexme said:
Hi,
to unlock you have to go to a docomo shop, they will unlock it for about 3000yen.
If you are not in jp, i heard there are online shops that sell unlock codes
This will only make it sim free, not bootloader: unlock.
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are there other ways? that I don't have to use money? I'm just a teenager.
can I just flash other roms?
or can I install the z3compact firmware in my z1f? because I found the firmware in xperifirm that is in my country. im from PH.
will it unlock my phone?
btw, I don't care about bootloader, I just want to use it here in my country for messaging and calls.
thank you so much!
ralph21 said:
are there other ways? that I don't have to use money? I'm just a teenager.
can I just flash other roms?
or can I install the z3compact firmware in my z1f? because I found the firmware in xperifirm that is in my country. im from PH.
will it unlock my phone?
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3000yen is like 30usd not exactly a lot.
no just flashing another firmware is not enough
have fun
ralph21 said:
are there other ways? that I don't have to use money? I'm just a teenager.
can I just flash other roms?
or can I install the z3compact firmware in my z1f? because I found the firmware in xperifirm that is in my country. im from PH.
will it unlock my phone?
btw, I don't care about bootloader, I just want to use it here in my country for messaging and calls.
thank you so much!
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I would strongly advise against flashing the Z3 Compact ROM onto your SO-02F. The hardware are completely different and if you go ahead with the flashing, you will more than likely brick your phone.
tomtecs said:
I would strongly advise against flashing the Z3 Compact ROM onto your SO-02F. The hardware are completely different and if you go ahead with the flashing, you will more than likely brick your phone.
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thank you.
but the j1 compact has the same UI and looks as the z3c, and it worked perfectly in my z1f. why is that?
ralph21 said:
thank you.
but the j1 compact has the same UI and looks as the z3c, and it worked perfectly in my z1f. why is that?
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The J1 Compact is based on A2 (SO-04F) and the A2 is based on Z1f. These 3 devices are virtually identical in terms of CPU, RAM, GPU, etc. Mean while, the Z3c is totally different. It has different CPU, GPU, etc.
tomtecs said:
The J1 Compact is based on A2 (SO-04F) and the A2 is based on Z1f. These 3 devices are virtually identical in terms of CPU, RAM, GPU, etc. Mean while, the Z3c is totally different. It has different CPU, GPU, etc.
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UH. okay, I guess I really have to pay to make my z1f openline. BTW, if it is in other firmware, can it still be unlocked by sim network unlock code or I have to flash its original firmware back?
ralph21 said:
UH. okay, I guess I really have to pay to make my z1f openline. BTW, if it is in other firmware, can it still be unlocked by sim network unlock code or I have to flash its original firmware back?
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Sorry, I'm not sure. I never had the need to SIM unlock my device, so I never really looked into it. I guess it'll be safest to return the device to original first.
If you want more info, just search this website or search on web. I'm sure there'll be a discussion on the subject by someone a lot more knowledgeable than I.
NFC is working in A2 with a J1 firmware?
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Sony Xperia A2 SO-04F (Japan version of Z1 Compact)