Root Xperia U st25i ICS Firmware 6.1.1.B.1.10, ( 4.0.4) -Easy Method

How To Root Sony Xperia U st25i Firmware 6.1.1.B.1.10

Son Xperia U is one of the cutest Android devices out on the market. It comes with Gingerbread but can be updated to ICS. This method is for the firmware 6.1.1.B.1.10. running on ICS.

  

Courtesy to Bin4ry.

Warning:

• Rooting Voids Warranty. Do this at your Own Risk.We aren't responsible for any damages occurred to your device

• Make Sure you have at least 65% charge left
• Backup all necessary information, as the process might erase precious data.

Let's Begin: 

• Enable USB-Debugging from Developer Options. Settings--> Developer Options-->USB Debugging

• Now Use this link to Download Sony Xperia Flashtool--Link

• Install the FlashTool.

• Next you have to install drivers for the flashtool as it doesn't come preloaded. Form the setup, choose required files. --Link
  
  

• Now connect your device to PC

• Start the Xperia Flashtool installed. If you have a 64bit OS run only the 64bit application.

 

• If device is detected you could see that all the options are available for selection.

• Next Click on "Root" button, then select "Superuser" and press "OK". Rooting procedure will initiate.

• When prompted click the restore button on your phone, Make sure that you have chosen "RootME" recovery before restoring.

• You device will now reboot. It will do that three times. Please wait.

 

After rebooting go to app drawer and check whether Superuser app is present. If it is then you have successfully rooted Xperia U.

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Root Sony Xperia J JellyBean 11.2.A.0.21 + Unlocked Bootloader

How to Root Xperia J JellyBean 11.2.A.0.21

We have already Seen how to root Xperia J other versions-Root Xperia J .28/18

Now lets Root The Xperia J 11.2.A.0.21 JellyBean version

Warning:

Rooting can Void Warranty. Follow these steps exactly and carefully.

Requirements:

1. Unlocked bootloader (You can do it from sony website)
2. Flashtool (download Xperia flash tool)
3. An USB cable
4. Enabled USB Debugging and Tick Non-market app installation
5. All drivers installed
  

Let's Root:

1. Connect Your Xperia J To Your PC

2. Download This Root File- Root_xperi_signed.zip

3. Copy "root_xperia_signed.zip" file to sd card (ext...)

4. Disconect Your Xperia J and switch it off

5. Launch Xperia flashtool

6. Hold volume + button and connect phone with usb cable to pc, you'll saw blue led light (Now You have entered to Fastboot mode)

7. Download this: Boot.img

8. Copy "boot.img" file to flashtool/firmwares

9. Click on lightening icon in flashtool and click fastboot mode 

10. Click "Select kernel to Flash" on right side in flashtool  

11. Browse and choose "boot.img" , flashtool will automaticly flash this file
12. Turn off phone after flashing
13. Turn on phone,when you'll see blue light at bottom phone not the small blue led up, start pressing all volume buttons + and - .
14. If you succed,you'll enter to CWM recovery,click "install zip from ext card" and find "root_xperia_signed.zip" file and flash it.
15. After flashing,click reboot system,but don't wait for reboot,just take battery out for few second and put it back
16. Now download: kernal.sin and copy "kernel.sin" file to flashtool/firmwares
17. Follow step 9 and 10.
18. Disconnect phone and Switch It On.

You Have Successfully Rooted Xperia J 11.2.A.0.21!!

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Root Sony Xperia Tipo Single/Dual Sim

How To Root Sony Xperia Tipo Dual/Single Sim

Xperia Tipo is Sony’s lowest cost smartphone that comes with Android 4.0 ICS version, 512 MB RAM and 800 MHz Processor supporting it. The design is good and it’s handy too.The phone comes with 3.2 inches scratch-resistant TFT touch screen with 320 x 480 pixels screen resolution.It lacks with front facing camera. Below the screen is a physical home key with back and menu key along its sides. On the back of the device you have a 3.2 megapixels camera but lacks with LED flash light. And below the camera is a speaker grill. Overall, the phone is handy with a different and attractive look that will attract the youth, but it fall short with its small screen size. Overall a good budget android device.

Warning:

• You should be aware that  rooting an android device will make its warranty void.
• To Regain Warranty incase of any problems Unroot the device
• You should download all required drivers- Drivers can be downloaded from below.

Download Required Driver:

•  Here you can download all required files for rooting process

Root With Restore

Let's Get Started:

• Download The Needed Files

• Extract The Files With Any Unrar/Zip Software.

There You Will Find:
RunMe.bat
stuff (folder)
RunMe.sh (Which Is Only For Linux Users)

• Connect Your Tipo To Your PC Through USB

• Turn On USB Debugging: Settings/Developer Options/ And There You Will Find A Little Box, That Says USB debugging. Check It

• Run The RunMe.bat file. It Will Pop Out CMD

• Make A Choice Type: 1. Then Press Enter

Wait Till It Does Everything.

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How To Root Sony Xperia J

How To Root Sony Xperia J 11.0.A.328 Or 11.0.A.318

Warning:

Make sure u are in 11.0.A.3.28 or 11.0.A.3.18 firmware ALONE with Locked Bootloader..
This method Dosent Work on 11.0.A.7.5 Firmware!

Rooting Can Void Warranty. These instructions are provided by expert XDA developers. 

• "Dont restore factory setting or else CWM will vanish...n u hav to reflash whole firmware again  "

Before Starting:

(for .28 firmware download from [https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0Bz06rXmQh1ZqN0tjYldYcGRNRjg/edit?pli=1&docId=0Bz06rXmQh1ZqRUZ0N1RrRldpRU0] and flash it)

" The procedure is Root first! thn apply CWM!"

Flashing:

if u dont have a flash tool download it  for windows and install drivers located in C:\Flashtool\drivers (choose all drivers)

since flash tool does not have xperia j drivers..u may hav flashing problem...for that

1.download and extract ST26.zip 

2.open flash tool
3.click devices>import
4.navigate to d file u've extracted
5.now xperia j driver is installed
u can now flash without any problem

Lets Root :

1.extract Root_J.zip
2.make sure 'usb debugging' is enabled in devolpment settings
3.double click Runme.bat file for windows users...runme.sh for linux users
4.wait for process to finish (mostly should work)

Steps For CWM:

1.extract CWM_J.zip
2.'usb debugging' on
3.double click 'install.bat' only for windows (linux not working! my bad..)
4.wait for it.....installed! close the shell program and switch off the phone..


Plug in charger or USB....the phone switches on....press up and down volume keys repeatedly when SONY logo flashes.....voila u get into CWM !

You need plugged in charger or USB to goto CWM! Else CWM wont Work!!


reboot to system and see if supersu is installed  finish! ur phone is rooted and cwm is installed !!

CWM has little bugs ..but its a never mind stuff..

use arrow keys to navigate..power button to select and 'go back' option in cwm itself to go to previous options.

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How To Root Sony Xperia Z

How To Root Sony Xperia Z

 

 

The Xperia Z is Sony's flagship phone for this year, and continues the screen size and resolution arms race with its 5in, 1,920x1,080 display. It also has all the specifications you would expect from a high-end smartphone, including a quad-core 1.5GHz processor and a camera with a huge 13-megapixel sensor. The display's Full HD resolution is the same as that of this year's HTC One, but the slightly larger screen size should make text more legible at this resolution. We found we could view web pages in desktop mode and still read all the page's text easily without zooming in. This is a trick that the HTC One also pulls off, but we found the Xperia Z's extra 1/3 inch screen size made reading more comfortable.

Warning:

Users are reporting that NFC is broken after this root method (easy fix by goroh_kun http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39030221#post39030221)
if u had an unlockable bootloader device, after using this method the device will be detected as LOCKED or unlock not possible!!! (to fix this use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39178406#post39178406)
Try this at your own risk. The original authors & XDA community are not be held responsible incase your device is damaged in this process.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!! Rooting Can void warranty.

Before Starting Take a Look At This:

Requirements:

• Xperia Z with stock Sony JB firmware (as of now tested on: 10.1.D.0.317, 10.1.D.0.322, 10.1.A.1.350)
• works on both locked/unlockable bootloaders!
• ADB drivers installed ((http://icxperia.com/doomlord/Flashtool-drivers.exe) incase u need to install drivers)
  IMPORTANT: if you are using Windows 8 you will need to check (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38878089#post38878089) to allow driver installation
• Rooting Toolkit package provided below

Let's Root It: 

 

 

1. increase screen timeout to 10 mins: Settings -> Display -> Sleep -> 10 mins
2. enable USB debugging : Settings -> Developer options -> Enable and Settings -> Developer options -> USB Debugging (check it)
3. enable install from "unknown sources": Settings -> Security -> Unknown source (check it)
4. download the rooting toolkit package and save it on C:\
5. exit all adb requiring apps like PC Suite, PC Companion, Flashtool, etc as they will interfere with the rooting process
6. extract the ENTIRE contents of the package (and not just one file) to some directory on c:\
7. once you are ready with all the above connect phone to PC and execute "runme.bat" from the location where the entire contents are extracted
8. press enter to start the process, as the device is detected the toolkit will start executing steps one by one
9. keep watching the command prompt and wait for the following to come up "press the button to restore the data in your phone"
10. at this point look at the device screen, an app will start, select RESTORE data
11. now u will get "if Restoring data is complete," in the command prompt
12. at this point open Phone & dial *#*#7378423#*#*
13. select "Service tests" in your phone operation.
14. select "Display" (screen will turn white), the toolkit will now start executing some commands
15. now press power button to turn off screen wait for few seconds and press it power button again (repeat it a few time) till then keep observing the command prompt for outputs
16. u will see "transfer files to your phone part2", "installing busybox,su,Superuser,etc..." & finally "Cleaning up"
17. after that the device should automatically reboot
18. thats it device should now be rooted

Troubleshooting:

if your device has unlockable bootloader then after applying this hack the bootloader status will turn "Bootloader unlock allowed: No"
in that case dont worry the users have reported that doing a repair via SEUS will flash back stock firmware and turn this status to "Bootloader unlock allowed: Yes" (the same might also be achieved by flashing a stock FTF using FlashTool <yet to be confirmed>)

ROOT WILL BE LOST BY DOING THE ABOVE AND YOUR INTERNAL STORAGE MAY GET WIPED!
SO DO A BACKUP OF APPS & INTERNAL STORAGE ON AN EXTERNAL SDCARD/PC



FAQ:

1. will this wipe /data
   NO. since we are not unlocking the bootloader the /data partition will not be wiped
   
2. do i need to unlock bootloader for this to work?
   NO.
   
3. will i lose Bravia Engine 2 ?
   NO.
   
4. does rooting without unlocking the bootloader still voids warranty.
   Not if you get back on clean Stock ROM

Thankz XDA TEAM!!!

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