[Guide]{Root}{Recovery} How to Root and install Recovery on Locked BL for NOOBS

G-FACE · Jan 30, 2015

How to root Xperia Z3 with Locked Bootloader

Move all your important data from Internal storage to a computer and remove SDcard (make this in case you loose something)
You need to have firmware version 23.0.A.2.93 (for D6603/D6653) or 23.0.F.1.74 (for D6633) installed on your phone. If not, please download ftf file and flash it with Flashtool (newer firmware versions will fail root:

D6603_23.0.A.2.93 | Mirror
D6653_23.0.A.2.93
D6633_23.0.F.1.74

Start the phone, don't make any initial setup. Skip it and go directly to Settings > About Phone. Tap 7 times on Buld number and a Developer options will be activated.
Go to Settings > Developer options and tick USB debugging an Allow mock locations.
Go to Settings > Security and tick Unknown sources, untick Verify apps.
Enter your phone in Flight mode
Download giefroot rooting tool v3.1 and extract the files on your PC (Windows only). [original thread: http://xdaforums.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/giefroot-rooting-tool-cve-2014-4322-t3011598]
Connect your phone to the computer.
Start install.bat
If until that moment you have never connected you phone to this PC via adb you will get a popup message on you phone to authorize this computer. Do it.

The procedure will start. After a while your phone should restart by itself.
After the phone boots up wait until a popup from SuperSu appears asking for adb shell root rights. Do it.

When you give the permission you have to see on the computer the sign "Device rooted".
If it says Device not rooted repeat all the steps running install.bat again.

Big thanks to:
@zxz0O0
@serajr
and to all involved

How to install Recovery on Xperia Z3 with Locked Bootloader

Download ES File explorer or you favourite Explorer with root rights and mount /system rw.

Download Z3 Dualrecovery on your computer. (If the link is broken go to http://nut.xperia-files.com/ > XZDualRecovery and look for Z3 installer)
Extract the zip on your PC and start install.bat
Choose option 1 and follow the on screen instructions.
The phone will test reboot to Team Win Recovery.
Restart your phone and you are good to go.
You now will have a new application NDR Utils, which can easily boot you phone to the chosen recovery.

Big thanks to:
@[NUT]
and to all involved

How to update to Lollipop (23.1.A.0.690) or to KK (23.0.1.A.5.77) or newer firmware version without loosing root

Follow this guide here

or

this guide here

Big thanks to:
@meetdaleet
@G-FACE

Nice video tutorial made by @ogunja

And another video tutorial made by @Koogly
Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

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junaidali15 · Jan 31, 2015

is it necessary to install recovery?? what if i dont install recovery and update to new version?

gregbradley · Jan 31, 2015

junaidali15 said:
is it necessary to install recovery?? what if i dont install recovery and update to new version?

You will lose root

gripfly · Jan 31, 2015

Nice, thx for the tutorial but you should uploud the pictures to another site because I guess we need an account to see them yet. For example http://tinypic.com/

G-FACE · Jan 31, 2015

Really, will reupload them lil bit later. Thanks.

Sent from my Leo toy using Tapatalk.

raviboy100 · Jan 31, 2015

Report it works, thanks for the guide, im on newest firmware with root access

greatgrandking · Feb 1, 2015

does it effect the camera performance????

gripfly · Feb 1, 2015

greatgrandking said:
does it effect the camera performance????

No.

joakim_5937x · Feb 1, 2015

If I at some point would like to return to stock completely (not rooted no dualrecovery etc.) after rooting using this method could I just flash the Stock Firmware with flashtool?

G-FACE · Feb 1, 2015

joakim_5937x said:
If I at some point would like to return to stock completely (not rooted no dualrecovery etc.) after rooting using this method could I just flash the Stock Firmware with flashtool?

Yes, that's right!

devilstutor · Feb 1, 2015

Oops

G-FACE said:
Yes, that's right!

Buddy i already have an upgraded firmware v23.0.1.A.5.77
Could you tell me how can i downgrade it so that i can root without losing warranty.

Thanks in advance

gregbradley · Feb 1, 2015

devilstutor said:
Buddy i already have an upgraded firmware v23.0.1.A.5.77
Could you tell me how can i downgrade it so that i can root without losing warranty.

Thanks in advance

Use flashtool (From flashtool.net) to flash the downgraded FTF file found in the FTF mega collection thread

EDIT @G-FACE, thanks for the reminder, the file you need is also, conveniently, found in the OP of this thread.

G-FACE · Feb 1, 2015

devilstutor said:
Buddy i already have an upgraded firmware v23.0.1.A.5.77
Could you tell me how can i downgrade it so that i can root without losing warranty.

Thanks in advance

Our just download .93 firmware from the first post and flash it with flashtool.

Sent from my Leo toy using Tapatalk.

munsabin · Feb 1, 2015

This is legit man. Really needed this noobed down version. The main thread was getting full of bs.
@[g-face] a few quick questions that I saw some ppl were having issues w/

(I'm running d6603 global, .77FW)

Read / Write r/w system access is solved from what I understand - correct?

Read / Write r/w to SD card solved as well (read a few quick comments about ppl experiencing issues w/ this).

Some people were experiencing issues w/ Xposed not working (r/w or something), can you please point me to a good guide on how to get Xposed running well w/ no issues foreseeable.

Again, really appreciate this. Cheers.

---------- Post added at 06:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:26 PM ----------

MOD EDIT OP quote removed @gregbradley
Tried this but the same issue as with another procedure I tried.
"Drivers need to be installed for connected device"
Why? I selected which FTF fw file the flashtool should be using, but it's still giving me this error. So strange that no one has had this issue, even though no guide mentions that one needs to install these drivers... :S

gregbradley · Feb 1, 2015

munsabin said:
Tried this but the same issue as with another procedure I tried.
"Drivers need to be installed for connected device"
Why? I selected which FTF fw file the flashtool should be using, but it's still giving me this error. So strange that no one has had this issue, even though no guide mentions that one needs to install these drivers... :S

Maybe others actually install the drivers then
Goto C:\Flashtool\Drivers
and run
drivers.exe
Choose fastboot, flashmode and Z3 drivers

Then try again. The guides also do not mention that you have turn the PC on, some sort of self help in overcoming errors does help. If it says drivers need to be installed, install them...

PS, also there is never a need to quote the whole OP, I will edit that out for you

Greg

munsabin · Feb 1, 2015

munsabin said:
This is legit man. Really needed this noobed down version. The main thread was getting full of bs.
@[g-face] a few quick questions that I saw some ppl were having issues w/

(I'm running d6603 global, .77FW)

Read / Write r/w system access is solved from what I understand - correct?

Read / Write r/w to SD card solved as well (read a few quick comments about ppl experiencing issues w/ this).

Some people were experiencing issues w/ Xposed not working (r/w or something), can you please point me to a good guide on how to get Xposed running well w/ no issues foreseeable.

Again, really appreciate this. Cheers.

---------- Post added at 06:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:26 PM ----------

MOD EDIT OP quote removed @gregbradley
Tried this but the same issue as with another procedure I tried.
"Drivers need to be installed for connected device"
Why? I selected which FTF fw file the flashtool should be using, but it's still giving me this error. So strange that no one has had this issue, even though no guide mentions that one needs to install these drivers... :S

Ohhh...and this happens even after I do go into the Drivers folders where's there's an .exe run program, and I install the XperiaZ3 Drivers.

gregbradley · Feb 1, 2015

munsabin said:
Ohhh...and this happens even after I do go into the Drivers folders where's there's an .exe run program, and I install the XperiaZ3 Drivers.

Choose the flashmode and fastboot drivers as well

G-FACE · Feb 1, 2015

If you are running Windows 8/8.1 you need to allow installation of unsigned drivers.

No problems with rw access if you follow the steps. Xposed installs normaly, as always, no problem installing it.

Rw access to SD is solved by installing SDfix from Market. I did it, and it's working as expected.

Sent from my Leo toy using Tapatalk.

fmorcego · Feb 1, 2015

@gface only if he read a lot like I do he find the way not easy the part of win8 but have a great vídeo on you tube about.... Try to search for fastboot win8 8.1. After that is easy to install with Gface tut

munsabin · Feb 1, 2015

gregbradley said:
Choose the flashmode and fastboot drivers as well

I got it to flash .93 BUT now I keep having these freaking annoying pop ups... android.process.core and android.process.media has stopped. (I flashed btw without removing data)

---------- Post added at 10:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 09:59 PM ----------

G-FACE said:
If you are running Windows 8/8.1 you need to allow installation of unsigned drivers.

No problems with rw access if you follow the steps. Xposed installs normaly, as always, no problem installing it.

Rw access to SD is solved by installing SDfix from Market. I did it, and it's working as expected.

Sent from my Leo toy using Tapatalk.

I got it to flash .93 BUT now I keep having these freaking annoying pop ups... android.process.core and android.process.media has stopped. (I flashed btw without removing data)

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