[ROOT] Xperia Z (C660x) for unlocked bootloaders ONLY! (RELEASED)

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schaggo

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AW: [ROOT] Xperia Z (C660x) for unlocked bootloaders ONLY! (RELEASED)

Me neither, at the moment at least. Hold still, live with unblocked ads in apps and on websites for the time being, root shall find us in no time :p
 

DooMLoRD

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Surprise...

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VTR1000SP

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Hi all Xperia user ! just got my Xperia Z today i'm new to sony ph which i had previously owned was a x10 (only use less den a mth cos GB S***),

hope Dev able to release root tools without needs to unlock bootloader. with dust and water resistant function it will be too risky to unlock bootloader for them to have excuse to void warranty!

hate htc & sony (esp Sony for suing Geohot) for locking bootloader. always easy on the samsung smart phone. bought Xperia Z just for the 7.9mm slim profile, dust and water resistant Full HD, dun really know what else is good, can Xperia user share with me the Good point of Xperia ? tks !
 

jimsey

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thanks Doomlord,
its more complicated than i'm used to having had samsung phones for 3 years, but i'm now rooted and can restore using titanium !

re-locking bootloader would be great sometime in the future, hopefully before i need a warranty repair !
 
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Willyfxp

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Any news on us poor sods with carrier locked bootloader getting root?
 
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benziii

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WUNDERBAR!!

Thanks to you amazing devs I have now gotten rid of my pesky navbar.

Removed everything so I can finally admire a fullsize wallpaper without any apps and whatnot.
Only sticking to a custom clock and "having my pie, and eating it too" (meaning pie controls):p


I have tossed u a thanks and will create a paypal tomorrow (have not had one i a trillion years), so I can make it rain on you :good::good:

So far not a single hiccup.

Btw c6603
 

DooMLoRD

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WUNDERBAR!!

Thanks to you amazing devs I have now gotten rid of my pesky navbar.

Removed everything so I can finally admire a fullsize wallpaper without any apps and whatnot.
Only sticking to a custom clock and "having my pie, and eating it too" (meaning pie controls):p


I have tossed u a thanks and will create a paypal tomorrow (have not had one i a trillion years), so I can make it rain on you :good::good:

So far not a single hiccup.

Btw c6603

dude thank you for that VERY GENEROUS donation!

when u said "i can make it rain on you" i never expected such a heavy rain!!!!


once again thanks a lot for this!

now i probably will be able to afford the Xperia Z as you donation has bridged that gap, A LOT OF IT :)
 

schaggo

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AW: [ROOT] Xperia Z (C660x) for unlocked bootloaders ONLY! (RELEASED)

Very cool, thanks a ton, benziii!! Hardcore cool guy!
 

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    for rooting latest firmware check this:
    [ROOT][Z] How-to for rooting newest firmware 10.3.1.A.0.244 / 10.3.1.A.2.67






    ------------------------

    Alternate Method using Recovery posted! (RECOMMENDED)

    Since we now have Recovery fully working its a lot easier to root the device. I have made a simpler package for easier rooting and installing busybox. find it in second post!

    ------------------------



    [ Information ]


    so once the bootloader is unlocked its generally very easy to root but there were numerous issues where rooting wasnt working even using insecure kernel

    so i used the ramdisk of CF-Auto-Root for the Nexus 4, modified it a bit for working on the Xperia Z and thats it... Root achieved!

    all of the testing was done remotely (using teamviewer)... many thanks to the user who willing helped out with the testing!


    Want to root without unlocking bootloader? now you can! thanks to goroh_kun! check out THIS thread!




    [ Proof ]


    Screenshot_Xperia_Z-rooted.png





    [ WARNING ]


    • (all queries related to unlocking bootloader should be posted on that thread)

    • DO NOT CROSS FLASH BETWEEN DEVICES






    [ Credits ]

    • Chainfire - for ramdisk of CF-Auto-Root kernel of Nexus 4

    • Androxyde - for his brilliant work on FlashTool

    • lots of other developers for helping me get here ;)



    [ Requirements ]


    • Firmware Version: 10.1.A.1.350

    • we tested on C6603 and C6602

    • unlocked bootloader

    • fastboot files (are there in the unlock bootloader thread)




    [ How to Root ]

    1. reboot into bootloader

    2. flash my modded CF-Auto-Root Kernel,
      Code:
      fastboot flash boot Z_DooMLoRD_CF-Auto-Root-ported_FW-350.img

    3. reboot from fastboot
      Code:
      fastboot reboot

    4. the device will now start booting and u will get indication on screen saying (Device will reboot in 10 seconds)

    5. after CF-Auto-Root reboots device once, disconnect USB cable and do hard power off (3 vibrations)
      [FYI: disconnect usb cable.. u have to do hard power off "press power button and keep VOLUME UP key pressed for 15 seconds"]

    6. connect device in fastboot mode and flash stock kernel
      Code:
      fastboot flash boot Z_DooMLoRD_insecure_FW-350.img

    7. now reboot device and the device will start booting into OS
      Code:
      fastboot reboot

    8. you should now Download Busybox Installer from Market and install it at /system/xbin/

    9. thats it! device is now completely rooted!



    [ donations ]

    if u feel that this work has helped u OR u think that the work i put into making this is worthy of donations, then click on the following link for buying me some coffee/beer/etc ;)

    PAYPAL DONATION LINK



    [ Download Links ]


    PLEASE DO NOT MIRROR MY FILES


    1. modified CF-Auto-Root kernel:
      Z_DooMLoRD_CF-Auto-Root-ported_FW-350.img
      MD5HASH: a0c26a2b3dd9f2f174986d9ccddab40d

    2. Stock insecure kernel for FW (10.1.A.1.350):
      Z_DooMLoRD_insecure_FW-350.img
      MD5HASH: c6a654e37cf6c5cc8e2d0c5fe2457d03




    cheers,

    DooMLoRD
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    Alternate Method using Recovery

    Alternate Method using Recovery


    Since we now have Recovery fully working its a lot easier to root the device. I have made a simpler package for easier rooting and installing busybox.


    Steps:

    1. Download the: SuperSU-1.25-Busybox-1.20.2-UPDATE.zip and save it on phone (external sdcard)

    2. Just flash any kernel which contains recovery (for stock based ROM) [e.g.: Advanced Stock Kernel]

    3. Boot into recovery and flash that file "SuperSU-1.25-Busybox-1.20.2-UPDATE.zip"

    4. now reboot and the firmware will be fully rooted with SuperSU and Busybox installed!!!



    [ Credits ]

    • Chainfire - for SuperSU

    • Stericson - for Busybox

    • lots of other developers for helping me get here ;)



    [ Requirements ]


    • Firmware Version: 10.1.A.1.350/.434

    • we tested on C6603 and C6602

    • unlocked bootloader

    • working kernel with recovery



    [ donations ]

    if u feel that this work has helped u OR u think that the work i put into making this is worthy of donations, then click on the following link for buying me some coffee/beer/etc ;)

    PAYPAL DONATION LINK



    [ Download Links ]


    PLEASE DO NOT MIRROR MY FILES

    SuperSU-1.25-Busybox-1.20.2-UPDATE.zip



    enjoy!
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    Thank You very much for your work.
    What have to happen, that we can have root without unlocking the bootloader?

    well u will have to wait for some exploit to be found which will work on locked bootloader...

    i had tested the most used exploits on the Xperia Z but none of them worked...
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    Re: [ROOT] Xperia Z for unlocked bootloaders ONLY!

    One more user confirmed that this worked :)

    Tested on: C6602

    Sent from my LT30p using xda app-developers app
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    Alternate Method using Recovery posted!


    Since we now have Recovery fully working its a lot easier to root the device. I have made a simpler package for easier rooting and installing busybox.



    find it in second post!


    cheers!