yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Arc General] ArcOnFire:
So how long you guys waited till the phone root?

I think I've been waiting for 5mins+ and it doesn't reboot yet, nor it gave "cannot extract files" stuff.

I got USB debugging enabled and SD card mounted. and have it connected to my laptop if that makes a difference)

I'm using Gingerbreak 1.2 btw. Did you guys do it with 1.1? Can 1.2 do it?

EDIT: oh gdi, I think it's the Google maps that was always stuck on installing from the very first attempt to root. I can't uninstall/cancel the installation. What should I do?

EDIT 2: ok, this is the 2nd time I got "The application GingerBreak (process eu.chainfire.gingerbreak) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again" message. First is probably because I go to homescreen and go to market from there.

EDIT 3 : Ok, maybe I wasn't so patient to wait 3-4 minutes. Restarted my phone, and run Gingerbreak again after I connect my Arc to my laptop. And it extracted the file, waiting for root, and it's rebooting the phone now.
[Xperia Arc General] kiyu727:
to be honest, I dont really get what that mounted sd thing was about... I installed the apk, enabled usb debug and hit gingerbreak. After about 10 min it finished rebooting and when I started gingerbreak app it asked for superuser rights. I guess it was successful.
[Xperia Arc General] darkwave:
Working for me :)
[Xperia Arc General] civilization:
what's the differnce between this way and the original article found here

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1044765
[Xperia Arc General] Step666:
There isn't.

This thread was merely sharing the news that GingerBreak works on the Arc, as well as drawing it to the attention of other people that may not have been aware otherwise.
[Xperia Arc General] KQ17:
Guys, did your arc become laggy after rooting? Mine is awful... FCs, freezes, etc...
[Xperia Arc General] BluechipJ:
No. First reboot, it has to rebuild the cache. My Rogers arc took over 6 minutes to restart.

Rooting with GingerBreak is dead simple, but I made a video anyways:

[YOUTUBE]PVRNSit44Sg&hd=1[/YOUTUBE]

And no, GingerBreak didn't wipe my SD card.
[Xperia Arc General] KQ17:
Weird. Unless it's the framework.apk that I replaced yesterday to have the CRT thing. :confused:
[Xperia Arc General] kondejm:
hello.i have installed customization rom (previous tmobile brand) and arc is rooted by gingerbreak 1.2.installed titanium backup,busybox and superuser.arc is locked (tmobile simlock).is any way to unlock bootloader?please help.thanks
[Xperia Arc General] dh2311:
Nope. You need a sin free version. Not bought from a carrier.

That's why I sold my arc and got an sgs ii.
[Xperia Arc General] ALI_XP:
Hi ,

If I Root my device , my applications and Data will be erased or not ?

Thank you ..
[Xperia Arc General] kistigun:
nope it wont delete anything
[Xperia Arc General] sukaidi:
Does this work on the latest HK 3.0.1.A.0.145 ROM?

My Rogers-branded phone has bootloader locked so I can't use fastboot to flash the rooted version.
[Xperia Arc General] kiz1983:
Nopr, for now gbreak is not working on latest firmware
[Xperia Arc General] sukaidi:
Is there a way to root it then?

Thanks
[Xperia Arc General] kistigun:
delete please
[Xperia Arc General] hurikan23:
When Rooted the New firmware?
[Xperia Arc General] whocancatchme:
Yes, really need this !! Forgot all the bloatwares and the crap that the updates put again on my arc...
[Xperia Arc General] kistigun:
yeah i'm missing root also! Unfortunately i don't see a lot of progress on the gingerbreak app thread(http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1044765) the last month :(
[Xperia Arc General] whocancatchme:
Argh !! Hope it comes really soon. But someone try gingerbreak ? Maybe it's working no ?
[Xperia Arc General] gelprofe:
Chainfire,please,please,please,helppppp...
[Xperia Arc General] whocancatchme:
Still nothing...
[Xperia Arc General] animboo:
tried it, doesn't work..

I've read somewhere that gingerbreak wont work because sony ericsson patch the exploit that gingerbreak was using and that chainfire wont be developing or updating the gingerbreak exploit.
[Xperia Arc General] jamaljmys:
so

no solution to get 2.3.3 rooted ? or we still can root after unlock bootloader using the other method (.img file)???

thank you all
[Xperia Arc General] Step666:
You got a link for that?
[Xperia Arc General] jamaljmys:
dear Step666

we still have a chance to use the other method witch need Unlook bootloader??
[Xperia Arc General] Step666:
Yeah, if you can unlock your bootloader, it's possible to root 2.3.3 using the image-flashing method.

I just need to update my guide to link to the updated image files.
[Xperia Arc General] jamaljmys:
thank you so much

it seems that method is full system rom but rooted, am i correct? so i will lose the current room which i have ?
[Xperia Arc General] Step666:
Actually, no.

The rooted system image doesn't wipe your handset when flashing it - at least it didn't when I used it.

But when you unlock your bootloader, that wipes your handset.

And if you haven't yet upgraded to 2.3.3, if you do so using FlashTool, that wipes your handset too.
[Xperia Arc General] zenkinz:
The only thing that holds me back in unlocking bootloader is that it will break seus. While it is not an issue for me and most folks here it might be for the next buyer when I sell my arc in a month time

Do u know a way to "relock" the bootloader?
[Xperia Arc General] jakhan86:
no it doesnt. i was on 2.3.2 and i flashed the 2.3.3 hk image using flashtool (non rooted image), then O2 image. my bootloader is still locked and i can use SEUS.

edit: my bad, misunderstood your post. mods pls delete this
[Xperia Arc General] jamaljmys:
no matter of wiping, i already updated to 2.3.3 through SEUS. i mean that IMG will replace my current rom by new one? or i will stay on my current 2.3.3 but rooted.

i dont want to change current rom. no problem for wipe or lose user data.
[Xperia Arc General] Step666:
At this time there is no way to re-lock your bootloader, it's currently a one-way process.

I'm not sure off the top of my head.

There must be some way of doing so though.

You have to use the image file that corresponds to the ROM your handset it already running, if you use the wrong image file, your handset will end up boot-looping.

So your ROM will stay the same, it'll just be rooted.
[Xperia Arc General] jamaljmys:
thank you

my rom is LT15i ...build number: 3.0.1.A.0.145

which file corresponds please
[Xperia Arc General] :
Is there a way to unroot using this method?
[Xperia Arc General] QuentinCosta:
any GINGERBREAK.apk news for 2.3.3 users?
[Xperia Arc General] whocancatchme:
Not one single hope....
[Xperia Arc General] kokbiel:
Updating to 2.3.3 OTA left my root untouched.
[Xperia Arc General] kistigun:
serious? how did you root 2.3.2? with gingerbreak? and on what firmware where you .181 or .184?
[Xperia Arc General] kokbiel:
Yes, I'm serious. I don't know what firmware I was on prior to the update, but stock for phones sold in sweden.

Also, my bootloader is still locked.
[Xperia Arc General] kistigun:
weird, gues you're just lucky! you're now on .145? Going to try the same, switching back to .181/rooting it and updating it with OTA
[Xperia Arc General] tRippinthehead:
kistigun

Write about the results.
[Xperia Arc General] kistigun:
It works! I flashed back to generic .181, rooted it with gingerbreak and updated it to .145 OTA
[Xperia Arc General] punkmonkey1984:
Good work, im going to download .181 and try this method. ill report back as well.
[Xperia Arc General] tRippinthehead:
Great! What your cust region?
[Xperia Arc General] raghurags:
great news... but i have a doubt...

after rooting did u update to 145 firmware using SEUS or flashed the one downloaded from forum...
[Xperia Arc General] tRippinthehead:
OTA (Over-The-Air) - WI-FI. I'm right?
[Xperia Arc General] punkmonkey1984:
I believe so, iv just down graded to .181 from Flashtool now going to root, then OTA over Wifi yes.
[Xperia Arc General] hytin:
how to downgrade
[Xperia Arc General] kistigun:
i've used the flash tool to flash back to .181 generic 1247-1061

made a tutorial how to do this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1115542
[Xperia Arc General] hytin:
tanx for that
[Xperia Arc General] cesar7:
very good job!! works for me.
[Xperia Arc General] kistigun:
only if a OTA update to .145 is available for your customazation number
[Xperia Arc General] kistigun:
i know i have to update the list ;) but the customazation number for world generic is 1247-1061
[Xperia Arc General] zenkinz:
I have Asia rom. Can I use flashyool yo update. 181 and then ota? Not sure if the customization number is tied to hardware or rom
[Xperia Arc General] kistigun:
yes you can
[Xperia Arc General] zenkinz:
thanks mate, going to try now. Just flashed 181 and hopefully it boots up and I will root next!
[Xperia Arc General] zenkinz:
it sounds like SE server is overloaded so it got the problem of connection error that many of us are getting.

I had managed to successsfully get pass the error, with the pop up window prompting me the new gingerbread version, and then the downloading window. But twice the download abort halfway so I assume the server couldn't handle any more.

really bad on SE side :(
[Xperia Arc General] zenkinz:
where do I find the customization no.?

after a night of OTA attempt, this morning I finally manage to download and apply the update, and i got a 'could not update software' message after the whole update process completed (where I can see the phone restart, with the update icon, and the 4 circle progress status and then restart with that error message )

now my phone remains as 2.3.2 not sure if its because SE has fixed this 'vulnerability'
[Xperia Arc General] zenkinz:
I was trying with the op firmware but because I remove some system files earlier the update didn't work.
[Xperia Arc General] zohaib0001:
how i come to know that my boot loader in looked or unlocked

how i come to know that my boot loader in looked or unlocked

because i purchase it in used

i dont know its first owner unlocked its bootloader or not

please help me how i come to know that its bootloader is locked or not

my phone 2.3.2

base-band

7x30A-AAABQMAZM-1290-14-14

build number

3.0.A.2.184
[Xperia Arc General] bigneeker:
is it possible that I lost 3g after rooting it?

I was abroad and rooted it with the provided instructions but didn't have data enabled. Now that I am back in the US, I am not getting 3g anymore.

Does anyone else have that problem? is there a fix for this?
[Xperia Arc General] nash_ph_41:
hai

you root on 2.3.2 ver or 2.3.3 ver
[Xperia Arc General] andymnc:
i'm stack on first adb command.

it tells me:

"error: insufficient permissions for device"

i'm on ubuntu 11.04, andoid sdk 2.3.3

the phone is Xepria Arc

WORLD-1-8_3.0.1.A.0.145 with bootloader not modified
[Xperia Arc General] kistigun:
this methode wont work on 2.3.3
[Xperia Arc General] jtdc:
Hit the Thanks button. Confirm it works on sim-locked LT15i on 2.3.2 (still figuring most efficient way to have it sim unlocked). If I update to the official 2.3.3 over PC Companion (ie via PC), do I lose the root?

PS. I noticed on the original GingerBreak APK thread

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1044765

There is already a later version 1.20, the 1st post on this thread is 1.10. But anyway if it works I don't touch it for now.
[Xperia Arc General] arunkr:
I needed to clarify a thing..is it possible to flash stock based ROM for eg: [SE TWEAKED 0.85] in se arc s without unlocking bootloader..Im on rooted ,locked bootloader se arc s.

THANKS IN ADVANCE..
[Kyocera Zio M6000] Spz0:
I finally got around to flashing a friends zio to 2.2.1 and got a fresh nandroid backup directly after the tethered update. Not rooted, no mods, themes, all bloatware incl.

Download Stock 2.2.1 Nandroid Backup

Use our Clockworkmod Recovery image to flash.

Enjoy.
[Kyocera Zio M6000] sinisin:
:'(

Xda should support Android Smileys on the Xda app.
[Kyocera Zio M6000] Spz0:
link is back up. :)
[Kyocera Zio M6000] Spz0:
If you encounter a md5 sum mismatch, you may need to md5sum the .img files yourself.

MD5 Summer in windows

or

"md5sum <file.img>" command in linux

Once you have your md5 sums, just replace the old ones in "nandroid.md5" with your newly generated ones.
[Kyocera Zio M6000] rvance:
Ok, so I got a new phone and I need to put the stock rom back on my Zio m6000 so that I can sell it because it is no longer use to me. I downloaded your stock nandroid back up, now I need to know how to excatly put it to use. I got all the way up to the prompt screen, but now I'm like now what?! Do I need to put anything on the sdcard or what I have no idea. So please if someone can give me a little more details on the operation on how to restore to stock firmware using your nandroid backup would be great. Thanks in advance

Ricardo
[Kyocera Zio M6000] Mattix724:
If you just want to restore the M6000 to stock you can always use the updater for Microsoft. You'll need to have the drivers installed and connect via USB, then start the updater. It will reboot the phone into Modem Download Mode and will flash the stock 2.2.1 images.
[Kyocera Zio M6000] jasew503:
Any other way to go back to stock 2.2 on a Cricket Zio?

This doesnt work for me, Ive tried flashing it in Recovery, it started to flash then rebooted. The old rom was still on the device, but the boot-up screen changed back to Cricket. (That was the only thing that changed.)

When I tried to restore this file using Rom Manager (which I hate), it kept giving me an error: "File Name can't contain spaces" or something to that effect.

Tried renaming the file several times, even just naming it "1.zip" made no difference.

All the roms on this forum are just way to slow compared to the stock rom. The only exception being the 2.1.x Rom here (which runs fast.)

Microsoft Activesunc/Windows Mobile Device Center isnt available to me as Im running Windows 7 64-Bit, the Windows 7 "Sync" program in accessories doesnt even recognize the device.

Fastboot into CWM works tho.

I know this phone pretty much sucks, but my daughter loves to play games and youtube on it, thats all we use it for. Some games arent compatible with Android 2.1..

Thanks!
[Kyocera Zio M6000] Spz0:
Although I havent booted this phone up for years, I still disagree. OpenZio ROM far surpasses the stock ROM in performance, benchmarks and snappiness.

But if you are insistent on returning to stock, try formatting /system in CWM's advanced settings, then flash the backup.

Alternately, you can always run the 2.2.1 update to restore to a completely stock, unrooted system.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=966047
[Kyocera Zio M6000] jasew503:
The "2.1.x" rom I was quoting in my previous post was the OpenZio rom, and yes it performs extremely well. Just no App to SD ability, among other limitations. Phone runs great with it however. Every other rom ive tried 2.2.x (except stock) seems to be generally very slow, and slow at recognizing screen input (almost a whole second from touching the screen until it actually recognizing there is a touch, which is hard very work with), and the screen's touch input seems to be uncalibrated somewhat. Ill try "formatting /system" then flashing the backup, but I guess the question I should have originally asked was: Do I flash this zip as I would any other custom rom from the SD? (Install Zip from SD>Select this ZIP). Im not familiar with the ZIO as I use T-Mobile, but I assume since its CW Recovery and it would be the same, right?

How do I perform the mentioned: "run the 2.2.1 update to restore to a completely stock, unrooted system."?

If I go to Settings/About/Update it says I need to be on Wifi, which it is (The phone's not activated). Ive tried doing that with every available rom in the forum.

UPDATE:

Just tried this, however when I choose to install this ZIP from SD, it starts to install, and within a half second goes back to the Recovery main screen.

Nothing changes (Except that I formatted everything)
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Licht_:
My speed tests are returning obnoxious speeds like 700ms with 0.1 down and 0.4 up. (Measuring in Mbps.) It is absolutely ridiculous. My wife's LG Optimus S gets 130ms/5/3.5 running at the exact same time, side by side. I can't figure out what is going on. I've changed the radio, updated the PRI, changed ROMs and kernels. I'm running out of ideas and I really hope it isn't a hardware problem (don't want to be phone-less.) The only odd thing I can find is that my PRL version is 01115. But I don't think that really has anything to do with my 3G speeds but odd none the less. I found a screenshot that someone else has a PRL version over 6xxxx.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chefdave12118:
I dont put much stock in those speed and benchmark tests
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Licht_:
Youtube constantly buffers and web page loading is abysmal.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] miguelfp1:
have you tried the "tweak" that is in the dev forums? the one about removing the proxies from the data config.

LINK
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] adamantypants:
If there's any testing that's viable is the speed tests. Benchmarks are the useless ones.

I didn't think I had problems until I tried someone's suggestion on the Mik forums.

On your sense rom;

dial ##3282# > choose edit mode > when prompted enter your MSL number* > choose data profile > hit menu button, then choose restore

This process will reboot your phone, reactivates handset, and updates profile and prl. It'll try to update firmware at the end too but I just hit cancel after that showed up. After I did this, I was getting 3g speeds of over 2mbs when I was previously getting less than 500kbs.

*download the MSL reader app if you don't know your MSL number
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Licht_:
I tried the fix and no change. I have already cleared out my profile more than once with no change. I'm consistently getting 0.1/0.4 now.

Edit : Just flashed to an entirely different set of radios, PRLs, and so on. Now I'm consistently 1000ms/0.3/0.3.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Licht_:
Spent an hour or two on the phone with Sprint last night. Most likely going all the way back to stock everything, doing one last test, and then dropping it off at their store. Nothing we tried did anything at all. Nothing I have tried has done anything at all. Out of ideas.

If someone has any last advice, let me know. I'd sure be happy if I could get this damnable thing working without going through the unroot process and such.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dglowe343:
Have you tried the new radio? Its version 2.15.00.04.08. A lot of people have gotten faster 3g including myself.
[EVO 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Licht_:
Tried it.:(
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rickyy00:
could you use super one click to root the galaxy tab?
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerseypilot:
Yes if you check the root guide for galaxy tab it should show you how to root with super one click
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pendevous:
Yup. In fact, z4root didn't work on my tab, and caused it to lag like hell. It was a flawless method when I rooted with using the oneclick.
[Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pinto22:
Were you able to root your Tab? I downloaded applanet.net and got z4root from there. I clicked on the Permanet Root and it forecloses. Is there another way to root the tab?
[Thunderbolt General] Deleted member 2842059:
Longtime GSM user, both AT&T and T-Mobile. I have a terminal aversion to CDMA but LTE looks intriguing. I use, roughly, between 13-20GB per month. Voice usage is almost nonexistent. I do text frequently.

I've been eyeballing a fellow coworkers Thunderbolt. (I'm also enititled to a 20% discount through work.) My questions:

Are you guys happy with your Thunderbolts? Like the screen? Does the LTE SIM work like GSM, just find another LTE phone pop and go? (I phone hop like mad!) LTE coverage in Ohio is actually pretty good. Your ETF is $350? (Once the AT&T&T mereger is done 12-16 months down the road I may switch back. Any general thoughts to add?

I'm happy to listen to anyone!!
[Thunderbolt General] jasoninator:
I was a longtime ATT user (and Cingular before that, THOSE were the days) before switching for the TBolt. I enjoy the screen, better than my old Blackberry and since I mainly use texting/email on it instead of video, I actually prefer the screen to a SAMOLED. In theory, LTE SIM switching should work, but there hasn't been another LTE VZW device to test that with (another week and we'll know). And yes, ETF is $350 now, just like ATT.

Out of curiosity, why would you switch back soon down the road? ATT's (even if they acquire T-Mobile) "4G" technology is so far behind LTE that it's laughable. That's why I switched, ATT spent too long dawdling around not really improving their network infrastructure, at least where I live.
[Thunderbolt General] bajabubz:
I use about 120 to 80 Gb monthly now that this is my only net connection. The best thing about it is the price monthly. I'm paying for a data only plan which is 50 a month unlimited before my 25 percent discount. For texting I use Google voice app and I have GV forwarded to a sipgate #, running SIPdroid on the tbolt to get my calls. Result is unlimited calls text and internet tethering for 37 bucks a month. Ya the phone ain't cheap upfront but it really is like having a cable modem in your pocket. I love it
[Thunderbolt General] Fourstarzzzz:
I just got the T-bolt and I am impressed. Although I have not tasted any 4G yet, it is a very solid phone. The battery life is not great, but that is to be expected of such a device. Getting a bigger battery seems to be the only option. I love the screen and cannot wait to watch movies on it! Waiting for a netflix app ;)
[Thunderbolt General] joerph:
The LTE SIM does not work like GSM just yet. Verizon has it on a white list. They have to approve the device it will be in. They say that they are adding approved devices all the time but not sure which devices have been added. I think they are pushing more for the LTE SIM to be taken out of your phone and you put it in a camcorder, DSLR camera and make the devices shoot live feeds. I had read this on howard forums. I would love for HTC have it where you could custom build your phone and just pop in the LTE sim card. Just think pick your own screen, ram, internal memory, speaker, etc.

howardforums.com/showthread.php/1703825-Thunderbolt-and-ALL-future-4G-VZW-devices-require-a-UICC-SIM-card.
[Thunderbolt General] rbox:
Well this is my first smartphone so I don't have any comparison. But I love it. Love the screen and it's 4.3" of manlyness. I really never understood why people have such animosity for CDMA vs GSM. Yes I get the whole SIM card thing, but is that the only reason?
[Thunderbolt General] Dbagjones:
For me, it was the problem of no data while on a call. Never again AT&T, never again.
[Thunderbolt General] yareally:
Just curious, but what do you have against CDMA other than you cant port to other carriers as easy as GSM? I found CDMA voice is generally better than GSM. The ThunderBolt still uses voice for CDMA so other than it being fast for data over what is considered GSM, it's still pretty much a CDMA phone in the sense it's locked to verizon (probably more so since you cant take it to other CMDA carriers either).

ATT will be going to LTE sometime next year as well though, so eventually when phones are using LTE for voice and data, you would be able to switch between carriers (assuming they both support the same frequency of LTE, there's 2 of them) and different phones on the same carrier