yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sminki:
Excellent, and I can confirm this, however I took a slightly different approach by creating an empty image (716800000 bytes), mounted as loop, formatting it with ext4 and copying the contents of Bin4ry's img into it. Then flashing that..

Before RESET:

sminki:~/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools$ sudo ./adb shell df
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
Filesystem Size Used Free Blksize
/dev 348.4M 64.0K 348.3M 4096
/mnt/asec 348.4M 0.0K 348.4M 4096
/mnt/obb 348.4M 0.0K 348.4M 4096
[B]/system 672.8M 434.2M 238.7M 4096[/B]
/data 2.0G 180.5M 1.8G 4096
/cache 246.1M 4.1M 241.9M 4096
/data/idd 7.9M 4.1M 3.8M 4096
/mnt/sdcard 25.8G 1.8M 25.8G 32768
/mnt/secure/asec: Permission denied

After RESET:

sminki:~/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools$ sudo ./adb shell df
Filesystem Size Used Free Blksize
/dev 348.4M 64.0K 348.3M 4096
/mnt/asec 348.4M 0.0K 348.4M 4096
/mnt/obb 348.4M 0.0K 348.4M 4096
[B]/system 1009.6M 434.3M 575.3M 4096[/B]
/data 2.0G 180.7M 1.8G 4096
/cache 246.1M 4.1M 241.9M 4096
/data/idd 7.9M 4.1M 3.8M 4096
/mnt/sdcard 25.8G 1.8M 25.8G 32768
/mnt/secure/asec: Permission denied

sminki:~/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools$ sudo ./adb shell
[B]$ su --version
3.0.3.2[/B]

:D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kazuni:
What is the exact command you use to achieve it? I have mounted my system.img to a loop device and i can read the contents, i've used dd to create a 1000 1048576kByte system_new.img, how do i go about mounting that img as loop and format it using ext4 before i copy things over?

is there a simpler dd command i can just use if=system.img of=system_new.img and pad it with zeros to the 1048576th kByte?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sminki:
append zeros with dd, then use resize2fs..

dd if=/dev/zero of=system_xps_prerooted_67fw.img oflag=append conv=notrunc bs=1024 count=300000
losetup /dev/loop1 system_xps_prerooted_67fw.img
e2fsck -f /dev/loop1
resize2fs /dev/loop1
losetup -d /dev/loop1

This is what I did, a longer route to the same outcome...

losetup /dev/loop5 system_xps_prerooted_67fw.img
mount /dev/loop5 /media/original

dd if=/dev/zero of=system_new.img bs=1024 count=700000

losetup /dev/loop6 system_new.img
mkfs.ext4 losetup /dev/loop6
mount /dev/loop6 /media/modified
cp -av /media/original/* /media/modified
umount /media/modified

Flash it. Boot it. Then perform a "Settings reset" from Privacy Settings.

By the way I think the image you are creating is too large. I tried a 1GB image and it's too large to flash.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mankindtw:
Hint, use make_ext4fs to create a "sparse" image for fastboot.

I already built a system.img and proved work as following link.

LINK REMOVED BY MODERATOR.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] raydekok:
When i flashe this IT will be ok? Flash with flashtool?

Verstuurd van mijn LT26i met Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] DooMLoRD:
RootExplorer is a paid app... If indeed this image contains a paid app the image HAS TO BE DELETED and an image not containing any paid apps should be uploaded!!!

This is equivalent to software piracy...

Kindly reupload the image removing any such paid app...

Post reported to moderator for further actions...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] somemadcaaant:
Yeah I used titanium backup to wipe data and uninstall the app then installed normal paid version from market and "restarted" the phone to get it working again.

I'm sure it was just an accident by mankindtw and i'm sure the majority of us on xda are the noninfringing type.

-smc
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] piflechien:
Can someone re-post the img without root explorer in it then ? pleaaaase ! :-)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sminki:
Done it properly with make_ext4 rather than with my experiments further up the thread :)

No hidden extras, it contains only the files in Bin4ry's original img, just re-sized the partition to 1073741824 bytes (see screenshot above)

download from hotfile or ul.to

sys_xps_root_67_1g.img md5sum: df5c0170f7b03a82809b41c71decb9bd

Usual disclaimers apply, use at your own risk..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] h1o:
e unroot,what?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] h1o:
this image è perfect?HAVE A BUG?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sminki:
?

works for me.

I flashed Bin4ry's then mine, worked. Did it all over again, and it is ok.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] maxx228:
I just flash UK .FTF and sys_xps_root_67_1g.img

works for me too

thanks!!

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\tools>fastboot flash system sys_xps_root_67_1g.img
sending 'system' (446298 KB)...
(bootloader) USB download speed was 15973kB/s
OKAY [ 28.630s]
writing 'system'...
(bootloader) Flash of partition 'system' requested
(bootloader) S1 partID 0x00000004, block 0x00022000-0x00221fff
(bootloader) Erase operation complete, 0 bad blocks encountered
(bootloader) Flashing...
(bootloader) Flash operation complete
OKAY [ 59.452s]
finished. total time: 88.082s

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\tools>adb shell
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
$
$ su -
su -
#
# df
df
Filesystem Size Used Free Blksize
/dev 348.4M 64.0K 348.3M 4096
/mnt/asec 348.4M 0.0K 348.4M 4096
/mnt/obb 348.4M 0.0K 348.4M 4096
/system 1007.9M 434.7M 573.2M 4096
/data 2.0G 186.1M 1.8G 4096
/cache 246.1M 4.1M 241.9M 4096
/data/idd 7.9M 4.1M 3.8M 4096
/mnt/sdcard 25.8G 9.0G 16.8G 32768
/mnt/secure/asec 25.8G 9.0G 16.8G 32768
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] keunhuvac:
So need to flash both system images? Or only need to flash only your file?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sminki:
Just mine. The contents are the same, only the partition size is different.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kazuni:
Yup, unless you came from another firmware.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] raydekok:
how do i flash this? thru a terminal? i'm willing to test but need a little help with the commands.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] harfot:
Use fastboot,

fastboot flash system sys_xps_root_67_1g.img

and btw. it works.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] raydekok:
Thanx we need a recovery realy.

Verstuurd van mijn LT26i met Tapatalk
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kazuni:
May I ask which environment are you running this on? because I have some issue mounting the image:

root@ubuntu:/home/kazuni# dd if=/dev/zero of=system_6.0.A.3.67_1257-3921_2012031602.img oflag=append conv=notrunc bs=1024 count=300000
300000+0 records in
300000+0 records out
307200000 bytes (307 MB) copied, 1.2405 s, 211 MB/s
root@ubuntu:/home/kazuni# losetup /dev/loop1 system_6.0.A.3.67_1257-3921_2012031602.img
root@ubuntu:/home/kazuni# e2fsck -f /dev/loop1
e2fsck 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
e2fsck: Superblock invalid, trying backup blocks...
e2fsck: Bad magic number in super-block while trying to open /dev/loop1

The superblock could not be read or does not describe a correct ext2
filesystem. If the device is valid and it really contains an ext2
filesystem (and not swap or ufs or something else), then the superblock
is corrupt, and you might try running e2fsck with an alternate superblock:
e2fsck -b 8193 <device>

I'm using ubuntu 11.10 LTS on vmware
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sminki:
Debian Squeeze 2.6.32-5-amd64 as the main OS, my e2fsck version is 1.41.12 (17-May-2010) although that shouldn't matter. I'd say your image is damaged :confused: Can you try a fresh one, don't modify it, losetup, then run e2fsck on that? (just to test)

Anyway, I didn't create the working image that way as the filesystem needs to be "sparse", you want to use make_ext4fs (attached to this post) :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kazuni:
I did use the original image... (system_6.0.A.3.67_1257-3921_2012031602.img), and I can flash it to the device properly.

But it's odd. Won't work as expected, as it won't detect the img.

What I want to achieve here is to zipalign/deodex the rom plus adding a few extras here and there, so that I can start doing themes for the device :)

p.s. I have tried using the bundled tool you mentioned, but it seems like zlib.h is missing when i "make" it.

p.s.2 I tried using Explore2fs to open up the .img and it says pretty much the same thing - Error: Could not find valid Superblock.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] h1o:
to remove root,?guide?

flash firmware stock?

yes?link?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kazuni:
Some new updates. I redid it and I got a different warning:

oot@ubuntu:/home/kazuni# losetup /dev/loop5 system_xps_prerooted_67fw.img
root@ubuntu:/home/kazuni# losetup -d /dev/loop5
root@ubuntu:/home/kazuni# dd if=/dev/zero of=system_xps_prerooted_67fw.img oflag=append conv=notrunc bs=1024 count=300000
300000+0 records in
300000+0 records out
307200000 bytes (307 MB) copied, 1.8497 s, 166 MB/s
root@ubuntu:/home/kazuni# losetup /dev/loop1 system_xps_prerooted_67fw.img
root@ubuntu:/home/kazuni# e2fsck -f /dev/loop1
e2fsck 1.41.14 (22-Dec-2010)
Pass 1: Checking inodes, blocks, and sizes
Inode 7, i_size is 264302592, should be 268492800. Fix<y>?

---------- Post added at 02:40 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:33 AM ----------

ps1. tried a different alternative, fixed blocksize when mount, and mkfs.ext4 /dev/loop6 without using "loop" as first param. gonna see if it works now ;)

ps2. got it to extract properly and copied all assets over, gonna fiddle with the battery charging animation to start now ;) lets see if i grab the miui one to see if it works ;)

ps3. got it working ;) I can now mount and write stuff into the img and flash the device. I've replaced the ringtone folder and it works as a starter - gonna look into porting CM7/9 into this device if someone can get the custom kernel out ;)

ps4. got even more things to port over now. a side question - is it possible to dump mmcblk0p14 using dd and dump the system partition as img for a backup?

ps5. It sure is fun to fiddle around :P http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CROSMwFNpdU&feature=youtu.be
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Nimche:
Could someone please tell me if there is a way to move from .63 to .67 without losing userdata?

Thank you in advance
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] piflechien:
Sure, just flash with flashtool the .67 and uncheck "wipe user data" option
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Nimche:
I know how to do that with ftf files but how to do it with img files? Is there an option in flashtool for img files?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] piflechien:
with img files ?? you want to flash manually each partitions ?? I don't even think it's possible. What files have you got ? just the system.img ?

In this case flash with flashtool, because there a lot of other files that needs to be flashed

amss_fs_1.sin

amss_fs_2.sin

amss_fsg.sin

apps_log.sin

cache.sin

fotakernel.sin

kernel.sin

and of course system.sin

Once done, just flash with fastboot the system.img files downloaded from this thread.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] HellRoot:
Will this work when i am currently on a 62 firmware ? can i just choose the 67 fw and flash it?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bin4ry:
Hi.

No you cannot update the whole ROM with fastboot. You always still need Flashtool for that.

But if there is no problem for this small step to 67!

Just flash without wipe with flashtool and after that flash the image with fastboot from Windows CMD-line.

fastboot flash system system.img

Then you are done ;)

Regards
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bin4ry:
Correct :)

Better stick to the proper way. I am not sure if it will cause problems when you "just" flash the 67 image. So take flashtool and flash the proper firmware (no wipe needed) and after that flash the system.img via fastboot.

You won't loose any data this way!

Regards
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Nimche:
Thanks Bin4ry for more explanation. Funny enough when I got the phone it was on 62 and I flashed the .img for 63 through fastboot and it rooted my phone and deleted all user-data but yesterday I noticed that my phone is still on .62. and that's is why I asked. So apparently I did it all wrong.

So per what both of you said, I flash .67 through flash tool without user-data wipe and then in fast-boot do the system.img.

Got It! :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] olaf63:
Please can anyone confirm if programs like font changer or LCD density changer do not work. Is it a rooting problem or normal prg/rom compatibility problem? I'm on .67 pre-rooted and for example titanium and root explorer work.

Thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gbil:
Maybe the problem is that busybox is not included in the pre rooted images. Install busybox and try again.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xach:
i cant get adaway to work either. Says partition insufficient space.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kazuni:
That's because by default the partition has a smaller size which doesn't have enough space to add more files. Look up a few posts earlier about my discussion on how to flash the system using a larger image so that you can have more space to do mods
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dsmaori:
How do you tell what firmware your phone is running?

EDIT: Just found out my phone is on .62. Am I able to root it still?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Korumera:
Nopes think you need to flash your phone to a .67 build first, you can find one on my host (look at signature).
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Nimche:
Thanks Bin4ry for providing the new file
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] shmoejoe:
This is probably a stupid question but...

I flashed to .67 before the partition solution was found, so if I reflash to the new one with the partition resize, do I need to do a userwipe?

I read somewhere that there's just a flashable system file, should I just use that? or will that also require a wipe? :)

I don't mind a wipe of course, I just want to know what to expect so I can plan accordingly :P
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sessel:
Korumera, I download the ftf and md5 baseband 67 with the link in your signature but i can see it in flashtool.

And my x10 firmware who stay in flashtool isn't visible to!

Can someone help me?Or if someone have a link to the .67 baseband.

Thank's
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sessel:
i check 67 baseband custom post by Bin4ry , i'm in 62 before all is good with data.Just can't root for the moment prob of partition size, see it later and report if all is good.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] olaf63:
I flashed the new .67 file over the old.67 prerooted but I still don't have free space to install busybox, any help?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sessel:
Root ok i don't resize partition just reflash .67 baseband make a wipe and apply .67 prerooted.All good with data wifi etc...for what i see i can't just look superuser update ''failed to download manifest.check internet connection''

But i've connection with all the apps i use.

I'm comming to .62 baseband.for the over user the good way is firmware .67 custom by Bin4ry with flashtool , and .67 prerooted by Bin4ry via fastboot.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] olaf63:
solved full partition problem by uninstalling some apps with titanium but wasnt the update goal?

still the bloatware script posted here says im mot rooted and stops, why?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] constantinexx:
help me in my choice

what rom sholud i flash to my xps i have a stock rom 6.0.a.3.62

what is the rom to get the root without the wireless faliure
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Nimche:
there shouldn't be any problem with wireless setting. You could flash the .67 and then root it here.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] glennk:
Something missing?

What if I unlock bootlader and root using the 67-firmware, will I loose any functionality?

Or is the ROM as stable as stock and with all functions intact?

/Glenn
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sminki:
it is stock, with the su binary ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] glennk:
Thanks. Then it looks like there will be a little rooting done this weekend.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tsaojam:
flashtool says that for 2011 models the phone must be in MSC and not MTP mode. However, my xperia s only shows the MTP option, i have no way of switching to MSC. Any ideas why? This rooting thing has been the hardest by far for all of my android devices, and I've rooted many.

Thanks for any help.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] totalcmdext:
Hosts file

Hello,

I have changed the hosts file and also the permision but after a restart isn't possible to remove the ad bar from applications.

I have download the from here http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.txt

and the same file is working properly in other android device with the same program
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] olaf63:
This is nt relevant, if you fail try to switch usb debug on/off. But i've to agree thi is the most difficult device I've done, and when I read Sony was helping devs...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] totalcmdext:
Widget from .63 to .67

Hello,

The available widget of .63 are different .67.

Please could someone tell me or dump the widget from .63 to have it in .67?

Also the timeScape in 67 include only Twitter and Facebook and need to download all other apk.

Thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tsaojam:
Thanks! Finally got it to work and rooted now...switching usb debug on / off / on did the trick for me.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Emrul:
Boss, cant flash Rom. Followed all the steps. Blue led showing. Boot loader unlocked. But when enter the command itz saying CANT RECOGNISE FAST BOOT. :-) Boss, help me out.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] totalcmdext:
In fastboot mode try to give fastboot devices to check if it is recognise/read your device
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Emrul:
Bro, cant get u. Can u explain more easily. :-)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bin4ry:
please try:

fastboot -i 0fce flash system system_xps_prerooted.img

Regards
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Emrul:
Thx bro. I'll try in the morning & let u know the result. :-)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] torxx:
Can the 63.img be used for the .62 Firmware?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] totalcmdext:
You could flash the rooted .67 build directly if you have official unlock the phone.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] torxx:
Thanks bud, this should be mentioned in the OP
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Emrul:
Boss, tried. But same result. Getting following info in the command bar. :(

C:\Users\Administrator>fastboot -i 0fce flash system system_xps_prerooted.img

'fastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command,

operable program or batch file.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] keunhuvac:
You should cd to folder that store fastboot.exe file.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Emrul:
Boss, could u provide a total guide including related files ? So that I can check whether any file missing or not. Thx in advance.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] noblewolf:
I flashed my 62 to the prerooted 67 IMG, thanks a lot to TS! But one thing I noticed is, I lost the TV launcher application.. Any ways I can install it back?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Emrul:
Bro, im not advanced user. So will be glad if u explain the procedure in simple way. Thx. :-)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] harfot:
Have you installed fastboot? If yes start it from installation directory else search and install.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Emrul:
Boss, fastboot installed. Think SEMC HSUSB driver missing from my computer. Could you upload the driver for me. Pls. Thx.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] marcoplo:
You are in wrong boot thing you should talk about S1 fastboot driver not SEMC HSUSB !!! the first one is the fastboot (S1Fastboot)which you need, second one is the flashing firmware(ANDOID SYSTEM )(semc hsusb) and that two different stories

THEY ARE INDEPENDENT!!

you should have blue led light not green one !!!!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Yakandu:
what can we, the not advanced users, do to help you, the developers, to speed up the developing, rooting and that awesome things... like testing or cloud computing or.. whatever?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] onemandivision:
pray that sony releases an update for the bootloader bug soon, id guess :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mpolanski:
Bro, bin4ry wrote on the very first page what you should do. First go in unlock bootloader thread, do what very detail instruction says (pay attention to "hold shift" part), then just type command from this thread in very same cmd window.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] balto:
Looks like .73 is rolling out. When do you think we can expected a rooted img?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] onemandivision:
really? how do you know? sounds promising
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] balto:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1568611
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kazuni:
as long as you can provide us the ftf file, we can root it :)

-- infact I've rooted it already - uploading now.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Mano1982:
Great :) Thanks in advance!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Bin4ry:
73 seems like a branding update. So no interest for me until a unbranded version comes out.

Regards
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kazuni:
Agreed. I don't really know how to check if it is branded - as I don't see pre-installed apps like O2 UK did (it does have SlideMe market, which is a replacement market in singapore).
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Yakandu:
Even if you find the exploit to root the phone (With an easy method, like flashtool), we will need to unlock the bootloader, am i right?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kazuni:
sort of right. as of this moment, flashtool cannot flash rooted firmware except in bootloader mode, which, you will need to unlock it first - but then you can always relock it again ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Yakandu:
I was talking about something like "superoneclick" for our device xD simple and fast.

I dont know what are that DRM keys we lose when unlocking bootloader but i suppose they are there for a reason.

So, i dont know if in a future we can root the phone without unlocking bootlaoder.

PD: i searched a bit for "how to preroot images" and i found less than 0.. google is not our friend with this xD I would like to preroot the spanish .ftf

Also i added you to Gtalk as you said ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] constantinexx:
sir what did u mean by " 1GB partion size"???
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kazuni:
The system partition will end up showing as 1GB (1006.7MB) instead of 4xxMB which is shown on non-customized firmwares. Thus, this will allow you to put your own files and integrated apps/media/fonts etc into /system partition

---------- Post added at 10:47 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:46 AM ----------

I do believe you can use Zergrush exploit on this - but don't quote me on that, I haven't tried myself.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] del1701:
Has anyone actually tried zergrush to root their sxs ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kazuni:
I've tested, zergrush can't find any point of exploit
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] del1701:
Oh well thanks for testing
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] arc_u:
Thanks a lot
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Nimche:
Where can you check how much is it?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] kazuni:
use an android terminal program and type "df"

or in windows (if you have adb):

adb shell "df"
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] play_dead:
hi bin4ry,

I found that I can't input chinese after flashing the .67 pre-rooted img, the chinese ime is there but I just can't choose to input chinese. is there any way to change this? thx~;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Suhaib Haidar:
Are there any way to root my Xperia S ?

6.0.A.3.73 (Locked boot-loader)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] K900:
Unlock and flash any prerooted image you like.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Suhaib Haidar:
Hmmm,

I can't unlock the boot-loader :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] K900:
Then no, not yet at least
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] marcjuh:
hi all

when i go to the downloaded fille hold shift on background to open cmd...

past the cmd from OP it says...

D:\SONY Xperia S\Stock pre-rootet rom>fastboot flash system system_xps_prerooted

_67fw.img

fastboot wordt niet herkend als een interne

of externe opdracht, programma of batchbestand. (not reconiced for intern ore extern cmd, program ore batchfille)

D:\SONY Xperia S\Stock pre-rootet rom>...

and so i cant flash the prerootet rom

plse help
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Static-Noise:
I'm not trying to go off topic, but what needs to be done to achieve an easier type of root? As in, how can, if at all, can the community contribute to make this process arrive faster?

As far as it seems, you wouldn't need to unlock the bootloader to achieve root, as is required now.