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[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] warfist:
Build-No: 6.1.E.3.7

Model: LT28H

Android-Version: 4.0.4

Bootloader= Unlocked.

Sry, never tried this stuff with this phone. Hope u can help
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ganeshbiyer:
Exactly why I asked. The bin4ry method does not work on 6.1.E.3.7.

So head to this POST.

On the OP of this post, there is a Stock Kernel with Root. Just Flash it and you will have Root + Cwm + Init.d support.:)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] cyberisk:
My LT28h was successfully backup/unlock/root followed by this guide!

It is workable in my 4.0.4 stock firmware. Thx.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnumEndzeit:
I am having some issues here. The phone is the Xperia Ion lt28i (rogers) with firmware 6.1.E1.19, Android 4.0.4 i have all the drivers installed, etc. But i cannot seem to root it. Every time i run the rootkit, it goes fine, the backup app pops up then i select to restore it. Again, it runs by fine. Then, when i finish the restore, the batch file doesnt seem to continue, it just stays at "Running..........." Any help here?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ganeshbiyer:
Could you paste in the complete message from running the rooting step.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnumEndzeit:
======================================================================

= This script will root your Android phone with adb restore function =

= Script by Bin4ry (thanks to Goroh_kun and tkymgr for the idea) =

= Idea for Tablet S from Fi01_IS01 =

= (13.10.2012) v15 =

======================================================================

Device type:

1) Normal

2) Special (for example: Sony Tablet S, Medion Lifetab)

x) Unroot

Make a choice: 1

Checking if i should run in Normal Mode or special Sony Mode

Please connect your device with USB-Debugging enabled now

2787 KB/s (142735 bytes in 0.050s)

remote object '/system/bin/ric' does not exist

.

Found Sony Backup-Restore.apk

LT26,LT22 etc. mode enabled!

.

Pushing busybox....

2864 KB/s (1085140 bytes in 0.370s)

Pushing su binary ....

2245 KB/s (91980 bytes in 0.040s)

Pushing Superuser app

2780 KB/s (996704 bytes in 0.350s)

Making busybox runable ...

.

Pushing fake Backup

2666 KB/s (73728 bytes in 0.027s)

Extracting fakebackup on device ...

Watch now your device. Select the backup named RootMe and restore it!

Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.L

AUNCHER] cmp=com.sonyericsson.vendor.backuprestore/.ui.BackupActivity }

If all is successful i will tell you, if not this shell will run forever.

Running ......

Thank you for the help!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ganeshbiyer:
Does the phone reboot.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnumEndzeit:
It does not
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ganeshbiyer:
It has to. Is "debugging on" on the phone.

Try another rooting toolkit version.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnumEndzeit:
I have tried many others, including flashtool and the one meant for Xperia S while debugging is on. I am stumped.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Have you tried manually restarting it at that point then starting it again to see if the batch file continues?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnumEndzeit:
it continues but accomplishes nothing:

======================================================================

= This script will root your Android phone with adb restore function =

= Script by Bin4ry (thanks to Goroh_kun and tkymgr for the idea) =

= Idea for Tablet S from Fi01_IS01 =

= (13.10.2012) v15 =

======================================================================

Device type:

1) Normal

2) Special (for example: Sony Tablet S, Medion Lifetab)

x) Unroot

Make a choice: 1

Checking if i should run in Normal Mode or special Sony Mode

Please connect your device with USB-Debugging enabled now

1393 KB/s (142735 bytes in 0.100s)

remote object '/system/bin/ric' does not exist

.

Found Sony Backup-Restore.apk

LT26,LT22 etc. mode enabled!

.

Pushing busybox....

2943 KB/s (1085140 bytes in 0.360s)

Pushing su binary ....

2994 KB/s (91980 bytes in 0.030s)

Pushing Superuser app

2862 KB/s (996704 bytes in 0.340s)

Making busybox runable ...

.

Pushing fake Backup

2400 KB/s (73728 bytes in 0.030s)

Extracting fakebackup on device ...

Watch now your device. Select the backup named RootMe and restore it!

Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cat=[android.intent.category.L

AUNCHER] cmp=com.sonyericsson.vendor.backuprestore/.ui.BackupActivity }

If all is successful i will tell you, if not this shell will run forever.

Running ......

Good, it worked! Now we are rebooting soon, please be patient!

error: device not found

error: device not found

Waiting for device to come up again....

Going to copy files to it's place

mount: permission denied (are you root?)

You can close all open command-prompts now!

After reboot all is done! Have fun!

Bin4ry

Press any key to continue . . .
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AnumEndzeit:
I apologize for my idiocy, it turns out that i had a backup password set and it never worked because of that. As soon as i removed it, it worked and the phone is now rooted. Again; MAKE SURE THAT THERE IS NO BACKUP PASSWORD
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ganeshbiyer:
Cool. It happens.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] aliascruise:
Having no luck in unbricking ION

HI, i have a LT28h,which got soft bricked.i tried all the said methods.even after making battery dead n then charging for days it does not boot in flash mode(vol down press while connecting to pc).sony logo appears as boot loop sometimes then after 5-6 loops it disappers. PLEASE HELP
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ganeshbiyer:
Enough has been written about softbrick. There is a separate stickied thread for it. Go through it and I am sure you will find the solution.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xerol:
i am also unable to root my ion.

i am also getting same error as AnumEndzeit getting.

i am on. 37 build and locked bootloader.

i dont want to unlock my bootloader.

pls someone help me
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ganeshbiyer:
.37 firmware cannot be rooted the normal way.

Follow this http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2055043

and you should be able to root your phone.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xerol:
so which version is rootable?

is i can downgrade from 3.7 version?

i just want root access with locked bootloader
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ganeshbiyer:
You can root .7 using Spectre's method, or you can downgrade to .68 firmware. there is no visible change between .7 and .68.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] xerol:
^ thanks bro, is .68 is rootable by normal way?

because i am unable to understand the spectre's method.

after flashing .68 rom and rooting it can i update to .7 one with root access?

---------- Post added at 10:46 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:44 PM ----------

^ thanks bro, is .68 is rootable by normal way?

because i am unable to understand the spectre's method.

after flashing .68 rom and rooting it can i update to .7 one with root access?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] NewDev4IOS:
Unable to root

I have tried rooting my xperia ion lte with rom lt28h and whenever i try rooting it, the script runs forever... i rooted it before with the lt28at rom and it was successful but now it is not working...

Help?...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ganeshbiyer:
If you are trying to root latest lt28h/i firmware (.7), then you cannot use this method. You need to follow the thread for pre-rooted firmware by spectre or you can follow my thread for stock kernels with root. Both the threads are in dev section.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] josemald:
If you just want root and not deodex, you can try flashing and rooting the previous rom (.68, I think) using Bin4ry method, and then apply the OTA update. Afterwards, if you want, you can change your build.prop file so the phone identifies as an LT28at.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] 1Fawwaz:
Followed every single step here, with no luck :(

I have lt28at and i want to install lt28h latest ics firmware on my device...(i saw on website that this can be done)

I'm now running gingerbread(6.0.C.1.257)..

The error is in the attachment...

Thanks!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Toledo_JAB:
Did you install the drivers from the flashtool folder?

What happens when you connect a running phone to flashtool? Does it identify your phone correctly? you should not have to manually identify your phone, if its working properly.

With flashtool closed plug in the phone in flash-mode. Does windows 'see' the phone when connected?

What file did you use? was it a .FTF file? did you need to decompress/unzip after downloading the file?

Also when taking a screenshot of the log please make it full screen so we can read the entire log.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] 1Fawwaz:
I got it work by trying again(unpluging, repluging.. etc) but I couldnt delete the post. sorry :silly: thanks anyway :)

For now, there's no way to root it(i have locked bootloader)? the only option I have is to flash pre-rooted firmware?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] josemald:
No, you could also flash the previous firmware, which is rootable using Bin4ryu method (which is incorporated into Flashtool). After flashing it just apply the OTA update to get the latest version. This works for LT28i, which is the firmware I'm using, should work for LT28h as well.

In the end it should be the same as the pre-rooted firmware, so whichever is easier for you to download.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] 1Fawwaz:
That's what i did, I downloaded .68 firmware and root it, it worked. I got update notification for the lateset firmware .7 on my pc.

I tried to update.. end up with problem saying the update is not available for your phone. :cyclops:

btw my phone is lt28at (at&t version), maybe this is the problem??
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] josemald:
I also tried updating it first using PC Companion and couldn't do it. After downloading the update, the phone was reset and lost connection with the computer, therefore the update couldn't go through. Just update from the phone directly, connect it through wifi and go to Settings, About Phone, Software Update, System tab. I also have an LT28at, and I'm flashing an LT28i firmware.

By the way, if you want your phone to keep identifying as an LT28at (I don't know if AT&T can pick this up, but Google Play definitely can), open build.prop using Flashtool, and change all references to LT28i or LT28h (depending on which one you're using) to LT28at. Do this after the update, otherwise you won't be able to update it (since there is no available update for LT28at).
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jmillsak:
I have LT28i unlocked boot loader! and CANNOT Root. wtf i keep going in circles in this forums! I have rooted several devices and have never had as much trouble as im having now..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ganeshbiyer:
What is the current firmware on your phone?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] utsav911:
any simple way to root 6.1.E.3.7 other than involving multiple FW flashing?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ganeshbiyer:
Check spectre pre-rooted firmware thread .. last posts.

from ION on Miui V5
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
The eroot Windows app works too. Did it yesterday on mine.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2204321

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ Z
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] utsav911:
I think thinks below one is a better option. thanks for the reply. :)

So basically this FW has same security stuff as in Xperia S build 6.1.A.2.55.

I must say Ion FW are more stable than S.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] CRHASH:
i cant get root any more i get some very strange result

it`s the same with the Gi kernel

Help ? someone

Lt28h 6.1.E.3.7

26/010/2013 18:10:29 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized

26/010/2013 18:10:29 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.9.10.1 built on 2013-01-09 19:49:47

26/010/2013 18:10:29 - INFO - You can drag and drop ftf files here to start flashing them

26/010/2013 18:10:32 - INFO - Launching Fastboot Toolbox 1.0 by DooMLoRD

26/010/2013 18:10:32 - INFO - Device Status: FASTBOOT mode

26/010/2013 18:10:35 - INFO - Device connected in fastboot mode

26/010/2013 18:10:39 - INFO - Selected kernel (boot.img or kernel.sin): C:\Flashtool\firmwares\Stock_Kernel_6.1.E.3.7_Root.elf

26/010/2013 18:10:39 - INFO - Flashing selected kernel

26/010/2013 18:10:39 - INFO - sending 'boot' (10869 KB)...

26/010/2013 18:10:39 - INFO - FAILED (remote: The Device must be rooted first)

26/010/2013 18:10:39 - INFO - finished. total time: 0.010s

26/010/2013 18:10:40 - INFO - FASTBOOT Output:

sending 'boot' (10869 KB)...

FAILED (remote: The Device must be rooted first)

finished. total time: 0.010s
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
You either have to flash a prerooted kernel or use the eroot program I mentioned.

Sent from my Sony Xperia™ Z
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] CRHASH:
i´ve flashed the stock ftf with flastool

also tried the Root MANY ANDROID with no results
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Captain Droid:
Try the One Key ROOT
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] CRHASH:
thanks i now have root
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jeriku:
I can not get the rooting kit to work....

90% of the time the cmd prompt sits as "Please plug the device in ADB-MODE" and the debugging and sources option are selected.

5% of the time it sits at "Daemon Started" then does nothing

One time it tried to run and I got an error. Every time since that time it just sits at the ADB-Mode.

I've tried this in Flashmode, with the phone on and off.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ganeshbiyer:
connect the phone to the pc with the usb cable.

Go to command prompt and type in the following:

adb start-server

adb devices

let us know the output.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] popfan:
Have you tried re-downloading the drivers? Drivers have seem to be the main cause of a lot of people's frustrations.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Recon Freak:
flashtool error

I get this error at the end of the root script. Could this be why rooted ICS runs really crappy on my ION? Any ideas how to fix this?View attachment flashtool_2012-08-07_10-01-11.txt
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] popfan:
Have you tried to root using the other method? Flashtools did not push root when I did mine, I had to run Step 2.bat and that was what gave me root and runs perfect.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Recon Freak:
Started with ATT stock. Ran the script flashing to ICS and then kept ICS acoording to script. At the end it says to flash ics one last time with no wiping. That's when this error occurs. the file doesn't get copied over. Ihave root but phone is so slow and choppy it's almost unusable.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] popfan:
You should only flash ICS once.

Start Stock GB

Run Step1.bat

Flash ICS nonwipe and exclude baseband if you want to keep LTE

Run Step2.bat

and you should have root and ICS

It should not be laggy at all

FYI - You might want to wipe when you flash GB again to start over

Sidenote - I found that running Nova over the stock launcher far quicker
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jeriku:
OK, I played with it a bit more and finally got root. It seems like the rootkit wouldn't recognize the phone unless I started Flashtool, let it recognize the phone, and then close it. Then the batch file would start up.

Thanks for the help. I did what you said and this is what was returned:

List of devices attached

CB5A1K3N0S device
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Recon Freak:
OK I think iget it now. stop after running step 2. correct?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] popfan:
Just keep following instuctions - the phone will need to reboot a few times

Just wait until it tells you are done
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] -DM-:
trying to root, but this is what I get when I run Step 1.bat, when I press any key the cmd prompt just closes ?!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] vladvertigo:
now update to ICS and run step2.bat
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] -DM-:
so that's all Step 1.bat does ?!

I thought the cmd was not running
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] vladvertigo:
simply prepares your phone for the following steps
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] -DM-:
Done, thanks...got ICS, root and LTE bands...went through pretty smooth

Thanks again
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Auggy99:
So does this work with ATT ion's as well? I'm still unsure after reading through these posts
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Yes but you will end up not running an official AT&T firmware which in reality is better because at&t restricts too much and loads bloat. It will work on any ion.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] -DM-:
I concur to that...now if I also could remove that AT&T logo from the front of the phone that would be even better, that thing ruins the looks of the phone ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Auggy99:
Reminds me of the good old X10 days, but can you clarify the last step to enable the LTE? Am I supposed to disable everything but the babeband?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] vladvertigo:
we definitely need ALL IN ONE manual for ion :(
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] androitri:
Where I can find pre-rooted latest firmware for LT28at, I can't find it on Spectre thread. Any links ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
If you want a pre-rooted LT28at firmware I can make one but its kinda pointless since you can easily root it by following bin4ry's root thread.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Taosaur:
So, this part is incorrect, or at least unnecessary. What you do after powering down the phone is hold the down-volume button while you plug in USB. It's just like Flashtool tells you, except down-volume instead of the back button.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tindean:
Do I have flashtools set properly to just flash the kernel and baseband?? thanks.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] zackspeed:
It will work fine but you will need to change the apn manually.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Toledo_JAB:
As with most xperia phones, you can flash any version -i, -h, -at, -r firmware to ANY hardware version of the phone.

For LTE/4G you need a phone that is capable of LTE and a firmware or baseband from -i -at -r versions.

Personally I get very bad battery life with all the jellybean versions with LTE support.

So I installed the complete stock -h version on my LT28at.

So now I have a fully working stock LT28at on JB without LTE support, BY CHOICE.

YES
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] zackspeed:
Yea I have thought about doing this as well. Could we not just turn off LTE and get the same effect?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Toledo_JAB:
The lt28at is bootloader locked, so no direct radio control.

The -h baseband must not initialize the LTE radio. afaik

I definitely get better battery without LTE.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] zackspeed:
Yea did not think about that. I would go gsm only but kinda like the LTE. With all the new Xperia stuff the battery has taken a hit but still not to bad. Almost ready to retire it soon so not to worried about it. Still get more than a day no matter how much I use it. It does what I want so guess I cant be to unhappy with it. It has for sure been my favorite so far.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] EEngineer:
The Backup and Restore link is broken.

I need to root two LT28at Ions, 6.1.C.1.111 and 6.1.C.1.105.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] TesseractE:
Get v33 of the root tool and try Option 0. I don't think that uses the Backup/Restore method.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] EEngineer:
Figured that out, but thanks for getting back to me. Rooted both Ions. WHOPEE!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] MoreYummy:
Have anyone tried to expand the partition for the apps? it has 1.9GB , and many GB left unused on the other partition.

I want to make the app partition bigger.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dogie425:
need flashtool for windows

is there a working link for the flashtool for windows, cause i haven't found it yet i guess, or does some1 around feel like shareing a copy of it pls.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] aiman97muhd:
Why when i try to flash my phone the computer said the usb devices not recognized?

Please help for the solution....
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Toledo_JAB:
You need to install the flashtool driver package from the flashtool download.

Ask Google about Xperia flashtool and ftf files.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] atkalbhor:
Can I install Nougat on my ion? Currently it is running JB
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] -DM-:
That's correct, and if you flashed the Generic International Firmwares - LT28i to start with, you'll end up with LTE bands and Tethering & Portable Hotspot as well
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
babeband? sounds promising ;)

As I said in the post about upgrading to ICS - Yes exclude everything except baseband without wiping data to get LTE support on ICS.

Not to be a **** or anything but if people would just take the time to read through the threads its spelled out already multiple times. It gets old real fast when people keep asking the same questions that have already been answered. Take the time to research and read through the forums because more likely than not the question has been asked and answered already. And for the xperia 2012 line a lot of the tweaks/hacks work on multiple devices so looking at the other device threads helps as well.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Auggy99:
I understand what you're saying. my excuse is that I haven't been on xda in a long while so I wasn't expecting ics for the att ion. The other thing is that not everyone has perfect grammar and so when someone puts up a guide on how to root/unlock bl, it's kinda confusing to follow direction's. The op's directions were clear, but no where did it say that this was meant for att ion's as well.

I also went to the ion wiki thinking that if it doesn't mention ics on att ion's then I guess it's not possible yet, but seeing as how there's a way to get ics on att ion's, someone should update that thing.

lol just saw babeband
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Recon Freak:
I used a text editor to change all the LT28h in the system/build.prop and now it shows LT28at again.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Jammol:
Thanks for the guide and all the hard work of everyone. I now have a rooted ICS driven Xperia ION!!!:good:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] d11dog11:
Awesome guide!!! Thanks! Can anyone point me to the att firmware I need to flash to get the LTE baseband? I see the instructions but no download link for the file. Thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spectre51:
Stickied in the general section: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1752345
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] :
I'm already on ICS. I want to root. But don't wanna lose all my games data haha. I notice to go back to gingerbread it says to wipe data :/.

So I know titanium which is only thing I have ever used requires root..

What app can I use back up my games save data that don't require root?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] ganeshbiyer:
Isn't there a backup and restore app in ics. Use it. I think it should do the job. Also u can setup backup location.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] :
Didn't think about that haha

Sent from my Sony Xperia Ion
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] KEB64:
ADB does not require root. You will however need a computer obviously. Its fast and fool proof. I love it. Learn how to use ADB and you wont need a backup app on your phone. My Backup is the only app from the market I am aware of that doesn't require root.

Sent from my LT28at
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] josemald:
I'm thinking on flashing ICS on my AT&T ion this weekend, and of course I'm interested in getting root and tethering as well. Right now I have the stock AT&T software. Since this is the first Android phone I have, I just want to be sure I'm following the right procedure, so please confirm if these are the right steps:

1. To get tethering, should I start by flashing the LT28i firmware, wiping cache, data, and apps?

2. For rooted ICS, just follow the procedure in http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29713958&postcount=2 to the letter?

3. To get LTE back, flash only the baseband, without wiping anything, from Gingerbread 6.0.F.0.111 (and not from AT&T Gingerbread 6.0.C.1.257)?

If possible, I'd like to preserve my data, especially contacts (I spent some time merging the gmail contacts with facebook, Whatsup, and Linkedin entries, changing pics, and so on), however I wouldn't want to sacrifice or risk sacrificing stability, tethering or performance over it. Is there a way to do this?

Thanks.