yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] yogiyogs:
tried to check Update Center from Acro S... and it says that my phone still have the latest available updates... maybe i will try later using PC companion.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Gregz78:
I confirm the Rooting method 2.3.7 and 6.1.A.2.45_Generic.ftf directly instead of the old 4.0.4

:victory:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] yogiyogs:
Thanks, Gregz78 for the confirmation. will do the same ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] heeroyun:
Just update with OTA and you'll keep your root just fine. Flashing the FTF via Flashtool will erase your root.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] sirbrian:
Rooting 6.1.A.2.45 Advice Needed

Hi sorry to ask this again as I'm still lost...

I just turned on the phone for the 1st time yesterday.

I immediately update OTA to 6.1.A.2.45.

Am spending a ridiculous amount of time trying to install back the apps, and realised all by save games data could not be restore too.

So in very deperate need to use TB to restore some stuffs.

How do I root now? Is there a way to root without the need to reflash the ROM and/or void the warranty (not that important though)?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Xypherz:
After flashing the 2.3.7 ROM & turning on my phone, I ran the step1.bat and got stuck with this error:

This is an adapted idea from the methods of

Dan Rosenberg (vulnfactory.org)

-Script by Bin4ry-

C:\Users\Xypherz\Desktop\XAS\Rootingkit1.0.2>echo off

Please plug the device in ADB-Mode

* daemon not running. starting it now *

* daemon started successfully *

I've already double check my phone driver & flashtool driver before startedrooting my phone. Any idea of why this is happening? Thanks in advance.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Gregz78:
Check that flashtool is closed (and ADB not in memory) before running step1.bat

Same thing for step2.bat of course

I got that issue :p
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] heeroyun:
Make sure you've installed driver for ADB and turn on USB debugging. Close Flashtool after finished to ensure everything will be working.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Xypherz:
It seems the adb.exe is not closing normally with flashroot. After a couple of restart, redid the steps & successfully rooted my acro s with 6.1.A.2.45_Generic.ftf ROM. Thanks for the advice. :good:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] abwyatt:
Hmmm ... my build is also showing 6.1.A.1.58 after flashing the 6.1.A.2.45_Generic.ftf ROM provided by yogiyogs in this thread.

I had rooted my original 6.1.A.1.58 following the method in the OP of this thread. Everything went well. I intended to wait for the 2.45 update to show up in OTA before updating so that I could keep root, but when it didn't appear after several days, I went ahead and followed im Tiger's method for preserving root access after ICS updates (Locked bootloaders), but flashing (no wipe) the Acro S 6.1.A.2.45_Generic.ftf file provided by yogiyogs.

Everything went well and I have root. The phone is working perfectly without any problems. However, the resulting build number is still reported as 6.1.A.1.58. I am pretty sure that the ROM flashed OK, and that system files were modified. Some system settings and apps had to be reinstalled, like Avast Anti-Thief module which was installed in system. Other bloatware apps that I had previously uninstalled with Titanium Backup reappeared.

Any one have any idea on why my build is being reported as 6.1.A.1.58? I am wondering if 6.1.A.2.45 is even installed.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] heeroyun:
You might want to flash it again without kernal, it has been reported working well. Read a few pages before, you can find another member here met the same situation.

À, Việt Nam hả bạn?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] abwyatt:
Ya, nguoi uc lam viec tai VN :D

If you mean just following your method in the OP by starting with the GB Docomo ROM, but flashing 6.1.A.2.45 instead of 6.1.A.1.58, then sure that will fix the problem.

But I wanted to avoid flashing the GB Docomo ROM again because that will wipe all my data and I have to spend time re-entering settings. So what about the next ICS update? Do we have to go through this procedure with wiping and flashing the Docomo ROM again? Surely there must be a more convenient way.

Which is why I was interested to try imTiger's method to flash the ICS update (without wiping and losing data) and shortcutting the step of reflashing the Docomo ROM which wipes data. His method just starts with a modified Step 1.bat which he renames to Step 1-rooted.bat to prepare for the ICS flash. So the procedure is quicker, with no wipe, but as I reported, the build number is not being reported correctly, or the flash has left something out.

Edit: I tried to reflash 2.45 without kernel as you suggested, using imTiger's Step 1-rooted.bat, but the build is still reported as 1.58.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] abwyatt:
Hmmm ... I have rechecked everything with this 2.45 ftf and I am sure it is not 2.45 but 1.58. It is not even Generic, but a SingTel build. This is causing me to go on a wild goose chase, so anyone who has installed this ROM, please check your actual build and report.

At least one other person has reported that the build number of this 2.45 ftf is 1.58.

I just downloaded another Acro S 2.45 ftf from here, and flashed it and this time I do get a 2.45 build. Region is APAC/Malaysia but it does not have any telco bloatware so it is as if a generic.

Going to start all over again to get a 2.45 root :eek:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gusygarmen:
Hello all,

I followed the 1st page intructions for rooting my device, I managed to root it wiithout any problem. Recently 2.45 OTA update was found for my device, but it cannot be applied cause it shows a error message, I tried many time to update with the same problem; so I was wondering if I cant update the phone due to the root process performed.

Anyone else is having this problem?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] veimus:
did you delete any system applications before OTA update? :D
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gusygarmen:
Hi,

No, I just deleted the applications which where in Japanese, the ones sorted in the applications screen, nothing else :(

Did I have to keep them??
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] veimus:
meybe keep them and check again OTA update
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gusygarmen:
Hi,

It didn't work, I repeated the whole procedure without deleting anything, OTA update keeps showing "the update couldnt be done", thanks anyway veimus, I will not update for the moment I think.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] veimus:
did you unlock bootloader maybe ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] gusygarmen:
No, i have bootloader locked ...
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] erialor:
Thanks - got root ;)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] SUBLIMINALLYINC:
Hi can anyone provide an alternate link for the Docomo ROM 2.3.7 ftf?

the forum page that has the links say that the service is unavailable to me. why is this?

can anyone help me out here? i really need root because i hate the pre installed google plus app
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] dew.man:
The absolute EASIEST way to root is to unlock the bootloader. You can then just flash the kernel with CWM using flashtool and then the Root zip found in that same thread. DONE! Takes less than 5 minutes!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] alexlost:
How to unlock the bootloader? Didnt find any clear information regarding this :/

Maybe I'm just blind :)

Edit: Found it http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1527159
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] YoBob:
Unlocking bootloader requires wiping /data, so is the backup and restore app of the Acro reliable to use?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Soviphou:
Acro S. ICS 4.0.4 6.1.A.2.45

I just bought Acro S and updated to 6.1.A.2.45 .Does this methods work for rooting my phone?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] jmb32885:
Yes its working, I tried it today with lock bootloader.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Hasborae:
Hey everybody,

If my phone is not Acro S but japanese Acro HD (so already on 6.0.A.5.12 Docomo firmware), Do I need to flash my phone to 6.0.A.5.12 anyway ?

Also when I run step1.bat I only got :

Is that normal ?

Thank you for you answers,
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] heeroyun:
There is another thread about rooting the Acro HD. You can find it on the general section
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Hasborae:
Hey heeroyun, thank you for you answer

You mean this method ?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1737929&

Isn't the kernel of the Acro S the same as Acro HD's ? I'd really like to update my device to 4.0.4 and get rid of all the docomo bloatwares..

But I already tryied this method and the 5 step .bat files didn't work,..
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Xinez:
will there be any method to root the xperia acro s beside this one??
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] heeroyun:
I've read somewhere that Acro HD can flash Acro S 4.0.4 but don't quote me on that.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1834129

But this one will require you to unlock the bootloader which may void your warranty.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Hasborae:
Good news everyone !

Succeeded to root Xperia ACRO-HD SO-03D using the method described on first post.

Just had to reflash 2.3.7, launch step 1, waiting for it to finish, then flashing 4.0.4 with excluding baseband (because if I don't, my SIM card isn't recognized) and no final verification, waiting for the phone to reboot, launch step 2, enjoying full root !

Thanks to everybody on this thread for their hard work on these devices :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] heeroyun:
Sim lock sucks ball on the Acro HD. I sold my T01D for the same reason. It's good to see your phone rooted and still one piece :victory:

Yes, that was what I did.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Hasborae:
What do you mean by SIM lock suck balls on Acro HD ?

Had the device unlocked at the docomo shop while I was In Japan, had to pay a little amount of money and by then no more problem about that..

Only thing today I did OTA update to 2.45 I think and It screwed up my phone, no baseband again, so no SIM Card recognized, have to do flash & root everything again.. **** ! But I learn by understanding my mistakes :p
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Sliim__Shady:
Re:

I tried to flash the first file and it says that the drivers need to be installed and are in the flashtool drivers folder.

But, when my phone is turned on and plugged in and checked for drivers, it verifies the ADB driver.

ANY HELP?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Soviphou:
New link

Can anyone upload the Link for whole pack: http://www.mirrorcreator.com/files/AVQRKL0J/acro.7z_links to MediaFire? because I can't download via this link, It takes 6 hours to complete. Thanks in advance.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] vuhothang:
Thanks! I was root for my friend device with locked bootloader.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Hasborae:
Use AfterBurnerLeech to get premium download speed (I used the "Crocko" link)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Soviphou:
Thanks

Thanks man, I got it
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] heeroyun:
If you wipe data/davik cache, your sim unlock will gone forever. At least that was what happended to my T01D when I was trying to root it.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] veimus:
new method: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1886703
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Soviphou:
Finally, I have rooted my phone using this method, thanks very much
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] atlasolsson:
help!

when i try to root my acro s nothing really happens and it says something like this:

--- Device Connected ---

Pushing Busybox

1399 KB/s (1075144 bytes in 0.750s)

Setting Permissions...

Remounting System...

mount: permission denied (are you root?)

Coping Busybox to /system/xbin/...

/system/xbin/busybox: cannot open for write: Read-only file system

Installing Busybox...

Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: No such file or directory

Unable to chmod /system/xbin/busybox: No such file or directory

/system/xbin/busybox: not found

Installing Superuser...

failed to copy 'tools\su' to '/system/bin/su': Read-only file system

Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory

Unable to chmod /system/bin/su: No such file or directory

rm failed for /system/xbin/su, Read-only file system

link failed Read-only file system

failed to copy 'tools\Superuser.apk' to '/system/app/./Superuser.apk': Read-only

file system

Removing tools That Was Pushed To Data...

Congrats You Are Now Perm Rooted...

Press any key to continue . .
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] schizo:
This is great. Pardon me, but is there a way to unroot already available?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] veimus:
Try this method: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mikailmohammed:
i don't see that the acro s is supported.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] DarkStone82:
That is because it supports almost all ICS/JB roms, and all sony 2012 phones with ics
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mikailmohammed:
So it will work?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] DarkStone82:
Yes
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] veimus:
:silly:
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] mikailmohammed:
need to get my glasses changed. LOL!
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] omar_hamed1991:
Hey,

big thanx for you...but i have three questions

First: Iam on stock 4.0.4 ...is it safe to root on this version?

Second: Does the software you mentioned in the links support Arabic language?

Third: i bought this phone about a week ago and iam facing lags while playing asphalt 7 and browsing and for facebook....is there any wrong with my Device?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] webbimato:
Oh my god... this phone is the most frustrating piece of crap i've ever owned :D I thought Defy was hard to root after samsungs... wow. Not even close. Maybe this fifth time is different. Afterall second PC just got through "step1" but step2 did nothing. Perhaps after doing everything like i've done four times so far makes the difference. :p

Edit: Yup... Daemon started successfully... and nothing...

Yay... took three computers, six or seven flash/step/flash/step dance and boom... Step2 magically ran successfully all the way.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] alex_SW:
i have an unlocked bootloader but cant flash anything via fastboot...is that damn error remote:device must be rooted first....any ideas?or can someone make a prerooted system to flash via flashtool?i only need version 2.3.7.i can confirm that the method from first thread works,but i dont need 4.0.4...i need 2.3.7

tnx
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] tgcid2040:
Have you tried this guide?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1737929

You should end up with 2.3.7 if you can flash and root your phone correctly.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] zhuhang:
U guys should use root many droid batch tool. Fast and easy, one click.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] loong4455:
root failed stuck

hi

i gt a arco s 4.0.4 build no. 6.1.A.2.55 i cant root in the step 1 .bat the error is like this

This is an adapted idea from the methods of

Dan Rosenberg (vulnfactory.org)

-Script by Bin4ry-

C:\Users\asus\Desktop\acro>echo off

Please plug the device in ADB-Mode

Rename /data/local/tmp to be able to create symlink

failed on '/data/local/tmp' - Permission denied

Trying to create /data symlink

link failed File exists

Press any key to continue . . .

anyone can help me??
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] obiwannn:
Hi all, getting thus phone in 2 days, I would like to know if rooting via the above method inserts cwm recovery in the phone and if it does, how do I boot to recovery?

Coming from lg optimus black

Thanks
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Sprinter_HH:
6.1.A.2.55 isn't rootable at the moment. The method will only work roms up to .50

Greetings

Sprinter
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] danlikesphones:
I can confirm this works with the Sony Xperia Acro S, just rooted mine! It wasn't easy though, I encountered a lot of problems...just make sure you have all the drivers installed and you're flashing the correct ROMS :)
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] langtudongnai45:
Can root in Acro S build 2.55 with Locked Bootloader ?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] congo:
dear all,

do you know is there any different between of lt26w and SC-03D?

mine is the japan version and been up to ICS (build no. 6.1.F.0.106)

i would like to flash it back to 6.1.A.2.55 or 2.3.7

but i cant flash, it just said need to install the driver.

infact the computer can already figure out the device.

can anyone help me?

many thx
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] AbirXtreme:
well sadly it doesnt support version .55 -_-
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Spikestrip:
This method does. Just used it on a fully updated Xperia Acro S.

After achieving root, I used this method to install CWM.

EDIT: It turns out that running Step 2 from the rooting kit in the first post of this thread will install the same CWM.
[Xperia Arc General] marcinq24:
how to convert rom with the Samsung Galaxy Nexus "PARANOIDANDROID [1.9.8, True HybridMode, Size & UI on App Per Basis]" http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1619582

our ARC S no,rom updates paranoid. I thought about moving it to the arc s

Please translate easily

thanks for your help
[Xperia Arc General] Someguyfromhell:
There is one ParanoidAndroid for Arc S already, I think.

And porting the ROM from a whole different phone with different chipset is a lot of work, you need to resize all the framework image files, find the correct libs for all hardware parts and replace, edit the files to fit the libs and lots of other stuff.

Porting ROMs from phone to phone with more or less the same hardware would be easier.
[Xperia Arc General] marcinq24:
I did not think it is so much fun
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rioohhh:
Hope someone can help me out...

I installed CM9 a while ago and wanted to go back to standard ROM by restore from my nandroid backup.

I ran the Samsung Galaxy Toolkit v3.0 and chose Backup and Restore your phone.

There I selected the nandroid backup I made. After copying the files back to my phone it rebooted in CWM (v5.5.0.4)

I wiped caches and chose restore from the menu. I selected the folder that was just created and saw that everything was being restored.

I've let my phone reboot, but I only saw the Samsing Galaxy SIII GT-I9300 screen for a while, it dissapeared, came back, and after that it opened CWM again..

Anybody got any idea what I did wrong? :-S and what I should do to return to standard ROM?

I've got the international S3 (Holland)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rioohhh:
I was able to put the phone in download mode and restored a complete clean image trough odin...

Bad side is that all my settings are gone now, but well.. It's working! :)
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ParrotSquawk:
I am currently at 4.04, rooted and have CWM recovery on my V2 P5113 tablet. How can I get the tablet to stop trying to update me to something I apparently already have?
[Galaxy Tab 10.1 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dave106:
http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1596

Sent from my GT-P7510
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] Mrav1337:
Hello all,

I had samsung galaxy s i9000 before, and i was able to use voodoo sound with semaphore kernel.

I want to ask is there any similar software for galaxy player to boost output sound,bass etc. ?

Thank you
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] KOala888:
Nope. Only dsp manager but voodoo doedn't work

send from my samsung galaxy wifi 5.0
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] obscuresword:
PowerAmp does that and is the best music player for android devices in my opinion. You can get Voodoo Control (which is now Voodoo Sound Plus) to boost the output (well at least on the 4.0 anyway) and like what KOala888 DSPManager too. I have all 3 on my US GP 4.0
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] KOala888:
Any voodoo apk doesn't work on sgp 5.0 with biuld.prop as gt-i9000.

I personally don't use eq, only bass boost sometimes in dsp. Sgp plays better than my pc integrated sound card when plugged to 150w speakers.

send from my samsung galaxy wifi 5.0
[Samsung Galaxy Player 4.0, 5.0] wtfsaywat:
You can just get the equalizer app on the market . Best part, its free.
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flakinarist:
hey folks,

could someone privide build.prop tweaks for xperia arc?

i found a lot of tweaks, but they seem to be phone specific...

thanks :)
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Someguyfromhell:
General build.prop tweaks, that work on all devices.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1227269
[Xperia Arc Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flakinarist:
thank you :)

i did not think it makes such a difference...
[General Topics] Zedd247:
Ok i have this problem i have a prepaid simcard so i dont have any mbs. But the problem is that my connection turns itself automaticly on even if i manually turn it of, it wil turn itself back on in 5 minutes. I have a samsung galaxy mini 2 GT-S6500D with root and universal OC kernel.
[General Topics] Woody:
There is probably an app that you have that is turning it on. FB/G+/Twitter? Maybe something that is broadcasting your location (Maps, some radio app)? In web just doesn't turn itself on, something has to initiate it.

You can use something like JuiceDefender from the market to kill the data when the screen is locked. In JD+, you can set it to be app specific as well.
[General Topics] Ronan1888:
Airplane mode?
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Paincake:
Hi, as i'm not able to post in the right thread because i'm too new for development section, i have to ask here for help.

Out of nowhere my wifi stopped working, one day after i flashed FXP 133 cm9.0. Until then, it worked perfect.

Signal strengh ist 100% (3meters away from router) und authentication works, too. After a few tries it shows, translated to english "bad connection" and stops trying to connect. The strange thing is, i had that before with FXP132.

To sum it up: I installed FXP132 one, and FXP133 another time and always after a day woking it broke...

Somebody can help me???

Maybe i forgot to flash/install a package?? Like wifi modules with KRsH Kernel??

boot.img, baseband, gapps and rom succesfully installed...

I had no problems with "real ics 5.1" and "MiniCMSandwich Lite AOSP" but really want to keep FXP because it's fast AND has all the features i want.

Thx!
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Outlaw13:
have u flashed the cm9 baseband??

if NO :

that's ur problem...

if YES :

then install the rom again...
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] eltonpestana:
reflash baseband

Others try flashing baseband.Here i live in Brazil my baseband base is .58. Find your best baseband.
[Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A] Paincake:
Works now! It was just bad timing - found out that the router broke the day I installed it. Thx for helping!
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Zedd247:
Ok i have this problem i have a prepaid simcard so i dont have any mbs. But the problem is that my connection turns itself automaticly on even if i manually turn it of, it wil turn itself back on in 5 minutes. I have a samsung galaxy mini 2 GT-S6500D with root and universal OC kernel.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] michie:
What are you running ? CM7 CM9 CM10 ?

Where did you turn off the connection?
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Messi10:
he is running stock 2.3 gingerbread galaxy mini 2 don't have custom roms:crying:
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] lightstar3103:
You're wrong! search Repensis rom on galaxy mini android dev.
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Messi10:
Repensis rom is for galaxy mini plus aka gt-s5570i
[Samsung Galaxy Mini] Zedd247:
Never mind i already fixed it green battery (i dont remember full name it was something like that) caused it. Remove this thread please