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[Xperia Play General] fma965:
How To Root All 2011 Xperia Devices (Unlocked Boot-loader)

Just thought I would tell you how to root your Xperia Play no matter what version of android your are on.

For this guide i will be using official firmware xx.xx.xx.62 which will be flashed via wotan.

You have many ways you can do this so i will give two.

Method 1 : Using a auto-root Kernel (doomlord, KeiranFTW)

After flashing your ROM.

Depending on your ROM, download a appopiate kernel with recovery and auto root. for this i will be using Doomlord's Advanced stock kernel.

Once downloaded extract to your fastboot folder (check my other guides for a small fastboot package)

Run fastboot.exe via cmd or use the run_me.bat file

Connect your phone to your computer while switched off and while the search (may be different for other devices) key is being pressed5. When Blue LED switches on type

fastboot flash boot FILENAME.img

where the file-name is the name of the downloaded file. e.g.

fastboot flash boot boot.img

6. type in the below command

fastboot reboot

7. your phone should reboot and you should now have superuser and SU.

Method 2 : Using a Root Zip File

After flashing your ROM.

1. Firstly download this file Bootable ClockworkMod Recovery

2. Next download this file and copy it to your sdcard of your phone.

3. Using the fastboot package downloaded from a previous tutorial run the run_me.bat file

4. Put phone in fastboot mode.

3. Type in the following command

fastboot boot recovery.img

5. Then "install zip from sd card" on the phone

6. After installation is completed press "reboot phone"

7. Your phone should reboot and have Superuser and SU.

Enjoy your rooted phone,

-Fma965

[no longer linking tutorials to my site as currently messing around with my site so links may break, to prevent this i will post them here since i found a html to vbcode converter aswell ]
[Xperia Play General] sanderpunto:
Thanks my Phone is roofde. :D

---------- Post added at 08:55 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:54 PM ----------

Rooted
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
Thanks again :) , Glad it worked as usual :)
[Xperia Play General] Carnicer0:
oow

Man, im not gay. But i love u. the man of a perfect tutorial :)
[Xperia Play General] YechiamTK:
Hi, tnx for the tutorial, but 3 questions :

1. Will it work for .69 (or above)?

2. You wrote "after flashing your ROM", do I have to flash ROM? And how do I do that?

3. You wrote "... from previous tutorial", which tutorial?
[Xperia Play General] Paynemaster:
Good questions.

Putting a custom ROM is after rooting it right? So why would i want to flash my ROM?

I am getting Error: cannot load recovery.img. i guess this has something to do with not having flashed my rom?
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
1. Yes but you will need a unlocked bootloader (information may be out of date as no longer own this phone)

2. No

3. http://cyanlabs.net/Thread-Unlock-Xperia-Play-Boot-Loader
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
1. you don't need root to install a new ROM just need recovery

2. Sounds like you don't have a unlocked bootloader.
[Xperia Play General] Paynemaster:
well i think i do got it unlocked i followed all steps with the imei number. Not sure if it worked then. how can i check if it works?

on the other hand i also have superuser app on my android phone now. But that app is just empty
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
to be fair mate you better off asking for help in QnA as my information will be outdated now, since i no longer own the xperia play or the g2 but own a htc one m8.
[Xperia Play General] Paynemaster:
Yeah already working on a thread ;) thanks for the reply. and keep up the good work :)
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elloid:
Hello guys,

I have some troubles with bootanimation: foolowing AfainHD's guide i made my own animation but mine doensn't work!

I have tried both putting it in \system\media and install through Bootanimation installer without succes.

I'm using Paranoid and a stock kernel on my 3g nexus7.

Can someone help me?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AFAinHD:
Please send me the bootanimation.zip
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elloid:
I can't uplod it here because the zip is too big and i can't link nothing now. So i sent you a pm with the link.

Thanks for helping
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] No_Nickname90:
My phone isn't reading my SD Card anymore. It happened all of a sudden. My phone was charging then I went to check my phone to see why someone hadn't texted me. They did send a text, but no sound went through. My first thought was the sound was low, so I was going to go change my notification sound. I noticed my sound was set to "Unknown" and when I went to go check, all my sounds were missing. The only ones that were there were the ones that are in system/media.

I went to storage and my phone mounted USB Storage, or my internal storage. That fixed my 1st issue (my sounds not being there), but then my SD card wouldn't mount.

Mount is grayed out and it tells me to "Insert an SD Card". I've tried another SD card and nothing changes. My Recovery says Error Mounting SD Card, or something of that sort. The SD cards can be read on the computer just fine.

This sounds like a hardware issue. I've tried different ROMs, and even the full restore doesn't work.

I can try formatting the SD card, but I don't see how that would work seeing as the SD card was already formatted for being used by the phone in the 1st place and I'm not to sure I have an extra 15GB to store my files. My computer has lyk 10GB left. :p

Is there some way I can check to see if this is a hardware issue? I have insurance, but I really don't want to go through getting another phone. LoL!!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] OverdiveKill:
Hello guys.

I'd like to know if i can put my phone back to stock sony's firmware, that can be updated with PC Companion, because i think i will be giving it back to store for a warranty refund...So, can i do it? Any stock firmware that can be updated with PC Companion would be good(GB,ICS)...

Thanks for your time...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] doctor_droid:
Just search for the ics ftf file for ur phone and flash it via flashtool

Then u can reuse sus or pcc

( make sure ur bootloader status is locked)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] OverdiveKill:
Oh ok thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] PhilPrado:
Very cool base defense game: Orcs Must Survive! 12 amazing levels included with nice graphics and strategic game-play. After each level you gain different weapons and tools to defeat the enemy. To win you have to defend your base against incoming enemies, very well made.

Check it out here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=es.echoboom.oms
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] giorgobiani554:
So, as we know our XPERIA's support NFC, in my country we use NFC cards to pay in transport, so is it possible to clone my Transport NFC card to my Mobile and then use my Xperia S as NFC card? I've searched for such apps and haven't found anything, so if you know any such apps let's share it. Thanks in advance
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] Hayden18:
If you can bypass the security implemented into the card then it could be possible
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] acefiredx:
From my research, the Xperia S is operating on the frequency of a NFC reader/writer.

It somehow refuses to work as an NFC tag such as a card. I tried with an arcade game which supports the use of NFC phones to replace the game cards.

The machine will not detect the phone. However, my phone can read and decode the game card just fine.
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] giorgobiani554:
Thanks for efforts : )
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] iain26:
isnt it more for security? if you can copy travel cards whats to stop someone from copying a nfc credit card?
[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] acefiredx:
Most of these cards have read and write and copy protection.
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sixty_oz:
Does anyone know where I can find the stock firmware for the tablet that has video hub preinstalled instead of the media hub. Software version UEBLH3. I've flashed a few but haven't had the original that came with the video hub. Every one that I've flashed had media hub installed. Hope someone can help. Thanks.
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
Installing Custom Rom and Custom Kernel

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Pre-Requisites

Download Any Custom Rom For Your Device From XDA.

Download Any Custom Kernel For Your Device.

Have a device with a unlocked bootloader.

Download this fastboot package.

We will refer to the downloaded custom kernel as [highlight]CKernel[/highlight] and the Custom Rom as [highlight]CRom[/highlight].

Flashing the Custom Kernel

Copy the [highlight]CROM.zip[/highlight] file to your sd card

Extract the Fastboot package to a folder and copy the [highlight]CKernel.img[/highlight] file to the same location.

Shift + Right Click the folder and press "Open Command Window Here".

Reboot your phone in to fastboot (Press search and connect USB cable , may be different for some 2011 devices).

Blue LED should be switched on. This means your in fastboot. Now you need to type.

fastboot flash boot CKernel.img

After a few seconds it should be done and say "Completed" or something similiar.

Installing A Custom Rom

Reboot your phone in to recovery (Keep Tapping Vol Down or Back or Another key when device is booting).

Format the phone "Factory Reset".

Next press "Install Any Zip From SD Card".

Select the [highlight]CRom.zip[/highlight] file that we copied over earlier and press yes/accept/apply.

After a few minutes it should be done and say "Installed or Applied or Success".

Now reboot your phone and wait patiently.

If everything is done correctly then you should now be running your [highlight]CRom [/highlight]​e.g. AOKP, CM, MIUI, Etc.

Installing Google Apps (may not be needed depending on the ROM)

Download the latest google apps that corresponds with your android version from goo.im/gapps.

Copy the download zip to your SD Card.

Reboot your phone in to recovery (Press the button you pressed earlier while phone is at the logo again).

Next press "Install Any Zip From SD Card".

Select the GoogleApps*.zip or GApps.*.zip file and press yes.

After a few minutes it should be done and say "Installed or Applied or Success".

Now reboot your phone and wait patiently.

You now should be running your custom kernel, custom rom and have the latest gapps installed.

[no longer linking tutorials to my site as currently messing around with my site so links may break, to prevent this i will post them here since i found a html to vbcode converter aswell ]
[Xperia Play General] letmedanz:
Thanks... But you need to change

to

Copy the CRom.zip file to your sd card
[Xperia Play General] 543563465643534:
Could you please include an example?

Because Lupus Kernel + Cyanogenmod doesn't work for me.

Error Status 7 (tried both latest 7 and 9)

Lupus recovery itself works(and since it still boots i guess so does the kernel itself), but flashing Cyanogenmod doesn't.
[Xperia Play General] abdel12345:
What lupus kernel are you using? If youre using lups v8 then choose aosp ics under boot menu of whatever slot your using. If your using lupus v10 or lupus ics/gb those dont work with cm9 so those could be your problems

Sent from my Xperia Play (r800x)
[Xperia Play General] 543563465643534:
LuPuS_zeus_ICS-GB_v3-ram(2) is the one i'm using.

I got it from here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=38988056

and choose it because it was the only still supported one for android 4 without beta in the name.:confused:

So i have no idea.

btw: cm7 doesn't work either, same error.
[Xperia Play General] abdel12345:
Beta means it supports the stock ics beta rom not the kenels a beta. Lol use lupus jb v8 or turbo kernel 3.1. Both support cm9. You just have to choose it under rom type when going into recovery

Sent from my Xperia Play (r800x)
[Xperia Play General] 543563465643534:
turbo: can't use it because it requires the flashtool that doesn't work

v8: tested, nice but unusable with cm9 because of graphic glitch and doesn't find the sd card (and bootloop + graphic glitch with CM7)

ALso another problem:

The phone doesn't enter fastboot anymore, lupus goes into recovery instead...
[Xperia Play General] abdel12345:
Try the fxp kernel. Just extract it from the rom zip and flash. Also to get the kernel to stop booting remove the battery and wait 30 seconds. Then put it back and quickly enter fastboot by plugging in and holding search button.

Sent from my Xperia Play (r800x)
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
Since when does turbo kernel REQUIRE flashtool?
[Xperia Play General] 543563465643534:
[MENTION=4348417]fma965[/MENTION]

this guide:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1817548

Step 1 GSM (Germany)

requires an ftf file which i thought requires the flashtool for using.

[MENTION=5025841]abdel12345[/MENTION]

Freexperia?

Is it the boot.img?

I'm new to this flashing thing, last time i did it(on my magic) there was just the romand no manual Kernel messing.:confused:

btw, fastboot works now, seemed to be a problem with the cheap micro USB cable. I also really appreciate your help, thank you guys.

Everything works now with CM9 and FXP Kernel!
[Xperia Play General] fma965:
Wrong link? that is turbo kernel thread and no mention of "Germany" ???

Yh the boot.img, Recovery is on the kernel partition so you can't flash a kernel from the recovery aka the kernel partition, i think this is correct??? if not then any 1 feel free to correct me
[Xperia Play General] 543563465643534:
That's correct, but Germany is one of the countries using "GSM" not "CDMA", that's what i meant.

But thanks for the help and the short guide(but is still think a total newb tutorial should include an example if 2 or more components are needed).
[Xperia Play General] hankc:
Thank You. This worked for me today.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] ToxicWaste:
Could someone point out an up to date guide for flashing CleanRom 5.1? I did review the one link in Android Dev here but I keep seeing the warnings about flashing boot.img.

Just looking for solid step by step instructions. I also have Hasoon2000's toolkit. I successfully rooted but I'd like to ensure flashing the same way without doing something dumb.

Thanks and I apologize if I am coming off as lazy. I've done lots of research but just trying to cover all my bases.

Thanks,

Jon
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] InflatedTitan:
1. Download ROM to sdcard.

2. Flash ROM in twrp.

No mater which hboot your on, cleanrom 5.1 and viperxl will flash boot.img for you :)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] tyessen:
just to be safe and make 100% sure it will boot, do this:

1: extract boot.img from the zip and do fastboot flash boot boot.imgjto your phone

2: put the full zip onto your sd card

3: start up in recovery mode

4: select install, and select the cleanrom5.1.zip. Swipe to flash.

5: when it asks you if you want to install the boot.img, select NO (it says if you're unsure, choose YES. do NOT do this if you wanna be 100% sure itll boot the first go around.)

5a: for me, this is where AROMA usually freezes (happens about every other flash of the rom. no big deal, just hold down the power button till your phone shuts down and restart from step 3 :)

6: choose the rest of your customizations

7: once its done flashing, select finish then Reboot Device from TWRP :)

hope you get it :)
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] ToxicWaste:
Ok so with those particular roms I don't have to necessarily flash boot.img since its automatic? I think that's where my confusion is coming from. So I can't simply load it on my phone, go into recovery and flash CleanRom 5.1? Also, if I need to type that command, I can simply open a cmd window or use Hasoon's tool to open a cmd window?

I appreciate your replies and for not bugging out on me! Trying to learn the right way :D
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] InflatedTitan:
No bro, cleanrom and viper will flash it for you!! No need for other steps!!!

If you try any other ROM, you'll have to use flashgui or use the fastboot steps above.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] ToxicWaste:
So that's it?! Just download go phone and enter recovery, swipe to flash and enjoy?! Glad I asked!!

What about the radio I've read about? Do I need to load that or is it inside the Rom zip? I forgot to mention I'm on 2.20 firmware and rooted of course.

Obviously I know to transfer a backup from my phone to my computer etc.

Thanks for replying so quickly.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] InflatedTitan:
I don't mess with radios... But yea the ROM part just download and flash through twrp.. theres no single place around me where I don't get service, so I leave radios alone.....
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] miatawnt2b:
Just got my S3 from ATT last week which came with ICS. ATT won't OTA upgrade to JB, so I am stuck with Kies. Problem is that Kies crashes every time I try and upgrade the phone. Can I flash teh stock rom using ODIN and is this wise? (will it increase the flash counter?)

-J
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] smelenchuk:
Yes; see here for the completely stock images.

I do not believe the flash counter will be tripped if you are using a stock image (even a rooted stock image).
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrhaley30705:
You are correct, sir. Flashing official stock, or even properly root injected stock packages, will not increase your flash counter.
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] ReidStylez:
If you can reset your flash counter, why would it matter?
[AT&T, Rogers, Bell, Telus Samsung Galaxy S III] mrhaley30705:
Just to say you have never did it
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monkey hung:
Its draining my battery like crazy
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elliot.newnham:
What media server issue? Isn't it simply related to listening to music?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KyraOfFire:
No it won't. A custom kernel, like franco or trinity, can help prolong your battery life significantly though. (some custom ROM may use though kernels)

Media server service is used for a lot of stuffs. Like syncing contacts or emails, sending your location to Google, listening to music, reading newspaper, etc.There maybe some apps that are using your service and draining your batter via media server service, but custom ROM can't help you much with that.

Edit: There's also a mod that kill the service all together. I haven't tried it, but you might want to.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2050252
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zephiK:
A kernel makes a bigger difference than a ROM.

We need more information on your end to see what's using your battery.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] monkey hung:
Its happened since I first turned the phone on ever. I disabled currents and music but damn it never happened on my GNex. At first it did but using Francos kernel and AOKP I never saw the problem again. I'm using Franco's kernel now too
[HTC One S] Riddle78:
Hello everyone, I have a serious problem with this phone. Practically during any conversation, the earbud feel annoying rattles and noise at any volume.

Assistance HTC has replaced the phone three times and I have always the same defect.

Point out that the phone is a vodafone brand.

What can I do?

Thank you all!

;)
[HTC One S] elfysrfr:
Try different earbuds. if all of the replacement phones do the same thing chances are you've probably got bad earbuds. Different brand
[HTC One S] Riddle78:
Maybe I expressed myself badly but I do not speak of the headset but the internal capsule on the phone!
[HTC One S] ibupropane:
Maybe it's your ear!

If they keep providing you with problem devices, I'd suggest either asking them to send the device to a technician to get it fixed or asking for a full refund and going with a different carrier and hoping that their devices don't suffer the same problem.
[HTC One S] kgry:
If you search the Tmobile board, it's a known problem. I get the rattle sometimes, not every time.
[HTC One S] salutcemoi:
Must be related to some Mayan electomagnetic shift thingy
[Sprint Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jsarge45:
Given files can anybody try and port Optimus G lockscreen, I would if i could

View attachment 1574099
[AT&T LG Optimus G] elvelozpotosino:
Is anyone using a good call recording app that works well with this phone while NOT on speaker?

sent from my LG Optimus G
[AT&T LG Optimus G] Haraldr Blaatand:
Some success has been had with CallRecorder by skvalex.

See this thread to read more. (NOTE: this is in the "Korean" model forums)

I am currently having technical difficulty. It no worky.
[Nexus 4 General] jt.61:
Awesome video describing this beast!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsk-L1sbiGA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Nexus 4 General] aletto:
this video is actually nothing new.
[Nexus 4 General] Mako321:
Doubt it's the only other upload, but it's also on this page:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZGDcthVyD0
[Nexus 4 General] jt.61:
First video I found in the US from LG that highlights all the features.
[Nexus 4 General] resynx:
Nice video!
[Nexus 4 General] galaxys:
Positive USA video .. Thanks
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] thillis:
I just rooted my NT 8gb 1.4.2 and I can download apps from Google Play with no problems, but they do not show up any where. How do I add them to the library or simply the home page. One last question, would certain apps still not show up in the google play store? I could not find the free angry birds? Thanks
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] ChillFactorz:
You say you just rooted? I'm guessing that means you are on a stock ROM. It has been a while since I played with a Stock Nook. First try using the search app to search the device for you installed apps. Also try downloading a 3rd party launcher with, Play Store, like Apex, Nova or GO. The apps will show up in the 3rd party launchers app drawer. With a 3rd party launcher installed hitting the home button, will prompt you to choose a default launcher. Choose your newly downloaded 3rd party launcher as default, now you should have easy access to your apps.

I think I used an app named Button Savior to have software buttons: Home, Menu, Back . This allowed me to use the Hardware Home button (n button) to return to B&N launcher.

Hope this Helps you.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] asawi:
What root process did you use? Those I have tried did have an alternative launcher included in the rooting process. You probably had ADW launcher installed with your root. I'm guessing that's where you launched your PlayStore from. Look for the app drawer icon. It's a square divided in 4 parts. Tap and you get to all your apps.

I think in both Brian's and Albert Wertz's rooting posts they have an app package you can sideload. Certain apps that Play Store won't show your Tabket are in there. For example Angry Brids.
[Barnes & Noble Nook Tablet] thillis:
Thanks for the help. Right after I posted I found some information about launchers and such. You where right on the money. Thanks for the help.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cnjax:
Anyone know of an app to monitor cell signal strength?

GT-I9100 powered by

NeatRom Lite 4.0

Philz kernal 3.75

Many40's battery tweaks
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dr30ma:
Try this

Network Signal Info

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.android.telnet&hl=en
[General Questions and Answers] Ganghi:
Hi there,

I'm new to this, but my question is how to I return my phone to stock, I had someone root and add a rom to it and now I have lost my lte radio..but this person tells me all is fine and that I'm completely stock and just rooted, this may be true but the phone hardly works now..

info:

telus phone Note 2

sgh-i317m

but when I check my phone know it says its a samsung sgh-i317 now instead of sgh-i317m, this have made me believe that the phone maybe was rooted with n7100 firmware.

all I want is the phone to be completely stock as if I have just pulled it out of the box

I dont want it rooted or any sort of rom, I need all stock files because I have no backup of any sort also from what I can tell I may need samsung drivers and Odin I have no idea which I need or where to acquire the correct files...

please help