yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z General] eternauta1949:
how do I know if my cell has the bootloader unlocked?

which combination of numbers on the telephone keypad should I do?

tnx
[Xperia Z General] Cookie Ninja:
In the keypad type:

*#*#SERVICE#*#* (the numerical equivalent of SERVICE is 7378423)

You Will enter the service menu....

Go to. Service Info > Configuration.

The last item is the rooting status menu. Read if it says bootloader unlock permitted or not.

Dead cookies leave no trails...
[Xperia Z General] Cookie Ninja:
Adding some screenshots for reference:

Dead cookies leave no trails...
[Xperia Z General] Natakranta:
Could anybody please confirm if Xperia Z on Irish Meteor has unlockable bootloader?

I checked some time ago that the one soled by Three Ireland has, but they still don't have any demo unit in Meteor shop.
[Xperia Z General] therealbroxy:
Hiya,

I have searched but could not find the answer, I am about to flash the UK unbranded rom, If i untick wipe data will it preserve my apps and home layout etc?

Thanks Andi
[Xperia Z General] DooMLoRD:
yes
[Xperia Z General] doministry:
The only annoying thing about Z is that when you put it in the water the outside mic

gets stuck with water and it becomes really quiet.

There is no easy way to fix it and you have to wait for qute a long time to have it back to normal.
[Xperia Z General] sentanoe:
Good phone loved it so much
[Xperia Z General] YudiA1:
Thank you Sir :) finally got Flashtool for my XZ, and my XZ rooted in LOCKED Bootloader :)
[Xperia Z General] doministry:
Yes the weather widget update makes the homescreen totally smooth when widgets are there.
[Xperia Z General] brockyneo:
i dont seem to have the blue led when in flashmode it goes into flashmode but no led is this normal

thanks
[Xperia Z General] ImbaDaimon:
Cauz i am newbie ;)

Is mine bootloader unlocked?

from

#*#*7378423*#*# --> Service Info --> Configuration

Rooting status: Bootloader unlock allowed: Yes

goo.gl/Y2tIv

Or its says that its locked, but could be unlocked?

---------- Post added at 05:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:46 PM ----------

nvm, found by-mistake :D

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=41170652&postcount=5
[Xperia Z General] curVV:
happy dayz :good:
[Xperia Z General] LT nicles:
New to andriod and Sony Z

Rooted Xperia Z

What does this do? Does this void the warranty? What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing this?

Custom Recovery. Flashing with CWM and TWRP.

What does flashing do? Does this void the warranty? What are the advantages and disadvantages of doing this? Will this delete all the network settings?
[Xperia Z General] SXUsr:
http://www.talkandroid.com/guides/beginner/newbies-guide-to-rooting/
[Xperia Z General] LedFanatic:
For my first post here as a noob, I want to thanks DoomLord for this thread and all other good stuff I discovered .

I am a lurker since january, so its time for me to talk :)

I found all very usefull information here, and now my Xperia Z is up to date, locked , rooted and version 10.1.1.A.1.253 with dual recovery boot :)

I wanted to express myself in the developpement thread, but I can't, I am still a noob ;)
[Xperia Z General] SXUsr:
That's what the thanks button is for, so unless you're releasing something or reporting an issue, stay out of the development section. ;)
[Xperia Z General] tremolini:
Nice post,thanks
[Xperia Z General] caqo71:
Yeah, and all users that got an Xperia Z and they are posting in here, has to know that Doomlord is developing since Xperia X10, so, all information regardin to your phone will be ok readin Doom post.

Very nice developer. :good:
[Xperia Z General] yujin_11:
why use the build.prop method when you can just flash a generic ftf? flash once and you're done

---------- Post added at 04:03 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:50 AM ----------

*#*#7378423#*#* then Service Info>Configuration

Rooting status:

Bootloader unlock allowed: XXX

if XXX = Yes > read threads on how to root, unlock bootloader, install custom recovery/ROM/kernel, etc.

if XXX = No > ask for a replacement maybe, nothing much you can do

and backup your TA before unlocking your bootloader

the code is also useful to test the device(especially before buying)

---------- Post added at 04:13 AM ---------- Previous post was at 04:03 AM ----------

whoa! hold on! you really mean the .253 is now rootable? HOW?
[Xperia Z General] hush66:
Either of these 2 methods:

[ROM] Stock 10.1.1.A.1.253 CWM/TWRP ZIP. (v3 Pre-rooted) LB/UB - xda-developers

[STOCK ROM] Update to 10.1.1.A.1.253 Generic [Rooted & XZDualRecovery][LB/UB] - xda-developers
[Xperia Z General] linx1287:
sorry for the noob question but i just bought the xperia z so i am kinda new here....i was wondering if there would be any issues if i installed a c6603 rom on a c6602? also i rooted my phone on .350 firmware....can i do the .434 update via ota or do i have to download the firmware from here? any help would be appreciated
[Xperia Z General] DooMLoRD:
no issues
[Xperia Z General] LedFanatic:
Sorry for the late reply, I am just returning from job travel..

I didn't flash either of the 2 methods posted by hush66 but I use some parts of them.

0 - My Xperia was at .434, rooted, and PC companion tell me that I have an upgrade

1 - I downloaded the update with PC companion without flashing my phone.

2 - I read some noobs guide and make an FTF file with Flashtools ==> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2188129

3 - I read another noobs guide and make an Zip file ==> http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2183077

4- I added some files that was in the Wawyed .Zip for pre rooted and dual recovery ==> C6603_10.1.1.A.1.253_CE_v5.zip, for that I made a compare with TotalCmd between this .ZIP and the one I compiled with my firmware.

4 - Finally I use the same method described by Wawyed with my own rom, et voila.

I have no problems and all sony's applications run like a charm. thank to all who participated to my education :good:

Yes, I use these methods but don't flash theirs FTF or .ZIP directly, as I explain above.
[Xperia Z General] julianalexander:
seems you know what you are doing now.. so yeah, its your time to talk.. :D
[Xperia Z General] nxkr:
good thread for noobs like my self

but regarding the unlocking bootloader in the service menu it says no any way i can change to yes maybe re flash a new firmware or something?

no im using the BE .307 latest for xperia Z C6603
[Xperia Z General] marvelboy:
thanks
[Xperia Z General] campoki:
Thanks! Just wanting to know, if you do unlock your bootloader, and backup your TA, there is no real safe way to actually relock your bootloader right? Right now I've only rooted with a locked bootloader, as playing with your TA is risky they say.
[Xperia Z General] josman91:
Thanks! The post helped me a lot with my new phone.:D
[Xperia Z General] ultrairon:
???

whats a good case for the device
[Xperia Z General] Rekoil:
You're almost right. Basically the baseband/radio-partition is the operating system that the main processor (Snapdragon S4 Pro) will boot on the modem co-processor (Gobi MDM9215M) to control communication. It mostly contains calibration data for the different radio frequencies and communication modes as well as software that abstracts this data into a common format for the Android operating system running on the main processor. Usually on Android (and most other) platforms there is a non-flashable bootloader for this co-processor which starts it up and waits for the baseband/radio-partition to be loaded into its memory.
[Xperia Z General] murtican35:
thanks a lot
[Xperia Z General] cimbomege:
Lot's of information in one topic :) Thanks DooMLoRD.
[Xperia Z General] elMagnate:
Indeed.

Thanks.
[Xperia Z General] hkfew5e22:
thanks a lot for those info
[Xperia Z General] tulkaz:
very useful, thanks!:good:
[Xperia Z General] Regionella:
thanks for information
[Xperia Z General] nxkr:
Thank you. New Walkman looks great
[Xperia Z General] aidar89:
can i send to there some messages? I have questions about new MIUI ROM, but can write into development thread/ And sorry for my english, im from Russia)
[Xperia Z General] Ahmed Wael:
greeeeeeet :good:
[Xperia Z General] golfgtiedition30:
Thanks for a great guide. Helped me alot :thumbup:
[Xperia Z General] MallegBee:
This is really a good guide!
[Xperia Z General] HSD-Pilot:
Hey Doomlord,

Just wanna say thanks for this easy to follow write up! I was an long time Motorola User, but after i cracked the Screen of my Razr i i made the switch to Sony.

My Xperia Z arrived @ 9:00am this Morning, now it's 10:00am and i'm up on rooted 244 using Flashtool and your Exploit :good:

Finally i can Setup this Device and use it untill tomorrow, to see how it's running. Then i'll Backup my TA and do the Unlock.

Again, Thanks for making it me that easy.

I'm glad to join the Sony Community now and crackflash all the Stuff i was missing on the Razr i :highfive:
[Xperia Z General] johnemone:
thanks
[Xperia Z General] billhainh:
Thanks for the tips!
[Xperia Z General] windows phone 8:
great

Thank you
[Xperia Z General] Howell:
Thanks alot for compiling all this stuff ! A must read !
[Xperia Z General] gm007:
Hi Doomlord,can you please use this thread in your op about how to use flashtool http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2240614
[Xperia Z General] pietrucci:
USB drivers in Windows 8.1

Hi,

Seems my usb drivers don't work anymore in Windows 8.1. Tried every version of usb-drivers, removed existing drivers, disabled digital signing again but no succes.

Anyone with a solution already?
[Xperia Z General] caqo71:
Did you installed them using the win8 method?.
[Xperia Z General] pietrucci:
Yes I did. I'd hoped Windows 8.1 would leave the existing drivers alone, but it doesn't. Always the message that it can't install the drivers, tried three different versions.

Seems to be a known error according to my internet friend...
[Xperia Z General] Aguares68:
thanks for all info great job
[Xperia Z General] QYOBZ:
help

Sorry for posting this question on XZL ref.. i have this problem C6603 not booting.. i tried to flash stock rom but it always says:

25/004/2013 15:04:58 - INFO - Selected C6603 / 10.1.A.1.434 / Generic NL

25/004/2013 15:04:58 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing

25/005/2013 15:05:54 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.

25/006/2013 15:06:16 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode

25/006/2013 15:06:16 - INFO - Opening device for R/W

25/006/2013 15:06:16 - INFO - Reading device information

25/006/2013 15:06:17 - INFO - Phone ready for flashmode operations.

25/006/2013 15:06:17 - INFO - Start Flashing

25/006/2013 15:06:17 - INFO - Processing loader

25/006/2013 15:06:17 - INFO - Checking header

25/006/2013 15:06:17 - INFO - Flashing data

25/006/2013 15:06:17 - INFO - Loader : S1_Root_5ca3 - Version : APQ8064_30 / Bootloader status : NOT_ROOTABLE

25/006/2013 15:06:17 - INFO - Ending flash session

25/006/2013 15:06:17 - ERROR - ERR_SEVERITY="MINOR";ERR_CODE="0026";ERR_DYNAMIC="Write TA failed.";

25/006/2013 15:06:17 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted

25/006/2013 15:06:17 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode

25/006/2013 15:06:18 - INFO - Device disconnected

Thanks for help..
[Xperia Z General] Gaurav Gupta:
thanks for the info DooMLoRD
[Xperia Z General] XperiaFanZ:
very nice stufff. thanks for the info. :good:
[Xperia Z General] juried:
One question that I have been searching an answer on for days now : I am worried about baseband version. Coming from thr Motorola defy, they have a baseband switcher to set the correct baseband for your country. I find plenty posts but almost no info on baseband for xz. How do you switch to the correct frequencies? I need to set to Australia Telstra. I don't know if flashing the new stock genetic 4.3 will enable me to use the phone here in Australia... Please help?
[Xperia Z General] krazzyvishal:
[MENTION=2784807]DooMLoRD[/MENTION] I ALWAYS get a status 7 error whenever I try to flash a Custom ROM on my Xperia Z C6602. It happens with every custom ROM. :mad: What is the solution? Please help! :(
[Xperia Z General] nguyenvuloc:
Thank you for uesful information ^^
[Xperia Z General] L3RMiNi:
Great question...

My guess is that it should be fine as long as the firmware matches your device.

Feel free to school me if you are "enlightened"

:D:good:
[Xperia Z General] MrNet86:
very useful, thanks a lot :good:
[Xperia Z General] wisper2000:
rooting

Im updated to 10.3.1E.0.191 and was wanting to know if i can root and unlock bootloader yet
[Xperia Z General] deerhurst:
Root, yes. I'll have to look and see what I used. If you look around here you wI'll find mention of a Japanese, or is it Chinese?, program. Follow the directions and put all the ADB stuff in the folder that doesn't have it. My issues were all ADB driver related so make sure that is good.

Judging by your firmware version I expect you are running a mobile C6606. As far as I know bootloader cannot be unlocked on a C6606.

I wish we C6606 users would get 4.3 like the rest.
[Xperia Z General] wisper2000:
Yeah I can't seem to get adb to recognize my phone
[Xperia Z General] deerhurst:
I had to go to device manager, uninstall the device and then reinstall it.
[Xperia Z General] TheTechnolgyhelper:
Hello together :) I bought a month ago the xperia z. I want to flash 4.3( I have now 4.2.2) with the flashtool but I have a question. When I flash the original 4.3 will it change the customization number? And when it will change the number, will I lose the warranty? We're I can find 4.3 for generic Germany? I had a Samsung Galaxy S Plus and know that you can install all stock roms like from another countries.

Regards

TheTechnolgyhelper

Gesendet von meinem C6603 mit Tapatalk
[Xperia Z General] Killer_2T:
@DooMLoRD thanks u :good:
[Xperia Z General] Aby2012:
Very useful

Thanks a lot Doomlord for this informative guide.:good:

It really helped me a lot and got to know many things about this device while coming from other manufacturers.

Keep up the good work.
[Xperia Z General] liquidcooled:
thanks...
[Xperia Z General] androidfreak70:
Thank you very very much mr.DooMLoRD:D u R th BEST DEV
[Xperia Z General] kimdarrel:
Hi!

I'm new to Sony Xperia Z.. Just updated it to 10.4.1.B.0.101 and now I'm confuse on what should I do first. Of course I choose android because of the customization but before that I have things to deal first. As a start, What should go first? Should I root the phone first or should I unlock the bootloader first? I'm trying to answer the question on my own but reading threads only leads me to nowhere kinda new to Sony Phones that's why..

Thanks in advance for who will response! Have a nice day everyone!
[Xperia Z General] zviki:
You don't need unlocked bootloader for root but you need it for custom roms I think.You can just root your phone and then use Xposed instaler for all kinds of tweaks and customizations. You will lose the "important" things with unlocked bootloader. Anyway, check here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2656698

Sent from Xperia Z
[Xperia Z General] mirsaeed.namdar:
I've just flashed EXISTENZ. V7.0.0 on my xz, and a minute ago, sony's kitkat update appeared in my notification bar.

If I update via its to kitkat, will my phone brick or I will just lose root access?

Plz somebody answer me.
[Xperia Z General] Boffill:
Thanks for this very useful thread DoomLord but unfortunately, I'm still having a problem rooting my Xperia Z. Tsk tsk.
[Xperia Z General] Obillion:
It will all make sense at some point. I struggled to get all this stuff sorted. just keep reading and read instructions carefully. I finally did that and now im rooted and playing around with custom roms. The information is there its just makings sense of it all and making sure the directions are all followed.
[Xperia Z General] Boffill:
Yeah, I'd better be keep on reading about this stuff to sort everything. Thanks Sir.
[Xperia Z General] argonhxor:
Hello everybody, i have c6603 4.4.2 .230 i just rooted wht the geohot hack, and it work.

How i can get Cyanogenmod working on my rooted phone? Will i be able to install cyanogen rom, without PC?
[Xperia Z General] HIGKILLER:
Hey i will base my self on the Arc s that i used to own, my arc s was sim locked like my z, and in the configuration it says bootloader unlocked: no, BUT pressing volume up + attaching the usb cable (connected to the pc) it turns the blue light on, does this mean i am able to unlock th bl?
[Xperia Z General] krisztian b:
I think the topic is kinda outdated as the new ROM versions work other way somehow. Unlock and relock bootloader is very easy with FlashTool, rooting with Towelroot, but I´m just not able to flash custom ROMs, because can´t boot into fastboot / flashmode with key combination. With flashtool yes, but the ROM is .zip and can´t use flashtool only for .ftf. As I´ve read on a German board, we need to flash an older version stock ROM, which allows boot into flash mode and then follow as mentioned by the topic starter. Please confirm it! Thx
[Xperia Z General] zeroed:
Flashmode and fastboot mode has nothing to do with what you have installed on your phone.

Regards.
[Xperia Z General] krisztian b:
Sure. I was about to say, that the newer ROM versions not allow key combinations. It always reboots normal mode unlike the previous versions.
[Xperia Z General] zeroed:
Uhm,where did you read that?Have you even tested it by yourself?
[Xperia Z General] krisztian b:
I did and only me. Not working.
[Xperia Z General] zeroed:
You really need to use google.com and type in the search bar: xperia z fastboot mode or xperia z flash mode.

Regards.
[Xperia Z General] krisztian b:
I don´t think you understand me. Never mind, there´s a solution found on a german site, how to do it. Common problem.
[Xperia Z General] zeroed:
Here is the deal,its not a common problem.In fact,there is no problem.Only in your imagination.Phone enters just fine fastboot and flash mode in 4.1.2 same as in 4.4.4.Regardless try google next time before you post,aint that bad.
[Xperia Z General] krisztian b:
All right
[Xperia Z General] SXZdabbler:
The only problem I had was realising that the volume down button is used when entering flash mode and not the way the software says.
[Xperia Z General] alee1730:
bought a used Xperia Z running stock rom, and on investigation i discovered it had an unlocked bootloader, came across a post that simply instructed to use flashtool and press BL and click on relock as i wanted to use a stock device and update to the latest rom via PC companion.

i wasnt aware that i needed to be on pure stock kernel before relocking and i hadnt checked whether it was runnning on a pure stock kernel and now after relocking, the device is not booting up, vibrates on startup , Sony logo pops up and the device screen goes blank.

attempts to flash a stock ftf file have been futile as i keep getting errors ;

28/059/2014 23:59:16 - INFO - Selected Bundle for Sony Xperia Z (C6603). FW release : 10.5.1.A.0.283. Customization : SFR_FR

28/059/2014 23:59:16 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing

29/000/2014 00:00:28 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.

29/000/2014 00:00:42 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode

29/000/2014 00:00:42 - INFO - Opening device for R/W

29/000/2014 00:00:43 - INFO - Reading device information

29/000/2014 00:00:43 - INFO - Phone ready for flashmode operations.

29/000/2014 00:00:43 - INFO - Current device : Unknown: Apr 11 2013/14:43:23 - CB5A1PF4ET - Unknown: Apr 11 2013/14:43:23 - Unknown: Apr 11 2013/14:43:23 - Unknown: Apr 11 2013/14:43:23

29/000/2014 00:00:43 - INFO - Start Flashing

29/000/2014 00:00:43 - INFO - Processing loader.sin

29/000/2014 00:00:43 - INFO - Checking header

29/000/2014 00:00:43 - INFO - Flashing data

29/000/2014 00:00:43 - INFO - Processing of loader.sin finished.

29/000/2014 00:00:43 - INFO - Loader : S1_Root_5ca3 - Version : APQ8064_39 / Boot version : S1_Boot_Lagan_1.0_2 / Bootloader status : ROOTABLE

29/000/2014 00:00:43 - INFO - Processing partition-image.sin

29/000/2014 00:00:43 - INFO - Checking header

29/000/2014 00:00:43 - INFO - Flashing data

29/000/2014 00:00:43 - INFO - Processing of partition-image.sin finished.

29/000/2014 00:00:43 - INFO - Parsing boot delivery

29/000/2014 00:00:43 - INFO - Phone boot version : S1_Boot_Lagan_1.0_2. Boot delivery version : S1_Boot_Lagan_1.1.1_1

29/000/2014 00:00:43 - INFO - Going to flash boot delivery

29/000/2014 00:00:43 - INFO - Processing emmc_appsboot_S1_Boot_Lagan_1.1.1_1_HWID_7190E1_OEM0.sin

29/000/2014 00:00:43 - INFO - Checking header

29/000/2014 00:00:44 - ERROR - Processing of emmc_appsboot_S1_Boot_Lagan_1.1.1_1_HWID_7190E1_OEM0.sin finished with errors.

29/000/2014 00:00:44 - INFO - Ending flash session

29/000/2014 00:00:44 - ERROR - ERR_SEVERITY="MINOR";ERR_CODE="0017";ERR_DYNAMIC="0x80080021 ";

Greatly anticipating your assistance to get the Z running again kindly if possible.

Thank you very much.
[Xperia Z General] a2zonlyt:
Hi i am having problem with my xperia z , every time i turned off the screen of it, o never notify about any messanger like, WhatsApp, viber , but when i turned on the screen msgs arrived but late, please help me, i didn't found any thread , therefore i post it here (sorry for bad English)
[General Questions and Answers] roberto15359:
Generally speaking how long do people stay with projects such as my phone HTC evo 3d? Also if anyone knows a good post regarding flashing phones to other carries I would appreciate it if you could share!
[General Questions and Answers] uselessbass:
Well I use a Samsung Galaxy s2 skyrocket its from Nov 2011 lol and thanks to cynogenmod I'm running the latest version of jellybean 4.2.2 so I would say depending on the phone people keep supporting them for ahwhile sad the carriers and manufacturers don't put as much support in these phones as the devs on here lol the people on this site are awesome you will find all the info u need in the forums for your device including the info u are seeking about Roms
[General Questions and Answers] devwithzachary:
Well official support from a manufacture is normally somewhere in the range of 18 months but developers will keep a device alive for even longer to at least 2 years
[General Questions and Answers] roberto15359:
I was mostly looking for how long the Deva on here and 3 party supporters keep it alive
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kcirrab:
Ok so I tried to update to CM10 and it went through but failed at the last second.. So I tried to restore from backup but it didnt work.. now I need to know how to restore to factory although I would love to keep my unlock and root. soo fruit cake maybe? but idk how to flash that.. any help is appriciated. Thanks (I can still access all preboot menus ect. Fastboot, android recovery etc
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barry_:
you say you 'failed at the last second' when trying to install CM10... what actually happened?

you say you can access android recovery so I would initially try a factory reset (on the first page of recovery) 'wipe data/factory reset' and see where that gets you

report back if you require any more help :good:
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kcirrab:
I tried the wipe data/factory reset and all it does is finish up and upon reboot just hangs at the boot screen.

As for what actually happened when it failed, I got the following error

"set_perm: some changes failed"
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] barry_:
You could try a fresh install of the CM10 rom that you have installed but first you need to do a full system wipe (go into recovery>select 'mounts and storage'> format the following >>> data, system, osh, preinstall and cache)

What else do you have installed on your sd card (that you can see in Recovery)... if the install fails again you're going to have to go back and instal a rom that you know will work (if you haven't got any on the internal sd card you are going to have to install one)
[Atrix 4G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kcirrab:
I really want to install this rom

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1836674

instructions?

Thanks in advance