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[Xperia Z General] fsured:
Kingo Root restored my root after using the PC Companion software to update my device.
[Xperia Z General] Heinous:
No problem here. I used flashtool to restore the original T Mobile ftf, then rooted, then updated OTA with SuperSU in "survival mode." Everything worked smoothly.
[Xperia Z General] xDC23:
going to attempt this
[Xperia Z General] DarkLP:
Thank you lifesaver!

FOR ALL: IF YOU LOST ROOT AFTER THE UPDATE, DOWNLOAD KINGO ROOT AND FOLLOW THE STEPS, FOR ME IT SAID ERROR CANT ROOT,BUT IT ROOTED!
[Xperia Z General] skryte:
Look up the Trans-Pacific Partnership:(
[Xperia Z General] grumpySasquatch:
Can one of you guys that are on the new firmware create a ftf pleaseeee σ(^○^)
[Xperia Z General] cloud777x:
Damn it... It seems like my country (usa) always behind when it comes to technology to consumers. When we first get our phones on 4.1.2 other countries already have 4.2.2. Probably our govt. taking the time to go over 4.2.2 and limit the possibilities of our phones -_-.
[Xperia Z General] vfxraven19:
Did OTA update with SuperSU Pro in survival mode, updated w/o a problem. Root maintained. Thanks!
[Xperia Z General] ortrigger:
Thanks for posting. Has anyone tried rooting the update with doomlord's method or the method for the newer firmwares? I guess if all else, I can flash the stock 4.1.2 firmware and then root and update with survival mode but I would prefer to avoid wiping everything.

Sent from my Nexus 7 2013
[Xperia Z General] terjr938:
I've tried DoomLord's method after updating

I was able to update to the 4.2.2 finally, however, it would not go OTA, and I had to use the PC Companion. Even this was failing, so I did the repair option which wiped the phone, and then it flashed to the 10.3.1.E.0.191 firmware. After this, I tried to use the Doomlord perf_exploit and it fails, I think it is checking my model C6606 against a predefined list of firmwares it has in the script and fails. It goes through and looks like it is rooting, and it even reboots the phone, however, it is not working. Maybe it is a matter of hacking the script to get it to work, but I haven't tried that, as I can't afford to brick my phone right now... I hope this helps someone out there to see what is going on...

Thanks.
[Xperia Z General] aayende69@:
Did not work for me and me and I tried it a couple of times what can I do

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I tried it no go, what did you do?
[Xperia Z General] luislyricz:
I tried to install with supersu pro on survival mode phone reboots looks like its going to install the update then reboots to the normal home screen with a notification that it was unable to install I'm currently rooted but not running any roms
[Xperia Z General] ortrigger:
I just fount this thread on reddit. If I were you, I would refrain from using and/or recommending it. Any root method that requires internet access seems a little fishy to me. Not to mention being phishy.
[Xperia Z General] aayende69@:
Used Kingo Root and did not install the drivers either and it worked perfectly have to give it time to see if anything changes
[Xperia Z General] cloud777x:
thanks for the look out. if there is harm, the harm is already done. :( couldn't stand having useless bloat ware around. Flashtool couldn't unlock it so I didn't see any other options at the time.

Did anyone get CWM installed and working yet? if so, can you link the install method?
[Xperia Z General] grumpySasquatch:
Can one of you guys that are on the new firmware create a ftf pleaseeee σ(^○^)

*bump
[Xperia Z General] fsured:
Oh wow I didn't know this. Thank you for posting it. I'm about to factory reset my phone anyway as a troubleshoot step for network problems. That would get ride of anything that was installed from this process but the information is already taken from my device.
[Xperia Z General] h8isf8:
i like the update

i like the update. especially the lock screen apps feature. i didnt lose root or anything just my playlists in the player app. i recommend updating as i have no complaints
[Xperia Z General] GROGG88:
I just uploaded a tested copy I've made:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47737253#post47737253
[Xperia Z General] kIdMuScLe:
What's the best rom to use now that I got root... Existenz?
[Xperia Z General] chubb16:
Thanks!
[Xperia Z General] carrrnuttt:
So I just picked up this phone today and after all the app updating and account syncing, I allowed it update to 10.3.1.E.0.191. I thought this was an older update and I just happened to be purchasing a phone that didn't have it.

Lo and behold, it turns out that this update is only a few days old as evidenced by this thread.

Do I then get to wait for a root specific to this build?
[Xperia Z General] aethervagrant:
You can try following the guide for the. 67 firmware: get a full ftf of the latest fw, it was recently posted, and either a full ftf or just the kernel to an older version (like 423) and flashtool (also so you can restore if things go awry) and follow doomlords directions for flashing an older kernel over, root the phone, then flash just the kernel back from the new one.
[Xperia Z General] docdrilla:
Was able to retain root with my OTA update to 4.2.2. I had gained root with Flashtool prior to the update. My SU and Titanium Backup are verified as working.
[Xperia Z General] v3rsatile23:
You have to enable lte in quick toggles and you can switch it from the pull down menu. I'm on 4G right now.

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I meant quick settings
[Xperia Z General] carrrnuttt:
I thought about trying this, but one thing I noticed is that I no longer have a Developer Options section in Settings! I was looking at the instructions and it requires debug mode, and I don't know how to set that without the Dev options!

Anyone else have this happen?

EDIT:

Never mind. Figured out the trick of tapping the build # to get dev options back.

Let me go try the 67 method now...
[Xperia Z General] masterofmayhem:
Open settings and go to about phone. Tap quickly on the build number a bunch of times until the Dev menu comes back.
[Xperia Z General] carrrnuttt:
Yeah, I posted my edit just minutes before this. I appreciate it though.

With that being said, I can confirm the old 67 rooting method does NOT work for this.

Do you think I can just flash the old build and root (and upgrade again) from there?

I got this phone earlier today because I somehow managed to brick my GS3. I could have restored it with a JTAG, but I was due for an upgrade anyhow. I just don't want another brick on my hands.
[Xperia Z General] aethervagrant:
Really its pretty difficult to hardbrick this sucker (outside of downright hardware failure) Youll run into bootloops or froze start screens, but those can all be remedied with flashtool.

If you go with the old build, root then upgrade you will likely lose root, but it wont hurt your phone. If you need root or want to play with the roms just go with the slightly older firmware (generally. 67 if you have a tmobile 6606 or generic 6603)the performance is good, most of the roms are built off of it anyway.

Just pay attention to "locked/unlocked bootloader" the wrong roms will bootloop you, and if you have a 6606 you cant unlock the bootloader, even if you go through the steps from sony and get an unlock code.
[Xperia Z General] carrrnuttt:
I attempted to flash the generic ES version of 67 and got stuck in a bootloop. Which version should I use for a US TMo 6606?
[Xperia Z General] aethervagrant:
Strange, that is what I used on my 6606 - Generic es 67 for c6603 phone. Make sure boxes on top right are checked to wipe everything, and bottom right boxes are unchecked as not to exclude anything (you can get the baseband later if you need it, but all i had to do was enable lte in settings and it worked fine)

The ftf file is over 700mb right? There is a generic es 7mb file floating around here that is the kernel only, thatll definit ely cause problems. If all else is legit Id just redownload the ftf or try one for a different region and have another go. If it still doesnt work see if a different firmware version does work on your device to narrow down the issue. I have Sony 423, and generic UK. 244 as well, and they flash successfully too. Though I only use those do downgrade the kernel when I need to reroot, or in case a buddy has a non tmobile phone.
[Xperia Z General] carrrnuttt:
Got it.

My hangup was, I left off the data wipe. I'm now on a rooted 67, and about to flash RomAur v9.2.
[Xperia Z General] aethervagrant:
Sweet! RomAur is nice, it looks like stock but is fast and stable, and doesnt have any tricky instructions or bugs on my end. I like to try everything though, drives my lady nuts that im screwing with bootloops, getting 4g running, working out sms bugs like every week. Ive been on Criskelo for a long while now though, it has a few tiny hiccups but it looks so pretty I havent had the heart to jump ship yet.
[Xperia Z General] lamgiang:
Noob question, I just updated to 10.3.1.E.0.191. Would I be able to use 'RomAur v9.2 - JB 4.2.2 - 10.3.1.A.2.67' by just flashing the zip through the recovery or do I have to flash that firmware on my TMobile phone and then flash a rom base on 10.3.1.A.2.67?

Thanks:confused:
[Xperia Z General] carrrnuttt:
I'm a n00b to this phone (not to Androids and rooting, however), and I got RomAur flashed by first installing the generic ES 67, rooting it and following the install procedures for RomAur.

I'm keeping my stock FTF for when I trade this phone in to take advantage of TMo's JUMP.
[Xperia Z General] skryte:
I just installed .67 on my 6606 and now I have no wifi at all. I've tried searching but it says 0. First time I didn't include the kernel or baseband. Should I include those?
[Xperia Z General] lamgiang:
Yeah, I losted Wifi too when I install Rom Aur. Had to grab a generic strip from one of the other rom to get wifi to work.
[Xperia Z General] vfxraven19:
random reboots with stamina mode?

I am noticing WiFi malfunctioning and random reboots when stamina mode is enabled. WiFi, it will not connect to other AP's, and cannot turn WiFi on or off.
[Xperia Z General] lhun:
Welp, this is all very interesting.

I have the c6606 10.3 0.191.ftf from this thread. Flashing the baseband only on a 2.67 c6603 BE would cause lockups.

What's really weird about this is there are people above saying they were able to flash it on their c6603 with a full wipe and it worked perfectly ?!?! am I reading you incorrectly?

What's incredibly strange here is that the c6606 supports AWS in hspa+ and LTE.

Can you guys post *#*#support#*#* from your fully flashed c6603 with 6606 and tell me what the active bands section says?

thanks in advance.
[Xperia Z General] vfxraven19:
I dont know if any of you c6606 users are experiencing issues with this firmware update, but ive run into issues using it. Repairing with pc companion didnt help as the same issues would creep up: WiFi issues (not connecting, refusing to turn off or on), random reboots. It was getting so bad it was rebooting minutes apart, from hours or days. I thought it was stamina mode, but the phone rebooted this morning and I couldn't enable WiFi.

I had to completely revert to the t-mobile 4.1.2 stock firmware using flashtool... No issues. Im going to skip this update.
[Xperia Z General] NeuroticallyYou:
man, I really needed a phone asap and that's why I got me this version of the Xperia Z, if I would have the cash I would have buy the phone straight from Sony with unlocked bootloader, in any case im reading about this device around the forums and im getting into things like losing DRM keys that are important for the Bravia Engine and Gracenote, etc etc, I only want to root the device so I can access certain Japan only apps I can't get without been root also I don't want to install custom roms all I want is root to remove bloatware and install foreign apps from the play store......

how safe it is? not at all but I see a lot of user staying away from root because of the DRM keys, is it even possible to root this device with the 4.2 update?
[Xperia Z General] Heinous:
I have not had any of those issues with this update. Everything seems to work fine. Maybe try wiping, flashing, and updating again. The only issue I've had is that the phone is a little slow switching back and forth between WiFi and T-Mobile's data network, especially when both are not very strong in the same location.
[Xperia Z General] tsenecal:
my experiences

just my 2 cents.

My xperia Z c6606 notified me of this OTA update about a week ago. I ran the update, rebooted, and have been running fine since then. no issues, no noticeable change in battery life, etc. I use it as a phone maybe 30 minutes a week, use it for SMS maybe 20 messages a day, and watch 30-40 minutes of video on it a day. it uses about 2% per hour average, I run it for about 17 hours a day, and charge it every night. as i said, it usually has somewhere around 65% available when i stick it on the charger. right now as far as what has used the most battery, Screen is 33%, cell standby is 17%, media server is 16%. rest of system usage is single digits across 7 apps. I purchased this the last week of september, in an actual brick-and-mortar T-Mobile store. all in all i am happy with the phone, it does one thing no other phone i know of does (waterproof), and i don't live my life expecting the phone to get updated beyond the version of the OS that i bought it with, so getting this OTA was a pleasant surprise.

only downer is the price. but then, in my opinion, all these top tier phones are outrageously priced.
[Xperia Z General] GROGG88:
You will only loose DRM keys if you unlock your bootloader. Luckily for you, it is not possible to unlock the bootloader on the T-Mobile C6606. You can root the device on 4.1.2 or 4.2.2 using either of these methods:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2547714

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2546964

Welcome to the Xperia Z. Next time you have questions try posting in the Q&A section for quicker responses...
[Xperia Z General] carrrnuttt:
I'd just like to add a follow-up to this thread.

After running RomAur for a few weeks, I noticed that I'd regularly not get calls from my wife. She'd complain that she keeps trying to call me and get 3 rings and voicemail, and I don't even see a missed call or anything. Rebooting helps, but it eventually happens again.

Plus, no WiFi calling.

I went ahead and flashed stock .191 and used the tool in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2547714 <-- It worked beautifully with no hiccups.

I now have stock .191 with root.
[Xperia Z General] XperianceIT:
How did you get it to work since you have to enable ADB, but with .191 they removed the option in settings to enable ADB?

** not ADB.. but USB debugging... sorry
[Xperia Z General] carrrnuttt:
Hmm.

I know you corrected yourself, but I can tell you that USB Debugging is also alive and well on my .191:

On the ADB front, here's the folder I extracted the install.bat from the other thread to:
[Xperia Z General] XperianceIT:
Wow my menu looks nothing like... And I'm on the same FW?? I don't eeven have developer options anymore

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For some reason Sony PC Companion shows my device a the C6602 now as well!
[Xperia Z General] Heinous:
Tap the build number six or seven times. That will enable the developer menu.
[Xperia Z General] XperianceIT:
wow... hmm... thanks!
[Xperia Z General] ortrigger:
What are people using to root this firmware?
[Xperia Z General] Heinous:
I used something called kingo root, I think. Worked fast and was super easy. Google should be able to find it.

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Now that 4.3 is rolling out, I wonder how long it will be before we get it on T Mobile.
[Xperia Z General] carrrnuttt:
I covered that in post #86 a few posts above yours.

I've read around here that the Kingo root is a bit suspect. The mods even locked the thread for it because of that.
[Xperia Z General] ortrigger:
I wonder the same thing.

Kingo root is incredibly suspect. I'm an IT professional and after the little bit of research I've done on it, I won't use it. I would much rather go without root than let some unknown person take my device information and who knows what else.
[Xperia Z General] Heinous:
That would have been good to know sooner. What is your concern about it, and should those who have used it do anything about it (wipe/reflash/etc)?
[Xperia Z General] wawaweewa:
Can we root this fw now?
[Xperia Z General] dnaL0R:
the first method did not work for some reason after i updated to the .191 fw

just hangs @ "daemon has started."

the second method is sketch and i would like to avoid it if possible...
[Xperia Z General] GROGG88:
You have to have debugging enabled on the device for it to be detected. The second method is actually very clean and not suspect like kingo. Unfortunately the thread was shut down, but some of us still have copies.
[Xperia Z General] dnaL0R:
yes, i have the usb debugging turned on, but to no avail...

wait, the second link is for kingo, no?

i'm confused since the link has been taken down in the OP and the thread has been closed...

EDIT:

alright, i noticed there are two versions... rootkitZ_20131112 off of his website and rootkitXperia_20131207 off of his twitter page...

neither of them work for me and this is what i get when i try to execute the install.bat

i may not have the adb drivers for my device installed... where can i get that? thanks.
[Xperia Z General] GROGG88:
Plugging in to your cp with debugging on will install drivers. I'll pm you a package to try out.
[Xperia Z General] dnaL0R:
thanks, but i just ended up using the kingoROOT program... it finally worked !!
[Xperia Z General] GROGG88:
You really don't want to do that. I would suggest that you factory reset and try again without kingo.
[Xperia Z General] dnaL0R:
i factory reset twice already and tried both of the japanese guy's methods, but it just doesn't work...
[Xperia Z General] Michaelk706:
I am getting the same error, I would glad to try out anything you have.
[Xperia Z General] Heinous:
Kingo seems to be more accepted now. Still works great.
[Xperia Z General] Mad@Cap:
Hi Guys. So Kingo or Not? I really want to root this phone but I don't want all of China in my phone. What's the safest method? Thanks
[Xperia Z General] deerhurst:
I would say no and it didn't work for me on this firmware on my last Z.

Search, there is another way to Root. It's a Japanese tool. It's a pair of BAT files. I would link you to it but I'm on my phone. You have to move the ADB exe file to the tool that doesn't have it, run the ABD file then run the tool. Worked like a charm.
[Xperia Z General] carrrnuttt:
Right here: http://xdaforums.com/xperia-z/development/root-tool-root-10-3-1-2-67-10-3-1-2-74-t2547714

Read it all the way towards the end, where us .191 users start chiming in.
[Xperia Z General] optimumpro:
6606 on 6603

If you have Xperia z 6603, you can unlock bootloader. If you are in the US, you can then flash 6606 baseband to enable US LTE as well as both AT&T and T-Mobile H/H+. As hardwarewise both are the same. And if you are back to Europe, you can flash back to have Euro H/H+/LTE frequencies.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sergiu84:
Hello all,

Very happy with the Note 3 so far, which is no mean feat since I came from an S4.

I have however found an issue which could end up being very annoying. I use my phone for listening to music through a headphone amp and a set of UE Triple-Fi, so I'm sensitive to potential issues. I've found that when the phone is idle (no music playing, no other apps using the sound subsystem) there is a constant and very clear hiss. If I press the volume rocker down for example, it "thumps" and goes quiet for a few seconds, then the hiss returns. Similarly, if I start playing some music (Spotify or Google Music for example) again it thumps and goes as quiet as as I can hear.

Just to make it absolutely clear:

1) there's no hiss when a sound is playing, just when the phone is not outputting anything sound-wise.

2) when going from no sound to an app starting to play a sound, there's a clear, audible click/thump.

So from all the above it doesn't sound (ahem...) like a DAC SNR issue for example, just potentially a software bug. Has anyone else noticed this, are there any fixes?

Thanks!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brooon:
Yepp, same problem here...and I hate it. I haven´t found a solution yet. The N2 I had before didn´t suffer of this backgroundnoise.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sergiu84:
Thanks for replying, at least I know it's not me going crazy! Can anyone else reproduce this, or is it just us? If it's not everyone then we've got faulty devices, at least that has a solution. Thanks!
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShadowLea:
My laptop does this.

Set the brightness to full. (and turn off auto brightness.)

Also try disabling any battery-savers.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] brooon:
Nope, this doesn't cause it. The problem is there all the time, no matter what battery options I use.

Gesendet von meinem SM-N9005 mit Tapatalk
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ShadowLea:
And changing the brightness to full also has no effect? (That was the main cause on several devices.)

If not, I suspect something else is running in the background. Since it briefly stops when you press the volume keys, it is unlikely to be caused by dust in the headset port. So it has to be an app causing this.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sergiu84:
It's still there after the latest updates. I think I might actually take a trip to a Samsung store or just an EE store and see if another Note 3 has the same problem, at least then I know if it's a general issue or if mine's faulty. To be honest, I'm starting to get a bit annoyed with it now just because of this.
[General Topics] diProtector:
diProtector includes the following features:

- total destruction of the protected code fragments logic, which makes it impossible to

analyse by disassembling;

- detection and protection from active debuggers like eVC, eVB debuggers and others;

- protection from code tracing under a debugger;

- protection of application's import table;

- entry point protection;

- protection from code modification;

- protected registry work;

- resource and executable code compression;

- internal short (16 chars) serial number manager with strong encryption (symmetric

crypto-algorithm 3DES is used);

- external serial number generator with keygen interface;

- quick addition of trial-features and short serial number support to any applications.
[LG Optimus Black] akshu4best:
Hi All,

My LG optimus p970 cannot able to go in recovery mode. I tried couple of options like key combination and also tried to boot into recovery from ROM manager application available on google play. Because of this i cannot able to load any custom ROM into my phone.

Please can anybody help me on this. I have all files regarding JB to install properly.

Regards,

Akshay
[LG Optimus Black] von Mandrake:
Which rom do you have installed on your phone?

Stock roms don't have any recovery out the box (both gingerbread and ICS). Plus, on stock ICS, using the key combo will wipe data imediatelly without asking.

First, you need to flash a patched v20 with cwm recovery.
[LG Optimus Black] N00BY0815:
Turn your device off. Take battery out. Put it back in, leave phone turned off. Hold (I think it was Vol UP) plug USB cable in and wait. Dont press anything else. Check my noob how to under unbrick.
[HTC Inspire 4G] ihtesham99:
My phone was running very slow i did factory reset and i got stuck at boot at the logo what to do please help
[HTC Inspire 4G] glevitan:
Is your phone rooted, S-OFF, S-ON, were you running a custom rom? Give more details about you device before perfoming the factory reset.