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[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] rickgillyon:
Nope, not unlocked.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] techpal:
If you have recovery installed may be it is the reason. Otherwise I dont see any reason to why its not updating.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] rickgillyon:
No, just the standard recovery, none installed. Looks like I have it working by clearing data on the Update Centre, rebooting and getting the download again... :good:
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] techpal:
If your root is successful SuperSU will install automatically.You dont need to install.If there is no supersu then device might not have been rooted.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kramnod:
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That is what I'm getting with rootkitZ

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this is with rootxperia
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Re-install ADB and Fastboot.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] kramnod:
Finally done rooting... Now waiting for the GPE rom; hehe

BTW I've used Binary's tool which is a an improved derivative of the Japanese Exploit.

here is the link. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1886460

Thanks for your guide; bookmarked
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] nathlynn22:
Wtf.....
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] glenniek:
Thank you. there was a tendancy for new users like me to run around in circles with conflicting info, so it's great to have this all-in-one solution!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] fastest83:
Great guide mate, kudos!

BTW, I want to be credited too because I'm the only one to mention all the easter eggs you scattered through your guide, AKA all the GIFs. XD
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Never seen that one before, but if it's better (i.e easier to use) than the original Japanese version, i'll replace it with this one :) Thanks

True. Only a weirdo would click all those links, so i'll come up with something :p
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] fastest83:
I swear, I read all the first post out of interest, then I read it again just to find the GIFs... OCD anyone?? XD
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Not bad, but you've earned your place in the credits now, so time to find the other ones. I've hidden something in the OP.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
It means that it can be unlocked. This makes life simple with it unlocked although it will break OTA/PCC updates (not really an issue as there are normally FTFs uploaded within a day of the Sony release) but makes flashing roms and keeping root simple.

So the steps would be

Flash [NUT]'s ftf, not sure on the one linked above but the one in my downgrade thread keeps your IMEI # intact

Root with Bin4ry's root tool, see OP

Back up TA, see OP

Unlock BL, see op/sony site (this will do a factory reset - wipe all data)

Flash latest FTF for your phone, see development threads (all the current roms need atleast .290 or .136 as a base)

Flash recovery from flashtool (jackie's is my fall back but any will do)

Flash ROMs if you want, see development threads
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] 510jungleboy:
Thanks for the instruction. Before I dig in, what does FTF stands for ? Flashtool Firmware ?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
pass, although I think it was something like that...
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] 510jungleboy:
I'm stuck on #6 , where do i find the files to install the recovery via flashtool ?

EDIT: So i got up to step 5 , which brought me back to running .136 stock , like I originally had before attempting doing step 1

Step 6 , is where I got stuck ( .136 Stock), so I was tinkering around searching for ways to get the recovery installed. I ran into this ZU_Toolkit Beta

I flashed a kernel from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2631866 , it got me CWM Recovery , I then flashed the SU , got root and installed GPe Rom. NOw it is running great.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] paulotex:
IMEI Ok for my C6833. At least the usual menus show the correct IMEI.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] macexplorer:
Thanks for your steps.

After many days of extreme confusion at the fragmented information around, managed to downgrade, root and upgrade back to 136.

The NUT links contain several mix of regions. I have a C6802, so 136 flashable seems to be from China/SG.. and stripped 136 seems to be from NZ.

Will these variations affect the device that will stay finally in a different region(not NZ or SG/CN)?

Any way to create these files from the original region files?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
if you are going to flash a custom ROM from recovery straight away then there is no need to flash SU as all the roms should be rooted, and they will format /system anyway
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] 510jungleboy:
Thanks again for your help in giving me the step by step process in getting my phone rooted, bootloader unlock and custom recovery etc ...lol. I'm good to go now.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] paulotex:
AFAIK, only two things change with different regions: the default language when you start the phone for the first time (easy to change), and the extra apps that are installed. I think all the rest is the same, and it doesn't really influence your everyday usage of the phone.

I'm sure there is, but it is more than what I know. I just know how to flash them :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] souless poet:
Have an issue. Flashtool keeps saying that I don't have the drivers installed when I do...then it tells me that my device doesn't support official boot loader unlock. PS...using the GPE. Thanks.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stkman32:
Is there a good video tutorial on how to root C6833 on 190 base, Coming from Samsung devices the rooting instructions are proving to be very confusing. Can some please point me to the right direction?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
The steps from .136 would be (if you want the easy way with an unlocked bootloader)

Flash [NUT]'s ftf, the one in my downgrade thread keeps your IMEI # intact http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2593918

Root with Bin4ry's root tool, see OP and here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1886460 option 0

Back up TA, see OP

Unlock BL, see op/sony site (this will do a factory reset - wipe all data)

Flash latest FTF for your phone, see development section (FTF thread) (all the current roms need atleast .290 or .136 as a base)

Flash recovery from flashtool (jackie's or [NUT]'s are my fall back but any will do, [NUT]' has a windows install version)

Flash ROMs if you want, see development threads
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Don't listen to it. The same thing happened to me. I just changed the USB port and then it worked. It's the same things with the drivers "not being installed". Jumping through some USB ports should solve that pretty quickly.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stkman32:
Same issue here...when trying to unlock bootloader in flashtool its telling me I don't have drivers installed. Just to confirm when downloading drivers which do I check off?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
"Xperia Z Ultra drivers" and then scroll all the way down and also choose "Flashmode drivers" and "Fastboot drivers".
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stkman32:
Finally got it!!! Rooted and bootloader unlocked!!! Thank you so much for your help.

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The tft for the latest .136 will not download is it ok to use the previous .290 instead since they are both 4.3
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
What's your goal? Do you want to flash a custom ROM, and you want to get the 4.3 baseband? If that's it, then yes it'll work just fine :p
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stkman32:
Yes I want to flash custom ROM...thank you very much

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2 more things...haha...what is the difference between Generic SG, EU, CE?? Which should I download? Also at what point do I restore the TA partition? Sorry for all the questions. I am coming from Samsung devices and this is all new. Thank you again!!!

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I told a fib...sorry one more question. When flashing latest tft is the kernel included in that flash or do I have to install that separate?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
1. There are really no huge differences. The differences would probably be the baseband (local tweaks etc.), but i've used most of them, and i haven't had any issues. Pick the one you "like best" and just go for it :p

2. You're not going to restore the TA partition. You backed it up since you want to unlock the bootloader, and that wipes your TA partition. You must only restore the TA partition once you're on a stock Sony ROM again, or else you'll soft brick it. Nothing major, but it's pretty annoying and scary when it first happens (hint: simply unlock the bootloader again if you do this).

3. Yes, the kernel is included.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] stkman32:
OK...it says I am not rooted. Do I need to reroot before installing recovery through flashtool?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
I have no idea where you are. Your bootloader is now unlocked, correct? So you want to flash a custom ROM now, right? You don't have to root to do that. Find the custom ROM you want (GPe, PAC, etc.) pull the boot.img from the ROM.zip and flash it either through ADB or with QuickIMG. Then disconnect, boot and hit the VOL UP button and then you'll be in recovery. Flash the ROM as usual and you're done.

I know it probably seems like a lot of work, but this is your first time, so it'll look like a lot of steps. It gets much easier when you've left the "Samsung way" of doing things :p I came from a Note, so i know how you're feeling about this, lol.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
Should just flash, then it is easy to root from recovery if you are staying on stock. If you are hoing to f;ash a rom them no need to root again
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] shook187:
I'm a ULTRA noob and I'm only interested in rooting my stock ROM so I can use pie control and do a little bit of modding to the prop.build. My question is if I root my phone will I lose data?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] souless poet:
This is what I keep getting.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] souless poet:
Annnd this too...wtf.the a gpe device would be easy for me to unlock...had an easier time rooting my HTC hero back in the day.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
You are in win 8.x? The drivers have to be installed from a special boot option. Search unsigned driver install win8
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] souless poet:
****in Win8 blows....that totally did the trick. Thanks greatly appreciated...now on to the root process.

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anyone else having a difficult time transferring a file from the PC to the SD card?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Nope, that's something between your computer and the SD card, so it's impossible to tell what's going on there. Try putting the SD card directly into your computer if that's possible, unless you've already solved it by now.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] souless poet:
Yeah. Think I have it squared away. Thanks. Just a bad idea taking sleep meds and trying to mess with phone. Lesson learned. Lol
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Ferg8080:
What ?!

Okay at this point I'm already giving up out of confusion.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
Tell us your current firmware, and where you want to end up someone will give you the steps to follow in the OP, i's not that hard. We are never going to have a one click solution now, unless a major security flaw is found and Sony seems very quick to patch exploits. This IS GOOD ;)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Yeah, that was meant as if you just want to root and stick with 257, update to 257 through OTA with root keeper after you've rooted 532.

This doesn't help, does it? LOL. Don't give up!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Ferg8080:
:) It was asked more out of frustration really. Since I just got the phone I'm just going to learn to use it properly before deciding what the next step is therefore I'm in no rush to flash but will look to getting it rooted soon.

You might find my thread of interest. Sorry its a bit long winded.

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Just replied to Lordmanhattan regarding this, thanks for getting back to me :)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Drome090:
Root coming from 14.2.A.1.136

So i recently purchased this phone and i absolutely love it. Ive been trying all day to root and unlock it but its proving rather difficult. Can anyone explain to me step by step how to root the model number c6806 with firmware number 14.2.A.1.136 any help would be greatly appreciated. Can you even root directly from this version or do you have to downgrade? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2593918 i took a look at that thread but my model number didnt match so i was iffy about going forward. Sorry if this answer is posted and i just didnt read but i dont see it anywhere,
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
Yep you have to downgrade, unless you don't care about warranty, xrality, DRM keys etc.

From the guide you linked to "You will end up with a device that thinks it is a C6833 but when you flash 4.3 or newer (.290 or .136) just use the one for your real model and the model number will be restored." I state that it will be fine.

So the steps are:

Downgrade

Root with Bin4ry's root tool

Backup TA

Unlock BL

Upgrade

Flash recovery

Flash Custom ROM or SuperSU from recovery depending on whether you want a custom rom or rooted Sony
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] serberto:
Thanks for tutorial. I have some issues with Kit Kat build. There is no mobile network. Any help?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
What firmware did you come from? 532? 257? 290? 136?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] serberto:
I had 257 and downgraded to 290 before rooting. It worked fine on Pacman ROM 4.1.3. I flashed today new one 4.4.2 and can no longer connect to the net.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
OK, so you upgraded to 290 from 257, which means that you have the new baseband. Do me a favor and open the dialer and tap *#06#. Are you getting a lot of numbers or only zeros? (don't post the numbers here).

It could be as simple as an APN issue though.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] eyeofsiva:
Bin4ry root mirror?

Are there any mirrors of the Bin4ry root tool? Uploaded.to is blocked in my country and cloudzer does not seem to be working either (shut down?). Any help will be appreciated. Thanks!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] LordManhattan:
Oh, I read this 2 minutes too late. I have it on my laptop, but it's now shut down and I'm heading for bed. I'll upload it tomorrow if you still don't have it.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
The otherway is to use [NUT]'s dual recovery installer, it will root the .532 firmware using the same method as Bin4ry's tool, and you get recovery at the same time.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] eyeofsiva:
I got a version by googling around. But I'd rather get a trusted version please. It would be great if you could upload it again.

Else if you could post the md5sum of the zip file, I can just compare that and satisfy myself that there is no malware in the download.

Thanks a lot!
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
see my post above and the DL is from here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2647492

Uploading a mirror to Mega now: Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v33.zip
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Lc1975:
As I am a newbie at this I finally did root my Ultra Z ..

I read a lot and i was very confused by everything that i read where.. But today i finally rooted.

Everything went ok with no errors.

I did everything right as explained in the first post

Downgrade version:

C6833_14.1.B.1.532_NUT.ftf

Did the root with the program

Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v33

I used the Backup-TA-program 9.10

I used Flashtool:

Advanced/Trim Area/S1/Backup

Advanced/Trim Area/Backup/Raw Devices

Did the unlock of the bootloader through the FlashTool 0.9.14.0

Flashed this version:

C6833_14.2.A.1.136_CE.ftf

Everything OK without any errors ..

Reboot and everything ok... Make some updates...

Everything ok so far ..

Did the flash of CWM and TWRP recovery through the FlashTool. (First time from jackie099 and the second time from krabappel2548)

When you restart the phone asks me a firmware update:

14.A.1.136...

Went to Software Info and have this:

Phone Software version

1271-5715_14.2.A.0.290

File System version

EURO-LTE_14.2.A.1.136

Flashed 2 times software .136

With and without CWM and TWRP

And only appears when i install CWM..

What i'm doing wrong here??

Edit:

Solved my problem..

Flash kernel with Flashtool..

I used kernel-136-dual.img from ChillyChan
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] amk:
hi please help me:

i just came from note2 to xuz. mine is 4.3 C6833 .136 now and rooted but locked butloader.

can i come to roms like cm11 or AOPK by flash .zip in recovery now or i have to unlock butloader first?

thanks,
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Lc1975:
amk

i'm no expert on this but from i read until know you can flash roms from recovery.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
Not quite sure on if your bootloader is unlocked or not from your post?

Once you have rooted (and backed up the TA) you can then unlock the bootloader.

All non Sony ROMs need to have the bootloader unlocked or the kernel won't boot. Also all of the newest custom ROMs need either .290 or .136 as a base.

Once you have an unlocked bootloader and a recovery installer you can just flash the ROM from recovery normally with a wipe of data (factory reset) - read the instructions for the ROM.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] matthewsucks:
Umm, so if I'm on .136 now, do I need to downgrade it then root it?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Lc1975:
Yes..

Just follow the first post.. or mine just above..

I'm a newbie on this and it's more easy then it appears..

:)
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] matthewsucks:
yes as in downgrade my firmware? :confused:

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just curious, is there any possibility of the whole phone being hardbricked even if i were to follow each step and execute them flawlessly?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] amk:
no my bootloader is still locked. can you give a link how can i unlock bootloader please? i have read here and there slowly to make sure i do the right thing, and till now i have only rooted phone. tks
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
no you shouldn't be able to brick it, but there have been a few that have been bricked when upgrading to .290. Always make sure you have a full battery and the latest of all the programs.

the unlock instructions are in the OP, it's not worth me re typing them all again, just make sure you have backed up your TA partition first.
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] CCJ22:
What a mess for us GPE guys. Is there anyone that has a GPE device that has rooted their device?

The farthest I've gotten is unlocking bootloader
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] matthewsucks:
also, is it necessary to flash the boot.img before flashing GPE on my phone? I never flashed boot.img on any of my phones and it worked out fine.

If so, do i flash CWM then flash boot.img or the other way round?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] matthewsucks:
If i want to flash the GPE ROM which requires .290 as a base, can i downgrade to .290 then root or must i downgrade to .532 then root, then flash .290?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
the firmwares were released in this order:

14.1.B.1.532 android 4.2 Only one that is root-able via an exploit

14.1.B.2.257 android 4.2

14.2.A.0.290 android 4.3 From here on can be used as a base for 4.4.2 custom roms

14.2.A.1.136 android 4.3

14.3.A.0.861 4.4.2 (not released yet, only a leak)

so:

downgrade to 14.1.B.1.532

root

backup TA

unlock BL

upgrade to atleast 14.2.A.0.290

flash boot.img from ROM

flash ROM from recovery
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] matthewsucks:
Ah, now it seems clearer. Now, how do i backup my TA partition? :P

Edit: found a guide to backin up TA partition :D

Where do i find a boot.img? The GPe thread doesnt seem to have one?

Edit V2: Erm, sorry for asking dumb questions but, is the boot.img the recovery? If so, do i just flash clockworkmod recovery then flash the GPe? Or do i need a specific boot.img?

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So to upgrade from .532 to .290 using flashtool, i should wipe data and cache?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
Hey at least you are looking :laugh:

Boot.img* is both the kernel and recovery (CWM and or TWRP) and there is almost always a version inthe ZIP of the ROM

as for the upgrade it often pays to wipe data and caches

*it could be named something else like jackies one is 136.img i think
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] matthewsucks:
so can i flash the recovery using this as the boot.img? http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2426739
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
that is a very old thread and kernel/recovery. you best bet is to use the one from the rom you want to end up on.

Then you know that it should work fine.

at this point its worth noting that you need different kernels (thus boot.img) to boot stock Sony ROMs/FTF and custom ROMs
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] matthewsucks:
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uhh, i found a boot.img in the GPe zip file i downloaded. So what do i do with it? It's my first time flashing a boot.img before flashing roms lol
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
Right, you know that flashtool program you were just using? We can use that to flash the boot.img

save the boot.img somewhere, $PATH_TO/flashtool/firmware is a good place

start flashtool again and select flash again

put the phone into fastboot mode by holding the vol up key when connecting to the PC, the led should glow blue

this time we will use fastboot mode so select that

chose "select file to flash"

change the *.sin to *.img in the file selector

select the file and click open

the file should flash within 2 seconds, look for the dialogue in the main flashtool window

you can then boot into recovery to flash the rom (vol up or down when the led turns purple/blue during the start of the boot)

at the 'chose "select file to flash" ' step you could chose the hotboot option and the boot.img will be booted not flashed.

this will save the hassle of having to flash a stock boot.img if something goes wrong with the flash of the rom
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] matthewsucks:
okay, i shall start downgrading now :D

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umm, im currently trying to downgrade to .532 but im stuck at the Waiting for Flashmode part. I got a blue LED on my phone now but the flashtool isnt doing anything. What should i do now?

Edit: I noticed that the S1Boot Fastboot driver isnt installed... How do i install it?
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
For flashmode the led will light for about 1 sec then go out. you have to hold the vol down key when connecting the phone to the PC

bluelight is fastboot mode and is vol. up
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] matthewsucks:
oh :3

So in the case of the fastboot, how do i install the drivers? i tried installing the fastboot drivers from the flashtool, but failed. I have to use fastboot to install boot.img right?

Im running windows 8.1 for your info
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] blueether:
Yep fastboot for the kernel/recovery and flashmode for FTFs

Do a google search on installing unsigned drivers in windows 8.x it's a RPITA
[Sony Xperia Z Ultra] Lc1975:
To install the drivers of flashtool i used this:

Open a command prompt in

administrator mode

(right click in the icon "cmd") and write this:

bcdedit /set testsigning on

Then reboot the pc

Then install the drivers. that file is inside of the folder of Flashtool..

EX: C:\FlashTool\Drivers

Inside here is that file to install the drivers..

You need to select:

Flashmode drivers

Fast Boot Drivers

And then select the drivers of you phone..

Z, Z1, Ultra,Ultra GPe etc...

I have a Ultra c6833

On my case i selected:

Flashmode drivers

Fast Boot Drivers

Xperia Z Ultra Drivers

Xperia Z XL39h Drivers

It will ask you if you want to install unsigned drivers and you click yes..

If dosen't give you any error in the end then you are ready to use the phone with Flashtool.

And to finish...

After this you open again a command prompt in

administrator mode

and write:

bcdedit /set testsigning off

Reboot again the pc and you have the drivers installed...

I did like this and work really well...

(This metod was from Youtube)