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[Xperia Z1 General] sgyee:
This doesn't mean that there isn't a way to get root. It just means that I had to reflash my phone a bunch of times in an attempt to try and get root with existing tools...and I didn't mind playing with the phone, blitzing it over and over again in an attempt to make the current tools work.

Gut feelings are..

1) Root will come.

2) The upgraded/modified memory from 16GB to 32GB makes a difference. Mapping the memory to make it work with the rooted Z1 ROMS could mean that you get a 16 gig main partition, a 16 gig virtual SD card, and then the standard SD card.

3) Locked bootloaders aren't the end all and be all of issues.

4) New tools may have to come out for the Z1s. If people don't try existing tools first, then we don't know whether or not it works.

-Steve
[Xperia Z1 General] TechSoft:
Sony Z1s root etc

I saw on pocketable tech and Tk Tech news on YouTube Sony may allow this bootloader to be unlocked.

Seems tmobile got lots of backlash about the locked bootloader.
[Xperia Z1 General] yerger425:
I'm curious to read this have a link?
[Xperia Z1 General] epsix:
Everyone who's have Z1s Tmobile.keep on tweeting [MENTION=4819335]sonyxperiau[/MENTION]S [MENTION=1346574]SonyXperia[/MENTION] tell them you want the options to be able to unlock BL. I tweeted them 3, 5 time a day.
[Xperia Z1 General] jscroppo:
Today is my last day before I'm forced to keep the phone think I might take it back for the flex or the Note 3, wish the bootloader was unlockable because the phone is great just can't stand running stock anymore
[Xperia Z1 General] fatannasty:
I really dislike twitter. However, for this I will gladly tweet this all day long :)

Sent From The -Mobile Sony Xperia Z1s
[Xperia Z1 General] shook187:
Personally I think those phones are way overpriced especially the Note 3 at $700 and the G Flex with its 720p OLED screen. No thanks I rather wait a couple months and see what HTC, Samsung or LG brings to the table. So far I like what I'm reading about the LG G2 pro
[Xperia Z1 General] epsix:
If anyone returning their z1s make sure you tweeted them why and reason. I did falling back to my S4, until S5 and HTC One 2.
[Xperia Z1 General] moehagene:
As well I would tweet [MENTION=259357]Tmobile[/MENTION]Help [MENTION=3373379]JohnLeger[/MENTION]e as they are active on twitter.
[Xperia Z1 General] :
T-Mobile doesn't care if you root for JUMP. The official JUMP inspection process is: is it not cracked? Is it not water damaged? Does it turn on? If it passes that, T-Mobile is required by the terms of the JUMP program to accept it. Anyone not accepting a rooted phone that is otherwise passable by this three point inspection is wrong.

tldr stop worrying, we don't care if you mess with your phone.
[Xperia Z1 General] Vision77:
I watched the Tk news piece on YouTube....and basically it states that there will be work on a "safestrap" recovery for the z1s....(no eta given in the video). Anyone who's been following the Kindle Fire Hdx 8.9 forum should know about safestrap....
[Xperia Z1 General] twoeleven99:
Link to the video?

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[Xperia Z1 General] Vision77:
It's towards the end that he talks about it..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSY7dJz1K6E&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Xperia Z1 General] gqukyo:
I'm ok without custom roms but I'd like root so hopefully that'll happen sooner rather than later.
[Xperia Z1 General] moehagene:
I came over from an htc one x running CM 11 on ATT and I am more than happy with this phone stock than I was with the One X customized. I would agree that root would be nice.
[Xperia Z1 General] Juanito216:
I was considering this phone, but this locked bootloader thing is messed up. I had an Optimus L9 before my Nexus 4, and it was hard to unlock it(the unofficial way was the only way). I did it but I don't want to have a repeat or not be able to unlock it at all. Hopefully something will come up before I move on an upgrade. Otherwise it'll be something from Samsung, or maybe, LG/HTC.
[Xperia Z1 General] [NUT]:
After some tinkering with the Z1 compact, I think i might have a feasible rooting guide...

Anyone who is willing to try:

Download the ftf attached to my 290 update to thread, on the download tab in the DevDB bar.

Make sure you have a full backup of anything you want to keep, including the internal storage as this guide wipes it!

Using that ftf:

wipe none

, exclude all except system and kernel.

Then use the z1s ftf to

only

wipe data, excluding everything else.

Then try to boot.

I think that might just help you get to a rom which can be rooted. If that works (FC and other apps failing can be ignored), try to install the z1 xzdualrecovery using option 3 (install on an unrooted device).

If this installation is successful, I'll create a rooted flashable package which can be used to get back to the original T-Mobile rom solving all the issues there might be...

Anyone? :fingers-crossed:

-- EDIT --

There is a tactical difference with the guide [MENTION=5169444]RyokoN[/MENTION] wrote, so this one might just work.
[Xperia Z1 General] sgyee:
I'm at an archery tournament in Las Vegas right now. I'm going to start the download your FTF and then go from there.

-Steve
[Xperia Z1 General] Josh McGrath:
I

I might try this since I'm on my 30 day return policy which will be returned if it's not root possible soon. I have never rooted Sony so it'll be a learning curve.

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[Xperia Z1 General] sgyee:
Neither have I. I'm coming from the Samsung world, which I know like the back of my hand. The concepts are similar, but it's different in some ways.
[Xperia Z1 General] Josh McGrath:
Same here buddy. I am using the s4 now cause the wife stole my Sony. I liked my s3 way better.

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Can you post a direct link to the 290 file? I can't seem to find it

Edit.. I see multiple 290 ftf files for different models.. Does it matter which one?

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[Xperia Z1 General] sgyee:
No go. Log attached below.

-Steve
[Xperia Z1 General] OCedHrt:
What would happen if i swap the boot_delivery.xml and boot folder from the old ftf with the ones from Z1s?

Update: Nothing ha. What I find interesting is that the kernel flash fails after sending the sin header and before sending the actual kernel data. I wonder if z1s kernel partition size is different.
[Xperia Z1 General] iRimas:
can anyone please share the stock images gallery and videos please?
[Xperia Z1 General] [NUT]:
That could actually be the reason why it fails, I haven't compared them yet through... You could try to use a busybox binary inside /data/local/tmp (blind) and use its applet fdisk to find out...
[Xperia Z1 General] sgyee:
How can one do that when you can't get SU right now?

-Steve
[Xperia Z1 General] OCedHrt:
I think I've made some progress, but still stuck on kernel.

Replacing the kernel.sin header with the one from Z1s kernel let's us get past the kernel header and into part 2 of the kernel data. Part 2 fails. I'm thinking the sin header contains some checksum which no longer matches.
[Xperia Z1 General] [NUT]:
If you don't know, you shouldn't try.

Yeah... I was expecting that a bit...

The Z1s is fitted with 32Gb internal storage, isn't it?

That probably makes the partition layout and the location information on the sin files always mismatch...
[Xperia Z1 General] Don_Perrignon:
Looks like progress is being made. Can't wait to get rid of these ads.
[Xperia Z1 General] _-..zKiLLA..-_:
I really hope someone can unlock this thing. I'll gladly buy this person a beer (or energy drink) :p
[Xperia Z1 General] Josh McGrath:
I wish I knew enough about programming to help...

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[Xperia Z1 General] shook187:
I think we should start a bounty. Open up a thread were we make our pledges
[Xperia Z1 General] Josh McGrath:
I am down for that!!!!

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[Xperia Z1 General] yerger425:
My thoughts exactly.
[Xperia Z1 General] brokeasshachi:
I'd contribute to a bounty too, the phone is great i just need rootz.. like someone else said.. adblocker! and titanium..please!
[Xperia Z1 General] Josh McGrath:
I'll start it.. I got twenty dollars towards a bounty. And any help I can contribute

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[Xperia Z1 General] brokeasshachi:
I'll throw down $20 too for the root on 4.3 14.2.C.0.159 (current firm)

if someone makes a bounty thread we can get this party started, yeah?
[Xperia Z1 General] Josh McGrath:
Hopefully a new thread will be started so we can get some good interest

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[Xperia Z1 General] figsology:
I'm willing to pitch in for the bounty too
[Xperia Z1 General] Don_Perrignon:
I'll chip in $20.
[Xperia Z1 General] epsix:
I will also chip in with the community. XLoud sux VP4 android us way better and gravitybox.;)
[Xperia Z1 General] fatannasty:
Count me in :)

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[Xperia Z1 General] Josh McGrath:
I guess we should get a total going... 60 so far for the people who gave an amount. Not including the no amount listed peeps

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[Xperia Z1 General] sgyee:
We really should do a separate bounty thread for the Z1s.
[Xperia Z1 General] _-..zKiLLA..-_:
Okay i made a thread for the bounty. ready go! :good: :p
[Xperia Z1 General] joutcast:
Device Not Supported

Ooops ya I will put in 150 if someone gets a kick starter rolling
[Xperia Z1 General] brokeasshachi:
Bounty thread is here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=50276306 :good:
[Xperia Z1 General] zenif3:
Quick question

Ok, so it can't be rooted cause the bootloader is blocked.

Does that mean that it can't be SIM unlocked either?

I know the differences between unlocked and rooted, I just want to unlock the Z1s, is that possible?
[Xperia Z1 General] brokeasshachi:
you can still have tmobile unlock the sim (apparently they do it for free from what support told me, but i cant confirm that).

Also, Bootloader unlocking and rooting are different. I think we will get root, but maybe not unlocked bootloader.
[Xperia Z1 General] accts:
Understand difference between Root vs Unlocked (2 unlock stages):

1. Unlock bootloader: kernel related, so that you can install CM's based roms. Without bootloader unlocked you could only run Stock kernel based roms. For Z1s, bootloader unlock is not allowed !

2. Unlock SIM/Network: so that you can use on any service providers. For Z1s, the answer is yes, you can google and pay for the unlock code. Or for free of charge, wait until the contract ended between Tmobile and Sony (I donot have the info) (or meet this), then you can request TMobile for the unlock code.

3. Rooted: unlock software of the phone, so that you can edit (modify) the system runnning the way you liked it. This is the topic discussion for this Thread! Soon someone will figure out a way to root the system so we can modify such as uninstall/install system apps, put in custom recovery to flash roms or custom themes, etc.

So there you have it!
[Xperia Z1 General] gqukyo:
I haven't heard of any Tmo and Sony agreement that won't allow unlocks until a certain date but I wouldn't be surprised if that exist as it took forever for me to unlock my Nokia Lumia 1020 on AT&T. Under their policy it does state the following:

Important: Additional restrictions may apply.

Other than that, Tmo's website list out the general requirements for unlocks: T-Mobile Unlock. I'm actually going to try and unlock as soon as I hit the 41 day mark as I paid for my phone in full upfront. Hopefully there's no block by either company until a certain date.
[Xperia Z1 General] accts:
That is correct, as mentioned I do not have the info. It could be pretty well there is no restriction as long as the requirements are met. I just throw it out there due to the 'exclusiveness' of the phone! This term is an animal, could be anything. From experience I couldn't request an unlock code until years later. So for me buying an online unlock code is a quicker way. If i can spend $528.00 for the phone, a little more wouldn't hurt me.
[Xperia Z1 General] gqukyo:
$528 with a plan. ;) I paid more cuz I wanted to use the $30 5gb prepaid plan. anyways, which unlocking site?
[Xperia Z1 General] accts:
Got my at safeunlockcode for $37 - one day respond.

BTW that is a nice plan, I didn't even look into the prepaid! Maybe I should now :)
[Xperia Z1 General] gqukyo:
Thanks for the site info. The plan only has 100m so if u talk a lot on the phone then it won't work unless u plan on using some VoIP service. Love the 5gb cap though. I rarely break 2gb/m but doesn't hurt to have a high ceiling.
[Xperia Z1 General] epsix:
37 buck for an unlock code? Dang...I've paid off my phone, just have to wait 40 days before calling tmobile to request a sim unlock code.
[Xperia Z1 General] gqukyo:
Accts is just warning that there may be other restrictions that prevent unlocking until those restrictions are lifted. I gave an example with my Lumia 1020. I hope I can unlock it as well after 40 days but I'm not holding my breath.
[Xperia Z1 General] OCedHrt:
I've never had problems unlocking with T-Mobile. Especially if the device is paid in full and you are outside of return period. Even then, I've had some success without meeting those conditions.

But then, with free international data and 20 cents/min calling, it might be more difficult to use traveling as a justification for an early unlock code.
[Xperia Z1 General] gqukyo:
If that's the case then that's great but we'll see.
[Xperia Z1 General] shiftylock:
Hey! Just wanted to chip in my 2 cents... I bought an iPhone 5 from tmo when it first came out and paid it off in full, after calling and explaining that I needed to use it in one of the countries their service doesn't cover, they unlocked it after only having the phone for about a week. What I did with the iPhone is another story, since I only bought the iCrap for the resale value, but my experience with tmo is that if you pay your bill on time every month and are very polite, they will unlock it as long as it's paid off. At least from my experience it's worth a shot!
[Xperia Z1 General] gqukyo:
They unlocked mine within a day. Called in to request unlock, they submitted request and I got it the next day. I'm on a prepaid plan.
[Xperia Z1 General] misfist:
That was my experience. I "upgraded" through JUMP to the XPeria Z1 from a Samsung GIII that was rooted and running CyanogenMod.

Unfortunately, I didn't realize it can't be rooted, so I'm considering returning it. The backup apps I used on my previous phone all require root. :(

I switched to Android from an iPhone 6 months ago because I wanted the freedom of installing custom ROMs and using removable memory. Now, it seems there are few Android phones available that fit the bill...
[Xperia Z1 General] mayaakel:
can i do the following

Hey guys

I need this simple question answered. I don't want root on my Xperia Z1s just yet. All I want is to know if I can flash an international ftf to the phone and not brick it?? And whether there is a specific ftf I need to find or what?

Thank you very much
[Xperia Z1 General] cosine83:
No. Z1s is unrootable, currently.
[Xperia Z1 General] gqukyo:
From what I understand, the flash completes without errors but the phone won't boot. Some kernel and or partition issues. In short, no you currently cannot.
[Xperia Z1 General] icebear8:
man and i almost bought this phone it was this or the S5 and got the S5 and rooted and installed CWM as soon as i got home. and i was just sitting here thinking about switching out tomorrow until i found you can't even root the darn thing. i pray that the Z2 will not be locked down like this

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i got the S5 and that phone is not locked down on T-mobile you can root, and install a Custom Recovery.
[Xperia Z1 General] LaosPerson:
Zee phone is too darn expensive lol, or at least when s4 used to be the only one for sale, it was currently more expensive than the z1
[Xperia Z1 General] aooga:
Nope. You can't flash anything on the Z1s that isn't what it already came with. (until root is released, and even then, maybe)
[Xperia Z1 General] BmagicDaBeast:
I check this thread EVERYDAY in hopes I'll see a "Bootloader has officially been unlocked".... hopefully soon before 4.4 is released.
[Xperia Z1 General] zackspeed:
You will never see a bootloader unlock on the s at all. If you want that you must buy a unlocked device from Sony. What I don't get is why is the Z1s as much as a unlocked Z1 and why did they block root when you can root all the Samsung T Mobile devices. This does not make any sense and the fact if you go into a store the Z1s is still 600 while on the web its 500. Also how much is Samsung paying T Mo to push their crap when they have five of the S5 around the store and only one Z1s. Something smells.
[Xperia Z1 General] gqukyo:
Tmo and Sony's contract probably doesn't force Tmo has to advertise as much as Samsung's phones. Samsung may also be footing some of the advertising bills.
[Xperia Z1 General] vinhjkd:
Bootloader Unlock Petition

I created a petition on change.org to try to get T-Mobile to unlock the bootloader. It might be a longshot, but wth.

http://chn.ge/1k6HIYx

Here's the link to the thread I created on XDA

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2753060
[Xperia Z1 General] mchlbenner:
Nice idea but it will not work!
[Xperia Z1 General] EEngineer:
The first sentence of your petition"The locked bootloader prevents the phone from being rooted", is completely wrong.

Having a locked bootloader is not the same as rooting. I have a Sony Xperia Ion. It has a locked bootloader but it is rooted.

You will need to fix that immediately if you want Sony or T-Mobile to take your petition seriously.
[Xperia Z1 General] vinhjkd:
To be more clear I should have specified to make the bootloader unlockable instead of using the terms interchangably. The bootloader is locked and does not have a method to unlock it.
[Xperia Z1 General] EEngineer:
I disagree. I'd be happy if they would let us walk before we can run. I'd settle for just letting us ROOT the device because in some cases Sony will let you unlock the bootloader but then they take away functionality, such as disabling the camera.

With root, there are a wide range of customization options.

The Sony Xperia Ion can be rooted but most Ion bootloaders are locked. With a rooted phone and a locked bootloader you can still install a wide variety of OEM-based ROMs that are superior to the T-Mobile ROMs.

You should change your petition to letting us root the device, period.

In addition, do what I did - call T-Mobile and tell them you like the Z1S, but you absolutely will not buy a phone that cannot be rooted.
[Xperia Z1 General] mchlbenner:
This phone will be rooted in August that's when the solution will be released.
[Xperia Z1 General] EEngineer:
And how do you know that?
[Xperia Z1 General] mchlbenner:
Because the person with root solution is going to release it in August.

If you would read in the z1s bounty thread the info is their.
[Xperia Z1 General] Lancerz:
Man, wish it was sooner because I'll definitely be upgrading to a new phone in August. Love the Z1s I'm just having flashing withdrawals, Im used to flashing multiple roms every week.
[Xperia Z1 General] mmarks9156:
Me too can't believe I haven't flashed a ROM since February lol
[Xperia Z1 General] scoobdude:
I just want to see if we can fix the led with root. Oh and kitkat and other stuff would be nice too.

So far this phone works really well though even with it it
[Xperia Z1 General] LaosPerson:
You can use a 3rd party app..... i forgot the name though
[Xperia Z1 General] gqukyo:
Light flow?
[Xperia Z1 General] scoobdude:
Light flow does not work. I have the paid version. My light all flashes at night.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbharat47:
Ok before i start, i would like to tell you that i had previous experiences with roms and whatnot on my Atrix 4g. Ok here's my problem: I recently unlocked my bootloader and flashed cwm recovery on my XT1032 Moto G. I saw that cyanogenmod 11 came out for it. I made a backup and flashed it , Factory/data reset and cleared cache. My phone is now in a boot loop. I am about to restore it now, but you see i hate stock roms. Any help?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tatazeuz:
Heres a tip: wipe cache and system partitions.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbharat47:
Yea.....

Yea i've tried that. No luck. It still goes into a Bootloop.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tatazeuz:
Thats strange. Did you tried TWRP? I consider it far superior as a recovery.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbharat47:
Yes, Yes

Yes i have considered that. I have flashed it but it was really hard to use,probably bugs. In the end, after frustratingly touching my phone, still goes into a bootloop D:
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tatazeuz:
It seems you will have to conform with stock by now. But use stock rooted, and Xposed, and you should have a lot of customization that way.

Also, are you using JB or KK bootloader?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cbharat47:
ARGH

is there a way that i can get it back to original state? I want to reflash everything and start over fresh. Maybe that my help?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tatazeuz:
Here's a nice guide

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=47820707

I recommend you the retail US 4.4.2 firmware.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lowrider262:
Were you on 4.4.2 or 4.3 before you flashed CM?
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tampitzel:
what this guy said, you should make sure you go from 4.4.2 to cyanogenmod 11 otherwise you will get no joy. put your phone in recovery, flash 4.4.2, you will find a build in the threads, and then install cyanogen , should work like a charm
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mehdi.moha:
HI

there is new 4.4.2 on sammobile : www.sammobile.com/firmwares/3/?download=24547

just the product code is different !!

my story : i have problem with 4.4.2 ... after flashed the poland version , it has problem with my SIM card

after restart it says com.android.phone has stopped working. why ? i don't know .... everything is working but i don't know that the *** is that . when i remove my sim card it working well !!!

now , what do u think . does it wrth to flash the baltic version ? maybe it can heal my rom ?? yes ?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Killberty:
Try it and you will know.

hit 'thanks' if i helped you

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[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] elhamy:
Well your phone application is basically not working I would definitely give it a try
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] xuweisheng:
my guess~find the phone apk and clear the data and cache. then reboot phone and see?
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Andrewtst:
If all above suggestion not working.

Do a factory reset shall solved the issue.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Dahdoul:
Full wipe and reflash the ROM through odin might fix the problem.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultramag69:
In the Poland rom I saw there was a large csc file with region lock info.... It's possible this may be affecting you but generally it just doesn't find the network....
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mehdi.moha:
thank u all

i forgot to say that i have done all the wipe steps begore

- wipe data / factory reset

- wipe cache

- wipe dalvik

- cleacninstall

- flash via odin again and again

- goto settin ==> applicaztion manager ==> clean phone , contact ...

but the problem still persist !!

wow

that is like bullet on my mind !!!

i'm going to download and flash baltic version , its not damaging my phone ? isn't it ?