[Sony Xperia E1] absinto10:
Hello,

I've wasted a lovely sunny morning trying to root the Sony Xperia e1 with no sucess. Also did tons of research on this matter but can't find nothing conclusive...

So... I know you can unlock it if you follow sony instructions, and as far as I know you can install root with a locked bootloader using a software called flashtool. I installed flashtool and tried to root my phone, as many people suggest in their videos and tutorials, but I got an error message and it screwd my google chrome ( I fixed chrome already). The error message it's similar to this one:

18/023/2013 09:23:01 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized

18/023/2013 09:23:02 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.9.9.0 built on 2012-11-13 22:53:30

18/023/2013 09:23:02 - INFO - You can drag and drop ftf files here to start flashing them

18/023/2013 09:23:13 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off

18/023/2013 09:23:13 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode

18/023/2013 09:23:27 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging on

18/023/2013 09:23:27 - INFO - Connected device : X10

18/023/2013 09:23:27 - INFO - Installed version of busybox : BusyBox v1.16.2androidfull (2011-06-09 17:40:07 CST) multi-call binary. NOTE: IN MY LOG I DIDN'T HAVE BUSYBOX INSTALLED - it only apperd > Installed version of busybox : N/A > I don't understand why???!!

18/023/2013 09:23:27 - INFO - Android version : 2.3.4 / kernel version : 2.6.38-android-x86+ / Build number : GRJ22

18/023/2013 09:23:38 - INFO - Decrypting C:\Flashtool\custom\root\ZergRush\zergrush.tar.uue .enc to C:\Flashtool\custom\root\ZergRush\zergrush.tar.uue

18/023/2013 09:23:40 - INFO - Pushing C:\Flashtool\custom\root\ZergRush\zergrush.tar.uue to /data/local/tmp

18/023/2013 09:23:40 - INFO - Pushing C:\Flashtool\.\devices\X10\busybox\1.20.0\busybox to /data/local/tmp/busybox

18/023/2013 09:23:41 - INFO - Pushing C:\Flashtool\custom\root\subin\Superuser\su to /data/local/tmp/su

18/023/2013 09:23:42 - INFO - Pushing C:\Flashtool\custom\root\subin\Superuser\Superuser .apk to /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk

18/023/2013 09:23:44 - INFO - Running part1 of Root Exploit, please wait

18/023/2013 09:23:44 - INFO - Waiting for device. After 60secs, stop waiting will be forced

18/024/2013 09:24:45 - INFO - Forced stop waiting.

18/024/2013 09:24:46 - ERROR - The part1 exploit did not work

18/024/2013 09:24:46 - INFO - Cleaning files

I installed all flash tool drivers available in the program and noticed that in the folder "devices", the model of my phone "D2005", isn't listed there - maybe it's because of this that I can't root ??? - .

I've thought of clicking on the BLU button, but since the videos and tutorials I saw didn't suggest this I got worried and afraid of screwing something up.

Well I would really love to root my phone and still have the thing locked so I can receive auto updates and don't mess with my warranty.

Maybe I'm missing something but I really got the feeling that it is possible to successfully go through this procedure and it's not necessary to unlock your bootloader and install recovery the traditional way.

Aditional Information:

Android version: 4.3;

Compilation Number: 20.0.A.1.21;

Thank you very much for your time and patience.

The best regards,

Absinto10