[Sony Xperia S, Acro S, Ion] hendrickson89:
Well Hello everyone! i'm new to the site, but always being following a few post, so i'll give as much details as possible so you know what is happening let's get to it then.

PS: I have already rooted a device my ARC S and it was in the first try, i say this just to you guys know i have an idea of how easy the process should be.

I have an Acro S LT26W

6.2.b.1.96

Flashtool (downloaded from the youtube link below) version 9.11 for windows

The unknow sources are ON, and all the options i need for the phone to work with the rooting process

I use windows XP

i'm trying to root the device, i installed the flashtool and its drivers, the sony programs, both of them, the sony companion found the phone, the update service program, well when i do the turn off the phone and doing the flash mode steps, the computer freezes and the phone is never found...

I made the steps here www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSsZ7pAJcew the ones of checking the drivers, the flash tool found the phone on debugging mode (the phone is on)(when i did this it installed abd or something like that driver) but, when i finally load the kernel 211 and prepare the phone to flash mode (turn off the phone, press the volumen down botton, hold and connect the usb) the computer says the semc driver is not properlly installed then i have to reset the computer because it freezes just like the update service.... what might be happening in here? i installed the ACRO S for ICS driver, the fastboot and the flashtool driver (the last two options in the flashtool drivers pack) but the problem is still there...

i have the kernel of this site http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2418991 and i follow the steps of this site http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2417672 (pretty sad i even get to 3rd step)

Question... (yes another one)

When i connected the phone to the pc to check if the flashtool driver was properlly instaled (debugging mode on) the icon of "root device" appeared, is there something we can do with it? i mean, maybe another way to root the phone? i spent the last 6 hours reading and trying but nothing worked and it's so easy to root a device if you have the proper tools.. i hope you can help me, its driving me crazy omg...

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Well i have good news and i want to ask you guys to check for this "way to root" because it was pretty stupid because of the easy it is.... ok

Now after i couldn't root the phone the way it is posted here, i was looking at you-tube and found a Spanish video about rooting the device, so i decided to give it a try, and wtf, it worked...

Now the steps are these... the video said that IT'LL WORK FOR ANY XPERIA JELLY BEAM DEVICES

(for installing the ROOT program, turn off your anti virus)

1- Go here www.mgyun.com/vroot download the Chinese rooting program and install it. NO NEED TO KNOW CHINESE FOR THIS.

2- Plug the USB cable to your pc

3- Prepare the phone, debugging mode ON

4- Open the rooting program and plug your phone to the pc with the USB cable

5- Wait until the program do its work and don't touch your phone.

6- Once your phone is done, it'll be automatically restarted and it be rooted

7- check the root with "root checker" or other you like

8- Done.

If you want to delete the Chinese root program in your phone follow the next steps.

1- Download SUPER SU program in your phone

2- Grant SUPER SU program root permissions and update the binary plus select NORMAL mode

3- SUPER SU program will find that there's another root program and it'll ask you witch program do you want to use, select SUPER SU and the chinese program will be deleted.

THAT'S ALL....

PD: Ok, now all that was in spanish i just translate it the best i could, this is the video link if someone wants to see it www.youtube.com/watch?v=raIR4ms6xds&list=PLmMm_rKgxjOpQ58IHzbbp1wgCVoSde692&index=2 again, would like to ask for someone to check this and share the way to root the phones if it is 100% safe and no tricks under the table.