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[Sony Cross-Device General] HORiZUN:
Does this tool have the capability of running on the D6616 T-mobile Z3? Android 4.4.4 / 23.0.D.1.123 or has the vulnerability been patched in this firmware revision?

The D6616 still has no root access, and all phones of this variant are bootloader unlocked not allowed.

Is this device too secure to enjoy? Considering selling it. It's just not any fun.
[Sony Cross-Device General] G-FACE:
It's been said many times, D6616 is not vulnerable to this method. By now there is no chance to root D6616, it's super locked.
[Sony Cross-Device General] spider623:
yeah at the end I used the cm kernel to flash the stock kernel with super Su and all worked
[Sony Cross-Device General] mbc07:
It took a while but it's here. Xperia T3 users: if you already have root access in a older firmware version, dd Flasher should be able to update the firmware without losing root access...
[Sony Cross-Device General] snurre:
Thanks for this! :) Works perfect.

Just an observation:

I've rooted with this tool about five times now, because of some testing, and I noticed that I each time had to run the tool two times before I got root.

I have a Z3(D6603) with 23.0.A.2.93.
[Sony Cross-Device General] omike123:
Newbie here! I am wondering if this tool will also work on xperia c3 d2533?
[Sony Cross-Device General] zocker7:
does the ddflasher method keep the dual recovery`?
[Sony Cross-Device General] mbc07:
No, dd Flasher will give you a stock firmware with su binaries only, nothing more. However, if your device has dual recovery, you don't need dd Flasher at all, I made it aiming at devices without Dual Recovery or other means to upgrade the firmware.

Anyway, I won't hijack giefroot thread anymore, if anyone have dd Flasher specific questions, post them in its thread, not here...
[Sony Cross-Device General] martez75:
Same Here

eL, did you ever figure this out? I'm using the same model, and having a hard time finding how to root this model. Tried several different methods, but keep getting "device not supported" from giefroot.
[Sony Cross-Device General] harel013:
hi, is build 23.0.1.A.5.77 supported (Z3C) with this way?

and another question if this process can be reverse ? i meaning if i want my warranty back?

i'm new with all this and i just want to make sure before i make a step?

thank's for the help =]
[Sony Cross-Device General] caanda45:
Ok guys, new to the Sony Xperia, have lots of experience with HTC and Samdung...I have the Candian Variant D6603 running 23.0.1.A.5.77, can I just root this puppy and will it allow the OTA when it comes available here in Canada? I have read a ton of pages and I just do not know enough about this phone yet. Any advice would be appreciated!!!
[Sony Cross-Device General] funky0308:
I'm not sure for Z3C but try to search this thread and you'll find answer.

I believe it should work...

To revers back to stock and claim your warranty just flash any stock firmware through Flashtool and that's it..

No one can tell you rooted device.

It's not like Samsung and its Knox counter.. :)

If you don't install you will (probably) be able to update fw via OTA.

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[Sony Cross-Device General] harel013:
alright thank you for your help =]
[Sony Cross-Device General] stefanybaez:
I installed the lollipop firmware on my D6603, obviously lost root. Tried rooting with this method but, of course, it didn't work. Anyway this could get to working with 5.0? I need the bootloader to stay untouched, I can't lose my DRM keys.
[Sony Cross-Device General] mbc07:
Well, you can downgrade to the old firmware, root it with giefroot and then you can take a TA backup with Backup TA. Then, you can upgrade to Lollipop, unlock your bootloader and install SuperSU through a custom recovery. After that, you can flash the stock Lollipop kernel again and restore your TA with the backup you took earlier: your bootloader will be relocked and your DRM keys will be restored and you'll still have root access..

Or, you can use giefroot to root the old KitKat firmware, install DualRecovery and then use PRFCreator to create a flashable ZIP in order to get Lollipop without losing root access. In future you'll be able to do this with dd Flasher too, but in current beta it doesn't work with Lollipop ROMs yet....
[Sony Cross-Device General] stefanybaez:
I think I'll take the first route. Thanks a lot!
[Sony Cross-Device General] caanda45:
Rooted, thanks for a great thread!!!
[Sony Cross-Device General] russsland:
can you clarify something, what steps should i take here:

Then, you can upgrade to Lollipop, - what you mean "upgrade"? how? (without loosing rot)

unlock your bootloader - mine is unlocked already..

install SuperSU through a custom recovery. - maybe link for recovery and instructions..

After that, you can flash the stock Lollipop kernel again - again, maybe link and how to..?

i had it rooted,TA back upped and bootloader unlocked to try cm12 and then flashtooled to 23.1.A.0.690 - Unbranded - BALTIC (1288-5413) but lost root and could not gain it with giefroot so flashtooled it back to D5803_23.0.A.2.105_UK and have root.

So, is there any way to go to lollipop without loosing rot?
[Sony Cross-Device General] drakul123:
WIll this work on Sony Xperia z3 Dual SIm D6633 23.0.1.F.0.96 ?

If not, do you know any link to root the device with locked bootloader? (I dont want to unlock bootloader)

Thanks!
[Sony Cross-Device General] G-FACE:
Since you are on unlocked bootloader you can flash back lollipop and flash AndroPlus kernel to gain root and recovery.
[Sony Cross-Device General] russsland:
is that kernel safe for 5.0.2? i just managed to pack prerooted D5803_23.1.A.0.690_Customized_NCB.ftf, via PRFCreator, with SuperSU and dualrecovery.zip to zip and im now running 5.0.2 roted :highfive:
[Sony Cross-Device General] G-FACE:
Not sure exactly, but this one is sure http://xdaforums.com/z3/development/root-stock-flashable-kernel-23-1-0-690-t3061678
[Sony Cross-Device General] kistigun:
So you have a pre-rooted FTF?
[Sony Cross-Device General] russsland:
looks like i do;)

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tho only wierd thing is that TB 6.1 i have wont gain root but when downloaded TB 7 from play it gaining root... but this is diferent sto:rolleyes:ry...
[Sony Cross-Device General] russsland:
are you sure its ok for z3Compact? i can see its working on z3 for sure but not seen anyone trying on z3c.

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acording to Desperanto86 its only for z3
[Sony Cross-Device General] G-FACE:
I'm sorry. I've missed that you are with the compact :(
[Sony Cross-Device General] Metall Boy:
so if i understand correctly if i use this tool to root i don't lose drm keys? Drm keys are only lost if you unlock bootloader? Sorry for the noob question i searched this thread and found nothing.
[Sony Cross-Device General] tribemac:
That's right
[Sony Cross-Device General] frozenpk:
Downgrade possible? Device/Kernel not supported

I think I have to downgrade or something, because it says I have an unsupported kernel/device:

Sony Xperia Z3 Compact

Android 4.4.4

D5803

23.0.1.A.5.77

What can I do?

Thanks in Advance.
[Sony Cross-Device General] ondrejvaroscak:
Downgrade to ".93"
[Sony Cross-Device General] frozenpk:
How to downgrade without unlocking bootloader?
[Sony Cross-Device General] ondrejvaroscak:
Using Flashtool... You only need to unlock bootloader when flashing custom ROM or kernel.. As long as you stay on stock no need to unlock.
[Sony Cross-Device General] frozenpk:
I can find any firmware on the website, but not z3 compact. What could I do?
[Sony Cross-Device General] tribemac:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2906706
[Sony Cross-Device General] tikann:
launch Giefroot tool with Mac

Hi,

Sorry i did it one time and it worked fine, but i have to do it again and i can't find anymore the post that explained how to launch the giefroot script on Mac OS using terminal (yes i spent many time searching before posting ; ).

Could someone give me the way to do it, please ?

Thanks !
[Sony Cross-Device General] ondrejvaroscak:
Easiest way is to open the script and copy paste commands to terminal window..
[Sony Cross-Device General] tikann:
Thanks ondrejvaroscak, works fine now : )
[Sony Cross-Device General] ondrejvaroscak:
Rooting phone is easy when somebody did the hard task first as to find an exploit and made it usable to use. Thanks to all devs...
[Sony Cross-Device General] basti2909:
So now we "only" need root for. 690 fw :cool:
[Sony Cross-Device General] ondrejvaroscak:
We have it... You can preroot.
[Sony Cross-Device General] basti2909:
Without downgrade etc :))
[Sony Cross-Device General] ondrejvaroscak:
Minor obstacle. Opportunity to clean up the mess...
[Sony Cross-Device General] basti2909:
Just set it as i want xD too lazy to Do it once more. Hmm maybe some Day in future :cool:
[Sony Cross-Device General] h3llRaiz3r:
Thanks! I just got my Z3 D6653 (23.0.1.A.1.49). I downgraded to D6653_23.0.A.2.93_Customized_20IN.ftf using flashtool from this guide http://xdaforums.com/z3/general/guide-rootrecovery-how-to-root-install-t3017056. Then ran giefroot_v3. On the first try, I ran into "adb server out of date". I installed the latest Android SDK and rebooted. Ran it a second time, i hit "device is not rooted". The third time did it for me. My phone's now rooted. Thanks again!
[Sony Cross-Device General] ondrejvaroscak:
Cool :)
[Sony Cross-Device General] 0kan247:
How I can root my Xperia Z3 with Android 5.0.2

How I can root my Xperia Z3 with Android 5.0.2 (Build Number: 23.1.A.0.690) Im a noob in this :D

I dont want to unlock the bootloader :(
[Sony Cross-Device General] G-FACE:
Have you read few posts above?

Downgrade to KK .93, root and flash prerooted Llp.
[Sony Cross-Device General] saifR:
Didn't work on XT907 183.46.15

I followed all the steps but it didn't work. I tried 3 times.

Here is the output I got:

Error: device not rooted

Press any key to continue . . .
[Sony Cross-Device General] ondrejvaroscak:
Wrong fw version or device type or not allowed debug/mock/unknown...
[Sony Cross-Device General] tamaoserizawa:
z3 l55t

Will this work without downgrade on my z3 l55t build number 23.0.1.G.0.87 ?!?

Help me please can somebody help me?? Thank you so much guys!
[Sony Cross-Device General] bababar:
z3c d5833 failure

process fails with message :

your firmware seems not vaulnrable

my phone:

z3c d5833 firmware - 23.0.1.A.1.49 hk unbranded kernel date - sep 18 2014

any ideas ?
[Sony Cross-Device General] h3llRaiz3r:
we have the same fw... downgrade to 23.0.A.2.93 and run it again.
[Sony Cross-Device General] renatorrone:
adb error

Can anyone help me? I'm stuck in step 4, when I run the "do_exploit" the message "adb is not recognized as an internal or external command" appears several times and the cmd closes.

I tried to install the adb drivers, but do not know how to do. That's why I'm stuck in this step?

My device is the Xperia Z3 Compact with firmware 23.0.A.2.93
[Sony Cross-Device General] ondrejvaroscak:
No. You need to install ADB. Look here for "Minimal ADB" tool installer.

By the way,if you are not able to realise what that error message means, you should consider not playing with your mobile. Chances are that you will seriously fck it up...
[Sony Cross-Device General] renatorrone:
In fact I installed Minimal ADB, but I'm not sure how it works ...

I think I'll have no problems with the root process, since I've done it on other devices in the past.

I have been studying the process for two days. I downgrade my device for 23.0.A.2.93 version, as the tutorial. It worked well.

The only thing I could not understand how are the ADB drivers works. How the computer sees these drivers, as connected or not, the same message appears.

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Sorry, How am still new to the forum, I can not send printscreen... :(
[Sony Cross-Device General] defender007:
After I downgrade and root, how could I create a preroot file with the latest firmware for D6633?
[Sony Cross-Device General] ondrejvaroscak:
You go to folder where you installed ADB and type "adb devices". If your drivers are OK and your mobile is configured properly (USB Debug ON), you wil get reply with identification number. Otherwise it will be empty or error.
[Sony Cross-Device General] Etiennef:
What happens if you OTA-update to Lollipop and have SuperSU survival mode enabled?

Will the phone remain rooted?
[Sony Cross-Device General] ondrejvaroscak:
Don't know. I think OTA survival is disabled for pre-rooted LP by default..
[Sony Cross-Device General] ondrejvaroscak:
Sure
[Sony Cross-Device General] nk1001:
does it work on 5.0 Z1C, this update has rolled out:laugh:
[Sony Cross-Device General] Shane Gooseman:
thanks bro.

i set up the adb and ran the install.sh two times. second attempt worked fine.
[Sony Cross-Device General] tribemac:
No it doesn't work on lollipop, if you want to root you have to downgrade, root, install recovery and flash a prerooted lollipop.
[Sony Cross-Device General] Marília de Oliveira:
works in 726 lollipop? Xperia z3c
[Sony Cross-Device General] tribemac:
Look at the post above yours....
[Sony Cross-Device General] Marília de Oliveira:
Does not work. a pity :mad:
[Sony Cross-Device General] apexofservice:
thanks for *nix version

I used this to root my original z3c about 3 months ago which then failed (bad headphone jack) sony said that it had a memory board issue and sent me a new phone.

I'm now rerooting this new phone and I"m glad I odn't have to cut and paste commands out of that .bat file anymore. thanks for install.sh!
[Sony Cross-Device General] Apoc_:
I have successfully rooted my Z3 Compact a couple of weeks ago (a BIG thanks to the developers and anyone who has helped out!)

Since yesterday, my phone is showing a notification saying that the upgrade to Lollipop is now available. Since I don't want to just try and see whether it works out, I have a couple of questions:

- Is it possible to just use the regular update method (through the Xperia system update)? Or will that not work / cause trouble?

- In case I can't use the Xperia system update: what would be the most sensible course of action? Is there a way to upgrade to Lollipop without wiping my data? Or is the only option to flash the device with a new ROM?

I really hope there's an upgrade path that doesn't involve having to flash a new ROM for each upgrade, as that's obviously cumbersome (even with good backup/restore tools).

Thanks for any help!
[Sony Cross-Device General] chris5s:
Any upgrade from one version of Android to another, i.e. kitbag kitkat to Lollipop, will involve a full wipe, including data.

I think it's made more complicated in our case with the locked bootloader etc etc.

Some people seem to have taken the ota update and kept root, the other, fairly torturous route is to install custom recovery and flash pre rooted firmware. There's a thread dedicated to this somewhere, links are in this thread.
[Sony Cross-Device General] Elysian893:
I get device not supported on my D6616...

Output after that:

Device: D6616, Kernel: Linux version 3.4.0-perf-g0ab9f9a (BuildUser@BuildHost) (

gcc version 4.7 (GCC) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Fri Sep 5 07:22:38 2014
[Sony Cross-Device General] SONiX-GERMANY:
That's exactly what i did. Successfull. :thumbup:

atm: Z, Z3, Arc S, Play, S3, S3 Mini
[Sony Cross-Device General] sgiannouris:
Generic global or generic germany?
[Sony Cross-Device General] phantomblu:
It says root successful, but I can't use any root features. Better Battery Stats doesn't work and I can't use Tasker root features.
[Sony Cross-Device General] Newt182:
I've tried this. Win 8.1 x64
[Sony Cross-Device General] RHBH:
Did you check if system partition is rw ?
[Sony Cross-Device General] Jiyeon90:
will this work on the z3 tablet??
[Sony Cross-Device General] pw1nce:
hi guys wheres the tool download link? i checked in op but couldnt see , im being carefull , sorry , thanks
[Sony Cross-Device General] RHBH:
This

can

work in any firmware made before October, but at the moment only works in Z3C, need some dev work to be able to root other devices (such as Z3 Tablet).
[Sony Cross-Device General] phantomblu:
How do I do that? It seems Greenify works, had a prompt from SuperSU.
[Sony Cross-Device General] EricCartmanez:
same here win 8.1 x64 maybe this is the error? i've always had problems with rooting phones since using win 8.1...too bad i've deleted my 7 partition :(
[Sony Cross-Device General] Peloche:
I have a Kernel dating November 25 :( Can will be work with Kernel > October ?
[Sony Cross-Device General] thienbrand:
[MENTION=3975929]zxz0O0[/MENTION]: I opened the bat and see this:

adb push a /data/local/tmp
adb push getroot /data/local/tmp
adb push giefroot /data/local/tmp
adb push main /data/local/tmp
adb push modulecrcpatch /data/local/tmp
adb push systemrw.sh /data/local/tmp
adb push wp_mod.ko /data/local/tmp
[B]adb push UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.45.zip /data/local/tmp/SuperSU.zip[/B]
adb push busybox /data/local/tmp
adb push installsupersu.sh /data/local/tmp

kinda weird.
[Sony Cross-Device General] serajr:
No buddy, It isn't!

We still need to try disabling ric (I mean, just on latest .77 fw)!!

But we have full working recovery!
[Sony Cross-Device General] Newt182:
I don't have a Win 7 partition either. I bet it is a pita to get the drivers to bridge in VMWare.

Why is that weird?
[Sony Cross-Device General] thienbrand:
I though we are pushing fUPDATE-SuperSU-v2.45.zip into /data/local/tmp/, which is a folder, but here it ends with a file (SuperSU.zip)
[Sony Cross-Device General] spyvsspy:
so i've tried the new method found,

how can i check the DRM status ?

flashing now the final firmware after all the fuss.. lets see :D
[Sony Cross-Device General] gregbradley:
[MENTION=1818980]thienbrand[/MENTION]

Check your build number

I downloaded a FTF that said it was .93 but it installed as .98
[Sony Cross-Device General] zxz0O0:
Wait for [NUT] to update dualrecovery for .77 support. That's why system is read only on .77
[Sony Cross-Device General] SONiX-GERMANY:
Generic global.

atm: Z, Z3, Arc S, Play, S3, S3 Mini
[Sony Cross-Device General] Apoc_:
As far as I can tell, this isn't true when using the Xperia system update. Because it literally says "Note: All existing user data will be unaffected by this software update". So if we can actually use this method, it sounds like no data would be wiped. But the question is: can this method be used after rooting?

(note: I guess that I could just give it a try and see how it works out, but I'm just trying to get some info from anyone who may have already tried this - to prevent any issues)

I actually read through every single page of the comments before posting, and I didn't find anything like that. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
[Sony Cross-Device General] chris5s:
Sorry, yes, you're right, I wasn't thinking! I've actually just installed the ota update to my stock Z3 to Lollipop and all data, settings, etc, were intact.

As far as accepting the update when you're rooted, there are people - not many, granted - that have successfully kept root.

Sorry, I'm on my phone and unable to search for the links to point you.in the right direction, but it's all there...
[Sony Cross-Device General] cipuxx:
Help root z3 compact with Lollipop

Hi guys,

After a lot of researches I found out that I am very confused about what to do :(

Basically I would like to root my z3 compact, which is currently running Lollipop and 23.1.A.0.690, without unlocking the boot loader if possible.

Can you help me out with this? Which procedures/guides shall I follow? What I have to do?

Thank you in advance ;) :good:

ps: I have read that the tool provided in the link below should work with Lollipop as well: is it true?

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=58395100&postcount=71

I read it here:

http://www.android.gs/root-for-locked-bootloader-sony-xperia-z3-z3-compact-finally-made-available/
[Sony Cross-Device General] ondrejvaroscak:
Nope, you have to downgrade to KitKat to root. There is no root available to Lollipop. You downgrade to Kitkat, root it, install recovery, download or create pre-rooted Lollipop ROM and flash pre-rooted Lollipop ROM from Kiktkat in recovery. Then you will have rooted Lollipop.
[Sony Cross-Device General] Apoc_:
Just a follow-up on my own question, for reference:

I've decided to simply take a backup of my current ROM, so I could play around with the Xperia system update while having the ability to just roll back to my backup if needed.

So after that, I downloaded the Lollipop update through Xperia System Update, and then tried to install it. It didn't work out. The update starts installing, all seemed to work well at first, but then after about 2 minutes or so the phone just reboots and starts up as normal (without any updates installed), and it says something like "Update failed to install, please try again". I also tried the same procedure two more times (it re-downloads the update files each time), but the same thing happens. Long story short: it doesn't break anything, but it doesn't work.

Note: I've read something that some other users posted, about the fact that there's a higher chance of this update procedure succeeding when no changes have been made in the system partition after rooting. I did however make some optimizations after I first rooted my phone, but I didn't document specifically what those changes were. So there's also not really an easy way to roll back those changes (I guess I could run a diff on my system files and compare them to the files of the rom that I used - but that would probably be considerably more work then to just use a pre-rooted version of Lollipop). For those who want to try the same update procedure: it's worth a shot to try and roll back any system changes you've made after rooting, and see whether the Xperia System Update works out then. For me this just isn't really an option, but it might do the trick for you.

So it looks like my best option will be to do a full wipe and use a pre-rooted Lollipop rom. However, before I get that going, I do have a couple of questions for those who have done this before:

1. I have taken backups of all apps and system files using TitaniumBackup (stored externally). But I'm wondering: will I be able to restore all of these on Lollipop (in terms of: will they be compatible)?

2. Ideally, I would like to restore all my system settings (and also stuff like authenticated wifi networks, paired bluetooth devices, those kind of things) after wiping+installing Lollipop. Can anyone give me some pointers on how to do that (if there's a good way to do this at all)? I'm basically looking to avoid having to reconfigure everything from scratch by hand (especially considering that I'm expecting to have to update the same way when it comes to any future upgrades, and it would really be cumbersome if every time I'd have to start out from scratch).

Thanks!
[Sony Cross-Device General] cipuxx:
thank you very much for your help :)

I am now starting to work on it and let you guys know if I will need any help!!

Thank you again :)
[Sony Cross-Device General] cipuxx:
Guys I need your help... the giefroot - rooting tool (CVE-2014-4322) does not work with my device as it says: seems your kernel / device is not supported...

Now my Xperia Z3 compact, D5803, is running KitKat 4.4.4 and fw 23.0.A.2.93

How can I root it without unlock the bootloader?

EDIT: problem solved: in order to make the rooting tool work, incredibly, I had to remove the airplane mode and reboot the phone in normal mode (while trying to make the tool work, the phone was been rebooted in safe mode)

SECOND EDIT: I tried to enter in recovery mode but it did not work... I tried to press lot of times the volume UP or DOWN when the light flashes red and I have also tried 2 apps but nothing... how can it be possible?

I followed this guide:

http://xdaforums.com/z3-compact/general/how-to-root-backup-drm-keys-t3013343