[Xperia Z3v General] LeifEricson:
The

Sony XPERIA Z3v D6708

(formatting copied from D6616 bounty)

ROOT ACHIEVED BY [MENTION=3975929]zxz0O0[/MENTION]! VISIT THIS LINK FOR A TUTORIAL!

(MUST BE ON SHIPPING FIRMWARE)

BOOTLOADER UNLOCK BOUNTY THREAD

Intro

First, thanks to Pyres for a great Z3 bounty thread, and tuzonghua the ongoing bounty thread for the D6616 (from which I got this post's formatting). I figured it's about time to get the ball rolling on this somewhat overlooked device and get its own bounty thread going. This thread is specifically for gaining root on the D6708 (Verizon US) variant of the Sony Z3 (called the Z3v). The method proposed by user zxz0O0 works for many variants of this device, but the D6708 and it's T-Mobile cousin D6616 are excluded because the exploit has already been patched in the earliest available firmware for the devices.

The goal

The bounty's fulfillment requires obtaining root access in order to be able to backup the TA partition, where the DRM keys for the aforementioned technologies are stored. Once we have a backup for our TA partition, we can unlock the bootloader with the official Sony tool and then restore the DRM keys. In the event of hardware failure, we will be able to restore to stock the phone and to have no warranty issue.

New Objective

With root now achieved, the main objective of the bounty is to achieve bootloader unlock on the Z3v. A new thread will be posted in the coming days, stay tuned.

Payment will be processed between each member and the bounty collector via PM on an individual basis.

List of Pledges - Root (ACHIEVED)

IF YOU'RE LISTED HERE, PLEASE CLICK THIS LINK TO DONATE TO [MENTION=3975929]zxz0O0[/MENTION]!

(Or use the Donate button in any of his posts)

1. AddictedToGlass - $30.00

2. GigaSPX - $10.00

3. bcromwell - $30.00

4. haggman7 - $10.00

5. lostvangel - $50.00

6. Seannnn - $25.00

7. tsachi - $15.00

8. johnmansfield - $20.00

9. sthrnsprtsmn - $50.00

10. GhostTrunks - $20.00

11. dnoren - $20.00

12. Kahuna_Tuna - $30.00

13. Rider797 - $30.00

14. jpraven - $25.00

15. corybucher - $60.00

16. TheMorlince - $15.00

17. shakan09 - $22.00

18. turkishmonky - $30.00

19. 1maplejalapen0 - $15.00

20. zackdadams - $25.00

21. ThaBigWood - $25.00

22. sircrisp - $20.00

23. ficjay - $15.00

24. spartansith - $30.00

Total Pledge (FINAL): $622.00

Rules of this bounty thread

- Please note before making a post in the thread please refer to the below list to see if your post will be acceptable. If it is not part of this list, your post will be reported and you may risk getting an infraction as per forum moderators.

- Please note you may not make any specific restrictions or requirements that aren't listed in the OP. By making a post with your contribution price you are agreeing to paying out based on all terms listed in OP only and nowhere else.

- Please be advised that if Sony is to release an official method of rooting without unlocking the bootloader or restoring TA partitions lost by officially unlocking the bootloader (extremely unlikely but must be accounted for) prior to any member of XDA's submission, this bounty automatically becomes invalidated.

- Please do not PM a pledge, for it will not be counted.

List of Acceptable Posts:

- New bounty submission or increase of current bounty;

- Questions or assistance in development of recovery or bootloader unlock method;

- Questions and answers regarding bootloaders on this device;

- Questions and answers regarding the nature of lockdown on this device;

- Questions and answers regarding kernel and bootloader-related exploits;

- Any kind of updates about unfinished or still work-in-progress methods that would at the moment of posting be unfit for fulfilling the bounty;

- Bounty's fulfillment.