yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] lowtraxx:
Run my script I attached in the first post, after that you should have R/W access without any problems.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] jaime4272:
Thanks man. I appreciate the work you do for us. so far everything works for me. I think that I was in a rush to get lollipop. Question if want to go back to 4. 4. 4 can I? Or I'm stock on lollipop just saying
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] lowtraxx:
I don't know if downgrading would work without loosing your data, but I do not think so. But until now I have not found anything that would make me want to go back to 4.4.4 ;)
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] lvnatic:
Any chance you could make a flashable zip for sgp611 please?
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] freearcher:
I don't know how to use prerooted zip, anyone help?

---------- Post added at 04:22 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:04 PM ----------

how to use twrp?
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] basajaun:
it's works :) Thanks a mil!
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] pietr0:
just updated my sgp621 with your flashable zip and used your script. works like a charm! thanks a lot.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] jaime4272:
again thanks lowtraxx you are awesome I've try it and it works very good only SGP621 without a problem but. I needed exposed for some feature that some modules give me and I went back to 4. 4. 4 I guess I'll just have to wait for a little bit longer till exposed is working for lollipop and TWRP too. but again thanks a bunch lowtraxx
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Ren Hayashi:
Noob question, sorry >.<

Hi, [MENTION=615507]lowtraxx[/MENTION]. I'm kind of new to Sony devices, so I'm not confident with rooting yet.

Anyway, my Z3TC (SGP621) is still on stock 4.4.4. So to get rooted 5.0.2, do I need to follow your guide:

"[How-To] Rooted Stock or CM12 with Locked Bootloader for SGP621 using giefroot" from numbers 1 to 37 (with rooted stock)

then flash the prerooted lollipop zip via TWRP? Then the updated RICDefeat? No need to use the lollipop ftf?

Thank you so much for all your work!
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] lowtraxx:
Jepp, sounds about right ;)
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] echoboomer:
Is the process for creating the rooted flashable.zip from the ftf file straightforward? I have a SGP612 and I'm assuming it's a terrible idea to flash the SGP621 version onto my device.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] lowtraxx:
Yes, once you have the corresponding ftf the process is easy as pie.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] jaime4272:
hi guys what is the name of the app that reboots in fastboot or recovery and has the icon of a devil I think? any way its red could you let me know thanks.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Dolphin Trainer:
NDR Utils.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] jaime4272:
thanks. I did manage to find it but somehow its not working for 4. 4. 4 it tells me that I need dual recovery ho well.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Dolphin Trainer:
SGP612

SGP621-RICDefeat.zip works fine on SGP612, for anyone wondering. I created my own flashable zip based on an SGP612 FTF, and this worked great.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] scoobydu:
Silly question, but can the pre rooted ftf be flashed to a non rooted device with Flashtool?
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] enjoycool:
I do not want to root etc. Which one to download?
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] werty1st:
recovery

hi, could i use the twrp from 4.4 (Z3TC-stock-twrp.img) and then restore the boot.elf from your zip?

what is the dualrecovery.zip file for? how should it be flashed?

normally i would expect the recovery to be flashed to the recovery partition. and not to the boot partition. but i'm only familiar with nexus and htc devices.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] vinicioh23:
script

how to do i run the script? that part is not clear to me.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] lowtraxx:
Depends on which platform you are on. On Windows you use the bat file and on linux/unix/osx you use the sh file. Make sure your device is connected to your computer, extract the zip file, and run the bat/sh file. After that you should have r/w access.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] lowtraxx:
Just download the ftf, install flashtool and flash that. Make sure to NOT tick the erase system and userdata checkboxes to keep your data.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] lowtraxx:
Sony devices do not have a seperate recovery, thus the boot partition needs to be split, so the recovery can be loaded from there. (its a little more complicated than that, but thats a different story). Last I checked (at least a few days ago :)) there was no recovery that worked for the lollipop version of the Z3TC, so flashing it would not help anyway. If one becomes/became available, you need to flash it with the installer script (No recovery available to flash it from ;)).
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] lowtraxx:
That depends, if it was signed with a genuine encryption key from sony, you could flash it. But as far as I know there are no leaked Sony keys, and thus something like a prerooted ftf does not exist. For the PreRooted zip on the other hand you need a recovery and for that you need to be rooted (or have been rooted, flashed recovery and then unrooted)
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] voyteckst:
Is there any way to flash ricdefeat after flashing lollipop? Forgot to do this and now I have root working, but cannot mount /system rw and for lollipop no recovery is working for now...
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] werty1st:
you have to unzip that file and run the included script from windows or linux.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] voyteckst:
RICDefeat script copies files to /system which isn't writable by default and patches /system/lib/modules/scsi_wait_scan.ko module. Additionally script requires wp_mod.ko loaded.

BTW. Installing recovery seems to work, but there is no way to boot to it from lollipop (known issue).
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] lowtraxx:
No it does not only. It copies files to /data/tmp and from there patches the kernelmodule. After that it loads the patched module and mounts system r/w. Then it copies the needed files to /system and prepares a boot mount script.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] werty1st:
if you read the script carefully you can see that it actually copies something from /system before it loads the module to make /system writeable.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] voyteckst:
Sorry guys, have You tested it that way? For me it gives following results (running installmount.sh):

root@SGP611:/tmp # sh ./installmount.sh system
Stock mount does not exist. Creating dir and link
mkdir failed for /system/bin/stock, Read-only file system
Unable to open /system/bin/stock: No such file or directory
ln: /system/bin/stock/mount: No such file or directory
rm: /system/bin/mount: Read-only file system
cp: /system/bin/mount: Read-only file system
Unable to chmod /system/bin/mount: Read-only file system
Installing of mount.sh finished
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] werty1st:
sh ./instal

lmount.sh system
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] lowtraxx:
That output looks like you are not running the script from your PC but from the tablet directly. The installmount.sh needs all files it needs in /data/local/tmp. Please just check with adb shell, that the tablet is reachable and run the bat or sh file (depending on the OS) for ease of use.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] voyteckst:
Ok, it worked. The problem was, that I downloaded RICDefeat from similar thread which I mistakenly thought is the same as in this one... The other one was for recovery install and one here for install using adb.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] vinicioh23:
Thank you :)
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] vinicioh23:
battery

Hello friends, I have the 16gb lte and I was wondering if its normal for my screen to be draining my battery at 68% its been like this since I bought it. I am currently using lollipop 5.0.2 preerooted.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Deejay2k1:
Hi all.

I am now a little bit confused about gaining root/unlocking bootloader. So please don't get angry for my noob questions.

Today my Z3TC offered me the Lollipop update. Now that I have everything on stock (Bootlocker locked, no root) what is the right procedure to get everything working with root on android 5.0.2?

I read somewhere that I need to flash D6603 Firmware and afterwards giefroot to get root and then to backup the TA-Partition for the DRM Keys (Need it for PS4 Remote). Don't want to brick my device so I just want to get sure what and in which order to do?

Hope that any1 can get me a clear guide =)
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] chaostimmy:
First I want to thank you lowtraxx for all the work! But I don't get how to flash the zip after flashing ftf with flashtool...
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] serajr:
Bro... great job! It does work like a charm on Z3C!

It deserves to be on Sony Cross-Device General!!

\m/
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] glimmling:
Hello,

XZDualRecovery is working now:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=59879026&postcount=3837
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] asim_mahmood007`:
can u please upload the file and share us a link please i would like to flash it on my xz3tc sgp611 thanks
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] asim_mahmood007`:
sir i am running the install.bat and where it says to connect the device, after connecting nothing happens,, am i doing something wrong please help me i have enabled usb debgging too i am on prf stock rom already and root is working too please guide me thanks:rolleyes:
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] eman2001:
Hi all flashed the rom on my sgp621 and it works fine and i used the app folder mount from the play store and it did the trick for me after patching the system and asking you to reboot. now am fully rooted on lollipop and everything works fine for me and also im using the dual locked recovery as well it works like a charm :D:) big thanks to Lowtraxx :good:
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] dumpa:
could someone please provide files for the SGP611 - i am already on Lollipop 5.0.2 and i am in need of root access withtout losing my DRM-keys.

maybe someone has a solution for dummys?

my device is still on factory status with 23.1.A.0.690 and i really would like to have root or at least a backup of my DRM-keys but i have absolutely no glue, how to start.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Bhuaraka:
can anyone help ?

it doesnt work on me :(

.
"=============================================="
"= ="
"= RICDefeat SGP621 ="
"= created by lowtraxx ="
"= ="
"= Thanks to zxz0O0 ="
"=============================================="

* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
=============================================
Waiting for Device, connect USB cable now...

Make sure that you authorize the connection
if you get any message on the phone
=============================================
Device found

=============================================
Sending files
=============================================
295 KB/s (9464 bytes in 0.031s)
1 KB/s (1852 bytes in 1.000s)
33 KB/s (34473 bytes in 1.000s)
5613 KB/s (657704 bytes in 0.114s)
175 KB/s (2804 bytes in 0.015s)

modulecrcpatch (by zxz0O0)

module_layout: patched to 0x8D25670A
__aeabi_unwind_cpp_pr1: match
kallsyms_lookup_name: not found
printk: not found
mem_text_write_kernel_word: not found
__aeabi_unwind_cpp_pr0: match
Installing of mount.sh finished

Done. You can now unplug your device.
Enjoy System R/W access
=============================================
Press any key to continue . . .
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] frostmore:
Quick question,

once you unlock your bootloader, flash the custom recovery,boot to twrp,flash pre-rooted lollipop zip,get root and reflash lollipop kernel only in the ftf file, then backup TA file?

with kitkat,thats what i did, i got custom recovery,flashed the pre-rooted kitkat, attained root and then i reflash only the kernel in the ftf file before i can restore my TA partition. if i tried to restore my TA partition with a custom recovery, it will have a softbrick problem.

another question is, i assume TA partition does not change with lollipop right?? as in you can still restore your TA keys u backed up in kitkat when u flashed/update to lilipop correct?
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] lowtraxx:
It depends if you are using a kernel that is not stock. If you have a stock kernel with the recovery installed afterwards, your device should not softbrick.

The TA partition does not change, so yes, you can always restore.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Amr Nasser:
Important

Does It Work With .726 Update ?
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] frostmore:
You are right, i got stock kernel with custom recovery and restored TA with no issues.

My gripe though is there isn't a CWM/TWRP recovery image i can find in the forums to flash via fastboot (for Kit Kat). And the entire rooting process involves having to unlock, create a pre-rooted ftf file and flash via twrp before restoring TA partition.I just hope this can be further simplified.

other than that, it seems we are just missing a flashable zip file to remove bloat,like those seen on sumdung devices.

Also, Titanum backup failed to backup on my SD after flashing RICDefeat.zip. It does allow me to mount RW but i think somehow the modification is not permanent or some other parts of the script went wrong some where. I have to install an app from market (NextApp SDfix) in order for titanium backup to write to my SDcard.

Would you mind looking into the RICDefeat.zip script and see what went wrong?
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Masoud.Ser:
hi

A question

system r/w access What does it do?

What happens With the no active system r/w ?

I wonder too Because i install my prerooted fw 0.726 with nutrecovery2.8.7 but after boot I think everything is okay

i deleted system apps or added apps to folder system or change system r/w to r/o

Then What is the role active system r/w (install RICDefeat)?

please help me

thanks

my device: z3compact-LB bootloader-fw23.1.A.0.726
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] jaime4272:
hi guys I've got an OTA lollipop update today here in the USA and I don't know if there is any use since 23.1.A.0.690 LTE version SGP621. and if it is how do I get it from my phone?. its downloaded but don't want to install it just jet.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] ux50jp:
Is there any new prerooted zip(23.1.A.0.726 or .740) for SGP621?
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] lowtraxx:
If I find the time I will upload my PreRooted 726 zip tomorrow.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Last.Stardust:
bro PLz Help!!!!!

do u have z3tc 726 System.sin

plz upload
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] ux50jp:
New update 23.1.A.1.28 was released yesterday.

Is it possible to make it PreRooted and upload?
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Speedy Gonzalez:
I installed the update it doesn't affect root and is just newer baseband I don't see any other changes :)
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] ux50jp:
Thanks a lot, Speedy Gonzales.

JFYI

Besides software improvement and enhancement, following features are included in the 23.1.A.1.28 firmware update:

Ensured the lock screen/notification bar doesn’t indicate “no service” when the device has coverage

Added a Sony feature; bringing back the “close-all-button” in the activity menu, so you can easily close all apps at once

Unblocked devices with server policies (such as Exchange Active Sync for e-mail), to enable the new Lollipop lock-screen notifications

Ensured the LED light is lit across all sound modes – and no longer offset by “silent”

Made the necessary fixes to enable the easy movement of content from internal memory to external microSD card (something we saw affecting a few devices)

Improved messaging functionality in Ultra stamina mode – some conversations could not be opened before in Ultra stamina mode
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Speedy Gonzalez:
nice I did noticed the no service message before :)
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Ren Hayashi:
How did you manage to update your rooted Z3TC? After I download the update via Sony's software update app, I'm told that it could not verify the system update, and so nothing happens. I am left with the notification that it cannot be verified (and it cannot be swiped away).
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Speedy Gonzalez:
tablet download the update and I just click install are you trying to update by PC sony app?
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] frostmore:
anyone has the FTF file?

no need pre-rooted as i can do that with flashtool.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Ren Hayashi:
That's what I did. Didn't use the Sony Companion software. Not sure why it's not working on mine :(
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Speedy Gonzalez:
well I didn't liked the update anyway the battery life wasn't as good and I don't like small details of this rom like no LTE symbol and the fact that this is a Nordic rom and I live in USA so I prerooted a Global USA Customized is the 23.1.A.0.690 and you wont get update nag anymore

what you have to do in simple steps assuming you have a backup of the TA partition already

-Unlock your bootloader if is not unlocked already

-install the Dual recovery from development thread

-reboot to TWRP recovery, factory reset , flash my ROM, wipe dalvik cache reboot

-run ricdefeat from this thread

-restore TA partition= relock bootloader done enjoy :)

link to the ROM in my drive let me know when you get it to remove it ;) https://drive.google.com/file/d/0By2UscBfscVvUFd2SE9SY3pxY1E/view?usp=sharing
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Ren Hayashi:
Just to clarify, the ROM you posted is the older firmware and not the latest one? Still downloading now, thanks!
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] Speedy Gonzalez:
Is the same version as the one from this thread but is the proper US global version other countries get different updates check pic
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] voyteckst:
If anyone's interested I upgraded to .1.28 from .0.690 via ota without losing root. So itd rather safe.

Sent from mobile
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] psychowood:
Thanks. I think I'll wait some other confimations just to be safe even more :)
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] FireMAN999:
I also upgraded from 0.690 to 23.1.A.1.28 as well using the OTA update, and still have root.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] frostmore:
does anyone have the ftf file for 23.1.A.0.726?

hopefully that fixes the bug where lollipop randomly close off ur apps in the background.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] psychowood:
Confirmed. OTA is safe for root.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] :
as i asked there http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60948991&postcount=32

i ask the same here :) and is there a German FW also?
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] vinicioh23:
How come no one has tried to make a clean version without the bloatware?
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] ryCeHok:
Greate work ! Tested on sony z1c 14.A.5.0.270 prerooted.
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] BoC4RDi:
xPERIA t2 Ultra Dual

Hello, after trying to revert to kitkat, root, and back to lollipop i faced the RW issue, and this .BAT tool WORKS VERY GOOOOOOOOD !

thanks a lot

Confirmed:

D5322_19.3.A.0.472_R7C_ Xperia T2 Ultra Dual

unlocked bootloader

superSU

busybox

lollipop RW

:good::good::good::good::silly:
[Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact General] xander59:
Is this zip can be used for a Z1C with 5.1.1? :)

Envoyé de mon D5503 en utilisant Tapatalk
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aafsut:
Hi,

I want to update my phone to Official Android Lollipop v5.

Can i install any other country's firmware on my device?

If yes then 'll this void my phone's warranty?

Can i get official updates in the future after upgrade*using other country's firmware?

Which firmware/update you suggest for my device?

If any problem occours then can i degrade back to previous version of android?

Here is my phone info.

Device: SM-G900H

Product ID: SM-G900HZDAPAK

PDA/Phone:*G900HXXU1ANG3

CSC: G900HOJV1ANG1

Thanks,
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Detection*:
Try installing KIES3 and connecting your phone to the PC to check for updates

If none, grab a stock ROM for your model S5 from sammobile (No links allowed on XDA)

If the ROM is a stock Samsung ROM, it will NOT void your warranty so long as you use ODIN to flash it

Yes you can downgrade again by the same method

No idea about OTA updates, you'll likely end up with OTA updates for that countries ROMs

Any country ROM will work, but you might have issues with network, must be for your model S5
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aafsut:
I have tried with Kies but there is no update for my country.

I 've also checked sammobile but i am confused about choosing the correct file.

If i get any network issues, how 'll i solve them?

I dont want to get into problems so need an advice.

Thanks
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ag4751:
I wan't aware you couldn't link Sammmobile in XDA threads, is this something new

You need to find a Generic ROM that covers your area, like in Eurpoe there is BTU for example there will be one for your region use that one
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aafsut:
Thanks for the reply, can u plz name any which suits my model?

I am confused in choosing the correct one.

My device info is posted above...
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] *Detection*:
Goto Sammobile firmware section (Need to create a free account to download)

Enter SM-G900H into the device section to find your device

Click the dropdown list of countries and find your country, or any country you want a ROM from

Download it
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aafsut:
'll my product id change if i flash any other country's firmware?
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aafsut:
Can i use the following firmware?

Model SM-G900H

Model name GALAXY S5

Country Kazakhstan

Version Android 5.0

Changelist 4521975

Build date Wed, 25 Mar 2015 02:47:10 +0000

Product code SKZ

PDA G900HXXU1BOCA

CSC G900HOXY1BOCA

(My complete phone info is posted above in 1st post)

Thanks,
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krankdroid:
In my excitement about the lollipop update, I just pressed install only to later realize that it could mean I could have to wait even longer to get root access.

I need to get rid of the insane amount of bloatware and I need to be able to use tools that requires root access. The Sony ROM itself is not bad at all, and is way more true to vanilla lollipop that I dared to hope. So just gaining root access would do it for me at this point, as I would like to keep the lowlight algorithms for the camera.

I have had a look around but I can't seem to find any post-lollipop method to gain root.

Am I just bad at searching or is there no method yet?
[Xperia Z3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] funky0308:
You'll have to downgrade to 4.4.4 (just flash ftf through Flashtool), root it and install recovery then flash prerooted 5.0.2

That's for LB (locked bootloader) I guess you asked for LB.

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