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[Xperia Z3v General] spazz1233:
(SOLVED) hmmm so I've been trying this for like 3 hours and I am having ADB trouble when i run the exploit.exe, (im going to assume that error because for some reason the executable will not recognize my phone.) I looked all around for a fix for this and i tried most of them that seemed to have good reviews for the fix and they still havent worked :( i was hoping to see if anyone on here can help me advance in the process and clear up the issue im having.
[Xperia Z3v General] 1linuxfreak:
Ha, ha good one. :D

This root will only last until lollipop comes out for the Z3v and then we will be back to the same old thing.

Bootloader unlock is the key, without it we are soon to be sunk again. :mad:
[Xperia Z3v General] Slickademo:
I feel like the day I decide to follow through and root...... Lollipop will come out the next day lol.
[Xperia Z3v General] UltraMagnus0001:
Ill wait until Lolipop is rooted and also make sure it's a later version of Lolipop, because it actually ran crappier than kitkat on my DNA, Nexus7 and my friend's Nexus5. The later builds of Lolipop are supposed to fixstuff. Is there a way to disable system updates? Maybe uinstalling the software updates app?
[Xperia Z3v General] BladeRunner:
When LP is finally released and we get a stock ftf then we can create our own flashable pre-rooted flashable .zip
[Xperia Z3v General] s0m3f00l:
Well I rooted and just debloated. The guide works fine.... Make sure to check wait for debugger AND uninstall Humble bundle for some odd reason.

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR THE HARD WORK!
[Xperia Z3v General] badjedi:
Thank You so, much for this post. I was struggling with rooting it (java null error) for an hour before I read your post. After, I did that, it worked the 1st time.
[Xperia Z3v General] fonetik:
I had Humble Bundle crash on me a few times while trying this. I finally got it working without uninstalling it. I did have to re-install my Java SDK though.
[Xperia Z3v General] nate483:
After rooting on the original firmware then installing Adaway and Wifi tethering, my phone seemed to be fine. I updated to the new firmware and now I'm getting horrific battery life. I used to get almost 2 days now I'm getting 8 hours. The battery will drop 10% for no apparent reason. I checked the battery usage and no specific app is using lots of battery. I tried factory resetting the phone and flashing the original firmware and nothing has worked. In fact after flashing the original firmware, I am not able to re root the device. If anyone could help me, I would be very appreciative. Thanks
[Xperia Z3v General] mohkam84:
virtual win 8.1 on mac

finally rooted

u can root u're z3v via virtual machine on a mac using win8,1 and the 15 seconds ADB Installer v1.4.2

The guide works fine

dont forget to check '''''waiting for debugger""" and add some classes in jdb file

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU FOR THE HARD WORK
[Xperia Z3v General] UltraMagnus0001:
I don't know if it's relavant, but on my DNA with Cyanogen 11 (4.4), I had a similar problem and it ended up being Google Play Store and Services.
[Xperia Z3v General] koolkarpet:
I'm not able to proceed past the steps where flashtool prompts you to unplug the usb, power off, press back button.. etc Honestly, what is back button suppose to do if the screen is off? There is NO physical back button. Thats why tuts like this suck, how the eff am I suppose to get into recovery... I decided to Hold power off + vol down. Doesnt do ****. All star thread
[Xperia Z3v General] GigaSPX:
Calm down. You get the files ready with flashtool, then you completely power off the phone. Disconnect the USB, HOLD DOWN VOLUME ONLY, then reconnect the USB.

Try it from there.
[Xperia Z3v General] MiaIAm:
Press and hold power and vol down (while plugged in) and wait til you see "updating" that is the recovery for flashing the rom. Pay no mind to instructions the program gives you because they are not for z3v.
[Xperia Z3v General] GigaSPX:
They're universally the same for Xperia devices. The "back" button is only the Volume Down button as there isn't a physical back button like certain Samsung phones.
[Xperia Z3v General] scgelin:
Can i root now and still update when its release or not? Plz help
[Xperia Z3v General] GigaSPX:
Yes, the whole purpose of this very thread you're on is to do one thing what you asked, rooting.
[Xperia Z3v General] Thï¿½nhXM:
how to root from fw 23.0.E.1.44 without from fw 23.0.E.0.376 ?:confused:
[Xperia Z3v General] JediDru:
There is no way that we know of. The hardwork of finding the proper steps to run the exploit are documented. Any deviation will not result in root.
[Xperia Z3v General] sherdog16:
I keep getting a force close after I run the exploit.bat on the com.dosomder.testapp2. Any suggestions?

Edit: Think I should factory reset?

Edit 2: Re downloaded the whole thing and ran it right from the download folder and it went through. Who knows
[Xperia Z3v General] UN5EEN:
When attempting to use the flashtool I get the error "ERROR- Cannot sync devices : https://github.com/Androxyde/devices.git: cannot open git-upload-pack" Currently attempting to do this via a Windows 7 desktop computer not connected to the internet. Was unable to get anywhere on my laptop running linux.

EDIT: Clicked on the flasher, got it to flash, it ran thought the process of having me shut the phone off and plug it in. Said it was upgrading the software "Modified" rebooted but in settings under build number its still saying I'm on build 23.0.E.1.44

EDIT 2: Figured out how to run FlashTool properly on my linux distro. Amidst attempting to flash the .ftf file my phone sits at "Upgrading, do not disconnect device from PC. Software status: Modified." In the flasher tool it just hangs at "Checking Header" with the progress par sitting just over half way. Been like this for over 10 mins now. Tried repeat same process and does same thing.
[Xperia Z3v General] jhub:
Don't have com.dosomder.testapp2

I'm at the point where I run exploit.bat and let it do it's thing. After "preparing exploit..." it says "Please select com.dosomder.testapp2 as debug app in Developer options and check the option <Wait for Debugger>". Going into Developer Options -> Select debug app a message pops up saying "Nothing" instead of com.dosomder.testapp2. Can anyone offer insight on this? Google hasn't been helpful.
[Xperia Z3v General] nealecj954:
At that point i had the choice of nothing... Or TestApp2
[Xperia Z3v General] jhub:
Did you have to wipe the phone or do something else that might have given you the option?
[Xperia Z3v General] nealecj954:
Nope, just reverted to the original firmware. And then ran the .bat

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Had a few issues with the Java but finally figured that out
[Xperia Z3v General] nealecj954:
This is my menu in my developer options
[Xperia Z3v General] jhub:
Thanks. Unfortunately I'll probably just have to wait until a method is developed that doesn't require the debug app.

EDIT: I'm a noob, I didn't realize I had to install the debug app APK provided in the zip. It seems to be working now.
[Xperia Z3v General] nealecj954:
I beleieve the exploit.bat was supposed to do it automatically. Because all i did was run the exploit.bat

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As long as you got it working
[Xperia Z3v General] jdh2015:
This sucks

15 Hard Resets.

Reinstalled JDK 50 times.

Uninstalled all this flashtool crap.

Gay
[Xperia Z3v General] MiaIAm:
Probably just need to reinstall the flash tool drivers or try a different bundle
[Xperia Z3v General] sherdog16:
If I was in your boat I would connect phone with usb debugging off. Then with it in. Re download the files and give that a try. I would also recommend using the usb cable that came with the phone
[Xperia Z3v General] dbuzz47:
I'm still getting the driver error at the beginning of trying to flash back to stock FW
[Xperia Z3v General] Mwinters21.rw:
Z3v

Hey guys my phone has the. 144 build. Does that mean I can skip some step? Thanks in advance
[Xperia Z3v General] GigaSPX:
No, you need to flash the shipped firmware (.376) to begin the rooting process. That is the only way to even begin the rooting exploit.
[Xperia Z3v General] dtothesquare:
Which version of the XZdualrecovery should we use, the 2.8.14 version is no longer available on the site. Would any of the version 15-18 work?

Thanks
[Xperia Z3v General] BladeRunner:
they should work. I am using .15 myself
[Xperia Z3v General] 1linuxfreak:
Here is a guide to the original exploit http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2784900 might make it clearer.
[Xperia Z3v General] nealecj954:
It seems to be very touchy. Everything has to be right or it fails

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I liked to install java and stuff to a different place, but it wouldn't work for me until i just let it install java and jdk to default location
[Xperia Z3v General] d1125:
I was able to revert my phone to the previous firmware, but when I run the exploit.bat I get a couple errors. After starting the exploit it says

cannot stat 'raceme.jar' : No such file or directory

cannot stat 'raceme.sh' : No such file or directory

Unable to open /data/local/tmp/raceme.jar : No such file or directory

Unable to open /data/local/tmp/raceme.sh : No such file or directory

and below that it continues with the

"Preparing exploit" and asks to check the testapp2 option, but of course it is not there.
[Xperia Z3v General] BladeRunner:
if you open the folder the files are in do you see raceme.jar and raceme.sh?
[Xperia Z3v General] d1125:
raceme.jar and raceme.sh are both in the same folder with the exploit.bat. If those files are suppose to be somewhere else on the computer then I guess they aren't. I've tried looking for the folder "/data/local/tmp/" but am unable to find it.
[Xperia Z3v General] BladeRunner:
They are where they are supposed to be. Maybe try downloading again.
[Xperia Z3v General] d1125:
I had downloaded it several and tried once more. The problem ended up being that I was running it as an administrator, as I had read that somewhere. I decided to run it normally and it ran. As a side note to other people reading this, I had to disable Comodo Firewall for adb to run. Also, I installed the developer Java from beginning to end and later went back to uninstall and noticed it hadn't installed the first time, so double check to make sure it installs properly. I'm running Windows 7 x64.

The last time the phone locked up but it had been running for over an hour. After every paragraph it says ". . . 6 more" without changing although lines continue to run. I just want to make sure that it isn't running in some sort of loop.

Right now the exploit batch file has been running for over 2 hours now! Is this normal? I would think such a small folder wouldn't take so long, it took much less time to add the old firmware.

Is it maybe caught in a cycle or should I allow it to keep running??
[Xperia Z3v General] Nirvana Rules:
Thanks OP. Worked like a charm. I did have to retry and retry but it worked after about an hour and a half
[Xperia Z3v General] BladeRunner:
Did you get it figured out? Because obviously something was not right if it was running for that long.
[Xperia Z3v General] d1125:
Thanks for checking in, I was able to get it to run like it is suppose to but I get the =null error at the end. I have tried adding "class" line several times, made sure "Wait for Debugger is checked" along with the other checks, double/triple checked Java is installed correctly, and have tried the exploit.bat on two other computers (3 total) but I still get caught at the =null error that other people have had trouble with. Still no luck.
[Xperia Z3v General] nealecj954:
When i was rooting, i kept have issues too, uninstalled java and jdk, redownloaded everything, made sure the phone had stock firmware. The thing that i think solved my problem, was not letting java and jdk install to their default locations.
[Xperia Z3v General] StephenMilone:
just want to chime in that this worked for me. had to boot windows 8 into disabling driver signature verification but otherwise all good. thanks.
[Xperia Z3v General] chinger:
Please , Do i have to do OTA update after root or i can keep 23.0.E.0.376 ?????
[Xperia Z3v General] nealecj954:
You can keep it if you want, but it will probably keep reminding you
[Xperia Z3v General] chinger:
I did download the xzdualrecovery and run it. My phone reboot in recovery mode i hit reboot system.. But i still have the 23.0.E0.376 and not 23.0.E0.1.44

Am i missing something or doing something wrong.?
[Xperia Z3v General] nealecj954:
After you root and restart the phone usually automatically tries to download the latest update
[Xperia Z3v General] chinger:
Nothing came up

I tried to update it automatically but it failed

Any help?
[Xperia Z3v General] chinger:
Did you find solution for OTA update?? mine always fail after reboot
[Xperia Z3v General] GigaSPX:
It is entirely optional for you to do the update. You can disable the Update app that keeps popping up by just exiting to the home screen, use a rooted app like Titanium backup, and find that app to freeze it. Problem solved.

There are no problems at all with flashing the prerooted FW. I can even jump back to the original shipped firmware as rooted too and still run fine.
[Xperia Z3v General] chinger:
The ota update always after reboot.. Is that normal ? Do you have solution ?
[Xperia Z3v General] darker_slayer:
Thanks for this guide. That and the info within this thread were very helpful. It took me a while to get the flash tool to work. After going back to shipping FW I started trying to get root

For me the bat would do the exploit each time then try to root (falling out at the print line towards the end with an error others have shown in the thread) I retried with 20, 100, 1000 classes. Each failure rebooted the phone but didn't "loop"or anything. I reinstalled jdk a few times and factory reset the z3v a couple as well. Just can't get it to root (8.1 pro with driver verification disabled)

After about four hours I factory reset and installed Kingroot (latest) and got root in less than a min. There is a replace kinguser with supersu script on w0lfdroid that works quite nicely just extract and sideload terminal to run it

Back when I got my Verizon s4 the only exploit available to the unlucky ones of us who got their phone after the initial exploit was patched was made by Kingoroot. Virtually the same I guess but had that extra o in there back then and it was PC only without an apk. A lot of us took it and nothing malicious has happened to me since

I'd never recommend starting with it, because this guide is well done. In the end it never would root for me :(

Warning - Kingroot is considered unsafe and copies unnecessary unique device data from your phone and contacts external servers. It also requests su every 30s or so if you disable it's Auth in supersu
[Xperia Z3v General] GigaSPX:
It took me a few hours at first for me to root my phone when the exploit first revealed. I know many posters in here have complained about the problem and have given up on it to go try with kingroot. Despite giving easy root, there's the risk of sending your IMEI data to some unknown server.

I want to try and clean my guide to a little more to see what's updated and what could be easier for new users to get root safely. Didn't someone do a successful video guide? If so, can someone find it for me so I may post in the OP with credit to give?

Thanks.
[Xperia Z3v General] darker_slayer:
I know there's risk, but like I said I've used it a couple years ago as well when it was the only root available for the Verizon s4

For the method in your guide, kudos to all for the hardwork putting it together and thank you for documenting it. I thought it was as clear as a guide like that can be. There's a lot of touchy parts to it, but nothing that should be difficult for anyone with patience. I'm not new, but I don't post on xda a lot. Every phone I've ever had has been rooted or jailbroken going back to my first smart phone, the iPhone 3G. I've put up with much more trial and error and far worse guides. I tried all the varieties of methods I described which where results from others throughout this thread and the older bounty thread. Flashing back to 356 and the exploit worked fine. Root wouldn't succeed. I let it run one really long time (1000+ classes), and it still failed and rebooted. I don't have as much free time to muck about with things anymore . . . I was at the point where the only recommendation was try again

I hope you don't take any of that to mean the guide is poor, nor the bat / exploit itself. I greatly appreciate it all. No way I'd have considered this phone otherwise, despite how great it is
[Xperia Z3v General] MicLima:
Thanks OP!!

I am good to go (still have to install recovery though). Root is working!

I should have checked this site first, but I was impatient and went with KingoRoot <--yes, Kingo not just King. I'm not sure if they changed the name as some here say Kingroot, but I got to looking around and noticing the warnings about that root process sending data somewhere else and I started to freak out a little. Luckily I found this thread, now I don't feel so bad (even though the damage was probably already done...oh well). My process:

Uninstalled Java then installed Java SDK 8

I had to download the .ftf with Chrome as IE kept giving me a .zip file which wouldn't work. Put the .ftf in c:\users\yourusername\.flashtool\firmwares

Went to c:\flashtool\drivers and ran the .exe. Selected fastboot, flashmode, and the Z3 drivers.

Opened flashtool and clicked the flash(lightning bolt) button, dialogue popped up with the above default path and the .ftf was selectable. Selected and clicked flash.

Unplugged, turned off, held the Volume Down button while plugging in the usb, once message came up on phone I released the Volume Down button and it went to work flashing 376.

Once phone came back up I went through the initial setup and proceeded to enable Developer Options (settings>about phone>tap build number 8 times).

Went into Dev Options and checked enable usb debugging. Connected USB and checked the popup for trusting this computer.

Continued to run the exploit.bat by double-clicking.

Made sure the debugging app was selected and that wait for debugging was also checked.

Got stuck at the java=null, remembered the "classes" trick.

Unplugged usb

Went to my D6616_root folder (wherever you unpacked it) and double-clicked the jdb file and proceeded to add a bunch more classes to the bottom (final count was 79).

Plugged in usb

Ran exploit.bat again

Shazaam!!

It helped that I practically read the entire thread before attempting. Most of my time was spent re-downloading the .ftf file, it took about 20-25 minutes each time.

Now all I need to do is put recovery on. Hopefully it works as I've already received the OTA to 44 lol, woops!

Regards!
[Xperia Z3v General] UltraMagnus0001:
I flashed the update after installing TWRP from step 9 from here Downloaded This

For some reason TWRP don't stay after a reboot, so next time you need to update, I would assume you can reinstall TWRP and flash a rooted flashable ZIP if someone creates it for us.
[Xperia Z3v General] GigaSPX:
This link: https://mega.co.nz/#!qxclDA7J!diJpXpaXiC1MzgkzhxiA5nvY_QUfhX9poxQYoupCih4, does contain the prerooted flashable zip for the most current update along with TWRP. It does so on my phone.
[Xperia Z3v General] UltraMagnus0001:
For some reason , everytime I reboot TWRP disappears, but I can reinstall it and get it to work.
[Xperia Z3v General] BladeRunner:
Did you install busybox?
[Xperia Z3v General] UltraMagnus0001:
yep, binaries ans so on
[Xperia Z3v General] royalflush5:
Hey there, wondering if you guys can give me a hand here, I wiped the phone to shipping, and am trying to root again. It looked like it worked but Super SU can't install the su binary, which I think was a problem I had the last time I did this. However, trying to run the exploit again, the test app won't show up in the debugging app section. Any ideas as to what I can do?
[Xperia Z3v General] sherdog16:
Install busy box?
[Xperia Z3v General] royalflush5:
Used this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummy.busybox.installer

and this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=stericson.busybox

Doesn't work for me, I thought there was something with /system/ being read only, can't find it though
[Xperia Z3v General] Samwest1:
Backup z3v how? And questions

How did u guys back up your z3v. I have tried with pc companion and it didnt work with z3v.I have seen no other ways to back it up mentioned anywhere so , how did u guys back up before rooting incase somthing went wrong. AlSo if u guys used that, What did you do to get it to work. If not what did u use. Also my flashtool, did not include a folder called firmware, so do i need to add that folder myself to put the original shipping firmware into it, or any idea what i need to do. Also i downloaded everything from links poted in this thread.

One more question , i see references to processes involving somthin called adb. What is that and do i also need to download that to root. Ive seen mention of it being used but did not see that i needed to download it in the instructions for root . Please help me figure this out.
[Xperia Z3v General] BladeRunner:
I didn't use anything to back up my phone per se. Google Play for the apps, and sms back up and restore for messages but that's about it. Moved pictures and music to my computer. Flashtool should install the firmware folder to C:/flashtool/firmwares. You should also have a c:/users/username/.flashtool/.firmwares folder as well. I would re-run the flashtool installation .exe again and see if it installs. If it didn't install that there might be other stuff that didn't get installed either.

Installing adb isn't necessary as it's its included in the root folder but it is nice to have.
[Xperia Z3v General] Samwest1:
Ok, thanks for your reply. Ive been goin over and over theses root threads trying to make sure i have/have done everything i need before actually trying to do any of it. just kept getting stuck trying to make sure i am prepared with a backup incase somthing goes wrong during root proces. Thank you
[Xperia Z3v General] Samwest1:
Still no firmware folder in flashtool

Ok. So ive been trying to install flashtool, and no matter where i get my file from or however many times i dl it or feom where i get it, delete and re install. I still have yet to ever find a dowload for flashtool that installs any folders named firmware. Does anyone have a clue to what i may be doing wrong or missing. I have dl it from this thread and other threads on xda and from many other places as well and still have no folder called firmware in my flashtool. I have the shipping firmware ready to be put into firmware folder so i can try to flash it. But i just cant get a flashtool install to include a firmware folder in it. That makes me think that the copys i am getting arent the right one or maybe even files that arent the real flashtool. I dont know. Can anyone help me figure this out, or maybe a link to the actual flashtool download u used. I have even downloaded it righr from the manufacturers site and that version disnt install a firmware folder for m to put anything in to.
[Xperia Z3v General] sherdog16:
That folder isn't installed on your C directory with the rest of the flashtool stuff. It's under your user area
[Xperia Z3v General] nealecj954:
Under documents and settings, user folders,
[Xperia Z3v General] Samwest1:
Not there either.

I have looked all over and i am not seeing it. Any better description as to where in user or documents and settings. I see nothing for flashtool in there, and i also see no folder named firmware anywhere in those directories. Im using vista pc. Also i installed flashtool-0.9.18.6-windows.exe. Ive tried everything i can thing , including trying every flashtool download i can find an none of them are installing the folders im bieng instructed to put my firmware into.