[Xperia Tablet Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cward0625:
Thanks for the response, I had referred to this guide too but was unable to get this step to work for me->

- Root. Follow Bin4ry root : http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1886460

Download : http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=1886460

Below is what I get in the command prompt when doing the steps. When I tried option 4 for new xperia root it did not work...it just hangs here:

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= This script will root your Android phone with adb restore function =

= Script by Bin4ry =

= (15.06.2014) v36 =

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Device type:

0) New Z2 Root Method by cubeandcube (thanks man!)

1) 2014 root (thx jcase for nice pwn binary :) and xsacha for the exploit)

2) Xperia Root by cubeundcube

3) New Standard-Root (thx Ariel Berkman)

4) New Xperia Root by Goroh_kun (Xperia Z, Xperia V [JellyBean] ...)

5) Old

6) Old-Special (for example: Sony Tablet S, Medion Lifetab)

G) Google Glass Mode (thx Saurik for the ab file)

x) Unroot

Make a choice: 4

Please connect Xperia device with enabled USB-Debugging now to your Computer

Going to copy over some files ...

33 KB/s (442 bytes in 0.012s)

33 KB/s (170 bytes in 0.004s)

13 KB/s (57 bytes in 0.003s)

Starting restore operation, please look on your device and confirm restore!

after that press anykey here in the console

Now unlock your device and confirm the restore operation.

Press any key to continue . . .

After restore is confirmed please look on your device and choose "Service Tests -> Display" in Service menu and WAIT THERE!"

Starting: Intent { act=android.intent.action.MAIN cmp=com.sonyericsson.android.servicemenu/.ServiceMainMenu }

/data/local/tmp/onload.sh ...

Then if I try option 1 instead I get this (although I do not think this is the correct option anyways:

Device type:

0) New Z2 Root Method by cubeandcube (thanks man!)

1) 2014 root (thx jcase for nice pwn binary :) and xsacha for the exploit)

2) Xperia Root by cubeundcube

3) New Standard-Root (thx Ariel Berkman)

4) New Xperia Root by Goroh_kun (Xperia Z, Xperia V [JellyBean] ...)

5) Old

6) Old-Special (for example: Sony Tablet S, Medion Lifetab)

G) Google Glass Mode (thx Saurik for the ab file)

x) Unroot

Make a choice: 1

Exploit type:

0) xsacha Z2 Tablet Root

1) jcase Z1S Root (make sure to download the pwn binary first from XDA thread!)

Make a choice: 1

Please connect your device with enabled USB-Debugging ...

Copy needed files ...

4106 KB/s (574722 bytes in 0.136s)

6023 KB/s (104576 bytes in 0.016s)

5317 KB/s (2139595 bytes in 0.392s)

72 KB/s (148 bytes in 0.001s)

1024 KB/s (2092 bytes in 0.001s)

4525 KB/s (1109128 bytes in 0.239s)

Beaups and jcase were here

donations may go here, pleaes say what it was for -> jcase@cunninglogic.com

Rebooting device, please wait ...

mount: Permission denied

dd: /system/xbin/su: Read-only file system

chown: /system/xbin/su: No such file or directory

Unable to open /system/xbin/su: No such file or directory

ln: /system/bin/su: Read-only file system

dd: /system/app/Superuser.apk: Read-only file system

chown: /system/app/Superuser.apk: No such file or directory

Unable to open /system/app/Superuser.apk: No such file or directory

dd: /system/xbin/busybox: Read-only file system

chown: /system/xbin/busybox: No such file or directory

Unable to open /system/xbin/busybox: No such file or directory

/data/local/tmp/install_tool.sh[39]: /system/xbin/busybox: not found

mount: Permission denied

"If this helped you please consider donating to the original author jcase: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=53407127&postcount=1004"

You can close all open command-prompts now!

After reboot all is done! Have fun!

Bin4ry

Press any key to continue . . .

Any ideas on what I am doing wrong or what I need to do differently?

I have rooted my phones before and installed different ROMs but something seems to be off here.