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[XPERIA X10 Android Development] tina333:
I did say I was new to all this but maybe I also should have added that Im also new to forums and sites like this too. I searched all around here and couldnt really find anything like it. Maybe the "third sticky" should be mentioned in this thread too if it talks about a 1 click way to root??

Sorry if my post is inappropriate but I was so happy I rooted my phone I wanted to help others that are struggling too.

Tina :-) x
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Umeaboy:
If you do a reset on your Black-version of x10i using Update service from SonyEricsson, is it possible to root it in that state or are you forced to downgrade?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] mcleaver:
Do I risk bricking my phone?

Do I risk bricking my (rooted) Xperia phone if I update to 2.1 when it becomes available? I hope someone can help. No idea whether the SE 2.1 can be installed over the rooted 1.6?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] arj154:
you can upgrade it and then do the one click root if you want. Download titainium backup and adw launcher so you can fully backup your settings. It'll be better if you do a proper reset. I think it might be best to wait a couple of days until its confirmed that 2.1 can be rooted.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ECBomb:
Just a quick question. Once FW 2.1 comes out with 720p video recording (among other features), would rooting my phone and putting on custom ROMs eliminate or disable the new features? Or are ROMs more like a skin on top and all the phone functionalities stay the same?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] goeland86:
Question for the devs (the ones working on the flashing of custom roms for X10) - any chance the same mechanism will work on the X8?

I'm getting an X8 tomorrow, and rooting shouldn't be a problem with the 1-touch root, but I've been toying with android programming in my spare time (precious little of that). I've rooted and flashed 2.1 on my gf's MyTouch 3G successfully, and was hoping to help you guys a bit building roms for the X8.

I'm a linux guy myself, so building new stuff from scratch doesn't scare me. But decrypting the bootloader - that's above my paygrade.

Cheers, and sorry if this has already been answered or is OT. I read through pages 1-25, then got bored and skipped. :rolleyes:
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] notowork:
The Evil Sony Ericsson

Do you guys ever wonder, what If Sony Ericsson is keeping an eye on the Dev thread to track the progress so that they can take additional steps to safeguard the bootloader?? what if, this is the only reason they have not released an update yet!! SE want to know how far the devs can go.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] goeland86:
That would require planning. And a seriously evil mindset. Which they... don't... have? :confused:

As far as I can tell, that's why most of the devs are keeping their progress under airtight communications until they've got a complete solution.

Honestly, I would much prefer if the phone makers just said "Ok, so you want to hack your phones? Well, here's the official support, and here's the drivers needed for the Android kernel to run on them. We'll only help with software if you use the official software release from us. Your hardware warranty is void if you include or omit any of the drivers on the list for your device. Now go play and stop bugging us."

That would probably lead to much better support, and a hell of a lot faster development on the core of Android, imo. Then again, I'm just a big time linux user. What do I know, right?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Vehuel:
I think this is a impossible dream.

If a phone maker do this, they will stop to sell new phones. X10 has a good hardware and why I'll buy a new phone if developers over the world can release all Android versions to my phone?

I'll buy a new phone only if it has a better camera or new amazing sensors.

Sorry my poor english. I don't know english very well.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] goeland86:
I hate to burst your bubble, but that's already what most of the world is doing. They're not getting a new phone for new software - they're getting a new phone for better hardware.

Phone makers are hardware manufacturers. Keep it that way. Leave the software open. Of course, then you've gotta also look at the service providers, and their demand for "lock-in" phones... But that's a different story.

The point is, the majority of people who buy a cell only buy a new one when their old phone doesn't work anymore, or because they have the opportunity to get a phone that is so much better from a hardware perspective. The whole appeal of the G1 originally was precisely that it had a full keyboard and touch screen, and that it was going to be open.

I hate to say it, but google's got a ways to go to make all of Android and the cellphone market wide open, software-wise. Sure, Android itself is open-source. The Market app isn't. Why is that?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ParrotSquawk:
I didn't buy my X10a for Android...

I bought it because my wife wanted my 3 year old(?) (already 2nd-hand) Fuze because it had a keyboard and played music and she could figure out how to use it easily. (well...she bought me the X10a and said..."this is your new phone" I said "Yes dear")

I thought "gee..open source *nix phone...lots of free apps...no more MS/ATT bloatware."

Then I crack open the box and see great hardware but......Android 1.6 in a 2.x world, no sync to Outlook, lousy PIM, crappy dialers.... basically a so-so OS with a permanent tether to Google and the cloud, and no way to move apps to the SD card (without voiding the warranty by rooting and apps2SD, which took a bit of work.)

Let's not even mention the world's worst screen lock (who ever decided that 15 seconds was long enough before we saw the SE version of the Nike Swoosh...and why can't we change it?)

<end rants>
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Hawkysoft:
erhm just upgrade to 2.1? xD

than u got some new stuff to work with and new unlock screen (oh and u gotta search further for free apps than the current market, sorry cant give u info about warez)
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] jajusaurabh:
can anyone please confirm.....

i have rooted my phone using method given by xda members.

its a xperia x10.will i be able to update android to 2.1 which will be launched by sony officially....

can we rebrand android to 1.6 so tht i can update easily from sony....
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] hala101:
i started rooting my X10,

i followed the instructions in step one, started my x10 in flashmood, pressed enter and the screen began to show messages then when it finished i unpluged my mobile from usb cable and tried to start it but it did not start . i removed the battery , put it again and tried to start it but again it did not start

did everything but the mobile is not responding to anything

even i tried to install a new software but the pc does not identify the mobile anymore, please helpppppppppppppp

is my mobile hardware got burned or is there anything i can do, please
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] goodraja14:
lifeflayer....i got a rooted 026 x10i.i used universal androot earlier..i hav been eager for 2.1 lyk every1.n i came 2 know many got it.i live in ukraine.

...

all i wanna know is how can i update coz SEUS detects no updates and i am not well versed with flashtools and stuff lyk dat. and can i update directly by SEUS while im using a rooted 026 and get 2.1 whenever they release it here..
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Renaius:
I'm a relative newcomer to rooting. I just rooted my X10, never have done so with any other phone. Trying to run Titanium Backup and it comes up with an error. The error says "Sorry, I could not acquire root proviliges. This application will *not* work ! Please verify that your ROM is rooted and includes BusyBox, and try again." I have downloaded BusyBox but I'm not sure if I'm missing something. Can someone help me out before I kill my phone?

EDIT: Nevermind that, seems to be working now...
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] vpllover:
Genral Noobie Questions

I live in the US and I have learned that ATT crippled my Xperia x10a phone! I am considering rooting my phone, as well as debranding my phone. My questions are if I root my phone all I'm really doing is gaining administrator privileges over the phone correct? If I root my Xperia x10a can I unroot the phone to return it to the original ATT handicapped state? If I root the phone can I side load apps from PC-->Phone? If I root can I still get the official 2.1 update?

As far as unbranding my phone, doesn't that mean it won't have ATT's bloatware on it? Will I still have all the functionality of the phone with my ATT sim card? I also should be able to update to 2.1 now using PCcompanion once I unbrand the phone?

This is my first smartphone so I don't know what I'm missing not having 2.1 or 2.2 so I can be patient on that! But at the same time I'm being told that I have a 2011 Mercedes(PHONE) riding 2008 13X7 donuts(SOFTWARE)

Thanks for any replys!!!!
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] -Kevlar-:
i have an aria right now and am rooted running CM 6.1.... rooting gives you superuser access to download whatever you want among other things. Custom ROMs are where debranding, removing bloatware, etc come in... I'm thinking of moving to the x10 but want to be sure i can have the same options as with the aria.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] computersays:
Hi folks.

Happy Xperia X10 user here, successfully rooted my phone yesterday, thanks to easy-to-follow guides on here.

BUT I'm also stoopid. I then plugged it back into the PC, allowed Sony Ericsson Update to update the firmware back up to 2.1-update1, and Hey Presto! all evidence of the rooting I did yesterday is gone, apart from the Titanium Backup I downloaded. I get the "Sorry, I could not acquire root privileges".

In hope (more than expectation), I clicked "Problems" and then "Yes, do it" - it downloaded Busybox but then came up with the "Titanium Backup failed - see web page" error message.

Heeeeeelp! If there's a "Complete idiots" guide somewhere, I'm happy to plod through it if pointed in the right direction but right now I'm bewildered and lost. All help gratefully received.

Thanks,

John.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] bastard81:
excuse my English but unfortunately the last update of our own terminal aimed at eliminating any method of rooting on your phone! In fact, I am also desperate for a solution x to regain root permissions ... I still hope that someone can help us soon! Merry Christmas to all! greetings
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Mykekeul35:
According to user reports the update will change In-call volume, give a keyboard facelift, Mediascape and Timescape is a little faster and probably some more changes.

You will not be able to root the X10 with currently known tools after the update

Does anyone has a solution?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] mattiL:
Solution can be found here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=885956
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Mykekeul35:
Thx a lot !!!
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] batman_112:
When you reflash your phone, you use root access.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] rayleigh2010:
hi everyone, Im a newbie to the android world.. hope someone could assist me in attempting to root my SE x10 mini pro... my firmware is currently updated to 2.1-update1. is there a new guide on rooting 2.1? hope you could help.. many thanks!
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ronaksv:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=906248

Root directly the latest firmware .24. Works perfectly
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] :
BEFORE installing, consider it has some really annoying consequences:

1st you will lose the ability to charge the phone while turned off, as it will always switch on

2nd your phone will no longer be recognized by Windows with the error "USB device has malfunctioned and since most operations DO depend on USB connections you will a serious trouble doing anything

3rd you will find it very difficult to update to the latest official firmware when it comes

4th you may discover that pictures taken with your phone are missing and are nowhere to be found or recovered
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] MrHassell:
sir ice - are you on ice?

The only point here being a generic phone issue is point 1 - the phone will be staying on with most ROM's - not all = minor issue really! Leave it powered on while on charging.. I just turn it face down when I sleep? Problem?

Point 2 - nope never - 3 is nonsense becasue the boot loader can at this stage and foreseeable future not be modified and will always be solid ensuring the following method always works; take battery out, wait 30 seconds, put battery back in holding the right button and this puts Xperia phones into recovery mode, you can verify this by using the SE PC companion Update Service as this is what it asks you to do and one note.. there is also a flash tool freely available that bypasses the Update Service, you will always need to use the update service to ensure you are in restore mode.

4 - pictures taken with your camera are stored on your SDCARD - in DC100 folder and will never be wiped.

SMSBackup+ is advised to keep your phone logs, sms messages etc.. it stores them in your Gmail. Titanium Backup will take care of your apps and the paid version allows you to backup your apps to your dropbox, which is free and very useful!

Using Gmail as the Sync provider will always ensure you have your phone numbers and contacts automajically backed up and if you register the Picasa network you pictures a well..

I recommend using SuperOneClickRoot and BusyBox with xRecovery to do all your ROM management. You can easily kiss your warranty goodbye, it isn't worth the paper it's printed on anyway.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] jpcdeux:
If my x10 is unbranded and unlocked will I lose the unlock when flashing a custom ROM?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Valsung:
I can't seem to root the new .435 Rom for the x10a

None of the one clicks work for me (x10root - freezes at wifi exploit, z4root - force closes acquiring shell root, super one click - won't detect phone and the program stops responding), even x10 flash tool can't seem to root. Even though my x10 has debugging enabled, and it just flashed a rom just fine.

I'm running windows 7 x64. Does anyone have anything that actually works?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Crowds:
follow THIS guide
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Valsung:
The 5 steps didn't give anymore context or help, but I did find a way to get it working, I uninstalled my existing usb device drivers and installed new ones, Super one click worked flawlessly after.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] DKSmyth:
If i have an x10a on at&t that i use as a goPhone, is it possible to root this without interrupting my service? And if so can i flash custom ROMs to it without problems?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] chandyperry:
Give Jerpelea a chance to prove that this solution works, please. I do not see why he bothers to write posts and upload files for the pleasure of making fun of

us? :rolleyes:
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] oavon:
I agree with chandyperry.

Jerpelea, my knowledge is too basic to understand what is really going on, but I appreciate your hard work and your communication and I wish you good luck.;)
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] :
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=6514776&postcount=20
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Bin4ry:
eventually the_laser doesn't want us to use his sign server? ;)

-Bin4ry
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] :
So... jerpelea root the X10 or not? I made him a donation, not much money... but... wtf?

Edit: Yes he has a rooted X10.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] mimok:
If the_laser says the truth then it would be impossible to flash a custom firmware on X10 unless SE uses a weak RSA key...

I'm working on electronic device security and to be honest such type of protection is always used on military devices. It is impossible (or it takes a lot of time and resources) to load an unauthorized binary on these devices.

Maybe SEtool box can connect to an SE server to sign our custom firmware. But in this case, I don't understand why SE protect their firmware...

I believe that the only way to achieve root on our X10 is to find a linux exploit. But even if we success to root the phone, it is not sure that custom firmware flashing will be possible.

Wait and see...
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] hoss_n2:
i feel that rooting is going far from us again and we are returning to the zero level
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Tulips:
So, in other words... Is all this "X10 Rooted" fake **** ¿ :mad:
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] feis:
Why are you writing same thing in different threads ? isnt one time enough ? i don't understand people like you

You talk about others, but you yourself have made quit a statement that u already know how to root x10, and u gonna show it to us tommorow.. No offence, but ur the one who looks suspicious to me.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] hoss_n2:
i forgot that i wrote it in another place :D:D:D ,any way it is not your business
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] zerophrame:
Let's keep things civil; everyone's expectations for a root are getting higher, but let's keep in mind that a majority of us can not contribute to the actual rooting process.

@hoss: It does concern the community, we should not be cluttering up the forums with repeat posts.

@feis: lolly said it was possible to flash for free, there was no guarentee that the the boot.sin file would be effective to root the device.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] hoss_n2:
as i said before i forgot that i wrote it before:D:D
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] biktor_gj:
A resistive touchscreen is in theory uncapable of doing multitouch, and people have succeded.

I think is a driver issue. The way the touchscreen controller module (on the kernel) is programmed it can't do multitouch. Maybe if we were creative enough we could make something with it. Though we all have more important things right now...

But of course SE isn't going to work on that... and I think that's why they said it.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] gavriel18:
No offense but you're dumb. He clearly said it wasn't achieved publicly and without hardware. Don't be pissed for your mistake. BTW even if he didn't root it for you yet he's actually working on it and deserves your donation for his efforts.

Good luck jerpelea and thanks for your ongoing efforts.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] :
I said I can provide a way to flash the X10, not that I can root it. Read is the keyword to this.

PS. It's not hard to flash it, but files have to be signed. More info in this post: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=6359687&postcount=541
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] MarylandCookie:
That flash program has been removed either by Goroh or by Someone who wasnt too happy about it being av to the public!
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Bin4ry:
right.

Someboy plz upload and send me link. I must try to flash something i made up
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] :
None, just the charms of using free ftp.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] sharky2010:
where does it say the x10 has a resistive touch screen? anywhere I've read it has a Capacitive touch screen.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] funfobia:
PM me the file, i have SETool and willing to try
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] biktor_gj:
I wasn't too clear on my previous post sorry... what I meant is, if even a resistive touchscreen is capable of doing multitouch, a capacitive ts, even if in theory isn't capable of it according to the manufacturer, could also do multitouch with some driver tweaking...
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] chris_knows:
It depends on the hardware too, though. For example, Synaptics has 3 touchpad lineups:

Clearpad 1000 Series offers single touch (1 finger).

Clearpad 2000 Series offers dual touch (2 fingers).

Clearpad 3000 Series offers multi touch (10 fingers).

I like the idea someone here posted a few days back, where you just long press, then slide your finger up to zoom in, and down to zoom out for single touch devices.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] zerophrame:
Official information states that the X10 is not capable of multitouch, if we are proven wrong...well that's fantastic.

Either way, it feels like we are beating a dead horse (talking about the topic too much even though the information is already available and has been discussed at length).
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] lqbweb:
come on guys, look the tittle of this post "X10 Rooting General Inquiries". leave that topic about the digitizer. its not important here and make difficult to follow it up
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Pissed_Squirrel:
Could you reupload the zip archive?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Chuteboxe39:
i don't know anything about rooting, but can someone answer a noob question for me? Why is it that the brand new Evo has already been rooted (http://www.mobiletechworld.com/2010...mpaign=Feed:+Mobiletechworld+(MobileTechWorld), and the X10 hasn't? And if it's taken this long, what are the chances that it will ever be rooted anytime soon?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] sim-value:
Different Hardware, different Layout, other Security Meassures also this phone was given to 5000 developers at Google I/O, so lots of qualified people have it
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Chuteboxe39:
ah ok. thanks for the answer.

edit: so what do you think the chances of someone achieving root are? Matter of time, or maybe never ?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] sim-value:
There is no chance that it is completly impossible (just a little law: No system is secure) its just a matter of time until someone finds the needed hole in the software.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] lifeflayer:
but to find those holes you need enough interest to attract enough intellectual individuals to invest their time working on it.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Pissed_Squirrel:
Paul O'Brien wrote on Twitter that he will start working on X10 again this week :)
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] hoss_n2:
good news ;)
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Zooklubba:
Dont want to be rude but when did that happen? Quote? Or is it the old one... Because I cant see anything from the rss feed with x10...
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] :
I didn't see the twitter... maybe it's the older one :)
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Pissed_Squirrel:
He replied when I asked him on Twitter
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] jnd16d:
why i didn't see that?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] cvchetan:
Re: X10 Rooting General Inquiries; Non-Development Discussion

Cos it was a direct message to him....
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Kingcool88:
Do you guys recommend to update the phone to the "soon to be released" R2BA016? I mean, will it be harder for me to root if i update?

http://www.xperiax10.net/2010/05/26/‘r2ba016’-xperia-x10-firmware-heading-to-china/#more-807
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] andylhchen:
Sorry for being a noob, but even if we manage to get root, doesn't it mean it will still be hard to get custom ROMS on it because of drivers? SE is still no HTC am I correct? :confused::confused:
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Bikram:
For couple of days I have started to notice that there isn't that much posts in X10 Android Dev section. I guess devs are relly having hard time with the RSA thing.

So now that it almost looks impossible to root the thing, probably we should try to run Android from the sd card, I mentioned that before too. jerpelea told me that is possible but might be bit slow and its not necessary as we are going to root it soon. But it doesn't look soon enough. So I think we should let jerpelea, bin4ry and paul work on that, while other devs could try to run Android from sd.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] andylhchen:
i am beginning to lose hope too..

how long did it take for the nexus one and other devices to be rooted?

is X10 really impossible like PS3? :confused::confused:
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] samygent:
you need root to make modifications in fstab :D
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Greenarcher707:
Is it SE that made the security extra tough to crack on this phone? coz it seems like HTC phones are a lot easier to root.