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[XPERIA X10 Android Development] furqanzaigham:
Here's how to do the device ID bit, according to a text file I got off this forum:

If you need to know anything else do post again.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] furqanzaigham:
Anyone? Thought I'd get a quicker response as xda is one of the biggest names when it comes to stuff like this.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] javedabbasi:
Thanks furqanzaigham: I upgraded my phone to 026. Now I am looking how to reach my SDCard data. Any tips. I could not find any file manager in manue.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] mattiL:
Install Astro file manager from the market.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] javedabbasi:
Thanks for reply. I did copy file manager from market. Did the job. Now another quesiton. As my phone is now rooted and I installed Titanium Backup. I assume that now I am able to delete the unnecessary phone applicatioins (system folder) and copy my own ringtones and alarm tones there. Inbuilt tones are really pathetic. If someone guide me how to do that. Thanks.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] aldoyh:
You can do that without even rooting, or u can even use Ringdroid to cut and prepare ringtones of any mp3 u got.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] c4rimson:
Is it possible to root xperia with R2BA026 firmware already inside?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] DjDarkDragon:
Is there a way to UN root the phone with this method?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] wrk13s:
hi guys thank gosh i found this page i was not getting anywere with debranding my phone, but now when i go to root my phone it says error device not found, the sd card is not mounted debugge mode is active and so is allow unkown sources can some please advice what i am doing wrong?

hi never mind i used the astro file manager and worked like a treat. thanks
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] deadlyheart4u:
this is amazing worked like a charm thanks a lot
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] CuBz90:
Thanks worked like a charm on R2BA026 X10i :)
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] furqanzaigham:
I'm sorry how exactly did astro file manager fix that? I'd like to know because I have a somewhat similar problem
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] DjDarkDragon:
No one that can answer my question?

Is there any way to unroot the phone?

I am guessing I need to unroot my phone before i upgrade it from Android 1.6 to 2.1?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] SXUsr:
Just reflash with seus or PCC and that will do it.

I wouldn't have thought so, as the update will do that anyway.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ardf69:
1) To unroot use X10Root 1.0.8

2) I don't think is necessary unroot X10 before the upgrade.

Ciao Angelo
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] jondg2005:
is there a way to do this (root and market fix) while keeping my current build(r2ca016)?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ardf69:
If r2ca016 is donut (1.6) you can use Universalandroot or x10root to root. I never used marketfix, I don't know sorry.

Ciao Angelo
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] tiborprogmed:
hi

I have the same FW, but the managing se apps - button is gray, not active....

it is not working
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ardf69:
You must use the version 1.0.8 you can find in the thread (I don't remember the post number), not the 1.0.6 in the first message.

Ciao Angelo
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] jpustin:
do we do all 3?

which one do we use? all 3?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] gh2k:
Apologies if this has been discussed before... It's a long thread!

I tried installing this, and it looks to have gone OK... But when I run 'adb shell' to log in, and then run 'su', it just echos any commands I type back at me... Example:

$ su
su
rm /foo
rm /foo
cat /bar
cat /bar
exit
exit
^C

Any ideas?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] AyDee:
Hi, saw this in a different thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=8435846&postcount=4
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] GoldMamba:
So will this root method work on the AT&T X10a or not? Seems like all you guys have X10i's.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] fficca:
Worked for me x10a with rogers
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] AyDee:
Worked great on my at&t x10a! (loaded 1-click 1.06 w/sideload wonder machine)
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Pawnty:
I just rooted my X10a from Rogers. I assume it would work with AT&T since Rogers was once a subsidary of them.

Only thing I discovered is that when you root it erases your APN info so make sure you know what that is so you can re-add it after or else you won't have 3G.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] GoldMamba:
Thanks to both of you guys. I just found out about sideload wonder machine. That was the main issue I was having, because AT&T doesn't allow the sideloading of apps. =]
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] SXUsr:
Can the OP or a mod edit this thread to include THIS please.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] start1221:
who can help me to root my x8.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] start1221:
who can root ,help me ?

If you root your x8,please talk to me as sone as possible.

my postoffice is :chenxiaoxustart@yahoo.cn / 721161344@qq.com

thank you very much.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] SXUsr:
Yourself if you read the [Instructions] Xperia X8 Root on the same page as this thread. :rolleyes:
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] judgefargo:
Hi mate, ive got up to step 1, thats all i wanted, just to unbrand my phone so thanks a lot, youre a genious. My question is that if a new version comes out will i be able to update via CEUS or will it revert it back to my branded Vodafone version.

Thanks a lot for your help.

Keep up the good work!!
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] shisamo:
Cannot download any package from the megaupload site.

Can anyone help me to check it out it is my problem or the server of the megaupload have problem?

Thanks alot
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] porsche997s:
trouble

hey guys im a noob here, ive been trying to root my AT&T R2CA016 X10a

ive been trying to do the side load magic app but no luck and also been trying to use the PC manager way but no luck can you guys guide me through this please, i just really want to get PdaNet on my phone
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] SPIDERTECH:
Check this thread for info on getting the SWM to work

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=780602

I posted how to get it working on the second page. If you get it working and then it stops working, you just have to repeat the steps. I had to do it a few times already and got it working each time.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Reb0rn:
Hi.

I have the latest oficiall retail 2.1 and i tried this one on my phone and it does not work. It gets stuck after the turning on and off the wifi.

So this is a no go for the 2.1.

Just a heads up.

version: 2.0.A.0.504
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] thor2002ro:
try UniversalAndroot http://bit.ly/aa4jxJ
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] 3dawg:
UnviversalAndroot gives me this error "Failed! No~~~ Fu goo~~~"

It seems we lose...
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] mj1988:
where can i find deviceid

if i want to just debrand my x10a i have to just do the step 1 na.

actually i bought my unlocked x10a from canada.. then i shifted to india.. now i have the basis r1fa014 version i m not able to update to firmware upgrades leave 2.1..whenever i try to update for latest firmware it says phone already update :(

wat should i do ????
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] genuinereyon:
I go through the apk in astro and hit root, it goes through its usual busybox, wifi junk then asks me to reboot.

5 times in a row when ive rebooted i dont have root access.

Any ideas?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] lazos:
Same as above. Are we doing something wrong?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] genuinereyon:
Search for universal androot, got me over the line in order to update to 2.1
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] bradeybhoy:
Hi guys i've just rooted my x10 using universal androot but i'm stuck on how to update my phone to 2.1 could anybody point me in the right direction?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] oavon:
Thanks a lor for this root, I used it to make my phone Nordic and then to install 2.1
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] remco.k:
For anyone where do root doasent worked please try this

titaniumback up

http://www.filestube.com/bvEQL2FflRX4EMJ3NUIdvO/Titanium-Backup-v2-9-7-6.html

and put it on youre sd card then it wil say no acces granted then use the update and voila it works 100 %
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] jochelo:
Exception in thread "main" java.lang.NullPointerException

at java.lang.String.<init>(Unknown Source)

at X10flash.testPluged(X10flash.java:103)

at X10flash.run(X10flash.java:375)

at X10flash.main(X10flash.java:417)

What happens?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] saskjames:
nothing happens after it says "wifi on", is that it?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Jarcol:
Same here!

I rooted my device when it was still 1.6, but yesterday I was able to update it to 2.1 through SEUS.

Now I wanted to root my device again, but hangs on "wifi on", when I reboot my X10i is not rooted.

I tried it with Universal Androot too, but it is a no go there as well
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ardf69:
It doesn't work.When I'll have 2.1 I'll check.

Ciao Angelo
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Jarcol:
Thanks! If there's anything I can do to help, please let me know
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] bakatron:
ive run the apk and installed busybox.

now what?

whats the next step to getting 2.1
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] soeuriffin:
after our device is rooted what will we do? and how can I uninstall the factory application?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] sve1313:
With Tittanium backup
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Tigergutta:
Same thing happened to me. No problem getting root with 1.6, but after an upgrade to 2.1 I can't seem to be able to root my phone :confused:

Tried superoneclick as well as trying to do it manually, still no go.

Update: Seems that it works if you toggle debugging mode :) All rooted now.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] armarra:
Hi Tigergutta,

I'm trying to upgrade from R2BA024 rooted to 2.1 rooted.

so far have 2.1 today.. but like you I have tried to get root back again...with either x10root or with singleoneclick thingy I get nowhere.

both methods had phone connected without flash mode.

both methods I tried toggling the apps/dev/usb debugging on and off and even backed out of settings ...still no go.

The loop on single one click just kept cycling round always saying waiting for device.. etc.

The x10root got stuck on wifi on.

any ideas.

thanks... and great you got 2.1 rooted.

In return I have many great ideas for a rooted phone...lots of apps and ideas.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Tigergutta:
Have you tried toggeling usb debugging mode off and on when the loop occurs? If not try that, worked for me :)
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] robbyf66:
I tried that, still no dice
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Tigergutta:
Strange, did the trick for me. Which version of superoneclick did you try?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Woopdeedoo:
where can I get superoneclick by the way, it isn't clear in OP and isn't available on market as far as I can see.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Tigergutta:
Check this thread :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=803682
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] kimbashiva:
Please help, I rooted my phone to R2BA026 when i choose option 3 to fix market it show as file attack. what should I do?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] OwLOwLOwL:
There is a new One Click .apk Root available working on 2.1 X10i.

Got to:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=833953

Regards // OwL
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] kimbashiva:
Can it work on x10a? And I haven't update to 2.1 yet? How can I get to 2.1?

Thank you
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] thor2002ro:
install the 2.1 for 10i works on 10a too now
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] sathurnn:
CAn i use the old x10root.apk only for secure and unsecure shell?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] diffstyle:
Never, i found one on the forum with the search function that works great =)
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] kevace1:
can someone please point me in the right direction here........im a first to android, but not new with hacking phones, as I was adamant in not leaving WM 6.5 on my TILT 2 phone, but as i see there are more and more thing for android. I use to cook my own roms and everything, so im not computer retard :)

I'm just not getting how to even start. I wanna obviously first root my x10a, its all stock, have not done anything to it yet.

Then i wanna remove this apparent old and slow 1.6 OS and put on 2.2 froyo eventually, and in the process, remove all the gay AT&T stock apps like att navigator and att maps etc, etc.........

Can someone please explain in STEPS from 1-xx what i need to do to accomplish this.......

From all the stickies here i downloaded a whole bunch of stuff, and I have no idea what to do with them, and when they put them, like this thread for example, there are no steps as to how to start or what is the first step to do, as the first 3 pages of this thread is how everyone says "it works perfectly" I hope i don't annoy anyone here, i just wanna start this rooting process, so i may play around with roms and start making my own eventually.....

or if better, someone can drop me a pm, that would be good too.....

thanks in advance
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] furie:
Having issues with the rooting :( When I tried to root (Step 2), as soon as I get to the turn on/turn off wireless part, it asks me for a password? Don't know what's going on. The first time I tried rooting, the app told me it failed.

Not sure what to do now... Any help would be much appreciated! Thanks :)

Xperia X10i "Exploid" Root

Select an option:

In order to root, you MUST have USB debugging enabled.

If you have not done so already, follow these steps:

1. On the phone, press the Menu button and go to Settings, Applications.

2. Place a check mark beside "Unknown sources".

3. Click on "Development".

4. Place a check mark beside "USB debugging".

5. Connect the phone to your PC with the USB cable.

IMPORTANT: Do NOT mount the phone on the PC.

If it is mounted, unmount it NOW.

Make sure you have the "Quick Settings" widget on your desktop so that

you can enable and disable Wi-Fi easily.

Press any key to continue . . .

Copying files to phone...

863 KB/s (22120 bytes in 0.025s)

1049 KB/s (9672 bytes in 0.009s)

1898 KB/s (1001388 bytes in 0.515s)

Changing permissions...

After pressing any key, you will need to enable and disable Wi-Fi

on your phone.

Press any key to continue . . .

Password (echoed):
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] furie:
Never mind! I went around it by flashing first and rooting after. :)
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] waa2398:
Can someone explain whats going on here????

should I only download the APK - install from phone and it should be rooted??? do i have to do something on ABD???? and if yes, what???
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] 1eyedmonster:
Install flashtool and root from there this app is for 2.1
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] somebloke:
just done this method after having a 'tod' moving to 26 the other way..

it seems sweet, titanium detects root and the 26 fw is definitely slicker. If this gives the same root access it's a heaps easier way for noobs.

But I'm trying to mount the fs to get rid of Moxier, what am I doing wrong?

adb shell mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock2 /system
mount: Operation not permitted
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ddewbofh:
The obvious one is that when you run an adb shell command you're running the command as the shell user. You have to open a standard shell with adb on the device, su to root and then do the remount.

You need to run "adb shell" and from there do "su" and once you're root you can run the mount.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] somebloke:
awesome, (& v quick) thanks.. Moxier now gone, & this really is a nice slick new fw.

exploid is a much easier way to root your phone & stick with SEUS Updates.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] mikrokiwi:
Yes, this appears to be the only downside with this method, no more batch files for uninstalling...

I beleive it has something to do with "ro.secure=1" in /default.prop

I've tried changing it but it resets after every reboot.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] ddewbofh:
The thing is that there really is no need to uninstall anything. To get back to a "virgin" state you just need to remove the "su" binary and you're all set. That's really all that "root" is, it's super-user access to the stock image. Remove the "su" binary and you no longer have that.

If you really want to use batch files you should be able to use a command like "adb shell su -c "rm /system/bin/su" " for example or whatever command you wanna run on the device as root.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] fjnty5:
X10 mini root method works flawlessly on x10i 026 firmware
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Grospolina:
By "uninstalling", I think he means the cleanup.cmd script, which is used for uninstalling Moxier Mail, Quadrapop, etc. Personally, I'd just use Titanium Backup to uninstall programs. It's much simpler than editing cleanup.cmd.

If you want to be able to run adb .cmd scripts anyway, then you simply need to give 'sh' the right permissions. In a command prompt:

adb shell

su

mount -o remount,rw -t yaffs2 /dev/block/mtdblock2 /system

chmod 4755 /system/bin/sh

exit

exit

Note that this is less secure, because now ANY program can call 'sh' in order to get root access! To change it back, run the exact same commands except use 0755 instead of 4755.

You can see discussion about this here:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=712945
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] mikrokiwi:
I wasn't talking about the batch file for root, I was talking about the batch file for cleaning up and uninstalling Moxier, TS, MS etc ;)

If you come from a "virgin" SE firmware as you call it, the whole purpose of getting root for som users is to be able to remove these junk apps that thay dont use or want :)

Thanks for the solution Graspolina! :D
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] AndyD777:
I have rooted my X10 and X10 Mini using this method :D

Very quick and easy :)
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] black_math:
Same after I saw your post on ocuk. I think you should add the relevant adb files there, so its foolproof.

This is by far the easiest and best method to root. I never bothered with the complicated method first discovered in this subforum.

First thing I did was go into my su file manager app and finally get rid of Moxier.

Wifitether for root and Barnacle don't seem to work atm though.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] instigator008:
Barnacle works but you need the right settings which you can search for on here.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] theeedy:
Can you please tell me the thread, where the right settings are? Thanks!
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] mikrokiwi:
Settings -> LAN -> enter athwlan0

Oh btw, I made this script to automate the process. Maybe I'll start a thread with it and a bit more info so more people will see how easy it really is! But if I start one that will be tomorrow :)

I take no credit whatsoever for this, I just made the automated script. Also, no SDK required.

http://www.mediafire.com/file/33jz31qwrkdk734/exploid_x10.zip - run the "RUNME.cmd"
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] j4mm3r:
Two things: This does require the SDK to be installed or how do you suppose the "adb" command comes from? My suggestion would be to package the adb.exe binary and the associated dlls with the package just as the guys at the main rooting thread have been doing.

Second, there is no need to turn on setuid on /system/bin/sh. Everytime root is needed the "su" command should get you one.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] mikrokiwi:
I suggest you check the files, adb.exe is there. No sdk required as i said.

The reason i included setuid on /system/bin/sh is so you can follow the guide here on the forums for removing system apps. It's there to make it easy for people ;)
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] j4mm3r:
rubbing my eyes... just woke up... yaaawwwn:

$ unzip -l exploid_x10.zip
Archive: exploid_x10.zip
Length Date Time Name
--------- ---------- ----- ----
0 08-01-2010 19:30 exploid_x10/
356 08-01-2010 12:16 exploid_x10/check_root.cmd
396 08-01-2010 22:14 exploid_x10/COMMANDS.txt
0 08-01-2010 19:29 exploid_x10/FILES/
1001388 07-31-2010 18:37 exploid_x10/FILES/busybox
9672 07-29-2010 17:02 exploid_x10/FILES/exploid
22120 05-16-2010 14:00 exploid_x10/FILES/su
38823 05-16-2010 18:28 exploid_x10/FILES/Superuser.apk
1218 08-01-2010 22:54 exploid_x10/RUNME.cmd
--------- -------
1073973 9 files
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] mikrokiwi:
I could have sworn I included adb, it should be there, I must have accidentally moved adb files out of the FILES dir some time last night, sorry. Will fix it when I come home. You were right, they are missing :P

edit: here you go: http://www.mediafire.com/file/33jz31qwrkdk734/exploid_x10.zip
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Tejstar:
Does PC Companion have to be installed to get this to work or will SEUS suffice?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Adolf1994:
what the... ?

I succesfully exploited my phone and set up the su things, but when I want to execute the su it says only 'Permission Denied'. and the superuser.apk was non-readable by me(from bluetooth file transfer and astro too), so I had to exploit it again to set permissions, but stuck with that su thing. what shall I do now?

Edit: I'm working from SuperOS, because windows can't install drivers for my X10i :P
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] zephyrix:
rootshell

rootnow

chmod 4755 /system/bin/su

chmod 644 /system/app/Superuser.apk
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] black_math:
I just had SEUS installed.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Adolf1994:
...

chmod 4755 /system/bin/su <- who I have to set the read for?

chmod 644 /system/app/Superuser.apk <- so this don't have to be executable?

BTW, do you know a backup method for the WHOLE system what could be restored from PC?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Dave****:
Thanks for this and thanks for the updated x10 fix, worked like a charm.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] zephyrix:
Lol. The 4 is not for read. Rather, it is the setuid bit.

Also, it doesn't have to be executable. APKs are just zips. You can't execute zip archives anyway.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] beerhugger:
first post. First a big thanks to everyone who adds to this forum, now to my question.

I have rooted my Orange UK X10i using the x10mini way and all is fine my build number is at R2BA020, what part do i need to follow now to update to the latest build.

Thanks in advance.
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Tejstar:
Thanks. Can't get this method to work and don't know why!?!
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] karthigan:
x10a R2BA023 rooted ==> R2BA024 rooted

Hey Grospolina

Thanks for posting the instructions above.

Just some questions and clarification before I do this tonight:

(1) I currently have a x10a rooted with R2BA023, along with the market fix, will this be any difference aside for the R2BA026?

(2) I have syn'd my contacts with built-in google sync / gmail, I can restore my contacts by re-sync after I follow your procedures? Or should I back-up the contacts to the SD Card using the contacts back-up function?

(3) You mentioned it does not uninstall of any unnecessary applications (e.g. Moxier, etc.). I want to use the cleanup.cmd batch file to remove certain applications, but you said step #3 disables it, how do I reenable it exactly?
[XPERIA X10 Android Development] Adolf1994:
@zephyrix, thanks, now it works. (Y)

But what about the backup thing?