Hey every1
Well been using android phones for a few years now but finally decided to treat myself to a tablet and aimed high with the tablet z So far very happy with my new tablet. But with all android devices the root and recovery bug has struck, problem is compared to my phones its another manufacturer with different ways of rooting and different system menus etc so im a little lost :/
So heres my questions
* "Doomlord easy root" seems to be the one stop shop for rooting but I was wondering how do you unroot? Do I just use seus to factory reset and that resets root?
*I currently use a 32GB wifi (SGP312 GB/B) model 10.1.c.0.370 firmware , but is there a central hub like sammobile for firmware downloads? Or is a copy of my current firmware required to have in case of emergency or will SEUS correct most problems???
* I also see CWM available for the tablet z but my understanding is to get CWM u have to unlock bootloader but this loses the bravia engine, is this correct? or what else do I lose?
* Does the tablet Z have any button combinations for stock recovery etc and if so what is the currently know button combinations and what service menus do they access?
thanks for any answers you guys can help me with, as its my 1st tablet and a new brand that ive not used before I just don't wanna jump before ive got my facts together
I'm new to rooting myself and I don't know how you might unroot the device, but with my SO-03E .269 rooted I installed SuperSU and the 'disable Superuser' appears to function properly as a temporary unroot. Maybe that'll help you?
I think the Fastboot key combo is power and volume-up.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2287881
very informative for beginners. after you read that ask again here in your thread if there still are any questions
K found the button combo info but still looking for the rest, the link was helpful but really only got me the basic info I already knew about its the particular answers im looking for.
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Hey there,
I read on many threads here and on other sites that if your vibrant doesnt access recovery when pressing the volume buttons(both of them) and the power one together then your device is hardware locked, so apparently mine is since I've been trying to do just that for hours and miserably failed despite even viewing vids about the exact way in doing so.
Now back to my question, Im updating my vibrant to froyo (or intended to anyway) then came across many topics suggesting that updating the vibrant through kies (what I was about to use) would brick my phone. Is that true? Or is it just idiocy rumors and Im good to go. Please answer me ASAP I freaked out when I read that and immediately unplugged my vibrant but don't worry kies was only in download mode as in downloading the update from the internet not into my precious vibrant
Wow, I certainly didn't expect ut to be that impossible of a question.
Some people have had issues, a lot with your story (hardware locked, never rooted or flash a custom rom). There is a way to enable the three button recovery and I believe that you can get into download mode without it, so there's always an option if it does brick your phone.
Actually, from what I read, the only way to un-brick a bricked phone is by rooting it and going to recovery which would involve the three buttons procedure. So if Im to rely on that option I have to find a way to unlock my hardware first before installing the update not after it as there's no way to do so after that.
In any case, it would be really helpful if you provide me with the way (or link) to how hardware unlock a vibrant. As you seem to agree with the say that a hardware locked phone will be bricked.
Well it looks like my Vibrant is actually rooted since I have the Rom Manager running safe and sound and the icon android superuser permission icon in the apps. I just backed up my data on the SD via Rom manager.
Now the new question is; does this mean that I have nothing to fear when/if I update my device? Please guys, help me with this as Im a noob really and can't make up my mind as I need the update to help me browse arabic sites but yet Im afraid this would end up bricking my phone.
Remove battery, plug in usb to pc, then put in battery while holding volume buttons. If you can get to download mode then you're pretty much unbrickable. If not there's the option of a jig you can make or buy if you want that can get you into dl mode. The way to enable the three button combo should be easy to find, Ill search for it when I get home.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=804305
I apologize up front if this is has been previously asked. I found lots of helpful info on here searching through old threads but being a bit of a luddite I was a bit confused exactly which situation applied to me. I live in China and recently bought a s3 I9300I and attempted to root it using the chainfire method from the video on this site. Odin declared success but when the phone rebooted it just went back to download mode with a message at top saying, "Could not do normal boot, ODIN MODE." Turning it off and on, removing battery and retrying Odin flash produce no results. The most important thing of course is just to get the phone back to functioning but I'd also like it rooted if at all possible. I read that using Odin to install a custom kernel would root it and I would not be at all opposed to a good custom kernel. I read something about a binary counter that may need to be reset but that seemed to require doing something with the actual phone functions which don't seem to work. Odin still recognizes it when I plug it in and attempts to let me redo the rooting but it just shows a progress bar then reboots right back into download mode. Sorry if this is basic stuff but I'm kind of terrified of bricking this thing and am just not sure what the best course of action is here. Thanks for any help you can offer.
Chinese stock firmware is different to the international, there is a special thread in general forum on rooting etc.
Do you have a link to that thread? I have looked and cannot find anything that seems specific to this problem.
Please. Searching for "China" or "Chinese" gets me absolutely no relevant results. If this has already been covered can someone please direct me to the thread. I really need to get this phone working and am at a loss. Thanks.
When I first began tinkering with phones and tablets and rooting, I did not fully grasp risks and the sensitivity of flashing ROMs.
I had attempted to flash a custom ROM on a Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet from Verizon. It failed and soft-bricked. I am attempting to recover it now, flashing the stock ROM back on and restoring it to factory settings; with my new knowledge in this area I can now do it successfully.
But I do not know how to recovery a soft-bricked device and was wondering if anyone here could kindly give me a quick run-through with links to tools and the stock firmware. It seems no matter where I search the guides are scattered and vague and I do not feel right following them.
I simply need the necessary tools to interact and flash the stock ROM on this device. I'd need to do so through a computer as there is no interface on the tablet, just the LED lights and vibration that give it signs of life. If anyone knows where the tools/equipment is, I'd appreciate it. I just want to download and get this out of the way. Also, if anyone knows a solid guide for the tablet I would also appreciate it.
Thank you.
I did a quick search of the forums and even contacted Sony because someone told me they could help and I believed them.
Anyway I parted ways with Verizon after a disagreement but got to keep my Xperia Ztab 2 I bought from them. I rooted and debloated it but when I attempted to install a custom ROM and realized I'd picked the wrong one it was too late and the tablet soft bricked.
This is my first time dealing with a failed root and soft-bricked device. I've dealt with root and flashing and installing recoveries but this is my first experience with a soft brick.
I was wondering if anyone could point me toward a resolution. The device can only be interacted with through the hardware buttons and there is no user interface. When it turns on it vibrates incessantly and there's an LED light. I was told it was recoverable but I don't know how to do it. I know I need a compatible stock or rooted ROM but I don't know which steps to take.
Can someone help me find the proper ROM and give me a list of steps I should take (or reference me to one)?
Thanks guys.
Basically I just want to get the stock back so I can begin the rooting process again. Does it have to be Verizon at this point or with it the way it is can the international ROM work?
If anyone has ideas or could help I'd appreciate it.
Use flashtool to flash an ftf file to it. Use xperifrm to download the files to create one. Just Google for guides for both of those pieces of software. Hold down the volume down button and when the guide tells you to connect it you plug it in with the button still held down.
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Hi everybody, I am posting this up because I have basically hit a brick wall with regards to rooting this phone.
I have the following device
Sony Xperia XZ2
Model - H8216
Android Version - 9
Build Number - 52.0.A.8.131
I am having a number of issues attempting to root this phone, first and foremost no matter how many times I have attempted to install TWRP It will not work.
I am using Sony Mobile Flasher by Androxyde with TWRP 3.3.1.0 maple, again will not flash to the XZ2. (USB Debugging On, I have even tried the actually App to attempt to flash custom roms but to no avail because the phone needs to be rooted.)
I have also researched all over the Internet and found that because of the build number I have installed on my XZ2 It seems no matter what I cannot get the damn thing rooted.
Has anyone managed to root this phone with the current Android build that I am using? I have searched high and low across the Internet and the only thing that is close enough would be XperiFix, but unfortunately my Android build number is to high.
If It is a simply something that cannot be done, I would appreciate that being said so I can smash the damn thing or sell It for scrap, the last time I had a Android phone before this was when they brought out the Sony Z2. So my thinking was simply download Kingroot and I would be okay, I guess Androids come a long way since.
Thanks In Advance for any help or advice from the community.:fingers-crossed::good: