Enabling Root and Installing TWRP on F8132 Xperiam X Performance - Sony Xperia X Performance Guides, News, & Discussi

Enabling Root and Installing TWRP on F8132 Xperiam X Performance - Sony Xperia X Performance Guides, News, & Discussi

The instructions are updated as of 11-20-17. Win7 only cause Win10 sucks and uses powershell and the fastboot commands don't work in powershell.
These are the proper files and procedures for installing Root, the latest Kernel, the best Superuser version and TWRP.
This is for NOUGAT 7.1.1. (and possibly beyond) There is a special procedeur to make flashtool work with the latest firmwares for Nougat ..
Before you Root and install TWRP you need to go back to my link and unlock bootloader..
You also need to download and install Android Studio Software and install it. Back to this portion of the install later.
You also need a special kernel to allow things on the phone to keep working.
This will work only for Nougat firmware.
You will need to download Boot img, TWRP img, SuperSu
Save TWRP and boot img files to the Android Platform folder in your PC here C:\Users\enter the current pc users log in name here\AppData\Local\Android\sdk\platform-tools . Save the Kernel zip and SUperSU zip file to an SD card and put the card inside your phone to access it through TWRP later in the process. Keep in mind that the Kernel may be updated. Check for updates herel here. Do a "date last modified" list of the files on that page by clicking on the grid view box on the upper right portion of the screen just under the "sign in" button. This helps you see what files have been updated in most recent order.
You will need to download the special Flashtool file here Install it.
Download the .jar patch file that makes the software version updated to the latest 9.23.2 and place it in this location C:\flashtools.
Now, download the special .fsc file and paste it in C:\Users"current user that is logged in"\.flashTool\devices\F81XX. Without this file you will not beable to update the device to nougat.
Goto C:\Flashtool\drivers and click on this file which was installed during the Flashtool installation.
Check off these boxes to install the drivers for the device you will be rooting. "Flash Boot Drivers, Flash Mode Drivers"
Now download and install these special ADB drivers to allow it to perform the Firmware update. Without it you wont beable to install the FTF file.
Open Sony Flash tool. Click on XI button. A window open. Click on Xperia Performance and then a small menu open under that. Choose F8132 ( i choose dual for my device)
If you can not get the newest firmware to show up for your device.( mine is 41.2.A.7.8 aka Nougat 7.1.1) then you can download it here Close Sony Flashtool.
Copy this FTF file and place it in folder C:\Users"The user you are currently logged into your pc with"\.flashTool\firmwares. Open Sony flash tool. Click on lightning bolt. Choose Flash mode in the small popup box. Window opens and shows your formware in the "firmwares" box. Click on plus symbol to the left of that firmware and it opens to the bottom to show the device model ( mine is F8132)/ Click on that plus symbol to the left of the model number to show the location of your firmware origination. Click on plus symbol and it then shows the firmware number 41.2.A.7.8. Click on the firmware and the entire window will populate a bunch of new options. If you want to wipe everythign on your phone then you need to check off the boxes "SSD and UserData" in the "wipe" box. Leave everythign else unchecked. Click the flash button at the bottom and it will start to prepare the files for installation onto yout device.
A window pops up that tells you to turn off your phone.
Turn your phone off. After its turned off, hold the volume down button while plugging the phone into your pc to get into fastboot mode. Your computer should be looking for the correct drivers to allow the device to work in this Flashboot mode. Once the flashing is done just close the flashtool. Turn your phone on. Go into settings and scroll down to "about phone then click on "build number" about 7 times. You will get a new optioon back in settings menu called "developer option". Click on that tabturn on "usb debugging" and turn off "verify apps over usb". Turn off phone.
Hold volum button UP this time while plugging phone back into pc.
Now go back to the folder C:\Users" name of user that is logged into the pc"\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools. You will open a cmd prompt in this folder by holding down your right mouse button and click on the shift key then release the mouse button. This will open a pop up window where you can choose to " open command window here" when the cmd window opens, copy and paste this "fastboot devices" press enter button, your computer should respond with this ......CB512A697c fastboot.......This lets you know that your phone is in the correct mode and ready to be programmed.
Now you will install the boot img by copy and pasting this in cmd line "fastboot flash boot boot.img" The PC should tell you OKAY with some other irrelevant info.
Now you will install the twrp img by copy and pasting this in cmd line "fastboot flash recovery TWRP-3.0.3-0-dora.img" The PC should tell you OKAY with some other irrelevant info.
Now you will install Kernel, and SuperSU. Turn on phone while pushing power button holding volume down button for about 5 secnds then release the bottom volum button then after 5 seconds release the power button to initiate TWRP.
Swipe to allow modifications then choose "Install" to install the zip files. Navigate to the SD card that has the kernel and SU zip files. Click on them to install. Reboot. TWRP might ask if you want to install the TWRP app before the phone starts to reboot. Just say no. After that, a few seconds later, the device reboots and then the Phone might go throw optimization process which takes some time. You will notice the counting of optimized files. Be patient.
When phone is booted and running, you might have to reinstall SuperSU via the Operating system as a APK like you would a normal app just to get root going. No big deal.
A caution...
When doing a backup with Twrp you should only backup System and Data
When doing a full restore, wipe only System, Data and the cache files. Do not ever delete your SDcard with the backups on it.
THIS IS THE VERY LAST UPDATE FOR ROOTING THE X Performance. IT IS NOUGAT 7.1.1
FORGET ABOUT ROOTING OREO>> ITS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. PLUS IT IS NOT A DECENT UPDATE TO BE HONEST> IT JUST CHANGES A BUNCH OF MENUS AROUND AND LOCKS DOWN YOUR PHONE MORE>

Please do not upload my kernel to other hostings!
Official website for my kernel is
https://kernel.andro.plus/tone.html

So, if I was to relock my bootloader after installing TWRP and rooting, what would happen? Would TWRP go away? I'd like to let the phone OTA update to nougat, and you can't do that with an unlocked bootloader....

jakebriggs said:
So, if I was to relock my bootloader after installing TWRP and rooting, what would happen? Would TWRP go away? I'd like to let the phone OTA update to nougat, and you can't do that with an unlocked bootloader....
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your phone will soft brick..or rather bootloop..if you're still on MM,do a nandroid backup..& here's what you do:
-relock phone using Flashtool.
-repair device using Xperia Companion(it will update automatically to Nougat).
-unlock phone again using Flashtool.
-install AndroPlus Kernel through command prompt(or you can also use Flashtool to do it.however you prefer).
-install TWRP recovery..you're all set!
P.S.
on steps i said(this is optional),you may not turn on your device along the process..that's what i do & i find it easier that way..goodluck!

Arturiuz! said:
your phone will soft brick..or rather bootloop..if you're still on MM,do a nandroid backup..& here's what you do:
-relock phone using Flashtool.
-repair device using Xperia Companion(it will update automatically to Nougat).
-unlock phone again using Flashtool.
-install AndroPlus Kernel through command prompt(or you can also use Flashtool to do it.however you prefer).
-install TWRP recovery..you're all set!
P.S.
on steps i said(this is optional),you may not turn on your device along the process..that's what i do & i find it easier that way..goodluck!
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Thanks heaps! Now, to find a couple hours spare

Arturiuz! said:
your phone will soft brick..or rather bootloop..if you're still on MM,do a nandroid backup..& here's what you do:
-relock phone using Flashtool.
-repair device using Xperia Companion(it will update automatically to Nougat).
-unlock phone again using Flashtool.
-install AndroPlus Kernel through command prompt(or you can also use Flashtool to do it.however you prefer).
-install TWRP recovery..you're all set!
P.S.
on steps i said(this is optional),you may not turn on your device along the process..that's what i do & i find it easier that way..goodluck!
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Following this left me with a phone that boots to a screen "To start Android, enter your password". I don't have a password to enter :/

jakebriggs said:
Following this left me with a phone that boots to a screen "To start Android, enter your password". I don't have a password to enter :/
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that occured to me too!my apologies but i forgot mention about that..but you could try again that after you fixed/updated your phone using Xperia Companion to turn your phone first & set up everything.then unlock using Flashtool.install kernel & recovery.. :good:

Arturiuz! said:
that occured to me too!my apologies but i forgot mention about that..but you could try again that after you fixed/updated your phone using Xperia Companion to turn your phone first & set up everything.then unlock using Flashtool.install kernel & recovery.. :good:
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I did try that - although, I set it up with a pin rather than a password. It didn't accept my pin when asking for the password.
Now I have a phone with a locked bootloader, running nougat, and I set it up with a password. I wonder if that password you use on the lock screen is the same password that Android is asking for when I unlock my bootloader?
I also could not seem to get the phone to boot into recovery after rebooting when I got the password screen. So weird....

jakebriggs said:
I did try that - although, I set it up with a pin rather than a password. It didn't accept my pin when asking for the password.
Now I have a phone with a locked bootloader, running nougat, and I set it up with a password. I wonder if that password you use on the lock screen is the same password that Android is asking for when I unlock my bootloader?
I also could not seem to get the phone to boot into recovery after rebooting when I got the password screen. So weird....
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you can't use recovery or root your phone when bootloader is locked..could you try now unlock your phone using Flashtool?then install kernel & recovery?mind that data will be wiped..

Arturiuz! said:
you can't use recovery or root your phone when bootloader is locked..could you try now unlock your phone using Flashtool?then install kernel & recovery?mind that data will be wiped..
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So if unlocking the boot loader wipes data, how can android ask for my password when I reboot? I am a little mystified at how this is supposed to work Rooting Marshmellow was easier than Nougat....

jakebriggs said:
So if unlocking the boot loader wipes data, how can android ask for my password when I reboot? I am a little mystified at how this is supposed to work Rooting Marshmellow was easier than Nougat....
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true!MM was easier but Nougat is a bit complicated..however,you could still make changes on Nougat when phone is rooted.anyway,try again from the very beginning then this time after fixing phone using Xperia Companion,do the steps i mentioned..i myself couldn't figure out how it's asking for any password at first.AndroPlus also mentioned it before but didn't explain further.but it's alright coz i got it working now.

Arturiuz! said:
true!MM was easier but Nougat is a bit complicated..however,you could still make changes on Nougat when phone is rooted.anyway,try again from the very beginning then this time after fixing phone using Xperia Companion,do the steps i mentioned..i myself couldn't figure out how it's asking for any password at first.AndroPlus also mentioned it before but didn't explain further.but it's alright coz i got it working now.
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I think my issue with the unknowable password after unlocking the bootloader on Nougat could have been fixed by wiping data+dalvik cache. I was having issues with the camera under nougat so I flagged trying to get it going and flashed MarshMellow. Once that was done, I got the bloody password prompt again, so I wiped data + cache and it booted correctly.
Anyway, gonna ignore Nougat until fastboot supports nougat

Issues with passwords kept / unknown and blocked are due to the fact the security portion is stored
next to the data partition area, in what we call the footer, and that area was wrong for you.
By wiping data completely (most reliably, a factory reset which will format the data partition),
the footer is also erased instead of simply deleting the files like a Wipe would do.

lost system?
I got as far as getting boot.img and twrp.img in my phone, and then appeared to lose my system since it stuck on the Sony logo and wouldn't boot into the system despite several tries. Idiot that I am, I panicked and come onto the forum to post a plead for help. I've managed to get my system back on now and feel very foolish, so just editing the post to remove the request for help. Thank you so much for the guide, very greatly appreciated! Looking forward to upgrading to Nougat.

Will this guide work with Nougat? I have a F8132 with 39.2.A.0.327

mongastein said:
I got as far as getting boot.img and twrp.img in my phone, and then appeared to lose my system since it stuck on the Sony logo and wouldn't boot into the system despite several tries. Idiot that I am, I panicked and come onto the forum to post a plead for help. I've managed to get my system back on now and feel very foolish, so just editing the post to remove the request for help. Thank you so much for the guide, very greatly appreciated! Looking forward to upgrading to Nougat.
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Don't feel like a fool. I'm panicing right now.
Can flash boot.img and twrp.img and even enter twrp to flash su and kernel. But thats it. When done i reboot and i can pass SONY logo and enter bootanimation but it stucks here forever. Been trying with everything exept flashing official MM.
You did get the system back. So I'm the fool
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chiobesek said:
Will this guide work with Nougat? I have a F8132 with 39.2.A.0.327
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Didn't for me. Have a softbricked phone in front of me since yesterday. Going to try to flash MM soon but my internet is terrible slow. Won't give up.

chiobesek said:
Will this guide work with Nougat? I have a F8132 with 39.2.A.0.327
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It works if you get updated files. I struggled a bit before I finally extracted the boot.img from the AndroPlusKernel for my version which I flashed in fastboot and flashed the kernel and supersu in twrp. I think that's what did it. I was so eager to root that I missed that I was using MM-files at first. :silly:
Edit: oh I answered a pretty old post. Anyway, this is another way https://forum.xda-developers.com/xp...ment/mod-sony-stock-patcher-xperia-x-t3528148

Wimz3n said:
Don't feel like a fool. I'm panicing right now.
Can flash boot.img and twrp.img and even enter twrp to flash su and kernel. But thats it. When done i reboot and i can pass SONY logo and enter bootanimation but it stucks here forever. Been trying with everything exept flashing official MM.
You did get the system back. So I'm the fool
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Didn't for me. Have a softbricked phone in front of me since yesterday. Going to try to flash MM soon but my internet is terrible slow. Won't give up.
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I ended up finding a way to downgrade to marshmallow following some instructions from from @sdugoten

The instructions are updated.. With proper files for the latest and greatest kernel and SuperSU and TWRP. NOUGAT Only .. Will not work for any other OS versions

AS flashtool does not work for 7.1.1 how to proceed to install nougat 7.1.1 and enable root and install twrp?

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Working! How to root Tablet Z 10.4.B.0.577 [for UNLOCKED BOOTLOADER only]

Hi friends, I've found a way to root 10.4.B.0.577 android 4.3. Please see the instructions below:
Prerequisite:
1. Download SuperSU flashable at: http://download.chainfire.eu/351/
2. Download extract the boot.img from CM10.2 (attached as well)
3. Download the install fastboot
Steps:
1. Flash the stock ROM of 10.4.B.0.577
2. Put the Tablet Z in fastboot mode (press and hold Vol+ when inserting USB cable)
3. Open a console where the fastboot.exe is located, type
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot reboot
4. Keep pressing Vol+ for a few times it boots up
5. Install SuperSU as normal
6. Power off the device
7. Flash the stock ROM of 10.4.B.0.577 again BUT EXCLUDE the SYSTEM
8. Boot up and you will have the SuperSU installed
My device is unlocked, I'm not sure if this works for locked bootloader as well. Try at your own risk! This method should work for both WIFI and LTE models.
[Files uploaded again, change 001.boot.zip to boot.zip.001 and do the same to 002 unzip]

This method works fine but only with unlocked bootloader as if you are locked you cant flash boot.img from fastboot

pangiotis24 said:
This method works fine but only with unlocked bootloader as if you are locked you cant flash boot.img from fastboot
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For Locked bootloader, the only working method atm is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588442, the files needed for all XTZ models ( 351,321,311,312) are there now

Unlock/Root/Relock BL
Hello!! Great job but i have a question!! Can we unlock the bootloader, root with your guide and then relock the bootloader?? It will be rooted after relock?

Attached files ?
Xyam said:
Hi friends, I've found a way to root 10.4.B.0.577 android 4.3. Please see the instructions below:
Prerequisite:
1. Download SuperSU flashable at:
2. Download extract the boot.img from CM10.2 (attached as well)
3. Download the install fastboot
Steps:
1. Flash the stock ROM of 10.4.B.0.577
2. Put the Tablet Z in fastboot mode (press and hold Vol+ when inserting USB cable)
3. Open a console where the fastboot.exe is located, type
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot reboot
4. Keep pressing Vol+ for a few times it boots up
5. Install SuperSU as normal
6. Power off the device
7. Flash the stock ROM of 10.4.B.0.577 again BUT EXCLUDE the SYSTEM
8. Boot up and you will have the SuperSU installed
My device is unlocked, I'm not sure if this works for locked bootloader as well. Try at your own risk! This method should work for both WIFI and LTE models.
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Sorry, but when you say that the files are attached... attached to where ? can't see them anywhere. thanks in advance.

Installing SuperSU
Xyam said:
fastboot flash boot boot.img
fastboot reboot
4. Keep pressing Vol+ for a few times it boots up
5. Install SuperSU as normal
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Sorry for asking again, I'm new and I'm struggling with this. I tried to follow your steps (my tablet is a SGP312). I followed the steps, but I'm not sure if the ZIP file with SuperSU has to be downloaded to the tablet or what, as in step 5 you say "install SuperSU as normal". Does that mean through play store ? Directly from the file ? If it´s from the file, how ?
When I tried this in my tablet, after flashing boot.img and rebooting, I got a loader screen where I selected add super used, rebooted, and then... the tablet didn´t start again. It gets stuck in the initial booting screen with the color lights passing.
Also, I noticed that after the fastboot reboot, the message that I got in the loader mentioned SGP311, not 312. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.

TheRealAlexei said:
Sorry for asking again, I'm new and I'm struggling with this. I tried to follow your steps (my tablet is a SGP312). I followed the steps, but I'm not sure if the ZIP file with SuperSU has to be downloaded to the tablet or what, as in step 5 you say "install SuperSU as normal". Does that mean through play store ? Directly from the file ? If it´s from the file, how ?
When I tried this in my tablet, after flashing boot.img and rebooting, I got a loader screen where I selected add super used, rebooted, and then... the tablet didn´t start again. It gets stuck in the initial booting screen with the color lights passing.
Also, I noticed that after the fastboot reboot, the message that I got in the loader mentioned SGP311, not 312. Any help would be much appreciated. Thanks.
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you have to flash the SuperSU .zip file via CWM. Do you know how to enter CWM and flash a .zip file?

Vaggelis AsKyE said:
you have to flash the SuperSU .zip file via CWM. Do you know how to enter CWM and flash a .zip file?
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I think through the fastboot reboot, pressing the vol up. When I tried it before I entered in some kind of boot menu, with one option been "install from zip" or something like that but I didn´t try it.
I tried entering in it again and clicked on factory reset hoping that would do a cfresh install, but I still have the same issue: when powering up the tablet it keeps displaying the intro (the color lines) endlessly

TheRealAlexei said:
I think through the fastboot reboot, pressing the vol up. When I tried it before I entered in some kind of boot menu, with one option been "install from zip" or something like that but I didn´t try it.
I tried entering in it again and clicked on factory reset hoping that would do a cfresh install, but I still have the same issue: when powering up the tablet it keeps displaying the intro (the color lines) endlessly
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you have to follow the guide!! at the step u flash boot.img and restart the tablet you must press rapidly many times to enter the boot menu. There u chose install from zip and find the file SuperSU.zip (i recommend u to use external sd card to save the SuperSU.zip file). When it finish u go back and find the ''Advanced'' option on the boot menu, u press it and then press power off. Then flash the stock ROM of 10.4.B.0.577 again BUT EXCLUDE the SYSTEM!!!

Vaggelis AsKyE said:
you have to follow the guide!! at the step u flash boot.img and restart the tablet you must press rapidly many times to enter the boot menu. There u chose install from zip and find the file SuperSU.zip (i recommend u to use external sd card to save the SuperSU.zip file). When it finish u go back and find the ''Advanced'' option on the boot menu, u press it and then press power off. Then flash the stock ROM of 10.4.B.0.577 again BUT EXCLUDE the SYSTEM!!!
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Thanks for your help. Actually I managed to do it pretty much as you said) except the advanced -> power off, which I didn´t know: I assumed that was the way to access the boot menu, and to install Super SU, so I copied the ZIP into my external SDCard, did all the steps, and my tablet came back to life... with SuperSU installed
Lucky me I did a full backup following another guide, because in my desperation to bring my tablet back to life I did a full wipe out / factory reset (which btw didn´t solve anything).
Thanks for your replies and apologies if my questions seemed dumb... It's been many years since I "almost" break a device and lost all the data

TheRealAlexei said:
Thanks for your help. Actually I managed to do it pretty much as you said) except the advanced -> power off, which I didn´t know: I assumed that was the way to access the boot menu, and to install Super SU, so I copied the ZIP into my external SDCard, did all the steps, and my tablet came back to life... with SuperSU installed
Lucky me I did a full backup following another guide, because in my desperation to bring my tablet back to life I did a full wipe out / factory reset (which btw didn´t solve anything).
Thanks for your replies and apologies if my questions seemed dumb... It's been many years since I "almost" break a device and lost all the data
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Happy you made it!!! :good:
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TheRealAlexei said:
Thanks for your help. Actually I managed to do it pretty much as you said) except the advanced -> power off, which I didn´t know: I assumed that was the way to access the boot menu, and to install Super SU, so I copied the ZIP into my external SDCard, did all the steps, and my tablet came back to life... with SuperSU installed
Lucky me I did a full backup following another guide, because in my desperation to bring my tablet back to life I did a full wipe out / factory reset (which btw didn´t solve anything).
Thanks for your replies and apologies if my questions seemed dumb... It's been many years since I "almost" break a device and lost all the data
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I have one question!! Does your tablet lag a little when it is closing? The bar loading at me and for 10 sec tablet freezes and then it close... do u experience the same issue??

TheRealAlexei said:
Sorry, but when you say that the files are attached... attached to where ? can't see them anywhere. thanks in advance.
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Sorry just realized that XDA did not allow .001 and .002. Please download them again, change 001.boot.zip to boot.zip.001 and do the same to 002 to unzip. Alternatively you can download CM10.2 and extract the boot.img from the zip.

Vaggelis AsKyE said:
Happy you made it!!! :good:
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I have one question!! Does your tablet lag a little when it is closing? The bar loading at me and for 10 sec tablet freezes and then it close... do u experience the same issue??
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did you mean shutting down or what? if you are mentioning shutting down, i have the same issue, but not related to rooting. just wait for around 20~30 seconds after you see "shutting down"

Vaggelis AsKyE said:
Hello!! Great job but i have a question!! Can we unlock the bootloader, root with your guide and then relock the bootloader?? It will be rooted after relock?
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i was thinking the same idea. but will only do that if i have a hardware issue and need repair at sony repair center

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Xyam said:
did you mean shutting down or what? if you are mentioning shutting down, i have the same issue, but not related to rooting. just wait for around 20~30 seconds after you see "shutting down"
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I chose shut down from the menu and the bar is loading. After a while tablet freezes and after 10-15 seconds tablet goes off

ok so
i have SGP311 with 10.4.B.0.577
i must have custom recovery to instal UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.86.zip or i can instal it in stock ?

Mr0czny said:
ok so
i have SGP311 with 10.4.B.0.577
i must have custom recovery to instal UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.86.zip or i can instal it in stock ?
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if u flash boot.img with flashtool u will get custom recovery (CWM) installed!!!

Hello,
I have ever update my XTZ on 4.3 JB. Do you think it is necessary to "flashboot" again the new firmware (Step 7) after install of Supersu.zip ?
If yes, can you explain why ?
Thanks for your help

strung3 said:
Hello,
I have ever update my XTZ on 4.3 JB. Do you think it is necessary to "flashboot" again the new firmware (Step 7) after install of Supersu.zip ?
If yes, can you explain why ?
Thanks for your help
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Hello,
At this guide u flash boot.img from CM10.2 ROM (Step 3). At the end you have to reflash the new firmware so the boot, kernel etc change, because if u stay with CM10.2 u will get bootloops!!

Vaggelis AsKyE said:
If you unlock bootloader you can't use music info download and Bravia engine also. Although, I unlocked my bootloader and I followed your guide rooting successfully my Xperia Tablet Z SGP311 with .577 firmware. I used the latest flashtool to unlock the bootloader!!
When I finished all the process of rooting the music info didn't work so I tried to relock the bootloader with flashtool!! I did and guess what!! I have root with locked bootloader, stock firmware and working music info download!!!
You can make a guide that everyone with his own ftf can root his device just unlocking and locking the bootloader!!
The process must be done strictly with flashtool cause it keeps the keys for the relock!!!
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Question: if you unlock the bootloader with Sony tools do you loose the music download info and the Bravia engine ????????

[GUIDE] How to unlock your bootloader, install TWRP and gain root access

There doesn't seem to be a comprehensive guide on this, so I thought I would provide one.
READ THIS FIRST
DO NOT TAKE ANY OTA UPDATES!!!
Please consider the following:
Ask yourself these two questions: "Why do I want to unlock my bootloader? Why do I need root access?" If the answer to either one of those is "I don't know," don't do it. Both of these actions weaken the security of your phone, and there's no reason to do that if you're not sure why.
This guide is for the Droid Turbo, model XT1254. It is not for the Droid Turbo 2, and it is not for any phone that is not named Droid Turbo.
Standard XDA rules apply. I'm not responsible for anything you do, and neither is anyone else other than you.
I'm assuming that you are running a Windows PC. If you have a Mac, I can't help you. If you're running Linux, you shouldn't need help.
This method is not free. It costs $25 (USD). If that's not okay with you, don't do this.
Once your bootloader is unlocked, you CANNOT safely re-lock and unlock it again. See this thread for what happens when you try to do that: http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-turbo/help/relocked-bootloader-bricked-t3306081#post65095391
Still here? Cool.
Section 0: Installing Firmware Version MCG24.251-5
1. Go to Settings -> About phone -> Build number. If it says SU4TL-44, SU4TL-49 or MCG24.251-5, skip to section 1 of this guide. If it says MCG24.251-5-5, you need to take an extra step to unlock your bootloader. I'll explain later. For now, just skip to section 1 of this guide. If it says anything else, keep reading.
Flashing MCG24.251-5 using this method will erase all of your data. Back up any important files/information before proceeding.
2. Download and install Minimal ADB and Fastboot from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790.
3. Download and install the Motorola Device Manager from here: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/88481
4. Download the MCG24.251-5 firmware package from here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=889764386195901169
5. Extract the contents of the MCG24.251-5 firmware package to the installation directory of Minimal ADB and Fastboot (C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot on any 64-bit installation of Windows).
6. Power off your phone.
7. Hold down the volume down button and power on your phone. Release the volume down button when you see that the phone has booted into bootloader mode. You'll see a dead green android.
8. Plug the phone into your computer.
9. Open the Minimal ADB and Fastboot shortcut on your desktop. This will open a command prompt.
10. Type "fastboot devices" and press enter. If it displays your device's serial number, you're ready to go. If it displays nothing, your computer is not recognizing your device properly.
11. Navigate to the installation directory of Minimal ADB and Fastboot and double click on FlashAll.bat. This will flash MCG24.251-5 to your device and erase all of your data.
12. Use the power button to select Start in the bootloader menu to boot normally.
13. Set up your phone at least to the point where you can install apps if you want to.
For now, just try to ask someone nicely to help you out with this. I'll try to get this done before the end of the day.
Section 1: Unlocking the Bootloader
1. Download Sunshine from here: http://theroot.ninja/download.html
2. Move the apk file to a convenient location on your phone. If you downloaded it with your phone, it's in your downloads folder already, so leave it there.
3. Use any file browser on your phone to navigate to the folder that contains the Sunshine apk file. Tap on it to install it.
4. If a message comes up and says that you need to enable installation of apps from unknown sources, follow the instructions on that message to enable it.
5. Enable Wi-Fi on your phone if it is disabled. Even if you aren't connected to a Wi-Fi network, it still needs to be on.
6. !!!DO THIS STEP ONLY IF YOU'RE ON MCG24.251-5-5!!! Follow the instructions here to obtain temporary root: https://forum.xda-developers.com/g4-play/development/root-autoinitroot-motorola-bootloader-t3639316/. DO NOT perform the uninstall step.
7. Open your app drawer and start Sunshine.
8. Follow the instructions.
9. !!!FOR MCG24.251-5-5 ONLY!!! Sunshine will reboot your phone automatically, and it will go into a bootloop. This is normal. Don't panic. Hold down the volume down button until the phone goes into bootloader mode. Plug your phone into the computer, start Minimal ADB and Fastboot (see Section 0 for link if you didn't have to install it before this point), and enter the command fastboot oem config fsg-id "". This will disable the temporary root exploit. Reboot your phone normally, and everything should be happy again.
10. If, when your phone reboots, you see a "Warning: The bootloader is unlocked" message, you have successfully unlocked your bootloader. If you do not see this message, open Sunshine again and follow the directions again. If you're on MCG24.251-5-5, you'll have to gain and uninstall temproot again at the appropriate times.
Section 2: Installing TWRP
Team Win Recovery Project is arguably the most important tool to have on a bootloader-unlocked phone. This is how you install it:
1. Download and install Minimal ADB and Fastboot from here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790. If you already did this in section 0, you don't have to do it again.
2. Download the latest TWRP .img file from here: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=39562
NOTE: The TWRP file that you download should have a .img extension. Make sure you can see this. If you don't see .img at the end of the filename, Google how to make file extensions visible on your version of Windows and do it. If you do not do this, you may run into trouble later.
3. Download and install the Motorola Device Manager from here: https://motorola-global-portal.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/88481. If you already did this in section 0, you don't have to do it again.
3. Rename the file that you downloaded in step 2 to TWRP.img
4. Copy TWRP.img to the directory that you installed Minimal ADB and Fastboot to. The default location on an installation of 64-bit Windows is C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot.
5. Turn off your phone.
6. Hold the volume down button and press the power button to boot into bootloader mode. You should see a green android lying on his back with his chest open, and some information about your phone. Poor little guy...
7. Plug your phone into your PC.
8. Double click on the Minimal ADB and Fastboot shortcut that's on your desktop. It will open a command prompt.
9. Type "fastboot devices" without quotes and press enter. If it gives you your phone's serial number, you're good to go. If it gives you nothing, your device is not detected. This can happen for several reasons, and I won't discuss them here. However, if you followed these directions and all of your hardware is functioning properly, you should be good to go.
10. Type "fastboot flash recovery TWRP.img" without quotes and press enter. It should tell you that the flash was successful. You might see some "not found" errors. These are normal and can be ignored.
11. Highlight "Recovery mode" on your phone using the volume up and down buttons.
12. Press the power button to boot into TWRP.
13. TWRP will boot, and it will ask you if you want to allow write access to the system partition. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT YOU ALLOW THIS. Check the box that says to never ask this question again.
14. Select Reboot, followed by System to boot the phone normally.
Section 3: Gaining Root Access
If you intend to install a custom rom, these steps are not necessary. Custom roms almost always come with root access built in. Refer to the thread of your custom rom of choice for installation instructions.
If you do not want a custom rom, and you simply want root access on the stock Droid Turbo rom, continue reading.
1. If you are on the stock marshmallow rom, build MCG24.251-5 or higher, download the latest version of both Magisk and Magisk Manager to your phone: https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445.
NOTE: You need to be on marshmallow to use Magisk to root your phone. The Magisk thread says it supports lollipop and higher, but it only supports lollipop for some stock Samsung roms. This does not apply to you. If you want to root your phone on lollipop, you'll need to use SuperSU. I won't go into that here because I don't think there is a lot of demand for it, but if you need help with that, reach out to someone here. It's not difficult.
2. Install Magisk Manager the same way you installed Sunshine.
3. Turn off your phone.
4. Hold the volume down button and press the power button to boot into bootloader mode. You should see a green android lying on his back with his chest open, and some information about your phone. Andy, what have they done to you?
5. Use the volume up and down buttons to highlight "Recovery mode."
6. Press the power button to select Recovery mode.
7. Select Install from the TWRP main menu.
8. Select the most recent version of Magisk (the .zip file, NOT the Magisk Manager .apk file) that you downloaded.
9. Swipe the bar at the bottom of the screen to flash this zip file.
10. When it finishes, select Wipe Cache/Dalvik and swipe the bar at the bottom of the screen.
11. Select Reboot System
Section 4: Passing Safetynet using Stock, Unrooted Marshmallow
If you are running stock marshmallow with an unlocked bootloader, you will fail safetynet verification (and be unable to use Android Pay). Installing Magisk is the only recommended method, as of this writing, to bypass this limitation. If you completed Section 3, you shouldn't have any trouble. Understand, however, that there is a constant game of cat and mouse going on between Google and Magisk's developer, so sometimes Google will update safetynet to beat Magisk. If that happens, wait for Magisk Manager to tell you that a new version of Magisk is available, and it will install the new version for you. That's your best bet for passing safetynet again.
If you really want to pass safetynet, but you really don't want to be rooted, you can disable root (Superuser access) in the Magisk Manager settings.
Section 5: Miscellaneous
Here are some links to stuff you can flash now that your bootloader is unlocked:
Official LineageOS 12.1 (Android 5.1.1): http://forum.xda-developers.com/dro.../moto-maxx-xt1225-droid-turbo-xt1254-t3260253
Official LineageOS 13.0 (Android 6.0.1): http://forum.xda-developers.com/dro.../moto-maxx-xt1225-droid-turbo-xt1254-t3353298
AOSPExtended (Android 7.X): https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-maxx/general/rom-aospextended-rom-v3-1-t3555361
Unofficial LineageOS 14.1 (Android 7.X): http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-maxx/development/rom-t3494646
crDroid (Android 7.X): http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-maxx/development/rom-crdroid-android-t3491257
Android Open Kang Project (Android 7.X): http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-turbo/development/rom-aokp-7-x-quark-t3504629
Resurrection Remix (a great LineageOS-based rom, Android 5.1.1): http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-maxx/development/rom-resurrection-remix-5-5-5-t3197643
Resurrection Remix (Android 6.0.1): http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-maxx/development/rom-resurrection-remix-t3316232
Resurrection Remix (Android 7.X): https://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-maxx/development/rom-resurrection-remix-t3511109
Computerfreek274's optimized stock rom (Android 6.0.1): http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-turbo/development/computerfreekunlocked1-0-t3255945
MoKee Open Source Project (Android 6.0.1): http://forum.xda-developers.com/moto-maxx/development/rom-mokee-opensource-project-t3188936
Bliss Rom (Android 6.0.1): http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-turbo/development/rom-bliss-rom-6-4-team-bliss-t3422937
Android Open Kang Project (Android 6.0.1): http://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-turbo/development/rom-android-kang-project-t3422456
Android Open Kang Project (Android 7.X): https://forum.xda-developers.com/droid-turbo/development/rom-aokp-7-x-quark-t3504629
Change the splash screen (the bootloader unlocked warning message) that you see when you first start your phone: http://forum.xda-developers.com/dro...custom-boot-logos-accepting-requests-t3262873
Xposed framework and installer (make sure to use the sdk22-arm version if you're running a lollipop rom, sdk23-arm if you're running marshmallow. Not available for nougat yet.): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3034811
Alternative Material Design Xposed Installer that provides additional features: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xposed/material-design-xposed-installer-t3137758
Pon-3 Audio Mod (modified and improved Viper4Android. It makes your phone sound better.): http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2530976
Other modded Viper4Android versions that are better than PON-3: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/software/viperaudio-viperatmos-3-8-sq-driver-t3289075
Theme your TWRP with different colors: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/themes/theme-twrp-3-0-0-0-dark-stock-colors-t3310235
More TWRP themes: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=66276401&postcount=2889
Android N Emojis: http://android.wonderhowto.com/how-to/get-android-nougats-all-new-emojis-right-now-0170328/
Section 6: Troubleshooting
Issue: When you try to boot TWRP, you see a screen that says "no command." TWRP does not boot.
Solution: The screen you are seeing is the stock Droid Turbo recovery menu (the menu that you're trying to replace with TWRP). If you see this after flashing TWRP, one of two things happened:
-You did not boot into the recovery menu immediately after flashing TWRP, and it was therefore replaced by the stock recovery menu.
-When you flashed TWRP, the process did not complete successfully.
The solution to both of these problems is to repeat section 2 and follow the instructions more carefully.
Issue: When TWRP asked you if you wanted to allow write access to the system partition, you selected no. Now you cannot flash anything.
Solution: At the main TWRP menu, select Mount. Uncheck the box that says "Mount system partition as read-only."
Issue: Fastboot says "cannot load TWRP.img" when you try to flash it.
Solution: This error indicates that Fastboot cannot find TWRP.img. The most common source of this problem is that you did not make your file extensions visible, and so when you renamed the TWRP file to TWRP.img, you actually renamed it to TWRP.img.img (including the hidden .img file extension that you didn't realize was there). Google how to enable file extensions on your version of Windows, follow those instructions, and if this is the issue you will see it.

nice write up - will follow these when I get my phone tomorrow.

worked!
Just tried this. Worked amazingly, and exactly as you described! Thanks!!

Thanks just got this phone yesterday. I came from a Verizon s4 with a unlockable bootloader so now running cm on a phone is really awesome for me. Although I was concerned about the $25. I love paying people for there work but it seemed different and I was expecting the app to be a scam or something. However everything went okay. I wish there was a way to get viper4android working. Does anyone know about that? I thought installing cm would have fixed the issue. Anyways thanks a lot. I wonder if I can change my username. Lol.

I keep getting a "no command" screen after step 6 in section 3. Everything else worked perfect. Any ideas?

22e said:
I keep getting a "no command" screen after step 6 in section 3. Everything else worked perfect. Any ideas?
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So you can't boot into twrp?
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SpyderPride said:
So you can't boot into twrp?
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Nope, no matter what I do, it stays on that screen. I have to reboot and then it returns to normal. I've followed all of the steps twice now and got the same results each time. I do have the phone still plugged into the computer charging.

s4shield said:
Thanks just got this phone yesterday. I came from a Verizon s4 with a unlockable bootloader so now running cm on a phone is really awesome for me. Although I was concerned about the $25. I love paying people for there work but it seemed different and I was expecting the app to be a scam or something. However everything went okay. I wish there was a way to get viper4android working. Does anyone know about that? I thought installing cm would have fixed the issue. Anyways thanks a lot. I wonder if I can change my username. Lol.
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https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=44797 try this just flash it through TWRP its basically viper4android i've used it before

5.1
HI, I am on SU3TL-39, android 5.1, system 23.11.39.quark_verizon.verizon.en.US vzw.
I have been holding off on an OTA that my phone keeps prompting me to do, should I now take that OTA?

CatMan8 said:
HI, I am on SU3TL-39, android 5.1, system 23.11.39.quark_verizon.verizon.en.US vzw.
I have been holding off on an OTA that my phone keeps prompting me to do, should I now take that OTA?
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if u want an unlocked bootloader then take the OTA

22e said:
I keep getting a "no command" screen after step 6 in section 3. Everything else worked perfect. Any ideas?
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The screen that you're seeing is the stock Droid Turbo recovery menu, which means that TWRP is not getting flashed. What result does it give you after section 2, step 10?

s4shield said:
Thanks just got this phone yesterday. I came from a Verizon s4 with a unlockable bootloader so now running cm on a phone is really awesome for me. Although I was concerned about the $25. I love paying people for there work but it seemed different and I was expecting the app to be a scam or something. However everything went okay. I wish there was a way to get viper4android working. Does anyone know about that? I thought installing cm would have fixed the issue. Anyways thanks a lot. I wonder if I can change my username. Lol.
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Yeah, I did the exact same thing. The MDK bootloader is golden. I broke my phone once and almost cried. Luckily, I was able to get another MDK on Swappa. The seller wasn't even charging extra for it! He/she must not have known what they had.
As for Viper4Android, I've added a link to section 4 that you might want to look at.

iceblitz4 said:
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=44797 try this just flash it through TWRP its basically viper4android i've used it before
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Thanks! If I can only remove all the brony stuff from the app. Lol. I guess I can change the icon. I have to pretend at least that I don't have a mangina when I'm with my friends. No seriously this post made my day. I thought I was stuck without viper on my phone.

s4shield said:
Thanks! If I can only remove all the brony stuff from the app. Lol. I guess I can change the icon. I have to pretend at least that I don't have a mangina when I'm with my friends. No seriously this post made my day. I thought I was stuck without viper on my phone.
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Such is life. Sometimes if you want the wubz, you gotta take the brony.

TheSt33v said:
Such is life. Sometimes if you want the wubz, you gotta take the brony.
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Ha ha ha!

successful for me, thanks!
to comment on @22e issue, I had the same problem. i was able to correct it by copying the TWRP.img file to the same directory as the minimal adb fastboot files were installed in.
also, a shortcut after flashing TWRP is to type "fastboot reboot-bootloader". this will return back to bootloader rather than having to reboot, power off, and then press the buttons to get to bootloader.
hope this helps.

Awesome post. It definitely will come in handy. One question, at what point should I create a backup image via twrp? Is it before section 3 step 7?

s4shield said:
Thanks just got this phone yesterday. I came from a Verizon s4 with a unlockable bootloader so now running cm on a phone is really awesome for me. Although I was concerned about the $25. I love paying people for there work but it seemed different and I was expecting the app to be a scam or something. However everything went okay. I wish there was a way to get viper4android working. Does anyone know about that? I thought installing cm would have fixed the issue. Anyways thanks a lot. I wonder if I can change my username. Lol.
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Download the file www.viperforandroid.com install goto menu set as expert ui under ui setting open viper4android check on click box click appropriate sound changer so it sounds right to u I suggest doing on headphones than use thoose settings as base settings for phone bt ect.. The the real good sound comes in under conolover files you must download impulse response files or. Irs files dfx_pro_surround_2.irs, Dolby,, dfx ect. After u download you unzip and using a file manager find unzipped file and goto sd card u will see viper4android folder inside that folder you will see 2 other folders one being kernel place irs files in kernel folder. Now when you click impulse response you will have the audio producing files. Like Dolby digital cinema, stereo, HD. Ect there are hundreds I'll post my walk though install video

can you help me sir
my friend have verizon moto droid ultra xt1254 and he already give it to me
and i got this phone with google account privacy and he forgot last email in this device, so i cant finished setup wizard and go to home screen
this device locked bootloader so i cant do something to
what should i can do?

jco23 said:
successful for me, thanks!
to comment on @22e issue, I had the same problem. i was able to correct it by copying the TWRP.img file to the same directory as the minimal adb fastboot files were installed in.
also, a shortcut after flashing TWRP is to type "fastboot reboot-bootloader". this will return back to bootloader rather than having to reboot, power off, and then press the buttons to get to bootloader.
hope this helps.
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Thanks for the help.
After I got stuck, I downloaded and installed KingRoot. It successfully rooted my phone. I downloaded two different root checkers and they confirmed. Everything works correctly within Rom Toolbox Pro now, I can remove apps (stupid NFL mobile, Amazon, etc). My software status says "Modified". I did not need to format or anything like that. Is that normal? My only issues are with XBlast Tools and SuperSU, when I change a setting in XBlast, it does NOT get updated. Even after a reboot. In SuperSU cannot update binaries for some reason.
I cannot post outside links for screen shots yet.

{Guide} Return your OP3T to stock and lock Bootloader using ADB/Fastboot

Disclaimer: I have done these steps multiple times and haven't come across any issues, but before you continue please read this fully, and follow the steps completely. Any issues or damage to your phone that occurs while doing this I am not responsible.
That being said below will be everything you need to make sure this all goes smoothly:
Windows or Linux Laptop/PC
Atleast 50% battery on OP3T
Usb Cable for OP3T
Internet Access
Patience
Now to Begin the process to return to stock:
Step 1: Go to http://downloads.oneplus.net/devices/oneplus-3t/ , and download the 4.0.2 version. Again these are the steps I do so that I can make sure the process is done correctly and also that I can get rid of the annoying dm-verity warning. Don't worry at the end of this you will have the latest version for you're device.
Step 2: Go to your phone and reboot to twrp, once in twrp go to wipe>Advance Wipe> Tick everything but usb otg (I do this to make sure my phone starts out in a completely clean state>then swipe to wipe. Once it's finished press back twice to get back to the main screen for twrp.
Step 3: Please reboot device back to twrp. (I found the best way to do this without issues is on the main screen for twrp go to reboot>power off>when the unlocked bootloader warning comes on click the volume up button quickly>use the volume down button when another menu comes on and go to recovery. Again I did it this way because the with twrp version 3.0.4-1 gave me issues when trying to reboot twrp within twrp. Also you will get an No OS installed this is normal as you wiped the system completely. Don't worry just reboot back to twrp.)
Step 4: Once back to twrp you will get the screen where is says to allow modification. Please swipe to allow. Next please connect phone to pc/laptop, and transfer the 4.0.2 you downloaded to your phone. One completed go back to phone and click install and click on the file you just transferred and swipe to install. Once completed reboot device. (Warning: at this time you will get the Dm-verity warning, but dont be alarmed we will take care of that in the up-coming steps.
Step 5: Once the phone reboots and comes to the setup screen don't go through and add your accounts because we will be doing another reset. Quickly get to the home screen of your phone and go to settings>about phone>tap build number 7-10 times>back once>developer options>make sure oem unlocking is ticked, advance reboot is ticked, and usb debugging is ticked(If none of them are please tick them). Since your phone is connected to the pc/laptop after you turn on usb debugging a allow authorization box will show on your phone. Please allow that for this to work.
Step 6: Next go to this link: http://downloads.oneplus.net/oneplus-3t/oneplus_3t_oxygenos_4.0.3/ , and go all the way to the bottom where it says download Oxygen Recovery (optional), and download that file, and place it on desktop.
Step 7: Now this is assuming you have adb/fastboot setup on you're pc/laptop. Please open up a Command prompt window with phone connected and type these commands in:
1) adb devices ( this will show your device ID Number). If it shows it please continue, if not there is an issue with adb/fastboot set up on your computer, or you typed that command in wrong. Once u get the issue resolved try the command again.
2) adb reboot bootloader (this will reboot your device to bootloader mode)
3) fastboot devices ( again this will show your device ID number as from before)
4) fastboot flash recovery [click and drag the recovery file you downloaded from oneplus website and saved to the desktop here, press enter, and once completed go to your phone and use either the volume up or down button till u see the word Start in green and then press the power button. This will reboot your device, and again you will still have the dm-verity warning on. We are almost done.
Step 8: Once your device is rebooted we need to get rid of all traces of twrp so go to your computer>file explorer>this PC tab>your device should be listed there since its still connected to pc> internal storage>locate twrp folder and delete. Now after you are done with this and you want to lock bootloader go to step 9, but if u don't want to relock the bootloader please just factory reset device, setup your device and then go back to oneplus.net and download the 4.03 version and adb sideload it, and dm verity is gone.
Step 9 Relocking bootloader is easy, and will reset your device. While on your phone go to settings>about phone>tap build number 7-10 times>back once>developer options> make sure that OEM unlocking is ticked, advance reboot is ticked, and usb debugging is ticked (again u may get the allow authorization pop up on your phone please allow). Go to command prompt for adb/fastboot and type in these commands:
1) adb devices ( this will show your device ID Number). If it shows it please continue, if not there is an issue with adb/fastboot set up on you're computer, or you typed that command in wrong. Once u get the issue resolved try the command again.
2) adb reboot bootloader (this will reboot your device to bootloader mode)
3) fastboot devices ( again this will show you're device ID number as from before)
4) fastboot oem lock; once you click enter go to your phone, and use your volume up or down buttons to click on lock bootloader. Let finish. This will reset your device again. Once this is all completed and reboot you have gotten rid of all the warning screens, and your device is like it was when you first got it. Set up device with your accounts and you will get a notification of a update. Download and install.
Congrats your phone is back to stock. If anyone has questions please pm me.
Again these steps are longer than what most of you may do. A few others including myself have done this multiple times to confirm. None of us had issues. It works
**Special Thanks**
The guys that tested this with me to confirm my steps are accurate
Google for well google
Oneplus for yet another awesome device and software.
***UPDATE***
Thanks to @ashokmor007 he made the video below on the steps.
https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=xDFI-287K-Q

If there is anything else that someone may want a guide on how to do and there isn't one currently on xda. let me know and i can get a guide out. We are currently figuring out if this will work on the oneplus 3.

Very helpful tutorial

if anyone here has tried this please comment, and if u need help please pm me.

the_rooter said:
Thanks to @ashokmor007 he made the video below on the steps.
https://www.youtube.com/shared?ci=xDFI-287K-Q
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done and finished thanks again for the video

TWRP - Mount Decrypt Data?
Good afternoon, the_rooter... Thanks for posting this. I'm trying to get back to stock and found this. I'll explain from the beginning...
My 3T will not boot now. Stuck on “Powered by Android” Screen. Here’s the sequence of events that led to this:
1. Flashed TWRP 3.1.0-1
2. Did a backup of phone (Orig OS… Just got phone a few days ago)
2. Flashed Sultan’s ROM
3. Installed Xposed.
At this point… Everything was working just fine… This morning I decided to install the Xprivacy Module and then I rebooted phone. When I did that, the phone just hung at the “blue android” start screen. I then did the following:
1. Held power button until shutdown
1. It took a while, but I was finally able to boot into TWRP.
2. Did a Wipe – The regular one
3. Restored my backup and rebooted. (Would not boot into the OS)
This is where I think I screwed it up even further… … Here’s what I did… I grabbed a shotgun and… LOL… No… but I was thinkin’ it… LOL… I did this:
1. Booted into TWRP
2. Did the Advanced Wipe and just wiped Everything(Internal Storage as well) except USB OTG
Also getting "Mount Decrypt Data" message when I boot to TWRP... Not sure why that's happening...
Now I can’t copy any files to the phone… Tried with Linux(Ubuntu) and a Windows system... Before all of this I could copy to the phone just fine. I tried disabling MTP in TWRP but that didn't work either. So I'm stuck on copying things to the phone at this point...
Can you set me straight?
Edit: Crisis over... Was able to load ADB drivers on a Windows Box and copy ROM back to phone... I'm back and smiling again.

Just use these tutorial for return 100% stock,it worked very good but the last dm verity message only dissappeard for me after step 9 updating to last 7.1.1 using adb sideload.
Thank You very much!!!!!

Is there a reason why you have to swipe to allow modifications? Can't you just keep TWRP read only and then the stock recovery will automatically be flashed so you don't have to do it manually? Also there will be no dm-verity warning.

Thanks for this guide, it worked great.
When you flash the downloaded 4.0.3, the ota of 4.1.0 will fail because somehow a partial ota is for some reason not possible. Anyway this is no problem because the phone will perform an automatic retry and downloads the full ota which worked for me and let the dm-verity warning disappear. I imagine future partial otas will work.
Therefore I think it is important to start with a version that is not the newest version (but e.g. with newest version - 1) or otherwise use some other way to get rid of the dm-verity warning.

Took the 4.0.3 update OTA but other than that followed exactly. Worked beautifully!
I didn't relock bootloader.
I also removed the default encryption.

I've followed all the steps, but dm-verity warning is still showing. I'm still on OOS 4.0.2 though. Someone with simmilar experience? How to get rid of that dm-verity warning?
Edit:
Manually upgraded to OOS 4.0.3 and dm-verity warning gone! Not sure why I was not receiving OTA update though.

What about returning to stock for 4.1.1??

I was coming from the beta channel, and after the initial wipe I was unable to boot into either recovery or the software. I had to reflash TWRP, and then I was able to install 4.02.
After unlocking, I was still getting the dm verity warning. The software attempted an OTA, but it failed. After this it downloaded the complete 4.1.3 via OTA, which worked and got rid of the dm verity warning.
Thanks for the guide!

Followed Tutorial 100% :/, Didn't get any error doing Flashing, Worked perfectly but still the DM-Verity warning.

That official TWRP 3.x is prone to cause dm-verify error and due to that I even has many files in /data lost! Better use TWRP 3.1 bluspark version. Though it's Unofficial its work best.. I also upgraded from 3.0 to 3.1 TWRP without getting the dm-verify error back..

arvindgr said:
That official TWRP 3.x is prone to cause dm-verify error and due to that I even has many files in /data lost! Better use TWRP 3.1 bluspark version. Though it's Unofficial its work best.. I also upgraded from 3.0 to 3.1 TWRP without getting the dm-verify error back..
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How can I upgrade to the 3.1 version?

To return it to stock I just
1.flash the oneplus's Oxygen Recovery
2. full wipe in Oxygen Recovery
3. ADB sideload 4.0.3
4. lock oem in fastboot
and all the warning would disappear and every return to stock

diego97yey said:
How can I upgrade to the 3.1 version?
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Just flash latest TWRP from recovery by clicking Install Image file or flash from fastboot...

x10000 said:
To return it to stock I just
1.flash the oneplus's Oxygen Recovery
2. full wipe in Oxygen Recovery
3. ADB sideload 4.0.3
4. lock oem in fastboot
and all the warning would disappear and every return to stock
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Thanks bro ,, working Fine :good::good:

[GUIDE] All-In-One noob friendly guide for xperia X (Root/Bootloader/Rom)

[UPDATE]: USE THIS ONLY FOR NOUGAT 7 OR 7.1! THERE IS A DIFFERENT GUIDE FOR ANDROID OREO!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-x/how-to/root-xperia-x-f5122-android-n-34-2-2-47-t3594502 (Written by YasuHamed, not me!)
If you are not interested in android Oreo, or you want to go back to Nougat, this guide is still valid! [End of Update]
This is a guide for newbies or for people that are simply confused. If you have any questions, you can always ask me, and I will reply. but please make sure you haven't made mistakes and do not ask about things that are already stated here. Let's go!
BEFORE DOING ANYTHING, NOTES
-make sure you have installed ADB : https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
-make sure ADB can read your phone with the correct drivers installed. If you have trouble with that, read "DRIVERS" section
!It is absolutely necessary to install the drivers correctly!
-Backup your stuff if you have any, you will need to delete everything from the phone
-Enable USB debugging
-Note: some of these instructions apply to Windows OS only!
-Note: links to downloads have been shortcutted as much possible to make it easier for you!
-Find some stock roms here! https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-x/how-to/sonyx-f5121-downgrade-8-0-0-to-7-1-1-to-t3754986
(Credit: HEKER510)
-Warning: you will lose your warranty!
-I am not responsible for any damage done to your device.
BACKUP DRM KEYS (OR WORKAROUND)
You may want to unlock your bootloader. If you unlock it without backing up the DRM keys, you will lose them. I did that mistake and I regret it. If you already did, there is an alternative solution, skip to step 8.
1) If you are running android 7 nougat, you will need to downgrade to MM. If you are running MM, skip to step 7.
2) You will need to wipe everything before rolling back, so if you have any data back it up
3) Download any stock MM 6.0.1 firmware for the xperia X. You can find one here : https://mega.nz/#!1xRj2CYS Decryption key: !qBVi7yky8AL84eUF3bpTTGQ2YmN0ePCjc-eSDZGIZCI
Watch out: if you have the dual SIM model, F5122, you need to download accordingly!
For more firmwares, check "BEFORE DOING ANYTHING"
4) Download the latest flashtool: http://www.flashtool.net/downloads.php
Upon installation, tick on fastboot, flashmode drivers! If it didn't ask you, go to the installation folder and run Flashtool-drivers.exe. Please read "DRIVERS" section!
5) Flash the .tft file
How to flash?
0. Go to "C:\Users\[Your PC Name]\.flashTool\firmwares" , and put your firmware .ftf file in there!
1. Open Flashtool and click on the lightning bolt icon (first one from the left)
2. In the prompt, choose flashmode.
3. Under firmware, click on the version you put (It should probably only be one option)
4. Under wipe , tick everything. Under the others, do not make any changes.
5. Click "Flash"
6. When the popup appears, connect your device. It needs to be powered off, and connected while you are holding the
"volume down" button.
7. Wait for it to finish.
8. Done. Boot up the device, it might take some time to open so don't worry.
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6)If your phone bootloops, try flashing again or a different firmware and make sure you followed the steps correctly.
7) Once your phone successfully boots android MM, use Dirtycow to get your DRM keys out: https://forum.xda-developers.com/crossdevice-dev/sony/universal-dirtycow-based-ta-backup-t3514236
8) If you unlocked the bootloader before backing up your keys, you can use DRM kernel fix. You can get it here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-x/development/kernel-drm-fix-nougat-t3530849 Before using it check out the custom rom that includes this fix and other things.
UNLOCK BOOTLOADER
This is relatively easy and you can follow official sony instructions to do it.
1) Go to your phone settings, developer options, and enable OEM unlock
"But there is no developer options!" -Go to the bottom of your settings, system, about phone, and tap multile times on "Build Number", also at the bottom.
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2) If you haven't already , install ADB fastboot and configure drivers (Link on top )
3) Follow the steps on the Sony website to get your unlock code: https://developer.sonymobile.com/unlockbootloader/email-verification/
4) After unlocking, a warning message on boot is normal!
INSTALL RECOVERY
Installing TWRP on your xperia X is very important, since you can flash zips and img files so easily, plus wipe, backup and other features.
1) Download the TWRP .img file: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=197369 (Credit: eagleeyetom )
2) Make sure you have USB debugging enabled
3) Open your downloaded twrp folder
4) Run CMD in that folder (shift + right click inside the folder, Open CMD here )
5) Connect your Xperia X to your PC
6) Type these lines:
adb reboot bootloader
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img [where recovery.img is your twrp file name]
fastboot reboot
7) If no errors, twrp is now installed. Once your phone boots , turn it off,. To access TWRP recovery hold power button and volume down button until the TWRP menu appears.
STOCK ROM, ROOT
If you just want to root and not interested in additional features and tweaks, you can simply flash SU through TWRP to get your phone rooted.
Note: Current best stock ROM available: 7.1.1 (252) - better features than older ver, and good battery life.
0) Install your desired stock firmware using the exact same previous instructions, (under DRM section) with flashtool.
1) Download SuperSu
Or magisk, using YasuHamed guide mentioned on top, but I have not tested with anything other than Oreo 8.0
Use magisk if you want more stability / root features (like hide root from apps, modules )
2) copy it anywhere on your phone
3) Run TWRP
4) Tap on install
4) Flash the file
5) Reboot, you are now rooted
6) Insert your DRM keys if you have them
Custom ROMS
After unlocking the bootloader and installing TWRP this is the best way to go in order to get full root, tweaks.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-x/development/rom-xperia-x-pexorom-v1-0-0-f5122-f5121-t3590552
^ This is a very good custom ROM made by prmk74. You can see its features in his thread.
1) Download the rom and copy it to your phone
2) Run TWRP
note: It is recommended to wipe dalvik, cache, data ( your storage partition doesn't need to be wiped)
3) Tap install, find your downloaded file and execute
note: It is recommended to wipe dalvik, cache, data ( your storage partition doesn't need to be wiped)
4) Follow on-screen instructions, do not stop the booting after finishing the installation, it will take some time
5) Insert your DRM keys if you have them
6) For those who lost their keys: Now the functions like vivid image mode are working properly.
DRIVERS
For Windows 8/8.1/10 users, how to solve driver problems:
1) Press the Windows key + R together and in the ‘Run’ box type: shutdown.exe /r /o /f /t 00
– Now make the following selections to boot into the Start Up Setting Screen: Troubleshoot > Advanced options > Start Up Settings > Restart
– Then, when the machine restarts, select number 7 i.e. “Disable driver signature enforcement”. Your machine will start with Driver signing enforcement disabled until the next reboot.
B) Now you can install the Flashtool drivers. Go to the flashtool install location and run the drivers.exe again, check fastboot and flashmode
– Windows will warn that the driver is not signed and will require you to confirm the installation.
– Once the installation is complete, reboot the machine
TO CONCLUDE:
This is what you may want to do to get the most out of your new xperia x:
1) Backup DRM
2) Unlock BL
3) Install TWRP
4) Flash Persian (or a different rom) through TWRP (And subscribe to the thread so you receive updates)
5) Restore DRM
Notes:
None of the links, tools are of my work, I'm just writing a guide for my fellow XX owners

^^ this guide is so really good :3. I post flash script for someone dont know how to find it ^^
unzip it in this position.
C:\Users\[user-name]\.flashTool\mydevices

max26292 said:
^^ this guide is so really good :3. I post flash script for someone dont know how to find it ^^
unzip it in this position.
C:\Users[user-name]\.flashTool\mydevices
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Thanks!

Thanks for this, I need some help!
All was fine until I tried flashing the recovery, comes back "partition unknown" error. I was unable to bring the device up under an adb device only as a fastboot device.
34.0.A.1.264_R3A firmware.
Different official sony driver (Sony bootloader guide driver didn't work)
Device now hangs on the Sony logo after boot messgae warning "OEM bootloader unlocked, device not trusted," any help would be appreciated.

brianx87 said:
Thanks for this, I need some help!
All was fine until I tried flashing the recovery, comes back "partition unknown" error. I was unable to bring the device up under an adb device only as a fastboot device.
34.0.A.1.264_R3A firmware.
Different official sony driver (Sony bootloader guide driver didn't work)
Device now hangs on the Sony logo after boot messgae warning "OEM bootloader unlocked, device not trusted," any help would be appreciated.
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These USB drivers are very annoying to work with. I got mine to finally work using a program called ADB driver installer. http://adbdriver.com/downloads/ Choose automated installation and try what I said. I believe it should fix your problem, after installing the drivers reboot and flash again.
Other than that, I have to ask are you 1000% sure you used the exact commands?
I saw another thread someone mistook
"flash recovery recovery.img" for "flash recovery.img"
"recovery" should be included before the recovery file name

brianx87 said:
Thanks for this, I need some help!
All was fine until I tried flashing the recovery, comes back "partition unknown" error. I was unable to bring the device up under an adb device only as a fastboot device.
34.0.A.1.264_R3A firmware.
Different official sony driver (Sony bootloader guide driver didn't work)
Device now hangs on the Sony logo after boot messgae warning "OEM bootloader unlocked, device not trusted," any help would be appreciated.
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Why didn't the sony guide work? It worked for me. Just so you know, the "device cant be trusted" message is appearing on everyones' phones after unlocking the bootloader, it's not a problem or something

the part of restoring DRM is skipped,
please xplain

YasuHamed said:
the part of restoring DRM is skipped,
please xplain
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I know, as I said there is room for improvement. The reason I did not include it is because I never did it myself, so I don't want to write something wrong or something that could lead to problems. I write something only if I am 100% sure. If anyone of you is kind to offer that piece so the guide is complete I will be glad

FoxTheLegend said:
Why didn't the sony guide work? It worked for me. Just so you know, the "device cant be trusted" message is appearing on everyones' phones after unlocking the bootloader, it's not a problem or something
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Ok I figured out what I did wrong and was able to amend another issue I edited out of this post.

brianx87 said:
Ok I figured outwhat I did wrong (able to boot into the os and warning message no longer an issue ) and the issue I am now facing is that twrp is hanging on the boot screen. Is this version of twrp built to a specific version of android?
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What do you mean hanging? the twrp logo frozen?

FoxTheLegend said:
What do you mean hanging? the twrp logo frozen?
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Working now, used a previous version of twrp by mistake. Using latest build works fine now, have to wait to get home from work to proceed with the rest, annoying procedures this stuff but your guide is great.

brianx87 said:
Working now, used a previous version of twrp by mistake. Using latest build works fine now, have to wait to get home from work to proceed with the rest, annoying procedures this stuff but your guide is great.
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Thanks, Im glad to it works now

FoxTheLegend said:
I know, as I said there is room for improvement. The reason I did not include it is because I never did it myself, so I don't want to write something wrong or something that could lead to problems. I write something only if I am 100% sure. If anyone of you is kind to offer that piece so the guide is complete I will be glad
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thank you for the answer sir
i am unable to find any twrp that work for my F5122, it always bricks and i have to reset.
is there any twrp recovery image that works correctly with f5122?

YasuHamed said:
thank you for the answer sir
i am unable to find any twrp that work for my F5122, it always bricks and i have to reset.
is there any twrp recovery image that works correctly with f5122?
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Hmm.. Did you try the one from the poison thread? I myself have still the old version installed (not 3 or 3.1) if I find it on my pc I will share it with you

FoxTheLegend said:
Hmm.. Did you try the one from the poison thread? I myself have still the old version installed (not 3 or 3.1) if I find it on my pc I will share it with you
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I have to modified kernel
all i want is to boot it via fastboot command
for example i have the rooted kernel SU installed (but battery drain is high) so i what wana do is flashing kernel with all securities OFF and then with twrp image i will do
Code:
fastboot boot twrp.img
i will boot the X in to twrp and i will flash SUPERSU via twrp.
thanks all

YasuHamed said:
I have to modified kernel
all i want is to boot it via fastboot command
for example i have the rooted kernel SU installed (but battery drain is high) so i what wana do is flashing kernel with all securities OFF and then with twrp image i will do
i will boot the X in to twrp and i will flash SUPERSU via twrp.
thanks all
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I see, but don't you want to figure out why it's not working normally? Noone has reported a similar problem

FoxTheLegend said:
I see, but don't you want to figure out why it's not working normally? Noone has reported a similar problem
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since there is no offcial twrp for X out yes and only DORA (XA) is available) even XA don't work for X
so either twrp 2.8, 3.0 or 3.1 any should just boot in order to let us flash superSU.

YasuHamed said:
since there is no offcial twrp for X out yes and only DORA (XA) is available) even XA don't work for X
so either twrp 2.8, 3.0 or 3.1 any should just boot in order to let us flash superSU.
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=-= try to use this command fastboot flash recovery [your_recovery_name].img
I use f5122 and flash successfull twrp 3.0.2 and 3.1. with this, i flash some kernel and rom without any problem.

Everything is working good for me now, the only issue now is restoring the DRM keys, has anyone found a credible source for doing this on this device?
How can I be sure I have a full root? I can't seem to be able to uninstall some of the bloatware only disable it!

brianx87 said:
Everything is working good for me now, the only issue now is restoring the DRM keys, has anyone found a credible source for doing this on this device?
How can I be sure I have a full root? I can't seem to be able to uninstall some of the bloatware only disable it!
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Well titanium backup can assure you but I don't see why you wouldn't have full root... You need an app uninstaller to uninstall bloatware, it can't be done through the settings you know that right

Stuck on Bootloop and Flashtool doesn't work...any XDA superheroes out there?

I followed step by step: https://clickitornot.com/install-twrp-recovery-and-root-sony-xperia-x-compact/
(the xda guides lingo was hard to understand and follow, I'm a noob at rooting sony phones. I don't have previous knowledge so I followed the above)
-Got stuck in TWRP recovery mode after following the link posted.
-Looked into it and read something about a boot.img missing?
-Downloaded boot.img from here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/x-compact/how-to/stock-8-0-root-recovery-t3747479
-Flashed recovery on boot_32.img via TWRP, now screen stays at white Sony logo. Cannot go into TWRP at all, computer doesn't recognize phone and Sony flash tools does not recognize phone.
I just need this phone to root and turn on so I can get my old photos and conversation back. :crying:
Been stuck for 12 hours...any help is much appreciated!

1 - what do you ultimately want, rooted stock rom, custom rom, or...?
2 - what was the state of your phone when you started, (fully stock, which fw version, etc)?
3 - Did you do anything else to it besides flashing twrp and flashing boot.img?

levone1 said:
1 - what do you ultimately want, rooted stock rom, custom rom, or...?
2 - what was the state of your phone when you started, (fully stock, which fw version, etc)?
3 - Did you do anything else to it besides flashing twrp and flashing boot.img?
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1. Anything, I simply just need it to work so I can use a software to get my lost data. In order to get my data back the phone needs to be rooted under the prerequisites for the Dr. Fone software.
2.Fully stock android 8.0
3. No, it was fine and I went through dozens of threads and youtube tutorials. It kept going into TWRP exclusively until I flashed boot.img now it just boot loops or crashes on the white sony screen.
(BTW, my phone finally has been recognized by Flash Tools (Emma). I have updated it via Emma but it has done absolutely nothing.

ThisAintEz said:
1. Anything, I simply just need it to work so I can use a software to get my lost data. In order to get my data back the phone needs to be rooted under the prerequisites for the Dr. Fone software.
2.Fully stock android 8.0
3. No, it was fine and I went through dozens of threads and youtube tutorials. It kept going into TWRP exclusively until I flashed boot.img now it just boot loops or crashes on the white sony screen.
(BTW, my phone finally has been recognized by Flash Tools (Emma). I have updated it via Emma but it has done absolutely nothing.
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So the whole Emma process completed successfully, but the phone still won't boot? That's strange, because Emma usually overrides everything, (including your userdata, I think, so if you wanted to save it, that may have been the wrong thing to do). If all you did was flash a bad boot img, then re-flashing stock fw should solve the problem, but you might lose your data with Emma, so Androxyde Flashtool might be better choice, since it gives you the option.
Did you unlock the bootloader? If not, then nothing is going to work. If you did, then it will be easy to get the phone booted again...

levone1 said:
So the whole Emma process completed successfully, but the phone still won't boot? That's strange, because Emma usually overrides everything, (including your userdata, I think, so if you wanted to save it, that may have been the wrong thing to do). If all you did was flash a bad boot img, then re-flashing stock fw should solve the problem, but you might lose your data with Emma, so Androxyde Flashtool might be better choice, since it gives you the option.
Did you unlock the bootloader? If not, then nothing is going to work. If you did, then it will be easy to get the phone booted again...
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The phone itself has been factory reset (long story short x compact said my password was incorrect and factory reset, itself after numerous tries, even though I only have one password) so I know my info is gone but the software can get the most of the things I want.
Yes, boot loader is unlocked. I have basically rooted it but the last step of actually getting to use it is out of reach.

ThisAintEz said:
The phone itself has been factory reset (long story short x compact said my password was incorrect and factory reset, itself after numerous tries, even though I only have one password) so I know my info is gone but the software can get the most of the things I want.
Yes, boot loader is unlocked. I have basically rooted it but the last step of actually getting to use it is out of reach.
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For TWRP recovery, you need to flash via fastboot. I wasn't clear what you were saying about how you did it before. You should,
- Download TWRP img file (there is official TWRP for xc, so download the latest from TWRP site)
- Open command prompt in the directory you downloaded it to
- Connect the phone in fastboot mode, (power off > hold volume up while connecting cable and don't let go of the button until you see blue led)
- Type
Code:
fastboot flash recovery (name of file).img
Then you can boot into recovery by powering off, and holding volume down while powering on. Then do a reset in recovery.
Now you'll need to flash a boot img...
You said it was stock 8.0, but do you know if it was the latest update? (fw ending in. 118) If so, and if your system files are still intact, then you should be able to download this - https://mega.nz/#!14VkzCCB!GK-KEv0A-ZyhysXc1-IusyJjJEB-D5ZWOLm1DRt31tA - (it's a boot img), and flash it with fastboot. So,
- Download the boot img file
- Open a command prompt in the directory you downloaded it
- Connect the phone in fastboot mode, (power off > hold volume up while connecting cable and don't let go of the button until you see blue led)
- Type in command prompt,
Code:
fastboot flash boot (name of file).img
- Reboot
I'm assuming that since you used Emma already that you have drivers installed, so should work. If the commands complete successfully, but your phone still doesn't boot, then probably system is messed up, and you'll have to flash a new rom.

levone1 said:
For TWRP recovery, you need to flash via fastboot. I wasn't clear what you were saying about how you did it before. You should,
- Download TWRP img file (there is official TWRP for xc, so download the latest from TWRP site)
- Open command prompt in the directory you downloaded it to
- Connect the phone in fastboot mode, (power off > hold volume up while connecting cable and don't let go of the button until you see blue led)
- Type
Code:
fastboot flash recovery (name of file).img
Then you can boot into recovery by powering off, and holding volume down while powering on. Then do a reset in recovery.
Now you'll need to flash a boot img...
You said it was stock 8.0, but do you know if it was the latest update? (fw ending in. 118) If so, and if your system files are still intact, then you should be able to download this - https://mega.nz/#!14VkzCCB!GK-KEv0A-ZyhysXc1-IusyJjJEB-D5ZWOLm1DRt31tA - (it's a boot img), and flash it with fastboot. So,
- Download the boot img file
- Open a command prompt in the directory you downloaded it
- Connect the phone in fastboot mode, (power off > hold volume up while connecting cable and don't let go of the button until you see blue led)
- Type in command prompt,
Code:
fastboot flash boot (name of file).img
- Reboot
I'm assuming that since you used Emma already that you have drivers installed, so should work. If the commands complete successfully, but your phone still doesn't boot, then probably system is messed up, and you'll have to flash a new rom.
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Thank you, the good news is I can finally get back into TWRP, so that's a relief! I appreciate you for saving me there!
I followed the instructions with the boot.img with the following script
max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'boot' (17220 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.556s]
writing 'boot'...
OKAY [ 0.113s]
finished. total time: 0.673s
But I'm back to square one with the screen prompt "your devices has been unlocked and cant be trusted. Your device will boot in 5 sec" with the Sony white screen back to the "your device has been unlocked" screen and then it freezes at the Sony white screen. The only way i can turn off my phone from here is Power button + volume up

ThisAintEz said:
Thank you, the good news is I can finally get back into TWRP, so that's a relief! I appreciate you for saving me there!
I followed the instructions with the boot.img with the following script
max download size of 536870912 bytes
sending 'boot' (17220 KB)...
OKAY [ 0.556s]
writing 'boot'...
OKAY [ 0.113s]
finished. total time: 0.673s
But I'm back to square one with the screen prompt "your devices has been unlocked and cant be trusted. Your device will boot in 5 sec" with the Sony white screen back to the "your device has been unlocked" screen and then it freezes at the Sony white screen. The only way i can turn off my phone from here is Power button + volume up
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So now you can just decide if you want to go the route of stock rom or custom. Quickest choice to get the phone booted would probably be Omni or something. Just download the rom, download the oem file, and flash in fastboot. Check the Omni threads in "Roms" forum... If you wanted to go stock, I would suggest Androxyde Flashtool, but would be a few more steps... Or you could try Emma again...

levone1 said:
So now you can just decide if you want to go the route of stock rom or custom. Quickest choice to get the phone booted would probably be Omni or something. Just download the rom, download the oem file, and flash in fastboot. Check the Omni threads in "Roms" forum... If you wanted to go stock, I would suggest Androxyde Flashtool, but would be a few more steps... Or you could try Emma again...
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I tried Emma again but my phone is still frozen on the white Sony screen. I checked out the ROM threads but the "download weekly" links are down for both Pie 9.0 and Oreo 8.1

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I tried Emma again but my phone is still frozen on the white Sony screen. I checked out the ROM threads but the "download weekly" links are down for both Pie 9.0 and Oreo 8.1
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Strange - I wonder what's going on... I might have a zip I can upload. Meanwhile, maybe try Lineage - https://forum.xda-developers.com/x-compact/development/rom-lineageos-16-0-xperia-x-compact-t4080903

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Strange - I wonder what's going on... I might have a zip I can upload. Meanwhile, maybe try Lineage - https://forum.xda-developers.com/x-compact/development/rom-lineageos-16-0-xperia-x-compact-t4080903
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Thank you for your help! I checked out the thread but I'm not advanced enough to understand the steps without it being written out as I'm still new to this. Is their any links or tutorials you would recommend? My apologies!

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Thank you for your help! I checked out the thread but I'm not advanced enough to understand the steps without it being written out as I'm still new to this. Is their any links or tutorials you would recommend? My apologies!
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- Download the zip - https://drive.google.com/open?id=14iXmvLOMXLoZdJoCahcRhBzbUr1Eu7gw (There are 2 options, just pick one - one's a little newer)
- Copy to phone's SD card
- Boot to recovery
- Choose "wipe data/factory reset"
- Choose "install", and select the zip file you downloaded
- Reboot
There are more options, but I think you want to just get the phone to boot at this point. You can do more later if you want...
BTW - what is happening when you flash with Emma? I haven't seen it ever flash successfully, but not work on the phone. Are you getting errors?

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- Download the zip - https://drive.google.com/open?id=14iXmvLOMXLoZdJoCahcRhBzbUr1Eu7gw (There are 2 options, just pick one - one's a little newer)
- Copy to phone's SD card
- Boot to recovery
- Choose "wipe data/factory reset"
- Choose "install", and select the zip file you downloaded
- Reboot
There are more options, but I think you want to just get the phone to boot at this point. You can do more later if you want...
BTW - what is happening when you flash with Emma? I haven't seen it ever flash successfully, but not work on the phone. Are you getting errors?
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Much appreciated! I will try that out soon. Regarding Emma it seems pretty useless, unless I'm missing something. Every time I use it, it says it's successful but nothing changes.

LEVONE1 YOU ARE THE MAN!!! I cannot thank you enough! It worked! You made my day, I appreciate your patience and willingness to help a stranger out even when you didn't have to!

ThisAintEz said:
LEVONE1 YOU ARE THE MAN!!! I cannot thank you enough! It worked! You made my day, I appreciate your patience and willingness to help a stranger out even when you didn't have to!
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Glad to hear it... It's been done for me more than once, so....
Maybe your happy with Lineage, but if you're feeling ambitious, you can start messing around with Androxyde Flashtool, and getting back to stock, and you can try my eXistenZ port - https://forum.xda-developers.com/x-compact/themes/existenz-xc-t3867917 - I think eXistenZ is the best rom for this phone, (probably for Sony phones overall). The downside is that it is based on stock, so no updates since 2018 for XC...
The processes are a bit more complicated, so might take some time / learning to get it down, but with TWRP, you can always make a quick backup, and flash right back to where you were any time...

levone1 said:
Glad to hear it... It's been done for me more than once, so....
Maybe your happy with Lineage, but if you're feeling ambitious, you can start messing around with Androxyde Flashtool, and getting back to stock, and you can try my eXistenZ port - https://forum.xda-developers.com/x-compact/themes/existenz-xc-t3867917 - I think eXistenZ is the best rom for this phone, (probably for Sony phones overall). The downside is that it is based on stock, so no updates since 2018 for XC...
The processes are a bit more complicated, so might take some time / learning to get it down, but with TWRP, you can always make a quick backup, and flash right back to where you were any time...
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Will do. Cheers!

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