topic Re: Rooting Xperia S with offical ICS with unlocked bootloader in Other/General

Rooting Xperia S with offical ICS with unlocked bootloader

zipo13 — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:33:24 GMT

Hi,

I want to root my Xperia S to use Titanium Backup.

I upgraded it to ICS 4.0.4 a week ago using sony update tool.

I have unlocked the bootloaded by sony offcial method.

It wiped my phone clean (I didn't expect that but luckly I had backup of most of the stuff)

Now I saw some instructions on rooting the Xperia S but all of them say that it will wipe the phone clean again.

Example:

http://www.android.gs/root-sony-xperia-s-official-ics-6-1-a-0-452-rom/

Is there a way to root the device now that the boot loader is unlocked without wiping it?

Re: Rooting Xperia S with offical ICS with unlocked bootloader

Uliwooly — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 16:39:36 GMT

here you go

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1742992

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Re: Rooting Xperia S with offical ICS with unlocked bootloader

zipo13 — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:08:38 GMT

so I need to skip most of the steps but from which step should I begin?

Re: Rooting Xperia S with offical ICS with unlocked bootloader

Uliwooly — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:13:15 GMT

just out of curiosity why did you rooted your phone? you can disable apps with ICS, so why did you unlocked the bootloader and want to root your phone ?

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Re: Rooting Xperia S with offical ICS with unlocked bootloader

Thommo — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:16:19 GMT

As you have unlocked your bootloader then you know how to use fastboot and open a command prompt from there so

Download this from my drive

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-yM_qnM8ZPRQlB4N2t2X1lQUGM it's a pre-rooted ICS img -

copy the file to the fastboot folder on C: Drive then with the phone disconnected and switched off type in the command prompt window

fastboot flash system XperiaS_prerooted_ICS_452.img and press enter.

And then you'll need to press and hold the volume up button and connect the usb cable to your phone

this will then start the process of rooting your phone

Re: Rooting Xperia S with offical ICS with unlocked bootloader

zipo13 — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:16:41 GMT

titanium backup mostly

Re: Rooting Xperia S with offical ICS with unlocked bootloader

zipo13 — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:18:02 GMT

will I have to or will it wipe clean my phone?

Re: Rooting Xperia S with offical ICS with unlocked bootloader

Uliwooly — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:18:13 GMT

titanium backup to remove apps or to backup your phone? either or, just follow the steps on that link

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Re: Rooting Xperia S with offical ICS with unlocked bootloader

Thommo — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:20:16 GMT

It may wipe things like contacts but anything on your say SD card like music photo's etc won't be affected - contacts settings wallpaper sms etc may be wiped but i've never rooted a phone when there has been documents on the phone - I've only ever done clean flashes and roots

Re: Rooting Xperia S with offical ICS with unlocked bootloader

zipo13 — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:20:58 GMT

backup - but sorry for 're asking I need to flush my phone with a pre rooted omg of ics right?

Re: Rooting Xperia S with offical ICS with unlocked bootloader

Uliwooly — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:22:11 GMT

yes you do

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Re: Rooting Xperia S with offical ICS with unlocked bootloader

Uliwooly — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:13:40 GMT

this is how

click on rooting

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/41609

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unrelated topic, if you have some time please check this thread

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/44888

Re: Rooting Xperia S with offical ICS with unlocked bootloader

delwoods — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 18:32:01 GMT

Seeing as you have an unlocked bootloader why not flash a custom kernel which is already pre rooted ?

Re: Rooting Xperia S with offical ICS with unlocked bootloader

kartik77 — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 06:46:15 GMT

We can also have rooting on locked bootloader. I could find 2 methods . One is short and other is long.http://www.androidust.com/root-xperia-s-with-locked-bootloader-new-method/

Re: Rooting Xperia S with offical ICS with unlocked bootloader

ksharawat — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 13:17:14 GMT

dude its showing

Not Found

Error 404

Re: Rooting Xperia S with offical ICS with unlocked bootloader

Thommo — Thu, 13 Sep 2012 14:59:35 GMT

2 and a half months ago I posted that link for my drive but if you need it here it is

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-yM_qnM8ZPRX0loZWgxMGFKNmc

Re: Rooting Xperia S with offical ICS with unlocked bootloader

ksharawat — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 11:35:24 GMT

thanx dude

Re: Rooting Xperia S with offical ICS with unlocked bootloader

manu34400 — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:52:47 GMT

it does work... it says NOT FOUND Error 404... can you give me the new link please??? i'm in a big trouble if a don't find a system.img for ICS. :s

Re: Rooting Xperia S with offical ICS with unlocked bootloader

Thommo — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 15:58:04 GMT

A system image is different from a rooted image if it's a system image you need then you'll be after a FTF file for use with flashtool - Here's the UK .453 ICS ftf file https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-yM_qnM8ZPRRy1xV1A5X2xYXzA