topic Re: Pro unlocker in Other/General

Pro unlocker

ltcdata — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 15:12:46 GMT

Hi!
I have a question for SONY:

As you know, you offer us the posibility to unlock the bootloader, wich is cool, but i don't need to change the firmware.

Has sony considered de posibility of giving us, (even if the warranty is voided), the possibility of having root access to the phone?

A lot of us like to have the official firmware installed, but we need root access for some apps to have better control of what we can do with the phone (for example, to use a dedicated firewall).

Thanks in advance for your time.

Re: Pro unlocker

slimshaddy — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:58:23 GMT

even if you root you phone , it does not change anything.. i mean the firmware remains the same but since its an unofficial process , warranty will get void , but clearly you dont have the problem with waranty so try this..

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1312859

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/31406

mark correct and helpful answers..

Re: Pro unlocker

ltcdata — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:07:32 GMT

As the ones who unlock the bootloader (which i didn't), i don't have problems voiding the warranty. My phone has been working correctly for 4 months.

I know rooting a phone doesn't change anything in the firmware. Also i dont mess the phone by removing a lot of apps. I love to leave everything as the manufacturer offers. I have an unlocked phone, bought with no contract.

I always have used rooted phones for 2 apps: adfree and droidwall, because in my country we do not have flat rates, and apps sucking bandwith are a big hassle. I want to have fine control of which apps have internet access.

Also, i'm running firmware 4.0.2.A.0.62. It can't be rooted, and i do not want to flash firmwares of doubtful origin to root the phone and then upgrade to .62.
I think i will have to wait for sony to release ICS and then wait again and expect the hacking comunity to come up with an exploit to root the phone.

Re: Pro unlocker

slimshaddy — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:12:24 GMT

yes , its better to wait for ics

wait for a moderator to reply you on this

Re: Pro unlocker

ltcdata — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:15:46 GMT

It's not ok to talk about rooting a phone here? If it is so, i'm sorry, i didn't remember that from the rules.

My bad, if this is wrong, please, moderators, delete the post.

Re: Pro unlocker

slimshaddy — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:16:50 GMT

no no you can talk as much you want

i said " wait for a moderator to reply" to forward your comment to the concerned team

Re: Pro unlocker

ltcdata — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 18:18:38 GMT

Oh, didn't knew haha. Cool then.

I'll wait for the moderator

Re: Pro unlocker

james9891 — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:05:33 GMT

Even firmware 4.0.2.A.0.62 can be rooted

Re: Pro unlocker

ltcdata — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 05:16:34 GMT

Yeah? Could you tell me how, or point me to where i can find that information?
I'm an avid reader of XDA forums, and neither there or in google i could find anyone that could root a .62 firmware (without having to revert to an old firmware first)

Re: Pro unlocker

DeGraaff — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 20:05:28 GMT

You can flash official/original firmwares with WotanClient. You can even manually choose which customization (region) of the firmware you want to install. Downgrade to .58 firmware, root using SuperOneClick and then re-upgrade to .62 using "update center" in the phone. It's the cleanest way of them all to have .62 and root. All of the other working methods involve unlocking the bootloader and customized firmwares.

Re: Pro unlocker

james9891 — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 03:41:55 GMT

You can follow the steps on this website.It is for Xperia mini pro SK17i

http://www.iphoneandroidtips.org/root/how-to-root-sony-xperia-mini-mini-pro-active-live-on-4-0-2-a-0-62/

Re: Pro unlocker

DeGraaff — Sun, 11 Mar 2012 18:29:50 GMT

He doesn't want to unlock the bootloader.

Re: Pro unlocker

james9891 — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 03:45:43 GMT

He said he has no problems with voiding the warranty, so he can try that

Anyways as I have learnt so far almost everything can be reversed

Re: Pro unlocker

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 06:48:14 GMT

It is a interesting sharing.........

Re: Pro unlocker

Markus1 — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 11:41:40 GMT

First of all, you are free to discuss (almost) anything here.

As you already mentioned we do offer some help with unlocking the boot loader but no instructions on how to get root access. I know XDA developers have a forum filled with good assistance on this matter (which I'm also sure you already knew).

I have no information saying we will provide this information and since it would void the warranty anyway I see no harm in going with the XDA tips on this.

As long as you know the risks and accept that your warranty probably will be voided you are free to do whatever you want with your phone.

I personally have very little experience from rooting and installing custom roms etc. so I often suggest XDA as a good way to start when looking for help with things like this.

Re: Pro unlocker

ltcdata — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:33:36 GMT

Mmm those rom's they provide are not for my model. I don't want to risk to brick it.

Re: Pro unlocker

ltcdata — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:44:11 GMT

First of all, thanks everybody for your help.

The update to ICS is coming. I think i can wait 1 month more and then see if there is someone in XDA that is able to root it.

If not, i think i will take the risk and do what DeGraaf told me, with the wotanclient, as it seems the better (and secure, for me) way to do it.

I really miss having DroidWall, Adfree, Titanium Backup, SU, Tasker, BusyBox, RomManager (to make backups of the FULL rom), QuickBoot, and BatteryCalibration to name a few. I only want to have root access to have those apps installed with full functionality.

Re: Pro unlocker

DeGraaff — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:04:47 GMT

I can tell you this: the downgrade-and-root-and-re-upgrade-over-the-air method is not a risk at all as Wotan client uses unmodified, official firmware packages. And best of all, it doesn't require you to unlock your bootloader (which causes the irreversible change of losing your DRM keys, which causes certain features and apps to stop working, such as TrackID and any other app that needs DRM keys to function.)

Re: Pro unlocker

ltcdata — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:08:39 GMT

That's Right!

Also, what you tell me is another reason of WHY i do not want to unlock my bootloader: i don't want to lose my drm keys, and i don't want to lose the OTA updates, for example, to ICS.

Re: Pro unlocker

DeGraaff — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:18:43 GMT

Exactly. Anyway, keep in mind that if you decide to use this method, you should only remove any stock apps or make root-requiring modifications after you re-upgraded to 0.62 OTA. Otherwise the OTA upgrade has a chance of failing.