Root with locked bootloader - anyone tried?

Spectre51 · Jul 5, 2012

So over on the Xperia S forums they have this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1742992 which is a guide to root the Xperia S with a locked bootloader. Has anyone tried those steps with the ion and a locked bootloader?

I will test this out in a week (after my week of use testing the international firmware on my at&t ion) if no one else has yet. Thought it might be interesting to see if it works for us too.

earbrain · Jul 5, 2012

Im out n away from my comp through the weekend spec but I will cerainly help sort through and test soon as I can. eb

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npspears · Jul 6, 2012

Guinea Pig

I want to test this out but don't want to brick my phone. What do you think the chances of bricking would be? I'm assuming we would have to use the international firmware since we don't yet have the at&t file, right?

earbrain · Jul 6, 2012

Does anybody know if restore via pc connect is possible for ion? Should be, I just havent yet had a chance to connect. eb

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Spectre51 · Jul 6, 2012

npspears said:
I want to test this out but don't want to brick my phone. What do you think the chances of bricking would be? I'm assuming we would have to use the international firmware since we don't yet have the at&t file, right?

Don't have what AT&T file?

npspears · Jul 6, 2012

Nevermind Spectre, found the AT&T file.

Is it easy to brick a phone with flashtool?

Spectre51 · Jul 6, 2012

npspears said:
Nevermind Spectre, found the AT&T file.

Is it easy to brick a phone with flashtool?

By just flashing a ftf no not really. Just make sure you have enough battery life and you should be good.

yuunanase · Jul 6, 2012

I tried it with my ion the other day, but there was something like a partation size error.

Spectre51 · Jul 9, 2012

Tried today using just the at&t GB ftf but it wouldn't work on step two. Said permission denied. Might need the ICS firmware like how the guide says for the Xperia S. The ics ftf posted in the ion boards gives me (and it seems others with locked bootloaders) sin verification errors.

earbrain · Jul 9, 2012

Damn.

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SMN23 · Jul 15, 2012

So I found this site, http://bbs.gfan.com/android-4269369-1-1.html
According to it some people have successfully rooted the AT&T Ion somehow
You'll need something like Chrome to translate it.

fcb13 · Jul 15, 2012

It didnt work for me, said something about the ADB Shell

Spectre51 · Jul 15, 2012

Any other info about that other than running that exe?

fcb13 · Jul 15, 2012

Nope, it just gives you an interface that says ROOT or UNROOT. This is the website for the program http://www.unlockroot.com/

Spectre51 · Jul 15, 2012

You would see ways to root here on XDA before seeing it in a program like that I would imagine.

That program doesn't list the LT28 on its supported list either. Doesn't work with the LT26i either though it says it does.

fcb13 · Jul 15, 2012

I hope someone finds a method, I'm also hoping that we see some development on the ion.

SMN23 · Jul 15, 2012

Ahh my bad guys :/ My computer is far too slow to use to backup all my internal SD files, if it wasn't I wouldn't have wasted your time with that.

Spectre51 · Jul 15, 2012

SU1CiDE said:
Ahh my bad guys :/ My computer is far too slow to use to backup all my internal SD files, if it wasn't I wouldn't have wasted your time with that.

Well once we get a FTF we can use of ICS we can try using the same method that was used on the Xperia S to get root with a locked bootloader. But it needs ICS to do the exploit.

SMN23 · Jul 15, 2012

Spectre51 said:
Well once we get a FTF we can use of ICS we can try using the same method that was used on the Xperia S to get root with a locked bootloader. But it needs ICS to do the exploit.

Probably a stupid question but, what would it take to make an FTF? I mean like people are always making .zips of ROMs that can be flashed via recovery. Would it be any different besides for the method of getting it on the device?

Spectre51 · Jul 15, 2012

SU1CiDE said:
Probably a stupid question but, what would it take to make an FTF? I mean like people are always making .zips of ROMs that can be flashed via recovery. Would it be any different besides for the method of getting it on the device?

Well we have to get the files from SUS or PC companion of an official release to make into an FTF. Right now ICS isn't being pushed out anywhere so we are stuck waiting.

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