Xperia Arc ICS 4.1.B.0.431 (rooted!)

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I am a new member here and I have maybe an solution for all you out there who keep tryin to root the ICS 4.1.B.0.431 version on their Xperia Arc

It worked for me so please feedback and correct me if i am wrong

So I done that like this:
1. I downloaded the stock ICS 4.1.B.0.431 for my Arc.
2. I flashed it on my Arc with flashtool.
3. Then I tried to root it with Rooting Toolkit for Xperia 2011 ICS by Doomlord ( http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1601038 ) but no succes
4. I found that thread: [07/04][arc/arc s][ics 4.0.3] very stabe, smooth, nice and best for battery fc3.0
5. And in this thread I found that kernel: http://www.mediafire.com/?8499hc90y9eoa06
6. I flashed it on my Arc with the stock ICS
7. I used again the Rooting toolkit by Doomlord
8. And voiiiiiila........i got root!

As mentioned I tried that and it worked for me

thanks for the tips and solution dude

How did you flash that kernel? Sorry and nooby and don't know what to do with a Rar file? what tool did you use to flash it?

Flashing the kernel FLASHTOOL :)

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Originally Posted by bunnybash

How did you flash that kernel? Sorry and nooby and don't know what to do with a Rar file? what tool did you use to flash it?

Bunnybash you need flashtool (better for beginners), the kernel which i provided in my thread (thanks to the dev who made it) and of course a Xperia Arc

First download the kernel and after that the kernel which you put somewhere on your desktop.
Then after installing open up Flashtool and click on the lightning (sory my english is bad) and select fastboot mode.
Then just click on select kernel to flash and clickthe one you placed on the desktop.
Follow the on-screen instructions and you are done

Originally Posted by febrilabs

thanks for the tips and solution dude

Your welcome

Thanks heaps... my Arc is now rooted

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will this work on ark S with the same Kernel?

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hey guys, i wanted to try this on my arc S, will it work just as well?

thanks.

Does it work with locked bootloader

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Hi! Do you have locked bootloader, in my case I couldn't root my Arc, and couldn't unlock the bootloader... I want to know before try again. I'm stuck...

Thanks!

i've a xperia arc s flashed with 4.1.b.0.431 with flash tools 7
locked bootloader ,no adb drivers
the .img file in zip not reckognized by flashtool
gimme a complete noob guide if you can

BEST ROOT METHOD (Worked for me)

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Originally Posted by sekhon9

i've a xperia arc s flashed with 4.1.b.0.431 with flash tools 7
locked bootloader ,no adb drivers
the .img file in zip not reckognized by flashtool
gimme a complete noob guide if you can

I have a Xperia ARC, after trying to root my phone by different ways, flashing so many roms, I found the way to get it. But not with 4.1.B.0.431, I got it with 4.1.A.0.562 and I have locked bootloader.

First you have to download the 4.1.A.0.562 rom, as I see you know how to flash it. Go to this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1598072 and download the rom.

Then go to this forum Thanks to DoomLord http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1601038 and there you have the instruction to root your xperia.

Please read CAREFULLY the instructions, download ALL the files it suggest before start the procedure. And in the step 5 and 6, do it as it says, if not you won't get you phone rooted.

Keep reading the instruction in the CMD window during the rooting process specially when it says: Turn off and On USB debbuging.

Please thanks people in the forum I suggest, they were whom really did the job. Hope this could help you.