Possible new way to root by Chainfire

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Chainfire released a new root tool that uses an exploit in Gingerbread called "Gingerbreak". This might be an easier way to root the Play/Arc/Neo/Pro and it might also work on phones with locked bootloaders.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1044765

Confirmed working
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1045204

could anyone confirm it working on the Play? honestly i got so many important applications and data and i dont want to lose them

regards

I ran Gingerbreak on Xperia Play.
Superuser installed but showing nothing in apps.
Installed titanium backup but not showing in app list.

I guess it didn't work.

Any ideas?

works great for me, maybe a reboot is required ?

Can anyone confirm weather running Gingerbreak will wipe the sd?
I ran it on a blank sd because I don't want to try with my primary sd.

this simple way of rooting works great for me, and I am a total newbie. All apps are there and i was able to remove some apps finally that came with the xperia like the chinese keyboard

Originally Posted by DeadlyDazza

Can anyone confirm weather running Gingerbreak will wipe the sd?
I ran it on a blank sd because I don't want to try with my primary sd.

Sd card will not be formatted

Titanium won't work on my play.
I purchased pro for my hero, and i can install, but the application is just not available in the app draw.

'My backup root' installs and works fine but i just can't find how to remove the bloatware with it.

I do have root access so what can i use to get rid of what's app, postcard etc ??

gingerbreak v1.2 works great doesnt wipe anything its just a simple .apk to install


edit: yea so none of the gingerbreaks are working for me anymore it keeps getting stuck at running exploit this may take a few minutes, left it for 2 hours and still nothing this getting old fast im going back to my X10 for now till something is out there guaranteed to work everytime peace