Yes just select not to root itHi! Can I also use this tool to convert a stock FTF to a flashable ZIP without rooting?
On relatively new (and also new) devices the time of PreRooted ROMs and PRFCreator is long gone.Hi I were made some experiment, I renamed the generic file and add ftf extension so I load PRFCreator and put this file in. The result was in image PRFError. Seem that the image of System are missing, I open the file and I see this in image 7zipftf. So I take another firmware, not from xperifirm but one that i found in internet and look like this, there are a lot of differences. My question is simple can i really trust xperifirm ? I really would like to root my Xperia I really do not care if my bootloader is locked I can unlock, I was thinking that the prerooted rom to flash was a worth shot but I encountered so far a lot of obstacles, was I making something wrong ? Can someone help me ? Thanks
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- Kernel: Personally I recommend to check kernel. For some firmwares it's important otherwise the phone won't boot.
- FOTAKernel: This kernel is used for OTA Updates. I recommend to include it.
- Modem: This is the baseband / modem. Some updates can give you slightly better battery life and signal.
- LTALabel: This is a partition with regulatory informations. It should not really change the performance of your device. I recommend to include it.
.No, recovery is optional. If you do not wish to include recovery you should add this flashable zip under Extra Files to be able to mount system as rw: https://github.com/dosomder/SonyRICDefeat/blob/master/RICDefeat.zip
Note: If your bootloader is unlocked, this is not needed as RIC will be disabled anyway.
.Yes, you can edit it on a linux machine. You don't have to change anything else in the flashable zip. See here for more info: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=55547862&postcount=246
.For a proper flashable zip, zip signing is used. It generates a hashtable of all the files in the flashable zip to verify its integrity. Note that zip signing might double the process time of generating a flashable zip.
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With this feature, you can include additional flashable zip files. An example is to include Xposed directly (you can find the flashable zip in the Xposed apk).