[ROOT]Sony Xperia Tablet S SGPT121US ICS 4.0.3 ROOTED!!

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Ubichinon

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saf4xdadev said:
I dont know if it is possible to move orinstall or run apps from the sdcard2. So far I haven't needed to do it because I have 64GB model. I store and run all videos and music and such off sdcard2 and also keep titanium backups on sdcard2. I do a few other things with the external sdcard drive but nothing like installing apps to it.

I've seen apps2sd, link2sd, directory binder, etc....and dont think they will work. I tried to set apps2sd in romtoolbox to install to the external sdcard but that didn't work either??

It would be good to do when run out of space but so far not near that yet....
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After Android 4.0 every device that has more than 1GB of internal storage has the option of moving apps to SD card disabled..
 
Ubichinon

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saf4xdadev said:
Good to know, now I can stop wasting time trying out all the apps that claim the ability. I really started to think link2sd was working but at closer inspection it was leaving the files on the internal sdcard.
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There are ways, but most of the them dont really work perfectly. Like bining your dir directory to sdcard and that way sdcard gets detected as your internal memory. This can bring performance drop tho and if something happens to the sd card, you are f-ed :)

This is not a Sony problem, no tablet has this option.
 
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Any Custom Roms?

I have a rooted Sony Xperia Tablet S SGPT121US, just wondering if anyone has heard of a Custom Rom.

Thanks in advance:good:
 
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    zorbakun
    zorbakun
    :cool::cowboy:I Rooted my New SONY XPERIA TABLET S SGPT121US ICS 4.0.3 :cowboy::cool:


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    Guide to Root your Xperia Tablet S​
    !! ATTENTION: I am not responsible if you brick or damage your device, use at your OWN RISK!!​

    Files you need:

    All in one Xperia Tablet root.zip

    OR

    ADB Tools
    SonyTabletICS-2.zip
    Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip
    VpnFaker.apk (Attachment)

    ATTENTION: For those who are not using the US firmware, the attached VpnFaker.apk may not be suitable for your tablet.
    Please follow these steps(click me) to resign the VpnFaker.apk. Thanks to WonderEkin

    ***Pls Execute the command line by line***

    Unzip those files into a dir, Open cmd console, cd to that dir

    Run the following command and press Restore on your tablet
    Code:
    Code: 
    adb restore settings.ab

    Check the result
    Code:
    Code: 
    adb shell ls -ld /data/data/com.android.settings/a
	[COLOR="Green"]drwxrwxrwx system system    a[/COLOR]

    And continue, ignore the "rm -r a" permission denied error
    Code:
    Code: 
    adb shell
	cd /data/data/com.android.settings
	rm -r a
	while : ; do ln -s /data a/file99; done

    While the loop is running, open another cmd console and run
    Code:
    Code: 
    adb restore settings.ab

    Once the restore process is completed, you can press CTRL+C on the 1st cmd console to break the loop

    Check the /data permission
    Code:
    Code: 
    adb shell ls -ld /data
	[COLOR="Green"]drwxrwxrwx system system    data[/COLOR]

    Then continue
    Code:
    Code: 
    adb push busybox /data/local/tmp
adb push rootkit.tar.gz /data/local/tmp
adb push Superuser.apk /data/local/tmp
adb push su /data/local/tmp
adb shell
	cd /data/local/tmp
	chmod 755 busybox
	./busybox tar zxf rootkit.tar.gz
	exit

    Push the resigned VpnFaker.apk(resign by ZipSigner 2) and update the timestamp
    Code:
    Code: 
    adb push VpnFaker.apk /data/local/tmp
adb shell
	touch -t 1346025600 /data/local/tmp/VpnFaker.apk
	exit

    Now, replace the VpnDialogs (ignore "cp: can't open 'system/xxxxxxx': Permission denied" while you execute "/data/local/tmp/busybox cp -r system system2")
    Code:
    Code: 
    adb shell
	cd /data
	/data/local/tmp/busybox cp -r system system2
	/data/local/tmp/busybox find system2 -type f -exec chmod 666 {} \;
	/data/local/tmp/busybox find system2 -type d -exec chmod 777 {} \;
	mv system system-
	mv system2 system

	mv app app-
	mkdir app
	mv /data/local/tmp/VpnFaker.apk /data/app

    Make sure the datatime is 2012/08/27 00:00
    Code:
    Code: 
    TZ=0 ls -l /data/app
		[COLOR="green"]-rw-r--r-- shell shell 198580 2012-08-27 00:00 VpnFaker.apk[/COLOR]

    Generate the packages.xml
    Code:
    Code: 
    /data/local/tmp/busybox sed -f /data/local/tmp/packages.xml.sed system-/packages.xml > system/packages.xml
    And double check the result

    Code:
    Code: 
    /data/local/tmp/busybox grep vpndialogs system/packages.xml
		[COLOR="green"]<updated-package name="com.android.vpndialogs" codepath="/system/app/VpnDialogs.apk" nativelibrarypath="/data/data/com.android.vpndialogs/lib" flags="1" ft="136f14be668" it="136f14be668" ut="136f14be668" version="15" shareduserid="1000">
		<package name="com.android.vpndialogs" codepath="/data/app/VpnFaker.apk" nativelibrarypath="/data/data/com.android.vpndialogs/lib" flags="1" ft="1396560b400" it="1396560b400" ut="1396560b400" version="45" shareduserid="1000">[/COLOR]

    Exit adb shell and reboot, you should see something like "Android is updating" during startup.
    Code:
    Code: 
    exit
	adb reboot

    Start the injected Terminal Emulator
    Code:
    Code: 
    adb shell am start -n com.android.vpndialogs/.Term

    In Terminal Emulator
    Code:
    Code: 
    id
You should see the uid is 1000(system)

    Still in the Terminal Emulator, ignore the script error
    Code:
    Code: 
    /data/local/tmp/onload.sh
/data/local/tmp/onload2.sh
Now back to the cmd console
Code:
adb shell
	/dev/sh
	id
    Check the uid is 2000(shell)

    And
    Code:
    Code: 
    	chown 0.0 /data/local/tmp/_su
	chmod 6755 /data/local/tmp/_su
	/data/local/tmp/_su
	id
    Check the root access uid 0(root)

    Backup /system (you may just skip it)

    Code:
    Code: 
    dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/mnt/sdcard/system.ext4 bs=128K

    Copy su & Superuser.apk to /system
    Code:
    Code: 
    /data/local/tmp/busybox mount -o rw,remount /system
	/data/local/tmp/busybox cp /data/local/tmp/_su /system/xbin
	chown 0.0 /system/xbin/_su
	chmod 6755 /system/xbin/_su
	/data/local/tmp/busybox cp /data/local/tmp/su /system/xbin
	chown 0.0 /system/xbin/su
	chmod 6755 /system/xbin/su
	/data/local/tmp/busybox cp /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk /system/app
	/data/local/tmp/busybox mount -o ro,remount /system
	sync
	exit

    Check the /system _su is working or not

    Code:
    Code: 
    	_su
	id

    Should be uid 0(root)

    And move the original /data/app & /data/system back (the original steps will keep the VpnFaker.apk, but i skip it)
    Code:
    Code: 
    	cd /data
	mv app app2
	mv app- app
	mv system system2
	mv system- system
	exit
	exit

    Reboot your tab

    Code: 
    adb reboot

    Now, your Sony Xperia Tablet S ICS 4.0.3 should be rooted.:D

    Credits Yupandra2012 for link to Original Root Method.
    & WonderEkin for his Translation from Japanese to English.
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    sfex3best
    Ahwell I'm gonna wait for an extra noob guide since I am one and evertime I try to do this it removes all my apps with no root :(
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    stifilz
    stifilz
    Alex Tan Hao Nam said:
    who can help me root sony xperia tablet s 3g -model-SGPT131A1
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    See development > download and run AiO. If that doesn't work then you have a newer release that can not be rooted. i.e. R6a or R6b
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    TypoCorrecto
    TypoCorrecto
    Another road block:

    c:\STS>adb shell
    shell@android:/ $ cd /data
    cd /data
    shell@android:/data $ /data/local/tmp/busybox cp -r system system2
    /data/local/tmp/busybox cp -r system system2
    cp: can't open 'system/entropy.dat': Permission denied
    cp: can't open 'system/batterystats.bin': Permission denied
    cp: can't open 'system/users/userlist.xml': Permission denied
    cp: can't open 'system/users/0.xml': Permission denied
    cp: can't open 'system/accounts.db': Permission denied
    cp: can't open 'system/accounts.db-journal': Permission denied
    cp: can't open 'system/called_pre_boots.dat': Permission denied
    cp: can't open 'system/wallpaper_info.xml': Permission denied
    cp: can't open 'system/appwidgets.xml': Permission denied
    1|shell@android:/data $ /data/local/tmp/busybox find system2 -type f -exec chmod
    666 {} \;
    d system2 -type f -exec chmod 666 {} \; <
    shell@android:/data $ /data/local/tmp/busybox find system2 -type d -exec chmod 7
    77 {} \;
    system2 -type d -exec chmod 777 {} \; <
    shell@android:/data $ mv system system-
    mv system system-
    shell@android:/data $ mv system2 system
    mv system2 system
    shell@android:/data $ mv app app-
    mv app app-
    shell@android:/data $ mkdir app
    mkdir app
    shell@android:/data $ mv /data/local/tmp/VpnFaker.apk /data/app
    mv /data/local/tmp/VpnFaker.apk /data/app
    shell@android:/data $ TZ=0 ls -l /data/app
    TZ=0 ls -l /data/app
    -rw-rw-rw- shell shell 200436 2012-08-27 00:00 VpnFaker.apk
    shell@android:/data $ /data/local/tmp/busybox sed -f /data/local/tmp/packages.xm
    l.sed system-/packages.xml > system/packages.xml
    tem-/packages.xml > system/packages.xml <
    /system/bin/sh: cannot create system/packages.xml: Permission denied
    1|shell@android:/data $ /data/local/tmp/busybox grep vpndialogs system/packages.
    xml
    p vpndialogs system/packages.xml <
    <package name="com.android.vpndialogs" codePath="/system/app/VpnDialogs.apk" nat
    iveLibraryPath="/data/data/com.android.vpndialogs/lib" flags="1" ft="138eb7f41b0
    " it="138eb7f41b0" ut="138eb7f41b0" version="15" sharedUserId="1000">
    shell@android:/data $ exit
    exit

    c:\STS>adb reboot

    c:\STS>adb shell am start -n com.android.vpndialogs/.Term
    * daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
    * daemon started successfully *
    Starting: Intent { cmp=com.android.vpndialogs/.Term }
    Error type 3
    Error: Activity class {com.android.vpndialogs/com.android.vpndialogs.Term} does
    not exist.

    c:\STS>

    There were a few things that didn't match up along the way as well...

    I am lost...
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    kbadone
    kbadone
    Here is an easy way to root XPERIA Tablet

    All I did is I replaced the files uploaded from this thread with ones in this link
    Launch RunMe.bat and follow on screen instructions

    I tested it on my Tablet and it worked like a charm
    http://www.mediafire.com/?sbytlicgv846ok6
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