It is not a valid website address. Could you re-post it for me? Many thanks for you!
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Sorry about that. Link fixed.
It is not a valid website address. Could you re-post it for me? Many thanks for you!
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Hi Sir:What is difference of 6.0.F.0.72 and 6.0.F.0.111?Many thanks for you!
This was the very basic guide I followed for the Xperia S but when trying for the ion and for ICS on the Xperia S it gets errors on the mount command:
I was able to move Superuser.apk and su binary to respective folder. I also set the permissions.
I Have created the system2.img.
How to convert it to .sin file.
You don't need to convert it. Just flash it via fastboot (unlocked bootloader required)
You didn't have any issue with the mounting the image? before copying the files? Care to share what you did.
I had already unlocked the boot loader yesterday. But i am very new to all this Xperia things.1. Unzipped the firmware package.
2. python ./sin2img.py system.sin system.img
3. sudo mount -t ext4 -o loop system.img system
4. sudo rm system/app/livewallpaperearth.apk (it was giving me not enough space error, so had to do this)
5. sudo cp Superuser.apk system/app/
6. sudo cp su system/bin/
7. sudo chmod 644 system/app/Superuser.apk
8. sudo chmod 06755 system/bin/su
9. sudo ./mkuserimg.sh -s system ./system2.img ext4 ./temp 1024M (had to run make to compile and get make_ext4fs)
I had already unlocked the boot loader yesterday. But i am very new to all this Xperia things.
I am still learning how to make a prerooted system.img. Do you have any idea how to build one?
Installed debian/gnome, updated and downloaded pyton and other packages
downloaded ext4 utilites:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1081239
created sin2img.py:
https://github.com/defer/semc-xperia-tools/blob/master/sin2img.py
created system.sin with flashtool
root@user:/home/user# cd android
root@user:/home/user/android# python ./sin2img.py system.sin system.img
root@user:/home/user/android# mkdir system; mount -t ext4 -o loop system.img system
download Superuser.apk and su from http://androidsu.com/superuser/
root@user:/home/user/android# cp Superuser.apk system/app/
root@user:/home/user/android# cp su system/bin/
root@user:/home/user/android# chmod 644 system/app/Superuser.apk
root@user:/home/user/android# chmod 06755 system/bin/su
root@user:/home/user/android# ./mkuserimg.sh -s system ./system2.img ext4 ./temp 1024M
+1
Though I think a better title to the post should have been just Sony Xperia ion not AT&T
Its always been this way for users of bootloader locked devices. The fact that a root method exists for unlocked bootloaders is great. Just means we have to figure out how to unlock the BL for those devices that are locked.
Once we can figure out what Sony has done with the new system.sin files we might actually be able to get a simple prerooted image. Again for unlocked BL.
As far how we can go about unlocking the AT&T BL....that I have no clue. Don't think there is a testpoint method for these like there was for the Xpedia Play.
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I really wasn't trying to be a troll. I just thought your article was misleading and I was trying to call attention to that. I'm not mad and I fully expect the device to be rooted soon. I flashed the international firmware so I no longer have all that AT&T bloat so I'm happy. I really only use root to back up all my apps anyway. Hopefully there will be kernel development in the future but that is just an added bonus really.
As for developers, my thought was that the article might deter the developers that we desperately need. I figured if they thought that we already had root then they would spend their time elsewhere. But what do I know about devs?
My original intent was only to bring to light to those in the community that most AT&T devices do not have root. I believe in the XDA community, and I'm sure we'll have one soon.
Thanks for all you do for XDA PoorCollegeGuy. Sometimes we should read and give the writer the benefit of the doubt.
Anyone get to try this on LT28at yet to see if it works? I am assuming it would since we can flash LT28i firmware onto our phones. The only question would be if it works with LTE or not.