[TWRP][E6653/E6603] 2.8.7.0 and Stock Rootable Kernel [2015-11-15]

[bazhip]

Thanks goes to @nilezon for giving me the rundown, as it is all from his repos, save for a couple of things to make it work for the Z5 instead.
(Yes, your bootloader has to be unlocked)

Kernel is based on firmware version 32.0.A.6.152

There is two versions of the kernel: one with a recovery script, and one without.

The one with the recovery script will allow you to boot into recovery during your phone's startup process.

To enter recovery:
Boot up your phone like normal. Wait for the LED status light to turn amber. Once that happens, start pressing the volume buttons a few times. This will take you into the recovery menu.

The one without the recovery script does not have this option. This means that your phone will boot up a few seconds faster than the one with it.

Xposed: The Camera 2.0.apk plays nicely with Xposed now. No need to deoxed it manually!

Anyways:

TWRP
https://goo.gl/k9PiFV - TWRP 2.8.7.0

KERNELS
https://goo.gl/wzUAv4 - With recovery script, flashable zip file
https://goo.gl/8LTc9l - No recovery script, .img file that must be flashed through fastboot

For the recovery:

fastboot boot recovery.img

to just boot into it to flash a zip
OR

fastboot flash recovery.img

to flash it (although, you will need to do fastboot boot recovery the first time to get into it)

Kernel:

fastboot flash boot z5_stock_fixed_fixed.img

- For the .img file

The blues are oranges instead, like his, but it is kinda cute.

Have fun.

 

[Snaqejack]

For unlocked bootloaders?

Sent from my Sony Xperia Z5

 

[bazhip]

For unlocked bootloaders?

Sent from my Sony Xperia Z5

Yes.

 

[Ben36]

Technically you can flash the boot.img in the recovery ?

 

[nilezon]

This isn't flashable, only bootable:

fastboot boot recovery.img

It's fairly easy to make it bootable.
Modify your boot.img ramdisk using this code and instructions:
https://github.com/jackfagner/twrp-sony-recovery-boot-script

Then just flash the recovery with fastboot.

 

[bazhip]

It's fairly easy to make it bootable.
Modify your boot.img ramdisk using this code and instructions:
https://github.com/jackfagner/twrp-sony-recovery-boot-script

Then just flash the recovery with fastboot.

I saw that at the bottom of your post right afterwards I'll modify it in a bit here, but I wanted to make sure it was going first. Thanks for making that script!

 

[yannik~]

Thanks, bazhip.
Can you provide the modified source and a quick run through on how to compile it on github?

 

[bazhip]

Thanks, bazhip.
Can you provide the modified source and a quick run through on how to compile it on github?

The kernel or TWRP? I'm kinda busy though so I'm not sure when I'll get around to it. If you want, look at the dirty ROOT thread for nizelion and my posts. I was pretty vocal about the process and what I was doing, as it was my first time ever doing it. You should be able to follow it, I think.

 

[zwliew]

Were the only changes you made disabling SONY_SECURITY_RIC and DM_VERITY in the defconfig?

 

[bazhip]

Were the only changes you made disabling SONY_SECURITY_RIC and DM_VERITY in the defconfig?

That, and ro.secure disabled and ro.debuggable enabled. As close to stock as possible.

 

[winkhant]

Thanks goes to @nilezon for giving me the rundown, as it is all from his repos, save for a couple of things to make it work for the Z5 instead.

(Yes, your bootloader has to be unlocked)

Anyways:
https://goo.gl/k9PiFV - TWRP 2.8.7.0
https://goo.gl/8LTc9l - Kernel that I compiled that allows root

This isn't flashable, only bootable:

fastboot boot recovery.img

Kernel:

fastboot flash boot z5_stock_fixed_fixed.img

The blues are oranges instead, like his, but it is kinda cute.

Have fun.

Can it be use on E6683
Build no - 32.0.A.6.152

 

[bazhip]

Can it be use on E6683
Build no - 32.0.A.6.152

It's built for the 6653, but I think it should work for the 6683. Give it a shot. If it doesn't, just flash back the stock kernel.sin from the ftf.

 

[magadaner]

Can it be use on E6683
Build no - 32.0.A.6.152

I've applied this on my E6683. All looks good :good:

 

[bazhip]

I've applied this on my E6683. All looks good :good:

Awesome! That's what I figured, but good to have confirmation. I'll edit accordingly.

 

[bazhip]

It's fairly easy to make it bootable.
Modify your boot.img ramdisk using this code and instructions:
https://github.com/jackfagner/twrp-sony-recovery-boot-script

Then just flash the recovery with fastboot.

Is there anything that needs to be changed with the recovery script to work on the Z5? I threw it into my kernel and followed the directions to a tee and I get a bootloop. I saw @AndroPlus made a kernel too using your script, so I flashed it to see if it worked and it was fine. I unpacked his boot.img and looked at it and the structure was the exact same. After hitting my head against a wall for a while, I tried repacking his just to make sure I wasn't crazy. The file size between his initial boot.img and the repacked one was a few KB different, and when I repack his, it bootloops too. So then I made sure mkboot tools were working fine and I unpacked/repacked my initial kernel, and it boots just fine.

Then I tried breaking it down:

I took my kernel, unpacked/repacked and it was fine. Then I copied over the bootrec folder, repacked, and it was fine. Then I made sure the symlink was working, so I:

mv init init.real
ln -s init.real init

and it booted just fine.
Then I did the final

rm init
ln -s /bootrec/init.sh init

and repacked, and it bootloops forever Any ideas about what is happening?

The only thing I can think of is that I messed up the symlink some how, but I dont know why AndroPlus's works before repacking and not after. Bleh :/

EDIT: **** everything. I ended up using SuperRs kitchen instead. That worked just fine. Noooo idea why mkbootimg_tools failed me.

 

[Masa. T]

External SD card is not detected on E6683.

 

[_Dennis_]

External SD card is not detected on E6683.

Once I get my Z5 dual (E6683) in I may try to build a kernel specifically for the E6683's. I need to figure out how much I'll lose from losing the DRM keys.

 

[bazhip]

External SD card is not detected on E6683.

In the kernel or TWRP?
EDIT: My bad, I spaced on the variants. I thought the 6683 was the baseband variant, not the dual sim. Yeah, I wouldn't roll with this on there.

 

[MeX_DK]

And this is confirmed as working on the Z5 ?. because I have waited for root for this for some time now, and if it works I will be a happy man.

 

[bazhip]

And this is confirmed as working on the Z5 ?. because I have waited for root for this for some time now, and if it works I will be a happy man.

This is not an exploit, if that is what you are asking. As stated in OP, you need to unlock your bootloader first. The kernel is merely the stock kernel with the security features disabled, which allows you to be able to flash SuperSU. But yes, it works.