How to root and install CWM Sony Xperia Neo L MT25i
Tools needed:
- SonyEricsson Xperia Flasher by Bin4ry & Androxyde
- Phone with current Stock Rom 4.1.B.0.631 (but this 631 kernel cannot be unrooted)
- MT11i_4.1.A.0.562 (only this kernel can be rooted)
- MT25 4.1.B.0.631 kernel
- DooMLoRD_v1_Xperia-2011-ICS-ROOT-emu-busybox-su.zip
- CWM 5.5.0.4(xParts) by Vasiulla
How to
- Neo L > Settings > Xperia > Connectivity > USB Connection Mode > MSC >
- Neo L > Settings > Security > Unknown Sources
- Neo L > Settings > Developer mode > Usb debugging
- Unzip SonyEricsson Xperia Flasher by Bin4ry & Androxyde
- Install flashtool-0.9.10.1-windows.exe to C:\
- Copy MT11i_4.1.A.0.562.ftf into C:\Flashtool\firmwares
- FlashTool.exe Right click > Run as administrator
- Click Flash icon
- Select flashmode
- Select MT11i and click ok.
- Turn off your Neo L
- Press & hold back button and insert USB cable
- FlashTool will start installing the kernel
- It might fail as windows is now trying to install the driver for MT25i
- Give it some time to finish and start again from step 5.
- Flashing till take about 1 mins.
- Close flashtool.exe
- Take out battery, restart phone. YOU PHONE WILL NOT BOOT! It will only vibrate once.
- Extract DooMLoRD_v1_Xperia-2011-ICS-ROOT-emu-busybox-su.zip
- Run runme.bat
- It will try a few times but should finish in 5mins (it is now rooted!!)
- Disconnect usb, reinsert battery
- Run flashtool.exe
- Click Flash icon
- Select flashmode
- Select MT25i Kernel only and click ok.
- Press & hold back button and insert USB cable
- FlashTool will start restoring the previous kernel
- Restart your phone. It is now rooted.
- Unzip CWM 5.5.0.4(xParts) by Vasiulla
- Run install-cwm1.cmd
- You do not need to turn off the phone. Make sure it is already running
- Plug in USB cable.
- Should complete in 1 minute
- To run CWM, restart phone
- Once you see SONY logo, repeat press and release Volume Down (-) repeat it until CWM launch.
CMD log as below:
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Xperia 2011 ICS Easy Rooting toolkit (v1.0)
created by DooMLoRD
"andorid emulator" trick
Credits go to all those involved in making this possible!
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[*] This script will:
(1) root ur device using "andorid emulator" trick
(2) install Busybox (1.18.4)
(3) install SU files (ICS specific)
(4) do some checks for free space, tmp directory
(will remove Google Maps if required)
[*] Before u begin:
(1) make sure u have installed adb drivers for ur device
(2) enable "USB DEBUGGING"
from (Menu\Settings\Developer Options\Development)
(3) enable "UNKNOWN SOURCES"
from (Menu\Settings\Security)
(4) [OPTIONAL] increase screen timeout to 10 minutes
(5) connect USB cable to PHONE and then connect to PC
(6) skip "PC Companion Software" prompt on device
---------------------------------------------------------------
CONFIRM ALL THE ABOVE THEN
Press any key to continue . . .
--- STARTING ----
--- WAITING FOR DEVICE
* daemon not running. starting it now *
* daemon started successfully *
--- creating temporary directory
mkdir failed for tmp, File exists
--- cleaning
rm failed for *, No such file or directory
--- symlinking tmp directory
--- Rebooting
--- WAITING FOR DEVICE TO RECONNECT
--- PLEASE WAIT, THIS MAY TAKE A WHILE
if it gets stuck over here for a long time then try:
disconnect usb cable and reconnect it
toggle "USB DEBUGGING" (first disable it then enable it)
--- DEVICE FOUND
--- enabling emulator hack
--- Rebooting
--- WAITING FOR DEVICE TO RECONNECT
--- PLEASE WAIT, THIS MAY TAKE A WHILE
if it gets stuck over here for a long time then try:
disconnect usb cable and reconnect it
toggle "USB DEBUGGING" (first disable it then enable it)
--- DEVICE FOUND
--- pushing busybox
2868 KB/s (1075144 bytes in 0.366s)
--- correcting permissions
--- remounting /system
--- checking free space on /system
9 KB/s (439 bytes in 0.045s)
--- Free space on /system : 55768 bytes
--- no cleanup required
--- copying busybox to /system/xbin/
2099+1 records in
2099+1 records out
1075144 bytes transferred in 0.424 secs (2535716 bytes/sec)
--- correcting ownership
--- correcting permissions
--- installing busybox
--- pushing SU binary
376 KB/s (22364 bytes in 0.058s)
--- correcting ownership
--- correcting permissions
--- correcting symlinks
--- pushing Superuser app
2208 KB/s (843503 bytes in 0.373s)
--- cleaning
--- rebooting
ALL DONE!!!
Press any key to continue . . .
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