Rooting avoids warranty have to do it on your own risk and I guaranty
this works but follow the procedure carefully...
Step 1: To Root your
W8
- download and unzip SuperOneClickv1.9.1-ShortFuse to PC Desktop
- connect W8 to PC (Do not mount)
- on your phone setting applications select unknown sources
- on your phone setting applications development select usb debugging
- Launch SuperOneClick on your system and click Root
- If it ask something about Busy Box just click Yes
- you will see not successful - is your phone software higher than 2.0 ?
- click yes and then success & test su message
(this last part might not appear the same as It's written here, so just use your common sense to get through)
If you are successful in ROOTING your phone - SuperUser app will be installed to your W8.
If you are not successful:-
(i) check your PC devices usb to see if your phone is recognized by your PC (troubleshoot PC driver problem)
(ii) usb debugging in your W8 phone settings enabled?
Then Launch SuperOneClick and try the above steps again…
Install any File Manager from Android Market, such as Astro File Manager, any…
Step 2: Mount W8 (to access SD Card)
- copy Root Explorer.v2.16.apk to root of SD Card
- using PC create folder xRecovery and unzip xRecovery0.1.rar
- put the 3 files into the xRecovery folder you've created
- copy the xRecovery folder to root of SD Card
Step 3: UnMount W8 from PC
Step 4: Launch [Astro File Manager] Install [Root Explorer v2.16.apk]
Step 5:
- Launch Root Explorer
- scroll down to /sdcard [Click to access]
- scroll down to xRecovery folder [click to access]
- Select each of the 3 files (one by one) [click & hold] [copy]
- [click] parent folder on the top (twice)
- scroll down to system [click to access]
- [click to access] bin and [click] Mount R/W (R/W as in Read/Write)
- press paste button
Now your Phone should be rooted and ready to install your Android 2.3.7
Step 1: Make a backup copy of your Android Eclair 2.1 using xRecovery
- check that your phone's SD Card has at least 650MB of free space
[SD card free space is to hold both your phone original backup ROM and the 2.3 ROM]
- shutdown your W8 and wait 5 seconds and then reboot your phone.
- when you see the words Sony Ericsson on the phone screen, start pressing the back button on your phone multiple times and you will enter the xRecovery Menu.
- select backup and restore backup from the menu
NOTE:
- This will create a backup file in your SD Card [SD/xRecovery/backup]
- After you have completed the backup using xRecovery, it will return to the menu screen.
- Now choose reboot - your W8 phone should restart
Step 2: Download GingerXperia ROM (https://code.google.com/p/gingerdx/downloads/list)
- mount your W8 and copy this file GingerDX.zip into SD card
- unmount and shutdown your W8
Step 3: Installing the 2.3.7 ROM on your W8
- boot W8
- when you see the words Sony Ericsson on the phone screen, start pressing the back button on your phone multiple times and you will enter the xRecovery Menu.
- select factory reset full wipe
- scroll down and hit install custom zip
- select GingerDX.zip from your SD card & hit yes
- xRecovery will start to install the 2.3.7 ROM on your phone.
- when it is done, xRecovey will go back to the startup menu
- click reboot
If you are stuck in the GingerDX startup screen for more than 5 minutes, just try restart the phone and It will be fine.
RESTORING The Official Android Eclair 2.1.1 ROM
- shutdown wait 5 seconds reboot W8
- when you see the words Sony Ericsson on the phone screen, start pressing the back button on your phone multiple times and you will enter the xRecovery Menu.
- select factory reset full wipe
- scroll down and hit [backup/restore] [restore]
- you should see your original 2.1 backup ROM
- [select] [2013-03-xx.xx.xx.xx.ROM] [restore] [it should look something like 2013-03-15.21.01.23]
- xRecovery will start to install the original 2.1.1 ROM [the ROM you've backed up in Step 1] from your phone's SD Card.
- when it is done xRecovey will go back to the startup menu
- [click] [reboot]
- download and unzip SuperOneClickv1.9.1-ShortFuse to PC Desktop
- connect W8 to PC (Do not mount)
- on your phone setting applications select unknown sources
- on your phone setting applications development select usb debugging
- Launch SuperOneClick on your system and click Root
- If it ask something about Busy Box just click Yes
- you will see not successful - is your phone software higher than 2.0 ?
- click yes and then success & test su message
(this last part might not appear the same as It's written here, so just use your common sense to get through)
If you are successful in ROOTING your phone - SuperUser app will be installed to your W8.
If you are not successful:-
(i) check your PC devices usb to see if your phone is recognized by your PC (troubleshoot PC driver problem)
(ii) usb debugging in your W8 phone settings enabled?
Then Launch SuperOneClick and try the above steps again…
Install any File Manager from Android Market, such as Astro File Manager, any…
Step 2: Mount W8 (to access SD Card)
- copy Root Explorer.v2.16.apk to root of SD Card
- using PC create folder xRecovery and unzip xRecovery0.1.rar
- put the 3 files into the xRecovery folder you've created
- copy the xRecovery folder to root of SD Card
Step 3: UnMount W8 from PC
Step 4: Launch [Astro File Manager] Install [Root Explorer v2.16.apk]
Step 5:
- Launch Root Explorer
- scroll down to /sdcard [Click to access]
- scroll down to xRecovery folder [click to access]
- Select each of the 3 files (one by one) [click & hold] [copy]
- [click] parent folder on the top (twice)
- scroll down to system [click to access]
- [click to access] bin and [click] Mount R/W (R/W as in Read/Write)
- press paste button
Now your Phone should be rooted and ready to install your Android 2.3.7
Step 1: Make a backup copy of your Android Eclair 2.1 using xRecovery
- check that your phone's SD Card has at least 650MB of free space
[SD card free space is to hold both your phone original backup ROM and the 2.3 ROM]
- shutdown your W8 and wait 5 seconds and then reboot your phone.
- when you see the words Sony Ericsson on the phone screen, start pressing the back button on your phone multiple times and you will enter the xRecovery Menu.
- select backup and restore backup from the menu
NOTE:
- This will create a backup file in your SD Card [SD/xRecovery/backup]
- After you have completed the backup using xRecovery, it will return to the menu screen.
- Now choose reboot - your W8 phone should restart
Step 2: Download GingerXperia ROM (https://code.google.com/p/gingerdx/downloads/list)
- mount your W8 and copy this file GingerDX.zip into SD card
- unmount and shutdown your W8
Step 3: Installing the 2.3.7 ROM on your W8
- boot W8
- when you see the words Sony Ericsson on the phone screen, start pressing the back button on your phone multiple times and you will enter the xRecovery Menu.
- select factory reset full wipe
- scroll down and hit install custom zip
- select GingerDX.zip from your SD card & hit yes
- xRecovery will start to install the 2.3.7 ROM on your phone.
- when it is done, xRecovey will go back to the startup menu
- click reboot
If you are stuck in the GingerDX startup screen for more than 5 minutes, just try restart the phone and It will be fine.
RESTORING The Official Android Eclair 2.1.1 ROM
- shutdown wait 5 seconds reboot W8
- when you see the words Sony Ericsson on the phone screen, start pressing the back button on your phone multiple times and you will enter the xRecovery Menu.
- select factory reset full wipe
- scroll down and hit [backup/restore] [restore]
- you should see your original 2.1 backup ROM
- [select] [2013-03-xx.xx.xx.xx.ROM] [restore] [it should look something like 2013-03-15.21.01.23]
- xRecovery will start to install the original 2.1.1 ROM [the ROM you've backed up in Step 1] from your phone's SD Card.
- when it is done xRecovey will go back to the startup menu
- [click] [reboot]
Enjoy your W8 with
android 2.3.7…….
