How to root and install CWM Sony Xperia Neo L MT25i


Tools needed:

  1. SonyEricsson Xperia Flasher by Bin4ry & Androxyde 
  2. Phone with current Stock Rom 4.1.B.0.631 (but this 631 kernel cannot be unrooted)
  3. MT11i_4.1.A.0.562 (only this kernel can be rooted)
  4. MT25 4.1.B.0.631 kernel
  5. DooMLoRD_v1_Xperia-2011-ICS-ROOT-emu-busybox-su.zip
  6. CWM 5.5.0.4(xParts) by Vasiulla

How to
  1. Neo L > Settings > Xperia > Connectivity > USB Connection Mode > MSC >
  2. Neo L > Settings > Security > Unknown Sources
  3. Neo L > Settings > Developer mode > Usb debugging
  4. Unzip SonyEricsson Xperia Flasher by Bin4ry & Androxyde 
  5. Install flashtool-0.9.10.1-windows.exe to C:\
  6. Copy MT11i_4.1.A.0.562.ftf into C:\Flashtool\firmwares
  7. FlashTool.exe Right click > Run as administrator
  8. Click Flash icon
  9. Select flashmode
  10. Select MT11i and click ok.
  11. Turn off your Neo L
  12. Press & hold back button and insert USB cable
  13. FlashTool will start installing the kernel
  14. It might fail as windows is now trying to install the driver for MT25i
  15. Give it some time to finish and start again from step 5.
  16. Flashing till take about 1 mins.
  17. Close flashtool.exe
  18. Take out battery, restart phone. YOU PHONE WILL NOT BOOT! It will only vibrate once.
  19. Extract DooMLoRD_v1_Xperia-2011-ICS-ROOT-emu-busybox-su.zip
  20. Run runme.bat
  21. It will try a few times but should finish in 5mins (it is now rooted!!)
  22. Disconnect usb, reinsert battery
  23. Run flashtool.exe
  24. Click Flash icon
  25. Select flashmode
  26. Select MT25i Kernel only and click ok.
  27. Press & hold back button and insert USB cable
  28. FlashTool will start restoring the previous kernel
  29. Restart your phone. It is now rooted.
  30. Unzip CWM 5.5.0.4(xParts) by Vasiulla
  31. Run install-cwm1.cmd
  32. You do not need to turn off the phone. Make sure it is already running
  33. Plug in USB cable. 
  34. Should complete in 1 minute
  35. To run CWM, restart phone
  36. Once you see SONY logo, repeat press and release Volume Down (-) repeat it until CWM launch.





CMD log as below:

---------------------------------------------------------------
        Xperia 2011 ICS Easy Rooting toolkit (v1.0)
                   created by DooMLoRD
                "andorid emulator" trick
   Credits go to all those involved in making this possible!
---------------------------------------------------------------
 [*] 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 . . .

Comments

  1. Sony Xperia is the latest launched by Sony Ericson.This smart phone has the screen size of 5 inch. it works on Android v4.1.2 jelly bean Operating System. It has all of the special features in it.
    Sony Xperia Neo L

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  2. please help me, i flashed my device with usb debugging mode off and cant turn it on because of black screen , how can i recover?

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    1. Yeah i have the same problem as yours last time i send it to repair and my software crash they fixed it for me and my parents scold me till now i did not want to root cuz i scared my software will crash

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    2. go to sony companion mode and install the the updates again it will turn ur phone back to normal

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    3. but sony companion not connect the phone.

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  3. Hey. I already flashed MT11i But when i tried "Runme.bat"
    Its showing error:*

    "Device can not find the path specified"
    I already checked these points. 1-USB DEBBUGING
    2-MSC MODE
    3-UNKNOWN SOURCE CHECKED 4- LATEST DEVICE.DRIVERS I tried so many times but same error occur

    error which i mentioned above. M not fresher in root.
    Rooted.many devices but stuck in sony
    . Plz help.

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    1. turn on mock location on as well and try again..

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  4. Those phone who can't turn on it's normal. It called not boot,it cause of wrong step. Besides that,the most working version of flashtool is 0.9.3.0 . I've did that and get panicked all way. Redo it as well and properly :)

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  5. Is it safe to root a phone?

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  7. Y I GET SOME ERROR? I JUST FOLLOWED THE INSTRUCTIONS PROPERLY. THE FLASHTOOL SAYS:

    24/015/2013 01:15:53 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized
    24/015/2013 01:15:53 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.9.3.0 built on 2012-09-06 19:32:51
    24/015/2013 01:15:53 - INFO - You can drag and drop ftf files here to start flashing them
    24/015/2013 01:15:58 - INFO - Device disconnected
    24/016/2013 01:16:22 - INFO - Selected MT11i_4.1.A.0.562_Kernel.ftf
    24/016/2013 01:16:22 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing
    24/016/2013 01:16:22 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.
    24/016/2013 01:16:53 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off
    24/016/2013 01:16:53 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode
    24/017/2013 01:17:10 - INFO - Device disconnected
    24/017/2013 01:17:21 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
    24/017/2013 01:17:21 - INFO - Opening device for R/W
    24/017/2013 01:17:21 - INFO - Start Flashing
    24/017/2013 01:17:21 - INFO - Processing loader
    24/017/2013 01:17:21 - INFO - Checking header
    24/017/2013 01:17:21 - INFO - Ending flash session
    <<<24/017/2013 01:17:21 - ERROR -
    24/017/2013 01:17:21 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted>>>
    24/017/2013 01:17:21 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
    24/019/2013 01:19:04 - INFO - Flash canceled


    WHERE DID DIS ERROR CAME FROM? Grrr!

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  8. Thanks, it work 100% on installing CWM.

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  9. i am getting this while installing cwm adb server out of date

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