Rooting Xperia S with offical ICS with unlocked bootloader

[zipo13]

Hi,

I want to root my Xperia S to use Titanium Backup.

I upgraded it to ICS 4.0.4 a week ago using sony update tool.

I have unlocked the bootloaded by sony offcial method.

It wiped my phone clean (I didn't expect that but luckly I had backup of most of the stuff)

Now I saw some instructions on rooting the Xperia S but all of them say that it will wipe the phone clean again.

Example:

http://www.android.gs/root-sony-xperia-s-official-ics-6-1-a-0-452-rom/

Is there a way to root the device now that the boot loader is unlocked without wiping it?

[Uliwooly]

yes you do

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[Uliwooly]

this is how

click on rooting

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/41609

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unrelated topic, if you have some time please check this thread

http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/44888

[delwoods]

Seeing as you have an unlocked bootloader why not flash a custom kernel which is already pre rooted ?

[kartik77]

We can also have rooting on locked bootloader. I could find 2 methods . One is short and other is long.http://www.androidust.com/root-xperia-s-with-locked-bootloader-new-method/

[ksharawat]

dude its showing

Not Found

Error 404

[Thommo]

2 and a half months ago I posted that link for my drive but if you need it here it is

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-yM_qnM8ZPRX0loZWgxMGFKNmc

[ksharawat]

thanx dude

[manu34400]

it does work... it says NOT FOUND Error 404... can you give me the new link please??? i'm in a big trouble if a don't find a system.img for ICS. :s

[Thommo]

A system image is different from a rooted image if it's a system image you need then you'll be after a FTF file for use with flashtool - Here's the UK .453 ICS ftf file https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B-yM_qnM8ZPRRy1xV1A5X2xYXzA