ROOTING SONY Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact (SGP611)

Posted by Unknown at 6:41 AM

Requirements:
Bootloader Locked Z3 Tablet Compact Wi-Fi 16GB (SGP611)
D6603(Generic GLOBAL 23.0.A.2.93) firmware (You can got it from XperiFirm)
Flashtool
Install driver included in Flashtool
Patched version of giefroot_v3 (giefroot_v3_sgp611_fix1.zip)
Download: giefroot_v3_sgp611_fix1.zip
Small Instruction:
1.Backup
2.Flash SGP611 firmware (23.0.1.A.0.167) if other version is installed
3.Flash D6603 system partition (23.0.A.2.93)
4.Enable [USB Debug] and [mock locations] and [Unknown Source] , then run install.bat in (giefroot_v3_sgp611_fix1.zip)
5.You got root!
6.Backup TA, Back to SGP611 firmware
Instruction:
1. Backup all your data (including application data and internal storage)
2. Get SGP611(23.0.1.A.0.167) firmware
3. Get D6603 firmware(Generic GLOBAL 23.0.A.2.93 ftf) from somewhere
4. If firmware version of your device is not 23.0.1.A.0.167, then flash all
contents of ftf to back to 23.0.1.A.0.167
(Start Flashtool and click "flash device", then choose "Flashmode".
On "Firmware Selector" select SGP611 firmware.
Uncheck APPSLOG, CACHE, DATA in Wipe menu.
Check all checkbox in Exclude menu.
Unckeck KERNEL in Exclude menu.
Then click Flash button.
Shutdown your device and connect USB on holding volume down.
Wait 20minute or more to finish.
)
5. Flash only system partition of D6603 (23.0.A.2.93)
(Open "Firmware Selector" with same instruction above.
select D6603 firmware.
Uncheck APPSLOG, CACHE, DATA in Wipe menu.
Check all checkbox in Exclude menu.
Unckeck SYSTEM in Exclude menu.
Then click Flash button.
And flash with same instruction above.
)
6. Power on your device, then enable [USB Debugging] and [Allow mock
locations] in Developer options. And enable [Unknown sources] in Security
setting.

Added:
Disable [Verify apps over USB] in Developer options, and disable [Verify apps] in Security setting.
7. Install usb driver included in Flashtool
8. Download giefroot_v3_sgp611.zip and extract zip
9. Run install.bat in extracted folder, then wait for about 1minute
10. You got root!
11. Backup TA

Rooting for SGP611 with giefroot (Bootloader Locked)