HowTo Root, Backup DRM / Flash Tool

Create udev rule:

echo 'SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ACTION=="add", ATTRS{idVendor}=="0fce", ATTRS{idProduct}=="*", MODE="0777"' > /etc/udev/rules.d/51-sony.rules

You have to do that for the root exploit to work!

1. FlashTool
2. flash Stock/D5803_23.0.A.2.98
3. turn off → press vol- and connect while doing that
4. after the LEDs blinked, release vol- (see FlashTool)

1. USB Debugging, mock locations enabled
2. Flight mode
3. Root/giefroot/install.sh

cd /sdcard/
dd if=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/TA of=TA.img
md5 /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/TA TA.img
exit
exit
adb pull /sdcard/TA.img TA.img

adb shell
pm hide [App]

Recommended to disable:

(Quelle)