How to root the Sony XA Ultra (MT6580)

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14-08-2017, 07:26 AM

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The Sony XA Ultra (MT6580) is an MT6580 powered phone running on Android 6.0

How to root Sony XA Ultra (MT6580)

Install VCOM drivers on your PC using https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-440.html
Download SuperSU 2.78.zip @ https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=457084094631642692
Copy SuperSU.zip to both the phone’s SD card and internal storage
Download CWM for Sony XA Ultra (MT6580) ported by Team Hovatek at https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4S-Z7...FI5RkdkU0E
Switch off the phone (still with battery inside)
Backup your current firmware using the guide @ https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-13347.html
Copy the preloader.bin from your firmware dump to the same folder as the CWM recovery image (ensure to replace any previous preloader.bin file)
Flash both the preloader.bin and CWM recovery.bin to the phone using Miracle Box @ https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-14106.html
Boot the phone into recovery mode using Volume up button + Power button
In CWM recovery, you use the Volume buttons to navigate and Power button to select
Select Install Zip
Navigate to the location of the SuperSU2.78.zip on the Internal storage and select it
Wait till flashing is complete
If you are prompted to fix root, select No
Reboot the phone normally
Confirm Root by installing and running Root Checker

This post was last modified: 14-08-2017, 07:26 AM by hovatek.

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