[okychris]

hi everyone. please i just got sony xperia XA1 ultra G3221 but trying to gain root access fails via kingroot, both on device and pc. The device has been updated from nougat to android 8.0.0. please is any there with easy method on how to get it rooted? thanks

[shankar1790]

hi everyone. please i just got sony xperia XA1 ultra G3221 but trying to gain root access fails via kingroot, both on device and pc. The device has been updated from nougat to android 8.0.0. please is any there with easy method on how to get it rooted? thanks

Did you tried Magisk method

[okychris]

hi everyone. please i just got sony xperia XA1 ultra G3221 but trying to gain root access fails via kingroot, both on device and pc. The device has been updated from nougat to android 8.0.0. please is any there with easy method on how to get it rooted? thanks

Did you tried Magisk method

Thanks for your reply. Have not tried it. Will need guide on how to install it

[shankar1790]

In xda there is a dedicated forum for your device, where you can get all the stuff .
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xa1-ultra.
Alternatively for rooting
https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-21427.html

[okychris]

In xda there is a dedicated forum for your device, where you can get all the stuff .
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xa1-ultra.
Alternatively for rooting
https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-21427.html

Okay thanks. Let me check it out.

[okychris]

In xda there is a dedicated forum for your device, where you can get all the stuff .
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xa1-ultra.
Alternatively for rooting
https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-21427.html

Okay thanks. Let me check it out.

The first option talks about hard bricked after all attempts failed because of device update which is similar to my device state. (my upgraded to android 8.0.0) 
The alternative option talks about boot.img. How can I get the boot img from my unrooted device?

[shankar1790]

The easiest way to get your boot.img is in your device firmware.you can check your phone buildno and download correct firmware.

[shankar1790]

In xda there is a dedicated forum for your device, where you can get all the stuff .
https://forum.xda-developers.com/xa1-ultra.
Alternatively for rooting
https://www.hovatek.com/forum/thread-21427.html

Okay thanks. Let me check it out.

The first option talks about hard bricked after all attempts failed because of device update which is similar to my device state. (my upgraded to android 8.0.0) 
The alternative option talks about boot.img. How can I get the boot img from my unrooted device?

Well if you have your update (ota.zip) file you can get inside it

[X3non]

The first option talks about hard bricked after all attempts failed because of device update which is similar to my device state. (my upgraded to android 8.0.0) 
The alternative option talks about boot.img. How can I get the boot img from my unrooted device?

what's the kernel version of your phone?
do you have the firmware for your phone model?

[okychris]

The first option talks about hard bricked after all attempts failed because of device update which is similar to my device state. (my upgraded to android 8.0.0) 
The alternative option talks about boot.img. How can I get the boot img from my unrooted device?

what's the kernel version of your phone?
do you have the firmware for your phone model?

The kernel version of my phone is Kernel: 4.4.83+
build number: 48.1.A.2.50
I have seen firmware in some websites but yet to download because no much comments about the firmware