Hello Everyone!

Since it’s been released, we have waited for a long time to root our Sony Xperia XZ1 phones… But finally, thanks to these three people N1ghtr08d, modpunk and janjan from XDA Developers, we can now 🙂

In this tutorial I will show you how to root your Sony XZ1 on Linux by combining the amazing tutorial compiled by N1ghtr08d and using Linux Terminal.

Steps

1) Unlock Your Developer Options

• Settings > System > About Phone
• Tap repeatedly on Build Number until you unlock Developer Settings

2) Unlock Your Bootloader

• Settings > System > Developer Options
• Turn on OEM Unlocking
• Open your dialer and type *#*#7378423#*#* to access the service menu
• Service Info > Configuration > Rooting Status (If it’s yes, you can root your device)

3) Drivers

• No drivers required for Linux users.

4) Tools

• Make a directory as WorkDir on your Desktop
• Download Platform Tools and extract it to WorkDir

5) Getting Your OEM Password

• Click on this link and then select your device
• Open your dialer and type *#*#7378423#*#* to access the service menu
• Service Info > Configuration > IMEI
• Copy the IMEI Number and paste it on the required field and get your OEM Password.

6) Enable USB Debugging

• Settings > System > Developer Options > USB Debugging
• Turn on USB Debugging

7) Fastboot

• Turn off your device
• Connect it to your computer via a USB-cable
• On your device, press the volume up button, if it connects you will see a blue light.
• Start a terminal and log-in as root (sudo -i)
• cd /home/yourusername/Desktop/WorkDir/platform-tools
• run this command and check that you get no errors afterwards ./fastboot devices
• run this command to unlock your Bootloader /.fastboot -i 0x0fce oem unlock 0x<insert your unlock code>
• Verify that you get no errors.
• Open your phone

8) Downloading Root Files and Preparing Your Work Field

• modpunk’s port of TWRP
• janjan’s Kernel and DRM Package
• mkdir /home/yourusername/Desktop/WorkDir/TWRP /home/yourusername/Desktop/WorkDir/JanJan
• Copy TWRP image into TWRP folder and extract janjan’s package into JanJan folder.
• Connect your phone and copy the three zip files in janjan’s package into your phone

9) Rooting

• Connect your phone to your computer
• Start a Terminal and log-in as root (sudo -i)
• cd /home/yourusername/Desktop/WorkDir/platform-tools
• ./adb reboot bootloader
• ./fastboot flash boot ../JanJan/JANJAN_XZ1_Kernel+DRM-patch+Magisk/1-boot.img
• Once the boot image is flashed, unplug and boot up your phone and check your kernel version. Settings > System > About Phone > Kernel Version (It should be “4.4.78-Amjal-Safi-amjalsafi@amjalsafi #1“)
• Once again boot into bootloader by running ./adb reboot bootloader
• ./fastboot flash recovery ../TWRP/twrp-3.2.1-0-poplar-4-patchlevel-2018-02-05.img
• Boot up your phone and then power off it.
• Boot into TWRP by holding power button and volume down button at the same time and release them when you hear the first vibration.
• Once you boot into TWRP if it asks you a password, it is the pin you’ve set for the phone or if you did not, it’s default_password.
• In TWRP select Install and then install 2-Patching_drm_Su and 3-Magisk-v15.3
• Reboot your phone and check if Magisk is installed or not. If it’s installed, don’t open it yet.
• Turn off your phone and boot into TWRP again by holding power and volume down buttons at the same time.
• Install 4-kernel_permissive and then reboot your phone.
• Open Magisk App and check the modules section to be sure that the Magisk SELinux Permissive Script is active.

10) Enjoy

• Enjoy your rooted phone!

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