Rooting Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 Android 2.1 Eclair

Tutorial 5 : Rooting Your Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 

Hey folks, it as now all easy to root your Sony Ericsson xperia x8 android device with one click. Yes, you read it correctly, with one click. The android 2.1 can be rooted easily with SuperOneClick rooting application. It can be rooted the hard way too, but that may prove more risky.


For understanding the terminology used in this blogs' tutorials, read here

Here's how to do it:


- Enable USB debugging on your Xperia X8 prior to doing anything. Go to Setting >> Applications >> Development >> Turn on USB debugging. Turn on 'Stay Awake' too just in case. See the image below.

-Download "SuperOneClick" software from here.


-Connect  your Xperia X8 android phone to PC and select "Charge Phone". Keep in mind, this is important, DO NOT select USB mass storage from the menu. Select charge phone only.


-Once this is done. open "SuperOneClick.exe" on your PC and click "Root".

-Wait for a few minutes.

-It will show a dialog box saying that you device is now rooted.

-Disconnect your Xperia X8 phone from the PC now.

-Reboot your Xperia X8.

Congratulations, you have successfully rooted your Sony Ericsson Xperia X8.




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Wifi Tethering On Android 2.1 Eclair Devices (Xperia X8)

Tutorial 6: WiFi Tether on Android 2.1 Eclair Devices (Sony Ericsson Xperia X8, HTC Dream, HTC Aria) Possible

Hello, now it is possible to get wireless tethering on your Android device running on android version 2.1 Eclair (HTC aria, HTC dream, Sony Ericsson Xperia X8, X10). You do not need to upgrade to android 2.2 Froyo or install a custom ROM either. It is very easy to convert your phone into a wifi-hotspot with following tweaks.


For understanding the terminology used in this blogs' tutorials, read here


Note: Please keep in mind that this will work only on rooted phones. As I was working on Xperia X8, for the information on how to root Xperia X8, click here.


Steps:


-Download a bin file called  "fw_bcm4329_ap.bin" from here. This is a link to my own site where I have uploaded this file.


In case you cannot download this file from my site, download HTC Evo 4G system dump file from here. Then extract the dump file (named as system.rar) into any directory and find fw_bcm4329_ap.bin from it. This file will be found in .../system/etc/firmware/fw_bcm4329_ap.bin 


-Connect your phone to your PC via USB cable and mount your sd card. 


-Create a directory(folder) named as android.tether in your SD card.


-Open this directory and paste fw_bcm4329_ap.bin into it.


-Rename this file to fw_bcm4329.bin


-Remove any old versions of "wireless tether" from your phone.

-Install the latest "wireless_tether_2_0_2-pre14.apk " release in your phone. Download it from here.


-Now reboot your Xperia X8. You can now start a wifi-hotspot on your device by using the newly installed wifi tethering app.

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