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New Topic Post Reply Add to Bookmarks Posts: New posts 24 hours Hot Top 20 Account: Inbox / PM Login Register   Help Search Author Want to root my Xperia U junkaholic Joined: Jul 20, 2012 Posts: 7 PM Posted: 2012-11-18 02:23 Hi, I have an Xperia U with the Canadian carrier Fido and I want to root it to kill some hard wire apps to hopefully improve speed. When I go to that configuration screen it says Bootloader Unlock Allowed = No. What exactly does that mean and why can't I root this phone? What are my alternatives? BTW, another thing is I did not upgrade to ICS as I felt Sony was sorta saying you may experience performance issues, as ICS runs better on 1 GB RAM. Any comments are welcome. Thank you. Other than my performance issues with the, I sure like the size and the screen, it's very bright and great resolution. bluechip Joined: Jun 09, 2009 Posts: 477 PM Posted: 2012-11-23 16:35 Get something called "Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v9" from the web, also the drivers for your model, connect with MSC mode and enable USB debugging... the rest u can find when u start the rooting tool. cHeCk oUt tRuE nAtUrE hERe... Access the forum with a mobile phone via esato.mobi New Topic Reply