Root lenovo A916 and Sony Xperia T2 Ultra

Root lenovo A916 and Sony Xperia T2 Ultra.
Download adb and fastboot1.

  • In windows, download Android ADB Fastboot 1.3.msi
  • In Ubuntu, apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot unlock bootloader, flash cwm-recovery and root phone
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    adb reboot-bootloader
    fastboot devices
    fastboot oem unlock
    fastboot reboot
    fastboot flash recovery cwm-recovery.img
    fastboot reboot
    adb push UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip /sdcard/
    Install SuperSU zip according by ClockworkMod menu

Extra: check information

  • A916 -> adb reboot recovery -> check internel version, found version: A916_S205_141013, call *#*#5448264#*#* to enable dual sim dual standby
  • D5303 -> call *#*#7378423#*#* to check service information

Reference:
Dual Sim card dual standby http://ask.lenovomobile.com/index.php?question/view/598417.html
https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/A-and-P-Series/Lenovo-phone-a916-A916-S1205-141013/td-p/2049911
http://pdadb.net/index.php?m=specs&id=6663&c=lenovo_a916_dual_sim_td-lte

Download A916 offical ROM and CWM Recovery http://ask.lenovomobile.com/?q-594219.html

Dual SIM Dual Standby Official ROM http://blog.cellphonemic.com/?p=624
Recovery http://blog.cellphonemic.com/?p=694
One Key Root http://blog.cellphonemic.com/?p=627

unlock bootloader of T2 Ultra http://developer.sonymobile.com/unlockbootloader/

HTC/华为/酷派手机官方解锁教程 http://bbs.360safe.com/thread-4954939-1-1.html

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lifehacker
The Most Useful Things You Can Do with ADB and Fastboot on Android
How to Flash a ROM to Your Android Phone

WIKI Of CM and CWM recovery http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Doc:_fastboot_intro
(fix the issue of “wait for the device”)
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/All_About_Recovery_Images
http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/ClockWorkMod_Instructions

Unlock bootloader and install recovery
How to root Lenovo A916 phablet in less than an hour
Download CWM & TWRP Recovery for Lenovo A916
用臨時Recovery root機
[HowTo] Unlocking the Bootloader (Windows)

Reference:
木子软件 http://www.muzisoft.com/recovery/ http://www.muzisoft.com/root/
刷机网 http://www.shuaji.net/
线刷宝 - 华为fastboot机型解锁教程 http://www.xianshuabao.com/skill/285.html

Root Sony WT19i
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1559685
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1865037
http://www.android.gs/root-sony-xperia-live-walkman-wt19i/