Dirty ROOT solution - for unlocked BL

I have rooted my Z5 Compact and figured you might want a short how-to.

Disclaimer
I am well aware that this is not the nicest method of rooting, but I got the phone a few hours ago and haven't got the time to put together a better way.

Credits
@Tommy-Geenexus for Zombie kernel
@AndroPlus for Z5 recovery and guidance :good:
@Chainfire for SuperSU

Guide

First, you need to unlock you bootloader (I know, I know, now stop weeping :crying::crying::crying:)

A rooted device does not boot using default kernel, so you need to install an insecure kernel.
I am using a repacked Zombie b1 kernel, with a small modification (wrong owner on all files in ramdisk).
All credits fly out to @Tommy-Geenexus : [Kernel][Sony5.x][Z5C]Zombie[13.10.15]
Flash using:

Code:

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fastboot flash boot zombie_b1_fixed.img

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Reboot your phone using:

Code:

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fastboot reboot

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And verify that it works as expected.

Now, reboot your phone to bootloader again (see info how to at the end of post).
Then issue:

Code:

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fastboot boot recovery.img

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This recovery is partly broken, but it works well enough to install root.
Thanks to @AndroPlus for TWRP code.

The phone will boot to a black screen, but you can connect to it using ADB.
You need to manually mount the system and userdata partition by issuing:

Code:

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adb shell mount /dev/block/platform/soc.0/by-name/system /system
adb shell mount /dev/block/platform/soc.0/by-name/userdata /data

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If you get this error:
mount: mounting /dev/block/platform/soc.0/by-name/system on /system failed: No such file or directory
You probably just need to wait a while and try again.
You can also try this command (and then re-enter the mount commands above):

Code:

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adb shell mount
adb shell cat /proc/partitions

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If you got /system and /data to mount, you can now push SuperSU to the phone and install it:

Code:

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adb push UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip /data/media/0/
adb shell twrp install /data/media/0/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip
adb shell rm /data/media/0/UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46.zip

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If it all works, just reboot and enjoy root:

Code:

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adb reboot

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Files
zombie_b1_fixed.img
recovery.img

Extra info
Boot to bootloader by adb command:

Code:

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adb reboot bootloader

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or by turning off the phone, and then hold down VOL UP while plugging in the USB cable.