Originally Posted by xperiax10.awesome cool, finally I rooted my xperia ARC these are very simple steps(copied from different threads): 1. Install the attached apk: Gingerbreak-v1.00 after installing most people getting this error - "could not extract assets". TO OVERCOME THIS, just copy the attached ADB.zip and extract it on your laptop (windows) say at E:\mobile_Xperia\ADB goto above path in your cmd promt and types these lines (your phone should be connected to laptop in debugging mode) E:\mobile_Xperia\ADB>adb shell rmdir /data/local/tmp E:\mobile_Xperia\ADB>adb shell mkdir /data/local/tmp NOW JUST INSTALL THE apk file again and click on ROOT