diff --git a/Backup-TA.sh b/Backup-TA.sh
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+#!/bin/bash 
+
+VERSION=9.11
+
+echo "[ ------------------------------------------------------------ ]"
+echo "[  Backup TA v$VERSION for Sony Xperia                             ]"
+echo "[ ------------------------------------------------------------ ]"
+echo "[  Initialization                                              ]"
+echo "[                                                              ]"
+echo "[  Make sure that you have USB Debugging enabled, you do       ]"
+echo "[  allow your computer ADB access by accepting its RSA key     ]"
+echo "[  (only needed for Android 4.2.2 or higher) and grant this    ]"
+echo "[  ADB process root permissions through superuser.             ]"
+echo "[                                                              ]"
+echo "[  On your computer, you need adb installed and working        ]"
+echo "[ ------------------------------------------------------------ ]"
+echo
+
+PS3='Please enter your choice: '
+options=("Backup" "Exit")
+select opt in "${options[@]}"
+
+do
+    case $opt in
+		"Backup")
+			cd scripts/linux
+			./backup.sh $VERSION
+			exit
+			 ;;
+        "Exit")
+            break
+            ;;
+        *) echo invalid option;;
+	esac
+done 
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diff --git a/scripts/linux/backup.sh b/scripts/linux/backup.sh
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+#!/bin/bash 
+
+TMP=../../tmpbak
+
+sudo adb kill-server
+sudo adb start-server
+adb wait-for-device 
+
+./busybox-on.sh
+
+touch /tmp/partfile
+./find.sh
+partition=`cat /tmp/partfile`
+rm /tmp/partfile
+
+echo =======================================
+echo  FIND TA PARTITION
+echo =======================================
+echo partition $partition
+
+if [[ $partition == "" ]]
+then
+	echo No partition found
+	exit -1
+fi
+
+echo =======================================
+echo  BACKUP TA PARTITION
+echo =======================================
+backup_currentPartitionMD5=`adb shell su -c "$BB md5 $partition" | awk {'print $1'}`
+adb shell su -c "$BB dd if=$partition of=/sdcard/backupTA.img"
+
+echo
+echo =======================================
+echo  INTEGRITY CHECK
+echo =======================================
+backup_backupMD5=`adb shell su -c "$BB md5 /sdcard/backupTA.img" | awk {'print $1'}`
+
+if [ "$backup_currentPartitionMD5" != "$backup_backupMD5" ]
+then
+	echo FAILED - Backup does not match TA Partition. Please try again.
+	echo $backup_currentPartitionMD5
+	echo $backup_backupMD5
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -d $TMP ]
+then
+	mkdir $TMP
+fi
+
+echo 
+echo =======================================
+echo  PULL BACKUP FROM SDCARD
+echo =======================================
+adb pull /sdcard/backupTA.img $TMP/TA.img
+
+echo 
+echo =======================================
+echo  INTEGRITY CHECK
+echo =======================================
+localmd5=`md5sum $TMP/TA.img | awk {'print $1'} `
+
+if [ "$localmd5" != "$backup_backupMD5" ]
+then
+	echo FAILED - Backup has gone corrupted while pulling. Please try again.
+	echo $backup_currentPartitionMD5
+	echo $backup_backupMD5
+	echo $localmd5
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+echo 
+echo =======================================
+echo  PACKAGE BACKUP
+echo =======================================
+serial=`adb get-serialno`
+
+cd $TMP
+
+backup_timestamp=`date +%Y-%m-%d.%H%M%S`
+echo $backup_backupMD5 > TA.md5
+echo $partition > TA.blk
+echo $serial > TA.serial
+echo $backup_timestamp > TA.timestamp
+echo $1 > TA.version
+uname -sp > TA.platform
+
+zip ../TA-backup-$backup_timestamp.zip TA.img TA.md5 TA.blk TA.serial TA.timestamp TA.version TA.platform
+
+cd ..
+
+rm -rf $TMP
+
+./scripts/linux/busybox-off.sh
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diff --git a/scripts/linux/busybox-off.sh b/scripts/linux/busybox-off.sh
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+#!/bin/bash 
+
+adb shell rm /data/local/tmp/busybox-backup-ta 
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diff --git a/scripts/linux/busybox-on.sh b/scripts/linux/busybox-on.sh
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+#!/bin/bash 
+
+adb push ../../tools/busybox /data/local/tmp/busybox-backup-ta 
+adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox-backup-ta 
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diff --git a/scripts/linux/check-root.sh b/scripts/linux/check-root.sh
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+#!/bin/bash 
+
+export BB=/data/local/tmp/busybox-backup-ta
+
+SU=/system/bin/su
+suPath=`adb shell $BB ls $SU`
+
+if [[ $suPath =~ "No such" ]]
+then
+	SU=/system/xbin/su
+	suPath=`adb shell $BB ls $SU`
+
+	if [[ $suPath =~ "No such" ]]
+	then	
+		echo No su found. Did you install it on the phone yet ?
+		exit 1
+	fi
+fi
+
+rootPermission=`adb shell su -c "$BB echo xtrue"`
+
+if [[ $rootPermission =~ "xtrue" ]]
+then
+	#echo "obtained root : $rootPermission"
+	echo $SU
+else
+	echo "Failed to obtain root : $rootPermission"
+	exit -1
+fi
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diff --git a/scripts/linux/find.sh b/scripts/linux/find.sh
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+#!/bin/bash 
+
+PARTITION_BY_NAME=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/TA
+
+inspectPartition() {
+	opId=`adb shell su -c "$BB cat /dev/block/$1" | grep -s -m 1 -c 'OP_ID='`
+	opName=`adb shell su -c "$BB cat /dev/block/$1" | grep -s -m 1 -c 'OP_NAME='`
+	rooting=`adb shell su -c "$BB cat /dev/block/$1" | grep -s -m 1 -c 'ROOTING_ALLOWED='`
+	s1Boot=`adb shell su -c "$BB cat /dev/block/$1" | grep -s -m 1 -c -i 'S1_Boot'`
+	s1Loader=`adb shell su -c "$BB cat /dev/block/$1" | grep -s -m 1 -c -i 'S1_Loader'`
+	s1Hw=`adb shell su -c "$BB cat /dev/block/$1" | grep -s -m 1 -c -i 'S1_HWConf'`
+
+	if [[ "$opId" =~ "1" ]] && [[ "$opName" =~ "1" ]] && [[ "$rooting" =~ "1" ]] && [[ "$s1Boot" =~ "1" ]] && [[ "$s1Loader" =~ "1" ]] && [[ "$s1Hw" =~ "1" ]]
+	then
+		echo $1
+	fi
+}
+
+root=`./check-root.sh`
+
+#if not rooted, exit
+if [ "$root" == "" ]
+then 
+	echo "Not rooted"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+backup_defaultTA=`adb shell su -c "$BB ls -l --color=never $PARTITION_BY_NAME" | tr -s ' ' | awk '{print $11}'`
+#remove invalid head/tail chars
+backup_defaultTA=`expr match "$backup_defaultTA" '\([0-9a-z\/]*\)'`
+
+if [[ $backup_defaultTA != /* ]]
+then
+	echo Partition not found by name, trying harder 
+	
+	partition="";
+
+	for part in `adb shell su -c "$BB cat /proc/partitions " | awk '{if ($3<=9999) print $4}'|grep --color=never mmcblk|xargs`
+	do
+		safepart=`expr match "$part" '\([0-9a-z\/]*\)'`
+		echo Testing $safepart
+		possible=$(inspectPartition "$safepart")
+		
+		if [[ "$possible" =~ "mmc" ]] && [[ "$partition" =~ "mmc" ]]
+		then
+			echo Found more than one partition
+			exit 1
+		fi
+
+		if [[ "$possible" =~ "mmc" ]] && [[ "$partition" == "" ]]
+		then
+			partition="$possible"
+		fi
+	done
+	
+	echo partition $partition
+
+	if [[ "$partition" == "" ]]
+	then
+		echo No partitions found.
+		exit 1
+	fi
+		
+	echo found by type /dev/block/$partition
+	export backup_defaultTA=/dev/block/$partition
+fi
+
+backup_defaultTAvalid=`adb shell su -c "if [ -b $backup_defaultTA ]; then echo '1'; else echo '0'; fi"`
+
+if [[ "$backup_defaultTAvalid" =~ "1" ]]
+then
+	echo $backup_defaultTA > /tmp/partfile
+	echo found and valid $partition
+else 
+	echo Partition found but not valid
+	echo backup_defaultTA $backup_defaultTA
+	echo backup_defaultTAvalid $backup_defaultTAvalid
+	exit 1
+fi
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