I recently found a thread that I posted this question to, but I did not get an answer, so I'm posting it here, for a bigger audience.
I was trying to install an another rom to the X10 Mini with clockworkmod installed. When the installation finished, cwm said that its installation had been damaged. I selected the option to fix the problem and after that the phone just restarted and went broken.
My phone doesn't even show the boot animation, it just has the sony ericsson logo, it doesn't stay off and when restoring with flashtool I get the message Error flashing. Aborted.
First, the phone stays in the flashing mode only when I keep the back button pressed, but after a failed flashing attempt it stays in the mode (without pressing the back key and with the green led on) and when I try flashing again, it fails after a while.
What would this be about? And what can I do to recover my X10 mini?
Do you happen to know if there's a confirmed working flashtool for the 2.1 update and x10 mini (not pro) OR another failsafe method to fix the phone somehow when even the recovery doesn't work?
Have you tried SEUS?
Restore your phone using Pc Companion or seus and then read every instruction 20 times, before doing anything. The only reason for errors is that you didn't do everything right.
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first for jumping out of flash mode, i used pc companion's repair, even though it didn't worked, but at least it kept my phone in the flashing mode
second, after the failure of pc companion, i opened flashtool and flashed a 1.6 one onto it.
third, my phone was running again!!
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hey guys,
i have bricked my phone
i have tried the solutions here, but none helped:
* seus said: the phone has already the latest version installed
* repairing said: there is no software available for your phone yet
* sometimes the going into flash mode doesn't work, it simply jumps out of it, but by pressing some buttons, it remains in there
[edit: now i can't make it to stay in flashing mode anymore]
* the combination back+home+power does not have any effect
* flashtool reaches to the end and says
29/044/2011 17:44:36 - INFO - Now unplug the device and power it on
29/044/2011 17:44:36 - INFO - Then go to application settings
29/044/2011 17:44:36 - INFO - turn on Unknown Sources and Debugging
though nothing happens afterwards (and by nothing i mean it still remains at the SE TEXT, not logo).
NOTE: I rooted my xperia before using flashtool, but i couldn't install recovery, and even when i was installing root with SuperOneClick, everything was smooth and said success except the test which failed.
PS: if i use a generic ROM, would that help? i flash this firmware with flashtool:
Generic 2.0.2.A.0.24[rooted]X10 Mini Pro (U20i)
You flashed with xrecovery ? Can you access it and fix permissions ?
wiilweer said:
You flashed with xrecovery ? Can you access it and fix permissions ?
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yes, the rom had xrecovery, but holding on back and power doesn't lead to the xrecovery, the text still shows up, though it has a delay and the grean light blinks once
I´m dealing with the same issue. xrecovery was installed but I can´t even access it because the cell phone hangs on Sony Ericsson logo screen.
still unsolved. cant use usb- wont connect. green blink and thats all. logo hangs up all the time.
Hi all,
I tried to put a other custom rom on my x10 but it didnt work:
First i rooted the phone, then istalled xrecovery then i booted into xrecovery and selected custom rom, now my phone booted but its stuck on the Sony Ericsson screen
Flashtool is able to root the phone but then the debugging mode error comes,
Seus cant connect with the phone because i cant boot into save mode, also flashtool cant connect with the phone if i try to flash it.
im out of ideas!
HELP!
sorry for this bump but im desperate!
First of all. Was your root successful? If yes then does your base band support the rom that you're trying to install because one gets stuck in the boot loop if the baseband is not correct for that particular rom.
Cheers!
AdY
Sent from my Xperia X10 using xda premium app
It says the root was succesfull, but then you have to enable USB-Debugging mode but thats impossible beacause there isnt a correct rom on the phone so you cant boot and enable USB-Debugging mode.
I had the same problem 2 days ago.
I fixed it by downloading http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=959821 this one
Place it into flashtool, and wait till flashtool gives you the message to connect your phone in flashmode.
(im probably sure you know how to, but ill explain it anyways, remove your battery (because its stuck on the logo), wait a few seconds. put it back in. hold the back button, and connect the usb wire, untill the ledlight turns green.. fast press 'ok' on the flashtool screen, otherwise your phone will go out of flashmode)
Thanks, for the reply,
Ive contacted the Phone house, and they sended it back to SE, now SE says the phone has water damage, very wierd but still ill get it back today and then try to flash it your way
Hi,
Last night, i tried to root my Xperia x10i phone, following the steps in this article:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=711907
After completing the 1st step, i tried to boot my phone. I get the usual vibration when booting, and after a second or two, the phone had started vibrating endlessly.
Then i tried to recover it using PC Companion (Connected in flash mode). It downloaded the firmware and installed it to the phone flawlessly.
I disconnected the phone, in switch on. Get the usual vibration, and then the screen backlight starts to turn on and off constantly. As the PC Companion says this could happens for a few minutes at first boot after update, i waited, but it simply remains doing the same thing, and never show the SE logo.
I tried to repair again, this time using SEUS, following all the instruction, with same result.
I dont know what else can i do... Please Help!!!
this will help you http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmX-IYNYqL8
You mean try to flash it to 2.1? Or to 1.6?
flash it to 2.1
Ok. I've just tried to flash with a 2.1 x10i generic rom and a 2.3 x10i generic rom, following the steps in the video. Dont work...
hmm.. weird, any1 can help here?
Yesterday, i left the phone in the office, with the battery out, hoping that something i read in a forum, about this could work, was true. Today i take the phone, put the battery back, and turn on the phone, and... No luck... My xperia is still dead...
Try using SEUS instead of PC Companion.
Follow the instructions ins SEUS and make sure that the phone is off and hold down the BACK button before you plug in the USB cable and make sure you keep it pressed down until the software tells you otherwise.
I've done so, but still dont work... But i'll try again...
I've just tried with SEUS, which download the 2.3 update. SEUS run all the way, and says disconect and turn on. Same result...
Any sugestion?? I almost give up on this... =(
I have the same problem, i have tried to flash my phone like 30 times i have bought a new battery and still no go, it continuasly vibrates.
And i don't even have to pres the back button to put it to flash it always on startup stayes in flash mode.
i hv diff problem , i m stuck on sony ericsson text phn isnt even booting
nw
i hv tried this one and tbhaaanmmmmm ITS FINE NOW
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1196421&highlight=root+2.3.3
Nope done that and nothing it only vibrates and doesn't stop
I tried installing CM7.1 last night but after i carried out all the steps and installed update.zip, the phone said something like recovery seems bad when i tried to reboot my device. It was either reboot with bad recovery or restore current recovery, i restored the first time and reinstalled CM7.1 but the same happened so i went with reboot with bad recovery and they said you might not be able to reboot into recovery, so after the reboot i got stuck on the Sony Ericsson logo, and none of the methods (SEUS, x10 flashtool, or the battery method) work. I couldn't find a solution anywhere. Is there a way i can possible reach xrecovery via my SD Card or something?
Thanks in advance.
I had mine stuck at the logo too, but I managed to flash it with flashtool by pressing the top and middle button (to reset the battery) and then press the back button to set the phone to "flash mode". It's kind of tricky but I'm sure you'll get it after a couple of tries (you should see the green light go on).
Get a stock .tft for your mini, the run flashtool. If it won't work try different versions of flashtool and also install Gordons Gate to make the drivers detect the phone.
I'm pretty sure there is no such thing as a "bricked" phone. If you can get into "flash mode" you should be able to recover the phone.
Good luck!
Thanks alot..
I tried using the old SEUS update service (i had a setup file) and it worked, my phone is now working
Hi from a new member in trouble!
I foolishly thought I could update my wife's mini pro to 2.3 so that she could use BT SmartTalk as I tried SmartTalk on 2.1 and it doesn't work.
I rooted the phone ok and installed xrecovery, chargemon and busybox as described on many threads.
Then Powered off, rebooted and went into xrecovery to do a backup which was successful.
I then used the update function in xrecovery to install a ROM update who's filename is update-cm-7.1.0-X10MiniPro-signed.zip after having removed the "assert" statement from the update.script file and rebuilding the zip. The update process seemingly finished successfully.
Did a full factory reset and cleared all the cache's and battery log.
Told xrecovery to reboot and that's when it all went t*ts up!
The phone sticks on the white "sony ericsson" logo and won't boot into xrecovery while pressing the back button so I can't restore the original ROM.
It won't switch off and the only way to switch it off is to remove the battery.
I tried to recover using PC Companion but it says it has no software for my phone.
I also tried the hard-reset by powering on and holding all combinations of the other buttons to no avail.
Using S1tool "identify" function it says it is an unrecognised certificate.
This is the second time this has happened, the first time I sent it back to the seller claiming it was faulty and he fixed it but I can't do that again!
Can anyone please tell me how I can recover the phone, it must be possible as the seller managed it.
Many thanks.