Sometimes, let's go to bed before clicking...
What's this ? TA backup, edit, restore... let's go some amusements
After a successfull .ta backup, I've edit an ascii string with custom one, then click to restore
08/012/2012 21:12:02 - INFO - Closing TA
08/012/2012 21:12:03 - INFO - Ending flash session
08/012/2012 21:12:03 - INFO - TA Operation finished.
08/012/2012 21:12:03 - INFO - Ending flash session
08/012/2012 21:12:03 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
08/012/2012 21:12:04 - INFO - Device disconnected
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No error message, all fine
* Then phone power off ... so at this time :
- no more led flash
- When I plug USB : nothing
- buttons power, vol + / -, photo in any orders, long press, short press : nothing
What a brick !!
An idea of what can I do ?
Edit : this is what I do 000008A2 000B 4C 54 32 36 69 32 53 65 65 70 68 (add 6 ascii char + count from 0x5 to 0xB)
I flashed first firm 73with the 0.6.9 and all goes fine.
try to do a hard reset.
Volume UP + power untill the device vibrate
Roman91 said:
I flashed first firm 73with the 0.6.9 and all goes fine.
try to do a hard reset.
Volume UP + power untill the device vibrate
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No more led, no screen, no USB detected and... no more vibration... & trying all key combination...
It's not a firmware flash for me... it's just a silly idea of this day
go to shop where you bought it and tell them you find it already not working
The main important thing : the dead USB connection tell me you're probably saying the thruth ^^
StephCo said:
Sometimes, let's go to bed before clicking...
What's this ? TA backup, edit, restore... let's go some amusements
After a successfull .ta backup, I've edit an ascii string with custom one, then click to restore
No error message, all fine
* Then phone power off ... so at this time :
- no more led flash
- When I plug USB : nothing
- buttons power, vol + / -, photo in any orders, long press, short press : nothing
What a brick !!
An idea of what can I do ?
Edit : this is what I do 000008A2 000B 4C 54 32 36 69 32 53 65 65 70 68 (add 6 ascii char + count from 0x5 to 0xB)
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Why do u do changes that are mennt only for devs... Contact Androxyde and Bin4ry
Sent from my HTC One X using XDA
Phone dead now. I have a dead Xperia S here too atm. If you have backup it maybe able to restore with Testpoint, in Flashtool we dont support Testpoint function, becuse noone thought about how it works yet!
I think you need someone with SETool which can handle the qhsusb_dload device very good! This device will show up after testpoint is connected. Today Alejandrissimo and i will test a restore of a broken device with TA-Backup of the pretty same device.
But tell me, WHY THE HECK ARE YOU JUST EDITING SOMETHING THERE?
That's pretty stupid isn't it? Well now the phone is dead, i recommend searching for someone with SETool, use the testpoint and hope it can restore your TABackup
Regards
Thanks for your reply Bin4ry
Why everybody ask me why I do this ... ? if you really want an explanation you can check here
I'll check setool forum if there is any information about LT26i... but atm there is no infomation about testpoint for this young phone...
Edit : Sorry, with good keyword I finnd soe usefull informations : http://support.setool.net/showthrea...t26-please-try-flashing/page3&highlight=lt26i
V1.1204 : msm8x60 sony phones supported ( lt26,lt28,is12s,so-03d ). Standard operations supported - flash,trim area read/write.
I'll download & install latest version of SEtool (I've never use this...) and I'll check support forum about testpoint informations
I attach you Testpoint info here. But i have not read about any software tryied to restore TA with Testpoint now.
Like i said, we will do a SETool testdrive later today when Alejandrissimo is online again.
Regards
i have a dilemma
* go to the shop and asking for a warranty exchange and living with the awfull idea " I don't try repair it "
* try to repair, and if there is no easy solution, lost definitively my phone
I understand when I see your picture I need to full open the phone ?; in this case, waranty exchange will be definitively impossible... this is the dilemma
So, I'll waiting for your test report
Thanks !
Remove the backside. Remove the screws lift the cover and youll see the part shown in the picture next to the hdmi port.
Sent from my LT26i using XDA
Next the HDMI port ... Thanks !
Some news about my phone...
case open, unplug the battery, USB connected...
Then plug battery + testpoint grounded
-> Now, I have SEMC Flash device connected in Windows
09/011/2012 16:11:17 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off
09/011/2012 16:11:17 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode
Trying some different keys, but it's stay in this state... so can't start flash, led stay always off ! (very little blink red when I plug USB without battery, rest of time stay off), impossible to go to Flashmode
StephCo said:
Some news about my phone...
case open, unplug the battery, USB connected...
Then plug battery + testpoint grounded
-> Now, I have SEMC Flash device connected in Windows
09/011/2012 16:11:17 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off
09/011/2012 16:11:17 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode
Trying some different keys, but it's stay in this state... so can't start flash, led stay always off ! (very little blink red when I plug USB without battery, rest of time stay off), impossible to go to Flashmode
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What happens if you don't connect testpoint, connect the USB, see the red led blink and then with the down volume key pressed insert the battery?
This is not really a blink... led's power seems 15% of normal... look like a led monitoring I/O line
Trying all possibilities with USB / Batt / keys
If no testpoint, always the same : a black brick, no screen, no power, no led, nothing !
And always the same with testpoint to gnd -> SEMC Flash device appear (with batt, no batt, key pressed or not... all possibilities)
So, about your question, the phone stay black (USB + screen + led...)
... until I touch testpoint
I've never see qhsusb_dload device in all my tests ??!?!
About TA Flashing...
08/011/2012 21:11:56 - INFO - Flashing loader
08/011/2012 21:11:58 - INFO - Loader : null - Version : R5C004 / Bootloader status : ROOTED
08/012/2012 21:12:01 - INFO - Opening TA for writting
08/012/2012 21:12:02 - INFO - Flashing preset
08/012/2012 21:12:02 - INFO - Writing TA unit : [00, 00, 13, 3.......
.........
08/012/2012 21:12:02 - INFO - Closing TA
08/012/2012 21:12:03 - INFO - Ending flash session
08/012/2012 21:12:03 - INFO - TA Operation finished.
08/012/2012 21:12:03 - INFO - Ending flash session
08/012/2012 21:12:03 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
08/012/2012 21:12:04 - INFO - Device disconnected
at 21:11:56 : Flashtool flash a special subroutine for accessing TA zone ? I'm right ?
Someone can give me documentation about boot process ? understanding why and where my phone is locked and why I don't have qhsusb_dload device when I play with testpoint
Is there any public information about bootloader, source code or disasm
I'm not really a noob but a noob in Android & smartphone finding some good informations is really hard... hard to start in this universe
Well, tomorrow, I'll go to the shop with my dead phone and I'll try to have a new one...I would have preferred spending some times with my beautifull black brick but I need a phone for making call too and not enough $$ for buying another one
thanks to people who's spend some times to my problem, love XDA !
Best regards
Stephane
Same problem here nothing happen with any keys combination.Only notification LED is fast blinking when plugging with USB or wall charger.
hawker26 said:
Same problem here nothing happen with any keys combination.Only notification LED is fast blinking when plugging with USB or wall charger.
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Same to me. With testpoint said Zeus flash device. I cannt connect to flashtool. Any solution to this?
Thread moved to Q & A section, post in the relevant section next time.
I have same problem but flashtool see my phone and display this device connecten with usb debuging off:/
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Today i updated my NEO in PC Companion software. Now after update it wont boot.
If i long press the power bottun it just vibrates shortly and nothing happens, sometimes i get a short green flash from the led. but nothing else.
what to do?
Hi bro more info needed.
Like what were you on ,firmware.....
Were you rooted .or open bootloader
Or was it just new / or on 2.3.2 to 2.3.3/4
Could the download of the file in sony ericsson be corrupt
......let is know
Sent from my MT15i using xda premium
http://androidflip.com/how-to-update-sony-ericsson-xperia-neo-to-2-3-4-gingerbread-update/
That's all you need.
sent from Xperia neo
kormatoes said:
Hi bro more info needed.
Like what were you on ,firmware.....
Were you rooted .or open bootloader
Or was it just new / or on 2.3.2 to 2.3.3/4
Could the download of the file in sony ericsson be corrupt
......let is know
Sent from my MT15i using xda premium
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ok here's the deal... its my wifes phone and she updated last night. So i really dont know what version firmware was on it before, but the update that was applied was the new .283 update.
It was not rooted and not messed with booloader or anything, just stock 2.3.3.
himanshpahwa said:
http://androidflip.com/how-to-update...rbread-update/
That's all you need.
sent from Xperia neo
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Is this the way to do it? Can i keep the settings/data this way?
Just go ahead and follow the steps
I'm sure it will work for you.
But the data will be lost.
sent from Xperia neo
Good luck with following the steps and let us know if you have any trouble with it, hope you can get the phone unbricked.
Thank you all, for your help!
Actually I just unticked, the "wipe data" box in flash tools and the phone is now updated and fully working with all data intact... :-D
Thank God for xda!
Hello, can you please help me! I bricked my xperia neo, while trying to update se tweaked rom v 8.5. Now i'm facing the "sony ericsson" screen, totaly blocked. I've tried many times to flash it, whith wotan client, flash tool, but it's imposible to enter flash mode again, no green led, only bocked se screen, please help!!!
follow my thread and everything will be fine.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1324707
04/025/2012 13:25:50 - ERROR - Please plug you device in flash mode
04/025/2012 13:25:51 - INFO - Searching Xperia....
04/025/2012 13:25:51 - ERROR - Please plug you device in flash mode
04/025/2012 13:25:52 - INFO - Searching Xperia....
04/025/2012 13:25:52 - ERROR - Please plug you device in flash mode
04/025/2012 13:25:53 - INFO - Searching Xperia....
04/025/2012 13:25:53 - ERROR - Please plug you device in flash mode, etc my phone cannot be seen no more by the pc, but it worked perfect in the past flash mode, fastboot mode "se" screen pops up whithout turnig on the phone and remains, dont know what happened to this phone
Take your battery for at least 5 seconds.
Put it back again.
Press back button and connect the cable with the back button pressed.
Then start fota unbrick.
Try it several times.
Sometimes and thats weird the computer as problems connecting to phone.
I warrant you that the thing works and you are with the right problem.
Your trim area is damaged.
Thanks! I've tried like 50 times, and nothing, the ennoing "sony ericsson" is booting (no sony ericsson logo as usualy, just the writing) I flashed 10 times in the past whith no problem. Now, even when I put it to charge ( wall charge) the phone is turning on showing that stupid "sony ericsson" writting, I cant shut it down from the on\off button. Before killling it, I've instales stock MT15i_4.0.A.2.368_GLOBAL ROM, then I upgraded to MT15i_4.0.2.A.0.42_Global, then rooted with DooMLoRD_v4_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su, Installed CWM( wiped cache, updated SE tweaked v8.5 Rom) After the restart, the "se" writting started booting. I've pulled out the batery, and begined flashing it with flash tool(no green led).The flashing started and my little brother accidentaly pulled out the Usb cable; that's the whole story! I've tried like 100 times with wotan, flash tool and FlashTool_0.2.9.1_FOTAUnbrick, no result, even if pc companion tells me "phone conected" and gives me further instructions whith the phone being dead, and the flash tool showing me to connect de device... Thank you for all the help, hope there is a solution. sorry for the long post and my bad english...
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04/040/2012 23:40:02 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode
04/040/2012 23:40:04 - INFO - Device disconnected
04/040/2012 23:40:06 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off
04/040/2012 23:40:06 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode
04/040/2012 23:40:07 - INFO - Device disconnected
04/040/2012 23:40:10 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off
04/040/2012 23:40:10 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode
04/040/2012 23:40:18 - INFO - Device disconnected
04/040/2012 23:40:35 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off
04/040/2012 23:40:35 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode
Flash tooll results when trying to connect (pulling batery-10 secs, back butoon, usb cable)
Look, read carefully.
You can´t have that log, this log shows that your phone is connected (powered on).
Withou green line you re not ready to go.
Just follow as I´ve writted before.
Battery of for 5 secs. take the back button and plug the cable. After that you must run fota unbrick.
then just flash and your phone should be good.
If not PM and I give you another solution.
Thank you again! I tried, my phone was bricked before, but I've managed every time to get into the flash mode, and flashing it succesfully. This time is bad, i pulled the batery out for hours, coonect the batery-nothing happens, push the back button-nothing happens, While holding the back button-conect the usb port to pc-after 3-4 secs, that "sony ericsson" screen apears (no green logo, just the writting) no green led, somehow pc companion tells me i'm "connected" and shows me further steps, but on the phone it's just that "se" writting. No mather how bricked was my phone before, It allways got into the flash mode (1-4tries) I even reinstaled Windows, drivers, hope I want damage the usb port of the phone Have a great day!
Hey guys,
Yesterday my 2weeks old Xperia S crashed and when I tried to reboot it just shows the 'Sony' startup logo and it keeps restarting over and over again just showing the logo.
Last week I updated to .73, I don't know if this has anything to do with it.
I already tried to fix with Sony PC Companion or reinstall the update with SE Update Manager, but both of them just gave me an error they can't connect to my device. I went to Sony Center and they tried everything but nothing worked. They told me to send it to Sony to repair it but that will take over 4 weeks until I will get it back.
I hope there is a solution to this without having to send it to Sony...
Greetings,
Wouter
did the green led ,lighting up
did you flow instruction keep the volume rocker while connect usb cable other way it wont work
so
1) POWER BUTTON + VOL UP TILL HANDSET TURNS OFF
2)vol up connect the up usb then green led show ligh up if not try vol down (dont remeber which one )
3) did you install drivers
marcoplo said:
did the green led ,lighting up
did you flow instruction keep the volume rocker while connect usb cable other way it wont work
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Yes it lights up and i did follow the instructions with the volume rocker... It first says the device is found but then while repairing it just gives me an error saying it failed.
keep for a night in charger try again
battery level must be higher that 50% other way it will fail
I mean minimum 2,5 hours charging! try to leave it alone to charge up
I know it is difficult !
then warranty
marcoplo said:
keep for a night in charger try again
battery level must be higher that 50% other way it will fail
I mean minimum 2,5 hours charging! try to leave it alone to charge up
I know it is difficult !
then warranty
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Charging it now... Let's hope it will work
Maybe try flashing the firmware using flashtools??
Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk 2
gm007 said:
Maybe try flashing the firmware using flashtools??
Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk 2
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If I flash it, won't that take away the warranty?
wooty said:
If I flash it, won't that take away the warrancy?
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Nope it won't void your warranty
You don't unlock your bootloader or root it.
The only thing you do is flash an official firmware, but just another way than the usual.
Razje said:
Nope it won't void your warranty
You don't unlock your bootloader or root it.
The only thing you do is flash an official firmware, but just another way than the usual.
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Okay thanks for the information!
Downloading stock .ftf file now...
I'm still wondering what the cause of this problem could be, I was just texting my gf and my screen just froze. I rebooted the device by using powerbutton+volume up and it didn't get past the 'Sony' logo and just keeps rebooting... I'm wondering if this is just a software sided problem or if there is more going on...
I'm trying to flash it but it's stuck at 0%
wooty said:
I'm trying to flash it but it's stuck at 0%
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Did you installed the drivers found in flahtools folder?
Does the green led is on?
Does the battery have power?
Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk 2
gm007 said:
Did you installed the drivers found in flahtools folder?
Does the green led is on?
Does the battery have power?
Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk 2
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Yes I installed all the drivers located in the flashtools folder. The green LED is on and the battery has power.
Flash Log:
28/033/2012 16:33:27 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
28/033/2012 16:33:27 - INFO - Opening device for R/W
28/033/2012 16:33:27 - INFO - Reading device information
28/033/2012 16:33:27 - INFO - Phone ready for flashmode operations.
28/033/2012 16:33:27 - INFO - Start Flashing
28/033/2012 16:33:27 - INFO - Flashing loader
Progressbar keeps saying 0%
Disable any antivirus,and reboot your pc.
Try different usb port.
Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk 2
gm007 said:
Disable any antivirus,and reboot your pc.
Try different usb port.
Sent from my LT26i using Tapatalk 2
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I did this but now it is stuck at 2%
Log:
28/015/2012 17:15:34 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
28/015/2012 17:15:34 - INFO - Opening device for R/W
28/015/2012 17:15:35 - INFO - Reading device information
28/015/2012 17:15:35 - INFO - Phone ready for flashmode operations.
28/015/2012 17:15:35 - INFO - Start Flashing
28/015/2012 17:15:35 - INFO - Flashing loader
28/015/2012 17:15:39 - INFO - Loader : null - Version : R5C004 / Bootloader status : ROOTABLE
28/015/2012 17:15:39 - INFO - Flashing kernel.sin
28/015/2012 17:15:43 - INFO - Flashing fotakernel.sin
28/015/2012 17:15:47 - INFO - Flashing amss_fs_2.sin
-> stuck at 2% :\
Mayby try to calm down be a litte bit patient, and focus
you can also close pccompanion task manger "pc comapasion.exe*32" then close task both of them because that sometimes clog up the progress
if you use the flashtool!!
You got a point about calming down myself ... But it's still stuck at 2% though...
It's closed .
EDIT: Still stuck at 2% :\
i would be funnny here but, but Just in case removing a possibility of" bad download" try download another one in the meantime
At least we know your phone is not dead jet ! it respond to the flashtools that good
marcoplo said:
i would be funnny here but, but Just in case removing a possibility of" bad download" try download another one in the meantime
At least we know your phone is not dead jet ! it respond to the flashtools that good
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Downloading a few other ones, how can I make sure in what country it was made, because I bought it from a reseller so I'm not sure...
And btw the model is 1257-2756 (12W08)...
Hello comrades,
I am noob and I tried to start to unlock bootloader but I stuck at the beginning.
I tried to fallow this tuts:
1. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1636501
2. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1254225
but I couldn't do anything.
I have:
Windows 7,
SE Xperia X10 mini pro (U20i)
Stock firmware 2.1.1.A.0.6
I installed:
Flashtool,
Sony PC Companion 2.1,
SEUS,
Gordon's Gate - ggsetup-2.2.0.1
I restarted PC,
I didn't pull out SIM and SD cards from the phone.
I rooted phone with Flashtool, here is log:
03/007/2012 20:07:28 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized
03/007/2012 20:07:28 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.8.2.0 built on 2012-05-31 19:51:15
03/007/2012 20:07:28 - INFO - You can drag and drop ftf files here to start flashing them
03/007/2012 20:07:35 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging on
03/007/2012 20:07:35 - INFO - Connected device : U20
03/007/2012 20:07:36 - INFO - Installed version of busybox : BusyBox v1.19.0 (2011-08-14 23:46:58 CDT) multi-call binary.
03/007/2012 20:07:36 - INFO - Android version : 2.1-update1 / kernel version : 2.6.29
03/007/2012 20:07:37 - INFO - Root Access Allowed
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I turned off phone, started s1tool and clicked on "Identify", held back button and connected USB on the phone and nothing happened.
I really don't know what is problem.
Do I have to flash phone with flashtool to enable flashboot mode?
Do I have to install CWM to to enable flashboot mode?
What should I do to enable flashboot mode?
Nothing really, once the phone is in flashmode it doesn't matter what is or is not installed, and flashmode is a feature of the hardware, it's not software dependent.
Does the green light turn on when you connect your phone to the pc, holding the backbutton?
SmG67 said:
Does the green light turn on when you connect your phone to the pc, holding the backbutton?
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I pulled out battery for a minute, after that I held "back" button for 3 minutes and all the time diode was orange. Earlier I held back button for 5 minutes I got the same thing, orange diode. I really don't know what is the problem.
Can anyone help me, please.
These are divers logs:
03/004/2012 22:04:41 - INFO - List of connected devices (Device Id) :
03/004/2012 22:04:41 - INFO - - USB\VID_0FCE&PID_2138&MI_01\6&BC75CE9&0&0001 Driver installed : true
03/004/2012 22:04:41 - INFO - - USB\VID_0FCE&PID_2138&MI_00\6&BC75CE9&0&0000 Driver installed : true
03/004/2012 22:04:41 - INFO - - USB\VID_0FCE&PID_2138\42583930324254344157 Driver installed : true
03/004/2012 22:04:41 - INFO - List of ADB devices :
03/004/2012 22:04:41 - INFO - - 42583930324254344157
03/004/2012 22:04:41 - INFO - List of fastboot devices :
03/004/2012 22:04:41 - INFO - - none
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You don't have to hold it for that long, if your phone is turned off, you press the back-button and then connect your usb-cable it should enter flashmode in a matter of seconds, and the led would show green. I'm honestly not sure what is going wrong.
Hi I have a very similar problem. I started s1tool and clicked identify. I turned off my phone, held the back button and connected my phone to my laptop. However, nothing happened. furthermore, my laptop will hang and i have to restart it all over. can anyone tell me how is this so?
natleba said:
Hi I have a very similar problem. I started s1tool and clicked identify. I turned off my phone, held the back button and connected my phone to my laptop. However, nothing happened. furthermore, my laptop will hang and i have to restart it all over. can anyone tell me how is this so?
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Try another version of S1Tool, and just start the application with the phone disconnected. Then click on "Identify", it'll tell you to turn off the phone and to connect it. Make sure the phone is off and you can connect the USB cable to the computer, just not to the phone. Now hold the back button, (the one with the arrow above it). While holding, connect the USB cable and don't release yet.
If it still fails after this, I'd say try it on another computer.
Found out how!
I've had the same problem, and after I exit the software, Windows told me to run it as Administrator. It worked!
I guess you have to right-click the s1flashtool, then press "Run as Administrator", then it can detect your phone.
Cheers!
Vipar557 said:
I've had the same problem, and after I exit the software, Windows told me to run it as Administrator. It worked!
I guess you have to right-click the s1flashtool, then press "Run as Administrator", then it can detect your phone.
Cheers!
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I have same problem but it wont helps. I someone know how to resolve that problem please write it
thanks
bachosh said:
I have same problem but it wont helps. I someone know how to resolve that problem please write it
thanks
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turn off phone . press camera button and connect to pc . it will instal some semc usb drivers. then restart PC.
congrads falshboot mode is avaible
hey guys,
slowly i'm getting a little bit desperate actually i'm not sure, if my problem at the moment is flashtool or cyanogenmod 9.1 which brought ics on my phone or whatever. hope you can help me
i have an xperia ray and was on stock gingerbread 4.0.2.A.0.69 with baseband 8x55A-AAABQOAZM-203028D-66. but as the stock xperia included kraken facebook stuff, i finally wanted to get rid of it, so stock ics was no option. then i heard of cyanogenmod, which my friend had installed on his samsung galaxy s, and it worked perfectly there out of the box, so i wanted cm as well...
so on friday i installed cm9.1 stable from download.cyanogenmod.com/?type=stable&device=urushi following this guide: wiki.cyanogenmod.com/wiki/Sony_Ericsson_Xperia_Ray:_Full_Update_Guide
everything worked fine except of no phone and mobile data connection. i researched, and it seems the xperia ray wants baseband 72 to work properly. so i installed latest flashtool 0.9.3.0, installed the proper drivers with flashtool-drivers.exe fomr flashtool folder "drivers" and tried. the second try i finally managed to get the ray's green light signaling flashmode, but flashtool disconnected in between, and on the ray one could see an image that looked like a glass with a green liquid in it... well, as flashtool had closed the connection, i waited a little bit and - as nothing happened - unplugged the usb cable and tried to reboot the ray fearing that i had bricked it. actually i didn't, the ray booted up, _and_ i had phone and mobile data connection! so i thought everything was fine even as my phone info still says "Baseband: 8x55A-AAABQOAZM-203028D-66". first i thought "anyways, everything works fine".
and so it seemed, but today as i was visting my parents, where i normally have a fine phone and mobile data connection, there was nearly nothing, and so i thought, i have to get bb72! but i don't get the ray into flashmode anymore
i read tons of guides, tried several variations of plugging and unplugging points of time... no way... somehow i also fear that my problem might be that flashtool wants the phone to have usb debugging and msc mode on, which i did, and when i start flashtool with the phone plugged in it says "Device connected with USB debugging on", but after the unplugging, shutting down the phone and connecting it again with the back-button pushed and holding it says "Device connected with USB debugging off" and "For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode". maybe that's because i don't get the device into "green light flashmode" or maybe (as i had read about meanwhile) because with ics msc isn't (fully) supported anymore?
so, can you please help me? any suggestions how i can get that baseband flashed on my phone? should i try it with the linux version of flashtool, or are there still any possibilities on windows (xp sp3)?
thx a lot, and by the way: phantastic work, that all you developing guys and helpers do for us!
my current system:
Phone: Xperia Ray (Urushi)
Android: 4.0.4 [ICS]
Baseband: 8x55A-AAABQOAZM-203028D-66
Kernel: 2.6.32.9-FXP [email protected] #1
Rom: Cyanogenmod 9.1.0-urushi
the flashtool log (looks always like this):
Code:
09/004/2012 18:04:47 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized
09/004/2012 18:04:47 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.9.3.0 built on 2012-09-06 19:32:51
09/004/2012 18:04:47 - INFO - You can drag and drop ftf files here to start flashing them
09/004/2012 18:04:52 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging on
09/004/2012 18:04:52 - INFO - Connected device : ST18
09/004/2012 18:04:52 - INFO - Installed version of busybox : BusyBox v1.20.2-cm9 bionic (2012-07-14 01:52 +0200) multi-call
binary.
09/004/2012 18:04:52 - INFO - Android version : 4.0.4 / kernel version : 2.6.32.9-FXP
09/004/2012 18:04:52 - INFO - Root Access Allowed
09/005/2012 18:05:08 - INFO - Selected ST18i_8x55A-AAABQOAZM-203028G-72_baseband.ftf
09/005/2012 18:05:08 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing
09/005/2012 18:05:08 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.
09/005/2012 18:05:14 - INFO - Device disconnected
09/006/2012 18:06:28 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off
09/006/2012 18:06:28 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode
09/006/2012 18:06:38 - INFO - Device disconnected
09/006/2012 18:06:55 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off
09/006/2012 18:06:55 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode
09/007/2012 18:07:08 - INFO - Device disconnected
thx a lot!
lyrabee
EDIT: hey again... i finally managed to get into the green light flashmode somehow, but flashtool still says:
09/006/2012 18:06:55 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off
09/006/2012 18:06:55 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode
09/007/2012 18:07:08 - INFO - Device disconnected
so i looked around, if there is maybe any other way to get that baseband flashed on the system, and i found a thread called "[Q] Flashing .ftf file without flashtool?" that states, it was possible with fastboot: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1562110
so i'd like to try that. unfortunately that thread got stuck exactly at the point where it was about getting the right commands to flash certain files - e.g. for a baseband
what i did so far is: i renamed the baseband-ftf to zip and unzipped the zip. the following files are included:
adsp.sin
amss.sin
amss_fs_urushi.sin
apps_log.sin
fota0.sin
fota1.sin
loader.sin
plus a folder called META-INF, but i guess that one isn't needed.
to flash the boot.img, when installing cm9.1 the cm-guide posts that command:
fastboot -i 0xfce flash boot boot.img
the guy from the thread "[Q] Flashing .ftf file without flashtool?" posts those examples:
fastboot flash boot kernel.img
fastboot flash system system.img
fastboot flash userdata userdata.img
so, what are the commands to flash those "sins"? and do i have to use that "-i 0xfce" part, or is "fastboot flash" enough?
hope, someone can help me with that
thx a lot again!
lyrabee
Hi,
How are you trying to put your device in flashmode? If you do exactly what flashtool says, you wont get it.
You have to turn off your device, select flashmode in flashtool, press and hold Volume Down Key and then connect the phone to your PC.
The Back Key is not functioning for our Xperia, but Volume Down yes!
jomofer said:
Hi,
How are you trying to put your device in flashmode? If you do exactly what flashtool says, you wont get it.
You have to turn off your device, select flashmode in flashtool, press and hold Volume Down Key and then connect the phone to your PC.
The Back Key is not functioning for our Xperia, but Volume Down yes!
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hi,
hm, i'll give it a try, but all the guides i found concerning the ray explicitly wrote about the back/return button like e.g. this one here talk.sonymobile.com/thread/24433
and as i wrote in my original post and in my edit i managed to get into green light mode with back/return button, but flashtool "just" didn't recognise that the ray anyways - despite it being connected with usb debugging and msc mode on - which is because of a problem concerning ics and msc mode i fear...
but i'll try it with volume down anyways. there can't happen more than before
is there anybody out there who possibly might help me with the fastboot solution?
lyrabee said:
hi,
hm, i'll give it a try, but all the guides i found concerning the ray explicitly wrote about the back/return button like e.g. this one here talk.sonymobile.com/thread/24433
and as i wrote in my original post and in my edit i managed to get into green light mode with back/return button, but flashtool "just" didn't recognise that the ray anyways - despite it being connected with usb debugging and msc mode on - which is because of a problem concerning ics and msc mode i fear...
but i'll try it with volume down anyways. there can't happen more than before
is there anybody out there who possibly might help me with the fastboot solution?
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OMG! jomofer, you are my hero! it worked, it worked right away with the first try of using the volume down button :victory: i'm on baseband 72 now! thx thx thx again!!!11!
lyrabee
lyrabee said:
OMG! jomofer, you are my hero! it worked, it worked right away with the first try of using the volume down button :victory: i'm on baseband 72 now! thx thx thx again!!!11!
lyrabee
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Also i dont know if it happens on the newer flashtool version but if you leave it connected to flashmode for too long it automatically breaks the connection. you should always drag'n'drop the ftf into flashtool and set alll that up and only enter flashmode when it tells you too after its all ready to go.
evilbarcode said:
Also i dont know if it happens on the newer flashtool version but if you leave it connected to flashmode for too long it automatically breaks the connection. you should always drag'n'drop the ftf into flashtool and set alll that up and only enter flashmode when it tells you too after its all ready to go.
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hope, i won't have to flash around too often but thx for the tip
what i also found out accidentally yesterday, is the fact that msc actually works properly on ics/cm9.1, if you explicitly tell your device to connect as mass storage.
before the upgrade to ics i simply plugged the ray into the pc or mac, and the micro sdcard showed up like an additional volume. it didn't anymore after the upgrade. the device said something like "usb connected" in the info bar, but nothing more happened.
yesterday i checked that message in the info bar more accurately, even tapped on it, and tadaaa, the option was shown to "turn on usb storage": jayceooi.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/SGS2-ICS-USB-Mass-Storage.jpg
so easy and so far away simultaneously; unbelievable. anyways, i have "real" msc now again
Hello all.
Please help me. I've committed a grave mistake. I bought my Xperia Ray about 2 months ago(It stopped showing up in retail stores, bought it online for a good price from a reputed online store, brand new.) After loads of thinking and looking at the pros and cons, and gaining some basic knowledge, I decided to root it today. I was following this guide: [Link] I'm new so XDA wont let me put it. Google Root Your Xperia Phone Without Voiding Warranty. Click the first link. Site is mytechencounters.wordpress.com.
Everything was going well. Sort of. Flashtool would show an error while trying to flash. I installed the drivers from the flashtool drivers folder, connected my phone in flash mode and started flashing. Then I realized that wipe data, wipe cache and wipe app log were checked. So I disconnected my phone. It was about 40-60 % done. Now it is not switching on. When I hold the power button, it gives that short vibration like it's supposed to before switching on, but it doesn't switch on. When I connect it, flashtool shows phone connected then disconnected again and again in its log. I hope I haven't bricked my phone. Please help me. Stock ROM 2.3.4. Build Number: 4.0.2.A.0.62
Please help me. My dad is away for a few days. If he returns and finds out, I'm dead! :crying:
Thanks in advance.
can you still get in to flashmode? take out the battery, wait for about 30 seconds and reconnect in flashmode (connect usb to pc first, the connect phone to usb while holding volume down) the LED light should turn green if you're in flashmode.
If you can enter flashmode, you can easily flash back the stock rom and kernel and have your phone running again.
eus4ni4 said:
can you still get in to flashmode? take out the battery, wait for about 30 seconds and reconnect in flashmode (connect usb to pc first, the connect phone to usb while holding volume down) the LED light should turn green if you're in flashmode.
If you can enter flashmode, you can easily flash back the stock rom and kernel and have your phone running again.
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It does seem to get into flash mode. How do I make it return to stock?
****. Flash mode seems messed up. I looked around the web, and found out that I can go back to stock using PC Companion. I tried that but neither that nor anything else will work because the phone disconnnects and reconnects again and agian and again on its own. I tried other USB ports too but same problem. Oh God I'm doomed I've bricked my phone just after 2 months! :crying: :crying: :crying:
Androman117 said:
It does seem to get into flash mode. How do I make it return to stock?
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Try this method.
Fix hard bricked ray
Wechy77 said:
Try this method.
Fix hard bricked ray
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Thanks I'll try that out. The guy says that I have to uninstall PC Companion and Sony drivers before installing SEUS. Necessary? Because installing them was a pain. Also, SEUS will install the latest ROM. Does that mean ICS? I really don't want ICS right now. Stock 2.3.4 with Build Number: 4.0.2.A.0.62 is what I need.
Androman117 said:
Thanks I'll try that out. The guy says that I have to uninstall PC Companion and Sony drivers before installing SEUS. Necessary? Because installing them was a pain. Also, SEUS will install the latest ROM. Does that mean ICS? I really don't want ICS right now. Stock 2.3.4 with Build Number: 4.0.2.A.0.62 is what I need.
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I don't bricked (yet) my ray, so i don't know. I think you must uninstall them, to get new drivers working. If SEUS (or SUS) flashed new rom and is ICS, then you can allways flash GB ftf any time you want via flashtool.
Or you can try this one!! Turn your brick into a smartphone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568792
zerorated24 said:
Or you can try this one!! Turn your brick into a smartphone
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568792
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I think this won't work, because it's necessary to flash after doing an ota update on unlocked bootloader...
@OP have you installed all drivers from flashtool -> drivers? Try it on another PC and connect the phone only after there is the popup to connect. Turn phone off, hold volume down and while holding it plug the usb, it will start flashing automaticly
If this won't work, bring it to a local shop or send it to sony and you can hope they will repair your software :good:
mihahn said:
I think this won't work, because it's necessary to flash after doing an ota update on unlocked bootloader...
@OP have you installed all drivers from flashtool -> drivers? Try it on another PC and connect the phone only after there is the popup to connect. Turn phone off, hold volume down and while holding it plug the usb, it will start flashing automaticly
If this won't work, bring it to a local shop or send it to sony and you can hope they will repair your software :good:
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I guess I have to go to the service center after all. Let's give this one last shot though.
If you've followed this thread from the beginning, you know my phone wasn't booting. So, I installed SEUS and clicked update while my phone was connected. SEUS downloaded and installed the latest official ICS ROM. My phone started and was working alright(I anticipated all the lag and instability, no surprises there). Now, I tried to downgrade back to GB, specifically to the .42 build. My phone came with .62 out of the box. .42 since I was going to root, then do an OTA update to .62. There. A happy, rooted GB phone. Now, I have everything needed to flash it. Tried flashing it to GB .42 but alas. here is my log:
13/041/2012 00:41:47 - INFO - <- This level is successfully initialized
13/041/2012 00:41:47 - INFO - Flashtool Version 0.9.9.0 built on 2012-11-13 22:53:30
13/041/2012 00:41:47 - INFO - You can drag and drop ftf files here to start flashing them
13/041/2012 00:41:54 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging on
13/041/2012 00:41:54 - INFO - Connected device : ST18
13/041/2012 00:41:54 - INFO - Installed version of busybox : BusyBox v1.18.5 (2011-07-18 07:43:28 PDT) multi-call binary.
13/041/2012 00:41:54 - INFO - Android version : 4.0.4 / kernel version : 2.6.32.9-perf / Build number : 4.1.B.0.587
13/042/2012 00:42:12 - INFO - Selected Xperia Ray (ST18i)_4.0.2.A.0.42_CE.ftf
13/042/2012 00:42:12 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing
13/042/2012 00:42:33 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.
13/042/2012 00:42:39 - INFO - Device disconnected
13/043/2012 00:43:19 - INFO - Opening device for R/W
13/043/2012 00:43:20 - INFO - Start Flashing
13/043/2012 00:43:20 - INFO - Processing loader
13/043/2012 00:43:20 - ERROR - Drivers need to be installed for connected device.
13/043/2012 00:43:20 - ERROR - You can find them in the drivers folder of Flashtool.
13/043/2012 00:43:20 - INFO - Checking header
13/043/2012 00:43:20 - INFO - Ending flash session
13/043/2012 00:43:20 - ERROR -
13/043/2012 00:43:20 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted
13/043/2012 00:43:21 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
13/044/2012 00:44:02 - INFO - Device disconnected
13/044/2012 00:44:21 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off
13/044/2012 00:44:21 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode
13/044/2012 00:44:37 - INFO - Device disconnected
13/044/2012 00:44:46 - INFO - Device connected in flash mode
13/044/2012 00:44:54 - INFO - Selected Xperia Ray (ST18i)_4.0.2.A.0.42_CE.ftf
13/044/2012 00:44:54 - INFO - Preparing files for flashing
13/045/2012 00:45:06 - INFO - Please connect your device into flashmode.
13/045/2012 00:45:08 - INFO - Opening device for R/W
13/045/2012 00:45:08 - INFO - Reading device information
13/045/2012 00:45:26 - INFO - Unable to read from phone after having opened it.
13/045/2012 00:45:26 - INFO - trying to continue anyway
13/045/2012 00:45:26 - INFO - Start Flashing
13/045/2012 00:45:26 - INFO - Processing loader
13/045/2012 00:45:26 - INFO - Checking header
13/045/2012 00:45:26 - INFO - Ending flash session
13/045/2012 00:45:26 - ERROR - Error in processHeader : 2 : The system cannot find the file specified.
13/045/2012 00:45:26 - ERROR - Error flashing. Aborted
13/045/2012 00:45:26 - INFO - Device disconnected
13/045/2012 00:45:43 - INFO - Device connected with USB debugging off
13/045/2012 00:45:43 - INFO - For 2011 devices line, be sure you are not in MTP mode
13/045/2012 00:45:53 - INFO - Device disconnected
Please. I'd rather not go to the Service Center. They'd ask questions and make me feel uncomfortable. My dad is not in station. Mom can't take me out she's not well. I'd rather try to fix all this mess myself. Help me.
Androman117 said:
I guess I have to go to the service center after all. Let's give this one last shot though.
Please. I'd rather not go to the Service Center. They'd ask questions and make me feel uncomfortable. My dad is not in station. Mom can't take me out she's not well. I'd rather try to fix all this mess myself. Help me.
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According to the log it looks like you have connected phone before selecting the ftf, right? Select the ftf first and only after the popup appears, now hold volume up and while holding volume up connect phone with usb to pc!
Some users had problems, because they connected their phones too early...
mihahn said:
According to the log it looks like you have connected phone before selecting the ftf, right? Select the ftf first and only after the popup appears, now hold volume up and while holding volume up connect phone with usb to pc!
Some users had problems, because they connected their phones too early...
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OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD DANKE MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY THANK YOU SO MUCH! :good: :victory::laugh::highfive:
Also thanks to all others who replied. It's funny how such a small thing could cause problems. Thank you sir. I shall never forget you and your kindness.
Androman117 said:
OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD DANKE MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY THANK YOU SO MUCH! :good: :victory::laugh::highfive:
Also thanks to all others who replied. It's funny how such a small thing could cause problems. Thank you sir. I shall never forget you and your kindness.
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No problem mate! Any more questions just ask :good:
I hope everything works again!