so i have a mini pro and it is on tesco mobile. i also have a galaxy s2 and know what i am doing with that. I know where to download firmware for that. is there a similar place to samfirmware, that is trustworthy, where i can download the firmware for the mini pro?
i saw a thread about wotan server but I cannot see a free way to do this.
is there
really nobody who knows?
Are you on a Mini Pro or an X10 Mini Pro?
Sony Ericsson is not too keen on having their firmwares out in the wild, i guess you could trick PC Companion into downloading the firmware-blobs and create your own bundle with Flashtool.
wow
blob? flashtool? Oh, I will leave it if I have to learn a whole new thing just to break my phone! If only it was as easy as samsung make it!
If you really want the original stock firmware just get PC Companion from the Sony website.
Leave the phone unplugged, choose update...
It can't find your phone because it's unplugged and give you a repair option
In that repair option it let's you choose your model and downloads the firmware for that and flashes it to the phone. You will lose all data though so make sure you have a backup
(It does not always work, but that may be regional or carrier related, i'm still not sure)
To upgrade to official firmware,
you can use SEUS (Sony Ericsson Update Service) and install it.
After, you follow the instruction that SEUS gives you. ;-)
Sorry for my bad english.
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(RESOLVED)hey guys, i've been looking everywhere for about 3 days now and really don't know how to resolve my phone's problem. I bought the rogers e10a version of the x10 mini and really wanted to update my phone to the latest 2.1 version. As most of us know, you have to debrand your phone first as SEUS as well as sony companion will tell you that 1.6 is the lastest version. Anyways i ended up using the "build.prop.claro" file from skzBR from this thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=820009&page=4) while debranding and re-used SEUS to upgrade the phone to 2.1. Now when i used this build, i got the a claro logo when i booted up the phone and i didn't ike that, so i though i could just change the the build.prop in 2.1 to the other "build.prop.vivo"... well when i did that i felt really stupid after since i then remembered it was made for the 1.6 os. So now my phone is messed up! all i get is the Sony Ericsson start screen looping over and over again.
The phone does go into recovery mode, but does not have root permission through ADB so i can't push the old build.prop.claro file back into the phones system folder.. The SEUS and pc companion programs do not work to restore the phone and give me tell me my phone has no new software to update with. Even when i try pressing the repair option through pc companion get that same message. I've tried numerous flashtools with different rom with .sin files and have has zero success. So i'm wondering if i do have a chance at this if someone has the .sin files from both rom descirbe in the link and i try reflashnig it with the latest flashtool or if omnius is my only choice here.. any help really appreciated guys.
Thanks.
shouldve bought an evo
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not helpful, but thx.
Have u tried this:
Code:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=844219
RE: have you tried this
yes i have, the flashtool establishes a connection with the phone when i put it in recovery mode. When it says its flashing my phone, all ,sin files or a 2.1 generic rom seam to flash fine and whn done, it tells me " finished, now reboot phone", the phone is still stuck and looping. So i don't know if its because i'm not flashing the .sin files of the build.prop.vivo rom which i can't seam to find anywhere or what....
Hi, im a bit busy today. So just give you a link that you can try http://www.xperiax10.net/2010/04/14/debrand-your-xperia-x10-tutorial/
Hope it will help you.
i fixed it
I flashed the phone with 1.6 e10i firmware and the java flashtool and it worked. I then changed the build.prop file to a e10a file and reflashed. SEUS was able to reflasht the phone's firmware to 1.6 e10a and all is good now... thanks guys!
HY i have a problem and i hope that you guys help me. y want to repair my phone via SEUS and it say that i have the latest software and there is no repair buton..i cannot use flash tool it won´t start on my pc.is there another metod to flash a firmware like a windows ms-dos filelike .bat? srry for my english
Hi,
this may solve your problem.
try to install Sony Ericsson PC Companion. If i ever need to repair without flashtool for some reason, it tells me that i have the latest software available but the repair option is still available.
heres a link for you:
http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/sup...oads/subject/pccompanion/1.689743?cc=gb&lc=en
p.s. im pretty sure this has been asked before...
You can also flash to an older firmware than what you currently have on the device then use SEUS to repair.
Can somebody help me? I think i may have bricked my phone while trying to flash the latest version of minicm7. I've done everything the tutorial says, including unlocking my bootloader and flashing the kernel, but the phone got stuck in the sony ericsson word screen (not the logo screen). I've tried Pc companion with the repair thing but for some reason, it doesn't work. I've gotten pass the part where you have to select your phone model, but when it comes to the downloading part, it says "no software available", and in smaller print below it says "there is no software available for your phone yet, please try again later". And btw, i can't boot into xrecovery, so restoring using xrecovery is not an option.
Use SEUS flashtool for reflashing ROM.. Ul recover it..
Gintonic.SE + zombie-pack kernel by slade ..
Can i please have the link then? I would really appreciate that I've tried downloading bin4ry's flashtool but the link is broken
yuenmeng said:
Can i please have the link then? I would really appreciate that I've tried downloading bin4ry's flashtool but the link is broken
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Use SEUS means use Sony Ericsson Update Service tool, you can download it from sony ericsson's website.
i googled for the update service for x10 mini, and it directed me to the SE x10 mini page, saying"This software is not available for the Xperia™ X10 mini. Go to the Software downloads overview to see available software for your phone."
SEUS link
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Can i please have the link then? I would really appreciate that I've tried downloading bin4ry's flashtool but the link is broken
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http://dl-www.sonyericsson.com/cws/download/1/110/61/1317636927/Update_Service_Setup-2.11.10.7.exe
here u go with the link..
Hello,
I do not wish to annoy anyone. I seek some help. Before posting and mostly before doing anything with my phone I read all information I could find.
Unlocking bootloader (hardware and official way), rooting, the autoinstaller for CWM. The flashtool, the wotan server, SEUS.
Yesterday I've upgraded my firmware via PC Companion to .62. However this unrooted my phone and I wanted to go back to the old firmware so
I flashed it with WotanServer
After this my phone didnt start and after the SE logo a sign with excalmation mark and phone appeared.
Please, help me. Tell me what should be my next step. Can i fix it myself? Should i pay to someone in the local shop with neon advertisment to fix it?
Please.
Anton.
Download SEUS (Sony Ericsson Update Software), and repair your phone with it.
I got same problem with WotanServer, SEUS solved it.
@tomassz82,
can you point me to a working link. All links that I have for SEUS redirect me to a sony support page?
I also forgot to mention that I have done a backup via CWM but I don't know how to restore it as I can't go into CWM anymore.
Ok. Fixed. Thank you tomassz82 for the hope
For future reference: SEUS is an outdated piece of software.
Sony Ericcson PC Companion is its successor.
Intially PC companion fails to recognize the device because it's not turned on completely (by completely i mean booted to the Android).
I restarted my computer. When I connect the phone and start PC Companion somehow, seemingly at random it still doesn't allow to update but it will recognize it once or twice and offer repair. Do it!
Wipe personal settings bla bla..
I could not manage to repair the phone with PCC, but SEUS worked like a charm.
@tomassz82
Which verions of SEUS are you running and where did you downloaded from?
Hi all,
Today Sony Bridge for Mac noticed me about the availability of the update to .75 firmware. Good, I think.
The update procedure starts as usual.... but, when it was downloading the firmware, a popup saying "A problem in the update engine occurred. Please contact assistance." appeared . Actually I'm Italian and I don't know if the message sounds exactly like this in English, but, well, it makes sense.
From that moment on, my Xperia S is boot looping.... It displays the yellow icon with a phone and nothing else.
I'm very angry, the phone is not rooted and I'm also waiting for the replacement of it with a non-yellowish-display one.
Do you guys have some suggestion on how can I unblock the phone?
Thanks in advance!
Flashtool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1588586
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1599303
At Sony PC Companion, go to support center, click start at phone software update, then click repair my phone ... It is impossible to brick a Sony or Sony Ericsson phone , just use the PC Companion, it will repair for you ...
But for MAC, i think you may face a bit problem ... and I suggest to use Windows to do the update ...