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I tried to change my icons by replacing the framework.res file which put me in bootloop, I had to remove my battery ( by removing the 10 screws on the back) to power off the device then put it in the fastboot to reflash the rom.
my question is there an easier way to deal with the bootloop without removing the battery?? (I hope so)
I think if you press vol up + power and wait till you have 3 vibrations.
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Go to PC companion, update Centre, then fix my phone... Tada, it will restore everything back.
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Use flashtool to flash stock firmware, can be found in development box!
gm007 said:
I think if you press vol up + power and wait till you have 3 vibrations.
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Thank you but it didn't work
idtyu said:
Go to PC companion, update Centre, then fix my phone... Tada, it will restore everything back.
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Thank you but in bootloop the phone is not detected by PC
keunhuvac said:
Use flashtool to flash stock firmware, can be found in development box!
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I need this but my question is How to put the phone in one of the boot modes without the need to remove the battery with this complicated manner??
CAN ANYONE HELP IN THIS ?
It should work,wait till the phone reboot and when you see sony logo quickly press the keys...
First there is 1 vibration then another 3.
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Yea, that should have definitely worked. There are other threads I believe where people had bootloops, and the device has successfully powered down.
I am quoting this directly from dooms "All you need to know thread": http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526866 (which you probably should have read before doing modifications)
while device is power ON
Volume Up + POWER (for 10 seconds) -> resets the battery, its like removing the battery and putting it back in [device will vibrate once]
Volume Up + POWER (for additional 5 seconds, total 15 seconds) -> will power off hard, device will power down [device will vibrate thrice]
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Try to time it when it starts its loop again, I don't see why you should ever have to remove your battery to reset, there hasn't been a problem yet that the key combos haven't solved.
shmoejoe said:
Yea, that should have definitely worked. There are other threads I believe where people had bootloops, and the device has successfully powered down.
I am quoting this directly from dooms "All you need to know thread": http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1526866 (which you probably should have read before doing modifications)
Try to time it when it starts its loop again, I don't see why you should ever have to remove your battery to reset, there hasn't been a problem yet that the key combos haven't solved.
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Thank you finally I did it
Bootloop Issues
My phone the Sony Xperia Go... Has a boot-loop problem. it starts up and immediately goes into boot loop, (I lost power during the update because of a broken USB cord). I have tried the volume down button while plugging in the phone into the computer and it connects as an unknown device, but drops out too quickly for windows to find a driver for it. I have tried resetting it by holding the up and off buttons once it has been stuck in boot loop for a while but it wont connect to the computer. Any one else had this problem? how did you fix it?
ok today i softbricked my xperia u.
sony ericsson support says it is irreparable, what can i do ?
Flash generic fw using flashtool
If its a soft brick you can flash a stock ftf using flashtool.
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Rapier07 said:
If its a soft brick you can flash a stock ftf using flashtool.
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i cant get the device to boot into flashmode anymore.
there used to glow a green or blue led light when i connected the device in flash or fastboot mode.
at the current state all i can get is the red led on top to glow if i connect to charger or usb.
im willing to give the device away if someone wants to change for any working sony smartphone..
aanti said:
i cant get the device to boot into flashmode anymore.
there used to glow a green or blue led light when i connected the device in flash or fastboot mode.
at the current state all i can get is the red led on top to glow if i connect to charger or usb.
im willing to give the device away if someone wants to change for any working sony smartphone..
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Remove the battery. ..wait for about a minute...then reinsert battery and boot into fastboot mode by pressing VOLUME UP key and plug in the usb
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Just remove your battery hold down forminute and by pressing
(volume down + plug the usb cable)
U can see green led...and ofcourse flash tool log also said the device connected in flashboot mode...
Now select the firmware.ftf and start flashing.
Restart ur phone done..!
Enjoy.
If you are still problem let me know.
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sxpu_nishant said:
Remove the battery. ..wait for about a minute...then reinsert battery and boot into fastboot mode by pressing VOLUME UP key and plug in the usb
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not working only red led near front camera glows
i cant flash
aanti said:
not working only red led near front camera glows
i cant flash
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Charge the mother****er up.
Thread moved to Q & A section, kindly post in the relevant section next time.
heeroyun said:
Charge the mother****er up.
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it IS charged and no green or blue led glowing
bliveinhack said:
Just remove your battery hold down forminute and by pressing
(volume down + plug the usb cable)
U can see green led...and ofcourse flash tool log also said the device connected in flashboot mode...
Now select the firmware.ftf and start flashing.
Restart ur phone done..!
Enjoy.
If you are still problem let me know.
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I succed, fixed a bricked phone, thank you so much!!!
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I succed, fixed a bricked phone, thank you so much!!!
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It's easy to click thanx rather to write...
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I bricked my phone
I bricked my xperia U as well... When i tried to power ON, it just vibrates and nothing happens, i dont even get the sony logo. When i get into flash boot mode it gets connected but after 30secs, the phone turns off again. Only fastboot mode stays on. How can i unbrick my phone??? Plz help. I made a mistake by flashing the custom jelly bean rom without flashing the kernel first.
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adithyasailesh said:
I bricked my xperia U as well... When i tried to power ON, it just vibrates and nothing happens, i dont even get the sony logo. When i get into flash boot mode it gets connected but after 30secs, the phone turns off again. Only fastboot mode stays on. How can i unbrick my phone??? Plz help. I made a mistake by flashing the custom jelly bean rom without flashing the kernel first.
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Try to remove battery then put it back and flash kernel again
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Phone : Xperia U
Rom : Stock ICS modded
Kernel : stock
Bootloader : Unlocked ( thank god)
adithyasailesh said:
I bricked my xperia U as well... When i tried to power ON, it just vibrates and nothing happens, i dont even get the sony logo. When i get into flash boot mode it gets connected but after 30secs, the phone turns off again. Only fastboot mode stays on. How can i unbrick my phone??? Plz help. I made a mistake by flashing the custom jelly bean rom without flashing the kernel first.
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Well no need to panic....
As ur saying ur device connects in fastboot mode just flash the kernel with CWM recovery (r d one u got iwth the zip in JB rom)..
den install JB from the zip (assuming zip present in sdcard)......
it will solve ............
By the way ur bootloader unlocked? or not?
Just fixed it.
Well no need to panic....
As ur saying ur device connects in fastboot mode just flash the kernel with CWM recovery (r d one u got iwth the zip in JB rom)..
den install JB from the zip (assuming zip present in sdcard)......
it will solve ............
By the way ur bootloader unlocked? or not?[/QUOTE]
I have an unlocked bootloader. I tried using fastboot to flash the kernel.elf file in the JB rom zip file but it failed. It said my device had to be rooted and all but my device was already rooted. I used the flashboot fix specified in the thread attached below. It worked and i flashed a stock rom just to be safe and get a working phone.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849170
Thanks for the help though.
Rapier07 said:
If its a soft brick you can flash a stock ftf using flashtool.
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I have CWM recovery installed and that it the phone is absolutely blank. No ROM no data nothing its clean slate. i have successfully flashed a kernel via flashtool in fastboot mode. The flash mode doesnt seem to work.
How to proceed further to get my device working.
So my phone is bricked. I have tried to unbrick my phone with the flashtool but it didn't work. The flashtool is working. First I flasht the jellybean software 6.2.1.100 with no luck, then i tried to flash the stock rom also with no luck. I also tried to relock the boot loader.
The thing is, the flashtool says that the flash is finished and i can start my phone but when i try the led flashes red a few times and then nothing.
Also when i try to charge my phone the led first gives a red light, then green for a longer period and then red and after that nothing happens.
Can someone help me cause I'm out of options now.
WeAreWicked said:
So my phone is bricked. I have tried to unbrick my phone with the flashtool but it didn't work. The flashtool is working. First I flasht the jellybean software 6.2.1.100 with no luck, then i tried to flash the stock rom also with no luck. I also tried to relock the boot loader.
The thing is, the flashtool says that the flash is finished and i can start my phone but when i try the led flashes red a few times and then nothing.
Also when i try to charge my phone the led first gives a red light, then green for a longer period and then red and after that nothing happens.
Can someone help me cause I'm out of options now.
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32.A.1.100 is stocl rom so which one do you mean by stock?
Did the relock finished with syccess? Maybe you can try to repair with PC Companion if you have used it before.
WeAreWicked said:
So my phone is bricked. I have tried to unbrick my phone with the flashtool but it didn't work. The flashtool is working. First I flasht the jellybean software 6.2.1.100 with no luck, then i tried to flash the stock rom also with no luck. I also tried to relock the boot loader.
The thing is, the flashtool says that the flash is finished and i can start my phone but when i try the led flashes red a few times and then nothing.
Also when i try to charge my phone the led first gives a red light, then green for a longer period and then red and after that nothing happens.
Can someone help me cause I'm out of options now.
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Press power and volume up button together... Wait until ur phone vibrates 3 times... Then again go in flash mode n try flashing stock ics FTF file. Maybe it will work.
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Nakulkhanna said:
Press power and volume up button together... Wait until ur phone vibrates 3 times... Then again go in flash mode n try flashing stock ics FTF file. Maybe it will work.
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You said it brother!!
Thats what I would try......Press power and volume up button together... Wait until ur phone vibrates 3 times... Then again go in flash mode n try flashing stock ics FTF file
If i doesnt work, try reinstalling everything , flashtool and all drives.
Before all that try to flash the kernel and then flash a stock based rom
If the problem exist after that try this one
mousemeat said:
You said it brother!!
Thats what I would try......Press power and volume up button together... Wait until ur phone vibrates 3 times... Then again go in flash mode n try flashing stock ics FTF file
If i doesnt work, try reinstalling everything , flashtool and all drives.
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Hello.... I was trying to flash JB ROM in Xperia U...... and when I installed the kernel...........rebooted....It didn't boot.....It vibrates once.....but shows nothing........Not even with volume up buttons.................Please help out...........
swarajsaaj said:
Hello.... I was trying to flash JB ROM in Xperia U...... and when I installed the kernel...........rebooted....It didn't boot.....It vibrates once.....but shows nothing........Not even with volume up buttons.................Please help out...........
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Force shutdown (Power + VolUP for 10 seconds until vibrating for 3 times) then use fastboot or flashtool to flash its kernel or all.
zhy0919 said:
Force shutdown (Power + VolUP for 10 seconds until vibrating for 3 times) then use fastboot or flashtool to flash its kernel or all.
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It doesn't boot or vibrate 3 times............ It just vibrates once......and not showing any logo too.............
swarajsaaj said:
Hello.... I was trying to flash JB ROM in Xperia U...... and when I installed the kernel...........rebooted....It didn't boot.....It vibrates once.....but shows nothing........Not even with volume up buttons.................Please help out...........
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Only flashtool can help you now..
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Can anyone please explain how to use flashtool step by step............Too pissed off all this.............
I am afraid the phone on pressing vol up and power shows blue led for some time and then turns off.......nothing on screen..............how I can boot in fastboot or flashtool method..............help...........
swarajsaaj said:
Can anyone please explain how to use flashtool step by step............Too pissed off all this.............
I am afraid the phone on pressing vol up and power shows blue led for some time and then turns off.......nothing on screen..............how I can boot in fastboot or flashtool method..............help...........
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Blue light means fastboot and green represent flashmode....
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swarajsaaj said:
Hello.... I was trying to flash JB ROM in Xperia U...... and when I installed the kernel...........rebooted....It didn't boot.....It vibrates once.....but shows nothing........Not even with volume up buttons.................Please help out...........
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Please take the time and explain exactly what have you donw before it happen.
What dirmware you had before, what firmware you were trying to flash, and how.
swarajsaaj said:
Hello.... I was trying to flash JB ROM in Xperia U...... and when I installed the kernel...........rebooted....It didn't boot.....It vibrates once.....but shows nothing........Not even with volume up buttons.................Please help out...........
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dude...y don't u read the instruction carefully.. huh.?
U HAVE FLASHED THE KERNEL ON LOCKED BOOTLOADER.....but it requires unlocked bootloader only....so u have to use flashtool to recover ur device...!
but..don't worry...its just a soft brick..!
regards
kantry123
kantry123 said:
dude...y don't u read the instruction carefully.. huh.?
U HAVE FLASHED THE KERNEL ON LOCKED BOOTLOADER.....but it requires unlocked bootloader only....so u have to use flashtool to recover ur device...!
but..don't worry...its just a soft brick..!
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kantry123
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wasn't aware of bootloader stuff dude.....................................can I knw how can I recover using flash tool.....what kernel and rom again,,,,,??
ChikeD said:
Please take the time and explain exactly what have you donw before it happen.
What dirmware you had before, what firmware you were trying to flash, and how.
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I had stock ICS first....I installed a memory_tweak which replaced the kernel and that caused the problem ...another cause maybe the phone stuck on AROMA Installer of new JB Rom.....so I had to remove battery in middle of that installer...............That's all I did
If your bootloader is locked just flash any ftf for your device with flashtool
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Ben36 said:
If your bootloader is locked just flash any ftf for your device with flashtool
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and how to do that.......u mean this way http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1849170
This should help -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23180725
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zhy0919 said:
Force shutdown (Power + VolUP for 10 seconds until vibrating for 3 times) then use fastboot or flashtool to flash its kernel or all.
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swarajsaaj said:
It doesn't boot or vibrate 3 times............ It just vibrates once......and not showing any logo too.............
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Keep holding. Eventually it'll vibrate 3 times and be properly shut off, ready for flashing
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Ben36 said:
This should help -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23180725
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Keep holding. Eventually it'll vibrate 3 times and be properly shut off, ready for flashing
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Nothing happens......Kept holding them..........just one vibration and a blue LED flash..............nothing else
swarajsaaj said:
Nothing happens......Kept holding them..........just one vibration and a blue LED flash..............nothing else
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Hey Guys..............I was trying to flash using Flashtool but now my phone is continuosly in flashmode... green LED whenever I connect it to USB which is not allowing me to flash it............any idea how to handle this...??
swarajsaaj said:
Hey Guys..............I was trying to flash using Flashtool but now my phone is continuosly in flashmode... green LED whenever I connect it to USB which is not allowing me to flash it............any idea how to handle this...??
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Green led means chared too.
How do you tell it is in flash mode? What is flashtool reporting?
Flash mode IS what you need to flash new firmware.
ChikeD said:
Green led means chared too.
How do you tell it is in flash mode? What is flashtool reporting?
Flash mode IS what you need to flash new firmware.
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green led means the LED STRIP is green.........and flashtools tells to unplug->switch off->back button->plug usb.......................bt that not working too..............
Please help me to get the phone in a position so I can flash it....like completely switching off...... because on pluggin usb it automatically lights green led...
swarajsaaj said:
green led means the LED STRIP is green.........and flashtools tells to unplug->switch off->back button->plug usb.......................bt that not working too..............
Please help me to get the phone in a position so I can flash it....like completely switching off...... because on pluggin usb it automatically lights green led...
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Open flashtool, connect the usb while pressing volume down, does flashtool reports device conndcted in flash mode?
If it does, disconnect the phome and click the flash icon, select flashmode, slect FW file to flash (exclude TA if present), wait untill flashtool ask you to connect the phoen, press volume down and connect the phone, wait to untill flash is finished.
ChikeD said:
Open flashtool, connect the usb while pressing volume down, does flashtool reports device conndcted in flash mode?
If it does, disconnect the phome and click the flash icon, select flashmode, slect FW file to flash (exclude TA if present), wait untill flashtool ask you to connect the phoen, press volume down and connect the phone, wait to untill flash is finished.
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No it doenst....................I have to manually select it from list.....it doesn't detect my phone.............though green strip is lightened on phone....
swarajsaaj said:
No it doenst....................I have to manually select it from list.....it doesn't detect my phone.............though green strip is lightened on phone....
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Cab you please save log in flashtool after you try to connect in flash mode, and post it's content?
I rooted my xperia p and tried to change the call log with honami phonebook,I added some commands in build.prop,copied another services.jar to system,after 15 mins,my phone powered off and didnt want to power on,just "SoNY" logo and then black screen,no flashboot or fastboot mode,PLEASE help me :'( is it bricked or what?
this is the thread that I followed : http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-u/themes-apps/mod-honami-phonebook-v2-light-black-14-t2389777
It couldnt be. try connecting phone in pc in flashmode then flash stock firmware
pjohn23 said:
It couldnt be. try connecting phone in pc in flashmode then flash stock firmware
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phone is not detected on pc and can't start phone in fast or flashboot,the LED turns green for 1 or 2 sec than turns red then the phone start (sony logo then black screen)
Then install drivers again
Install those from flashtool\drivers folder choose the ones for xperia u,p,sola,go and last 2 optins also, thats fastboot and flash drivers.
Open flashtool and try plug phone in fastboot mode, watch the led, if it start booting remove phone and watch right down on your pc screen to see if its installing. When it finish try again.
This is 99% of these problems...
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yes do as said on above post. it couldnt be a hard brick. AFAIK hard bricks only occur if you flash something not meant for your device. except in Z series.
matood said:
Then install drivers again
Install those from flashtool\drivers folder choose the ones for xperia u,p,sola,go and last 2 optins also, thats fastboot and flash drivers.
Open flashtool and try plug phone in fastboot mode, watch the led, if it start booting remove phone and watch right down on your pc screen to see if its installing. When it finish try again.
This is 99% of these problems...
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Thanks for this but it's not working :/ I tried it already and I tried it after reading your answer,nothing happens. I installed the flashboot and fastboot drivers,and also xperia u,p and sola drivers,everything is good so far,but when I press volume down button and plug my phone,the LED turns green for 2 sec then red then phone starts and nothing happen,also nothing happens in the flashtool screen :/
Z.Blackbeard said:
Thanks for this but it's not working :/ I tried it already and I tried it after reading your answer,nothing happens. I installed the flashboot and fastboot drivers,and also xperia u,p and sola drivers,everything is good so far,but when I press volume down button and plug my phone,the LED turns green for 2 sec then red then phone starts and nothing happen,also nothing happens in the flashtool screen :/
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What windows versioon do you have?
Force power off, press power + volume up untill you feel (1+) 3 vibrations and try.
Try fastboot too and see if there is anything in flashtool log.
ChikeD said:
What windows versioon do you have?
Force power off, press power + volume up untill you feel (1+) 3 vibrations and try.
Try fastboot too and see if there is anything in flashtool log.
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I have windows 7 ultimate 64bit, this morning everything was working perfectly (fast and flashboot modes) but now nothing isi going well damn
I tried what u said to me,tried it so many times this day and nothing is working
Z.Blackbeard said:
I have windows 7 ultimate 64bit, this morning everything was working perfectly (fast and flashboot modes) but now nothing isi going well damn
I tried what u said to me,tried it so many times this day and nothing is working
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You had fastboot/flash mode working before and now they don't?
Do you feel the 3 vibrations?
Is it charging when pluged to cahrger when off, or even with sony logo?
ChikeD said:
You had fastboot/flash mode working before and now they don't?
Do you feel the 3 vibrations?
Is it charging when pluged to cahrger when off, or even with sony logo?
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yes they were working perfectly,yes I feel the vibration and yes my phone charges for both pc connection and charger and I think that my battery is at 100%
Z.Blackbeard said:
yes they were working perfectly,yes I feel the vibration and yes my phone charges for both pc connection and charger and I think that my battery is at 100%
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you flashed stock firmware?
pjohn23 said:
you flashed stock firmware?
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I don't understand?! I can't go in flashboot mode,how can I flash with stock firmware ? and does stock firmware means the factory one?
if the led is turning green it means you can. but if you dont immeadiately flash stock firmware. it will boot. so you need to prepare stock ftf firmware for your device, choose it, wait for flashtool to tell you to connect your phone in flashmode. then connect your phone in flashmode
pjohn23 said:
if the led is turning green it means you can. but if you dont immeadiately flash stock firmware. it will boot. so you need to prepare stock ftf firmware for your device, choose it, wait for flashtool to tell you to connect your phone in flashmode. then connect your phone in flashmode
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If it doesn't show connected in flash mode in flashtool he cannot flash
Oh, how will he recover his device then? Just trying to help
pjohn23 said:
Oh, how will he recover his device then? Just trying to help
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Yes it's a problem, but I've seen a few that have managed to fix it by disconnecting the battery.
xperia p has removable battery?
pjohn23 said:
xperia p has removable battery?
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Nope, u need to open it and disconnect it
You dont need disconnect anything. Your phone is not bricked, its working. The only problem is your drivers, you have to manage install them and it will work. This has been here thousand times.
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FIXED IT !! I don't know what happened during the night,but this morning I tried to boot my phone and it did respond !! then I flashed firmware and it worked like charm I was going to try the jig usb as a last hope,but It worked and you were right @matood thank you all for your support