ok so when i was trying out a custom GB Rom which requires flashing of stock GB,i forgot to flash the stock and flashed the custom GB straight from my ICS 4.0.4. it got bricked and i used the sony update service[not pc companion,in case you don't know] to fix the brick and it returned to stock ICS 4.0.4 . After that,i have forgotten that stock ICS does not have root access. so i went to flash other custom ICS ROM straight away cause i'm used to flashing different custom ROM and now it stuck at CWM. Now it has been officially bricked,the only thing i can access is CWM. what can i do now?? i've tried sony update service and it says i have the latest stuff and i also can't flash any rom since i have no root access and i also can't flash stock ftf file since usb debugging and stuffs are required to flash stock. so what can i do now??
thanks in advance
PS: I've tried using the file called Unbricking xperia 2011 as well,doesn't work
Edit: got it back,i flashed 2.3.4 ftf. i guess the previous ftf i flashed was corrupted
flash a 4.0.4 FTF file using flashtool
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I just rooted my neo v the root was successful and i was able to put CWM on it however i flashed the miui rom without realising that i need to unlock the bootloader to now the phone is stuck at the sony Ericson loho screen and wont let me into CWM to restore the backup i made of the stock rom
Reflash original firm via flashtool or wotanserver.
like Elessar76 says.
hi i have bricked my ray. I got the ics update from seus the other day and rooted it and tried to flash a status bar mod via cwm and the status bar vanished so i went to restore my backup and i clicked my old gb backup instead of my ics backup by mistake and now it wont boot up it just stays at se logo. I tried flashing gb with flash tool still no luck then tried flashing free xperia unbrick ftf first then reflash gb still no luck. Flash to finishes flashing but at the reboot stage at the end the phone just doesnt boot past the se logo but pc companian picks up that a phone is atached. Please someone help me im beging u.
Hi there!
Do you have flashed GB Kernel fitting your GB Rom of the Backup you have restored?? You need the fitting kernel.
Download Fastboot oder Flashtool, get the kernel img an flash it to your phone.
Bye an good luck!
What ROM do you have installed then currently?
Install the proper kernel also according to this.
Full stock .ftf firmware files should also include kernel.
yea the firmware's iv been flashing have the kernel in them. I think i damaged the bootloader coz al the flashing was succesfull but the ray just wunt boot into android so damaged bootloader. Anyway i gave up and its in for repair lol.
Hi!
I updated to 4.1.B.0.587 and tried rooting but it's impossible. The only method I found involved flashing an older kernel from other phone model, but all except one can't be flashed because Flashtool pops an error. The ST18i kernel is the one that can be flashed, but on restart it gives a black screen. The only way to get out from there is to flash back the original 4.1.B.0.587 firmware for my phone.
Any idea what to do there?
If not, I'm aware you can unlock the bootloader and install whatever you want. I understand the bootloader unlocking part (and I have "Boot loader unlocked allow: yes"), but then how do I root exactly? I see threads here where you can install a custom (already rooted) kernel, but I'd like to root the stock kernel/firmware. I need CWM I believe. Can someone post the steps how to do this?
Thanks
Btw, I have the America variation, wt19a. Does that change anything?
You can unlock bootloader and flash a custom pre-rooted kernel and that's the only way you can get root without downgrading your phone. There is a extended stock kernel in dev section which is just a rooted, CWM installed stock kernel. You can try that after unlocking your bootloader. It's always better to use a custom prerooted kernel because by installing it the root and CWM is permanent but if you downgrade, root and install CWM via x-parts, it is only temporary and you can easily lose the root by flashing some mods itself.
.:goutham:.
gouthamthemostwanted said:
You can unlock bootloader and flash a custom pre-rooted kernel and that's the only way you can get root without downgrading your phone. There is a extended stock kernel in dev section which is just a rooted, CWM installed stock kernel. You can try that after unlocking your bootloader. It's always better to use a custom prerooted kernel because by installing it the root and CWM is permanent but if you downgrade, root and install CWM via x-parts, it is only temporary and you can easily lose the root by flashing some mods itself.
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Thanks, I just got stock root with .587 with this guide. I didn't look into it at first because it was meant for .431 (this thread has it the same). But it works like a peach. I used Xperia-ROOT.rev4 and made a "factory reset" after the process. Ended up with a fresh .587 rooted, Superuser app survived the reset. Installed SuperSU from market and deleted the Superuser apk from /system/app. Everything looks good and feels fine.
If anyone sees this, forget downgrading if you have a LWW, use that guide.
Btw, the ghost of GB haunts me... my last phone was a Galaxy Note and I had to go back to GB, wipe and then install an ICS rom (because of the eMMC bug). Now I get a LWW and the only way to root is falling back to GB, root and install ICS. **** :silly:
hello this is my first aid, suffer some devices fail.
corruptea SD card, and you can not flash a rom.
eg
you use a CM9 rom ics (achojan) normal
after flashing the kernel CM10 (scricht007)
You can no longer re-flash the CM9 rom ever.
I tried to give him a hard reset xperia x10, unlock the bootloader, I downgraded the firmware to gb, micro sd've changed, and nothing has given me solution, I could not install a CM9 rom. all is not lost.
solution:
lock the boot loader
use seus, update firmware, to gb.
open, FlashTool. 2.1 flash rom piece, the phone normally.
turn off the phone, and open seus updates the firmware to gingerbread
root to mobile
unlock the bootloader
flash the custom kernel, and enjoyment.
achojan rom flash kernel v6 feravolt
sorry for my bad English (google translate)
well i flashed the unoffical version of cyanogenmod 13 and all it did was drain my battery.So now i want to reflash stock rom and have no idea how.I tried using flashtool with various ftf files for the m4 aqua but am still unable to do it. Im rooted and bootloader unlocked please help
Use flashtool and any stock ftf. If flashtool fails flash some partitions- flash system only, then data partition.