After attempting to backup my Sony Xperia S, there was an error. So I tried to install an update instead. This went wrong too. Wtf?
Now, when I want to start up, I see "SONY", all normal, but then I see an exclamation mark with a triangle around it with a smartphone under it... probably bricked? I've had this before, but then I used Sony's update Service software to re-install the whole thing and it was gone. But now, I have 2000+ photo's on it, and I'm not going to re-install it from scratch like I did before... Obviously. When I hook it up to PC Companion, PC Companion detects it, then undetects it. Detects it, undetects it. Etc...
So the question is, is there anyway to get all the media off with it being in this state? The photo's are precious to me as I use it as a digital camera. All the photo's also include all the photo's from my last phone. And the phone before that...
Can anyone please help me out? I will take it apart if necessary!
Bounkass said:
After attempting to backup my Sony Xperia S, there was an error. So I tried to install an update instead. This went wrong too. Wtf?
Now, when I want to start up, I see "SONY", all normal, but then I see an exclamation mark with a triangle around it with a smartphone under it... probably bricked? I've had this before, but then I used Sony's update Service software to re-install the whole thing and it was gone. But now, I have 2000+ photo's on it, and I'm not going to re-install it from scratch like I did before... Obviously. When I hook it up to PC Companion, PC Companion detects it, then undetects it. Detects it, undetects it. Etc...
So the question is, is there anyway to get all the media off with it being in this state? The photo's are precious to me as I use it as a digital camera. All the photo's also include all the photo's from my last phone. And the phone before that...
Can anyone please help me out? I will take it apart if necessary!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1706918
jiffer1991 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1706918
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Awesome. But I don't get it, it doesn't tell me exactly what to do to resolve this problem?
Bounkass said:
Awesome. But I don't get it, it doesn't tell me exactly what to do to resolve this problem?
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ok than im going to look whats to do
but nevertheless i dont know youre phone very well
find out if its working with odin
just have a try on google ore use the search function in here
if u dont find something try to find out wether its working adb (android debuging bridge)
however you will need a stock rom for this
i looks like you might find it one here
http://mobilecon.info/sony-xperia-s-stock-rom-custom-rom-and-kernel.html
now its just the point how to get in on your phone
and thats it
this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725078 might be also interesting for ure purpose
fare well
jiffer1991 said:
ok than im going to look whats to do
but nevertheless i dont know youre phone very well
find out if its working with odin
just have a try on google ore use the search function in here
if u dont find something try to find out wether its working adb (android debuging bridge)
however you will need a stock rom for this
i looks like you might find it one here
http://mobilecon.info/sony-xperia-s-stock-rom-custom-rom-and-kernel.html
now its just the point how to get in on your phone
and thats it
this : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1725078 might be also interesting for ure purpose
fare well
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Thanks brother. We'll have look into it.
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Basically, my phone USB connector, is for some reason not recognizing anything being plugged into it. I have tried a different cable and i get the same response :/ NOTHING!
Plug into the computer - Nothing
Plug into the wall - Nothing.
I need to flash my phone back to stock, but the only method i can think of is via USB, Over the Air updates are canceled out via the current software I have on my phone. So is their any other possible way ?
Thanks
I suffer from exactly your same issue.. sad 'cause i now have a very expensive brick .. Already covered the topic in my thread, but there is no evident resolution...
I suspect the USB circuit and/or port is defective , or poorly implemented, and breaks easily...
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Basically, my phone USB connector, is for some reason not recognizing anything being plugged into it. I have tried a different cable and i get the same response :/ NOTHING!
Plug into the computer - Nothing
Plug into the wall - Nothing.
I need to flash my phone back to stock, but the only method i can think of is via USB, Over the Air updates are canceled out via the current software I have on my phone. So is their any other possible way ?
Thanks
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I would go in to your service provider, and hopefully you get an idiot who doesn't realise you were trying to root your Xperia, and they might replace it for you.
Thing thing is, it was going to be sent back for a repair. When the tech guys look at my firmware , they will realise I have rooted my phone, i was hoping to Un-root my phone and then send it back .. Or will this not matter?
Is their not a way to flash my phone back to normal, via the SD-Card?? somthing must be possible if Over Air is Possible..
Any Idea's anybody please?? thanks
duffy1807 said:
Thing thing is, it was going to be sent back for a repair. When the tech guys look at my firmware , they will realise I have rooted my phone, i was hoping to Un-root my phone and then send it back .. Or will this not matter?
Is their not a way to flash my phone back to normal, via the SD-Card?? somthing must be possible if Over Air is Possible..
Any Idea's anybody please?? thanks
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I don't know what it would exactly do, but in the Second card
&. Phone storage section of the settings app, there's a factory data reset button, try that.
Keegan_P said:
I don't know what it would exactly do, but in the Second card
&. Phone storage section of the settings app, there's a factory data reset button, try that.
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Hey mate, ive sorted it out i phoned up the Network Operater, and explained I wasnt a satisfied customer, because Ive had the same problem once before (this time i sent it through phones4u with a 30 day wait before i had my phone back :/..... ) Nevertheless Orange currier are coming out tommorow between 6-10 with a new phone battery and charger. which i couldnt knock back (probs reconditioned) but nvm .
Will try and make my phone as clean as possible without any root settings. before take my phone away and probs fix & reflash the phone to factory settings anyway so i dont think it makes any odd's what i do now .
am quite surprised the woman on the phone offered me this type of service, as I got the phone from Phones 4 u, bet yet Orange are the company doing my replacement.
Funny quote from the phone call :-
"Are you sure you for the phone from us sir?"
"erm, yes"
"Ive never seen this message on the system before, its saying your not one of our customers"
"I must be one of your customer's otherwise you wouldnt have all my details"
"Yes thats right ill just ignore the message and send you the replacement"
is there still no solution to this because i need to ship mine back for service.
Have you tried adbwireless apk. Allows you to connect to your phone via adb over your wireless network. You maybe able to modify bin4ys flash tool and flash wirelessly?
Worth a try?
wingz85 said:
Have you tried adbwireless apk. Allows you to connect to your phone via adb over your wireless network. You maybe able to modify bin4ys flash tool and flash wirelessly?
Worth a try?
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Hey why don't you try Zdzihu's recovery menu? You can flash some of the ROMS from Jerpelea without touching a computer... Of course you'll need to download the ROM straight to your device...
Sent from my X10i
I've got this same problem too. (appologies for multi posting, I did search first).
No response since the upgrade. I'll look into Zdzihu's recovery menu.
If anyone gets any news, please shout.
OK put Zdzihu recovery on and flashed to Jerpelea's lite rom without the need for a USB....... however the problem still stands! Plug in the wall charger and nothing..... plug in PC USB and .... NOTHING.
I got this phone as a prototype before they were released, by a mate in the industry. So have no warrenty to send it back with. But I love the phone so any more ideas?
I have left it switched off to preserve the battery until a solution is found.
I remain hopeful!
Plz delete.
Sent from my X10i using XDA App
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OK put Zdzihu recovery on and flashed to Jerpelea's lite rom without the need for a USB....... however the problem still stands! Plug in the wall charger and nothing..... plug in PC USB and .... NOTHING.
I got this phone as a prototype before they were released, by a mate in the industry. So have no warrenty to send it back with. But I love the phone so any more ideas?
I have left it switched off to preserve the battery until a solution is found.
I remain hopeful!
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What usb cable are you using? Did you get one WITH the phone from a friend, did it come with another phone, or did you buy it from a store? I used to work at RadioShack and we had different usb cables for different phones. The connector may be the same, but the pin position in the cable can be different. A normal looking USB cable that would come with say, a motorola phone couldn't be used to charge a blackberry despite the connection being the same port type.
jimbo77 said:
Hey why don't you try Zdzihu's recovery menu? You can flash some of the ROMS from Jerpelea without touching a computer... Of course you'll need to download the ROM straight to your device...
Sent from my X10i
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would it be possible to restore the stock rom?
i need to reflash for to send it in to service.
I had this problem.. Only solution that I found was to send it back to rogers
It was a hardware problem apparently...
shukla said:
I had this problem.. Only solution that I found was to send it back to rogers
It was a hardware problem apparently...
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Did they fix it or give you a new one and were you rooted? I have the same problem with the broken usb but I rooted and stripped all the bloatware and now have no way to flash back to stock rom. I still have the Rogers rom but streamlined.
Does anyone know how to put stuff back on like Timescape. I have all the apks from this forum and installed all the timescape stuff but it doesn't show up in the app drawer. If I clean up the phone and send it back will they know it was rooted keeping in mind that it is still the stock Rogers rom just with less crap on it.
I think one solution, since you already have Zdzihu's recovery menu, will be to ask someone who is using Rogers to create a backup image and upload it some where. Then you can use the restore tool from recovery menu and you'll be set up with Roger's again. Unfortunately I cannot help you with this since I'm in Guatemala but probably someone else can... I hope you can fix it men.
Jim
Sent from my X10i
davidmit said:
I got this phone as a prototype before they were released, by a mate in the industry. So have no warrenty to send it back with. But I love the phone so any more ideas?
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I'm guessing if you got it for free, it wouldn't be too painful to actually buy one off eBay...
Ok, yeah, it's a stupid suggestion, but I guess you get what you pay for...
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I think one solution, since you already have Zdzihu's recovery menu, will be to ask someone who is using Rogers to create a backup image and upload it some where. Then you can use the restore tool from recovery menu and you'll be set up with Roger's again. Unfortunately I cannot help you with this since I'm in Guatemala but probably someone else can... I hope you can fix it men.
Jim
Sent from my X10i
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yea that would work but i bought mine factory unlocked and im sending it back to sony ericsson so i just need a generic firmware. i tried looking to see if any one did a backup of a stock firmware but no luck
Edit: nevermind. found generic rom here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=9134882&postcount=1 at the bottom. going to test now and see if it works.
I have tried to install 1.6 over 2.1 like in the instructions from x10 blog but something went wrong and now my phone wont turn on. The screen just lights up but nothig appears. Please help me fix it
soldiers33 said:
I have tried to install 1.6 over 2.1 like in the instructions from x10 blog but something went wrong and now my phone wont turn on. The screen just lights up but nothig appears. Please help me fix it
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Repair using SEUS.
it wont work. just says I already have latest software
Even if you have "the lastest software installed" you can reinstall it.
soldiers33 said:
I have tried to install 1.6 over 2.1 like in the instructions from x10 blog but something went wrong and now my phone wont turn on. The screen just lights up but nothig appears. Please help me fix it
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The new flash tool 0.2.5, will flash both 1.6 and 2.1. It works a little different, you will need to read through 1st.
ive tried the new flash tool and the old. neither work. The old one flashes but same problem but new one wont even let me select the firmware to flash so i cant even try it out properly. and sues just lets me exit it doesnt let me repair like usual
soldiers33 said:
ive tried the new flash tool and the old. neither work. The old one flashes but same problem but new one wont even let me select the firmware to flash so i cant even try it out properly. and sues just lets me exit it doesnt let me repair like usual
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1. Try PC companion.
2. Read this guide.
You need to create the ftf file from the sin files, under advanced see bundle creation.
Read the how to.
pc companion wont work as I need to have usb storage but my phone wont even turn on. I have created the ftf files and now flashing, hopefuly it works.
still the same . could it be that the cable got disconnected half way through the process? sorry i forgot to mention this. My brother pulled it out. am i doomed?
soldiers33 said:
still the same . could it be that the cable got disconnected half way through the process? sorry i forgot to mention this. My brother pulled it out. am i doomed?
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No you are not doomed. Calm down
1. Repair using SEUS (even if it says you have the latest software, reinstall it)
2. If that does not work, try PC companion.
3. If that does not work then use the flash tool. You can use the old version if the new one is not working out for you.
Before you do all of the above, take out the battery and wait 10 seconds. Then, reinstall the battery and try the SEUS. Good luck!
the thing is sues wont letme repair it just says exit. Normally you can repair but now it just says exit.
soldiers33 said:
the thing is sues wont letme repair it just says exit. Normally you can repair but now it just says exit.
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OK. Then try the older version of the flash tool. You can find it here.
Does it also say install? If so, press that button. If that doesn't work install PC Companion and try that method.
thank you very much everyone for the help. Its finally working. I used the flash unbrick and its fixed im so happy i thought that my money went down the drain.
soldiers33 said:
thank you very much everyone for the help. Its finally working. I used the flash unbrick and its fixed im so happy i thought that my money went down the drain.
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Glad it's sorted out. Take deep breaths now and enjoy your phone!
so after hard bricking my device: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1731445 i got it into some kind of download mode. i also managed qpst to see my phone but i dont know how to use that. not sure if fastboot would recognize the phone in that download mode. i just wanted to know if there was a way to pull the stuff i had in the internal sd card like adb pull but adb wont see the phone. tmobile told me to go tomorrow so they can exchange it for another one but before i bricked it i copied some of the pics and vids from the camera 2 times using root explorer. the first time i didnt get all of them and the second time they all say they they were corrupted.
fcortes626 said:
so after hard bricking my device: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1731445 i got it into some kind of download mode. i also managed qpst to see my phone but i dont know how to use that. not sure if fastboot would recognize the phone in that download mode. i just wanted to know if there was a way to pull the stuff i had in the internal sd card like adb pull but adb wont see the phone. tmobile told me to go tomorrow so they can exchange it for another one but before i bricked it i copied some of the pics and vids from the camera 2 times using root explorer. the first time i didnt get all of them and the second time they all say they they were corrupted.
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How were you able to get the phone on??Im in the same boat!Help me power on my phone please. Can you also link me to that driver you used?
taygutta said:
How were you able to get the phone on??Im in the same boat!Help me power on my phone please. Can you also link me to that driver you used?
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My phone doesnt turn on. the screen is blank but when i plug it in to the pc i could here the usb tone on my pc. i think you can flash back using qpst but i dont know how to use it and the files are different than the odin files. just go back to where you bought it and tell them it wont turn on. just dont say you rooted it.
these are the drivers but they are for 64bit windows:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14909282&postcount=19
fcortes626 said:
My phone doesnt turn on. the screen is blank but when i plug it in to the pc i could here the usb tone on my pc. i think you can flash back using qpst but i dont know how to use it and the files are different than the odin files. just go back to where you bought it and tell them it wont turn on. just dont say you rooted it.
these are the drivers but they are for 64bit windows:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14909282&postcount=19
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Ok I went to best buy and im waiting on a new one BUT I really need the data off the bricked phone. Where can I find qpst? Does it see your phone when you hook it up?
What did you guys flash?
bizdady said:
What did you guys flash?
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i was stupid enought to try and flash cm9 fromthe international version. i just changed the build prop and the boot.img lol :silly:
The omega rom.. anyone No how to recover data from a dead phone?
taygutta said:
Ok I went to best buy and im waiting on a new one BUT I really need the data off the bricked phone. Where can I find qpst? Does it see your phone when you hook it up?
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search it on google. its free but its not easy to use. if you dont nkow what you are doing yo could even make it worse. some one with a working phone needs sto get some hex files and stuff.
Thats odd, I read of some that flashed INT roms and were still able to turn on and use mskip's fix. Battery pulls wont do anything?
bizdady said:
Thats odd, I read of some that flashed INT roms and were still able to turn on and use mskip's fix. Battery pulls wont do anything?
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No nothing works. Completely dead. Ima try using a jig
bizdady said:
Thats odd, I read of some that flashed INT roms and were still able to turn on and use mskip's fix. Battery pulls wont do anything?
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nope. no download mode and no recovery.
taygutta said:
No nothing works. Completely dead. Ima try using a jig
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i have read the jig wont work on devices that show a blank screen.you can try it tho. worth a try. i was going to try it but by the time the jig gets to me id rather just go tomorrow and hope tmobile actually does exchange it.
JIG will be a no-go, your only hope is either to try and use Qualcomm internal tools (which are not found on the internet) to flash, or JTAG.
DO NOT TRY TO FLASH ANY INTERNATIONAL ROMS EVER, YOU WILL HARD BRICK ON THESE PHONES!
Hunt3r.j2 said:
JIG will be a no-go, your only hope is either to try and use Qualcomm internal tools (which are not found on the internet) to flash, or JTAG.
DO NOT TRY TO FLASH ANY INTERNATIONAL ROMS EVER, YOU WILL HARD BRICK ON THESE PHONES!
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I think I have the Qualcomm tool but I have no idea how to use them.
Ill look into this JTAG.
I just want the data off the phone.... thats all
taygutta said:
I think I have the Qualcomm tool but I have no idea how to use them.
Ill look into this JTAG.
I just want the data off the phone.... thats all
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Hunt3r.j2 said:
JIG will be a no-go, your only hope is either to try and use Qualcomm internal tools (which are not found on the internet) to flash, or JTAG.
DO NOT TRY TO FLASH ANY INTERNATIONAL ROMS EVER, YOU WILL HARD BRICK ON THESE PHONES!
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yup now i learned my lesson. the qualcom tool is the qpst i was talking about. but you need the files to flash to it. i think your files are lost bro. unless you send it to samsung so they can fix it. i dont think if they flash it will delete your files since they wont flash to the sd card partition. but then again im not sure if they will notice if you were rooted. next time im saving all my stuff into my external sd
Yea, now I just await the call from Bestbuy about getting more in. My JIG comes in tomorrow so we will see.
Not surprisingly to see people who ruin there device and want to exchange it for another. Of course even though it was there own fault for ruining it they shouldn't have to pay for the replacement.
Makes perfect sense for companies and carriers not to support rooting/flashing. Its bad enough already.
taygutta said:
Yea, now I just await the call from Bestbuy about getting more in. My JIG comes in tomorrow so we will see.
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you could of also made your own lol
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My phone doesnt turn on. the screen is blank but when i plug it in to the pc i could here the usb tone on my pc. i think you can flash back using qpst but i dont know how to use it and the files are different than the odin files. just go back to where you bought it and tell them it wont turn on. just dont say you rooted it.
these are the drivers but they are for 64bit windows:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14909282&postcount=19
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That is the reason Motorola locked their bootloaders, and others have raised insurance premiums. Please don't lie. Its insurance fraud first of all. If you ruined your device by flashing non-stock ROM's and such its time to man up, and dish out the money for a new phone. Don't make other's pay for your mistakes/missfortune. Do some more research on the other method of flashing and see if you can fix it. I wish you luck.
Sent from my DROIDX
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you could of also made your own lol
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Ha! I tried that.... fail!!!!! I cant figure out which pins are 4 and 5.
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That is the reason Motorola locked their bootloaders, and others have raised insurance premiums. Please don't lie. Its insurance fraud first of all. If you ruined your device by flashing non-stock ROM's and such its time to man up, and dish out the money for a new phone. Don't make other's pay for your mistakes/missfortune. Do some more research on the other method of flashing and see if you can fix it. I wish you luck.
Sent from my DROIDX
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that was not helpful:crying: and i dint lie. i told the truth. i said "it wont turn on" and they didnt ask why. and i guess you dont read much. its hard bricked meaning you cant recover it unless you have the software samsung uses. so stop trolling my thread bro. read and you will notice i have tried to recover it.
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Ha! I tried that.... fail!!!!! I cant figure out which pins are 4 and 5.
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me too lol
Hey guys,i recently got myself a Xperia ST15i.I like it quite a bit but i see via the Sony PC Companion that i could possibly update to android 4.0.Im not sure if i should try this,i never done that kind of thing myself.The phone is also not new,so i have no guarantee for it,so no i cannot risk much.
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Hey guys,i recently got myself a Xperia ST15i.I like it quite a bit but i see via the Sony PC Companion that i could possibly update to android 4.0.Im not sure if i should try this,i never done that kind of thing myself.The phone is also not new,so i have no guarantee for it,so no i cannot risk much.
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4.0 is a nice upgrade from 2.3.x. There are other, newer custom options as well for your phone. The good news is, that if the Sony PC Companion fails to update the phone correctly (rare) and it ends up in a mode where it can not boot, there is another tool that can restore the phone as well that is pretty powerful. It would be difficult for you to do something that would make it unrecoverable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r0J0eq5ye4 - Guide is the same for most Sony phones of that generation, if not all...
In case you want to do it manually or PC Companion fails:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crcwr9BAtjU
es0tericcha0s said:
4.0 is a nice upgrade from 2.3.x. There are other, newer custom options as well for your phone. The good news is, that if the Sony PC Companion fails to update the phone correctly (rare) and it ends up in a mode where it can not boot, there is another tool that can restore the phone as well that is pretty powerful. It would be difficult for you to do something that would make it unrecoverable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r0J0eq5ye4 - Guide is the same for most Sony phones of that generation, if not all...
In case you want to do it manually or PC Companion fails:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crcwr9BAtjU
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Thanks for the response. I got to doing it the other day and it works like a charm! And its pretty straight forward to do.I dont know why i was scared, its the official system after all.
BamBamBam. said:
Thanks for the response. I got to doing it the other day and it works like a charm! And its pretty straight forward to do.I dont know why i was scared, its the official system after all.
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No problem. Never hurts to be cautious.
Can someone please help me? I am trying to use Flashtool for hours now doing what others have done and nothing is working. I have a F3213 Single Sim. I went to restore from TWRP backup and it got to the Sony logo and that's all she wrote. I downloaded the FTF file but when I click on the lightening bolt the new window comes up and see the firmware but all the other boxes are empty. When I went to load the drivers mine was not listed I installed the fastboot and flash drivers from the list. I did notice when it went to install it says if failed to load the Google usb driver. I don't know what that is. I am not a noob to rooting but when it comes to Sony this is a nightmare for me. Can someone please help point me in the right direction as to what I need to do do get this flashtool to work. I've been stressing for 2 days now and I am about ready to just throw this phone away and get a new one if there is no way to fix this. After looking all over the net I don't see anyone with my situation. Am I the lone person with this problem. Any help would be so appreciated.
I've looked and I don't see anyone with the issue that I am having.
Nevermind, by trial and error I got my TWRP backup to work without using Flashtool, Emma or the Xperia Companion. There is probably an easier way than what i did but hey it worked and I'm back in business.
Send it to me I will fix it just for 500Rs.
wrundawan said:
Send it to me I will fix it just for 500Rs.
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I'm still waiting for any video/guide and file for your miraculous free solution coming from nowhere
I'm not skilled enough to understand how it works?