Hi! Right now i am in a bad situation. My sister has gotten her Sony Xperia Tipo into a bootloop. She said she was just going to restart it and it hasnt booted since then. It's stuck on the "Xperia" bootanimation. I'm not new on solving bootloops, rooting or android. But this is something odd for me. Is there a way to save an unrooted phone? I'm willing to pull a logcat if i can get the drivers to the phone (Sony pc companion can't find it). I could also factory reset it with adb, right? But, i still need drivers for that. I've never modded a sony device before.
Thanks for any help I can get. I hope this can be solved.
Edit: Thanks, it's booting again. Me and my sister are grateful
Did she do anything other than a normal reboot? E.g pull the battery etc?
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Did she do anything other than a normal reboot? E.g pull the battery etc?
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She tried to reboot. Since it took so long, she decided to pull battery and try again. Still hasn't booted.
I would pull the battery, then boot into recovery, and factory reset. I can almost guarantee it will fix it
Happened to my sprint evo 3D during a massive storm. Something didn't jive and put my stock phone into a boot loop. Unfortunately as mentioned above, I had to reset my phone which fixed it. Major PITA since I had no backups.
ingenious247 said:
I would pull the battery, then boot into recovery, and factory reset. I can almost guarantee it will fix it
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Does it have a recovery preinstalled? I have tried all key combinations and resulted in nothing.
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iok1 said:
Does it have a recovery preinstalled? I have tried all key combinations and resulted in nothing.
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No Sony mobile will have recovery installed by default.To install recovery your mobile must be rooted first, since you've said that she haven't rooted
her mobile yet, there is no chance for recovery.
If mobile is under warranty,pls move to your nearest sony centre and fix with them(Recommended), else try flashing the Stock ROM for Tipo :good:
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No Sony mobile will have recovery installed by default.To install recovery your mobile must be rooted first, since you've said that she haven't rooted
her mobile yet, there is no chance for recovery.
If mobile is under warranty,pls move to your nearest sony centre and fix with them(Recommended), else try flashing the Stock ROM for Tipo :good:
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I would flash the stock rom but i don't have drivers for it.
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PC companion finally recognized the tipo. Is there a way to factory reset a device through ADB?
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iok1 said:
PC companion finally recognized the tipo. Is there a way to factory reset a device through ADB?
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try this commands
fastboot erase system
fastboot -w
(or)
adb shell
recovery --wipe_data
But I'm not sure about it, have you tried to update/Reinstall OS using PC Companion??
Searched and found a driver for u Download from this http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27806312/drivers.rar
have a look at this thread for drivers, might help you
http://developer.sonymobile.com/downloads/drivers/
freaktechz said:
try this commands
fastboot erase system
fastboot -w
(or)
adb shell
recovery --wipe_data
But I'm not sure about it, have you tried to update/Reinstall OS using PC Companion??
Searched and found a driver for u Download from this http://dl.dropbox.com/u/27806312/drivers.rar
have a look at this thread for drivers, might help you
http://developer.sonymobile.com/downloads/drivers/
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Thanks you so much, pc companion fixed it.
Thread closed as per OP request.
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Hello everyone,
can someon please help me, i flashed Maxio1998 Jelly Sandwich 3.3 on my LT18i and now it is stuck at Sony Logo, i cant do anything, cant go into recovery or anything.
I have gone through million of pages and havent found the solution.
I didnt do a factory reset previously to it, i have wiped, cashe dalvik cashe etc... Maybe that caused it. Someone please help me...
Many thanks
cervelli22 said:
Hello everyone,
can someon please help me, i flashed Maxio1998 Jelly Sandwich 3.3 on my LT18i and now it is stuck at Sony Logo, i cant do anything, cant go into recovery or anything.
I have gone through million of pages and havent found the solution.
I didnt do a factory reset previously to it, i have wiped, cashe dalvik cashe etc... Maybe that caused it. Someone please help me...
Many thanks
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Pull the battery, then try to get into recovery and do a factory reset, wipe data and cache, then reinstall the ROM you want to use.
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getting into recovery
Thnaks for the reply, i tried doing that, i just cant get into recovery, tried pulling the battery out, than holding menu button while turning on (it says that this is how you get into recovery on Xperia Arc S) tried with every other button, both while connected and of usb cable, and nothing can get me into recovery. If i get into recovery i know what to do, just getting there is my problem. Please help and thanks again.
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Thnaks for the reply, i tried doing that, i just cant get into recovery, tried pulling the battery out, than holding menu button while turning on (it says that this is how you get into recovery on Xperia Arc S) tried with every other button, both while connected and of usb cable, and nothing can get me into recovery. If i get into recovery i know what to do, just getting there is my problem. Please help and thanks again.
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Do you have adb setup? If so you can try the command adb reboot recovery. If that doesn't work try this tool http://androxyde.github.com/Flashtool/.
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i have that tool, i can only connect it in fastboot mode and thats pretty much it. if i try to do reboot into fastboot via adb it says "THIS ACTION NEEDS A CONNECTED DEVICE".
I have no idea how to get around this and into recovery.
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i have that tool, i can only connect it in fastboot mode and thats pretty much it. if i try to do reboot into fastboot via adb it says "THIS ACTION NEEDS A CONNECTED DEVICE".
I have no idea how to get around this and into recovery.
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If you can get into fasboot your not completely out of luck check out this guide to fasboot http://wiki.cyanogenmod.com/index.php?title=Fastboot.
1. First off run this command in fasboot:
fastboot devices
You should see your device manufacture with your devices serial number and the word device. If you see your device great move on to step 2 if not make sure you have the drivers for your phone properly installed. If that still didn't work for you try universal naked drivers which can be found here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1766220).
2. Next try reflashing the recovery image:
fastboot flash recovery /path/to/<recovery>.img
fastboot reboot
3. Hopefully this allows you to get into recovery so you can fix your phone.
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I flashed the original Ics 4.0.3 firmware through the fastboot program, i have no idea why it worked, because it didnt for the first 20 times i tried Thanks for the help again
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No problem man always glad to hear about people who are able to get there devices up and running again
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same goes to me....
my xperia arc s also just stuck on sony logo after flashing maxio jelly sandwich 7.4....
please someone help me into recovery mode....
because i am still new in this flashing mod....
fuzz02 said:
my xperia arc s also just stuck on sony logo after flashing maxio jelly sandwich 7.4....
please someone help me into recovery mode....
because i am still new in this flashing mod....
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What did you use to flash the Rom did you flash it in recovery?
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Hello. This is my first time to post in XDA and unfortunately, I seem to have bricked (or soft-bricked) my phone.
I tried to unroot my phone, however, I got stuck in an infinite bootloop between the Samsung Startup, and the following message: Android upgrading screen saying Manual mode, Applying Multi-CSC, Applied the CSC code: BTU. Successfully applied Multi-CSC.
In an attempt to solve, I flashed the stock firmware in download mode through Odin. I got a success message, however, I cannot get past the Samsung Logo.
I would really appreciate if anyone can guide me through on how I can restore my phone. Thanks in advance.
Reboot into recovery mode and full wipe/ factory reset. Then reboot as normal
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Reboot into recovery mode and full wipe/ factory reset. Then reboot as normal
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I can't get into recovery. Is there a way to install cwn from download/Odin?
Are you sure that you can't enter into recovery mode bypressing the buttons? You was with usb debugging on? You can try to use adb "adb reboot recovery" to enter in recovery mode.
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I can't get into recovery. Is there a way to install cwn from download/Odin?
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CF Root 6.4 Injects CWM via ODIN.
Your problem seems to be settings related tho, usually you get that fixed cleaning cache and dalvik, as stated before. Try to get into recovery mode to check that, and if that dont work I would try reflashing all over step by step.-
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Are you sure that you can't enter into recovery mode bypressing the buttons? You was with usb debugging on? You can try to use adb "adb reboot recovery" to enter in recovery mode.
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Yup pretty sure. Sorry I probably sound naive but how do u use adb reboot recovery?
To get to recovery press and hold 'up volume + home button + power button together'
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alchopop said:
To get to recovery press and hold 'up volume + home button + power button together'
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I tried but it doesn't work....
raulrooolz said:
I tried but it doesn't work....
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You need to hold them until your phone reboots. Takes a few seconds maybe 5-10
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raulrooolz said:
Yup pretty sure. Sorry I probably sound naive but how do u use adb reboot recovery?
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You will have to set adb on your pc.. Search for how to.. There are numerous tutos and vids.. Then fire up cmd from the adb directory and then type those commands..
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You will have to set adb on your pc.. Search for how to.. There are numerous tutos and vids.. Then fire up cmd from the adb directory and then type those commands..
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Congrats on your 1000th post
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I'm sure the OP should be able to enter Download Mode and flash another ROM via ODIN. Try that if you can't access recovery.
Im 100% he's not doing it the right way.
If you can get in downloadmode to use Odin, you can also get in the Recovery menu.
Hold volume up , home, and power untill it reboots.
Keep holding it untill you see the white text, release power, but keep holding volume up and home.
Its not so difficult.
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This really makes you want to help people out. Ffs let us know if we helped or not
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Bloody hell. I just went through the same thing.
I accessed Recovery, wiped data and cache. Then I rebooted. It worked. (>_>)
Well done mate. Glad you managed to sort it. Now, i wonder what happened to the OP
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Helpful for me.
Thx guys!!!
please help guys ...flashed to stock rom in uk but couldnt still enter recovery...only download mode..ive also installed all types of custom recoveries but after a successful installation the phone just reboots back to screen logo and hangs there:crying:
Zibams said:
please help guys ...flashed to stock rom in uk but couldnt still enter recovery...only download mode..ive also installed all types of custom recoveries but after a successful installation the phone just reboots back to screen logo and hangs there:crying:
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This happened to me to... i flashed a nordic stock rom, from JB because I wanted to go back to android 4.0.4.. now I'm stuck at the logo screen. I have noot rooted or anything so I cant go to recovery, only download mode.. What do I do?
same with the guys above but i had 4.0.4 and when i flashed stock i am stuck with the samsung logo. my s2 was fixed with the new stock rom as it seem it didnt support old stock after flashing new roms. may be is should try jb instead. all i did was used samsung tool should have done one by one myself. instead of using tool.
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Okey I fixed it by going to recovery and then wiped up everything (dalvik/cache-data/cache partition) so it worked now... Here is the question. I bought the cell 2nd hand with paper and everything here is my question. on the box and back sticker of the cell phone it is XXXXXX/XX/XXXXXX/6 when i got the phone and did *#06# I got XXXXXX/XX/XXXXXX/04 and then when i tried to use samsung toolkit it went hanged in samsung logo so after i fixed it when i got back to the phone i checked my imei again now its XXXXXX/XX/XXXXXX/01 just the last is different is it okay or is something screwed my cell? btw it was locked to 3 and i used galaxysimunlocked (after) checking imei it is working but still i am concerned about the last number all the 14 numbers are right nothing changed.
Hi,
As of yesterday, just out of nowhere, my Xpiria mini started randomly rebooting itself in a loop...at first it happened once every few hours and then the phone went back to normal, but now it just happens non-stop, and i can't use the phone at all!
some background:
my phone was rooted and the bootloader unlocked, as a result of solving an overheating issue a few months ago..
so, at first i thought that maybe upgrading the software will solve the rebooting problem, but i couldn't install the upgrade version...i guess because i already messed with the phone in the past it won't let me upgrade it in a "normal" way (tried via pc-companion and via the phone itself).
anyway, i guess i have 2 questions...1. how do i solve the rebooting problem? 2. how do i upgrade the software?
(i don't know much about phones etc, so if you could give me a detailed step-by-step explanation it would be great, and would save many of my stupid questions
please help, my phone is completely useless at the moment...
Use flashtool and flash stock gingerbread or ics firmware. Take a look at the stickies for the firmware and guide about how to do it.
.:goutham:.
gouthamthemostwanted said:
Use flashtool and flash stock gingerbread or ics firmware. Take a look at the stickies for the firmware and guide about how to do it.
.:goutham:.
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Did everything the guides said, upgraded to ICS which works great, with one "little" problem- the phone only works when connected to charger/pc...
the moment i disconnect it (even when fully charged) the screen goes black and nothing works...it vibrates once when pressing the power button, like it's turning on, but nothing happens...
Hello, Mr. After unlocking ur BT loader, u cant use pc companion for upgrading and degrading, it wont work properly, so use flashtool and every ting wil be fine
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stanlin salu said:
Hello, Mr. After unlocking ur BT loader, u cant use pc companion for upgrading and degrading, it wont work properly, so use flashtool and every ting wil be fine
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Hey, thanks for the reply...i upgraded to ICS using flashtool, didnt use pc companion...so i don't think that's the problem
Open the cwm recovery then go to advance & wipe delvik cache.
Then reboot.
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YBS14881 said:
Open the cwm recovery then go to advance & wipe delvik cache.
Then reboot.
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Wiping dalvik cache won't help, it does nothing, because dalvik cache will be rebuilt on every reboot anyway :good:
So is there any chance solving this or the phone is dead?? :crying:
starch11 said:
So is there any chance solving this or the phone is dead?? :crying:
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So you are on ics right now, but it won't boot? Is there any vibration or nothing? Can you flash a custom kernel and enter cwm? Can you charge it?
mihahn said:
So you are on ics right now, but it won't boot? Is there any vibration or nothing? Can you flash a custom kernel and enter cwm? Can you charge it?
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RIght now it's on ICS..it works fine, but ONLY when connected to a charger/usb..the moment i disconnect the cable it shuts off and won't boot at all, no vibration or anything...the moment i put the cable back in it starts normally and works well...
Just flash it with flashtool. Ics generic can be used for flash.
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si josh said:
Just flash it with flashtool. Ics generic can be used for flash.
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already did that...still won't boot unless connected to charger.
Are you really sure the battery is okay? Maybe this is the reason? Because if it's bricked up (it=the battery) you can only boot when the usb cable is inserted and you won't get any other reactions...
Maybe you can try another one from a friend and report?
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Are you really sure the battery is okay? Maybe this is the reason? Because if it's bricked up (it=the battery) you can only boot when the usb cable is inserted and you won't get any other reactions...
Maybe you can try another one from a friend and report?
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I'll get another battery in a couple of days and see if it works...i hope it does, i really love this phone!
thanks for the help so far...
Hello.
Recently I've had the problem with /0 folders in my phone memory. Basicly my phone diplicated itself a lot. I decided to clean things up. (Ofc i copied all and made a complete back-up onto my computer).
Once i cleaned it up i couldn't transfer files from my computer onto the phone with USB. Basicly i couldn't download a new ROM and put in my phone.
I did a factory reset etc and all those godies, nothing unusuall, but now, my phone wont start. It's stuck at the first boot screen.
CWM works fine, no problems on that. I tried to reroot my phone, didn't get any error but the problem is still there. I believe i might have bricked my phone.
Any ideas on how to fix it, sort fo desperate atm.
theninjakitten said:
Hello.
Recently I've had the problem with /0 folders in my phone memory. Basicly my phone diplicated itself a lot. I decided to clean things up. (Ofc i copied all and made a complete back-up onto my computer).
Once i cleaned it up i couldn't transfer files from my computer onto the phone with USB. Basicly i couldn't download a new ROM and put in my phone.
I did a factory reset etc and all those godies, nothing unusuall, but now, my phone wont start. It's stuck at the first boot screen.
CWM works fine, no problems on that. I tried to reroot my phone, didn't get any error but the problem is still there. I believe i might have bricked my phone.
Any ideas on how to fix it, sort fo desperate atm.
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flash stock ROM with ODIN and try to begin from scratch ...
The phone now works. I still can't transfer files from computer to phone over USB cabel, but atleast it works now. Thanks <3
Reformat internal sd, uninstall Samsung drivers on pc and reconnect phone and allow some time for the drivers to download
slaphead20 said:
Reformat internal sd, uninstall Samsung drivers on pc and reconnect phone and allow some time for the drivers to download
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I tried to reinstall my samsung usb driver on my computer, it did not work. I can't reformat my sd card since my phone ain't rooted, can't access that on normal cwm.
theninjakitten said:
I tried to reinstall my samsung usb driver on my computer, it did not work. I can't reformat my sd card since my phone ain't rooted, can't access that on normal cwm.
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Factory reset does an sd card format in stock recovery
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Factory reset does an sd card format in stock recovery
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May i ask how i do sd card format in stock recovery? I can't find that option, i might be looking wrong.
theninjakitten said:
May i ask how i do sd card format in stock recovery? I can't find that option, i might be looking wrong.
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In your first post you state that cwm is working fine, now you say you have stock recovery.... which is it?
slaphead20 said:
In your first post you state that cwm is working fine, now you say you have stock recovery.... which is it?
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My apologise if i have seem a bit confused, sort of was in the panic mode. Also i'm a complete noob in this area, I'm really greatful for the help i get.
When i enter Recovery mode i get these options:
Reboot system now
apply update from ADB
apply update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update form cashe
Yes the phone is rooted, and there aint any advanced mode.
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My apologise if i have seem a bit confused, sort of was in the panic mode. Also i'm a complete noob in this area, I'm really greatful for the help i get.
When i enter Recovery mode i get these options:
Reboot system now
apply update from ADB
apply update from external storage
wipe data/factory reset
wipe cache partition
apply update form cashe
Yes the phone is rooted, and there aint any advanced mode.
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Wipe data/factory reset and then try again.
Drew071
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drew071 said:
Wipe data/factory reset and then try again.
Drew071
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Already done that, I'm trying to download a ROM directly from my phone instead of transfering it from my computer. It didn't work before like it used to be, the download is always broken. But ill try again
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Already done that, I'm trying to download a ROM directly from my phone instead of transfering it from my computer. It didn't work before like it used to be, the download is always broken. But ill try again
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Have you tried a different Computer or usb lead
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drew071 said:
Have you tried a different Computer or usb lead
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Yes i have, I contacted samsung about it, they told me that Kies is bugged on windows 8 and thats my problem. But i never uses kies before, and i had no problem on windows 8 before, so i know its another problem.
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Yes i have, I contacted samsung about it, they told me that Kies is bugged on windows 8 and thats my problem. But i never uses kies before, and i had no problem on windows 8 before, so i know its another problem.
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unless something in windows updated and is now causing the issue??
drew071
Don't think so, The problem came after i cleaned up my phone memory, I'm guessing a file that got deleted couldn't restore even after i went back to my backup.
You can always push a file using adb if it recognises the phone
All problems solved. After i manage to install another ROM (Was a bit complicated at start for some reason) All other problems fixed.
Thank you both for all the help <3
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All problems solved. After i manage to install another ROM (Was a bit complicated at start for some reason) All other problems fixed.
Thank you both for all the help <3
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What war it you did in the end?
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Hope the issue is solved by now.
Hello,
I did an insane mistake. I successfully rooted my neo L. In order to backup apps and remove bloatware, I installed Titanium Backup.
But during uninstall of bloatware by Titanium I forgot to uncheck some crucial apps, and in panic, I accidentally removed my battery.
And then after I inserted it and restarted, I got stuck in the bootloop.
Symptoms-
1. No LED blinks
2. Cant get into recovery mode (power button press + repeatedly pressing up volume button)
3. Repears after SONY logo is shown.
I tried the following using flashtool, with no success-
1. Reflashed the "MT11i_4.1.A.0.562_kernel" and "Neo L_4.0.4_MT25i Kernel Only"with using DoomLord's root toolkit in between..
2. Reflashed with "MT11i_4.1.A.0.562_kernel" and "MT25i_4.1.B.0.631_KERNEL ONLY" with DoomLord's root toolkit in between.
Can somebody please help me???
Try repairing your phone through SUS and come back if it helps.
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creepycow said:
Try repairing your phone through SUS and come back if it helps.
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SUS isnt supported anymore. And PC companion is no help either.
Is there another way?
Fusion_RIP said:
SUS isnt supported anymore. And PC companion is no help either.
Is there another way?
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Flash the full ftf using flash tool
Build 4.1.B.0.631
ƒεηιx said:
Flash the full ftf using flash tool
Build 4.1.B.0.631
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That ftf didn't flash properly. I tried several times.
I solved it using PC companion finally. It wasn't detecting my phone earlier for some driver issue which may have failed to install. Anyway, it worked now, and I fully repaired the ROM, but lost data, as expected.:good: