Well, a few weeks back, my wt19 got wet, at first i let it dry, put it on rice, cleaned it with alcohol,etc. When i thought it was dried, i thought i would give it a try so i turned it on, there were no led lights, It vibrated then showed a black screen and apparently, it got into a loop where it would reach the black screen over and over again. At that point i was able to get into flashmode, and so i flashed it, but it kept in the same loop as before. So i thought it needed further cleaning. So i cleaned it, and let it dry a few days.
Now it just vibrates, then nothing. It doesnt charge, it doesnt get into flash mode, no led lights, but i am able to testpoint it, so i was able to retrieve the info from omnius, and it gave me everything, model , imei, etc. Also, i had an unlocked bootloader, so besides being able to testpoint it, i am able to get into fastboot mode, where i can retrieve info as well, and even flash bootloader.
So what could be the problem?, is it software related? or hardware related? Apparently the processor and flash memory are ok, since i can retrieve info from the phone. Maybe it needs a reflux??
Since i got it wet, i cant take it to sony.
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Well, a few weeks back, my wt19 got wet, at first i let it dry, put it on rice, cleaned it with alcohol,etc. When i thought it was dried, i thought i would give it a try so i turned it on, there were no led lights, It vibrated then showed a black screen and apparently, it got into a loop where it would reach the black screen over and over again. At that point i was able to get into flashmode, and so i flashed it, but it kept in the same loop as before. So i thought it needed further cleaning. So i cleaned it, and let it dry a few days.
Now it just vibrates, then nothing. It doesnt charge, it doesnt get into flash mode, no led lights, but i am able to testpoint it, so i was able to retrieve the info from omnius, and it gave me everything, model , imei, etc. Also, i had an unlocked bootloader, so besides being able to testpoint it, i am able to get into fastboot mode, where i can retrieve info as well, and even flash bootloader.
So what could be the problem?, is it software related? or hardware related? Apparently the processor and flash memory are ok, since i can retrieve info from the phone. Maybe it needs a reflux??
Since i got it wet, i cant take it to sony.
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It would be best to take it to Sony.
I think its the screen that might have been damaged, its hardware problem, so find a way to take it to Sony,
Repairing might be more expensive than buying a new one. Go ask somebody from your local store.
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I bought a X10i a few months ago, then the USB port broke. I sent it back to the eBay seller for a new one. I picked it up yesterday. At first, it was ok.
When I started rooting/flashing 2.1, I started getting random crashes while booting. Tried other ROMs, including official Gingerbread, but it always crashed at the lock screen. Tried to take the SD card out, and it didn't help. Then I took the SIM card out and that worked for a bit. It seemed like a bad SIM card.
Then, it started crashing even without the SIM card. I took everything out and it was still crashing. After repairing the gingerbread, the screen stopped working.
Currently, when I press the power button, the green LED flashes briefly and the unit vibrates (sometimes short, sometimes long). The screen, however, is completely dead. It doesn't light up at all, not even with "SONY ERICSSON".
Any help? I'm wondering if there's a problem with the screen.
I may end up ditching this and getting a Xperia Neo from Newegg. Ironically, it's $50 cheaper now than the price of this X10i on eBay back in July. I'd rather not have to switch, though.
Edit: I took the case apart to check the various ribbon connectors (I don't plan on returning it anyhow). They were ok. What the eBay sellers do is they take apart the entire kit and resell the original components at a higher price. When you buy one, they grab a mainboard, stick it in the case color you want, throw in some OEM charger/cables/battery, and then ship it in the original box. That's why you might receive a black X10i while the box and its IMEI label say that it's white.
Were you able to complete a flash successfully? If so what Rom and BBand are you on?
Well, after the screen stopped working, I used Flashtool to successfully flash generic gingerbread. After it didn't work, I used PC Companion. PCC successfully repaired, but the screen still doesn't turn on. I know it is running something, though. The battery gets warm.
Edit: After repairing, I think I should be on BB 71.
Edit 2: I should mention that I have two batteries (one official, one OEM that came with the phone) and the EP900 charger. Both batteries were charged overnight, so it's not a dead battery problem.
Edit 3: I was looking at some Xperia Neo/Arc threads and they mentioned that the Trim Area may have been damage (or something like that). I'll try flashing the device with the same generic Gingerbread after I get home to see if that helps. My bootloader is still locked. Might even try a 1.6 ftf.
I've tried 2.1.A.435, 2.1.B.0.1, 3.0.1.G.0.75, and SE PCC. None are working. I'm still getting a single green LED flash and vibration. No more, no less.
Edit: Also tried SEUS. No dice.
Edit: No problems flashing anything, so it is clearly some sort of soft brick. Changing thread title to reflect this.
I hate to say this to anyone, but I think you may have a hardware problem. I hope I'm wrong but the things you have done should have fixed the problem, in my thoughts the main power board," mother board" may be faulty.... Hope I'm wrong.
Yeah, I thought all that flashing would have fixed it. I'm leaning a bit towards a bad flash or something. I'll probably return to the X10 one day and replace some parts.
I just hope the Neo I just ordered won't be as temperamental. I guess I just got lucky and never had any problems with my trusty G1.
My friend's X10i also have this problem, it will connect in flash mode ONLY when I took the battery out for 10 seconds then put it back in.
The phone doesn't have sim or sd. After I flash the generic 2.3.3 it will boot, but it will randomly shuts off and does not turn on.
I have to take out the battery for 30 minutes+ then it will boot, but it will still randomly shuts off while charging or just idling for an hour or so..
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My friend's X10i also have this problem, it will connect in flash mode ONLY when I took the battery out for 10 seconds then put it back in.
The phone doesn't have sim or sd. After I flash the generic 2.3.3 it will boot, but it will randomly shuts off and does not turn on.
I have to take out the battery for 30 minutes+ then it will boot, but it will still randomly shuts off while charging or just idling for an hour or so..
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By "Does not turn on" do you mean at all, or won't boot?
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By "Does not turn on" do you mean at all, or won't boot?
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You are right, the phone died again just now. When I press the power button it does NOTHING at all, if I take out the battery for 10 sec and put it back in it will vibrate and still doesn't turn on. If I take the battery out for 30 minutes then it will boot and run perfectly fine only for an hour before it dies again.
Hey all, last week i got my LWW onto a washing machine, i realized this like 20 min after it started, so i inmediately took it out, and disassembled it.
Since then, ive tried almost everything, drying it with rice, brushing it with alcohol, direct heat from a heat blower, but i just cant get it to start.
At first it didnt do anything when i pressed the power button, after i rinsed it with alcohol, it started vibrating, led backlight turns on, then it gets a black screen. It gets into a loop, where the backlight led lits, then black screen, then nothing, then it starts all over again. I can get into flashmode, and even flash firmwares, i just cant get it to boot in normal mode. Oh, and theres no led indicator, no green, red nor blue. What could it be? anything software related or is it hardware related?
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Hey all, last week i got my LWW onto a washing machine, i realized this like 20 min after it started, so i inmediately took it out, and disassembled it.
Since then, ive tried almost everything, drying it with rice, brushing it with alcohol, direct heat from a heat blower, but i just cant get it to start.
At first it didnt do anything when i pressed the power button, after i rinsed it with alcohol, it started vibrating, led backlight turns on, then it gets a black screen. It gets into a loop, where the backlight led lits, then black screen, then nothing, then it starts all over again. I can get into flashmode, and even flash firmwares, i just cant get it to boot in normal mode. Oh, and theres no led indicator, no green, red nor blue. What could it be? anything software related or is it hardware related?
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This should be hardware related, cause the water shoudn't have touched the software
Drying with rice was a good idea, I don't know what you could do apart from this. I think you will have to send it to service
Hardly will you be able to recover your phone with something related to Software. He must have come in games are probably shorting the motherboard. Tera in a leading specialized assistance.
Since i can go into flashmode, is there a way for me to somehow debug whats causing the problems, like a log like from the boot sequence, to narrow down the problem?? Is there any software that could help me achieve this?
Also, should the LWW start if i have the touchscreen cable detached? or does it need to have everything connected to propery start??
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Hardly will you be able to recover your phone with something related to Software. He must have come in games are probably shorting the motherboard. Tera in a leading specialized assistance.
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Hi guys, I searched internet and XDA high and low but didn´t find any answer on this (and it happened to me): The screen on my Xperia Ray was cracked. I replaced it. The new original replacement is quite OK... but... The device is stuck on boot screen, showing only the SE logo. Right after I put it together. Fine...there are milions of similar threads, right? All of them give advice about flashtool and other stuff. I´ve tried all that. The phone will update the firmware, will flash, will even charge the battery, but it won´t get past the Sony Ericsson (after update only SONY) logo. I´ve checked everything, even connectors inside...nothing. It did the exact same thing with the original firmware as well as with the new, updated one. Isn´t there something like "hardware lock" for non-original spare parts? (sounds crazy to me) So the question is: Shall I just use it as a door wedge?
P.S.: I´m more than sure that I didn´t damage any components inside + I deal with electronics on daily basis so I have some experience.
Thanks. I appreciate any clue or help.
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Static electricity while replacing the device's screen? It could've easily damaged your device .
See this:
static electricity and electronics
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I think this is highly unlikely the case since i was working in rubber gloves and was wearing a small metal chain connected to the central heating radiator (grounded). I always do this when working with sensitive electronics. It is one big mistery. I flashed the device with original Sony update using their original tools and now it won´t even charge battery. How sad.
You never know about static electricity! You'll be so guarded against them but somehow they'll creep in. They are the real devils for electronics!
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reflash stock rom any xxxxxx
Didn´t help....
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reflash stock rom any xxxxxx
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I did exactly that, and it didn´t help. I´m still stuck with Sony Ericsson logo and the phone won´t boot further.
patch you can try your brick
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I did exactly that, and it didn´t help. I´m still stuck with Sony Ericsson logo and the phone won´t boot further.
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Try this if it works friend buy me a ceveja. http://www.mediafire.com/?s166qsg8qaaxc43 Extract the zip file and put the file. tft inside the firmware folder flashtools. and blinking. With this patch you can try your brick
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I did exactly that, and it didn't help. I'm still stuck with Sony Ericsson logo and the phone won't boot further.
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I had the same problem with mine, it stayed for a while on sony logo, and after some time it reboots... The problem IS INDEED static electricity, some sensitive capacitors which are related to flash memory are damaged. This is how i managed to start it (i was desperate, i needed the data), i left it on sony logo, until the battery died, and when i try to turn it on, i got red light blinking. Connected the charger, and turn on the phone as soon it starts charging - stuck on sony logo... So i tried again, and again, and again, and it worked! I don't know how, but the phone booted! I knew that if i turn it off, it won't boot again, and i was correct. So i tried again with my trick, and after few tries, it worked again. I had the phone up and running 5-6 days without shutdown, and afterwards i could turn it off/on without problems, but for short intervals (sim change/flash using recovery), and it was working fine until 2 weeks later when i accidentally got it wet (a few drops - enough for the headphone symbol to come up), so i turned the phone off and left it to dry. After that it didn't wanted to boot again, so i opened it up, to check for moisture, but it was completely dry... I had trouble starting the phone, AGAIN it just stayed on the SONY logo and after A LOT of tries, i managed to start it again, it worked for a day, i turned it off, and that was the end of my story... Since then i never managed to start the phone again, just sony logo, and one more thing - when i enter recovery, bunch of errors come out - can't mount data, can't mount system, can't mount anything! I guess this was the problem from the start, but this time the water finished the job, and scre*ed up the phone completely...
So ive been using JMT since the v8 and ive never had a problem before. One night i decided to get the X1 and everything seemed to well..the next day i was chargin my phone and i noticed that the phone was off, the chargitng icon was not showing.
I turned to phone on and it would go halfway the splash screen and then it would go black.. then it would start vibrating the way it vibrates when u turn the phone on and it just does that. I tried doing a battery pull but everything that i put in the battery the phone turns on automaticly.
Ive tried going to recovery but it just wont go in. PC doesnt detect the phone and it looks like theres a 5 second gap before the phone does the same hthing over and over.
I dont know what to do because the phone doesnt let me do anything.No recovery,no nothing.
could somebody help me please?
what can i do!? any other ways to totally erase the whole phone! even if i have to fry the motherboard so i could get a replacement lol! but i dont want to do that tho that would be my last solution
it looks like you may need a jtag to fix the phone, it seems that the X1 may have bricked your phone.
Hey XDA,
tried to flash the 17.1.1.A.0.402 FTF on my unlocked SGP511 Z2 tablet and something must've gone terribly wrong. Flashing seemed successful, but it won't switch on anymore, I can't enter Fastboot mode, I can't enter Flashmode and the recharge LED isn't on anymore when I connect it to the charger.
This is the first time something like that happened to me, I had several Nexus devices (and two G1s) before, flashed custom ROMs countless times, but I never managed to get one of them into a state of complete unresponsiveness.
Is there any way to unbrick my tablet?
EDIT: just to clear that up, holding Volume up and power doesn't do anything, so does holding Volume down while connecting it to the PC.
Almost Same problem with me..
Cant get in to the OS no more after installing CWM
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Hey XDA,
tried to flash the 17.1.1.A.0.402 FTF on my unlocked SGP511 Z2 tablet and something must've gone terribly wrong. Flashing seemed successful, but it won't switch on anymore, I can't enter Fastboot mode, I can't enter Flashmode and the recharge LED isn't on anymore when I connect it to the charger.
This is the first time something like that happened to me, I had several Nexus devices (and two G1s) before, flashed custom ROMs countless times, but I never managed to get one of them into a state of complete unresponsiveness.
Is there any way to unbrick my tablet?
EDIT: just to clear that up, holding Volume up and power doesn't do anything, so does holding Volume down while connecting it to the PC.
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I've had a similar issues with bad flashes before.
Is it possible you flashed an LTE fw to a wifi only tablet?
I got round it by setting flashtool to be waiting for the device in flashmode (with the picture saying hold the back button and plug in) and then with the tablet repeatedly pressing the power and volume up, waiting for the reboot and quickly plugging in with the volume down until the device was recognised.
It appeared to me to be a timing issue ie. catching the plug before the OS started loading but after the device had started the reset mode.
I know you said the power + vol up doesn't respond for you, this may be due to the battery draining so much that it simply cannot power up anymore. I would suggest plugging it into the wall (not a usb port of a PC) for a few hours first (even if the LED doesn't light up it doesn't hurt to try to trickle some power in and eliminate that from the possible causes).
Basically, keep trying flashtool and trying to reflash your ftf. It might help to redownload it too or double check the md5.
Also, I haven't tried it, but I read somewhere that the red switch under the SIM/SD flap is a hard reset button that does the same as the power + vol up.
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I've had a similar issues with bad flashes before.
Is it possible you flashed an LTE fw to a wifi only tablet?
I got round it by setting flashtool to be waiting for the device in flashmode (with the picture saying hold the back button and plug in) and then with the tablet repeatedly pressing the power and volume up, waiting for the reboot and quickly plugging in with the volume down until the device was recognised.
It appeared to me to be a timing issue ie. catching the plug before the OS started loading but after the device had started the reset mode.
I know you said the power + vol up doesn't respond for you, this may be due to the battery draining so much that it simply cannot power up anymore. I would suggest plugging it into the wall (not a usb port of a PC) for a few hours first (even if the LED doesn't light up it doesn't hurt to try to trickle some power in and eliminate that from the possible causes).
Basically, keep trying flashtool and trying to reflash your ftf. It might help to redownload it too or double check the md5.
Also, I haven't tried it, but I read somewhere that the red switch under the SIM/SD flap is a hard reset button that does the same as the power + vol up.
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Thanks a ton for the help, I definitely flashed the correct FTF, that was actually my second flash and it worked with the same files half an hour before. I also tried all combinations of Flashtool in flashmode, power/volume/power off button/USB cable I could think of repeatedly already, to non-avail.
I'm currently settling with the fact that I somehow managed to hard-brick my tablet and that I have to face the cost to send it in to Sony for repairs.
Most probably you didn't hard brick your tablet.
That is very difficult and unlikely.
Most probably you just didn't do the steps for reanimating the device right.
Hard reset (Vol Up + Power). Then, while holding Vol Down, plug in the USB cable which is connected to your PC. (Do you have the drivers for the tablet installed on the PC?) This should make the LED go blue. (=Flashmode.) Then you can flash a FTF (take the right one for your model!) with Flashtool (not the Sony one, but the xda one with the same name).
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Most probably you didn't hard brick your tablet.
That is very difficult and unlikely.
Most probably you just didn't do the steps for reanimating the device right.
Hard reset (Vol Up + Power). Then, while holding Vol Down, plug in the USB cable which is connected to your PC. (Do you have the drivers for the tablet installed on the PC?) This should make the LED go blue. (=Flashmode.) Then you can flash a FTF (take the right one for your model!) with Flashtool (not the Sony one, but the xda one with the same name).
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Thanks a lot for your help, but unfortunately the tablet doesn't react to anything anymore. Before e.g. the LED lit up when the tablet was charging, that doesn't happen anymore. Hard Reset usually made the tablet vibrate, doesn't happen anymore, either. Same for Fastboot mode. Flashmode doesn't do anything to the LED and FlashTool doesn't recognize it anymore, too, when I boot it with Vol down pressed. I've done all that countless times over the past week and nothing works. I know that manufacturers make it pretty hard for their devices to hard-brick, but this time I'm completely at a loss, there's nothing I've not tried so far.
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Thanks a ton for the help, I definitely flashed the correct FTF, that was actually my second flash and it worked with the same files half an hour before. I also tried all combinations of Flashtool in flashmode, power/volume/power off button/USB cable I could think of repeatedly already, to non-avail.
I'm currently settling with the fact that I somehow managed to hard-brick my tablet and that I have to face the cost to send it in to Sony for repairs.
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After you feel you bicked it, was the device still vibrting when hard resetting? If it was and now ot isn't then you've probably just deadened the battery by asking. Iitt to repeatedly reboot.
Try leavingg. Itt plugged in to a wall forr a few hours and every oncee in a while try the hard reset again to see if it starts to respond.
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After you feel you bicked it, was the device still vibrting when hard resetting? If it was and now ot isn't then you've probably just deadened the battery by asking. Iitt to repeatedly reboot.
Try leavingg. Itt plugged in to a wall forr a few hours and every oncee in a while try the hard reset again to see if it starts to respond.
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Unfortunately I have tried that already, too. It doesn't seem to charge anymore (LED doesn't go on), no matter how long it's connected to the charger. I also tried charging it with a couple different chargers besides the original one already, that's also not the issue. It was completely unresponsive as soon as the FTF flash was finished.
Unless there's an "undocumented" alternative flash mode (JTAG pins? NAND chips exposed somewhere on the board? But how would you open the tablet, anyways?) there's nothing I can do. I've sent an Email to Sony mobile support already, I hope they'll answer with an andress where I can send it to, soon.
I yesterday overcame an issue where I couldn't enter flashmode by using PC Companion and using the repair software feature, but PC Companion needs to recognise your device first so I guess it is out of the question. Nonetheless, I think anything is worth a try.
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I yesterday overcame an issue where I couldn't enter flashmode by using PC Companion and using the repair software feature, but PC Companion needs to recognise your device first so I guess it is out of the question. Nonetheless, I think anything is worth a try.
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No dice, unfortunately. :/
To add insult to injury Sony Mobile refuses to repair my device, at least the hotline guy told me so - even though I explicitly told him I'm willing to pay for it, since there's no warranty due to the unlocked bootloader. Anyone has any experience with that or knows whom to mail in such a case?
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No dice, unfortunately. :/
To add insult to injury Sony Mobile refuses to repair my device, at least the hotline guy told me so - even though I explicitly told him I'm willing to pay for it, since there's no warranty due to the unlocked bootloader. Anyone has any experience with that or knows whom to mail in such a case?
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Unfortunately not.
You could try and PM some of the respected devs around here for advice on last resort recovery from bricking. DoomLoRD and maybe Jerpelea (aka FXP who now works for Sony) come to mind.
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Unfortunately not.
You could try and PM some of the respected devs around here for advice on last resort recovery from bricking. DoomLoRD and maybe Jerpelea (aka FXP who now works for Sony) come to mind.
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Thanks for all the help, I finally decided to sell the defective tablet at Ebay (correctly marking it, of course - I hope some repair shop buys it for parts) and bought me a new one. Owning two Z2 tablets right now, feels a bit strange.
Same happened to me today, nothing helped. Going to send it to Sony for repair
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Thanks for all the help, I finally decided to sell the defective tablet at Ebay (correctly marking it, of course - I hope some repair shop buys it for parts) and bought me a new one. Owning two Z2 tablets right now, feels a bit strange.
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After reading over your posts, I think that was a good choice to sell on ebay. However, Patience in keeping it on a charger for many many days (i put an hp touchpad 3g with the same issue on for a week before it finally gave response) could have fixed it... A tablet with no response like yours usually will still get a trickle charge over time and in turn revokes a response. Hard bricking a tablet is always misconstrued when in reality it was a soft brick, even in your case.
Anyways good luck with the new one!
The same thing just happened to me last night. It's pretty ridiculous how it happened to. I originally got the tablet a few months ago and rooted it with CWM via Doomlords method. Was working fine for a while. No issues, not using it for anything in particular but regular media. I do believe I restarted the device a few times before this as well. So I was maybe going to start getting more into modding especially since CM11 finally has builds for the Z2. I powered the tablet down, tried to go into CWM recovery (just to make sure it was still there) by pressing volume and power buttons, the thing then just vibrated and flashed a couple different LED colors before dying. That was it, the thing was utterly dead. I've tried all kinds of combinations of the buttons, going into fastboot with a USB connected to the same PC I used to flash/recover it before, charged it for well over 8 hours. Nothing....
I'm a bit of a fighter though. I specifically remember a friends xperia z (phone) dying and showing no life and then just reviving with no noted fix. I'm going to try the constant charge method for a while. I'll likely update with any luck.
Edit: No progress, I called Sony and just played a little dumb. Will be sending it to them soon. I think I may have an actual hardware problem. This happened without any recent flashing/major changes and I can't even get any kind of signs of life in recovery.
Hello guys, same problem here.
Flashed my tablet with a .402 ftf file everything went well. I played with the tablet for 4 hours. After that I tried to flash it again, the flash was successful, I booted at least three times on the tablet. Then it just went off and now I have nothing. No LED when pluging to a wall, it's no recognized by my computer.
I was thinking about dismanteling it, unplug the battery and try to boot it on again. Has anyone tried to do this before?
Also if you have any clue to dismantle feel free to give it to me.
I'll keep you in touch
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Hello guys, same problem here.
Flashed my tablet with a .402 ftf file everything went well. I played with the tablet for 4 hours. After that I tried to flash it again, the flash was successful, I booted at least three times on the tablet. Then it just went off and now I have nothing. No LED when pluging to a wall, it's no recognized by my computer.
I was thinking about dismanteling it, unplug the battery and try to boot it on again. Has anyone tried to do this before?
Also if you have any clue to dismantle feel free to give it to me.
I'll keep you in touch
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Sounds a bit like my symptoms. I also flashed a .402, first flash worked and booted perfectly fine, till I decided to flash it again, then everything went off and the whole unit was dead. Problem is, I don't remember flash tool displaying an error, but I also didn't look for one, that's why the only explanation I have is a faulty USB cable. Maybe it's a faulty image? Do you remember where you downloaded that .402 image?
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Sounds a bit like my symptoms. I also flashed a .402, first flash worked and booted perfectly fine, till I decided to flash it again, then everything went off and the whole unit was dead. Problem is, I don't remember flash tool displaying an error, but I also didn't look for one, that's why the only explanation I have is a faulty USB cable. Maybe it's a faulty image? Do you remember where you downloaded that .402 image?
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Yes, I downloaded it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2765250
I'm 100% sure that the flash worked the first time with this image. I haven't modified the ftf file and when I tried to flash it again as I said it went off but not instantly. I was also working on the kernel when it crashed but I don't think I bricked it because it should do something: boot loop or at least the led turning red when plug-in it to a charger.
I bricked tablets before and I know the symptoms, but just having a dead device like this is totally new. And really anoying...
Sony just told me to return it to them.
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Yes, I downloaded it here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2765250
I'm 100% sure that the flash worked the first time with this image. I haven't modified the ftf file and when I tried to flash it again as I said it went off but not instantly. I was also working on the kernel when it crashed but I don't think I bricked it because it should do something: boot loop or at least the led turning red when plug-in it to a charger.
I bricked tablets before and I know the symptoms, but just having a dead device like this is totally new. And really anoying...
Sony just told me to return it to them.
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Good for you, I hope they'll repair it. I wrote off my ~260 EUR loss already (broken tablet fetched 220 EUR on Ebay).
I'll have a look if that's the same image I flashed in my lunch break.
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Good for you, I hope they'll repair it. I wrote off my ~260 EUR loss already (broken tablet fetched 220 EUR on Ebay).
I'll have a look if that's the same image I flashed in my lunch break.
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I don't think they'll repair it since I've unlocked the bootloader and rooted it :/ but anyway it's broken so it worth a try. If they return it to me I'll just try to dismantle it and see what's going on.
Good luck with your tablet :/