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.
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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.
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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...
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Guys im freeeaakiin ouut my phone isnt charging anymore wtf??
What i did is install the new firmware whit the baseband .67 and then i moved on whit wolfbreak v006 and the tw patch and i saw that it wasnt charging so i just simply rebooted didnt help then i tried another wall didnt work tried my pc it still didnt work then i went back onto the new firmware and still couldnt charge?!?! I think im gonna have to buy a new extended battery ? But i know my usb port isnt broken it was working all good before that :'( pleease help asap i ran out of charge actually what it does is when i plug in it boot up for a second it then just shut down and it keeps doing it over and over ?!?!!?
I think I know you've done...you may have actually deleted(full wipe) everything via xrecovery,
I did that once and it kept doing what you described.
Just connect to Sony Ericsson Update Service (SEUS)and reinstall firmware.
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Also then leave your phone alone, on charge on wall for a while
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jayman1986 said:
I think I know you've done...you may have actually deleted(full wipe) everything via xrecovery,
I did that once and it kept doing what you described.
Just connect to Sony Ericsson Update Service (SEUS)and reinstall firmware.
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well i backed up the firmware whit xrecovery now it doesnt even have that but in order to do what you said i need to make my phone charge right? well my phone doesnt even do that ! :O
flash bb .54 first, wipe in xrecovery, after that reinstall Wolfbreak TW7.
if it can not fix your problem, try to using another charger (with the same micro usb port like original charger).
hope this help
Never mind. Just repaired everything.
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shahkam said:
well i backed up the firmware whit xrecovery now it doesnt even have that but in order to do what you said i need to make my phone charge right? well my phone doesnt even do that ! :O
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Just leave it connected on wall charger for about 45 minutes coz you'll probably know SEUS won't do anything if battery is below 50%. Then do what I said.
I reckon it IS still charging, so even though it keeps rebooting it should still charge.
Finally after leaving on charge you'll need to pull the battery out to turn phone off. Then connect to SEUS in flash mode like normal.
Worth a try, like I said I had something familiar.
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Never mind. Just repaired everything.
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How did u do it?
Also No need to delete thread it can be useful for other people if they need help.
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He ran his battery down completely and then freaked out cuz it would not switch on.
But if you just leave the phone charging for a hour it will charge and it will switch on.
Not really.. I've actually just tried what he did. I tried to flash bb67, and got a bootloop as he did. I'm using wolfbreaks Rom and it doesn't load up the Rom.
I fixed it by pulling the battery out and then reflashing bb49 which was what I was on before.
Confused..is anyone else managed to get bb67 on wolfbreaks?
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Not really.. I've actually just tried what he did. I tried to flash bb67, and got a bootloop as he did. I'm using wolfbreaks Rom and it doesn't load up the Rom.
I fixed it by pulling the battery out and then reflashing bb49 which was what I was on before.
Confused..is anyone else managed to get bb67 on wolfbreaks?
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Do you have a X10a?
I have a x10i BB.67 wolfbreaks rom and it's perfect no bugs or problems.
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Do you have a X10a?
I have a x10i BB.67 wolfbreaks rom and it's perfect no bugs or problems.
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No, I'm 10i as well. Mine is actually an original unbranded model as well.
Did you have to do a clean install?
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Flash clean stock.
Flash BB.67
Flash WB rom.
Reboot a few times or crash system server.
Flash 007 update
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Flash clean stock.
Flash BB.67
Flash WB rom.
Reboot a few times or crash system server.
Flash 007 update
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Yeah I had a feeling about clean install, to be honest I can't be bothered to do clean install again..I've done it so many times. It takes too long to set up my phone again to the way I like it.
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i just unlocked the phone but during the process of flashing the 2.1 firmware the cable popped out if.
after that i got the firmware in, unlocked the phone.
after that if i insert a simcard it will enter in a bootloop, even if the phone detect the signal and makes a call, after a few mins it will crash and bootloop
any idea of what its happening?
I used to think Asa was a rare name and suddenly there are 3 ppl on this forum with that name myself included lmao
Something most likely got messed up when the cord fell of, have you tried recovery through SEUS? If that doesn't work use flash tool to flash the appropriate firmware.
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I used to think Asa was a rare name and suddenly there are 3 ppl on this forum with that name myself included lmao
Something most likely got messed up when the cord fell of, have you tried recovery through SEUS? If that doesn't work use flash tool to flash the appropriate firmware.
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asa comes form asakura + android hence the nick
now im trying to do the seus thing.
fun fact i even installed/rooted/ cfw and NADA
Asadroid said:
asa comes form asakura + android hence the nick
now im trying to do the seus thing.
fun fact i even installed/rooted/ cfw and NADA
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Oh ok, from an anime i suppose?
Well the custom firmware still uses some elements of the stock. So if the custom doesn't overwrite an area that was messed up with it's own configurations you'd still be gimped. So reflashing stock or repair should fix it up for you.
did you have a xrecovery backup?
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did you have a xrecovery backup?
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no everytime i reflash the stock firmware it kills the xrecovery.
anyways now it "works" stlll having problems with the calls, i made a call and it rebooted and to get the phone working i had to remove the sim card.
and after the first call with the other simcard which im using to test the phone, it doesnt get signal anymore...
atleast it "works" but since the phone its for my gf... i want it atleast stable on reboots hehehe
Did u wipe all data with flashtool when u flashed the stock rom?
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no im just flashing it without doing anything else
Hi, i'm a new user of SG SII, and i don't know much about it. I was trying to install new ROM on it, first I tried to unroot my phone with CF ROOT, after that everthing was OK. Then i tried to install REVOLT JB i9100 ver 2.8.2, when i got by CWM in recovery, instead of clicking wipe data, then cache and ccache partition i did: wipe data/factory reset, and wipe cache partition, wipe dalwik cache and format system. I flashed kernel and during ROM installation phone turned off and did turn on. i think it's hard bricked. I don't know what to do, please help.
Are you still able to get into don't download mode o your phone ? ( volume down, home key, power button )
If so, reflash your kernel and go from there.
Also have a look at CyanogenMod, they have a good post with instructions on here.
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Are you still able to get into don't download mode o your phone ? ( volume down, home key, power button )
If so, reflash your kernel and go from there.
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no, phone doesn.t response on anything, even if i'm charging the battery.
Try removing your battery and unplug cables.
Then try download or recovery mode again.
If it really doesnt work then there is probably something fried on your system board, doubt anything you can do about it as i had the same not that long ago out of the blue.
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Dorbian said:
Try removing your battery and unplug cables.
Then try download or recovery mode again.
If it really doesnt work then there is probably something fried on your system board, doubt anything you can do about it as i had the same not that long ago out of the blue.
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Did it and still nothing, do you think that maybe JIG plug could be a good idea?
You could always give it a go, havent had any experience with i myself tho so hopefully someone else here can give you a hand
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I had a similar issue with sgs1 back in the day. I built a jig and got it working so give it a shot if you can. Its worth it for the cost of a jig surely?
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ok, i'll try to do it. but i have to ask if that will not work, can i save my phone by changing main board on warranty in service?
You can always tell them that you were updating via kies and it dropped dead just like that.
Your battery was low when you tried to flash it, wasn't it?
try a jig first tho; there's something fishy about those wipes you mentioned.
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Hi, i'm a new user of SG SII, and i don't know much about it. I was trying to install new ROM on it, first I tried to unroot my phone with CF ROOT, after that everthing was OK. Then i tried to install REVOLT JB i9100 ver 2.8.2, when i got by CWM in recovery, instead of clicking wipe data, then cache and ccache partition i did: wipe data/factory reset, and wipe cache partition, wipe dalwik cache and format system. I flashed kernel and during ROM installation phone turned off and did turn on. i think it's hard bricked. I don't know what to do, please help.
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On some occasions flashing a device can use 40-50% of battery to prep and flash device which is why its advised to never flash your phone unless you have at least 50-60% battery.
If power cuts out during flashing procedure it can damage nand/ic chip, corrupt bootloader, corrupt sdcards etc.
After leaving it plugged into to charger overnight try a USB jig to see if you can get it to wake up in download mode, If you can re-flash rom and go from there.
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You can always tell them that you were updating via kies and it dropped dead just like that.
Your battery was low when you tried to flash it, wasn't it?
try a jig first tho; there's something fishy about those wipes you mentioned.
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battery was about 70%, so it should not have turned off
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battery was about 70%, so it should not have turned off
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then I was right with the fishy wipes.
pray for the jig.
From what you described, it couldn't have hard bricked your phone. In fact, it isn't easy to hard brick our phone unless you install that infamous ICS 4.0.4 leaked ROM or mess with flashing of PIT file. Try to use another fully charged battery to boot up or go into CWM recovery.
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xdanoober said:
From what you described, it couldn't have hard bricked your phone. In fact, it isn't easy to hard brick our phone unless you install that infamous ICS 4.0.4 leaked ROM or mess with flashing of PIT file. Try to use another fully charged battery to boot up or go into CWM recovery.
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while i was installing new rom, process was like 0% for about 5 minutes, and then phone just turned off. When i did flashing and installing CWM everything was ok. I rooted it with CF root.
Exact same problem here. Followed the root guide to the letter and all OK. Set omega rom installing and it stayed at 0 for five mins then it shut off. Now no life at all.
Gonna build a jig tomorrow so I'll update here if it works.
Really hope so as it's a mates phone.
I've done my s3, s1 and the Mrs s2 without it going wrong so I'm not sure how it went wrong this time.
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SkinBobUk said:
Exact same problem here. Followed the root guide to the letter and all OK. Set omega rom installing and it stayed at 0 for five mins then it shut off. Now no life at all.
Gonna build a jig tomorrow so I'll update here if it works.
Really hope so as it's a mates phone.
I've done my s3, s1 and the Mrs s2 without it going wrong so I'm not sure how it went wrong this time.
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Your phone have got super brick, and the JIG nothing to do.... You must go to service.
The reason for this is stock kernel who has kode cause brick.
Sorry for my english!
Ah that's a shame. Fingers crossed it's still under warranty or it's gonna be an expensive month.
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Ah that's a shame. Fingers crossed it's still under warranty or it's gonna be an expensive month.
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Don't worry will be fine. JTAG must be repair all
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My Xperia Neo L is not booting, please help. I am truly grateful for any advice or help!
I flashed the osb and then it went into a bootloop. The sony screen turned on then went to xperia, then turned off and then restarted again. So then i decided to flash the backup nandroid. After i sucessfully restored the backup, the Sony screen turned on then turned off and restarts again and again. I cant get into clockworkmod anymore!! When the sony screen turns on, i hold the volume key and press too and nothing works. PLEASE HELP!!!
I am rooted, stock neo L 4.1.b.0.626, and no unlocked bootloader.
Would it work if i use flash tool to flash the stock rom or something? Please help! ALSO i might have usb debugging checked off im pretty sure
striker280 said:
My Xperia Neo L is not booting, please help. I am truly grateful for any advice or help!
I flashed the osb and then it went into a bootloop. The sony screen turned on then went to xperia, then turned off and then restarted again. So then i decided to flash the backup nandroid. After i sucessfully restored the backup, the Sony screen turned on then turned off and restarts again and again. I cant get into clockworkmod anymore!! When the sony screen turns on, i hold the volume key and press too and nothing works. PLEASE HELP!!!
I am rooted, stock neo L 4.1.b.0.626, and no unlocked bootloader.
Would it work if i use flash tool to flash the stock rom or something? Please help! ALSO i might have usb debugging checked off im pretty sure
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Remove battery and put back and flash stock ftf
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Remove battery and put back and flash stock ftf
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alright thanks for your help, i appreciate it so much but i just fixed it using sony update service. Also just wanted to add that the new osb 27px caused a bootloop for me
striker280 said:
alright thanks for your help, i appreciate it so much but i just fixed it using sony update service. Also just wanted to add that the new osb 27px caused a bootloop for me
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I'm sure 27px work ! Two of my friends also use it !
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I'm sure 27px work ! Two of my friends also use it !
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maybe it didnt work on .626? Cuz i wiped dalvik, then cache partition then flashed it and i got bootloop
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maybe it didnt work on .626? Cuz i wiped dalvik, then cache partition then flashed it and i got bootloop
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Not sure for that ! But i am sure that you have format system ! That's why it cause bootloop !
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My Xperia Neo L is not booting, please help. I am truly grateful for any advice or help!
I flashed the osb and then it went into a bootloop. The sony screen turned on then went to xperia, then turned off and then restarted again. So then i decided to flash the backup nandroid. After i sucessfully restored the backup, the Sony screen turned on then turned off and restarts again and again. I cant get into clockworkmod anymore!! When the sony screen turns on, i hold the volume key and press too and nothing works. PLEASE HELP!!!
I am rooted, stock neo L 4.1.b.0.626, and no unlocked bootloader.
Would it work if i use flash tool to flash the stock rom or something? Please help! ALSO i might have usb debugging checked off im pretty sure
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I think you need to unlock bootloader. bcz i tried OSB and use them for 2-3 days and dlt it using no-usb.zip. it works gr8 for me. if phone is not starting then use stock firmware .631 and flash it. root it and unlock bootloader. install CWM and backup and do anything you want...bcz it restore successfully.
Hello mate,the OP has stated that his problem has been solved! Pls read!
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striker280 said:
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My Xperia Neo L is not booting, please help. I am truly grateful for any advice or help!
I flashed the osb and then it went into a bootloop. The sony screen turned on then went to xperia, then turned off and then restarted again. So then i decided to flash the backup nandroid. After i sucessfully restored the backup, the Sony screen turned on then turned off and restarts again and again. I cant get into clockworkmod anymore!! When the sony screen turns on, i hold the volume key and press too and nothing works. PLEASE HELP!!!
I am rooted, stock neo L 4.1.b.0.626, and no unlocked bootloader.
Would it work if i use flash tool to flash the stock rom or something? Please help! ALSO i might have usb debugging checked off im pretty sure
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While running Flash tool quit all other application sony update service and pc companion
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While running Flash tool quit all other application sony update service and pc companion
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:-/:-/
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Hello mate,the OP has stated that his problem has been solved! Pls read!
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I think you need to unlock bootloader. bcz i tried OSB and use them for 2-3 days and dlt it using no-usb.zip. it works gr8 for me. if phone is not starting then use stock firmware .631 and flash it. root it and unlock bootloader. install CWM and backup and do anything you want...bcz it restore successfully.
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The original 37px worked well for me, i just wanted to try the smaller 27px one, but then i got bootloop. I thought that the restore would work cuz, cwm said restore completed but when i rebooted the phone didnt start
Okay I have seen loots of threads saying that my device got bricked and so on, well my X10 was working fine until I loaned it to a friend, I noticed that the phone would remove the kernel all by itself apparently if I remember correctly, then at one point I mistakenly in recovery formated every single partition, now idk if issue came after that but phone now every single time you try to turn it on it just vibrates once and the after 5sec it starts to vibrate and doesn't stop, it also foes this if you put it to charge after a min or so, also when you plug the phone up to a pc it always is in fastboot without even pressing the back button, now I found another thread from 2010 (dont have link cause im writing from phone) that you must root and downgrade all the way back down to 1.6, but all the files in that thread were hosted in places where the us took down the sites, so I tried using flashtool to flash the original ftf of AT&T 1.6 that shipped with phone and it finishes flashing but it stays with the same issue. Can someone help or is my first android phone dead? Thanks in advance.
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X10 Doesn't boot: https://youtu.be/oACHcO27lPg
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Did you try to flash 2.3 firmware?
Yeah I tried it but ill try it later tonight just to be safe, also anyone have a solution to why the new sus cant find firmwares for x10?
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This is what is happening to me and all the links in that thread are dead
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1103343
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Did you try to flash 2.3 firmware?
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Yeah i tried it, no go for it.
bolillo said:
Yeah i tried it, no go for it.
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hmm.. You can try some things.. on your risk
Charge your phone.
1. Flash X10_aZuZu_Kernel_Downgrade_Generic.ftf
Try to boot. If ok, flash 2.3.3 stock firmware
Or
2. Hotmail is dead.. so you may use this
Old SEUS and others files you can download from my link.
For example, use "UK Generic X10i Firmware (R1FA016)"
Or Working ftf file with Android 1.6 for XPERIA X10
P.S. I'll sent for you PM with key