Howdy! Recently I just rooted, and installed CWM on my xperia mini pro (Sk17i) running the .587 version (yes, ICS). However, after doing it I can't shut down the cellphone just by holding down the power button, so now I'm forced to hold it down for a few secs, then touch the visual "power off" button. I can live with it, but if it could be fixed somehow it'd be greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much in advance.
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Xemozu said:
Howdy! Recently I just rooted, and installed CWM on my xperia mini pro (Sk17i) running the .587 version (yes, ICS). However, after doing it I can't shut down the cellphone just by holding down the power button, so now I'm forced to hold it down for a few secs, then touch the visual "power off" button. I can live with it, but if it could be fixed somehow it'd be greatly appreciated.
Thank you very much in advance.
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I am quite sure that the power menu was there even before you rooted your mini pro. It is there in all of our phones even if we don't root it. And by the way, rooting only installs the superuser binaries and superuser.apk. Nothing can happen to a mobile by just "rooting" it. All the problems arise after messing with a rooted phone. Did you by chance flash a systemui.apk or framework-res.apk or something like that?
abcdjdj said:
I am quite sure that the power menu was there even before you rooted your mini pro. It is there in all of our phones even if we don't root it. And by the way, rooting only installs the superuser binaries and superuser.apk. Nothing can happen to a mobile by just "rooting" it. All the problems arise after messing with a rooted phone. Did you by chance flash a systemui.apk or framework-res.apk or something like that?
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Yes, the power menu was there before indeed, the difference is that I could turn off the phone by simply holding the power button for 5~ secs, which I can't now. The only thing I did after rooting was installing cwm, and that's when I noticed the difference : C
If I were to reflash the Rom (It's just stock ics) or factory reset the cellphone, what are the odds of getting it fixed? :C
Xemozu said:
If I were to reflash the Rom (It's just stock ics) or factory reset the cellphone, what are the odds of getting it fixed? :C
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Doing a factory reset does not edit the /system partition at all. Only the /data partition. Flashing a stock ics ftf will definitely work. Good luck!:laugh:
Okay I seem to be pretty ****ed. I flashed in a custom Rom just to see if it would fix, but nope. So now I just want to hard reset the cellphone and do the whole process again. However, after connecting the cellphone to repair via pc companion, it doesn't really recognize the phone (Just says sony/sony ericsson phone) and it also says that there's no available software for my phone. So I turn it on, and connect it with the phone turned on to see what happens, and then it shows that companion is recognizing my phone as an Arc S (It might have something to do with the root, I used the 4.0.3 kernel trick since I didn't want to unlock bootloader)... Right now I'm downloading SEUS to see if it's more reliable, but damn I'm running out of ideas now, Help incredibly appreciated : (
Download flashtools and use it to flash back original stock fw
abcdjdj said:
Doing a factory reset does not edit the /system partition at all. Only the /data partition. Flashing a stock ics ftf will definitely work. Good luck!:laugh:
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Rudjgaard said:
Download flashtools and use it to flash back original stock fw
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Well PC companion now correctly recognizes it as SK17, but it still can't repair and says there's no software available for my phone.
I was hoping to remove the root and CWM via PC companion, and I can't do that by using flashtool can I? But seems like I have no choice left.
Sorry for so many quick posts, but even after flashing stock ics, then repairing via SEUS, I still can't seem to power off the phone just be holding down the button, I can't be this crazy... Someone else with a sk17 can confirm this? I'm actually scared now.
Xemozu said:
Sorry for so many quick posts, but even after flashing stock ics, then repairing via SEUS, I still can't seem to power off the phone just be holding down the button, I can't be this crazy... Someone else with a sk17 can confirm this? I'm actually scared now.
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Well, your "problem" won't go away in the near future because it's not a problem, but the actual behavior of the ICS Android on the Mini Pro. I've got a SK17i with original ICS on it and I've been holding down the power button for 10 seconds: only the menu appears.
Xemozu said:
I'm forced to hold it down for a few secs, then touch the visual "power off" button.
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Which is normal. - http://www-support-downloads.sonymobile.com/sk17/userguide_EN_SK17_1251-8119.1.pdf
So basically I'm crazy : C. I JUST SPENT 8 HOURS OF MY LIFE just hard resetting the phone, then installing all the stuff again to find out that I couldn't fix a feature that wasn't ever there in first place. Jesus, I suck at life. THANKS COMMUNITY.
Xemozu said:
So basically I'm crazy : C. I JUST SPENT 8 HOURS OF MY LIFE just hard resetting the phone, then installing all the stuff again to find out that I couldn't fix a feature that wasn't ever there in first place. Jesus, I suck at life. THANKS COMMUNITY.
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Welcome to the learning curve. :silly:
Related
I was reboot my phone and once he do this:
Screen out (duh) screen on with ''Sony Ericsson'' then he still stay
on that, idk dont know why.
I have reinsert my battery i have used the right and left button`s.....
So, if someone can help me with a other option, please help me...
Very Thanks alot!!!...
x10i-user said:
I was reboot my phone and once he do this:
Screen out (duh) screen on with ''Sony Ericsson'' then he still stay
on that, idk dont know why.
I have reinsert my battery i have used the right and left button`s.....
So, if someone can help me with a other option, please help me...
Very Thanks alot!!!...
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try using flashtool. directions are in the link.
U mentioned you have a x10i correct, then pick the firmware you want with the x10i with the latest baseband. if you still have questions, keep asking.
rooting is next if you go that route then, flashing ROMS, which are associated with a baseband
here is the link for flashtool: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=920746
Yeah dude, use flashtool.... just flash it back... tht worked for me... i bricked my phone once.... now its rollin again....
how long did you leave it on the SE screen for?? sometimes mine takes a minute to boot through that?
im_iceman said:
how long did you leave it on the SE screen for?? sometimes mine takes a minute to boot through that?
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ummmmh, more then 24 hours... :S
but i gonna try Flashtool right now, i hope i will work.
you could also just repair it using SEUS... depends if you want to root and install custom ROM's etc..
im_iceman said:
you could also just repair it using SEUS... depends if you want to root and install custom ROM's etc..
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ok, i`ll try...
i can`t place my phone in Flashmode he gonna automatic to the Sony Ericsson logo...
What did i wrong?...
fire up SEUS, get to the bit where it say to connect your phone.
take the battery out for 10 seconds or so..
plug the micro USB cable into your phone only..
hold the back key (and keep it held until SEUS tells you to release it later in the process), push the battery back in
push the USB cable into your PC.
Should boot up into flash mode and SEUS will do it's thing!.
Done it before
Hi mate done it today since im new at rooting if you were trying to install a theme or rom, you might not have their firmware, if this is the case then you just from that Sony Ericsson screen keep pushing the Back or <-- key, this will boot you into xrecovery and just restore... if you havent made a back up, then you could try replace the rom you have back with the Se offical 2.1 rom which you can find in Android dev. and just launch it back with that... Hope this worked!!
I have been visiting this site ever since I first read about X10 & was fascinated by it (I have always loved SE phones). Anyway, I have since gotten an X10i (AT&T) & have de-branded it as well as unlocking & rooting it. Here goes:
I installed Champs' Rom (x10sV9-addon) but didn't want all the clutter he had pre-installed. To make a long story short, I went back to Wolf's ROM via Xrecovery but something went wrong. I can no longer boot into Xrecovery & after SonyEricsson logo, screen goes blank, not black/blue just blank. The other problem is, since I can't see the screen, I can't turn on the USB connection so my PC/Flashtool/SEUS can recognize my device so I can fix it. This happened while trying to re-install Wolf's ROM & installing the following zip files via Xrecovery: Bravia_Xloud engine, Xperia S Player, Champ + Bar, x10_gb_stock_wifi_modules. Then I rebooted & I get the blank screen. I know it is on because I can turn the volume all the way down to vibrate. The "home" button still lights up. PLEASE, I need someone's help with this one as I am no expert, just a moderate tinkerer. ANY help/incite would be appreciated. Sorry, I can't even give you any screenshots. Can anyone out there help me out? Thanx in advance.
daRican! said:
I have been visiting this site ever since I first read about X10 & was fascinated by it (I have always loved SE phones). Anyway, I have since gotten an X10i (AT&T) & have de-branded it as well as unlocking & rooting it. Here goes:
I installed Champs' Rom (x10sV9-addon) but didn't want all the clutter he had pre-installed. To make a long story short, I went back to Wolf's ROM via Xrecovery but something went wrong. I can no longer boot into Xrecovery & after SonyEricsson logo, screen goes blank, not black/blue just blank. The other problem is, since I can't see the screen, I can't turn on the USB connection so my PC/Flashtool/SEUS can recognize my device so I can fix it. This happened while trying to re-install Wolf's ROM & installing the following zip files via Xrecovery: Bravia_Xloud engine, Xperia S Player, Champ + Bar, x10_gb_stock_wifi_modules. Then I rebooted & I get the blank screen. I know it is on because I can turn the volume all the way down to vibrate. The "home" button still lights up. PLEASE, I need someone's help with this one as I am no expert, just a moderate tinkerer. ANY help/incite would be appreciated. Sorry, I can't even give you any screenshots. Can anyone out there help me out? Thanx in advance.
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You said the button still lights up? can you get into recovery? if so just wipe system and install a rom! and try flashing a kernel with flashtool!!!!
RE: Blank Screen After Flashing Custom ROM
Thanx for getting back to me so fast. As I said, the screen is blank. That is, the backlit display works but I can see nothing else. The "Home" button lights up when i press it but the display does nothing. If/When I reboot to try to enter XRecovery, I see the SonyEricsson logo followed by the backlit screen & nothing else. The Volume up/down buttons work as I am able to silence the phone by turning volume all the way down to vibrate. Because I cannot see what's on the display, I cannot turn USB on/off to connect to PC to run SEUS/Flashtool, etc. I.E. I cannot fix the device. Usually I just boot into XRecovery to fix a problem like this but that doesn't work.
x10
hy, install sony update service and repair your phone, then install again custom rom, the indications how to repair your phone software is in the program.
Best regards
Does USB need to be On or Off on the device for Update Service to run?
daRican! said:
Does USB need to be On or Off on the device for Update Service to run?
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Update says I already have the latest Update installed.
Flash 2.3 off line update
Sent from my Xperia X10 using xda premium
daRican! said:
I have been visiting this site ever since I first read about X10 & was fascinated by it (I have always loved SE phones). Anyway, I have since gotten an X10i (AT&T) & have de-branded it as well as unlocking & rooting it. Here goes:
I installed Champs' Rom (x10sV9-addon) but didn't want all the clutter he had pre-installed. To make a long story short, I went back to Wolf's ROM via Xrecovery but something went wrong. I can no longer boot into Xrecovery & after SonyEricsson logo, screen goes blank, not black/blue just blank. The other problem is, since I can't see the screen, I can't turn on the USB connection so my PC/Flashtool/SEUS can recognize my device so I can fix it. This happened while trying to re-install Wolf's ROM & installing the following zip files via Xrecovery: Bravia_Xloud engine, Xperia S Player, Champ + Bar, x10_gb_stock_wifi_modules. Then I rebooted & I get the blank screen. I know it is on because I can turn the volume all the way down to vibrate. The "home" button still lights up. PLEASE, I need someone's help with this one as I am no expert, just a moderate tinkerer. ANY help/incite would be appreciated. Sorry, I can't even give you any screenshots. Can anyone out there help me out? Thanx in advance.
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seem like u dont have a launcher...install launcher throuh flashtool
lilinbakar said:
seem like u dont have a launcher...install launcher throuh flashtool
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I wish I had gotten this solution sooner. Not sure if it would have mattered. When trying to use Flashtool I kept getting an error saying my phone was not in "flash mode".
I solved my problem by flashing using Omnius & flashing firmware 'X10i_generic_SE_24_MultiTouch.rar'. This got my phone back but it was only 2.1 so I used 'DooMLoRD_v4_ROOT-zergRush-busybox-su' to get me back to 2.3, but this is where I'm at. I had Wolf's firmware before but right now I have no xRecovery installed. I thought I had rooted my phone but xRecovery isn't installed nor is Busybox.. Any ideas? Thanx in advance...EVERYONE @ XDA-DEVELOPERS rox!
I haven't replied to this post because I'm at my wit's end. I still can't get XRecovery installed & I think I've tried all the methods out there. Maybe my problem is that I restored my phone using Omnius. Flashtool works OK but I can't do anything but Flash on it. My phone is a headache now. It freezes up, crashes & sometimes won't read the SD card. Please help...
Sent from My X10a using XDA Premium
daRican! said:
I haven't replied to this post because I'm at my wit's end. I still can't get XRecovery installed & I think I've tried all the methods out there. Maybe my problem is that I restored my phone using Omnius. Flashtool works OK but I can't do anything but Flash on it. My phone is a headache now. It freezes up, crashes & sometimes won't read the SD card. Please help...
Sent from My X10a using XDA Premium
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C if u can repair phone using SEUS now. Open the software without connecting phone. N then go to the update part. It should give u a repair option. Then follow those steps. Or else just connect ur phone n then start software. When it tells u ur phone is up to date click on that n then click on "repair". Then use the latest flashtool to root. Recoveries come with kernels so just flash a custom kernel.
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Many Thanks, I was finally able to use SEUS; before I could not. I used Flashtool to upgrade/downgrade kernel. However, I still don't have XRecovery installed & I'm not sure how to do this. I can't install XRecovery using Flashtool. Any help would be greatly appreciated. I would really like to install a custom Rom again.
I don't think u need to upgrade or downgrade.. just look for a link to download xrecovery here and follow instructions
Sent from my Xperia X10 using xda app-developers app
I'm Back, Baby!
AdX9170 said:
I don't think u need to upgrade or downgrade.. just look for a link to download xrecovery here and follow instructions
Sent from my Xperia X10 using xda app-developers app
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I'm not sure how it went down but prior to this, I was unable to use SEUS. No matter what I did, I couldn't repair it. However, since your post, I was able to use SEUS & Flashtool to get back to where I was before I screwed up my X10a. I'm currently running Wolf's Rom (many thanx!!!) & am very satisfied w/all your help homey! You da man!
I noticed you are running ICS on your X10i. Any help so that I may partake of that deliciousness?
daRican! said:
I'm not sure how it went down but prior to this, I was unable to use SEUS. No matter what I did, I couldn't repair it. However, since your post, I was able to use SEUS & Flashtool to get back to where I was before I screwed up my X10a. I'm currently running Wolf's Rom (many thanx!!!) & am very satisfied w/all your help homey! You da man!
I noticed you are running ICS on your X10i. Any help so that I may partake of that deliciousness?
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Ur welcome i don't think u need help you just flashed a custom ROM.. the procedure for installing ICS is the same. Although it'd be better if you are on stock before installing it.. just look for an ICS ROM that u like (I'm using feralab n it works like a charm).
Get the kernel n ROM.. as usual, put the ROM zip on ur SD card, flash the kernel, install ROM from recovery
Although before installing:
1. In recovery go to mounts n storage
2. Format system data n cache
3. Mount system, data n cache (note that if the mounting is successful the options should change to unmount system, unmount data, unmount cache respectively)
4. Then install ROM
5. The installer is GUI based so it'll guide u really well through the installation
Sent from my Xperia X10 using xda app-developers app
daRican! said:
I have been visiting this site ever since I first read about X10 & was fascinated by it (I have always loved SE phones). Anyway, I have since gotten an X10i (AT&T) & have de-branded it as well as unlocking & rooting it. Here goes:
I installed Champs' Rom (x10sV9-addon) but didn't want all the clutter he had pre-installed. To make a long story short, I went back to Wolf's ROM via Xrecovery but something went wrong. I can no longer boot into Xrecovery & after SonyEricsson logo, screen goes blank, not black/blue just blank. The other problem is, since I can't see the screen, I can't turn on the USB connection so my PC/Flashtool/SEUS can recognize my device so I can fix it. This happened while trying to re-install Wolf's ROM & installing the following zip files via Xrecovery: Bravia_Xloud engine, Xperia S Player, Champ + Bar, x10_gb_stock_wifi_modules. Then I rebooted & I get the blank screen. I know it is on because I can turn the volume all the way down to vibrate. The "home" button still lights up. PLEASE, I need someone's help with this one as I am no expert, just a moderate tinkerer. ANY help/incite would be appreciated. Sorry, I can't even give you any screenshots. Can anyone out there help me out? Thanx in advance.
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your LCD flexibel not improperly installed or detached, just open your x10 with screwdriver, and plug it in again your LCD flexible socket.
Iam sory if my english bad
Since I flashed my rom.My phone comes on but I can see anything, even when starting I can't see anything...
I really need help..
I will appreciate if you help me sort it out.
Good people of XDA, please hear me out on my problem and help me if possible!
Somehow i managed to get my Sony Xperia Mini Pro (SK17i) bricked!
I tried to root it through the Doomlord method, but when i booted my phone after following EVERY step in the process, the only thing i got was my phone vibrating for like half a second, the red led flashing continuously and the back button lit up brightly. After like 10 seconds of this behaviour my phone simply shuts down and the same process happens again after a few moments. This goes on until i remove the battery.
I have looked for a solution for this kind of brick but i found no clear explanation as to what i should do to fix this...
I have also tried to:
1. Access flash mode by connecting a USB cable while holding the volume down button.
2. Fix the software through Sony Ericsson's PC Companion.
Obviously, without any success...
Don't know if this is of any use but my phone was bought in belgium so it probably runs on European firmware, it was also updated to the latest version of android available on this phone (the 4.1.B.0.587 version).
I'm not a complete noob to rooting and flashing custom ROMs anymore so i doubt that i actually forked up on the rooting process, but so far i'm all out of ideas!
Would anyone be so kind to give me a clear explanation on how to solve this issue?
Kind regards,
A confused Papelierke.
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Good people of XDA, please hear me out on my problem and help me if possible!
Somehow i managed to get my Sony Xperia Mini Pro (SK17i) bricked!
I tried to root it through the Doomlord method, but when i booted my phone after following EVERY step in the process, the only thing i got was my phone vibrating for like half a second, the red led flashing continuously and the back button lit up brightly. After like 10 seconds of this behaviour my phone simply shuts down and the same process happens again after a few moments. This goes on until i remove the battery.
I have looked for a solution for this kind of brick but i found no clear explanation as to what i should do to fix this...
I have also tried to:
1. Access flash mode by connecting a USB cable while holding the volume down button.
2. Fix the software through Sony Ericsson's PC Companion.
Obviously, without any success...
Don't know if this is of any use but my phone was bought in belgium so it probably runs on European firmware, it was also updated to the latest version of android available on this phone (the 4.1.B.0.587 version).
I'm not a complete noob to rooting and flashing custom ROMs anymore so i doubt that i actually forked up on the rooting process, but so far i'm all out of ideas!
Would anyone be so kind to give me a clear explanation on how to solve this issue?
Kind regards,
A confused Papelierke.
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I think that happened after ure flashing MT11i_4.1.A.0.562_kernel.ftf rite?
coz after flashing that kernel ure device wont work as normal, only light on back button.
u can try this.
- remove ur battery and put it back
- double click runme.bat on ur rooting kit folder then press any key
- turn on ur device and connect it to ur pc
- see the progress on cmd, when u see device found enabling emulator hack, ur rooting method almost done. wait until all steps finish.
- flash sk17_4.1.b.0.587_kernel.ftf to run ur device normally
Hello there,
I am having a problem with my Xperia X10a.
Was using ferraKernal v25 with ferrarom. Everything was working fine until yesterday.
PROBLEM: When i try to power my phone on, it vibrates for a short time with a single blink of green but the phone wont turn on.
SOLUTION TRIED:
1. Battery ok.
2. Flashtool 0.2.9 gb ready (flashing aborted)
3. Flashtool 0.9.18 (gets stuck at Processing of loader_unlocked.sin finished.)
4. pc companion (This device has no updates)
Below is the screenshot from flashtool.
Is there anyway to solve this problem. ?
Thank you.
Come on guys 23 views without reply..
Seriously no one of the respected xda have the ans !!!!!
really ????
born_high said:
Come on guys 23 views without reply..
Seriously no one of the respected xda have the ans !!!!!
really ????
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Have you tried, or are you able to get into recovery? If so , maybe you can do a backup ( if there's anything to backup ) and then reflash the rom. Or if you already have a backup, do a restore.
ph0n3n3rd said:
Have you tried, or are you able to get into recovery? If so , maybe you can do a backup ( if there's anything to backup ) and then reflash the rom. Or if you already have a backup, do a restore.
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i am unable to turn the phone on completely, how can i get into recovery then..Its a green led vibration and full black screen..
tried flashing stock and custom rom also..ended in those two results with flashtool, mentioned above
Anything else ???
and thank you for replying..at least someone did reply
born_high said:
i am unable to turn the phone on completely, how can i get into recovery then..Its a green led vibration and full black screen..
tried flashing stock and custom rom also..ended in those two results with flashtool, mentioned above
Anything else ???
and thank you for replying..at least someone did reply
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To get into recovery you need to press the power button , then continually press the back button, ( don't hold it but keep pressing on off on off for about 30 seconds ). Only with the phone and battery, no USB cable! If you don't have any success with recovery you may need to flash a stock firmware.
Did you root the phone or purchase it already rooted? Do you know what firmware was on the phone before it was rooted?
This might help [REF][INDEX][Guide][How/Where-To] ALL-IN-ONE Consolidated X10 INFO | ROMs/THEMEs List 1 2 3
ph0n3n3rd said:
To get into recovery you need to press the power button , then continually press the back button, ( don't hold it but keep pressing on off on off for about 30 seconds ). Only with the phone and battery, no USB cable! If you don't have any success with recovery you may need to flash a stock firmware.
Did you root the phone or purchase it already rooted? Do you know what firmware was on the phone before it was rooted?
This might help [REF][INDEX][Guide][How/Where-To] ALL-IN-ONE Consolidated X10 INFO | ROMs/THEMEs List 1 2 3
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Well..as i opened the thread with some statements above mate..
I was already using a Feravolt rom and kernel..And i rooted it and then flashed.
And obviously i know what/how to get into recovery.
But the thing is its not working without any good reason...
Situation like this happened to me before..
i was able to sues it then with stock..
But nothing seems to work now.
I guess i am not worth the seniors attention in here.
I shouldnt have opened the thread at the first place
but Hey, thanks for at least trying to help
Can you do a small test for me? I would like you to put the entire phone into a freezer ( not fridge ) for ten minutes, then take it out and see if it will power up. Will not harm the phone, I do it with an HD2.
ph0n3n3rd said:
Can you do a small test for me? I would like you to put the entire phone into a freezer ( not fridge ) for ten minutes, then take it out and see if it will power up. Will not harm the phone, I do it with an HD2.
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Hahaha are you for serious XD. !!!
I recall someone(senior member) from xda once posted somewhere that, one thing putting the phone into freezer can do is just damage your phone
still i will give it a shot..its dead anyway..
will let you know
ph0n3n3rd said:
Can you do a small test for me? I would like you to put the entire phone into a freezer ( not fridge ) for ten minutes, then take it out and see if it will power up. Will not harm the phone, I do it with an HD2.
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okay i did what you said without a solve to the problem..thought to let you know
Cheers to another dead Xperia x10.
As the developers are ignorant of the problem.
use this!
it will work.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1504809
i have registered just for you
omi17 said:
See here>>>http://pune.quikr.com/Hard-Brick-Phone-Repair-Through-Riff-Z3X-Box-Aka-Jtag-Services-In-India-W0QQAdIdZ200482728
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are you freaking trolling me
get lost with ads :/
Hey guys!
First of all i do not know if offering a donation for people helping out someone is again the rules here on xda, if so please tell me.
I will make a short intro and tell you that i yesterday received a Z2 from a friend that had upgraded himself with a newer phone so i got this one for free as a gift. (Had an Galaxy SII before)
And guess what, first thing i do is bricking it, genius..
When i got the phone i decided to "what the heck i want to root it" (because i rooted my SII without any problems) Anyhow i looked online and came across this guide made by arul20be, here on xda: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe...ck-d6502-03-23-4-0-546-completeguide-t3171219
So i fallowed the guide downloaded everything except that i could not use adb-setup-1.4.2 nor could i use adb-setup-1.4.3. The installation did not extract any files, so i found version 1.3 of ADB and it worked. The rest went flawlessly until i came to the last step, where i booted in to recovery with Dual recovery and installed flashable_D6503_23.4.A.0.546.zip. After that i did as instructed, cleaned cache/dalvik. After that i tried to exit the recovery and choose i think it was "power off system", you guys that are familiar with Dual recovery probably understand where i pressed. After that my phone shut down and after a while either it started up or i started it(don't remember) and it shows the SONY logo, nothing more happened. It didn't not shut down or do anything so i let it be for like an hour or so and then decided to hard shutdown it by pressing power and volume up key. i tried to start it up after a while again to see if maybe something happens, nothing happend and i let the phone be on during the night to see if anything could happen.
So today when the the story was the same i looked online to try to solve the problem, i tried to enter recovery mode by pressing on and then pressing volume up and down but nothing. Did
try to hard factory rest by pressing the red button for a couple of seconds, but nothing. it vibrates three times and then the sony logo comes up again. (is it called bootloop?)
The status now is that the phone, if plugged in to a power source like PC, or wall it will show the SONY logo even if you shut it down with power off and volume up. in other words the phone restarts itself. The only way to shut it down is to do it without a power source.
The fallowing tools+files has been used:
adb-setup-1.3.exe
flashtool-0.9.19.8-windows.exe
rootkitXperia_20140719.zip
Z2-lockeddualrecovery2.7.154-BETA.installer.zip
D6503_17.1.2.A.0.314_UK Generic.ftf
flashable_D6503_23.4.A.0.546.zip
So the thing is that i really want to upgrade myself with a new phone. In the same time i got like under one bitcoin that i had for a while and because of my stupidness i feel like i can donate to that to the first person who engages him/herself to that level so i can use my phone again.
Sorry for the long post! Thanks in advance!
axeljooo said:
Hey guys!
First of all i do not know if offering a donation for people helping out someone is again the rules here on xda, if so please tell me.
I will make a short intro and tell you that i yesterday received a Z2 from a friend that had upgraded himself with a newer phone so i got this one for free as a gift. (Had an Galaxy SII before)
And guess what, first thing i do is bricking it, genius..
When i got the phone i decided to "what the heck i want to root it" (because i rooted my SII without any problems) Anyhow i looked online and came across this guide made by arul20be, here on xda: http://forum.xda-developers.com/xpe...ck-d6502-03-23-4-0-546-completeguide-t3171219
So i fallowed the guide downloaded everything except that i could not use adb-setup-1.4.2 nor could i use adb-setup-1.4.3. The installation did not extract any files, so i found version 1.3 of ADB and it worked. The rest went flawlessly until i came to the last step, where i booted in to recovery with Dual recovery and installed flashable_D6503_23.4.A.0.546.zip. After that i did as instructed, cleaned cache/dalvik. After that i tried to exit the recovery and choose i think it was "power off system", you guys that are familiar with Dual recovery probably understand where i pressed. After that my phone shut down and after a while either it started up or i started it(don't remember) and it shows the SONY logo, nothing more happened. It didn't not shut down or do anything so i let it be for like an hour or so and then decided to hard shutdown it by pressing power and volume up key. i tried to start it up after a while again to see if maybe something happens, nothing happend and i let the phone be on during the night to see if anything could happen.
So today when the the story was the same i looked online to try to solve the problem, i tried to enter recovery mode by pressing on and then pressing volume up and down but nothing. Did
try to hard factory rest by pressing the red button for a couple of seconds, but nothing. it vibrates three times and then the sony logo comes up again. (is it called bootloop?)
The status now is that the phone, if plugged in to a power source like PC, or wall it will show the SONY logo even if you shut it down with power off and volume up. in other words the phone restarts itself. The only way to shut it down is to do it without a power source.
The fallowing tools+files has been used:
adb-setup-1.3.exe
flashtool-0.9.19.8-windows.exe
rootkitXperia_20140719.zip
Z2-lockeddualrecovery2.7.154-BETA.installer.zip
D6503_17.1.2.A.0.314_UK Generic.ftf
flashable_D6503_23.4.A.0.546.zip
So the thing is that i really want to upgrade myself with a new phone. In the same time i got like under one bitcoin that i had for a while and because of my stupidness i feel like i can donate to that to the first person who engages him/herself to that level so i can use my phone again.
Sorry for the long post! Thanks in advance!
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Dude.. I suggest keep this phone as a showpiece.. And buy a new phone.. Z5 or Z3 with the latter being cheap... Or shell some bucks and give it to Sony service..
But i do hope your phone gets alright again..
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EthanDev said:
Dude.. I suggest keep this phone as a showpiece.. And buy a new phone.. Z5 or Z3 with the latter being cheap... Or shell some bucks and give it to Sony service..
But i do hope your phone gets alright again..
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well that was not much for help..
axeljooo said:
well that was not much for help..
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Agree man.. But thats all you can expect from a noob [emoji13]
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Try with flashtool 0.9.18.6. On 0.9.19.x I had some problems with booting (one time stucks at sony logo, one time bootloop, one time freezes all the time, on tme flathtool crashed...)
Download Flashtool 0.9.18.6 and download and flash 23.4.A.0.546 ROM from here: https://mega.nz/#!n1YlBAhI!HX8WPPyjLDJGnUZ-9_Xom96OFZcDUfasgzjuagrj2UE (this is compiled by me FTF File, I'm using it when sth goes wrong) and then, when it boots (must boot because it's not hardbrick), charge it to 100%, download 23.1.A.1.28 5.0.2 ROM from here https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0By-vo9NJkgzJVUo0dVNreFNvSjg&export=download
And flash this ROM and reboot and DO NOT UPDATE. Install KingRoot (the newest is the best) and root it, then install XZ Dual Recovery and that's all.
Hope I helped, if not, write me in comment what went wrong, and, if any errors in flashtool are shown, copy and paste to comment and let mi see them.
Bruce666 said:
Try with flashtool 0.9.18.6. On 0.9.19.x I had some problems with booting (one time stucks at sony logo, one time bootloop, one time freezes all the time, on tme flathtool crashed...)
Download Flashtool 0.9.18.6 and download and flash 23.4.A.0.546 ROM from here: https://mega.nz/#!n1YlBAhI!HX8WPPyjLDJGnUZ-9_Xom96OFZcDUfasgzjuagrj2UE (this is compiled by me FTF File, I'm using it when sth goes wrong) and then, when it boots (must boot because it's not hardbrick), charge it to 100%, download 23.1.A.1.28 5.0.2 ROM from here https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0By-vo9NJkgzJVUo0dVNreFNvSjg&export=download
And flash this ROM and reboot and DO NOT UPDATE. Install KingRoot (the newest is the best) and root it, then install XZ Dual Recovery and that's all.
Hope I helped, if not, write me in comment what went wrong, and, if any errors in flashtool are shown, copy and paste to comment and let mi see them.
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Thank you for the reply! i can not see how much my phone is charged and when i charge it the SONY logo shows up, so i do not know how much that drains the battery. But i will wait an hour or so then. Will try method after that! Though my phone was gone, but what i have now read myself to is that Hard brick is first when the phone is totally dead.
Before you answered i was going to do this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53220435&postcount=4
But i will go with your instead first. Should i uninstall my current flashtool and download Flashtool-0.9.18.6-windows.exe instead for now then while i wait for my phone to charge?
found this the file here https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4sYgaP5RMK0S1pzUnMzdWd3UnM/view
Edit: did not read your post properly, will start with your custom ROM soon!
axeljooo said:
Thank you for the reply! i can not see how much my phone is charged and when i charge it the SONY logo shows up, so i do not know how much that drains the battery. But i will wait an hour or so then. Will try method after that! Though my phone was gone, but what i have now read myself to is that Hard brick is first when the phone is totally dead.
Before you answered i was going to do this guide:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53220435&postcount=4
But i will go with your instead first. Should i uninstall my current flashtool and download Flashtool-0.9.18.6-windows.exe instead for now then while i wait for my phone to charge?
found this the file here https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4sYgaP5RMK0S1pzUnMzdWd3UnM/view
Edit: did not read your post properly, will start with your custom ROM soon!
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Yes, uninstall your flashtool and install 0.9.18.6
Bruce666 said:
Yes, uninstall your flashtool and install 0.9.18.6
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of course, stupid of me
A question: was the rom 23.4.A.0.546 ROM really right for Z2? because Flashtool says hold "Back button" and plug in the phone. Z2 does not have a back button, but maybe you could house volume down?
Bruce666 said:
Yes, uninstall your flashtool and install 0.9.18.6
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Done the first part with your custom ROM. Seems like you are getting the 0.15 BTC! will take it to next steep in an hour!
Thx!
Sorry I forgot. It requires flashmode You can reach it by pushing vol-
Bruce666 said:
Sorry I forgot. It requires flashmode You can reach it by pushing vol-
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Did install your custom ROM without any problem!
i have charged my phone for 4h, but still only 54% charged.. so will get back here tomorrow!
axeljooo said:
Did install your custom ROM without any problem!
i have charged my phone for 4h, but still only 54% charged.. so will get back here tomorrow!
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You can only use custom roms with an unlocked boot loader. Locked boot loader requires a sony kernel.
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Read the instructions he gave you, it's a modified stock rom so that should be fine. I've bricked mine and the flashtool has resolved it so hopefully it will for you
Um... Considering the fact that your phone boots up, I strongly recommend you to try a fresh install with pc companion.... I had somewhat a similar issue and it was the last resort for me and it worked...
Bruce666 said:
Try with flashtool 0.9.18.6. On 0.9.19.x I had some problems with booting (one time stucks at sony logo, one time bootloop, one time freezes all the time, on tme flathtool crashed...)
Download Flashtool 0.9.18.6 and download and flash 23.4.A.0.546 ROM from here: https://mega.nz/#!n1YlBAhI!HX8WPPyjLDJGnUZ-9_Xom96OFZcDUfasgzjuagrj2UE (this is compiled by me FTF File, I'm using it when sth goes wrong) and then, when it boots (must boot because it's not hardbrick), charge it to 100%, download 23.1.A.1.28 5.0.2 ROM from here https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0By-vo9NJkgzJVUo0dVNreFNvSjg&export=download
And flash this ROM and reboot and DO NOT UPDATE. Install KingRoot (the newest is the best) and root it, then install XZ Dual Recovery and that's all.
Hope I helped, if not, write me in comment what went wrong, and, if any errors in flashtool are shown, copy and paste to comment and let mi see them.
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I am currently downloading https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0By-vo9NJkgzJVUo0dVNreFNvSjg&export=download and will flash soon. I just have some questions, because i fallowed this guide:
"http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z2/development/stock-d6502-23-1-0-726-complete-guide-t3085893" and did install both rootkitXperia_20140719 and lockeddualrecovery. did those programs get wiped when i installed your custom ROM? Sorry for all the questions but i am trying to get a grip how the phones software works, and so i dont mess anything more up when installing kingsroot etc.
Btw. Kingsroot should i download that from google play or is it through PC? If i should download their APK.
Kingroot download apk from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/one-click-root-tool-android-2-x-5-0-t3107461
Then install xzdual recovery from nut via PC but turn off anti-virus because it shows virus (it's exploit) and then push prerooted zip to sdcard and install via twrp but remember to make factory reset (wipe data and cache - wiping cache can take up to 10 minutes). If you root via kingroot you won't lose data, but when installing prerooted Rom you'll lose your data (but internal memory won't be wiped)
Bruce666 said:
Kingroot download apk from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/one-click-root-tool-android-2-x-5-0-t3107461
Then install xzdual recovery from nut via PC but turn off anti-virus because it shows virus (it's exploit) and then push prerooted zip to sdcard and install via twrp but remember to make factory reset (wipe data and cache - wiping cache can take up to 10 minutes). If you root via kingroot you won't lose data, but when installing prerooted Rom you'll lose your data (but internal memory won't be wiped)
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Ok thanks. so i should download the kingsroot apk and install it from my phone? correct?
Yes, but install it on 5.0.2 rom
Bruce666 said:
Yes, but install it on 5.0.2 rom
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of course! is this the right place?
http://nut.xperia-files.com/path/XZDualRecovery/XZDualRecovery_2.8.25
btw. what does the dual recovery do? never really understood it. and whats a bootloader? Sorry for the questions
Yes, but download for Z2 filename: Z2-lockeddualrecovery2.8.25-RELEASE.combined.zip when you install it, phone will reboot to TWRP Recovery, so before you install it, place prerooted rom zip to sdcard
Bruce666 said:
Yes, but download for Z2 filename: Z2-lockeddualrecovery2.8.25-RELEASE.combined.zip when you install it, phone will reboot to TWRP Recovery, so before you install it, place prerooted rom zip to sdcard
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Ok! so prerooted rom, is that like the flashable rom? or can i for example choose to install like Cyanagenmod?