[Q] HELP stock build.prop for xperia ray - Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini, Mini Pro, Xperia Pro, A

guys can anyone provide me a flashable stock build.prop zip for xperia ray? I think mine is messed up
here's the thread of my first problem that led me to unlock my BL and flash custom roms
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40492317#post40492317
whenever I flash the stock ICS or GB fw via flashtool and boot it it is stuck on sony ericsson/sony logo
but flashing custom roms and kernels like MIUI and CM7 can get me past the boot screen except my touchscreen doesn't respond.
and the phone works just fine (recieving sms, cm7 live wallpaper but touchscreen doesn't work and versions doesn't change.
25/048/2013 23:48:11 - INFO - Current device : ST17i - BX902WWWDP - 1254-9461_R2I - 1243-7775_4.1.B.0.431 - WORLD-a_4.1.B.0.587
screenshot: http://prntscr.com/127coz
I tried to flash stock GB/ICS firmwares many times but still the same
then I tried this fix for my touchscreen but my ST18i was changed to ST17i :crying:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2104484
I hope you can help me and thanks in advance

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Flashing a stock ST18 ftf should restore your Phone, and I doubt its the build.prop thats at fault given your post.
Sent from Myushi

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XperienceD said:
Flashing a stock ST18 ftf should restore your Phone, and I doubt its the build.prop thats at fault given your post.
Sent from Myushi
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but everytime I flash stock st18i firmware via flashtool it gets stuck on sony logo
I tried reflashing the stock many times but info keeps on showing
Current device : ST17i - BX902WWWDP - 1254-9461_R2I - 1243-7775_4.1.B.0.431 - WORLD-a_4.1.B.0.587
correct me if i am wrong but should'nt it be reverted to the stock ST18i_4.0.2.A.0.42 firmware that i flashed?
btw I DLed the official ST18i stock firmwares from this link:
http://talk.sonymobile.com/thread/35239?start=0&tstart=0
still gets stuck on sony logo. only custom roms and kernels boots upto the lockscreen but touchscreen wont respond.
please bear with me, and thanks for the replying

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Jake_boo said:
please bear with me, and thanks for the replying
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No problem. Download and install an older version of the flashtool (works better for GB ROMs) and flash this...
Someguyfromhell said:
[*]Xperia Ray (ST18i)
4.0.2.A.0.42 - http://www.mediafire.com/?0oi9t2m0z5p8a9y
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...if booting takes longer than 5 minutes then simply pull the battery for 10 seconds, pop it back and try another reboot, never wait longer than 7 minutes at the most, then report back.

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XperienceD said:
No problem. Download and install an older version of the flashtool (works better for GB ROMs) and flash this...
...if booting takes longer than 5 minutes then simply pull the battery for 10 seconds, pop it back and try another reboot, never wait longer than 7 minutes at the most, then report back.
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thanks man I really appreciate it :good:
uhm what version of flashtool should I use? I'm downloading the ftf file now, maybe i'll start with 0.5.3.0 Flashtool and i'll let you know how it goes.

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I tried the flashtool 0.5.3.0 and 0.6.9.1 with the ftf file you provided but still gets stuck on 1st sony ericsson boot screen
I don't know what is wrong but custom roms boots just fine except the touchscreen doesn't work
my touchscreen works fine before it got bricked. I almost tried everything but still no luck. If you have anymore ideas please let me know, thanks

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If you would like to get the touch working, you would want to take a look at the touchscreen unbricking guide stickied in genral.
Regards
-N

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Jake_boo said:
I almost tried everything but still no luck. If you have anymore ideas please let me know, thanks
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I think, flashing the wrong ftf might have broke something, so I would contact Alejandrissimo or Jinx13 and see if they can help you remotely, as it's quite strange this. Try flashing a custom (ICS) kernel with CWM, then flash one of the ST18 ftfs but exclude the kernel, and see where that gets you.

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XperienceD said:
I think, flashing the wrong ftf might have broke something, so I would contact Alejandrissimo or Jinx13 and see if they can help you remotely, as it's quite strange this. Try flashing a custom (ICS) kernel with CWM, then flash one of the ST18 ftfs but exclude the kernel, and see where that gets you.
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even before flashing the wrong rom i am already having this problem, tried flashing doomkerneI and flash stock ftf excluded kernel. It gets past the first SE boot screen but gets stuck on the second SE logo (after screen animation) then I tried installing Xperia ultimate hd with aroma but it detects my board type as Lt15i Anzu or Lt18i Ayame and intalled the one for Ray.. boots upto the Lockscreen but Touchscreen is unresponsive also same with other custom roms. I just cant get the stock rom too boot up and only custom roms work
I also tried adb and these fastboot commands:
fastboot -w and
fastboot erase system
fastboot erase recovery (error)
fastboot erase boot (success)
fastboot erase data (success)
fastboot erase splash (error)
fastboot erase cache (success)
and flashed custom kernel and installed rom in CWM flashed stock ftf again still stuck on SE logo. maybe my phone partition is corrupted i dunno

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mnishamk said:
If you would like to get the touch working, you would want to take a look at the touchscreen unbricking guide stickied in genral.
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but its for galaxy OTA touchfirmware update mine is xperia ray.
im searching thread now to see if there is fix for my device, thanks :good:

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Jake_boo said:
but its for galaxy OTA touchfirmware update mine is xperia ray.
im searching thread now to see if there is fix for my device, thanks :good:
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Hi,
I'm in the same situation, I bricked my phone with a custom firmware and tried many things so far, but none worked.
My phone start only with the unified kernel 3.0.x KERNELS] [RAY / PRO] 3.0.8-nAa-03 [6/5/2013] - Unified kernel + CWM Recovery , but touch is not working.
I noticed when I flash stock firmwares with flashtool the current device is :
Current device : ST17i - CB511U4GE1 - 1254-9461_R2I - 1248-9545_4.0.2.A.0.58 - WORLD-a_4.1.B.0.587
When I try to install CM10, fails. I assume it's a device check, because there's a failure message saying some kind of ro.product.device=ST18i ... and so on
have you managed to get your ray working?
Thank you!

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nroberto13 said:
Hi,
When I try to install CM10, fails. I assume it's a device check, because there's a failure message saying some kind of ro.product.device=ST18i ... and so on
Thank you!
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CM10 fails on device check because it relies on system partition from the stock rom - so, you just need to flash "system" from STOCK firmware and then try install CM10 again.
Now, regarding the TOPIC:
Exactly same issue and behavior.
1. Tried unlock using official sony guide (no TA backup)
2. installed cm9 and everything worked FINE (however after unlock I could still see capital 'R' in name of EBOOT
3. decided to try another roms and tried install Xperia HD rom (using AROMA installer - <<< blaming this installer! (and myself too ofcourse)
4. I'm pretty sure I was careful selecting correct values including device=RAY and bootloader=UNLOCKED
5. Phone does not boot, probably kernel mismatch, I decided to install pacman rom and its booting fine, but then -> touch screen NOT working
6. Tried to flash STOCK rom (perhaps I was doing some locking/unlocking bootloader in between, don't really remember)
7. no stock roms are working - stuck on SONY/SE logo...
8. After that I was doing almost everything, trying to restore locked/unlocked bootloader, flashed Restore Xperia 2011 ftf (with preset.ta)
Symptoms are exactly same: Even if I flash official roms, TA info shows differen rom (looks like not being updated) and I still have capital 'R' in EBOOT version however my phone is 100% unlocked - I can flash/reflash kernels and fastboot oem unlock shows 'already unlocked' message.
I ended up with purchasing 'OmniusSE' application and trying to fix s1boot/doing unlocking with this app/reflashing/almost everything - NO LUCK.
If anybody knows how to restore this phone so the STOCK fw could work, or at least touchscreen was not bricked - PLEASE SHARE THE WISDOM!
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update:
Meanwhile, I heard very similar problems (after flashing/reflashing/unlocking) from different users. Like here for example: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1953468) and the solution was - replace the touchscreen. I heard this even from service-centre specialists that repaired ST18i phones. So end-up purchasing a new screen on ebay. Lets hope it will help.
I'll update this post if this will solve the issue.

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Ordered new screen from ebay and most importantly I've managed to replace it and... IT WORKS!!!!1111221!
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