Hi,
I need advice as to how to get my phone out of flash mode. I will describe the problem in detail, I couldn't find a similar case in the forum.
Before the problem: I flashed stock gingerbread Rom using flashtool (.62), and it offered me to update via OTA to .84. I allowed it to install the update, but the process didn't go well, and after the reboot and the updating icon, everything went black.
I couldn't turn on the phone, so I flashed again the .62 software. Since it gave me no results, I used PCC phone repair. Even after that, when I try to turn on the phone by pressing the power button, only the green led flashes on and off and on and off.
When connecting to the PC, and having Flashtool running in the background, it automatically connects in flash mode. But the strange thing is, it disconnects and reconnects after a while.
I tried entering fastboot mode by pressing the volume up and connecting the phone that way, but it did not help.
I also tried pressing volume up and power button at the same time (read somewhere that it is the combination for hard reset), but the only change is that no green LED flashes, but the phone vibrates once.
I really don't know what to do now, and would appreciate every advice. Please help me get this phone working again!
Thank you in advance.
I'm so sorry everyone, this might be a repost, I have a lead now.
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I'm trying to load the Unofficial 2.2 ROM onto my phone and I'm using the Odin method. I got into Download mode, got the pit and the ROM and put it all in place, the process starts but it just keeps getting stuck at "Do not turn off the Target." Now if I restart it, it won't even go into my phone.
Any suggestions why it keeps stopping at that point?
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ferhanmm said:
I'm trying to load the Unofficial 2.2 ROM onto my phone and I'm using the Odin method. I got into Download mode, got the pit and the ROM and put it all in place, the process starts but it just keeps getting stuck at "Do not turn off the Target." Now if I restart it, it won't even go into my phone.
Any suggestions why it keeps stopping at that point?
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My advice is to repost this question in the Q and A section and then edit your OP, to indicate you've done as much... Add a link in THIS OP to your Q and A thread. You should get some help after that i'm sure.
does you phone just sit at a black screen? mine did the same thing black screen to where i doesnt look like its on but if you turn the lights off in the room your in you will see the screen is actually lit! no idea on how to fix this myself... on mine if you press and hold the vol up, vol down, and power buttons for a while, (until your fingers hurt) you will eventually see a black screen with red writing with some stuff i was unable to understand! but thats all i could get out of the phone... called t-mobile and they sent a replacement... but i would like to know what i did wrong because i will be flashing froyo alot and i dont want to run into this problem again... btw can get odin to recognize the phone at all!
If your phone is not Hardkey locked.
1) Remove battery from phone and put it back in again
2) Plug your USB into your computer (and make sure it is not in your phone yet)
3) Push and hold down your two volume keys (DO NOT HOLD DOWN THE POWER BUTTON)
4) Plug in the USB cable into your phone
This takes me into Download every time. I did what you did. I had problem with Odin my phone and it just got stuck. I unplugged the phone and rebooted it. Or I should say I tried. It was dead to the world. Black screen. Power button did not start etc. Ran into a note from Kazer and he suggested the above procedure and it worked every time for me. Holding down the power button did not work for me.
Try it out and let me know if it worked.
Hi, I just bricked my phone while installing the CyanogenMod stable release. Chances are that the zip file i downloaded was corrupted (The filesize was much smaller, must be an internet disconnection that i did not realise) and I am unable to boot into neither download mod nor recovery mode. When holding the volume up and power button, I see the load screen with the yellow triangle (obviously), and it turns black, and the same screen appears again, except that this time, it stays that way.
I tried to see if Odin can detect the phone but because it is not in download mode, it could not detect anything even when kies was switched off. (checked task manager to make sure i killed it) However, the computer was clearly able to detect the phone. (I am using vm ware and when i connect the usb to the phone, i am prompted to choose between connecting it to windows or mac) I then tried to do it in pure windows but odin was still unable to detect the phone. I tried Heimdall to no avail as well. My jigg should arrive in 2 days but from what i seen from the [debunk] Jigg thread, I am not confident that it'll bring me into the download screen.
Is there anything that can be done without sending it for repair? Thank you
Get your battery out the phone, put it back in and hold Volume-down + Home + Powerbutton immediatly pressed, You may have to repeat this several times. When its needed to repeat it more then once let the battery every try some more time out you device.
When You get into downloadMode flash an OdinRom
Hope it will help.
Alright! Thankfully, that worked after a few tries. Tried to flash CM7 again but apparently, it does not work. Think i'll have to ask people in the relevant thread. Thanks again!
Hello guys.
Hoping on your truly support. Have the problem, which cannot solve by myself.
Was trying to flash boot.img from CWM recovery 6.0.3.0 via fastboot. It flashes succesfully, but after rebooting the tablet it doesnt show any signs of life. Was trying EMMA for solving , Flashtool to change kernel, but when plug it through usb, it haven't launched and PC don't recognize any device connected. When i press Vol+ Vol- Power at the same time LED lights with white 3 times and that all.
Was using rooted Lollipop 5.1.1 with unlocked bootloader.
Is there any possibility to reanimate it or its finished totally.
Regards.
Edit.
Many thnx 2 Alok Bajaj for his solution:
Here's what you can do..
Press and hold the Power button and the Volume Up button for ten seconds until you see a white light flashing three times. While doing this somewhere around in 5 seconds you'll see white led flashing once, but keep on pressing those buttons till it flashes next three times.
After that your tablet will be turned Off.
You can put your device in flash mode and flash a new ROM from Xperia flash tool.
If you get the error "Unknown sources and USB debugging must me enable for flash mode, then your option can be to flash the ROM from fastboot.
Download a ROM (CyanogenMod or any with custom recovery).
Flash the boot.img via fastboot and reboot your device.
Once done you should see a led lit up while the device is booting (pink/magenta color in case of CyanogenMod).
Press the volume up/down button and you should be able to go to recovery mode.
From here you can recover your device easily
And before you do anything make sure you've charged your device well.
Good luck
Cheers mate!
hi,
thanks for the tutorial, I try it but*don`t see the second three blue blinks how long usually*takes to wait for them
Hi there! I think I have hardbricked my tablet (SGP321) too. The thing is, mine won't start, no matter what I press and do. If I press the power button it blinks white and if I press the UP button with it, it blinks three times. After that nothing happens. If I connect a USB to it, it just flickers first red and then green. And thats it.
I tried to flash [7.1] CyanogenMod 14 [POLLUX/POLLUX_WINDY][UNOFFICIAL] by CaHbKaUp and chose the Pollux Version from this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-tablet-z/general/rom-cyanogenmod-14-t3496758. I also flashed the recommended GApps.
I whiped the sd-card in recovery (twrp) first and then flashed the new rom and GApps.
I think I chose the wrong version, maybe? I flashed my tablet once and I thought I could do it again, the same way as before. Guess I was wrong.
If there is anything I can do to get this back to work, please respond!
with regards
PsyPax
seems like no one is looking at this thread anymore.
edit: Solution found. forgot to unlock bootloader... ^^;
Hardbrick too
PsyPax said:
seems like no one is looking at this thread anymore.
edit: Solution found. forgot to unlock bootloader... ^^;
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Just ran into the same problem. So there are stil people looking
Didn't know about the bootloader.
Has Android 5.1.1 Stock rom,
rooted it
installed XZDualrecovery from here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2261606
Then it showed up twrp and I flashed lineage-14.1-20170417-UNOFFICIAL-pollux.zip
ticked "reboot" and ??? nothing
So what are the steps now to get it running again?
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So what are the steps now to get it running again?
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Reflash device with Flashtool.
You can't flash custom ROMs with XZDR recovery.
Hello and thank you for anyone bothering to read this.
I got a CAT S50 and was experiencing a bit of instability lately.
I've run LTE_S0201121.0_S50_0.023.00 without a hitch for a while, then it decided to crash several applications, from google play to any other app open.
That's when I decided to do a factory reset and see if it would help. Performed the rest without a hitch, but the errors kept coming back. At one point, the screen went black. I knew the phone was on because the backlit was working. I hard-reseted it (hold the power button for 30 seconds or more) and rebooted. The phone froze on the CAT splash logo screen and that's when I hard-reset it again. But when I tried to turn it on, the phone simply refused to work. No vibrate, sounds or anything. It's dead.
When I plug it on the computer's USB, the PC makes a sound as if it detected the device, but when I go to the device manager, I get this QHSUSB_BULK with the yellow exclamation mark
I want to know if it is possible to unbrick this phone and if so, if there is a tutorial or if someone can direct me to the correct procedure. I looked everywhere for the ftf file for this phone to attempt this with flashtool, but I simply can't find it.
ANY help of any form is greatly appreciated.
Sadly I had the same thing happen to me, just a black screen. It decided to delete recovery mode or I just cant get to it.
Power Off the Phone,
While pressing Press Vol Down + Cam Button insert a Powersource -- hold down Vol Down + Cam
Recoverymenu should start
Then flash the original rom via ADB Sideload or SD Card.
btw. i have flashed the LTE_S0201121.0_S50_0.023.00 but i want test older ROMs!
can anyone link or upload an older ROM ?
Guy i have the same issue, can you please help me
I got the same problem I search lots place but still nothing then normal update rom anyone can help?
Hi there,
So in my faults of rushing things today I think I have bricked my phone. I had Lineage and wanted to move back to the latest stock image. Since installing Lineage, I haven't been able to get into the "flash mode" that FlashTool requires to flash the FTF. So I thought I'd hotboot TRWP, did a Wipe of Everything and the plan was to then try flash at least another image from my SD card and try flash the FTF again. In my haste the phone rebooted instead with no system or anything
I can't do the following to aid in recovery:
- with phone off, if I hold down "volume down" and plug in usb cable, the green light comes in for like half a second and then that's it - just get's stuck on the Sony white background screen. No flashmode
- with phone off, if I hold down "volume up" and plug in usb cable, the blue light comes in for like 2 seconds max and then a red light flash and then a green light flash - that's it - then just get's stuck on the Sony white background screen.
I have tried Xperia Companion and repeatedly check adb devices also whilst trying the above and the phone is never recognised once
Any suggestions as to what else I can try? Otherwise this is perhaps now a paperweight
Ok. No idea how this worked but in desperation I just tapped power and volume up I believe at the same time and TWRP loaded even though it wasn't installed!? WTF!? There was an img file on my sd card of TWRP so unless it somehow got to load that, I have no idea how it came back up but I am one chuffed panda I have use of the phone again!
Lesson number two for me and anyone else... don't try get into fastboot mode using a charging port on a laptop. That is why I couldn't get in earlier. Sorry to have wasted any time reading all this crap guys. Sorry! Admin feel free to delete this whole nonsensical thread.
Been there, done that. Multiple times ???